JIGYASA: Daily Current Affairs Quiz of May 8, 2016

“Runa upasamanam” programme is launched in by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, under which loan waiver of Rs. 10,000 per acre would be extended to horticulturists in the State. The programme is launched in

Scientists from Harvard University and MIT have developed a paper-based sensor system for detecting the ______ within an hour.

Name the US based private space transport service firm that has successfully launched Japanese JCSAT-14 communication satellite into the space.

Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor’s autobiography titled ‘Shashi Kapoor – the Householder, the Star’ was released in the first week of May, 2016. The biography has been authored by film journalist

Which bank becomes first financial institution in India to tie up with the BRICS Grouping-promoted New Development Bank (NDB)?

Government of which country has honoured late veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra by unveiling bronze statue?

Who has replaced the disgraced Lu Xiwen as the Deputy Party Secretary of Beijing in May 2016?

The regional inter-governmental South Asia Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC) became a SAARC Apex Body in November 2011. The 4th Ministerial Meeting of SAIEVAC begins in

To help people reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department, the single emergency number ‘112’ will be operational throughout India from

Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has launched Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Shaurya at Panaji. It was launched by the Governor of Goa