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:
Government announces third round of Gold Bond Scheme
Uttar Pradesh Assembly passed UP Revenue Code (Amendment) Bill 2016 replacing an ordinance
Government to digitally connect all Post Offices in rural areas by March 2017
India denies visa to members of US religious commission
Alappuzha Backwaters To Get India’s First Solar Ferry
SAC sets up panel on regularisation of casual labourers
Government Proposes 10 Member Kashmiri Pandit Panel
International News:
Japan signs pact to supply defence equipment to Philippines
UN human rights experts urged US to increase efforts to address water contamination in Flint
Newly Appointed:
Sunil Sabharwal took charge as Alternate Executive Director at IMF
CII Tamil Nadu State Council gets new chairman
Banking & Business:
Reliance Brands Ltd Sign Pact with Kate Spade & Co
Amazon India Announces ‘Women only’ Delivery Hubs
Delhi- Biggest Smartphone Market in India
Flipkart launches Commerce Advertising Platform
Siemens board approves sale of healthcare unit for Rs. 3,050 cr
RBI has come out with a draft regulatory framework for new kind of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC)
Sports:
The International Hockey Federation (FIH), has promoted Hockey India national-level umpire Nepoleon Singh as the International Outdoor Umpire.
The Mumbai under-23 team clinched the Col CK Nayudu Trophy by defeating Madhya Pradesh at the Holkar Stadium, Indore.
The Indian shooter JituRai today won win GOLD in the 50m Pistol Men final at the International Shooting Sports Federation( ISSF) World Cup in Bangkok.
Science and Technology:
Long-term aspirin use linked to lower risk for certain cancers
New breast cancer drug that slows tumour growth
Climate change may kill half million people by 2050
Obituaries:
Founder director of Pune-based National Film Archive of India, P K Nair, passed away today after a brief illness. He was 86.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma passed away today following a heart attack. The 68-year-old was suffering from a brief illness.
