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Banking & Economy
1.
The country’s largest lender, the
State Bank of India (SBI) has
allowed withdrawing cash from the bank’s point of sale (PoS) devices available
with merchants in a bid to ease the cash crunch.
2.
The National Bank for Agriculture
and Rural Development (NABARD) has
extended the total credit support of Rs 14,690 crore to Rajasthan for
2017-18.
3. According
to the International Monetary Fund’s
World Economic Outlook (WEO) for Apr 2018,
India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the
worth of the economy, clocked in at $2.6
trillion for 2017.
4.
The Unique Identification
Authority of India (UIDAI)
introduced updated ‘QR code’ for offline Aadhaar verification to strengthen its privacy measures during usage.
5.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest World Economic Outlook
(WEO) projected India to grow at 7.4% in 2018 and 7.8% in 2019.
6.
The Union Finance Ministry will come out with Rs. 10,000 crore follow-on fund offer of Bharat-22 exchange traded
fund (ETF) as it looks to dilute stake in Coal India Limited (CIL) to meet
the minimum public holding norm.
7.
According to the World Bank twice-a-year South Asia Economic Focus report, India's growth rate has been projected
at 7.3% in 2018 and 7.5% for 2019 and 2020.
8. Indian Army signed a Memorandum of
Undertaking (MoU) with Axis Bank on Defence Salary Package.
9.
The Ministry of Finance under Union Govt in consultation with the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
launched first tranche of sovereign gold
bonds (SGBs) for current fiscal (FY 2018-19).
10.
The E-Way Bill system for Intra-State
movement of goods has been rolled out in five more states‑ Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala,
Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.
11. The Ministry of Finance has signed loan
agreement with World Bank for IBRD loan of US $48 million for Meghalaya Community – Led Landscapes
Management Project (MCLLMP).
12. The Confederation of Indian
Industry (CII) has expected India's
gross domestic product (GDP) to grow
at 7.3-7.7 per cent during the
2018-19 financial year.
13. The govt has raised the
authorized capital of NABARD by
six times from 50 billion to Rs 300
billion to help it increase its lending to the rural economy.
National News
1.
The Group of Ministers (GoM), constituted by Union Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways, proposed "One
Nation One Tax policy" for seamless movement of commercial vehicles
across the country.
GoM meeting, headed by Rajasthan transport minister Yoonus Khan, held in
Guwahati, Assam.
2.
India will host the 2018 Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities (GITC), to be
held in New Delhi from Nov 08 to 11.
3.
The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has launched the integration of e-SANAD portal and NAD – National Academic Depository in
a bid to make education system in India more transparent.
4.
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) published new draft rules to make mandatory for
automobile manufacturers to provide high
security registration plates (HSRP) to all new vehicles from Jan 01, 2019.
5.
The first International SME (Small, Medium Enterprises) convention has
been organised by Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises in New Delhi from Apr 22 to 24, 2018.
6.
The Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) in collaboration with
Ministry of External Affairs approved the 'Study in India' programme to attract foreign students to pursue
higher education in India.
7.
The first meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under
POSHAN Abhiyaan held in New Delhi.
8.
The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
released the draft of National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) proposing multiple
strategies to reduce air pollution.
9.
The Union Ministry of
Communications launched DARPAN-PLI
application for seamless collection
of premium for Postal Life Insurance
(PLI) and Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) policies.
10.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
inaugurated the first Health and
Wellness Centre in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh
to mark the launch of Ayushman Bharat
Yojana- National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM).
11. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry launched FIEO GlobalLinker, a digital platform for MSME exporters to digitise their businesses and join global
community of growing businesses.
12. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) unveiled beta version
of portal (www.tariff.trai.gov.in) to
enable consumers see tariffs of different TSPs (telecom service providers) and different Licensed Service Areas
(LSAs) at single place.
13.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued its first official forecast for 2018 southwest
monsoon rains in New Delhi.
14. India is coordinating with China and
other Asian countries to raise voice
against Asian premium charged by Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC).
15. The Union Govt has launched "Gram
Swaraj Abhiyan- Special Interventions", an high-intensity outreach
programme to deliver welfare schemes to
select villages which need particular attention on the occasion of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanti (Apr 14).
16. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
launched web-based application e-FRRO
(e-Foreigners Regional Registration
Office) to allow foreign tourists
and travelers to avail paperless and cashless visa-related services.
