Current Affairs 22nd April 2016
Daily Current News Updates about the National and International events were listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other competitive exams can use this.
National News:
- Tenth Civil Services Day is being observed today
- Goa to host Int’l seminar on Wheat Products
- India’s 1st Beti Garden to celebrate girl child
- Delhi Metro to get free Wi-Fi facility
- Union Government renamed Department of Disinvestment as Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM)
- 400 road deaths per day in India; up 5% to 1.46 lakh in 2015
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train to travel under the sea near Thane creek
- 7 women officers of SSC granted permanent commission by Navy
- Women allowed to enter Maharashtra’s Trimbakeshwar temple
- India headed for top slot in global LED bulb market
- Pranab to visit Beijing in last week of May
- Cabinet approves signing the Paris Agreement
- Dr. Mahesh Sharma Unveils Gold Finial at Humayun’s Tomb
- Government merges Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan with Khelo India
- Ceasefire in Nagaland extended by one year
- Deen Dayal Jan Awas Yojana notified by Haryana Government
- Punjab CM Parkash Badal distributes health insurance cards & approves Rs 750 crore for road sector
International News:
- India ranked 133rd in 2016 World Press Freedom Index
- Argentina sells bonds for first time in 15 Years
- Europe becomes world’s first region to end malaria: WHO
- Satellite to monitor China-Pakistan Economic Corridor projects to launch in 2018
- China says population has reached 1.373 billion
- United States President Barack Obama meets Saudi King with Iran on agenda
- China eyes deeper military ties with Afghanistan to put an end to Taliban insurgency
- UN, IMF, World Bank and OECD formed Platform for Collaboration on Tax
New Appointments:
- Communist Party chief Bounnhang Vorachit was appointed as the country’s new president and foreign minister Thongloun Sisoulith as the prime minister of Laos by Laos’s National Assembly.
- Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi nominated to Rajya Sabha
Banking & Business:
- IFMR Capital initiates first Capital Market Transaction for MUDRA
- Coal India launches Coal Mine tours
- Railways revenue growth in 2015-16 at 5-year low
- FreeCharge partners with BookMyShow
- Government plans implementing National Framework for Malaria Elimination with Sun Pharma
- India set to sign climate change treaty
- SpiceJet to swap wet-lease fleet by June
- Railways shows record high capital expenditure of Rs 94,000 crore in ’15-’16
Awards & Honours:
- Indian diplomat Amitav Banerji honoured by Cyprus
- Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston named ‘World’s Most Beautiful Woman’
- Modi’s wax figure installed at Madame Tussauds
Science & Technology:
- ISRO to launch satellite by Bengaluru students
- US Air Force sets new maglev speed record
- Accenture opens Cyber Centre in Bengaluru
- Russia Test-Fires ‘Iskander’ Tactical Ballistic Missile
- Intel starts ‘Unnati Kendras’ in 10 Telengana towns
- Google unveils new version of Chromecast for Rs 3,399
- Low -cost solar cells developed
Sports:
- Hong Kong’s Irfan Ahmed suspended for two and a half years for breaching ICC Anti-Corruption Code
- Aaqib Javed steps down as UAE head coach
Obituaries:
- Comedian Victoria Wood dies aged 62
- Police horse ‘Shaktiman’ dead
