Important Current Affairs 16th April 2018

Current Affairs 16th April 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

Goa will be developed as a cargo hub
 
●        Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Suresh Prabhu said that the Central Government is trying to develop Goa as a tourist destination and a cargo hub through the state government and private partners.
●        He is addressing the media at Dabolim airport after monitoring the reconstruction and repair works.
●        On this occasion, Shri Shripad Naik, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Union Ministry of State for Health, Shri Vijay Sardesai, Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr. Rohan Khaunte and Minister of Transportation, Mr. Sudin Runlikar were also present.

Ministry of Environment Notified Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules

●        Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rule 2018.
●        It has been arranged in the amendment rules that the closure of multilateral plastics (MLT) is now also applicable to MLP, which is non-recyclable or non-energy re-available or with no alternate use.
●        In the revised rules, a central registration system has also been set up for the registration of the producer / importer / brand owner.
 

E-way bill system implemented in five states
 
●        The e-way bill system created for the transportation of mutual goods among the States was started in five states from April 15, 2018.
●        These states include Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.
●        According to the finance ministry, this will facilitate trade and industry in these states and help in the same e-way bill system across the country. 

Indian courts sent death penalty to 109 people in 2017: Amnesty report
 
●        International human rights organization Amnesty International has said that Indian courts were sentenced to death in more than 109 cases in 2017 in 2017.
●        Amnesty released a report titled 'The Death Saints and Executions 2017' on April 12, 2018.
●        In 2016, 136 people were sentenced to death, compared to 277 deaths in 2017.

Current Affairs 16th April 2018: DEFENSE

Army commanders conference begins

●        In the inaugural speech of the Biennial Army Commander Conference beginning April 16, 2016, Dr. Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Hon'ble Minister of State for Defense, appreciated the contribution of Indian Army in countless security alerts and thus contributing to the path of development and progress of the nation. .
●        He appreciated the continuation of training activities by the Army, in which allied countries are involved in various joint training and exercises.
●        They also emphasized the need to be ready to face highly passive internal and external security warnings.

Current Affairs 16th April 2018: ECONOMY

US $ 48 million loan agreement with World Bank for Meghalaya Community-Lead Landscape Management Project

●        India today signed a loan agreement with the World Bank for the USD 48 million IBRD loan for the Meghalaya Community-Lead Landscape Management Project.
●        On behalf of the Government of India, the loan agreement was signed by Joint Secretary (MI), Department of Economic Affairs, Shri Sameer Kumar Khare and World Bank's Mr. Hisham A Abdo Saman, Acting Country Director, World Bank (India).
 
New government policy for dividend payments to prevent leftist extremism

●        The Union Home Ministry has been implementing 'National Policy and Action Plan' for the prevention of Left Extremism (LWE) from 2015.
●        In this, multi-dimensional policy has been prepared including measures related to safety and development.
●        Important features of the new policy are zero tolerance against non-violence, which involves intensifying developmental activities, so that the benefits of development can reach sensitive people in the poor and affected areas.

50 thousand income tax notice on anonymous transaction
 
●        In order to catch the owners of Anonymous property, the Income Tax Department has nominated the mutual fund, wives of high networth investors who do not fill income tax returns, non-resident Indians who sell real estate in the last few years and notice to large depositors during the cancellation Issued.
●        A senior income tax officer told ET that about 50,000 notices have been sent.
●        The department is seeking more information about previous transactions and income sources.

Current Affairs 16th April 2018: AWARDS

Dharmendra honored with 'Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement' award

●        The Maharashtra government has selected veteran actor Dharmendra for the 'Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement' award while director Rajkumar Hirani will be conferred the Raj Kapoor Special Contribution Award.
●        Maharashtra Education and Cultural Affairs Minister Vinod Tawde announced this on April 15, 2018 through social media.
●        These awards given by the state government will be given during the 55th Maharashtra State Marathi Film Festival.

