NDA Exam I 2016 – 17th April 2016
(Current Affairs)
Person in News:
•The next Chief Justice of India (CJI) and who will be take over the office from 2 December 2015- T.S. Thakur
•The Indian-born Sikh was sworn-in as Defence Minister of Canada in November 2015- Harjit Sajjan
•Recently, He was appointed as Indian High Commissioner to United Kingdom (UK) - Navtej Singh Sarna
•He was headed the Committee on Bankruptcy Law Reforms that submitted its report to the Union Government in November 2015- Dr T K Viswanathan
•The author of the book Rebooting India: Realizing a Billion Aspirations - Nandan Nilekani and Viral Shah
International News:
•The parliament of that country voted to impeach its Vice President Ahmed Adeeb in November 2016 - Maldives
•Bosnian and Serbian governments in November 2015 held their first joint session in Sarajevo after the war - 1992-95 Bosnian War
•She was sworn as the first female Vice President of Tanzania- Samia Suluhu
•The 21st International Conference on Frontiers in Yoga Research and its Applications (INCOFYRA) will be organised from 3 to 7 January 2016 at - Bengaluru
•The country was designated as the guest country for China Shanghai International Arts - India
National News:
•The state government signed a MoU (4 November 2015) with Indian Railways to form a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for implementing the railway projects - Odisha
•The High Court on 3 November 2015 ruled that a child born out of rape will have inheritance rights over the property of the assaulter, the biological father- Allahabad
•The state which signed a MOU with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to assist the state in assessing its economic competitiveness- Andhra Pradesh
•The state government in November 2015 proposed 1656 crore rupees AMRUT Action Plan to improve urban infrastructure in the state - Madhya Pradesh
•The Union Cabinet in November 2015 gave its nod to which scheme of Ministry of Power- Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojna
Awards:-
•The Indian Metro project won the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) rating for the efficient energy management - Delhi Metro
•The film, television and stage actor in November 2015 was honoured with the Vishnudas Bhave Award- Vikram Gokhale
•He was awarded with the Aditya Vikram Birla Kala Shikhar Award for lifetime achievement- Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
•Indian Railways in November 2015 issued a Letter of Award (LoA) to which company for setting up of Diesel Locomotive Factory (DLF) at Marhowra, Bihar- GE Global Sourcing India Pvt Limited
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