DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 19 APRIL 2016
(Daily News India)
1. WORLD HERITAGE DAY OBSERVED ON 18TH
APRIL, 2016
i. World
Heritage Day was observed all over the world on 18th April.
ii. The day
is observed with an aim to create awareness among the people towords conserve
and protect the valuable assets and cultural heritage across the world.
iii. The theme
for the day is: The Heritage of Sport.
2. BANKS
TO SHARE ALL TRANSACTION DETAILS IN STANDARD FORMAT
i. The Banks
will have to share the transaction details in a standard format.
ii. The
decision is taken because the revenue intelligence and central security
agencies are looking seriously into money laundering and financial fraud cases.
iii.
Enforcement Directorate also emphasised that the details of cheque transaction
should also be provided by the banks in the prescribed format.
3. THE 13TH ISLAMIC SUMMIT CONFERENCE
CONCLUDED IN ISTANBUL
i. The 13th
session of the Islamic Summit Conference was concluded in Istanbul, Turkey.
ii. The theme
of the event is Unity and Solidarity for Justice and Peace.
iii. The main
purpose is to discuss the current situation in Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen,
Libya, Somalia, Mali, Jammu and Kashmir, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Armenia’s
aggressions on Azerbaijan.
iv. The
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is an international organization founded in
1969 consisting of 57 member states.
4. UNION
GOVERNMENT RELEASED COMMEMORATIVE COIN AND CIRCULATION COIN ON TATYA TOPE
i. Union
Minister for Culture and Tourism and Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma released a Commemorative Coin of 200 rupees
and a Circulation Coin of 10 rupees to mark the Martyrdom Day of Tatya Tope.
ii. The Union
Ministry of Culture has been celebrating the 200th Birth Anniversary of Tatya
Tope.
iii. Tatya
Tope known as Ramachandra Pandurang Tope
was one of the most outstanding leaders of India’s First War of Independence in
1857.
5. DIPA
KARMAKAR BECAME FIRST INDIAN WOMAN GYMNAST TO QUALIFY FOR OLYMPICS
i. Indian
gymnast Dipa Karmakar created history by becoming the first Indian woman
gymnast to qualify for Olympics.
ii. He
booked his berth for the Rio Games after a strong performance at the final
qualifying and test event.
6. DELL
RELEASED LIST OF FUTURE READY ECONOMIES MODEL
i. Dell
released its ranking of Future Ready Economies Model globally.
ii. San Jose
topped the list and Delhi in India ranked at 44th place.
iii. These
rankings are based on the embracing technology
of the counties to adapt and thrive in an ever changing and globalised
future.
