DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6 APRIL 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6 APRIL 2016

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1. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE 2016 OBSERVED

i. The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2016 was observed on 6 April 2016.

ii. A campaigning is launched named let’s play for Sustainable Development Goals.

iii. International Day of Sport for Development and Peace observed on  April 6 to mark the opening of the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896.

2. UNION MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAUNCHED TRANSNATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS

i. The Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Pratap Rudy 2016 launched Transnational Skill Standards in New Delhi.

ii. The Memorandums of Understanding were signed between National Skill Development Council and Association of Colleges of Uk to increase employer engagement and investment in skills in India.

iii. The main aim is to support Make in India and Skill India initiatives.

iv. The training will be provided in several economic activities including agriculture, life science, healthcare, capital goods, textiles, hospitality, information technology, etc.

v. The Transnational Skill Standards will support international mobility of Indian workforce.

3. PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI LAUNCHED STAND UP INDIA SCHEME

i. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi started Stand Up India Scheme to promote entrepreneurship among Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes and Women entrepreneurs.

ii. Pm also inaugurated a Kaushal Kendra known as Skilling Center under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna in Noida.

iii. The Scheme will facilitate at least two projects per bank branch for each category of entrepreneur.

iv. It will provider refinance through Small Industries Development Bank of India with an initial amount of 10000 crore rupees.

4. VISHWANATHAN ANAND TO BE HONOURED WITH HRIDAYNATH MANGESHKAR AWARD

i. Five time world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand will be honoured with the Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award.

ii. Vishwanathan Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former world champion.

iii. Hridaynath Mangeshkar Award started  in 2011 by Mumbai in the honour of music composer and singer Hridaynath Mangeskar.

5. BIHAR GOVERNMENT IMPOSES COMPLETE BAN ON ALCOHOL

i. Bihar Government has imposed completely ban on all types of liquor in the state.

ii. Earlier state government had partially banned country made liquor in the state

iii. Person found indulging in manufacturing trade, transportation, sale and consumption of liquor across the state will be punished under the stringent provisions of the Bihar Excise Act, 2016.

6. DCB BANK LAUNCHES INDIA’S FIRST AADHAAR-BASED ATM

i. DCB Bank has launched an India’s first  Aadhaar-based Automatic Teller Machine usage facility.

ii. This ATM has been placed at Peninsula Business Park in Mumbai.

iii. DCB customers can transact using his biometric details instead of the PIN.

iv. It is a cardless and PIN less ATM.

7. RBI CUTS REPO RATE BY 25 BASIS POINTS TO 6.5%

i. The Reserve Bank of India has cut down repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 per cent from 6.75 per cent.

ii. It was announced in the first bi-monthly monetary policy of the RBI for the 2016-17 fiscal.

iii. It is the rate at which RBI lends to the banks.

iv. RBI has unchanged CRR and kept it at 4.0 per cent. of

v. RBI has adjusted reverse repo rate under the LAF to 6 per cent.

vi. Reverse repo rate is the rate at which banks can keep excess funds with the RBI.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5 APRIL 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5 APRIL 2016

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1. INDIA RANKED 6TH IN TOP 10 LARGEST MANUFACTURERS LIST

i. According to a United Nations Industrial Development Organisation report India ranked sixth among the world's top 10 manufacturing countries.

ii.The top place is grabbed by China as the world's top manufacturing country.

iii.Top 5 countries are Chuina,U.S., Japan, Germany and Korea.

2. PIYUSH GOYAL LAUNCHED A NEW APP NAMED "VIDYUT PRAVAH"

i. The minister of state for Power, coal, new and renewable energy Mr. Piyush Goyal launched a new mobile application 'Vidyut Pravah'.

ii.The app is launched to empower Common People to have 24x7 Power from the States.

iii. The Application will provides information regarding the current demand met, shortages if any, surplus power available and the prices in the Power Exchange.

3. IIT MADRAS AND IIM BANGALORE TOP THE LIST OF BEST INDIAN UNIVERSITIES

i. IIT Madras and IIM Bangalore have topped in the list of top educational institutes released by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development.

ii. The HRD ministry released thr National Institutional Ranking Framework.

iii. The Indian Institute of Science Bangalore is the best university in India.

v. Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences is the top pharmacy institute in the country.

