Daily Current Affairs Updates

Telecom-to-energy conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL) and India̢۪s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) have signed Subscription and Shareholders̢۪ Agreement to set up payments bank.

The Union Sports Ministry has granted recognition to Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced temporary lifting of suspension on it.

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has inked a MoU with Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI) to check misleading advertisements in the food and beverages sector.

India̢۪s largest food products marketing organization Amul has become the official sponsor of Indian contingent to the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Indian Navy has launched INS Tarasa, the fourth and last ship in the series of the Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC).

President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Dr BC Roy national awards for 2008, 2009 and 2010 at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Kerala Government has banned electronic cigarette alias e-cigarette as its use can cause various health issues, including cancer and heart ailments.

In the recently released bi-annual Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016 of World Bank Group, India ranked 35th among 160 countries.

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• Eminent Marathi literary scholar RC Dhere passes away

India̢۪s first integrated Defence Communication Network (DCN) was launched by Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in South Block, Delhi.

Renowned Marathi literary scholar Dr. Ramchandra Chintaman Dhere passed away after prolonged illness in Pune, Maharashtra. He was 86.

The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has launched ‘Prashikshak’- an online teacher education portal for District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs).