Current Affairs 7th April 2016
Daily Current affairs Latest News Updates about the National, International and Miscellaneous events were listed here for the candidates preparing for various competitive exams.
National News:
- The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) 2016 was observed across the world on 6 April 2016.
- Government allows culling of monkeys in Shimla
- Thane gets toll free number over water crisis
- Madhukar Gupta committee constituted to suggest ways to strengthen security alongIndo-Pak border
- Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched Transnational Skill Standards
- India fourth country with highest Downadup malware attacks
- Union Minister Gangwar inaugurates three mega projects in Nagaland
- OneRyder launches bike taxi service in Delhi
- ECoR becomes largest freight loading railway zone
International News:
- UN Agencies publicized “Global Report on Urban Health”
- Dubai to deploy drones to catch people littering
- Iceland’s PM resigns over Panama Papers row
- American becomes Japan’s 1st paid foreign ninja
- Myanmar Parliament approved Bill to grant PM-like role to Aung San Suu Kyi
- US Senate unanimously approves Defend Trade Secrets Bill
- China bans most imports of North Korean goods over nuclear, missile tests
- UN chief praises Indian peacekeepers’ commitment, discipline
- Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz win Wisconsin presidential primaries
New Appointments:
- Dominica’s Patricia Scotland has taken over as the first woman Secretary-General of the 53-member Commonwealth, succeeding India’s Kamalesh Sharma.
Banking & Business:
- SBI declares Chhagan Bhujbal, family members as willful defaulters
- Ola introduce e-rickshaws on its platform
- HP unveils world’s thinnest laptop
- Snapdeal launches donation program ‘Sunshine’
- HAL posts highest yearly turnover at 16.5k cr
- MCL emerges top coal producer in FY 201
- Jackie Chan gets wax statue in Jaipur
- Paytm piloting service to deliver goods via Flipkart’s logistics arm Ekart
- Future Group acquires FabFurnish
Sports:
- Luis Figo to launch Indian Premier Futsal League
- Asia’s biggest hockey tournament to celebrate its Silver Jubilee
Science & Technology:
- Google launches Android Auto in India
- New planet with triple-star system found
- ISRO, NASA to jointly launch satellite to study earthquakes and their patterns
- WhatsApp rolls out full encryption for its users
- Researchers developed world’s smallest diode
- Indian scientists developed eco-friendly nanotechnology for water purification
Obituaries:
- Myneni Hari Prasad Rao, considered the Father or Architect of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS), died in Chennai due to old age ailments. He was 88.
