Current Affairs 2016

The IIT (Indian Institute of Technology)-Kharagpur has won the National Intellectual Property (IP) Award in the academic institutes category.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced his resignation in the wake of a months-long political crisis.

NASA̢۪s Kepler spacecraft has gone into emergency mode (EM) some 75 million miles from Earth.

Malaysia̢۪s badminton star Lee Chong Wei has won2016 Malaysian Open title in the men̢۪s single category.

Sri Lankan Government has formally announced the resumption of work on the stalled Chinese Colombo Port City project.

Chinese researchers have developed Graphene based all-weather solar cell that can generate electricity even during rains.

• Union Government launches ISBN portal
• Parrikar to host U.S. Defence Secretary on INS Vikramaditya
• SIAM cuts FY17 growth forecast for passenger vehicles to 6-8%

Pakistan Navy successfully test-fired shore-based anti-ship missile ‘Zarb’, bolstering its defence mechanism.

The newly-formed Bank Board Bureau (BBB) met for the first time with top priority being accorded to fill the post of chief executives which will fall vacant during the course of this year.

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has cut its forecast for growth in sale of passenger vehicles for the current fiscal by almost half, citing higher taxes and a ban on the sale of large diesel cars in Delhi as the main reasons.

India and the U.S. will attempt to elevate their strategic cooperation by several notches when U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter begins his India visit from Goa.

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) portal in New Delhi. It was launched by Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani as part of Union Government̢۪s ambitious Digital India campaign.