Current Affairs 26th April 2016
National News:
- Second part of Budget session begins today
- Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates Secretariat in new Capital
- India Pride Project (IPP): An Initiative to bring back India’s lost artefacts
- PM lays foundation stone for India’s biggest power plant in Jharkhand
- UDAY bonds fetch Rs.99,000 crore
- J P Nadda inaugurates first of its kind Central Government CGMP compliant facility in Himachal Pradesh
- Army completes amphibious exercise ‘Jal Prahar’
- Kozhikode feeds people for free in Operation Sulaimani
International News:
- Ecuador government declares eight days of national mourning
- China issues warning for mountain floods, geological disasters
- Import of milk products from China banned
- Serbia votes for pro-EU PM Aleksandar Vučić
- China’s share in world exports at 49-yr high
New Appointments:
- Gopal Roy appointed as new Congress Legislative Party (CLP)for Tripura
Banking & Business:
- Government approves 8.7% interest on Employees Provident Fund for 2015-16
- SEBI plans e-registration of market entities
- Reliance buys Iranian oil after six-year hiatus
- Tata Trusts signs pact with Odisha for Malaria elimination
- MF expects USD 500 billion revenue loss for Mideast oil exporters
Awards & Honours:
- Jeetendra, Ranveer win Dinanath Mangeshkar Award
- Street in Switzerland named after Roger Federer
- India-born Reuben brothers top UK rich list
Science & Technology:
- Sahapedia, India’s first open source encyclopedia to the Art and culture is now live
- FB launches Hindi transliteration on Android
- Philips launches smart voice recorder SpeechAir
Sports:
- London Marathon: Jemima Sumgong & Eliud Kipchoge win elite races
- Rower Dattu Bhokanal qualifies for Rio Olympics
- Wrestler Sandeep Tomar (57 kg) books berth for Rio Olympics
- Mairaj wins India’s first skeet medal at a shooting World Cup
- Rafael Nadal wins Barcelona Open to equal clay-court record
- Garcia-Mladenovic defeated Sania-Hingis to win Stuttgart Grand Prix tournament in Germany
- Russia defeated China to win gold at World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
Obituaries:
- The influential Congolese musician Papa Wemba has died aged 66 after collapsing during a concert
