Current Affairs 30th April 2016

Current Affairs 30th April 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National News:

• India, Papua New Guinea sign four agreements
• India extended 1-billion dollar Line of Credit to Mongolia
• 10% quota for economically backward in Gujarat
• Nagaland’s Kohima declared ‘smoke-free city’
• Border Security Force  to unveil tallest national flag near Attari-Wagh Border
• PM Modi’s wax statue unveiled at Madame Tussauds
• Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh Govt implement NFSA across state
• PM Modi to launch solar powered boats at Assi ghat in Varanasi
• Election Commission launches mobile app for Kerala Assembly polls
• Goa government to classify ‘Feni’ as ‘Heritage Spirit’
• Ski India opens new amusement park in Delhi
• Rajya Sabha passed the Industries (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015
• NITI Aayog launched urban management programme for capacity building of states and urban local bodies
• Installation of Solar Power Plant set up at Central State Farm at Jetsar, Rajasthan

International News:

• US announces over $86 mn in aid to South Sudan
• Marvel and Cartoon Network park to open in Dubai
• Pakistan, China begin joint production of fighter jet
• SpaceX lands its 1st military contract for $83mn
• Nepal invites Modi, Xi for Buddha Jayanti function
• China developed world’s first graphene electronic paper

New Appointments:

• Indian academician Radha Kumar appointed to United Nations’ University Council
• South Sudan rebel chief Riek Machar made Vice President
• Senior IPS officer Surender Kumar Bhagat appointed as DG of Railways Protection Force
• Jayasuriya recalled as Sri Lanka’s cricket chief selector
• Symantec CEO Michael Brown to step down
• Google has hired former Motorola CEO Rick Osterloh to lead the company’s new hardware division
• Charles Borromeo resigned from Tata Steel Sports Department

Banking & Business:

• Banks have to report foreign contribution to NGO’s within 48 hours
• Development Bank of Singapore(DBS) Bank launches mobile-only bank
• Indra Nooyi, Satya Nadella, Bhavesh Patel among highest paid CEOs in world
• Tata Power commissions 44 MW Lahori wind farm project

Awards & Honours:

• Indian Institute of Management Calcutta Acquires EQUIS Accreditation
• Mongolia confers highest civilian honour on two Indians
• Swat activist Tabassum Adnan wins 2016 Nelson Mandela Award

Books & Authors:

• Blood on my Hands: Confessions of Staged Encounters by Kishalay Bhattacharjee

Science & Technology:

• China successfully launched Kunpeng-1B Sounding Rocket
• Apple launches 4 healthcare apps under CareKit
• India’s very own GPS is ready with seventh navigation satellite launch
• Infosys launches artificial intelligence platform
• Samsung beats Apple to emerge as leader in India’s premium smartphone segment
• New Tesla Model S Becomes the First Electric Car to Run More Than 300 Miles on a Single Charge
• Amazon pips Snapdeal to become India’s 2nd largest online marketplace after Flipkart

Sports:

• India 3rd in worldwide dope violation in new WADA report
• TVS Racing signs up first woman rider Shreya Sunder Iyer
• Garima wins gold at Commonwealth Judo C’ship
• South Korean Olympians to wear mosquito repellent uniform at Rio Olympics