Important Current Affairs 23rd April 2018

Important Current Affairs 23rd April 2018

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Current Affairs 23rd April 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

Prime Minister will launch National Rural Swaraj campaign in Madhya Pradesh on Panchayati Raj Day tomorrow

●        Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will go to Madi on 24th April, 2018 on National Panchayati Raj Din in Madhya Pradesh.
●        The Prime Minister will inaugurate the National Rural Swaraj Abhiyan in a public meeting and will address the representatives of the Panchayati Raj from Mandla across the country.
●        The Prime Minister will present a road map for the overall development of the tribal people in the next five years on this occasion.
 
Suresh Prabhu will preside over the first meeting of the think tank on the framework for national policy on e-commerce
●        Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Shri Suresh Prabhu will preside over the first meeting of the think tank on the e-commerce framework for national policy on April 24, 2018.
●        To participate in the meeting, senior executives of the ministries / departments of Government of India, representatives of industry organizations, e-commerce companies, telecom and IT companies involved in various aspects of e-commerce,
 
NDMA launches training program on CBRN emergency at Patna Airport

●        National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is running a basic training program at Patna's Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Airport.
●        The purpose of the five-day training program is to increase the preparation of CRBN, which is the chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear material generated from the emergencies.
 
Diu Smart City is the first city, which will be powered by 100% renewable energy during the day.

●        Diu Smart City has become India's first city, which operates 100 percent renewable energy during the day.
●        To keep green and clean, this city has set an example for other cities.
●        Until last year, Diu imported 73 percent of its energy requirements from Gujarat.

National workshop on rejuvenation of rural areas by Panchayat in Jabalpur

●        National workshop on rejuvenation of rural areas was organized by the Panchayat on 23 rd in Jabalpur on the first day of the National Day of the two-day National Day.
●        It was inaugurated by Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines.

Venkaiah Naidu rejects impeachment motion against Chief Justice

●        Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu has rejected the impeachment motion against Supreme Court Chief Justice Deepak Mishra.
●        In the lead of the Congress, seven opposition parties had submitted this proposal to the vice-president, but after legal advice, Venkaiah Naidu has rejected this proposal.
●        The Vice President took the case of the Attorney General K. After taking a decision with the constitutionalists and legal experts, including Venugopal, after taking a decision on this proposal.
 
Central Government Approves Reconstruction of National Rural Swaraj Campaign

●        The Central Government has approved the reconstitution of National Rural Swaraj campaign to strengthen the structure of the villages.
●        Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate this new scheme prepared after restructuring from Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh.
●        The Prime Minister will also address the gram sabhas across the country on this day.
●        Under this, more than 7255 crores will be spent on the development of villages in the next four years.

Raghuram Rajan and Shrishti Vadera's name in the Financial Times list of Candidates of Bank of England's post

●        The prestigious newspaper Financial Times, published from London, has named Raghuram Rajan and Shrishti Vadera on the list which can be considered for the Governor's post of the Bank of England .
●        United Kingdom Chancellor Philip Hammond is introducing the selection process for the next governor of the Bank of England.
●        The current tenure of current central bank governor Mark Carney of England is coming to an end next year.

The Prime Minister's Office has approved the proposal of the Labor Ministry attached to Universal Social Security
 
●        The Prime Minister's Office has approved the proposal of the Labor Ministry attached to Universal Social Security for more than 50 million workers.
●        The workers who work in the agriculture sector will also come under the scope of this security.
●        The ministry wants to implement this scheme before the next general elections .
●        Ministry of Finance and Labor will work on the details of this scheme.
 

Current Affairs 23rd April 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

French National Assembly passed controversial immigration law

●        The French National Assembly passed a controversial immigration law on April 22, 2018, which led to political turmoil in the country.
●        By passing the controversial immigration law, President Emmanuel Macro's party was unkempt in two parts.
●        The debate lasted for 61 hours, after which it was passed yesterday.
●        This law has 228 votes and 139 votes against it and 24 are absent.

CEO of Google CEO Sundar Pichai will get 2.5 billion rupees this week

●        On Wednesday, Pichai will be able to get westwards of 3,53,939 rescheduled shares before the promotion in 2014.
●        Google's parent company Alphabet Ink will now be able to sell Pichai to the shares that were received before the promotion.
●        Restricted shares can be sold only after one time.
●        At the end of last week, the price of these shares was close to $ 380 million (2.5 thousand crore).

International SME Conference -2018 commences in New Delhi
 
●        Delegations from 37 countries are participating in the first International SME Conference - 2012, being organized from 22nd to 24th April, 2018 in New Delhi.
●        Major participating countries include Australia, Austria, France, Indonesia, Italy, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka, South Africa and UAE.
●        Delegations of these countries are representing small enterprises of their countries in the areas of agriculture, health care, strategic defense training, education, logistics, digital entertainment and waste management.

Current Affairs 23rd April 2018: ECONOMY

RBI issues new rules related to bank KYC

●        Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made the Aadhaar card necessary for opening an account in banks.
●        Although it will be implemented only after the verdict of the Supreme Court, till the Supreme Court's decision comes, then only this guideline will have to be followed.
●        It has been said in the notification issued by the Reserve Bank of India that this step is essential for the financial security of the consumers and service providers of the bank.

TCS created history as the country's first 100 billion dollar company

●        Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) made history by securing the award of $ 100 billion market cap, the country's first company.
●        On Monday, TCS increased 4% to open and the price per share rose to Rs 3,541.
●        Consequently, the market capitalization of this Tata group company of the IT sector went up to Rs 6,78,002 crore.
Economy 

Walmart to buy large stake in Flipkart for 12 billion dollars

●        American retail company Walmart is very close to buying large stake in Flipkart , India's largest e-commerce company .
●        According to sources familiar with the matter, this deal of about $ 12 billion (about Rs 79,452 crore) could be final in the next two weeks.
●        Along with signing a draft to buy a stake in Flipkart, Walmart will indirectly become India's largest e-commerce company.
 

Indians living overseas tops in sending money home

●        The World Bank said on Monday that in the year 2017, Indians settled abroad sent around 4,485 billion rupees to their households, which is 9.9 percent more than the previous year.
●        The World Bank report states that in 2017, Indians settled abroad sent approximately 4,485 billion rupees to the country.
●        This is more than the previous year, but less than 4,576 billion rupees received in 2014 is less than the remittance .
 
Air India loses Rs 250 crore every month

●        Government airline Air India is not able to purchase spare parts for its aircraft.
●        The company is facing trouble in the maintenance of its aircraft due to lack of funds.
●        The Civil Aviation Ministry has informed the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee that Air India is facing cash deficit of Rs 200-250 crore every month.

Current Affairs 23rd April 2018: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

IIT Delhi  startups are working on Innovative Idea
 
●        Some startups getting ready in the Technology Business Incubator of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, can turn into a larger company in the future.
●        The Institute is now training approximately 20 startups.
●        These startups have received patents or have applied for a patent.
●        ET is giving some information about some of these startups that have introduced innovative business ideas.