10th April 2016 - Important Current Affairs updates

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National Affairs

Information and Broadcasting Ministry has formed a 3 Member Committee to oversee the guidelines set for government advertisements by the Supreme Court are followed.
- This committee to be headed by : B BTandon (former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC))
- The Chairman will be assisted by two members.
- - Rajat Sharma (TV journalist)
  - Piyush Pandey (ad-man)
- Note : The committee was constituted based on the recommendation of the three-member selection committee comprising Press Council Chairman Justice C K Prasad.
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom is on a two-day visit to India.
- India and the Maldives commemorated 50 years of diplomatic relations last year and both countries have historically close relationship.
- Important Points to Note :
- - President Gayoom’s first visit after assumption of office was to India in January 2014.
  - He was amongst the SAARC leaders who attended the swearing-in of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter is on a Three-day visit to India.
- During his visit at the invitation of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Mr. Carter will be in Goa and Delhi.
- Both countries will discuss further cooperation in Defence Technology and Trade Initiative.

Deaths

Former Congress Minister C Silvera passed away.
- Note : He was the only politician from Mizoram to be in the Union Council of Ministers.

MOUs

Egypt and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement to set up a $16 billion investment fund during Saudi King Salman's four-day visit to Egypt.
- They also signed agreements create an economic free-zone for the development of Egypt's Sinai region.
- Earlier, King Salman had announced that a bridge will be built across the Red Sea to connect the two countries.

Awards & Honors

Priyadarshini Chatterjee from Guwahati was crowned the Miss India World 2016, at the 53rd edition of the beauty pageant held at the Yash Raj Studios on Saturday.
- Sushruthi Krishna from Bengaluru and Pankhuri Gidwani from Uttar Pradesh became the first and second runners-up respectively.
- Note : Chatterjee will now represent India at the International platform of Miss World 2016.
Priyanka Chopra will receive the 'Best Actress of the Year' award by the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation for her performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Bajirao Mastani'.
- The award will be given to her on the occasion of 147th Dadasaheb Phalke Jayanti.
- The award ceremony will be held on April 24.
- Note : This is Priyanka's second award from the Foundation.
Leonardo DiCaprio was named the Best Male Actor for 'The Revenant' at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards held in California.
- Charlize Theron received the 'Best Female Performance' award for 'Mad Max: Fury Road'.
- Chris Pratt won the 'Best Action Performance' award for 'Jurassic World'
- Ryan Reynold has won the "Best 'Comedic Performance' title" for the movie 'Deadpool'.

New Appointments

Domestic mobile manufacturer Lava International has announced Indian cricket team captain MS Dhoni as its Brand Ambassador.
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar became the new President of Janata Dal (United), replacing Sharad Yadav who held the position for over 10 years.
Twitter is appointing PepsiCo’s chief financial officer Hugh Johnston to its board.
- Note : Co-founder and managing director of website lastminute.com Martha Lane Fox will serve as a director.

Business & Economy

The Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) in Hyderabad, under the Department of Atomic Energy, has announced it has set a new world record with production of 1,503 tonnes of nuclear fuel in 2015-16.
- NFC had earlier become the world’s leading producer in 2014-15, with a 1,252 tonne-production.

Sports

India beat ‎Canada‬ 3-1 in their third round-robin match of ‎Sultan AzlanShah Cup‬ at Ipoh in ‎Malaysia‬.
Anthony Joshua knocked out defending champion Charles Martin after one minute and 32 seconds of the second round to become the new International Boxing Federation world heavyweight champion.
- Joshua has now won all of his 16 fights via knock-outs.
In the first match of the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL), newcomers Rising Pune Supergiants defeated the defending champions Mumbai Indians by nine wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.