current affairs 19 May 2015

David Granger became President of Guyana

• He led to ‘A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Party’. 

Maria Sharapova won Italian Open

• Maria Sharapova of Russia won Women’s singles title of Italian Open for 3rd time after defeating Carla Suarez of Spain.

Brad Haddin retired from ODI Cricket

• Brad Haddin, the Cricketer of Australia, retired from ODI Cricket but he will play in Test and T20 Cricket.

Novak Djokovic won Rome Masters Tennis Title

• Novak Djokovic won Rome Masters Tennis Title played at Rome, Italy after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland.

Reliance Jio inks pact with Huawei for sourcing 4G devices

• Huawei will supply RJio with 4G devices which include smartphones, tablets and Wifi dongles.

current affairs 18 May 2015

Official website of NITI Aayog has been launched by - Union Government

•  National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog. Dr Arvind Panagariya, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, initiated the website which can be logged in at http://www.Niti.Gov.In.

Novak Djokovic won the 4th Rome Masters Tennis title.

• Djokovic won a total of five titles of the season including the Australian Open (defeated Andy Murray), the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells (defeated Roger Federer), the Miami Open (defeated Andy Murray) and the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters (defeated Tomas Berdych).

e-Visa facility announced

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Electronic Tourist Visa facility for Chinese persons on 15th May 2015 with the aim to boost the tourism of India.