Current Affairs 29th April

1. BSF to put tallest 'Tiranga' at Wagah border by January 2017
-› The Border Security Force (BSF) is planning to install the tallest national flag near the Attari-Wagah Joint Check Post, famously known as the Wagah border.

2. First time direct tax details published by CBDT



3. Govt plans to keep 1% of highways project cost for road safety

4. India, Papua New Guinea sign four agreements relate to Agriculture, Health, Information Technology and Infrastructure.

5. NITI Aayog launched urban management programme for capacity building of states and urban local bodies

-› NITI Aayog chaired by Vice Chairman Dr Arvind Panagariya has launched the Urban Management Programme in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Around 150 participants were present in the event.

6. ISRO’s seventh navigational satellite IRNSS 1G launched
-› Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has launched India’s seventh navigation satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS 1G) into a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Sub-GTO) on-board PSLV-C33.

7. Indian Naval Ships Veer and Nipat Decommissioned

8. Rahuri in Ahmednagar Becomes First to have Digi-Locker

9. EC launches mobile app e-voter for Kerala assembly polls

10. Gujarat Announces 10% Quota For Economically Backward

11.  Swat activist Tabassum Adnan wins 2016 Nelson Mandela Award

12. Mongolia confers highest civilian honour to two Indians

-› Mongolia has conferred its highest civilian award "North Star" to two noted Indian scholars-Lokesh Chandra and Mansura Haider for their contribution to Mongolian studies.

13. Jayasurya recalled as Sri Lanka's cricket chief selector

14. Garima wins gold at Commonwealth Judo Championship