Current Affairs-April 16, 2023
INDIA
- Tamil Nadu chooses Ernst & Young as a consultant for analysis of 50 selected Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) in the State.
- CAPF to hold exams in 13 local languages; MHA and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) would sign an addendum to the existing MoU.
- Union Textiles Ministry has decided to launch an e-commerce platform that would help weavers and artisans sell their products.
- Supreme Court announced the formation of a new Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice to hear petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah confers the Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2022.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- New foreign trade policy allows duty-free import of life-saving drugs and Rakhis as gifts.
- India hosts first joint working group meeting on Chabahar port
- U.S. emerges as India’s biggest trading partner in FY23 at USD 128.55 billion.
WORLD
- French President Emmanuel Macron signed his controversial pension reform into law despite protests.
- Clashes have broken out in Sudan between the military and the paramilitary forces.
- Bangladesh: Dhaka records highest temperature in 58 years with the temperature rising to 40.4 degrees Celsius.
- India and Peru hold second Joint Commission Meeting in New Delhi.
SPORTS
- Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen added a second World Championships title to her name.
- Indian team to take part in IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s Asia and Oceania Championship.
