Current Affairs 30th August 2016
National News:
- The Tourism Ministers of BRICS countries will meet in Madhya Pradesh’s temple city Khajuraho for a two-day long conference from September 1
- Govt may relax ‘creamy layer’ norms for OBCs
- India has been ranked 77th among the 171 countries in the 2016 World Risk Index (WRI)
- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has launched the Centre’s UJALA scheme in the state with the distribution of LED bulbs to the people
- President Pranab Mukherjee to present national sports awards at Rashtrapati Bhawan- 4 Khel Ratnas awarded in a year for the first time
- HRD Minister Javadekar inaugurates IIT-Dharwad
- President re-promulgates Ordinance to amend Enemy Property Act
- Maharashtra legislature to ratify GST Constitution Amendment Bill
International News:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held bilateral talks with Myanmar President Htin Kyaw, assuring him that 1.25 billion Indians will always stand by Myanmar as partners and friends
- India, US targeting trade worth $500 bn
- North Korea warns US over ‘deliberate provocations’
- China launches state-owned aircraft engine maker
- Turkish army kills 35 civilians in Syria
- Russia lifts ban on charter flights to Turkey
- China starts cargo train service to Russia
New Appointments:
- Usain Bolt was appointed as ‘Chief Speed Officer’ by Digicel
Banking:
- ‘RBI, Sebi should intervene to stop SBI merger’
Business & Economy:
- Big Bazaar’s e-commerce platform to shut down
- Tata launches research alliance with global institutes
- Bharti Airtel cuts 3G and 4G prices by up to 80%
- LIC to fill posts for 2 MDs, yet to name chairman
- Morgan Stanley sees 40 million users of Reliance Jio next fiscal
Obituary:
- Russian journalist Alexander Shchetinin who has been critical of President Vladimir Putin was found shot in the head in his apartment in Kiev
Science and Technology:
- NASA ends year long Mars simulation on Hawaii
- Indian startup to launch smartphone at Rs.501
Sports:
- Former hockey players protest, demands Bharat Ratna for Major Dhyan Chand
- Rain ruins Final T-20 international between India, West Indies
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