Current Affairs 4th April 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:
- PM Modi announces to set up 24×7 call center for Indian workers engaged in foreign countries
- India all set to host Asia-Pacific remote sensing symposium
- India to ratify COP 21 global climate agreement on April 22
- Mehbooba Mufti to be sworn in as first woman Chief Minister of J&K on Monday
- President Pranab Mukherjee inked Ordinance on Uttarakhand expenditure
- “Vidyut PRAVAH” App for common people to demand power
- India ranked 6th in top 10 largest manufacturers list: UN report
- Government to halve Christian Couples’ separation time
- I-T dept launches tax calculator on website
- Australia approves Adani Group’s coal mining leases
- Andaman Nicobar gets semi-submarine ocean safari
International News:
- Greece passes asylum law needed for migrant deal
- PM Modi discusses bilateral links with Justin Trudeau
- Gen Tran Dai Quang sworn in as Vietnam President
New Appointments:
- Shubhdarshini Tripathi appointed as Ambassador to Jordan
- Masakui appointed as Ambassador to Zimbabwe
- Nandini Singla appointed as Ambassador to Portugal
- Satender Kumar concurrently accredited as the next High Commissioner of India to Barbados
Banking & Business:
- DCB Bank starts India’s first Aadhaar-based ATM
- SBI makes it easy with ‘State Bank of India NO Queue’ app
- Cigarette production halted over health warnings
- Reliance Industries launches e-fashion portal Ajio
- Persistent acquires San Jose-based Genwi
- HCL Technologies to acquire Geometric’s business
Sports:
- Shiva Thapa wins Silver medal at Asian/Oceania Qualifying event in China
- Australia pacer Clint McKay announces retirement from international cricket
Science & Technology:
- Reusable Blue Origin rocket makes third successful vertical landing
Obituaries:
- Actor Larry Drake died from rare cancer
