NEWS UPDATE 18th April 2016

NEWS UPDATE 18th April 2016

Daily Current News Updates about the National and International events were listed here. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other competitive exams can use this.

National News:

• Manohar Parrikar arrives in Shanghai on first visit to China
• Government to allow Pakistan Hindus to buy property, open bank accounts
• India, Iran hold delegation-level talks
• Government to increase minimum wages to 10k per month for contract labourers
• Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will launch free Wi-Fi service at Bhubaneswar railway station
• Indian Railways use drones to assess project
• Maharashtra got highest new project announcements: Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE)
• Department of Personnel and Training decides against scrapping Pensions Act 1871

• Government to Launch ‘Twitter Seva’ for Startups on April 21

International News:

• 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Ecuador, at least 77 killed
• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan sign Letter of Intent
• Cuban President proposes age limit for leaders
• Netherlands asks Nitish to preserve Collectorate
• France President Francois Hollande promises €100 million to Lebanon
• Pope Francis takes 12 Muslim refugees to Vatican
• World’s 1st legal Pastafarian wedding concludes

New Appointments:

• GoDaddy’s CTO Elissa Murphy resigns to join Google

Banking & Business:

• 17 major oil producing countries to meet in Doha
• Tata Steel launches internal carpooling platform

Awards & Honours:

• T N Ninan gets Mumbai Press Club’s lifetime achievement award:
• New York Mayor declares April 14 as ‘Bindeshwar Pathak Day’

Science & Technology:

• FB testing News Feed with multiple news sections
• China unveils new humanoid robot ‘Jia Jia’
• Hubble telescope captures dwarf galaxy Leo A
• Machine turns organic waste to compost in 24 hrs
• Engineers create tech to double Wi-Fi speed
• Google Hangouts lets users send video on Android
• Apple makes unique iPad Pro for charity auction

Sports:

• Inzamam-ul-Haq resigns as Afghanistan coach
• India finish 2nd in Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
• Monte Carlo Masters: Andy Murray defeated in three sets by Rafael Nadal
• Paddlers Sharath Kamal, Mouma Das qualify for Rio Olympics
• Rosberg takes pole at Chinese GP; Hamilton last