Current Affairs 7th April 2016

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:

The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) 2016 was observed across the world on 6 April 2016.
Government allows culling of monkeys in Shimla
Thane gets toll free number over water crisis
Madhukar Gupta committee constituted to suggest ways to strengthen security alongIndo-Pak border
Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship launched Transnational Skill Standards
India fourth country with highest Downadup malware attacks
Union Minister Gangwar inaugurates three mega projects in Nagaland
OneRyder launches bike taxi service in Delhi
ECoR becomes largest freight loading railway zone

International News:

UN Agencies publicized “Global Report on Urban Health”
Dubai to deploy drones to catch people littering
Iceland’s PM resigns over Panama Papers row
American becomes Japan’s 1st paid foreign ninja
Myanmar Parliament approved Bill to grant PM-like role to Aung San Suu Kyi
US Senate unanimously approves Defend Trade Secrets Bill
China bans most imports of North Korean goods over nuclear, missile tests
UN chief praises Indian peacekeepers’ commitment, discipline
Bernie Sanders, Ted Cruz win Wisconsin presidential primaries

New Appointments:

Dominica’s Patricia Scotland has taken over as the first woman Secretary-General of the 53-member Commonwealth, succeeding India’s Kamalesh Sharma.

Banking & Business:

SBI declares Chhagan Bhujbal, family members as willful defaulters
Ola introduce e-rickshaws on its platform
HP unveils world’s thinnest laptop
Snapdeal launches donation program ‘Sunshine’
HAL posts highest yearly turnover at 16.5k cr
MCL emerges top coal producer in FY 201
Jackie Chan gets wax statue in Jaipur
Paytm piloting service to deliver goods via Flipkart’s logistics arm Ekart
Future Group acquires FabFurnish

Sports:

Luis Figo to launch Indian Premier Futsal League
Asia’s biggest hockey tournament to celebrate its Silver Jubilee

Science & Technology:

Google launches Android Auto in India
New planet with triple-star system found
ISRO, NASA to jointly launch satellite to study earthquakes and their patterns
WhatsApp rolls out full encryption for its users
Researchers developed world’s smallest diode
Indian scientists developed eco-friendly nanotechnology for water purification

Obituaries:

Myneni Hari Prasad Rao, considered the Father or Architect of the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS), died in Chennai due to old age ailments. He was 88.