Daily Current Affairs Updates

The Union Cabinet as given its approval for establishment of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Self Employment and Talent Utilisation (SETU) in NITI Aayog.

Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee has sworn-in as the 28th Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka.

The Union Cabinet has approved 150 million dollars credit for Development of the strategically important Chabahar Port in Iran.

Chemical scientist and well-known researcher Goverdhan Mehta has been conferred with Germany�s prestigious Cross of the Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) Award.

India has lost solar case against United States at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for in breaching of international trade rules.

Lok Sabha has passed Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to grant voting rights to people who became citizens of India following the exchange of enclaves between India and Bangladesh.

The Union Government has extended e-Tourist Visa Scheme to 37 more countries. With this, the total count of countries under the scheme will become 150.

Six Indians, including match referee Javagal Srinath found a place in the ICC�s 31-strong Playing Control Team for next month�s World Twenty20, which will also feature women match officials for the first time.

India added 27 new billionaires with Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries (RIL), emerging at the top with a personal wealth of $26 billion, according to Hurun Global Rich List 2016.

Tennis star Sania Mirza, Indian batting mainstay Virat Kohli and top-seeded badminton player Saina Nehwal lead the pack of over 50 Indians in Forbes� inaugural list of top �promising young leaders and game changers� under the age of 30 in Asia.

Amitava Bhattacharyya, 1980 batch IAS officer; Bimal Julka, 1979 batch IAS officer; and Divya Prakash Sinha, 1979 batch IPS officer, have been made Information Commissioners.

The government has appointed Rajendra Singh as the Director General (DG) of Coast Guard, the country�s coastal protection force.