Current Affairs - 19 April 2016

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Laureus World Sports Awards 2016: Djokovic and Serena won Sportsman & Sportswoman of the Year This was Djokovic’s back-to-back second Laureus Award for Sportsman of the Year, whereas Serena Williams won the Laureus Awards for Sportswoman of the Year for the fourth time. World Bank Group to Invest 2.5 Billion US Dollars in Education Projects benefiting Adolescent Girls About 75 percent of...

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Current Affairs - 17 & 18 April 2016

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Current Affairs - 16 April 2016

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Delhi government rolled out Phase 2 of odd-even scheme Under the scheme, President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Union Ministers and other VIPs have been exempted. Besides, vehicles driven by women, emergency vehicles, CNG vehicles and cars carrying school children in uniforms will be exempted. EU Parliament cleared joint system for sharing air passenger data to fight terror The creation of...

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Current Affairs - 15 April 2016

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Susmita Pande appointed as chairperson of National Monument Authority She was appointed for the position that was lying vacant since five months after the term of Himanshu Prabha Ray, professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University, ended. Pepsi-Cola sign got historic landmark designation in New York The sign of 60 feet high and 120 feet long was built in 1936 and installed atop a Pepsi bottling plant...

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Current Affairs - 14 April 2016

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Fairness for Children report released by UNICEF The report released in Paris presents an overview of inequalities in child well-being in 41 countries of the European Union (EU) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). PM Modi launched Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan on Dr. Ambedkar's birth anniversary The campaign seeks to strengthen Panchayati Raj in villages, ensure...

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Current Affairs - 13 April 2016

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NRDC and Rainbow Agrilife India signed agreement for commercializing NEMHARI NEMHARI is a plant that was developed at Central Sericulture Research and Training Institute (CSR&TI), Central Silk Board (CSB), Mysuru. Union Cabinet approved India to become a formal member of SAWEN SAWEN is a Regional network comprising of eight countries in South Asia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India,...

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Current Affairs - 12 April 2016

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Kerala High Court banned noise-making fireworks at night in all places of worship The ban order was given by the 'Devaswom Bench' comprising Justices Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Anu Sivaraman. Royal Mail of British issued set of stamps to mark 400th death anniversary of William Shakespeare It published ten first class stamps featuring famous phrases from the playwright’s repertoire to mark...

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Current Affairs - 11 April 2016

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Danny Willett won 2016 US Masters golf championship The 2016 Masters Tournament was the 80th edition of the Masters Tournament. It was held from 7 April to 10 April 2016 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Jharkhand Government announced to reserve 2 percent employment for meritorious sportspersons The announcement was made at the inaugural function of the National Archery Championship...

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Current Affairs - 10 April 2016

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Haryana Government appointed two-member inquiry panel to probe into Jat quota stir The commission will be headed by Justice (Retd.) SN Jha, former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court will submit its report within six months from the date of its first sitting. Sajibu Cheiraoba celebrated with religious fervor in Manipur Sajibu Cheiraoba is celebrated annually on the first day of Sajibu...

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Current Affairs - 9 April 2016

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Mother Teresa conferred with Founders Award posthumously in UK Teresa, who will be made a saint on 4 September 2016, founded the Missionaries of Charity and spent 45 years serving needy people. She passed away at the age of 87 in Kolkata in 1997. SpaceX successfully landed its rocket on a floating drone ship for the first time This was the first time that the company succeeded in landing the...

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Current Affairs - 8 April 2016

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Make public bio-safety information on Genetically Modified Organisms: CIC The direction is aimed at enhancing transparency in the regulatory approval process and applicable to all GMOs in the pipeline including GM mustard variety - DMH11. International Roma Day celebrated on April 8 On this day the Roma from all over the world pay respect to the Roma victims during the World War II....

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Current Affairs - 7 April 2016

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Pfizer announced termination of proposed combination with Allergan The decision to scrap the 160 billion US dollar agreement was driven by the actions announced by the US Treasury to curb corporate inversions. Kento Momota and Ratchanok Intanon won 2016 Yonex Sunrise India Open badminton titles In the final match held at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi, Momota defended the men’s singles...

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Current Affairs - 6 April 2016

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SIPRI released Trends in world military expenditure, 2015 report As per the report, while the USA remained as world’s biggest spender in 2015, India moved up one spot in the global rankings to reach the sixth position in terms of military expenditure. Telangana ICT Policy Framework 2016 launched The policy seeks to double the value of current 68232 crore rupees IT exports in Telangana in 5 y...

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Current Affairs - 5 April 2016

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Stand Up India Scheme The scheme is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes and women entrepreneurs. Blackstone inked agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to acquire 60% stake in Mphasis Limited Mphasis is a leading information technology services provider offering applications, business process outsourcing and inf...

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