4. GERMANY TO GIVE 3750 CR LOAN TO NAGPUR METRO

i. Germany's Development Bank will give a loan assistance of 3,750 crore for metro system in Nagpur city.

ii. The fund will be provided for a period of 20 years

iii. Nagpur metro project becomes first metro to be financed under the Indo-German partnership for clean, socially inclusive and climate friendly mobility for people in cities.

5. INDIA’S FASTEST TRAIN GATIMAAN EXPRESS FLAGGED OFF

i. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off India's fastest train the Gatimaan Express from Delhi's Hazrat Nizamuddin station.

ii.The train completed its first journey from Delhi to Agra in 100 minutes as compared to about 2-3 hours that other trains take to cover the distance.

iii.The Gatimaan Express provides free Wi-fi to its passengers.

6. VEDANTA SETS GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR MASS PLANTATION

i.Vedanta minning company  in Talwandi Sabo Power  has set the Guinness World Record for planting 2,08,751 saplings n less than an hour.

ii. The mass plantation drive was organised in Mansa, Punjab on October 30, 2015.

iii.Earlier the company also undertakes high impact initiatives to ensure the health and safety of the workers and makes valuable contributions to communities  across the country.

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Daily Current Affairs 3rd April 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3 APRIL 2016

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1. NIFTY LAUNCHES NEW INDEX FOR MID AND SMALL CAP STOCKS

i. The National Stock Exchange has launched a new index Nifty MidSmallcap 400.

ii. It will represent the mid and small market capitalization segments of the stock market.

iii. The new index will include 400 companies which are the constituents of Nifty Midcap 150 and Nifty Smallcap 250 indices.

2. MEHBOOBA MUFTI TO BE SWORN IN AS FIRST WOMAN CM OF JAMMU & KASHMIR ON APRIL 4

i.PDP President Mehbooba Mufti wil sworn in as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on April 4.

ii. After the death of her father who headed PDP-BJP coalition government Mehbooba had been reluctant to take over as CM of the PDP-BJP coalition government.

STATE GOVERNOR: N N VOHRA.

3. BANKS ADOPTED NEW RATE FORMULA FOR LENDING

i. A large number of banks, including ICICI, Bank of India, IDBI today joined their peers like HDFC Bank,SBI and Axis Bank to make a shift to lending rates based on marginal cost of funds .

ii. Consumer loans became cheaper with new banking formula.

iii.It will have a new way of setting lending rates following RBI’s diktat to ensure faster and effective transmission of its policy rate cuts to borrowers.

iv. RBI had asked banks to price fixed rate loans of up to three years based on marginal cost of funds from April 1.

v.The lending rate based on marginal cost of funds is lower than base rate.

4. JAPAN TO LEND RS.14, 000 CRORE FOR INDIAN PROJECTS

i. The Government of Japan has committed a loan of 242.2 billion for various projects across Indian states.

ii.The funf will be used for integrated sanitation improvement project, a road network connectivity improvement project and micro drip irrigation projects.

5. MUMBAI TO GET INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE BY AUGUST

i. Mumbai Financial capital of India will get the International Arbitration Centre.

ii. This will be the India’s first arbitration centre for dealing the financial disputes.

iii. The financial disputes of India presently dealt in the Singapore Arbitration centre.

6. RAJIV GAUBA TAKES OVER AS SECRETARY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY

i. Rajiv Gauba took over as Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Urban Development.

ii. He also served in the International Monetary Fund representing the Country for four years on the Board of IMF.

URBAN DEVELOPMENT MINISTER: VENKAIAH NAIDU

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Daily Current Affairs 4th April 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4 APRIL 2016

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1. RANVEER SINGH TO BE HONOURED WITH 'MAHARASHTRIAN OF THE YEAR'

i. Bollywood star Ranveer Singh, will be honoured with the ‘Maharashtrian of the Year’

ii. The 'Lokmat Maharashtrian of The Year' award recognises and honours the individuals who brought laurels for Maharashtra.

