Daily GK Updates - 16th April, 2016

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. PM Modi inaugurated Maritime India Summit 2016: The is India’s first ever Maritime Summit and the flagship event organised by Union Ministry of Shipping held at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, Mumbai from 14^th April to 16^th April, 2016.

2. India, US to collaborate on tackling offshore tax evasion: India and the US have agreed to enhance collaboration on tackling offshore tax evasion and increase cooperation in sharing of cross-border tax information.

3. BRICS Bank disburses $250 million loan for Renewable Energy Project to Canara Bank: The New Development Bank (NDB), commonly known as BRICS Bank, has sanctioned its first batch of loans, including $250 million to India’s renewable energy projects.

4. Jharkhand Government launched Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana for Widows: Raghubar Das, the CM of Jharkhand has launched the ‘Bhimrao Ambedkar Awas Yojana’ for widows on the 125^th birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar. The scheme has a target to build 11,000 houses for the current financial year with a budget allocation of Rs 80 crore. 

5. 69^th Himachal Day being celebrated in the state: Himachal Pradesh is celebrating 69^th Himachal Day. On the occasion, a state-level function would be held at Ghumarvin town in Bilaspur district where Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh will unfurl the national flag.

6. Supercomputer Param Kanchenjunga unveiled at NIT Sikkim.

7. Panagarh Airbase of West Bengal renamed as Air Force Station Arjan Singh after the Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh.

8. P P Pandey appointed as in-charge of Gujarat DGP.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Canada ranks near bottom on UNICEF’s ‘fairness’ report card: Canada’s poorest children are falling further behind, according to a UNICEF report card that ranks the country in the bottom third among OECD and EU nations when it comes to inequality in the well-being of its youngest citizens. 

2. Ukrainian Parliament appoints Volodymyr Groysman as new Prime Minister.

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:

1. Federal Bank launched Campus Wallet for Students: This is a student identity card integrated with banking technology. The ID card facilitates students to make petty payments within their school/college campus without opening a bank account with an aim to streamlining and easing the administrative tasks.

OBITUARIES:

2. Former Malian Photographer Malick Sidibe passed away at the age of 80.