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Union Government re-appointed Dr Urjit R Patel, as

Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), for
a second three-year term. Patel is the fourth deputy
governor and the other three are HR Khan, R Gandhi
and SS Mundra.
Devender Kumar Sikri was appointed as Chairman of
fair-trade regulator Competition Commission of
India (CCI). He succeeds Ashok Chawla.
Amitabh Kant was appointed as the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of NITI Aayog.
Dr Achyuta Samanta was elected as the General
President of the 105th Indian Science Congress
Association.
Filippo Grandi took over as the new High
Commissioner for the United Nations Refugee
Agency.
Former Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur
was sworn in as the eight Chief Information
Commissioner.
Senior revenue service officer Atulesh Jindal was
appointed chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes.
Noted environmentalist Ravi Chellam took charge as
the Executive Director of Greenpeace India.
Additional Secretary of Home Affairs, Sailesh was
appointed as the Registrar General and Census
Commissioner of India.
Moldovan parliament appointed Pavel Filip as the
Prime Minister.
Economist Paul Kaba Thieba was named as the
Prime Minister of Burkina Faso.
Arunima Sinha, the amputee mountaineer who set a
record by climbing the Mount Everest conquered
Mount Aconcagua in Argentina.
Indias Dinesh Sharma was elected to the 12-member
board of directors of the China-sponsored Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). It is the first
Board of Directors of AIIB in which 57 nations are
founding members including India.
Opposition candidate of Democratic Progressive
Party Tsai Ing-wen won a landslide victory in
Taiwan's presidential election, making her the
island's first female president.
Giorgi Kvirikashvili was elected as the Prime
Minister of Georgia.
Atul Sobti took charge as Chairman and Managing
Director (CMD) of state-owned power equipment
maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited.
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17. Gautam H Bambawale was appointed as the High

Commissioner of India to the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan.
18. Senior IAS officer Pawan Kumar Agarwal was
appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of food
regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of
India (FSSAI).
19. BJP suspended its Darbhanga MP Kirti Azad, who has
been making public statements that there was
corruption in the Delhi and District Cricket
Association (DDCA) when Union Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley was heading it.
20. Actor Sanjay Dutt, serving the remainder of his fiveyear term in Yerwada jail in Pune, is set to walk free
on February 27, nearly 103 days before the end of
his term, on account of good conduct.
21. Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New
Delhi after conclusion of his official visit to Russia,
Afghanistan and Pakistan.
22. The Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram
Rajan was felicitated with the Central Banker of the
Year Award (Global and Asia Pacific) for 2016.
23. Former Indian Wicket-Keeper Syed Kirmani was
awarded with the 2015 Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime
Achievement Award. On the other hand, Test
captain Virat Kohli bagged the Polly Umrigar Trophy
for Cricketer of the Year in the BCCI awards.

24. British writer Kate Atkinson won the novel-of-theyear prize at Britain's Costa Book Awards 2015 for
the second time in three years.
25. Eminent Gujarati litterateur Raghuveer Chaudhary
was selected for the 51st Jnanpith award for his
contribution to the Indian literature.
26. Person of Indian Origin Rahul Thakkar was named as
one of winners of the Scientific and Technical
Awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences, famously called Oscar Awards.

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27. Bollywood actress and former Miss World, Priyanka

Chopra, has won the Favourite Actress in a New TV
series award at the Peoples Choice Awards 2016 in
Los Angeles, for her leading role in American TV
thriller series Quantico.
28. Indian
author
Anuradha
Roy
won
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prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for
her novel Sleeping on Jupiter at the Galle Literary
Festival in Sri Lanka.
29. David Beckham was presented with the Danny Kaye
Humanitarian Leadership Award at the sixth biennial
UNICEF Ball in Los Angeles.
30. Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Rajasthan won the
award of the world's best hotel at the Travellers'
Choice award organised by TripAdvisor.
31. The Nati folk dance of Kullu district of Himachal
Pradesh was listed in the Guinness Book of World
Records as the largest folk dance in the world.
32. Employees Provident Fund Organization won
the National Award on e-Governance 2015-16 for
launching the Universal Account Number (UAN).
33. Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaiks Santa Claus sculpture
found a place in Limca Book of World Records.
Pattnaik claimed that he had created a 45 feet high
sand Santa Claus at Puri beach.
34. The Union Government decided to institute a new
award category under the National Film Awards
titled The Most Film Friendly State/UT.
35. Sikkim was declared as the first organic farming
state of India.
36. Kerala became the first state in the country to
achieve 100 percent primary education.
37. The 20th National Youth Festival was inaugurated by
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin
Gadkari at Rajyostav Sthal in Naya Raipur,
Chhattisgarh to mark the National Youth Day.
38. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti
Mohammad Sayeed passed away at the AIIMS
hospital in New Delhi.
39. Ex-Chief Justice of India Sarosh Homi Kapadia passed
away.
40. Legendary dancer and Padma Bhushan recipient
Mrinalini Sarabhai passed away.
41. Former Maharashtra health minister and Senior
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dr Daulatrao
Aher died.
42. Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and
former Sikkim Governor Ventrapragada Rama Rao
passed away.
43. Mohammed Abdul Rahim Qureshi, Assistant General
Secretary and Spokesman of All India Muslim
Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), died.
44. Bollywood actor Rajesh Vivek Upadhyay died due to
a heart attack in Hyderabad.
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45. Lieutenant General Jacob-Farj-Rafael Jacob (retired),

hero of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and former
Governor of Goa and Punjab, died on 13 January
2016 after prolonged illness in New Delhi. He was
92.
46. Noted Hindi writer and journalist Ravindra Kalia
passed away.
47. Maria Teresa de Filippis, the first woman to compete
in a world championship Formula One grand prix,
passed away.
48. Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, winner of an
Oscar for Steven Spielbergs Close Encounters of the
Third Kind, passed away on 1 January 2016 in
California, United States.
49. Veteran Communist Party of India (CPI) leader
Ardhendu Bhushan Bardhan passed away.
50. Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole passed away.
51. Ian Murdock, best known for founding one of the
world's best known Linux distributions, passed
away.
52. Veteran British character actor Alan Rickman, known
for his memorable portrayal of screen villains, has
died.
53. General Om Prakash Malhotra, former Punjab
Governor and ex-Chief of Army, passed away.
54. Veteran Indian actress Sadhana Shivdasani died on
25 December 2015 in Mumbai, Maharashtra after a
brief illness.
55. INSEAD, one of the world's leading and largest
graduate business schools, on 19 January 2016
launched the Global Talent Competitiveness Index
(GTCI) 2015-16. It was released in Davos,
Switzerland on the sidelines of the 46th annual
summit of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The
report measured the ability of 109 countries, across
the globe, to compete for talent and was prepared
with the theme Talent Attraction and International
Mobility. Among the 109 countries surveyed, the
countries that ranked high in global talent
competitiveness were- Switzerland (1), Singapore
(2), Luxembourg (3), the USA (4) and Denmark (5)
Compared to its 78th rank in the 2014-15 report,
India slipped 11 places to rank 89th in the GTCI
2015-16.
56. Oxfam released a report titled An Economy for the
1%. The report analysed growing trends of
concentration of wealth across the world and
suggested remedies to correct the anomaly.
57. The World Tourism Organization released the World
Tourism Barometer, which reviewed trends in
tourism at the regional and global level for 2015 and
enumerated prospects for 2016.
58. The World Bank released a report titled World
Development Report 2016. In relation to India, the

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authors of the report that included Kaushik Basu,

Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of World
Bank appreciated the Aadhaar scheme as it saved 1
billion US dollars by bringing down corruption.
The 21-member committee was constituted by the
SEBI in March 2015 under the chairmanship of N R
Narayan Murthy, co-founder of Infosys, to suggest
measures for development of the alternative
investment funds (AIFs) and startup eco-system in
the country.
Union Ministry of Finance released the draft report
of Justice R V Easwar (Retd) Committee to simplify
the provisions of Income-tax Act, 1961.
The Union Ministry of Finance released the report of
the Committee on Revisiting and Revitalising Public
Private Partnership (PPP) Model.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries released the 2015 OPEC World Oil Outlook
(WOO).

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63. Union Government formed a five-member high level

committee to monitor the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High
Speed Corridor (bullet train project). The committee
will be headed by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind
Panagariya.
64. Department of Posts formed a one-man committee to
study issues related to Gramin Dak Sevaks including
wage structure and service conditions. The panel will
be headed by Kamlesh Chandra.
65. Union Government constituted Shyam Benegal
Committee for holistic interpretation of the
provisions of the Cinematograph Act, 1952.
66. Conference of Quadrilateral Coordination Group
(QCG) on Afghan Peace and Reconciliation process
was held in Islamabad on 11 January 2016.
67. The Indian Space Research Organization and Kuwait
Institute of Scientific Research signed a
Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in
the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful
purposes.
68. The Union Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval for
signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
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between Airports Authority of India and Singapore

Cooperation Enterprise in Civil Aviation.
The Civil Aviation Ministry gave clearance for four
greenfield airports. The three airports will be located
in Andhra Pradesh and one international airport at
Dholera, Gujarat.
The Union Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval for
the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between
India and United Kingdom on cooperation in
governance reforms.
Operation Green Hunt, an all-out offensive by Indias
paramilitary forces and the state's forces against the
Naxalites came in news on 8 January 2016.
The term River Information System (RIS) was in
news in the first week of January 2016 as the Union
Ministry of Shipping is set to launch the system for
Inland Waterways in the country.
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel inaugurated
the 28th edition of International Kite Festival at
Sabarmati River front in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi approved the New Crop Insurance
Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to boost
the agricultural sector. Farmers will pay a uniform
premium of only 2 percent for all Kharif crops and
1.5% for all Rabi crops. In case of annual commercial
and horticultural crops, farmers will pay a premium
of only 5 percent.
The Union Government and World Bank signed the
Financing Agreement for World Bank (IDA)
assistance of 250 million US dollars for Bihar Kosi
Basin Development Project.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave its
approval for setting up over 5000 MW of GridConnected Solar PV Power Projects on build, own
and operate basis. The work will be implemented by
Solar Power Developers (SPDs) with Viability Gap
Funding (VGF) under Batch-lV of Phase-ll of
the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
(JNNSM).
The Union Cabinet approved amendments in Power
Tariff Policy to ensure 24X7 affordable power for all.
The amendments aim at promoting clean energy,
better regulation of discoms and faster rollout of
investments.
The Union Government decided to rollout a LPG-like
direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme for kerosene.
The scheme will be started from 1 April 2016.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Start-up
India initiative to augment startup ecosystem in the
country. Prime Minister also unveiled Start-up India,
Stand-up India Action Plan. A separate fund will be
created with 10000 crore rupees corpus for
development and growth of innovation driven
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enterprises. It will be 2500 crore rupees a year for

four years. Profits of Start-up units will be made taxfree for 3 years and there will be a moratorium on
labour inspections for the first 3 years of operations.
Capital gains tax to be exempted for venture capital
investments. New scheme will be launched to
provide Intellectual Property Rights protection to
start-ups and new firms. A new mobile app to enable
start-ups to register themselves within a day and a
portal to apply for clearances online will be
operation from 1 April 2016.
The Coast Guards of India and Japan conducted their
15th joint exercise off the coast of Chennai.
DRDO successfully test-fired Nag anti-tank missile at
the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan. The test
was conducted during a night trial to validate the
enhanced 4-km range capability of Imaging-Infrared
seeker, which guides the missile to the target after its
launch.
DRDO successfully test fired the new PenetrationCum Blast (PCB) and Thermobaric (TB) Ammunition
tank at Chandipur, Odisha. This was specially
designed for Arjun Main Battle Tank (MBT).
India and France started their eight-day counterterrorism and counter-insurgency joint exercise
Shakti-2016 in Rajasthan.
Long Range Surface-to-Air Missile (LRSAM), the
missile co-developed by India and Israel, was
successfully test-fired on 30 December 2015 on the
Western Sea Board.
Indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR)
air-to-air missile, Astra, was successfully test fired.
The test was conducted by the Indian Air Force off
the coast of Odisha near the Integrated Test Range
(ITR), Balasore.
Amament Research and Development Establishment
successfully test-fired Pinaka II multi barrel rocket
launcher System.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book
titled The Z Factor: My Journey as the Wrong Man at
the Right Time in New Delhi. The book is the
autobiography of the promoter of Essel/ Zee Group
Subhash Chandra.
The book titled Jawaharlal Nehru and The Indian
Polity in Perspective was released by the Vice
President
of
India
Hamid
Ansari
at
Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book titled
MARU BHARAT SARU BHARAT (My India Noble
India)
written
by
Jain
Acharya
Ratnasundersuriswarji Maharaj.
The book Go Set a Watchman written by Harper Lee
was in news as it topped the 2015 US bestseller list.

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91. President Pranab Mukherjee promulgated the

Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation)
Ordinance, 2016 to make amendments to the Enemy
Property Act, 1968.
92. Several heavily armed terrorists belonging to Jaish-eMohammed, an Islamist militant group, on 2 January
2016 attacked Pathankot Air Force Station, part of
the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force
(IAF).
93. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has decided to
deploy about 300 women commandos for
undertaking anti-Naxal operations in select Leftwing Extremism-affected states.
94. The world's largest blue star sapphire that weighs
1404.49 carats was discovered in a mine in Sri
Lanka.
95. The French soldiers will march down the Rajpath on
Republic Day along with Indian troops in the
presence of President Francois Hollande. Hollande is
the Chief
Guest
for
26
January
2016 celebrations. This is the first time that a foreign
army will participate in the 26th January Parade,
since 1950.
96. The Union Government merged the Ministry of
Overseas Indian Affairs with the Ministry of External
Affairs.
97. The Union Government allowed the conduct of the
traditional bull-taming sports, Jallikattu, in Tamil
Nadu.
98. Union Government launched the Phase-I of the River
Information System of India in New Delhi. The
Phase-I of the RIS was launched on the SagarFarakka stretch of National Waterway-1 on River
Ganges to facilitate safe and accurate navigation.
99. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh approved the 33
percent posts at constable level to be filled up by
women.
100. The Union Government granted Infrastructure Status
to the Shipyard Industry in a bid to ease its financial
stress.
101. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
approved development of the six laning of
Aurangabad- Bihar/Jharkhand Border- BarwaAdda
section on National Highway-2 in Bihar and
Jharkhand.
102. The National Institution for Transforming India
(NITI) Aayog announced that it collaborated with the
IDFC Bank Ltd to conduct an enterprise survey of
manufacturing firms.
103. French President Francois Hollande declared a state
of economic and social emergency to redefine
countrys economic and social model.
104. The World Health Organisation declared West Africa
free from Ebola outbreak.

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105. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services notified

revised petition fees for H-1B and L-1 visas. As per
the revision, the petitioners must submit an
additional fee of 4000 US dollars for certain H-1B
visas and 4500 US dollars for certain L-1A and L-1B
visas.
106. The Somnath Temple Trust is all set to become
Gujarats first temple to deposit its idle gold in the
Gold Monetisation Scheme as its trustees including
Prime Minister Narendra Modi have given their nod
to invest the yellow metal reserves in the scheme.
The trust has around 35 kg of gold and will deposit
the gold which is not in day-to-day use of the temple.
107. The union government is working on issuing a
unique identification number Unorganised Workers
Identification Number (U-WIN card) for the
workforce engaged in unorganised sector to facilitate
them to access social schemes and benefits.
108. Government decided to implement stricter emission
norms of Bharat Stage (BS) VI from April 1, 2020 by
skipping BS-V altogether. At present, BS IV norms are
followed in parts of India and by April 1, 2017.
109. Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Sikkim as
the first organic state in the country.
110. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India extended
the last date for submission of comments on its
paper on differential data pricing to January 7 from
December 30.
111. The regulation that mobile phone users be paid a
compensation of Rs. 1 for every call dropped, up to a
maximum of three calls a day, will come into effect
from January 1, TRAI Chairman R.S. Sharma said.
112. Urging lawmakers to legalise betting in cricket for all
except cricket players, officials and administrators,
the Supreme Court-appointed Justice R.M. Lodha
Committee report said that government servants and
ministers should be banned from holding posts in
the BCCI.
113. A friendship bus service between India and Nepal via
Champawat in Uttarakhand resumed after a gap of
27 years.
114. Dharavi in Mumbai is to get the worlds first slum
museum, organisers said.
115. Twenty cities will be selected on January 26, 2016
and become the first lot of cities on their way
towards being Smart. The remaining 77 applicantcities will go back to the drawing board to enhance
their potential and plan better to qualify in the next
phase of selection.
116. The Government of Haryana in association with the
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is all set to
unfold The Happening Haryana Global Investors
Summit 2016 slated to be held at Gurgaon on March
7 and 8, 2016.
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117. Indias grid-connected solar power generation

capacity has crossed the 5,000 MW mark, with
Rajasthan on top with 1,264.35 MW capacity
followed by Gujarat.
118. Government is targetting to reach the 50-crore
internet subscribers mark in the next 6-7 months,
besides installing 2,500 wi-fi hotspots at 256 places
by the next fiscal, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar
Prasad said.
119. To reduce the number of vexatious and malicious
complaints the government has decided to
encourage the complainants to mention their
Aadhaar card numbers while filing grievances on
governance-related matters through an online
platform.
120. Passengers travelling in trains will now have the
option of enjoying food prepared by some womens
self help groups as Indian Railway Catering and
Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is planning to tie up
with them to enhance its e-catering portfolio.
121. A committee headed by former finance secretary
Vijay Kelkar that reviewed the public-private
partnership (PPP) model for infrastructure projects
has recommended several measures for easy
financing of these.

122. Uttar Pradesh is implementing the food security law

from 1st January 2016.
123. The Centre tabled the Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Bill, 2015 in the Lok Sabha.
124. The Rajya Sabha cleared the Juvenile Justice
(Amendment) Bill, 2015, lowering the age of a legally
defined juvenile from 18 to 16 in the case of heinous
crimes.
125. Beginning 2017, thermal power plants across India
will have to cut particulate matter emissions by as
much as 40 per cent and reduce their water
consumption by nearly a third, according to rules
notified by the Union Ministry of Environment and
Forests and Climate Change.

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126. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced that

from January 1, all police stations in Maharashtra
will start registering First Information Reports
(FIRs) online and the complainant will get a copy of
the complaint on WhatsApp, along with a SMS
confirming the filing.
127. A plot of land for India to build its first naval base in
the Indian Ocean region has been allocated by the
Seychelles government in the Assumption Island.
128. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India sent a
reminder to Reliance Communications (RCom) to
submit details about its proposed Facebook Free
Basics service, as the operator had failed to meet an
earlier commitment to share details with the
regulator by December 9.
129. India needs a new Parliament building as the current
one is in great distress, according to Lok Sabha
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan in a proposal to the
Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD).
130. The Centre announced Rs. 5083 crore as financial
assistance to the drought hit States of Maharashtra
and Madhya Pradesh.
131. The Supreme Court decided to hear in open court the
separate petitions filed by the CBI and the family
members of the 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy victims to
review its judgment allowing real estate magnates
Gopal and Sushil Ansal to get off by paying a fine of
Rs. 60 crore for negligence leading to the death of 59
people in the incident.
132. Wipros billionaire Chairman Azim Hashim Premji
(70) has been ranked the most generous Indian for
the third consecutive year by Hurun India
Philanthropy List 2015, which was released.
133. The Supreme Court asked the Centre and public
sector banking authorities to consider providing
reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes employees in promotion to officers ranks at
all levels.
134. Lalu Prasad is set to be re-elected president of the
Rashtriya Janata Dal for the ninth consecutive time,
with no other leaders filing nominations for the post.
135. The government has issued challans to 14
construction sites of the Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation (DMRC) and 42 major construction
projects of various authorities, including private
builders, for violating dust control measures.
136. After a gap of years, dogs of the Indian Army trained
for bomb disposal and counter-insurgency, will
march on the Rajpath as part of the Republic Day
parade on January 26.
137. Investigating agencies are in the process of
producing messages posted by individuals on
Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms
as evidence in court against those arrested for
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supporting or joining the Islamic State (IS) or any

other terrorist outfit.
138. Delhi High Court held that private unaided schools
functioning from the land allotted to them by the
Delhi Development Authority (DDA) cannot increase
their fees without prior sanction of the government.
139. The Department of Posts (DoP) plans to open 1,000
ATMs and bring all 25,000 departmental post offices
under core banking system by March this year.
140. The Reserve Bank has fixed the public issue price at
Rs 2,600 per gram for the sovereign gold bonds.
Applications for the bonds will be accepted for five
days beginning January 18 to 22. Aimed at providing
an alternative to buying physical gold, the gold bond
scheme will offer investors an interest rate of 2.75
per cent and a choice to buy bonds worth 2 grams of
gold, up to a maximum of 500 grams.
141. Countrys retail payment platform NPCI and CSC
eGov have jointly launched Aadhaar enabled
payment system that will facilitate government
entitlements such as NREGA as well as old age
pension.
142. Cabinet approved Rs 8,000- crore funds that will
stand guarantee for loans to new ventures and also
announced Stand up India scheme for credit
facilities to SC, ST and women entrepreneurs at
lower rates. While the Rs 3,000 crore MUDRA Credit
Guarantee Fund (CGF) will act as hedge against
default of Rs 50,000 to Rs 10 lakh loan extended to
small entrepreneurs, the Rs 5,000 crore Stand Up
India CGF will stand guarantee for Rs 10 lakh to Rs 1
crore loans to be provided to least 2.5 lakh SC/ST
and women.
143. State Bank of India will raise up to Rs.12,000 crore
by issuing bonds that are Basel-III complaint.
144. Entities that received in-principle approval for
setting up payments banks and small finance banks
can join any payment system only after getting the
final licence, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said.
145. Government has said that the Reserve Bank of India
would continue to regulate MFIs registered as nonbanking finance companies with the central bank.
MFIs will not be regulated by the Micro Units
Development and Refinance Agency (MUDRA) Bank,
as proposed by the finance ministry earlier.
146. India Post, which was among the eleven applicants to
have received approval from RBI for payment banks
in August, will start its service by March 2017.
147. ICICI Bank will partner FINO PayTech to foray into
the payments bank space. RBI regulations also
mandate 51 per cent of the equity of the payments
bank should be with domestic entities, In FINO
PayTech, about 70 per cent stake is with foreign
entities.

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148. State Bank of India unveiled a dedicated advisory

services branch for startups and wealth management
service for high net worth individuals.
149. The Reserve Bank of India released the Report of the
Committee headed by RBI Executive Director Deepak
Mohanty on Medium-term Path on Financial
Inclusion.
150. The Reserve Bank of India extended the deadline for
exchanging pre-2005 currency notes of various
denominations by another six months to 30 June
2016.
151. Andhra Bank on 6 January 2016 launched Immediate
Payment Service (IMPS) across all its branches in
association with the National Payments Corporation
of India.
152. RBI imposed monetary penalty of one crore rupees
on State Bank of Travancore for violation of its
instructions.
153. Indias current account deficit may narrow to 0.5 per
cent of GDP in 2016 from 0.7 per cent in 2015 owing
to lower commodity prices, particularly oil.
154. Exports contracted for 13th month in a row in
December 2015 as outward shipments shrank 14.75
per cent to $22.2 billion amid a global demand
slowdown.
155. Wholesale price inflation hit -0.73% in December
retreating from -1.99% recorded in the previous
month but still remaining in the negative zone for 14
months in a row mainly on a spurt in food prices
and an unfavourable base, showed the official data
released.
156. After scaling a five-year-high growth of 9.9% in
October, industrial output contracted 3.2% in
November, its first drop since October 2014.
157. The government said it has mopped up Rs 2,428
crore from 644 taxpayers who have opted for the
one-time black money compliance window under the
Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and
Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015.
158. Nearly 1,200 companies listed on the BSE together
spent one billion dollars or Rs.6,400 crore towards
corporate social responsibility activities in 2014-15,
with majority of funds utilised for education, skills,
health and sanitation sector.
159. India will be the worlds fastest growing large
economy at 7.3 per cent in 2016.
160. Central Board of Direct Taxes decided that quoting of
PAN will be required for transactions of an amount
exceeding Rs. 2 lakh regardless of the mode of
payment from January 1, 2016.
161. Securities and Exchange Board of India has put in
place a new form for ASBA (Application Supported
by Blocked Amount) facility. ASBA facility has

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become mandatory for all categories of investors

applying for a public issue for making payment.
162. The countrys foreign exchange reserves, which were
$350.4 billion as on September 2015, were able to
support imports for 9.8 months, up from 8.9 months
as on end March, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
said in its Half Yearly Report on Management of
Foreign Exchange Reserves.
163. The NDA Government will present Budget 2016-17
in Parliament on February 29.
164. India and Russia decided to expand cooperation in
various sectors as they signed 16 pacts, including on
joint manufacture of 226 military helicopters and
construction of 12 atomic plants with involvement of
local companies in India.
165. China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB) in which India and 56 countries have joined as
founding members was formally opened by
President Xi Jinping. The bank was formally
established in Beijing on December 25, 2015.
166. The IMF kept unchanged its growth forecasts for
India at 7.5% for the next two years.
167. Foreign tourist arrivals last year grew by 4.4 per cent
at 80.16 lakh against 76.79 lakh in 2014.
168. China officially ended its controversial one child
policy. Chinese lawmakers passed a historic decision
allowing all couples to have two children from
January 1.
169. North Korea declared that it had detonated its first
hydrogen bomb.
170. The Union Cabinet approved the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding with Singapore for
operating and maintaining the terminal building of
airports at Jaipur and Ahmedabad.
171. The World Health Organisation declared an end to
the deadliest Ebola outbreak ever after no new cases
emerged in Liberia.
172. The World Bank and the Indian Railways will work
together to create a Railway Development Fund that
will partly finance the $142 billion investment plans
for the core infrastructure sector announced by the
government headed by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
173. The U.S. removed a wide range of sanctions against
Iran after the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) confirmed that Tehran had met its
commitments to roll back its nuclear programme,
under an agreement with China, France, Russia, the
U.K., the U.S. and Germany on July 14 last year.
174. Afghanistan will hold its delayed parliamentary
elections on October 15.
175. Chinas economy grew by 6.9 per cent last year, in
line with the official projection of around 7 per
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176. Sri Lanka began the process to formulate new

constitution.
177. The 14th Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas (PBD) was held on
9 January 2016 in New Delhi.
178. Nepal was elected to the UNICEF executive board,
representing the group of Asia-Pacific countries for
the term 2016-2018.
179. The Union Cabinet gave ex-post facto approval for
signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
among BRICS countries on BRICS Network
University.
180. Saudi Arabias Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir
announced that his country has broken off
diplomatic ties with Iran. The announcement was
made amid a row over the Saudi execution of a
prominent Shia Muslim cleric.
181. The Union Cabinet approved Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) between India and Jordan for
promoting cooperation in the field of information
technology and electronics.

182. Russia's Rostech State Corporation tied up with

Hindustan
Aeronautics
Limited
(HAL)
to
manufacture at least 200 Kamov 226T light
helicopters.
183.
184. WHO declared the end of Ebola virus transmission in
the Republic of Guinea.
185. The 18th Session of the India-Iran Joint Commission
Meeting was held in New Delhi.
186. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated
Afghanistans newly-built Parliament House in
Kabul.
187. Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa
announced that the country has planned to adopt the
Chinese Yuan as legal tender.
188. The Philippines became the first Asian country to
approve the sale of the world's first-ever dengue
vaccine, Dengvaxia.
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189. Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Priyanka Chopra will

replace Aamir Khan as new ambassadors of the
Incredible India campaign to market the country to
tourists abroad.
190. The RBI today said it has received complaints about
notes of Rs 1,000 denomination without the security
thread being in circulation and has asked banks not
to issue them in case these are found.
191. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 20 January
2016 released a book titled The Z Factor: My Journey
as the Wrong Man at the Right Time in New Delhi.
The book is the autobiography of the promoter of
Essel/ Zee Group Subhash Chandra.
192. While the on-screen award categories at the Oscars
this year might be an all-white affair, much to our
disappointment, but India is shining bright at the
Scientific and Technical Awards being given by The
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Rahul
Thakkar of Indian origin has joined the elite list of
Academy Award winners after Bhanu Athaiya,
Satyajit Ray, Resul Pookutty, A.R. Rahman, and
Gulzar, for his contribution to cinema through
groundbreaking design
193. The Union Cabinet on 20 January 2016 gave its expost facto approval for the Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) between India and United
Kingdom on cooperation in governance reforms. The
MoU, which was signed in November 2015, seeks to
extend bilateral cooperation in public administration
and governance reforms.
194. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
on 20 January 2016 gave its approval for setting up
over 5000 MW of Grid-Connected Solar PV Power
Projects on build, own and operate basis.
195. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and
Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (KISR) on 20
January 2016 signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the
exploration and use of outer space for peaceful
purposes.
196. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
on 20 January 2016 released the first report of the
Alternative Investment Policy Advisory Committee
(AIPAC) for comments from the stakeholders. The
21-member committee was constituted by the SEBI
in March 2015, under the chairmanship of N R
Narayan Murthy, to suggest measures for
development of the alternative investment funds
(AIFs) and startup eco-system in the country.
197. The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting
has started in Swiss resort of Davos, Switzerland
with participation of political leaders and business
from around the world. In this edition of WEF

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meeting, the agenda includes the outlook of the

global economy and measures to fight terrorism.
198. Eminent danseuse Mrinalini Sarabhai, wife of the late
Dr Vikram Sarabhai, father of Indias space
programme, passed away here on Thursday
following age-related health complications. She was
97.
199. Three Mi-25 gunship helicopters supplied by India
are to officially join the Afghan Air Force today. The
gunships, delivered at the end of December last year,
have been in the assembly process.
200. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has signed
an interim consultancy agreement with Kerala Rapid
Transit Ltd (KRTL) for the Rs. 6,728-crore 'light
metro' in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode.
201. Uttar Pradesh on 20 January 2016 won its maiden
Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy with a 38-run win over twotime champions Baroda in the final played at the
Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
202. The nineteenth edition of National Conference on eGovernance has begun on 21 January 2016 in
Nagpur, Maharashtra. It was inaugurated by the
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin
Gadkari and the Minister of State for Personnel,
Public Grievances & Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh.
203. Moldovan parliament on 20 January 2016 appointed
Pavel Filip as the Prime Minister. He would be the
third prime minister of Moldova in less than a year.
204. Noted environmentalist Ravi Chellam on 20 January
2016 took charge as the Executive Director of
Greenpeace India, a Non-Government Organisation
(NGO). Chellam succeeds former Executive Director
Samit Aich, who had resigned in June 2015 following
an internal review of the organisation's handling of
two sexual harassment cases.
205. The Nai Manzil scheme was on 20 January 2016
launched for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir.
The scheme was launched for girls in Srinagar in
three institutions- Skill Development Centre,
University of Kashmir and two Madarsas.
206. Senior revenue service officer Atulesh Jindal on 21
January 2016 was appointed chairman of Central
Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Jindal will succeed A K
Jain, who completes his term at the end of January
2016.
207. Italian director Ettore Scola passed away on 19
January 2016 following a prolonged illness in Rome.
208. Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, on 21
January 2016 won the award of the world's best
hotel at the Travellers' Choice award organised by
TripAdvisor. The winners of Travellers' Choice
Award, which entered its 14th year, were
determined on the basis of the reviews and opinions

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collected in a single year from TripAdvisor travellers

worldwide.
209. The Employees Provident Fund Organisation has
won the National Award for e-Governance 2015-16
for its Universal Account Number programme.
210. Deposits in accounts opened under the governments
flagship financial inclusion programme Pradhan
Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) have crossed
the Rs. 30,000 crore mark. As many as 20.38 crore
bank accounts were opened under the PMJDY as on
the January 20, as per the latest data available. These
bank accounts had deposits of Rs. 30,638.29 crore
(about $4.5 billion).
211. Google India and Indian Railways telecom arm
RailTel has launched free Rail Wire Public Wi-Fi
service for railway passengers at the Mumbai Central
Station. This service was launched by Union Railway
Minister Suresh Prabhu.
212. Former Deputy Speaker of Gujarat Assembly and
Social Activist Nirmala Gajwani passed away on 21
January 2016 in Rajkot, Gujarat. She was 87. Gajwani
was a reputed social worker and one of the leading
lights of the Sindhi community in the state.
213. The Union Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and Department of
Telecommunication (DoT) on 22 January 2016
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to
develop and implement National Action Plan for Skill
Development in Telecom Sector.
214. The term BEPS is an acronym of Base Erosion and
Profit Shifting and it was in news in the third week of
January 2016 as India decided to implement these
guidelines.
215. BJP chief Amit Shah became the party President
again today. Top party leaders led by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, a bevy of Union ministers and chief
ministers of BJP-ruled states proposed his name for
the party presidents post during the nomination
process.
216. BJP chief Amit Shah became the party President
again today. Top party leaders led by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, a bevy of Union ministers and chief
ministers of BJP-ruled states proposed his name for
the party presidents post during the nomination
process.
217. Indias digital payment startup company TranServ
has launched countrys first Social Mobile Wallet
named Udio. The digital wallet seeks to address the
gap between real and virtual modes of payment as it
has more social experience.
218. As per recently released United Nations (UN) World
Economic Situation and Prospects 2016 Report,
India will be the fastest growing big economy in the
world in 2016. The report has projected Indias

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growth rate by 7.3 % in the year 2016 and 7.5 % in

2017 slightly up from an earlier estimated 7.2 % rate
in 2015.
219. Mosquito-borne Zika virus has created a panic over
thousands birth defects in the Latin America
countries.
220. Sri Lanka has maintained its high ranking in 2015
human development index (HDI) in the South Asia
Region.
221. 6th National Voters Day (NVD) was observed across
the country on 25 January 2016 by the Election
Commission of India. The theme for the 6th National
Voters Day is Inclusive and Qualitative
Participation.
222. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on 24 January 2016 won
the Presidential election of Portugal. Sousa, a centreright Social Democrats candidate and a former
journalist, won the election by securing 52 percent of
votes.

223. The Andhra Pradesh Government on 22 January

2016 launched Giriputrika Kalyana Pathakam
Scheme to support the tribal women in their quest
for livelihood. The scheme was launched by Andhra
Pradesh Minister for Social Welfare Ravela Kishore
Babu.
224. Eminent Tabla player Pandit Shankar Ghosh passed
away on 22 January 2016 in Kolkata following a
prolonged illness.
225. National award-winning actress Kalpana, who
appeared in 300 films including recent superhit
Charlie, died this morning in Hyderabad due to a
heart attack.
226. Alice Vaidyan has been appointed Chairman and
Managing Director of General Insurance Corporation
of India (GIC Re), the National Reinsurer. She will
hold office till July 31, 2019.
227. Now, LPG users can pay online for their cylinder
refills on the website www.mylpg.in soon after
booking their refill for delivery. This is the latest part
of the online refill booking facilities that the three
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public sector oil marketing companies have

introduced in the past two years.
228. Japan's Izumo Takuto and Hong Kong's Zhu
Chengzhu on 24 January 2016 became champions in
the boys' and girls' categories, respectively, in the
11Even Sports 2015 ITTF World Junior Circuit Finals
at the Abhay Prashal Stadium, Indore, Madhya
Pradesh.
229. India on 24 January 2016 won the first T20 Asia cup
cricket for Blind. In the final clash played at
Jawaharlal Nehru stadium of Kochi, India defeated
Pakistan by 44 runs.
230. Republic Day 2016 was celebrated on 26 January
2016 across the nation. This was the 67th Republic
Day of India. President of France Francois Hollande
was the Chief Guest at 67th Republic Day parade.
231. Manipal Hospitals Bangalore becomes the first
centre in Karnataka for conducting the MRCP
practical assessment of examination skills (PACES)
mock exam in collaboration with UK-based Royal
College of Physicians Federation.
232. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the
President of France Franois Hollande, on 25 January
2016 laid the foundation stone of the International
Solar Alliance (ISA) headquarters in National
Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) in Gwalpahari,
Gurgaon.
233. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the
President of France Franois Hollande, on 25 January
2016 laid the foundation stone of the International
Solar Alliance (ISA) headquarters in National
Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) in Gwalpahari,
Gurgaon. They also inaugurated the interim
Secretariat of the ISA at the same place.
234. Marvin Minsky, the pioneer of artificial intelligence,
died at Bostons Brigham and Womens Hospital due
to cerebral hemorrhage. The mathematician and the
computer scientist died at the age of 88.
235. Veteran Bollywood actress Rekha on 25 January
2016 was honoured with the third Yash Chopra
Memorial Award in Mumbai.
236. A Kerala dentist Sajeev Koshy settled in Melbourne
on 26 January 2016 was honoured with the highest
civilian honour, the Order of Australia. Koshy was
given the award for his service to dentistry in
Victoria, Australia. He was honoured on the Australia
Day Awards 2016, by the Governor General of
Australia.
237. Actor Abe Vigoda, known for his work in The
Godfather and on the television series Barney Miller,
passed away on 26 January 2016 in New Jersey
following natural causes. He was 94. He was best
known for his roles as mobster Tessio in the movie
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238. President Pranab Mukherjee on 26 January 2016

approved the Union Cabinets recommendation for
the imposition of Presidents rule on Arunachal
Pradesh.
239. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on 26
January 2016 announced the winners of its Hockey
Stars awards for 2015. The Netherlands' Robert Van
der Horst and Lidewij Welten won the men's and
women's FIH Player of the Year awards, respectively,
for their performances in 2015.
Goalkeeper of the year (Women) - Joyce Sombroek
(The Netherlands)
Goalkeeper of the year (Men) - David Harte
(Ireland)
Rising Star of the Year (Women) - Lily Owsley
(Great Britain)
Rising Star of the Year (Men) - Chrisopher Rhr
(Germany)
240. The West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul on
22 January 2016 announced his retirement from
international cricket almost 22 years after making
his debut.
241. 150th birth anniversary of great freedom fighter Lala
Lajpat Rai, also known as Punjab Kesri is being
celebrated 28th January 2016. To celebrate this
occasion a state level function has been organised in
Punjab and special event will be held at village Dhudi
Ke, the birth place of Lala Lajpat Rai in Moga district.
242. Ministry of Culture on 28 January 2016 released a
commemorative coin of 150 rupees and a circulation
coin of 10 rupees on Lala Lajpat Rai. The
Commemorative Coin of 150 rupees is made of
Quaternary alloy with diameter of 44 mm and weight
of 35 grams.
243. International Day of Commemoration in memory of
the victims of the Holocaust was observed on 27
January 2016 across the world. The day was
proclaimed so by the United Nations General
Assembly. The theme for the Holocaust
remembrance and education activities in the year
2016 including the Holocaust Memorial Ceremony is
The Holocaust and Human Dignity.
244. The Union Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot on 27 January
2016 launched the National level Job portal
www.disabilityjobs.gov.in
for
Persons
with
Disabilities (PwDs).
245. The Union Cabinet has approved proposal of raising
of 17 Indian Reserve Battalions (IRBs) in Jammu &
Kashmir and 4 Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected
states.
246. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERTIn) has signed cybersecurity agreement with its
counterparts in Malaysia, Singapore and Japan.
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247. Rajasthan Government along with its power

distribution companies (DISCOMS) has signed a MoU
to join UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana)
Scheme.
248. India and Armenia has signed a Protocol to amend
the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Convention
(DTAC) to curb instances of tax evasion. The Protocol
amends the Article on Exchange of Information for
tax in the bilateral DTAC signed between India and
Armenia and has been in existence since September
2004.
249. India has overtaken Thailand as the worlds largest
rice exporter in the year 2015 by shipping
(exporting) 10.23 million tonnes of rice. It was
announced by the Bangkok based Thai Rice
Exporters
Association
Chairman
Charoen
Laodhammatas.
250. United States (US) based software services exporter
Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) has acquired
cloud-based
computing
firm
KBACE
Technologies. This acquisition will help Cognizant to
strength and expands its digital capabilities from its
critical business applications to cloud-based IT
infrastructures.
251. India on 28 January 2016 test fired its indigenouslybuilt surface-to-air Akash missile from complex-3 of
the Integrated Test Range (ITR).at Chandipuri in
Odisha. It was as part of a user trial mission.
252. Aparna Kumar, IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre,
became India's first civil servant to scale Mount
Vinson Massif, the highest peak in the Antarctica. She
hoisted the Tricolour and the flag of the Uttar
Pradesh Police Service on Mount Vinson Massif.
253. Chennupati Jagadish and Jay Chandra, Indian-origin
persons, were on 26 January 2016 honoured with
the Order of Australia, highest civilian honour of
Australia on the occasion of the Australia Day. They
were awarded for their contribution in the fields of
physics, engineering and medicine.
254. Indian lawyer and human rights defender Henri
Tiphagne on 26 January 2016 was selected for the
8th Human Rights Award by Amnesty International
Germany.
255. Australian batsman David Warner on 27 January
2016 defeated captain Steve Smith for the
prestigious Allan Border Medal for 2016.
256. Union Ministry of Urban Development on 28 January
2016 announced the 1st batch of 20 smart cities
from 11 States and Union Territory of Delhi under
the Smart Cities Mission. The 20 cities were selected
through the Smart City Challenge competition that
saw the participation of 1.52 crore citizens from 97
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257. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a

$80-million loan agreement with the Centre to help
continue improving infrastructure in the two NorthEastern cities of Agartala and Aizawl. The loan is the
third tranche of $200-million financing facility under
the North Eastern Region Capital Cities Development
Investment Program.
258. Kerala will host a three-day Nypunyam
International Skill Summit and Skill Fiesta 2016 next
month with a view to bridging the gap between the
job market requirement and the skill level of
available workforce.
259. Iran and Airbus on 28 January 2016 signed two
agreements covering new aircraft orders and a
comprehensive civil aviation co-operation package.
The agreement includes purchase of 118 new Airbus
aircrafts.
260. Gurdeep Singh on 28 January 2016 was appointed as
the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NTPC
Ltd. Singh will be the first person to be appointed to
the top job at a Maharatna company through a
search committee route.
261. Nisid Hajari on 28 January 2016 won the 2016
William E. Colby Award for his book, Midnights
Furies: The Deadly Legacy of Indias Partition. Hajari
will be presented with the award and honorarium at
Norwich University, the USA in April 2016.
262. India on 28 January 2016 test fired its indigenouslybuilt surface-to-air Akash missile from complex-3 of
the Integrated Test Range (ITR).at Chandipuri in
Odisha.
263. Justice Sanjay Mishra was on 28 January 2016
appointed as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh.
264. Punjabs Navneet Kaur on 28 January 2016 won two
gold medals in the 34th Senior National Rowing
Championship at Hussainsagar Lake, Hyderabad. It
was her maiden gold at the countrys highest level in
the senior category.
265. Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis on
29 January 2016 won the 2016 Australian Open title
of tennis in the womens doubles category.
266. Uttar Pradesh became the fourth state to join the
Centres scheme to revive state electricity
distribution utilities on Saturday. The state
government
signed
a
memorandum
of
understanding with the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh
Power Corporation Ltd, the holding company of the
various electricity distribution utilities in the state.
267. Cabinet of Somalia agreed on Election Model
outlined by the Mogadishu Declaration. The
declaration, which was adopted in December 2015,
calls for the electoral process in Somalia to establish
a new, bicameral Federal Parliament in 2016, based
on inclusivity and representation.
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268. Lt Governor of Puducherry launched the MITRA

mobile application to ensure safety and security of
women in the Union Territory. The app was
launched in the presence of the Chief Minister N
Rangasamy in Puducherry.
269. The Dharwad-headquartered Karnataka Vikas
Grameen Bank (KVGB) has set up a separate cell for
monitoring progress under all the governmentsponsored schemes, according to Ashok Reddy,
Chairman of the bank.
270. Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar launched Goa
e-Suvidha Portal, an online project tracking
mechanism to fast track projects.
271. Prince Mahidol Award 2015 was conferred upon
Professor Morton Mower and Sir Michael Marmot for
outstanding achievements in medicine and public
health worldwide.
272. In a bureaucratic reshuffle, the government has
transferred Central Provident Fund Commissioner
KK Jalan as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSME).
273. Amid the high-decibel debate around Net neutrality,
call drops and the upcoming mega spectrum auction,
Telecom Secretary Rakesh Garg was moved to the
low-profile Minority Affairs Ministry, as part of a
bureaucratic reshuffle.
274. Leslie Berland appointed as the Chief Marketing
Officer (CMO) of Twitter Inc, an online social
networking site. Before Berlands appointment, the
marketing operations was overseen by the Twitters
CFO Anthony Noto.
275. Former Army Chief General K V Krishna Rao, who
played a key role in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation
War, died at the military hospital following a cardiac
arrest. He was 92.

276. Angelique Kerber became the first German to win a

Grand Slam title since her childhood idol Steffi Graf
in 1999 when she upset world number one Serena
Williams 6-4 3-6 6-4 to clinch the Australian Open on
Saturday.

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In 6th Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy RBI left the key

repo rate unchanged at 6.75%. Reserve Bank kept
its growth projections for Indian economy
unchanged at 7.4 per cent for the current fiscal, a
tad higher than 7.3 per cent forecast by the World
Bank. Normal monsoon and subdued oil prices are
expected to bring down retail inflation to around 5
per cent by the end of next fiscal.
a. Bank Rate 7.75 % (Unchanged)
b. Cash Reserve Ratio 4 % (Unchanged)
c. Statutory Liquidity Ratio 21.5 % (Unchanged)
d. Repo Rate 6.75 % (Unchanged)
e. Reverse Repo Rate 5.75 % (Unchanged)
f. Marginal Standing Rate 7.75 % (Unchanged)
The Finance Minister of West Bengal Amit Mitra
was named the chairman of the Empowered
Committee of State Finance Ministers on Goods
and Services Tax (GST). Mitra will succeed Kerala
Finance Minister K M Mani who had to resign in
November 2015 over corruption charges.
The Governing Council of TERI appointed Ashok
Chawla, former Finance Secretary to the
Government of India and former Chairman of the
Competition Commission, as its new Chairman.
U.K. Sinha will remain Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) Chairman till March 1, 2017
with the government extending his term by over a
year.
Director General (prisons) Alok Kumar Verma will
replace B.S. Bassi as the Delhi Police Commissioner
on March 1, a top Home Ministry official told.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) on 19 February 2016 selected
Christine Lagarde to serve as IMF Managing
Director for a second five-year term starting on 5
July 2016.
Former Director General of The Energy and
Resources Institute (TERI) Rajendra Kumar
Pachauri was appointed as the Executive ViceChairman of the organisation with the immediate
effect.
Reliance Industries chairman and managing
director (CMD) Mukesh Ambani and Sam Pitroda
were elected to be members of the National
Academy of Engineering (NAE). It is a non-profit
organisation based in the United States of America.

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Army Lieutenant General John Nicholson was

appointed as the commander of the NATO forces in
Afghanistan.
Former chief secretary of Gujarat DJ Pandian was
appointed vice-president and chief investment
officer of the newly-created Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank (AIIB).
The Union Government appointed Jai Kumar Garg
as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Corporation Bank for a period of
three years.
Tamil Nadu Cadre IPS officer Archana
Ramasundram was appointed as the Director
General of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) that
guards India's frontiers with Nepal and Bhutan.
Senior IFS officer Muktesh Kumar Pardeshi was
appointed as Indias Ambassador to Mexico.
Kamlesh Kumar Pandey was appointed as the Chief
Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD)
for a period of three years.
Gurdeep Singh was appointed as the Chairman and
Managing Director (CMD) of NTPC Ltd.
Indias new Permanent Representative to the
United Nations Syed Akbaruddin presented his
credentials to U.N Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Fashion designer Manish Arora was awarded with
the Chevalier de la Legion dHonneur (Knight of
the Legion of Honour), France's highest civilian
honour.
Indo-British filmmaker Asif Kapadia won Grammy
Award for Best Music Film for his documentary
Amy.
Nagaland is changing, But..., a film on conservation
efforts by villagers, won the Golden Beaver Best
Film Award in the institutional category at the 6th
National Science Film Festival and Competition in
Mumbai.
Karnatakas Mobile One project won 2016 Best mGovernment Service Award at the 4th World
Government Summit in Dubai, the UAE.
Manipuri documentary film Phum-Shang bagged
the prestigious Golden Conch Award for the best
documentary film at the 14th Mumbai
International Film Festival for Documentary,
Animation and Short Films (MIFF 2016).
Sarangi maestro Pandit Ram Narayan was selected
for the prestigious Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen
Joshi Classical Music Award for 2015-2016.
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23. Amitabh Harivansh Bachchan was presented with

the lifetime achievement award in New Delhi. He
received the honour at NDTV Indian of the Year
Awards for his contribution to the film industry.
24. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was selected for
the prestigious K Veeramani Award for Social
Justice 2015.
25. Nisid Hajari won the 2016 William E. Colby Award
for his book, Midnights Furies: The Deadly Legacy
of Indias Partition.
26. Veteran wildlife filmmaker Naresh Bedi was
honoured with the V Shantaram Lifetime
Achievement Award at the 14th edition of the
Mumbai International Festival for Documentary,
Short and Animation Films (MIFF 2016).
27. Chennupati Jagadish and Jay Chandra, Indianorigin persons, were honoured with the Order of
Australia, highest civilian honour of Australia on
the occasion of the Australia Day.
28. Indian lawyer and human rights defender Henri
Tiphagne was selected for the 8th Human Rights
Award by Amnesty International Germany.
29. Australian batsman David Warner defeated captain
Steve Smith for the prestigious Allan Border Medal
for 2016.
30. Veteran Bollywood actress Rekha was honoured
with the third Yash Chopra Memorial Award in
Mumbai.
31. President Pranab Mukherjee, awarded Indias
highest peacetime gallantry award Ashoka
Chakra, posthumously to Lance Naik Mohan Nath
Goswami.
32. A Kerala dentist Sajeev Koshy settled in Melbourne
on 26 January 2016 was honoured with the highest
civilian honour, the Order of Australia.
33. Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the
National Bravery Awards to 25 children.
34. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
presented the National Awards for e-Governance
for the year 2015-16 in Nagpur.
35. Person of Indian Origin Rahul Thakkar was named
as one of winners of the Scientific and Technical
Awards given by the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences, famously called Oscar Awards.
36. Bollywood lyricist Sameer Anjaan was officially
recognised by Guinness World Records as the Most
prolific Bollywood lyricist ever who has composed
3524 different songs as of 15 December 2015.
37. Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin
Zayed Al Nahyan on 12 February 2016 concluded
his 3-day visit to India. He is also the deputy
supreme commander of UAE armed forces. He
visited India on invitation of Narendra Modi who

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became the first Prime Minister to visit the UAE

after a gap of 34 years in August 2015.
Vice-President Hamid Ansari concluded his twonation tour to Thailand and Brunei.
French President Francois Hollande visited India
from 24 January to 26 January 2016. He was on a
three-day visit to India as the Chief Guest at India's
67th Republic Day celebrations.
Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird,
passed away on 19 February 2016 in Monroeville,
Alabama, U.S. She was 89.
Veteran Hindustani classical singer Ustad Abdul
Rashid Khan died in Kolkata on 18 February 2016.
He was 107.
The former United Nations Secretary-General
Boutros Boutros-Ghali passed away on 16
February 2016 in Cairo, Egypt. He was 93.
Malayalam's most celebrated contemporary poet
and Jnanpith-winner Ottaplakkal Neelakandan
Velu Kurup passed away.
Leslie Bassett, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer,
passed away in Oakwood, Georgia.
Acclaimed film director Aurobindo Mukherjee
passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Nepals former Prime Minister Sushil Koirala
passed away in Kathmandu, Nepal due to chronic
respiratory problem.
Noted Urdu Poet and well known Bollywood
lyricist Nida Fazli died due to heart attack.
Cartoonist Sudhir Tailang died.

49. Former Lok Sabha Speaker Balram Jakhar passed

away. Jakhar was elected as the Lok Sabha Speaker
for two consecutive terms from 1980 to 1989. He
served as the Union Agriculture Minister in 1991
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50. S.S. Tarapore, former Deputy Governor of the

Reserve Bank of India, passed away in Mumbai.
51. Former Army Chief General Kotikalapudi Venkata
Krishna Rao passed away in New Delhi following a
cardiac arrest.
52. Marvin Minsky, the pioneer of artificial
intelligence, died.
53. Eminent Tabla player Pandit Shankar Ghosh
passed away in Kolkata following a prolonged
illness.
54. Legendary dancer and Padma Bhushan recipient
Mrinalini Sarabhai passed away in Ahmedabad.
55. India ranked 37 out of the 38 economies surveyed
in the 2016 Intellectual Property Index (IPI). The
index was released by the Global Intellectual
Property Centre (GIPC) of the United States
Chamber of Commerce (USCC).
56. Securities and Exchange Board of India released
the first report of the Alternative Investment
Policy Advisory Committee for comments from the
stakeholders. The 21-member committee was
constituted by the SEBI in March 2015 under the
chairmanship of N R Narayan Murthy, co-founder
of Infosys, to suggest measures for development of
the alternative investment funds and startup ecosystem in the country.
57. The 3-day long annual World Government Summit
concluded in Dubai, the UAE.
58. The two-day long 19th National e-governance
Conference with the title Transforming India was
concluded in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
59. The Operation Rahaat came in news in second
week of February 2016 after the Royal Navy of
United Kingdom (UK) presented its desire to
officially study Indias humanitarian rescue
operation in Yemen.
60. Surajkund International Crafts Mela began at
Surajkund in Faridabad, Haryana on 1 February
2016.
61. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Make
in India Week in Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.
The week was launched with the theme design,
innovation and sustainability in order to showcase
India's manufacturing sector potential in the
coming decade.
62. National Arogya Fair concluded successfully on 8
February 2016 at Dehradun in Uttarakhand.
63. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj
inaugurated the Rise of Digital India Exhibition in
Colombo. The exhibition was a part of Sangam The Festival of India in Sri Lanka 2015-16.
64. Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the
President of France Franois Hollande, laid the
foundation stone of the International Solar
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Alliance headquarters in National Institute of Solar

Energy in Gwalpahari, Gurgaon.
Union Cabinet approved Trade Facilitation
Agreement (TFA) of the World Trade Organization
(WTO).
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the
European Union (EU) on 10 February 2016 signed
an agreement to improve cooperation in cyber
defense.
India submitted its Instrument of Ratification of
the Convention of Supplementary Compensation
for Nuclear Damage (CSC), 1997 to International
Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at Vienna,
Austria. The instrument is an important
multilateral treaty relating to liability and
compensation for damage caused by a nuclear
incident.
India and Brunei signed 3 Memorandums of
Understanding (MoUs) to deepen bilateral
cooperation.
India and Afghanistan inked a pact for visa-free
travel by their diplomats.
India and Armenia signed a protocol to amend the
India-Armenia Double Taxation Avoidance
Convention.
India and France inked 16 agreements at the IndiaFrance Business Summit in Chandigarh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the
guidelines for operationalization of the Pradhan
Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana at a farmers convention
in Sherpur village of Madhya Pradesh. The Yojna
will come into force from the 2016 Kharif season
(from June to October in India). It aims at boosting
the agricultural sector of India and envisages a
uniform premium of only 2 percent to be paid by
farmers for Kharif crops, and 1.5 percent for Rabi
crops. The premium for annual commercial and
horticultural crops will be 5 percent.
Prime Minister Modi also presented a trophy of
Krishi Karman Award to Chief Minister Shivraj
Singh Chouhan.
Under the Swachh Survekshan 2016, 73 cities were
surveyed for cleanliness and categorized based on
the marks scored by each of them. Out of the 73
cities, while Mysuru in Karnataka was adjudged as
the cleanest city, Dhanbad in Jharkand was
adjudged as the least clean city.
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat
Prakash Nadda released the National Framework
for Malaria Elimination (NFME) 2016-2030 at New
Delhi.
Union government launched the 24x7 Toll Free
Tourist Infoline in 12 International Languages
including Hindi and English in New Delhi.
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online booking of LPG cylinders.
78. India successfully test fired its indigenously
developed Prithvi-II missile from the Chandipur,
off Odisha coast. As part of a user trial, the missile
with a strike range of 350 km, test was carried out
from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of
the Integrated Test Range (ITR).
79. LAMITYE 2016, the 7th joint military training
exercise between the Indian Army and the
Seychelles Peoples Defence Forces (SPDF) began.
80. The 9th Indo-Nepal Combined Battalion level
Military Training Exercise Surya Kiran commenced
at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
81. International Fleet Review 2016 of the Indian Navy
was concluded along the coast of Visakhapatnam
in Andhra Pradesh.
82. India and China held first joint tactical military
exercise Sino-India 2016. The one-day long
exercise was held in Chusul-Moldo area that is
located along the Line of Actual Control (LoAC) in
the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.
83. India test fired its indigenously-built surface-to-air
Akash missile from complex-3 of the Integrated
Test Range (ITR).at Chandipuri in Odisha.
84. Indian Navy and Myanmar Navy signed Standard
Operating
Procedure
for
India-Myanmar
Coordinated Patrol (IMCOR) at the Tri-Service
Headquarters in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar
Islands.

85. A fiction book titled A Kingdom For His Love was

launched in February 2016 by Amar Chitra Katha
(ACK).
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86. The book titled Nathuram Godse - The Story of an

Assassin authored by Anup Ashok Sardesai was
released.
87. The second volume of memoirs of President
Pranab Mukherjee titled The Turbulent Years
1980-1996 was released.
88. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a
book titled The Z Factor: My Journey as the Wrong
Man at the Right Time in New Delhi. The book is
the autobiography of the promoter of Essel/ Zee
Group Subhash Chandra.
89. The Minister of State (MoS) for Railways Manoj
Sinha released a book titled Objective Railway
Engineering-Track, Works & Others in New Delhi.
90. The place Sonadia Island was in news because, as
per newspaper reports, Bangladesh cancelled
Chinas proposal to develop a deep sea port on the
island that lies in the Bay of Bengal.
91. Ministry of Culture released a commemorative
coin of 150 rupees and a circulation coin of 10
rupees on Lala Lajpat Rai.
92. The United Nations Postal Administration unveiled
a set of six commemorative stamps to promote
UN Free & Equal, a global United Nations campaign
for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)
equality.
93. The Union Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the
National level Job portal www.disabilityjobs.gov.in
for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).
94. The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty
Alleviation sanctioned construction of around
eighty two thousand houses for Economically
Weaker Sections (EWS) in urban areas of 163
cities.
95. The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare decided to set up the National Organic
Farming Research Institute in Sikkim.
96. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the
Paradip Oil Refinery in Odisha. It is Indian Oil
Corporation Limiteds 11th refinery.
97. United States President Barack Obama signed off a
new law imposing new sanctions against North
Korea.
98. Zika virus is transmitted through an Aedes
mosquito, which also causes dengue and
chikungunya. The World Bank Group announced
150 million US dollars in funding to combat Zika
virus in Latin America and the Caribbean.
99. North Korea launched the Kwangmyongsong-4
satellite.
100. Subscribers to employees provident fund will get a
return of 8.8% for the current financial year,

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marginally higher than in the past two years, when

the interest rate was 8.75%.
101. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said that in one
year at-least 100 railway stations across the
country will have Google wi-fi.
102. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar hoisted the
largest tricolour in the country atop the tallest pole
at Pahari Mandir in Ranchi. The flag measures 66
feet in height and 99 feet in width.
103. Former State Election Commissioner Prabhakar
Timble launched a new regional party, Goa
Forward.
104. International Monetary Fund increased Indias
voting rights to 2.6 per cent from the current 2.3
per cent, and Chinas, to six per cent from 3.8, as
per the new division.
105. Sonam Kapoor-starrer Neerja based on real
incidents during the hijacking of the Pan Am Flight
73 at the Karachi airport in 1986, has been banned
in Pakistan allegedly for showing the country in a
poor light.
106. Following protests by students and activist
organisations, Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, executive
vice-chairman and former Director-General of The
Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), was asked
to go on leave from all posts at the organisation.
107. Maharashtra government has roped in actor Aamir
Khan to promote its flagship schemes in the sector
of water and scarcity. The actor is likely to be
associated with the governments Jalyukt Shivar
Abhiyan, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
flagship scheme, to make Maharashtra a droughtfree State by 2019.
108. The National Payments Corporation of India
(NPCI), the umbrella organisation for all retail
payment systems in India, has launched a
hackathon in partnership with software industry
body Indian Software Product Industry Round
Table (iSPIRT). The UPI (Unified Payment
Interface) Hackathon has been launched for
developers to come up with innovative digital
payment products. In April, the NPCI will roll out
UPI, its new payment system, for businesses to
collect money from individuals instantly through
mobile devices. The NPCI has partnered with 29
banks to facilitate payments through UPI. The new
payment interface also adheres to the two-factor
authentication guideline provided by the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI). A customer using UPI will be
able to make payments by providing just a single
identification like his Aadhaar number or a virtual
address.
109. Credit Information Bureau India limited in a bid to
widen its avenues of collecting details of customer
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behaviour, especially on payments, is working on

the concept of securing data related to telecom and
utility services payments, for the purpose of
evaluating first-time borrowers. Cibil is also
planning to roll out a separate vertical for
providing services exclusively to micro finance
institutions (MFIs) by next quarter.
110. Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has
joined a task force of the World Economic Forum
(WEF) to study the future of global financial
system, whose members include bankers and
policymakers from across the world.
111. Disappointing results from State Bank of India,
amid global weakness, dragged the BSE Sensex to
its lowest close on 11 February in 21 months. The
benchmark index posted its biggest single-day fall
since August 24, 2015, slumping 807.07 points, or
3.40 per cent, to 22,951.83 at the close.
112. Reserve Bank of India signed a pact with the
Central Bank of the UAE to enter into a Currency
Swap Agreement, which is aimed at strengthening
economic ties with the Gulf nation.
113. The Supreme Court directed the RBI to provide a
list of companies, which had defaulted bank loans
of over Rs. 500 crore while expressing serious
concern over the rise in bad loans.
114. Indias economic growth is seen at 7.6% for the
current fiscal, the highest since the current
methodology was adopted to compute national
income and compared with 7.2% a year before,
according to the advance estimate released by the
Central Statistics Office, although gross domestic
product (GDP) expanded at a slower pace of 7.3%
in the October-December period against a revised
7.7% in the previous quarter.
115. Wholesale price inflation fell for 15th straight
month in January and touched -0.9 per cent as food
articles, mainly vegetables and pulses, turned
cheaper.
116. Interest rates on most of the small savings
schemes will be reset with effect from April 1. The
move could result in reduction in the rates
between 50 and 100 basis points on small savings
schemes However, the interest rates on social
security schemes Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana,
Senior Citizen Savings Scheme and Monthly
Income Scheme would be left untouched.
117. Retail inflation rose to a 17-month high of 5.69% in
January on dearer food items, rising for the sixth
month.
118. The government has received subscription for
2,790 kg gold amounting to Rs 726 crore under the
second tranche of sovereign gold bond scheme.

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119. The government said it had netted a hefty 900 kg

of idle household and temple gold under the
monetisation scheme and is hopeful that the
number would rise further in future. Gold
Monetisation Scheme: More than 900 kgs gold
mobilised so far.
120. Housing and Urban Development Corporation
(HUDCO) is issuing tax-free bonds with a face
value of Rs.1,000 each in the nature of tax-free,
secured, redeemable, non-convertible debentures.
121. Ahead of the Union Budget, the Modi government
increased the excise duty on petrol by Re. 1 a litre
and Rs. 1.50 on diesel, the third increase this
month.
122. Government said it has created a Tax Policy
Research Unit (TPRU) and Tax Policy Council to be
chaired by the Union Finance Minister with nine
other members including Minister of State for
Finance, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman, Commerce and
Industry Minister Revenue Secretary and the Chief
Economic Advisor. Finance secretary, Commerce
Secretary and Industry Secretary will also be its
members. The Council will be advisory in nature,
which will help the Government in identifying key
policy decisions for taxation.

