Daily Current Affairs Updates

Former South African cricketer Mickey Arthur has been appointed as cricket team̢۪s head coach. It was announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

The Lok Sabha has unanimously passed Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015 by a voice vote.

Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba (58) has been appointed as next Chief of the Naval Staff. He will be 23rd chief of Indian Navy and 21st as an Indian.

Senior IPS officer Kumar Rajesh Chandra was appointed as Chief of Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the aviation security wing of the Government.

Seven Indian shuttlers (Badminton players) have officially earned the qualification for the forthcoming Rio Olympics scheduled to be held in August 2016 in Brazil.

• Bangladesh Government gives nod to Reliance Power’s LNG-based plant
• 34 satellites are operational in India: Government
• Andhra Pradesh Harita-Priya Agriculture Project wins 2016 WSIS Prize

angladesh Government has given its in-principle approval to Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power̢۪s first phase of the 3,000 MW LNG-based power plant at Meghnaghat in Narayanganj district.

Indian author Parashar Kulkarni has won the regional Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 2016 for the Asia region.

The Union Government has announced that currently 34 Indian satellites are operational in the space.

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for adoption of United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics. Decision in this regard was taken by the Union Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

Renowned statistician Dr Radha Binod Barman took over as the part-time Chairperson in the National Statistical Commission (NSC).

Andhra Pradesh Agriculture Project has won the prestigious World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2016 prize in the e-Agriculture category.