14 MAY 2015 CURRENT AFFAIRS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visits China

*Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping discussed on cooperation and trust between India and China. Also they discussed on coordinating relief for Nepal and cooperation on tackling terrorism

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the famous Terracotta Warriors museum which has a large collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China.

*Boundary and water issues were discussed during bilateral meet between PM Modi and the Chinese President

28 Kids Killed by Lead Poisoning from Gold Mining

*Twenty-eight children have died from lead poisoning from illegal gold mining in a remote west-central village and more children are sick in the Rafi area of Niger state

*Action must be taken quickly if they are not to suffer irreversible neurological damage, Michelle Chouinard, Nigeria director for Doctors Without Borders

Indian Scientist Find Rare Plant with Potential Anti-Cancer Properties

*A team of Indian scientists has discovered in the Western Ghats a rare plant which could open up possibilities for cancer treatment.

*The plant, with botanical name Miquelia dentate Bedd, is a small climbing anti-cancer alkaloid

*It occurs sparsely in Madikeri Forests in Kodagu in Karnataka, the researchers reported.

Tejaswini Sagar wins gold at Under-15 World School Chess Championship


*Tejaswini Sagar from India won under-15 category of World School Chess Championships

*In the ninth and final round played at Pattaya, Thailand she defeated Kavinya Miyuni Rajapaksa of Sri Lank to win gold medal.

*Irina Barbayeva of Russia won the silver medal in this category

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