Wednesday, 20 April 2016

Daily GK Update : 20th April


Menaka Gandhi launched Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme in 61 more district.

According to an agency Carat India’s Advertising Growth Rate fastest among countries at 12% more than global average of 4.5% in 2016.

PM Modi inaugurates Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital in Katra, Reasi district, J&K

Union Minister for Woman and Child Menaka Gandhi will inaugurate The Regional Conference of North-Eastern States on child adoption in Shillong, Meghalaya.

India and Mauritius signed MoU for co-operation in traditional medicine and homoeopathy.

India to purchase 145 M777 Howitzers from BAE Systems under “Make In India” program for $750 Million.

Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan gave a visit to Bangladesh.

FICCI Ladies Org (FLO) will set up to Mahila Huts for upliftment of woman in Gujarat.

14th Foreign Minister Meeting of India, China and Russia held in Moscow.

President of India awarded Hindi Sevi Samman for the years 2012, 2012 & 2014 at functions in Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Cultural Minister Dr. Mahesh Sharma release commemorative coin of Rs 200 and circulation coin of Rs 10 on Tatya Tope on his martyr day in Delhi.

Board of Control of Cricket of India (BCCI) appoints Rahul Johri as its 1st CEO.

IMF, World Bank, UN and OECD joined hands to form an organization to stop tax erosion and develop effective new tax standard for MNCs.

Hawk-Eye (goal line technology) to be used in 2016 Euro Cup Football in France.

India improved its ranking to 133rd out of 180 countries in 2016 World Press Freedom Index. Top 3 countries are Finland, Netherland & Norway.

A California –based start-up developed a digital guitar without string named “Rhythm Guitar”.

Union govt renamed Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) as the Khelo India for developing sports complex across India.

A court has sentenced TV actress Indu Verma to three year jail in a 1996 forgery case.

International Cricket Association (ICC) banned Hong-Kong all rounder Irfan Ahmed in a corruption charge.

Cultural minister Dr Mahesh Sharma unveiled the restored 18 feet tall Finial at Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi as a conservation effort.

Goa govt appointed justice P K Mishra as the Lokayukta.

Ratnakar Bank Ltd (RBL) becomes the 1st private bank to open branch for start-up in India.

An Indian-origin Assamese S Mitra Kalita and his team of Los Angeles Times won Pulitzer Award 2016 for the category of “Breaking News”.

MoU between India and Bhutan on technical cooperation signed.

Indian American Geeta Pasi nominated as US envoy to Chad.

India’s Durga Thakur promoted as the International Hockey Umpire.

Panasonic and USA based AES India Pvt Ltd to install 10 MW energy storage in Jhajjar, Haryana.

Silicon Valley coach and mentor William Bill Campbell passed away at 75.

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