Current Affairs 26th October 2016

Current Affairs 26th October 2016

National News:

• Govt to invest Rs 1 lakh crore to boost road, inland water transport in Assam
• Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) will meet in New Delhi
• Three day Navy Commanders’ Conference begins

International News:

• Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha began his six-day visit to Russia
• India ranked among top 100 generous countries
• The first cross-border transaction between banks using multiple blockchain applications has taken place

New Appointment :

• Bilal Nazki appointed as chairperson of J&K Human Rights Commission

Banking :

• Arun Jaitley launched the SMS alert service for Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) for salaried class
• 57 Borrowers Owe Banks 85000 cr
• Bank of America unveils AI-powered ‘personal finance’ bot

Awards:

• Portugal’s Renato Sanches wins 2016 European Golden Boy Award
• Six Indian films have bagged eight major nominations in the 10th edition of Asia Pacific Screen awards this year
• World Bank award for Almatti dam
• Indian Army team wins gold medal in gruelling Cambrian Patrol exercise
• Deepika Padukone to present at MTV Europe Music Awards

Science & Tech: 

• Microsoft to hike UK enterprise prices starting January 2017

Sports: 

• Karate is Now an Olympic Sport
• US robots beat Australian rivals in football championship
• Guwahati 5th Venue to Get FIFA Approval
• G Balakrishna, Bengaluru water tanker driver, crowned Mr Asia 2016

Obituary: 

• Former President Jorge Batlle, one of Uruguay’s most important politicians of the 20th century has died