Current Affairs 14th April 2017
NATIONAL:
- First Quli Qutb Shah Memorial Lecture of VP Hamid Ansari to be deliverd in Hyderabad
- Padma awards presented by President Pranab Mukherjee to eminent personalities
- Quota for Muslims, STs to be increased by Telangana Government
- UP CM Yogi reshuffles major administrate
- Gujarat Self Financed School (Regulation of Fees) Bill – 2017 got approval Gujarat governor Kohli
- 11 CPSEs got approval from Cabinet on stock exchanges
- ‘Areo’ app launched by Google India for food delivery, home services
- Haryana implements anti-Romeo squads in state
- Union Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and Russia for cooperation in Science & Technology
- Framework of Understanding for hydrocarbon cooperation with Bangladesh got approval from Union Cabinet
- Union Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy at Visakhapatnam
INTERNATIONAL:
- Bipartisan delegation to be headed by US House Speaker Ryan
- Achim Steiner named as new administrator of UNDP by UN chief
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS :
- eNAM transacts record Rs.15,000 Cr business in 1 year
- Aditya Birla Nuvo to be merged with Grasim Industries
APPOINTMENTS:
- Ravi Venkatesan appoints as Co-chairman of Infosys
- Karnataka Bank appoints Mahabaleshwara MS as it’s new MD and CEO
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
- Malala honoured by Canada with honorary Canadian citizenship
- Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik receives Padma Shri awards
SPORTS NEWS:
- India-Australia starts partnership to increase cooperation in sports
OBITUARY:
- Renowned Malayalam actor Munshi Venu passed away aged 63