Current Affairs 11th March 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:
- Over 80 lakh households have given up LPG subsidy: Pradhan
- Union Cabinet approved MoU between India and Bahrain on Cooperation for Prevention of Human Trafficking
- Union Government signed Raptor MoU on conservation of Birds of Prey
- Rajya Sabha passed National Waterways Bill, 2015
- Enemy Property Bill Amendment Introduced In Parliament
- Sharp drop in aid to SAARC nations
- 4,000 cops to be deployed at World Culture Festival
- Government Mulls Policy to Promote Wind Energy Projects
- India, Saudi Arabia hold talks on regional and global issues
- Five Health Care ATMs have come up in Four states
- 57 countries to take part in first-ever Maritime India Summit 2016
- First Ever NCC girls Everest expedition flagged off
- National Anthem compulsory in all schools in West Bengal
- Five regional centres of National School of Drama proposed
International News:
- North Korea claims to have Miniaturised Nuke Warhead
- Russia tops ranking for women in senior business roles
- IMF to set up data sharing centre in India
- Australia launches aquaculture challenge for sustainable fishing
- Heavy rains halt Abu Dhabi flights, shut UAE schools
- Aung Suu Kyi’s Party Nominates her former driver for Myanmar President
- N Korea fires two short-range missiles into sea: S Korea
- UNFPA, UNICEF launched Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage
New Appointments:
- S Rao will take over as the new public interest director and chairman of BSE
- Tapan Chand elected AAI chief
- Jean Arnault appointed as head of UN Political Mission in Columbia
- Gamlin appointed new Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh
- Sun Pharma Signs MS Dhoni As Brand Ambassador For Revital H
Banking & Business:
- RBI inks information exchange pact with Bank of Israel
- CBI names 5 IDBI Bank executives in Rs 950 cr loan misuse case by Mallya
- Lupin completed acquisition of GAVIS Pharma
- InnerChef acquires EatonGO, Flavour Labs
- Made-in-India Baleno launched in Japan
- Quikr launches service for doorstep pickup & delivery of pre-owned goods
- Sanofi, Merck to end 22-year European vaccines tie-up
- Indian Railways Signs Agreement with Bajaj Power
Sports:
- Indo-Pak World T20 clash shifted to Kolkata from Dharamsala
- All England Championship: Praneeth stuns Lee; Saina, Srikanth, Sameer advance
Science & Technology:
- MIT Researchers turn waste gas into liquid fuel
- Facebook acquires face-swapping app maker Masquerade
- HC directs Yahoo to deposit Rs 2 lakh for wrongly posting picture of students
- ISRO launched Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
- Facebook Lite touches 100 million monthly active users globally
- Dell unveils Latitude laptops in India
- Google releases developer preview of Android N operating system
Awards & Honours:
- Sonakshi Sinha is now on Guinness Book of Records for painting her nails
- NTPC Bags Poll Based Investor Communication Award
Obituaries:
- Eight time Grammy Award-winning Brazilian percussionist, Nana Vasconcelos, died in Recife, Brazil.
