Current Affairs Updates For 8 April 2015

Current Affairs Updates for today :-

PCI President suspended mismanagement of 15th National Para-Athletics Championship

• Rajesh Tomar, the President Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), suspended on 07th April 2015 for mismanagement of 15th National Para-Athletics Championship held at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh during the period 22nd March to 24th March 2015.

World Health Day observed on 07th April

• World Health Day is observed in all over the World on 07th April 2015 to raise awareness about food safety. The day observed under the theme of ‘From Farm To Plate, Make Food Safe’.

Dena Bank signed an agreement with LIC

• Dena Bank signed an agreement with Life Insurance Corporatoin of India to provide insurance cover to all Aadhaar-linked savings account holders. The scheme will come into effect from 01st of June 2015.

Pratap Singh won Institute of Physics Prize

• Pratap Singh, an Indian origin schoolboy won Institute of Physics Prize for Cosmic-ray project on 12th March 2015. The event organized at National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham.

REC became 1st to disinvestment PSU

• Rural Electrification Corporation became 1st public sector undertaking to hit the market in fiscal year 2015-16 with its disinvestment on 08th April 2015.

RBI presented bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review

• According to 1st bi-monthly Monetary Policy Review, the estimated GDP growth rate proposed to be achieved by RBI is 7.8% during the fiscal year 2015-16. All the primary rates including Repo Rate remain unchanged by RBI.

NGT banned 10 years old diesel vehicles in Delhi

• On 07th April 2015, National Green Tribunal banned all the diesel vehicles over 10 years old from plying on the roads of Delhi. Earlier, 15 years old petrol vehicles have been banned by National Green Tribunal.

CII signed an agreement with EBRD

• Confederation of Indian Industry signed an agreement with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to deepen partnership between the two countries.