Daily Current Affairs Updates

The NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog has signed Statement of Intent (SoI) with tech giant Intel India to set up Atal Tinkering laboratories (ATL) under the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).

The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post-facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Switzerland for cooperation in skill development.

The Union Cabinet has approved signing of the Air Services Agreement between India and Mozambique.

The Union Cabinet has apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Tunisia for strengthening bilateral cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Digital Economy.

Researchers from Laval University based in Quebec City, Canada are going to conduct the world̢۪s first Zika vaccine test on humans.

Noted Indian hockey player Mohammed Shahid passed away due to multiple organ failure in Gurugram, Haryana. He was 56.

The Rajya Sabha unanimously passed Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012.

• Rajya Sabha passes Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012
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The Rajya Sabha unanimously passed Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012.

Majority of glaciers in India including Gangotri are retreating (melting) at varying rates ranging from 5 to 20 metre per year due to global warming.

Nigerian journalist and presenter Didi Akinyelure has won the second BBC World News Komla Dumor Award.

Indian actor, model, television personality Rohit Khandelwal won the prestigious 2016 Mr. World title.