Current Affairs April, 2016

Four months after Parliament amended the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 to tighten provisions to ensure speedier justice to SCs and STs, the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry notified the Rules to give effect to the changes on Babasaheb Ambedkar�s birth anniversary on April 14.

The nationwide �Access to Justice� survey was conducted across 305 locations in 24 States between November 2015 and February 2016 to hear the voice and explore the profile of people making use of judicial system in India reveals that 90 per cent of the litigants earn less than Rs. 3 lakh per annum and the median expected cost of litigation for this group is around Rs. 16,000.

India has formally ratified the WTO�s (World Trade Organisation) Trade Facilitation Agreement, which aims at easing customs procedures to boost commerce.

Bollywood actor Salman Khan was named as the goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent for the upcoming Olympics to be held in August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• China, Pakistan ink agreement to launch satellite to monitor CPEC projects
• 175 nations sign historic Paris Climate Agreement on Earth Day
• SC stays Uttarakhand HCâ��s order revoking Presidentâ��s rule in Uttarakhand

The Supreme Court has stayed the judgement of the Uttarakhand High Court quashing the imposition of President�s rule imposed under Article 356 in the Constitution till April 27, 2016.

China and Pakistan have signed an agreement for the launch of a special satellite to monitor the development of the multi-billion dollars China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.

Indian Information Service (IIS) officer Bhupendra Kainthola has been appointed as Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

175 nations including India have signed the historic Paris Climate Agreement at United Nations Headquarters in New York along marking a significant step to combat global warming.

President Pranab Mukherjee has nominated of six eminent members to Rajya Sabha as per the provisions of Article 80 of the Constitution.

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• Union Government merges Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan with Khelo India
• Union Commerce Ministry launches Twitter Seva for Start-Ups

The Union Government has merged Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) with the Khelo India Programme for development of sports.