Current Affairs 2016

• India, US ink MoU for setting up LIGO observatory in India
• 4th Nuclear Security Summit begins in Washington
• Union Government launches Startup India portal and mobile app
• Bihar Government partially bans sale of country-made and spiced liquor

India has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States for setting up Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) in India.

The fourth edition of Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) began in Washington, United States to discuss a gamut of issues pertaining to nuclear security.

Researchers from the Purdue University in Indiana in United States have achieved a breakthrough by revealing the first 3D map of the Zika virus structure

Vietnam̢۪s National Assembly (NA) has elected Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan as the country`s first female house speaker

The Union Government has launched the Startup India portal (http://startupindia.gov.in) and mobile application.

Renowned Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid passed away due to heart attack. She was 65.

Kachhabali village in Bhim tehsil of Rajsamand district has become the first in Rajasthan to liquor-free village.

Bihar Government has banned the sale of country-made liquor and spiced liquor throughout the state in the first phase.

Supreme Court has approved Union Government̢۪s guidelines to protect Good Samaritans, who help road accident victims, from being unnecessarily harassed by police or any other authority.

The 13th edition of India-European Union Summit was held on in Brussels, capital of Belgium.

• PM Narendra Modi unveils Asia’s largest optical telescope ARIES at Nainital
• Htin Kyaw sworn in as first elected President of Myanmar
• China launches 22nd BeiDou navigation satellite