Daily Current Affairs Updates

India ranked 118th out of 157 countries on the United Nations̢۪ World Happiness Index (WHI) 2016.

India̢۪s largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has launched new contactless mobile payment solution Touch & Pay based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.

Haryana̢۪s New Secretariat Building in Chandigarh has become first building in the country to have an early Earthquake Warning and Security system (onsite).

Union Government has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to 44.7 per cent on import of plastic-processing machines from Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam for five years.

The United Nations (UN) has suspended Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova as Goodwill Ambassador of the organisation after she was tested positive on doping allegations.

Lok Sabha has passed Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to include certain communities in the list of Scheduled Castes (SC) from 4 states.

Rajya Sabha has passed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2016 without any discussion.

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• Bangladesh central bank Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman resigns
• Mother Teresa to be canonised as Saint
• Htin Kyaw elected as first civilian President of Myanmar

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. (GOLIL) announced that its parent company Gulf Oil International, a part of the Hinduja Group, has entered into its largest single long-term partnership with Manchester United to become its global sponsor and official lubricant-cum-fuel retail partner till 2019.

The central bank scam that has exploded into a financial earthquake in Bangladesh has claimed a major victim with its Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman resigning.

Reserve Bank has asked banks to pay interest on savings banks account on quarterly basis or shorter duration, a move which will benefit crores of savings account holders.