21 MAY 2015 CURRENT AFFAIRS

MIRAGE lands on Yamuna expressway 

*Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter Jet landed first time on the expressway near Mathura

*The landing was the part for a trial to use national highways for emergency landing

*Expected to cost around Rs. 13000 crore  and It will pass through Firozabad, Shikohabad, Manipuri, Etawah, Kannauj and Mohanlalganj

India economic growth to surpass China’s in 2015-16: UN report

*UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) Report for Mid update -2015 said that India’s economic growth will surpass China’s growth in 2016.

*The report shows that  India’s economy to grow by 7.6 per cent in year 2015 and 7.7 per cent in 2016. 

*According to the report China’s economic growth will be 7 per cent in year 2015 and 6.8 per cent in 2016.

Author Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins Man Booker International Prize

*Man Booker International Prize for the year 2015 has been won by author  Laszlo Krasznahorkai of Hungary.

*He was chosen from 10 contenders all over the world and he was awarded at a ceremony that took place in London on May 20th 2015.


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