Daily Current Affairs 6 April 2018

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This post contains important current affairs of 6 April 2018. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 6 April 2018. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 6 April 2018 Current affairs test.

National News

1. 59 BJP MPs sign letter to shift Children’s Day to Dec 26

The letter stated that Dec 26, the day of martyrdom of Sikh Guru Gobind Singh’s sons should be designated for the occasion.
The letter suggested, 14 Nov can be attributed as “UNCLE DAY” or “CHACHA DIWAS”.

2. IIMs free to choose if they want to grant degree or diploma

The Parliament had passed the IIM Act in Dec 2017 granting greater autonomy to their executive bodies in the functioning of the institutes.
The postgraduate diplomas given by IIMs are not universally accepted.

3. Global Logistics Summit held in New Delhi

The Summit acts as a platform to hold discussions with global experts, academics, government officials and private sector and industry representatives.
Minister Suresh Prabhu said 56 new airports will be ready for operation in the next few years.

4. Bhattacharjee appointed as the ambassador of India to Serbia

- Subrata Bhattacharjee is appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia.
- He is currently Joint Secretary in Ministry of External Affairs.

International News

1. India to buy missile system from Russia

India will continue negotiations with Russia to acquire a missile defence system at a cost of over Rs.30,000 cr.
This is despite the sanctions imposed by the US on defence trade with Russia.

2. Qatar introduces national service for women for first time

Women aged over 18 will be able to volunteer for national service under the law.
Every Qatar male aged 18-35 is required to perform a compulsory military service, now extended to a year instead of 3 months.

3. Nepal PM on visit to India

KP Sharma Oli’s visit will provide an opportunity to review wide-ranging cooperative partnership and to progress it further.
He will also engage with the business community as well as the Nepalese diaspora in India.

4. Trump proposes $100 bn more in tariffs on China

US Prez proposed the additional tariffs on China in light of the country’s unfair retaliation against earlier US tariffs.
This comes after China announced an additional 25% tariff on US imports worth $50 bn in a tit-for-tat move.

Business News

1. Flipkart partners with MakeMyTrip

Flipkart forged a strategic partnership with online travel company MakeMyTrip to offer travel services on its platform.
The services of MakeMyTrip’s other brands, Goibibo and redBus, will be available to Flipkart consumers as part of the deal.

2. TRAI proposes Wi-Fi grid

TRAI has proposed concept of open architecture-based public Wi-Fi grid to bring down the cost of internet by 90%.
The Wi-Fi grid entails various providers coming together to address aspects like services, access, payment, and authentication.

3. Ex-RBI Deputy Gov questioned over $2.1 bn PNB fraud

Harun Rashid Khan served as the Deputy Gov between 2011 and 2016.
He is being questioned over the alleged benefits to Choksi’s Gitanjali group due to 80:20 gold import scheme.

4. Louis Vuitton maker becomes world’s 4th richest man

Bernard Arnault has overtaken Zara Founder Amancio Ortega with a net worth of $70.7 bn.
This comes after the shares of his company Christian Dior rose to a record high.

Sports News
1. Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu wins India’s second gold