Important Current Affairs 21st April 2018

Important Current Affairs 21st April 2018

Current Affairs 21st April 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

EC launches ERO and AERO certification program

●        The Indian Election Commission organized a three-day training and certification program for the State Level Master Trainers (SLMT) in New Delhi from April 19 to April 21, 2018.
●        Approximately 280 SLMTs across the country participated in the training, which would later be assigned to cad training to various officials of the State / Union Territory and conducting certification courses for the Voter Registration Officer (ERO) and Assistant Voter Registration Officer (AERO). 

 
Death punishment for child rape

●        The Union Cabinet approved the Ordinance on 21st April, 2018 for a change in the Pocso Act, under a major decision.
●        In this meeting, the amendment in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses i.e. Pocso Act was given a green signal.
●        Under this amendment, the convicts of Rape can be punished with imprisonment for 12 years or less in the country.
 
 
Notice of impeachment motion against Chief Justice for the first time in India
 
●        For the first time in the history of the judicial system of India, there has been a demand for impeachment against the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
●        If further notice is taken on this notice, impeachment motion may be brought against Chief Justice Deepak Mishra.
●        Over 60 MPs from seven political parties have given notice of impeachment against the Chief Justice of India.
 
Prince Charles will be next Chief of Commonwealth 
 
●        Queen Elizabeth's son Prince Charles will be the next chief of the Commonwealth countries.
●        All the leaders of Commonwealth countries have agreed on this.
●        Queen Elizabeth had expressed her wish that she wants to see her son one day in this post.
●        Queen Elizabeth had said that it is not hereditary, but her desire is that Prince became her successor.

200 years later, only cow will be the largest mammal: study

●        According to a recent research, the disappearance of animals that reached the brink of extinction from the earth and the disappearance of extinction would have been continued, then 200 years later, the cow would be the largest mammal of the species.
●        Studies conducted by researchers at the US-based University of New Mexico believe that in the coming years, species such as elephants, giraffes and hippopotamus will reach the brink of extinction and the cow will be the only organism that will survive extinction.
●        According to researchers, its biggest cause is not climate change but humans.
 
Punjab: Nine new cabinet ministers introduced

●        In Punjab, the Congress government's cabinet headed by Capt Amarinder Singh became the first expansion on Saturday.
●        The nine new ministers, who were included in the Cabinet, were sworn in in the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.
●        Minister of State Aruna Chaudhary and Razia Sultan were promoted as cabinet ministers.
 
Dam to be built between Himachal and Haryana to revive Saraswati river
 
●        To revive the legendary river Saraswati river , the scheme for making a dam on the Haryana-Himachal border is being finalized.
●        Himachal Pradesh will also give its land for this.
●        Dam is proposed to be constructed in tribal Mantra village on the border of Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh.
●        In this case meeting between Chief Secretaries of the two states was held on Thursday in Shimla.

Punjab National Bank reached Hong Kong High Court against Nirav Modi
 
●        Punjab National Bank has reached the Hong Kong High Court against Nirav Modi , the planner of thousands of crores of PNB scam .
●        Apart from this, the bank will initiate court proceedings in all the countries where there is property and business of Nirav Modi and Mehul Vigyan.
●        Meanwhile, the central cabinet has approved an ordinance on Saturday to tighten scams on the fugitives fleeing the country after committing an economic offense.

Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha resigns from BJP
 
●        An angry senior BJP leader and former finance minister Yashwant Sinha has left the BJP for a long time.
●        Giving details of his decision in Patna, Sinha said that today democracy is in danger.
●        Yashwant Sinha's son Jayant Sinha is still a minister in the Modi government.

Current Affairs 21st April 2018: SCHEMES

Cabinet clears National Gram Swaraj campaign for reconstituted centrally sponsored scheme

●        Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has today approved the reorganized centrally sponsored scheme National Rural Self Mission (RGSA).
●        This scheme will be implemented during the period from 1.4.2018 to 31.3.2022 with a total cost of Rs. 7255.50 crores.
●        The center's stake in the scheme will be Rs 4500 crore and the share of the state will be Rs 2755.50 crore.

Current Affairs 21st April 2018: ECONOMY

Government banks, pioneer in cancellation of RTI application

●        In Public Organizations, the government bank is at the forefront of canceling the Right to Information (RTI) application.
●        It was informed in the information released by the Commonwealth Human Rights Campaign that in the total RTI applications received by all government authorities, nine percent of the applications are received by 26 public banks, including the Reserve Bank.
 

TCS to become country's first 100 billion dollar company

●        Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is going to soon become the first company with $ 100 billion market capitalization .
●        It is now the most valuable company in the country whose market capitalization is 2.5 times more than its competitor Infosys.
●        The biggest country-wide provider of software services globally is only $ 1 billion away from touching the $ 100 billion magic figure.
 

Current Affairs 21st April 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

35 years after the ban, theater opens for the first time in Saudi Arabia

●        The cinema opened in Saudi Arabia for the first time after 35 years of banishment.
●        During this time, the 'Black Panther' movie was shown to the people.
●        This was the first event in the series of test screening in Riyadh.
●        The first screening in the cinema was done privately where people were called on the basis of only invitation. After this it was opened to the common people.

More than 50 aircrafts given by China to countries linked to the Belt and Road Initiative

●        More than 50 Chinese planes have been supplied to eight countries linked to the trade route initiatives discussed in China's ' Belt and Road Initiative' which can be used in passenger and freight transport.
●        News Agency Xinhua has reported this by quoting the manufacturer of the aircraft, AVIC Harbin Aircraft Industry Group.

Current Affairs 21st April 2018: AWARDS

Shahid Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke Excellence Award for Best Actor
 
●        Shahid Kapoor was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award on Saturday for his strong acting in the film 'Padmavat'.
●        During this time, the lifetime achievement award was given for the famous actress Simi Garewal.
●        Apart from this, Shilpa Shetty was conferred the best reality show Judge, Divya Khosla for Outstanding Short Film 'Bulbul' and Karan Johar for Best TV Host for 'Coffee Withdrawal'.

Indian origin student wins 1 million dollar in Jeopardy College Quiz

●        An Indian teenager Dhruv Gaur has won a million dollar Jeopardy College Quiz Championship.
●        First year student of Ivy League Brown University won the final round of the two-day college edition of America's most popular quiz show, broadcast on TV on Friday.
●        In the semi-finals on Wednesday, he defeated another Indian student Rishabh Jain and entered the final.