Daily Current Affairs Updates

The Union Ministry of Railways and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have signed a MoU for Effective use of Space Technology in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) based Governance Application for Indian Railways.

• Small savings rates slashed, PPF rate cut to 8.1% from 8.7%
• Former Mossad Director Meir Dagan passes away
• SC allows pictures of CMs, Governors, Ministers in Government Advertisements

The government slashed interest rates on small-savings schemes, including the Public Provident Fund and Kisan Vikas Patra.

The Supreme Court has allowed publication of photographs of Governors, Chief Ministers and the Ministers of the department concerned in government advertisements.

The 10th edition of Asian film Awards, one of the Asia̢۪s leading film awards was held in the Venetian Casino and Hotel in Macau, China.

British astronomers have discovered largest sample cluster of nine monster stars named as R136 using NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.

Goa government has classified Feni, country liquor as the heritage spirit of the state.

Former Director of Israel̢۪s intelligence agency Mossad Meir Dagan passed away due to liver cancer. He was 71.

• British mathematician Andrew Wiles wins 2016 Abel Prize
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurates World Sufi Forum in New Delhi
• India inks $35 million loan agreement with WB for MP project

India has signed loan agreement of 35 million dollars with the World Bank for Madhya Pradesh citizen access to responsive services project.

Union Government has launched Depot Online System of state run Food Corporation of India (FCI) to bring transparency and minimise storage losses of foodgrains.

The India Meteorology Department (IMD) has indigenously developed Drishti, an instrument that will provide real time visibility information to pilots.