Current Affairs 2016

The Union Ministry of Railways and Forest Department of Haryana & Punjab have inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for plantation of trees alongside Railway Track on Railway Land Boundary.

Andhra Pradesh Government has launched Chandranna Bima Yojana, an insurance scheme for the working class people. The scheme was launched by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on the occasion of May Day in Vijayawada.

Three Indian Scientist have been elected as the as Fellows of The Royal Society, a premier scientific academy of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.

An Indian American Sikh woman Harmeet Kaur Dhillon (47) from California was elected to an important position in the Republican Party at the United States national level.

Parliament has passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016. The Bill amends the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.

• Union Government launches Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
• Indian team win one silver, two bronze in Archery World Cup
• Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 comes into force

The Union Government launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for providing free of cost LPG (cooking gas) connections to women from BPL Household

Indian women̢۪s team has won silver medal in the recurve team final of Archery World Cup held at the Yuanshen Stadium in Shanghai, China.

The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 came into force on 1 May 2016.

Maharashtra Government has launched Adi Praman, a web-based application for state̢۪s tribal population to get the caste validity certificates online.

• Union Government launches UJALA Scheme
• Madhya Pradesh High Court terms reservation in promotions in the State as unconstitutional
• SIDBI inks MoU with SAARC Development Fund

The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has inked MoU with SAARC Development Fund (SDF) for mutual cooperation and collaboration.