1. India signed agreement to acquire status of an Associate Member State of EMBO (_______________) to strengthen scientific interaction and collaborative research with Europe. EMBO is an organization of leading researchers that promotes excellence in life sciences ?
2. ______ Pacific Rim countries signed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement in New Zealand. It is one of biggest trade deals ever. ?
3. 8th Mercer Quality of Life study report named _____s capital Vienna is best place in world to live, followed by Zurich, Auckland, Munich and Vancouver. Baghdad (Iraq) is worst ?
4. According to recent data, ______ is biggest milk producer in world with 146.31 million tonnes produced in 2014-15 ?
5. _____ (parent company of Google) overtook Apple as most valuable company in world with valuation at 548 billion dollars (Apple worth 534 billion) ?
6. ______ cancelled Chinas proposal to develop a deep sea port on Sonadia island that lies in Bay of Bengal. The island is seen as potential deepwater port that could serve thelandlocked parts of India, Myanmar and China ?
7. Barack Obama became first U.S. president to visit _____ in over 80 years ?
8. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with _____ Exports to boost trade and explore business opportunities. ?
9. European Union approved 3.3 billion Euros funding to ____ for coping with issue of approx 3 Million Syrian migrants ?
10. _____ launched Telecom Infra Project,to develop new technologies to build and deploy telecom infrastructure. The Project is working on providing currently unserved rural communities with wireless network efforts ?
11. _____ got hit by heacy cyclone‚ Winston. ?
12. First long distance cargo train between Iran and _____ arrived in Iranian capital city Tehran, covering 9,500-kilometres ?
13. First phase of worlds largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant launched in ______ as part of Noor Ouarzazate Solar Complex to produce energy for over a million Moroccan households by 2018 ?
14. ____ become first country to ban supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold food, forcing them instead to donate it to charities and food banks. ?
15. Global Go to Think Tank Index Report (GGTTI) 2015 - Topped by United States of America (USA) and followed by China, UK, India and Germany. ____ Indian think tanks figured in top 175 ?
16. Google's Hi-Speed Inrernet Project _____ began its operations in Sri Lanka after first helium-filled balloon landed in Gampola town ?
17. Government approved 150 million dollars credit for Development of strategically important Chabahar Port in _____. Credit will be operationalized through EXIM Bank ?
18. Government approved Agreement for co-operation in Traditional Medicine between Ministry of _____ and World Health Organization ?
19. Government approved Agreement with _____ for avoidance of double taxation of income from international air transport ?
20. Government approved Memorandum of Understanding with _____ for Cooperation in Urban Planning and Governance ?
21. Government approved proposal for commitments under TFA (__________) of World Trade Organization (WTO). This agreement is part of WTO's Bali ministerial package 2013 containing provisions for expediting movement, release and clearance of goods including goods in transit ?
22. Government extended e-Tourist Visa Scheme to 37 more countries, to take total count of countries under scheme at ____ ?
23._____ -based Bharat Biotech announced a breakthrough in developing world’s first Zika vaccine by developing two candidates. ?
24. India and ______ signed agreement for visa-free travel for diplomatic passport holders ?
25. India lost solar case against _____ at World Trade Organisation (WTO) for breaching of international trade rules. WTO ruled that Indias domestic content requirement for National Solar Mission (NSM) discriminated against imported solar technology ?
26. ______ will host its Third Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation to save tigers ?
27. India's IT Firm ______ has acquired US based healthcare technology firm HealthPlan Services for USD 460 million ?
28. India's Ministry of Science and Technology signed MoU with _____ for joint collaboration programme in crop science ?
29. India's National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RUSNANO OJSC of _______ to set-up Joint High Technology Private Equity Fund ?
30. Indian Pharmaceutical giant _____ acquired 2 US generic drug companies - InvaGen Pharmaceuticals and Exelan Pharmaceuticals ?
31. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is working to establishment a Satellite Tracking & Data Reception Station and Data Processing Facility for ASEAN Member countries in _____ ?
32. Indias top IT company _________ is rated as worlds most powerful brand in Information Technology Services by Brand Finance with AA+ rating and score of 78.3 points ?
33. Intellectual Property Index (IPI) by United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) ranked India at ______ among 38 countries. Venezuela ranked lowest (38th) and US at Top ?
34. _______'s ShinMaywa will set up manufacturing plant of US-2 amphibious aircraft in India under ¹Make in India initiative to cater to international demands ?
35. _____ will launch new technologies to allow customers to authenticate their online purchases using selfies or fingerprints. ?
36. Mobile messaging app WhatsApp crossed ____ user milestone globally. ?
37. National Assembly, Lower House of Parliament of ______ passed proposal to strip people convicted of terrorist offences of their French nationality ?
38. _____ Government constituted a committee under Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa to study demarcation of federal states on the constitution ?
39. _____ successfully launched a Kwangmyongsong-4 earth observation satellite. ?
40. ______'s Parliament building in Islamabad became first in world to completely run on solar power ?
41. Prasar Bharati signed MoU with ______'s Empressa de Brazil Communicacao (EBC) for several broadcast related activities ?
42. ______ government will sign MoU with British Pig Association (BPA) to promote piggery in the State ?
43. Reserve Bank of India extended currency swap arrangement to South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations till _____. All 7 SAARC members - Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka can avail facility in which RBI offers swap amount of US 2 billion USD. ?
44. Sindh became first _____ province to adopt landmark Hindu Marriage Bill, 2015 in order to allow minority Hindu community to register their marriages ?
45. ______ state of Chungcheongbuk and Haryana signed a sister-statehood relationship for development. ?
46. Storm Imogen battered parts of southern _____ with heavy rain and winds up to 96 miles per hour ?
47. ________'s Abu Dhabi National Oil (ADNOC) Company will store crude oil in India’s maiden Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPRs) storage. It will be first deal in which India has partner with other country for storing crude oil in SPR storage for emergency purpose ?
48. US Based GFI (Global Financial Integrity)'s Black Money Report said that At $51 billion per annum, India ranks 4th in black money outflow. ____ is at top with $139 billion average outflow, followed by Russia ($104 billion) and Mexico ($52.8 billion) ?
49. United Nations and ______ launched a new multi-partner trust fund to respond to stabilization and peacebuilding needs ?
50. United Nations launched report One Humanity: Shared Responsibility, calling for a global campaign to prevent erosion of humanitarian law and protect civilians in conflict. First-ever World Humanitarian Summit will be held 23 May -24 May 2016 in ______ ?
51. United States (US) approved new law imposing sanctions against _____ , aimed at punishing North Korea for its provocative recent nuclear test and rocket launch ?
52. United States International Trade Commission (USITC) imposed anti-dumping investigations into certain category of tyres imported from India and ______ ?
53. World Bank announced ____________ aid to combat Zika Virus in Latin America and the Caribbean. ?
54. ______ declared state of disaster in rural parts of country hit by a drought. It will allow international donors to raise money quickly to provide food aid to the nation. ?