Current Affairs 16th April 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

United Nations rejects Russian condemnation motion against US
 
●        In the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Russia presented a condemnation motion against the US air strikes against Syria, which was dismissed by the Security Council.
●        Most countries in the meeting on the proposal opposed it and did not allow this proposal to be passed.
●        This was the fifth meeting in the UN in the last week after the alleged chemical attack on April 7 in Syria.
 
Current Affairs 16th April 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

Pakistan successfully tested advanced version of Babur cruise missile

●        Pakistan successfully tested the upgraded version of the Babur Cruise missile on April 14, 2018.
●        Babar missile is capable of carrying conventional and non-conventional weapons.
●        On the occasion of the missile test, the Director General of the Strategic Planning Division and other officers were present.
●        Babar Weapon Systems-1 (B) has advanced aerodynamics and aviation equipment.
 

UN initiates Road Safety Trust funding 
 
●        United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary Amina Mohammed launched the Road Safety Trust Fund on 12th April, 2018, in view of the increasing road accidents in India and Canada, especially in India and Canada.
●        In the context of the global scenario, deaths in road accidents have become a serious problem.
●        Each one contributing to the fund can save one life from $ 1,500 and 10 serious injuries can be prevented and 51,000 dollars can be availed for investment in road safety.

Current Affairs 16th April 2018: SCHEMES

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Scheme
 
●        Narendra Modi launched the scheme in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on April 14, 2018, on the occasion of Bhimrao Ambedkar's birthday on the launch of the ambitious Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
●        Under the Ayushman Bharat Scheme, about 50 crore people of the country will get health insurance of Rs. 5 lakhs.
●        Here the first phase of Ayushman Bharat Scheme has been launched.
●        During the launch of the scheme, the Prime Minister announced that health and wellness centers would be opened in 1.5 lakh villages in the country.

Union Home Ministry launches 'e-FRRO' scheme

●        Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the web-based app 'E-FRRO (E-Foreigners Regional Registration Office) on April 13, 2018.
●        The objective of the e-FRRO scheme is to provide fast and efficient services to the foreigners coming to India so that they can get a pleasant experience of travel.
 
Schemes 
RBI tightens the rules of liberalized remittance scheme
 
●        Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened the rules for giving information of liberalized remittance plans (LRS) to send money out of the country.
●        Under this scheme, a person can send abroad up to two and a half million dollars in a year.
●        The aim of strengthening the norms is to improve monitoring and to ensure the compliance of the borders of the liberalized remittance scheme.
●        These steps have been taken out of the country with the purpose of prohibiting the sale of illegal money outside the country.

Current Affairs 16th April 2018: SPORTS

Commonwealth Games 2018 finale: India at third place in medal tally
 
●        The 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast (Australia) ended on April 15, 2018, in which India, with a total of 66 medals, was ranked third with 26 gold.
●        England, who won 198 medals, including 80 gold, secured first position in the Australia medal table and England with 136 gold, including 136 gold medals.
●        India was second in 2010.
 

Important Current Affairs 15th April 2018

Current Affairs 15th April 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

Kathua Gangrape: 5-member team formed for probe

●        Bar Council of India (BCI) has constituted a five-member team in connection with the gangrape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
●        At the same time, the Bar Council President has said that the lawyers of the convicts will be canceled in this case.
●        The committee is headed by Retired Justice Tarun Agrawal of the High Court.

Naxalism reduced from 126 to 90 districts
 
●        Naxal activities have decreased in the country and the area of Naxalites has also decreased.
●        Of the 126 districts of Naxal-affected country, the government has declared 44 districts as Naxal-free area.
●        However, eight new districts have also been included in the Maoist-affected area.
●        The number of Naxal affected districts has gone down from 35 to 30.
●        Five districts of Bihar and Jharkhand are exempt from excessive naxal-affected tags.
●        These districts include Dumka of Jharkhand, East Singhbhum and Ramgarh and Bihar's Nawada and Muzaffarpur are included.

