Daily Current Affairs Updates

KVR Murthy was appointed as the Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the Jute Corporation of India Limited (JCIL).

• Peru declares Zika emergency across northern half of the country
• Senior IPS officer A K Patnaik appointed as CEO of NATGRID
• Yojana Union Cabinet allocates Rs 12,000 crore to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for allocation of Twelve thousand crore rupees to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).

The Union Government has started the operation ‘Sankat Mochan’ to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in South Sudan’s capital Juba.

The Union Government has appointed senior IPS officer Ashok Patnaik as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID).

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for Revised Cost Estimate (RCE) of 7290.62 crore rupees for the ongoing 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (HEP) in Bhutan.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the disinvestment of 15% paid up equity of National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC).

Peru has declared Zika outbreak as a health emergency across the northern half of the country after 102 people were infected with the virus.

The Union Cabinet has approved the revival of three fertilizers defunct Fertilizer Units in Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni.

The Union Cabinet has extended numerous facilities to persons from minority communities of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh namely Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, Parsis and Christians staying in India on Long Term Visa (LTV).

• INS India, base depot ship of Indian Navy at New Delhi celebrates Platinum Jubilee
• Union Government Arvind Subramanian committee to tackle the shortage of pulses
• Union Government notifies AADHAR Act giving UIDAI legal basis

Conservative party leader Theresa May (59) became Prime Minister of United Kingdom after meeting Queen Elizabeth II.