Important Current Affairs 6th April 2018

Important Current Affairs 6th April 2018

Current Affairs 6th April 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

569 crores invested in 120 startups

●        The 19-point work plan for startups was launched in January 2016.
●        The work plan includes many areas such as simplification and guidance, funding support and incentives, industry-academic partnerships and incubation.
●        The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, is the Chief Minister for the successful implementation of this Action Plan.

Harsimrat Kaur Badal will inaugurate the second mega food park of Uttarakhand in Udham Singh Nagar on Sunday.

●        Union Food Processing Industries Minister Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal will inaugurate the second Mega Food Park of Uttarakhand at Mahuakhera Ganj located at Kasipur, Udham Singh Nagar District on Sunday (April 8, 2018).
●        This food park is being set up at a cost of Rs 99.96 crore, as well as around 25,000 farmers of neighboring districts will be benefitted.
 

Khadi Store Locator App Launched
 
●        Ninth meeting of the National Board of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) was held today in New Delhi.
●        The meeting was chaired by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Shri Giriraj Singh.
●        The Minister launched a mobile phone app to help locate the exact locations of 4,000 khadi stores spread across the country.
 

Fourth National Workshop for Training on Autism Begins in New Delhi

●        A three day National Workshop for training of Autism Tools-INCLEN and ISAA for the diagnosis and management of autism spectrum disorder in children started today at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
●        Smt. Shakuntala D. Gamlin, Secretary, Department of Authority for Dairy Development (DEPWD), Dr. K.K., Chairman, National Trust. Pandey, JS and CEO of National Trust, inaugurated the workshop in the presence of Shri Mukesh Jain and various stakeholders.
 
In Chhattisgarh's Bijapur, the first "forest fund development center" started

●        Secondary forest produce (MFP) is the main source of livelihood for tribal people living in the forest area.
●        The importance of MFP for this class of society can be estimated by the fact that almost 100 million people living in forest depend on MFP for food, shelter, medicine and cash income.
●        It has strong links with women's empowerment as most of the MFPs are being used by women, collection, use and sales.
 

A 10-member committee constituted to create rules for online news
 
●        Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted a committee to create rules for regulation of news portals and media websites.
●        An official order has been issued in this context.
●        The order has been issued by the ministry one day after the withdrawal of controversial guidelines on 'Fake News'.
●        It has been said that 10 members have been kept in this committee.
 
TRAI will create public data office like telephone booth
 
●        Telecom regulator TRAI has given the idea of public data office providers like a telephone booth.
●        To increase Wi-Fi connectivity, you will be able to use place-specific PDOs so that you can use Wi-Fi anywhere cheaply.
●        This allows you to get Wi-Fi cheap and the internet will be cheap up to 90 percent.
 

Restriction on virtual currency in the country
 
●        Reserve Bank of India on Thursday banned Dealing in virtual currency, including bitcoins on banks and financial institutions.
●        The Reserve Bank of India said that he has warned users about the risks associated with virtual currency several times.
●        The Reserve Bank of India can soon issue a circular about this.
 

Current Affairs 6th April 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

'Sugar tax' applied to prevent illness in UK

●        Despite knowing that excessive use of soft drinks and cold drinks have a bad effect on health, people are not ready to leave this habit.
●        UK Thursday, Sugar Tax has been imposed on soft drinks.
●        It is part of the government's plan to fight obesity and other related diseases related to sugar.
 

Now disabled climbers can climb Everest

●        A Chinese climber, who lost his two feet due to the severe cold of Everest four decades ago, will now be able to fulfill his dream of going to this mountain peak.
●        Nepal 's top court has ruled against the blind government and the controversial government ban on the mountaineering of the feet.
●        Shiya Bou (69) is the first person with disability on both legs, who has been allowed to climb the world's highest mountain peak after the ban was lifted.

Current Affairs 6th April 2018: ECONOMY

World Bank signed a new project to benefit more than 25 million small and marginal farmers of Maharashtra

●        The Government of India, Government of Maharashtra and World Bank today signed a project of US $ 420 million to help small and marginal farmers living in Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra.
●        This project will help in enhancing the modalities of the climate in terms of climate in the field of agriculture and it will be ensured that agriculture and farming will be further financially financially beneficial for these farmers. are.
 
15th Finance Commission met with stakeholders in Arunachal Pradesh

●        The 15th Finance Commission started its four-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh yesterday (05th of April, 2018).
●        The Commission held meetings with the Honorable Chief Minister of the State, Deputy Chief Minister, the Council of Ministers and other officials of the state.
●        The Chief Minister welcomed the 15th Finance Commission and thanked him for choosing Arunachal Pradesh as the state before the Commission's visit.
 

Income Tax Department constituted panel to probe cases related to taxpayers

●        An internal panel has been constituted by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) which will investigate the tax / loan payment issues of the highly wealthy people.
●        This panel will ensure that the wealthy people pay taxes on time. The panel will prepare an action plan to recover the outstanding taxes from such people.
●        The Board says that he is making a new team, because in recent times there have been many such cases where wealthy people leave the country and settle in abroad.

Rights of home series of Indian cricket team goes to  Star India
 
●        The rights of India cricket will remain with Star India for next five years.
●        Star India, instead, agreed to give the Board of Control for Cricket in India i.e. BCCI Rs 5,138.10 crore in the next five years.
●        In this way, an average of 60.18 crore rupees per match is becoming an average. It is also the first chance of electronic auction for a sporting property.
 

Current Affairs 6th April 2018: DAYS AND DATES

69th Foundation Day Celebrations of Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (VPCI) inaugurated

●        The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Shri J. P. Nadda inaugurated the 69th Foundation Day celebrations of Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (VPCI) here today.
●        During the function, the Union Health Minister issued a summary of the list of VPCI research publications between 1949-2017 and also unveiled the 'Daily Digital Pollen Count Information for Public'.
●        On this occasion, Professor of AIIMS, New Delhi, Prof. Professor of Randeep Gularia and Delhi University Prof. Tyagi of Yogesh was also present.

Gram Swaraj campaign on Ambedkar Jayanti

●        Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has announced that a "Gram Swaraj Abhiyan" will be organized on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti, which will run from 14th April to 05th May 2018.
●        This campaign has been started to reach the poor families, spread awareness of the government's welfare schemes and other public-oriented initiatives.