Daily Current Affairs Updates

The newly-formed Bank Board Bureau (BBB) met for the first time with top priority being accorded to fill the post of chief executives which will fall vacant during the course of this year.

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has cut its forecast for growth in sale of passenger vehicles for the current fiscal by almost half, citing higher taxes and a ban on the sale of large diesel cars in Delhi as the main reasons.

India and the U.S. will attempt to elevate their strategic cooperation by several notches when U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter begins his India visit from Goa.

The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) portal in New Delhi. It was launched by Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani as part of Union Government̢۪s ambitious Digital India campaign.

Saudi Arabia and Egypt have decided to build bridge connecting each other over the Red Sea to boost trade and commerce.

• Sajibu Cheiraoba festival celebrated in Manipur with religious fervor
• Rajasthan becomes the first state to pass land title Bill
• Union Government gives nod to India’s first Metrino Pod Taxi project

Veteran journalist and author Yogendra Bali passed away in New Delhi after a brief illness. He was 86.

The Union Government has approved country̢۪s first Metrino Pod project i.e. personal rapid transit (PRT) network for Gurgaon, Haryana. It was announced by Haryana Public Works (Building and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh.

Rajasthan state assembly passed the Rajasthan Urban Land (Certification of Titles) Bills, 2016 for providing statutory backing to land records With this Rajasthan has become the first state to pass land title bill for effectively guaranteeing land and property ownership.

The Union Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has constituted a three-member Committee to see that guidelines set for government advertisements by the Supreme Court are followed.

Private SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket contracted by NASA has successfully launched the first inflatable habitat room that will attach to the International Space Station (ISS).

The traditional festival of Sajibu Cheiraoba was celebrated in Manipur to mark the beginning of a new year with cultural gusto and religious fervor.