Current Affairs 6th October 2016
National News:
- Cabinet approves amendment bill related to HIV/AIDS
- CCEA gives nod to acquisition of 11 per cent stake in Russian oil company
- PM to visit Lucknow to celebrate Dusshera
- Odisha: NHRC seeks report on ration denial to HIV positive orphans
International News:
- India – Singapore Finance Dialogue
- Prime Minister holds bilateral meeting with Sri Lankan counterpart in New Delhi
- Myanmar scraps stringent emergency law
- France becomes first country to ban plastic cups and plates
New Appointments :
- Major General Nilendra Kumar is appointed new Additional Director General NCC Directorate, Jammu and Kashmir
Banking:
- India’s GDP growth to remain strong at 7.6% in 2016, 7.7% in 2017, says World Bank
Business & Economy :
- Master Card launches ‘selfie pay’ app in Europe
Sports:
- Pakistan debarred from Kabaddi World Cup 2016
Awards:
- Nayanjot Lahiri wins 2016 John F Richards Prize
- Jean-Pierre Sauvage, J Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L Feringa won 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Former ISRO chief U R Rao becomes first Indian to be inducted into IAF Hall of Fame
- Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowships and awards for the Year-2015 presented
Obituaries:
- Noted Kerala artist Yusuf Arakkal dies at 71
- Dhoni’s friend who taught him helicopter shot died at 32
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