Current Affairs 12th April 2017

Current Affairs 12th April 2017

NATIONAL:

• Bengaluru grade No:1 city in India on best paying city for professionals
• ‘Nakshe’ web portal launched by Govt for precised Indian map
• Motor Vehicle Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha
• Underwater conference on marine pollution held in Kerala
• Mobile app to be launched by Maharashtra govt for black-yellow taxis in the state
• Rs 23,500 crore fund released by govt for States under MGNREGS scheme
• Haryana Govt plans to boost number of Science Clubs
• Tertiary Cancer Centre inaugurated today in Arunachal Pradesh
• India’s first ever micro-drama festival held at Delhi

INTERNATIONAL:

• PM Modi along with Australian PM inaugurates world’s most advanced nanobiotech centre located in Australia

BANKING NEWS:

• Co-branded prepaid card to be launched by Manappuram Finance with YES Bank
• Axis Bank cuts base rate by 10 bps

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS :

• CBDT allots PAN and TAN in a day for ease of doing business
• eBay India acquired by Flipkart for  USD 1.4 billion

AGREEMENTS:

• 6 agreements signed by India with Australia including cooperation in civil aviation security

APPOINTMENTS:

• Mukta Dutta Tomar replaces Gurjit Singh as India’s Ambassador to Germany

SPORTS NEWS:

• Sakshi Malik moves up in World Wrestling rankings of 5th spot