Current Affairs 22nd April 2017

Current Affairs 22nd April 2017

NATIONAL:

• Can’t pass an order on reclaiming Kohinoor: SC
• FM Jaitley raises issue of tightening of H-1B visa regime with US Secy Wilbur Ross in Washington
• Union Cabinet approved to introduce Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill 2017 in Parliament
• India develops National Action Plan to combat Antimicrobial Resistance
• INS Darshak conducting joint hydrographic survey of Sri Lankan bay
• SC questions Centre for making Aadhaar mandatory for procuring PAN card
• 1948 Mahatma Gandhi stamps sold for record 500000 pounds
• No red beacon on Delhi HC judges cars
• Union Government and Naga rebel groups agree to extend ceasefire till April 2018
• TIME releases list of 100 Most Influential People of 2017
• Efforts will be made to connect Tiger Express with all Tiger National Parks : Suresh Prabhu

INTERNATIONAL

• US President Trump set to launch another effort to roll back Obamacare
• India contributes USD 250000 to United Nations election assistance programme
• Australia unveils major changes to citizenship process
• Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad disqualified from running for president
• US Vice President Mike Pence to arrive in Sydney,regional security &trade high on agenda

BANKING NEWS

• Parliamentary panel calls RBI Governor Urjit Patel on note ban issue
• Mastercard creates credit card with fingerprint scanner

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:

• Rupee weakens 9 paise against dollar at 64.65
• GST reform is really an act of courage: IMF Chief Lagarde

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

• ‘3D quantum liquid crystals’ detected as new state of matter

AWARDS AND HONOURS :

• First female MBBS doctor from Indore presented with Padma Shri

SPORTS NEWS:

• PV Sindhu moves to 3rd position in world ranking

• Tennis star Rohan Boppana enters quarter-finals of Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in Monaco