Daily Current Affairs Updates

Latvia has become the first country in the Baltic Sea area to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to link up with China̢۪s One Belt and One Road (OBOR) Initiative.

The seventh edition of India-Bangladesh joint military exercise SAMPRITI-2016 has commenced to practise counter-terrorism and disaster-management operations.

The Union Government launched Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) to provide free health check-ups to pregnant women at government health centres and hospitals.

• Food Security Act implemented throughout country
• Paris Agreement on Climate Change enters into force
• Maharashtra becomes first state to launch cyber police stations in all districts

Veteran Bollywood actress and Rajya Sabha MP Rekha will be honoured by the upcoming Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to have a cyber-police station in each district to take on cyber criminals. In this regard, state government is converting 42 state-of-the-art cybercrime labs into cyber police stations simultaneously.

The Paris Agreement to combat climate change officially entered into force after 55 parties to the convention accounting for at least 55% of total GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions ratified it.

The GST Council has finalised 4 tier Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate structure with a multiple-slab rates, including the cess for the new indirect tax regime.

The Union Government has announced that the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 which envisages supply of subsidised foodgrains has been implemented across the country.

• IISER Researchers develop Gelator to scoop out marine oil spills
• India’s first titanium project starts test production in Odisha
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurate Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has inked MoU with Common Services Centre (CSC), a SPV of Ministry of Information Technology for enabling online submission of applications under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban).

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has extended duty drawback facility on all textile products for one year to boost exports.