1. Lok Sabha passes Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015
2. Financial inequality highest in India, China: IMF
i. According to IMF, Financial inequality is highest in India and China among Asia Pacific countries despite the two being among the fastest growing economies.
3. 63rd National Film Awards ceremony was held in New Delhi
i. The 63rd National Film Awards ceremony was held in New Delhi. During the ceremony, the Directorate of Film Festivals of India presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2015 in the Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 28 March 2016.
ii. Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana Ranaut received National Awards for their roles in 'Piku' and 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' respectively at the 63rd National Film Awards ceremony.
4. Piyush Goyal unveil portal on payment to contract workers
i. Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal has introduce a new portal for Contract Labour Payment Management System.
5. Commerce Ministry launches web-based dashboard for export, import data
6. India to hold festival in Egypt to mark Tagore's birth anniversary
i. To mark the 155th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, India will organize a cultural festival in Egypt next week. It will build the connections between the people of the two countries who share strong cultural bonds.
7. World's smallest engine powered by light created
i. The world's smallest engine has been created at Cambridge University by UK based researchers. The engine is fueled by lasers and gold and a few billionths of a metre in size, which uses lights to power the engine.
8. NSE to launch new exchange for MSME
9. Three Earth-like planets discovered orbiting dwarf star
i. An international team of scientists have discovered a trio of Earth-like exoplanets using the TRAPPIST telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory.
ii. These planets were found orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth and are likely comparable in size and temperature to Earth and Venus.
iii. Scientists have named the ultra-cool dwarf star 2MASS J23062928-0502285 (also known as TRAPPIST-1). It is located in the constellation of Aquarius (The Water Carrier). TRAPPIST-1 is about one eighth the size of the Sun (barely larger than Jupiter) and significantly cooler. The three planets were found to orbit very close to their host dwarf star. Two of the exoplanets have orbital periods of about 2.4 days and 1.5 days respectively. The third planet has a less well-determined orbital period in the range 4.5 to 73 days.
10.Jindal Brothers Sign Rs 6,500 Crore Power Deal
i. JSW Energy Ltd, led by Mr. Sajjan Jindal has agreed to buy a 1,000 MW power plant of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd’s (JSPL), which is located in Chhattisgarh.
11. Uber ties up with Alipay globally
12. Ferrari names Fiat Chrysler's chief as its CEO
13. Sameer Chadha appointed as Partner and CEO of KPMG India
14. Mark Selby won World Snooker Championship
2. Financial inequality highest in India, China: IMF
i. According to IMF, Financial inequality is highest in India and China among Asia Pacific countries despite the two being among the fastest growing economies.
3. 63rd National Film Awards ceremony was held in New Delhi
i. The 63rd National Film Awards ceremony was held in New Delhi. During the ceremony, the Directorate of Film Festivals of India presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2015 in the Indian cinema. The awards were announced on 28 March 2016.
ii. Actors Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana Ranaut received National Awards for their roles in 'Piku' and 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' respectively at the 63rd National Film Awards ceremony.
4. Piyush Goyal unveil portal on payment to contract workers
i. Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal has introduce a new portal for Contract Labour Payment Management System.
5. Commerce Ministry launches web-based dashboard for export, import data
6. India to hold festival in Egypt to mark Tagore's birth anniversary
i. To mark the 155th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, India will organize a cultural festival in Egypt next week. It will build the connections between the people of the two countries who share strong cultural bonds.
7. World's smallest engine powered by light created
i. The world's smallest engine has been created at Cambridge University by UK based researchers. The engine is fueled by lasers and gold and a few billionths of a metre in size, which uses lights to power the engine.
8. NSE to launch new exchange for MSME
9. Three Earth-like planets discovered orbiting dwarf star
i. An international team of scientists have discovered a trio of Earth-like exoplanets using the TRAPPIST telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory.
ii. These planets were found orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star just 40 light-years from Earth and are likely comparable in size and temperature to Earth and Venus.
iii. Scientists have named the ultra-cool dwarf star 2MASS J23062928-0502285 (also known as TRAPPIST-1). It is located in the constellation of Aquarius (The Water Carrier). TRAPPIST-1 is about one eighth the size of the Sun (barely larger than Jupiter) and significantly cooler. The three planets were found to orbit very close to their host dwarf star. Two of the exoplanets have orbital periods of about 2.4 days and 1.5 days respectively. The third planet has a less well-determined orbital period in the range 4.5 to 73 days.
10.Jindal Brothers Sign Rs 6,500 Crore Power Deal
i. JSW Energy Ltd, led by Mr. Sajjan Jindal has agreed to buy a 1,000 MW power plant of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd’s (JSPL), which is located in Chhattisgarh.
11. Uber ties up with Alipay globally
12. Ferrari names Fiat Chrysler's chief as its CEO
13. Sameer Chadha appointed as Partner and CEO of KPMG India
14. Mark Selby won World Snooker Championship
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