Important Current Affairs 22nd May 2016

Cyclone Roanu Batters Bangladesh

• Tropical Cyclone Roanu lashed the coast of Bangladesh with heavy winds & sheets of rain
• Authorities in low-lying Bangladesh have relocated about 500,000 people into 3,500 shelters.
• Several areas were inundated by a storm surge of 3-4 foot above normal tide height.
• Ports have been closed and power lines are down across the country.
• Bangladesh is frequently battered by such storms.

Deadly Mount Sinabung Volcano Erupts

• A volcano has erupted on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, engulfing villages in ash.
• Mount Sinabung spewed hot gas, ash & rocks 2km into the air in a series of eruptions.
• Sinabung has erupted several times since 2010,causing the evacuation of many thousands of people and killing over a dozen.
• Before 2010,Sinabung had not erupted in 400 years.
• It is one of about 130 active volcanoes in Indonesia.

Himachal Pradesh Govt launches PEHAL

• Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh has launched ‘PEHAL’.
• It is a vision document of the Shimla District administration for raising education standards.
• The five areas identified under PEHAL are Primary Education, Forest Rights, Health,Campaign against drugs & skill development.
• The programme is also an attempt to integrate the various stakeholders in the development story of the district.

Anurag Thakur Elected BCCI President

• Anurag Thakur was unanimously elected as the new Board of Control for Cricket in Indian (BCCI) President at BCCI’s Special General Meeting in Mumbai.
• He replaces Shashank Manohar in the most high-profile post in Indian cricket administration.
• His tenure as BCCI President will extend till 2017.
• He began his career as cricket administrator as the president of Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association.

Colour-Coded Aadhaar for Disabled Soon

• Disabled will soon get a colour-coded unique identity card as a legal document.
• The social justice ministry is all set to launch the process for registration of disabled persons to issue Unique Disabled Identity (UDID) cards.
• The card will be marked by red, blue and yellow to indicate the degree of disability.
• First UDID cards are likely to be delivered in August in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh.

Fecal Incontinence System Qora Launched

• The fecal incontinence management system Qora was launched by Minister of State for Science & Technology Shri Y.S.Chowdary.
• It is aimed to train the next generation of medical technology innovators in India to develop innovative & affordable medical devices to augment unmet clinical needs of India.
• Fecal incontinence is a medical condition marked by inability to control one’s bowel movements.

World’s Oldest Olympic Champion Die

• The oldest living Olympic champion Sandor Tarics has passed away.
• He was a member of Hungary’s gold-medal winning waterpolo team at the 1936 Games.
• He was recipient of official honours in both US and Hungary,
• He also served for a period as the United Nation’s earthquake advisor.
• After the death in 2011 of Italian cyclist Attilio Pavesi, Tarics became the oldest living Olympic champion.

Mohun Bagan Wins 14th Fed Cup Title

• Mohun Bagan has clinched the Federation Cup title for the 14th time.
• In the final played, they defeated Aizawl FC 5-0 to win the tournament after a gap of 8 years.
• The last time Bagan had won the title was in 2008, when it beat Dempo 1-0 at home.
• Aizawl FC had defeated Bengaluru FC in the quarterfinals before book a place in the Final for the first time.

Watal Appointed as Niti Aayog’s Adviser

• Former Finance Secretary, Ratan P Watal has been appointed as the Principle Adviser for social sector in Niti Aayog.
• He has been appointed to the post for three years.
• The new appointment for Watal comes a fortnight after his two-month extended tenure ended in April
• Watal, a retired IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, had been Finance Secretary between August last year and April this year.

China Wins Uber Cup Badminton Final

• China defeated South Korea 3-1 to win the Uber Cup badminton final.
• It was the 3rd time in the last four years the two countries have met in the final.
• China has won 14 in total since the team first started competing in the tournament in 1984.
• The Uber Cup is a major badminton competition contested by women’s badminton teams.
• It is named after a former British women’s badminton player Betty Uber.