123. The government has imposed a minimum import

price (MIP) ranging from $341 to $752 per tonne
on 173 steel products to provide relief to local
steel makers hurt by an increase in cheap imports
of these items.
124. The countrys jewellers have decided to go on a
days strike on February 10, 2016, in protest
against the government decision on furnishing
PAN card details for purchase of the yellow metal
costing Rs. two lakh and above.
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125. Merchandise exports fell for the 14th consecutive

month with shipments in January, 2016
contracting 13.6 per cent year-on-year to $21
billion due to weak overseas demand as well as fall
in major export items such as engineering goods
and petroleum products.
126. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Rs
10,000 crore gas cracker project at Lepetkata in
Upper Assams Dibrugarh district.
127. Budget session of parliament will commence on
February 23. The Rail Budget will be presented on
February 25, the pre-budget economic survey on
February 26 and the General budget on February
29.
128. Submission of Aadhar card, PAN and voter identity
card will speed up the process of issuance of
passport to an applicant. In this new scheme
passport applicant will get a passport within three
days.
129. Union Cabinet allowed the Indian Railways to form
Joint Venture companies with state governments
to mobilize resources for speedy implementation
of rail projects. The Cabinet decided that the Joint
Venture companies would be formed with equity
participation of Ministry of Railways and
concerned state governments. Each Joint Venture
(JV) would have an initial paid-up capital of Rs 100
crores based on the quantum of projects to be
undertaken.
130. The week-long Make in India even has secured
investment commitments worth Rs 15.2 lakh
crore.
131. All wage payments to MGNREGA workers will be
made through Direct Benefit Transfer to bank
accounts of the beneficiaries from April this year.
132. The government unveiled names of the first 20
smart cities that will get Rs 50,802 crore over five
years to turn them into Smart Cities.
133. Three Indians Mukesh Ambani, Azim Premji and
Dilip Shanghvi have made it to a global list of 50
wealthiest people that is topped by Bill Gates.
According to a new list by Wealth-X in
collaboration with Business Insider, Mukesh
Ambani was ranked at the 27th place on the list
with a net worth of $24.8 billion, while Azim
Premji and Dilip Shanghvi were ranked at the 43rd
and 44th place with assets worth $16.5 billion and
$16.4 billion respectively.
134. The Indian Railways entered into two separate
agreements with Kerala and Andhra Pradesh for
the formation of joint venture companies (JVCs)
with state governments.
135. Indian Space Research Organisation launched
IRNSS-1E, the fifth of the seven-satellite Indian

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Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) into

space. ISROs workhorse PSLV C-31 rocket lifted
the 1,425 kg satellite from the second launchpad of
the Satish Dhawan Space Centre and placed it in
the intended orbit.
136. Consumer Affairs and Food Minister Ram Vilas
Paswan said that by April the National Food
Security Act (NFSA) was likely to cover all States
and Union Territories.
137. Backing Net neutrality, telecom watchdog Trai
barred operators from charging different rates for
Internet access based on content, dealing a blow to
Facebooks controversial Free Basics and other
such plans. Companies violating the rules will be
fined Rs 50,000 per day for the duration of
contravention, subject to a maximum of Rs 50 lakh.
However, services providers have been allowed to
reduce tariff for access of providing emergency
services.
138. The Ministry of Railways has identified 15 key
parameters on which the 400 railway stations will
be redeveloped with world-class facilities.
139. A Parliamentary panel will undertake field visits to
sites where industrial corridors are to be
established and prepare a report in a bid expedite
the projects.
140. Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the first
set of 100 declassified files pertaining to Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose at the National Archives of
India in the presence of members of the Bose
family.
141. Public sector oil firms IOC, BPCL, HPCL and EIL will
invest Rs.1.50 lakh crore in setting up Indias
biggest refinery on the west coast.
142. The Human Resource Development Ministry
appointed Ashok K. Roopanwal, a former judge of
the Allahabad High Court, as the one-man
commission of inquiry into the circumstances that
led to the January 17 suicide of Hyderabad
University research scholar Rohit Vemula.
143. A controversial anti-terror Bill, passed by the
Gujarat Assembly but twice rejected by the UPA
government, was returned by President Pranab
Mukherjee, seeking additional information after
which the legislation was withdrawn.
144. The Supreme Court referred a batch of curative
petitions against Section 377 of the Indian Penal
Code, a colonial-era provision criminalising
consensual sexual acts of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender (LGBT) adults in private, to a
five-judge Constitution Bench for a possible backto-roots, in-depth hearing.
145. Indian Medical Association (IMA) came out in
support of Union Minister Maneka Gandhis
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suggestion to make pre-natal sex determination

compulsory to check female foeticide.
146. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar ruled out any
troop withdrawal from the Siachen glacier after
the last weeks avalanche claimed the lives of 10
soldiers.
147. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi
stated that elections in all poll-bound States,
including Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, would be
completed before May 31.
148. The odd-even scheme will return to the city for
another 15 days starting from April 15, Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced. As in the first
phase in January, women, two-wheelers riders and
VVIPs will be exempted from the scheme, Mr.
Kejriwal said.
149. At 7.4 per cent, Kerala has the highest rate of
unemployment among the major States in the
country, says the Economic Review. It puts Keralas
unemployment rate at three times the national
level (2.3 per cent).
150. The Supreme Court agreed with a lower court
decision that the State can use its curfew powers to
block Internet access on personal mobile phones if
there is apprehension that a public agitation can
turn aggressive and disturb public tranquillity.
151. Delhi court remanded Jawaharlal Nehru University
Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar in
three-day police custody. He was arrested on the
charge of sedition, after anti-India slogans were
allegedly raised at the university during a recent
protest meeting in memory of Afzal Guru, hanged
in 2013.
152. Vice-Chancellors of 42 Central universities agreed
to fly the national flag on their buildings to counter
the rising tide of what they perceived as antinationalism sweeping the campuses.
153. The US Federal Reserve kept interest rates
unchanged and said it was closely monitoring
global economic and financial developments,
signaling it had accounted for a stock market
selloff but wasnt ready to abandon a plan to
tighten monetary policy this year.
154. India gifted 40 ambulances and eight buses to
different organisations in Nepal on the occasion of
its 67th Republic Day.
155. India and France exchanged 13 agreements,
cutting across wide variety of sectors. One of the
most sought Memorandum of Understanding was
signed between India and France on purchase of
36 Rafale aircrafts.
156. Social networking giant Facebook pulled the plug
on its controversy-ridden Free Basics programme
in India, days after telecom regulator TRAI barred

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Internet access based on content.
157. The Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of
Enterprise and Innovation of the Kingdom of
Sweden on 15 February 2016 inked a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on
technical cooperation in rail sector.
158. The UAE's national oil company Abu Dhabi
National Oil Company (ADNOC) agreed to store
crude oil in India's maiden strategic petroleum
storage.
159. The President of United States Barack Obama
unveiled a Cyber Security National Action Plan.
160. Supporting Syria and the Region Conference 2016
was held in London.
161. The first train connecting Iran and China packed
with Chinese goods arrived in Tehran on 15
February 2016. The arrival revived the ancient Silk
Road trade route and also highlighted the
economic possibilities for Iran since the lifting of
international sanctions. The train, also referred to
as Silk Road train, passed through Kazakhstan and
Turkmenistan to Iran, travelling a distance of
10399 kilometres.
162. Pakistans nuclear warheads which are estimated
to be between 110-130 are aimed at deterring
India from taking military action against it, a latest
Congressional report has said.
163. India and France are carrying out Shakti 2016 in
Rajasthan which reflects our common interests.
164. French President Francois Hollande committed
300 million (around $325 million or Rs. 2,200
crore) over the next five years for the global
development of solar energy.
165. According to Transparency Internationals
International Corruption Perceptions Index 2015,
India is placed at 76th position along with
Thailand, Brazil, Tunisia, Zambia and Burkina Faso
out of 168 countries. The other top spots, from
second to ninth, were occupied by Finland,
Sweden, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Norway,
Switzerland, Singapore and Canada.
166. India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
signed an $80 million loan agreement for
improving the infrastructure in the two NorthEastern cities of Agartala and Aizawl.
167. After
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modis
announcement in December that all Japanese
citizens would get visas on arrival, the
government has decided to extend it only to the
business community for now.
168. The Obama administration has proposed $860
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169. India was ranked 37 out of 38 countries, with only

Venezuela scoring lower, in the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce-International Intellectual Property
Index.
170. Angered by a U.S. decision to sell eight more F-16
fighter jets to Pakistan, India summoned U.S.
Ambassador Richard Varma to the External Affairs
Ministry to express displeasure with the deal.
171. Top global producers Saudi Arabia and Russia
agreed to freeze oil output in a bid to shore up
prices after a 70 per cent drop due to chronic
oversupply.
172. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently ordered
preparations for launching attacks on South Korea,
the Souths spy agency disclosed.
173. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to
Brussels for the EU-India summit on March 30.
174. U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law a
piece of legislation passed by Congress imposing
new sanctions against North Korea for testing a
nuclear device on January 6 and launching a
satellite on February 7 using ballistic missile
technology.

175. Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan Government

have set up Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) for the
implementation of Smart City Plans.
176. Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA)
has launched Swachh Himachal Padhai bhi, Safai
bhi campaign in Dharamsala. With this unique
campaign, HPCA became the first cricket association
in the country to work towards Swatch Bharat
Abhiyan initiated by the Union Government.
177. The three-day long Vibrant North East event
concluded in Guwahati, Assam. It was inaugurated
on 18 February 2016 by Union Minister Food
Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur.
178. Faustin Archange Touadera has won the 2016
Presidential election of Central African Republic
(CAR) held on 14 February 2016. He defeated

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Georges Anicet Dologuele of Union for Central

African Renewal Party who had obtained just over
or 37.3 percent or 413,000 votes.
179. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
has successfully conducted hotbed test of the
indigenously developed high-thrust cryogenic
engine (CE20) of the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM3) rocket
for the upper stage.
180. Scientists have discovered five new Jupiter-like
planets that are similar in characteristics to our
solar systems biggest planet. The newly discovered
planets were designated as WASP-119 b, WASP-124
b, WASP-126 b, WASP-129 b and WASP-133 b. They
orbit very close to their host stars and hot
compared to Jupiter.
181. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the
ambitious Rurban Mission' for developing 300
villages across the country as urban growth centres
aimed at improving the countrys basic
infrastructure, at Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh. The
Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban (rural-urban)
project will focus on improving infrastructural
facilities such as power lines, shelters, roads,
drinking water connections and drainage, and
creating community assets such as schools, colleges
and health centers.
182. The 42nd Khajuraho Dance Festival began in
the temple town of Khajuraho, Chhattarpur district
in Madhya Pradesh. The world famous dance
festival began with Odissi group dance of Ranjna
Gauher and others.
183. The Union Minister for Science & Technology
and Earth Sciences and Vice President, CSIR Dr.
Harsh Vardhan dedicated Systems for Detection of
Adulteration and analysis of Milk. The Ksheer
Scanner system offers automated scanning of raw
milk samples at milk collection points. He remarked
that it is safe to use and ideal for installation at milk
collection centres of milk societies at village and
tehsil levels. The system can also be useful for onthe-spot milk testing by food inspectors.
184. India and Armenia have signed an agreement
for cooperation in the agriculture sector. An
memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed
by Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singhand
Armenian Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan.
185. Printing and IT solutions firm Ricoh India has
bagged an order worth Rs 344 crore from Kerala
State Electronics Development Corporation to
supply computer hardware to 2,000 government
schools in Odisha. Ricoh India, a subsidiary of Ricoh
Group, Japan, had said it is eyeing 55% growth in
revenues this fiscal.

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186. The Public Investment Board has approved the

Rs 800-crore proposal from India Post for setting
up a payments bank and it will be placed before the
Cabinet within a month for final approval.
187. Italian author Umberto Eco has died aged 84.
Umberto Eco a philosopher who wrote best-selling
novels including "The Name of the Rose".
188. North Korean state media has confirmed the
country has a new military chief, following earlier
reports in Seoul that the former holder of the post
had been executed. Ri Myong-Su, former People's
Security Minister, was referred to as "chief of the
Korean People's Army General Staff" when the
Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on
an army exercise guided by leader Kim Jong-un.
189. Brendon McCullum has blasted the fastest
century in Test history in his 101st and final match
for New Zealand before retiring. Brendon McCullum
has , a 54-ball effort that broke the record jointly
held by Viv Richards and Misbah-ul-Haq.
190. The Jaypee Punjab Warriors has won the fourth
edition of Coal India Hockey India League (HIL) title
2016. The Jaypee Punjab Warriors finally struck
gold to become third-time lucky as they clinched
their Hockey India League (HIL) title at the Birsa
Munda Hockey Stadium in Ranchi.
191. The Ministry of Tourism in co-ordination with
Ministry of Culture has launched the Swachh
Paryatan mobile app in order to facilitate general
public to communicate their complaints about any
unclean area/garbage piles in and around tourist
destinations.
192. The Public sector oil major ONGC has approved
an investment of Rs 5,050 crore in Tripura for
drilling of wells and creation of surface facilities to
produce 5.1 mmscmd gas from the states fields.
193. India continues to remain the worlds largest
arms importer, accounting for 14% of the global
arms imports in the 2011-2015 time frame.
194. Katni in Madhya Pradesh to have Indias longest
railway bridge of 14 km in length which is three and
half folds longer than the Vembanad rail Bridge that
connects Edappally and Vallarpadam of 4.6 Km in
length.
195. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
has successfully tested high-thrust cryogenic engine
CE-20 of the GSLV Mark 3 (LVM3) rocket for the
upper stage at its Propulsion Research Center in
Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu lasted for 640 seconds
and paved the way for the first developmental flight
of the GSLV Mark 3 in December 2016.
196. With the aim to strengthen India-UAE economic
ties, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has

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signed an MoU with Dubai Exports to boost trade

and explore business opportunities.
197. Renowned Odissa singer Bhubaneshwari
Mishra passed away following a cardiac arrest in
New Delhi. She was 67. She was one of the talented
artist from Odisha and was renowned as classical
and playback singer.
198. Indian Railway Officer Vinay Kumar Singh has
been appointed as Managing Director of National
Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).
199. With the climate changes in the recent years,
the groundwater sources have gone down to a
critical level.
200. The US InterContinental Ballistic Missile
Minuteman 3 was launched from Vandenberg Air
force Base in California.
201. The National award winning Malayalam film
'Ottal' has been named the best children's film at
the 66th Berlin International Film Festival and
honored with the Crystal Bear award in the
'Generation KPlus' section.

202. Amar Singh from Indian-origin Sikh Community

has been appointed the Police Commissioner of the
Capital city of Malaysia.
203. UDAY(Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana) is a
tripartite
memorandum
between
Bihar
government, state Discoms and the Power ministry
for the revival of debt ridden state distribution
utilities to save 9000 crores. Bihar is the sixth state
to join this UDAY scheme.
204. Ukraines Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Football Club
(FC) has won the 2016 Sait Nagjee International
Club Football Tournament in Kozhikode. The
goalscorers on the evening were Ihor Kohut (40'),
Denys Balanuik (62') and Yuri Vakulko (85').
205. Government will sell its 5 per cent stake in
India's largest power producer NTPC at a floor price
of Rs 122 per share to raise Rs 5,029 crore.
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206. An Indian-origin art lover and playwright Ismail

Mahomed from South Africa has been knighted by
the French government for his lifelong devotion to
the promotion of arts.
207. The fifth edition of IBSAMAR 2016 trilateral
naval exercise between Brazil, India and South
Africa kicked off in Goa. IBSAMAR is abbreviated as
India-Brazil-South Africa Maritime. This is the for
the first time the exercise is held in India as all the
previous editions were held in South Africa since it
began in 2006.
208. Pakistan parliament became the first in the
world to completely run on solar power, a venture
supported by close ally China with a whopping $55
million funding.
209. Austrias capital Vienna is the best place in the
world to live, according to an international survey
on quality of life that has no Indian city in the top
100.
210. Tamil film Kanavu Variyam has won the
prestigious 2016 Remi Award in the United States.
The film has been directed and produced by a
Chennai-based techie Arun Chidambaram and
Karthik Chidambaram.
211. Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (formerly
MCX Stock Exchange) has appointed its interim
Managing Director & CEO Udai Kumar as MD & CEO
after receiving necessary approvals from securities
regulator SEBI.
212. Worlds first fast-acting anti-rabies drug Rabies
Human Monoclonal Antibody (RMAb) will be
launched in India. The drug has been developed by
Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) and USbased MassBiologics of the University of
Massachusetts Medical School.
213. In order to enhance economic cooperation and
strengthen financial stability, RBI has extended the
$2 billion currency swap arrangement to SAARC
nations till mid-November 2017. Under the
arrangement, RBI is to offer swap arrangement up
to an overall amount of $2 billion both in foreign
currency and Indian rupee.
214. India's 2nd largest airline Jet Airways India Ltd
named Rahul Taneja as its chief people officer,
responsible for shaping the operations and
performance of the group.
215. The Controller General of Patents, Designs and
Trademarks (CGPDT) has issued an order excluding
software patents in its revised guidelines for
Computer Related Inventions (CRIs).
216. Distinguished scientist KN Vyas has been
appointed as Director of Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre (BARC) for a term of three years.

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217. President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed

Justice Vineet Saran as the new Chief Justice (CJ) of
Orissa High Court as per the provisions of Article
217 of Constitution.
218. The much awaited Asia Cup 2016 will kick off
from Today, where hosts Bangladesh will take on
India in the opener at Shere Bangla National
Stadium, Mirpur. The 2016 Asia Cup is a Twenty20
International (T20I) cricket tournament to be held
from 24 February to 6 March 2016. It will be the
13th edition of the Asia Cup, the fifth to be held in
Bangladesh, and the first to be played using the
T20I format.
219. Bangladesh limited overs captain Mashrafe Bin
Mortaza is set to be named as the United Nations
Development Programmes (UNDP) national
goodwill ambassador for youth.
220. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presented his
second rail budget this year. He outlined the 3
pillars of strategy - raise new revenues, raise
productivity and efficiency and revamp the
processes. Here are the highlights of the Rail Budget
2016: The Capital plan of Rs 1.21 lakh crore.
Operating ratio kept at 92% FY17 as against 90% in
current year.
221. Cyclone-hit Fiji will receive one million dollars
as immediate assistance from the Indian
Government. Fiji has been struck by Cyclone
Winston which brought with it wind gusts of 325
kilometres per hour and sea and ocean waves up to
12 metres high.
222. Union Govt to introduce coal linkage auction
policy for power corporation which did not have
such coordinations with Coal India Ltd. Anil
Swarup, Coal Secretary said that the current surplus
stock with Coal India Ltd (CIL) was a temporary
phenomenon.
223. State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) has
declared 904 borrowers who owed it a combined
Rs.10,869.71 crore as of December-end as wilful
defaulters. The bank added 140 companies to the
list of wilful defaulters over the last quarter.
224. India's second largest software exporter Infosys
has extended the tenure of chief executive officer &
Managing Director Vishal Sikka by another two
years till the year 2021.
225. Sikka was earlier appointed as MD & CEO till
2019. Official stating that his initiatives have helped
the company to grow towards leadership position.
Mr. Sikka was the first non-founder who was
appointed as the CEO and Managing Director of the
company.
226. Banking giant SBI has taken another leap in this
space with the launch of SBI e-Smart SME, a
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working capital loan offering for sellers on

ecommerce platforms.
227.
INS Arihant, Indias first nuclear armed
submarine is now ready for full-ledged
operations. The submarine has passed several deep
sea diving drills as well as weapons launch tests
over the past five months.
228. The Government has decided to induct women
in all military combat roles in the future. The
announcement has been made by President Pranab
Mukherjee during the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha
and the Rajya Sabha.
229. Rajendra Singh appointed as first non-navy
officer to head Coast Guard. Rajendra Singh
appointed as first non-navy officer to head Coast
Guard. This is the 1st time that the force will get a
chief from its own internal cadre since it was set up
in 1978 as the country's fourth armed force after
the Army,
230. The Indian government has planned to set up
wi-fi facilities at 25,000 spots in the country by
March 2016. At present, the facilities are available
at three hundred spots across India.
231. The Afghanistans National Womens Cycling
Team has been nominated by a group of Italian MPs
for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for their dedication.
232. Afghanistans National Womens Cycling Team
is among the first Afghan girls to be riding bikes
socially.
233. Mastercard
is
launching new mobile
technologies that will allow customers to
authenticate their online purchases using selfies or
fingerprints. The technology will be rolled out by
big banks in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and some
European countries over the next few months.
234. Facebook has announced the Telecom Infra
Project, which will look at developing new and
alternative technologies to build and deploy
telecom infrastructure, with partners including
Aricent, HCL Technologies, Intel, Nokia and TMobile.
235. GVK Biosciences has bagged the Global CSR
Excellence & Leadership Awards in the category of
Best Environment-Friendly Project. The award has
been given for its 'Go Green, Grow Green' plantation
drive.
236. Australia has replaced India at the top of the
world's test rankings in Cricket with a 2-nil test
series victory over New Zealand in Christchurch.
237. The Economic Survey is presented by the
ministry of Finance in the parliament every year,
before the Union Budget.
238. India has approved a $150 million credit line for
the development of Irans Chabahar port. The port

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in southeast Iran is central to New Delhis efforts to

circumvent arch-rival Pakistan and open up a route
to landlocked Afghanistan where it has developed
close security ties and economic interests.
239. Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of
Science and Technology and a consortium of top UK
research institutions signed an MoU for
establishment of a joint India-UK collaboration
programme in crop Science. The aim of the
agreement is to enhance collaborative research,
promote knowledge exchange, and support capacity
building to develop resilience in food security.
240. Retirement fund body EPFO(Employees
Provident Fund Organisation) has tightened norms
on withdrawal of provident fund as well investment
of such amount in Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana
for its over five crore subscribers. The Indian
Government has appointed three information
commissioners in the Central Information
Commission (CIC). They are Amitava Bhattacharyya,
Indian
Administrative
Service,
(Gujarat
1980).
Retired Chairman, Staff Selection
Commission,Bimal
Julka,
IAS
(Madhya
Pradesh:1979).
241. Expedia, the online travel company has
appointed Jonathon Sinclair Neal as the Chief
Executive Officer of AAE Travel. AAE Travels is the
joint venture between AirAsia and Expedia
Inc.Jonathon will be based out of Singapore. Justice
Dinesh Maheshwari has sworn in as the Chief
justice of the Meghalaya High Court. He was
administered the oath as Chief Justice by state
Governor V. Shanmuganathan.
242. Ashwini Nangia has been appointed as the
Director of the CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory,
Pune. He was born in 1960 and an alumnus of the
IIT Kanpur is at present with the School of
Chemistry at the UoH.After, his Ph.D. (1988), he
worked in NOCIL Agrochemicals R&D Centre, Navi
Mumbai for a year, and then joined the University in
1989.
243. The Diageo-controlled United Spirits USL) has
announced the appointment of MK Sharma as its
new chairman, a day after the embattled liquor
baron Vijay Mallya resigned from the post.
244. OYO Rooms has tied up with the Indian Railway
Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)The tieup aims to offer standardised accommodation and a
convenient booking platform to rail travellers.
245. Reliance Capital said that it will transfer its all
commercial finance division into a separate
company to unfold the value through sale of stake
post the transfer, Reliance Capital would be apply to
the RBI for registering itself as a Core Investment
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Company (CIC) and this move would also facilitated

the application of banking as license and when the
apex bank's policy permits.
246. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Railway has
announced Ratan Tata to head the Indian Railway
Innovation Committee. In 2016- 2017 he has
announced plans to set up a dedicated cross
functional team called Special Unit for
Transportation Research and Analytics (Sutra). The
main aim is to carry out detailed analysis leading to
optimized investment decisions and operations.
247. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for
establishment of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and
Self Employment and Talent Utilisation (SETU) in
NITI Aayog with appropriate manpower.
248. Taxi aggregator Ola has entered into an
agreement with the Uttar Pradesh government to
create over 50,000 entrepreneurship opportunities
across the state. According to the pact, Ola will work
with the state government towards skill
development of youth in state and provide
entrepreneurship opportunities for 50,000 men and
women across the state over the next five years.
249. SEBI has given approval to State-owned IDBI
Bank market regulator to raise Rs 3,771 crore
through issue of shares to qualified institutional
playersa (QIP) move which would dilute the
government's holding significantly in the lender.
250. Indian largest digital network Times Internet
announced
strategic
partnership
with
Investopedia.com, one of the web's premier
destinations for financial information. In this
partnership Investopedia and Times Internet will
collaborate to create and curate a blend of local and
international content, knowledge events and
seminars to grow the brand amongst the audience
in India.
251. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for
introduction of steps for promotion of payments
through cards and digital means.
252. Japanese Carmaker Nissan has named Indian
cricketer Rohit Sharma as their new global
ambassador. Nissan also named West Indies allrounder Andre Russell and New Zealand women's
team captain Suzie Bates as its ambassadors.
253. India's top female Long-distance runner Lalita
Babar was named as the Sports Person of the Year
in the India Sports Awards 2015 in a ceremony
organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) with the support of
the Sports Ministry.

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254. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is

working to establishment of a Satellite Tracking &
Data Reception Station and Data Processing Facility
for ASEAN Member countries in Vietnam.
255. The Union Government has extended e-Tourist
Visa Scheme to 37 more countries. With this, the
total count of countries under the scheme will
become 150.
256. Former Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister
and ex-DRDO chief Dr Avinash Chander on 25
February
2016
received
the
prestigious
Astronautical Society of India's Aryabhata Award
2013.
257. Gianni Infantino was elected as the President of
FIFA (Fdration Internationale de Football
Association) after winning a second-round vote at
Extraordinary FIFA Congress held in Zurich on 26
February 2016.
258. Actor Ranveer Singh was on 26 February 2016
selected for Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar award.
The award will be bestowed upon Ranveer by Lata
Mangeshkar at a function to be held in Pune.
259. Mumbai on 26 February 2016 won the Ranji
Trophy with an innings and 21 run victory over
Saurashtra. It won the trophy for the first time in
three seasons.
260. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents
his third Union Budget. To support the small taxpayer and the small investor, the Minister
announced a slew of schemes, and income tax
exemptions. Following are the key highlights: Forex
reserves are at highest level at $350 billion' 2016:
Current account deficit seen at 1.4% of GDP'
- 3 schemes to address weaker sections' GDP
growth has accelerated to 7.6%. CPI inflation has come
down to 5.4%.
261. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was
formally declared elected as the president of the
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) for the 7th consecutive term.
262. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee
will be the Chief Guest at the 40th Anniversary
Celebrations of Indian Civil Accounts Service
tomorrow (March 1, 2016).
263. Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat programme will be
launched to link States and Districts in an annual
programme that connects people though exchanges
in areas of language, trade, culture, travel and
tourism.
264. 88th Academy Awards, popularly called Oscar
Awards, were conferred on 29 February 2016. The
award ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre in
Hollywood, Los Angeles.
265. National Science Day was observed across India
on 28 February 2016. The theme for the National
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Science Day 2016 is Scientific Issues for

Development of the Nation.
266. General Budget 2016-17 has proposed
allocation of initial sums of Rs. 100 Crore each
allocated for celebrating Birth Centenary of Pt Deen
Dayal Upadhyay and 350th Birth Anniversary of
Guru Gobind Singh.
267. President Pranab Mukherjee will declare Kerala
as the first digital state of the country on 27th
February,2016.
268. Dinesh Sharma, Additional Finance Secretary,
Department Of Economic Affairs and Indias
Governor to the International Fund for Agriculture
Development (IFAD) was unanimously elected as
the Chairperson of the Governing Council of IFAD
for a period of two years in its 39th Session held in
Rome, Italy.
269. Famous sound designer Resul Pookutty on 27
February 2016 became the first Asian to win the
award for Best Sound for documentary Indias
Daughter at the Motion Picture Sound Editors
(MPSE) 63rd annual Golden Reel Awards.
270. Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)
Vinod Rai has been appointed as the first Chairman
of Banks Board Bureau (BBB).
271. Socialist leader and former Maharashtra
Minister Nihal Ahmed Maulavi Mohammed Usman
today passed away in Nashik following age-old
ailments.
272. India's oldest first-class cricketer BK
Garudachar, who represented Mysore (as Karnataka
was called till 1974), United Province and Bombay,
died in Bangalore.
273.
Famous Tamil Comedy actor Kumarimuthu
died in Chennai. He was 77.
274. Switzerland Player Stanislas Wawrinka won the
battle of the 30-year-olds by defeating Marcos
Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-4, 7-6 (13) to win the Dubai
Tennis Championships title.

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1. Delhis Indira Gandhi International Airport has
retained the worlds number 1 position for the second
consecutive year in 25-40 Million Passengers Per
Annum (MPPA) category. The rankings were
announced by the Airports Council International
(ACI).
2. Mahesh Kumar Singla committee constituted to
consider ST status to six communities of Assam. The
committee will consult with the Government of Assam
and suggest the modalities for the required
reservations, of shifting the existing reservation for
these communities from OBC to ST.
3. Former Chief Justice of India H L Dattu took charge as
the Chairperson of National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC). He is the 7th Chairperson of the
NHRC.
4. Indian Defence Ministry has issued an order worth Rs
22,000 crores for purchase of helicopters, CH-47
Chinook and AH-64 Apache, which will be inducted in
the forces soon.
5. The 7th joint military exercise between India and
Seychelles military forces came to a close at Victoria
Mahe Island in Seychella with a final attack scenario
where suspected pirates had escaped at Cap Ternay.
6. The Small Industries Development Bank of India
(SIDBI) will raise the proposed Rs 10,000 Crore
corpus for Stand Up India Fund from Reserve Bank
Of India. The Fund will be disbursed to Dalit and
women entrepreneurs.
7. The Japanese government will stipulate a long-term
goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per
cent by 2050 from current levels.
8. Randeep Hooda, the Bollywood actor was felicitated
by Melbourne based South Asian community
members at a function in Australia.
9. Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci elected as President of
Kosovo by the Members of Parliament amid the
protests. He succeeded Atifete Jahjaga.
10. India and the US could jointly explore Mars and, who
knows, an Indian astronaut could also head to the Red
planet on a joint mission.
11. Zee Media Corporation will acquire up to 80 per cent
stake in India Today groups loss-making e-commerce
and TV shopping entities Today Merchandise and
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Today Retail Network Pvt Ltd for Rs 166 crore in

staggered payments over the next four years.
12. Slovenian high-jumper Rozle Prezelj was elected the
Chairman of the International Association of Athletics
Federations (IAAF) Athletes' Commission in Monaco.
13. Rahul Sachdev won the 1st All India Open Invitational
Snooker Championship 2016 in Aurangabad,
Maharashtra.
14. Car racer Armaan Ebrahim was awarded the
Motorsports Man-of-the-Year Trophy at ceremony
organised by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of
India (FMSCI).
15. Olympian Basant Bahadur Singh Rana clinched the
gold medal in mens 50km race walk event on the
second and final day of the National Championships in
Jaipur. It was the 3rd edition of National Race Walking
Championships.
16. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has
inaugurated the 1st Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi.
17. Mukesh Ambani Reliance Industries chairman again
topped 84 Indian billionaires in Forbes 2016 list of
the world's richest people once again headed by Bill
Gates with a net worth of $75 billion.
18. The MS Swaminathan Research Foundation has
signed a MOU with Bhubaneswar -based Kalinga
Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) to establish a
Research Chair.
19. Aditya Birla Group firm UltraTech has announced the
acquisition of debt-ridden JP Groups cement plants
for Rs 16,500 crore, making it the biggest deal in the
sector.
20. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services
company has been recognized as a Global Top
Employer by the Top Employers Institute.
21. Sanjiv Kapoor has been appointed as the Chief
Strategy and Commercial Officer of Vistara Airlines.
22. Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain took over as the Chief of
Staff of the Visakhapatnam. He succeeds Vice Admiral
Bimal Verma.
23. RBI unlocks Rs.40000 crore additional capital for
banks.At the time when public sector banks are facing
pressure on their profitability due to a sharp rise in
non-performing assets, which is eroding their capital
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24. Multi Commodity Exchange announced the
appointment of Mrugank Paranjape as MD & CEO of
the exchange. He will succeed Manoj Vaish.
25. NASA(National
Aeronautics
and
Space
Administration) astronaut and Expedition 46
Commander Scott Kelly and his Russian counterpart
Mikhail Kornienko returned on Earth. After a historic
340-day mission aboard the International Space
Station.
26. George Kennedy, who passed away recently, was one
of Americas most recognizable and versatile
character actors. He was 91 year old.
27. Aaron Phangiso, the South African left-arm spinner,
has been suspended from bowling in domestic cricket
with immediate effect after his action was found to be
illegal.
28. The multinational mega Military Exercise Force 18
conducted by Indian Army has started in Pune,
Maharashtra from 2nd March. The theme of the
exercise is `Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) and
`Peacekeeping Operations (PKO).
29. A financing agreement for International Development
Association (IDA) credit of US$ 300 (equivalent) for
the Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Quality
Improvement Project was signed with the World
Bank.
30. NHAI has taken a significant step in ensuring
development of management competencies of its
technical and managerial manpower, with a tie up
with Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad.
31. Parliament has passed the Carriage by Air
(Amendment) Bill, 2015 to empower Union
government to revise the limits of liability for airlines
and compensation as per the Montreal Convention
which India accepted in 2009.
32. India has been ranked at the 90th place in a list of 126
countries in terms of Energy Security complied by
World Economic Forum (WEF). The list is topped by
Switzerland.

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33. A total of 183 self cleaning public eToilets have been

installed in the Chennai City. Chennai is the 1st city in
India to gets smart Toilets. These toilets are free for
Public use.
34. Three British scientists have won a prestigious 2016
Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Prize (also
known as Brain Prize) for giving vital insight how the
human brain remembers, learns and navigates. These
scientists are Timothy Bliss, Graham Collingridge &
Richard Morris.
35. South Korea's parliament Passed the country's first
anti-terror bill, with opposition lawmakers leaving
the plenary chamber after ending the nine-day
marathon speeches.
36. Peru has declared an emergency three weeks after a
major oil pipeline burst, affecting two rivers in the
countrys northwest.
37. International Finance Corporation (IFC), an part of
the World Bank group launched its first Uridashi
Masala bonds ( Japanese Bonds ) to mobilize Rs.30
crores (or $4.3 million) directly from Japanese
household investors to promote private sector
development in India.
38. The Hinduja Group is a global conglomerate company
acquired the heritage Old War Office in London that
was once inhabited by Winston Churchill.
39. Poet Dr Bhagwati Lal Vyas has been chosen for the
2015 Bihari Puraskar for his anthology of Rajasthani
poems 'Katha Sun Aawe Hai Sabad' Published in 2010.
40. New Zealand Cricketer Martin Crowe passed away
after a prolonged battle with cancer that eventually
proved one attack the gifted cricketer couldn't see off.
41. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Rs
50,000-crore "Setu Bharatam" programme to build
bridges for safe and seamless travel on National
Highways. With this the government aims to make all
national highways free from railway crossings by
2019.
42. Government of Kerala has taken first of its kind
initiative by launching the Air Ambulance in Kerala
launched by the Chief Minister Oommen handy.
43. Veteran Film Actor and Director Shri Manoj Kumar is
to be conferred the 47th Dada Saheb Phalke Award
for the year 2015.
44. Alappuzha Backwaters To Get Indias First Solar
Ferry.
45. The government of India has proposed to constitute a
committee of Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) to monitor
implementation of packages for rehabilitation of the
displaced community. The committee panel will
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46. Veteran playwright and director Ratan Thiyam has
been selected for prestigious Lifetime Achievement
Award for 2016 at the 11th edition of Mahindra
Excellence in Theatre Awards (META).
47. The World's most expensive train station in the world
opens at the World Trade Center site in New York,
United States Of America.
48. Leading e-commerce company Flipkart launched its
own advertisement platform, Brand Story Ads, with
over 50 leading brands on board.
49. Veteran singer Stevie Wonder was honoured with
Global Green Hero award. The award has been given
at the 13th Annual Global Green USA Pre Oscar party.
50. Veteran All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) leader and
senior-most leader of the Left Front in West Bengal,
Ashok Ghosh passed away recently. He was 94.
51. Purno Agitok Sangma, who was the Lok Sabha
Speaker from 1996 to 1998 and one of the cofounders of Nationalist Congress Party passed away
following a heart attack. He was 68.
52. The Mumbai under-23 team clinched the Col CK
Nayudu Trophy by defeating Madhya Pradesh at the
Holkar Stadium in Indore.
53. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed
between Indian Army and Hinduja Grouped Induslnd
Bank on the Defence Salary package.
54. Independent investor Sunil Sabharwal has become
the first Indian American to occupy a key
administration post as Alternate Executive Director at
the IMF.
55. The Advertising Club Madras conferred its 1st
Distinguished Service Award on Srinivasan K Swamy,
Chairman and Managing Director, R K Swamy BBDO
for his outstanding contribution to the advertising
industry.
56. Beverage giants PepsiCo has named as the new
associate sponsor of BCCI , which was earlier pulled
out as title sponsors of the Indian Premier League in
October.
57. The traditional festival of Chapchar Kut of the Mizos
was celebrated across the north-eastern state of
Mizoram and also in the Mizo-inhabited areas in the
neighbouring states.
58. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) CEO and managing
director Natarajan Chandrasekaran and two others
appointed as non-official directors to the board of
Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Other two are: Mr
Mankad & Bharat Narotam Doshi.
59. The Election Commission today announced the
schedule for Assembly polls in four states West
Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and for Union
Territory
Puducherry.
The
Chief
Election
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Commissioner Nasim Zaidi has announced the

election date in New Delhi.
60. Pat Conroy, Prince of Tides And Great Santini Author,
Dies At 70.
61. Telangana Congress Former Minister Ramreddy
Venkat Reddy passed away yesterday. He was 72.
62. P.K.Nair, the founder director of the Nationl Film
Archive of India has passed away. He was 86.
63. Anirban Lahiri Jumps To 9th Spot At World Golf
Championships.
64. Jitu Rai (Nepali) is an Indian shooter of Nepalese
origin, clinch the 50m pistol gold at the ISSF World
Cup Bangkok.
65. The first Raisina-Dialogue 2016, a flagship conference
on Geopolitics and Geo-economics began in New
Delhi.
66. India has filed a complaint against the United States
decision to impose high fees L-1 and H-1B categories
of temporary working visas in the World Trade
Organisation (WTO).
67. President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated a National
conference on Women Legislators: Building
Resurgent India in New Delhi.
68. Uttar Pradesh Assembly passed the UP Revenue Code
(Amendment) Bill 2016 replacing an ordinance issued
by the Governor Ram Naik. The Bill allows Dalits of
the state to sell their land to non-Dalits in the state
without approval of the administration even if their
remaining holding is less than 3.5 acres.
69. With mounting bad loans, the second edition of the
Finance Ministrys brain storming session with public
sector banks focused on management of nonperforming assets and consolidation in the sector. The
two-day Gyan Sangam an annual retreat of chiefs of
public sector financial institutions, officials from the
Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India
recently held on March 4 and 5 in Gurgaon.
70. Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union Minister for
Petroleum and Natural Gases laid the foundation
stone of Country's 1st its of kind Octomax unit at
Mathura refinery.
71. Finance Minister of India Mr. Arun Jaitley has
indicated that the Government may merge 27 public
sector banks into just six.
72. Myanmar has granted operating licenses to four Asian
banks, bringing to 13 the number of foreign banks
allowed to conduct business in the previously isolated
country. Bank for Investment and Development of
Vietnam, State Bank of India, Taiwan's Sun
Commercial Bank and South Korea's Shinhan Bank,
these are the four bank were granted preliminary

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licenses, Myanmar's Foreign Bank Licensing
Committee.
73. Dr Amrita Patel has been conferred with the
Mahindra Samriddi India Agri Lifetime Achievement
Aear-Krishi Shiromani Samman in New Delhi.
74. Jalandhar-based Capital Local Area Bank has become
the first entity to receive the Reserve Bank of Indias
licence to start operations as a small finance bank.
75. Amazon World's largest e-retailer is India's most
trusted online shopping brand followed homegrown
Snapdeal and Flipkart.
76. Real estate developer Tata Housing has partnered
with the country's largest lender, State Bank of India,
on the occasion of the International Women's Day.
77. The first two-day 'Happening Haryana Global
Investors Summit 2016' has kicked off in Gurgaon,
which has seen participation from 12 countries.
78. Uttar Pradesh Assembly passed the UP Revenue Code
(Amendment) Bill 2016 replacing an ordinance issued
by the Governor Ram Naik. The Bill allows Dalits of
the state to sell their land to non-Dalits in the state
without approval of the administration even if their
remaining holding is less than 3.5 acres.
79. Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of email has passed
away. He was 74. He died of an apparent heart attack.
80. Renowned Malayalam actor and folk singer
Kalabhavan Mani passed away in Kochi on Sunday. He
was 45.
81. Nancy Davis Reagan was an American actress and the
wife of the 40th President of the United States,
Ronald Reagan. She died At 94
82. Season 3 of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi, ended on a high
note with power packed action between U Mumba
and Patna Pirates. Patna Pirates beat the dominant U
Mumba to emerge as Champions of Pro Kabaddi
Season 3.
83. India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final to win
their Asia Cup title. With this victory, India lifted their
sixth Asia Cup title.
84. International Women's Day (IWD) , International
Women's Day was observed across the world on 8
March 2016.
85. Fitch, the global rating agency has maintained India's
growth forecast for India at 7.5 % for this fiscal (
2015-2016 ) and also sees higher growth around 7.7
% & 7.9 % over the next two financial years.
86. Union Minister for Women and Child Development
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launched Mahila e-Haat portal
in New Delhi to facilitate women entrepreneurs to sell
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87. PM has selected another village for adoption in his

Varanasi Constituency of U.P. for development under
the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).
88. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on 8 March 2016
announced to withdraw proposal to tax Employee
Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawals.
89. Bajaj Power Generation Company has signed an
agreement with the Indian Railways for electrification
of the Lalitpur-Udaipura rail section under the public
private partnership (PPP).
90. Banks have so far disbursed over Rs 1.15 lakh crore
under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY),
Financial Services Secretary Anjuly Chib Duggal.
91. SoftBank is planning to separate its profitable
domestic mobile business from its international
business, which includes a majority stake in US
mobile operator Sprint Corp. Both the subsidiaries
will be 100-percent owned by SoftBank.
92. The US and South Korean troops on 7 March 2016
began their largest ever military exercises off the
coast of the Korean peninsula.
93. President Francois Hollande has awarded the Legion
dHonneur, Frances highest honour, to visiting Saudi
crown prince Mohammed bin Nayef. Nayef was cited
for his efforts in the fight against terrorism and
extremism."
94. Renowned Dogri poetess and writer Padma Sachdev
has been awarded Krutitava Smagra Samman for
2015. The award was given by the Bharatiya Bhasha
Parishad in Kolkata, West Bengal.
95. Maria Sharapova provisionally suspended after failing
drugs test at Australian Open.
96. The countrys largest mobile wallet provider Paytm
has got into a strategic tie-up with Florida-based
global provider dedicated to banking and payments
technologies FIS Global.
97. Mumbai financial capital of India to host BRICS
Friendship Cities Conclave in April involving top
Urban Policy makers and Planners from BRICS
Nations.
98. Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has
successfully test-fired several ballistic missiles from
silos across the country.
99. Government Karnataka has launched Mukhyamantri
Santwana Harish Yojana to provide free medical
treatment to road accident victims for the first 48
hours (2 days) in the nearest government or private
hospital.
100. NTPC has been conferred the Research Investor
Communication Award among the Large Corporates
category .Director Finance of the Company. Shri K.

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Biswal, received the award at a ceremony held at BSE
in Mumbai
101. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited has appointed
Indian Cricketer and Captain MS Dhoni as the Brand
ambassador for its top selling health supplement
Revital H.
102. Reliance Jio To Offer free Wi-Fi at 6 stadiums For T20
World Cup.
103. Telangana and Maharashtra governments will be
signing Memoranda of Understanding to construct
five barrages across Godavari and Pen Ganga rivers.
104. Germany will partner India in turning Bhubaneswar,
Coimbatore and Kochi into smart cities, according to
German ambassador to India Martin Ney. 108feet
tall idol of Lord Rishabhdeva, the first Teerthankar of
Jains, carved out of a single rock, has entered the
Guinness World Records as the worlds tallest Jain
statue.
105. Thomas Cook (India) Ltd., Indias leading integrated
travel and travel related financial services company,
has announced a strategic collaboration with Western
Union Business Solutions, a business segment of The
Western Union Company, and DCB Bank Limited
(formerly Development Credit Bank Ltd.).
106. Digital payments platform FreeCharge has partnered
with Mexico-based chain of movie theatres, Cinepolis,
that aims to provide its customers an easy to use and
secure way of making payments.
107. President Pranab Mukherjee on 8 March 2016
presented Nari Shakti Puraskar for the year 2015 to
15 women, 5 organisations, one state and panchayat.
The awards were conferred on the occasion of
International Women's Day at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
108. The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
has approved Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojana with an
outlay of Rs 8,000 crore for three years, Oil Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan.
109. Garuda Shakti, the 4th edition of joint training
exercise between India and Indonesia will be hosted
by Indonesia.
110. The Union Cabinet approved amending the Mines and
Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act to
regulates mining sector activities in the country.
111. Central government is expected to sign agreements
worth over Rs. 72,000 crore with private players on
port-related projects at the Indian Maritime Summit
to be held in Mumbai.
112. Government of India has announced today that in
2014-2015, 116 Public Sector Enterprises (PSUs)
have spent an amount of rs. 2447.59 Crore on
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities and
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funds.
113. Five healthcare ATMs have come up in four states.
Those states are MP, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and
Andhra Pradesh.
114. In Order to propel the Wind Energy Potential in India,
Union government will soon unveil a policy to give
incentives including an interest discount of 0.25 % for
increasing capacity of Wind mills of up to 1MW.
115. The government will divest 5 per cent stake in
Container Corporation of India (Concor) through the
offer for sale (OFS) route.
116. Railways shifting the gears to introduce trains that
run at speeds around 320 kmph, the railways have
formed a new Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to
implement the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed
Bullet Train project named the National High Speed
Rail Corporation Limited.
117. Private lender Yes Bank launched an all-women
operated bank branch 'Yes Grace' on Cunningham
Road here aimed at offering customised banking
solutions to women.
118. Gujarat has topped the list among the 21 cities in a
race to be the best state in India having an investment
potential, according to the report submit by economic
think tank NCAER.
119. IAF To Get The First Batch Of Women Fighter Pilots In
June. Bhawna Kanth, Avani Chaturvedi, and Mohana
Singh are likely to create history as Indias first
women fighter pilots.
120. Sudhakar Rao will be the new Chairman of BSE and
new Public Interest Director announced by BSE. He is
going to replace Mr. S Ramadorai.
121. Actress Sonakshi Sinha has become a Guinness World
Records title-holder as she along with several other
women participated in an initiative to set a record for
most
people
painting
their
fingernails
simultaneously.
122. The legendary music producer George Henry Martin
has passed away in England. He was 90 years old.
123. Rest of India (ROI) pull off an incredible chase to beat
41 times Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai by four
wickets to win the Irani Trophy 2016.
124. The NITI Aayog (GOIs premier think tank) has
launched the Women Transforming India initiative on
8th March the International Women's Day in
partnership with the UN in India and MyGov.
125. India will launch 25 foreign satellites belonging to
seven countries. The list is topped by the USA in
2016-17.

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126. The Rajya Sabha passed a landmark Real Estate Bill

with a promise to secure the interests of homebuyers
and developers in equal measure and remove
corruption and inefficiency from the sector.
127. The Union Government has appointed the former
Supreme Court Judge justice Balbir Singh Chauhan as
the Chairman of 21st Law Commission of India (LCI).
128. Project Mausam is the initiative of Ministry of Culture
which is to be implemented by the Archaeological
Survey of India (ASI) as the nodal agency with
research support of the Indira Gandhi National Centre
for the Arts (IGNCA) and National Museum as
associate bodies.
129. The Upper House of the Parliament passed The
National Waterways Bill, 2015, which was tabled in
Lok Sabha on May 5, 2015 by the Minister of Road
Transport and Highways and Shipping, Mr.
NitinGadkari.
130. To conserve several species of birds Government has
signed Raptor MoU - a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on conservation of birds of
prey in Africa and Eurasia.
131. Countrys largest private sector lender ICICI Bank
launched a credit-linked subsidy scheme for home
loans under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
132. In the aftermath of National Governing Council
meeting of Aluminium Association of India Tapan
Chad elected as AAI chiefTapan Kumar Chand has
been unanimously elected as the President of the
metal governing body.
133. Veteran Egyptian diplomat Ahmed Abul Gheit (73)
has been selected as Secretary General of the Arab
League.
134. The renowned Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut
has announced as the brand ambassador of Reebok
India. On the occasion the actress has also launched
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the new campaign of the brand titled Be More

Human.
135. Renowned Brazil musician Nana Vasconcelos has
passed away in the northeastern Brazilian city of
Recife. He was suffering from lung cancer. He was 71.
136. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has
entered into a 4 year partnership with Hyundai Motor
India Ltd (HMIL) as an associate sponsor for all
international matches at home. Hyundai is a Korean
car maker.
137. RITES (Public Sector Enterprise under Ministry of
Railways) signed a contract to supply 18 Meter Gauge
1350 HP Diesel Electric Locomotives to Myanmar
Railways.
138. Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu on 11th march
2016 has launched the 'clean my coach' service. The
service allows a passenger to make request for a dirty
coach to be swept and cleaned by sending an SMS on
mobile number 58888 or by using an app or a
designated website.
139. The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and
Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016, was
passed by a voice vote after a brief debate, during
which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley assured the
House that details provided for the card will not be
misused in any manner.
140. The Union Cabinet on 10 March 2016 approved the
proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs to amend the
Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 through the Parliament
retrospectively with effect from 8 October 2013.
141. A 250 km-long protest march against plans to build
Rampal Power Station, Indo-Bangladesh coal-fired
power plant near the Sundarbans, was kick-started on
10 March 2016.
142. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Patna,where
he dedicated to the nation the newly constructed
Digha-Sonepur rail-cum-road bridge and inaugurate a
new rail bridge in Munger.
143. A power generation unit at Kakrapar Atomic Power
Station in Surat was shut down after leakage of heavy
water.
144. The countrys GDP can grow by 7.9 per cent next fiscal
if the monsoon is normal and the government
implements the reform measures announced so far,
domestic rating agency Crisil.
145. HDFC Bank has chosen five start-ups it will work with
to strengthen their web, mobile and payment
offerings.
146. Uber, the ride sharing service provider has opened its
first Asian engineering center in Bengaluru
highlighting the focus on India to solve the localized
challenges of Uber users in the country.

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147. The defence ministry on Friday approved a Rs 13,000
crore weapons and sensors package for the seven
new stealth frigates being constructed by defence
shipyards for the Navy as well as accorded the initial
approval for the Rs 7,200 crore project to
indigenously manufacture 244 air defence guns for
the IAF.
148. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing and
ratification of the Bay of Bengal Initiative on Multi
Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
(BIMSTEC) Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in
Criminal Matters.
149. Tezpur University won the annual Visitors Award for
the Best University.
150. The Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, in association
with the Karnataka Horticulture Department, will
conduct a honey festival in Mangaluru on March 12
and 13.
151. India and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have
decided to set up South Asia Regional Training and
Technical Assistance Centre (SARTTC) in New Delhi.
152. Mahindra & Mahindra Chairman and Managing
Director (MD) Anand Mahindra was conferred with
Chevalier de la Legion dHonneur (Knight of the
Legion of Honour) by French Government.
153. Union Power Ministry has announced name UJALA for
the LED based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme
(DELP). UJALA is acronym for Unnat Jyoti by
Affordable LEDs for All.
154. Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) N P S Hira has been
appointed as Deputy Chief of Army Staff. He will be
now moving to Army Headquarters in New Delhi.
155. India and United States have launched the Fulbright
Kalam Climate Fellowship enabling Indian research
scholars to work with American institutions in the
field of climate change.
156. The Arab League has declared Lebanese movement
Hezbollah, a Shia political organisation a terrorist
group. The move comes after the Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) had adopted the same stance.
157. India successfully test-fired indigenously built
nuclear-capable intermediate range Agni-I ballistic
missile. It was launched from launch pad-4 of the
Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island
(Wheeler Island) on the Odisha coast.
158. The 13th meeting of Broadband Commission for
Sustainable Development was held on 14 March 2016
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The meeting
was held to promote the power of broadband
networks and services for the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development.
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159. A Palestinian primary school teacher from a refugee

camp, Hanan Al Hroub won one million dollar Global
Teacher Prize. She was awarded for her outstanding
contribution to the profession.
160. Services won the Santosh Trophy National Football
Championships title. In the summit clash at SEC
Railway Stadium in Nagpur, Services defeated host
Maharashtra 2-1.
161. Maritime India Summit 2016 (MIS 2016), the maiden
flagship initiative of the Union Ministry of Shipping,
will be organised from 14 to 16 April 2016 at Bombay
Convention and Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. Republic
of Korea is the partner country for MIS 2016.
162. 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves was
inaugurated on 14 March 2016 at Lima in Peru. The
event will be held from 14 March to 17 March 2016 to
address different issues related to the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) and the Post 2015
Development Agenda.
163. British Keyboardist and progressive rock legend Keith
Emerson died on 10 March 2016. He was 71.
164. Country's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has
tied up with marquee sports car maker Ferrari to
launch co-branded credit card.
165. Kerala Tourisms new campaign on responsible
tourism has bagged the prestigious Golden City Gate
Award at the worlds leading travel trade show , ITB
in the German capital of Berlin.
166. Astronaut Scott Kelly will retire from NASA next
month, after spending nearly a year in space and
setting a record for the most cumulative days in space
of any American.
167. State-run telecommunication company, Bharat
Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched free Wifi
services at the Srinagar international airport.
168. Indian boxer and Olympic bronze medalist Vijender
Singh notched up his fourth successive knockout win
in the professional boxing circuit, beating Hungarys
Alexander Horvath in under three rounds in
Liverpool.
169. India Inc. is set to formally adopt the United Nations
(UN) agenda for the worlds sustainable development
and the 17 goals identified for its implementation.
170. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will leave for
Nepal to attend SAARC ministerial meet. Before the
Ministerial meeting, a session of Programming
Committee of SAARC will be held in Pokhara (Nepal).
Standing Committee of the SAARC, which is a Foreign
Secretaries-level Forum, will be held on 16th of this
month.
171. Anil Wadhwa, Ambassador of India to Italy, has been
concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of

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India to the Republic of San Marino with residence in
Rome.
172. Myanmar's Parliament elected Htin Kyaw as the first
civilian president to lead the country after 53 years of
military rule.
173. Parytak Mitra Programme was in news on 14 March
2016. It came in news after the information on the
same was provided in the Lok Sabha by the Minister
of State for Culture and Tourism (I/C) Dr. Mahesh
Sharma.
174. Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on 14 March
2016 declared a two-month extension on emergency
powers meant to help shore up the country's crippled
economy.
175. India's fifth largest private sector Bank, YES Bank on
11 March 2016 signed a strategic Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with India Brazil Chamber of
Commerce (IBCC) to enable significant cooperation in
terms
of
knowledge
partnerships,
project
consultancy, B2B opportunities, skill and technology
initiatives.
176. Mumbai based Non-banking financial company Altico
Capital India has appointed former HSBC India
chairperson Naina Lal Kidwai as an independent nonexecutive director.
177. India Post has selected Deloitte to advise it on setting
up a payments bank and an agreement between the
two will be signed on March 14.
178. 323 villages have been electrified across the country
during last week (from 6th to 13th March 2016)
under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna
(DDUGJY).
179. Lin Dan from China has won the prestigious 2016 All
England Badminton title in the mens singles
category.In the final match played at Birmingham,
England he defeated Chinese teammate Tian Houwei
by 21-9, 21-10 score.
180. Mother Teresa will be made a saint on September 4,
Pope Francis announced. 19 years after the death of
the Nobel Laureate who spent 45 years serving the
poor and sick on the streets of Kolkata.
181. 7th meeting of the Governing Board of the IndoGerman Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC) was
held on 15 March 2016 in New Delhi. The meeting
was chaired by the Union Science & Technology and
Earth Sciences Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
182. The first of two 600 MW power generation units at
the Singareni Thermal Power Plant (STPP) at
Pegadapalli in Jaipur mandal of Adilabad District, was
synchronised with top officials including Singareni
Collieries Chairman and Managing Director N. Sridhar
participating in it.
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183. The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has

signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
the Ecotourism Society of India (ESOI) to take its
commitments to Responsible and Sustainable tourism
to the next level.
184. World Consumer Day is celebrated across the World
on 15th March 2016.
185. Anita Brookner, the Booker prize-winning British
author and renowned art historian, has died at the
age of 87.

186. ICICI Bank on 15 March 2016 announced a new

mobile payment solution Touch & Pay. This solution is
based on Near Field Communication (NFC)
technology and will enable the banks customers to
make secure contactless payments at retail stores
using smartphones.
187. Union Government and Jammu & Kashmir
Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) under the Scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance
Yojana (UDAY) on 15 March 2016 for operational and
financial turnaround of the States Power Distribution
Department.
188. India ranked 118th out of 156 countries on the United
Nations World Happiness Index (WHI) 2016 &
Denmark takes the top spot as the happiest country in
the world. It has replaced Switzerland.
189. The TIMEs magazine cited Modis unconventional
announcement on Twitter of his visit to Pakistan last
year while naming him among The 30 Most
Influential People on the Internet for the second year
in a row in this years unranked list.
190. The UN honoured the founder of India-based Miavy
Systems Abdulqadir Rashik for the Unite Ideas
LinksSDGs Data Visualization Challenge.
191. The Reserve Bank of India is likely to pay the
government Rs 57,000 crore in dividends in 2016-17,
slightly less than the amount it paid in the current
fiscal but much higher than that in earlier years.

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192. A total of fourteen Indian investors have been
featured in a list of top 100 venture capitalists in the
world.
193. Central government is implementing the Centrally
Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha
Abhiyan (RUSA) for providing financial support
194. to proposals contained in State Higher Education Plan
(SHEP) approved by the State Higher Education
Councils (SHECs) in order to achieve the objectives of
equity, access and quality.
195. Under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana Loans worth
Rs1.09 lakh crore have been sanctioned to small
entrepreneurs, loans worth over Rs.1.09 lakh crore
were given to over 2.96 crore beneficiaries.
196. Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) became the 9th state to sign
the memorandum of understanding (MoU) for power
distribution reforms, the Ujwal Discoms Assurance
Yojana (UDAY).
197. Indias largest telecom operator by subcriber base,
Bharti Airtel, said on Thursday that it has acquired
Videocon Telecom for Rs 4,428 crore.
198. The India Aviation 2016, an international exhibition
and conference on civil aviation kicked off in
Hyderabad, Telangana.
199. Michelle Yeoh, the award winning action heroine has
been appointed as United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador.
200. Famous Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain
Khan has passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal. He
was 77. He was suffering from kidney related
problem and hospitalized from the past few days.
201. Television magician Paul Daniels has died aged 77
after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.
202. The United Nations (UN) has suspended Russian
tennis player Maria Sharapova as Goodwill
Ambassador of the organisation after she was tested
positive on doping allegations.
203. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the
World Sufi Forum in New Delhi, where more than 200
Indian and international delegates, including Sufi
Shuyukh, spiritual leaders, scholars, academicians and
masters of Sufism, are participating.
204. The Government of India has signed a loan agreement
with the World Bank for Neeranchal National
Watershed Project in Madhya Pradesh.
205. Information and Broadcasting Minister ArunJaitley
will inaugurate the 6th National Community Radio
Sammelan in New Delhi.
206. The Indian Railway Ministry has announced that it
has signed an agreement with the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO).
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207. Desmi
Technology
a
leading
international
manufacturer of pumps and pump solutions plans to
set up a plant on the outskirts of Hyderabad shortly.
208. According to the data from credit information bureau
CIBIL, more than 5,600 borrowers, who owe banks
close to Rs 60,000 crore, have been declared wilful
defaulters by lenders as on December 31.
209. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) has confirmed to
the BCCI that Russell Adams has been designated as
points man for all further correspondence.
210. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Indias leading IT
services provider, announced a three year
partnership with the Virgin Money London Marathon
to enhance the digital experience delivered to
marathon participants.
211. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the
lead UN agency for delivery of a world where every
pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and
every young persons potential is fulfilled, appointed
actor and activist Ashley Judd as its Goodwill
Ambassador.
212. Surat is the cleanest railway station in the country,
followed by Rajkot and Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh),
according to an Indian Railway Catering and Tourism
Corporation (IRCTC) survey released.
213. Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions Corp (HitachiOmron Terminal Solutions) has established Hitachi
Terminal Solutions India Pvt Ltd (Hitachi Terminal
Solutions India) to be based in Bengaluru as an ATM
manufacturing company.
214. Air Asia India has made an announcement on
Thursday that Mr. Amar Abrol will be the new CEO of
the company with the effect from April 1, 2016.
215. Mobile wallet and digital payments player FreeCharge
has announced the launch of its hat and Pay feature.
The company said this feature enables social
payments between users and merchants.
216. Suresh Senapaty, the ex Wipro CFO has been
appointed as the new Chairman by Honeywell
Automation India Ltd (HAIL) on Thursday.
217. Actor Larry Drake, known for playing Benny on TV
show "L.A. Law", has died. He was 66.
218. The government slashed interest rates on smallsavings schemes, including the Public Provident Fund
and Kisan Vikas Patra.
219. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate three-day
'Krishi Unnati Mela' providing information on new
farm schemes and technologies that will help farmers
double their incomes within the next few years.
220. Supreme Court allowed now use of pictures of Chief
Ministers, Governors and Cabinet ministers in the
government's media advertisements.

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221. Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan on 17 March 2016
launched the Online Depot System in New Delhi to
automate all the operations of Food Corporation of
India (FCI) depots.
222. Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has become the first bank
to commence the sale of Indian Gold Coin (IGC) in the
domestic market.
223. India and Bangladesh entered into a new era of
petroleum trade with a special goodwill train loaded
with High Speed Diesel rolling down from India to
Bangladesh.
224. Turkey and the EU have reached a controversial deal
European leaders hope will stop the flow of refugees
to the continent in return for political and financial
concessions for Ankara.
225. India and Australia ink pact to avoid double social
security contribution Under this agreement,
employees of India deputed to Australia and vice
versa will not have to make double social security
contribution.
226. Russia gets its own Rating Firm named ACRA.
227. Pfizer, the pharmaceutical major has announced the
appointed of Mr. S Sridhar as its new Managing
Director (MD) with immediate effect for a period of
five years.
228. The Airport Authority Of India (AAI) has given the
additional charge of Chairman to Mr. Sudhir Raheja.
229. An Indian Professor has become the president of a
scholarly group in the US dedicated to international
studies. Professor TV Paul took over as the 56th
president of International Studies Association (ISA).
230. Tikka Shatrujit Singh, chief representative in Asia for
French multinational LVMH (Moet Hennessy-Louis
Vuitton) and advisor to the chairman of Louis Vuitton,
has spearheaded the development of Louis Vuittons
business in India.
231. The 10th edition of Asian Film Awards (AFA), which
was held at the Venetian Theatre in Macau, China,
honoured diverse talents across Asian cinema.
232. World Forestry Day or International Day of Forests is
celebrated worldwide every year on 21st of March.

233. The government has relaxed FDI norms for the

insurance sector by permitting overseas companies to
buy 49 percent stake in domestic insurers without
prior approval, which is another effort to bring more
foreign players into Indias vast insurance market.
234. Within a month of successful commissioning of a 270
MW thermal generating unit in the state, the state run
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BHEL ( Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited ) has

commissioned another 270 MW unit at Goindwal
Sahib coal-fired power project in Punjab.
235. India-born brothers G P Hinduja and S P Hinduja
topped the 'Asian Rich List 2016' released here last
night and the annual rankings showed that they had
added one billion pounds to their personal fortune in
a year to be worth an estimated 16.5 billion pounds.
236. The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon
has appointed Red, the leader of the Angry Birds
mobile game characters as an envoy to inspire climate
action toward a sustainable and happier future for all.
237. Cairn India Ltd. has remained in the top deciles of
safety performance amongst peer group companies
for the FICCI Safety Systems Excellence Award in
Manufacturing.
238. American multinational technology company Cisco
Systems Inc will invest over $100 million over the
next 18 to 24 months to support the country's
ambitious plan to connect thousands of its villages to
the internet and create jobs.
239. One of Mumbai oldest colleges, the Wilson College has
adopted the Charni Road station here for cleanliness
and upkeep as part of the Swachch Bharat Abhiyan.
240. US President Barack Obama embarked on a historic
trip to Cuba more than a year after Washington reset
its foreign policy towards the island following
decades of Cold War animosity that almost led to a
nuclear war.
241. Britains Prince Harry reached Kathmandu on a fiveday visit to Nepal to mark the 200th anniversary of
the bilateral ties.
242. The US President Barack Obama has named the
General Lori Robinson to head the U.S. combatant
command. The position is one of the most senior in
the US Military and Robinson becomes the first
woman to head this position.
243. FC Barcelonas player Lionel Messi has been named as
Huawei global ambassador.
244. India star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt secured an
Olympic quota place for India with a gold-medal finish
in the men's 65kg freestyle category on an otherwise
disappointing day for the country's grapplers in the
Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in Astana,
Kazakhastan.
245. An Indian student is the winner of the first Noor
Inayat Khan Prize for 2016, the London-based Noor
Inayat Khan Memorial Trust announced.
246. Bangladesh left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and pacer
Taskin Ahmed have been suspended from bowling in
international cricket council with immediate effect
after an independent assessment found their bowling

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actions to be illegal, dealing a massive blow to the
teams campaign in the ongoing World Twenty20.
247. United Nations World Water Day was observed on
22nd March. This years theme of Word Water Day is
Water and Jobs focuses on how enough quantity and
quality of water can change workers lives and
livelihoods and even transform societies and
economies.
248. Indias current account deficit narrowed to 1.3% of
the gross domestic product (GDP) in the fiscal third
quarter.
249. Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred Krishi
Karman Award to the government of Himachal
Pradesh for its landmark achievement in showing
highest production of food grains in year 2014-15,
despite adverse weather conditions and rain-fed
farming in the state.
250. The regulatory authority of Insurance sector has
given its nod to the Biggest life insurance company of
India- LIC to invest in the Public Sector Banks.
251. India distributed scholarships to over 800
Bangladeshi students under the 'Muktijodha
Scholarship Scheme'. The scholarships were
distributed at the hands of Minister for Liberation
War Affairs in the presence of Indian High
Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Sringla.
252. Union Health Minister JP Nadda launched Cartridge
Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CBNAAT)
machines for the quick diagnosis of Tuberculosis
within two hours.
253. The government has formally withdrawn the
recognition of Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE) after it was
derecognised by markets regulator Sebi in November
2014 for "serious irregularities" in its functioning.
254. Cinema exhibition chain PVR cinemas and mobile
payments and commerce platform Paytm have
announced a strategic relationship that will bring
PVRs movie tickets to Paytms e-commerce platform
as a part of its nationwide foray in the online movie
ticket segment.
255. Indian capital market regulator SEBI is considering
doing away with the requirement of a fresh KYC for
opening of new accounts in securities market if the
investor has got a bank account.
256. Government of Chhattisgarh had deposited money
that factually GMR Group was supposed to pay for
disbursing compensation to project affected farmers.
257. Swedish furniture retailing giant IKEA will contribute
12.4 million euro (Rs 92.84 crore) to provide safe
water and sanitation to one million people in India
and Indonesia through Water Org.
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258. Anker Henrik Jorgensen, who was a Danish politician

and served at various times as Prime Minister and
Foreign Minister of Denmark has passed away.
259. Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy (World no 13) has
won the prestigious 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold
badminton tournament in the mens single category.
260. Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh
commissioned international gateway of internet
service in Agartala and supply of 100 MW power to
Bangladesh from Tripura.
261. India will host the eighth annual Summit of BRICS
from October 15-16 in Goa in its capacity as chair of
the influential bloc comprising five countries with 42
per cent of the world population and combined GDP
of over $16 trillion.
262. The Department of Posts will offer core banking
solutions (CBS) to its customers at 25,000 post offices
by April, against 20,494 CBS-enabled branches.
263. The National Food Security Act (NFSA) will be
implemented in 10 more states from April 1 this year,
taking the total number of states implementing NFSA
to 21, Union Minister of Food and Public Distribution
Ram Vilas Paswan.