Vodafone and Idea will remove 5000 employees before merger

●        Vodafone India and Idea Cellular can squeeze one quarter of their 21,000 employees in the next two months.
●        This will be done to make a new company that is made after the merger of both of them.
●        A senior executive aware of the matter said that the two companies are in big losses right now.
●        There is a loan of Rs 1,20,000 crore jointly on them.

A seven-year climber from Hyderabad, climbed to the highest peak of Africa
 
●        The seven-year climber of Hyderabad has achieved the highest peak in Africa.
●        Seven-year-old Samantha Pothuraju has proved that even if young people are enthusiastic, they can also win the Mount Kilimanjaro of Tanzania in Tanzania , in a barrage freezing cold .
●        The small steps of Samnai have won the mount of Mount Kilimanjaro on the high peak.
●        This peak is 5,895 meters high above sea level and Samenu achieved this position on April 2 last.

Current Affairs 15th April 2018: GLOBAL  NEWS

Narendra Modi will meet German Chancellor on April 20
 
●        Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on April 20 while staying in Berlin following the conclusion of his visit to Sweden and Britain.
●        This information has been issued by the Ministry of External Affairs. Let Merkel take charge as the German Chancellor on March 14, for the fourth time.
●        This will be the first meeting between the two leaders since assuming the position for the fourth time.

Saudi Arabia is preparing to make Qatar an island

●        Saudi Arabia can consider the proposal of digging a sea canal near Katni border on the outskirts of Qatar, which will make the peninsula Qatar Qatar an island and its only land boundary will be converted into a military zone and a place of atomic waste.
●        Such concerns have been strengthened in Saudi Arabia's official newspapers after publishing news related to this proposal.
●        This project has not yet received official approval and is facing many obstacles.

India can drag US into WTO after exports hinderence
 
●        In the event of non-availability of preferential tariff for export to the US, India can contact the World Trade Organization dispute settlement agency.
●        America's Generalized System of Preferences is an incentive scheme for business.
●        Under such a scheme, developed countries give discounts for trade to developing countries and in return, developed countries should not expect similar benefits.
●        Such benefits can not be eliminated in a one way way.
 
Britain will consider the arbitration panel's decision in the long-running tax dispute with India
 
●        UK's Cairn Plc will consider the arbitration panel's decision in the long-running tax dispute with India , even if it comes in favor of anyone.
●        The company's CEO Simon Thomson said this.
●        He said that India should adopt this attitude too.
●        There is a demand of tax of Rs 29 thousand crore from Cairn, which he has challenged.
●        The British company says that India can not make tax on the 10-year-old transaction approved by the government.

India seeks help from China to increase train speed on Bangalore-Chennai corridor
 
●        Apart from the development of Agra and Jhansi railway stations, India has sought help from China to increase the speed of trains on the Bangalore-Chennai corridor.
●        This proposal was proposed in the Strategic Economic Dialogue held between the two countries here.
●        In the Strategic Economic Dialogue, talks between Rajiv Kumar and Lefeng, chairman of the China National Development and Reform Commission, have been negotiated.
 

China's BRI project slowed down in 7 countries: report
 
●        China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) can be a big setback in 7 countries.
●        This claim has been made in a report by the Japanese newspaper Nikkei Asian Review.
●        The purpose of BRI is to connect Asia and Africa with Asia and build infrastructure for trade.
●        Gwadar Port in Balochistan province of Pakistan is Venue of $ 63 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
 

Current Affairs 15th April 2018: DEFENSE

Army commanders 6-day conference tomorrow
 
●        The top army commanders will review the regional security framework at the six-day conference starting Monday, as well as discuss the main challenges facing the nation, including issues related to the border with China and Pakistan.
●        Army officers said that the Army Chief, General Bipin Rawat presided over the conference .
●        He will discuss specific issues related to construction on the front and explore ways to speed up the development of infrastructure on the border with China.

