Current Affairs 5th April 2017
NATIONAL:
- K Prithika Yashini of TN becomes India’s first transgender Sub-Inspector
- Holy festival Rama Navami celebrated across the country
- CDS of salary implemented by IAF for its Air Warriors, Civilian employees
- 5 day Namami Brahmaputra festival begins in Assam
- Polythene products of below 50 microns banned by J&K
- Proposal for buying Barak missiles for Indian Navy set cleared by Centre
INTERNATIONAL:
- Aleksandar Vucic Prime Minister of Serbia elected as country’s President
- Trump signs resolution scrapping internet privacy rules
- New US H-1B visa states Computer programmer not as specialist
- Defence pact formalized between Canada, Ukraine
BANKING NEWS:
- Proposal on introducing Rs.200 notes cleared by RBI
- SBI cuts lending rates by 0.15%
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- Researchers discovered Europe’s first cave fish
AGREEMENTS:
- MoUs worth Rs.2.3 lakh crore signed between Indian, and Malaysian firms
- Agreements signed by Tripura with MoP for robust power distribution system
APPOINTMENTS:
- Geeta Johari appointed as new DGP of Gujarat
- BP Kanungo sworn in as RBI Deputy Governor
- Ram Bilas Sharma education minister of Haryana nominated as ACKFI Chairman
- Mahesh Kumar Jain appointed as MD and CEO of IDBI bank
SPORTS NEWS:
- Dhoni becomes one-day CEO of Gulf oil India company
- Malaysia Open Badminton tournament starts at Kuching in Sarawak
OBITUARY:
- Famous Hindustani classical vocalist Kishori Amonkar passes away at age 84