264. Justice HL Dattu, chairperson, National Human Rights

Commission, India emerged as the unanimous choice
to be appointed as a member of the International
Coordinating Committee of NHRIs (ICC) Bureau in
Geneva.
265. India's "unique" Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in
the Western Ghats is among 20 new sites added by

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the UN's top cultural body UNESCO to its World
Network of Biosphere Reserves.
266. In what can prove to be a great aid for the Indian
forces in dealing with hostage situations, India's
premier government R&D body DRDO has developed
a radar that can look through a wall. The Through
Barrier Imaging Radar, named 'Divyachakshu' (divine
eye), has been developed by Defence Research and
Development Organisation's (DRDO) Electronics &
Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) based in
Bangalore and is going through development trials
now.
267. The Union Cabinet has approved the national capital
goods
policy.
The
government
believes
implementation of the capital goods policy is critical
and needed to give a boost to the sector and the Make
in India initiative.
268. Hinduja Groups Ashok Leyland Defence Systems Ltd
(ALDS) has tied up with US-based defence contractor
Lockheed Martin Corp. to develop combat vehicles for
the Indian Army.The base platforms of Lockheed
combat vehicles will be used to develop light
specialist and light armoured multipurpose vehicles
for the Indian Army.
269. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its
approval for extension of time period of the Special
Industry Initiative for J&K (SII J&K) Udaan scheme
till 2019-20.
270. A committee was constituted by the Central Board of
Direct Taxes to examine the business models for ecommerce, identify the direct tax issues in relation to
e-commerce
transactions
and
provide
suggestions.This committee was headed by Akhilesh
Ranjan.
271. The electoral authority of Tanzanias semiautonomous archipelago of Zanzibar, the ZEC,
announced incumbent President Ali Mohamed Shein
had won his re-election bid, after polls boycotted by
the main opposition party.
272. Former Intel Corp. Chief Executive Andy Grove, the
whose youth under Nazi occupation and escape from
the Iron Curtain inspired an only the paranoid
survive management philosophy that saved the chip
maker from financial ruin in the 1980s, died. He was
79.
273. I&B Minister Arun jaitley gives away 5th National
Photography Awards. Addressing the event Union
Minister Jaitley said our impression of personalities
and historical events are based on visuals and a good
photograph has an indefinite life.
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274. Gurmeet Singh created history by becoming the first

Indian athlete to clinch a gold medal in the Asian
20km Race Walk Championships as he won the men's
event with his season's best effort.
275. World TB Day, falling on March 24th each year. This
time the Theme is "Unite to End TB".
276. The government of India has approved a $1.5 billion
(approximate Rs 9,000 crore) to support Swachh
Bharat Mission (SBM) in rural areas. This offer has
been made by The World Bank.
277. The 4 days National AROGYA fair is going to be
started from 26 March in Goa. The fair will be
organised by AYUSH Ministry and Confederation of
Indian Industry.
278. The Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV), ICGS Arnvesh, of the
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) was commissioned in
Visakhapatnam. The vessel was commissioned by the
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern
Naval Command, Vice-Admiral HCS Bisht.
279. Bajaj Finance is entering the Rs 20,000-crore life care
segment. Under this segment it will finance expenses
for stem cells storage units, cosmetics-based hair
treatment, dental and eye care, IVF & maternity care,
laproscopic cure for a dozen ailments, and elective
medical/paramedical care for many other issues.
280. Retired Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Justice
Permod Kohli has been appointed as the Chairman of
Central Administrative Tribunal(CAT).
281. The South Indian Bank has announced that its
personnel department has achieved the ISO
9001:2008 certification.
282. After a long wait, Nepal has officially become a
dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation with the signing of a memorandum.
283. India and France have signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) for construction of six nuclear
reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra, two months after
the two countries decided to conclude the technocommercial negotiations for the project by the year
end.
284. Kadhaprasangam maestro and actor VD Rajappan has
passed away at a private hospital in Kottayam. He was
70. He was Kerala's popular 'Kadhaprasangam' (story
telling) artiste and Malayalam film actor mainly
known for his comic roles.
285.
286. Johan Cruyff aka Flying Dutchman, the legendary
Dutch football striker and coach has died of lung
cancer at the age of 68.
287. Veteran Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has
announced today that he would retire from

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international cricket at the end of the ongoing World
Twenty20 tournament in India. He is 34 year old.
288. Arvind Kejriwal has been named among the worlds
50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine with the
Delhi Chief Minister being the sole Indian leader on
the list topped by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
289. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley flied to Australia for a
four-day visit to attract foreign investments in the
infrastructure sector.The objectives of the finance
minister's visit to Australia is to attract foreign
investment in India, especially in the infrastructure
sector among others.
290. Department of heavy industry has granted inprinciple approval to Himachal Road Transport
Corporation (HRTC) and Mumbai Metropolitan
Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to
introduce zero-emission retrofitted electric buses.
291. The information technology services entity of Tech
Mahindra has announced the launch of a development
centre in Toulouse, France, to work on projects for
existing partners and customers in the aerospace
industry.
292. Microsoft, which launched artificial intelligence (AI)powered bot on Twitter for a playful chat with people,
only to silence it within 24 hours as users started
sharing racist and offensive comments with the bot.
293. FMCG ITC Ltd said that it has completed the full
acquisition of Technico Agri Sciences Ltd (TASL). The
company owned by its direct subsidiary, Technico Pty
Limited (TPL), Australia for a cash value of Rs 121
crore.
294. RuPay the domestic card payment service provider
will be venturing into the credit card space this
September after increasing its market share to 38 per
cent in the debit card segment.
295. Private sector Bank Lakshmi Vilas has tied up with
National Bulk Handling Corporation (NBHC) for
collateral management and warehousing services.
296. Hero Cycles, the worlds largest bicycle manufacturer
by volume has acquired 60 % stake in one of Sri
Lanka's leading bicycle manufactures BSH Ventures.
297. Paytm, Indias mobile payment and commerce
platform has appointed ex-head of Alibaba Group
Holdings wholesale business, Bhushan Patil as the
companys new President. He will now focus on
building Paytms cross border commerce.
298. At the inauguration of the 5th National Industrial &
Trade Fair organised by Dalit Indian Chamber
Commerce & Industry (DICCI) , Union Minister for
MSME (Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) Kalraj
Mishra has announced that, Under Stand-up India
initiative, each of the 1.25 lakh bank branches would
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be encouraged to fund a SC/ST and woman

entrepreneurs to create 2.5 lakh new entrepreneurs
in the country.
299. The Gadanki Ionospheric Radar Interferometer (GIRI)
has been set up at the National Atmospheric Research
Laboratory (NARL) near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh
by The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
300. The Mizoram government and Japanese International
Cooperative Agency (JICA) signed an agreement on
Capacity Enhancement for Sustainable Agriculture
and Irrigation Development.
301. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), a Maharatna
central public sector enterprise, has successfully
commissioned a 600 Mw coal-based thermal power
plantin Telangana.
302. Andhra government which is known for its
innovations and use of technologies in various sectors
has also become the first Indian state to implement
lift irrigation.
303. Iran signed a confidential oil agreement with France's
Total to develope the South Azadegan oil field shared
by Iran and Iraq, Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Namdar
Zangeneh said.
304. Iran and Pakistan have mutually agreed to boost
bilateral cooperation on regional security and trade.
Decision in this regard was taken by Iranian President
Hassan Rouhani and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif during intensive talks in Islamabad.
305. Garry Shandling, the famous comedian who was best
known for his faux docudrama and the show " it's
Garry Shandling's " has passed away due to an
apparent heart attack. He was 66 year old.
306. Peter Brown, who had starring roles in two television
westerns in the 1950s and 60s and later acted in soap
operas, has died at the age of 80 due to Parkinsons
disease.
307. India and China have led the developing countries in
investments made in renewable energy in 2015. It
was revealed by the Global Trends in Renewable
Energy Investment Report published by the UN
Environment Programme (UNEP).
308. Scientists at Lucknow based CSIR-Central Institute of
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP) have found
that mint plant has medicinal values that can cure
cancer.
309. The Union Consumer Affairs Ministry has released a
self-regulation Code of ethical business conduct to be
adopted by the Industry on providing best products
and services. In this regard, Memoranda of
Understanding
(MoU)
was
inked
between
Department of Consumer Affairs and the industry
bodies related to self-regulated code of fair business.

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310. Presidents Rule has been imposed in Uttarakhand.
The decision has been come up a day before the
crucial trust vote in the state assembly for the Harish
Rawat government.
311. Bollywood won big at the 63rd National Awards with
Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana Ranaut scooping up
Best Actor and Best Actress awards for Piku and Tanu
Weds Manu Returns respectively. SS Rajamoulis
magnum opus Baahubali emerged as the Best Film
and Sanjay Leela Bhansali won in the best director
category for his period drama, Bajirao Mastani.
312. The government launched the vaccine for Rotavirus
vaccine
as part of Universal Immunization
Programme to prevent child mortaility due to
Rotavirus diarrhoea.
313. Madhya Pradesh is going to have its first Indo Tibetan
Border Police weapon training centre at Batiagarh,
Damoh. ITBP's Weapon and Support Weapon
Training Centre will be the first of its kind in the state.
314. Haryana Government has launched a new scheme
Adapting Homes for the Differently-abled, under
which pension of 6 months would be given in advance
to such persons for adapting their homes as per their
requirement.
315. Maharashtra Gets Its First Set Of Women
Commanders To Protect Forest.
316. Federal Bank is all set to open an incubation centers
for startups in Bangalore and Ernakulam. These
branches will offer advice on capital, regulatory
support and even disburse funds in these specialized
lounges.
317. China has launched its first cyber security public
organization aimed at better safeguarding national
cyber security and guiding Internet companies in
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318. Syrian Army and popular defence forces have

regained control of the ancient city of Palmyra from
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group.
319. The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has
successfully test-fired a Barak missile from its
Victory-class missile corvette RSS Vigour during Fleet
Exercise conducted in the South China Sea.
320. Indian origin law professor Surya Deva has been
appointed as an adviser on human rights and
multinationals and businesses by the UN Human
Rights Council (UNHRC).
321. Nandita Bakshi an Indian-American has been
appointed as the President and Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of Bank of the West.
322. Deepika and PR Sreejesh has won the Dhruv Batra
Player of the Year Award for Women and Men
respectively at the Hockey India (HI) Annual Awards.
The award has been given in the 2nd Hockey India
Annual Awards ceremony for 2015.
323. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to inaugurate
the 'Stand Up India' scheme on 5th April. The scheme
aims to creating jobs and promoting entrepreneurs
among SC, ST and women. The scheme will loans to
these segments at cheaper rates.
324. The 1st direct container vessel between India and
Bangladesh have been send from Krishnapatnam port.
The container vessel was carrying cotton set.
325. Starting with Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkars 125th Birth
Anniversary on 14th April 2016 and culminating in
Panchayati Raj Day on 24th April 2016, in the period
between 14th April to 24th April 2016, the Central
Government, in collaboration with States and
Panchayats, will organize a Gram Uday Se Bharat
Uday Abhiyan (Village Self Governance Campaign).
The campaign aims to generate nation-wide efforts to
increase social harmony across villages, strengthen
Panchayati Raj, promote rural development, and
foster farmers progress.
326. Government is planning to infuse additional capital of
about Rs. 5,050 crore in some public sector banks this
week, according to reports.
327. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has given its approval for holding of
Federation Internationale de Football Association
(FIFA) Under-17 World Cup to be held in India in
2017.
328. Public Sector Power equipment manufacturer Bharat
Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned
the second 40 MW hydropower generating unit at the
Teesta low dam hydroelectric project (HEP) stage IV
in West Bengal.

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329. United States returned an ancient decapitated statue
of Hindu god Rama stolen from Cambodia during the
South East Asian countrys civil war in the 70s.
330. The US Agency for International Development
(USAID) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have
signed an MoU to facilitate USD 848 million (Rs. 5,681
crore) in funding to develop solar parks across India.
331. After a delay of more than 20 years, Myanmars stock
exchange opened for its first day of business, with the
trading of a single company.
332. Jordan will get a cheap $100 million loan from World
Bank to help create 100,000 jobs for Syrian refugees
and its own citizen.
333. Agra Biker Pallavi Fauzdar, became the first solo
woman to ride across the Mana Pass in Uttarakhand
and made a record in the Limca Book.
334. Nestle India Ltd has informed BSE that the Board of
Directors of the Company, on the recommendation of
the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
appointed Dr. Rakesh Mohan as an Independent NonExecutive Director of the Company with effect from
May 01, 2016 upto June 30, 2020.
335. Jim Harrison, the great writers in contemporary
American fiction has passed away at his home in
Patagonia, Arizona. He was the prolific author and
poet. He was 78 year old.
336. Sergey Karjakin the Russian grandmaster has won the
FIDE World Chess Candidates Tournament held in
Moscow.
337. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Brussels on
the first leg of his three-nation tour to Belgium, the US
and Saudi Arabia.
338. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set
to script history by launching a record number of 22
satellites in a single mission in May 2016.
339. India ranks third among countries with high number
of financial Trojan infections, where cybercriminals
defraud customers of online banking services,
security solutions firm Symantec said.
340. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched Make in
India conference in Sydney and asked Australian
businesses to be the part of India's growth story.
341. 112 Would Be The National Emergency Number in
India. Since long, Indians had to memorize a plethora
of emergency numbers, based on the situation. Thus,
if 100 is the emergency number to contact police, then
101 is for fire emergency, 102 is for health emergency
and 108 is for emergency situation related to
disasters.
342. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) signed 11
unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs). With
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the signing of these agreements, India has entered

into 59 bilateral or unilateral APAs.
343. Indias first indigenous composites sonar dome, a
ships underwater eyes and ears, was today flagged
off by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar from here
to be delivered to Mazgaon docks in Mumbai.
344. The government permitted 100% FDI in the
marketplace format of e-commerce retailing with a
view to attract more foreign investors.
345. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a statement
that it has cancelled registration of 22 non-banking
financial companies (NBFCs) including Amazan
Capital and Mascot Commerce.
346. UNICEF launched a series of animated films to help
frame positive perceptions towards the tens of
millions of children and young people on the move
globally, Called Unfairy Tales.
347. Bangladeshs top court has rejected a 28-year-old
petition to remove Islam as official religion of the
country.
348. Japans major NTT Data has acquired Dell Services,
the IT services arm of PC maker Dell. According to
various media reports the deal is valued at over $3
billion.
349. GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd has agreed to sell a
33% stake in Bangalore International Airport Ltd
(BIAL) to India-born Canadian billionaire Prem
Watsas Fairfax India Holdings Corp.
350. Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence has inked a pact
with Israel's Rafael Advanced Defence System.This is
to set up a JV in India for specialised areas including
air- to-air missiles that will oversee projects worth
USD 10 billion (over Rs 65,000 crore) in ten years.
351. Renowned playback singer P Susheela Mohan has
been recognized by the Guinness World Records and
Asia Book of Records for singing the most number of
songs in Indian languages.
352. Asia's biggest telescope has been launched by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and Belgian Prime Minister
Charles Michel. This is built by the Aryabhatta
Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)
with the assistance of Belgian.
353. India will sign an MoU with the United States for
building a state-of-the-art Laser Interferometer
Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) project in the
country.
354. Dr. Najma Heptulla, the Union Minister for Minority
Affairs launched innovative entrepreneurship and
skill development programme of Maulana Azad
National Academy for Skills (MANAS) through
leading national/ international experts in different
skill sets in New Delhi.

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355. J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family
Welfare launched two major Digital initiatives to
provide easy access to health services to the public:
GIS-enabled HMIS application and the self-printing of
e-CGHS cards, in New Delhi.
356. The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has announced
that the Public sector lender Dena Bank has raised Rs.
65 crore by issuing over 2 crore shares and Andhra
Bank 4.23 per cent stake to LIC on a preferential
allotment, without disclosing the amount.
357. State-run Vijaya Bank said the government has
approved a capital infusion of Rs 220 crore in lieu of
preferential allotment of shares.
358. European Union, through the European Investment
Bank (EIB), will lend India 450 million
(approximately Rs. 3,300 crore) towards constructing
a 23-km long Lucknow Metro rail line and a
purchasing a fleet of new trains.
359. Marking its formal entry into defence, Adani Groups
unit Aero Defence Systems & Technologies Ltd has
signed a so-called statement of intent with ElbitISTAR of Israel and Indian company Alpha Design
Technologies Pvt Ltd to work together in the field of
unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
360. Star India plans to launch its over-the-top platform
Hotstar in other countries over the next few months.
361. Kachhabali village in Bhim tehsil of Rajsamand
district has become the 1st in the state to vote to close
down its lone liquor shop.
362. Wipro Limited announced the appointment of Patrick
Dupuis to its Board of Directors, effective 1 April
2016.
363. Indian Direct Selling Association (IDSA) has
announced Jitendra Jagota as the new Chairman in its

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Meeting held in New Delhi.
364. Central African Republics newly elected president
Faustin Archange Touadera took the oath of office,
ushering in the first elected leader since Muslim
rebels overthrew the government more than three
years ago.
365. The Oscar winning US actress Patty Duke has passed
away recently. She was 69 year old. She won Oscar for
playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker in 1963.
Her cause of death was sepsis from a ruptured
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National Current Affairs
1. India has become the worlds fourth largest spender
on defence, following a 13.1% increase in its 2016-17
defence budget, according to US research firm IHS Inc.
2. According to a United Nations Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) report, India ranked sixth
among the world's top 10 manufacturing countries.
Previously, India held the ninth position.
3. First time in the history, a total of 84 page data has
been released and put in the public domain, as the
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has published
direct tax related data including income disclosed in
tax returns by various categories of tax player from
2000 to 2015.
4. The Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stated that the
government plans to make it mandatory to set aside 1
% of total cost of any highway project for road safety.
As India witnesses as high as 5 lakh road accidents
per annum in which 1.5 lakh people die and another 3
lakh are crippled.
5. The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, gave its approval for utilisation of 400
hectares of un-cultivable farm land at the Central
State Farm (CSF), Jetsar in Sri Ganganagar District,
Rajasthan for setting up of a solar power plant of
capacity exceeding 200 MW.
6. A special Twitter cell by the Narenda Modi
government manned by a set of dedicated officers of
the Commerce and Industry Ministry was launched.
7. President Pranab Mukherjee will attend the
observation of Khongjom and inaugurate a
monument-cum-tourist Centre at Khongjom in
Manipur tomorrow.
8. According to FDI Intelligence Report India has
replaced China as the top Foreign Direct Investment
(FDI) destination by attracting $63 billion worth FDI
projects in 2015.
9. The Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has stated
that the minimum wage for contract workers has
been increased to Rs. 10,000 per month.
10. President Pranab Mukherjee leaves New Delhi for a
two Nation tour to Papua New Guinea and New
Zealand. This is the first ever state visit of an Indian
President to these two countries.
11. Gatiman Express, India's fastest train is flagged off
from Delhi to Agra. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu

flagged off the much-awaited Gatiman Express for

Agra from Nizamuddin Railway station.
12. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Chief Minister of Madhya
Pradesh along with Union Environment Minister
Prakash Javadekar and other dignitaries have
inaugurated the world's first wildlife sanctuary for
white tigers in Madhya Pradesh.
13. Over 100 crore people, including 93% of the adult
population, now have an Aadhaar number.
14. According to Credit Suisse Emerging Consumer
Scorecard 2016, India topped the chart, while China
and Saudi Arabia shared the second position.
15. Union government is set to issue universal identity
cards to the physically challenged with the objective
of providing them easy access to various benefits
being extended by the government.
16. India has offered to invest upto $20 billion in Iran
announced by Dharmendra Pradhan Minister of
Petroleum and Natural Gas during his two day visit to
Iran.
17. As the government's rural broadband project is facing
long delays, telecom PSU BSNL is testing an
alternative WiFi-based network to connect about 1
lakh village panchayats in a year with high-speed
Internet.

18. Huawei has announced its third Global Connectivity

Index report during the Global Analyst Summit 2016
in Shenzhen, China. In terms of numbers, United
States, Singapore and Sweden top the rankings, while
India is ranked 44.

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19. India remained the worlds largest recipient of

remittances from abroad in 2015, despite a $1 billion
drop from the previous year, the first such decline
since 2009.
20. The Union Government has renamed Panagarh Air
Force Base of West Bengal as Air Force Station Arjan
Singh, to honour the Marshal of the Air Force Arjan
Singh.
21. India ranks an abysmally low at 133 among 180
countries in the latest annual World Press Freedom
Index which says Prime Minister Narendra Modi
seems "indifferent" to the threats against journalists.
International Current Affairs
1. The US and Saudi Arabia imposed sanctions jointly on
four individuals and two organisations, aiming to
disrupt terrorism fundraising operations in South
Asia and the Middle East.
2. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World
Bank has stated that they are going to join forces with
other international organizations to cooperate on tax
issues and develop new tools and standards to halt
tax base erosion and evasion.
3. Global professional services company Accenture said
it opened a cyber centre here to expand its global
security presence and help organisations tackle
complex security challenges.
4. The International Cricket Council (ICC) and Emirates
Airline on 19 April 2016 renewed their deal for an
additional seven years.
5. The Interim Administrative Cell of International Solar
Alliance (ISA Cell) and the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP) declared their
intention to promote solar energy globally. The
declaration was made on the occasion of the side
event on International Solar Alliance at the UN
Headquarters in New York.
6. China and Pakistan have signed an agreement for the
launch of a special satellite to monitor the
development of the multi-billion dollars ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.
7. The worlds first public dengue vaccination
programme was launched in the Philippines as nurses
began injecting the first batch of a million children
with a French drug to combat the sometimes deadly
disease.
8. Saudi Arabias King Salman has announced an
agreement with Egyptian President Abdul-Fattah alSisi to build a bridge over the Red Sea connecting the
two countries.
9. The statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh will be installed
in France's Saint-Tropez town. The town is the birth
place of Army General Jean-Francois Allard.

States in India Current Affairs

1. Haryana Assembly passed two Bills mandating
minimum educational qualification for contesting
urban local bodies polls in the state.
2. Mumbai Financial capital of India is likely to get the
International Arbitration Centre. This will be the
Indias first arbitration centre for dealing the financial
disputes.
3. In a major step towards improvement of
infrastructure for cancer cure, Maharashtra tied up
with the Tata Trusts to link all government colleges
and medical colleges to the national cancer grid for
uniform cancer profiling and quality treatment.
4. PDP President Mehbooba Mufti will be sworn in as
the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
5. Nagaland capital Kohima has been declared as a
smoke-free city.
6. The Uttarakhand high court on revoke the imposition
of President rule in the state and revived the
Congress government headed by Harish Rawat, who
has been asked to prove his majority on 29 April.
7. Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananta
Kumar announced that Andhra Pradesh would be the
plastic hub in a short while from now and that the
Centre would provide a plastic park to the State with
Rs.1000 crore.
8. Tata Trusts has signed a pact with the Odisha
government to achieve elimination of Malaria from
the state by 2030. As per the MoU, Tata Trusts will be
taking mass screenings twice a year in 557 villages in
five selected blocks including Bissamcuttack and
Muniguda blocks of Rayagada district, Lanjigarh,
Thuamulrampur blocks of Kalahandi district and
Kotgarh block of Kandhamal district in southern
Odisha.
9. In an initiative to eradicate poverty from the district,
the Kozhikode district administration is all set to
implement a project named Operation Sulaimani to
ensure food for the needy in its jurisdiction. Following
the implementation of the project, the needy will get
food free of cost.
10. Odisha government has launched 100 Adarsha
Vidyalayas and CBSE-affiliated English medium
schools in 14 districts of the state.
11. The Chief Minister of Bihar Mr. Nitish Kumar has
declared total ban on the sale of all forms of alcohol
with immediate effect.
12. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has
commissioned a seasonwise tiltable canal top solar PV
plant at Bhimavaram in Andhra Pradesh.
13. Mumbai has got its first air-conditioned suburban
local train which was flagged off from Integral Coach

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Factory in Chennai, has finally arrived in the

metropolis.
14. Delhi government has passed a proposal to build a
memorial for late President APJ Abdul Kalam at Dilli
Haat, south Delhi.
15. Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar inaugurated
3 mega textile projects in Nagaland.
16. The Union Textiles Minister Shri Santosh Kumar
Gangwar inaugurated the Apparel and Garment
Making unit in Bodhjungnagar Industrial Growth
Centre, in Agartala.
17. The Union Minister for water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti has
inaugurated the Water Film Festival as a part of the
India Water Week celebrations in New Delhi.
18. Rajasthan has become the first state to pass land title
bill.
19. The Uttar Pradesh government has directed all the
district magistrates for plantation of 5 cr. trees at
6,500 sites in 24 hours on a date fixed in month of July
under the Green UP - Clean UP programme.
20. In a major welfare initiative, the Cabinet approved
launch of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement
Scheme (MMSFES) to supplement the National Food
Security Act (NFSA).
21. Haryana Government has decided to rename Gurgaon
as Gurugram and Mewat as Nuh.
22. Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on 13 April 2016
unanimously approved the Prohibition of Social
Boycott Bill, 2016. The bill seeks to crack down on
extra-judicial bodies like caste and community
panchayats.
23. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated
opening of 100 more Aahar centres across the State as
part of Governments cheap meal programme for the
poor.

24. Delhi bans chewable tobacco for a year. The Delhi

government has banned for one year the sale,
purchase and storage of all forms of chewable
tobacco, including "guthka, pan masala, khaini and
zarda", in the Capital.
25. National Capital of India, Delhi has been ranked 44th
among the worlds 50 future-ready economies cities
that are embracing technology for growth.
26. Mandd Sobhan, a Konkani cultural organisation, will
set up a Konkani museum in Mangaluru.
27. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today dedicated the
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality
Hospital to the people of Jammu and Kashmir in Katra
belt of Reasi district.
28. FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) has planed to set up
two Mahila Huts in Gujarat. These centres will help in
the upliftment of women belonging to all sections of
the society through education and training.
New Appointments
1. Vietnams National Assembly (NA) elected Nguyen
Thi Kim Ngan as the countrys first female house
speaker.
2. Rajiv Gauba took over as Secretary to the Government
of India in the Ministry of Urban Development.
3. Pakistans Sikh religious body elected a caretaker
president after its first chief Sham Singh died. Tara
Singh was elected the caretaker pardhan at a
meeting of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak
Committee.
4. Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (BHAVINI) has
appointed the Kallol Roy as its new chairman and
managing director (CMD).
5. Senior IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre Surender
Kumar Bhagat has been appointed as the Director
General (DG) of Railways Protection Force (RPF).
6. The Tibetan government-in-exile re-elected Lobsang
Sangey as the Prime Minister for a second consecutive
term. 48-year-old Sangey defeated his only rival Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament Pempa Tsering by
9,012 votes.
7. Badminton ace Nandu Natekar in April 2016 became
the first non-Cricketer to be inducted into the Legends
Club founded by the late Cricket Club of India (CCI)
president Raj Singh Dungarpur.
8. The National Assembly of Laos elected the chief of the
ruling Communist Party, Bounnhang Vorachit, as
President in a transition of power necessitated by the
completion of the maximum permissible 10 years in
office by outgoing president Choummaly Sayasone.
9. Zee Media Corporation today said its Group CEO News Cluster Bhaskar Das has quit following his
transfer to another Essel Group entity.

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10. Senior IAS officer A Ajith Kumar appointed as Keralabased Rubber Board's chairman, a post lying vacant
for over a year and a half.
11. Retired Justice P K Mishra would be most probably
the Lokayukta for Goa.Goa government has
recommended his name to Governor Mridula Sinha.
12. Bhupendra Kainthola, an Indian Information Service
(IIS) officer of 1989 batch, has been appointed as the
new Director of Film and Television Institute of India
(FTII).
13. Mouamba Clement, the former Congolese Finance
Minister appointed as the Prime Minister of Congo. He
was appointed to the post by Congo's President Denis
Sassou Nguesso.
14. Tran Dai Quang has sworn in as the ninth President of
Vietnam after he was elected by countrys National
Assembly. He succeeds Truong Tan Sang and shall
have term of five years.
15. Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has appointed
senior executive Manish Sharma to its global
executive council, inducting an Indian onto the
coveted decision-making body of the $80-billion
company for the first time ever.
16. CP Gurnani, Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer, Tech Mahindra, is the new Chairman of the
National Association of Software and Services
Companies (Nasscom) for 2016-17.
17. S Balaji Arunkumar, An IRTS officer of 1997 batch, has
taken over as deputy chairman of Kolkata Dock
System under Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) with effect
from April 4.
18. Iceland ruling coalition Government has named
Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson (53) as the new Prime
Minister after igmundur Gunnlaugsson had stepped
down.
19. Hashim Thaci , Foreign Minister of Kosovo has been
sworn in as the President of Kosovo by the members
of Parliament of the country in the 3rd round.
20. Debraj Pradhan appointed as the next Ambassador of
India to Norway
21. Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) Academy has
appointed D. Vasu as its new director for a period of
two years.
22. Gojavas, the logistics and supply chain solutions
company has announced the appointment of Mr.
Amitabh Coomar as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
23. Lambda Therapeutic Research, a Global Clinical
Research
Organization
has
announced
the
appointment of Tausif Monif as its new President for
Global Operations.
24. Lamborghini India Pvt. Ltd has appointed Sharad
Agarwal as its country head with immediate effect.
25. The
ministry
for
skill
development
and
entrepreneurship (MSDE) has named Cricket Icon

Sachin Tendulkar as brand ambassador of the 'Skill

India' campaign.
26. Information and Broadcasting Ministry has
constituted a three-member panel, headed by former
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) BB Tandon, to see
that guidelines set for government advertisements by
the Supreme Court are followed.
27. A Noida based handset manufacturer Lava
International has announced the Indian's limited over
captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as it's new brand
ambassador. This step has been taken to strengthen
its brand in India.
28. The Ukrainian Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk
announced his resignation two months after he
survived a no-confidence vote in parliament.
29. Premier Futsal is the newer and shorter five-a-side
variant of soccer ( football) named the Virat Kohli as
its brand ambassador.
30. Maharashtra cadre IPS officer Meeran C Borwankar
has appointed as the new Director General (DG) of
Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)
till the date of her superannuation in 2017.
31. Tiny South Pacific island nation Nauru has become
the 189th member of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) and the World Bank i.e. Bretton-Woods
institutions.
32. The Constitutional Council of Nepal has selected
Justice Sushila Karki (63) for the post of Chief Justice
(CJ) of the Supreme Court of the country.
33. After Nehru Memorial Society, the Modi government
reconstituted the management of Indira Gandhi
National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) bringing in
veteran Hindi journalist Ram Bahadur Rai as its head
in place of Chinmaya Gharekhan, a former diplomat.
34. Barack Obama appoints MasterCard CEO Banga to key
administration post.
35. Punit Soni, the chief product officer of Flipkart has
quit his post at the startup a year after joining the
company, according to three sources familiar with the
development.
36. Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom added another
honour to her list of accolades as she was named one
of the eight ambassadors for the upcoming World
Championships by the International Boxing
Association (AIBA).
37. Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma will chair the
newly formed Payments Banks Group at industry
body Internet and Mobile Association of India
(IAMAI).
38. Union Government appointed Susmita Pande as the
new chairperson of the National Monument Authority
(NMA). She is professor a professor at Ujjain's Vikram
University. She would succeed Himanshu Prabha Ray

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39. Ukraine's parliament approved presidential ally

Volodymyr Groysman as prime minister in the biggest
political shakeup since a 2014 uprising brought in a
pro-Western leadership.
40. PP Pandey, a senior IPS officer has been appointed as
the in-charge director general of police (DGP) of
Gujarat.
41. Board of Control for Cricket in India - BCCI appointed
Rahul Johri as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
42. Barack Obama has nominated Indian-American Geeta
Pasi as the countrys next envoy to central African
nation Chad.

Banking Current Affairs

1. Consumer loans became cheaper with banks moving
to a new way of setting lending rates following RBIs
diktat to ensure faster and effective transmission of
its policy rate cuts to borrowers. RBI had asked banks
to price fixed rate loans of up to three years based on
marginal cost of funds from April 1.
2. Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
and Saarc Development Fund (SDF) has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for mutual
cooperation and collaboration.
3. The Singapore's largest bank, DBS has unveiled the
'mobile only bank in India. The digibank uses
technologies, such as bio metrics and artificial
intelligence, to enable paperless, signature less and
branch less bank. This is the India's 1st mobile only
bank which targeting 5 million retail customers.
4. New Zealands five-dollar note has been named the
banknote of the year for 2015 by the International
Bank Note Society. The $5 note has featured
mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary and on the other
side, a rare yellow-eyed penguin and local flora.

5. Anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman will become

the first African-American on the face of US paper
currency. She also became the first woman in more
than a century, when she replaces former President
Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
6. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(Nabard) has sanctioned a loan of Rs 1,000 crore to
Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (HSWC) for
purchase of wheat during the ongoing rabi marketing
season.
7. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today cuts the Repo rate
under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25
basis points to 6.5% in its first bi-monthly monetary
policy review for the 2016-17 fiscal and kept the Cash
Reserve Rate (CRR) unchanged.
8. India's first cash giving app has launched by a fin-tech
company called Tslc Pte Ltd. The app is named as
CASHe.
9. India has signed a memorandum of understanding
with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) for a
possible $100 million line of credit to simplify exports
to IDBs member countries.
10. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
cleared conversion of Working Capital Term Loan
(WCTL) of Bank of Baroda's (BoB) 29.91 crore rupees
loan to Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. (AYCL) into equity
shares.
11. Federal Bank, the Indian Banking major in the private
sector, entered into a strategic partnership with
Phillip Capital (India) Pvt. Ltd, a subsidiary of the
Singapore headquartered Phillip Capital group, for
managing NRI Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS).
12. Bharti Airtel First Entity To Get Payments Bank
Licence From RBI.
13. Federal Bank has tied up with Chillar Payment
Solutions Pvt. Ltd. to promote the start-ups
technology product 'Campus Wallet'.
14. The New Development Bank (NDB), commonly
known as BRICS bank, has sanctioned its first batch of
loans, including $250 million to Indias renewable
energy projects.
15. From now onward all the Banks have to share the
transaction details in a standard format.
16. Financial Software & Systems Pvt. Ltd. (FSS), a
Chennai-based payments technology and transaction
processing company, has inked agreements with six
banks to provide UPI (Unified Payment Interface)
solution across the country on a hosted platform.
17. The RBL Bank (formerly Ratnakar Bank) became the
first private sector bank in India to open dedicated
branch for startups.

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Economy Current Affairs

1. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) has launched a
new index Nifty MidSmallcap 400. It will represent
the mid and small market capitalization segments of
the stock market.
2. The government has issued a new set of income tax
return (ITR) forms that require people with an
income of Rs 50 lakh and above per annum to disclose
their assets.
3. The Union Finance Minister has extended the
safeguard duty on import of some steel products by
two years i.e till March 2018. In this regard, the
Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has
issued a notification mentioning that safeguard duty
will be reduced to 10% in stages till 2008 from
current 20%.
4. The government of India has approved an investment
of Rs.9,005 crore for construction of 73,205 more
houses for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) in
urban under Prime Ministers Awas Yojana(PMAY) in
the States of Maharashtra, Punjab and Jammu &
Kashmir.
5. The Department of Disinvestment has been renamed
as Department of Investment and Public Asset
Management or 'Dipam'.
6. India has banned import of milk and milk products,
certain mobile phones and a few other items from
China after finding them sub-standard or not
following security codes.
7. The Government of India has started the
disinvestment process of the current fiscal as the GOI
has planned to sell its 11.36% equity shares in the
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) at
Rs.21.75. This disinvestment is likely to raise about
Rs. 2,700 crores.
8. The Government has released Rs. 25,834 crore to FCI
as Food Subsidy. In addition to this, wage and means
advance of Rs. 10,000 crore will be released shortly.
9. The Ministry of Rural Development has released a
central share of Rs. 12,230 crore to the states for
implementation of its flagship programmes under the
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
10. The Union Human Resource Development Minster
Smriti Irani has launched a portal for registration and
allotment of International Standard Book Number
(ISBN) at a function held in New Delhi.
11. The Centre has recommended 1,304 crore rupees for
drought relief to Uttar Pradesh under National
Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF).
12. International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declared the
India's growth is projected to notch up to 7.5% in
2016-17.

13. According to agency Carat, India's 2016 advertising

growth rate will be the fastest at 12%, which is ahead
of global average of 4.5%.
14. Continuing the deflationary trend for 17th month,
WPI inflation was at (-)0.85 per cent in March but
may inch up gradually in the coming months on
growing pressure on food and vegetable prices.
15. Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Dr. Mahesh
Sharma released a memorial Coin of Rs. 200/- and a
Circulation Coin of Rs. 10/- on Tatya Tope on the
occasion of his Martyr Day in New Delhi.
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Business Current Affairs

Russia has approved a deal of ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL)
to acquire 15% stake in Vankor oilfield from Rosneft.
The new deal enables OVLs stake in Vankor will raise
to 26% from 15% and will give it about 3.5 million
metric tonnes of oil a year consequently.
2. UltraTech Cement, a part of the Aditya Birla group,
agreed to buy Jaiprakash Associates' 21.2 million
tonnes per annum (mtpa) cement capacity for Rs
15,900 crores.
Indias largest e-commerce company Flipkart has
acquired PhonePe, a Bengaluru-based mobile
payments company, which was co-founded by exFlipkart employees Sameer Nigam and Rahul Chari.
Saudi Oil giant Aramco, the worlds largest oil firm
with crude reserves of about 265 billion barrels, plans
to make major investment in Indias petroleum sector
as it considers India the most preferred destination to
invest at a time when the global economy is in a crisis.
Blackstone Group has announced that it is buying
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.s majority stake in
Indian outsourcing firm Mphasis Ltd.
Mining conglomerate Vedanta said its subsidiary
Talwandi Sabo Power (TSPL) has set the Guinness
World Record for planting 2,08,751 saplings at a
single location in less than an hour.
Smartphone maker BlackBerry, in partnership with
digital payments platform Digitsecure, has launched
its money transfer service, called BBM Money, in
India.
The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi has
given its approval to state owned Bharat Petroleum
Corporation Limited (BPCL) to invest Rs. 3,000 in
Bharat Oman Refineries Limited (BORL).
Patanjali Ayurved, the FMCG venture promoted by
yoga guru Ramdev, will invest over Rs 1,150 crore in
the current fiscal to set up six processing units and
one R&D center as it chases a turnover of Rs 10,000
crore this year.
The state owned fuel retailer BPCL has got the
environment clearance nod for its 694 crore rupees
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10. The leading Indian tyre manufactures JK Tyre has

announced that it had completed the acquisition of
tyre, tube and flap maker Cavendish Industries at an
enterprise value of Rs.2,200 crore.
11. Full service airline Vistara has entered into a strategic
partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).
12. A part of the Tata group and India's largest IT services
company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been
recognized as one of the United Kingdom's leading
employers for women in a list published by The
Times.
13. Cadbury India, part of Mondelez International, today
inaugurated its $190 million factory in Sri City SEZ, on
the border of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. The
plant is the companys largest plant in Asia Pacific.
14. Taxi operator Uber has partnered with Election
Commission in Tamil Nadu to spread awareness on
voting among the electorate for the May 16 assembly
polls.
15. Videocon d2h has announced that its sub-base of over
15 million can now recharge their d2h service using
Vodafone m-pesa.
16. Hero MotoCorp is setting up a factory in Andhra
Pradesh. It plans to invest Rs 3,000 crore, for annual
capacity of 1.8 million units. Chief Minister
Chandrababu Naidu will be unveiling the foundation
stone next month.
17. Isuzu Motors India today opened its manufacturing
plant in AP and rolled out its India-made D-Max pickup. The facility was inaugurated by Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.
18. Future Group has acquired online home furnishings
and dcor business company FabFurnish for an
undisclosed amount.
19. Snapdeal has partnered with 9 non governmental
organisations (NGOs) to launch Snapdeal Sunshine, a
platform where users can make donations to causes
under
education,
health,
sports,
women
empowerment, disaster relief and old age care.
20. Bharti Airtel announced the acquisition of 20 MHz
spectrum in eight circles from Aircel for Rs 3,500
crore.
21. Sanmar
Chemicals,
India's
private
sector
petrochemical firm, will receive Rs.1,996 crore equity
investment from Fairfax India Holdings, reported
Reuters.
22. The search engine giant Google has extended free
internet service through WiFi to 10 railway stations
across the country to provide internet to over 1.5
million people.
23. A US grand jury has slapped two companies of India's
Tata group -Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Tata
America International Corp. with a USD 940 million
fine in a trade secret lawsuit filed against them.

24. Panasonic India and AES India Private Limited has

announced an agreement to construct a 10 MW
energy storage array at Panasonic's Technopark
manufacturing facility in Jhajjar, Haryana.
Mou/Agreements Signed
1. The Government of Japan has committed a loan of JPY
242.2 billion (around Rs.14,251 crore) for various
projects across India, including Jharkhand, Odisha,
Madhya Pradesh and the North East.
2. In a bid further strengthen and promote business ties
with Australia, FICCI announced inking an MoU with
Australia India Business Council (AIBC).
3. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed
by 25 Union Ministries of the Government of India
under the IMPRINT programme of the Union
Government to promote research in premiere
technical institutions on March 31, 2016.
4. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the
department of space signs an MoU with the Airports
Authority of India (AAI) to provide scientific
parameters for construction of airports.
5. India is hopeful of receiving the first loan issued by
the newly formed Asian Infrastructure Investment
Bank (AIIB) in the second half of the year.
6. Germanys Development Bank KfW will provide loan
assistance of 3750 crore rupees for the modern and
sustainable metro system for Nagpur city.
7. Germany's Development Bank KfW will provide a loan
assistance of 500 m (Rs. 3,750 crore) for metro
system in Nagpur city.
8. India and Papua New Guinea has signed four MoUs in
myriad sectors at capital Port Moresby. The MoUs
were signed in the presence of the President Pranab
Mukherjee and the Papua New Guinea Prime Minister
Peter O Neil. Reports stated that the MoUs relate to
Agriculture, Health, Information Technology and
Infrastructure.

9. The Railways has signed up an Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) with Indian Space Research

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Organisation (ISRO) to develop an application for

Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System.
10. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing an
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India
and Papua New Guinea on cooperation in the field of
Healthcare and Medical Science.
11. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval
for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
between Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority of India (IRDAI) and the Insurance
Authority of United Arab Emirates.
12. BSE Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding
(MoU) with Korea Exchange (KRX) of South Korea, for
listing S&P BSE Sensex-based derivatives contracts on
the latter.The agreement is expected to further the
development of derivatives markets in India and
South Korea.
13. India signed the historic Paris climate agreement here
along with more than 170 nations, marking a
significant step that has brought together developing
and developed nations for beginning work on cutting
down greenhouse gas emissions to combat global
warming.
14. Cab aggregator, Uber has entered into a partnership
with Gujarat Tourism and FICCI in Ahmedabad city to
facilitate training for Uber driver-partners.
15. India and France have launched a programme with $1
trillion Potential Solar Programme under the
International Solar Alliance (ISA). It is a solar finance
programme that aims at helping developing countries
to fully harness their solar resources for a clean
energy future.
16. India has formally ratified the WTOs (World Trade
Organisation) Trade Facilitation Agreement, which
aims at easing customs procedures to boost
commerce. In this regard, Indias WTO ambassador
Anjali Prasad handed over the instrument of
acceptance to WTO Director-General Roberto
Azevdo. India is the 76th WTO member to ratify the
TFA.
17. Shareholders of the Turkmenistan- AfghanistanPakistan-India (TAPI) Pipeline Company Limited
signed an agreement to invest $200 million in studies
and engineering for the $10 billion project to
transport natural gas to energy-hungry countries like
India.
18. India and Maldives have signed six agreements in
different sectors to boost bilateral relations between
both maritime neighbouring countries.
19. Tata Steel, the countrys largest steel producer, has
signed an agreement to sell the loss-making 4.5million tonne (mt) long-product Scunthorpe steel

plant in Britain to UK-based investment firm Greybull

Capital.
20. India and the United States announced an in-principle
logistics exchange agreement to enable their
militarizes to use each others assets and bases for
repair and replenishment of supplies.
21. Union Ministry of Water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and German
International
Cooperation
(GIZ)
signed
an
Implementation agreement for Ganga Rejuvenation
under the Namami Gange Programme in New Delhi.
22. Cabinet has given its approval for India adopting the
Statute of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement
Network (SAWEN) and becoming its formal member
in order to strengthen ties with the member countries
in controlling the trans-boundary wildlife crime
through communication, coordination, collaboration,
capacity building and cooperation in the region.
23. India and the US have agreed to enhance
collaboration on tackling offshore tax evasion and
increase cooperation in sharing of cross-border tax
information.
24. National Mission for Clean Ganga under the Ministry
of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation in collaboration with Indian Institute of
Technology, Kanpur (IITK) announced the formal
launch of Centre for Ganga River Basin Management
and Studies (CGRBMS) in New Delhi.
25. India, Afghanistan and Iran have finalized draft of the
Chabahar Trilateral Agreement on Transport and
Transit Corridors.
26. India and Mauritius have signed an MoU on
cooperation in the field of traditional system of
medicine and Homoeopathy.
27. India is likely to buy 145 M777 Howitzers for $750
million to equip its Mountain Strike Corps.
28. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi gave its approval for signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India
and Bhutan on technical cooperation in the field of
capacity building, benchmarking and bilateral
exchange in infrastructure engineering.
29. The Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister Mr.
Narendra Modi has given its approval for the signing
of the Paris Agreement adopted at the 21st
Conference of Parties held at Paris in December last
year.
30. A Sri Lankan university will sign a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Japan and India on
trilateral collaboration in science and technology.
31. World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim and Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank President Jin Liqun
signed the first co-financing framework agreement
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Summits
1. The fourth edition of Nuclear Security Summit (NSS)
began in Washington, United States to discuss a
gamut of issues pertaining to nuclear security.
2. NITI Aayog chaired by Vice Chairman Dr Arvind
Panagariya has launched the Urban Management
Programme in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Around
150 participants were present in the event.
3. Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth
Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, inaugurated Indias 1st
Second-Generation (2G) Ethanol plant today at
Kashipur in Uttarakhand.
4. The eighth International Seminar on Wheat and
Wheat Products is scheduled to be held in Panaji, Goa,
on July 17-18, 2016.
5. The heart of Asia conference has begun today in New
Delhi. The conference aims to bring peace and
stability to Afghanistan and speeding up its
reconstruction with a focus on enhancing investment
and connectivity to the country.
6. The first meeting of the recently constituted All India
Handloom Board was held in New Delhi.
7. The Three day Curtain Raiser International Yoga Fest
inaugurated by Shri Shripad Yesso Naik. As per the
Ayush Minister, National level event for celebration of
International Yoga Day this year proposed to be held
at Chandigarh.
8. The second edition of 'Global Exhibition on Services'
was inaugurated in UP's Greater Noida at India Expo
Centre & Mart, Greater Noida by President of India,
Pranab Mukherjee.
9. The first ever two day North East-ASEAN (Association
of Southeast Asian Nations) Business Summit was
inaugurated at the City Convention Centre in Imphal,
Manipur.
10. The three day 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on the
Tiger Conservation is going to inaugurate by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 12th April,
2016 which will continue till 14th of April, 2016.
11. India will take part in a special meeting of the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) in Paris tomorrow to firm up
cooperation between countries in the wake of the
'Panama Papers' leak.
12. The G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting is one of the
ministerial meetings that held in advance of the G7
Summit in Hiroshima on 10th & 11th April, 2016.
13. Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi has
inaugurated the two days Maritime India Summit
2016 (MIS 2016) in Goregaon, Mumbai.
14. The G20 countries meeting of its Finance Ministers
and Governors of Central Banks on the sidelines of the

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annual Spring Meeting of the International Monetary

Fund and the World Bank at Washington.
15. 14th meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and
China held in Moscow.
16. The Union Minister for Women & Child Development,
Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi inaugurated the Regional
Conference of North Eastern States on Child Adoption
in Shillong, Meghalaya.
Obituaries
1. Renowned Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid
passed away due to heart attack. She was 65.
2. Veteran journalist and writer Babu Bharadwaj passed
away due to cardiac arrest in Kozhikode, Kerala. He
was 68.
3. Kerala cartoonist V T Thomas, popularly known as
Toms has passed away on 27 April 2016 following a
brief illness at in Kottayam, Kerela. He was 86.
4. Comedian, singer and writer Victoria Wood has died
after a short but brave battle with cancer aged 62.
5. The American music superstar Prince Rogers Nelson
has passed away. He was 57 year old.
6. Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) founder
Amanullah Khan passed away at a Rawalpindi
hospital. He was 82. Khan, the father-in-law of
Kashmirs regional party Peoples Conference
president Sajad Gani Lone was suffering from a
chronic lung disease.
7. Former Italy head coach Cesare Maldini has passed
away at the age of 84.
8. The Silicon Valley coach and mentor William Bill
Campbell has passed away. He was 75 year old and
was suffering from cancer.
9. The five time Emmy award winning actress Doris
Roberts has passed away. She was 90 year old.
10. The veteran journalist and author Yogendra Bali has
passed away due to a heart attack. He was 85 year old.
11. American country music legend Merle Haggard died
of pneumonia at his home in Northern California.
12. Former Indian woman biker Veenu Paliwal has died
in a road accident in Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.
She was 44 year old.
13. The co-founder of Hero Cycles group Satyanand
Munjal passed away in Ludhiana, Punjab. He was 99.
14. The award winning Malian photographer, Malick
Sidibe has passed away recently. He was 80 year old.
Sports Current Affairs
1. Australian pacer Clint McKay has announced his
retirement from international cricket after his firstclass team Victoria Bushrangers won the Sheffield
Shield tournament.
2. Ace Indian boxer Shiva Thapa has won the silver
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held in Qianan, China in the 56 Kilogram category

final.
Beijing Olympics gold medalist and ace shooter
Abhinav Bindra today accepted the offer of the Indian
Olympic Association to become India's Goodwill
Ambassador for the Rio Olympics.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced appointment
of Sanath Jayasuriya as chief selector of the Sri Lankan
Cricket team.
Garima Chaudhary has won another gold medal at the
2016 Commonwealth Judo Championship finals at
Port Elizabeth in South Africa.
India's Deepika Kumari has equalled the world record
in Women's Recurve event at the qualifying stage of
Archery World Cup being held in Shanghai. Padma
Shri recipient Deepika recorded a score of 686 out of
720 to finish 1st in qualifiers and equal the world
record set by South Korea's Ki Boe Bae at the World
University Games in Gwangju last year.
The new emblem of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and
Paralympic Games featuring an indigo-coloured check
in the design.The logo features a circular Japanese
traditional checkered pattern. Below the design are
the words Tokyo 2020 and under them the five
interlocking Olympic rings, reports Xinhua.
The Cricket Association of Nepal has been suspended
by the International Cricket Council due to a vacuum
of cricket leadership in the country and also in view
of government interference in the board.
Riyad Mahrez has become the first African footballer
to win the Professional Footballers Associations
(PFA) Player of the Year award for the 201516
season. With the award, Mahrez also became the
second non-European, after Uruguayan striker Luis
Suarez, to grab the award.

Shooting Sport Federation World Cup being held at

the Olympic Shooting Centre in Rio de Janeiro.
11. The ICC has suspended Hong Kong allrounder Irfan
Ahmed for two years and six months after he
admitted to breaching the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code.
Ahmed has accepted the suspension and waived his
right to appeal.
12. BCCI is all set to host its first-ever day and night
cricket Test with the pink ball during New Zealand
tour to India.
13. In Tennis, Rafael Nadal has won the Barcelona Open
to equal Guillermo Vilas' decades old record of 49
clay-court titles. In the Final last night, world number
five and top seed Spaniard defeated two-time
defending champion Kei Nishikori of Japan, in straight
sets, 6-4, 7-5.
14. India will host the 2018 Commonwealth Judo
Championships in Jaipur. This was announced by the
Judo Federation of India in a press release in New
Delhi.
15. Union Sports Ministry has decided to provide one
lakh rupees per month as out of pocket allowance to
the sports persons under the Target Olympic Podium
(TOP) scheme in their preparation for the Olympics
and Paralympics Games at Rio de Janeiro.
16. Professional football club Mohun Bagan and India
striker Jeje Lalpekhlua on 25 April 2016 won the
Football Players Association of India (FPAI). The
award function held in Mumbai.
17. Indian rower Dattu Bhokanal has qualified for the Rio
Olympics after winning a silver in the finals of men's
single sculls at the 2016 FISA Asian and Oceania
Olympic Qualification Regatta at Chung-ju in South
Korea.
18. The ICC Cricket World Mens T-20 Cup 2016 has won
by West Indies team by defeating England by 4
wickets.
19. World No.1 tennis player Novak Djokovic from Serbia
has won the 2016 Miami Open Title in the mens
singles category. In the final he defeated Kei Nishikori
(Japan).
20. Kenyas Cyprian Kotut claimed a double in the French
capital within a month when he won this years Paris
Marathon in personal best of 2 hours, 07 minutes and
13 seconds.
21. Mother Dairy, an Indian FMCG company has
partnered with Indian Premium League (IPL) cricket
team Delhi Daredevils as its principal sponsor.
22. Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd (KNPL) has signed up with
the Gujarat Lions franchise as associate sponsor for
the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League which
will begin on April 9, 2016.

10. Ace Indian shooter Jitu Rai finished sixth in the men's
50m pistol event on the fifth day of the International

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23. Danny Willett has won the US Masters Golf

Championship for the year 2016 at Augusta National
Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
24. Anthony Joshua has won the International Boxing
Federation heavyweight title for the year 2016.
25. Malaysia's badminton maestro Lee Chong Wei has
defeated China's Chen Long to win Malaysian Open
2016 in men's singles title at at the Malawati Stadium
in Shah Alam, Malaysia.
26. India's men's and women's teams have won both the
categorys championship titles at the third Asian KhoKho championship organised in Indore.
27. American tennis star Serena Williams kept her lead in
the women's rankings, while Polish Agnieszka
Radwanska returned to the second place.
28. England and Nottinghamshire batsman James Taylor
announced his retirement at the age of 26 due to ill
health.
29. Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath has retired from
50-over and Twenty20 internationals in order to
carry on playing test matches.
30. Nico Rosberg claimed a dominant win in an actionpacked Formula One Chinese Grand Prix to extend his
championship lead over Mercedes team mate Lewis
Hamilton, who battled up to seventh with some feisty
driving after starting last.
31. Australia has won the 25th edition of Sultan Azlan
Shah Cup by defeating India in the final held in Ipoh,
Malaysia.
Important Days
1. World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally
recognized day on the 2nd of April every year. This
year the theme is "Autism and the 2030 Agenda:
Inclusion and Neurodiversity".
2. Each year, 22nd April is celebrated as Earth Day. This
is an annual event which is celebrated all over the
world to demonstrate support for environment
protection.
3. World Book Day is an annual event celebrated every
year by the people all over the world on 23rd of April.
4. 25th April is observed every year as World Malaria
Day (WMD) to create awareness among the people
about this vector borne disease.
5. The World Intellectual Property Day 2016 was on 26
April 2016 observed across the world with the theme
Digital Creativity - Culture Re imagined.
6. 5th April is observed as National Maritime Day.
7. 7th April is celebrated each year globally as World
Health Day under the sponsorship of the World
Health Organization (WHO).
8. Himachal Pradesh celebrated 69th Himachal Day on
15th April 2016.

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9. World Heritage Day was observed all over the world

on 18 April.
Defence Current Affairs
1. Two Indian Naval Ships 'Veer' and 'Nipat' were
decommissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
INS Veer and Nipat are the first two of this class to be
decommissioned. Now eight ships of this category will
remain.
2. The Border Security Force (BSF) is planning to install
the tallest national flag near the Attari-Wagah Joint
Check Post, famously known as the Wagah border.
3. The Indian Navy has inaugurated a naval detachment
at Androth Island of the Lakshadweep archipelago. It
will help Indian Navy to have better surveillance and
reach in the Arabian Sea. The naval detachment was
inaugurated by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, who is the
Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern
Naval Command.
4. The 11th Indo-Mongolia joint training Exercise, titled
Nomadic Elephant - 2016 commenced on 25 April
2016 in Mongolia. The exercise aims at promoting
military associations between India and Mongolia will
culminate on 8 May 2016.
5. Indian Missile Corvette, INS Karmuk along with a
Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft participated in the
22nd Indo-Thai Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) on 25
April 2016 in the Andaman Sea. Indias indigenously
built Missile Corvette is based at the Andaman and
Nicobar Command.
6. Pakistan Navy has successfully test-fired shore-based
anti-ship missile 'Zarb', bolstering its defence
mechanism.
7. Indigenously developed surface-to-air supersonic
Akash missile System was successfully test fired from
complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at
Chandipuri in Odisha.
8. The Indian Army conducted major battle exercise
named as Shatrujeet in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan
near to the border with Pakistan. The sole purpose of
the exercise was to evaluate the capability of the
Indian Army and fine tune its proactive war strategy
to respond swiftly to any threat to nations security.
Science & Tech. Current Affairs
1. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has
launched Indias seventh navigation satellite of the
Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS
1G) into a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (SubGTO) on-board PSLV-C33. The satellite was launched
from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of the Satish Dhawan
Space Centre, Sriharikota, which is situated 90 kms
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2. China has launched a sounding rocket designed to

conduct research, take measurements and scientific
experiments in the country's Hainan Province.
Kunpeng-1B was launched from Danzhou City in the
early hours today by the National Space Science
Center (NSSC).
3. China launched a retrievable scientific research
satellite in a bid to aid scientists to study microgravity and space life science.
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Awards & Recognition

Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, who brought alive the
role of Maratha warrior Peshwa Bajirao II on the
silver screen through Sanjay Leela Bhansalis Bajirao
Mastani, will be feted with the Maharashtrian Of The
Year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Saudi
Arabias highest civilian honour- the king Abdulaziz
Sash.
Former bureaucrat and parliamentarian N. K. Singh
will receive one of Japans highest civilian honours for
promoting economic, educational and cultural ties
between India and Japan.
A women's rights activist from Swat valley of
Pakistan, Tabassum Adnan, has won the Nelson
Mandela Graa Machel Innovation Award 2016 in
Bogota, Colombia. She won the award for the
individual activist category on the concluding day of
the International Civil Society Week held from April
25-28.
Mongolia has conferred its highest civilian award
"North Star" to two noted Indian scholars-Lokesh
Chandra and Mansura Haider for their contribution to
Mongolian studies.
It was presented by the
Mongolian Foreign Minister Lundeg Purevsuren.

6. Mr. K Ashok Kumar, a research scholar from IIT

Kharagpur (KGP) has won the prestigious

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International Plant Nutrition Scholar Award. The

award is awarded by the US-based International Plant
Nutrition Institute (IPNI) and carries a cash prize of
USD 2,000 and a recognition certificate.
7. Amitav Banerji, an Indian diplomat in the UK has been
conferred with one of the highest awards of Cyprus
for his work in a number of senior roles within the
Commonwealth Secretariat for over two decades.
8. Mahatma Gandhis granddaughter Tara Gandhi
Bhattacharjee was conferred with the Order of Arts
and Letters, one of Frances top honours.
9. Renowned actor Manoj Bajpayee will be going to
receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the movie
Aligarh. The actor will receive the award in the best
actor category of Critics Choice. The award will be
presented on 1st of May, 2016.
10. 5 times world chess champion Viswanathan Anand
will be honoured with the Hridaynath Award, which
felicitates and recognises successful individuals
across the country from various walks of life.
11. Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India conferred
the National Geoscience Awards 2014 at a function to
be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. For
2014, Professor Ashok Kumar Singhvi was conferred
with the highest honour National Geoscience Award
for Excellence for his outstanding contributions in the
field of sedimentary technologies.
12. The Nobel Peace Prize awardee Mother Teresa now
has been conferred with the UK's prestigious
Founders Award this year.
13. An investigative journalist from Azerbaijan, Khadija
Ismayilova has been chosen to receive the 2016
UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
14. Priyadarshini Chatterjee, a Delhi girl was announced
as the winner of FBB Femina Miss India World 2016
at the 53rd edition of the Femina Miss India beauty
pageant held in Mumbai.
15. Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation has announced
that Priyanka Chopra to be conferred with Dadasaheb
Phalke Film Foundation Award 2016 in best actress of
the year category.
16. Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has won the Global
Indian of the Year award.
17. Former Army Chief General(retd) Joginder Jaswant
Singh has been conferred with the highest French
civilian honour 'Officier de l Ordre national de la
Legion d Honneur' (Officer of the Legion of Honour).
18. Author and poet Padma Sachdev was selected for the
prestigious Saraswati Samman for 2015 for her
autobiography titled Chitt-Chete, written in Dogri
language.
19. Indias SSP Chawrasia, who clinched the Hero Indian
Open last month, has been named the Hilton Asian
Tour Golfer of the Month for March.

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20. Forbes in its inaugural edition of Global Game

Changers List launched this year has ranked some of
the biggest names in business. Topped by Mark
Benioff of Salesforce.com and Mark Zuckerberg of
Facebook (ranked 30).
21. The Mumbai Press Club selected T N Ninan, Chairman
and Editorial Director of Business Standard, for this
year's 'RedInk Award for Lifetime Achievement in
Journalism'.
22. Tennis stars, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams
have walked away with their third 'Sportsman and
sportswoman of the Year' Laureus World Sports
Awards respectively.
23. The 2016 Pulitzer Prizes were announced on 18th
April in the US. It is an award for achievements in
newspaper and online journalism, literature, and
musical composition in the United States.
24. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi conferred
awards for excellence in implementation of priority
programmes on the occasion of 10th Civil Services
Day. For the priority programme Pradhan Mantri Jan
Dhan Yojana (PMJSY), Nagaon, Assam was awarded in
North East and Hill States category, Chandigarh in
UTs and North 24 Parganas, West Bengal in Other
States group.
25. A Kathak dancer from Varanasi has broken the world
record of longest dance performance by continuously
dancing for 123 hours and 30 minutes. It was
previously held by Keralas Hemlatha.
Current Schemes/App/Portal Launched By State &
Central Govt.
1. The Union Government has launched the Startup
India portal (http://startupindia.gov.in) and mobile
application. The portal and mobile app provide up-todate information issued by various Government
ministries/ departments.
2. The mobile application 'Vidyut Pravah' has been
launched by Mr. Piyush Goyal, the minister of state
(Independent Charge) for Power, coal, new and
renewable energy, to empower Common People to
Demand 24x7 Power from The States.
3. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched the
first phase of the Green Delhi initiative by planting
trees at the Triangular Park near ITO Chowk.
4. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched
an innovative mobile application titled e-voter with
comprehensive details about the forthcoming 2016
Assembly polls in Kerala. The app is envisaged for
voters facilitation for search in electoral roll,
information regarding candidates, location of polling
station, affidavit filed by them, filing of complaint and
so on.