17. The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan launched ‘Gram
Swaraj Abhiyan’ to provide free LPG gas connections under the
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY).
State News
1.
The regional conference on “Urban Development: Technological Solutions
and Governance Challenges” held
in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
2.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani launched the digital platform ‘Pocket Cop Project’
to ensure that the police force of the
state is equipped with modern day technology.
3.
The '2018 Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting' under the Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways held in Guwahati,
Assam.
4.
The Islands Tourism Festival inaugurated by Chief Secretary of Andaman
& Nicobar Administration Anindo Mazumdar at Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar.
5.
Odisha Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik has thrown open the
much-awaited bridge built over the Ib
river in Sambalpur district to
the public.
6.
The first regional conference of eastern states on Water Resources held
in Kolkata, West Bengal to address
outstanding water resources issues.
7.
The Haryana govt has decided to introduce
Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS) and revise the syllabus and workload in
11 subjects at the under-graduation level in state universities keeping with
global scenario.
8. The India-Wiesbaden Conference 2018 held in
New Delhi with the title ‘Securing Global Supply
Chains
through Government-Industry
Partnerships towards Effective
Implementation of UNSC
Resolution 1540’.
9. Himachal Pradesh celebrated
its 71st foundation day with much
fanfare and gaiety on Apr 15, 2018.
International news
1.
The meeting of the Council of
foreign ministers of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(SCO) is going to be held in
Beijing, China.
2.
The 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2018) held in London, United Kingdom with the theme 'Towards a Common Future'.
3.
The Malaria Summit held in London,
United Kingdom to make game-changing commitments towards beating malaria.
4.
The NASSCOM (National Association of Software & Services Companies)
and TechUK have jointly launched new UK-India Tech Alliance.
5. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) designated 14 new
sites as Globally
Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS).
6.
The 29th Arab League Summit 2018 held in Dahran, Saudi Arabia to promote Arab joint action to address
challenges facing the nation.
7. The
famous Bisket Jatra is being
celebrated in Bhaktapur and other
parts of Kathmandu valley, Nepal.
8.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved use of Acuvue Oasys Contact Lenses with Transitions Light Intelligent Technology, world’s first contact lens that
automatically darkens when exposed
to bright light.
9.
The US Department of Treasury included India in the monitoring list of its major trading partners that
merit close attention to their currency practices and macroeconomic policies.
10. The United States Trade
Representative (USTR) formally announced that it is reviewing eligibility of India,
Indonesia and Kazakhstan in
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) based on concerns about countries’ compliance with program.
Science & Defence
1.
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) has
launched Transiting Exoplanet Survey
Satellite (TESS), a new
planet-hunting spacecraft onboard of
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape
Carnival, Florida, US.
2.
The Indian Space and Research
Organisation (ISRO) postponed the launch of India’s second lunar mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’ from Apr 2018
to Oct-Nov 2018.
3.
Pakistan has successfully tested fired Babur Weapon System-1 (B),
an enhanced version of indigenously-built Babur cruise missile.
Approvals & MOUs
1.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, has approved restructured
Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA).
2.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare decided to roll out 'Integrated initiative for prevention & control of viral
hepatitis' under National Health
Mission (NHM) for prevention and control
of viral hepatitis.
3.
The Union Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has inaugurated new office of Central Project Monitoring
Unit for e-Vidhan project of Govt at
Parliament House Annexe.
4.
India and
Finland have reached
to an agreement
on the tax dispute
with Nokia under
Mutual
Agreement Procedure (MAP) system.
5.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved promulgation
of Criminal Law (Amendment)
Ordinance to provide death penalty
for rapists of girls below 12 years.
6.
India pressed the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations on
the sidelines of the first meeting
of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor to set up an independent
credit rating agency of the five-member group.
7.
The hydro power major, Sutlej Jal Vidut Nigam (SJVN) Limited
signed an MoU with Ministry of Power for generating 9200 million units for the year
2018-19.
8.
The Law Commission of India (LCI) recommended declaring Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as a public body.
9.
The Union Govt formed Defence Planning Committee (DPC), a new
integrated institutional mechanism that will drive country’s military and
security strategy and guide defence equipment acquisitions.
