Current Affairs (Daily Dose):
1.India and Tunisia have signed two MoUs for co-operation in Information Technology and promotion of traditional handicrafts.
2.A Qatar-based Indian banker Dr. R Seetharaman has been awarded with the 2016 ‘Green Economy Visionary award’.
3.Asia’s largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue has been inaugurated in Singapore to talk about security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.
4.Argentina (1st) and Belgium (2nd) continue to hold on to the top two spots in the latest FIFA rankings, with Colombia rounding up the top three.
5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani today jointly inaugurated a landmark dam, a Rs 1,700 crore showpiece infrastructure project by India in strategically important Herat province, reflecting India's strong commitment to reconstruction of the war-ravaged country.
6.Moto2 rider Luis Salom died after crashing during practice for the Catalunya Grand Prix on Friday. He was 24. The death of the Spanish rider was announced at a news conference a few hours after the incident at a fast turn on the Barcelona track.
7.Leander Paes completed a ‘Career Slam’ in mixed doubles with Swiss partner Martina Hingis with a hard-fought win over compatriot Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig, on Friday. The unseeded Indo-Swiss pair eked out a 4-6 6-4 10-8 win over the second seeds in the summit clash that lasted one hour and 28 minutes.
8.Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar laid the foundation stone of Jai Jawan Awas Yojna in Bahadurgarh city Haryana. Khattar was accompanied by Army Chief General Dalbir Singh and Western Army Commander Lieutenant General K.J. Singh.
9.American boxing icon Muhammad Ali (74-years) passed away after 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease in Phoenix, Arizona. He was former three times world heavyweight boxing champion (1964, 1974 and 1978). He is one of the most recognized sports figures of the past 100 years, crowned “Sportsman of the Century” by Sports Illustrated and “ Sports Personality of the Century” by the BBC.
10.HDFC Ergo General Insurance has acquired L&T General Insurance for Rs 551 crore, the first such consolidation in India’s crowded general insurance sector. HDFC Ergo is a joint venture between HDFC and Germany-based Ergo Insurance Group.
1.India and Tunisia have signed two MoUs for co-operation in Information Technology and promotion of traditional handicrafts.
2.A Qatar-based Indian banker Dr. R Seetharaman has been awarded with the 2016 ‘Green Economy Visionary award’.
3.Asia’s largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue has been inaugurated in Singapore to talk about security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.
4.Argentina (1st) and Belgium (2nd) continue to hold on to the top two spots in the latest FIFA rankings, with Colombia rounding up the top three.
5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani today jointly inaugurated a landmark dam, a Rs 1,700 crore showpiece infrastructure project by India in strategically important Herat province, reflecting India's strong commitment to reconstruction of the war-ravaged country.
6.Moto2 rider Luis Salom died after crashing during practice for the Catalunya Grand Prix on Friday. He was 24. The death of the Spanish rider was announced at a news conference a few hours after the incident at a fast turn on the Barcelona track.
7.Leander Paes completed a ‘Career Slam’ in mixed doubles with Swiss partner Martina Hingis with a hard-fought win over compatriot Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig, on Friday. The unseeded Indo-Swiss pair eked out a 4-6 6-4 10-8 win over the second seeds in the summit clash that lasted one hour and 28 minutes.
8.Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar laid the foundation stone of Jai Jawan Awas Yojna in Bahadurgarh city Haryana. Khattar was accompanied by Army Chief General Dalbir Singh and Western Army Commander Lieutenant General K.J. Singh.
9.American boxing icon Muhammad Ali (74-years) passed away after 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease in Phoenix, Arizona. He was former three times world heavyweight boxing champion (1964, 1974 and 1978). He is one of the most recognized sports figures of the past 100 years, crowned “Sportsman of the Century” by Sports Illustrated and “ Sports Personality of the Century” by the BBC.
10.HDFC Ergo General Insurance has acquired L&T General Insurance for Rs 551 crore, the first such consolidation in India’s crowded general insurance sector. HDFC Ergo is a joint venture between HDFC and Germany-based Ergo Insurance Group.
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