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5. The Union Government has launched Indias first

online interactive heritage portal named Sahapedia
was in New Delhi. The web portal is a collaborative
knowledge resource on the arts, culture and heritage
of India. Sahapedia is a not-for-profit society headed
by former TCS chairman S. Ramadorai, who currently
helms the National Skill Development Agency.
6. The Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry
has notified new rules to give effect amended
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act, 1989. The new rules seek to tighten
provisions to ensure speedy justice to members of the
SC/ST community. The new rules aims at speeding up
the process of dispensation of justice, liberalise and
expedite access to relief for victims of atrocities,
ensuring special sensitivity in cases of offences
against women.
7. India lays foundation stone for 4000 houses under the
third and final phase of Housing Project in Central and
Uva Provinces of Sri Lanka. High Commissioner of
India, Y.K.Sinha, and Minister of Infrastructure and
Community Development, Palani Digambaram jointly
laid the foundation stone for the third phase of the
Indian Housing Project at Dunsinane Estate in
Nuwara Eliya District.
8. The Union Railway Ministry has decided to create a 1
lakh crore rupees safety fund named as Rashtriya Rail
Sanraksha Kosh (RRSK) to strengthen safety
measures on the rail network to prevent accidents.
9. The Government has approved the policy for public
disclosure of scores and ranking of the candidates
who appear for recruitment examinations conducted
by various public recruitment agencies for the benefit
of employers in the public and private sector seeking
qualified candidates through a portal.

10. Union Tourism Ministry launched NOAPS Web Portal

of National Monuments Authority. The Portal was
developed through the technology and expertise of
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), who are

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monuments and sites.
11. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 April 2016
launched Stand Up India Scheme to promote
entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste/Scheduled
Tribes and Women entrepreneurs. On this occasion,
the Prime Minister also inaugurated a Kaushal Kendra
(Skilling Center) under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna
in Noida.
12. The third phase of Union Health Ministrys universal
vaccination programme Mission Indradhanush began
on 7 April, 2016. It will cover 216 Districts across
several States including Bihar, Gujarat, Assam,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.
13. Gujarat chief Minister Anandiben Patel officially
launched the state-wide implementation of National
Food Security Act, which has been renamed as Maa
Annapurna Yojna (Scheme) by the state government.
14. Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy launched
Transnational Skill Standards benchmarked to the
United Kingdom across 82 identified job roles, aiming
to to support international mobility of Indian
workforce.
15. The government has replaced the conventional
tendering process for power purchase by state power
distributors with an e-bidding platform named DEEP
(Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price).
16. Days before the second phase of the odd-even antitraffic scheme which begins from April 15, the
government launched PoochhO Carpool app to help
people explore carpooling options during the 15-day
car-rationing exercise.
17. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis
launched Mission Drinking Water. The mission was
launched in the backdrop of recurring droughts and
severe water crisis in Marathwada and Vidarbha
region of the state.
18. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the
Gramodaya se Bharatodaya Abhiyan (village selfgovernance) campaign on the occasion of the 125th
birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar.
19. Online trading platform for farm goods launched.
Prime Minister Narendra sowed the seeds for a
farming revolution, with the launch of e-NAM, an
online portal for trading in agriculture produce, which
promises to liberate farmers from the clutches of
middle-men and realise fair market value for their
yields.
20. Raghubar Das, the Chief Minister of Jharkhand has
launched the "Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana" for
widows on the 125th birth anniversary of B R
Ambedkar.
21. The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme was launched by
the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and has

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completed one year of implementation. On

completion of its first year, the BBBP scheme is being
expanded in additional 61 districts across 11
States/UTs with low Child Sex Ratio.
22. The Haryana Government has notified its Affordable
Plotted Housing Policy 2016 for low and medium
potential towns under the Deen Dayal Jan Awas Yojna.
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Miscellaneous Current Affairs

ICCR to set up first Indian Chair in Arab world at
Cairo. An MoU in this regard was signed between
Indias Ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya on
behalf of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)
and and Prof. Abdel Wahab Ezzat, Acting President of
ASU.
State Road Transport Authoritys brand-new mobile
app, M-Wallet, was launched by IT minister KT Rama
Rao and transport minister P.Mahender Reddy.
IIT Madras and IIM Bangalore have topped the list of
top educational institutes unveiled by the Ministry of
Human Resource and Development.
Renowned artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won the gold
medal at ninth Moscow Sand Sculpture Championship
in Russia. Mr. Pattnaik won the competition for his 15
feet high art work Mahatma Gandhi's sculpture for
non-violence and peace.
Parliamentary Standing Committee has been formed
to tackle misleading advertising as well as to fix
liability on endorsers/celebrities.The committee to be
headed by MP J C Divakar Reddy advocated that the
Department of Consumer Affairs should be
empowered to make laws to regulate growing sectors
of e-commerce, direct selling and multi-level
marketing where consumer complaints are on the
rise.
The Global data services company, Experian,
headquarter in Dublin, Ireland, has launched its
'Hunter Fraud Score' in India, which is a new scoring
mechanism. The mechanism will help to measure the
probability of fraud in a credit application across
banking and insurance industries. It will help the
country to increase their efficiency in fraud detection.
TIME released the list of 100 most influential people
which featured six Indians including RBI Governor
Raghuram Rajan and actress Priyanka Chopra. Tennis
ace Sania Mirza, environmentalist Sunita Narain along
with Flipkart Co-founders Sachin and Binny Bansal
were other Indians on the list. The list also featured
Indian-origin Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
The Union Government has recently constituted 8member inter-ministerial committee to prepare a
blueprint for doubling farmers income by 2022. The
committee will be headed by Ashok Dalwai,

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and is expected to submit the report in two months.
9. The Union Government constituted a high-level
committee to suggest ways to strengthen the border
protection along the border with Pakistan. The
committee will be headed by former Home Secretary
Madhukar Gupta and will submit its report in three
months.
10. East Coast Railway (ECoR) has emerged as the largest
freight loading railway zone of Indian Railways in
2015-16.
11. A bronze bust of ancient Indian mathematician and
astronomer Aryabhatta has been unveiled at the
UNESCO Headquarters.
12. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched the
book "The Kiss of Life: How a superhero and my son

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defeated cancer" in New Delhi. The book is written by

Bilal Siddiqi and co authored by Emraan Hashmi.
13. Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu
inaugurated the fitment of CCTV in Train Shan-ePunjab Express through video-conferencing from Rail
Bhawan premises, New Delhi.
14. The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Sikkim has
unveiled the Supercomputer Param Kanchenjunga.
15. The World's largest wooden Charkha (spinning
wheel) is planned to be installed at Terminal 3 of the
Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
16. Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas,
Dharmendra Pradhan visited Bangladesh for 3 days.
The visit is to take stock of the ambitious agenda set
for the India-Bangladesh Hydrocarbon Sector during
the visit of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi to
Bangladesh in June 2015.

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National Current Affairs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the
country's first solar powered e-boats at the Assi Ghat in
the river Ganga, Varanasi.
Parliament has passed Mines and Minerals
(Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016.
The bill will allow transfer of captive mines from one
allotted to another without auction.
The Empowered Steering Committee (ESC) of the
National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) has
approved projects for Development of Ghats. The total
estimated cost of the projects is Rs. 2446 crores.
The Lok Sabha has passed the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code Bill 2016, which is seen as a
transformational legislation that will help to improve
Indias ranking in the World Banks Ease of Doing
Business index. It aims to defuse the crisis of the
looming bad loans in the banking sector and also to
cover individuals, companies, and partnership firms.
Railway Minister of India Suresh Prabhu remotely
flagged off two new train services for Jammu and
Kashmir from the Rail Bhawan in New Delhi. These
trains will play on the Banihal-Baramulla-Budgam route.
The Union government has approved Infosys to set up
an IT/ITeS special economic zone (SEZ) in Bengaluru in
an area spread over 4 hectares.
The single emergency number 112 will be operational
throughout India from January 1, 2017 to help people
reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire
department.
India is ranked at the ninth position in crony-capitalism
with crony sector wealth accounting for 3.4 per cent of
the gross domestic product (GDP).
Railways has launched the Bharat Darshan Tourist train
for pilgrims to visit Shirdi, Tirupati, Jagannath Puri,
Gangasagar, Baidyanath Dham and Jyotirlingams among
others.
The Government of India has started the process for
issuance by Unique Business Identification Number
(UBIN) drive. It will help enable budding entrepreneurs
to set up their business without any delays as it produce
results well within targeted time.
The Minister for micro, small and medium enterprises
(MSME) Kalraj Mishra has inaugurated a spinning and
weaving centre and marketing plaza for khadi goods in
Srinagar.
Parliament has passed the Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2016 to
widen ambit of law dealing with this anti-hijacking
crime. The Bill was first passed in the Rajya Sabha and
later in the Lok Sabha in May 2016.

The Ministry of Environment and Forests has launched a

web-based
application
on
Integrated
Waste
Management System (IWMS). The systems web address
is www.iwms.nic.in. The system is for the better
management of waste.
The Union Railways Ministry has decided to constitute
two Directorates namely Mobility Directorate (MD) and
Non-Fare Revenue Directorate (NFRD).
President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena will arrive in
capital. He is on a two day visit to the nation. The visit is
expected to contribute to further strengthening the close
and cooperative relations between India and Sri Lanka.
India and Bangladesh conducted a five-day dialogue in
Dhaka over a host of security issues, including drug
trafficking and cattle smuggling across the border
between the two neighbors.
Indias renewable energy sector has been ranked third in
the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index
(RECAI) with China at second and the US on top.
The Centre has decided to defer the National Eligibilitycum-Entrance Test (NEET) for medical college
admission by a year through an ordinance or executive
order.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is currently on visit to India
has announced the opening of its Hyderabad technology
centre that will focus on the development of maps for its
mobile products like iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple
Watches.

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President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated an

Intelligent Operations Centre (IOC) in Rashtrapati
Bhavan. He also launched a mobile application Monitor
for transformation of Presidents Estate into a smart
township.
India, Thailand and Myanmar will soon be connected by
a 1,400-kilometre highway, to boost the trade and
cultural exchanges among the three countries.
President Pranab Mukherjee has signed the ordinance to
keep state boards out of the common entrance test
(NEET) for MBBS and dental courses for this year.
India has banned its nationals from travelling to Libya,
irrespective of the purpose of the visit, in view of the
prevailing security situation in that country.
Thirteen cities have been selected in the first phase of
the governments smart cities mission, which includes
Lucknow, Warangal, Bhagalpur, Raipur, New Town
Kolkata , Chandigarh, Faridabad, Raipur, Ranchi,
Warangal, Agartala, Imphal, Port Blair and Panaji.
The Government of India signs US$100 mn loan
agreement with World bank (IBRD) for the Karnataka
Urban Water Supply Modernization project.
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities will now be known as 'Divyangjan'
Sashaktikaran Vibhag in Hindi and dropped the word
'viklangjan' from its previous nomenclature.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has brought
out a new set of regulatory norms for deemed
universities in order to reduce subjectivity and
government interference and focus more on quality.
According to the UGC Regulations, 2016, an institution
will be eligible to become a deemed university if it has
undergraduate and 5 post-graduate programmes with
research in existence for 3 years.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has approved the first ever policy for the
country's capital goods sector envisaging creation of
over 21 million new jobs by 2025.
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to amend The
Institutes of Technology (IIT) Act, 1961 for
incorporation of 6 new IITs.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off, the first
ever direct train between Assam to Jammu & Kashmir.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will embark on a
six-day official visit to Tokyo, Japan from May 29 to June
4.
Public sector company NBCC (India) is set to kickstart
projects aimed at cleaning the Ganga in Bihar, which has
also got the financial approval for few project from the
centre.
International Current Affairs
To mark the 155th birth anniversary of Rabindranath
Tagore, India will organize a cultural festival in Egypt. It
will build the connections between the people of the two
countries who share strong cultural bonds.

Zimbabwe is all set to introduce its own version of US

dollars in order to ease a cash shortage in the country.
United Nations (UN) has announced the establishment of
the UN Zika Response Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF)
to finance critical unfunded priorities in the response to
the Zika outbreak. The Fund aims to provide a rapid,
flexible and accountable platform to support a
coordinated response from the UN system and partners.
Sadiq Khan, a member of the Labour Party and human
rights lawyer of Pakistani descent has been sworn in as
London's new mayor by comfortably outrunning of his
nearest rival.
Bangladesh government has hanged the fundamentalist
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for war
crimes committed during the country's 1971 Liberation
War.
Anti-crime candidate and mayor of Davao City, Rodrigo
Duterte has won the 2016 presidential election of the
Philippines by a landslide victory.
Iran has stopped free shipping of oil to Indian refiners
from April 2016 and the freight will be arranged by the
buyers in future.
The Kenyan government has decided to close the
World's biggest refugee camp in Dadaab.
Central Asian state leaders have inaugurated the Central
Asia South Asia (CASA-1000) transmission line near
Dushanbe in Tajikistan to link the four nations and to
promote regional stability, security and prosperity.
The Italian parliament passed legislation legalizing
same-sex civil unions, with 372 voting in favour, 51
against and 99 abstaining. With this, it has become the
last country in Western Europe to do so.
The World Bank's Board has approved USD 625 million
loan to support the central governments programme to
generate electricity from rooftop solar power plants.
British Royals Prince William, Princess Kate and Prince
Harry has launched the Heads Together campaign at
Queen Elizabeth Park in East London.
World Bank subsidiary arm International Finance
Corporation (IFC) is planning to invest US$68 million
(about INR 460 crore) in Apollo Health & Lifestyle ltd
(AHLL).
The World Bank Group has launched Pandemic
Emergency Financing Facility and launched a $500
million fund to fight Pandemics in poor countries and
creating the world's first insurance market for pandemic
risk.
Britain has granted political refugee status to ousted
former President of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed.
US President Barack Obama has announced an end to its
embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam.
China has signed agreements with Sudan to build 600megawatt atomic reactor. It was the first of its kind in
the African country.
According to a scientist at the Chinese Academy of
Sciences, China will launch the world's first quantum
communication satellite in July.

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The Jammu and Kashmir government has signed an MoU
with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi for
setting up an IIT in Jammu.
Gujarat Government has granted minority status to the
Jain community after issuing a resolution for same.
Multinational company Google has announced the
launch of its free high-speed public WiFi service at
Ujjain, Jaipur, Patna, Guwahati and Allahabad railway
stations. The service is now available in 15 stations
across India.
In Haryana, Parkash Singh committee, headed by former
DGP of Uttar Pradesh retired IPS Officer Parkash Singh
has submitted its report on Jat Quota agitation to
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal.
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda laid
the foundation stone for three new medical colleges at
Rajouri, Anantnag and Baramulla disticts in Jammu and
Kashmir.
The Centre has approved the Odisha Government's
proposal to set up Kalinganagar National Investment and
Manufacturing Zone in Jajpur district.
In Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal
inaugurated the Worlds largest Single Rooftop Solar
Power Plant with capacity of 11.5 MegaWatt (MW) at
Dera Baba Jaimal Singh at Beas, in Amritsar district.
The 2016 Kerala Assembly Election has won by the CPI
(M) led Left Democratic Front (LDF). So as result,
Pinarayi Vijayan is set to become the next Chief Minister
of Kerala.
In Assam Assembly Election 2016, Bhartiya Janata Party
(BJP) and its alliance partners have won an absolute
majority. So as result, Union Sports Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal is all set to become the next Chief Minister of
Assam.
Ruling All India Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) under
the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has
emerged victorious in the 2016 West Bengal Assembly
Election.
Ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
(AIADMK) Party under the leadership of Chief Minister J.
Jayalalitha has emerged victorious in the 2016 Tamil
Nadu Assembly Election.
Nitish Kumar led Bihar Government has announced the
ban on sale, distribution, storage, manufacture,
consumption and publicity of tobacco products like
gutka and pan masala.
Himachal Pradesh fisheries department has started an
artificial propagation programme for rehabilitation and
conservation of Golden Mahseer fish.
Gujarat government has launched Smart Village
program, it was launched by Chief Minister Anandiben
Patel on her two year completion in office in
Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
Odisha Governor Dr SC Jamir has promulgated Odisha
Official Language (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016. This

will facilitate use of Odia language in transaction of

official businesses of the Government.
State run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has
successfully commissioned the first 800 MW super
critical thermal unit in Karnataka. This is the highest
rating unit in the state.
The Centre has approved establishment of a National
Investment and Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) in Odisha.
New Appointments
1982 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh Cadre Ajay
Mittal took charge as the Information and Broadcasting
Secretary. He succeeded Sunil Arora.
Indian American Sikh woman from California, Harmeet
Kaur Dhillon has been elected as the newest national
committee woman of the Republican National
Committee.
Future Groups Chief Executive Kishore Biyani has been
appointed managing director of Bharti Retail as part of
the reconstitution of the board following their merger
pact announced last year.
Rohit Sharma became the Brand Ambassador of world
famous Swiss luxury watch maker Hublot.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has agreed to become
India's Olympic goodwill ambassador, along-with actor
Salman Khan and Shooter Abhinav Bindra.
Italian sports car manufacturer Ferrari has appointed its
Chairman Sergio Marchionne as the new CEO with
"immediate effect". He replaced 69-year-old Amedeo
Felisa.
Sameer Chadha appointed as the partner and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of KPMG's offshore arm in India.
Vice-Admiral Sunil Lanba will be the next chief of the
Indian Navy. He will take over from current Navy Chief
Admiral R K Dhowan.
Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Bhupendra
Kainthola has been appointed as the Director of Film and
Television Institute of India (FTII) for a term of 3 years.
He replaces Prashant Pathrabe.
Mexican diplomat Patricia Espinosa selected as the next
executive secretary of UNFCCC.
Sudhir Yadav, the 1985 batch IPS officer of the Delhi
police, was appointed as the new Director-General (DG)
of Tihar.
Senior IPS officer Kumar Rajesh Chandra has appointed
as chief of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the
aviation security wing of the government, over 3 years
after the post fell vacant.
Enda Kenny has been re-elected as Ireland's Taoiseach,
leading his Fine Gael party into a minority government.
Somnath Ghosh has been appointed as the next
Ambassador of India to the Republic of Tajikistan.
The Cupertino technology giant, Apple, has elevated
Sanjay Kaul as the country manager for Apple India.
Mrugank Paranjape took charge as managing director
(MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of Multi

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Commodity Exchange (MCX), countrys largest

commodity exchange.
Congress leader Harish Rawat is all set to be reinstated
as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, over six weeks
after he was ousted by the Centre, with the Supreme
Court, putting its stamp of approval on the floor test in
the Assembly.
Renowned Music composer AR Rahman has accepted the
Indian Olympic Association's offer to become the
Goodwill Ambassador for Rio Olympics.
Former BCCI President Shashank Manohar, who
resigned recently, was now elected unopposed as the
ICC's first independent Chairman for two years.
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff was suspended for at
least six months after the country's Senate voted 55-22
to impeach and put her on trial.
US President Barack Obama has appointed an IndianAmerican engineer, Manjit Singh, as the member of
President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and
Neighborhood Partnerships.
The Capital market apex, Securities and Exchange Board
of India (Sebi) has approved the appointment of Ashok
Chawla as National Stock Exchange (NSE) new
Chairman.
Justice Naveen Sinha has sworn in as the 31st Chief
Justice of Rajasthan.
Former IPL spot-fixing probe head, Justice Mukul
Mudgal has been appointed as the Deputy Chairman of
FIFA's governance committee.
The Belgium based company Barco has announced the
appointment of Rajiv Bhalla as managing director for
India.
Uttar Pradesh government, appointed Manzil Saini as the
new Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of state
capital Lucknow.
The countrys biggest airline by market share, IndiGo has
appointed Rohit Philip as its new Chief Financial Officer
(CFO).
Shell India has announced Nitin Prasad as its new India
head from 1st October.
Rakesh Kumar Mishra, a noted expert in the study of
function of genes, has been appointed as the new
Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
(CCMB) by the Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR).
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has
appointed Patricia Espinosa Cantellano of Mexico as
Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Indian journalist and Councillor Philip Abraham was
elected unanimously as the Deputy Mayor of Loughton
town in the United Kingdom.
Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
has sworn in as the new president of Taiwan and also
has become the first female President of the country.
Transport Minister of Turkey Binali Yildirim is all set to
become as the countrys Prime Minster.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed

former Irish President Mary Robinson and Kenyan
diplomat Macharia Kamau as special envoys for El Nino
and climate.
Cairn India informed the stock exchanges that Mayank
Ashar, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer,
will step down from his post for personal reasons,
effective June 5.
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
chief J Jayalalithaa has sworn in as chief minister of
Tamil Nadu.

Anurag Thakur has been elected as the new BCCI

president by the Special General Meeting (SGM) chaired
by Senior BCCI vice-president C K Khanna in Mumbai.
With this he became the second youngest BCCI
President.
BJP leader and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi was
appointed as Lt Governor of Puducherry.
Former Finance Secretary Ratan P Watal was appointed
as Principal Adviser (Social Sector) in NITI Aayog for 3years.
In Assam, BJP leader Sarbananda Sonowal has taken
oath as the Chief Minister.
FIFA acting Secretary General Markus Kattner was
dismissed from his position with immediate effect.
Renowned scientist S K Sharma was appointed the
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Nuclear
Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).
Lt General S K Saini has taken over as the new
commandant of prestigious Indian Military Academy
(IMA) .
Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Pinarayi
Vijayan has taken oath as the Chief Minister of Kerala
with 19 ministers at the central stadium in capital
Thiruvananthapuram.

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Snapdeal-controlled
digital
payments
platform
FreeCharge has named Kunal Shah as chairman, and
Govind Rajan as Chief Executive Officer.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee (61)
has taken oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for
the second consecutive five-year term.
Guinea Bissau President Jose Mario Vaz named Baciro
Dja as the new Prime Minister of the west African
country.
Ashok Leyland's Board of Directors have approved the
re-appointment of Vinod K Dasari as Managing
Director(MD) of the company for 5 years from April 1,
2016 to March 31, 2021.
Vice Admiral Girish Luthra has succeeded Sunil Lanba as
the Flag Officer Commander-in-Chief of the Western
Naval Command in a ceremonial parade in Mumbai.
Former Union Minister of State, V Narayanaswamy was
unanimously elected as Congress Legislature Party
leader, to become the Chief Minister of Puducherry.
Bollywood Actor R Madhavan has become the goodwill
ambassador of LEPRA India organization that fight
against diseases like leprosy and tuberculosis.
Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Surajit Kar
Purkayastha has appointed as the new Director General
of Police in West Bengal following the retirement of G M
P Reddy.
Ashok Lavasa has been designated as the Finance
Secretary by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet
(ACC) headed by PM Narendra Modi.
Banking Current Affairs
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) has entered into collaboration with German
government for a special programme on 'Soil Protection
and Rehabilitation for Food Security'.
Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has reportedly
confirmed that he created digital payment system
bitcoins and provided technical proof for his claims.
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd has became the fourth bank to
open its IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) at International
Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in Gujarat International
Finance Tec-City (GIFT) City. IFSC is the India's first and
only financial centre.
IREDA, the state run Indian Renewable Energy
Development Agency can be converted into a Green
Bank to enable its access funding from overseas banks.
The Minister of state for Finance Jayant Sinha has stated
that there were 7,686 willful defaulters owing Rs 66,190
crore to state-owned banks as of December 2015.
Corporation Bank has been awarded excellence award
on empowering MSMEs by the Federation of Industry,
Trade and Services (FITS).
The European Central Bank (ECB) has announced that it
will permanently stop producing the 500 euro banknote
by the end of 2018.
State Bank of India has launched a mobile payment
solution that will enable customers to make digital

payments at offline stores by scanning a QR (quick

response) code on their smartphones at merchant
outlets.
India's fifth largest Private sector lender Yes Bank has
received a Custodian of Securities licence from the
markets regulator SEBI to allows the entity to offer
custodial services to financial market participants,
including FIIs and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs).
Indias largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has inked
a MoU with the BRICS Grouping-promoted New
Development Bank (NDB) for a partnership in bond
issuances, co-financing, treasury management and
human resources.
The Country's largest urban co-oerative bank, Saraswat
bank has announced the donation of Rs. 1 crore for
drought relief in Maharastra.
Kerala based South Indian Bank has announced a tie-up
with National Australian Bank (NAB) for online inward
remittances from Australia at a competitive rate.
As per the Reserve Bank of India it will shortly issue
rupees 1,000 denomination bank notes in the Mahatma
Gandhi Series of 2005 with the insert letter of 'R' in both
the number panels.
The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP)
under Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry has
allowed 100 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in
asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) under the
automatic route.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the 'draft
guidelines for 'on tap' Licensing of Universal Banks in
the Private Sector'.
The Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) has cancelled the
certificate of registration of the four Non-Banking
Financial Companies (NBFCs) and seven other
Maharashtra-based non-banking financial companies
(NBFCs) have surrendered their registration certificates.
Karnataka Bank has launched cash back campaign for
its VISA debit cardholders.
ICICI Bank, a private sector lender has launched the
countrys first contactless business credit card in
association with Jet Airways for small and mid-sized
enterprises (SMEs) and their employees.
Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio Infocomm has
launched its digital wallet service, called as JioMoney
Wallet, for Indian consumers.
Kotak Mahindra Bank Chief Uday Kotak, with a net
worth of $7.1 billion is the only Indian in Forbes' 'Money
Masters: The Most Powerful People in The Financial
World' list of 40.
The Reserve Bank of India has stated that entities from
Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Iran
and Hong Kong and Macau will require its prior approval
to establish branch office or project office or liaison
office in India.
RBI has authorised 29 agency banks to accept payments
of Income Tax dues as recently Reserve Bank of India

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in advance to avoid last minute rush.
Singapore based DBS Bank has decided to set up its
biggest technology hub out off its headquarter.
UK-based Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) said it will shut
down its corporate, institutional and retail banking
operations in India, following the announcement of the
plan last year.
The countrys largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI)
has decided to merge its five associate public sector
banks (PSBs) and the Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) with
itself.
Public sector lender Punjab National Bank has reported
the largest net loss of rs. 5,367.14 crore for 4th quarter
ended 31st of March against the backdrop of a surge in
bad loans. This is the biggest quarterly loss in Indian
bank history.
India Post's payments bank will start functioning from
March 2017 and serve as a wider platform to implement
financial inclusion programmes.
The mortgage lender HDFC ltd has been ranked among
the world's top ten biggest and most powerful
companies in the consumer financial services sector on a
Forbes list. The list is topped by global major American
Express while HDFC ranked 7th.
As per the Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha,
India will have 8-10 very competitive public sector
banks once the "dust settles" and the consolidation
phase ends.

RBL Bank is going to launch an Entrepreneur-inResidence (EIR) programme for fintech start-ups in the
next 9-12 months.
Saudi Arabia based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has
announced to open its first branch in India at
Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Economy Current Affairs

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has
launched a special drive 'One Employee-One EPF' to
encourage EPF members to consolidate their multiple
accounts.
NSE, the national stock exchange is all set to launch a
new trade receivable and credit exchange platform for
micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has decided to
replace the five year plans with 15 year vision
documents.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its
approval for development of 8 and 6 lane of DelhiMeerut Expressway - Package-II on NH-24 in Uttar
Pradesh. The cost is estimated to be around Rs 1984
crore including cost of land acquisition, resettlement and
rehabilitation and other pre-construction activities.
The postal department of India, India Post is going high
tech by geo tagging the post office on Bhuvan and has
begun monitoring timely clearance of the letter boxes
through a mobile app.
Wholesale prices rose for the first time in 18 months,
posting an annual gain of 0.34 per cent, driven up by
higher costs for food and manufactured items, as per the
government data.
Global rating agency, Moody's has forecast a growth rate
of about 7.5 percent for the Indian economy in 2016 and
2017.
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has
approved Rs.60.73 crore worth of foreign direct
investment (FDI) proposals of Wockhardt, Aurobindo
Pharma and Advanced Enzyme Technologies.
The money market regulator SEBI has tightened its
norms for Participatory note (P note) users to follow
Indian anti-money laundering law and report any
suspicious transactions immediately.
The government has notified that it has raised the
threshold limit of PF withdrawal for deduction of tax
(TDS) from existing Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000.
According to the US based global rating agency, Fitch,
India's economic growth rate will leisurely accelerate to
8% by fiscal year ending March 2019. It also expects
India's GDP to grow 7.5% in fiscal year ending March
2016 and improve to 7.7% in the current fiscal year and
further to 7.9% in the fiscal year ending March 2018.
The Government has enforced the decision of retirement
fund body EPFO to almost double the maximum sum
assured under its insurance scheme from 3.6 lakh to Rs
6 lakh for its 4 crore subscribers.
The Union Cabinet has waived off loans worth more than
Rs 9,079 crore owed by Hindustan Fertilizer
Corporation Ltd (HFCL) as part of a financial
restructuring package for the PSU.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA has
given its approval for Railway projects worth Rs 11,000
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The Centre has approved an investment of over 5500

crore rupees for basic urban infrastructure in six states
under Atal Mission.
Paytm, India's largest mobile payments has partnered
with the Wipro ltd, an IT services major, to implement
technology infrastructure for its upcoming Payment
bank business.
Airtel, the enterprise arm of Bharti Airtel and
networking player GBI has announced the partnership to
increase its direct reach in West Asian countries.
IT services company Wipro has inaugurated Saudi
Arabia's first all women business and technology park
(WBP) at the Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman
University in Riyadh.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence has received 15 new
industrial licences to manufacture a range of defence
equipment.
An American multinational technology company, Google
has acquired a business technology start-up 'Synergyse'
founded by an Indian-origin entrepreneur as part of its
plans to scale training offerings for Google Apps to its
customers and customers' users.
JSW Energy Ltd, led by Mr. Sajjan Jindal has agreed to
buy a 1,000 MW power plant of Jindal Steel and Power
Ltds (JSPL), which is located in Chhattisgarh.
Uber, the online cab service provider has announced its
global partnership with the third party payment
platform, Alipay.
Reliance power is all set to setup a power plant in
Bangladesh as it got the approval for the first phase of
Reliance Powers project. As per the approval, the
company will set a 3,000 MW gas based power plant.
E-commerce marketplace Snapdeal has acquired
Gurgaon-based predictive marketing technology startup
Targeting Mantra for an undisclosed amount.
Google has entered into a partnership with
telecommunications major Idea Cellular to offer direct
carrier billing in India. Idea users would now be able to
make purchases on Google Play Store directly through
their postpaid and prepaid accounts.
England automative brand Jaguar Land Rover ltd and a
subsidiary of Indian automaker Tata Motors, has tied up
with UK-based Bullitt Group to develop mobile devices
and a range of accessories under its brand.
Asias leading cloud telephony company, Knowlarity
Communications has announced the acquisition of Delhibased Smartwards, a customer engagement platform
that simplifies loyalty for local businesses and their
customers.
E commerce company, Amazon has launched its online
video service, called Amazon Video Direct.
Cross-category classifieds business Quikr has acquired
Salosa, an on-demand in-home beauty services provider,
for an undisclosed amount.

Business Current Affairs

Pfizer Inc will buy Anacor Pharmaceuticals Inc in a $5.2billion (3.61 billion).
State-owned BHEL has commissioned a 250 MW thermal
unit in Maharashtra.
A subsidiary of Tata Power, Tata Power Renewable
Energy (TPREL) has announced that it has won two
solar-grid connected photovoltaic projects of 50 mw
capacity each in Pavagada Solar Park in the Tumkur
district of Karnataka.
The Japanese financial company Nomura has announced
fully departure of its mutual fund joint venture with
insurance giant Life Insurance Corporation of India
(LIC).
Tata Power has announced that it has completed the
acquisition of 30 MW wind farm in Maharashtra.
Future Consumer Enterprise Ltd (FCEL) has informed
the stock exchanges that International Finance
Corporation (IFC) will invest $20 million in the company
through equity-linked instruments.
UK based banking giant, HSBC Holding Plc stated that it
plans to close 24 branches in India.
ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), the overseas arm of stateowned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has signed a
pact with the trading arm of Azerbaijan's state energy
company SOCAR (State Oil Company of Azerbaijan
Republic) to foray into oil trading.
Reliance Industries, a conglomerate holding company
headquartered in Mumbai has sold its stake in African
fuel retailer Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation (GAPCO)
to Total S. A. of France.
Online marketplace Snapdeal has established a data
sciences centre in San Carlos, California, which will help
it to get top global talent and build high-value solutions.
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL), a retail arm
of Aditya Birla Group has acquired the rights for
California, US, based fashion retailer Forever 21 to
acquire its India business from its current franchisee,
Diana Retail Private Ltd.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has approved the takeover of Hindustan
Steel Works Construction Limited (HSCL) by National
Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd (NBCC) for
financial restructuring of HSCL.
Google has won a major US court battle with software
firm Oracle after a jury ruled it did not unfairly
appropriate parts of the Java programming language.
IT services and solutions giant, Tech Mahindra is all set
to acquire UK based Target Group to strengthen its BFSI
portfolio.

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Mou/Agreements Signed
India and New Zealand has signed a bilateral air services
agreement that would facilitate the operation of direct
flights between two countries.
The Union Ministry of Railways and Forest Department
of Haryana & Punjab have inked Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) for plantation of trees alongside
Railway Track on Railway Land Boundary.
The Union Cabinet has apprised of the Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) between India and Qatar for
promoting bilateral cooperation in the field of
Information Communication Technology (ICT).
Australian state of Victoria, Swinburne University has
announced two agreements with India in the area of
medical technology to address major health challenges
in India.
Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines has agreed to
conduct coordinated sea patrols and establish a hotline
to combat piracy and kidnappings in waters bordering
the three nations.
India and Japan has decided to exchange sports persons,
coaches, experts and administrators to improve the
standard of the game between both nations.
Facebook and the trade body of Indian IT firms 'National
Association of Software and Services Companies
(NASSCOM)' has signed an agreement to build a product
design initiative to engage the country's young
entrepreneurs into becoming problem solvers and
solution builders.
The e-commerce giant Flipkart has partnered with a
Bangaluru based social technology company 'MapUnity'
to launch its map services.
Infosys Foundation, philanthropic arm of the IT major,
has signed a pact with Indian Institute of Science
Education and Research (IISER), Pune, to support
students from economically weaker section to pursue
high quality education.
India and Mauritius has signed the protocol for
amendment of two-decade-old Double Taxation
Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between the two
countries.
India is planning to develop regional connectivity
projects worth $5 billion in South Asia. The projects
include road corridors connecting India with
Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan through West Bengal and
India-Myanmar through Manipur.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been
signed between The Development Commissioner
(Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India
and NDTV Ethnic Retail Ltd. for popularizing India
Handloom textiles as a fashionable product for youth.
Odisha based aluminium company, National Aluminium
Company (Nalco) has signed an memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre (BARC), Mumbai for Research and Development
(R&D) in fields of mutual interest.

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between SEBI
and Financial Services Regulatory Authority, Abu Dhabi
for Mutual Co-operation and Technical Assistance.
India has signed a historic Project Collaboration
Agreement (PCA) with World Health Organization
(WHO) for cooperation on promoting the quality, safety
and effectiveness of service provision in traditional and
complementary medicine.
The Prime Minister along with Sri Lankan President
Maithripala Sirisena have released Simhastha
Declaration at Ninora village in Ujjain.
India and Bangladesh has concluded a nuclear
agreement with each other to engage the bilateral
neighborhood relationship.
State-owned power generating firm NTPC has signed a
joint venture agreement with state-run Coal India to
revive plants run by the Fertilizer Corporation of India
(FCIL).
Mobile app for transportation Ola has signed an MoU
with National Safai Karamcharis Finance and
Development Corporation (NSKFDC).
India and Slovenia have signed a Protocol to amend the
existing bilateral double taxation avoidance agreement,
broadening the pact to include exchange of information
to curb tax evasion in Ljubljana.
India and Iran has signed 12 Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) and agreements in various areas
including building and operating the Chabahar port by
India.
India and Oman have signed 4 Memorandum of
Understanding (MoUs) in Muscat during the visit of
Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to Oman.
The National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has
signed an MoU with Iranian Mines and Mining Industries
Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) to
explore the possibility of setting up a smelter on joint
venture in Iran.
The Union Cabinet has granted ex-post facto approval to
the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India and the
Ministry of Tourism, Government of Maldives for
strengthening cooperation in the field of tourism.
The Union Cabinet has given ex-post facto approval to
the MoU between Indian and Japan for promoting
sustainable, stable and low-carbon thermal power
development in India.
The Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) signed between Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) and the United Arab
Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) for cooperation in the
exploration and user of outer space for peaceful
purposes.
India and Australia have signed an Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to enhance research and
development capabilities in biotechnology by launching
a joint funding call.

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The PEC University of Technology of Chandigarh and

Union Ministry of Railways have signed an MoU for
setting up of Kalpana Chawla Chair on Geospatial
Technology for Indian Railways at the University.
India and US are all set to sign two key agreements in the
month of July during the Homeland Security Dialogue,
which is going to be held in Washington.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has
signed an agreement with the Government of India to
provide a loan of Rs. 1,548 crore to improve the quality
of urban healthcare services in Tamil Nadu.
The Indian Multinational automobile giant, Mahindra &
Mahindra (M&M) has stated that it has incorporated its
agricultural equipment rental services arm Trringo.com
as a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Summits
The ADMM-Plus (ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting
Plus) Exercise on Maritime Security and Counter
Terrorism (Ex MS & CT) has started in Brunei.
The 49th Annual General Meeting of ADB is being held at
Frankfurt, Germany.
The eight nations composing the South Asia Initiative to
End Violence against Children, SAIEVAC, are assembling
in New Delhi for their 4th Ministerial Meeting.
Rwanda hosted the 26th World Economic Forum on
Africa (WEF) in its capital Kigali. The theme of this 26th
World Economic Forum on Africa is - Connecting Africa's
Resources through Digital Transformation.
The First World Conference on Tourism for
Development will be held in Beijing, China from 18th to
21st of May, 2016.
The 27th edition of the India-Indonesia CORPAT
(Coordinated Patrol) has concluded in Belawan,
Indonesia.

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Finance ministers and central banks governor from the

Group of Seven developed nations kicked off the first day
of their meeting in Sendai, Japan.
The first-ever World Humanitarian Summit was held in
Istanbul since World War II. The summit was
inaugurated by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
and hosted by Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
The Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated
the three day conference of the Northeast Region
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (NERCPA).
The World leaders begin two days of G7 talks in Japan
with the deteriorating global economy, terrorism and
refugees crisis, China's controversial maritime claims,
and a possible Brexit headlining on top the agenda.
Obituaries
Nihal Bitla, who was suffering from the rare genetic
condition progeria, died in a hospital in Telangana at the
age of 15 years.
Veteran freedom fighter and former Sircilla MLA
Chennamaneni Rajeshwara Rao has passed away at a
private hospital in Hyderabad following prolonged
illness. He was 93 year old.
US actor William Schallert has passed away.
West Indies cricket writer, commentator and journalist,
Tony Cozier has passed away. He was 75 year old.
Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat Praveen Rashtrapal has
passed away after suffering a heart attack. He is 76 year
old.
The head of Sant Nirankari Mission and an Indian
spiritual guru Hardev Singh has passed away in a road
accident in Canada. He was 62 year old.
Deepak Shodhan, Indias oldest Test cricketer and the
2nd Indian to score a memorable test century in his
debut innings, has passed away due to a heart attack at
his residence in Ahmedabad.
French astrophysicist Andre Brahic, one of the
discoverers of Neptune's rings, died in Paris at the age of
73.
Veteran CBS newsman Morley Safer, who retired from
CBS News just a week ago has passed away after a 61year career in journalism.
Popular Gujarati folk singer Diwaliben Bhil has passed
away in Junagadh. She was 80 year old.
Emmy award-winning English-born actor Alan Young,
died at age 96.
Noted Kannada writer D. Javare Gowda has passed away
following a cardiac arrest in Mysuru. He was 101 year
old.
Former Lok Sabha MP from Odisha and senior BJP leader
Rudra Madhab Ray has passed away.
The oldest living Olympic champion Sandor Tarics has
passed away at home in San Francisco. He was 102 year
old.
Veteran film and television actor Suresh Chatwal has
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CPI(M) veteran and former MLA and MP K Anirudhan

has passed away at his residence at Vazhuthacaud. He
was 92 year old.
SM Seenivel, a newly elected MLA of the All India Anna
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) in the new
Tamil Nadu Assembly has passed away in a private
hospital in Bibikulam in Madurai.
Mr. Burt Kwouk, who was best known for playing
Inspector Clouseau's manservant Cato in the Pink
Panther films. He was 85 year old.
Veteran communist leader KC Mathew has passed away
in Kochi. He was 92 year old.
R G Jadhav, a noted Marathi critic and litterateur has
passed away. He was 83 year old.
Sports Current Affairs
The Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg has
won the Russian Grand Prix in Sochi. It's his fourthstraight win of this season.
Star Indian pugilist Vijender Singh recorded his 5th
consecutive victory in Professional Boxing. He defeated
Frenchman Matiouze Royer at London's Copper Box
Arena via knock-out.
England's world number one Mark Selby won World
Championship title of Snooker. In the final match played
in Sheffield, Selby from Leicester defeated Chinas Ding
Junhui 18-14.
Seven Indian shuttlers have booked their berth for the
upcoming Rio Olympics, scheduled in August.
Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has inaugurated India's
first sports expo in Pune.
In Pakistan, former South African cricketer and coach for
PSL's Karachi Kings, Mickey Arthur, has been appointed
as cricket team's head coach.
Pakistan beat India at the Asian Kabaddi championships
in Islamabad, retaining the title.
Number one player, Novac Djokovic has defeated Andy
Murray 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to conquer the Mutua Madrid Open
title in Madrid, Spain.
Indian boxers won four medals at the 7th Asian Youth
Championships held in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan. India
finished at third in the overall standings with three
silver and a bronze medal in the tournament.
In Tennis, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis continue to
lead the latest Women's Doubles rankings released.
American Serena Williams continued to top the Singles
rankings. In Men's Singles rankings, Novak Djokovic is
still at the top.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry was named
the NBAs Most Valuable Player for the second straight
year.
Former India captain Anil Kumble has been re-appointed
ICC Cricket Committee chairman for a second term of
three years while his one- time team-mate Rahul Dravid
was named member of the top panel.
FIFA has appointed a UN diplomat, Fatma Samoura as its
first ever female secretary-general, a surprise and

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historic move announced at a congress to overhaul the

scandal-hit organisation.
Indian women's squash team have won the Silver medal
in the Asian Team squash Championships.
Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic on clay for the
first time to win the Italian Open Men's Singles Tennis
title.
American professional tennis player, Serena Williams
defeated compatriot Madison Keys 7-6(7-5), 6-3 to win
her fourth Rome Masters title and the first title in last
nine months.
Rio Olympics qualified sprinter, Sudha Singh set a new
national record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase
category by clocking 9 minutes and 26.55 seconds in the
IAAF Diamond League race in Shanghai.
Barcelona were crowned La Liga champions for the
second straight time and the 24th time overall, after they
defeated Granada 3-0 in the last game of the season.
Top-ranked women's doubles pair of Sania Mirza and
Martina Hingis rebounded from their last two final
losses to clinch the Internazionali BNL dItalia title in
Rome.
The Red Bull, Max Verstappen has become the youngest
formula 1 winner. He is 18 year old.
A three-member Indian women's archery team
comprising Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and
Laxmirani Majhi was named for the Rio Olympics after a
series of selection trials in the last three months.
Joe Root, a England cricketer has bagged a hat-trick of
awards, as he was named Test Player of the Year,
Limited Overs Player of the Year and Fans' Player of the
Year at the England's annual awards ceremony.
Olympic chief Thomas Bach has announced that up to 31
athletes from six sporting event could be banned from
competing at the Rio Games.
Sevilla were crowned for the third straight year as the
UEFA Europa League champions after they defeated
Liverpool 3-1 in the final at the St. Jakob-Park in Basel.
Indian women's team settled for a bronze medal after
suffering a 0-3 defeat at the hands of defending
champions China in the semifinals of the Uber Cup
badminton championship, at Kunshan in China.
Belgian Mourad Laachraoui has won gold in the
European Taekwondo Championships.
Roger Federer has withdrawn from this years French
Open after failing to recover from a back injury.
Star Indian Batsman Virat Kohli added another feather
to his cap as he was named 'Ceat T20 Player of the Year'
awards 2016 in Mumbai. Recently, after the conclusion
of IPL 2016, he was also named as the Player-of-theTournament after scoring 973 runs in 16 matches.
England captain Alastair Cook has become the youngest
ever batsman to cross 10,000 runs in Test cricket and
also become the 12th man to join the elite 10,000-run
club in Test cricket.
Chinese women badminton team showing its
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at the Kunshan Sports Centre Gymnasium in Beijing, the

host country defeated South Korea 3-1.
The Mohun Bagan has clinched the Federation Cup title
for the 14th time.
For the first time ever, Denmark has won the Thomas
Cup badminton tournament.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin retained his second
spot in the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers.
India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani has created history in
Abu Dhabi by clinching the Asian 6-Red Snooker title.
The Sports Ministry has stated that the winners from the
upcoming Rio Games will be considered for this year's
Khel Ratna and Arjuna Awards.
Indian boxer Sonia Lather has settled for a silver medal
at the AIBA Women's World Championships in 57 kg
category.
Indian para athlete Amit Kumar Saroha from Haryana
won the gold medal in men's club throw (F-51) at the
recently concluded 2016 French Open Athletics
Championship in Paris.
Coach of IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab Sanjay Bangar
has been appointed India's head coach for the team's
tour to Zimbabwe.
Sunrisers Hyderabad has defeated Royal Challengers
Bangalore (RCB) by 8 runs to clinch the IPL title for the
first time at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore.
Lewis Hamilton wins Monaco F1 Grand Prix.
Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 5-3 in the penalty
shoot-out to win their eleventh Champions League title.
Important Days
The World Press Freedom Day (3rd May) was observed
across the world with the theme Access to Information
and Fundamental Freedoms - This Is Your Right!
Every year, National Technology Day is observed across
India on May 11 to mark Indian technological
advancement. This year the theme is Technology
enablers of Startup India.
The World Hypertension Day (WHD) is being observed
on 17th of May.
Defence Current Affairs
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has launched Indian Coast
Guard Ship (ICGS) Shaurya at Panaji.
Indian Army had conducted major military training
exercise 2016 Chakravyuh-II in Suratgarh, Rajasthan.
Indian Navy has decommissioned its fleet of iconic Sea
Harriers.
Indian Navy has launched the state-of-the-art Harbour
Defence Systems, viz., Integrated Underwater Harbour
Defence and Surveillance System (IUHDSS) and Mine
Warfare Data Centre (MWDC) which would enhance the
Navys surveillance capability and response to security
threats at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam.
Indian Air Force has launched its Electronic Maintenance
Management System (e-MMS) Project, an automated
military maintenance system.

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The multilateral Red Flag Aerial combat exercises

between US, NATO and allied forces and India Air Force
(IAF) concluded in Alaska, US.
India successfully test fired its indigenously developed
supersonic interceptor missile off the Odisha coast.
India successfully test fired its indigenously developed
Prithvi-II missile from the Chandipur, off Odisha coast.
The Indian Navy has commissioned indigenously built
highly maneuverable Fast Attack Craft INS Tarmugli at
the commissioning ceremony held in Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh.
The Indian Coast Guard ship Arush, the 17th in the
series of twenty Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs), designed and
built by M/s Cochin Shipyard Limited, has commissioned
at Kochi.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully test-fired an
advanced version of BrahMos land-attack supersonic
cruise missile system.
Second submarine assembly workshop of the Mazagon
Dock Limited (MDL) was inaugurated by Defence
Minister Manohar Parrikar.
Science & Tech. Current Affairs
The world's smallest engine has been created at
Cambridge University by UK based researchers. The
engine is fueled by lasers and gold and a few billionths of
a metre in size, which uses lights to power the engine.
An international team of scientists have discovered a trio
of Earth-like exo-planets using the TRAPPIST telescope
at ESOs La Silla Observatory. These planets were found
orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star just 40 light-years from
Earth and are likely comparable in size and temperature
to Earth and Venus. Scientists have named the ultra-cool
dwarf star 2MASS J23062928-0502285 (also known as
TRAPPIST-1).
US based private space transport service company,
SpaceX has successfully launched Japanese JCSAT-14
communication satellite into the space.
NASA successfully launched a super pressure balloon
from New Zealand's South Island Wanaka Airport to
conduct near-space scientific investigations.
China has successfully launched a remote sensing
satellite Yaogan-30 into sun-synchronous orbit (SSO)
using the Long March-2D rocket.
US-based law firm BakerHostetler in May 2016 hired the
worlds first robot lawyer ROSS to assist the company
and its various teams in legal research.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has
successfully launched its maiden indigenous winged
Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) from Sriharikota
spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has
decided to test an Air-breathing Propulsion System after
successful test of Reusable launch Vehicle- Technology
Demonstration (RLV-TD).

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Awards & Recognition

BCCI has nominated Indian Test captain Virat Kohli for
the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and his
teammate Ajinkya Rahane for Arjuna Award. These
nominations by BCCI have come after a gap of four years.
Leicester City striker forward Jamie Vardy was named
2015-16 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers
Association (FWA).
Late director Yash Chopra, who captured the verdant
Swiss valley in his films, has been honoured with a
special statue by the Switzerland government.
Harita-Priya Agriculture Project of Andhra Pradesh has
won the prestigious World Summit on the Information
Society (WSIS) 2016 prize in the e-Agriculture category.
Indian author and Social Science professor from India
Prashar Kulkarni has won the Commonwealth Short
Story Prize for 2016, in the Asia region for his "politically
grounded, funny" fiction Cow and Company about four
men in search of a cow.
Renowned musician Angelique Kidjo along with three
inspirational African youth activist movements have
been declared the joint winners of the prestigious
Amnesty International top 2016 human rights award.
The SMS-based Vehicle Monitoring System of Nagaland
police has conferred with the National Award for Smart
Policing instituted by Federation of Indian Chamber of
Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
An Indian scientist from Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur city
Dr Manvendra K Singh has been awarded a grant of SGD
3 million (about Rs 14.7 crore) by National Research
Foundation to research in congenital and adult
cardiovascular diseases.
The Madhya Pradesh Tourism (MPT) won the Lonely
Planet Groups Best Indian Destination for Wildlife
Award.

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Anjali Chandrashekar, a 22-year-old Indian artist is

among the three winners of a UN poster competition on
creating awareness about nuclear disarmament.
Rwandan national captain Eric Dusingizimana, has set a
new Guinness world record by batting out a straight 51
hours, the longest individual net session, beating the
record set last year by India's Virag Mane, who had
batted a straight 50 hours.
Former ISRO Chairman and space scientist Prof Udupi
Ramachandra Rao became the first Indian to be given
Hall of Fame Award by the International Astronautical
Federation (IAF).
Actress Celina Jaitly has been honored by the Harvey
Milk Foundation for her contribution to Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) equality as a United
Nations Equality Champion.
Han Kang, a South Korean author has won he 2016 Man
Booker International Prize for her novel 'The
Vegetarian'.
Renowned author of Harry Potter series, Mr. JK Rowling
has been honoured with the highest French civilian
honour -'French Legion Of Honour'.
Syamantak Payra, a 15-year old Indian-American
student has won the prestigious Intel Foundation Young
Scientist Award.
Rupa Iyer, an Indian-American bio-technologist, has
received the University of Houston's highest teaching
award for her sustained and significant contributions to
education in the US.
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Chairman and
Managing Director Mukesh Ambani has been conferred
the prestigious Othmer Gold Medal for his
entrepreneurial leadership.
Renowned Indian music composer A. R. Rahman has
been awarded with the Japan's Fukuoka prize 2016 for
his outstanding contribution towards towards creating,
preserving and showcasing South Asian traditional
fusion music.
India-Pakistan school Students Exchange Program has
won innovation award.
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling has been
conferred with the Yug Kavi Siddhicharan Award by
Nepal Veteran British director Ken Loach film I, Daniel
Blake has won the his second Palme dOr at the 69th
Cannes Film Festival, France.
Rajasthan's Bundi is stepping into the virtual world with
an 'e-municipal council' to provide files at a click, and
detailed digital mapping of the city with a database of its
demographical and geographical information.
Telangana government has signed an MoU with USbased healthcare tech firm Eclat Health Solutions, which,
according to the agreement, will invest USD 15 million in
the state to provide 1,000 jobs.
Lakshadweep becomes the first Union Territory to sign
24x7 Power for All document.
The Bihar government MDM scheme, UNICEF and the
Bihar based Rajendra Agriculture University entered

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women and children in the state.
The Telangana government has entered the Limca Book
of Records for conducting the most intensive household
survey by a state.
US biochemical engineer, Frances Arnold has won the
Millennium Technology Prize for her work 'directed
evolution' in Finland.
A 12 year old, Indian American student Rishi Nair has
won the prestigious National Geographic Bee
competition 2016.
Founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, Mr. Sunil
Bharti Mittal has received this years Harvard Business
School Alumni Achievement Award.
A 31 year old Indian woman author, Aditi Krishnakumar
has won the 'Scholastic Asian Book Award' for her
32,000-word manuscript rooted in "love of Indian
history".
Har Parkash Rishi is an Indian man who holds the
Guinness World Record for having the maximum
number of flags (366) tattooed on his body.
An Indian-American scientist Arnab De has received the
prestigious Springer Theses Award in recognition for his
outstanding research in which he developed transgenic
mice to study a critical tumour-suppressor called A20.
Current Schemes/App/Portal Launched By State &
Central Govt.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) at Ballia, Uttar
Pradesh. It will benefit the poor, especially the women.
The scheme aims to provide cooking gas connections to
five crore below-poverty-line beneficiaries over the next
three years.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu
has inaugurated an insurance scheme 'Chandranna Bima
Yojana' for the working class people. Under the scheme,
5 Crore workers would be covered under the scheme, 5
Lakh would be paid if the Insurer worker met with an
accidental fatal and 5 Lakh for Permanent disability and
Rs. 3 Lakh for Partial disability.
A Bureaucrat, who turned as politician N.K. Singh has
honoured with Japans second highest national
decoration for his contribution in strengthening IndoJapan ties in the field of trade and investment over the
last few decades.
An Indian-American woman elementary teacher Revathi
Balakrishnan, from Texas has been honored by US
President Barack Obama at the White House for her
excellent work in the field of education.
All four Southern languages - Tamil, Telugu, Kannada,
Malayalam and Odia are now the classical languages of
India.
State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has
announced the commissioning of a 600 MW coal-based
thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh.

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The central has announced its amnesty scheme, 'Dhan

wapsi Income Declaration Scheme for declaring
domestic black money would start from June 1st.
Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and
Shipping Nitin Gadkari has launched three initiatives for
best practices in road transport sector. These three
innovative IT initiatives are: INFRACON, ePACE and upScaled INAM PRO.
The Odisha government has decided to launch Green
Passage scheme for orphan students to ensure that they
get free of cost higher education in the state.
Labour Minister (Independent) Bandaru Dattatreya
stated that the Centre is revising the rehabilitation of
bonded labour scheme, bringing it into the Central
sector, and plans to raise financial assistance from Rs.
20,000 to Rs. 1 lakh .
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P
Nadda has launched the Centre for Environmental
Health in New Delhi.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has
introduced PEHAL programme in Shimla district.
Medicines with the Red Line: A public awareness
campaign launched by the Union Government to curb
irrational use of antibiotics.
Railway will launch Rail Humsafar Saptaah,a week-long
celebration to highlight Railway achievements during
the last two years.
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development
(HRD) has decided to launch ASMITA, a student tracking
system programme. ASMITA is acronym for All School
Monitoring Individual Tracing Analysis and shall be
launched under Shala Asmita Yojana (SAY).
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has
announced the launch of a multilingual knowledge
portal www.bharatavani.in. It aims to not only ensure
universalisation of education but also creation of a
knowledge society in the digital age.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin
Gadkari has launched 20 Nirbhaya buses of Rajasthan
State Transport Corporation with multiple safety
measures to better protect women passengers.
Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel has launched
Ujala scheme in Vadodara to distribute LED bulbs to the
people .
Chief Minister of Gujrat, Anandiben Patel has launched
two state-wide campaigns against malnutrition at Ahwa
town in Dangs district.
Miscellaneous Current Affairs (Books and other Current
Affairs)
The Lok Sabha passed the Compensatory Afforestation
Fund Bill, 2015 for the establishment of funds under the
public accounts of Centre and each State towards
compensatory afforestation. The bill seeks to establish
the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund under
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state.
According to IMF, Financial inequality is highest in India
and China among Asia Pacific countries despite the two
being among the fastest growing economies.
Veteran actor Shashi Kapoors autobiography titled
Shashi Kapoor the Householder, the Star was released
recently. It is authored by film journalist Aseem Chhabra.
As a part of 475th Birth Anniversary celebrations of
Maharana Pratap Union Minister for Culture and
Tourism Dr. Mahesh Sharma has released a
Commemorative coin of Rs. 100 and a Circulation coin of
Rs. 10 in New Delhi.
The Union Government has constituted a three member
committee to prepare a policy framework for taxi and
other transport operators. The committee will be
headed by Sanjay Mitra.
The world's largest cargo aircraft - Antonov An-225
Mriya has made its first landing in India at the Rajiv
Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad for refuelling.
In a bid to provide solar energy, the Indian Railways is
all set to conduct trial of its first solar panel-powered
train in Rajasthan's Jodhpur city.
Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL), a state run
engineering firm has won Rs. 1,600 crore order from a
joint venture company of National Thermal Power
Corporation Limited (NTPC) and Steel Authority of India
Limited (SAIL) to set up a coal based thermal power
project in Odisha.
Beti, a non-fiction short film on girl child education,
made by young student filmmakers of Chandigarh, has
been invited for a special screening at the 42nd Seattle
International Film Festival (SIFF), Washington DC.

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The Centre has constituted a five Member Committee to

comprehensively review and give recommendations on
the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management,
FRBM, roadmap for the future. The Committee will be
headed by former Revenue and Expenditure Secretary
N.K. Singh.
A 42 year old woman born in Nepal, Lhakpa Sherpa has
climbed Mount Everest for the seventh time. With this
she broke her own record for the most ascents to the
world's highest mountain by a woman.
Railway passengers can now cancel their wait-listed and
RAC (reservation against cancellation) train tickets by
just dialing 139.
According to the Union Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu,
the first bullet train will run in India in 2023, and its
work is on track.
New committee to swipe towards cashless society to be
chaired by Neeraj Kumar Gupta.
Spiritual leader and Isha Foundation founder, Sadhguru
Jaggi Vasudev will lead a yoga session at the UN on the
occasion of the second International Yoga Day next
month.
The Tata Group forayed into e-commerce with the
launch of 'Tata CliQ', an online and app-based platform
to let users buy apparel and electronics.
External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj has launched the
official website of PM Narendra Modi's Office in six
regional languages including Gujarati, Marathi,
Malyalam, Tamil, Telgu and Bengali.
Indian Railways has conducted the first ever trial run for
high-speed Talgo trains of Spain on the Bareilly-toMoradabad stretch in Uttar Pradesh with speeds
averaging 80-115 kmph.

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National Current Affairs
India has joined the Missile Technology Control Regime
(MTCR) as a full member. India's entry into the regime
as its thirty-fifth member will enable India to buy highend missile technology and also enhance its joint
ventures with Russia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Smart
City Mission involving 83 projects from 20 different
cities in the country. The ambitious mission of Union
Government was launched at a function held at Punes
Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex one year after it was
announced.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off a maiden
train on 81-km railway line between Sonipat and Jind
and stressed on the need to create infrastructure to
promote growth and to meet future challenges.
India has been ranked 105th out of 130 countries on the
World Economic Forum's Human Capital Index, which
measures countries ability to nurture, develop and
deploy talent for economic growth. Finland topped the
index.
The World Bank Group has signed an agreement with
the International Solar Alliance (ISA), to collaborate on
increasing solar energy use around the world with the
goal of mobilising $1 trillion in investments by 2030. The
ISA is a group of 121 countries led by India and is
headquartered in India.
As per the recently released 2016 World Investment
Report, India ranks 10th in FDI (Foreign Direct
Investment) inflows. Topped by USA. Maharashtra
Government has accorded minority status to Jews in the
state as per the provisions of the Maharashtra State
Minorities Commission Act, 2004.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off a new
train service between Danapur and Saharsa in Bihar
through video-conferencing at Rail Bhawan in New Delhi
with an aim to connect every region of the country with
the rail network.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Sri Lankan
President Maithripala Sirisena have inaugurated
Duraiappah Stadium in Jaffna which was renovated by
India.
India and South Korea launched a platform named
'Korea Plus' to promote and facilitate investments from
the east Asian country.
The first timetabled freight train, named Cargo Express,
from Delhi to Bengaluru was flagged off.
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of State (I/C) for
Petroleum and Natural Gas will represent India at the St

Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) to be

held in Russia.
India has pledged a financial assistance of Rs 48.84
million to Nepal for the construction of a Koteshwor
Multiple Campus building in the capital Kathmandu.
Railway Ministry launched passenger service initiatives
namely- a Janani Sewa for mothers.
India has joined a group of nearly 40 countries that have
signed a Europe-led clampdown on tax evasion and
corruption.
Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Kamal Thapa
completed his three-day visit.
The US has returned over 200 stolen cultural artifacts to
India, some dating back 2,000 years. The estimated cost
of these artifacts is around US$ 100 million.
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) and the
US firm Westinghouse have agreed to begin engineering
work for six nuclear power plant reactors in India.
India and the US have announced the setting up of two
financial assistance programmes worth $60 million for
supporting Indias much-needed clean energy initiatives
including in solar power and other renewables.
Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has
flagged off the inaugural run of the Tiger Trail Circuit
Train from Delhi Safdarjung Station.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan
President Dr Ashraf Ghani jointly inaugurated the
Afghan-India Friendship Dam with in Herat province in
Western Afghanistan.

In recently released 2015 Good Country Index (GCI),

India has been placed at 70th position in the list of 163
countries. The list has been topped by Sweden as the
best country in the world.

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India became the co-chair of Working Group on

Maritime Situational Awareness under Contact Group on
Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS).

International Current Affairs

The United Kingdom has voted by 52 % to 48 % to leave
the European Union after 43 years in a historic
referendum. Now total members in EU is 27-nation.
Mahasthangarh, the 3rd century BC archaeological site
in Bogra, Bangladesh, has been declared as the South
Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SARRC)
cultural capital for the year 2016-17.
The Colombian government and FARC guerrillas have
declared the final day of one of the worlds oldest wars
with the signing of a ceasefire agreement to end more
than 50 years of bloodshed. The signing ceremony held
at Havana was witnessed by Colombian president Juan
Manuel Santos, FARC chief Timolen Timochenko
Jimnez.
Sri Lankan Parliament unanimously passed the Right to
Information (RTI) bill with amendments. The bill that
seeks to restore transparency and good governance in
the country was adopted without a vote in the
Parliament after two days of debate.
The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB) has approved first set of loans totaling US 509
million dollars to finance projects in four countries
namely- Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Tajikistan.
Washington DC-based the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) has cleared the payment of $501 million for
Pakistan.
The United States plans to provide more than 3 billion
dollars a year in support for the Afghan national security
forces from 2018 through 2020.
Rio de Janeiro's governor declared a state of financial
emergency.
North America to have its first sanctuary for dolphins.
This is announced by Baltimores National Aquarium.
Israel has been elected to chair a UN committee for the
first time in 71-year history.
Pakistan has topped the list of 19 countries figuring in
the 2016 Malware Infection Index (MII) in the AsiaPacific region.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved
1.5 billion US dollar loan to Sri Lanka.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced
that Thailand has become the first Asian country to
eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission.
Norway became the first country to prohibit
deforestation.

States in India Current Affairs

Odisha government has approved a proposal of the
Panchayati Raj department to add 500 new gram
panchayats before the 2017 three-tier panchayat polls.
ADB is multilateral lending agency based in Manila,
Philippines, has approved a 500 million dollars loan to

build a bridge across the Ganga River in Bihar. The loan

funds will be used to build 9.8 km road bridge in Bihar
on the Ganga River.
Andhra Pradesh became the 13th State to sign the
agreement and formally join the Central scheme for
reviving financially-stressed electricity distribution
utilities, called the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana
(UDAY).
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the
newly constructed headquarters of Jharkhand's special
anti-Maoist force 'Jharkhand Jaguar' in Jharkhand's
capital city Ranchi. The headquarters will pave the way
for the further strengthening of the force.
Majuli was in news as the Government of Assam
approved its up gradation as a district. With this
approval, Majuli has become the first island district in
the country.
To commemorate the International Day of Yoga, Andhra
Pradesh Postal circle have organized the programme of
releasing the booklet for public and stamps on yoga for
Philatelists.
Mori village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh
will be developed as a smart village of global standards
by using digital tools, real-time information, and
uninterrupted internet connectivity.
In Assam, the annual Ambubachi Mela at Kamakhya
temple begun.
Nagpur and the Chinese city of Jinan have become 'sister
cities' after signing a pact which allows for the exchange
of ideas and technology in the field of education, urban
planning, youth affairs, and sports.
Centre approves a proposal for Greenfield Electronic
Park in Odisha.
Andhra Pradesh is the first State to have obtained a
telecom licence and it can issue phone numbers starting
with the 797 series from August this year.
During the recent event in District Mandla,Madhya
Pradesh, 3,049 people registered their spot in the
Guinness book of world records for performing largest
Karma Naach dance ever.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated 'Child
Labour Tracking System (CLTS)'.
Gujarat island Shiyal Bet gets electricity for first time.
Sikkim became the first state in India to have an open
government data portal linked sikkim.data.gov.in.
Telangana State will be setting up a 'Pharma City' on
12,500 acres of land in Rangareddy and Mahbubnagar
districts.
37.5 crores sanctioned by the Union Urban Development
Ministry for development of Machilipatnam town under
the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation (AMRUT) scheme.
In Bihar, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off
Champaran Satyagrah Express train. The train will run
between Bapudham, Motihari to Anand Vihar, Delhi.

