Current Affairs 26th March 2016
Daily Current affairs Latest News Updates about the National, International and Miscellaneous events were listed here for the candidates preparing for various competitive exams.
National News:
- March 25, the International Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade celebrated
- Union Cabinet approved India’s accession to the Ashgabat Agreement
- Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has been named in Fortune magazine’s ‘World’s 50 Greatest Leaders’ list, topped by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
- Himachal Pradesh to have electric buses under FAME scheme
- The Maharashtra government has declared drought in 12,000 villages across Vidarbha
- India and France sign MoU for construction of six nuclear reactors at Jaitapur
- Cabinet gives nod for MOU between India and UAE to mobilise long-term investment
- Swachh Bharat rankings: Rashtrapati Bhavan among the cleanest buildings
- 110 villages in Chhattisgarh declared ‘open defecation Free
- PM Modi, Sania Mirza among contenders for TIME’s Most Influential people
- Mehbooba Mufti elected PDP legislature party leader
- 23 women in Fortune’s 50 Greatest Leaders list
International News:
- India overtakes China in direct investment by US
- Russia approves ONGC’s $1.3 bn Vankor stake deal
- Bill to include India in APEC introduced in US
- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic sentenced to 40-year imprisonment
- US Navy Tug USS Conestoga wreck discovered after 95 Years
- Iran President Rowhani arrives in Pak today on two-day visit
- Pope washes feet of refugees for Easter ritual
- Beijing allows 2nd child for remarried couples
- RTI bill presented in Sri Lankan Parliament
Banking & Business:
- Lakshmi Vilas Bank ties up with NBHC for collateral management & warehousing
- RuPay to launch Credit Cards in September
- Banks in Dakshina Kannada achieve 54,403-cr business until December
- RJio launch may be pushed to December
- BBIN motor vehicles pact implementation delayed to 2017
- Tech Mahindra opens new delivery centre in France
Sports:
- Shane Watson to quit international cricket after World T20
- NDMC freezes Delhi Golf Club’s Bank Account
- Dyslexic girl to take part in Homeless Soccer WC
Science & Technology:
- Scientists at CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) Lucknow have identified that a compound called ‘L-Menthol’ derived from Mentha plant, popularly known as mint, can also be used in anti-cancer drugs.
- Asia most exposed to disasters, Africa most vulnerable: Study
- Tata Steel agrees to sell two plants in Scotland
- ISRO established GIRI Radar System at Tirupati
- Renewable energy saw $286 bn investment in 2015
- Google announces Cloud Machine Learning platform
- Microsoft shuts Artificial Intelligence Robot – Tay
- Google Chrome tool strikes out abusive words
Obituaries:
- Football legend Johan Cryuff passes away
- US actor Garry Shandling, who influenced a generation of comedians with his Emmy winning TV series, ‘It’s Garry Shandling’s Show’, has died aged 66.
- The famous story telling ‘Kadhaprasangam’ artist and Malayalam Actor V D Rajappan died at the age of 70.
- Malayalam actor Jishnu Raghavan Alingkil, who had been battling cancer for almost two years, passed away at a private hospital in Kochi, Kerala