Appointments
Appointments
|
Appointee
|
President of the Indian Women’s Press Corps
|
T K Rajalakshmi
|
(IWPC)
|
|
Director General of National Cadet Corps (NCC)
|
PP Malhotra
|
Awards
1.
Karan Johar becomes the first-ever Bollywood filmmaker to get a place at the famous Madame Tussauds.
2. The
chairman of Bennett, Coleman & Co, Indu
Jain has been conferred with the All
India Management
Association’s (AIMA’s) annual award for lifetime
contribution to media.
3.
Madhya Pradesh bagged the Most Film Friendly Award given by the central govt for its efforts
to ease filming in the state by
creating a well-structured website, film friendly infrastructure and more.
4.
Aditi Rao Hydari will be receiving Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018 for
the Best Leading Lady (Critics Award) for
her memorable performance in Bhoomi.
5.
The New York Times and The New Yorker have
jointly won the Pulitzer Prize for
Public Service for explosive
reporting that brought down Harvey Weinstein and spawned a cultural watershed
on the issue of sexual harassment.
6.
The 2018 Pulitzer Prizes have been awarded by Pulitzer Prize Board for Journalism work during 2017 calendar
year.
7.
Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting won by Clare Baldwin, Andrew R.C. Marshall and
Manuel Mogato of
Reuters.
8.
An American rapper and
songwriter, Kendrick Lamar has
become the first non-classical or jazz
artist to win Pulitzer Prize for his
album ‘D.A.M.N.’ in the music category.
9.
Veteran Marathi actor Vijay Chavhan will be conferred with
the prestigious V Shantaram Lifetime
Achievement award.
10. Actor-director
Mrinal Kulkarni will be conferred
with V Shantaram Special Contribution
awards.
11. Veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra
will be conferred with the prestigious Raj
Kapoor Lifetime Achievement of
the Maharashtra Govt.
12. Renowned filmmaker, Rajkumar
Hirani will be conferred with Raj
Kapoor Special Contribution awards of
the Maharashtra Govt.
Sports
1. Bengaluru FC won the first edition of Indian Super Cup Football
tournament.
2.
The Chinese dragon 'Son of Dreams' has been declared the official mascot of the FIBA Basketball
World Cup 2019 in China.
3.
An Australian racing driver, Daniel Ricciardo won the 2018 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix
tournament at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China.
4.
Yuki Bhambri from India won the 2018 Santaizi ATP Challenger tennis
tournament by defeating his compatriot
Ramkumar Ramanathan in the final of the event by 6-3 6-4 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Important Days
Date
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Day
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Theme
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Apr 22
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World Earth Day
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'End Plastic Pollution'
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Apr 21
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World Creativity and
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‘Feel Satisfied, You Made (And Make) A
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Innovation
Day
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Difference’
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Apr 21
|
Civil Services Day
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'Evolving Strategies for Transforming
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Aspirational Districts'
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Apr 19
|
World Liver Day
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'Riding New Waves in Liver Diagnosis,
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Staging
& Treatment'
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Apr 18
|
World Heritage Day
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"Heritage
for Generations"
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Apr 18
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World Haemophilia Day
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"Sharing Knowledge Makes Us Stronger"
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Obituary
World’s biggest Dance Music Star
|
Tim Bergling
|
World’s oldest Japanese
|
Nabi Tajima
|
Supercentenarian
|
|
The veteran Journalist
|
TVR Shenoy
|
Veteran Filmmaker and Animation
|
Bhimsain
|
Pioneer
|
|
Former US First Lady
|
Barbara Bush
|
The veteran Journalist
|
Surendra Nihal Singh
|
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Banking & Economy
1.
The
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has liberalisedExternal Commercial Borrowings (ECB) Policy
by including more sectors in the window in a bid to facilitate cheaper access of overseas funds to Indian
companies.
2.
The
India Index Services & Products Ltd
(IISL), an arm of the National Stock Exchange’s (NSEs), has launched Nifty
equity savings index that will serve as benchmark for equity saving funds offered by various mutual funds.
3.
Paytm Payments
Bank
has managed to successfully register
over 100 million KYC wallets, against the constant campaigning done by the
bank about the benefits of the Know Your Customer (KYC) system.
4.
The
Global credit rating agency Fitch
kept India’s sovereign rating
unchanged at 'BBB' - with stable
outlook.
5.