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Maharashtra government has decided to celebrate the

21st day of every month as Yoga day across all schools,
colleges and universities in the state.
Odisha becomes first Indian state to give pension and
food benefits to transgenders.
The Haryana Government launched Asia's First Gyps
Vulture
Reintroduction
Programme
at
Jatayu
Conservation Breeding Centre, Pinjore.
Himachal Pradesh became the first state in the country
to have a State Data Centre (SDC).
Guwahati has become the first city in the country to have
its own city animal with Kamrup metropolitan district
administration declaring Gangetic River Dolphin as its
mascot.

The government and multilateral lending agency Asian

Development Bank (ADB) has signed a $120 million loan
agreement to improve irrigation and water management
infrastructure in Odisha.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has launched Right to
Public Grievance Redressal Act. The act seeks disposal of
peoples' complaints or redressal of grievances from
Government officials within 60-days.
Mori village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh
will be developed as a smart village.
Maharashtra Government appointed taskforce headed
by agriculture expert Kishore Tiwari to address agrarian
issues.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav appointed a
judicial commission to probe into the recent Mathura
violence hours which will be headed by Justice Mirza
Imtiyaz Murtaza.

New Appointments/Persons Resigned

Nokia has announced the appointment of Sanjay Malik as
the head of Indian market, effective August 1.
The Prime Minister of United Kingdom (UK) David
Cameron announced his resignation hours after the
Brexit vote that favoured leaving the European Union
(EU). During the campaign, Cameron-led Conserve Party
advocated for remaining with the EU.

South African Indian-origin lawyer Yasmin Sooka has

been appointed to chairman of three member UN
commission (committee) to monitor the human rights
situation in South Sudan.
Former BCCI President and former International Cricket
Council Chairman N Srinivasan has re-elected as the
president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA)
for the 15th consecutive term.
Anju Bobby George and Pullela Gopichand have been
named as the members of Khelo India.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has
cleared the appointment of NS Vishwanathan as the
Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He
will succeed H R Khan.
The Union government has appointed Mr. Sujoy Bose as
the Chief Executive Officer of National Investment and
Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) Ltd.
Gudni Johannesson has won the Icelands presidential
election. He is a history professor who ran as an
independent in the election and was able to secure
39.1% of the vote. He will succeed Olafur Ragnar
Grimsson, who served 20 years as head of state.
V Sasi of the CPI (M), representing the Chirayinkeezh
constituency, has been elected the Deputy Speaker of the
14th Kerala Legislative Assembly.
Suzuki Motor Corp has appointed Toshihiro Suzuki, son
of Chairman Osamu Suzuki, as its next chief executive
effective the same day, as the Japanese automaker
attempts to recover from a vehicle testing scandal.
Two women, Noor Huda Roslan and Nenney Shuhaidah
Shamsuddin have been appointed as judges of Malaysias
Islamic Shariah High Court for the first time in the
history of the judiciary of the Muslim-majority country.
Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the 16th president of
the Philippines and promised to make sweeping changes
to the country's political system. Maria Leonor Robredo
was sworn in as Vice President.
SoftBank Group has named Ken Miyauchi as its new
President and Chief Operating Officer after the
resignation of Nikesh Arora.
S.K. Roy, the head of state-run Life Insurance Corp (LIC),
the biggest single investor in the country, has tendered
his resignation two years before his term was due to
end.
India's lone athletics World Championship medal winner
Anju Bobby George has resigned as President of the
Kerala Sports Council.
Aveek Sarkar has resigned as the Editor-in-Chief of
Ananda Bazaar Patrika (ABP) and The Telegraph.
However, he would continue as the chairman of the
group.
Worlds leading payments platform PayPal has
announced the appointment of Anupam Pahuja as the
Managing Director (MD) and Country Manager for its
India operations.
Virginia Raggi elected as the Romes first female mayor.

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Businessman Bipin R Patel was appointed as the

President of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(GCCI) for the term 2016-17.
Former BJP MP Chetan Chauha has been appointed as
the Chairman of the prestigious National Institute of
Fashion Technology (NIFT).
UN Women announces Anne Hathaway as goodwill
ambassador to promote gender equality.
Supriya Sahu was appointed as Director General of
Doordarshan.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, founder chairman of Bharti
Enterprises, has been elected as the head of
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), based in
Paris, France.
Senior legal service officer Suresh Chandra was
appointed as Union Law Secretary.
Fijian diplomat Peter Thomson has been elected as the
President of 71st session of United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA).
Kolhapur-headquartered RBL Bank (formerly known as
The Ratnakar Bank Limited) appointed Brijesh Mehra as
the head of corporate banking at RBL.
Germanys largest lender, Deutsche Bank has announced
that Gunit Chadha, who is serving as Chief Executive
officer for Asia-Pacific region would leave the company
next month on 17th of July.
Ranu Langthasa appointed as chairperson of NC Hills
Autonomous Council in Assam.
Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasadbecame the Chief Justice of
Manipur High Court.
Satya Pal Jain, the additional Solicitor General of India
and former Parliamentarian has been appointed as a
part-time member of the 21st Law Commission of India.
Dr. M Beena, appointed as the Managing Director of the
Kerala
Industrial
Infrastructure
Development
Corporation (KINFRA)
V Vaithialingam, Congress leader and former Chief
Minister elected as the Speaker of the legislative
Assembly of Puducherry.
G Ragesh Chandra has been designated as Secretary to
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy.
State-run firm Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
(MTNL), Chairman and Managing Director, Narendra
Kumar Yadav has resigned.
Per Lodin, Major General of Sweden, was appointed as
the Head of the UN Military Observer Group in India and
Pakistan (UNMOGIP).
Jet Airways chairman Naresh Goyal has been re-elected
to IATA's (International Air Transport Association )
Board of Governors.
Tamil Nadu appointed P Rama Mohana Rao as the new
Chief Secretary of the state.
G Kalyanakrishnan has taken over as New Chief
Executive of Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad.
Dr. Shahid Rasool has taken charge as the new director
of the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia
(CEMCA).

Ashok Ganapathy has appointed as the Director of Bharti

Airtel Ltd.
Adobe has announced the appointment of Kulmeet Bawa
as Managing Director (MD) for South Asia.
Bollywood actress Dia Mirza has named as the
ambassador for Swachh Saathi (student internship)
programme.
Congress Legislature Party leader V Narayanasamy has
sworn in as Chief Minister of the Union Territory of
Puducherry.
P Dhanapal and Pollachi V Jayaraman were unanimously
re-elected as Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively.
Senior IPS officer Navin Agarwal was appointed as
Director General (DG)/ Chief Executive Officer (CEP) of
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
Nikesh Arora resigned as the Representative Director,
President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of SoftBank
Group (SBG).
Indian-origin diplomat Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir
nominated as the next American Ambassador to
Malaysia.
Indian-origin diplomat Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir
nominated as the next American Ambassador to
Malaysia by US President Barack Obama.
Facebook India has appointed Umang Bedi as managing
director.

Banking Current Affairs

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released its much
awaited 'Vision-2018' document. The Payment and
Settlement Systems in India: Vision-2018 aims at
building best of class payment and settlement systems
for a less-cash India and ensuring access to mobile
banking services to even basic phone users. The current
vision document is focussing on improving the
infrastructure and regulations in the country to reduce
cash transactions and increase use of technology.
The State Bank of India (SBI) was named in the Hall of
Shame list of 158 banking institutions that have invested
billions of dollars in companies making cluster bombs.
South India Bank has announced the launch of its
Remit2India Service. Currently, south Indian Banks
facility is available for remittance from Europe,
Australia, UAE, and Singapore.
India's largest public sector lender State Bank of India
(SBI) has created a dedicated IT innovations and startup
fund and have set aside Rs 200 crore for investment in
promising startups.
The cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
has approved the takeover by State Bank of India (SBI)
of several subsidiaries.
DCB Bank has launched Bengaluru's first ATM that
accepts Aadhaar number and Aadhaar fingerprint
(biometric) instead of ATM/Debit Card and PIN to
dispense cash.

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A small regional Florida bank, Stonegate Bank has made

history by issuing the first credit card that can be used in
Cuba.
DBS Bank India appointed Mr. Niraj Mittal as the
Managing Director and Head of Institutional Banking for
the country.
State Bank of India (SBI) and Spain's Caixa Bank signed a
pact to provide loans to Indo-Spanish joint ventures and
local enterprises.
Axis Bank has launched Indias first internationallylisted certified green bond to finance climate change
solutions around the world at London Stock Exchange
(LSE).
Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has
announced the Second Bi-monthly Monetary Policy
Statement for the year 2016-17 & kept the repo rate
unchanged at 6.5%, reverse repo rate stays at 6.00 %,
and CRR remains at 4%.
RBI formulated the Scheme for Sustainable Structuring
of Stressed Assets (S4A) as an optional framework for
the resolution of large stressed accounts.

Markets regulator SEBI placed a stricter KYC norms and

disclosure regime for Participatory Notes.

Business Current Affairs

Technology services provider Tech Mahindra Ltd
(TechM) has acquired UK-based digital transformation
firm The BIO Agency Ltd. The acquisition was carried
out in an all-cash deal for an enterprise value of up to 45
million pounds.
Exide Life Insurance has announced that they have
signed India's ODI and T20 cricket captain Mahendra
Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador.
E-commerce major Flipkart and Royal Enfield have
entered into collaboration where flipkart will sell
complete range of accessories of Royal Enfield.
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Boeing have
celebrated the foundation laying of a new facility in
Hyderabad for its joint venture named Tata Boeing
Aerospace (TBAL).

Economy Current Affairs

The Cabinet approved the implementation of the
recommendations of the Seventh Central Pay
Commission. The report recommended a 14.27 percent
hike in basic pay at junior levels, 23.55 per cent overall
hike in salaries, allowances and pension.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has released a
commemorative silver coin to mark the 300th
martyrdom day of Sikh General Banda Singh Bahadur.
The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of
Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) at Small Industries
Development Bank of India (Sidbi) for contribution to
various alternative investment funds (AIF).
The government has also approved a Rs 6,000 crore
special package for textiles & apparel sector to create
one crore new jobs in 3 years, attracting investments of
$11 billion and generating $30 billion in exports.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved
the development of four laning of Hubli-Hospet Section
of NH-63 in Karnataka.
Union Government approves 100% FDI under
government approval route for Food products, Defence
Sector, Pharmaceutical Sector, Aviation Sector, Animal
Husbandry & Single Brand Retail Trading.
The Union Finance Ministry has announced that nonresident Indians (NRIs) can now open National Pension
Savings (NPS) accounts online i.e. through eNPS if they
have Aadhaar Card or Permanent Account Number
(PAN) card.
Govt decides to allow export of 10% missile systems to
friendly countries.
The Union Cabinet approved Rs 2,070-crore highways
project in Punjab to ensure faster movement of traffic
between Chandigarh and Ludhiana.

Microsoft is going to acquire professional social platform

LinkedIn in all cash transaction valued at $26.2 billion.
Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) acquired the
renewable energy (RE) subsidiary of Delhi-based
Welspun Renewables Energy Pvt Ltd (WREPL).
The World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has
slashed the global growth forecast of 2016 by 0.5 % to
2.4 %. Indias growth projections to 7.6% for 2016-17
and 7.7% in 2017-18.
India has been ranked 141 on the 2016 Global Peace
Index, falling behind countries like Burundi, and Serbia
on the 163-country list. Iceland topped the list.
According to recently released BP Statistical Review of
World Energy India has surpassed Japan to become the
worlds third-largest oil consumer.
Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 100
million (around Rs. 660 crores) loan to strengthen a key
irrigation system and improve water management in the
Vennar sub-basin of Cauvery Delta in Tamil Nadu.
In 2016 rankings, Walmart has topped the Fortune 500
list for the fourth consecutive year.

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Businessman Vijay Mallya declared as a Proclaimed

Offender by a special court for the Prevention of Money
Laundering Act (PMLA).

Mou/Agreements Signed
India and Switzerland have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to establish formal cooperation in
the fields of skills development and vocational and
professional education and training.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
and the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)
signed MoU with each other to put check on the issues of
misleading as well as uncorroborated advertisements in
the food and beverage sector.
The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Union
Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Royal Civil
Service Commission (RCSC). It will facilitate sharing of
experience and expertise of both the parties in the area
of recruitment.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has
signed MoU with the Council on Energy, Environment
and Water (CEEW), a policy research institution, to
launch a new Initiative on Solar for Healthcare.
The Government approved the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India
and Tanzania for bilateral cooperation in water
resources management and development.
The Maharashtra government is reportedly planning to
sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tata
Power for sourcing 1,000 MW from the upcoming
Dherand Thermal Project.
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and
India Ports Global Private Limited (IPGPL) have signed a
MoU for implementation of additional works on the
Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP)
in Myanmar.
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the signing
of a Protocol amending the Agreement between India
and Belgium for the avoidance of double taxation and
prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on
income.
The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Steinbeis
GmbH Co. KG, Germany for technology transfer and
resourcing in manufacturing, including sub-sectors of
Capital Goods.
India and Thailand have signed two agreements in
culture and educational sectors to boost bilateral ties.
MoU for the cooperation in the field of agriculture and
allied sector signed between India and Taiwan. Air
Services Agreement was also signed between them.
MoU between Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO) and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) on cooperation
in the field of outer space was approved.

Tech-based car-hailing company Uber has entered into

an agreement with Tata group to help its drivers own
Indica and Indigo cars with less hassle.
Ministry of railways has signed an agreement with
Government of Odisha for the formation of a joint
venture Company to develop the railway infrastructure
in the state.
India and Ghana signed three bilateral agreements to
strengthen co-operation in varied fields.
Visa waivers for holders of diplomatic and official
passports
Setting up a Joint Commission
Collaboration in diplomatic training
Food Corporation of India (FCI), a state-run organization
has signed an agreement with the Adani group for
construction of two silos to store wheat.
Internet search engine Google and Tata Trusts joint
initiative Internet Saathi was launched in Kolkata, West
Bengal.
The Indian government and the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) have signed an agreement for a $200 million
loan to upgrade 176-km roads in Jharkhand.
India and Qatar have signed seven agreement in various
fields to boost bilateral ties which includes investment
on tourism and trading enhancement.
India and Namibia signed two Memoranda of
Understanding (MoUs) on capacity building for civil
servants of Namibia and to set up of centre of excellence
in Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
India-Bangladesh transit facility under the revised
Inland Water Transit and Trade Protocol became
operational between Kolkata-Ashuganj-Tripura.
India-US inked 8 MoUs to boost economic growth &
sustainable development.
India signed a MoU with USA to facilitate hassle-free
entry of Indians into America at selected airports.

Summits
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the
22nd meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council at Ranchi,
Jharkhand. The meeting is chaired by Union Home
Minister Rajnath Singh.
Vice President Hamid Ansari has inaugurated a two-day
international conference on 'Yoga for Body and Beyond'
in New Delhi.
A two-day meeting of heads of state of Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) under the presidency of
Uzbekistan to be held in Tashkent.
Minister of State for AYUSH,Shripad Yesso Naik, has
inaugurated a National Health Editors' Conference in
New Delhi.
FICCI, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &
Industry (FICCI) will be the national partner for the 8th
Vibrant Gujarat Summit. Theme of the summit will be
'Connecting India to the World'.

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Asias largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue

was inaugurated in Singapore to talk about security
issues in the Asia-Pacific region.

Obituaries
NEIL OBRIEN, a leader of the Anglo-Indian community
who is credited with pioneering quizzing in the country,
passed away in Kolkata.
Veteran Malayalam theatre artist and poet Kavalam
Narayana
Panicker
has
passed
away
in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. He was 88 years old.
Xerxes Sapur Desai, the man who founded India's largest
watchmaker company 'Titan Co Ltd', has passed away
following a prolonged illness in Bengaluru. He was 79
years old.
The Chairman of Naga National Council (NNC) Isak
Chishi Swu has passed away in New Delhi after a
prolonged illness. He was 87.
Renowned sculptor and painter KG Subramanyan passed
away in Vadodara, Gujarat following a brief illness. He
was 92.
Noted Telangana poet and lyricist Guda Anjaiah has
passed away following a brief illness at Ragannagudem,
Telangana. He was 61.
Renowned Educationalist Jeppiaar passed away.
Famous Television actress Ann Morgan Guilbert died
after battling with cancer. She was 87.
Assam Pradesh Congress President (APCC) Anjan Dutta
has passed away in New Delhi. He was 64 years old.
Distinguished Hindi writer, activist, thinker and cultural
personality Mudrarakshasa has passed away after
following a prolonged illness in Lucknow. He was 82
years old.
Donald Carr, the former captain of England Cricket team
passed away.
Veteran theatre actor Achyut Lahkar has passed away at
the age of 85 years old.
The former Chairman of Karnataka Bank Mr. M.S.
Krishna Bhat has passed away in Mangaluru. He was 78
years old.
Canada's Ice-hockey icon Gordie Howe has passed away
at the age of 88 years.
Veteran journalist Inder Malhotra has passed away in
Delhi at the age of 86 years.
In Madhya Pradesh, ruling BJP MLA Rajendra Dadu died
in a road accident. He was 62 years old.
Former Kerala Assembly Speaker T S John has passed
away at a hospital at Chertala in Alapuzha.
Veteran journalist KK Katyal has passed away after a
brief illness in Delhi. He was 88 years old.
American mixed martial arts fighter Kimbo Slice has
passed away in Florida. He was 42 years old. His real
name was Kevin Ferguson.
Chess grandmaster Victor Korchnoi has passed away in
Wohlen, Switzerland. He was 85 years old.

Amber Gurung, the renowned Nepali musician, and

composer of the country's national anthem has passed
away.
Eminent actress and theatre personality Sulabha
Deshpande has passed away in Mumbai. She was 79 year
old.
India's first Mr Universe Manohar Aich has passed away
in Kolkata. He was 104 year old.
Noted Telangana poet and lyricist Guda Anjaiah passed
away.
Manimala Devi, veteran Odia actress, passed away
recently.

Sports Current Affairs

Former Spinner Anil Kumble will be the new coach of
Indian Cricket Team. The decision of his selection was
taken in the BCCI working committee meeting in
Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.
Russian hockey winger Artemi Panarin, playing for the
Chicago Blackhawks, has won the 2015-2016 Calder
Memorial Trophy. The announcement was made by the
US National Hockey League (NHL).
Grand Master Harika Dronavalli added another feather
to her cap by winning the best women's player award in
the Eurasian Blitz chess tournament in Kazakhstan.
The BCCI is set to introduce a new Twenty20 event, to be
branded as mini IPL, outside India in September.
Defending champion Chile won the 2016 Copa America
Football tournament by defeating Argentina in a penalty
shootout.
Lionel Messi has announced his retirement from
international football after Argentina crashed to an
upset defeat against Chile in the final of the Copa
America.
The Argentina womens team has claimed a record
seventh International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Champions Trophy title with a 2-1 win over reigning
World and Olympic champions, the Netherlands, in the
final at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre.
According to ICC Ranking released in Dubai, India has
maintained its number three position in the ICC ODI
team rankings which is being headed by world

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champions Australia. In the MRF Tyres ICC Player

Rankings for ODI batsmen, Indias Virat Kohli is placed
second while South Africas AB de Villiers has continued
to lead the ODI batsmen chart while his countryman
Hashim Amla is placed third. ICC Player Rankings for
ODI bowlers which is being headed by West Indian Sunil
Narine and in the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for
ODI all-rounders, Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan leads
the ODI all-rounders ranking.
Indias leading food products company Amul has signed
up as the official sponsor for the Indian contingent to the
Rio Olympics 2016.
Sanjeev Rajput, a doyen shooter of India bagged a silver
medal for India in men's 50-metre rifle 3 position event
at the ongoing series of sport activities of ISSF World
Cup in Baku.
The All India Football Federation is set to launch a
football promotion programme in October targeting 11
million children across India.
British tennis star Andy Murray has created history
after he fought back to win the Queen's Club tournament
for a record fifth time defeating Milos Raonic in a
pulsating final on 19 June 2016.
India has won the three-match T20 series against
Zimbabwe 2-1. In the third and final match played at
Harare, India defeated Zimbabwe by a narrow three-run
margin . Man of the series award won by Barinder Sran
(an Indian bowler).
BCCI suspended and issued show-cause notices to the
top Goa Cricket Association officials, who were arrested
for alleged misappropriation of organization funds.
International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended Sri
Lankas fast bowler Shaminda Eranga from bowling.
The Indian mixed recurve team of Deepika Kumari and
Atanu Das has won silver at the Archery World Cup in
Antalya, Turkey.
Mercedes' German driver Nico Rosberg won the
European Grand Prix.
Australia has won the Hero Hockey Champions Trophy
2016 by defeating India at the Lee Valley Hockey and
Tennis Centre in London.
The Rio 2016 organising committee revealed the official
slogan for the first Olympic and Paralympic Games in
South America A new world.
India is set to make its maiden appearance in the Under
17 Futsal World Cup, Paraguay as a wild card to take
part in the event.
Indian men's 4x400m relay team has created a new
national record.
USA Womens won gold in FINA Women Water Polo
World League.
Usain Bolt won the inaugural Jamaica National Racers
Grand Prix.
Mercedes racing driver Lewis Hamilton won the
Formula 1 Canada Grand Prix title.

Indian ace badminton player, Saina Nehwal won her

second Australian Open title by defeating Chinas Sun Yu
in the finals.
Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first
athlete from a team sport in almost 20 years to top
Forbes annual list of the World's Highest-Paid Athletes.
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova was banned for
two years by the International Tennis Federation.
Eden Gardens to host India's 1st pink ball match
World number one Novak Djokovic beat Britain's Andy
Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to win his first French Open
title and complete the career Grand Slam.
According to Forbes Magazine report, Serena Williams
has overtaken Maria Sharapova as the world's highestpaid sportswoman.
The founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation,
Nita Ambani nominated as a candidate to be a new
member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
headquartered at Lausanne, Switzerland.

Important Days
International Yoga Day observed on 21st June with the
theme Connect the Youth. The Union Government
organized the event titled 'The National Event of Mass
Yoga Demonstration' at Chandigarh.
World Refugee Day is observed on 20 June 2016.
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence
in Conflict was observed on 19 June 2016.
World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) 2016 was
observed on 17 June.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was observed
globally on 15 June.
14 June observed as the World Blood Donor day.
World Day against Child Labour observed on the of 12th
June. The theme was 'End child labour in supply chains It's everyone's business.'
The World Oceans Day observed globally on 8th June.
The theme of this year is Healthy Oceans, Healthy
Planet.
World Environment Day (WED) was observed globally
on 5 June 2016 with theme Zero tolerance for the illegal
trade in wildlife.
City of Nawab's -Lucknow, India will host the junior
men's hockey World Cup this year.

Defence Current Affairs

Heralding a new era of DRDO-Academia Partnership,
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)
has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with
Jadavpur University (JU), Kolkata to establish the
Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology
(JCBCAT).
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Union
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has given its
approval for the purchase of 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers
(ULH) guns from the US.This will cost around 750
million dollars.

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Indigenously-built heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo

Varunastra has been successfully inducted in the navy,
making India one of the 8th countries to have the
capability to design and build such a system.
Ballistic missile Barak-8 was successfully tested from
Balasore district of Odisha.
Public sector aerospace Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) has unveiled indigenous Basic Trainer Aircraft
(BTA) Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) in
Bengaluru.
The first 3 female pilots of IAF are: Avani Chaturvedi,
Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh.
Russia launched the most powerful nuclear icebreaker
named Arktika. The Project 22220 vessel is 189.5 yards
long and 37.1 yards wide.
The Joint military exercise named Malabar Exercise
begins between India, Japan and US near the South China
Sea.
Union Home Ministry has decided to form new reserve
battalion. It will be called Maharana India Reserve
Battalion.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
members and partners launched Anaconda-16 Exercise,
the biggest ever joint military exercise in Poland.
Exercise Desert Eagle II, the second in the series of
bilateral exercises between Indian Air Force (IAF) and
United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAE AF) concluded.

Science & Tech. Current Affairs

A booster for NASAs Space Launch System (SLS), the
most powerful rocket in the world, has been successfully
tested, an advance that may pave the way for future
human exploration in deep space, including the journey
to Mars.
China has successfully launched its second Shijian-16
series satellite for space research and experiments.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has
launched a record 20 satellites in a single mission from
the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra
Pradesh.

The International Astronomical Union named a 9.8

kilometers wide crater on Mars as Langtang, a popular
trekking site in Nepal.
Chinese supercomputer Sunway TaihuLight with 93
petaflop/second speed was declared as the worlds
fastest supercomputer.
US scientists team has created the world's first
microchip that has 1,000 processors and is thought to be
the fastest chip designed in a university lab. It is named
as the "KiloCore" chip.
United State based private space transport service
company SpaceX successfully launched two commercial
satellites viz. EUTELSAT 117 West B and ABS-2A.
China launched its the 23rd Satellite called BeiDou
Navigation Satellite System.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)launched a
record 20 satellites in a single mission from the Satish
Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

Awards & Recognition

IIT-Kanpur professor Sanjay Mittal has been awarded
the twenty-fifth GD Birla Award for Scientific Research
for the year 2015. He has been bestowed with this
award for his significant contributions have been in the
area of Mechanics.
The 2016 IIFA awards which are officially known as the
17th International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA
2016) held in Madrid, Spain between 23 to 26th of June.
In 2016 IIFA awards, Bollywood stars, Deepika
Padukone and Ranveer Singh bagged the Best Actor
(Female) and Best Actor (Male) trophy at the 17th IIFA
extravaganza for their performance in "Piku" and
"Bajirao Mastani" respectively. While, Sanjay Leela
Bhansali won the Best Director for "Bajirao Mastani" and
"Bajrangi Bhaijaan" was named the Best Film at a
glittering ceremony in Spain.
National Indian Students and Alumni Union (NISAU)
have awarded Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar with
an Honorary Fellowship in the UK for his contributions
to world peace and culture.
Two Indians, Kartik Sawhney, and Neha Swain, have won
the 2016 Queen's Young Leaders award in the United
Kingdom which has been presented by Queen Elizabeth
at the British monarch in Buckingham Palace.
An Indian social entrepreneur Zubaida Bai, has been
named among 10 "champions and pioneers" by United
Nation chief Ban Ki-moon under the world's largest
corporate sustainability initiative that calls on
companies to align with universal principles of human
rights, environment, and anti-corruption.
Five-time World Champion Viswanathan Anand was
conferred the "Honoris Causa" Doctor of Science by
Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) during its 49th
convocation ceremony.
Four Indian-Americans have been honoured with
prestigious Great Immigrants: The Pride of America

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Award 2016. Four Indian-Americans are Sunder Pichai,

Hari Sreenivasan, Vikram Malhotra& Bharati Mukherjee.
Thithi , a Kannada film won the best film award and
best script writers award at the Asia New Talent Awards
in the 19th Shanghai International Film Festival.
Kerala Tourism won four awards at FilmAT which is
one of the biggest international film festivals dedicated
to tourism, art and ecology in Poland.
Karnataka Bank Ltd has bagged CFBP (Council for Fair
Business Practices) Jamnalal Bajaj award for fair
business practices.
Canadian poet, novelist and environmental activist
Margaret Atwood was awarded the 2016 PEN Pinter
Prize.
Pune-based diabetes specialist Shashank S Shah was
conferred with the Vivian Fonseca Scholar Award 2016.
President Pranab Mukherjee has been awarded the
highest civilian award of Ivory Coast, 'the National Grand
Crois.
Home Ministry has proposed instituting yoga medals
for central paramilitary troops for displaying exceptional
skills in the discipline.
The National Award for Best Performing Central PSU
conferred to The Airports Authority of India (AAI) for its
Roof Top Solar Power initiatives.
'Sansad Ratna' awards given to Member of Parliaments.
The winners are:
PP Chaudhary
Heena Vijaykumar Gavit
Shrirang Appa Barne,
Raajeev Shankarrao Satav,
Shivaji Adhalrao Patil and
P Rajeev.
Tata Power Solar has bagged the Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy (MNRE) award for rooftop solar
power projects.
An Indian American author Mr. Akhil Sharma has won
the prestigious 2016 International DUBLIN Literary
Award for his novel 'family life'.
Eminent
Indian-origin
professor Lord
Kumar
Bhattacharyya has been awarded the prestigious Regius
Professorship in Manufacturing by Queen Elizabeth II for
his outstanding contribution in manufacturing.
Indian Olympic Association president N. Ramachandran
has been awarded with the prestigious Olympic Order by
the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for his
outstanding services to the Olympic movement.
Deshauna Barber, a serving Army Reserve officer of
United States (US), has crowned as the Miss USA 2016.
Renowned Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has won
the gold medal in people's choice prize at world
championship festival of sand sculpting Russe, 2016,
which was held in Bulgaria.
Mohun Bagan announced that it will honour countrys
only Dronacharya football coach Syed Nayeemuddin
with the Mohun Bagan Ratna.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree

awarding the Order of Friendship to United Nations
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Current Schemes/App/Portal/Programmes Launched

by State & Central Govt.
Union Government has launched a pilot programme to run
two-wheelers on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in New
Delhi to curb air pollution in cities. The project was jointly
launched by Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan and Union Environment Minister
Prakash Javadekar at the CGO Complex CNG station.
Governor of Nagaland and Assam P B Acharya has launched
women helpline number - 181 in the premises of District
Hospital Dimapur in Nagaland and also inaugurated Sakhi, a
one stop Centre, intended to support women affected by
violence both in private and public spaces under one roof.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched a new
scheme Kalinga Siksha Sathi Yojana with an aim to provide
education loan at 1 % interest to students for pursuing
higher studies. Under this scheme, poor students aspiring
to pursue professional and technical education can now
avail themselves of study loan up to 10 lakh rupees at 1%
interest rate.
As a measure for counter operation during Natural
calamities, exercise Jalrahat commenced at Narangi Cantt
in Assam which is a joint initiative by State Govt and Armed
Forces for relief during floods.
The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal of extending
the deadline for implementing the Ujjwal Discom Assurance
Yojana (UDAY) by a year to March 31, 2017.
The Punjab government has launched a special fund Mukh
Mantri Punjab Hepatitis C Relief Fund to provide free
treatment for patients affected by Hepatitis C.
The Assam Government has launched a unique initiative
Maitree Ek Gyan Yatra to link primary schools to high
schools to colleges.
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram and Oil Minister
Dharmendra Pradhan have launched the Pradhan Mantri
Ujjwala Yojana to provide free of cost LPG cooking gas
connections to women from BPL households in Sambalpur,
Odisha.
Union Minister of State for Power, Coal and New and
Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal has launched URJAUrban Jyoti Abhiyaan Mobile app.
Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani has
launched Vidyanjali, a school volunteer programme in New
Delhi. Through Vidyanjali, the government aspires to bring
change in the quality of education in schools.
The HelpAge SOS-Save our Seniors App was launched by
Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi. This app
has 24x7 functionality and aims at helping elders in distress
at any given time.
Minister for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy
Piyush Goyal has launched Surya Mitra mobile app at the
national workshop on rooftop solar power in New Delhi.
Government has launched a campaign Swachh Yug, a
collaborative effort of three Union Ministries, to bring about
behavioral change among people staying in villages along
the holy river.

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Rajasthan Government has launched mobile application

RajVayu for sharing information about air quality index of
Jaipur, Udaipur and Jodhpur.
Haryana Government has launched Asias first Gyps
Vulture Reintroduction Programme at the Jatayu
Conservation Breeding Centre at Pinjore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi outlined RAPID, a five-point
charter for tax administrators to reform and to expand the
net base of the direct tax. The Prime Minister outlined the
RAPID as
- R - Revenue,
- A - Accountability,
- P - Probity,
- I Information
- D - Digitization.
Chief Minister of Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar laid
foundation stone of Jai Jawan Awas Yojna (JJAY) at
Bahadurgarh, Haryana.

Miscellaneous/Books/Visits/Power Plants Current

Affairs
State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has
commissioned two units of 14 Megawatts each at Salma
Hydro Electric Project in Afghanistan.
Six Indian World War I (WW-I) heroes have become part
of Britains new digital archive.
The book titled A Life in Diplomacy was released which
is written by former Indian diplomat Maharajakrishna
Rasgotra.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will embark on a five-day
visit to China starting from 23rd of June, where he will
attend the first annual meeting of the board of governors
of the 100-billion US dollar Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank.
The Union Government has banned the use of potassium
bromate (KbrO3)as a food additive on the
recommendation of Food Safety and Standards
Authority of India (FSSAI).
The Union Ministry of AYUSH Ministry has released a
Yog Geet (Yoga song) for celebrating the second
International Yoga Day on 21 June 2016. It has been

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produced and written by Dheeraj Saraswat. Music

Director of the song was Sumanto Ray.
A bronze statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose has
been unveiled at the Indian cultural centre premises in
Malaysia in the presence of nine Indian National Army
(INA) veterans.
Prime Minister of Thailand, Prayuth Chan-ocha, arrived
in New Delhi for a three-day visit.
Jal Marg Vikas is a project on the river Ganga that is
being developed between Allahabad and Haldia to cover
a distance of 1620 kilometers.
The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
(MNRE) has launched a scheme for setting up of 1000
Mega Watt (MW) Wind Power Project connected to
transmission network of Central Transmission Utility
(CTU).
President Pranab Mukherjee began his six-day threenation visit to Ghana, Ivory Coast and Namibia.
A selection committee has been appointed to shortlist
candidates for the RBIs governors post. This is headed
by the cabinet secretary - P K Sinha.
A report titled Road Accidents in India 2015 released.
Mumbai city had the highest number of road accidents
while Delhi had the highest number of deaths due to
road accidents.
Four Indian women, including SBI Managing director
Arundhati Bhattacharya and ICICI Bank Managing
director Chanda Kochhar, are in the new list of Forbes
worlds 100 most powerful women. Topped by German
Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The Rajiv Gauba Committee on Decongestion of Traffic in
Delhi submitted its report to the Union Ministry of
Urban Development.
The Unseen Indira Gandhi which is authored by Dr KP
Mathur released.
Sachin Tendulkar's name to be used in Kerala
Government's Anti-Drug Campaign.

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National Current Affairs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address 'Mann Ki Baat'
to be broadcast in Bangladesh.
Ministry grants recognition to Paralympic Committee of
India.
The National mineral exploration policy has been
unveiled to adopt comprehensive exploration of non-fuel
and non-coal mineral resources.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port becomes Indias first port to
implement Logistics Data Tagging of Containers.
World's largest charkha unveiled at IGI Delhi airport. It
is 9 feet wide, 17 feet tall and 30 feet long.
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee
inaugurated Swami Vivekanand Sabhagar at Kathak
Kendra of Sangeet Natak Akademi in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has led Parliamentarians
in paying tribute to former Parliamentarian, Minister in
the first cabinet post independence and founder of
Bharatiya Jana Sangh Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his
birth anniversary at the Parliament house.
Giving a major boost to Namami Gange Programme,
Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development
and Ganga Rejuvenation inaugurated 231 projects at
various locations.
National Association of Software and Services
Companies (Nasscom) has unveiled Indias first centre of
excellence focused on Internet of Things (CoE- IoT) at its
Startup Warehouse in Bengaluru.
Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
will lead a delegation of over 110 Indian companies that
will showcase their engineering prowess at a trade fair
in Russia.
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi
announced a cyber-cell in New Delhi to keep a check in
this regard. If they are being abused or harassed on
social
media
platforms
using
the
hashtag
#IamTrolledHelp.
The first direct bus service between Pokhara (Nepal)
and New Delhi (India) was launched to connect South
Asias two important cities.
The Union Government launched Operation Sankat
Mochan to evacuate the Indians from South Sudan.
Minister of State for External Affair VK Singh headed the
mission.
Cabinet approves revival of defunction Fertilizer Units in
Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni.
The Union Cabinet approves change of name from
Rajendra Central Agricultural University to Dr.
Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University.

India achieves yet another public health milestone,

becomes first country to be declared free of Yaws, an
infection of the skin and bones, much ahead of WHO
global target year of 2020.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared
India as Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus free.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) has listed Chandigarh's Capitol
Complex and Sikkim's national park among its World
Heritage Sites. India now has 35 sites.
India's first e-court has opened at High Court of
Judicature at Hyderabad. It is the common high court for
the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
India and Bangladesh has opened the newly constructed
modern integrated check-post at Petrapole-Benapole
point of the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal.
Establishment of a new All India Institutes of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS) at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh under
Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) has
been approved by the Union Cabinet.
Union Cabinet approved for the incorporation of
Sagarmala Development Company (SDC) under the
Companies Act, 2013 with an initial authorized share
capital of 1 thousand crore rupees.
Union Cabinet approved for introducing amendments to
the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) (Amendment)
Bill, 2015 in Parliament.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation
stone of All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)
and revival of fertilizer factory which was closed for the
last three decades in Gorakhpur district of Uttar
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India has contributed USD 100,000 to a trust fund set up

for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by
peacekeepers.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has inaugurated a host
of passengers services and other amenities at the
Yasvantpur station, one of the three railways stations
that serve Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has inaugurated 114km long Rameswaram-Mana Madurai route as the
country's first green rail corridor with zero toilet
discharge section.
Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu and Manohar Parrikar
unveiled a life-size statue of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at
Peikarumbu, his burial site in Rameswaram to observe
his first death anniversary.
The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation)
Amendment Bill was passed by Lok Sabha. The bill
prohibits employment of children below 14 years in all
occupations except in family business, with the
provision for the imprisonment of up to two years for
any violation.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared
Brazil free of measles, after no case of the disease was
registered in the last year.
The Union Government has approved nearly 1600 crore
rupees for Jammu and Kashmir under skill development
initiative 'Himayat'. Under this initiative, youths from
both rural and urban areas of J&K would be imparted
with training in various job-intensive vocational courses
over the next three years.
The Lok Sabha has cleared an amendment to the Lokpal
Act giving an indefinite extension to the deadline for
assets and liabilities' disclosure by central government
employees and management personnel of NGOs.
The Union Cabinet has approved the establishment of a
new AIIMS at Bhatinda, Punjab under the Pradhan
Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
The Centre has announced the formation of District
Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee
(DDCMC) in place of the District Vigilance and
Monitoring Committee (DVMC) and to be named Disha
for effective implementation of Central government
schemes.
Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu laid foundation
stone for construction of a new Railway Station at
Imphal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the Run
for Rio event in New Delhi.
Centre has decided to organise a Make in India
conference in Bhubaneswar in December this year.
International Current Affairs
China has hoisted the final piece into position on what
will be the worlds largest radio telescope, which it will
use to explore space and help in the hunt for
extraterrestrial life.

In the first leg of his four-nation tour of African

countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached
Maputo, the capital of Mozambique.
India has set up an apparel training centre in Nigeria to
support textiles industry of the west African country.
IMF has announced a $5.34 billion program for Iraq to
help strengthen the country's finances, hit by the crash
in oil prices and the fight against the Islamic State group.
India has handed over 30 SUVs to Mozambique. With
this India completed the delivery of 4.5 million US dollar
grant assistance as part of supporting the institutions of
this African country.
Vice President Hamid Ansari has unveiled a stone statue
of Mahatma Gandhi at Pethub Monastery in the
Mongolian capital.
The UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted a
resolution approving an agreement to make the
International Organisation for Migration part of the UN
as a related organisation.
Brazilian scientists have identified another type of Zikatransmitting mosquito.
States in India Current Affairs
Maharashtra target of planting 2 crore trees in state
crossed.
Rapid Rural Police Response System launched in Punjab.
Indias first Commercial Court and Commercial Disputes
Resolution Centre inaugurated in Chattisgarh.
Centre to allot Rs 400 Crore for developing airports at
Agra, Allahabad, Kanpur and Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh.
Mission Indradhanush to next cover 13 MP districts.
The central government has given its nod for renaming
Mhow railway station in Indore district of Madhya
Pradesh after BR Ambedkar as the Dalit icon was born
there.
Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to
introduce minimum wages for part-time workers.
The world famous Rath Yatra or chariot festival of Lord
Jagannath begins in Puri, Odisha as well as in different
parts of the country.
The second phase of Haritha Haram programme of
Telangana government has been launched. The Haritha
Haram programme aimed to plant 46 crore plants to
improve green belt.
The West Bengal Government has taken up a project to
set up three biotechnology hubs across the state. The
three proposed biotechnology hubs will come in
Bardhaman, Kalimpong and Medinipur districts.
Kerala Government imposes 14.5 per cent fat tax on Junk
Food.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched
SV.CO, purportedly worlds first digital student
incubator, as a digital makeover of the Startup Village in
Kochi.
Maharastra Police launches 4 apps for timely
intervention into emergency situations.

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The West Bengal government has set a target to

construct toilets across all villages of the state by March
2019 to enable open defecation free (ODF) rural Bengal.
Madhya Pradesh is the first state of the country to setup
Happiness Department in state.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has
launched the facility of virtual and digital classrooms
across 32 ITIs in the state on the occasion of World
Youth Skills Day (15th July).He also Announced an
initiative called 'Skill Sakhis' for women empowerment.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched a live
interactive programme, titled 'TalkToAK', aimed at
directly engaging with the Delhiites.
A State green panel has given first-stage clearance to
Orissa Integrated Power Ltd (OIPL) for diverting 17.02
hectares of revenue forest land to set up a 4,000 MW
UMPP in Sundargarh district in Odisha at a cost of Rs.
29,000 crore.
Kerala Government has launched Kochi Water Metro
project, the first ever Water Metro project of the country.
It was launched by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi
Vijayan at Kochi, Kerala.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu,
along with Union Ministers Kalraj Mishra and Venkaiah
Naidu have laid the foundation stone for a Ministry of
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises technology centre
under Technology Centre Systems Programme (TCSP) at
Pudi in Visakhapatnam district.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has
launched a pilot project of e-complaint system on an
experimental basis in Pune.
In an attempt to double the income of farmers by 2022,
the Rajasthan government plans to bring in latest
technological innovation and introduce best farming
practices by inviting experts to Global Rajasthan
Agritech Meet (GRAM) in Jaipur.
The Government of Karnataka has set-up a dedicated
start-up cell for speeding up the implementation of the
initiatives under its start-up policy.
Manipur has joined the Ujwal DISCOM (distribution
company) Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme which is
meant
for
revival
of
debt-stressed
power
distribution utilities and will get benefits of around Rs
263 crore. Manipur is the 14th state to join the UDAY.
Yoga centres will be opened in all municipal committees,
councils and corporations in Haryana.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has launched
'Mission Harita Andhra Pradesh'., with the theme 'green
cover for a happy living'. The objective of the mission is
to increase the green cover in the state to 50 % by the
year 2029.
Centre has sanctioned nearly Rs. 620 crore to Uttar
Pradesh as assistance for the recent drought situation in
the state.
The Cochin Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCCI) is
launching an Aadhaar based e-Certificate of Origin
service.

Bihar government has lifted the ban on the sale and

consumption of toddy (palm wine) in the state.

New Appointments/Persons Resigned

D K Hota has been appointed as Chairman & Managing
Director (CMD) of Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML).
Linda Burney becomes first Indigenous woman elected
to the House of Representatives (lower house) of the
Parliament of Australia's lower house.
Sudarshan Sen appointed Executive Director of RBI.He
will replace NS Vishwanathan.
Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) announced R
Baskar Babu, CEO of Suryoday Micro Finance as its new
President.
K B Koliwad elected as Speaker of Karnataka Legislative
Assembly.
The Centre has announced the appointment of R
Thiruppathi Venkatasamy as Accountant General,
economic and revenue sector audit, of Tamil Nadu with
immediate effect.
Essel Groups education arm Zee Learn has appointed
Debshankar Mukhopadhyay as Chief Executive Officer.
Travel planning and booking site TripAdvisor has
appointed Gary Fritz as its Chief Growth Officer and
President of the Asia-Pacific region.
Principal Secretary Irrigation Deepak Singhal has been
appointed the new Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh.
Telecom tower company Indus Towers has announced
the appointment of Tejinder Kalra as its Chief Operating
Officer.
Senior bureaucrat S K Kohli has been appointed as
Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA).
IDFC Mutual Fund has announced the appointment of
Mr. Vishal Kapoor as its chief executive officer.
Consumer business director of Bharti Airtel Mr. Srini
Gopalan has quit the company and is all set to join
Deutsche Telekom from October 1st as a member of new
board management for Europe business.
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Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft Kelvin Turner has

resigned.
The countrys largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy
Services stated that its non-Executive Director Phiroz
Vandrevala has resigned from the company.
Sanjay Gupta has been appointed as Chairman and
Managing Director (CMD) of Konkan Railway
Corporation Ltd (KRCL).
Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy was sworn-in as the
acting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
Justice Sushila Karki took charge as the first woman
chief justice of Nepals Supreme Court.
D Rajkumar and Utpal Bora has appointed as Chairman
and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Petroleum
Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Oil India Ltd, respectively.
Najma Heptulla & G M Siddeswara quit Modi Cabinet.
K V R Murthy new CMD of Jute Corporation.
Senior IPS officer Ashok Patnaik was appointed CEO of
the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID).
Theresa May takes over as Britain's Brexit PM &
appoints Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary.
Indian-American Dr. Kinshuk named US university Dean.
Congress announces Sheila Dikshit as Chief Ministerial
candidate for UP Assembly elections.

The government has appointed a 1987- batch IAS officer

Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi Chairman of the Central Board
of Secondary Education (CBSE) for a 5 year term.
Pema Khandu sworn in as the ninth Chief Minister of
Arunachal Pradesh while Chowna Mein has sworn in as
the Deputy Chief Minister.
An Odisha-born bureaucrat Guruprasad Mohapatra has
been appointed the chairman of Airports Authority of
India (AAI).
Sidhu resigns as Rajya Sabha MP.
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has
appointed Paul Romer as World Bank Chief Economist
with effect from September 2016.
Turnbull sworn in as Australias PM.

Steve Elworthy appointed as the Managing Director of

2019 World Cup to be held in England and Wales in
2019.
The Western Union appoints Sohini Rajola as new VicePresident.
Sarvita Sethi appointed Coca-Cola VP-Finance for India
and South West Asia.
The Union Government has appointed Ajay Bhushan
Pandey as the Chief Executive Officer of Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
Roger Ailes, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fox
News Channel has resigned from his post.
Nepal's Prime Minister, Khadga Prasad Oli has resigned
from his office. He resigned ahead of a no-confidence
vote.
Kolkata-based diversified conglomerate ITC Ltd has
named Sanjiv Puri as Chief Operating Officer of the
company.
Ricoh India has stated that its Chairman and Director
Tetsuya Takano has resigned from the company.
Swedish mobile telecoms maker Ericsson's Chief
Executive Officer Hans Vestberg has resigned from his
post with immediate effect.
The Central government has appointed Dr. Buddha
Rashmi Mani as the Director General of the National
Museum.
BJP MP and Anurag Thakur will be commissioned into
the Territorial Army (TA) as a regular officer. He will be
the first serving BJP MP to join the military force.
Sunil Kant Munjal, joint managing director at Hero
MotoCorp and Chairman of Hero Corporate Services will
step down from his position.
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker
has appointed Michel Barnier to lead negotiations with
Britain to leave the European Union.
CK Mishra, a 1983 batch IAS officer of the Bihar cadre,
has been appointed the new Health Secretary.
T Nanda Kumar has resigned as chairman of Gujaratbased National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
The first woman chief of aviation regulator Directorate
General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) M Sathiyavathy was
named as new Union Labour Secretary.
The current Chairman of the Railway Board, AK Mital,
has got an extension to continue for 2 more years.
Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari was sworn in as the Chief
Justice of Patna High Court.
Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale was sworn in as the new
chief justice of Allahabad High Court.
The Gujarat government has appointed Dr. Jagdip
Narayan Singh, a Gujarat-cadre IAS of 1983 batch as
Chief Secretary of the State.
National Stock Exchange (NSE) appointed three new
public interest directors who are as follows: Mohandas
Pai, Naved Masood and Dinesh Kanabar.
An
18-year-old
Indian-American
girl,
Sruthi
Palaniappan, has become the youngest delegate at the

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Democratic National Convention which has nominated

Hillary Clinton as the party's presidential candidate.

Banking Current Affairs

Balal village in Kasargode district in the state of Kerala is
one of the 21 villages selected across the country by the
State Bank of India under the SBI Digital Village
initiative.
State Bank of India launches two new digital offerings.
SBI has partnered with Flipkart to offer its consumers
the facility of pre-approved EMI Facility on purchases.
The bank also launched a social media banking platform
for Facebook and Twitter users, called SBI Mingle.
State Bank of India (SBI) and the World Bank have inked
agreements for a $625 million (around Rs 4,200 crore)
facility to support grid-connected rooftop solar
programme (GRPV) in the country.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved an
increase in foreign investment from the current
approved level of 62% to 74% .
SBI Cards and Payment Services (SBI Card), the thirdlargest card issuer by number has launched a premium
credit card 'Elite'. Elite is a bundle of several privileges
and benefits for high net worth individuals (HNIs).
State Bank of India (SBI), has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of
Technology
Society
for
Innovation
and
Entrepreneurship (SINE), (IIT) Bombays technology
business incubator, to promote innovation by startups in
the financial sector.
IDFC Bank has announced it had acquired Tamil Naduheadquartered microfinance institution Grama Vidiyal in
an all-cash deal.

Housing Development Finance Corp (HDFC) is set to

become the first Indian company to sell masala bonds, a
rupee-denominated bond sold to foreign investors and
listed on an overseas exchange.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted an
inter-regulatory Working Group (WG) to study the
entire gamut of regulatory issues relating to Financial

Technology and Digital Banking in India. The Working

Group will be headed by Sudarshan Sen, Executive
Director of RBI, and has 12 members.
The Reserve Bank of India has asked banks to exchange
up to 20 pieces of soiled currency notes with a maximum
value of Rs. 5,000 over the counter free of charge.
The fourth tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bonds scheme
has opened for subscription.
The government has allocated Rs 22,915 crore capital to
meet the capitalization needs of 13 Public Sector Banks
(PSBs) in the current fiscal.
SBI launches Rs 7,000 crore stressed assets fund with
Brookfield.
Federal Bank has signed an agreement with Reliance Jio
Money for one-click payment service.
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
(IRCTC) has joined hands with the State Bank of India to
chalk out a detailed plan for promotion of rail ticketing
activities, including internet ticketing and unreserved
ticketing system.
Corporation Bank has launched a new facility called
Green PIN.
ICICI Bank Ltd has organised a coin exchange mela
during the 'Rath Yatra' festival at the RBI financial
literacy camp in Bholanath Vidyapith.
Karnataka Bank Ltd has initiated a programme to
provide solar lights in the non-electrified houses of
students in rural areas.
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company and Shamrao
Vithal Co-operative (SVC) Bank have announced their
bancassurance agency partnership to provide a range of
non-life insurance offerings to the customers of the
bank.
Mumbai-headquartered, Axis Bank has stated that the
Reserve Bank of India has granted approval for
appointment of Sanjiv Misra as Additional Director and
the Non-Executive (Part-Time) Chairman of the bank.
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs. 5
crore on Bank of Baroda in the alleged rs. 6,000 crore
forex related irregularities that were observed in
October last year.
ICICI Bank and Axis Bank are the first Indian banks to
sign up for Swifts global payments innovation initiative.
RBI has imposed penalty of Rs 2 crore each on Allahabad
Bank and UCO Bank and Rs 1 crore on Bank of India for
violation of anti-money laundering norms. It has also
imposed an aggregate penalty of Rs. 2 crore on Canara
Bank.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed 27 crore
rupees penalty on 13 public and private sector banks for
violations of Foreign Exchange Management (FEMA) Act
(Anti-money laundering) and lapses in Know your
customer (KYC) rules. The maximum penalty for Rs 5
crore has been imposed on Bank of Baroda.
State Bank of India has launched a payment system at its
ATMs which will allow the account holders to transfer
the money by using the mobile phone number as an

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identifier. This payment facility system works on instant

money transfer (IMT) platform which will enable a
payment of up to Rs 10,000 from any SBI bank.
Japanese payments company OKI has installed 600
automatic teller machines with cash recycling abilities
for country's largest lender State Bank of India across
the country.
Economy Current Affairs
The Union Cabinet has granted its approval to set up
India Posts payments bank, 650 branches of which will
be made operational by September 2017.
The Finance Ministry has imposed definitive antidumping duty on purified terephthalic acid (PTA)
imports from China, Iran, Taiwan, Indonesia and
Malaysia.
Telecom Ministry is believed to have cleared the Rs
3,500-crore 4G spectrum trading deal between service
providers Bharti Airtel and Aircel.
The Centre has cleared a proposal to sell its stake in
state-owned construction company NBCC India with an
aim to meet the Rs. 56,500-crore PSU disinvestment
target in 2016-17.
Leading stock exchange BSE is introducing 'Paperless
SIP' (systematic investment plans) that would allow
mutual fund investors to make transactions through
various modes of payments.
Govt. revises time schedule for making payments under
Income Declaration Scheme 2016. As per the revised
schedule, a minimum amount of 25 % of the tax,
surcharge and penalty can be paid by 30th of November
this year.
Central government employees will get the revised pay
based on the 7th Pay Commission from August 2016.
The Commission had recommended a 23.55 percent
overall hike in salaries, allowances and pension
involving an additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore, or
nearly 0.7 percent of GDP.
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for raising
foreign shareholding limit from current 5% to 15% in
Indian Stock Exchanges.
Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of
India (SEBI) has initiated the first phase of its new
enterprise portal to facilitate accurate and timely
circulation of information to internal and external
stakeholders.
The government's collections under the Sovereign Gold
Bond scheme realised through the fourth tranche
reached around Rs. 919 crore, the highest achieved yet.
The Government has released Rs 100 crore towards its
co-contribution for Atal Pension Yojana (APY) for 201516.
Parliament passes Regional Centre for Biotechnology
Bill, 2016.
Rs. 28,000 cr released under Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

Business Current Affairs

Gurgaon-based online pharmacy 1mg has acquired
diagnostic labs aggregator Medd (HolaMed Healthcare
Technologies Pvt. Ltd) for an undisclosed amount.
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL) has stated that
it will acquire global clothing brand Forever 21 in the
Indian market for USD 26 million (around Rs. 175.52
Crore).
Search giant Google has acquired a French startup called
Moodstock.
Lafarge-Holcim has entered into an agreement with
Nirma Ltd to sell its entire 100% holding in cement
maker Lafarge India for an enterprise value of $1.4
billion.
The Indian travel agency Yatra Online entered into a
merger agreement with a Nasdaq-listed special purpose
acquisition firm Terrapin 3 Acquisition Corp (TRTL).
Low-cost airline with pink and white themed Air
Carnival has launched its operations with its maiden
flight from Coimbatore to Chennai.
Dabur tied up with the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO's) unit Defense
Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh, to
promote sustainable cultivation of high-altitude
medicinal plants in Ladakh.
Herbalife associates with IOA as nutrition partner
sponsor of the Indian Olympic contingent to Rio De
Janeiro.
Dabur acquires South African cosmetic firm Discaria
Trading.
Tata STRIVE, an initiative of Tata Community Initiatives
Trust, has launched its first Skill Development Centre
(TSSDC) centre in Hyderabad.
Paytm ties up with grocery retailer Heritage Fresh.
Sony Pictures Networks India has acquired the exclusive
broadcast rights to telecast the 2016 edition of the
International Champions Cup (football) in India.
Online marketplace Snapdeal has announced its
partnership with e-ticketing platform BookMyShow and
extended its service offerings.
Software services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
has been ranked as the top employer in the Indian IT
industry by the representative body Nasscom.
Online classifieds platform Quikr has acquired
Bengaluru-based online recruitment firm Hiree for an
undisclosed amount.
Vodafone M-Pesa, a mobile phone-based money transfer
service, has tied up with Punjab State Power Corporation
Limited (PSPCL) to enable consumers pay their
electricity bills instantly.
Online fashion marketplace Myntra has acquired its rival
Jabong from Global Fashion Group to create Indias
biggest fashion shopping destination.
Chinese electronics firm LeEco acquired American TV
manufacturer Vizio for $2 billion.

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US-based A10 Networks, an application networking and

security company has announced the acquisition of
Appcito.

Intex Technologies has announced cine star Madhuri

Dixit as Brand Ambassador for its new range of
consumer durable products.
Business software maker Oracle has announced that it
has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire
NetSuite.
Mou/Agreements Signed
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has signed a
shareholder agreement with State Bank of India (SBI) to
set up payments bank.
India and Cyprus have agreed to revise their tax treaty
under which capital gains tax will be levied on the sale of
shares of investments made after April 1, 2017. The
Union Cabinet chaired by the PM approved the signing of
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India
and Mauritius in the field of Rural Development and
Poverty Alleviation.
The Union Cabinet gave approval to a joint issue of
postage stamps between Department of Posts and
Portugal Post.
The Union Cabinet has also given its approval for signing
of a MoU between India and Mozambique on Drug
demand reduction and prevention of illicit trafficking in
narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursor
chemicals and related matters and for import of pulses.
The Union Cabinet has also approved the signing of a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India
and Tanzania in the field of Traditional Systems of
Medicine and Homeopathy.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has given its in-principle approval for
setting up a Major port at Enayam near Colachel in Tamil
Nadu.
During the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the
South African country Mozambique, India and

Mozambique have signed three agreements in the area

of drug trafficking (1st), pulse trading (2nd) and youth
affairs & sports (3rd).
India and South Africa have signed memorandums of
understanding (MoUs) in four areas of co-operation. The
agreement signed in the area of information and
communication technology, tourism, grass root
innovation in the science and technology sector & arts
and culture.
The Defense Research and Development Organization
(DRDO) has signed an agreement with IIT-Bombay and
Madras to establish a binodal Centre of Propulsion
Technology (CoPT) at the two institutions.
The Karnataka Region Economic and Trade Organisation
(KRETO) and the Sanya People Municipal Government,
China, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to
foster trade between Sanya City and Karnataka.
Bangladesh, India sign Rampal power plant construction
agreement of a 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant,
the biggest project under bilateral cooperation that
would mark the transition from electricity export to
generation level.
Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU) has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with non-profit
public organization namely Global Village Foundation
(GVF) for collaborative studies and research on social
and economic public policies.
The Union Government and the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) have signed a 100 million US dollars loan
agreement to strengthen key irrigation and drainage
system and improve water management in the Vennar
sub-basin of the Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu.
Tata Advanced System (TASL) and Bell Helicopter, a
Textron Company have signed an agreement to work
together in support of Indias aviation and defense
modernization initiatives.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed
seven Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs)
with Indian taxpayers in a moving design to reduce tax
litigation.
NITI Aayog and Intel India sign Statement of Intent (SOI)
to start Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATL) Initiative for
Young Innovators as a part of its flagship programme
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).
Cabinet approved for the signing of the Air Services
Agreement between India and Mozambique.
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which has been
signed between India and Tunisia for strengthening
bilateral cooperation in the field of Information and
Communications Technology (ICT) and Digital
Economy.
Union Cabinet approved the Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) signed between India and the
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation
of the Swiss Confederation for cooperation in skill
development.

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India and Japan have signed a Social Security Agreement

(SSA) that will come into force on 1st October 2016.
Turkey's president has declared a three-month state of
emergency following a failed coup.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National
Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
to develop 12 sewage treatment plants (STP).
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi has approved Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT)
between India and Cambodia to boost trade and
business.
The International Transgender Arts Festival, a
performing arts festival for transgenders, is being
organized at the National Gallery for Modern Arts in
Bengaluru.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed
today in New Delhi between Himachal Pradesh
government, NTPC and NHPC for setting up Hydro
Engineering College in the State.
India has signed a 1 billion dollar deal with US defense
and aerospace major Boeing for procuring four longrange maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare
aircraft, Poseidon-8I.
India and Bangladesh have agreed to enhance
cooperation on anti-terror efforts with Dhaka.
Summits/Conference/Rallies
The 2nd BRICS Youth Summit concludes in
Guwahati.The theme of the summit was Youth as bridge
for intra-BRICS exchanges.
The multinational exercise Rim of the Pacific
(RIMPAC)2016 - Worlds largest international maritime
exercise held in the Pacific Ocean at Hawaii, United
States.
BRICS' meeting on energy efficiency begins in
Visakhapatnam.
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has
inaugurated the second anti-drug Working Group
meeting of Heads of Drug Control Agencies of BRICS
countries in New Delhi.
NATO Summit held in Warsaw, Poland.
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates the first
edition of India Skills Competition, on the occasion of the
World Youth Skills Day in New Delhi. Skill India will be
celebrating its first anniversary on the occasion.
VP Hamid Ansari reached Ulaan Baatar the capital of
Mongolia to attend 11th Asia-Europe Meeting- ASEMSummit. The theme for the summit is "20 Years of ASEM:
Partnership for the Future through Connectivity".
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
(DIPP) has organized a day-long conference on Startup
India in New Delhi with an aim to give impetus to start
up India initiative.
A three-day meeting between Border Security Force
(BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has begun in
Agartala to sort out problems along the border.

A motorcycle rally named Ride for Accessibility was

organized in the national capital with a message to
empower differently abled persons, Divyangs.
BRICS policy planning dialogue meeting held in
Patna. This year's theme of dialogue is Building
responsive, Inclusive and collective solutions.

Obituaries
World famous futurist, writer Alwin Toffler dies at 87.
Renowned Marathi literary scholar R C Dhere passed
away.
Ex-MP Ranji player Kapil Seth passed away.
US Oscar-winning director of the film the Deer, Hunter
Michael Cimino has died at the age of 77.
Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor and author who fought
for peace, human rights and simple human decency, has
died at the age of 87.
Michel Rocard, former Prime Minister of France, passed
away in Paris, France. He was 85.
Veteran communist leader and former World Peace
Council president Romesh Chandra has passed away in
Mumbai. He was 94 years old.
Noel Neill, the first actress to play Supermans love
interest, has passed away at the age of 95.
Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami, whose 1997 film
"Taste of Cherry" won the prestigious Palme d'Or at the
Cannes Film Festival, has passed away following a
prolonged illness in Paris. He was suffering from Cancer
and was 76 years old.
Veteran music director Om Prakash Sonik, also known as
Omi, part of the Sonik-Omi duo, has passed away in
Mumbai following a brief illness. He was 77 years old.
Noted Pakistani philanthropist, social activist, ascetic
and humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi has passed away in
Karachi. He was 88 years old.
Former Indian international footballerAmal Dutta, who
was also the first professional football coach of the
country, passed away in his Kolkata residence. He was
86.
William H McNeill, prize-winning world historian, died
at 98.

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Hockey Olympian Joe Antic has passed away in Mumbai.

He was 90 years old.
Oldest litigant of of Babri Mosque Ram Janmbhumi
dispute of Ayodhya dispute Mohammad Hashim Ansari
passes away.
Noted Indian hockey player Mohammed Shahid has
passed away in Gurgaon due to multiple organ failures.
He was 56 years old.
Legendary singer Mubarak Begum Shaikh passes away.
She was 80 years old.
Former French cyclist Dominique Arnaud has passed
away in Dax, Aquitaine, France due to cancer. He was 60
years old.
Eminent
Journalist
and
Doordarshan
News
Correspondent in Hyderabad, Sanjiv Thomas has passed
away. He was 59 years old.
Modern Indian artist S H Raza has passed away
following a prolonged illness.
Noted agricultural scientist Neelamraju Ganga Prasada
Rao has passed away in Hyderabad.
Eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi has
passed away at a city nursing home in Kolkata following
a prolonged illness.
MD and CEO of Rajshri Media, Rajjat Barjatya has passed
away in Mumbai after losing a battle to cancer.
American author James Alan McPherson has passed
away in Iowa City, U.S.
Veteran diplomat Arundhati Ghose, who led the Indian
delegation at the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
Treaty (CTBT) negotiations in Geneva in 1996, passed
away at the age of 76.
Sports Current Affairs
Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu makes history
again, becomes first Indian to feature in Europa League.
Sameer emerges fastest athlete by winning gold in 100
meter dash in 10.60 seconds at the 56th National Interstate Senior Athletics Championships in Hyderabad.
India set to host South Asian Basketball Association
(SABA) Zone Qualifying Round of the FIBA Asia
Challenge 2016 at Bangalore.
India will be hosting the worlds first Mixed Martial Arts
(MMA) Super Fight League.
India's badminton player B Sai Praneet has won the
Canada Open Grand Prix Badminton tournament and
also it's Rio Olympics-bound mens doubles pair of Manu
Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy have also won titles Canada
Open Grand Prix badminton tournament in Calgary.
Lewis Hamilton wins Austrian Grand Prix.
The Olympians Association of India (OAI), the first-ever
association for Indian Olympians, by the Olympians, was
launched. Five-time Olympian Shiva Keshavan will serve
as the association's first president.
Saudi Arabia was unanimously elected as the 39th
Associate Member of International Cricket Councils
(ICC) during its full council meeting in Edinburgh.

