Current Affairs 11th April 2017

Current Affairs 11th April 2017

NATIONAL:

• Trees planted by Bihar police stations to promote prohibition
• Pink police patrol vehicles launched in Bengaluru for women
• Proposal made on denying govt jobs by Assam govt for those with over 2 kids
• Cheap food canteen ‘Annapurna Bhojnalayas’ planned to launch by UP govt
• Web Portal ‘Bharat Ke Veer’ launched to donate money to martyred CRPF jawans’ family
• Mahatma Gandhi exhibition launched by PM Modi, marking 100 yrs of Champaran Satyagraha
• President hosts banquet in honour of Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
• Delegation level talks held between PM Modi and Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull
• CBI bank Customer Wins 1Cr in Government’s Digital Payments Scheme

INTERNATIONAL:

• G-7 Foreign Ministers meeting held in Italy

APPOINTMENTS:

• Indian-origin Anuja Ravindra Dhir becomes 1st non-white judge at a London court
• Smita Sandhane sworn in as new MD of Saraswat Co-operative Bank

BOOKS AND AUTHORS:

• ‘Gandhi in Champaran’ book released by Venkaiah Naidu in Delhi

SPORTS NEWS:

• Indian Women’s Hockey team won World League Round 2 final in Canada
• Hamilton won his fifth Chinese Grand Prix by beating Vettel
• US, Canada & Mexico to launch joint FIFA World Cup 2026 bid