Current Affairs 16th April 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:
- 69th Himachal Day being celebrated in the State
- President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Tamil Nadu today
- PM Narendra Modi launches National Agriculture Market portal eNAM
- Delhi Government bans chewable tobacco for a year
- Government asks banks to compute pension post Dearness Relief hike
- Aadhaar, net banking-based I-T e-filing appeal system activated
- Government proposes 20k Crore Plan for Delhi congestion
- A first: transgenders to man a poll booth in Kolkat
- Government reconstitutes Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) board; Ram Bahadur Rai appointed as Chairman
- 121-feet incense stick to witness the Kumbh Mela
- Early Summer vacations declared in Telangana
International News:
- South Korea’s opposition party wins general election
- Germany unveils new laws for refugees
- Iran ends deal for clearing oil dues in rupees
- El Salvador declares water shortage emergency for first time ever
- Powerful quake hits off Vanuatu
- US, Philippines jointly patrol South China sea
- China posts weakest quarterly growth in 7 years
- Brazil Supreme Court rejects President plea to halt impeachment
New Appointments:
- Soumen Mitra takes over as new Kolkata Police Commissioner
- Boxer Mary Kom appointed as AIBA ambassador
- Vijay Shekhar Sharma appointed chairman of IAMAI payments banks group
- Susmita Pande appointed as chairperson of National Monument Authority
- Sushila Karki: First female Chief Justice of Nepal’s Supreme Court
Banking & Business:
- World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Sign First Co-Financing Framework Agreement
- BRICS bank sanctions $250 million loan for India
- Jaypee offers 2,200-acre land to banks for loan settlement
- Pepsi-Cola sign got historic landmark designation in New York
Awards & Honours:
- Sanders wins Time’s most influential people poll
- A cafe in Chennai has installed a 6 feet tall statue of actor Rajinikanth, made of 600 kilogram of chocolate.
Science & Technology:
- BSNL to launch data sharing service facility for users across India
- Super computer Param Kanchenjunga launched at Sikkim National Institute of Technology (NIT)
- New FaceBook project aims at street-level connectivity
- WordPress adds share buttons for WhatsApp, Skype
- Indian Naval Warships Visit Colombo
Sports:
- Bombay HC orders IPL matches to be shifted out of Maharashtra from April 30
- Gujarat defeat Pune by 7 wickets in IPL
- Table Tennis players Manika, Soumyajit qualify for Rio ’16
- PV Sindhu eliminated in Singapore Open 2016
- Warriors finish NBA season with record 73 wins
- Hockey India gives 10 Lakh for Maharashtra drought relief
- Srikanth, Jayaram move up in BWF ranking
Obituaries:
- British playwright Arnold Wesker passes away
- Hero Cycles co-founder S Munjal passes away