Bengaluru para-swimmer Niranjan Mukundan has won

eight medals, including three golds, at the recentlyconcluded IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee
Sports) U-23 World Games in Prague, Czech Republic.
Javelin thrower Annu Rani has bettered her national
record with a 59.87m throw at the 56th National InterState Senior Athletics Championships in Hyderabad.
Bengali cine star Jeet has acquired the Kolkata franchise
of the first-ever multi-nation Premier Futsal League
(PFL), which is scheduled to start on July 15.The team
will be known as 'Kolkata 5s'.
Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar was named a Gymnaste
de Classe Mondaile (World class gymnast) by the
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).
Wimbledon Championships 2016 winners in Mens
Singles Title is Britain's Andy Murray who defeated
Milos Raonic of Canada. Womens Singles Title:
American Serena Williams, who won her seventh
Wimbledon singles crown victory over Germanys
Angelique Kerber.
Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton from Great
Britain has won the 2016 British Grand Prix title of
Formula 1.
Portugal defeated France 1-0 to win their first ever
EURO championship at Saint-Denis in Paris France.
India & Kenya ink seven agreements.
Sprinter Dharambir Singh and Jinson Johnson along with
Triple jumper Renjith Maheshwari were the latest
athletes to join the line for representing the country at
the Olympics in Brazil.
India held the second position in the latest ICC Test
rankings followed by Pakistan and England. Australia
leads the Test rankings & ODI Rankings while New
Zealand topped the T-20.
India's Grand Master Harika Dronavalli has won the Fide
Womens Grand Prix trophy in Chendu in China.
India jumps 11 places to 152nd in football rankings.
Overall, Argentina remain on top.
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has scored 110 against
England at Lord's and with this, the 42 years and 47 days
old cricketer became the oldest captain to score.
Dipika Pallikal Karthik toppled defending champion
Joshna Chinappa to regain the women's title in the 73rd
Senior National Squash Championship in Mumbai. The
men's crown was captured by the titleholder and top
seed Saurav Ghosal.
Vijender Singh, the boxing star from India, has clinched
the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title at the
Thyagraj Stadium, New Delhi.
American hurdler, Keni Harrison broke a 28-year-old
world record in the 100m hurdles, clocking 12.20
seconds at the London Anniversary Games.
India test team captain Virat Kohli has become the first
Indian captain to score a double century outside India.
Indias Neeraj Chopra has won the javelin gold at the
IAAF World under-20 athletics championship in Poland,
setting a world record of 86.48m.

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Formula one driver Lewis Hamilton (British Formula

One racing driver from England) has won the Hungarian
Grand Prix to top the drivers championship table for the
first time this season.
Promising Indian shooter Manavaditya Rathore has won
the trap bronze medal in the Champion of Champions
match at the Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy.
The 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad, a men's tennis tournament
played on outdoor clay courts has won by the Spain
player Feliciano Lopez.
Spin legend Muttaiah Muralitharan will be the first Sri
Lankan to be included in the ICC's Hall of Fame.
German professional footballer, Bastian Schweinsteiger
has retired from the national team, marking the end of a
glittering international football career.
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has
formally suspended an 8-member Russian team from
next month's Rio Olympics due to doping offences.
Skydiver Luke Aikins, 42, became the first to jump from
a height of 25,000 feet without a parachute, landing in a
net in southern California.
The Supreme Court (SC) accepted the major
recommendations of the Lodha Committee on reforms to
the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI),
including a bar on ministers and civil servants and those
above 70 from becoming its members.

Important Days
18th July is observed as Nelson Mandela International
Day.
World Hepatitis Day is being observed on 27th July to
raise global awareness of hepatitis and encourage
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The theme for this
year's global campaign is Elimination.
Every year 29th July is celebrated as the International
Tiger Day.
The World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) was on 15 July 2016
observed globally with the theme Skills Development to
Improve Youth Employment.
World Population Day was observed on 11 July 2016
with theme Investing in teenage girls. The theme focuses
on the empowerment of teenage girls.

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The 2016 National Doctors Day was observed on 1 July

2016 across India. This is observed to honour legendary
physician, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy whose birth and
death anniversary falls on the same day.
Defence Current Affairs
Indigenously built Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas
inducted into IAF.
India's first integrated defence communication network
was launched, enabling the army, air force, navy and the
Special Forces Command to share situational awareness
for a faster decision-making process.
China has inducted its largest indigenously-built
transport aircraft, which is named as Y-20.
China Navy Conducts Combat Drill in the South China
Sea.
Indian Navy has commissioned INS Karna, an
independent base of Marine Commandos (MARCOS) at
Bheemunipatanam Naval Base, Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and French firm
Safran Helicopter Engines have agreed to establish a
support centre in India for national and international
rotorcraft customers.
Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri, Shakti and Kirch have
arrived at Port Kelang,Malaysia, on a four day visit, as
part of deployment of the Eastern Fleet to the South
China Sea and Western Pacific.
China has unveiled AG600, the world's largest aircraft
which can land on both water and land and used to fight
forest fires and perform marine rescues.
The Solar Impulse has become the first aircraft to circle
the globe powered by the sun.
The Indo-Thailand Military Exercise "Maitree" has been
concluded at Krabi, Thailand.
Science & Tech. Current Affairs
NASA's Juno successfully enters Jupiter's orbit.
Astronomers discover planet with 3 suns located 340
light years from Earth.
NASA announces discovery of 104 new planets outside
solar system.
SpaceX launched space station docking port.
The Ministry of Science and Technology has come up
with a 'Solar Power Tree', an innovative way to generate
electricity using solar power in a limited space.
Awards & Recognition
South African writer Lidudumalingani Mqombothi has
won the '2016 The Caine Prize' for African Writing for
his story Memories we Lost.
Radhika Menon will become the first woman in the
world to receive the Award for Exceptional Bravery at
Sea from the International Maritime Organisation.
The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI)
announced that Srinivasan K Swamy, Chairman of R K

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Swamy Hansa, would be the recipient of this years AAAI

Lifetime Achievement Award.
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferred
the 51st Jnanpith Award on the renowned writer, Dr.
Raghuveer Chaudhari.
Aditya Puri, the chief executive and managing director
(MD) of the second largest private sector lender HDFC
Bank, has been ranked as the best banking CEO in Asia
by the investor community.
The bank's chief financial officer Sashi Jagdishan has
been ranked as the best CFO.
Emirates based in Dubai named world's best airline in
2016 Skytrax awards.
Rohit Khandelwal becomes first Indian to win Mr. World
title.
Nigerian journalist Didi Akinyelure wins BBC World
News Komla Dumor Award 2016.
14-year old Indian boy Advay Ramesh won the
mentioned prize for Asia-Pacific region in the Google
Science Fair of 2016 for projecting to safeguard
fishermen
Seven Indian companies have made it to the latest
Fortune 500 list of the world's biggest corporations in
terms of revenue. The list is topped by the retail giant
Walmart.

Kerala Tourism has secured two Gold Awards at the

prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
awards in recognition of its trendsetting marketing
initiatives.
Renowned Music Director and singer Bappi Lahiri and
Critically-acclaimed filmmaker Goutam Ghose have been
honoured with 'Mahanayak award' by the West Bengal
Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee.
Renowned violinist Avasarala Kanyakumari from south
India was selected for the prestigious 2016 Sangita
Kalanidhi Award.
17th Kargil Vijay Diwas which named after the success of
Operation Vijay was observed on 26 July.
Classical singer Thodur Madabusi Krishna and National
Convenor of Safai Karmachari Andolan Bezwada Wilson
featured in this year's list of winners of the coveted
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016.

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Kolkata's football giants club East Bengal has announced

that this years Bharat Gaurav award (Pride of India) will
be conferred on legendary athlete Milkha Singh.
Four new writers have got the Bharatiya Jnanpith's 11th
Navlekhan award for the year 2015 in a ceremony held
in New Delhi. Amlendu Tiwari and Balram Kawant were
awarded for their novels 'Parityakt', and 'Sara Morila,'
while Om Naagar and Tasneem Khan were awarded for
their non-fictions 'Nib Ke Chire Se' and 'Yeh Mere
Rahnuma' respectively.
Kerala Tourism has bagged six National Tourism awards
for 2014-15 in the marketing category for states.

Current Schemes/App/Portal/Programmes Launched by

State & Central Govt.
Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu, Minister of Railways has
launched "NIVARAN portal", an online system for
redressal of service related grievance of serving and
former railway employees.
The Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri
Radha Mohan Singh has launched Crop Manager for
Rice-based Systems (CMRS) a web-based App for better
crop and Nutrient management released for Bihar
farmers in a program organised at ICAR-RCER in Patna.
President inaugurates smart village pilot project at
Rashtrapati Bhavan.The five villages which will be
developed into the smart villages under this pilot project
are Dhaula, Alipur, Harichandpur and Taj Nagar from
Gurgaon district and Rojka Meo from Mewat district of
Haryana.
The Union Cabinet has also approved a National
Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme. The Scheme has an
outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore with a target of 50 lakh
apprentices to be trained by 2019-20.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)
launched a mobile app (TRAI Myspeed App) for
measuring real-time internet speeds that consumers get.
Agriculture Minister launched an online portal designed
to monitor the functioning of nearly 645 Krishi Vigyan
Kendras (KVKs), known as farm-science centres, spread
across the country.
Ministry of Health launches Nationwide Intensified
Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF)".
The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri
Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) with an outlay of
Rs.12000 crore to impart skilling to one crore people
over the next 4 years (2016-2020).
74 schemes of 17 Ministries & Departments brought
under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
Miscellaneous/Books/Visits/Power Plants/Ranks
Released/Committees Current Affairs
India jumps 19 places on World Bank Logistics
Performance Index; moves to 35th rank.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attended a

commemorative event to mark the 300th Martyrdom
Anniversary of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur in New Delhi.
India has slipped by two places to 91st position in the
recently released 2016 Networked Readiness Index
(NRI) by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum
(WEF). It is topped by Singapore.
The Finance Ministry of Government of India has
constituted a four members committee to examine the
feasibility and desirability of having a new financial year.
The Committee will be headed by Dr. Shankar Acharya
(former Chief Economic Adviser).
A three-day Woodpecker Environment and Wildlife Film
Festival held at historic Gaiety Theatre in Shimla.
SRK, Akshay join Taylor Swift in Forbes highest paid
celebrity list. Musician Taylor Swift is the top spot on the
list.
Cabinet approves the Revised Cost Estimate of
Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan.
SIT on black money recommends ban on cash
transactions above 3 lakh rupees. The SIT headed by
retired Justice M B Shah, submitted its fifth report to the
Supreme Court.
BHEL commissions 250 MW power plant in Gujarat
based on eco-friendly Circulating Fluidised Bed
Combustion (CFBC) technology, using low-quality coal
(lignite) as the primary fuel.
A book titled "Who Moved My Interest Rate" is written
by Duvvuri Subbarao, the former Governor of Reserve
Bank of India (RBI).
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched the
SVEEP Portal in the Hindi language along with two other
releases in the sidelines of the Conference of Chief
Electoral Officers of States by the Chief Election
Commissioner Nasim Zaidi.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
approved for the installation of Ghatampur Thermal
Power Project of 1980 Mega Watt capacity.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced
the launch of National Electoral Roll Purification (NERP)
2016 programme across the country.

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Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has

commissioned the third unit of the 4x40 MW Teesta Low
Dam Hydro Electric Project (HEP) Stage-IV in West
Bengal.
In Sustainable Development index, India has ranked 110
out of 149 nations. The index is topped by the Sweden.
Centre has constituted a committee to prepare Draft Bill
on Ganga to deal with all the issues related to the
River. The committee will be chaired by the retired
Justice Giridhar Malviya.
The Odisha government has constituted a judicial
commission to study the functioning of the Puri
Jagannath Temple. It will be headed by retired Orissa
High Court judge Bimal Prasad Das.
The Kerala State Government has constituted a State
Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (STAGI) on
the lines of the National Technical Advisory Group on
Immunisation (NTAGI).
The Mother Teresa International Film Festival (MTIFF),
a film festival focusing on Mother Teresa's life and
teachings is going to be held at over 100 locations in
India and around 50 other countries.
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has reformed the
Joint Parliamentary Committee(JPC) for Land
Acquisition Bill and appointed Ganesh Singh as the
Chairperson of the Joint Committee of Parliament
examining the Land Acquisition Bill.
Hinduja National Power Corporation Limited (HNPCL)
has commissioned its 1,040 MW coal fired thermal
power project on the coast of Bay of Bengal at Palavalasa
village in the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
Dakshayani, 86, is all set to enter the Guinness World
Records as the oldest living elephant.
The Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR) has
been ranked world's 12th best government
institution. France's National Centre for Scientific
Research was ranked first.
The book based on the script of the play 'Harry Potter
and the Cursed Child' launched globally.

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Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has flagged off maiden

broad-gauge train service between Agartala and Delhi,
Tripura Sundari Express. The Tripura Sundari
Express will run weekly between Agartala and Anand
Vihar in Delhi.
Railway Minister of India along with Bangladesh
Railway Minister Md. Mazibul Hoque laid the
foundation stone for Agartala-Akhaura International
Rail Project.
Andhra Pradesh government has signed an MoU with
Japan to develop a food value chain in the state.
Mobile payments company MobiKwik and IRCTC have
announced an exclusive partnership, wherein
MobiKwik will power e-cash payments on IRCTC's ecatering app, Food on Track.
Oracle India has announced a corporate citizenship
collaboration with SBI and launched the 'D-Change'
programme which will support education and learning,
women's empowerment and rural skills development
in the country.
NTPC Ltd has commissioned a 50 MW (1X50 MW)
capacity solar photovoltaic power project of NP Kunta
Ultra Mega Solar Power Project Stage-I at
Anantapuramu in Andhra Pradesh.
Country's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has
announced a 0.05% reduction in its marginal cost of
funds based lending rate (MCLR).
The Mohun Bagan FC has conferred clubs highest
decoration Mohun Bagan Ratna (jewel) on legendary
Indian Footballer Syed Nayeemuddin. With this, he
became the 16th recipient of the prestigious award.
Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale has sworn-in as the
Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.
Dilip Rath took over as the Chairman of National Dairy
Development Board (NDDB). The post was vacant after
T Nandakumar resigned.
International Kabaddi Federation announced the
selection of India for hosting "The 2016 Kabaddi World
Cup".
The Patna Pirates have won the fourth edition of STAR
Sports-Pro-Kabaddi League by defeating Jaipur Pink
Panthers in the finals.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has won the 2016
German Grand Prix title of Formula One.
The Parliament has passed Indian Medical Council
(Amendment) Bill, 2016 to conduct of uniform entrance
examination for admission to all medical educational
institutions. The bill seeks to replace the Indian
Medical Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016 and its
provisions will come into force retrospectively from
May 24, 2016.

15. A high-level panel of the National Ganga River Basin

Authority (NGRBA) has approved various projects
worth approximately Rs. 400 crores for development of
ghats (river fronts) and crematoria at different places
along the river Ganga from Uttarakhand to West Bengal
under the Centres ambitious Namami Gange
programme.
16. The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
has launched a performance and credit rating scheme
to assess the capabilities and creditworthiness of
industries in the sector. This will provide "trusted"
third party opinion to create awareness about the
strengths and weaknesses of enterprises' existing
operations.
17. India will host a crucial global summit in November to
eliminate the illicit trade of tobacco products. The
summit will be in Noida.
18. Odisha government has decided to recruit members of
transgender community persons as warders in jails of
the State as per the directive of the Supreme Court.
19. Tamil Nadu Assembly has passed a unanimous
resolution that the Madras High Court be renamed as
Tamil Nadu High Court and not as High Court of
Chennai as proposed by the Centre.
20. ICICI Bank has inked a MoU with Apollo India Credit
Opportunity Management LLC and AION Capital
Management to set up an asset reconstruction
company.
21. Freecharge has paired with PayUbiz, to further
strengthen its merchant base and help consumers move
from cash to digital payments.
22. India's leading public sector bank, Bank of Baroda has
tied up with a fintech start-up Fisdom for personal
wealth management services.

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appointed former Bharti Axa General Insurance
Company CEO and MD Deepak Iyer as Managing
Director of its India operation. He succeeds
Chandramouli Venkatesan.
24. Translator and artist Anita Gopalan has awarded with
the 2016 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants for her
English translation of Hindi novel Simsim by Geet
Chaturvedi.
25. Bhaskar Khulbe has been appointed as Secretary to PM
Narendra Modi.
26. Air Marshal S Neelakantan has assumed charge as Air
Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Air
Command. Noted Indian-American Professor Emeritus
of Linguistics Braj B Kachru has passed away in Urbana.
He was 84 years old.
27. The 24-year old Romania's Simona Halep has won the
Rogers Cup women's singles title after beating
American Madison Keys 7-6, 6-3 in the final Montreal.
While in men's title Serbian Novak Djokovic has
defeated Kei Nishikori (Japan) to won the title.
28. World Economic Forum (WEF), will host its annual
India Economic Summit on October 6-7 in New Delhi.
This year's meet will be convened under the theme,
'Fostering an Inclusive India through Digital
Transformation'.
29. Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to
approve sewage and wastewater policy. Under this
policy, all district headquarters, heritage cities, and
cities in the state which have more than one lakh
population will be included.
30. Kerala cabinet has decided to appoint veteran CPI-M
leader V.S Achuthanandan as the chairman of the
Kerala Administrative Reforms Commission with
cabinet rank.
31. The Parliament has approved the establishment of six
new IITs across the country by passing the Institutes of
Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the Rajya Sabha.
These IITs will be started in Palakkad (Kerala), Goa,
Dharwad (Karnataka), Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Jammu,
and Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh).
32. SBI has launched 2 new schemes of loans named
Privilege Home Loan for government employees and
Shaurya Home Loan for Defence Personnel with
pensionable service. The interest rates will be 0.05 %
less than current interest rates on home loans.
33. AXA, Alibaba, and Ant Financial Services have stated
that they have agreed to engage in a global strategic
partnership to explore opportunities to distribute
AXA's insurance products and services through
Alibaba's global e-commerce ecosystem.
34. Neyveli Lignite (NLC) is planning to acquire a 1200 MW
Raghunathpur Thermal Power Project (RTPP) of
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC).
35. State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has
commissioned the second 500 Mw (megawatt) thermal
unit at Marwa Thermal Power Station in JanjgirChampa district of Chhattisgarh.

36. Maoist Party Chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as

Prachanda, has been elected as the new PM of Nepal.
37. BCCI has appointed former SC judge Markandey Katju
as the head of a 4-member legal panel to help the
implications of the Justice Lodha Committee reforms.
38. American ice hockey Olympic champion Angela
Ruggiero has been elected as the new chair of the
International Olympic Committee (IOC)s Athletes
Commission. He replaced Claudia Bokel.
39. Microsoft has named Anant Maheshwari as the next
President of Microsoft India. He will succeed Bhaskar
Pramanik.
40. Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian-American chemist
Ahmed Zewail passed away in the United States. He was
70 years old.
41. Former Ferrari driver Chris Amon passed away after a
battle with cancer. He was 73 years old.
42. A six-year-old boy, Om Swaroop Gowda from Karnataka
has set the world record for covering longest distance
by limbo skating under cars.
43. The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the terms
and conditions for transfer of 12 acres of National
Textile Corporation Ltd. (NTCL), Indu-6 Mill land to
Government of Maharashtra for the construction of a
memorial of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
44. The Union Cabinet has given approval for Motor Vehicle
(Amendment) Bill 2016 to improve road safety in the
country.
45. The Cabinet also approved for the signing of new Air
Services Agreement (ASA) between India and Lao
Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).
46. The Cabinet has given approval for making suitable
amendments in the Central List of OBCs by way of
inclusion/correction/deletion of castes/communities
applicable to the State of Andhra Pradesh and the
newly formed State of Telangana as per the advice
received from the National Commission for Backward
Classes (NCBC).
47. RBI (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has launched
Sachet- www.sachet.rbi.org.in, a web portal to curb
illegal collection of deposits. Sachet is an SLCC (State
Level Coordination Committees) website from which
the members of the public would be able to obtain
information regarding entities which are allowed to
accept deposits, lodge complaints and also share
information regarding illegal acceptance of deposits by
unscrupulous entities.
48. RBI (RBI) has set up a committee to look at the various
facets of household finance in India and to benchmark
Indias position vis--vis both the peer countries and
advanced countries. This will be chaired by Dr. Tarun
Ramadorai.
49. The three-day Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) exhibition held in the Parliament
premises in New Delhi.
50. Rajasthan's CM Vasundhara Raje has laid the
foundation of 14 projects worth Rs 2,229 Crore and
stated that the city of Jaipur will be a 'wonder city' in
next two years. The projects include converting

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Amanishah Nala into its original form of Dravyawati

river.
D K Gayen has assumed charge of new General Manager
of East Central Railway (ECR) with headquarters at
Hajipur in Bihar.
Sudhanshu Mani has been appointed as General
Manager, Integral Coach Factory.
Grassroots Innovation authored by Prof. Anil K. Gupta
of IIM Ahmedabad, also the Vice Chairman of National
Innovation Foundation at Rashtrapati Bhavan has been
released.
Four Indian-origin persons have been named among
America's top wealth advisors by Forbes on a list of 200
members who collectively manage USD 675 billion. The
persons are: Raj Sharma, Ash Chopra, Sonny Kothari &
Raju Pathak.
Nimesh Kampani has resigned as the Managing Director
of JM Financial Ltd. He will be succeeded by his son
Vishal Kampani.
The advisory committee of the Rajiv Gandhi National
Sadbhavana Award has decided that the 23rd Rajiv
Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award will be given to
Shubha Mudgal.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has agreed
to add Baseball-Softball, Karate, Skateboard, Climbing
Sports and surfing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
BJP state chief Vijay Rupani has been named as the new
CM of Gujarat while Nitin Patel as Deputy CM.
The first technology two-day meet under the
Hydrocarbon Vision 2030 for Northeast India held in
Guwahati, Assam.
Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar has stated that the 7th Pay
Commission recommendations would be implemented
in the state from November 1st.
CM Naveen Patnaik has dedicated 100 multi-purpose
shelter houses to the people of Odisha for use during
floods and cyclones with an aim to ensure zero casualty
during calamities.
RBI has imposed the penalty on two cooperative banks
of Chhattisgarh under the Banking Regulation Act,
1949. Zila Sahakari Kendriya Bank Maryadit, Raipur,
and Raipur Urban Mercantile Cooperative Bank Limited
are banks on which the penalty of five lakh rupees each
are imposed.
Corporation Bank has launched group credit life
insurance scheme of LIC of India in Mangaluru. The
scheme covers various term loans, including retail
loans and loans to MSME and agriculture.
Noted sports promoter and founder chairperson of
Reliance Foundation, Nita Ambani has been elected as
an individual member of International Olympic
Committee. With this, she became the first Indian
woman to join the prestigious body.
Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India
Vinod Rai has stepped down from private sector lender
IDFC Banks board.
Noted Assamese litterateur Mahim Bora has passed
away due to old age problems. He was 92 years old.

67. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the

Government has set the ambitious target to roll out of
the Goods and Services Tax, (GST) from 1st April 2017.
68. Union Government has set an inflation target of 4 % for
the next five years with a range of plus/minus 2 % for
the next five years under the monetary policy
framework agreement with the Reserve Bank.
69. ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar has inaugurated a 'C
Band Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar' at the
Vikram
Sarabhai
Space
Centre
(VSSC),
Thiruvananthapuram.
70. Centre has launched a nation-wide breastfeeding
programme "MAA - Mother's Absolute Affection" with
an aim to enhance optimal breastfeeding practices in
New Delhi. It is an intensified programme of the Health
Ministry for creating an enabling environment to
ensure that mothers, husbands, and families receive
adequate information and support for the promotion of
breastfeeding.

71. The three day long India's International Footwear Fair

(IIFF) which was launched by the Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley, held in New Delhi.
72. The Ministry of Railways has signed an agreement with
the Chhattisgarh government for the formation of a
joint venture (JV) company for focused resource
mobilisation, implementation and monitoring of critical
rail projects.
73. Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu
has launched Swachh Survekshan-2017 for 500 cities in
the country with an idea to make competitive
environment make the cities clean in New Delhi.
74. CM of Maharastra Mr. Devendra Fadnavis has stated
that Maharashtra government will provide as many as
1,200 wi-fi hotspots in the megapolis as a part of
transforming Mumbai into a Smart City.
75. Union Minister for Human Resource and Development
Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated the transit campus
of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at village Jagti,
Tehsil Nagrota in Jammu.
76. The Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), an
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Ministry of Culture, has organized a 64-day-long

theatre festival in Kolkata.
China has successfully launched the first Tiantong
satellite for mobile telecommunication at southwestern
China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center, with the Long
March-3B carrier rocket.
IBM in partnership with Apple has launched a new
global development hub at Manyata Tech Park,
Bengaluru.
German luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz India Limited
(MBIL) has announced the appointment of Michael Jopp
as vice-president (sales & marketing). He will succeed
Boris Fitz.
The 31st Summer Olympic Games has opened in the
Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, with a vibrant opening
ceremony at the Maracana Stadium. The theme of Rio
De Janerio Olympic is world peace and environment.
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced a cash
award of 50 lakh rupees for the gold medal winning
athlete in the Rio Olympics. While 30 lakh rupees for
silver and 20 lakh rupees for bronze.
The second National Handloom Day has been
celebrated all over the country on 7th August. The main
function was held in Varanasi in which Sant Kabir
Awards and National Handloom Awards has been
presented.
Telangana Irrigation Department has signed a MoU
with the Indian Space Research Organisation for setting
up a Telangana Water Resources Information System
(TWRIS) on the Bhuvan web portal.
Kerala Tourism has rolled out a promotional campaign
in Dubai targeting Arab travellers and showcasing the
state's backwaters and waterfalls on taxis plying in the
bustling metropolis, with the onset of the outbound
tourism season in the Middle East.
Five sportspersons from Tamil Nadu including Jenitha
Anto of Tiruchirappalli has presented with a cheque for
Rs 25 lakh for winning an international chess
tournament for the differently abled held in Serbia. The
other receivers are: C Ajith Kumar, R Naveen, L
Samayasri, and S Priyadarshini.
A nine-member Kathakali dance troupe has performed
first time in Egypt. It was a part the 14th Summer
Festival organized by Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
CSS Corp has appointed Manish Tandon as its new Chief
Executive Officer of the company.
Veteran South Indian film director and scriptwriter
Vietnam Veedu Sundaram has passed away in
Chennai. He was 76 years old.
KK Khurana, General Manager in-charge, has taken over
as Head of BHEL Corporate R&D.
PM Narendra Modi has launched the Telangana
government's ambitious Mission Bhagiratha at
Komatibanda Village, Gajwel, in Medak District of
Telangana. The objective is to provide safe drinking
water to all.
Odisha government launched a special assistance
scheme named Baristha Bunakar Sahayata Yojana for
elderly weavers to mark the National Handlooms Day.

The aim is to improve the financial condition of over

8,000 weavers, who have been working in this field for
the last 20 years. This is for all senior weavers who are
above the age of 60 years. Under this scheme all
weavers who are above 60 years they will get a
monthly pension of 500 rupees, and those above 80
years would get 700 rupees.
92. Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash
Javadekar has inaugurated the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) - Raipur at the Government
Engineering College campus.
93. IRCTC and the Manipur government have signed an
MoU, which seeks to provide improved hospitality and
tourism services to their customers by making 'joint
use of their capabilities and facilities'.
94. A new Guinness World Record for the most robots
dancing simultaneously has been set in China where
1,007 robots shimmied in unison, nearly double the
previous record.
95. The first-ever 'Pizza ATM' has been installed at a
university campus of US by French- based company
Paline, which developed the ATM.
96. IDFC Bank has appointed former RBI (RBI) deputy
governor Anand Sinha to the bank's board.
97. Arun Shrivastava, MD & CEO of Syndicate Bank has
launched new products which includes, fund transfer
based on Aadhaar Number through NUUP, using an
ordinary mobile phone without internet connection &
the other was Fund Transfer through IMPS at any
branch for instantaneous credit to any bank account.
98. Ahmedabad-headquartered Zydus Group has acquired
Melgain brand from Hyderabad based Issar Pharma.
99. Network18 has appointed Sitaraman Shankar as
Managing Editor - Special Projects.
100. Australian surfing champion Bernard Farrelly, best
known as Midget for his slight size, has passed away. He
was 71 years old.
101. Dipa Karmakar, the Indian Gymnast, created history by
becoming the first Indian gymnast to enter the Olympic
final at the Rio Olympic Centre.
102. The International Day of the World's Indigenous
Peoples is observed on August 9 each year to promote
and protect the rights of the worlds indigenous
population. The theme for 2016 International Day of
the World's Indigenous Peoples is 'Right to Education'.
103. To mark the 75th anniversary of Quit India Movement,
Maharashtra Government launched Quit India 2-from
Swaraaj to Suraaj initiative.
104. Apple has confirmed that it has bought US machine
learning startup Turi as Silicon Valley giants focus on
future rich with artificial intelligence.
105. Non-life insurer Reliance General Insurance Company
Ltd. has announced a bancassurance tie-up with
Shamrao Vithal Co-operative Bank (SVCB).
106. HDFC board has approved the merger of Max Life and
Max Financial Services with its insurance arm HDFC
Standard Life Insurance. It will create the biggest public
sector life insurer.

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107. Mahindra Inter-trade entered a partnership with MSTC,

a Government of India enterprise, to set-up country's
first integrated auto recycling facility.
108. Amsterdam-based human resource consulting firm
Randstad Holdings has announced that it would acquire
job portal Monster Worldwide for USD 429 million in
cash.

109. Human rights activist Irom Chanu Sharmila (44) ended

her 16-year-long fast against Armed Forces (Special
Powers) Act, 1958 and was granted bail by an Imphal
court on Rs.10,000 personal bond.
110. K M Hanumantharayappa has assumed charge as new
Chairman of Central Silk Board, Union Ministry of
Textiles, for a period of three years. He succeeded N S
Bissegowda.
111. Two-wheeler market leader Hero MotoCorp has
reappointed Pawan Munjal as its Chairman, managing
director, and chief executive for a period of five years.
112. Former Arunachal Pradesh CM and Congress rebel
Kalikho Pul passed away in Itanagar. He was 46 years
old.
113. Renowned Yoga Guru TKV Desikachar has passed away
following a brief illness in Chennai. He was 78 years old.
114. Grandmaster and former world junior champion
Abhijeet Gupta has added another feather to his cap by
retaining the Commonwealth Chess championship
crown.
115. PM Narendra Modi has launched Yaad Karo Kurbani
(remember the sacrifices) celebrations at the birthplace
of freedom fighter Chandra Shekhar Azad at Alirajpur,
Madhya Pradesh. It aimed to commemorate the 75th
anniversary of the Quit India Movement (QIM) and 70
years of Independence.
116. The first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has
jointly dedicated to the nation by Tamil Nadu CM
Jayalalithaa, PM Narendra Modi and Russian President
Vladimir Putin through video conferencing.
117. Niti Aayog has inked a pact with US Energy Information
Administration (EIA) to develop India's energy data
agency.
118. The government has decided to set up a committee
which will consider all issues including foreign direct
investment norms pertaining to the fast-growing e-

commerce industry in the country. The committee will

be headed by the NITI Aayog CEO Mr. Amitabh Kant.
119. The local subsidiary of the Nasdaq-listed First Solar,
First Solar Power India, has announced the commercial
operation of 80 MW and 50 MW solar power plants in
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
120. The Ministry of Women and Child Development has
launched a social media campaign to mark the
Daughters Day to be celebrated on 11th August 2016 by
tweeting a picture with her daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
121. China has launched a new high-resolution Synthetic
Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging satellite Gaofen-3 from
the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in northern Shanxi
Province.
122. Mr. Dinesh Kumar Khara has been appointed as the
Managing Director (MD) of SBI.
123. Rajeev Krishnan has been appointed as the Managing
Director of Max Hypermarkets in India. He succeeds
Viney Singh.
124. In the latest MRF player Rankings for Test Bowlers,
England Speedster James Anderson has topped the list.
125. Asian Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors
has unanimously re-elected Takehiko Nakao as
President of ADB for a further 5 years.
126. The Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has
approved appointments of four GMs as Executive
Directors in various banks. The appointment includesMr. Ashok Kumar Garg, Mr. Raj Kamal Verma, Gopal
Murli Bhagat, and Himanshu Joshi as the ED of Bank of
Baroda, Union Bank of India, Corporation Bank, and
Oriental Bank of Commerce.
127. Popular southern actress Jyothi Lakshmi has passed
away at age 63.
128. Veteran film producer, script, lyricist and screenplay
writer of Tamil cinema Mr. Panchu Arunachalam has
passed away following a brief illness.
129. Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and HCL co-founder Shiv
Nadar are the only two billionaires from India in
Forbes' list of the world's 100 richest people in
technology. The '100 Richest Tech Billionaires in The
World 2016' list has been topped by Microsoft founder
Bill Gates.
130. The Union Cabinet given its ex-post facto approval for
amendments to Section 44 and consequential
amendments of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 by
introducing the Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment)
Bill, 2016 in the Parliament.
131. The Union Cabinet approved the MoU between India
and South Africa for cooperation in the field of Tourism.
132. The Union Cabinet approved for signing and ratification
of an Agreement between India and Croatia on
Economic Cooperation.
133. The Cabinet approved the amendments which have
been made into the Maternity Benefits Act to raise
maternity leave for women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks.
134. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched a data bank
Portal of micro, small and medium enterprises, MSME

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about micro, small and medium enterprises.
135. Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has constituted a
new committee to "review" the existing media policy
for communicating the activities of the board and the
income tax department to the public. This will be
headed by Mr. Gopal Mukherjee.

136. IRCTC has signed a MoU with Defence Food Research

Laboratory of Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) for Transfer of Technology of
Retort Pouch Processed Foods so that ready-to-eat food
can be warmed and eaten straight out of the packet.
137. Madhya Pradesh and the Union Territory (UT) of
Puducherry have signed the MoU with the Ministry of
Power to join the Ujwal Discom Assurance scheme.
With this, the total number of states and union
territories who are a part of UDAY has risen to 16.
138. Bill Maris, the chief executive, and founder of Alphabet
Inc's, venture capital arm of GV, is leaving the company.
He will be replaced by GV managing partner David
Krane.
139. Ikea, a global leader in retail furniture, has laid the
foundation for its first store in India in Hyderabad.
140. Tech giant Intel has acquired California-based deep
learning startup Nervana Systems allowing the chip
maker to foray into the world of Artificial Intelligence
(AI).
141. Power plant equipment manufacturer, Bharat Heavy
Electricals limited (BHEL) has appointed Akhil Joshi as
the Director (Power).
142. ITCs leading health & hygiene brand, Savlon, has
announced the name of ace shuttler- Saina Nehwal as
its brand ambassador.
143. Microsoft has announced the appointment of Sriram
Rajamani as new managing director of its India lab.
144. A first-of-its-kind touch and feel garden for the visually
impaired people in the country was inaugurated near
Calicut University campus by Kerala Assembly Speaker
P Sreeramakrishnan.
145. The Reserve Bank will transfer to the central
government its surplus profit of Rs. 65,876 crores

which is marginally lower than the amount given last

year.
146. President Pranab Mukherjee has given his nod to set up
six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in places
like Jammu, Tirupati, Palakkad (Kerala), Goa, Dharward
(Karnataka) and Bhilai (Chhattisgarh) and also passed a
law regarding the same.
147. Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal has inaugurated citys
first Sewa Kendra at Ladhewali today where people will
be able to avail services under one roof.
148. Assam has become the first state to ratify the Goods
and Services Tax Constitutional Amendment Bill.
149. A 12-day long Krishna Pushkar festival held in
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The festival comes
once in every 12 years.
150. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
(NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 26.06 crore to the Punjab
government.
151. Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) has inaugurated the
country's first facility to produce nickel, a metal for
which the country is completely dependent on imports.
The new facility - Nickel, Copper, and Acid Recovery
Plant is located at the company's Indian Copper
Complex (ICC) at Ghatshila in Jharkhand.
152. The private sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB)
has announced the availability of Flipkarts mobile site
in its mobile banking app to gives the customer a secure
in-app shopping environment.
153. Birender Singh Yadav has been appointed as the next
High Commissioner of India to the West Africas
Republic of Ghana. He will succeed K. Jeeva Sagar in
Ghana.
154. Apple Inc has rehired Flipboard Co-founder Evan Doll
to work on health-related software after he quit Apple
to found the digital news magazine app Flipboard.
155. Michael Phelps won the gold medal in the 200m
individual medley to become only the third athlete to
win an individual Gold in the same event at four
Olympics.
156. Ending a 92-year-old tradition which started during the
colonial era, Railway Budget will be merged with the
General Budget from 2017-18 onwards.
157. The Centre has constituted the National Committee on
Trade Facilitation following Indias ratification of the
WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in April.
158. National Association of Software and Services
(Nasscom) has launched operations of its startup
warehouse at Sunrise Startup Village at Rushikonda in
Visakhapatnam, AP.
159. Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda has inaugurated an
AMRIT pharmacy at the city-based Safdarjung hospital
in New Delhi. The new AMRIT (Affordable Medicines
and Reliable Implants for Treatment) Pharmacy, the
10th such in the country, will sell drugs at highly
discounted rates.
160. Rajasthan government led by Vasundhara Raje has
signed a MoU with India Trade And Exhibition Centre
(ITEC), Dubai for the promotion of skill development,
investment and tourism sectors.

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161. Sri Lanka and China have signed a tripartite agreement

to proceed with the construction of a Financial City
Center in capital Colombo.
162. Manipal Technologies Ltd (MTL), which is a secure
print solutions organization has announced that it has
acquired CrossFraud - an advanced fraud detection and
anti-money laundering solution.
163. Syndicate Bank has launched a program called "Project
Ananya" that focuses on improved customer service
and offering the latest in digital banking services. This
will upgrade the products, services and digital channels
of the Bank to cater to the fast changing customer
needs.
164. The Country's largest public sector lender State bank of
India and Korea Development Bank have signed a MoU
to enhance business synergies.
165. Former Odisha chief secretary Sudhanshu Bhushan
Mishra has passed away in Bhubaneswar.
166. Indian's multinational pharmaceutical company Cipla
Limited has appointed Umang Vohra as the managing
director (MD) & global chief executive officer (CEO) of
the company.
167. The Ministry of Law and Justice has notified the
appointment of Justice Manjula Chellur as the next Chief
Justice of the Bombay High Court. She replaces CJ
Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela.
168. Gautam Eknath Thakur has been elected Chairman of
the leading co- operative banker, Saraswat Bank.
169. Lionel Messi has announced that he will play on for
Argentina, reversing his decision in June to retire from
international soccer.
170. Ethiopian runner Almaz Ayana ran 10,000 metres in
29:17.45 minutes, to set a new world record and win
the gold medal at the Rio Olympics.
171. Kotak Mahindra Bank has started an 'Innovation Lab' in
Bengaluru to tap into the best technology that impacts
its operations, and is open to investing in startups.
172. The government has ambitious plan to lay 6,900 km of
gas pipelines linking Bangladesh, Myanmar, most
north-eastern states, and West Bengal.
173. Fifth Generation Technologies has entered an
agreement with Anna University, Chennai, for
conducting research to arrive at a useful prediction of
the remaining life of critical equipment that are
working in high temperature environments.
174. Na Muthukumar passed away in Chennai at the age of
41 years.
175. Former DMK Minister S.P Sarguna Pandian, who began
her political career as a platform speaker, died. She was
75 years old.
176. Pramukh Swami, the 95-year-old founder of
Akshardham temples and a saint of the Swaminarayan
sect, passed away after prolonged illness at the
Sarangpur temple.
177. Simone Manuel anchored the U.S. women's 4x100
metres medley relay team to the 1,000th gold medal in
her country's summer Olympic history, and the second
of her career.

178. Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas

Dharmendra Pradhan has launched the Pradhan Mantri
Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in West Bengal, which is a
scheme to provide clean cooking fuel to the women
belonging to the 'Below Poverty Line' (BPL) households
across the country.
179. Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has bagged the 5
Medals for Young Scientists award 2016. The winners
from IISc this year are: Prabeer Barpanda, Sai Siva
Gorthi, Praveen Kumar, Anshu Pandey and Chandan
Saha.
180. Bollywood star actors Sonam Kapoor and Nawazuddin
Siddiqui bagged the best actress and best actor awards
at the Indian Film Festival (IFF) of Melbourne 2016.
Award winners are:
1.Best Actor (Male) Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Raman
Raghav
2.Best Actor (Female) Sonam Kapoor for Neerja
3.Best Film Award Kapoor & Sons
4.Best Indie Film Thithi
5.Best Director Shakun Batra
6.Indian Film Festival Excellence in Cinema Award
(lifetime achievement award) Rishi Kapoor.
181. Kochi Based leading private sector Lender South Indian
Bank, leading private sector bank, and SBI Card, one of
India's leading Credit Card issuers, announced the
launch of co-branded credit cards for the customers of
South Indian Bank.
182. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) ties up
with Union Bank of India to launch an USSD based *99#
mobile application for their customers.
183. IRDAI has imposed Rs. 35 lakh fine on Bharti AXA
General Insurance Co Ltd for violation of various norms
including outsourcing activities and corporate
governance guidelines.
184. Union Ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and Water
Resources Minister Uma Bharti has jointly launched
'Smart Ganga City' programme in 10 cities located along
Ganga to set up Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) and
improve drainage network there on hybrid annuity
mode on public private partnership basis.
185. Microsoft has acquired Beam, an interactive
livestreaming startup that lets viewers watch and play
along with game streamers in real time.
186. India squash queen Dipika Pallikal won the Australian
Open squash title by beating Mayar Hany of Egypt by 012, 11-5, 11-6, 11-4.
187. The Bihar state assembly has unanimously passed the
crucial Goods and Services Tax Bill (GST Bill). With this,
it has become the first non-Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled
state to ratify the GST.
188. Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa has announced Rs 1,000
increase in the freedom fighters pension from Rs
11,000.
189. Odia language will be used as the official language in all
government offices in Odisha.
190. India has provided One million US Dollars grant to
Zimbabwe in the wake of El Nino induced drought
disaster.

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191. New India Assurance Co and India nuclear insurance

pool (INIP) will issue the policy and administer the
claims on behalf of the pool. INIP is the 27th global
nuclear insurance pool which was launched by General
Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), in association
with non-life.
192. Central Leather Research Institute's (CLRI) Principal
Scientist P Shanmugam has bagged the Dr APJ Abdul
Kalam Award for meritorious services in the Higher
Education Department of Tamil Nadu (TN).
193. India climbed 15 spots, from 81 to 66 in the Global
Innovation Index (GII), while Switzerland, Sweden,
United Kingdom, United States of America and Finland
have been placed as the top 5 in the index.
194. Tata AutoComp Systems, the Tata Group-owned autocomponent conglomerate, will acquire TitanX, a leading
global engine cooling supplier.
195. China successfully launched the world's first quantum
satellite which boasts of establishing hack-proof
communications between space and the ground as it is
equipped with security features to prevent wiretapping
and intercepts. The satellite nicknamed "Micius" was
launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.
196. Auto component maker Spark Minda group flagship
firm, Minda Corporation Ltd has formed a joint venture
(JV) with China's Shandong Beiqi Hai Hua Automobile
Parts Co (SBHAP). The 50:50 joint venture, to be
known as Minda China Plastic Solutions Ltd.
197. Charti Lal Goel, the first speaker of the Delhi Assembly
has passed away after prolonged illness.
198. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has won gold in the 100metre final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
199. Jharkhand Assembly has been convened to ratify Goods
and Services Tax (GST) Bill passed by both Houses of
Parliament.
200. Banwarilal Purohit has replaced Padmanabha
Balakrishna Acharya as the Governor of Assam.
201. V.P. Singh Badnore has been appointed as Governor of
Punjab.

202. Jagdish Mukhi has been appointed as Governor of

Andaman and Nicobar.
203. Former Union Minister Najma Heptulla has been
appointed Governor of Manipur.

204. Gujarat government has approved the implementation

of the recommendations of 7th Pay Commission, raising
salaries of over 8.5 lakh state employees and
pensioners, from 1st Jan.
205. RBI (RBI) has imposed penalties on four cooperative
banks for violation of various norms. Cooperative
banks are: Cooperative City Bank, Guwahati Rs 5
lakh, Indapur Urban Cooperative Bank, Indapur Rs 2
lakh, Shri Dadasaheb Gajmal Cooperative Bank, Pachora
Rs 1 lakh and Model Cooperative Urban Bank,
Hyderabad Rs 1 lakh.
206. The Uttar Pradesh government has approved a Metro
Rail project for Allahabad.
207. Oscar-winning music maestro A.R. Rahman has been
honoured by the America Tamil Sangam with its Tamil
Ratna Award. He was invited at the UNGA to perform a
concert to honour M.S. Subbulakshi.
208. Telangana State has received the highest number of
gallantry medals for police personnel in the country on
the eve of Independence Day.
209. Tata Power Solar has commissioned a 100 mw solar
project for NTPC in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, the
biggest solar project commissioned using domestically
manufactured solar cells and modules.
210. Virender Sehwag, former India batsman, has been
awarded the honorary life membership of the
Marylebone Cricket Club
211. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered
an ancient camping site dating 8500 BC in Ladakh in
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), indicating humans were
camping in the area 10,500 years ago.
212. Malayalam filmmaker-scriptwriter TA Razaq passed
away in Kochi.
213. Padma Shri awardee Punjabi writer Gurdial Singh, 83,
breathed his last after a prolonged illness in Bathinda.
214. Reliance Brands announced a long-term master
franchise agreement with Amsterdam-based fashion
brand Scotch & Soda.
215. Unilever, the parent company of Hindustan Unilever
(HUL), has acquired Swedish firm Blueair, a leading
player in mobile air purification technology.
216. The UP govt will honour wrestler Sakshi Malik with the
coveted Rani Laxmi Bai award.
217. Govt has slapped a penalty of USD 380 million on
Reliance Industries and its partners for producing less
than targeted natural gas from KG-D6 fields.
218. Federal Bank has become the first private sector bank
to start distributing gold coins made by governmentcontrolled Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of
India (MMTCI).
219. Kerala govt has earmarked Rs 10,000 crore for staterun and aided schools for the next 5 years.
220. India's Sakshi Malik won a bronze medal in the
wrestling 58kg category in Rio Olympics 2016.
221. India and Bangladesh will jointly produce a
documentary on the 1971 War of Independence of
Bangladesh.
222. The world's longest and highest glass bridge will open
to visitors in China.

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223. Former FIFA President Joao Havelange has passed

away at Samartino Hospital, Rio de Janeiro. He was 100
years old.
224. Noted actor and director Gobind Tej passed away.
225. The board of country's largest lender, SBI has approved
share swap ratio to merge 5 associate banks and
Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) with itself.
226. Former Cricketer and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin
Tendulkar has selected Donja village in Osmanabad
district of Maharashtra for development under the
Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna (SAGY).
227. IIT-Kanpur has adopted 5 villages under the Namami
Gange programme and will use its expertise to restrict
the flow of sewage into the river.
228. Seven Indian companies have made it to a carbon-clean
list of 200 largest companies worldwide ranked by
their total clean-energy revenues. The list is topped by
Japan's Toyota Motor.
229. Hindi scholar and writer Sunita Jain was awarded the
prestigious 25th Vyas Samman 2015 for her poetry
collection "Kshama".
230. National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and Indian
Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) sign MoU for industrial use of
treated water.
231. Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal launched the
process of tariff-based reverse auction in the
transmission sector and also inaugurated a portal for
electronic bidding for transmission projects. He
launched Tarang mobile App, e-Trans and DEEP
(Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price) e-bidding web
portals.
232. India Post Payments Bank has come into existence after
it received certificate of incorporation from the
Registrar of Companies, setting the stage for the new
bank to begin operations in 2017.
233. Doha Bank QSC, one of the prominent banks in Qatar, is
formally inaugurating its first branch in Kerala on
August 27.
234. Federal Bank has partnered with Chillr that connects
directly to a persons bank account and enables instant
money transfers, bill payments, phone recharge and ecommerce payments in a very secure environment.
235. The Alibaba Group, along with Crossword and Ratna
Nidhi Charitable Trust has launched Mission Million
Books, a pan-India initiative inviting Indian citizens to
donate textbooks and educational material for the
underprivileged.
236. India has signed a short-term route agreement with
Bangladesh to allow transport of petroleum goods from
Assam to Tripura through Bangladesh after heavy
monsoon damaged roads and made the transportation
between the two states difficult.
237. Arthur Hiller, who received an Oscar nomination for
directing the blockbuster romantic tragedy Love
Story passed away.
238. Urjit Patel is the new RBI Governor, the Finance
Ministry announced. He will succeed Raghuram Rajan
as the RBI chair once he steps down on September 3,

after his term comes to an end. He will be India's 24th

RBI Governor.
239. India's P V Sindhu created history by winning a silver
medal in women's singles badminton event at Rio
Olympics 2016. She is the first Indian female and first
ever Indian shuttler to win an Olympic silver.
240. Indian governments Tourism Ministry has decided that
instead of getting a brand ambassador for the
Incredible India campaign, it will make PM Narendra
Modi the face of the campaign.
241. The two-day meeting of the BRICS Women's
Parliamentarian Forum held in Jaipur which was
inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan.
242. Kerala government has approved a new debt relief
scheme for low income and poor people who face the
threat of revenue recovery proceedings after they fail to
repay loans taken from various financial institutions
under the government.
243. SK Sharma, Chairman and MD, Bharat Electronics
Limited (BEL), has been awarded as the Most
Enterprising CEO in Electronics Sector by the Indo
Global Business Council (IGBC).
244. Cipla Ltd and Godrej have been recognized by Fortune
magazine in a list of global firms changing the world for
the good and having a positive social impact through
their activities. Cipla is ranked 46th in the list of 50
followed by Godrej on the 48th spot, the only Indian
companies in the list. The list has been topped by
British pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline.
245. Renu Khator, Indian-American woman academic, will
be inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame for
making significant contribution for the benefit of the
US' second largest state.
246. Jamaican's sprinter Usain Bolt has won the 200 metres
final to add to his 100m title at the Rio Olympics 2016.
Bolt eased to victory in the 200m final in 19.78 seconds.
247. Department of Investment and Public Asset
Management (DIPAM) has selected four investment
banks for the proposed share sale in HUDCO (Housing
& Urban Development Corporation Limited). These four
banks include Nomura, SBI Caps, ICICI Securities and
IDBI Capital.

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248. China largest high-speed train maker has announced

the launch of its first joint venture (JV) plant in India
with USD 63.4 million investment to manufacture and
repair railway locomotives. The joint venture, named
CRRC (China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation)
Pioneer (India) Electric Co Ltd, is housed in Bavo
Industrial District of Haryana between New Delhi and
Bombay.
249. India has pledged financial assistance worth 39.97
million Nepali Rupees for the construction of a new
building and a hostel facility at a Sanskrit school in
eastern Nepal.
250. The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet has decided to felicitate
the Olympic badminton star PV Sindhu with Rs. 3 crore
reward in cash, a 1,000 sq yard site in the new capital
city of Amaravati and a Group I cadre job in the State.
251. Andhra Pradesh Police has launched DNA Index System
(DIS), the first-of-its-kind initiative that allows
generation of DNA profiles from live samples like saliva
and blood stains. The system uses the latest DNA
technology tool called RapidHIT developed by IntegenX
of USA.
252. India ranks a low 39th in terms of fixed broadband
adoption among Asia-Pacific countries according to a
study by the United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Hong
Kong, New Zealand, Japan, Macao, Australia and
Singapore topped the list of 53 countries.
253. Union Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister
Maneka Gandhi inaugurated the states first animal
birth control centre (ABC) at Kedarpuram. The centres
will be set up in Nainital and Mussoorie.
254. Sunil Bharti Mittal has been re-appointed as the
Chairman of telecom giant Bharti Airtel for another 5
years.
255. Amul Managing Director (MD) R S Sodhi has been
appointed as independent director on the board of
India Post Payment Banks (IPPB) - the payments bank
arm of postal department.
256. Shri Yogeshwar Sangwan, presently Ambassador of
India to the Republic of Armenia, has been concurrently
accredited as the Ambassador of India to Georgia, with
residence in Yerevan (Armenia).
257. Subrata Banerjee, the former international umpire, died
at the age of 71 in Kolkata.
258. India is home to the 3rd largest number of technologydriven start-ups in the world, with the US and the UK
occupying the top two positions.
259. Justice Manjula Chellur took oath as the Chief Justice of
the Bombay HC.
260. Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President, N.
Ramachandran was awarded the Olympic Order for his
outstanding services to the Olympic movement.
261. Famous Actor Kamal Haasan will be awarded the
Chevalier de L'Ordre Arts et Lettres (The Knight of the
Order of Arts and Letters) by the French government.
262. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) inked pact with
Microsoft India to offer telecom and IT solutions for big

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businesses promoting the demand for IT and cloud

services.
263. Google has agreed to partner with Railways to digitise
its heritage assets and help create a digital repository
for universal online access free of cost.
264. Vistara, an Indian domestic airline based in Gurgaon
has announced that Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone
will be their new brand ambassador.
265. Former Union Minister Najma Heptulla was sworn-in as
the governor of Manipur.
266. Union Minister for Water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma
Bharti launched various Projects on the Bank of Ganga
worth Rs. 560 crores under Namami Gange programme
at Ganga Barrage in Kanpur.
267. The famous Sreekrishna temple in Guruvayur has been
included in the Union Tourism Ministrys Pilgrimage
Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive
(PRASAD). Under this scheme Development of roads,
new streetlights and improvement of drinking water
supply will also be taken up.
268. Director Goutam Ghosh's National award-winning film
"Shankhachil", has been selected for the coveted 40th
Montreal World Film Festival.
269. Indo-Canadian Sikh MP Bardish Chagger has been
named as the new Leader of the government in
Canadas House of Commons, becoming the first woman
to hold the post in the countrys history.
270. Joyce Carol Thomas, a prize-winning childrens author,
and champion of multiculturalism, died at the age of 78.
271. ii. Joyce Carol Thomas was anAfrican-American poet,
playwright, motivational speaker, and author of more
than 30 childrens books.
272. Sania Mirza, paired with Barbora Strycova from the
Czech Republic, defeated Martina Hingis and her
partner Coco Vandeweghe 7-5, 6-4. With the win, Sania
retained her number one status on the women's
doubles ranking.
273. Himachal Pradesh assembly unanimously ratified the
Constitution Amendment Bill on GST. It becomes the
fourth after Assam, Bihar and Jharkhand to ratify the
Bill.
274. Senior BJP leader Jagdish Mukhi assumed office as the
12th Lieutenant Governor of the union territory of
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. He took over from Lt
General AK Singh (Retd).
275. Senior IAS officers Brajendra Navnit and V Sheshadri
have been appointed as Joint Secretaries in PMO as part
of massive mid-level reshuffle.
276. Bajaj Finance Limited has paired with India Post to
facilitate purchase of vehicles in Karnataka.
277. Mahindra Mutual Fund Kar Bachat Yojana - an open
ended ELSS Scheme - with a three-year lock-in period
has been launched by Mahindra Asset Management
Company that will generate long-term capital
appreciation.
278. V P Singh Badnore took oath as the new Punjab
Governor and also as Administrator of Chandigarh
Administration.

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279. Anand Krishnamurthy, Managing Director and Chief

Executive of Kerala-based Catholic Syrian Bank, has
submitted his resignation.
280. The government is set to ban cash transactions over Rs
3 lakh as it seeks to clamp down on black money in the
economy following recommendations from the
Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team.
281. Former CCI head Ashok Chawla will take over as NonExecutive Part-time Chairman of YES Bank.
282. Late Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami has been
selected for the Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award at
the Busan International Film Festival.
283. The Kabaddi World Cup will be held in Ahmedabad
from October 7 to 22.
284. China has launched its first Tibetan-language search
engine 'Yongzin'. The search engine will serve as a
unified portal for all major Tibetan-language websites
in China.
285. State-run GAIL (India) Ltd has signed a MoU with
California-based Bloom Energy for developing natural
gas-based fuel cell power generation.
286. Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal launched a mobile app
'Kisan Suvidha' for farmers. The app will provide basic
information on weather updates, crop prices and expert
advices.

287. Jawaharlal Nehru Port has signed an agreement with

State Bank of India and Development Bank of Singapore
for External Commercial Borrowing to the tune of USD
400 Million under External Commercial Borrowings.
288. Chennai hailed Vikash Anand won a double to clinch the
title in the MRF Formula 1600 category.
289. India state radio broadcaster's Akashvani Maitree
Channel, a special Bengali channel targeted at the
Bengali-speaking audience of India, Bangladesh and in
other countries, was launched by President Pranab
Mukherjee.
290. The Union Cabinet cleared the draft Surrogacy Bill
2016, aimed at regulating commissioning of surrogacy
in the country in a proper manner.

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291. The newly drafted Maharashtra Protection of Internal

Security Act (MPISA) has proposed setting up of Special
Security Zones (SSZ) where movement of arms,
explosives and inflow of unaccounted funds will be
prohibited.
292. The Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh state
Assembly passed the Goods and Service Tax (GST)
Constitution Amendment Bill, becoming the fifth, sixth
and seventh state to pass the bill.
293. As per the New World Wealth, India is ranked 7th
among the wealthiest countries in the world in terms of
private wealth held by individuals. The Top 5 Counties
are: 1. US 2. China 3. Japan 4. UK 5. Germany
294. India and Germany signed an agreement that aims to
foster conditions that will help create and improve
workplace-based vocational training in India's
industrial clusters.
295. The Film Federation of India (FFI) has kick started the
process to cherry pick the film, which will officially
represent India at the 89th Academy Awards next year.
Ketan Mehta has been approached to head the 17member jury which comprises technicians and artists
within the film industry.
296. Delhi will soon have a sprawling new Aerospace
Museum close to the international airport focused
mainly on Nation's rich aviation history.
297. Eminent scientist P D Gupta was appointed as Vice
Chancellor of Mumbai-based Homi Bhabha National
Institute (HBNI).
298. The US-headquartered pharma major Pfizer Inc has
entered into an agreement to acquire Medivation Inc, a
biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and
commercialising small molecules for oncology.
299. China's unmanned submersible has dived to a depth of
10,767 metres at the world's deepest ocean point,
setting a new record for the country to enable it to
explore ocean beds for minerals and other natural
resources.
300. Mathrubhumi former editor K K Sreedharan Nair
passed away. He was 86.
301. Two Indian-American women, Anjali Tripathi and Tina
R Shah have been selected for the prestigious White
House Fellow programme that offers experience of
working at the highest levels of the US federal
government.
302. Luxury carmaker Volvo Auto has announced the
appointment of Nalin Jain as the new Chief Financial
Officer and Jyoti Malhotra as the Director, Sales,
Marketing, and PR for India operations.
303. Bharti Airtel and Vodafone has started rolling out
Aadhaar based e-KYC solution following the notification
by the Department of Telecom, Government of India.
304. Odisha Cabinet has approved the Odisha Startup Policy
2016 to promote entrepreneurship for start-up
ventures with provision of government incentives.
305. Delhi Assembly has ratified the Goods and Service Tax
Constitution Amendment Bill. It is the third non-BJPruled state and overall the 8th to clear the proposed tax
regime.

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306. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has announced that

Sakshi Malik, Indias bronze medalist at the Rio
Olympics, will be the brand ambassador of the Beti
Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign in the state.
307. India's high commissioner to UK, Navtej Sarna, is likely
to take over from Arun Singh as India's ambassador to
the US.
308. The Union cabinet approved an MoU with Myanmar for
cooperation in the field of traditional systems of
medicine.
309. The Cabinet gave its approval to the revised DTAA
between India and Cyprus that provides for sourcebased taxation of capital gains on transfer of shares
instead of one based on residence.
310. The Union Cabinet approved of a new air services
agreement between India and Fiji that would allow
Indian airlines to fly to any point in the island nation.
311. The Union Cabinet approved signing of a MoU between
India and South Africa to establish cooperation in
Grassroots Innovation.
312. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
announced that customers of 21 banks will shortly be
able to use Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for
sending and collecting money via a smartphone using a
Virtual Payment Address (VPA).
313. Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu and Andhra
Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu has commissioned a
new railway line between Nandyala and Yerraguntla.
314. After Goa and Delhi, Telangana has become the third
state to inaugurate south Indias first Childrens Court
was inaugurated in Hyderabad.
315. The GPS-enabled mobile app of the Telangana
Aarogyasri Healthcare Trust bagged this years
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &
Industry (FICCI)s healthcare excellence award.
316. Forbes magazine ranked out the worlds highest paid
actresses and Hunger games star Jennifer Lawrence has
topped the list for the second time in a row. Indian star
Deepika Padukone is also among the top 10 highestpaid actresses in the world. She has also joined hands
with the Indian Psychiatric Society as its brand
ambassador.
317. A R Kidwai, former Governor of Bihar, West Bengal and
Haryana passed away in New Delhi. He was 96.
318. RBI has asked banks to provide loans to women selfhelp groups in rural areas at 7% per annum, as per the
government's revised guidelines for the current
financial year.
319. A person booking a train ticket through the IRCTC
website will be able opt for travel insurance cover for a
premium of 92 paise only from 31 August. IRCTC has
assigned the task to three private firms are Shriram
General Insurance, ICICI Lombard General Insurance
and Royal Sundaram General Insurance.
320. India will be hosting the first BRICS film festival which
will begin from Sept. 2 to 6 New Delhi.
321. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has announced the
State government plans to transform 1,000 villages

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with the help of corporate sector, and the civil society

over the next few years.
322. US multinational banking firm Goldman Sachs says
Indian economy is likely to grow 7.9% in this year
2016-17.
323. In the list published by Forbes magazine, Shah Rukh
Khan and Akshay Kumar ranked among the highest
paid Bollywood actors on 8th and 10th rank. The list
was topped by former WWE wrestler and present actor,
Dwayne Johnson.
324. Five Indian companies ranked among world's 100 most
innovative, including Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever,
Tata Consultancy Services, Sun Pharma and Larsen &
Toubro have been ranked among Forbess list of The
Worlds Most Innovative Companies. The list is topped
by Tesla Motors.
325. Olympic gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra was named the
Chairman of a 5-member review committee to probe
the shooters' Rio Games debacle.
326. PC maker Lenovo has appointed Pankaj Harjai to head
its newly constituted Small and Medium Business
(SMB) vertical.
327. Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has won the UEFA
Best Player in Europe award for the second time.
328. Sugamya Pustakalaya: A step towards an Accessible
Digital India (An online library for persons with visual
disabilities) was launched by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad,
Minister for Law & Justice and Electronics &
Information Technology.
329. India's Saina Nehwal has been dropped 4 points to be
9th, while compatriot PV Sindhu remained in the 10th
spot in the Badminton World Federation (BWF)
rankings.
330. G. Satheesh Reddy, Scientific Adviser to the Defence
Minister and DRDO's DG (Missiles & Strategic Systems),
was conferred the first IEI-IEEE Award for engineering
excellence 2015.
331. Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has
signed an MoU with The Energy and Resources
Institute (Teri) for promoting renewable energy.
President Juan Manuel Santos hailed the agreement
with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
332. Former Olympian Silvanus Dungdung Major Dhyan
Chand Lifetime Achievement Award will be rewarded.
333. Central Tool Room and Training Centre (CTTC),
Bhubaneswar, has signed an agreement with ISRO for
technology transfer and a contract for supply of
spacecraft component.
334. The Central government has appointed Gopal Murli
Bhagat as Executive Director of Corporation Bank for a
period of three years.
335. The Nagaland State Assembly has passed the Goods and
Service Tax (GST) Constitution Amendment Bill, 8th
State to ratify the tax reform.
336. The World Risk Report 2016 which analyses the role
that infrastructure plays in shaping a countrys disaster
risk,

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337. Has ranked India at 77th, Pakistan at 72nd, Bangladesh

at 5th in the list which is topped by Island state of
Vanuatu.
338. Season-3 of the Indian Super League (ISL) football
would be held from October 1 to December 18, with the
opening game scheduled in Guwahati.
339. Women and Child Development Minister (WCD)
Maneka Sanjay Gandhi has launched Protection of
Children from Sexual Offenses, POCSO e-box, in New
Delhi. POCSO e-box is a platform where a child victim
of sexual abuse can
340. Pakistan will host the 19th SAARC Summit on
November 9 and 10 this year. The SAARC Summit Cell is
headed by Ambassador Amjad Sial.
341. RBI has asked banks to provide loans to women selfhelp groups in rural areas at 7% per annum.
342. IT capital of the country, Bengaluru, will host the 2017
Bharatiya Pravasi Divas.
343. The US Postal Service will commemorate the festival of
Diwali with a Forever stamp on Oct 5 and on behalf of
this a dedication ceremony to be hosted at Consulate
General of India in New York.
344. The Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has set up a
committee to consider incentives such as cash back
schemes and tax rebates for promoting card and digital
payments in a step towards discouraging cash
transactions. The 11-member committee, headed by
former Finance Secretary Ratan P Watal
345. Mangaluru based Karnataka Bank has come up with a
mobile application named KBL-SMARTz built on the
unified payments interface (UPI) platform of the
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
346. The World Bank has announced a funding of Rs 980
crore to dredge the Brahmaputra as an initiative to
develop waterways to Bangladesh and to other South
East Asian countries which is give fillip to trade and
industry in the Area.
347. Shri P Kumaran Indian Foreign Service, presently Joint
secretary in the Ministry, has been appointed as the
next Ambassador of India to the State of Qatar.
348. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
successfully test-fired its Scramjet Rocket Engine,
which will use oxygen from the atmosphere thereby
reducing launch cost, from the spaceport of Sriharikota.
349. The 7th edition of the Mountain Echoes Literary
Festival 2016 held in the capital city of the Himalayan
kingdom of Bhutan Thimbu.
350. Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Romanian
partner Monica Niculescu defeated Kateryna
Bondarenko of Ukraine and Chuang Chia Jung of
Taiwan in the final.
351. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has set a world
record, he captained India in a record 325th game
(most by a player in history), across all three formats,
to break Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's mark.
352. Maharashtras sixth Chess GM Shardul Gagare, and
steeplechase specialist Lalita Babar, who finished a
creditable 10th in the Rio Olympics, have been chosen

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for the Sports Journalists Association of Mumbais

(SJAM) Golden Jubilee Annual Awards 2016.
353. Film actress Sharmila Tagore, theatre activist
Arundhati Nag and film studies academician Ira
Bhaskar have been appointed new members of
Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC).
354. Himachal Pradesh Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur
has launched a mobile application called '108 HP' to
facilitate efficient access to ambulances for medical
emergencies.
355. Zee Entertainment Enterprises has appointed Punit
Misra as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for its domestic
broadcast business.
356. Gujarat government is planning to set up India's first
textile university at Surat.
357. National Sports Day in India is celebrated on August 29
to mark hockey legend Dhyan Chand's birthday.
358. Qatar's based Doha Bank has opened a branch, the
Keralas CM Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the branch.
359. The Maharashtra Assembly's has unanimously passed
the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Constitutional
Amendment Bill.

