Current Affairs 2016

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved the use of Pelargonic Acid Vanillyl Amide (PAVA) shells as an alternative to pellet guns for crowd controlling in Jammu and Kashmir.

Governor of Maharashtra Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao, was sworn in as the acting Governor of Tamil Nadu.

Gumthala Garhu Village near Pehowa in Kurukshetra district in Haryana became the first Wifi hotspot village in Haryana circle.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has granted national party status to All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) Party led by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

India and Egypt have signed an agreement in the area of Maritime Transport to step up co-operation on the seas.

The Union Government has announced a special package of 200 crore rupees for Jammu and Kashmir to engage youth of the state in constructive sporting activities.

Canada̢۪s British Columbia province has become the first foreign government to issue of masala bonds, a rupee-denominated bond.

• Majuli declared largest river island in world by Guinness World Records
• India ranks 35th in World Bank’s 2016 Logistics Performance Index
• First BRICS film festival begins in New Delhi

The Guinness World Records has officially designation Assam̢۪s Majuli as the largest river island in the world. It is situated in the Brahmaputra River.

India has been placed at the 35th rank in the World Bank̢۪s 2016 Logistics Performance Index (LPI) among 160 countries.

The first BRICS film festival has begun at the Sirifort Auditorium Complex in New Delhi.

The Union Government has notified National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) for providing apprenticeship training to over 50 lakh youngsters in order to create more jobs.