Current Affairs 31st May 2016

1. No tax deduction for PF withdrawals of up to rs. 50,000 from June 1st

2. Indian Railways, PEC sign MoU to set up Kalpana Chawla Chair on geospatial technology
i. The PEC University of Technology of Chandigarh and Union Ministry of Railways have signed an MoU for setting up of Kalpana Chawla Chair on Geospatial Technology for Indian Railways at the University.

3. India and US to sign 2 key pacts during Homeland Security Dialogue in Washington


4. JICA to provide Rs. 1,548 cr for TN urban healthcare
i. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed an agreement with the Government of India to provide a loan of Rs. 1,548 crore to improve the quality of urban healthcare services in Tamil Nadu.

5. NBCC to launch Ganga cleaning project in Bihar

6. ONGC Videsh signs pact with SOCAR trading
i. ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has signed a pact with the trading arm of Azerbaijan's state energy company SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic) to foray into oil trading.

7. RIL sells stake in African oil retailer GAPCO
i. Reliance Industries, a conglomerate holding company headquartered in Mumbai has sold its stake in African fuel retailer Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation (GAPCO) to Total S. A. of France for an undisclosed sum.

8. Snapdeal opens data sciences centre in California

9. Surajit Kar Purkayastha Appointed Director General Of West Bengal Police

10. Ashok Lavasa named as Finance Secretary

11. Noted Kannada writer D Javare Gowda passes away

12. Former Lok Sabha MP Rudra Madhab Ray passes away

13. AR Rahman conferred with Japan's Fukuoka prize 2016

14. Kohli named T20 Player of Year in Ceat Award event

15. Alastair Cook Becomes Youngest Cricketer To Score 10000 Test Runs