Current Affairs 4th May 2016
National News:
- Swachh Bharat Mission funds released in Punjab to achieve clean India Mission
- Madhya Pradesh High Court terms reservation in promotions in the State as unconstitutional
- Government launches MICE initiative for upgradation of tourism sector
- India third largest e-learning market: Coursera
- Government to monitor illegal mining via satellite
- Supreme Court banned all diesel cabs in NCR-Delhi from May 1
- Indian Railways signed MoU with Haryana & Punjab to plant trees alongside Railway Track
- Over hundred villages electrified last week under Gram Jyoti Yojna
- Telangana to set up Spices Park in Nizamabad
- Kaleshwaram irrigation project launched in Telangana
- Supreme Court appointed RM Lodha-panel to reform Medical Council of India
International News:
- 80 countries to attend World Humanitarian Summit
- Craig Wright revealed as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto
- ISIS developing Google-style driverless cars for attacks
- Japan announces $7 billion plan to develop Mekong region
New Appointments:
- Rohit Sharma Signs as Brand Ambassador forHublot Watches
- Vijay Mallya resigns from Rajya Sabha
- Practo hires former InMobi CFO Manish Dugar
- Indian American Sikh woman, Harmeet Kaur Dhillon, elected to key Republican position
- Sachin becomes Rio Olympics Goodwill Ambassador
Banking & Business:
- SBI lowers lending rates by 5 bps to 9.15%
- Australia central bank cuts rates to record low
- IMF retains India growth forecast at 7.5% for 2016-17
- Apollo Hospitals signs MoU with Osler Health for research in chronic disease
- Zone Startups to launch accelerator for women entrepreneurs
- Reliance Defence gets 15 new defence licences
- Dell-EMC merger to be called Dell Technologies
- Realty firms to build IT-SEZ in Pune with 1k crore
- Uber lets Chinese users pay via Alipay globally
Awards & Honours:
- Dharmendra, Jeetendra felicitated by Maharashtra NavNirman Sena(MNS)
- Vardy named Football Writers’ Player of the Year
- BCCI nominates Virat Kohli for Khel Ratna award
Books & Authors:
- Pavithra Ramesh released her debut novel named No Time to Pause, which is the story about a girl who, for want of privacy and independence goes to college in a different city.
Science & Technology:
- Amazon surprises with new reef system
Sports:
- Leicester City crowned Premier League champions
- India earn two Olympic weightlifting berths
- UK man creates 122 m freedive record on 1 breath
Obituaries:
- Former J&K Congress minister Romesh Sharma passes away
