Current Affairs 10th 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:
- U.N. to observe Ambedkar’s birth anniversary
- Union HRD Minister Smriti Zubin Irani Launches ISBN Portal
- Uma Bharti inaugurates Water Films Festival
- Gujarat Governor gives assent to six Bills
- Rajasthan becomes the first state in India to clear land title Bill
- NRDC signs License Agreement with M/S Nagarjuna Agro Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. for Soil Moisture Indicator of ICAR
- Government inaugurates ‘Namma Toilet’ in Delhi under Swachh Bharat Mission
- Shani Shingnapur temple allows women inside inner sanctum
- Himachal passes bill increasing salary of MLAs
- Haryana sets up legal panel to probe Jat violence
International News:
- Armenia and Azerbaijan declare ceasefire
- Shakespeare’s First Folio discovered on Scottish island
- Saudi Arabia, Egypt to build bridge across Red Sea
- North Korea says it has successfully tested long-range rocket engine
- China offers Sri Lanka 500 million Yuan
- John Kerry visits Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi
New Appointments:
- Sharad Agarwal appointed as head of Lamborghini India Pvt Ltd
- Austrian bank’s CEO quits after Panama Papers reports
- Hashim Thaci sworn in as Kosovo’s new president
- Vasu will be appointed as the new director of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) Academy for a period of two years
- BS Yeddyurappa to be BJP Karnataka state President
- Government signs up Tendulkar to endorse Skill India
Banking & Business:
- SIDBI signs MoU with LIC for Fund-of-Fund operations
- World Bank initiated “Climate Action Plan”
- Federal Bank–Phillip Capital tie-up announced at Singapore
- App-only bank with no branches to launch in UK
- Credit Suisse’s “Emerging Consumers scorecard 2016” topped by India
- ITC Limited renewed 40-year partnership with Starwood Hotels
- Kansai Nerolac ties up with Gujarat Lions for IPL Season 9
- Airtel buys 4G spectrum from Aircel for 3.5k crore
- World’s first 3D-printed drug unveiled
Awards & Honours:
- Vishwanathan Anand to be honoured with Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award
- Fallout 4 wins Game of the Year award at Baftas
- CSIR Features in the Thomson Reuters Top 50 Indian Innovator Companies
- Mother Teresa conferred with Founder’s Award
Sports:
- Rio de Janeiro to host 1st Video Game Olympics
- Kento Momota and Ratchanok Intanon won 2016 Yonex Sunrise India Open badminton titles
- Sunil Narine’s action cleared ahead of IPL
- FIFA released Coca-Cola World Rankings 2016
Science & Technology:
- Google launches Android Studio 2.0
- FaceBook enters hyperlocal services market in India
- SpaceX makes its first-ever sea landing
Obituaries:
- Veteran Journalist and Author Yogendra Bali passes away