Current Affairs 15th April 2018: SPORTS

Announcement of hockey teams for Youth Olympic qualifiers
 
●        Hockey India has announced India's junior women and men teams for Thailand Youth Olympic Games qualifiers starting from April 25 in Bangkok, Thailand.
●        These qualifiers will run for five days.
●        Youth Olympic Games are to be held in Argentina's Buenos Aires in 2018.
●        In this tournament, hockey's 5S format will be used in which five players of one team play in the field at a time.

Current Affairs 15th April 2018: ECONOMY

2 Indians sentenced 500 years of jail in billion dollar fraud
 
●        Dubai Court has sentenced 2 Indians to more than 500 years in the 200 million dollar (1305 crore) scandal on Sunday.
●        It was a big deal for Sidney Limos, living in Goa and his senior account specialist Ryan D'Souza.
●        The world of football was recognized by his big players.
●        Limos and Ryan jointly cheated thousands of investors under the Ponzi scheme.

India can play a big role in the fourth industrial revolution: World Economic Forum
 
●        India can play a key role in the fourth global industrial revolution based on digital technologies, on the basis of the young workforce, the large population capable of speaking English and the second highest number of internet users.
●        World Economic Forum chairman Borge Brende said this in an interview.
●        Although he said that for this, the country will need stability in monetary and financial policies, along with improving the infrastructure and availability of electricity.

Current Affairs 15th April 2018: APPOINTMENT

Infosys new CEO to change coin strategy

●        Former CEO of Infosys CEO Salil Parekh can change the coin-based strategies.
●        They can sell some of the internal product development investment at the time of the coin.
●        Analysts say that Salil can focus on coin services and digital services rather than coin-based software.

Current Affairs 15th April 2018: DAYS AND DATES

Charlie Chaplin's 129th Birthday
 
●        Today is Charlie Chaplin's 129th Birthday
●        Charlie Chaplin was born on 16 April 1889 in London.
●        His real full name was Charlie Spencer Chaplin.
●        Charlie Chaplin started working as a stage actor and commandeer at a very young age.
●        Later, at the age of 19, he was signed by an American company and he went to America.
●        Charlie started filming from America and by the year 1918, he had become a known face of the world.

Important Current Affairs 14th April 2018

Current Affairs 14th April 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

Inauguration of health and welfare center on the occasion of launch of Ayushman India in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh

●        Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Health Welfare Center on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti on the occasion of the launch of the ambitious health assurance program of the Central Government.
●        This center was inaugurated in Jangla Vikas Hub in Aishankshi district of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh.
●        Over a period of more than an hour, the Prime Minister interacted with a large number of people and informed them about several development initiatives in the development hub.

The rules were simplified for obtaining PAN cards for corporate under section 139A of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

●        In the case of any company, the allocation of application, incorporation of permanent account number (PAN) and allocation of tax deduction and collection account number (tan) was done by the Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCA) through a common application form simultaneously. can go.
●        In these cases both PAN and Tan are mentioned in the Certificate of Incorporation (COI) issued by MCA.
●        In the Finance Act, 2018, Section 139A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was amended, in which the need for issuing pan in the form of flaky card was removed.
 
 
ITDC has achieved a project of Rs. 550 crore for the development of infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh.

●        India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) with M / s Suras Impex Private Limited, a Hyderabad-based company for the development of a mega tourism destination project in Bhairav, Lanka in Kakinada, East Godavari district, at an estimated cost of 550 crores on April 10, 2018. Signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
●        This is the first of its kind in the public sector ITDC, which was given preference compared to many private sector claimants.
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial
 
●        Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial on April 13, 2018 in Alipore, Delhi.
●        Following the teachings of Baba Saheb Ambedkar, the government is determined to give all right to social justice and equality in every plan.
●        This memorial is dedicated to the life and contribution of Dr. Ambedkar, the Constitution creator of India.

