Current Affairs April, 2016

The ‘tax calculator’ is an online computer-based programme hosted on the official website of the department and is meant to help taxpayers or filers assess their tax liability.

Cyprian Kotut (23) from Kenya has won the 40th edition of the 2016 Paris marathon held on 3 April 2016 in the men̢۪s category.

An encyclopedia of Srinivasa Ramanujan and his mathematics is being launched by Springer. This was announced by Marc Strauss, Editorial Director, Mathematics, of Springer, North America, at an international conference of mathematics held at the University of Florida.

Former AC Milan FC defender and Italy coach Cesare Maldini passed away. He was 84.

After marking International Yoga Day and a Sanskrit conference at the UNESCO, India is all set to sponsor a conference on ancient Indian contribution to mathematics in Paris.

• Haryana Assembly passes bills for mandaotry educational criteria urban local bodies elections
• Union Government releases Indian Intellectual Property Panorama
• Shiva Thapa wins Silver medal at Asian/Oceania Qualifying event in China

The Haryana Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed two bills to make minimum educational qualification criteria mandatory for the urban local bodies election (ULBs).

Union Government has released Indian Intellectual Property (IP) Panorama to increase awareness and build sensitivity towards IP in the SME sector, academia and researchers

The Union Finance Minister has extended the safeguard duty on import of some steel products by two years i.e till March 2018.

Ace Indian boxer Shiva Thapa has won the silver medal at the Asian/Oceania Qualifying Tournament held in Qian̢۪an, China in the 56 Kilogram category final

• India, US ink MoU for setting up LIGO observatory in India
• 4th Nuclear Security Summit begins in Washington
• Union Government launches Startup India portal and mobile app
• Bihar Government partially bans sale of country-made and spiced liquor

India has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States for setting up Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) in India.