DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 8 APRIL 2016
(Daily News India)
1. NORTH
EAST-ASEAN BUSINESS SUMMIT KICKS OFF IN IMPHAL
i. The first-ever North East-ASEAN
Business Summit started in Imphal, Manipur.
ii. The main focus was to promote road
connectivity, trade and tourism.
iii. The Summit aims at attracting
investment from both domestic and foreign firms to the North-Eastern states to
increase productivity and generate employment in the region.
2. IRANI
UNVEILS BRONZE BUST OF ARYABHATTA AT UNESCO HEADQUARTERS
i. A bronze bust of ancient Indian
mathematician and astronomer Aryabhatta has been unveiled at the UNESCO
Headquarters.
ii. The bust is sculpted by renowned
Indian sculptor Ram Sutar.
iii. Sutar was recently awarded the
Padma Bhushan, one of the highest civilian awards in India, for his
contribution to the world of art.
3. GUJRAT
CM ANANDIBEN PATEL LAUNCHES 'MAA ANNAPURNA YOJNA'
i. Gujarat chief Minister Anandiben
Patel launched the state level National Food Security Act renamed as Maa
Annapurna Yojna by the state government.
ii. Under the Maa Annapurna Yojna
people will get rice at Rs 3 per Kg and wheat at Rs 2 per Kg.
iii. only 11 states had implemented the
National Food Security Act.
4. CP
GURNANI APPOINTED AS NASSCOM CHAIRMAN
i. CP Gurnan is appointed as the new
Chairman of the National Association of Software and Services Companies for
2016-17.
ii. He would focus on programmes aimed
at making India a digital.
iii. The National Association of
Software and Services Companies is a trade association of Indian Information
Technology and Business Process Outsourcing industry.
iv. It was Established in 1988 as a
non-profit organization.
5.
SIGURDUR INGI JOHANNSSON NAMED AS NEW PM OF ICELAND
i. Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson has been
named as the new Prime Minister.
ii. He will replace Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson former Pm of Iceland.
iii. Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson had stepped down as PM
in the wake of the leaked Panama Papers.
6.
MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH'S STATUE TO BE INSTALLED IN FRANCE
i. A statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
will be installed in France's Saint-Tropez town on 2016.
ii. The town is the birth place of
Maharaja’s Army General Jean-Francois Allard.
iii. The Indian embassy in France will also
hold an exhibition on the life of the king.
iv. Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the
founder of the Sikh Empire in 19th
century.