India should take steps to ensure confidentiality in the Aadhaar system: IMF

●        The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that India should take necessary steps to ensure confidentiality and security in the implementation of a broad identification program such as a base.
●        The IMF has described India as the pioneer in the biometric identification system.
●        In the financial monitoring report on the digital government, the IMF said that digitization can lead to strong governance and financial transparency.
 
Bitcoin Regulation
 
●        The government is preparing to bring the bill on the regulation of virtual taxes like Bitcoin .
●        There is a proposal to stop the business of virtual currency in the current form in the bill, but there may be an exemption for issuing a crypto token against a property.
●        There is a ban on the virtual currency business like Bitcoin.

Bullet train construction starts from January 2019
 
●        Construction work in the country's first high speed bullet train project on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route will start from January 2019.
●        On this route 508 km long land acquisition will be completed by the end of this year.
●        In the year 2022, this mega project of 1.08 lakh crores is expected to be completed in Akhaura.

Current Affairs 14th April 2018: DAYS AND DATES

President addresses the function of Dr. BR Ambedkar on the 127th birth anniversary in Mhow

●        President Shri Ram Nath Kovind addressed a function in Mhow (Madhya Pradesh) on 127th birth anniversary of Dr. BR Ambedkar (April 14, 2018) on 127th birth anniversary.
●        Earlier, he paid tribute to Dr. Ambedkar on his memorial in Mhow.
●        By doing so, he became the first President of India who paid tribute to Dr. Ambedkar on his birth anniversary in his birthplace (Mhow).

Current Affairs 14th April 2018: DEFENSE

Defense exhibition in Chennai

●        A Biennial Defense Exhibition on Naval and Internal Home Security Systems, 10th edition of India (DEFEXPO) was organized on April 11, 14, 2018, in Kanchipuram district on the eastern coast road near Chennai, which was concluded today.
●        The Governor of Tamilnadu Mr. Bhanwar Lal Purohit presided over the closing ceremony, which was attended by Secretary (Defense Production) Dr. Ajay Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Mr. T.Suvarna Raju, Additional Secretary (Defense Production) Mr. Subhash Chandra and Kanchipuram District Collector P. Ponaiya also participated.

Current Affairs 14th April 2018: SCHEMES

RBI tightens the rules of liberalized remittance scheme

●        Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened the rules for giving information of liberalized remittance plans (LRS) to send money out of the country.
●        Under this scheme, a person can send abroad up to two and a half million dollars in a year.
●        The aim of strengthening the norms is to improve monitoring and to ensure the compliance of the borders of the liberalized remittance scheme.

Current Affairs 14th April 2018: ECONOMY

Infosys gets net profits of Rs 3,690 crore

●        Infosys , the country's second-largest IT company , announced a net profit of Rs 3,690 crore in the fourth quarter on Friday.
●        Last year, the company had achieved a net profit of Rs 3,603 crore in the same quarter.
●        On a year-on-year basis, the net profits of the company grew by 2.4 percent.

Jio mobilized around Rs 3,248 crores as loans from Japanese banks

●        Telecom Operator Reliance Jio has signed an agreement to raise Rs 3,250 crore as a samurai term loan from different banks of Japan.
●        Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited has signed Memorandum of Understanding for taking a samurai term loan of 53 billion with Bullet Maturity of 7 years.
●        For this, Reliance Industries has given guarantee and it will be used in Jio's capital expenditure.

Current Affairs 14th April 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

General Motors will remove 1 thousand employees
 
●        American car maker General Motors will lay off more than 1,000 employees.
●        This decision has been taken keeping in mind the falling demand of sedan cars and its low production.
●        The effect of the retrenchment will be on the Lord's Factory in Ohio, Ohio.
●        Cruise sales have fallen by 32 percent in the last four years.

