• 7 April 2016 was observed as the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in this African country - Rwanda
• The theme
of the World Health Day 2016, which was observed globally on 7 April 2016 is -
Halt the rise: beat diabetes
• The city
where the foundation stone of Haryana’s first horticulture university was laid is - Karnal
• The state
where BHEL commissioned a seasonwise tiltable canal top solar PV plant is -
Andhra Pradesh
• The CEO of
Tech Mahindra appointed as the Chairman of the National Association of Software
and Services Companies (NASSCOM) is - CP Gurnani
• Union
Power Minister Piyush Goyal along with the State Chief Minister launched two
schemes to distribute Energy Efficient Smart Agriculture Pumps & Fans on 7
April 2016 in - Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
• Union
Cabinet approved the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission on fiscal
deficit targets and additional fiscal deficit to States for the award period -
2015-20
• The
Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia of West Indies on 6 April 2016 was
renamed as - Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium
• The Union
Cabinet gave approval to Exim Bank of India for increasing the framework
agreement with this country’s central bank - Central Bank of Iran
• The Union
Cabinet gave its approval to implement a Project that provides for
establishment of National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) as an independent
organization - National Hydrology
Project
• Indian men
won the Asian Nations Cup Chess tournament on 6 April 2016 with a 3-1 victory
over - Vietnam
• To help
rural and urban population to have a reliable access to electricity, Union
Government on 5 April 2016 launched the low cost micro solar device, named -
Surya Jyoti
• In a bid
to improve operational efficiency, Union Cabinet allowed public sector oil
companies to have their own independent crude import policy based on their
- Commercial requirements
• The Union
Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its ex-post facto
approval for implementation of One Rank One Pension (OROP) with effect from – 1
July 2014
• CCEA
cleared conversion of Working Capital Term Loan (WCTL) of 29.91 crore rupees
extended by Bank of Baroda to this public sector undertaking (PSU) into equity
shares - Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. (AYCL)
• Iceland
ruling coalition on 6 April 2016 named this person as the Prime Minister of the
country - Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson
• With a
view to lay down procedures for providing availability of unclaimed dead bodies
to the medical colleges for the purpose of studying the human anatomy, the
Union Cabinet promulgated - Andaman and Nicobar Islands Anatomy Regulation,
2016
• This
Japanese player won the men’s singles title at 2016 Yonex Sunrise India Open
badminton championship - Kento Momota
• The 2-day
National Summit on Family Planning was held with the theme – New Choices, New
Horizons
• This State
launched Adarsh Vidyalaya project to provide modern schools on the lines of
Kendriya Vidyalayas in the underdeveloped rural areas - Odisha
• As per the
WHO’s Global Report on Diabetes, this many million adults were living with
diabetes in 2014 across the world – 422 million
• The
Government of this State/Union Territory decided to build a permanent memorial
for former President APJ Abdul Kalam – NCT of Delhi
• This
32-year-old native of Porbandar was named the captain of Oman's national
cricket team – Ajay Lalcheta
• This
Thailand badminton player won the women’s singles title at 2016 Yonex Sunrise
India Open - Ratchanok Intanon
• The great
Indian Mathematician & Astronomer whose statue was unveiled at UNESCO
headquarters on 6 Aril 2016 - Aryabhatta
• China on 6
April 2016 successfully launched a bullet-shaped retrievable scientific
research satellite - SJ-10 (Shijian-10)
• The
Hollywood actress and screenwriter who died on 6 April 2016 - Barbara Turner
• He will
head the high-level committee constituted by the Union Government on 5 April
2016 to suggest ways to strengthen the border protection along the Indo-Pak
border – Madhukar Gupta
• He
resigned as the Prime Minister of Iceland on 5 April 2016 after his name was
revealed in the Panama Papers leak - Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson
•
Legislation that was approved by US Senate to provide for greater legal
protection to companies for their commercial secrets - Defend Trade Secrets
Bill
• Myanmar's
(Burmese) Parliament in Naypyidaw on 5 April 2016 passed a bill that gives Aung
San Suu Kyi the post of state counselor, which is similar to that of - Prime
Minister
• These
three countries are greatest emergencies area wherein 125 million people are
living in crisis according to a World Health Organization report - Syria, Yemen
and Iraq
• This
tropical cyclone forced Fiji authorities to issue orders asking peoples to stay
inside their homes - Cyclone Zena
• In UK,
Britain's Royal Mail launched a set of special postage stamps on 5 April 2016
to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of the playwright - William
Shakespeare
• The
Cabinet sub-committee on scarcity of this state declared 623 villages as
scarcity affected - Gujarat
• The
electricity regulatory commission of this state approved an average hike of
eight percent in power tariff – Madhya Pradesh
• Union
Minister of State for Textiles, Santosh Kumar Gangwar inaugurated the Apparel
and Garment making Centre at District Industries Centre Complex in - Dimapur,
Nagaland
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