Development
bank, Nabard has provided an
assistance of Rs 10,012 crore to Uttar Pradesh during 2017-18 to facilitate overall development with special
focus on agricultural credit.
6.
The
National Stock Exchange (NSE)
has announced the launch of its e-Gsec
platform which will allow retail
investors to invest in govt securities and hold them in existing demat
accounts.
7.
The
Union Govt has entered into
agreement with World Bank for flexible financing arrangement to
accelerate research towards early development for biopharmaceuticals under National Biopharma Mission.
8.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will
be giving an aid of Rs 1,700 crore
to Uttarakhand for
infrastructure development and creation of sewerage treatment facilities in
urban areas.
9.
The
Union Govt, Madhya Pradesh Govt and
World Bank have signed $210 million
loan agreement for Madhya Pradesh
Rural Connectivity Project.
10. The Union Govt (Ministry of Finance) has signed a Loan Agreement with the World Bank for IBRD credit of US$ 125
(equivalent) for Innovate in India for
Inclusiveness Project.
11. Indian Overseas Bank (IOB), one of
the leading public sector banks, entered into an agreement for information
utility services with the National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL).
National News
1.
The
NITI Aayog launched Atal New India Challenge under Atal
Innovation Mission (AIM) with an aim
to bring-in innovations and technologies relevant to the people.
2.
India’s
first-ever nationwide conference on the
archaeology, anthropology and sociology of food is going to be held in Mumbai, Maharashtra from on May 05-06,
2018.
3.
The
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
granted the first Licence to Gujarat
Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd for Liquid
Chlorine on all India basis as per Indian Standard (IS) 646:1986.
4.
The
National Disaster Response Authority
(NDMA) has conducted its first ever mock
exercise aimed at enhancing preparedness of Airport Emergency
Handlers (AEHs) to respond to CBRN emergencies at the LokNayakJayaprakash Airport in Patna.
5.
The
HRD ministry launched the second edition of the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
under which students from 750 higher educational institutions across the
country will adopt villages and visit them to get acquainted with lifestyle of
people there and the problems faced by them.
6. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan at Ramnagar, tribal-dominated district of Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day (Apr 24).
7.
The
Ministry of Tourism has awarded Letters of Intent to 9 agencies for 22
monuments under Phase-IV of Adopt a
Heritage Project: ApniDharohar,
ApniPehchaan Scheme.
8.
The
2018 Secure India Conclave organised
by Global Counter Terrorism keeping in view Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
vision of New India: Secure India 2018,
held in New Delhi.
State News
1.
The
National Kharif Conference 2018 has
been held at VigyanBhawan in New Delhi.
2.
The
23rd meeting of Western Zonal Council
has been held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat
under the chairmanship of Union home minister Rajnath Singh.
3.
The
Asia Pacific Regional Workshop of United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), jointly hosted by
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and UNCCD has been
held in New Delhi.
4.
The
second edition of Shirui Lily Festival
2018 has been celebrated at Ukhrul
district in Manipur on Apr 28, 2018.
5.
Union
Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari
inaugurated the 29th Road Safety Week
at VigyanBhawan in New Delhi.
6.
The
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu chaired the first meeting of the think tank on the Framework for National Policy on E-commerce
in New Delhi.
7.
Chennai
based Geographical Indication Registry has awarded Geographical Indication (GI) Tag to two more craft forms from Telangana viz. Adilabaddokra and Warangal
Dhurries.
8.
The
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has relaxed six-decade-old protected area
permit (PAP) regime to allow foreign
tourists to access border areas of Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur for five years with effect from Apr 01, 2018 with protected area permit
(PAP).
9.
Bengaluru Smart
City
in collaboration with the Electronics
City Township Authority (ELCITA) is testing prototype of an intelligent traffic management solution to improve
traffic management in the city.
10. Diu Smart City becomes the first city in India to run on 100%
renewable energy during daytime.
International news
1.
Google Arts
& Culture
in partnership with Ministry of Tourism unveiled 360-degree virtual reality (VR) video for global 'Incredible
India' tourism campaign.
2. International Buddhist Conference held in Lumbini, Nepal on Apr 29-30, 2018 to
commemorate 2562nd Buddha Jayanti
with the theme 'Lumbini Nepal: The
birthplace of Lord Buddha and the fountain of Buddhism and world peace'.
