Current Affairs 26th April 2016

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