Pakistan successfully tested advanced version of Babur cruise missile

●        Pakistan successfully tested the upgraded version of the Babur Cruise missile Saturday which is capable of carrying conventional and non-conventional weapons.
●        Its firepower is 700 kilometers.
●        Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi praised scientists and engineers for successful missile test.
 

Current Affairs 14th April 2018: SPORTS

India won total of 66 medals

●        India 's Great Journey Finished in Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
●        India has won 66 medals (20 silver, 20 bronze) including 26 gold medals in these games.
●        India has performed better than the 64 medals won at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
●        Indian team in third position after Australia and England in Gold Coast
●        India had won a total of 101 medals in Delhi Commonwealth Games in 2010.
●        In the 2002 Manchester Games, there were a total of 69 medals.
 
 
Saina Nehwal wins gold medal 
 
●        In the 21st Commonwealth Games , Saina Nehwal got her name for the Badminton Women's Gold Medal.
●        In the final, they won their respective country shuttler PV Sindhu 21-18 and 23-21 in a very tough match.
●        The first game lasted just 22 minutes and the second game took 34 minutes to finish.
●        During this time, there was a tremendous fight for both points between the two players.

Important Current Affairs 13th April 2018

Current Affairs 13th April 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

Prime Minister will inaugurate health and welfare center in Chhattisgarh

●        On the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Bijapur in Asangaish district in Chhattisgarh tomorrow.
●        They will inaugurate a health and welfare center in connection with the launch of the ambitious health assurance program of the Central Government- Ayushman India.
●        Prime Minister will visit the Jangla Development Center in Bijapur district.
●        They will talk to many people during the nearly one-hour period spent there.
●        Information about the development aspects will also be given to the Prime Minister.

Bhanu Pratap Sharma appointed chairman of the bank board bureau

●        The Central Government has announced Bhanu Pratap Sharma as the Chairman of the Bank Board Bureau.
●        He has been given this post in place of former CAG chief Vinod Rai.
●        Apart from these, three other members Vedika Bhandarkar, P Pradeep Kumar and Pradeep P Shah have also been appointed by the government.

Change in BHIM app 

●        Bharat Interface for Mobile, which was launched by the Central Government last year, is now completely changing.
●        To make it even better, the government is keeping an eye on Google Tea, Phone Pay etc.
●        With effect from April 14 (the accession of Babasaheb Ambedkar), cashback and some incentive (incentive money) will be given on payment made through this app.
●        For this, the government has made a plan of Rs 900 crore.
 
Contenders increased to buy Fortis Healthcare

●        Claimants to buy hospital chain Fortis Healthcare facing difficulties have increased.
●        On Thursday, family members of Hero Enterprises Sunil Munjal and Dabur Group owner Burman's joint office jointly gave a joint speech.
●        On Thursday, only IHH Healthcare of Malaysia introduced its offer for Fortis, which has been tried to keep better than the new offer of Manipal Health.
●        Fortis Healthcare has got joint offers from Heroes Enterprise and Burman Family Office.

Employees leaving jobs in PepsiCo

●        Softdrinks giant PepsiCo is upset with leaving employment in India.
●        In the last 3-4 months, nearly 15 executives from senior to mid-level have left the company.
●        All these were linked to Executive Pepsi, 7 Up Soda, Tropicana Juice, Gatorade Sports Drink, Crunchy and Les Sultry Snacks.

Current Affairs 13th April 2018: AWARDS

65th National Film Awards for 2017

●        The chairpersons of the judges of the National Film Awards, Non-Feature, Writing Categories and the members of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award Committee announced the 65th National Film Awards for the year 2017 in different categories.
●        The panel of feature films was chaired by Hindi film director and famous filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who is known for his excellent work in the international arena.
●        Mr. Nakul Kamte, chaired by non-feature film panel and chaired by the best film writing panel, Mr. Anant Vijay
 

Newton gets best Hindi movie award
 
●        National Film Awards have been announced and ' Newton ' has got the Best Hindi Film Award.
●        Actor Pankaj Tripathi has got a special award for his performance in this film.
●        The late actress Sridevi got the National Award for Best Actress for Mom.
●        Sridevi was killed in Dubai last days.

