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NEWS UPDATE 20th April 2016

NEWS UPDATE 20th 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:

  • PM Narendra Modi inaugurates superspeciality hospital in Jammu and Kashmir’s Katra District
  • Railways to allow ticket cancellation over phone
  • Maneka Gandhi inaugurates Regional Conference of North Eastern States on Child Adoption
  • Dr. Mahesh Sharma releases Commemorative Coin and Circulation Coin on Tatya Tope on his Martyr Day
  • Shri Piyush Goyal Releases Report of Technical Committee on Large Scale Integration of Renewable Energy
  • New Centre for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies launched in New Delhi
  • Uttar Pradesh tops in Public Private Partnership project investments: Study
  • Maharashtra to ban new  Marathwada sugar mills for 5 yrs
  • Haryana launches online registration of firms
  • Hologram, barcode must on liquor bottles in Maharashtra
  • Beti Bachao Beti Padho Scheme extended to 61 more districts with low child sex ratio
  • Science Express -Climate Action Special Train to be in Gujarat for 18 days from April 20

International News:

  • 14th meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China held in Moscow
  • First-ever Investment Framework for Nutrition and Call for Immediate Action launched by global leaders
  • 13th Islamic Summit Conference concluded in Istanbul
  • World Bank, UNICEF established alliance to promote Early Childhood Development programme
  • EU approves anti-terror plan to collect air passenger information
  • India, Afghanistan and Iran finalize draft of Chabahar Trilateral Agreement
  • Ecuador quake toll climbs over 400, damage put at billions of dollars

New Appointments:

  • Former Pakistan cricket team captain, Inzamam-ul-Haq has been appointed as the chairman of the senior selection committee of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
  • Indian Railways Finance Corporation (IRFC) appoints lead managers JP Morgan, Deutsche, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Standard chart and SBI Caps for offshore Masala Bonds issue



Banking & Business:

  • Morgan Stanley downgrades Bank of Baroda and ICICI Bank
  • RBI tweaks norms on Bank fraud provision
  • Panasonic, US-based AES to install India’s first energy storage project in Haryana
  • Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC )To Form JV With Neyveli Lignite For Raghunathpur Plant
  • Flipkart ties up with Godrej Interio for Furniture Vertical
  • JK Tyres acquires Cavendish Industries for Rs 2200 crore
  • Tribunal sets aside Rs258 crore airline fine
  • Government relaxes norms for partial PF withdrawal
  • Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) sticks to auctioning all spectrums in 700MHz band

Awards & Honours:

  • President Pranab Mukherjee presents Hindi Sevi Samman for 2012-14
  • Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams bag top honours at Laureus World Sports awards

Science & Technology:

  • RJio brings high-speed subsea cable network to India
  • Three new primate species found in Madagasca
  • IIT Delhi researcher developed Novel device for sepsis diagnosis
  • Uber temporarily suspends surge pricing in New Delhi

Sports:

  • International Hockey Federation (FIH) announces new structure of int’l hockey events from 2019
  • Former England opener Robert Key retires from professional cricket
  • After historic Olympics qualification, Dipa wins gold in vaults

Obituaries:

  • A pioneer of salsa music Ismael Quintana passed away in US
  • Tributes poured for Emmy-winning actress Doris Roberts, the star of US sitcom “Everybody Loves Raymond,” who has died aged 90.

 

 



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