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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Daily GK Updates - 28th March, 2016



NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Padma Award has been presented by President Pranab Mukherjee: He has presented 8 Padma Bhushan and 43 Padma Shri awards at the RashtrapatiBhavan in New Delhi.

2. President’s rule imposed in Uttarakhand: The decision has been come up a day before the crucial trust vote in the state assembly for the Harish Rawat government.

3. National Film Awards: Amitabh Bachchan, KanganaRanaut, Baahubali won big: Amitabh Bachchan and KanganaRanaut won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards for Piku and Tanu Weds Manu Returns respectively. Baahubali won the Best film award while Sanjay LeelaBhansali won the Best Director award for BajiraoMastani.

4. Rotavirus vaccine launched by the Union Health Minister: The Government launched the vaccine for Rotavirus as a part of Universal Immunization Programme to prevent child mortality due to Rotavirus diarrhoea.

5. Madhya Pradesh to get its first ITBP Modern Weapon Training Centre: It will have its first Indo Tibetan Border Police weapon training centre at Batiagarh, Damoh.

6. Haryana launched Scheme for the differently abled: It has launched a new scheme ‘Adapting Homes for the Differently-abled’, under which pension of 6 months would be given in advance to such persons for adapting their homes as per their requirement.

7. Maharashtra gets its first set women commanders to protect forest: A batch of 20 women is likely to become the first women commandos of the state forestry department.

8. Haryana Cabinet has approved Jat Reservation Bill.

9. Himachal Pradesh Government released Sixth Economic Census report.

10. World Bank approved $250 million loan to support Electricity Distribution Sector Reforms in Rajasthan.

11. CAG report can’t be sole basis for any liability or prosecution: Karnataka HC.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. China launches first Cyber Security Organisation: It has launched its first cyber security public organisation aimed at better safeguarding national cyber security and guiding Internet companies in perform their duties.
2. Syrian Army recaptures historic city of Palmyra from ISIS: Syrian Army and popular defence forces have regained control of the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group. 
3. Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) Ingapore Corvette test fires Barak missile.
4. Indian origin law professor Surya Deva appointed as UN Human Rights Commissioner. 
5. Indo-American NanditaBakshi appointed as the President & CEO of Bank of the West.
6. World Theatre Day 2016 observed globally on 27th March 2016: The theme for this year is ‘Theatre and a Culture of Peace’. 
7. World Bank approved $100 million loan to Jordan for creating jobs for Jordanians, Syrian refugees.

OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. Federal Bank to open Startup Incubation Centres: It is all set to open an incubation centre for startups in Bangalore and Ernakulam.

SPORTS:
2. Hockey India Annual Awards: Shreejish and Deepika won DhruvBatra Player of the Year award for men and women categories respectively.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS:
3. Book titled ‘Anything but Khamosh: The ShatrughanSinha Biography’ authored by Bharathi S Pradhan released.

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