Important Current Affairs 19th April 2018

Important Current Affairs 19th April 2018

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Current Affairs 19th April 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

Manoj Sinha inaugurated the Parcel Directorate

●        Inaugurating the newly created Parcel Directorate in the Department of Posts, the Minister of State for Communications (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha said, "This is another important step taken by the Department of Posts in the journey of change.
●        There has been a decline in the correspondence globally and India is no exception, but this has resulted in huge increase in packets and parcels.
 
Environmental Forest and Climate Change Ministry formulated the new draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018

●        The Ministry of Environment and Forests has formulated the new draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2018.
●        The draft notification has been uploaded on April 18, 2018 on the Ministry's website.
●        People have been asked to comment in 60 days from the date of uploading the draft notification.
 
J. P. Nadda provided rejuvenation prizes to public health facilities to maintain high standard of hygiene and cleanliness.

●        Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Shri J. P. Nadda provided rejuvenation prizes to public health facilities to maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
●        Minister of Health and Family Welfare Smt. Anupriya Patel, Secretary of Health Smt. Preity Sudan, Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation Shri Bainan Iyer and DGHS Dr. Pramila Gupta were also present in the program.

Thawar Chand Gehlot has given knowledge to the well-known people Dr. BR Ambedkar International Foundation's annual prize

●        Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Thawar Chand Gehlot today gave a speech to Dr. B.R.Ambedkar International Foundation's annual prize ceremony for the well-known people for excellence in fields such as social and economic empowerment, art and culture, sports and jumping, health and education, poverty alleviation. 

Sahara allowed to auction some portions of Aamby Valley
 
●        On Thursday, the Supreme Court allowed the Sahara group to auctioned some parts of its main project Aamby Valley .
●        However, this auction will be under the supervision of Afsal Receiver and Liquidator, who has been made in-charge of the auction process.
●        The outstanding amount on Sahara Group has been more than Rs.7000 crores.
●        There is no interest involved in this.
●        Outstanding arrears from the auction will be done.
 
Partnership of Zoom TV & Myntra
 
●        Part of Times Network is that Zoom TV has partnered with the country's leading online fashion company, Mintara.
●        This partnership is one of the biggest brand partnerships in Indian television history.
●        At 9 p.m. on Thursday, Zoom launched its new avatar ' Zoom Style by Myntra '.
●        Zoom has become the only place for entertainment, not just a TV channel.

Dilip Shanghvi buys 3.8% stake in Unichem
 
●        Sun Pharma owner and billionaire promoter Dilip Shanghvi has bought 3.8% stake in Unichem Laboratories over the past few months.
●        He has done this investment through his companies Alrox Investment, Family Investment and Airborne Investments.
●        This information was received by Unichem's shareholding pattern.
●        By March 31, 2018, Alrox Investment and Finance had 1.46% share of Unichem, while Family Investment had 1.28% and Airborean had 1.02% stake.

Current Affairs 19th April 2018: AWARDS

Madhya Pradesh was awarded 'Most Film Friendly State' award

●        Most film-friendly state award was announced by Mr. Ramesh Sippy, President of Jury today.
●        Most movie-friendly state award will be given by the Honorable President of India on May 3, 2018 during the distribution of National Film Awards.
●        Given the efforts of Madhya Pradesh to ensure the convenience of filming here, this state has been awarded the 'Most Film Friendly State Award'.

Current Affairs 19th April 2018: DAYS AND DATES

Vice President will inaugurate Civil Service Day celebrations
 

●        The Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances Department of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions will organize two day Civil Service Day celebrations on 20-21 April, 2018.
●        Deputy President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu will be the Chief Guest in the inauguration ceremony (20th April, 2018).

Current Affairs 19th April 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

Nine agreements between India and Britain

●        India and Britain signed nine agreements on April 18, 2018.
●        These include topics such as tech, business and investment.
●        This agreement was taken during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's UK visit.
●        During this time, Prime Minister Modi will also participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in London on April 19-20, 2018.

6 members resigns from Nobel Academy 

●        Another member of the Swedish Academy of Nobel Literature Prize has resigned, the number of board members who resign has increased to six.
●        One of Sweden's biggest newspapers, Dagens Nyheter, said that author Loreta Lottas officially announced Tuesday to leave the 18-member board.

India has highest growth rate in BRICS countries: report
 
●        India has the highest growth rate in BRICS countries.
●       KPMG said in the report 'India Source Higher,' that Indian economy is improving fast and its growth rate is much higher than BRICS countries like Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa.
●        In the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, some reformative steps had slowed down the pace of development.

Current Affairs 19th April 2018: SCHEMES

Center launches 'Study in India' program

●        The Central Government initiated the 'Study in India' initiative on April 18, 2018, initiating initiatives to brand India as the best place for education.
●        A web portal named Study In India was introduced under this program.
●        In this initiative, 160 academic institutions and universities including IITs, IIMs have joined.

Current Affairs 19th April 2018: DEFENSE

Central Government announces formation of Defense Planning Committee

●        Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Central Government has constituted the Defense Planning Committee.
●        National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will be the chairman of this committee.
●        This committee will mainly spearhead programs like military and security strategies, capacity development schemes and defense equipment acquisition of the country.

Current Affairs 19th April 2018: ECONOMY

TCS profit up by 4.4%

●        Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT company in the country, released the results of the last quarter of the last financial year on Thursday.
●        On an annual basis, TCS's profit has increased 4.4%.
●        TCS net profit for the March quarter rose by 4.4% to Rs 6,904 crore.
 
IndusInd Bank profits up 26% in Q4

●        IndusInd Bank Ltd. The fourth quarter profit has increased according to estimates.
●        The reason for this is the stable asset quality of the bank.
●        According to the results announced in the last quarter of FY 2017-18, net profits increased 26.7 percent year-on-year to Rs 953 crore.
●        The bank said that net income increased by 20.4 percent to 2,007.6 percent from its interest.