1. 1st direct container vessel between India and _______ sent off from Krishnapatnam port, carrying cotton set. It is part of coastal shipping agreement between two countries to facilitate easy trade.?
2. 4th United Nations World Happiness Index (WHI) 2016 (published by Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)) ranked Denmark at top and India at _______ place ?
3. Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment report of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) - India and _______ are at two top places in developing countries in investments made in renewable energy in 2015 ?
4. According to WaterAid report - Water: At what cost ?, _________ has highest number of 7.6 crore people in world without access to safe water supply, followed by China and Nigeria ?
5. After delay of over 20 years, ________s stock exchange opened for its first day of business with trading of a single company ?
6. Agreement between European Union (EU) and _______ to tackle migrant crisis came into effect. Under this agreement, migrants arriving in Greece will be sent back to ______ if their asylum claim is rejected ?
7. ________ successfully flew World’s longest all-woman operated flight from New Delhi to San Francisco (United States). Flight was operated as part of International Women's Day celebrations and travelled a distance of around 14,500 kilometres in 17 hours. ?
8. Akamai's State of the Internet report stated that _______ has fastest average connection speed in the world at 26.7 Mbps. India is at 114th position with an average internet speed of 2.8 Mbps ?
9. American company ______ will invest over $100 million in India over next 2 years to support India's plan to connect thousands of its villages to the internet and create jobs. Around 250,000 students will be trained by 2020 ?
10. As per security solutions firm Symantec, India ranked _____ in number of financial Trojan infections where cybercriminals defraud customers of online banking services. Global detections have dropped by 73% ?
11. Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for development of solar parks in India. It will facilitate ______ US dollars in funding to develop solar parks across India, with initiall focus on state of Rajasthan ?
12.________'s supreme court rejected a 28-year-old petition to remove Islam as official religion of country. Islam was introduced as state religion in the Bangladeshi constitution in 1988 and a group of 15 Individuals filed a Petition against it ?
13. _____ announced to set up its own International Maritime Judicial Centre (IMJC) to handle territorial disputes and protect its sea rights ?
14. ______ launched its first cyber security public organization aimed at better safeguarding national cyber security and guiding Internet companies ?
15. _____ successfully launched 22nd new generation satellite as part of its domestic BeiDou Navigation System (BDS) as a rival to the US’s Global Positioning System (GPS). Launched using Long March-3A carrier rocket ?
16. EIUs Worldwide Cost of Living survey has ranked _____ as remains worlds most expensive city for third year in a row. India's Bangalore and Mumbai are rated among the cheapest ?
17. Forbes 30th annual billionaires list 2016 ranked _______ as worlds richest person for 17th time in last 23 years, with a net worth of $75 billion. Mukesh Ambani (38th ranks with $20.6 billion) is India's Richest again ?
18. _____ announced to end its Operation Sangaris in Central African Republic in 2016. ?
19. ______ will help developing Kochi (Kerala), Bhubaneswar (Odisha) and Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) as smart cities ?
20. Global Energy Architecture Performance Index (GEAPI) Report by World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked India at ______ out of 126 countries on the basis of their ability to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable energy. Switzerland is at top ?
21. Government approved MoU with _____ on Technical Cooperation in Combating Cyber-Crime and mobilizing long-term investment in National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) ?
22. Government approved 2 development projects with ______. These projects are 100 MW power export via transmission lines and India’s 3rd Internet Gateway optical fibre connection between Cox Bazaar in _______ and Agartala (Tripura). ?
23. Government approved _______ Agreement, an international transport and transit corridor established in 2011. It establishes transport corridor between Central Asia and Persian Gulf countries with Uzbekistan, Iran, Turkmenistan and Oman and Kazakhstan as founding members ?
24. Government approved signing of BIMSTEC (_______) Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters ?
25. Hinduja brothers (GP Hinduja and SP Hinduja) named richest Asian-origin entrepreneurs in ________ for 4th consecutive year with personal fortune of 16.5 billion pounds ?
26. India and ______ signed Memorandum of Understanding for construction of 6 nuclear reactors at Jaitapur nuclear park in Maharashtra.?
27. India and _______ launched‚ Fulbright Kalam Climate Fellowship‚ , enabling Indian research scholars to work with American institutions in field of climate change ?
28. ______ became first nation to formally adopt United Nations’ (UN) agenda for the world’s sustainable development and 17 goals identified for its implementation, during 11th National Convention on Sustainable Development Goal (NCSDG) organized by Global Compact Network in Mumbai ?
29. India became 56th nation to sign‚ ______MoU, Memorandum of Understanding on conservation of birds of prey in Africa and Eurasia ?
30. India distributed scholarships to over 800 _______ students under 'Muktijodha Scholarship Scheme', started in 2006 ?
31. India filed complaint against ______ in World Trade Organisation, accusing it of high fees on L-1 and H-1B categories of temporary working visas ?
32. India signed MoU with _______ for building a Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) project for research on gravitational waves. The Project is called IndIGO (Indian Initiative in Gravitational-wave Observations) ?
33. India signed second line of credit (LOC) agreement for providing 2 billion dollars in development financing to ______ for various development projects. It will be provided through Export Import Bank of India ?
34. India will supply 100 megawatt of electricity to ______ in return for 10 gigabits per second internet bandwidth. Aim is to provide internet connectivity to North-Eastern states ?
35. Indian IT Firm ________ is recognized as Global Top Employer by Top Employers Institute. The assessment was done among 1,072 companies worldwide across 9 core HR areas ?