360. The West Bengal Assembly passed the resolution to

rename the state to 'Bangla' in Bengali, 'Bengal' in
English and 'Bangal' in Hindi.
361. CM, Mehbooba Mufti has formally launched the Ujala
Scheme in Jammu and Kashmir with the distribution of
LED bulbs.
362. Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar formally
inaugurated the IIT in Dharwad.
363. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg from Germany has won
the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix of Formula One.
364. Indian multi-national conglomerate Larsen & Toubros
group named S N Subrahmanyan as the Managing
director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of
Indias largest infrastructure engineering company.
365. Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group of
companies, has appointed private equity firm Bain
Capitals Managing Director Amit Chandra as nonexecutive director.

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366. Western Railway won the overall team championship in

the 82nd All India Railway athletic Championship held
at Tiruchirapalli Tamil Nadu.
367. Murugappa Group firm Carborundum Universal (CUMI)
inaugurated its Research and Development centre at its
industrial ceramics division in Hosur, Tamil Nadu (TN).
368. E-commerce portal Amazon.in has announced the
launch of a dedicated online Telugu book store with a
wide-range of over 10,000 Telugu titles.
369. Abhijit Bhaduri, chief learning officer of Wipro has
resigned. Bhaduri will start his own executive coaching
company.
370. Central Reserve Police Force India (CRPF) has decided
to appoint Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu as its
brand ambassador and bestow the honorary rank of
Commandant on the ace badminton player.
371. Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt's London 2012 bronze might
be upgraded to silver. The upgrade has been triggered
by a positive dope test of late Russian wrestler Besik
Kudukhov.
372. India and the US have signed an important agreement
that will make the two nations logistical allies and
enable both the militaries to use each other's assets and
bases for repair and replenishment of supplies.
373. India and Myanmar have signed four MoU to enhance
cooperation and bilateral relations between the two
countries.

374. Agreements are:

A) Agreement pertains to the construction of 69
bridges on the Tamu-Kalewa section of the trilateral
highway connecting India, Myanmar and Thailand.
B) Agreement is on upgrading the Kalewa-Yargi section
of the trilateral highway.
C) Agreement is for cooperation in the field of
renewable energy,

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D) Agreement on cooperation in the field of Traditional

Systems of Medicine
375. The Telangana and Haryana Assembly have
unanimously ratified the Constitution Amendment Bill
on Goods and Services Tax (GST).
376. The RBI, in its Annual Report, has projected India's
growth rate at 7.6% in 2016-17, up from 7.2% last year.
377. NABARD has sanctioned a loan of Rs 204.67 crore
under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)
for rural infrastructure in Haryana for projects
including a 10 MW solar plant at Panipat thermal
power station.
378. Padma Sachdev was awarded the prestigious Saraswati
Samman for the year 2015 for her autobiography 'ChittChete' in Dogri language.
379. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the first of the 4
phases of the ambitious irrigation (worth Rs 12000 Cr.)
scheme, Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation Yojana
(SAUNI), at the Aji-3 dam near Rajkot.
380. The Union minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and
Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar launched a mobile
App. developed by NPPA, which shows the MRP fixed
by NPPA for various scheduled drugs on the real time
basis.
381. Mobile payments start-up PhonePe Internet Pvt. Ltd,
which is owned by Flipkart, in partnership with private
lender Yes Bank launched unified payments interface
(UPI) based payments app.
382. Eminent painter, writer and art historian Dinanath
Pathy passed away following a cardiac arrest at a
hospital in Bhubaneshar.
383. Veteran Congress leader and former Governor of
Madhya Pradesh Mohammad Shafi Qureshi has passed
away in Delhi. He was 87 years old.
384. The Goa Legislative Assembly today unanimously
passed a resolution ratifying the amendments to the
Constitution to pave way for the presidential assent to
the Goods and Services (GST) Bill, 2016. Goa is the 15th
State Assembly to ratify the Bill.
385. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has
launched a pilot project for Bharat Bill Payment System
(BBPS) with 26 Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units
(BBPOUs). It will cover repetitive payments for
everyday utility services such as electricity, water, gas,
telephone and Direct-to-Home (DTH).
386. India jumped 19 places in the Logistics Performance
Index to rank 35th in this years list. The logistics' list
was topped by Germany.
387. Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) and ZEE have
entered into definitive agreements to acquire TEN
Sports Network and its subsidiaries for $385 million.
388. Land of the thunder dragons Nation Bhutan is set to
become the fourth Asian country to host a tournament
on the Asian Tennis Tour.
389. India's
first
military
heritage
website,
coloursofglory.org was launched by Glory Foundation
at Chennai.

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390. Ptc India Financial Services (PFS) has tied up with

banks that will provide loans to companies engaged in
renewable energy (RE) production.
391. India's largest digital payment company in India,
MobiKwik has announced coalition with 12 state
electricity boards.
392. Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda
launched the Mera Aspataal (my hospital) initiative.
This move seeks to empower the patients by seeking
their views on the quality of experience in a public
healthcare facility.
393. Under the Governments initiative of affordable LEDs
for all (UJALA) scheme, Gujarat has become the 1st
state to distribute 2 crore LED bulbs.

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394. Goa government has signed a memorandum of

understanding with Google India to promote digital
literacy and drive the digital transformation in the
state.
395. Indias 100-year-old athlete, Man Kaur has won Gold
medal at the American Masters Games in the 100-meter
dash. She took a minute-and-a-half to cross the finish
line in Vancouver.
396. SBI Mutual Fund has appointed Anuradha Rao as its
Managing Director and Chief Executive.
397. Jharkhand is the first state in the country to have
implemented Public Fund Management System (PFMS).

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National Current Affairs
To help Indian business explore economic opportunities
in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar & Vietnam (CLMV), the
Union Cabinet has given its go-ahead for a Project
Development Fund (PDF) with a corpus of Rs 500 crore.
India jumped 19 places in the Logistics Performance
Index to rank 35th in this years list. The logistics' list
was topped by Germany.
On the occasion of the 55th Teachers Day Chief Minister
Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated Asias biggest digital
library dedicated to the memory of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam,
former President of India, in NIT Silchar.
Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State for Labour &
Employment inaugurated the first phase of Telemedicine services of ESIC in New Delhi for providing
specialist medical services at a distance to insured
workers.
The Union Minister of State Dharmendra Pradhan has
launched Gas4India
campaign for the aimed at
promoting the use of gas in the country.
The government has approved projects worth over Rs.
450 crore under Swadesh Darshan scheme for five
states.
India has received certificates from World Health
Organisation recognising the elimination of Yaws &
Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) from the country.
India's ranking on the World Economic Forum's Global
Competitiveness Index for 2016-17 has improved 16
places to 39, making it the fastest riser among the 138
nations surveyed. topped the rankings, followed by
Singapore and the US.
Mexico has set up its consulate in south India in Chennai
that will cater to Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh & Telangana.
The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying &
Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers
welfare has declared India free from Avian Influenza
(H5N1).
India has slipped by 10 positions to 112th, out of 159
countries & territories, according to the Economic
Freedom of the World: 2016 Annual Report. Hong Kong
has the highest level of economic freedom worldwide.

London Stock Exchange (LSE) & successfully raised $75

million (about Rs 500 crore).
The worlds first child with genes from three people was
born to a Jordanian couple in Mexico.
A British woman, Kate McWilliams, has become one of
the worlds youngest commercial airline captains at the
age of 26.
In a remarkable public health achievement, Sri Lanka
was certified by WHO on having eliminated malaria.
The UN Charter, the seminal treaty of the United Nations,
has now been translated into Sanskrit.
Pakistans lower house of parliament has passed a
landmark bill giving its small Hindu minority the right to
register marriages.
China has claimed that it has successfully developed &
tested a radar system that uses quantum entanglement
to beat the stealth technology of modern military
aircrafts.

Worlds longest bullet train network length of 2000kms

established by China Railway.
The United States has signed a 38 billion dollars deal
with Israel to provide the country with military
assistance over a 10-year period.
Typhoon Meranti was the worlds strongest typhoon
made landfall in east Chinas Fujian Province , causing
widespread destruction.
States in India Current Affairs
Goa is the 15th State Assembly to ratify the Bill. With
this, 50% of States have passed the Bill paving way for
the presidential assent.
Under the Governments initiative of affordable LEDs for
all (UJALA) scheme, Gujarat has become the 1st state to
distribute 2 crore LED bulbs.

International Current Affairs

Mother Teresa is being declared a saint by Pope Francis
at a canonisation ceremony in Vatican City.
Canadas British Columbia province has become the first
foreign government to issue of masala bonds, a rupeedenominated bond. It had issued Rs 500 crore rupee
denominated overseas bonds (masala bond) on the
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The Goa government has signed a memorandum of

understanding with Google India to promote digital
literacy & drive the digital transformation in the state.
Jharkhand is the first state in the country to have
implemented Public Fund Management System (PFMS).
The Odisha Legislative Assembly today unanimously
ratified the Constitution Amendment Bill for Goods &
Services Tax (GST).
The Gujarat government has inked a tripartite MoU with
the Ministry of Civil Aviation & the Airport Authority of
India (AAI) to develop 11 small airports & airstrips
under the Centres Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)
to boost regional air connectivity in the State.
The Puducherry & Rajasthan Legislative Assembly have
unanimously ratified the Constitution Amendment Bill
for Goods & Services Tax (GST).
As part of his three--day visit to Kerala, Vice President
Mohammad Hamid Ansari inaugurated the fourth phase
of the Vidyadhanam project, piloted by Prof. K. V.
Thomas Vidyadhanam Trust at St.Teresas College.
In Haryana, village Gumthala Garhu near Pehowa in
Kurukshetra district has became the first Wifi hotspot
village in Haryana circle under bulk plan of BSNL.
The Karnataka State Wildlife Board, chaired by Chief
Minister Siddaramaiah, has decided to declare
Ankasamudra tank as a bird conservation reserve.
Goa will host a three-day bird festival from November 11
to 13.
Maharashtra ranked highest according to a broad
measure of Ease of Doing Business (EDB) in Indian
states announced at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public
Policy.
Haryana Government has decided to develop 340
villages as Horticulture Villages at a cost of 93 crore
rupees during the Golden Jubilee year of the State. It has
also decided to establish 140 clusters in these villages.
Rajasthans education department has partnered with
US-based technology firm Cisco to promote digital
learning across the state using virtual digital room
solutions.
Rajasthan becomes the first state to adopt Centre's
Street Lighting National Programme (SLNP) in all its
urban local bodies (ULB).
The Centre has announced a financial package for
Andhra Pradesh that includes full funding of Pollavaram
irrigation project, tax concessions & a special assistance,
but stopped short of giving the state a special category
status.
President Pranab Mukherjee has signed the GST
Constitution Amendment Bill thereby making it a law.
GST Bill has been ratified by the Parliament, as well as
16 states.
Sikkim has been adjudged the cleanest state while
Jharkhand comes last in the list of 26 states.
The Uttar Pradesh govt has rolled out 122 Twitter
handles & service would help the UP police to strengthen
its primary relationship with the citizens.

The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly has passed a

resolution supporting the Constitution Amendment &
the Goods & Services Tax Bill.
Himachal Pradesh cabinet decided to amend the
Hydropower Policy 2006 in respect to transfer of shares
by Himachalis to non-Himachalis.
The Odisha government has launched the construction
workers pension scheme.
Mandi in Himachal Pradesh & Sindhudurg in
Maharashtra have emerged the cleanest districts in India
according to a report released in New Delhi by Drinking
Water & Sanitation Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
Andhra Pradesh has become the second state in the
country after Gujarat to achieve 100 per cent
electrification of households.
The Tamil Nadu government has allotted Rs 204 crore
towards the implementation of the enhanced gold
scheme under a marriage assistance programme. Rs 204
crore has been allotted for Thaaliku Thangam (Gold for
Mangalsutra) scheme for the year 2016-17 to benefit
12,500 women.
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced
Charkhi Dadri as 22nd district of Haryana.
The Ludhiana district administration has started a Selfie
with my Shauchalya campaign.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi
made it to the list of 27 Smart Cities that was announced.
Vadodara, Agra, Nagpur, Ajmer, Amritsar, Gwalior,
Thane and Thanjavur are some of the other cities that
have been named. The 27 cities will require investment
of Rs 66,883 crore.
Union Science and Technology Minister Dr. Harsh
Vardhan has adopted Dheerpur' and Ghoga' villages
under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana' (SAGY).
Delhi's Race Course Road has now been renamed as Lok
Kalyan Marg.

New Appointments/Persons Resigned

The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) officially
appointed former Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla as
the new Chancellor of TERI University.

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SBI Mutual Fund has appointed Anuradha Rao as its

Managing Director & Chief Executive.
Biocon Chairperson & managing director Kiran
Mazumdar Shaw has been appointed 'Chevalier de
l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur' (Knight of the
National Order of the French Legion of Honour) for her
outstanding contribution & dedication to Biosciences &
Research field globally.
Deep Kumar Upadhyay was re-appointed as Nepal's
ambassador to India.
Michel Temer, Brazil's former vice president, has been
sworn in as the country's new president.
Cardiologist K K Aggarwal has been unanimously elected
as the National President of the Indian Medical
Association for the year 2016-17.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) named former Sri
Lankan middle-order batsman Thilan Thusara
Samaraweera as their batting consultant for next
months home series against England.
Kerala government has appointed the Cricket star Sachin
Tendulkar as brand ambassador for anti- liquor & antidrug campaign in the state.
Anil Khanna, President of Asian Tennis Federation &
Vice President of International Tennis Federation,
elected as the Honorary Life President of the All India
Tennis Association (AITA).
Rio Olympics bronze medalist Sakshi Malik has been
appointed as Wrestling Director at Maharshi Dayanand
University in Rohtak.
Mukund Chaudhari has been took over as Chairman &
Managing Director (CMD) of MOIL Ltd, a miniratna
company.
Noted Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Director R S
Sundar was elevated to the post of Distinguished
Scientist, in honour for his meritorious service.
Former Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has
been appointed the brand ambassador of his home state
Tasmania.
Urjit Patel has assumed charge as the 24th Governor of
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). He succeeds Raghuram
Rajan, whose 3-year term came to end on September 4.
The United Kingdom (UK) has appointed an ambassador
to Iran for the first time since 2011, as part of its aims
for more productive co-operation. Nicholas Hopton, a
former British ambassador to Qatar & Yemen, will take
up the role.
The government of Arunachal Pradesh has roped in
Bollywood bighead John Abraham as a brand
ambassador for state tourism to boost tourism.
Satbir Singh, presently Additional Secretary in the
Ministry has been appointed as the next Ambassador of
India to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria.
Senior BJP leader Om Prakash Kohli has been sworn in
as the 26th governor of Madhya Pradesh.
CK Asnani has assumed charge as the Chairman &
Managing Director (CMD) of Uranium Corporation of

India Limited (UCIL), an undertaking of the Department

of Atomic Energy.
Henkel elevates Shilip Kumar as president of its India
business
German consumer giant Henkel has elevated Shilip
Kumar as president of its India business.
Former IAS officer J Satyanarayana has appointed as
part-time chairperson of Unique Identification Authority
of India (UIDAI).
Dilip Kumar Mandal has been appointed managing
director & chief executive officer of IDBI Asset
Management Company (AMC).
Former Pakistan Test captain Wasim Bari has been
appointed as the new manager of the national team for
the coming home series against the West Indies in the
UAE.
Bakytzhan Sagintaev appointed as Prime minister of
Kazakhstan.
Arunachal Pradesh governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa was
removed from the office by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan was sworn in
as the governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
Anoop Kumar Sharma has taken charge of the post of
CMD, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) with effect
from September 12, 2016 for a period of three years.
The Uttar Pradesh govt. has appointed Bollywood actor
Nawazuddin Siddiqui as the brand ambassador of its
flagship programme 'Samajwadi Kisan Beema Yojana'.
Jim Yong Kim is heading for another five-year term as
president of the World Bank.
Japanese automobile maker Isuzu has announced toplevel changes in its Indian operations with Hiroshi
Nakagawa taking over as the Chairman of Isuzu Motors
India (IMI).
BHVS Narayana Murthy, an expert in Avionics has been
appointed as Director, Research Centre Imarat (RCI),
Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO),
Hyderabad.
Nadia Murad, a former ISIS captive, has been named the
UNs new Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of
Survivors of Human Trafficking.
Atul Kumar Goel, General Manager, Allahabad Bank, has
taken charge as Executive Director in Union Bank of
India.
P V Bharathi, General Manager, Canara Bank, has been
elevated as Executive Director (ED) of the bank.
Punjab National Bank (PNB) has roped in Indian test
skipper Virat Kohli as brand ambassador.
Alka Sirohi, former IAS and a member of Union Public
Service Commission is appointed as Chairman.
Lt Gen Surinder Singh has taken over as General Officer
Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command.
Ms. Monika Kapil Mohta, presently Additional Secretary
in the Ministry, has appointed as the next Ambassador
of India to the Kingdom of Sweden.

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Facebook has roped in former chief product officer at

Snapdeal, Anand Chandrasekaran, for a strategic role for
its Messenger app.
Ajay Kaul on has resigned as the Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of the Jubilant FoodWorks Limited.
SS Mallikarjuna Rao has taken charge as executive
director of Syndicate Bank.
GlaxoSmithKline had chosen its head of consumer
healthcare, Emma Walmsley, as its new chief executive.
Junaid Ahmad has become the World Bank's Country
Director for India, replacing Onno Ruhl, who served a
four-year term based out of the national capital.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has
elected Ajay Shirke as Secretary unopposed at its Annual
General Meeting. The board has also appointed former
fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad as chairman of the junior
selection committee.
Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar was sworn in as Chief
Justice of Kerala High Court.
Justice Girish Chandra Gupta was sworn in as Chief
Justice of Calcutta High Court.
India's High Commissioner to UK Navtej Sarna was
appointed as Ambassador to the US.
Sanjiv Singh will be the new Chairman of Indian Oil
Corporation Ltd. (IOC).
Senior IAS officer Arun Goyal has been appointed as
Additional Secretary in the Goods and Services Tax
(GST) Council.
Shri Anurag Srivastava, presently Ambassador of India
to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, has been
concurrently accredited as the Ambassador of India to
the Republic of Djibouti, with residence in Addis Ababa.
Uttarakhands Ajay Singh has been elected new
president of the Boxing Federation of India.
Former petroleum secretary Vijay Kelkar has been as the
elected president of the prestigious Indian Statistical
Institute (ISI). Vijay Kelkar succeeded former RBI
governor C Rangarajan.
The Centre has removed Sushil Muhnot from the post of
Chairman and Managing Director of Bank of
Maharashtra.
Jim Yong Kim has been re-appointed for a second fiveyear term as World Bank president, beginning July 1,
2017.
OP Singh, a 1983-batch officer of the Uttar Pradesh
Cadre, took over as the new Director General of CISF.
Riyadh Mathew ,Director of MalayalaManorama,
Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Express, has
been unanimously elected Chairman of Press Trust of
India (PTI). Mr. Mathew, succeeds Hormusji N. Cama.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved
the appointment of retired IAS officer Shakti Sinha to the
post of director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.
The Centre has appointed Madhusudan Sahoo as
chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of
India.

Banking Current Affairs

Union Bank of India has launched USSD (unstructured
supplementary service data) based *99# mobile
application on Google Play Store.
DCB Bank, a new-generation private sector bank, has
announced the launch of mVisa, a mobile based payment
solution that will make payments at retail outlets much
easier.
MobiKwik, fin-tech player has launched one-step offline
payments with Bubble Pin.
ICICI Bank, has announced the deployment of 'Software
Robotics' in over 200 business processes across various
functions of the bank.
Jayant Purushottam Gokhale has been appointed as
director of Syndicate Bank.
Qatar National Bank (QNB) has received approval from
India's regulatory authorities to open a branch in the
country & begin operations.
State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, IDFC Bank, &
digital wallet Paytm will start issuing electronic tags to
vehicles for toll collection.
Private sector Axis Bank has tied up with Banaras Hindu
University (BHU) to offer specialised banking courses.
The State Bank of India (SBI) has raised $300 million
(about Rs. 2,000 crore) through AT-1 Basel III-compliant
bonds to fund its business growth.
Vijaya Bank has bagged the second prize under
Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar (Region C) for the year 201516.
Dharwad-headquartered Karnataka Vikas Grameena
Bank has bagged four awards for inclusive insurance for
2016 from Skoch Group.
Federal Bank has launched its second Federal Skill
Academy at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
According to the latest RBI Report, Andhra Pradesh has
emerged on the top among all other states in attracting
industrial investments in 2015-16, pushing the previous
years topper Maharashtra to the third spot.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given approval to
Rs 26,000-crore cash credit limit (CCL) for purchasing
paddy in poll-bound Punjab.

Mobile payments and loans start-up ftcash, backed by

IvyCap Ventures, is the first fintech start-up to launch

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Unified Payment Interface (UPI) for merchants in

association with ICICI Bank.
The Department of Investment and Public Asset
Management, Ministry of Finance has appointed ICICI
Prudential Asset Management Company Ltd as the asset
management company for the creation and launch of a
new Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).
Andhra Bank has entered into corporate agency
agreements with Cigna TTK Company Ltd, and Reliance
General Insurance Company Ltd for providing health and
general insurance respectively, to its customers.
HDFC Bank has emerged as Indias most valuable brand
for the third consecutive year, ranking first on the
BrandZ Top 50 list released by WPP Group.
Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched 'Kotak Now', the
country's first digital account opening process on
mobile.
Karnataka Bank Ltd has inked a memorandum of
understanding with Birla Sun Life Asset Management
Company for distribution of mutual fund products.
The Reserve Bank has given approval to Rs 26,000-crore
cash credit limit (CCL) for purchasing paddy in pollbound Punjab, which came as a relief for SAD-BJP
combine that struggled hard in the past for release of
funds to buy foodgrain.
Economy Current Affairs
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has
launched a pilot project for Bharat Bill Payment System
(BBPS) with 26 Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units
(BBPOUs).
The country's economy grew at 7.1 % in the April to June
quarter of the current fiscal, as per data released by the
Central Statistics Office.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed
penalty of over Rs 6,700 crore on 10 cement companies.
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has launched enivaran (electronic resolution) facility for online
redressal of taxpayers grievances.
Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited has joined
hands with mobile payments company Paytm to provide
health insurance to cab and auto drivers.
The Union Cabinet has approved the closure of lossmaking public sector enterprise Hindustan Cables
Limited (HCL).
The Central Government has approved the release of
Rs.1269 crores, as assistance, for the drought-hit coastal
state of Maharashtra.
The government has launched a toll-free number 1924
to register postal complaints.
The government has issued fresh flexi-fund guidelines
that will give more freedom to states in spending money
under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) to meet
local developmental requirements.
The Union Cabinet has approved the formation, process
& functioning of the Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has

approved the proposal for initiation of the Third Phase
of
Technical
Education
Quality
Improvement
Programme (TEQIP).
The Cabinet has approved the creation of the Higher
Education Financing Agency (HEFA), taking a step closer
to developing high-quality infrastructure in premier
educational institutions.
The Cabinet has approved the scrapping of the 92-year
old practice of presenting a separate Railway Budget and
merged it with the Union Budget.
Business Current Affairs
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) & ZEE have entered
into definitive agreements to acquire TEN Sports
Network & its subsidiaries for $385 million.
India's largest digital payment company in India,
MobiKwik has announced coalition with 12 state
electricity boards.
American tech giants Microsoft, Google & Salesforce
have officially adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield
framework. It will enable them to receive personal data
from the European Union (EU) in compliance with the
new standards.
Infosys said it entered into a joint venture with the Saudi
Prerogative Company to offer IT services in the middle
eastern country.
Intel has acquired computer vision firm Movidius, which
partnered with Google to develop 3D space mapping
technology for Project Tango devices.
Religare Enterprises Limited (REL) has appointed Sunil
Godhwani as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Renowned Yog Guru & founder of Patanjali group Baba
Ramdev has laid the foundation stone of his dream
project Patanjali Mega Food & Herbal Park in Mihan area
which is located at outskirts of Nagpur.
Realty player Wadhwa Group has tied-up with ecommerce platform Sanpdeal to make its properties
accessible to customers online.
Digital payment platform FreeCharge in partnership
with Axis Bank has launched Unified Payments Interface
(UPI) that allows instant transactions from a
smartphone using a virtual payment address (VPA).
Global online payment service provider PayU has
acquired Indian payments technology player, Citrus Pay,
for $130 million.
Quikr has acquired the largest & highest quality players
in beauty services Staygand. It was the Quikrs 8th
acquisition in 2016.
Praj Industries, a Pune-based global process solutions
leader, was partnered with Indian Oil Corporation,
Indias flagship National Oil Company, for setting up
multiple second Generations (2G) bio-ethanol plants
based on indigenously developed technology.
Transportation app Uber has launched a new initiative
in partnership with Maruti Suzuki & National Skill

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Development Corporation (NSDC) for creating livelihood

opportunities for one million people by 2018.
Google Inc. has rolled out Google Trips, a new travel app
that lets users plan each day of their trip and help them
manage travel reservations.
Flipkart has crossed the 100-million registered users
mark, becoming the first e-commerce company in the
country to hit the milestone.
Facebook, Amazon, Google, IBM and Microsoft have
joined hands to announce a historic partnership on
artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. These
companies will discuss advancements and conduct
research in AI and how to develop best products and
services powered by machine learning.
HP Inc. agreed to buy Samsung Electronics Co.s printer
business for $1.05 billion.
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications & Maxis
Communications Berhad (MCB), promoters of Aircel,
agreed to merge their wireless businesses to form the
fourth-largest telecom operator in the country.
Adani Green Energy Ltd has installed the 648MW
capacity solar power plant at Kamudhi, Tamil Nadu.
Forbes India has released the annual India rich list and
Reliance Industries' Chairman Mukesh Ambani has
topped the Forbes' '100 Richest Indians' list. India's
richest pharmaceutical magnate Dilip Shanghvi remains
at number 2.

Mou/Agreements Signed
Cabinet approves dissolution of Central Inland Water
Transport Corporation Limited.
Union Cabinet approved MoU between CERT-In & CERTUK in the field of cyber Security
Union Cabinet approves Project Development Fund for
CLMV countries.
Union Cabinet approved the scheme for the grant of
Permanent Residency Status (PRS) to foreign investors.
The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has signed
an MoU with Amar Chitra Katha to publish & distribute a
32-page comic on Swachh Bharat.
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has
signed three separate MoUs with Dredging Corporation
of India (DCI) and Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to

accelerate the development of inland water transport

sector as an alternative mode of transport in Panaji.
The Telangana Government has signed an agreement
with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to
get bandwidth to telecast Mana TV programmes. The TV
channel will air coaching programmes for students
appearing for various competitive examinations to get
government jobs.
India & Chile have expanded their Preferential Trade
Agreement with both offering to lower or eliminate
tariffs on a number of items traded with each other.
India has inked a preliminary pact with Greece for
bilateral Air Services Agreement that proposes to allow
unlimited points of call for domestic airlines in the
European nation.
Chhattisgarh Government has inked a MoU with the
Ministry of Civil Aviation to boost regional air
connectivity with in the state.
Himachal Pradesh government has signed a preliminary
MoU with Singapore government for developing a smart
integrated township in Jathiadevi near Shimla airport.
Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime
Minister gave approval for the MoU between India &
Kenya on cooperation in the field of National Housing
Policy Development & Management (NHPDM).
Cabinet has approved Extradition Treaty between India
& Afghanistan.
Cabinet has approved Bilateral Technical Arrangement
between India & Switzerland
Cabinet has approved an extension of the contract
between India & the International Seabed Authority.
Cabinet has approved MoU between India & Kenya on
cooperation in the field of National Housing Policy
Gionee mobile phones would now be manufactured in
Haryana as the company has been signed an MoU with
the state government to set up its phone manufacturing
hub with an initial investment of Rs 500 crore which,
later on, would be increased to Rs 1,500 crore.
Chandigarh Administration and French Development
Agency (AFD) signed a memorandum of understanding
(MoUs) on Chandigarh Smart City Project and 'Technical
Cooperation' in the field of Sustainable Urban Mobility.
India-Samoa tax information exchange agreement
approved.
Cabinet approves Rs 1,102 crore submarine cable link to
Andaman and Nicobar.
Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to the enhancement
of Pension for Freedom Fighters.
Cabinet approves enactment of Admiralty Bill 2016
Cabinet Committee gives the approval to wind up
Hindustan Diamond Company
Cabinet approved merging of Rail budget with Union
Budget
The
Laser
Interferometer
Gravitational-wave
Observatory (LIGO) project that was given the inprinciple approval by the Union Cabinet may come up in
Maharashtras Hingoli district.

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The Southern India Engineering Manufacturers

Association (SIEMA) has inked an agreement with Anna
University, Regional Campus, Coimbatore (AURCC) to
work jointly on projects required for industries.
Summits/Conference/Rallies
The first BRICS film festival held in New Delhi. Minister
of State for Information & Broadcasting Rajyavardhan
Rathore inaugurated the festival.
The two-day long "BRICS Convention on Tourism" held
at world heritage site Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh.
The 11th Summit of the Group of Twenty (G20)
concluded in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou. The
theme of 2016 G20 Summit was Toward an Innovative,
Invigorated, Interconnected & Inclusive World Economy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the 14th
ASEAN Summit held in Vientiane, Laos.
The 2-day Indo-US Economic Summit held in New Delhi
on September 13.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated
the Onam celebrations in Thiruvananthapuram.
Environment ministers of the BRICS nations will meet in
Goa on September 16.
In Andhra Pradesh, the 3rd BRICS Urbanisation Forum
Meet held in the Visakhapatnam.
Vice-President Hamid Ansari will be representing India
at the upcoming 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned
Movement (NAM) to be held at Margarita Island in
Venezuela from September 17-18.
India will host the Annual Meetings of the African
Development Bank (AfDB) Group in May next year.
The 20th Edition of India International Seafood Show
(IISS-2016) was organised on 23 sept 2016 by the
Marine Products Export Development Authority
(MPEDA) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
The Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister,
Shri Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated the four-day
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Krishi Unnati Mela 2016,
in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
Union Minister of State for Ayush (Independent Charge)
Shri Shripad Yesso Naik & Union minister for Fertilisers
& Chemicals & Parliamentary Affairs Shri Ananth Kumar
inaugurated the National Fair on comprehensive Indian
Medicine system (AROGYA) in Bengaluru.
Obituaries
Uzbek President Islam Karimov has died at the age of 78.
Islom Karimov was the first President of Uzbekistan, in
office from 1990 to 2016.
Australia's oldest surviving Test cricketer, Len
Maddocks, has passed away aged 90.
Noted Assamese poet, literary critic & author & winner
of the Sahitya Akademi award Nalinidhar Bhattacharyya
passed away in Guwahati.

In Bangladesh, Jamaat-e-Islami leader & media tycoon,

Mir Quasem Ali was executed last night for war crimes
committed during the country's 1971 Liberation War.
World's oldest cricketer, Lindsay Tuckett, passed away
in Bloemfontein at the age of 97.
Legendary playwright Edward Albee, widely considered
one of the greats of his generation, has died at the age of
88.
Former Italian president, prime minister & central bank
governor Carlo Azeglio Ciampi has died at the age of 95.
Reoti Saran Sharma, the renowned Hindi and Urdu
writer, playwright and television personality, died in
New Delhi on 23 September 2016. He was 92 years.
Bangla Eminent litterateur Syed ShamsulHaq passed
away in Dhaka. He was 81. He was an accomplished
short-story writer, novelist, playwright and a very
popular poet.
Former Australian cricketer Max Walker, whose
awkward and unorthodox bowling action earned him
the nickname Tangles, passed away.
The former Israel's defining political figures and a Nobel
peace prize laeureate, Shimon Peres has died at the age
of 93. He had served twice as a prime minister and once
as a president .
Arnold Palmer, who is regarded as one of the greatest
golfers of all time has died at the age of 87 in Pittsburgh
from complications of heart problems.
Former Delhi High Court judge S K Mahahan, who was
serving as the chairman of Film Certification Appllate
Tribunal (FCAT), died.
American film director Curtis Hanson has died at his
home in Hollywood at the age of 71.

Sports Current Affairs

Indias 100-year-old athlete, Man Kaur has won Gold
medal at the American Masters Games in the 100-meter
dash.
Zaheer Khan has been inducted as an Honorary Life
Member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). He is the
third Indian player to receive the distinction this year
after Virender Sehwag & Anjum Chopra.

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Abhinav Bindra, India's lone individual Olympic gold

medallist, has officially announced his retirement from
shooting.
In Tennis, world number one Serena Williams has
created history by setting a record of most number of
Grand Slam matches wins by a woman in the Open era.
German Formula One racing driver Nico Rosberg won
the Italian Grand Prix after close battle with his
teammate Lawis Hamilton who also drive for the
Mercedes AMG.
Tamilnadu based tennis player Sriram Balaji who ranked
546 restrained top seed Seong Chan Hong of Korea by 64, 7-6(3) for the title in the $10,000 (International
Tennis Federation) ITF mens Futures tennis
tournament held in Hua Hin Thailand.
Indian mixed doubles pair of Sikki Reddy & Pranaav
Jerry Chopra clinched their maiden Grand Prix title,
bagging the Brazil Open Title.
Serena Williams now owns more victories in Grand Slam
matches than anyone else in tennis' Open era. The 35year-old tennis ace surpassed Roger Federer with her
308th win.
The 2016 Summer Paralympic Games began on 7
September 2016 at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. The fifteenth Summer Paralympic Games will
conclude on 18 September 2016.
Great Britains Jamie Murray & Brazil's Bruno Soares
won their second Grand Slam doubles title, defeating
Spaniards Pablo Carreo Busta & Guillermo GarcaLpez. German professional tennis player Angelique
Kerber won her first U.S. Open title & the second Grand
Slam trophy of her breakthrough season.
Vietnam won its first-ever Paralympic gold medal after
para weightlifter Le Van Cong lifted 183 kgs, to set a new
world record at the event.
Stan Wawrinka defeated world number one Novak
Djokovic to claim a 3rd Grand Slam title at the US Open
tennis tournament.
Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia became the first
Indian to clinch two gold medals at the Paralympics after
he broke his own world record to clinch the top honours
at the Rio Games.
Gautam Gambhir-led India Blue has won the inaugural
day/night Duleep Trophy Cricket tournament held in
Greater Noida.
Sports Minister Vijay Goel conferred Arjuna Awards on
cricketers Rohit Sharma & Ajinkya Rahane at a function
in New Delhi. Sharma was given the award for 2015 &
Rahane for 2016.
Mercedes F1 team's German driver Nico Rosberg won
the Singapore Grand Prix.
The 15th Rio 2016 Paralympic Games 2016 (7-18
September) is over now in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The
2020 Summer Paralympics, the 16th edition of the
international multi-sports event, will be held in Tokyo,
Japan. China has topped in the medal tally with 239 total
medals and India ranked 43rd with 4 medals.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named the captain of

the all-time India Test XI chosen by cricket magazine
Wisden.
Misbah-ul-Haq has received the prestigious ICC Test
Championship mace for inspiring Pakistan to the top of
the ICC Test Team Rankings.
Indias Sania Mirza along with her partner Barbora
Strycova from Czech Republic produced a straight sets
win over Chinas Chen Liang and Zhaoxuan Yang in the
final to win the womens doubles titles at Toray Pan
Pacific Open in Tokyo
German professional tennis player Alexander Zverev has
defeated Stan Wawrinka to win his first tour title in the
St. Petersburg Open final.
Indias Squash player Velavan Senthilkumar defeat
Jordans Mohammad Al-Sarraj to won the U-19 Asian
Junior Individual squash championship title in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
Japans Aichi prefecture and its capital city Nagoya were
confirmed as co-hosts of the 2026 Asian Games.
Indian shuttler Rituparna Das won the Polish Open after
defeating compatriot Rasika Raje, in the women's singles
final of the International challenge badminton event.
India has defeated New Zealand by 197-run to win its
historic 500th cricket test match in Kanpur.
The Indian womens Kabbadi team has won the gold
medal at the 5th Asian Beach Games.
Agra-based Young Racer Shahan Ali Mohsin has become
the first Indian to win the Asian Karting Championship
held in Malaysia.
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran has become only the second
Indian table tennis player to win an ITTF event as he
clinched the men's singles title of the Belgium Open.
Indian para high jumpers Mariyappan Thangavelu &
Varun Bhati won gold & bronze medals respectively, in
the T42 category at the Rio Paralympics.
Explosive West Indies opener Chris Gayle launched his
autobiography Six Machine, which contains extensive
details about his life & career.
Army Green on has won the 128th edition of Durand Cup
football title. Army Green defeated Neroca FC 6-5 via
penalty shoot outs.
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) elected
Aleksander Ceferin to succeed Michel Platini as
president.
Former Indian women's hockey captain Ritu Rani has
announced her retirement from international hockey.
Deaf Indian shooter Priyesha Deshmukh won the bronze
medal in her first-ever international competition at the
first World Deaf Shooting Championships held in Kazan,
Russia.
Important Days
The International Translation Day is being observed
today on 30 September 2016 across the world with the
theme "Translation and Interpreting: Connecting
Worlds".

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World Maritime Day was observed across the world on

29 September 2016. Theme for the day is shipping:
indispensable to the world.
The World Tourism Day (WTD) is being observed
annually on 27th September to raise awareness about
the importance of tourism.
Defence Current Affairs
The US and Vietnamese navies have begun the 7th
annual Naval Engagement Activity NEA, Vietnam 2016 at
Tien Sa Port in Da Nang.
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE)
handed over the Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC),
TIHAYU to Indian Navy.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has successfully
completed test flight of indigenous Light Utility
Helicopter (LUH) Bengaluru.
India, Kazakhstan joint bilateral military exercise
PRABAL DOSTYK-16 began in Karaganda region of
Kazakhstan.
In the wake of the current security scenario, Defence
Minister Manohar Parrikar has inaugurated the 35th
Coast Guard Commanders Conference at Coast Guard
Headquarters.
The 8th edition of the Indo-Russia joint military exercise
Indra 2016 was flagged off in Vladivostok in Russia.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has been
commissioned the offshore patrolling (OPV) vessel,
Sarathi, at Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL), the defence shipyard
in south Goa.
As part of the ongoing Indo-US defence cooperation, a
joint military training exercise, Yudh Abhyas 2016 is set
to be conducted in Uttarakhand from September 14 to
27.
The government has cleared the much-anticipated deal
with France for 36 Rafale fighter jets which will cost
7.878 billion Euros.
India has successfully tested-fired its new, long-range
surface-to-air missile jointly developed with Israel from
a defence base off Odisha coast.
The Indian Navy has launched an advanced indigenously
built guided-missile destroyer, Mormugao, in the
financial capital of the country (Mumbai).
A joint military training exercise of Indian & US Armies,
Exercise YUDH ABHYAS 2016, commenced at
Chaubattia, Uttarakhand with the Opening Ceremony.
Chinese and Russian naval forces began joint naval
exercises in the South China Sea.
Science & Tech. Current Affairs
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on its Cape Canaveral
launch pad during a test, destroying a commercial
satellite that Facebook had planned to use to extend
Internet access in Africa.
Scientists have discovered a new Ghost Snake Species of
elusive, pale grey reptiles dwelling at the Ankarana

National Park in Madagascar. The findings were

published in the journal Copeia.
ISRO launched the advanced weather satellite, INSAT3DR, using the geosynchronous launch vehicle GSLVF05, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in
Sriharikota.
British surgeons have successfully performed the
worlds first robotic operation inside the eye.
China has successfully launched Tiangong-2 space lab.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Bollywood
actors Katrina Kaif and Juhi Chawla bagged the
prestigious Priyadarshini Global Awards 2016 in
Mumbai.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has
launched its 37th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, or PSLV,
carrying eight satellites from its Sriharikota base.
China has built worlds largest radio telescope
nicknamed Tianyan (Heavenly Eye or The Eye of
Heaven) or the five-hundred-metre aperture spherical
radio telescope (FAST).
The US space agency, NASA has launched its first mission
to collect samples from an asteroid & return them to
Earth in hopes of learning more about the origins of life.

Awards & Recognition

Actor Irrfan Khan was honoured with the Entertainer of
the Year award by CNBC.
Carnatic singer T.M. Krishna & campaigner for
eradication of manual scavenging Bezwada Wilson
were among six persons who received the prestigious
Ramon Magsaysay prize for 2016.
Martial arts expert & actor Jackie Chan will receive a
lifetime achievement Oscar. The announcement was
made by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
The Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS), Malappuram, has won
the Unesco Confucius Prize for Literacy.
Noted Odia poet Dr Hrushikesh Mallick will be honoured
with the 37th edition of prestigious Sarala Award for his
outstanding poetry.

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Music director Uttam Singh has been awarded the 'Lata

Mangeshkar Award for Lifetime Achievement' instituted
by the Maharashtra government.
Assam-based ecologist & conservation activist Bibhuti
Lahkar has become the first Asian to be awarded the
prestigious 'Heritage Heroes Award' by the International
Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
22-year-old
Indo-Japanese,
Priyanka
Yoshikawa
crowned as Miss Japan.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui won the Best Actor award for his
role in 'Manjhi-The Mountain Man'.Tannishtha
Chatterjee won the award for her role in 'Rough Book'.
National award winner & veteran director K G George
has been selected for the JC Daniel award 2015, Kerala
Government's
highest
honor
for
outstanding
contribution to Malayalam cinema.
Indian film Thithi won the best film award at the BRICS
Film Festival concluded in New Delhi. Best Director
Award went to Huo Jianqi of China.
Author Stuart Blackburn's "Into the Hidden Valley", a
book based on Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, won
the MM Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction 2016 in
the UK.
Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang has received
'Pangkor Dialogue Award 2016' in Malaysia for the
efforts made by the people of the state for
environmental preservation & promotion.
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has been honoured with
Tamil Ratna award by a body of Tamil diaspora in New
York for fighting corruption & working for more
transparency in the functioning of the government.
A revenge drama Ang Babaeng Humayo (The Woman
Who Left) won the Golden Lion for Best Film Award at
the 73 Venice Film Festival.
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be honoured
with a humanitarian award by a prominent Jewish
human rights organisation for promoting human dignity,
interfaith relations & tolerance among people.
Actor Ewan McGregor will receive the Britannia
Humanitarian Award at the British Academy Britannia
Awards in California next month.
Writer Meghna Pant will be honoured with Kumaon
Literary Festival's FON (Fellows of Nature) South
AsiaShort Story Award in Nature writing in October for
her short story "People of the Sun."
Indian-American physician-author, Abraham Verghese,
whose work has emphasised empathy in medicine, has
been selected for the prestigious 2015 National
Humanities Medal.
Eminent Malayalam critic and academician Dr. M
Leelavathi has chosen for the prestigious N Mohanan
Suvarna Mudra Award 2016.
West Bengal government will confer this year's
'Bangabibhushan' to legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar.
68th Emmy Awards, television's biggest award
ceremony, was held in Los Angeles. 'Game of Thrones'
won the best Drama Series award. Tatiana Maslany won

10

the best actress award for Orphan Black, Rami Malek

won the best actor for Mr. Robot.
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been honored as
the 2016 humanitarian of the year by students and
faculty at the Harvard Foundation.
Hindustani classical singer Shubha Mudgal will be
honoured with the annual 'LalitArpan Samman' this
year.
Industrialist Adi Godrej, the Chairman of Mumbai-based
Godrej Group, was conferred the 10th Annual Clinton
Global Citizen Award for leadership in business and
philanthropy.
Visaranai, the Tamil docu-drama crime thriller, has been
chosen Indias official entry to Best Foreign Language
Film category at the 89th Academy Awards to be held in
2017.
The first-ever Jesse Owens Olympic Spirit Award-2016
will be posthumously bestowed to Olympic champion
Muhammad Ali, who passed away on June 3, 2016.
Two Indian forest officials, Sanjay Dutta and Ritesh
Sarothiya, have been selected for the 2016 Clark R. Bavin
Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards.
The Hindu has been awarded the Silver and Bronze
awards in the Best Reader Engagement category of the
South Asian Digital Media Awards at the WAN-IFRA
(World Association of Newspapers and News
Publishers) India 2016 conference in Kolkata.
One Thousand Hockey Legs, an NGO which seeks to
introduce the game of hockey to school kids in India, was
awarded the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar by
President Pranab Mukherjee.
105-year-old Kunwar Bai, who was felicitated by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi for building toilet by selling off
her goats, has been chosen as the Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan mascot.
Current Schemes/App/Portal/Programmes Launched by
State & Central Govt.
The Union Government notified National Apprenticeship
Promotion Scheme. It is for the first time a scheme has
been notified to offer financial incentives to employers.
The Scheme has an outlay of 10000 crore rupees with a
target of 50 Lakh apprentices to be trained by 2019-20.
Railway has launched an insurance scheme for
passengers travelling on e- ticket. The insurance cover
will be upto Rs. 10 lakh.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the Biju
Kanya Ratna Yojana (BKRY) & inaugurated 1,000
anganwadi buildings here as part of the celebration
marking birth centenary of legendary Biju Patnaik.
The Rajasthan High Court launched the e-stamp facility
in its Jodhpur & Jaipur benches simultaneously.
Rajasthan has become the fourth state in the country to
provide the facility.
Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi has launched 'Shramdaan
movement' as part of Swachh Bharatand Swachh
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Project Saksham, a new indirect tax network of the

Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), has been
approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
(CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Centre has launched a new program called National
Initiative for Developing & Harnessing Innovations
(NIDHI) for nurturing ideas & innovation into successful
start ups.
The Health Ministry has launched the Leprosy Case
Detection campaign in the country. The main Objective
of the campaign is to detect the disease early so that
those affected can be saved from physical deformity.
The Department of Telecom (DoT) has created Urja
Mitra Helpline through which customers can get
information on power outages from distribution
companies by dialling 14401.
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has
launched an ad campaign featuring Amitabh Bachchan
and Sachin Tendulkar, for the Swachh Bharat Mission.
For maintaining the records & data base of Indian
students studying abroad, Government of India has
launched a Student Registration module in MADAD
portal ( madad.gov.in).
Global citizen which is an international social action
platform was flagged off by Chief Minister Devendra
Fadnavis under the Global Citizen India initiative. The
initiative looks forward to mobilise social change in the
country.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has launched the
'Swachhta Saptah' as part of the Swachh Rail Swachh
Bharat Mission from New Delhi Railway Station.
The Ministry of Railways has announced the launch of
Yatri Mitra Seva' for differently-abled persons.
People can now visit the PM Modi's website in the
Punjabi language at the URL www.pmindia.gov.in/pa.
The flagship rural housing scheme Indira Awas Yojana
(IAY) has been restructured and renamed as Pradhan
Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).
Miscellaneous/Books/Visits/Power Plants/Ranks
Released/Committees Current Affairs
Union Government has constituted an expert committee
to study silt in river Ganga in Bihar. The four-member
committee will be headed by Member of Ganga Flood
Control commission AK Sinha.
Madhukar Gupta committee was formed to review
security at India-Pakistan border submitted its report to
Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Justice S.N. Dhingra has submitted a 182-page report to
the Haryana government on granting of Change of Land
Use (CLU) licences in 4 villages of Gurgaon during the
rule of the previous Congress government, hinting at
irregularities.
State-run BHEL has commissioned the fourth & last unit
of the 4x40 MW Teesta Low Dam Hydro Electric Project
(HEP) Stage-IV in West Bengal.

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India Post has released a commemorative postage stamp

on Mother Teresa to celebrate the canonisation of her as
saint, Mumbai. Union Minister of State for
Communications Manoj Sinha unveiled the postage
stamp.
The parliamentary committee headed by the Congress
MP M Veerappa Moily, has been constituted to review
the all budgetary reforms.
The PM, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the
constitution of two committees for the commemoration
of the birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay
and PM will chair a 149 member National Committee,
and the Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, will chair a
23 member Executive Committee.
Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Pune are the Indian
cities that have made to the list of top 100 cities in the
sixth annual Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index.
PepsiCo CEO & Chairman Indra Nooyi was ranked 2nd
on the list of Fortune's 51 Most Powerful Women list.
The list is topped by Mary Barra, CEO & Chairman of
General Motors.
Indias top women bankers, SBI chief Arundhati
Bhattacharya, ICICI head Chanda Kochhar & Axis Bank
CEO Shikha Sharma, are among the 50 most powerful
women based outside the US, according to a list by
Fortune, which is topped by Banco Santanders boss Ana
Bot.

Uttarakhand Governor K K Paul has released a book

titled 'Shanti ki Talaash mein Zindagi' written in Hindi
by Haridwar-based author & journalist Radhika Nagrath.
Bollywood queen Priyanka Chopra is in the top 10 in
Forbes magazine's annual list of best-paid television
actresses. Colombian-American actress Sofia Vergara
topped the rich.
President Pranab Mukherjee has released Vice President
Hamid Ansaris book Citizen and Society at the
Rashtrapati Bhawan in presence of Prime Minister
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All India Radio (AIR) has been launched a website &

mobile app for its Balochi service to reach people who
speak this language across the globe.

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The Consul General of Malaysia in India Eldeen Husaini

Muhammad Hashim has released the translated version
of 'Sai Charitra Granth', a book on the life of Sai Baba.
HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has unveiled the
Param-Ishan supercomputer at IIT Guwahati.

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INDIA IN NEWS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a campaign
to boost the morale of soldiers by sending Diwali
greetings under the #Sandesh2Soldiers campaign on the
Narendra Modi App, through MyGov.in, and also through
All India Radio.
PM Narendra Modi has launched national Schedule
Castes/Schedule Tribes hub in Ludhiana. With an initial
outlay of Rs 490 crore, the hub will work towards
strengthening market access/linkage, monitoring,
capacity building, leveraging financial support schemes
and sharing industry-best practices.
India donated Rs. 9.3 million to the Nelson Mandela
Foundation to help it in its welfare work for the people
of South Africa.
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated Indias
first centre for international arbitration in Mumbai. The
Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) will
initially be located at Express Towers.
The Union Cabinet has approved "mini Ratna" public
sector undertaking HLL Lifecare to sub-lease its land for
setting up the country's first medical devices
manufacturing park.
India formally joined the Paris Climate Change
Agreement by submitting its instrument of ratification in
New York (UN Headquarter). India became the 62nd
country to ratify the agreement. Main Motive of the COP
summits is to monitor & encourage countries to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. COP22 will take place at
Marrakech in Morocco , 2016.
The Indian government has invited the Crown Prince of
Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to be
the next Chief Guest at Indias Republic Day parade of
2017. This is the first time that a leader of the United
Arab Emirates will be honoured with the invitation of
being the Chief Guest at Indias Republic Day parade.
STATES IN NEWS
Maharashtra is the top State in the implementation of
agricultural reforms and offers the best environment for
doing agri-business, according to an assessment by the
Niti Aayog.
Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan has launched
paddy cultivation in Aranmula Puncha near Cochin.
Punjab government will observe November 1 as No
Tobacco Day in an effort to discourage tobacco use in
the state.
India's first 'Design Yatra' conducted in Kerala's
Kozhikode city during which competitions, heritage
walk, talks and interaction with students will be
conducted and it is scheduled to travel to 29 Indian
cities.

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Himachal Pradesh was declared 'Open Defecation Free',

becoming India's second state to get this status after
Sikkim.
Maharashtra government launched 'Kaushalya Setu', a
skill development programme for students in Mumbai.
Bihar government is set to introduce a Lok Samvad
programme in an effort to get public feedback and
suggestions.
Haryana Government has decided to observe 2017 as
the Garib Kalyan Varsh. During the observation period
of Garib Kalyan Varsh, the government would lay
emphasis on welfare of poor people and generating
employment opportunities for the youth.
Kochi became the first city in the country to be
confirmed as a venue for next years World Cup which
will be Keralas first in any sport.
PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated 3 hydro-electric
projects with a generating capacity of 1,732 MW in
Himachal Pradesh. The three hydropower projects are:
540 MW generation capacity third phase of Parbati
hydropower project of NHPC in Kullu district.
412 MW Rampur project of Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd in
Shimla.

800 MW Kol Dam power project in Bilaspur district.

Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (with I/c) for
Petroleum & Natural Gas launched the National Seismic
Programme (NSP) on Mahanadi basin (onshore) in
Odisha.
India's 29th state, Telangana's map was redrawn on 11
October 2016 with the creation of 21 new districts, With
these, the total number of districts of the youngest state
of India went up to 31.
With an aim to make Madhya Pradesh anaemia-free, the
state government has decided to launch a scheme'Lalima Abhiyan'- that will be effective from November
1. Under the campaign, free iron folic acid tablets will be
provided in aagan wadis', academic institutions &
hospitals.
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Playback singer K J Yesudas has been roped in by the
Kerala' government as the brand ambassador of its
ambitious Haritha Keralam' project. Haritha Keralam
(Green Kerala) project, a massive initiative envisaged for
a garbage-free & clean state.
Jharkhand has become the first state in the country to
implement Direct Benefit Transfer in Kerosene.
Delhi Police has launched a mobile application for senior
citizens to enable them to reach out to the police quickly
in emergency situations. The application 'Delhi Police
Senior Citizen' was launched by Delhi Lt. Governor
Najeeb Jung & Police Commissioner Alok Kumar Verma.
Gujarat's 900-year-old Rani ki Vav (the Queen's
Stepwell) has been named as the 'Cleanest Cultural
Heritage Site' in the nation. Further, Surat was named as
the cleanest railway station, & Chandigarh's Post
Graduate Institute of Medical Research & Education was
named the cleanest hospital. Himachal Pradesh's Mandi
district was named the cleanest district in hilly areas,
while Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district was named the
cleanest in plain areas.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu flagged off a 10-member
all-women Mt Gorichen Expedition led by Anshu
Jamsempa. It will be the first all women team attempting
to summit the second highest peak of Arunachal Pradesh
(6488 mtr).
Sikkim's capital Gangtok has been conferred with the
title of the 'Cleanest Tourist Destination' in India by the
Ministry of Tourism. Further, Chandigarh & Mysore were
felicitated as 'Clean Cities' in the 'million plus
population' category.
BANKS IN NEWS
Public sector major MMTC (Metals and Minerals Trading
Corporation of India) has joined hands with HDFC Bank,
ICICI Bank and Andhra Bank to retail gold coins with a
new buyback option. Besides its own outlets across the
country, MMTC has tied up with Indian Overseas Bank,
Vijaya Bank, Federal Bank and YES Bank to sell gold
coins in denominations of 5 gm and 10 gm coin and 20
gm bar.
Bank of America has unveiled a virtual assistant called
Erica, that uses artificial intelligence and predictive
analytics to learn consumers' personal spending habits
and offer financial advice.
Banknotes of the denomination of Rs 2,000 will be in
circulation soon. The notes have already been printed,
and their dispatch from the currency printing press in
Mysuru has commenced.
NABARD has sanctioned a loan of Rs 19,702 crore to the
National Water Development Agency (NWDA), under the
Ministry of Water Resources.

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Canara Bank has bagged awards for excellence in MSE

Lending , Lending to Micro Enterprises and in the field of
Khadi and Village Industries.
According to the data released by the RBI, India banking
system reported total deposits of Rs. 100 lakh crore for
the first time ever in September month of this year.
With demand deposits crossing Rs10 lakh crore & time
deposits crossing the Rs 90 lakh crore mark, the month
saw the highest-ever monthly rise of Rs 5.32 lakh crore.
State-run Bank of Maharashtra has renewed its
corporate agency tie-up with United India Insurance
Company.
Standard Chartered Bank has announced a tie-up with
Uber under which its credit cardholders, across six
countries, will get a cash-back of up to 25 per cent for
hailing cabs from the app.
Jammu & Kashmir Bank appointed Parvez Ahmed as
Chairman & CEO of the bank. He replaced Mustaq
Ahmad.
State Bank of India has became the first domestic bank
of India to open 54th foreign branch, in the capital city of
Yangon, Myanmar. Ghanshyam Srivastava will be the
Chief Executive Officer of the SBI Yangon branch.
State Bank of India (SBI) declared Silchar as its 5th zone
in North-East India. This zone will cater to the banking
needs of the people of Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur
along with the Barak Valley.
RBI's 24th Governor Urjit Patel, who has been recently
appointed, has announced his first & country's 4th Bimonthly Policy Statement for the year 2016-17. The RBI
has reduced the policy Repo Rate under the liquidity
adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 6.5 per
cent to 6.25 per cent with immediate effect.
Consequently, the reverse repo rate under the LAF
stands adjusted to 5.75 per cent, & the marginal standing
facility (MSF) rate & the Bank Rate to 6.75 per cent.
Arundhati Bhattacharya will remain the chairperson of
the State Bank of India (SBI) for another year. She will
oversee the merger of 6 smaller commercial banks into
the country's largest lender.
The Centre has appointed R Subramania Kumar as
Executive Director (ED) of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB).
ECONOMY NEWS
The new law to prohibit benami transactions will come
into effect from 1st November 2016. After coming into
effect, the existing Benami Transactions (Prohibition)
Act, 1988 will be renamed as the Prohibition of Benami
Property Transactions, PBPT, Act, 1988. The new
legislation provides for seven years imprisonment and
fine for those indulging in illegal transactions.
The Finance Ministry announced the sixth tranche of
sovereign gold bonds. The duration of the bond will be
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for a period of eight years with exit option from the fifth
year to be exercised on the interest payment dates.
The pound saw a sudden collapse in intra-day trade on
08 October 2016, plunging over 6% to $1.1841 in two
minutes, to hit a fresh 31-year-low.
The Union Ministry of Urban Development has approved
projects worth Rs.114 crore under HRIDAY scheme for
improving infrastructure facilities around core heritage
sites in five cities. These five cities are: Varanasi (Uttar
Pradesh), Amritsar (Punjab), Dwaraka (Gujarat), Puri
(Odisha) & Warangal (Telangana).
India's foreign exchange reserves scaled a new high of
USD 371.99 billion. The reserves had risen by USD 1.166
billion to USD 370.766 billion. Previously, they had
touched a high of USD 371.279.
The government has integrated 250 mandis in 10 states
with the electronic national agriculture market (e-NAM)
in the first phase. The target was to integrate 200
mandis by September this year & total 585 by March
2018.
International Monetary Fund projects the global growth
at 3.1 per cent in 2016, with slight increase to 3.4
percent in 2017. Indias gross domestic product is
projected to expand 7.6 percent in 2016 and 2017.
CCEA approved the acquisition by ONGC Videsh Ltd. of
11% stake in the Russian state-run Vankor oil fields
from Rosneft Oil Company for $930 million, which will
take OVL's overall ownership in the project to 26%.
The Government has decided to raise the Employees
Provident Fund ( EPF) investment in Exchange Traded
Funds (ETF) from present 5% to 10%.
BUSINESS NEWS
Microsoft has launched its first cybersecurity
engagement center in India in the heart of Delhi, which
will help the government and the private sector
organisations to deal with cyber attacks.
HCL Technologies has agreed to acquire U.S. based
engineering and design services firm Butler America
Aerospace, LLC (Butler Aerospace) for cash
consideration of $85 million or Rs.567 crore.
Government has formally granted a license to British
Petroleum
Petroleum
industry
company,
headquartered in London, England, Europe's thirdbiggest oil company, to set up 3,500 petrol pumps in
India.
Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) beat Indias second
largest software exporter Infosys Ltd to become the fifth
most valuable company in India by market
capitalization. TCS is Indias most valuable company
followed by Reliance Industries Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd &
ITC Ltd.

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Valvoline Cummins India has signed up India Test

captain Virat Kohli as its ambassador. Valvoline is the
worlds first & most enduring lubricant brand.
HCL Technologies has entered into a 15-year
partnership deal with IBM for automation, development
& operations solutions. HCL will build features &
functions on top of existing IBM platforms.

AGREEMENTS/MOU SIGNED
India and South Korea have signed a revised Double
Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for the
avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal
evasion with respect to taxes on income.
India and New Zealand signed three agreements in the
areas of double taxation avoidance, food security and
sports.
Ministry of Urban Development and the Ministry of
Railways signed an MoU under which railway stations
and adjoining areas will be redeveloped on smart city
lines for enhancing passenger amenities, easy access to
stations, enabling optimal utilisation of land at railway
stations.
During a bilateral meeting attended by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung
San Suu Kyi, both sides inked pacts on power, banking
and insurance.
India & Russia formally inked the agreement for five S400 Triumf air defence systems & four stealth frigates &
a joint venture to manufacture Kamov-226T helicopters
in India. The S-400 is considered one of the most
advanced long range missile system in the world & can
tackle all incoming airborne targets at ranges of up to
400 km.
Doordarshan & Indira Gandhi National Open University
(IGNOU) have entered into an agreement for
transmission of four Gyan Darshan educational channels.
Cabinet has approved amendments to the HIV & AIDS
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PM Narendra Modi. The bill makes antiretroviral
treatment a legal right of HIV/AIDS patients.
The two agreements, one in the field of water resources,
including innovations in irrigation technology & second
for promotion of co-operation between Indian Council of
World Affairs and its Hungarian counterpart was signed
between India and Hungary during VP(Ansari) visit.
Union Cabinet gave its approval to sign MoU between
India & African Asian Rural Development Organization
(AARDO) for capacity building programmes in the field
of rural development.
Union Cabinet gave its approval for the signing of MoU
between India & European Union in the field of water
resources. The MoU envisages strengthening the
technological, scientific & management capabilities of
India & the European Union in the field of water
management on the basis of equality, reciprocity &
mutual benefit.
Facebook is collaborating with the Election Commission
of India in five states ,which are going to polls next year,
to run a voter registration drive aimed at encouraging
youth to participate in the democratic exercise.
India & Singapore have signed 3 agreements, including
two in the area of skill development, following
delegation-level talks headed by PM Narendra Modi &
Singapore Premier Lee Hsien Loong. A third MoU was
signed in the field of industrial property cooperation.
A historic global climate deal was finalised in Kigali,
Rwanda at the 28th Meeting of the Parties to the
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone
Layer (MOP28).
The five-nation group of emerging economies BRICS has
agreed to set up an independent BRICS Rating Agency in
its efforts to challenge the western hegemony in the
world of finance.
COMMITTEES
BCCI president Anurag Thakur has taken charge as the
member of the ICCs powerful Finance & Commercial
Affairs committee. Anurag Singh Thakur is a member of
Lok Sabha from Hamirpur in Himachal Pradesh.
The committee which made the Report on Palaeo
Channel of North West India was headed by Prof KS
Valdiya, eminent Geologist which suggests that the
Saraswati River was not mythical and it existed.
BCCI president Anurag Thakur has taken charge as the
member of the ICCs powerful Finance and Commercial
Affairs committee.
The one-man judicial committee on One Rank One
Pension submitted its report to the Defence Minister
Shri Manohar Parrikar. The Central Government had
appointed the committee under the Chairmanship of
Justice L Narasimha Reddy.

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NEW APPOINTMENTS
Kristalina Georgieva, a former head of EU humanitarian
affairs and vice-president of the European commission,
has been appointed chief executive of the World Bank.
Bharti Enterprises Founder and Chairman Sunil Mittal
has been elected as GSMA (Global System Mobile
Association) Chairman for a two- year period from
January 2017 through December 2018.
Dr. Ajay M. Gondane has been appointed as the next High
Commissioner of India to Australia.
Mariano Rajoy, Spain's acting prime minister and leader
of its center-right Popular Party, was re-elected after
winning a parliamentary vote.
Swedish telecom gear maker Ericsson has appointed
Borje Ekholm as President and CEO.
The International Hockey Federation has appointed New
Zealand's Jason McCracken as its Chief Executive Officer
(CEO).

