Top Headlines : 16th May 2015

Top Headlines : 16th May 2015 

1.Kayakalp Award Scheme launched

                    
Kayakalp Award Scheme launched by Government of India on 15th May 2015 to improve cleanliness in Public Health Facilities. The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister is J.P. Nadda.

2.USTAAD scheme launched

                   
USTAAD scheme launched by Government of India on 14th May 2015 to promote traditional crafts of India. The Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurated the scheme.

3.Karan Menon won National Geographic Bee Championship

                     
Karan Menon, an Indian origin won National Geographic Bee Championship 2015 on 13th May 2015.

4.SBI launched new credit and debit card

                     
Contact-less credit card and debit cards launched by State Bank of India on 14th May 2015 called as ‘sbiINTOUCH’.

5.Suchitra Bhattacharya died

                     
Suchitra Bhattacharya, the famous Writer of West Bengal, died on 12th May 2015. Her famous Novels are Dahana, Kachher Dewal etc.

6.GSAB released the report

                    
According to the report of Global Statistics on Addictive Behaviours (GSAB), there are approximately 1 Billion smokers in all over the World.