Current Affairs 31st 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.
National News:
- Jaitley launches ‘Make in India’ conference in Sydney
- Manohar Parrikar flags off India’s first indigenous Sonar Dome
- Union Government launched Innovative Entrepreneurship & Skill Development Programme of MANAS
- Modi reaches Brussels for India-EU summit
- Rajasthan village votes to become liquor-free
- Government launches e-CGHS cards, GIS-enabled HMIS application
- Railways to upgrade passenger amenities at 400 stations
- Uber launches bike service in Gurgaon
- Madhya Pradesh to join National Agri Market Platform
International News:
- Islam as state religion of Bangladesh
- Myanmar lifts emergency in Rakhine after four years
- UNICEF launches “Unfairy Tales” of refugee and migrant children
- Fourth Nuclear Security Summit -2016 to begin in Washington DC in March 31st
New Appointments:
- Myanmar’s Hiten Kyaw sworn in as president
- Shah Rukh Khan to continue as Dish TV’s brand ambassador
- Former RBI Deputy Governor Rakesh Mohan will join its board as an independent director in Nestle India.
Banking & Business:
- Bharat Bank ties up with Chillr to make payments easier
- RBI cancelled Certificate of Registration of 22 NBFCs
- RBI, Sri Lanka Central Bank Sign Currency Swap Pact
- LIC increases stake in IDBI Bank to 14.37%
- RBI tweaks rules for interest rates on loans
- Inoperative PF a/c to earn interest from April 1
- Vijaya Bank to get Rs 220 crore capital infusion from government
- Sweden bank partners with TCS for digital transformation
- Snapdeal’s FreeCharge Partners With Payment Gateway CCAvenue
- India ranks third in financial Trojan infections
- Supreme Court allows SEBI to sell Sahara properties
- Delhi number 1 Indian destination: TripAdvisor
Awards & Honours:
- P.Susheela enters into Guiness book of Records
Sports:
- Virat Kohli becomes No.1 T20 Batsman, India also No.1
- British motorbike racer Guy Martin set a new world record of riding inside the world’s biggest wall of death.
- UK crew creates Atlantic Ocean rowing record
- Switzerland to host world’s 1st cyborg Olympics
- K Darshini, a six-year-old from Coimbatore, has been inducted into the Asia book of Records after setting a new Asian record in speed skating in the under-seven category
Science & Technology:
- Volcano erupts in South Alaska
- Twitter update allows adding image descriptions
- NASA to send fungi to ISS in quest of new drugs
- Government plans to allow landline calls from WhatsApp
- Paytm may acquire stake in Yatra.com
- China launched 22nd BeiDou navigation satellite
