Current Affairs 29th March 2016

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Current Affairs 29th 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.

News

National News:

  • Common Yoga protocol revealed for 2nd International day of Yoga
  • West Bengal tops small savings schemes collection in FY15
  • Gujarat to set up nation’s first Organic Farming University
  • Haryana Cabinet approves Jat reservation bil
  • Parrikar inaugurates Def Expo 2016 at Goa
  • Government notifies fresh recruitment norms for SFIO posts
  • IISER-Tirupati gets new logo
  • Himachal Pradesh govt releases Sixth Economic Census report

International News:

  • Taiwan Nationalist Party selected its first female leader
  • Pakistan and Iran aim to boost trade to $5 billion
  • Iran to boost missile program after new US ban
  • Magnitude 4.8 quake strikes off Mexico
  • Nawaz Sharif to attend nuclear security summit in U.S
  • UNEP released Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2016
  • Syrian Army recaptured historic city of Palmyra from Islamic State
  • World Bank to provide loan to Jordan for creating jobs for Syrian refugees

Banking & Business:

  • TATA motors to supply 619 HMV’S to Indian Army
  • Tata Motors signs follow-on order with army
  • Dr Reddy’s ties up with US firm to develop drug
  • Tata Sons to raise stake in AirAsia to 49%




Awards & Honours:

  • Dhirubhai Ambani to be given Padma Vibhushan award posthumously

Sports:

  • California Chrome lands world’s richest horse race
  • Kohli registers most T20I M-o-M awards in a year
  • Saina, Anupam Kher conferred 2016 Padma awards
  • Romanian team jerseys to feature math equations
  • Zaheer Khan appointed Delhi Daredevils captain
  • 15-yr-old creates backward skating world record

Science & Technology:

  • Google releases 360° video of its data center
  • Baidu uses maps data to predict crowd gatherings
  • Scientists go on globe-spanning research mission

Obituaries:

  • Belgium’s cyclist dies after collision with motorbike during race