Daily Current Affairs Updates

The Union Government has given its final approval to setting up of National Investment & Manufacturing Zone (NIMZ) in Kalinganagar, Odisha.

Mamata Banerjee was sworn-in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for second successive five-year term at oath taking ceremony held on Red Road.

• Union HRD Ministry launches Bharatavani Portal
• Union Cabinet approves National Capital Goods Policy 2016
• Union Cabinet gives approval to 6 new IITs

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched the multilingual knowledge portal www.bharatvani.in It was launched by Union HRD Minister Smriti Zubin Irani at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh as part of Union Government̢۪s Digital India Mission.

As per recent study conducted by Assocham-KPMG, India has emerged as the world̢۪s fifth largest electronic waste (e-waste) producer.

A new NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)-led study has found that sea ice cover surrounding Antarctica has been increasing slightly.

Saudi Arabia̢۪s Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has decided to open its first branch in India at Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Bioengineer Frances Arnold from United States (US) has won the prestigious 2016 Millennium Technology Prize.

Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched 20 Nirbhaya buses of Rajasthan State Transport Corporation (RSTC).

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for National Capital Goods Policy 2016 to give an impetus to the capital goods sector and the Make in India initiative.

The Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA) for cooperation in the exploration and user of outer space for peaceful purposes.

Veteran CPI (M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan was sworn-in as 12th Chief Minister of Kerala after the left Democratic Front (LDF) had won 2016 state assembly election.