3.
The
first Informal Summit between Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and China’s
President Xi Jinping held in Wuhan.
4.
The
Office of United States (US) Trade Representative (USTR) once again placed
India on 'Priority Watch List' in its annual Special 301 Report on the
state of intellectual property protection.
5.
The
Haryana govt has appointed
international shooter, Gauri Sheoran
as the brand ambassador for its Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccination
campaign.
6.
Canada will be
hosting the world's small but growing
band of female foreign ministers for talks ahead of this year's UN General
Assembly.
7.
Iran’s central
bank
has banned the country’s banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies, including
Bitcoin, over money-laundering concerns.
8. In the annual Spring Meeting of the International
Monetary Fund and the World Bank, Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said that India is poised to remain the fastest
growing large economy in the world and its GDP is expected to reach $5
trillion by 2025.
Science &Defence
1.
The
joint venture carrier between Tata Sons
and Singapore Airlines, Vistara
has become the 3rd Indian carrier to
be a member of the International Air
Transport Association (IATA), a global body of 280 airlines.
2.
The
Bhabha Atomic Reseach Centre (BARC)
has developed BhabhaKavach, a
next-generation bulletproof jacket
that is cheaper, lightweight.
3.
Scientists
identified a new species of frog
called Fejervaryagoemchi in the
highland plateaus of the Western Ghats parts of Goa.
4.
The
Indian Navy inducted Landing Craft Utility (LCU) INLCU L53 at
Port Blair.
5.
Bilateral
joint training exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI
2018 between India and Malaysiahas
been conducted in the dense forests of SengaiPerdik, Hulu Langat, Malaysia.
6.
The
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)
chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman cleared capital
acquisition proposals of DRDO’s NAG missile system (NAMIS) for Indian Army and
127 mm calibre guns for Indian Navy.
7.
The
multi-nation counter-terrorism
exercise"Peace Mission" is going to be held at the Ural mountains of Russia in Sept 2018,
which will take place under the framework of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(SCO).
8.
Indigenously
developed light combat aircraft (LCA)
Tejas has successfully test fired
Derby air-to-air beyond visual range missile (BVRM) off the Goa coast.
9.
The
Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is
tying up with US and Finland to develop new pollution-forecast system
that will help anticipate particulate matter (PM) levels at least two days in
advance and at greater resolution.
10. Researchers
discovered the world’s smallest land
fern named Malvi’s adder’s-tongue
fern (Ophioglossummalviae) in Ahwa forests of Western Ghats in Gujarat’s Dang district.
11. The two-day
coastal security exercise, 'SagarKavach'
to strengthen and assess the loopholes in the coastal security mechanism was
held along Kerala coast.
12. Scientists
discovered a giant mosquito with a wingspan of 11.15 centimeters in China’s Sichuan province.
Approvals & MOUs
1.
The
Union Cabinet approved renewal of
long-term agreements (LTAs) for export of iron ore (lumps and fines) of grade +64% Fe content to Japan and
South Korea for another five years (2018 to 2023) through state-owned
trading firm MMTC.
2.
The
Union Cabinet approved MoU between India
and Sao Tome and Principe for Cooperation in field of Traditional Systems of
Medicine and Homoeopathy.
3.
FMCG
major ITC joined hands with NITI Aayog to train 2 lakh farmers to increase their income and raise productivity of
major crops in 25 "aspirational districts" across seven states in
the country by 2022.
4.
National
Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) and Department
of Telecommunications (DoT) signed
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on
technical knowledge sharing for
establishing nationwide Time Stamping and Time Synchronization network (TSTSN) and traceability of Time signal
to UTC NPL Time.
5.
The
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
approved restructured National Bamboo
Mission (NBM), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under National Mission for
Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)
during remaining period of 14th Finance
Commission (2018-20) with an
outlay of Rs. 1290 crore.
6.
The
Union Cabinet given approval for the inclusion
of certain areas in Rajasthan under Fifth
Schedule to Constitution so that tribals
living there can avail benefit of protective measures under its provisions.
7.
The
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval for increase in Minimum Support Price (MSP)
for Raw Jute for 2018-19 season.
8.
The
Union Cabinet approved Memorandum of
Agreement (MoA) between India and
World Health Organisation (WHO) represented by its Regional Office for
South-East Asia acting through its country office in India.
