Current Affairs 6th September 2016

The Rajasthan High Court becomes 4^th state to launch the e-stamp facility in its Jodhpur and Jaipur benches simultaneously
Lt Governor Kiran Bedi has launched ‘Shramdaan movement’ as part of Swachh Bharat and Swachh Puducherry initiative at a remote village
The Bombay high court ruled that “merely watching a pirated copy of a film is not a punishable under copyright act
Mobile access scheme for remote areas soon
State-owned petroleum companies will hold the nation’s first international conference on cooking gas at Bhubaneswar in Odisha
Roadside Cafe Street in Agra by the end of 2016

Scientists have discovered a ghost snake a new species of elusive, pale grey reptiles dwelling in Madagascar. The named it madagascarophislolo which means ghost in Malagasy
Sri Lankan Prime minister Ranil Wickremsinghe inaugurated the 69th session of WHO (World Health Organisation) Regional committee meeting at Colombo

Kerala appoints Sachin as brand ambassador for anti-liquor campaign
Sakshi Malik appointed wrestling director of Rohtak University
Mukund Chaudhari took over as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of MOIL Ltd on 1 September 2016, a miniratna company
Dr. Urjit Patel has assumed charge as the 24th Governor of Reserve Bank, succeeding Raghuram Rajan whose three-year tenure ended on 4^th September 2016

3000 crore funded by World Bank to tamilnadu for irrigation tanks
SBI hopes to kick off merger of its associates as well as Bharatiya Mahila Bank with itself by October-end and try to complete the process by March next, making it the 45th largest lender globally in terms of assets

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Action movie star Jackie chan to be given an honorary academy award for his extraordinary achievement in film
Sonitpur district of Assam has been selected for the ‘Saakshar Bharat Award’ in recognition of its efforts in implementation of the SB programme, according to a National Literacy Mission Authority (NLMA) letter to the state government
Kalanithi Maran Top Paid Indian Exec At 71.47 Crore
The Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), Malappuram, has won the Unesco Confucius Prize for Literacy

Scientists have named a small maroon & gold fish species after the U.S. President Barack Obama.

Sikki & Pranaav clinch Brazil Open Grand Prix title
Olympic gold-medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra announced his retirement from shooting
Nico Rosberg wins Italian grand prix
Serena Williams sets women’s record of 307 victories in grand slams