Current Affairs 8th 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 World Health Day, a global health awareness day, is celebrated worldwide under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO) on April 7 every year.
- he Election Commission (EC) has lifted the ban on Kerala’s free rice supply scheme ahead of the Assembly elections in the state.
- National Summit on Family Planning 2016 concluded in New Delhi
- SCs, STs to get full fee waiver in IITs: Reports
- Low cost and environment-friendly solar lighting device, Solar Jyoti, launched
- IIT annual fees hiked from 90k to 2 lakh
- Thirty three-year-old C Devi is the first transgender person to contest in Tamil Nadu’s assembly elections.
- Coimbatore duo work for waste-free city
- Punjab King’s statue to be installed in France
- Maharashtra permits two-wheeler rentals
- Odisha Government launched Adarsh Vidyalaya project
- Foundation stone laid for first Horticulture University in Haryana
- Karnataka 1st to curb surge pricing by cab firms
- NITI Aayog moots tax breaks for electronics manufacturing, plan’s to dent China’s clout
- Government to launch two schemes to provide farm pumps, fans
International News:
- Myanmar Parliament approves new post for Suu Kyi
- South Africa Prez Zuma survives impeachment vote
- Libyan self-declared government steps down
- Tigers declared functionally extinct in Cambodia
- UNESCO adopted two new recommendations on Education and Training
- SIPRI released Trends in world military expenditure, 2015 report
- International Conference on Zero held in Paris
- WHO released Global Report on Diabetes
New Appointments:
- The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)announced the appointment of CP Gurnani as its Chairman for 2016-2017.
- Iceland ruling coalition named Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson as the Prime Minister of the country.
- Vietnam’s new Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has been formally voted in by parliament
- Ashwani Prashara to be HR chief of Reliance Industries’ hydrocarbon business
- 32-year-old cricketer from Porbandar Oman’s captain
Banking & Business:
- NABARD FY17 borrowing estimated at Rs 50k cr
- India less prone to external shocks: Moody’s
- Mercedes-Benz India records highest ever sales
- FreeCharge to enable payments for e-rickshaws
- BHEL reports highest-ever project commissioning
Awards & Honours:
- PM Narendra Modi still topper among the Indian middle class: ET-TNS survey
- Nita Ambani most powerful businesswoman in Asia: Forbes
Sports:
- India beat Japan 2-1 in Sultan Azlan Shah opener
- Indian men won Asian Nations Cup Chess tournament
Science & Technology:
- Facebook adds dedicated video section to its app
- China launched SJ-10 retrievable space science probe
Obituaries:
- American country music legend Merle Haggard has died of pneumonia on his 79th birthday.
