Daily Current Affairs Updates

Budget 2016-17 could penalise voluntary investments over Rs 1.5 lakh into Employees' PF and General PF accounts, in a bid to prod people into investing their savings in other alternatives such as the National Pension System.

• Five hot Jupiter like planets discovered
• MP, Rajasthan set up SPVs for implementation of Smart City Plans
• Swachh Himachal Padhai bhi, Safai bhi campaign launched

Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan Government have set up Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) for the implementation of Smart City Plans. SPVs have been set up for five cities – Jabalpur, Indore and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Jaipur and Udaipur in Rajasthan.

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) has launched ‘Swachh Himachal – Padhai bhi, Safai bhi’ campaign in Dharamsala.

India and Nepal have signed seven agreements for cooperation in various fields.

The three-day long Vibrant North East event concluded in Guwahati, Assam.

Faustin Archange Touadera has won the 2016 Presidential election of Central African Republic (CAR) held on 14 February 2016.

Christine Lagarde (60) from France has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund for a second five-year term.

Kalikho Pul has been sworn-in as the 9th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh after Governor JP Rajkhowa used his discretionary powers to appoint him.

US writer Harper Lee passed away in Monroeville, Alabama, US at the age of 89.

United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has decided to initiate anti-dumping investigations into a certain category of tyres imported from India and Sri Lanka.

Bollywood lyricist Sameer Anjaan has created world record by composing around 3524 different songs in 650 Bollywood movies.