Daily Current Affairs Updates

The US’ Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system is operational in South Korea to guard against missile threats emanating from North Korea.

Kashmir based freelance photographer has bagged prestigious 2016 Wisden-MCC (Melbourne Cricket Council) Cricket ‘Photograph of the Year’ for capturing a stunning image of boys playing cricket at the Nishat garden in the outskirts of Srinagar.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened the rules around making the Joint Lenders’ Forum (JLF) more effective, directing banks not to break any rules and to meet all deadlines.

The government has declared the entire Assam as a “disturbed” area under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act for another 3 months.

Which city/town was declared as the least clean city as per the Swachh Survekshan 2017?

Allies of Syria – Russia & Iran signed a deal with rebel supporter Turkey during talks conducted in this country

• Facebook Launches ‘Express Wi-Fi’ in India
• Forex Reserves Touch Life Time High of $372.73 billion
• Biggest Combing Operation in 15 years conducted in South Kashmir

According to the Reserve Bank of India’s weekly statistical supplement, India’s foreign exchange (Forex) reserves have increased by $1.594 billion to touch a lifetime high of $372.73 billion in the week that ended on April 28.

The Army, security forces and police had launched a massive cordon and combing operation in south Kashmir’s Shopian district following the recent militant attacks on policemen and banking facilities.

Facebook has launched its “Express Wi-Fi” commercially in India and the service is now available via 700 hotspots across four states of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya.

India’s first private sector small arms manufacturing plant has been inaugurated in Madhya Pradesh to supply world class weapons to the armed forces in line with the India’s defence indigenisation programme.

The government has released draft rules for a ‘no-fly list’ for banning unruly passengers.