Current Affairs 2016

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the first time has successfully sequenced DNA in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

The annual socio-religious Solung festival of Adi tribe has started in Arunachal Pradesh.

Indian Railways has launched an insurance scheme for passengers travelling on e- ticket. The insurance cover will be upto 10 lakh rupees.

The Gujarat government has inked a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airport Authority of India (AAI).

India̢۪s first international conference on cooking gas has started in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

• French honour for Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
• Indian Army launches Army Design Bureau to reduce dependence on imports
• Union Cabinet approves simplification and liberalisation of FDI Policy, 2016

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, chairperson and MD of Biocon Ltd., will be awarded France̢۪s highest civilian order.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed penalties on 10 cement companies and their umbrella association – Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) for cartelisation.

The Union Government has constituted four member expert committee to study silt in river Ganga in Bihar.

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for simplification and liberalisation of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy, 2016 in various sectors announced in June, 2016.

The Indian Army has set up Army Design Bureau (ADB) in an attempt to indigenise procurements and reduce import dependence. It has been established as part of the government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative and will integrate various stake holders in its long-term requirements.

• Union Cabinet approves grant of Permanent Residency Status for Foreign Investors
• Ashok Chawla appointed as Chancellor of TERI University
• 2016 BRICS Convention on Tourism begins in Madhya Pradesh