Current Affairs 16th March 2016
Daily Current affairs News Updates about the National and International events were listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other competitive exams can use this.
National News:
- Child labourer numbers drop 64% in 10 years
- Parytak Mitra Programme to enable Students to act as Tourist Facilitators
- Maharashtra Cabinet approved Prohibition of Social Boycott Bill, 2016
- Cabinet Ministers are Public Authorities under Right to Information Act, 2005: CIC
- Health Minister JP Nadda launched project ‘Clean Street Food’
- Union Government notified Maximum Sale Price of Bt Cotton Seed
- Maritime India Summit 2016 to be held in Mumbai
- Singareni 600 MW power unit synchronised in Telangana
- 46 countries to participate in 9th Defence Expo in Goa
- “Advancing Asia: Investing for the Future” Conference
- Telangana presents Tax-Free State Budget
- Delhi tops in crimes against foreign tourists
- Anand Sharma elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha
- 6-yr-old youngest to climb Kangchenjunga camp
- Post Office account holders can operate their accounts from any branch
- Uttar Pradesh government to launch a campaign to protect sparrows
- Delhi government may launch app-based bus service
International News:
- Myanmar gets 1st civilian President in 50 years
- UNESCO and CJ Welfare Foundation signed agreement to start a pre-school animation series Rainbow Ruby
- India, Indonesia joint training exercise Garuda Shakti IV began at Magelang
- 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves inaugurated at Lima
- 13th meeting of Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development held in Dubai
- Dubai to host robot Olympics in 2017
- Putin orders withdrawal of troops from Syria
- Vatican to approve Sainthood for Mother Teresa
- Australia to re-open trade office in Iran
New Appointments:
- Altico Named Naina Lal Kidwai as its New Non executive Director
- Sonam Kapoor becomes the new face of Kalyan Jewellers
Banking & Business:
- India Post selects Deloitte as consultant for Payments Bank
- SBI releases Rs 1,465 crore under OROP scheme
- Moody maintains SBI & IDBI ratings unchanged
- Kotak Mahindra Group ties up with Canada Pension Plan for investment in Indian stressed assets
- Bangladesh’s bank governor resigns on $81 million cyber theft
- French major Michelin ties up with Snapdeal to Sell Tyres Online
- Pfizer-owned cough syrup Corex banned in India
- BSNL approves sharing network with Reliance Jio
- Wipro joins hands with US firm Emailage
Sports:
- British teen leads team to drone Racing title
- Sachin Tendulkar to launch his fashion brand
- First ever Paralympics Games starts in Arunachal Pradesh
- Sports Ministry revises guidelines for appointment of Government observers
Science & Technology:
- Fossils of 250-million-year-old reptile Teyujagua discovered in Brazil
- Thumbnail-size frog named Microhyla Laterite discovered in India’s wastelands
- Skype for Web allows landline, mobile calls
- Microsoft stops supporting bitcoin payments
- Xiaomi to open two new production units in India
Awards & Honours:
- Sanjay Gupta, Jagran Group CEO and Dainik Jagran editor, chosen IAA Editor of the Year
- Justin Bieber honoured at Kids’ Choice Awards
Obituaries:
- Booker prize-winner Anita Brookner died
- Lloyd Stowell Shapley, Nobel Prize winner in Economics, died
- Jazz Singer and Grammy Nominee Ernestine Anderson died
