The Recap of the Day covers the important current affairs of today like Mobile and Phone Handset Rules 2016, Inauguration of NAVDET and International Plant Nutrition Scholar Award among others.
• The research scholar from IIT Kharagpur (KGP) who won the prestigious International Plant Nutrition Scholar Award is - K Ashok Kumar
• Indian cricketer who became the sixth cricketer to be inducted into the Legends Club founded by the late Cricket Club of India (CCI) president Raj Singh Dungarpur – Kapil Dev
• The 7-year old Kashmiri girl who will, for the first time, represent India at the World Kickboxing Championship in Andria, Italy is - Tajamul Islam
• One of the 17 zones of Indian Railways that launched a missed call service for train updates is - Western Railway
• The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development in the last week of April 2016 sanctioned a loan of 1000 crore rupees to Haryana State Warehousing Corporation for - Wheat procurement
• The Japanese financial services firm that announced that India may surpass China in attracting Foreign Direct Investment in 2016 is – Nomura
• Facility notified by the Department of Telecommunications on 22 April 2016 in Mobile Phone Handsets Rules 2016- Panic Button and Global Positioning System
• A Naval Detachment (NAVDET) was on 26 April 2016 inaugurated at- Androth Island of Lakshadweep
• Person appointed as the Expenditure Secretary in the Union Finance Ministry on 26 April 2016- Ashok Lavasa
• The country that imposed the sanctions on four sports federations including cricket, which disallow them to host or bid for any major international tournaments - South Africa
• The Cricket board that was suspended in view of government interference in the board by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 26 April 2016- Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN)
• The design of the speed breakers which will be introduced on a few highways to act as virtual speed breakers by the Union Road & transport Ministry - Three-dimensional (3D) design
• The bench of Bombay High Court that directed the State government to authorise a 50 percent water cut for breweries and distilleries in the area with immediate effect and a further 10 per cent cut from 10 May 2016 - Aurangabad Bench
• He was appointed as amicus curiae by the Supreme Court to explore how the recommendations of the Justice RM Lodha committee could be implemented - Senior advocate Gopal Subramanium
• The country that ordered a two-day working week for public sector workers as a temporary measure to help it overcome a serious energy crisis – Venezuela
• This many crore rupees has been sought by Railway Ministry from the Finance Ministry for creation of a safety fund to strengthen safety measures on the rail network to prevent accidents - 1 lakh crore rupees
• 1982 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh Cadre, appointed as the Information and Broadcasting Secretary on 26 April 2016 - Ajay Mittal
• The committee that that was constituted to revamp Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and submitted its report on 26 April 2016 was headed by - Shyam Benegal
• Headed of the Parliamentary Standing Committee whose report on the Consumer Protection Bill 2015 was tabled in Parliament on 26 April 2016 - JC Divakar Reddy
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