Current Affairs 13th April 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

Pakistan Supreme Court declares former prime minister Nawaz Sharif lifetime disqualification for politics
 
●        Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been disqualified for the lifetime of the Supreme Court by assuming public office on 13th April, 2018.
●        It means that now they will never be able to rule in life.
●        The Bench of five judges disqualified Nawaz Sharif under Article 62 (1) (f) of the Constitution.
 
 
Bangladesh government ends reservation in government jobs

●        Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced the ending of reservation in government jobs on April 11, 2018.
●        At present 56% seats are reserved for the government sector.
●        Although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that the government can have special quotas in jobs for disabled persons and the backward.
●        Announcing this among the demonstrations being performed by thousands of protesters to end the reservation, the Prime Minister said that special provisions will be made for different groups.

Apple launches trial production of iPhone 6S in India
 
●        Apple has started trial production of its best-selling smartphone brand iPhone 6S Plus in India.
●        Two senior executives of the industry said that it is being made in Taiwan's contract manufacturing manufacturing company based in Bangalore-based Vistron's Bangalore.
●        After the introduction of the iPhone 6S Plus's commercial production, its prices may also change.
 
DP World can make big investments in Mumbai JNPT

●        In the major global operators of Marine and Inland Terminals, DP World is creating a logistics hub in the country and is interested in managing the Free Trade Zone in Mumbai's Jawaharlal Nehru Port Terminal.
●        In the JNPT, the country's largest port, DP World can bid for a free trade zone to be built in 277 hectares of special economic zones.
●        A senior official of the shipping ministry said that if Dubai's company bid is chosen, then it can invest about Rs 1,000 crore in this project.

Current Affairs 13th April 2018: ECONOMY

India ranked 130th in the Economic Freedom Index

●        The Global Economic Freedom Index-2012 was released on April 12, 2018 by the American Research Institute 'The Heritage Foundation'.
●        This index reflects India's performance in the global economy.
●        India has been ranked 130th in this index for the year 2018.
●        India has improved 13 places this year compared to last year.
●        India has reached 143 to 130th position.
 

Tax Exemption To Startups With Investment up to 10 Crore

●        Granting the tax rebate (concession) has given great relief to the emerging entrepreneurs.
●        According to the notification issued on behalf of the Commerce and Industry Ministry, the minimum investor's desire to take a steak in startup should be Rs 2 crore or more than Rs 25 lakh in the last three financial years.
●        Under section 56 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, many startups expressed concern about taxation related to Angel Funds.
 
RIL and JM Financial ARC to buy Alok Industries

●        Reliance Industries is going to buy the bankrupt textile company Alok Industries.
●        Most lending banks have given green signal to the resolution plan offered by Mukesh Ambani's company to buy Alok Industries.

Current Affairs 13th April 2018: SPORTS 

Aneesh, the youngest Indian medalist in CWG
 
●        India's Anish Bhanwala on Friday created history in the Commonwealth Games.
●        He became the youngest player to win the gold medal for India in the Commonwealth Games.
●        The 15-year-old Bhanwala won a gold medal in the 25 meter rapid fire pistol in the Gold Coast, Australia.
●        This is Anish's first Commonwealth Games.
 
Leander Paes becomes the most successful doubles player in Davis Cup

●        India's legendary tennis player Leander Paes has become the most successful doubles player in the Davis Cup history on Saturday.
●        Together with Rohan Bopanna, he not only recorded the record 43rd in this prestigious tournament, but also gave India a return to the Asia Oceania match against China.
●        Due to the strictness of AITA, 44-year-old Paes and Bopanna agreed to play together in this match.

