Hello and welcome to ExamPundit. Here are the important Current Affairs of 23rd April, 2016. These are Important for the upcoming NABARD Assistant Manager and SBI Clerk 2016.
Current Affairs at a Glance – 23rd April, 2016
- Mahindra & Mahindra on 22 April 2016 became the first Indian company
to join a global energy campaign, EP100, led by an international non-profit
group. The Climate Group. It will work with the world’s most
influential businesses in setting commitments to double their energy
productivity. - Cab aggregator, Uber
has entered into a partnership with Gujarat Tourism and FICCI in Ahmedabad city
to facilitate training for Uber driver-partners. - IOC announced that Bollywood
superstar Salman Khan as
the Brand Ambassador of the Indian contingent for the Rio Olympics. - President Pranab Mukherjee on 22 April 2016 nominated of six eminent personalities from different fields to Rajya
Sabha following a recommendation of the Union government. They are, Subramanian Swamy. Narendra Jadhav, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Suresh Gopi, Swapan Dasgupta and Mary Kom. - The U.S. Treasury Department
announced on 20 April 2016 that the image of an American abolitionist and
anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman will
appear on a new series of US $20 bills.
Finance/Industry –
Mahindra became first Indian company to join EP100 campaign
- Mahindra & Mahindra on 22
April 2016 became the first Indian company to join a global energy campaign,
EP100, led by an international non-profit group. The Climate Group. It will
work with the world’s most influential businesses in setting commitments to double
their energy productivity. - Mahindra Group chairman Anand
Mahindra represented the corporate world at the high-level signing ceremony of
the historic Paris climate change agreement at the United Nations on 22 April
2016. - By signing to this campaign, the
company committed to double its energy productivity by 2030 which is a core
requirement for any business signing on to the campaign. - The concept of energy
productivity aligns energy efficiency more directly with business growth and
development objectives. If more companies were to adopt energy productivity
within their business models, the global fossil fuel bill could be reduced by
an estimated 2 trillion Euros (INR 1 crore 52 lakhs crores) and create more
than six million jobs globally by 2020.
Uber partners with FICCI, Gujarat Tourism for soft skill training
- Cab aggregator, Uber has entered
into a partnership with Gujarat Tourism and FICCI in Ahmedabad city to
facilitate training for Uber driver-partners. - The training is designed and
conducted by Ace Driving & Road Safety Education Pvt Ltd on areas of Safe
Driving and Interpersonal Skills of the drivers, in order to improve the overall
rider experience in Gujarat. - According to a statement from
Uber, the training will be conducted on an ongoing basis and will be optional
for all Uber driver-partners. All drivers who attend the training will be
certified by FICCI and Gujarat Tourism under their program, it added.
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Sports –
Salman Khan named goodwill ambassador of India’s Olympic contingent
- Bollywood actor Salman Khan was announced as the Goodwill Ambassador for the Indian contingent at Rio
Olympics, this year. - Rio Olympics is scheduled to
commence on August 5 and end on August 21. - The Olympic torch has been lit in
southern Greece, kicking off the countdown to Rio 2016 on April 21. - In a solemn and elaborate
ceremony worthy of a ‘Game of Thrones’ pageant, women in ancient-Greek style
dresses and men in tunics performed symbolic rituals at the site of Ancient
Olympia. - After its sprint through Greece,
the torch will travel to Brazil on April 27 to begin a 95-day tour visiting 83
cities, 26 state capitals and 500 towns, reaching an estimated 90 per cent of
the population.
Edelweiss Group to be principal sponsor of Indian contingent for Rio
Olympics
Olympics
- Diversified financial services
major Edelweiss Group has been chosen by the Indian Olympics Association (IOA)
as the principal sponsor for the Indian contingent at the upcoming Rio Olympics
in August this year. - Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance
will, among other things, offer a Life Insurance cover of Rs. 1 crore for each
athlete representing India at the Rio Olympics, the IOA announced on Saturday
at a press conference here. - IOA also announced that Bollywood
superstar Salman Khan as the Brand Ambassador of the Indian contingent for the
Rio Olympics. - This is the first time in the
history of IOA that a brand ambassador has been appointed from Bollywood. The
association between IOA and Salman Khan has been initiated by IOS Sports &
Entertainment, Official agency of Indian Olympic Association.
India –
President nominated 6 eminent personalities to Rajya Sabha
- President Pranab Mukherjee on 22
April 2016 nominated of six eminent personalities from different fields to
Rajya Sabha following a recommendation of the Union government.
The nominated members are:
- Subramanian Swamy: a BJP leader
from Tamil Nadu, He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1977, 1980 and 1988, and to the
Rajya Sabha in 1974 and 1998. - Narendra Jadhav: a renowned
economist and former member of the erstwhile National Advisory Council
(2010-14) and Planning Commission (2009-14). He was the former vice-chancellor
of Pune University. - Navjot Singh Sidhu: Former Indian cricketer-turned-politician and
served as MP in Lok Sabha for three terms. - Suresh Gopi: a Malayalam actor
who acted in over 200 films. He was a winner of the National Film and Filmfare
Awards. - Swapan Dasgupta: a journalist,
who worked at senior editorial positions in various publications which include
The Indian Express, India Today and The Times of India. He is a prolific writer in three languages –
Marathi, English and Hindi – and credited with writing and editing more than 30
books. - Mary Kom: Legendary boxer and
Olympic bronze medallist. She belongs to the Sino-Tibetan speaking Kom tribe of
Manipur. She is five-time World Amateur Boxing champion, and the only woman
boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships. In 2014,
she became the first Indian woman boxer to get a gold medal in the Asian Games
in Incheon, South Korea. She was picked to ensure representation from
Northeastern states.
World –
Anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman to become first African-American
to appear on US paper currency
to appear on US paper currency
- The U.S. Treasury Department
announced on 20 April 2016 that the image of an American abolitionist and
anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman will appear on a new series of US $20
bills. - With this, Tubman will become the
first African-American and the first woman in more than a century to appear on
U.S. paper currency. - Tubman will replace Andrew
Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, to appear as the portrait
gracing the US $20 bill. - Harriet Tubman was an American
abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States
Army during the American Civil War. - She was born as a slave in
Dorchester County, Maryland. She was beaten and whipped by her various masters
as a child. In 1849, she escaped to Philadelphia, then immediately returned to
Maryland to rescue her family.
Appointments –
Idriss Deby elected as Chadian President for the fifth time
- Idriss Deby was on 21 April 2016
elected as the President of Chad. With this, Deby became the incumbent
President with fifth term in office in a lopsided first-round victory. - In the 2016 election, Idriss Deby
of Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS) party secured the 61.56 percent of the vote
in the first-round runoff. - The opposition leader Saleh
Kebzabo finished at second position with 12.80 percent of the vote followed by
Laokein Kourayo Mbaiherem with 10.60 percent.
Obituaries –
Hollywood movie director Guy Hamilton died
- Veteran Movie director Guy
Hamilton, who directed four hugely popular James Bond films, passed away on 20
April 2016 in a hospital on the Spanish island of Mallorca. He was 93. - He was popularly known for
raising the profile of the Bond movie brand through his work with actors Sean
Connery and Roger Moore.
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