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Monday, April 18, 2016

Daily GK Updates - 17th April, 2016

NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Delhi ranked 44th among world’s 50 future-ready crisis: National capital of India, Delhi has been ranked 44th among the world’s ‘50 future-ready economies’ that are embracing technology for growth. It was revealed by the recently released report ‘Future-ready economies model’ by the Information Technology major Dell.

2. Indian Army conducts Shatrujeet battle exercise in Rajasthan: The sole purpose of the exercise was to evaluate the capability of the Indian Army and fine tune its proactive war strategy to respond swiftly to any threat to nation’s security.

3. Google extends free internet service through WiFi to 10 railway stations: The free internet service was extended as part of Google’s tie up with Railtel, the internet provider arm for Indian Railways. The 10 ten stations include Pune, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Raipur, Ranchi, Vijaywada, Kacheguda (Hyderabad), Ernakulum Jn and Vishakhapatnam.

4. Nuclear capable K-4 undersea ballistic missile successfully test fired from INS Arihant from Vishakhapatnam port in Andhra Pradesh. 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. G20 countries seek to crackdown on tax havens, terror financing: In this regard a communiqué was issued by G20 countries after meeting of its Finance Ministers and Governors of Central Banks on the side-lines of the annual Spring Meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank at Washington.
2. WADA revoked accreditation of Moscow Anti-doping Centre for corruption in sport in Russia.
3. EU Parliament cleared joint system for sharing air passenger data to fight terror.
4. Pepsi-Cola sign got historic landmark designation in New York: The sign of 60 feet high and 120 feet long was built in 1936 and installed atop Pepsi bottling plant in an industrial area bordering the East River in Long Island City.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Kane Williamson named as Wisden Almanack’s Cricketer of the Year 2016.

OBITUARIES:
2. Hero Group founder Satyanand Munjal passed away at the age of 99.


3. British playwright Arnold Wesker died at the age of 83.

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