Daily Current Affairs Updates

Indian artist Anjali Chandrashekar (22) has won the third prize in UN Poster for Peace contest presented by the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) to raise awareness of the need for nuclear disarmament.

Former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice Mukul Mudgal has been appointed as Deputy Chairman of FIFA Governance Committee.

The Income Declaration Scheme 2016 or four month window for declaration of domestic black money shall come into effect from 1st June 2016.

Red Bull F1 driver Max Verstappen (18) from Netherlands created history by becoming Formula One̢۪s youngest race winner.

Andy Murray (World No.3) from Britain has won the 2016 Italian Open title of Tennis in the men̢۪s singles category.

Former ISRO Chairman and space scientist Prof Udupi Ramachandra Rao became the first Indian to be given Hall of Fame Award by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).

China has successfully launched Yaogan-30 remote-sensing satellite into sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) using the Long March-2D rocket.

Indigenously, developed Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile, Ashwin was successfully test fired.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to undertake the maiden launch of its ‘space shuttle’, a fully made-in-India effort.

HDFC Bank Ltd. launched SmartUp, a first-of-its-kind dedicated solution for start-ups in Kolkata.

• PM Narendra Modi, Sri Lankan President release Simhastha Declaration
• Union Cabinet approves country’s first National Intellectual Property Rights Policy
• US activates land-based missile defence station in Romania

The Kenyan Government has decided to close Dadaab refugee camp which is often referred to as the world̢۪s largest refugee camp over the issue national security.