Important Current Affairs 8th April 2018

Important Current Affairs 8th April 2018

Current Affairs 8th April 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

Registration fee will fall on the property for upto Rs. 12.50 lakhs in the U.P.

●        Those who buy land and houses up to Rs 12.50 lakh in the state will now have to pay less registration fee.
●        The state government is planning to buy a house for up to Rs 12.50 lakh and a one percent registrations fee instead of two percent of the consumers who purchase the land.
●        In this, those who purchase properties up to 12.50 lakh rupees will be charged a maximum of Rs. 10,000.

SIT formed on black money said- ban cryptocurrencies
 
●        Investigations by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed on the black money is asked to investigate cryptocurrency agencies and curb its use.
●        The team recently reviewed its involvement in the operation, circulation and suspicious foreign transactions of such currency in the country in a meeting.
 

Non-bailable warrant against Neerav Modi and Mehul Chowksi
 
●        The CBI's Special Court has issued a non-bailable warrant against billionaire Jullar Nirav Modi and Mehul Vaikasi accused of the country's largest banking scam .
●        After committing fraud of more than Rs 13,000 crore in Punjab National Bank, both the maternal and maternal grandfathers had left the country.
 
Post office will be digital

●        Nearly 34 million Post Office Savings Account Holders of the country will be able to get all the services online from May.
●        The government has given permission to link post office accounts to Indian Post Payments Bank.
●        From May the post office account holders will also get the opportunity to get digital banking services.

Current Affairs 8th April 2018: GLOBAL  NEWS

Russia will spend $5.3 million for the digital economy
 
●        Russia has set a goal of spending 3.04 billion rubles, or 5.3 million US dollars, on the development of its digital economy .
●        Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has mentioned this amount in one of his orders published on Saturday.
●        In Russia, in July 2017, five sectors have been included in the government's digital economy program.
 
NATO expels 7 Russian diplomats

●        NATO 's name has also been added to those who expelled Russian diplomats for allegedly nerve agent attack on former spy by Russia in Salisbury .
●        Trans-Atlantic Organization NATO announced on Tuesday that it has withdrawn approval from seven Russian officials.
 
 
Norway government to spend 1.3 million dollars to modernize Global Seed Vault in the Arctic

●        The Norwegian government will spend 1.3 million dollars (about 84 million rupees) to repair and modernize its Global Seed Vault (Seed Bank) built in the Arctic.
●        In 2008, this seed bank was made from $ 9 million (about 58 million rupees).
●        In 2016, the melt ice water entered the entrance to the Seed Walt tunnel, after which Norway decided to repair the vault.
 
Nepal joins OBOR

●        Nepal's Prime Minister K.P Sharma Oli has said that Nepal will not be involved with any country against India, but its involvement in China's 'One Belt One Road' (OBOR) project is a thought-provoking strategy for its national interest. Is under.
●        He said that 'our two-thirds foreign trade is with India. India is at the top spot in our FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) list and in the same way, Nepal is popular among Indian tourists.
 
The first theater will open on April 18 in Saudi Arabia after 3 decades
 
●        After the interval of more than three decades in Saudi Arabia, the first cinema will be started on 18th of this month.
●        Taking the liberal steps in the country last year, the ban on cinema was lifted.
●        According to Saudi government media, AMC Entertainment has been given the first license to run the cinema.
 
Putin's ban on the US
 
●        The United States has banned seven influential businessmen and nobles of Russia.
●        These restrictions have been imposed on a government company exporting 12 companies, 17 senior Russian officials and weapons besides the son-in-law of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
●        The issue of poisoning former spy Sergei Scrip has led to a diplomatic crisis between Russia and the West.
 
Nobel prize-winning Academy has 3 members separated

●        Three members of the Swedish Academy who selected the winners for the Nobel Prize have separated themselves from the board.
●        These members removed their names because they were accused of sexual abuse on one husband's husband.
●        Academy member, Peter England, Las Astergreen and Jail Aspmark said that they will no longer be involved in the work of this academy.
●        The three can not resign from their posts because these posts are for lifetime.
 
 Former Double Agent Scripal will be offered a new identity
 
●        Former Russian double agent Sergey Scripple and his daughter, Yulia Scripl , will be offered a new identity and they will be taken to the US with the help of CIA.
●        Sergey and Yulia were recently poisoned in Britain, since they are in a UK hospital.
●        For the rehabilitation of the father-daughter, British intelligence officials located in MI 6 have discussed with their counterparts in the CIA.
 
1 lakh Pashtuns protested
 
●        In Pakistan, one lakh Pashtuns took out a rally against the government on Sunday.
●        They were demanding intervention from the international community in the war-crime cases in the federally administered tribal area (FATA) from the international community.
 
Thousands of turbaned Sikhs at Times Square created world record

●        A Sikh organization created a world record by tying thousands of turbans in America's Times Square .
●        Along with this , awareness about Sikhism was spread among Sikhs in America against the rising heights of crime .
●        The Sikhs of New York 'held Turban Day under the Baisakhi.
●        The goal of this organization was to record the highest turban record during the day-long ceremony at Times Square on Saturday.
 
Pakistan wants to buy fighter jet, T-90 tank from Russia
 
●        While India is in talks with Russia for the purchase of five S-400 missile defense systems to strengthen its military preparedness, neighboring Pakistan is still working on a strategy to increase its military equipment.
●        Under this, Pakistan has started negotiations with Russia to purchase excellent military hardware. This hardware includes air defense systems, fighter jets and battle tanks.
●        India's worth $ 4.5 billion is stuck due to defense deal price with Russia.

Current Affairs 8th April 2018: ECONOMY

SBI, PNB offered to sell debt worth Rs 1,063 crore stranded in 15 NPA accounts

●        Public sector State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank (PNB) have offered to sell debt worth Rs 1,063 crore trapped in 15 accounts.
●        Both banks said that they will e-auction the loan on the 20th of this month.
●        SBI has kept 12 accounts worth Rs 848.54 crore for sale.