9. The Dalmia Bharat Limited has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with the Union Tourism Ministry to
take up Red Fort (Delhi) and Gandikota
Fort (Andhra Pradesh) under the 'Adopt
a Heritage' project.
10. The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry
(PHDCCI) and Indian Yoga Association
(IYA) signed anMoU to facilitate
interaction and cooperation between two organisations to promote wellness, spiritual and cultural tourism in Krishna Circuit.
11. The Govt of Maharashtra has signed anMoU with the British Council to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation.
12. The Justice Rajesh Bindal committee has submitted
its recommendation to Ministry of
Women and Child Development (WCD) on legal
issues related to inter country removal & retention of children.
Appointments
Appointments
|
Appointee
|
First woman Judge to
be elevated directly from the Bar
|
Indu Malhotra
|
Brand ambassador of
the BetiBachaoBetiPadhao campaign in Sonipat district
|
AnuKumari
|
Ranking & reports
1.
According
to World Press Freedom Index (WPFI) 2018
by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), India has been placed at 138th rank out of 180 nations surveyed
worldwide in terms of press freedom in 2017.
·
Norway topped the
list, followed by Sweden and the Netherlands.
2.
According
to recently released Migration and
Development Brief by World Bank, India
retained top position as recipient of remittances with
about $69 billion in 2017.
BOOKs
1.
The
book "My Journey from
Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism" authored by C H Hanumantha Rao, who is former
Planning Commission and Finance Commission member, has been launched by former
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
2.
Bihar
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has released
three books based on Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran movement of 1917.
a.
'Mister M K
Gandhi Ki Champaran Diary' written by Arvind
Mohan.
b.
'ChamparanAndolan
1917'
edited by AshutoshPartheshwar.
c.
'Pir Muhammad
Munis: KalamKa Satyagrahi' collected and edited by Srikant.
Awards
1. A video reporter from Srinagar, NadiyaShafi has won the 2018
Martha Farrell Award for Excellence in women’s empowerment.
2. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
awarded National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018 in category
"Top R&D Institution/Organization for Patents and
Commercialization".
3. Gujarati poet, playwright and academic SitanshuYashaschandra has
been selected for 2017 SaraswatiSamman for his collection of verses
(poetry) titled "Vakhar" published in 2009.
4. Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, known as Shawkan,
won the 2018 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize.
5. Singing legend, Asha Bhosle has been honoured with the Lifetime
26th P C Chandra Puraskaar 2018 at the Science City auditorium in Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
6. SiddhantBanthia from Pune won the Indian leg of the junior French Open wild card
tournament in New Delhi.
7. Bengal's
Digambarpur Gram Panchayat (GP) has bagged
the Centre’s award for the best Gram Panchayt in the country.
Sports
1.
World
record holder Shahzar Rizvi has
claimed India’s first medal at the 2018
World Cuporganised by the International
Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) at Changwon,
South Korea.
2.
Indian
fencer C ABhavani Devi from Tamil
Nadu won a silver medal in the sabre
event of the Tournoi World Cup Satellite
Fencing Championship in Reykjavik,
Iceland.
3.
PrajneshGunneswaran from Chennai
clinched first ever singles tennis title
on the ATP Challenger circuit.
4.
Spanish
professional tennis player, Rafael Nadal
has lifted 11th Barcelona Open tennis
title and extended his record of 46 consecutive sets won on clay.
5.
India clinched the
title of team champion in the 8th series
of South Asian Judo Championship held in Army Physical Training
Center, Lagankhel, Nepal.
6.
Rafael Nadal romped
to a record-extending 11th Monte
Carlo Masters title by brushing aside an outclassed Kei Nishikori
to retain the world number one ranking.
7.
Mohamed Salah has been
crowned the Premier League’s Players’ of
the Year, with his incredible 41-goal debut season at Liverpool beating out
strong competition from Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne.
Important Days
Date
|
Day
|
Theme
|
Apr
29
|
International Dance Day
|
|
Apr
29
|
Ayushman Bharat Diwas
|
|
Apr
26
|
World Intellectual Property Day
|
"Powering Change: Women in
Innovation and Creativity"
|
Apr
25
|
World Malaria Day
|
'Ready to beat malaria'
|
Apr
24
|
National Panchayati Raj Day
|
All the BEST !!
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