Current Affairs 26th April 2017
NATIONAL:
- Govt sees Sukma Naxal attack as challenge, no one will be spared: Rajnath Singh
- Double-decker AC train to be launched on high-density routes
- CBSE scraps marks moderation policy
- In a first, Uttarakhand deploys drones to monitor forest fires
- UP govt to approve short-term permits for mining through e-tendering
- BPL/DPL income revised in Haryana
- India becomes world’s fifth largest military spender
- Vice Prez Hamid Ansari to meet top leadership of Armenia today
- Punjab launches crusade for strict implementation of PC & PNDT act
- Indian warships arrive in France on three day visit
- Mumbai: BEST changes colour of its two buses from red to white
- Maharashtra CM demands increase in import duty of tur
- UID numbers for cows to curb cattle trafficking: Centre to SC
- Haryana: Ballabhgarh renamed as Balramgarh
- Central university for Divyangs to be set up in Uttar Pradesh
- Punjab CM gives nod to Anti-Terror Squad to break militant-gangster nexus instate’s jails
- India’s first sea ropeway to connect Mumbai & Elephanta Island
INTERNATIONAL
- Trump wants to send men to Mars
- Saudi Arabia King’s son Prince Khaled appointed as US Envoy
- Pakistan’s Gwadar port leased to China Overseas Port Holding Company for 40years
- Netanyahu threatens to cancel German FM meeting over NGOs
- Nations team up to protect ancient heritage from terrorism
BANKING NEWS
- Bad loans issue not ‘insurmountable’ for India: Jaitley
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- BSNL launches commercial operation of 4G plus Wifi services in Hyderabad
- Telcos to bleed this fiscal as well due to Jio, says Crisil
AWARDS AND HONOURS :
- Legendary filmmaker Kasinathuni Viswanath wins Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2016
- Top environmental activist Prafulla Samantara selected for Goldman Environmental Prize from Asia region
SPORTS NEWS:
- 101-year-old Man Kaur bags gold in 100m event at World Masters Games
- Younis Khan becomes first Pakistani to reach 10,000 runs
- Indian shot putter Manpreet Kaur bags Gold at Asian Grand Prix Meet in China
- Rafael Nadal wins Monte Carlo Masters Men’s Singles title
