DAILY GK UPDATES 23RD APRIL 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 23RD APRIL 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Bhupendra Kainthola is new FTTI Director: Bhupendra Kainthola, an Indian Information Service (ISS) officer has been appointed as the new Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTTI).

 

2. India signs climate pact along with over 170 states at UN: India today 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 emission to combat global warming.

 

3. Uber partners with FICCI, Gujarat Tourism for soft skill training: Cab aggregator Uber has entered into a partnership with Gujarat Tourism and FICCI in Ahmedabad city to facilitate training for Uber driver-partners.

 

4. PM to launch Rs 8000 crore scheme for free LPG connections to poor: He will on May 1, 2016 launch Rs 8000 crore scheme to provide 5 crore free LPG connections to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families using the money saved from 1.13 crore cooking gas users voluntarily giving up their subsidies.  

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. 22nd April celebrated World Book and Copyright Day: This is an annual event celebrated every year by the people all over the world on 23rd April. It is the most important event organised annually by the UNESCO in order to promote the reading, publishing and copyright among the public worldwide.

 

2. Harriet Tubman to be the first African-American on US currency: Anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman will become the first African-American on the face of US paper currency.

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

1. Ace Shooter Jitu Rai finishes sixth in the men’s 50m pistol event at Shooting World Cup held in Rio de Janeiro.

 

2. Hong Kong cricket team’s all-rounder IrfanAhmed suspended for two years and six months for breaching the ICC’s Anti-corruption code.

 

3. BCCI to host first Day-Night Test against New Zealand this year.

DAILY GK UPDATES 22ND APRIL 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 22ND APRIL 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Government’s Twitter Seva to address grievances of start-ups: The Commerce and Industry Ministry has launched a Twitter Seva service, a special Twitter cell by the Narendra Modi government manned by a set of dedicated officers of the Commerce and Industry Ministry was launched.

 

2. President Pranab Munkherjee to attend Khongjom Day in Manipur: Khongjom Day is observed on the 23rd April every year to pay rich tributes to the brave sons of Manipur who made supreme sacrifice for the cause of their motherland.

 

3. Department of Disinvestment is now Dipam: The Department of Disinvestment has been renamed as the Department of Disinvestment and Public Asset Management or ‘Dipam’.

 

4. Dr Harsh Vardhan celebrates Earth by inaugurating India’s 1st Cellulosic Alcohol Technology Demonstration Plant in Uttarakhand: He inaugurated India’s 1st Second-Generation (2G) Ethanol Plant at Kashipur in Uttarakhand.  

 

5. Six Indians in TIME’s 100 most influential people list: The list included RBI Governor Raghuram G Rajan, Priyanka Chopra, Sania Mirza, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Environmentalist Sunita Narain along with Flipkart co-founders Sachin and Binny Bansal.

 

6. Goa to host international seminar on wheat products: The 8th International Seminar on Wheat and Wheat Products is scheduled to be held in Panaji, Goa on July 17-18, 2016.

 

7. Vistara and TCS entered into strategic partnership: Full service airline Vistara has entered into a strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for a broad range of Information Technology (IT) services, including application maintenance services and airport infrastructure support.

 

8. TCS in TIME’s Top 50 Employers for Women in UK.

 

9. India replaces China as top FDI destination in 2015 as per FDI Intelligence Report.

 

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. 22nd April celebrated as the World Earth Day: This is an annual event which is celebrated all over the world to demonstrate support for environment protection.

 

2. Harriet Tubman to be the first African-American on US currency: Anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman will become the first African-American on the face of US paper currency.

 

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

1. BCCI appoints Rahul Johri as its new CEO.

 

AWARDS:

2. Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter Tara Gandhi gets top French honour, the Order of Arts and Letters for her remarkable work for promoting peace, solidarity, culture, education and development.

OBITUARIES:

3. Renowned Music Legend Prince Rogers Nelson has passed away at the age of 57.