1.
Lok Sabha passes Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015: It
passed the bill for the establishment of funds under the public accounts of
centre and each state towards compensatory afforestation.
2.
63rd National Film Awards ceremony held in New Delhi: Actors
Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana Ranaut received National Awards for their roles in
‘Piku’ and ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’ respectively. Actor Manoj Kumar was
conferred with Dada Saheb Phalke Award and ‘Bahubali’ won the best film award.
3. Piyush Goyal unveil portal on payment
to contract workers: The portal provides access to all
contract workers, through a Workers Identification Number (WIN), to view their
personal details and payment status. Contract workers can also register their
grievances through this portal.
4. Commerce Ministry launches web-based
dashboard for export, import data: The dashboard will
provide an accurate perspective to the general public on the facts around the
trade performance in India. It will provide a graphical collection of export
and import from India.
5. India to host festival in Egypt to
mark Tagore’s birth anniversary: To mark the 155th
birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, India will organise a cultural
festival in Egypt next week. It will build the connections between the people
of the two countries who share strong cultural bonds.
6. NSE to launch new exchange for MSME: This
new exchange will help MSMEs to file their bill against large companies, which
can be accepted electronically and auctioned so that these small enterprises
are paid immediately.
7. Jindal Brothers sign Rs 6,500 crore
power deal: JSW Energy Ltd, led by Mr. Sajjan Jindal
has agreed to buy a 1000 MW power plant of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL),
which is located in Chattisgarh.
8. Uber ties up with Alipay globally: Uber,
the online cab aggregator has announced its partnership with the third party
payment platform, Alipay.
9. Sameer Chadha appointed as the
Partner and CEO of KPMG India Pvt Ltd.
10. Progeria affected teen Nihal Bitla
died at the age of 15 in a hospital in Telangana.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Financial inequality highest in India and China as per IMF report: According
to the International Monetary Fund report, financial inequality is highest in
India and China among Asia Pacific countries despite the two being among the
fastest growing economies.
2.
World’s smallest engine powered by light created: It
was created at Cambridge University by UK based researchers. The engine is
fuelled by lasers and gold and a few billionth of a metre in size, which uses
lights to power the engine.
3.
Italian sports car maker Ferrari appointed Fiat Chrysler’s chief Sergio
Marchionne as the new CEO.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. England’s world no.1 Mark Selby won World
Snooker Championship 2016.
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