Current Affairs 22nd April 2017
NATIONAL:
- Can’t pass an order on reclaiming Kohinoor: SC
- FM Jaitley raises issue of tightening of H-1B visa regime with US Secy Wilbur Ross in Washington
- Union Cabinet approved to introduce Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill 2017 in Parliament
- India develops National Action Plan to combat Antimicrobial Resistance
- INS Darshak conducting joint hydrographic survey of Sri Lankan bay
- SC questions Centre for making Aadhaar mandatory for procuring PAN card
- 1948 Mahatma Gandhi stamps sold for record 500000 pounds
- No red beacon on Delhi HC judges cars
- Union Government and Naga rebel groups agree to extend ceasefire till April 2018
- TIME releases list of 100 Most Influential People of 2017
- Efforts will be made to connect Tiger Express with all Tiger National Parks : Suresh Prabhu
INTERNATIONAL
- US President Trump set to launch another effort to roll back Obamacare
- India contributes USD 250000 to United Nations election assistance programme
- Australia unveils major changes to citizenship process
- Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad disqualified from running for president
- US Vice President Mike Pence to arrive in Sydney,regional security &trade high on agenda
BANKING NEWS
- Parliamentary panel calls RBI Governor Urjit Patel on note ban issue
- Mastercard creates credit card with fingerprint scanner
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Rupee weakens 9 paise against dollar at 64.65
- GST reform is really an act of courage: IMF Chief Lagarde
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- ‘3D quantum liquid crystals’ detected as new state of matter
AWARDS AND HONOURS :
- First female MBBS doctor from Indore presented with Padma Shri
SPORTS NEWS:
- PV Sindhu moves to 3rd position in world ranking
- Tennis star Rohan Boppana enters quarter-finals of Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in Monaco