36. Indian Medicine Maker Biocon Ltd got ______'s approval for selling its biosimilar Insulin Glargine ?
37. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) approved 2.3 million euro initiative to help Latin American and Caribbean countries fight against ______ virus ?
38. ______ released report Women at Work: Trends 2016 as a picture of womens position in labour markets and stated that gender equality in workplace remains questionable. ?
39. ______ and Pakistan mutually agreed to boost bilateral cooperation on regional security and trade ?
40. Iran signed an oil agreement with ______ to develope South Azadegan oil field shared by Iran and Iraq ?
41. _____ test-fired several ballistic missiles and breached United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions that compel it to refrain from any work on ballistic missiles for 8 years ?
42.________'s NTT Data has acquired Dell's IT Services arm for over 20000 Crores ?
43. ______ will give Assistance loan of an amount of Rs.14,251 Crores for Transmission System Strengthening in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha Integrated Sanitation Improvement Project, Dedicated Freight Corridor Project, North East Road Network Connectivity Improvement Project and Jharkhand Horticulture Intensification by Micro Drip Irrigation Project ?
44. _________ government stipulated long-term goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80 % by 2050 ?
45. _______ investment bank SoftBank Group has announced to separate its profitable domestic mobile business from its international business. Both subsidiaries will be completely owned by SoftBank ?
46. London & Partners, official promotional company for London announced that India has became ________ biggest investor in London, with 117 % increase in Indian companies investing in London since 2005 ?
47. ______ Government and UNICEF successfully tested use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs / drones) to explore cost effective ways of reducing waiting times for HIV testing of infants ?
48. ______ joined Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a dialogue partner. SCO is a Beijing-based regional security grouping with 8 Members ?
49. Nepal signed an agreement with _____ to build a strategic railway link between two countries through Tibet. ?
50. _______ ratified 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) that expands its scope to cover atomic facilities and material in peaceful use and storage ?
51. _____ declared emergency for 3 weeks after a major oil (3000 Barrels) pipeline burst in northeast region affecting two rivers Chiriaco and Morona ?
52. Railways Firm RITES Limited signed contract to supply 18 Meter Gauge 1350 HP Diesel Electric Locomotives to ______ Railways ?
53. Ratings agency ________ cut its outlook for China from stable to negative, based on expectations that fiscal strength of China would be sliding down and negative outlook comes on heels of fresh data suggesting economy of China is continuing to lose steam . ?
54. Reliance Defence inked pact with _______'s Rafael Advanced Defence System to set up a JV in India for specialised areas including air- to-air missiles, with investment of USD 10 billion ?
55. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of __________ for exchange of information pertaining to banking supervision. ?
56. _______'s own credit-ratings firm, ACRA started functioning after Moodys and Fitch Ratings decided to stop issuing local ratings for _____'s Companies ?
57. ______ passed its first anti-terror bill that was first proposed 15 years ago in 2001 after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in US ?
58. ____ Parliament adopted a resolution to convert itself into a Constitutional Assembly ?
59. Syrian Army regained control of ancient city of _______ from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group ?
60. Taiwan's Foxconn Technology will acquire ______’s Sharp Corporation for 3.5 billion US dollars ?
61. Telangana and ______ Governments have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) to set up an inter-state water board construct 5 barrages across Godavari and Pen Ganga rivers ?
62. ______ government will implement curfew during 2016 Songkran festival to show solidarity with farmers hit by drought. Songkran festival is Worlds biggest water festival, celebrated every year in _____ from 13 to 15 April. ?
63. Time Magazine 2016 ranked Kanye West (US) as most Influential person web. Indian PM Narendra Modi ranked at _____ Place. ?
64. UNICEF launched a series of animated films to help frame positive perceptions towards crores of Migrants globally, Called _____ ?
65. US and _____ began their largest ever military exercises. These bilateral exercises come just after UN passed sanctions against North Korea following its recent nuclear test and rocket launch. It will involve 300000 ______ and 15000 US personnel ?
66. USA returned an ancient statue of Hindu god Rama stolen from _____ during civil war in 1970s. The statue stands 157 centimetres tall and is missing its head, arms and feet ?
67. United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have launched
_________
to boost protection for children and families on move across Europe ?
68. United Nations Security Council adopted toughest sanctions ever imposed on ______ in response to its fourth nuclear test and rocket launch. ?
69. United Nations Security Council extended UN Assistance Mission in _____ till 31 March 2017. Resolution was approved to support a transparent electoral process in 2016 and universal elections by 2020 ?
70. World Bank Approved Loan of $100 Million for _____ to help create 100,000 jobs for Syrian refugees and its own citizen ?
71. World's most expensive train station opened in _____ (United States), named as World Trade Center Transportation Hub. It was constructed at cost of 3.85 billion USD and designed by the Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava ?
72. World’s first fully electric-powered double-decker bus launched in ______ . It is built by Chinese manufactur BYD and will be able to travel 180 miles on a ‚ single charge ?
73. PM Modi and his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel from Belgium Remotely Launched Asia’s largest optical telescope Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) at Devasthal in ______ District of Uttrakahnd. It has been located at a height of 2,500 metres at Devasthal in Nainital district and has mirror of 3.6 m diameter ?
74. European Investment Bank will lend India _______ towards constructing a 23-km long Lucknow Metro rail line and a purchasing a fleet of new trains. European Investment Bank also approved to set up Its regional representation for South Asia in New Delhi ?
75. EU-India agreed to further negotiations on early conclusion of BTIA (__________) ?