Current Affairs 27th April 2016

The World Intellectual Property Day 2016 was on 26 April 2016 observed across the world with the theme Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined
World Immunization Week 2016 is being organised across the globe between 24 April and 30 April 2016.
Heart of Asia (HoA) conference begins today in New Delhi. The conference is with the objective of bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan and speeding up its reconstruction with a focus on enhancing investment and connectivity to the country.
Army Commanders Conference begins in New Delhi
India lays foundation for final phase of Housing Project in Central and Uva Provinces of Sri Lanka
Nomadic Elephant- 2016: 11th Indo-Mongolia joint military training exercise commence
Lok Sabha passed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2016
INS Karmuk Corvette participated in Indo-Thai Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)
Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) becomes first e-office among power utilities in India
Panic button mandatory for phones from ’17
National Emergency Response System to be launched soon
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified Mumbai as the noisiest city in the country, followed by Delhi, Chennai, and Bengaluru.
The Department of Health and Family Welfare introduced a new polio vaccine, Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (IPV), in Chandigarh.

Congress Leader Anand Sharma and Eight other members take affirmation of allegiance in Rajya Sabha
Olympic medallist boxer Mary Kom and BJP leader Subramanian Swamy took oath as members of the Rajya Sabha.

Punjab based Capital Local Area Bank – First small finance bank starts operations
India’s second largest private insurer, HDFC Standard Life Insurance has tied up with Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltdfor a corporate agency agreement.
Motorola has announced a special Virat Kohli-themed variant of its Moto G Turbo Edition smartphone.

Tennis player Andy Murray’s Cromlix hotel in Perthshire, Scotland was awarded the most luxurious hotel of the year for the second consecutive time at the Scottish Hotel Awards.
Self-proclaimed godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan, who turned to acting and filmmaking with his films ‘MSG: The Messenger’ and ‘MSG 2’, was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation’s Award.

Countdown for launch of navigation satellite IRNSS-1G begins
China’s first security robot “AnBot” unveiled at the ongoing China Chongqing Hi-Tech Fair .
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Sun Pharma join hands for research in preventive health
NASA launches X-plane program for green aviation

India will be hosting the 2018 Commonwealth Judo Championships in Jaipur, besides organising the Asian Cadet and Asian Junior Judo Championships in September in Kerala this year.
Bengaluru FC crowned 2016 I-League champions
Mohun Bagan and Jeje Lalpekhlua named FPAI Player of the Year
Juventus clinch fifth successive Serie A title
Government to provide Rs 1 lakh per month to Rio-bound athletes