NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
President presents Padma Awards to 56 eminent personalities: The
names who were honoured with Padma Bhushan are Rajnikant, classical singer Dr
Girija Devi, journalist RamojiRao. Singer Udit Narayan and tennis player
SaniaMirza have been honoured with the Padma Bhushan. Actor Priyanka Chopra,
writer DhirendraNathBezbaruah got the Padmashree.
2.
PM to inaugurate 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger
Conservation in Delhi: In this conference,
more than 700 tiger experts, scientists, managers, donors and other
stakeholders are gathering to discuss issues related to tiger conservation.
3. Panama Papers: India to attend
OECD meet in Paris: India will take part in
a special meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) in Paris on 13th April to firm up cooperation between
countries in the wake of the ‘Panama Papers leak’.
4. India and Maldives sign six
agreements to boost ties: The agreements were
signed in the fields of double taxation, exchange of information, defence
cooperation, space research, tourism cooperation, conservation and restoration
during the visit of Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom.
5. Shan-e-Punjab Express becomes
India’s first train fitted with CCTV cameras.
6. Tata starts U.K Steel sale: Tata
Steel, the country’s largest steel producer, has signed an agreement to sell
the loss-making 4.5 million tonne long-product Scunthorpe Steel Plant in
Britain to UK-based investment firm Greybull Capital for a nominal consideration,
with the latter taking assets and relevant liabilities.
7. Fairfax India to invest $300
million in Sanmar Chemicals.
8. BhartiAirtel first entity to get
Payments Bank licence from RBI: It has partnered
with Kotak Mahindra Bank for the licence through AMSL.
9. LAVA International announces MS
Dhoni as its Brand Ambassador.
10. Varanasi Kathak dancer
SoniChaurasiya breaks the Guinness World Record for longest dance performance
by continuously dancing for 123 hours and 30 minutes.
11. ViratKohli named as Brand
Ambassador of Premier Futsal Football League: Futsal
is the newer and shorter five-a-side variant of Football.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
G7 Foreign Minister’s meet held in Hiroshima.
2.
Ukraine PM ArseniyYatsenyuk to resign: Yatsenyuk’s
government has been besieged by war, corruption and economic struggles. His
cabinet survived a no-confidence vote in February, but two parties left the
governing coalition in protest that the prime minister wasn’t ousted, a move
that deprived the coalition of a majority in Parliament.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. Federal Bank and Phillip Capital
tie-up announced at Singapore: The Indian bank
major Federal Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with Phillip
Capital (India) Pvt Ltd; a subsidiary of the Singapore headquartered Phillip
Capital Group, for managing NRI Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS).
SPORTS:
2.
Indian teams clinch Asian Kho-Kho Championship Title: Both Men’s and Women’s teams have won the
category’s championship titles at the Asian Kho-Kho Championship held in Indore.
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