Current Affairs 21st April 2017
NATIONAL:
- Home Minister asks civil servants to use technology for improved service delivery
- UP Govt decides to change sugarcane price fixation policy from next crushing season
- Venkaiah Naidu seeks cooperation of states for ensuring houses to all in urban areas
- Maharashtra government sends three Marathi films to Cannes, again
- Amazon launches Fire TV Stick with Voice Remote in India
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate UN Vesak Day in Sri Lanka
- NGT slams Sri Sri Ravi Shankar over Yamuna damage
INTERNATIONAL
- UK Parliament votes in favour of PM Theresa May’s call for early general election
- Landslide kills at least 17 in Colombia landslides
- Pakistan passes bill on compulsory Quran teaching in schools
- Wildlife trafficking threatens 30% world natural Heritage Sites: WWF
- Sagar Baheti becomes India’s first visually impaired runner to complete Boston Marathon
- UN to issue 10 stamps of ‘asanas’ on International Yoga Day
- Britain will lose more from Brexit than EU, Foreign policy chief says
- Pak SC to deliver verdict on Panama case involving PM Nawaz Sharif
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- TRAI invites comments on ease of doing business in broadcasting sector
- Myntra acquires Bengaluru-based logistics startup InLogg
- Finance Ministry approves 8.65% interest rate on EPF for 2016-17: Labour Minister
- Cabinet approves direct foreign borrowing by state entities
- Govt further extends deadline for deposits under PMGKY to April 30
- Govt relaxes curb on export of organic farm produce
AWARDS AND HONOURS :
- Saira Banu, Jackie Shroff gets Raj Kapoor awards
- Vasudevan’s One Part woman wins Sahitya Akademi Award for translation of Mathorubhagan
APPOINTMENTS:
- Victoria Beckham appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire
SPORTS NEWS:
- Australia picks pace quartet for Champions Trophy
- Kashyap crashes out in prequarters of China Masters
