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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