Current Affairs 24th April 2016
National News:
- Rajnath Singh chairs High Level Committee meeting for Central assistance to Karnataka, Puducherry and Arunachal Pradesh affected by drought and floods
- PM to launch Rs 8K cr scheme for free LPG connections to poor
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to start first holiday homes for Jawans
- Delhi government announces ‘Premium Bus Service’
- Government sets up panel for doubling farm income
- Manipur observes Khongjom Day today
- Government sets up panel over central excise duty on jewellery
- Centre to provide plastic park to Andhra Pradesh
- Prime Minister to address Panchayati Raj Sammelan in Jamshedpur tomorrow
- Piyush Goyal with French Environment Minister launch programmes under International Solar Alliance (ISA)
- Talgo train trials to be held by Indian Railways
International News:
- 171 nations sign historic climate deal at UN
- Obama may be 1st US Prez to visit Hiroshima
- Nepal’s President Bidhya Devi Bhandari to visit India next month
- India ratifies WTO trade facilitation agreement
- US to buy heavy water from Iran’s nuke programme
- Japan 4th nation ever to test own stealth jet
- Cuba removes ban on Cubans entering or leaving the country by sea
New Appointments:
- Mary Kom, Swamy among 6 nominated to Rajya Sabha
- Centrum Group appoints Jaspal Bindra as new chairman
Banking & Business:
- SIDBI clears 1,000 Crore for early-stage startups
- Mahindra & Mahindra becomes first Indian company to join EP100 campaign
- Google most influential brand in India, Flipkart 7th
- Uber China to use selfies to detect fake drivers
- RCom and RJio to share spectrum in 9 circles
- World’s fastest SUV launched in India at 3.85 crore
- ‘India to be 2nd largest smartphone market’
Awards & Honours:
- Anti Slavery Crusader Harriet Tubman to be first African-American on US Dollar
- Indian documentary wins bronze medal New York Festivals
- Radhika Apte wins best actress award at Tribeca Festival
- Dadasaheb Phalke Foundation to award Bajpayee
Science & Technology:
- NASA successfully tests 3D-printed rocket engine
- Microsoft, Google to drop regulatory complaints
- Vistara partners with TCS for IT services
Sports:
- Jitu Rai finishes sixth at Rio shooting World Cup
- Pankaj Advani in semi-final of Asian Snooker Championship
- 7-year-old to be 1st Indian at World Kickboxing
