Current Affairs 25th April 2016

Current Affairs 25th April 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National News:

• New Rules notified by Government to revamp Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
• Dr Jitendra Singh launches Cancer Care campaign in Northeast
• India clears insurance for nuclear reactors
• Government to appoint 10,000 new LPG distributors in FY17
• Ministry of External Affairs revoks Vijay Mallya’s passport
• ‘Smart’ classes for kids in naxal-hit district
• Kerala mosque opens to women for the 1st time
• Priest becomes Indian after 38-year struggle

International News:

• Recreation of destroyed Palmyra arch unveiled
• Congo Republic president names one-time opposition leader Clement Mouamba as Prime Minister
• Nepal observes first anniversary of earthquake
• World Bank to lend $150 mn for Ecuador quake aid
• Barack Obama set to visit Germany today

New Appointments:

• Bhupendra Kainthola is new Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) director
• Bishwadip Dey  to serve in Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
• Salman Khan named as Indian contingent’s Goodwill Ambassador for 2016 Rio Olympics
• Nagaland Chief Secretary Pankaj Kumar becomes first Ambassador for Girl Child

Economy & Business:

• Singapore Airlines’ Scoot to launch in India
• Gold imports fall 8% in 2015-16 to $31 billion
• Uber partners with FICCI, Gujarat Tourism for soft skill training

Awards & Honours:

• TIME releases 100 Most Influential Animals list
• Sony announces World Photography Awards winners
• Pathankot operation dog Rocket may receive award
• Google in a blog post announced its first-ever Google Play Awards to “highlight some of the best apps” on the platform.
• Three eminent Odiya artists Prafulla Kar, Aloka Kanungo and Sadasiv Pradhan have been selected for the prestigious Kendra Sangeet Natak Akademi Samman from Odisha.

Science & Technology:

• Twitter India starts providing pollution updates
• ISRO to test its reusable launch vehicle in May
• NASA invests $67 mn into solar electric engines
• Solar-powered aircraft crosses Pacific Ocean

Sports:

• Stuttgart: Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis to play in women’s doubles finals