Tata Consultancy Services CEO N Chandrasekaran and

Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth joined the Tata Sons
board as Additional Directors.
In one of the biggest upheaval in the corporate sector,
the Tata Sons Board has appointed Ratan Tata as the
interim chairman of the group, replacing Cyrus Mistry.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra has appointed
former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Bilal Nazki as
the chairperson of the State Human Rights Commission.
Nissan Motor Co Ltd will appoint its chief executive,
Carlos Ghosn, as chairman of Mitsubishi Motors Corp.
Haryana Government has appointed international
woman wrestler Geeta Phogat as a Deputy
Superintendent of Police (DSP) in Haryana Police.
S P Yadav has been elected as the new President of the
North Zone of Urology Society of India.
Morinari Watanabe of Japan was elected as the 9 th
President of the International Gymnastics Federation
(FIG). He will replace Bruno Grandi.

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Former legislative secretary Sanjay Singh has been
appointed as Member Secretary, Law Commission of
India.
Senior IAS officer Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as the
Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). He succeeds
Anup Wadhawan.
Luo Zhaohui appointed as the China's Ambassador to
India. He replaced Le Yucheng.
Senior diplomat Navdeep Singh Suri has been appointed
Ambassador to United Arab Emirates. He is currently
serving as Indian High Commissioner in Canberra. Suri
had served in Indias diplomatic missions in Cairo,
Damascus, Washington, Dar es Salaam & London & as
Indias Consul General in Johannesburg.
Indian Revenue Service officer Sushil Chandra as the
Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
He will take over from the current CBDT Chairperson
Rani Singh Nair.
Kersti Kaljulaid elected as the President of Estonia by the
parliament. With this, she will become Estonias first
female president.
Amandeep Singh appointed as the next Ambassador of
India to the UN Conference on Disarmament, Geneva.
The Mizoram government & the Mizoram Journalists'
Association declared Lalbiakthanga Pachuau as the
"oldest working journalist in the country".
Senior IAS officer Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been appointed
as the Director General of Foreign Trade. He has been
appointed to the post in place of Anup Wadhawan.
Vice Admiral S V Bhokare assumed office as the
Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimala
in Kerala.
India's largest Public sector lender, Bank of Baroda has
sealed a principal sponsorship contract with badminton
Olympians P V Sindhu & K Srikanth.
The government has appointed Reserve Bank's
Executive Director G Mahalingam as a Whole-Time
Member of markets regulator Sebi.
Abdelilah Benkirane, the leader of Morocco's Islamic
Justice & Development Party, has been appointed for
another term as the country's PM.
Former Indian Foreign Service officer Ms. Renu Pall has
been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to
Austria. It was announced by Ministry of External
Affairs.
China's President Xi Jinping appointed Luo Zhaohui, a
senior diplomat with previous assignments in Pakistan
& Canada, as Chinas new ambassador to India. He will
take over from former Chinese ambassador to India Le
Yucheng who left New Delhi in April.
Germany has appointed former Nasscom Chairman B V R
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Hyderabad. Mohan Reddy will be the Consul for

Germany in Telangana & Hyderabad.
Former PM of Portugal, Antonio Guterres is poised to
become the next Secretary-General of the United Nations
after the Security Council declared him to be the
unanimous choice in the sixth straw poll.
Jawhar Sircar has resigned as the Chief Executive Officer
of Prasar Bharati Corporation.
Reliance Nippon Life Insurance has a new Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) in Ashish Vohra.
Shri R Ravindra, presently Ambassador of India to the
Republic of Cote dIvoire, has been concurrently
accredited as the Ambassador of India to the Republic of
Guinea.
M.S. Sahoo, a financial markets expert, was appointed as
IBBI (Insolvency & Bankruptcy Board) Chairperson for a
period of five years.
Rajeev Sharma has taken over as the Chairman &
Managing Director of state-run Power Finance
Corporation (PFC) with immediate effect. Sharma
succeeds M K Goel.
The San Francisco-based payments network Visas CEO
Charles Scharf resigned from his post. He will be
replaced by Alfred Kelly.
Reliance Communications Chief Executive Officer Vinod
Sawhny has stepped down from the post. Mr. William
(Bill) Barney & Mr. Gurdeep Singh, who are already
working with the Company, will function as acting CoCEOs of the Company with immediate effect.
Somesh Sharma of Rashtradoot Saptahik has been
elected President of The Indian Newspaper Society for
the year 2016-17. He succeeds PV Chandran of
Grihalakshmi (Mathrubhumi Group)
Mohit Kampani, the former managing director of
Spencers Retail, will be joining Aditya Birla Retail as
chief executive officer.
OBITUARIES
Celebrated Kashmiri singer Raj Begum passed away in
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. She was 89. She was
awarded Padma Shri in 2002.
Japanese Prince Mikasa, uncle of Emperor Akihito, died
at the age of 100.
Legendary footballer Carlos Alberto Torres passed away
at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was 72.
Veteran Punjabi actor Mehar Mittal, who acquired
legendary status with his comic roles, passed away, after
prolonged illness.
South African struggle icon and Gandhian activist Mewa
Ramgobin has died at the age of 83.
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej - the world's
longest-serving monarch - has died aged 88. King
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Bhumibol, the ninth king of the 234-year-old Chakri
dynasty.
Parmeshwar Godrej, philanthropist & wife of Godrej
group chairman Adi Godrej passed away in Mumbai at
the age of 70.
American boxer Aaron Pryor died at the age of 60 after a
long battle with heart disease.
Manipur-based theatre legend Heisnam Kanhailal passed
away following a brief illness in Imphal. He was 75.
Eminent contemporary artist Yusuf Arakkal passed away
in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He was 71.
Kigeli V Ndahindurwa, the last king of Rwanda, recently
passed away in United States. He was 80 years old.

AWARDS
Two Yazidi women, Nadia Murad Basee and Lamiya Aji
Bashar, who escaped sexual enslavement by Islamic
State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Iraq, have won Europe's
top human rights award, the Sakharov prize.
Paul Beatty became the first author from the United
States to be awarded the Man Booker prize, for his book,
'The Sellout'.
Randeep Guleria have been selected for the prestigious
Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy Award for excellence in the field
of medicine.
The Uttar Pradesh government has declared the list of
Yash Bharati awardees 2016. 54 personalities have been
selected for the coveted award for the year 2016-17.
The award is given by the Uttar Pradesh Government for
excellence in literature, fine arts, folk and classical music
and sports.
Noted British statistician Sir David Cox was named the
inaugural recipient of the International Prize in
Statistics. He is honoured for Survival Analysis Model
Applied in Medicine, Science, and Engineering.
The Film Society of Lincoln Center has named Robert De
Niro the recipient of its 44th annual Chaplin Award,
which honors major industry talents. De Niro will take
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Bollywood Actress Sonam Kapoor has been bestowed

with the 2016 ET Panache Trendsetter Award in
Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Eminent writer C Radhakrishnan has been selected for
the Mathrubhumi Literary Award in recognition of his
contribution to the field of literature.
Kirtiraj Kundlik Gaikwad, an Indian scientist with the
Department of Packaging, has been awarded the
prestigious IAFP Young scientist scholarship award for
his research work on "development of novel oxygen
absorbing package in the field of active packaging for
oxygen sensitive food products".
Satish Pathak, a Pune-based innovator, has been
awarded for 'Excellence in Technical Innovation' by the
International Society of Automation. The innovation,
called Digital Controlled Valve for Precise Liquid
Dispensing by Gravity flow.
Former Uttarakhand chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal
Nishank has been conferred with a prestigious award by
the Ugandan government for promoting human values
through his literature.
Veteran actor Ian McKellen was honoured at the UK
Theatre Awards that took place in London for his
individual contributions to British theatre.
Sprinter Srabani Nanda has bagged the 24th Ekalabya
Award for the year 2016 in recognition of her sporting
excellence. Srabani won gold in 200m, silver in 100m &
4x100m relay in 12th South Asian Games held in
Guwahati.
Nayanjot Lahiri, Professor of History at the Ashoka
University, has been awarded the 2016 John F. Richards
Prize for her book Ashoka in Ancient India.
Film-maker & elephant researcher Prajna Chowta has
been appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mrite
(Knight in the National Order of Merit), one of the
highest civilian recognitions of the French government.
Famous British statistician Sir David Cox was awarded
with the first recipient of the International Prize in
Statistics. He is honoured for Survival Analysis Model
Applied in Medicine, Science, and Engineering.
Bollywood Actress Sonam Kapoor has been bestowed
upon with the 2016 ET Panache Trendsetter Award in
Mumbai, Maharashtra.
A 16-year-old Indian-origin South African teen Kiara
Nirghin has won a $50,000 scholarship, the grand prize
at the annual Google Science Fair for her work using
orange peel to develop a cheaper super-absorbent
material that helps soil retain water.
Young filmmaker Katyayan Shivpuri, from Maharashtra,
has won the first prize at the Swachh Bharat Short Film
Festival (SBSFF) for his work "Murga".
The Maharajas Express, the worlds most luxurious train
owned and operated by Indian Railway Catering and
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Tourism Corporation, received the 2016 Seven Star
Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Awards at Marbella in
Spain.
DEFENCE NEWS
The Indian and Chinese armies held their second joint
exercise, Sino India Cooperation 2016 in Eastern
Ladakh.
US Navy has commissioned its largest, most expensive &
technologically advanced destroyer, Zumwalt. The 610foot-long ship, commissioned in Baltimore also has an
advanced power plant & weapon systems.
Dassault Aviation of France has entered into a
partnership with Reliance group to execute offsets for
the recently concluded deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets.
This is the largest offset contract to be executed by any
defence company in India till date.
The fast attack craft 'INS Tihayu' was commissioned by
India recently. This craft is an improved version of
Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC).
The Indian and Chinese armies began the second joint
exercise named Sino India Cooperation 2016 in Ladakh.
The aim behind this is to enhance interaction and
cooperation between India and China.
Russia has quietly signed an agreement with India to
lease out a second Russian Akula-2 class nuclearpowered submarine to the Indian Navy.
India has completed its nuclear triad by inducting the
first endogenously built strategic nuclear submarine INS
Arihant into service.
Fast patrol vessel ICGS Gaidinliu, named after Naga
freedom-fighter and leader Rani Gaidinliu, was
commissioned by Director-General Rajendra Singh of the
Coast Guard.

RANKS & REPORTS

Andhra Pradesh and Telengana topped the all-India
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India has climbed 21 spots to rank 87th on the World

Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2016.
Iceland tops the latest rankings followed by Finland,
Norway and Sweden.
India has ranked very poorly at 133 in a new Global
Youth Development Index compiled by the
Commonwealth Secretariat on the countries'. India
ranked 133rd in the index while Germany topped the
list.
According to the World Banks Ease of doing Business
Report 2016, India now ranks 130 out of 190 countries,
New Zealand has surpassed Singapore to become the
easiest country in the world to do business.
According to the report of World Economic Forum
(WEF) on Safety & Security, Finland is the safest place
in the world with Qatar & UAE ranked second & third
respectively. At the bottom of the survey ranked Nigeria,
followed by Colombia, Yemen, Pakistan & Venezuela, as
the least safest countries to live. India ranked 13th as the
least safe countries in the world.
Actress Priyanka Chopra has joined media mogul Oprah
Winfrey & pop star Jennifer Lopez in Variety magazine's
'Power of Women Impact' List.
India ranked 97th out of 118 countries on the
International Food Policy Research Institutes (IFPRI)
Global Hunger Index (GHI) in 2016, behind Nepal , Sri
Lanka , Bangladesh, among others, but ahead of Pakistan
& three other Asian countries.

SUMMITS
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM) -2016 is being
organized by M/o Culture in IGNCA premises, Janpath,
New Delhi. The festival was inaugurated by Shri Rajnath
Singh, Union Minister for Home Affairs.
India will host the Asian Ministerial Conference for
Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR).
National Summit on Fortification of Food was held in
New Delhi.
The first World Sustainable Development Summit
(WSDS) was held in New Delhi which was inaugurated
by President Pranab Mukherjee. The theme for the
summit is Beyond 2015: People, Planet and Progress.
The 2016 India Sanitation Conference (INDOSAN) was
held in New Delhi which was inaugurated by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
Pakistan has officially postponed the 8-nation SAARC
summit 2016 , after 5 countries India, Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, Bhutan & Sri Lanka dropped out of it.
Anupriya Patel, Minister of State for Health and Family
Welfare has inaugurated National Summit on
Fortification of Food in New Delhi.
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Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma chaired
the first meeting of the Reconstituted Central Advisory
Board on Culture (CABC) in New Delhi.
47th international film festival of India to be held in Goa
in November.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Tiangong-2, the experimental space lab of China has
successfully launched a micro-satellite, Banxing-2 (the
word means Companion Satellite). The micro-satellite is
roughly the size of a desktop printer.
International Astronautical Federation's renowned
space scientist U.R. Rao has been inducted into its Hall of
Fame for his contribution to development of India's
space technology.
China launched the two-man Shenzhou 11 space
mission, which is its longest-ever manned space mission.
The two astronauts will spend about a month in China's
recently-launched experimental space lab, Tiangong 2.
India's latest communication satellite GSAT-18 has been
successfully launched by a heavy duty rocket of
Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French
Guiana. GSAT-18, built by the Indian Space Research
Organisation, aims at providing telecommunications
services for the country by strengthening Isro's current
fleet of 14 operational telecommunication satellites.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Bangladesh has arrested more than 900 fishermen and
deployed the army to patrol its waterways after
introducing a temporary ban on catching hilsa in an
effort to save the hugely popular fish.
Delegates from 24 countries and the EU have agreed that
the Ross Sea in Antarctica will become the world's
largest marine protected area (MPA).
Typhoon Haima made a landfall in south Chinas
Guangdong Province.
The first elephant sanctuary in Latin America has
opened in Brazil to provide a home for an estimated 50
circus animals from across the region. Guida & Maia,
both over 40 years old, are the first residents.
Russian & Turkish leaders have agreed to intensify
military & intelligence contacts after a meeting in
Istanbul, Turkey. After his meeting with Turkish
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President
Vladimir Putin said, they have agreed on the need for aid
to get to the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. The two
countries have also signed a deal to construct two
pipelines to send Russian gas under the Black Sea to
Turkey.
The Milan city council bestowed honorary citizenship on
the Dalai Lama. However, China has strongly opposed
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Maldives government decided to leave the 53-member

Commonwealth of Nations.
Israel suspended co-operation with the UN's cultural
agency, UNESCO, accusing it of denying Judaism's
connections to the religion's holiest sites.
France become the first country in the world to ban
disposable plastic cups and plates.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

Actress-turned-author Twinkle Khanna has shared the
first look of her second book titled 'The Legend Of
Lakshmi Prasad'. Her first book was 'Mrs Funnybones:
She's Just Like You & a Lot Like Me', which was
published in 2015.
Nearly, 20 years after her Booker prize-winning novel
'The God of Small Things' was published, Arundhati Roy
has announced the release of her next novel titled "The
Ministry of Utmost Happiness" in June 2017.
The Sleepwalker's Dream which is written by
Dhrubajyoti Borah launched recently.
The book titled Modis Midas Touch in Foreign Policy
which is authored by Ambassador Surendra Kumar was
launched by Naidu.
IMPORTANT DAYS
October is being celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta
Diwas (National Unity Day).
CVC as part of its efforts to promote probity in public life
and to achieve a corruption free society, observes
Vigilance Awareness Week every year. This year it
started from 31st October. Public participation in
promoting integrity and eradicating Corruption has
been chosen as the theme.
24 October is celebrated as United Nations Day since
1948.
Disarmament Week is an annual event that is observed
from 24 October to 30 October in various parts of the
world.
National Ayurveda Day is being observed on 28 October.
The Ministry of AYUSH is organizing a day-long national
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seminar on Prevention and Control of Diabetes through
Ayurveda in New Delhi.
United Nations' (UN) International Day for the
Eradication of Poverty is observed on October 17 each
year since 1993. This year theme is Moving from
humiliation & exclusion to participation: Ending poverty
in all its forms.
On 21st October, Police Commemoration Day was
observed across India.
International Day of Rural Women is observed across
the world on 15 October. The theme for the day for the
year 2016 is Climate is changing. Food & agriculture
must too.
October 15th, Dr. Abdul Kalam's birthday, is observed as
World Student Day by United Nations Organization
annually.
First Monday of October is always observed as World
Habitat Day. This year the theme was Housing at the
Centre.
World Standards Day is observed annually on 14
October. The theme for World Standards Day 2016 is
Standards Build Trust".
International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed
annually on 13 October. This year theme is Live to Tell:
Raising Awareness, Reducing Mortality.
Government of India will be observing the First World
Tsunami Awareness Day on November 5. It will be
observed during the upcoming Asian Ministerial
Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) 2016.
The Second Thursday of October is always observed as
World Sight Day. This year the theme was Stronger
Together.
International Day of the Girl Child is observed annually
on 11 October; it is also called the Day of the Girl. The
theme for this year's International Day of the Girl (11
October) is "Girls' Progress = Goals' Progress: What
Counts for Girls".
World Mental Health Day is observed annually on 10
October. This year theme is Psychological First Aid.
World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October, the
anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal
Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. The theme for
this year 2016 is Innovation, Integration & Inclusion.
Air Force Day 2016 is observed annually on 8 October
across India. This year is the 84th celebration of the Day
which began in 1932.
World Teachers Day (WTD) 2016 is being observed
across the world on 5 October. The theme for the World
Teachers Day 2016 is Valuing Teachers, Improving their
Status.
World Space Week is an annual event that is observed
from 4 - 10 October every year in various parts of the
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is being observed with theme, Remote Sensing: Enabling

our Future.
The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on
October 2, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
Every year 1st October is observed as International day
of Older Persons (IDOP). This year, the theme is "Take a
Stand Against Ageism.".
SPORTS NEWS
India celebrated Diwali by winning gold medal in the
Mens Asian Champions Trophy by beating arch-rivals
Pakistan 3-2 in the final in Malaysia.
Ace Indian tennis star Sania Mirza will end the season as
world's top doubles Tennis player for the second
straight year.
After seven years, Jhulan Goswami becomes world
number 1 bowler again. She is affectionately known as
the Chakdaha Express.
The team of Indian Roller Skaters claimed their first ever
International medal in the sport. Vikram Ingale,
Nikhilesh Tabhane and Dhanush Babu have won Indias
first ever senior international roller skating medal, by
securing the bronze medal in the 3000m team relay
event in Lishui, People's Republic of China.
Punjab Directorate won the 2016 National Cadet Corp
(NCC) National Games. Subhash Bhamre, Minister of
State for Defence, presented trophies to the winners at
the closing ceremony at Delhi Cantonment.
A team from the Indian Army's Gorkha Rifles has won a
gold medal at one of the most gruelling exercises in the
world. Team Gorkha was awarded a gold medal in
Exercise Cambrian Patrol organized by the British Army.
North Korea won the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World
Cup, after defeating Japan on penalties in the final of the
tournament.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton (England) has won the
2016 United States Grand Prix.
India beat Iran 38-29 to win their 8th successive
Kabaddi World Cup.
Four Indian wrestlers have won four medals individually
including a gold medal, at the sixth edition of the TAFISA
World Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The Indian Boxing Council (IBC) in the second week of
October 2016 was inducted into the World Boxing
Organisation (WBO) with voting rights.
The Indian football team achieved its best FIFA ranking
in over six years when the side jumped 11 places to be
ranked 137th in the latest list released
Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic retained the top
spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
rankings.
Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma on clinched the men's
singles title at the Chinese Taipei Open badminton.
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Indian boxer Neeraj Goyat outpunched Australias Ben
Kite to retain the WBC welterweight Asia title.
International Cricket Council has decided to organise the
first ever ICC Women's World T20 event in 2020. Cricket
Australia, hosts for the men's & women's ICC World
Twenty20 in 2020.
Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt has confirmed that he is
going to retire after the 2017 World Championships in
London, & also informed that the Racers Grand Prix later
this year will be his last race on Jamaican soil.
India's ODI against New Zealand at Dharamshala on 16th
oct 2016 is the team's 900th making it the world first
side to achieve a milestone.
Kochi became the first Indian city to be officially
declared as one of the venues for hosting the 2017 FIFA
U-17 World Cup.
Polands Agnieszka Radwanska won the 2016 China
Open Women's Singles at the National Tennis Center in
Beijing, China.
Brazil has lifted the 1st BRICS U-17 Football Tournament
2016 held at Goa after defeating the South Africa in the
title clash with 5-1.
Australian Former Formula One driver Mark Webber
will retire from professional racing at the end of the
world endurance season in Bahrain in November.
International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) has
awarded ace shooter, Jitu Rai, the 'Champion of
Champions' title for pistol shooting in 2016.
The Arena by TransStadia in Ahmedabad, venue of the
ongoing Kabaddi World Cup, is India's first convertible
stadium. The Rs. 550 crore project converts an outdoor
stadium into an indoor arena in 6 minutes at a touch of a
button.
The world's first Cybathlon Championship for Athletes
with Disabilities organised by the Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology ETH Zurich at the SWISS Arena in Kloten,
canton Zurich. Popularly known as 'Bionic olympics', it
differs from the paralympics as it sees participants
compete against each other using the latest assistive
technologies in terms of their ability to help users
navigate the tasks & challenges of daily life.
Indian Railways won the World Railway Shooting
Championship Cup which was held in Saint Mandrier,
France.
Polands Agnieszka Radwanska defeated British tennis
player Johanna Konta 6-4, 6-2 to win the China Open
Women's Singles at Beijing, China.
India's 19-year-old shuttler Ruthvika Shivani Gadde won
the women's singles title at the Russian Open in
Vladivostok. Pranaav Jerry Chopra & N Sikki Reddy
added to India's tally by winning the mixed doubles title
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British tennis player Andy Murray beat Bulgaria's Grigor

Dimitrov in straight sets to win the China Open.
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL), the corporate entity of
Vizag Steel, has roped in top ranked Indian Badminton
Player PV Sindhu as its brand ambassador.
India's Harika Dronavalli defeated World No. 1 Hou
Yifan of China to be at joint fourth position in the Isle of
Man International Chess tournament.
Indian shooter Jitu Rai clinched a silver medal in the 50meter pistol event of the ISSF World Cup Final at
Bologna, Italy.
India's Aakanksha Hagawane has won the girls' U-16
title at the World Youth Chess Championship in Russia.
Aakanksha sealed the title by defeating Alicja Sliwicka of
Poland.
Australian racing driver, Daniel Ricciardo has won the
2016 Malaysian Grand Prix held at the Sepang
International Circuit in Selangor, Malaysia.
Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar won his 6th Asian Tour
title, winning the Korea Open 2016 in Incheon,South
Korea.
Union Finance Ministry has decided that sports
infrastructure will be included in the harmonised master
list of infrastructure sub-sectors.
Bengaluru's Kieren Dsouza has become the first Indian
to complete the Spartathlon, widely described as the
"world's toughest race". The 23-year old completed the
246.6 km distance in 33 hours, one minute & 38 seconds.
The Spartathlon is an annual run between Athens &
Sparta in Greece.
Javelin thrower Annu Rani broke her own national
record & in the process became the first Indian woman
to cross the 60m mark.
Indian star shuttler Saina Nehwal has been appointed as
a member of the International Olympic Committees
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SCHEMES/APPS/PROGRAMME LAUNCHED
Odisha government has come up with a new scheme to
provide legal assistance to the deprived sections of the
society at the grassroots level in all its 6,812 gram
panchayats across the state. The scheme named after
great Odia lawyer, 'Madhubabu Aain Sahayata Sibir will
offer legal services once a week.
Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
launched the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) in
Maharashtra to provide free LPG connections to BPL
households.
Maharashtra Government launched Kaushalya SETU
(Self-Employment and Talent Utilisation) initiative. This
initiative, is a skill development programme for
students, is likely to generate employment for as many
as 7.5 lakh people in state.

Airport Authority of India's Tirupati Airport has been

awarded as "Best Tourist Friendly Airport" under the
category for "State Annual Excellence Awards (201516)" by Andhra Pradesh Tourism.
Human rights activist Irom Sharmila announced the
formation of her political party named Peoples
Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA).
Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) declared that
Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)
achieved Platinum rating from Indian Green Building
Council (IGBC).

MISCELLANEOUS
As the Kashmir Stag popularly known as Hangul is on
the verge of extinction, the International Union for
Conservation of Nature is all set to declare it a critically
endangered species to protect this beautiful animal
from disappearing from earth.
The Oxford English Dictionary has included "Aiyoh" &
"Aiyah" in its latest edition. The word has defined as, "In
southern India & Sri Lanka, expressing distress, regret,
or grief; 'Oh no!', 'Oh dear!'".
Telangana government organised the traditional state
festival of 'Bathukamma' on at the Lal Bahadur stadium
in Hyderabad.The event, attended by about ten thousand
women, found a place in the Guinness Book of World
Records. The Telangana government has declared
'Bathukamma' as a state festival.
Not only men, but women can also be prosecuted under
the Protection of Women against Domestic Violence
(DV) Act.
Arjun Vajpai, a 23-year-old professional mountaineer
from Noida, became the youngest in the world to scale
the Mount Cho Oyu, the 6th highest mountain peak in the
world at 8,188 metres above sea level.
Railways Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu flagged off
the newly manufactured Guard Van of Goods (Freight)
Train, in New Delhi. The newly manufactured Guard
Van of Goods Train is equipped with the Solar powered
Light for the first time.
Polythene banned at all national monuments from
October 2, the 2nd anniversary of the Swachh Bharat
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The EU and Canada signed a free trade deal 2016 that
was almost derailed last week by objections from Frenchspeaking Belgians , exposing the difficulties of securing
agreement from 28 member states as Britain prepares for
Brexit talks.
Prime Minister NarendraModi has inaugurated
Chhattisgarh's 16th foundation day celebrations in Naya
Raipur. Chhattisgarh Governor B D Tandon and Chief
Minister Raman Singh are also present at the site.
Rishi Jaitly, Twitter's India head who helped popularise
the adoption of the micro-blogging website
among government departments to respond to citizen
queries, has quit the company.
Kerala has become the third Open Defecation Free (ODF)
state in the country. The announcement was made on the
states foundation day on 01st November, 2016. Earlier,
Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim had declared themselves
Open Defecation Free.
State-run NHPC has announced commissioning of a 50
MW wind power project in Rajasthan. NHPC has
commissioned its 50 MW wind power project in
Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
The Centre notified the rules for Real Estate Act,
that seeks to regulate the housing sector besides bringing
transparency and ensuring timely completion of projects,
which will be applicable for five Union Territories-The
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and
Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, and Lakshadweep.
With several high-ticket alleged frauds like Vijay Mallya
loan default case coming to fore, Central
Vigilance Commission has now made it mandatory for the
public sector banks to report to it all such matters
involving funds over Rs one crore.
The finance ministry released first installment of special
assistance of Rs 1,093.34 crore for repair and permanent
restoration of damaged public buildings in Jammu and
Kashmir in pursuance of the announcement made by the
Prime Minister last November.A total sum of Rs 2,000
crore has been provided for permanent restoration of
damaged Infrastructure such as schools, colleges,
hospitals, bus stations and other critical public
infrastructure under Prime Minister Reconstruction Plan
for J&K.
India and Palestine signed a MoU for setting up a
Palestine-India Techno Park in Ramallah, Palestine.
During the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to
Palestine in October last year, the announcement for
setting up of park was made. India has announced a grant
of $12 million for setting up the park with payment of $3
million each on half-yearly basis for two years.
Prime Minister NarendraModi has launched the "Saur
SujalaYojana" in Chhattisgarh that would provide solar
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powered irrigation pumps to farmers at a subsidized

price.
Team Indias limited-overs cricket skipper Mahendra
Singh Dhoni remains the most valued Indian athlete in
2016, despite a drop in his brand value when compared
with last year, shows the Forbes Fab 40 list released
recently.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)
tightened rules for credit rating agencies, prescribing
more disclosures on suspension and withdrawal of
ratings. The capital markets regulator also directed
agencies to disclose the nature of their compensation
arrangements with rated entities, including exchange of
gifts.
Sushil Chandra on 01st November 2016 took over as
Chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
Chandra, an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer of the
1980 batch, comes in place of Rani Singh Nair, who
retired from service on 31st October 2016. of Income Tax
(Central) and Director of Income Tax (Investigation) at
Mumbai.
Lewis Hamilton outpaced Mercedes team-mate
NicoRosberg to win the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix.
MiroslavKlose, the top scorer in World Cup history, is
ending his playing career and will join Joachim Lws
coaching staff as he studies for his pro licence, the
German football association (DFB) have confirmed.
Palpreet Singh, winner of National Finals of ACG-NBA
Jump, India's first national basketball talent search
program, was selected 11th in the fourth Round of the
NBA D-League Draft held in New York.

Satnam Singh, who became the first Indian to be drafted

into the NBA when he was selected 52nd overall by the
Dallas Mavericks in the 2015 NBA Draft, represents the
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Texas Legends, the minor league affiliate of the Dallas
Mavericks.
In a bid to boost ties with India, the Australian
government on 02nd November 2016 has announced 19
grants worth $6,30,000 dollars for several projects in the
field of education, science, sports, arts and culture.
The successful grants include an exchange between TAFE
NSW and India's Centurion University to share expertise
for training indigenous learners, collaboration between
University of New South Wales and Indian scientists to
develop effective new water purification systems for the
country's water supply.
ICICI Bank has launched a credit facility against home
loans for salaried customers. The Home Overdraft facility
will enable a salaried customer to seek loans up to Rs. 1
crore for personal needs against his/her property.
The joint military training exercise Sampriti-2016 has
been conducted between India and Bangladesh at Tangail,
Dhaka, Bangladesh from 05 to 18 November 2016.
Leading global professional network LinkedIn has signed
an agreement with the human resource development
ministry to create more job opportunities for Indian
students.
Ministry of Railways has appointed Dr. Bindeshwar
Pathak, the founder of Sulabh International, as a Brand
Ambassador for Swachh Rail Mission.
Renowned South Korean director Im Kwon Taek will be
honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the
upcoming 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
in Goa.
Indian actress Rekha will be honoured by the upcoming
Dubai International Film Festival with a Lifetime
Achievement Award.
South Korea's presidential office named a new prime
minister and finance minister. Kim Byong-joon, a senior
former presidential secretary is expected to replace
Hwang Kyo-ahn as prime minister. The Blue House
named Financial Services Commission Chairman Yim
Jong-yong as finance minister and deputy prime minister.
Indian shuttler Pratul Joshi has won the mens singles
title of the Bahrain International Challenge badminton
tournament.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Asian
Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in New
Delhi. The Aim of the 3-day conference is to find ways for
better management of disaster risk.
The Centre, along with state-run power entities NTPC,
REC and PFC, will soon launch a USD 2 billion clean
energy equity fund to support the government's
ambitious target of adding 175 GW renewable energy
generation capacity by 2022.
The second edition of its three-day National Children's
Film Festival (NCFF), with the theme of "Make in India",

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has been held in Jaipur from November 14, coinciding

with the Children's Day.
Maharashtra is the first state in the country to have a
cyber police station in each district simultaneously. The
state is converting 42 state-of-the-art cyber crime labs
into police stations.
7th Session of the Conference of Parties (COP7) to World
Health Organization, WHO Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control (FCTC) has been held from 7th to 12th of
this month at Greater Noida.
GST Council approved a four-tier GST tax structure of 5%,
12%, 18% and 28%, with lower rates for essential items
and the highest for luxury and de-merits goods that
would also attract an additional cess. Goods and Services
Tax is a proposed system of indirect taxation in India
merging most of the existing taxes into single system of
taxation.
Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu has
inaugurated
the
International
Conference
on
Decarbonisation of Indian Railways Mission
Electrification in New Delhi on November 3, 2016. It was
organised by Institution of Railways Electrical Engineer
(IREE) in partnership with ASSOCHAM India.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister
Mangat Ram Sharma died, after a prolonged illness. He
was 85 years old.
President Pranab Mukherjee has approved the 2% hike in
Dearness Allowance to central government employees, a
move that could benefit 50.68 lakh employees and 54.24
lakh pensioners. DA is provided to employees and
pensioners to minimise the impact of price rise on their
earnings.
Paris climate change agreement, the first ever deal
involving all the world's nations in the battle against
global warming, came into force. The deal seeks
commitments to cap the use of fossil fuels like coal and
oil. Currently, the deal is backed by 97 countries that are
collectively responsible for nearly 67.5% of the global
greenhouse gas emissions.
China has selected historical-adventure film Xuanzang,
which co-stars Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, as its official
entry for the 89th Academy Awards. The project is a part
of the three-film agreement signed between India and
China.
Two days after Twitter India head Rishi Jaitly announced
his exit, the microblogging networks MD for India
Parminder Singh has resigned.
Saudi Arabia has awarded 8 scientists the Prince Sultan
Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water at a
ceremony at the United Nations headquarters in New
York.
India's Private sector lender Yes Bank has launched Yes
Mobile 2.0. The app will allow customers to undertake
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most transactions on the app including Net Banking
registration, thereby eliminating the need to visit the
website or a banking branch.
An Indian lawyer won an election in the United Nations
General Assembly for membership to its top body of legal
experts. 33-year-old Aniruddha Rajput is among the 34
individuals elected by the General Assembly as members
of the International Law Commission.
American multinational technology company, Google has
tied up with Archaeological Survey of India for 360degree virtual tour of 280-odd monuments across the
country.
Legendary Sri Lankan singer and composer Pandit
Amaradeva, recipient of many international honours,
including Padma Shri, for his contribution to music, after
a heart attack. He was 88.
The 128th anniversary of Nobel laureate and Bharat
Ratna Sir CV Raman is being celebrated on 07 th November
2016.
Odisha Government has signed an MoU with the Software
Technology Parks of India (STPI) for setting up of four
more centres in the State.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first
ever International Agro-biodiversity Congress, IAC in
New Delhi

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

and Mumbai-based RBL Bank announced a new loan
portfolio guarantee that will facilitate up to $75 million
for lending to small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
operating in off-grid, solar rooftops, and energy efficiency
sectors.
Government has slapped a nearly 10,000 crore rupee fine
on Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and its partners BP
and Niko for pumping out gas that flowed to the Krishna
Godavari-D6 Block from an adjoining field owned by
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In view of Prime Minister Narendra Modis vision of

nurturing entrepreneurship, Confederation of Indian
Industry has launched a unique platform called Startup
Mentorship Circle to help in connecting start-ups with
the global marketplace.
India and Sri Lanka have signed an agreement under
which a hotline will be set up between officials of the two
countries to address the fishermen crisis.
National Security Advisors of India and Japan held
bilateral consultations in New Delhi. During their
discussions.
In Boxing, Manny Pacquiao reclaims the World Boxing
Organisation (WBO) welterweight title for the third time.
Indian Women's hockey team has lifted the Asian
Champions Trophy 2016 in Singapore. In a thrilling
summit clash, India defeated China 2-1.
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has been named the first
Indian ambassador for Switzerland Tourism. Mr. Singh
will now be in charge of promoting Switzerland Tourisms
campaign for 2017 Nature wants you back!
Czech Republics Petra Kvitova has won the 2016 WTA
Elite Singles Trophy. She defeated Ukrainian Elina
Svitolina 6-4, 6-2 to grab the title at Zhuhai, China.
The Reserve Bank has appointed M Rajeshwar Rao as
Executive Director (ED) following G Mahalingams
voluntary retirement from the central bank.
The Indian army has successfully completed its task of
laying an irrigation pipeline in the Demchok region of
Eastern Ladakh. The project was being conducted under
the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme to link the villages in the region with a
hot spring.
The Union Government launched Pradhan Mantri
Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan to provide free health checkups to pregnant women at government health centres and
hospitals.
The Reserve Bank of India has issued the Clarifications on
hedging for External Commercial Borrowings (ECB). The
Clarifications were issued under section 10(4) and 11(1)
of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.
BJP Vice President Avinash Rai Khanna is all set to be
appointed as a member of National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC) by a high-level selection panel
headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi clearing his
name.He will be the first active politician to be appointed
as a member of NHRC.
The latest Grant Thornton International Business Report
for the July-September quarter has placed India 2nd on
the global scale for business optimism. During the AprilJune 2016 period, India was ranked at the third position
after being on top for two consecutive quarters. Indonesia
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Vice President of India, M. Hamid Ansari released book
An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
authored by Dr. Shashi Tharoor.
Indias first liquefied natural gas-driven bus has been
launched in Kerala. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas
Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Kerala Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan jointly flagged off the first pilot run ecofriendly bus.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about fighting
corruption and black money during his address to the
nation. In a major step to check black money, the prime
minister announced demonetization of Rs 500 and 100
currency notes from 8th November midnight.
Bank of Baroda has appointed Ratnesh Kumar as
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of its
wholly-owned investment banking subsidiary, BoB
Capital Markets Ltd.
Acclaimed Indian American fiction author Amitav Ghosh,
60, has been named for this years Tata Literature Live!
Lifetime Achievement Award, in recognition of his
outstanding contribution to the Indian literary space.
Syrian freelance journalist Hadi Abdullah was awarded
with Reporters without Borders (RSF)-TV5 Monde prize
on November 8, 2016 for reporting from some of the
most hazardous places in Syrias five years old war.
UCO Bank has announced that it would raise Rs.271 crore
from Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) in
preferential allotment of equal shares at Rs.37.74 apiece.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government
of India signed a $48 million loan deal on 7 November
2016 to help Assam improve its electricity power
distribution system.
Corporation Bank has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with the Indian Army on the
defence salary package.
Janet Reno, the first woman to be appointed as Attorney
General of US, passed away as a consequence of
Parkinsons disease. She was 78.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has announced that
the new series of 500 and 2,000 rupees notes will be
available in banks and post-offices from today and
assured that there will be adequate availability of the new
notes in the coming days.
Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das has
announced that the government will unveil Rs. 1,000
notes with a new colour combination and design in a few
months.
The Government has warned that the cash deposits above
2 lakh 50 thousands rupees threshold under the 50-day
window can attract tax plus a 200 percent penalty in case
of income mismatch, said Revenue Secretary Hashmukh
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The two -day BRICS Communication Ministers Second

meeting chaired by Minister of State for Communication
Manoj Sinha has held in Bengaluru.
Tata sons has appointed Ishaat Hussain as chairman of
Tata Consultancy Services in place of Cyrus Mistry who
was sacked last month
A record number of 4 Indian-Americans were elected to
the US. Among the winners was two-term attorney
general from California Kamala Harris, and Pramila
Jayapal, the first Indian-American woman to be elected to
the House of Representatives.
In a big loss to Twitter, the companys Chief Operating
Officer (COO) Adam Bain who was in charge of the microblogging websites revenue business, has decided to leave
the company.
China has launched a navigation satellite, which will
conduct in-orbit experiments using pulsar detectors to
demonstrate new technologies.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat has conferred
the Uttarakhand Ratna award on his arch rival and
former chief minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari on the
occasion of the state's 17th foundation day (09th
November 2016).
The 1st International Agro-biodiversity Congress that
was held in New Delhi from 6 November to 9 November
2016 concluded with the adoption of Delhi Declaration on
Agrobiodiversity Management. The event saw the
participation of 900 participants from 60 countries.
Gurumoorthy Mahalingam took charge as full-Time
Member of SEBI.
Maharashtra government has signed an agreement with
Canada to implement a joint action plan on urban
infrastructure development in the state.
Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated
the worlds largest digital national building initiative
Smart India Hackathon 2017 by handing over a torch to
technology students.
India-born Pramila Jayapal has won the Washington State
Senate seat to become the first Indian-American woman
to be elected to the US House of Representatives.
Tennis player Maria Sharapova will be reinstated as a UN
Goodwill Ambassador, once her reduced 15-month
suspension expires in April 2017.
Former world number one Roger Federer won the Stefan
Edberg Sportsmanship Award at the ATP awards for the
12th time in his career. The award is given to players who
display the "spirit of the sport" on the court.
India has signed a historic civilian nuclear deal with Japan
during the annual bilateral summit held in Tokyo. India is
the first non-member of the non-proliferation treaty
(NPT) to have signed such a deal with Japan.

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World Pneumonia Day is observed across the world on 12
November. This year theme is, "Keep the Promise,
Stop Pneumonia Now".
11 year old Pune girl AnvitaPrashantTelang has been
named national winner of the Doodle 4 Google contest.
TAFE, the worlds third largest tractor maker, in
collaboration with the Rajasthan government, is setting
up a Centre of Excellence JFarm Rajasthan and a
Custom Hiring Centre in six zones in Rajasthan at a total
outlay of Rs.970 crore.
Virat Kohli has became the first Indian Test skipper to be
out hit wicket since LalaAmarnath in 1949 after his foot
disturbed the stumps in the ongoing Rajkot Test against
England.
Leonard Cohen, the baritone-voiced Canadian singersongwriter who seamlessly blended spirituality and
sexuality in songs like Hallelujah, Suzanne and Bird on a
Wire, has died at age 82.
Indian womens carrom team defeated Sri Lanka to win
the gold at the seventh World carrom championship in
Birmingham (UK).
Childrens Day, the day of celebration of childhood, is
celebrated on 14th November every year, as a mark to the
birth date of our first Prime Minister Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru.
The World Diabetes Day is observed across the world on
14 November. The theme for this year is "Eyes on
Diabetes".
A State Bank of India branch in Bhopal has rolled out the
first set of newly issued Rs 500 currency notes.
An Indian-origin man Imtiaz Sooliman from South Africa
was awarded the Global Citizen Award for his "innovative
and visionary" contribution to the global community.
The International Monetary Fund has approved a threeyear $12 billion loan program for Egypt, the largest such
package to a Middle East nation.
The India-China Joint Training Exercise "Hand in Hand
2016" is scheduled to be held in Pune from November 1527.
Narinder Batra has become the first Indian to be elected
the President of the International Hockey Federation.
India will preside the eighth edition of the Conference of
Parties (COP) to WHO Framework Convention on
Tobacco Control (FCTC) which will be held in
Switzerland's Geneva in 2018.
Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
and Bhutan's Economic Affairs Minister Tengye Lyonpo
Lekey Dorji has signed a new bilateral trade agreement
on 12th November to enhance trade between the two
countries through trade facilitation by improving
procedures.
Aditi Ashok is an Indian professional golfer who has
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first Indian woman to win a Ladies European Tour title by

clinching the Hero Womens Indian Open.
The moon arrived at its closest point to the Earth since
1948. The 'supermoon' reached its brightest in Asia on 14
November 2016. The Moon was closest, only 2 lakh 21
thousand 524 miles (356509 km) away at 11:21 GMT.
To oversee recalibration of ATM machines after the
country introduced new banknotes to replace old 500
rupee and 1,000 rupee notes, RBI will set up a task force
under Deputy Governor SS Mundra. Panel will provide
"direction and guidance" for recalibrating ATM machines
to dispense the new notes.

As part of its efforts to continue the global transition to

zero-and-low carbon energy sources, the United States
(US) has announced two financial projects worth 95
million US dollars for India.
The 2016 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders
Week kicked off 14th November in Lima,Peru.
Private sector lender YES Bank has appointed Amresh
Acharya as Group President and Head of Global Indian
Banking.
Federal Bank, India's major commercial bank in the
private sector has received RBI's permission to open its
first international branch at the Dubai International
Financial Centre.
Hollywood actor Jackie Chan received his little gold
statuette, an honorary Oscar for his decades of work in
film at the annual Governors Awards.
Thiruvananthapuram has been termed as the country's
breast cancer capital, with cases at a record high of 40 per
lakh of population. 9 lakh women are diagnosed with
breast cancer every year.
Indian golfer SSP Chawrasia clinched the $1 million (Rs.
6.8 crore) Resorts World Manila Masters in the
Philippines, his first ever Asian Tour title outside India.
The moon arrived at its closest point to the Earth since
1948. The 'supermoon' reached its brightest in Asia on 14
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As part of its efforts to continue the global transition to
zero-and-low carbon energy sources, the United States
(US) has announced two financial projects worth 95
million US dollars for India.
The government has announced that it will present the
Union Budget for 2017-18 on February 1, 2017 and the
budget session may begin in January.
President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the India
International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan, New delhi
which will see participation of over 150 companies from
27 countries.
India and Israel have inked two agreements in the field of
water resources management and agriculture. The
agreements were signed following delegation level talks
between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in New Delhi.
Meghalaya became the first state to start India's first
Cherry Blossom Festival on 14 Nov, 2016, which is widely
celebrated in Japan.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has launched a key
programme to provide free electricity connection to
about 50 lakh households above the poverty line. The
chief minister launched Har Ghar Bijli Lagataar
programme, which was key development thrust for the
Assembly polls.
Bulgarias prime minister Boyko Borisov has handed in
his resignation to parliament after his partys candidate
Tsetska Tsacheva , failed to win the countrys presidential
election on November 14, 2016.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government
of India on 15 November 2016 signed a 500 million US
dollar loan to build a 9.8 km long road bridge across the
Ganges River. This will be Indias longest river bridge.
Netherlands-based doctors have performed the first-ever
brain implant on a 58-year-old woman paralysed by Lou
Gehrig's disease, enabling her to communicate in day-today life via a speech computer.
Cyrus Mistry was voted out as chairman on 15th
November by the board of the Tata Global Beverages.
Harish Bhat, a non-executive director, has been appointed
chairman of the company.
Mota Singh, an Indian-origin Sikh, who became UKs firstever ethnic minority judge to sit on the English Bench
wearing a turban instead of a horse-hair wig, died.
Actor-turned-author Twinkle Khanna launched her
second book titled 'The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad'.
Twinkle's first book was 'Mrs Funnybones: She's Just Like
You and a Lot Like Me', which was published in 2015.
President Vladimir Putin has signed an executive order
removing Russias signature from the International
Criminal Courts founding treaty on 16th November.
Russia in 2000 signed the Rome treaty that established
the Hague-based court but never ratified it.

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The Unique Identification Authority of India has launched

a revamped version of its toll-free helpline number 1947.
The number is revamped to handle more incoming calls.
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti
has launched the Jhelum-Tawi Flood Recovery project on
November 14, 2016, for which World Bank has funded an
amount of US $250 million (Rs. 1,600 crore).
Maharashtra has become the first state to adopt Fly Ash
Utilisation Policy, paving way for prosperity by
generating "wealth from waste", and environment
protection.
Pakistans Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has inaugurated a
trade route linking the south western Gwadar port to
Kashgar city in China as part of $46 billion project to
jumpstart economic growth in the South Asian country.
Reliance Group has partnered with Cisco Jasper for the
launch of a venture called Unlimit, which will provide
Internet of Things (IoT) services to its enterprise
customers in India.
A team of women commandos has been inducted for the
first time in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to
counter Naxal insurgency in Jharkhand.
The Defense Research and Development Organization
(DRDO) has successfully tested its unmanned combat
aerial vehicle, Rustom-2. The medium-altitude long
endurance (MALE) category vehicle met all the
expectations during the first flight.
Debbie Hockley has been elected as president of New
Zealand Cricket, becoming the first woman to hold this
role in the 122-year history of New Zealand Crickets
national governing body.

The 6th Indo-China joint training exercise Hand- in- Hand

2016 commenced at the parade ground in Aundh Military
Camp, Pune. The exercise will finish on 27 November
2016.
Chhattisgarh has become the first state to adopt a
resolution welcoming the demonetization of high-value
currency notes.
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Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius Anirood
Jugnauth has inaugurated an AYUR Herbarium project in
North Goa, an initiative by the pharmaceutical major in
association with Union AYUSH Ministry.
Times Internet, the digital arm of The Times of India
group appointed former Twitter India head Rishi Jaitly as
the chief executive officer (CEO) of Times Global Partners,
a group initiative that supports the launch and expansion
of emerging global digital companies in India.
Haryana sprinter Dharambir Singh, who was barred from
representing the country in the Rio Olympics at the last
minute for failing a dope test, has been slapped an eightyear ban by the National Anti-Doping Agency.
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has announced the
completion of the merger of its subsidiary unit in
Bangladesh with Robi Axiata. This entity will now be the
second-largest mobile operator in Bangladesh.
HDFC Bank's Aditya Puri has been ranked 36th in the US
magazine Fortune's top 50 business persons list for 2016.
He is the only Indian among three persons of Indian
origin in the global rankings. Facebook's Mark
Zuckerburg topped the list by the US magazine.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt Gen S K Sinha
passed away at a hospital this morning after a brief
illness.

The Indian Navy on 18th November formally inducted

four types of indigenously developed sonars that will
boost its underwater surveillance capability.
United State president-elect Donald Trump has named
Michael Flynn, an ex-army general as his National
security adviser. Mr Trump chose Republican Senator Jeff
Sessions as his Attorney General and Congressman Mike
Pompeo as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA).
Noted flautist Pt Hari Prasad Chourasia has been
conferred this years Sumitra Charat Ram Award for
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Indian Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has inaugurated

projects worth Rs 6 crore at his adopted village of
Puttamrajuvari Kandriga in Andhra Pradesh (AP).
Federal Bank has tied up with Oxigen to expand the
banks e-collection facility for 3 lakh- retail outlets of
Oxigen.
India's IT major Tata Consultancy Services has been
awarded 'Digital Innovator of the Year' in the Ecosystem
Excellence category at GE's Minds + Machines event.
The 2016 World Internet Conference concluded on 18
November 2016 in Wuzhen, China. The theme of the 3rd
World Internet Conference, which commenced on 16
November 2016, was Innovation-driven Internet
Development for the Benefit of All Building a
Community of Common Future in Cyberspace.
Universal Children's Day is observed on November 20
every year.
Britain's Andy Murray clinched the 2016 ATP World Tour
Finals title, after defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic 6-3, 64 in the final in London on 20th November.
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was honoured with
an International peace prize for his efforts in ensuring
world peace. The 'Dr Nagendra Singh International Peace
Award' was given to him by Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
The award has been instituted in the memory of Dr
Nagendra Singh, an Indian judge at International Court of
Justice, The Hague.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed opening of
Islamic window in conventional banks for gradual
introduction of Sharia-compliant or interest-free banking
in the country.
The 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI),
considered to be Asia's oldest film festival, began in Goa
on Nov 20, 2016. The Republic of Korea is the focus
country of IFFI 2016.
Government of India has appointed Justice Jagdish Singh
Khehar, as the new Executive Chairman of the National
Legal Services Authority (NALSA). He succeeds Justice
Anil R. Dave, who retired from the Supreme Court.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched
Pradhanmantri Grameen Awas Yojna, an ambitious
housing scheme meant for rural poor in Agra, Uttar
Pradesh. Designed entirely for the rural masses, the
ambitious scheme aims to provide affordable houses to
all those living below the poverty line by the year 2022.
Olympic silver medalist P.V. Sindhu clinched her maiden
Super Series Premier title after edging out Sun Yu of
China in the finals of the USD 700,000 China Open
badminton tournament in Fuzhou, China.
Bollywood Parks, Dubai has opened with fanfare,
fireworks, dance, music and 4D shows based on hit
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Telangana government joined hands with Mumbai based
IDFC Bank to enable cashless transactions and to solve
the change problem.
Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan was awarded the
prestigious Mother Teresa International Award by the
Mumbai-based NGO Harmony Foundation.
Shaikh Abdullah, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and
International Cooperation, was conferred with the award
for his contribution in promoting peace and stability in
the West Asia.
Eminent writer Amitav Ghosh was on 20th November
bestowed with the life-time achievement award at Tata
Literature Live, the Mumbai LitFest.

The State Bank of Mauritius (SBM) Group has appointed

Siby Sebastian as Chief Executive for its India operations.
NASA has successfully launched the next generation US
advanced weather satellites GOES-R from Cape Canaveral
Air Force Station in Florida, US.
The 10-day-festival Sangai Festival 2016 inaugurated by
Manipur CM Okram Ibobi Singh on November 21 2016.
The main aim is to celebrate the festival to promote
Manipur as a potential tourist destination.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has commissioned
INS Chennai, the third indigenously designed guided
missile destroyer in the Kolkata class.
India has successfully testfired the nuclear-capable
Prithvi-II missile. The twin trial was conducted from a
test range in Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. The
Prithvi-II missile has a payload capacity of 500 kg to
1,000 kg and a strike range of 350 km.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has
commissioned a 5 MW solar power plant on the
Polavaram right canal bund at Gollagudem village in West
Godavari district.
Captain Radhika Menon was bestowed with the 2016
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for

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Exceptional Bravery at Sea at IMO Headquarters in

London, United Kingdom.
Mahesh Bhalla, former Executive Director of Dells
Consumer & SMB business in India, has been appointed
as Chief Mentor of StartupsClub India.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu
has inaugurated a multimedia exhibition on the theme of
Aazadi 70 Saal, Yaad Karo Kurbani to commemorate 70
years of Indias Independence and its depiction through
films. The multimedia exhibition has been organised by
National Film Archives of India, NFAI at the International
Film Festival of India, IFFI in Goa.
The National Aeronautic and Space Administration
(NASA) has launched the highly advanced geostationary
weather
satellite
Geostationary
Operational
Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R).
Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar has won the $300,000
BANK BRI-JCB Indonesia Open for the second time in his
career. Two-time Asian Tour number one Jeev Milkha
Singh finished tied-second in the tournament, which was
his best result since 2012. It was Bhullar's overall seventh
Asian Tour victory and the second title this season
Antonio Costa, the Indian origin prime minister of the
Republic of Portugal will be the chief guest at the 14th
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) Convention to be held in
January.
In a big step towards fighting black money stashed
overseas, Switzerland has agreed to automatic sharing of
information with India on Swiss bank accounts of Indians
as of September 2018 and onwards. The Joint Declaration
was inked by Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes
Sushil Chandra and Deputy Chief of Mission of Swiss
Embassy in India, Gilles Roduit.
Two officials of the Securities and Exchange Board of
India (Sebi), Parmod Kumar Nagpal and Amarjeet Singh
are elected as chairpersons of two committees set up by
IOSCO (International Organisation of Securities
Commissions) announced by IOSCOs Asia-Pacific
Regional Committee chairman by Mr. Ashley Ian Alder.
Pankaj R Patel, chairman & managing director of Cadila
Healthcare Ltd (Zydus Cadila) has been elected as the
new President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce & Industry (FICCI) for the year 2017. Patel will
take over from Harshavardhan Neotia, Chairman of
Ambuja Neotia Group, during the FICCI
Senior journalist Akshaya Mukul has been awarded the
Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his book "Gita Press and
the Making of Hindu.
Irish novelist and playwright William Trevor has passed
away at the age of 88. Trevor won the Whitbread Prize
thrice and was nominated five times for the Booker Prize.

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Acclaimed physicist and ex-Chairman of the Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO), Prof MGK Menon passed
away on Tuesday, aged 88 years.
Veteran carnatic musician M. Balamuralikrishna passed
away in Chennai. The much revered artist was 86.
Dr Viveki Rai, the renowned Hindi and Bhojpuri
litterateur, died on 22 November 2016 in Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh. He was 92.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi has approved the Merchant Shipping Bill,
2016 for introducing it in the Parliament.
The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2016 is a revamped version
of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. The Bill provides for
repealing of Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 as well as for
the repealing of the Coasting Vessels Act, 1838.
US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South
Carolina's Indian-American Governor Nikki Haley as US
ambassador to the United Nations.
Airtel Payments Bank Ltd (Airtel Bank), a subsidiary of
the countrys largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel, has
rolled out a pilot of its banking services in Rajasthan.
U.S. President Barack Obama has bestowed the nation's
highest civilian honour for the last time as president. The
award have been honoured on the work of Americans
ranging from global philanthropists Bill and Melinda
Gates to legendary athletes, artists, activists, scientists
and others.
The Government has allowed NABARD to disburse Rs
21,000 crore to cash-starved farmers, helping them sow
winter crops like wheat ahead of the sowing season. The
governments demonetisation move, which swept away
86% of currency in circulation, has badly hit farmers
leaving them without cash just ahead of the sowing
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Indian Journalist Malini Subramaniam has been conferred

with the International Press Freedom Award for her
reporting from Chhattisgarh's Naxal-infested Bastar area.
The government has appointed Yudhvir Singh Malik as
the Chairman of National Highways Authority of India
(NHAI). Malik, an 83 batch Haryana cadre IAS officer, was
earlier posted as special secretary in Niti Aayog.
In the wake of demonetisation, bank deposits with the
Reserve Bank of India have reached a record high of Rs.
4.3 trillion, beating the earlier record of Rs. 1.7 trillion in
May 2009.
Turkey will chair the Energy Club of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2017. With this, it
became the first non full member country to be the
chairman of a club in the organisation.
China has successfully launched the Tianlian I-04 satellite
from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan
province of Southwest China. This data satellite was
launched on a Long March-3C carrier rocket. The launch
of the Tianlian I-04 marks the 241st mission of China's
Long March series of rockets.
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, N Chandrababu Naidu
has launched the Smart Water Distribution Monitoring
web portal, which will enable the people to track the
status of drinking water in the nearby water tanks.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by
the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on November 23,
2016, gave approval for opening of Jawahar Navodaya
Vidyalaya in each of the 62 uncovered districts for which
an amount of Rs.2,871 crore has been allocated.
Garo tribals People of Meghalaya celebrated the harvest
festival of Wangala to marks the end of a period of toil for
farmers wanting a good output from their fields. Wangala
harvest festival celebrated in Meghalaya.
Australias former womens captain Karen Rolton has
been inducted into the ICCs Hall of Fame on November
24, 2016 at a ceremony during the dinner break on the
opening Karen Roltonday of the third day/night Test
between Australia and South Africa.
PM Narendra Modi is leading the TIME Person of the Year
Reader's Poll with 11% of the vote to date. The title, will
be announced on Dec. 7.
Shri Narendra Kumar Sinha, Secretary, Ministry of
Culture released a Commemorative Non-Circulation Coin
of Rs.500 and a Circulation Coin of Rs.10 on November
25, 2016, to mark a year-long celebration of 500th
Anniversary of Shri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhus
Coming to Vrindavan.
Indian Railways all set to launch Tri-Netra (Terrain
Imaging for diesel drivers infrared, enhanced optical and
radar assisted system) to check collisions between
tracks.

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Celebrated Indian boxer M C Mary Kom is all set to add
another honour to her glittering career when she receives
the 'Legends Award' from the International Boxing
Association (AIBA) on its 70th anniversary on December
20, 2016.
Indian actor Manoj Bajpayee has won the best actor
performance award by an actor at the 10th Asia Pacific
Screen Awards beating Nawazuddin Siddiqui,who was
awarded a special mention in the same category.
NVS and Associates Managing Partner, N V Srinivasan is
elected as its National President of Trade body IndoAmerican Chamber of Commerce for the period 2016-17
by the committee of the Chamber during the meeting held
in Mumbai.
Kerala based South Indian Bank has launched contactless
debit card which is based on Near Field Communication
(NFC) technology. Customers can also use this card as
contact chip card. If customers use this card at the
contactless PoS terminal, the customer simply has to just
wave the card on the terminal and the payment is
processed wirelessly in a fast and secure manner.
Eminent freedom fighter Bhikari Charan Mohanty passed
away in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He was 94 Mohanty was a
close associate of Badachana Gandhi and he was
imprisoned twice during Quit India Movement.
Noted journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of the Times
of India, Dilip Padgaonkar passed away on 25 November
2016, following a heart attack and multi-organ failure. He
was 72.
The Jharkhand government has introduced a strict law
against placement agencies to rein in those involved in
exploiting people on the pretext of giving employment
outside the state.
Skyscanner has drawn comparisons between travel
searches from 2015 and 2016, highlighting the places
where Indian travellers will be ushering in 2017.
Sachin Singh became only third Indian boxer to win a
gold medal at the Youth World Championships after
registering a 5-0 unanimous win over Cuba's Jorge Grinan
in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Indian golfer Aditi Ashok on 27 November 2016 won the
inaugural Qatar Ladies Open in Doha. With this, she
recorded her second straight victory on the Ladies
European Tour.
Former Hockey player Mariamma Koshy on 25 November
2016 took charge of Hockey India as its president with
immediate effect. Hockey India, during its 41st Hockey
India Executive Board meet, announced that Koshy will
head the national body.
Nico Erik Rosberg is a German Formula One driver who
has won the Formula One world title by securing second
place behind his Mercedes arch-rival Lewis Hamilton in
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

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In order to absorb the surge in liquidity in banking

system following demonetisation of high value notes, the
Reserve Bank introduced an incremental Cash Reserve
Ratio (CRR) of 100 per cent for the fortnight which began
from 26th November 2016.
Public sector bank Canara Bank has signed a corporate
agency agreement Bajaj Allianz General Insurance for the
distribution of Bajaj Allianzs general insurance products
through its branches.
Tata Steel has removed former head of Tata Sons Cyrus
Mistry as chairman of its board in a board meeting held in
Mumbai on Friday, replacing him with O P Bhatt, an
independent director on the board of the company and
former head of State Bank of India.
The International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has
nominated eight movies for this years International
Council for Film, Television and Audio-visual
Communication UNESCO Gandhi Medal.
In Badminton, Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu
has lost in the Final of the Hong Kong Open Super Series
tournament.
Assam's picturesque hill station Haflong will host the
three-day 'Judima Festival' next month when tourists
can indulge in a number of adventure sports like trekking,
hiking, angling and satiate their taste buds by gulping one
of the best traditional brews of the region.
As per the new GST law, E-commerce giants Flipkart and
Snapdeal will have to deduct 2% TCS(Tax Collected at
Source) while making payments to their suppliers and
deposited TCS amount with the governmentE-commerce
firms like Flipkart and Snapdeal to deduct TCS under GST.
Lt. Gen Qamar Bajwa has been appointed as the chief of
Pakistan Army by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. He
will replace Gen Raheel Sharif

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The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has
sets up 2 high-level committees under the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code to consolidate and amend laws relating
to reorganisation as well as insolvency resolution of
corporate persons, partnership firms and individuals in a
time-bound manner. The Advisory committee on service
providers consists of 9 members, the panel is led by
educationist Mohandas Pai. Corporate insolvency and
liquidation panel is chaired by noted banker Uday Kotak.
'Magical Piano', a short film by the Toonz Media Group
has won an award at the prestigious UNESCO Salon Youth
Video Competition 2016. Dr Avaneesh, Head of
Development, Toonz Media Group received the award
from Salon Films Chairman Fred Wang and UNESCO chief
of Public Relations and Partnerships, Armelle Arrou.
According to data released by Oxford Economics, Mumbai
is at number 31 among 50 top metropolitan economic
entities globally in 2015, while Delhi is at 30th.
Indian Railways and IRCTC have included "transgender as
the third gender" in the option alongside male and female
in ticket reservation and cancellation forms.
IAS officer Suhas LY struck gold in the Asian ParaBadminton Championships that was held in Beijing by
defeating Indonesian player Harry Susanto in straight
sets by 21-4 and 21-11.
Indian online transportation network company Ola cabs
has tied up with lenders like State Bank of India (SBI) and
Punjab National Bank (PNB) to set up mobile ATM in the
cab to help people withdraw cash easily.
Pink, the Amitabh Bachchan starrer Bollywood film, has
been invited by the Movses Abelian, Assistant SecretaryGeneral of the United Nations for a special screening at its
headquarters in New York, USA. Directed by Aniruddha
Roy Chowdhury and written by Ritesh Shah, the film- a
modern Indian courtroom drama- highlights the issue of
gender violence.

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Noted Marathi author and Sahitya akademi awardee

Anand Yadav died in Pune. He was 80. His autobiography
'Zombi' had won Sahitya Akadmi award in 1991.
Private sector lender RBL Bank, has tied up with non
banking finance company Bajaj Finance, to launch a series
of co-branded credit cards for Indian customers.
Varanasi-based micro-finance institution, Utkarsh Micro
Finance has received final license from The Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) to start operations as Small Finance Bank
(SFB). In October 2015, Utkarsh Micro Finance had got
the "in-principle" approval to set up SFB as per the
guidelines issued by the RBI.
Gautam Kumra, partner at McKinsey & Companys New
Delhi office has been appointed as the new managing
director for India by the consulting firms Asia chief Kevin
Sneader at an India partners meet held in New Delhi.
Argentina defeated Croatia to win their first ever maiden
Davis Cup tennis title in Zagreb, Croatia on November 28,
2016. Del Potro and Federico Delbonis are played a
remarkable play to win the title.
Akodara village in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat
recently has earned the title of first digital village in India.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has
inaugurated Indias first and Asias longest bicycle
highway between Agra and Etawah in UP. A rally of 90
cyclists from five countries and across India followed the
inauguration ceremony at the Lion Safari in Etawah.
Senior IAS officer M. M. Kutty has been appointed the
Delhi Chief Secretary. He replaced K. K. Sharma, who was
transferred to the Union HRD Ministry as OSD.
The Government of India has approved 6 proposals from
four developers to set up a new special economic zones
(SEZs) IT and biotechnology across Telangana, Haryana
and Karnataka .
A former law firm receptionist Susan Kiefel has been
appointed as Australias first woman Chief Justice of
Australia by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Drug major Cipla has appointed Ireena Vittal as an
independent director on its board with effect from
December 1, 2016.
Fifteen-time world champion Pankaj Advani suffered a 27 loss in the semifinals against Andrew Pagett of Wales to
settle for a bronze medal at the IBSF World Snooker
Championship.
'Moonlight' won best feature at the 26th annual Gotham
Independent Awards. Directed by Barry Jenkins, the film
stars Naomie Harris.

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