Daily Current Affairs Updates

Zimbabweans formed long queues outside banks as a cash shortage prompted the government to announce plans to print a local version of the US dollar and limit withdrawals.

According to the Census 2011, this trend has dropped at the national level, but its figures paint a different picture of the state. The Census recorded that over two lakh girls in the under-15 category and 9.79 lakh in the 15-19 age group were married.

The world̢۪s longest and deepest railway tunnel Gotthard Base Tunnel was inaugurated in Switzerland.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP) to make India disaster resilient and reduce loss of lives.

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for setting up the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) as a Public Limited Company under the Department of Posts.

• Union Cabinet approves MoU between US and India to enhance cooperation in wildlife conservation
• Union Cabinet approves MoU between DGCA and French Civil Aviation Authority
• India, World Bank sign agreement for efficient bus service

The Union Government and World Bank have signed a US 9.2 million dollar grant agreement for the Efficient and Sustainable City Bus Service Project.

The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to the signing of MOU between the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India (DGCA) and the French Civil Aviation Authority – Direction Generale de l’Aviation Civile (DGAC).

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President Pranab Mukherjee has appointed former IPS officer Bhim Sain Bassi as a member of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as per provisions of Article 316 of Constitution.

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and United States (US) to enhance cooperation in the field of wildlife conservation and combating wildlife trafficking.

• Government doctors’ retirement age extended to 65 years
• 31 May: World No-Tobacco Day
• AR Rahman conferred with Japan’s Fukuoka prize 2016