Current Affairs 24 May 2016

Current Affairs 24 May 2016 - Important Points

• INS Tarmugli commissioned into - Indian Navy
• Union Government shortlist 13 Cities for which mission - Smart Cities Mission
• Which three countries signed agreement on Trilateral Transit and Transport Corridor - India, Iran and Afghanistan
• Sarbananda Sonowal sworn-in as - Assam Chief Minister
• What is the name of a FIFA's acting Secretary General who is dismissed over bonus payments - Markus Kattner
• NALCO signs MoU with which country to set up smelter plant in Chabahar – Iran

Current Affairs 24 May 2016 -  Details

INS Tarmugli commissioned into - Indian Navy

Among Important National Current Affairs, on 23 May 2016 Fast Attack Craft INS Tarmugli commissioned into Indian Navy today by Vice Admiral HCS Bisht, AVSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.

Under the Naval Officer-in-Charge (Andhra Pradesh) INS Tarmugli will be based in Visakhapatnam and will be deployed for coastal patrol and surveillance operations along the East Coast of India.

Know About INS Tarmugli – 

• Fast Attack Craft INS Tarmugli is indigenously conceived, designed and built by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE). 

• It is known to be the first Follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) and is also an improved version of WJFAC, earlier constructed by GRSE.

Union Government shortlist 13 Cities for which mission - Smart Cities Mission

Among Important National Current Affairs, The Union Ministry of Urban Development has shortlisted around 13 cities from 13 States/UTs in the list of second batch of Smart Cities Mission. 

Based on scores obtained in Fast Track competition conducted for 23 cities from as many States and Union Territories the list of these cities were shortlisted. 

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) has topped the competition list whereas, Warangal in Telangana and Dharmashala in Himachal Pradesh are in second and third position. In the Fast Track competition, 23 cities had participated from which these 13 were selected. 

However, these 23 cities were having the highest ranking and had failed to get representation in the first round of competition held in January 2016.

Have a look on 13 shortlisted smart cities (Rank wise) – 

• Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

• Warangal (Telanagana)

• Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

• Chandigarh (UT of Chandigarh)

• Raipur (Chattisgarh)

• New Town Kolkata (West Bengal)

• Bhagalpur (Bihar). 

• Panaji (Goa)

• Port Blair (UT of Andaman & Nicobar Islands)

• Imphal (Manipur)

• Ranchi (Jharkhand)

• Agartala (Tripura)

• Faridabad (Haryana)

Which three countries signed agreement on Trilateral Transit and Transport Corridor - India, Iran and Afghanistan

Among Important International Current Affairs, on 23 May 2016 India, Iran and Afghanistan signed the agreement on Trilateral Transit and Transport Corridor.

In the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Hassan Rouhani of Iran and the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Tehran the agreement was signed.

The main aim of this agreement is to facilitate seamless transport of goods between India and Afghanistan via the Chabahar port that is strategically located in the South East of Iran.

However, this agreement is expected to bring down cargo tariffs and boost regional economic development.

Sarbananda Sonowal sworn-in as - Assam Chief Minister

After winning 2016 Assam State Assembly Election, BJP leader and former Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the age of 54 sworn-in as the 14th Chief Minister of Assam.

at the oath ceremony which was held in Khanapara, Guwahati, Governor Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya administered the oath of office and secrecy to Sarbananda Sonowal.

Here Governor also administered oath of office and secrecy to the 10 ministers of his government. After this, maiden BJP government assumed power in the North Eastern state for first time in the political history of independent India. 

Assam new Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal also became second tribal chief minister of Assam after Jogen Hazarika who was in the office 1970s.

Know About Sarbananda Sonowal - 

• Sarbananda Sonowal is an Indian politician. He became the Chief Minister of Assam after winning 2016 state assembly election with absolute majority.

• Sarbananda Sonowal was formerly the Union Minister for Sports & Youth Affairs and Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Skill Development in the Narendra Modi Government.

What is the name of a FIFA's acting Secretary General who is dismissed over bonus payments - Markus Kattner

Among Important Sports Current Affairs, on 23 May 2016 FIFA acting Secretary General Markus Kattner was dismissed from his position with immediate effect.

After the FIFA’s internal investigation uncovered breaches of his fiduciary responsibilities in connection with his employment contract, he was removed. 

Markus Kattner was also accused of paying himself bonuses worth millions of pounds.

This 45-year old German Markus Kattner took over as acting General Secretary after Jerome Valcke was sacked for irregularities.

Do You Know – 

• In 2003, Markus Kattner joined FIFA as Director of Finance, becoming Deputy Secretary General in 2007. 

• Markus Kattner salary and bonuses were part of a contract that was unseen by relevant FIFA committees.

NALCO signs MoU with which country to set up smelter plant in Chabahar – Iran

Among Important National Current Affairs, The National Aluminium Company Limited which is also known as NALCO has signed a MoU with Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO). 

With the official two days state visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Iran, the signing of the MoU coincided.