Page-3 of Current Affairs - April, 2016

Parliament passes Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016

April 28, 2016

Parliament passed Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to include certain communities in the list of Scheduled Castes (SC) from 4 states. The bill seeks to amend Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 to include certain communities from Chhattisgarh, Haryana, ..

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ISRO successfully launches 7th navigation satellite IRNSS-1G

April 28, 2016

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched India’s 7th navigation satellite IRNSS 1G of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The satellite was launched into a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Sub-GTO) on-board of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) ..

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Renowned Kerala cartoonist V T Thomas passes away

April 28, 2016

Renowned Kerala cartoonist V T Thomas passed away following a brief illness at in Kottayam, Kerala. He was 86. He was popularly known as Toms and had created the legendary cartoon characters Boban and Molly (Bobanum Moliyum). About V T ..

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Deepika Kumari equals world record in recurve event at Archery World Cup

April 28, 2016

India’s Deepika Kumari has equalled the world record in Women’s Recurve event at the qualifying stage of Archery World Cup held in Shanghai, China. Deepika recorded a score of 686 out of 720 to finish 1st in qualifiers and equal ..

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Union Cabinet gives nod to BPCL’s investment enhancement in Oman Refineries

April 28, 2016

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to enhance investment by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) in Bharat Oman Refineries Limited (BORL). With this, the investment amount of BPCL could be enhanced upto a maximum of 3000 crore rupees by ..

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Union Cabinet gives nod to MoU between IRDAI and Insurance Authority of UAE

April 28, 2016

The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and the Insurance Authority of United Arab Emirates. Decision in this regard was taken by the ..

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Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Papua New Guinea in health area and medical science

April 28, 2016

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Papua New Guinea on cooperation in the field of Healthcare and Medical Science. Decision in this regard was taken by Union Cabinet meeting chaired by ..

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Union Government allows states to put stock holding limits on sugar

April 28, 2016

The Union Government has decided to allow States to impose and enforce stock limits on sugar in order to check the the price rise of sweetener in the market. The decision to bring sugar under the purview of stock holding ..

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