2. PM NARENDRA MODI CONFERRED SAUDI ARABIA’S HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOUR

i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Saudi Arabia’s highest civilian honour  the King Abdulaziz Sash.

ii. The prestigious award was bestowed upon Indian Prime Minister by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz at the Royal Court

3. WEST INDIES WINS 2016 ICC T-20 CRICKET WORLD CUP

i. West Indies has won the ICC Cricket World Men’s T-20 Cup 2016 by defeating England by 4 wickets in the final match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

ii. Player of the series Virat Kohli .

iii. ICC Cricket World Women’s T-20 Cup 2016 won  by West Indies

4. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF MINE AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE IN MINE ACTION OBSERVED ON 4^TH APRIL.

i. International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed on April 4

ii. The theme of the year 2016 is Mine Action is Humanitarian Action.

iii. The day is observed to work together to advance the goal of a world free of the threat of mines and explosive remnants of war.

5. INDIA SIGNED AGREEMENT WITH GERMANY’S KFW FOR 500 MILLION EURO LOAN TO NAGPUR METRO

i. India and Germany’s Development Bank KfW inked an agreement to provide loan assistance of 500 million Euro for the modern and sustainable metro system for Nagpur city.

ii. This is the first German assistance to Metro project in the country.

iii. Nagpur Metro is the first metro to be financed under the Indo-German partnership for clean, socially inclusive and climate friendly mobility for people in cities.

6. WORLD'S FIRST WHITE TIGER SAFARI INAUGURATED IN MADHYA PRADESH

i. Union Minister for Environment and Forests Prakash Javdekar  inaugurated a White Tiger Safari at Mukundpur in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh.

ii. The Safari is situated adjacent to the Mukundpur Zoo which is spread over 75 hectares.

iii. The safari houses three white tigers, including one male named Raghu and two females named Vindhya and Radha.

7. INDIA RANKS 6TH IN 2015 TOP-10 MANUFACTURERS LIST

i. India has been ranked sixth among the world’s Top-Ten largest manufacturing countries in the United Nations Industrial Development Organization 2015 Yearbook report.

ii. India has jumped by three positions to sixth position compared to earlier ninth position in the previous report.

iii. Top 5 countries are China, United States, Japan, Germany and South Korea.

iv. UNIDO is a specialized agency in the United Nations headquartered at Vienna, Austria.

v. The main Objective is to Promote and accelerate industrial development in developing countries

8. NOVAK DJOKOVIC WINS 2016 MIAMI OPEN TITLE

i. World Number One tennis player Novak Djokovic has grabbed the 2016 Miami Open Title in the men’s singles category at Crandon Park Florida, US.

ii. He defeated Kei Nishikori of Japan.

iii. In Women’s single category Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won the 2016 Miami Open Title

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Daily Current Affairs 2nd April 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2 APRIL 2016

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1. UNION GOVERNMENT IMPOSES SAFEGUARD DUTY ON IMPORT OF STEEL PRODUCTS

i. The Union Finance Minister has extended the safeguard duty on import of some steel products by two years till March 2018.

ii. The safeguard duty will be imposed on steel products hot-rolled flat products of non-alloy and other alloy steel

iii. The duty will be on the products which are imported at or above the minimum import price which helps to set a floor price mainly to discourage imports below this price.

iv. The main objective of this move is to protect domestic industry from onslaught of cheap steel supplies from China.

2. JAILED EGYPTIAN NOVELIST AHMED NAJI TO RECEIVE PEN/BARBEY FREEDOM TO WRITE AWARD

i. Novelist Ahmed Naji will receive PEN/Barbey freedom to write award at Pen America's annual Literary Gala at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

ii. Naji is the author and a journalist at the state-funded Akhbar al-Adab literary magazine.

iii. In 2015, he was charged with violating public modesty after a private citizen complained that an Naji’s novel ‘The Use of Life’ had given the reader heart palpitations due to its sexual content.

3. SHIVA THAPA WINS SILVER MEDAL AT ASIAN/OCEANIA QUALIFYING EVENT IN CHINA

i. Ace Indian boxer Shiva Thapa has won the silver medal at the Asian/Oceania Qualifying Tournament held in Qian’an, China in the 56 Kg category.

ii. The Gold medal was won by Thailand’s Chatchai Butdee.

iii. Earlier Shiva won   World Championship bronze-medallist in the Bantamweight category held in Doha in 2015.

4. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED VIDYUT PRAVAH MOBILE APP TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO DEMAND 24X7 POWERS.

i. Union Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy Minister of State Piyush Goyal launched Vidyut PRAVAH- Electricity, Price Availability and Highlights mobile application in New Delhi.

ii. The mobile application provides highlights of the power availability in India on real time basis.

iii. The app will empower common people to demand 24X7 power from the states and will take transparency to the next level and make state governments more accountable.

5. WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY 2016 CELEBRATED ACROSS THE WORLD

i. The World Autism Awareness Day 2016 was celebrated across the world on 2 April 2016.

ii. The Theme for the day is Autism and the 2030 Agenda: Inclusion and Neurodiversity.

iii. The day is observed to raise awareness about children with autism throughout the world.

iv. Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that manifests itself during the first three years of life.

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SBI Clerk Recruitment 2016 is Live Now

Today SBI launched an official Notification in which they are inviting all Indian candidates for the recruitment of Clerk posts all over India. Those who are interested in these Government Bank jobs can apply online through the official link. We share the link below for official detail.

Profile Name: Clerk
Education: All Indian graduates can apply.

Last Date: 25-04-2016

For Full Official Detail CLICK HERE

 To Apply online CLICK HERE

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MONTHLY GK CAPSULE (NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS) March 2016

Monthly GK Capsules of March 2016

Here is the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to shareofficial PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates of March 2016. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways, SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 APRIL 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 APRIL 2016

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1. 4TH NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT BEGINS IN WASHINGTON

i.  The fourth edition of Nuclear Security Summit started  in Washington,USA.

ii. The summit is conducted to discuss issues related to nuclear security.

iii. The summit is attended by the heads of about 53 countries and representatives of five international organisations including the UNO, International Atomic Energy Agency, European Union and Interpol are taking part.

iv. India is being represented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

v. The summit will highlight achievements and commitments of several countries towards safeguarding nuclear devices and technologies and reducing the threat of nuclear terrorism.

2. INDIA AND SRI LANKA SIGNED MOU TO PROVIDE 150 BOATS & FISHING EQUIPMENT TO MULLAITHIVU FISHERMEN

i. India and Sri Lanka inked a Memorandum of Understanding to provide 150 fishing boats and fishing equipment to 300 Tamil fishermen from Mullaithivu in North Sri Lanka.

ii. The boats and equipment will be provided as a part of India’s development assistance programme in Sri Lanka.

iii. Earlier India had provided 175 boats and fishing equipment to Tamil fishermen of Mannar region.

3. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES STARTUP INDIA PORTAL AND MOBILE APP

i. The Union Government has launched the Startup India portal (http://startupindia.gov.in) and mobile application.

ii. It was launched by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion Ramesh Abhishek in New Delhi.

iii. It was started to promote Action Plan of the Startup India started by PM.

iv. The portal and mobile app provide up-to- date information issued by various Government ministries/ departments.

4. BIHAR GOVERNMENT PARTIALLY BANS SALE OF COUNTRY-MADE AND SPICED LIQUOR

i. Bihar Government has banned the sale of country-made liquor and spiced liquor throughout the state in the first phase.

ii. Person found indulging in manufacturing trade, transportation, sale and consumption of country-made and spiced liquor across the state will be punished.

5. VIJAYA BANK TO GET RS 220 CRORE CAPITAL INFUSION FROM GOVERNMENT

i. Vijaya Bank  a capital infusion of Rs 220 crore in lieu of preferential allotment of shares.

ii. Last year, the government had announced a revamp plan 'Indradhanush' to infuse Rs 70,000 crore in state-owned banks over four years.

iii. In the first tranche, as many as 13 public sectors banks were given fund support of Rs 19,950 crore.

iv. SBI got the highest amount of Rs 5,393 crore.

6. KACHHABALI BECOMES 1ST LIQUOR-FREE VILLAGE IN RAJASTHAN

i. Kachhabali village in Rajasthan has become the 1st in the state to vote to close down its lone liquor shop.

ii. 67.11% of voters saying they wanted no alcohol sale in the village.

iii. Polling was conducted by the excise department for taking reviews of public about opening/closing of liquor shops in Rajasthan’s rural areas.

7. VIRAT KOHLI RISES TO TOP IN ICC T20I RANKINGS

i. Indian Test Captain Virat Kohli has replaced Aaron Finch as the number one batsman in the latest ICC T20 rankings.

ii. In the bowlers rankings, India's Ravinchandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja feature in the Top-10. Ashwin has slipped to be at 3rd place while Jadeja moved up 3 spots to be at 7th.

iii. The bowling list is topped by S. Badree in T20 rankings.

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