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