Current Affairs 28th April 2016
National News:
- President embarks on two-nation tour to Papua New Guinea and New Zealand
- Dr. Mahesh Sharma launches NMA’S online web portal ‘NOAPS’ to facilitate single window clearance
- First Human Milk Bank in Delhi-NCR launched
- Mumbai: Missed call service launched for local train updates
- Delhi government discontinues bus service for MPs
- Lok Sabha passed Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016
- Income Tax department to pay interest on Tax Deducted at Source(TDS) refund
- Smart city website for Jalandhar city launched
- Goa Lokayukta to be sworn-in tomorrow
- Startup India launched to build strong eco-system for nurturing innovation: Heptulla
- Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) aims to make Aadhaar as identifier to settle PF claim
- Indian officials plan Japan visit to take forward Rs 98,000-crore Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project
International News:
- Saudi Arabia unveiled Vision 2030 cutting reliance on oil
- Bangladesh Cabinet approved draft of Supreme Court Judge (Investigation Act) 2016
- Rowling’s 1st film script ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’ to be released as book
- Venezuela orders two-day working week for public sector workers
- India, Sri Lanka to start negotiations on Economic and Technological Cooperation Agreement(ETCA)
- North Korea to hold first party congress in nearly 40 years
- Nelson Mandela statue unveiled in Palestine
- Taiwan finds 4,800-year-old fossil of mother cradling baby
New Appointments:
- The Tibetan government-in-exile today re-elected Lobsang Sangey as the Prime Minister for a second consecutive term.
- Ashok Lavasa to be next expenditure secretary
Banking & Business:
- NABARD lent 1000 crore rupees to Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (HSWC) for wheat procurement
- BPCL gets green nod for Rs 694 crore LPG project in West Bengal
- Uber partners with Election Commission in Tamilnadu
- Cadbury inaugurates largest Asia-Pacific facility in India
- Videocon d2h Ties Up With Vodafone M-pesa
- Natekar first non-cricketer added to CCI’s Legends Club
- Isuzu opens 1st manufacturing facility in India
Awards & Honours:
- Indian Institute of Technology Scholar K Ashok Kumar wins International Award on Plant Nutrition
- Hollywood Actor George Clooney awards new humanitarian prize to Burundi Orphanage Founder
- New Zealand’s $5 bill named best banknote of ’15
- RedInk award for T N Ninan
Sports:
- Riyad Mahrez became first African footballer to win PFA Player of the Year
Obituaries:
- Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Founder Amanullah Khan dead at 82
