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:
Online Portal ‘ Swayam’ being Launched to Combat Illiteracy:Smriti Irani
Tourism Ministry launches four skill initiatives for youths
Over 55,000 Ayurvedic-Siddha medicines manuscripts documented
NDA Government Reduced Green Nod Period to 190 Days
323 Villages Electrified During last week Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna.
PM inaugurated three Railway projects at Bihar
Maharashtra government considering a proposal to make Marathi official language of Bombay High Court
From May, pay green tax for driving into Shimla
Government to amend Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act
Farakka Power Plant in WB shuts down five units
FSSAI to train 2000 street vendors in Delhi
GOI allows women in combat roles in all CAPFs
International News:
Malaysia bans recruitment of new foreign workers
India’s engagement with African Countries in Petroleum Sector Continues on Upswing
India Inc first in the world to formally adopt UN’s SDG
Palestinian Wins USD One Million Global Teacher Prize
Turkish President Vows to Bring Terrorism to its Knees after Ankara bombing
SAARC Programming Committee meet begins in Pokhara
China sets up its Own International Maritime Judicial Centre
New Appointments:
Anil Wadhwa concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of San Marino
Noted Indian scholar and plant physiologist H Deep Saini has been appointed the next Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Canberra
Ravindra appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire
Vishvas ViduSapkal appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji
Banking & Business:
ICICI bank ties up with Ferrari for co-branded credit card
FM says, 164 Chit Fund companies currently being probed by central agencies for duping customers
Crisil Estimates India’s GDP Growth at 7.9%
FM, RBI Governor caution against over-stating bad loan
Government Relaxes Norms Under Public Procurement For Start-Up MSMEs
ONGC plans to invest $5 bn on KG basin block
Sports:
Services beat Maharashtra to retain Santhosh Trophy National Football Championships Title
In Cricket, Bangladesh has qualified for the Super-10 stage of the ICC Twenty-20 World Cup
Lin Dan Earns his Sixth All England Badminton Title
Science & Technology:
India successfully test-fired Agni-I ballistic missile
4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves inaugurated at Lima
Free Wi-Fi Service launched At Srinagar International Airport
Awards & Honours:
The President of India, SriPranab Mukherjeeawarded the certificates of honour to eminent scholars ofSanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, ArabicandPersianand theMaharishi Badrayan Vyas Sammanto young scholars for the year 2014.