Current Affairs April, 2016

The Union Government has made mandatory for mobile manufacturers to add in-built panic button and global positioning system (GPS) in all phones from January 1, 2017 and 2018 respectively.

The Tibetan government-in-exile has re-elected Lobsang Sangey (48) as the Prime Minister for a second consecutive term.

• Union Railway Ministry to set up Rs 1 lakh crore Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh
• Heart of Asia conference begins in New Delhi
• Union Tourism Ministry launches NMA’s NOAPS web portal

Riyad Mahrez (Algerian origin) became the first African footballer to win the Professional Footballers Association̢۪s (PFA) Player of the Year award.

K Ashok Kumar, a research food engineer scholar from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has won the prestigious 2016 International Plant Nutrition Scholar Award (IPNSA).

The Heart of Asia (HoA) conference began in New Delhi with the objective of bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan.

The Union Railway Ministry has decided to create a 1 lakh crore rupees safety fund named Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh to strengthen safety measures on the rail network to prevent accidents.

The Shyam Benegal headed committee constituted by the Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has submitted its report to Union I&B minister Arun Jaitley.

Union Tourism Ministry has launched National Monuments Authority Web Portal called NOC Online Application and Processing System (NOAPS).

India̢۪s Mairaj Ahmed Khan has won the silver medal in the men̢۪s skeet event at ISSF World Cup held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• Parliament passes Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2016
• India, Mongolia hold joint exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant’ to boost military cooperation
• Mahindra becomes first Indian company to sign EP100 energy productivity campaign

The eleventh edition of India-Mongolia joint military training Exercise ‘Nomadic Elephant – 2016’ has commenced at Mongolia.