Important Current Affairs 12th April 2018

Current Affairs 12th April 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

One lakh fifty thousand bio-toilets were installed in train coaches

●        With the introduction of 57 bio-toilets in Gwalior-Varanasi Bundelkhand Express in January 2011, Indian Railways have installed about 1.25,000 bio-toilets in their coaches till March 2018.
●        It is about 60 percent of the coach of the Indian Railways coach.

Prime Minister will inaugurate Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial in Delhi tomorrow

●        Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate Dr Ambedkar National Memorial at Mahaparinirvan, located 26 Alipur Road, Delhi, by Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar.
●        This memorial is dedicated to the life and contribution of Dr. Ambedkar, the Constitution creator of India.
●        The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone on March 21, 2016.
●        Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was born on April 14, 1891 in Mau, Madhya Pradesh and was the first law minister of independent India.
 

Mission foundation

●        In an effort to connect Delhi's young children with education, the Delhi government has started the mission foundation on April 11, 2018.
●        Through this mission, the Government of Delhi has set a target to teach all the students from 3rd to ninth grade to the state within three months and to provide general mathematics education.
●        For this campaign during the summer holidays, the government has urged the candidates through radio and meetings to stay in Delhi during this period and send children to the classes based on activity.
 
Union Cabinet approves host agreement between India and ISA

●        The Union Cabinet has approved the approval of the Ministry of External Affairs for signing the agreement and headquarter agreement for entering the headquarters (host country) between India and the International Solar Coalition (ISA) on April 11, 2018.
●        This agreement was signed on March 26, 2018. The HQ agreement will get institutionalized form of working arrangements between India and ISA.
●        This will help the ISA to become an international intergovernmental organization.
 

Policy Commission Forum for North-East decides five-point development mission

●        On April 10, 2018, the first meeting of 'Policy Forum for the North-East' was held in Agartala, Tripura's capital.
●        In addition to Chief Ministers of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya, senior officials of Policy Commission and Central Government participated in the meeting.
●        The purpose of launching a policy forum is to look at new ideas and approaches for the overall development of this region, apart from regular activities.
 

Agreement between Jio and Sodexo, Geo Money
 
●        Use of Sodexo for Jio Users has become more convenient now.
●        There has been a partnership between Reliance Jio and Sodexo .
●        Sodax Card holders will now be able to make digital payments using jio Money (jio Payments Bank E-Volit) .
●        Sodesco is the leading company in the process of benefiting from the Mile Pass for employees working in various institutions.
 

2 Indians jailed for 500 years for fraud

●        Dubai Court has sentenced 2 Indians to more than 500 years in the 200 million dollar (1305 crore) scandal on Sunday.
●        It was a big deal for Sidney Limos , living in Goa and his senior account specialist Ryan D'Souza.
●        The world of football was recognized by his big players.
●        Limos and Ryan jointly cheated thousands of investors under the Ponzi scheme.

Current Affairs 12th April 2018: DEFENSE

PSLV-C41 successfully launched IRNSS-1 navigation satellite

●        In its technical flight, ISRO's Polar Satellite Test Vehicle PSLV-C41 successfully tested Satish Dhawan Space Center of Sriharikota today with 1,425 kilograms IRNSS-1I navigation satellite.
●        According to the PSLV-C 41 scheme, the ISP was sent from the first launch pad at 4 to 4 min (4: 04m).
 
 Current Affairs 12th April 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

NHAI signed an agreement for its first international project

●        Indian National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has organized the Yagayee-Kleva section of the Highway (40/0 miles) for easy transport of vehicles with the aim of promoting trade, business, health, education and tourism between India, Myanmar and Thailand. 
●        On Monday, NHAI signed with M / s Punj Lloyd Limited - Varaha Infra Limited on the agreement.
 

UAE approve equal pay legislation for women and men

●        The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cabinet recently approved the Equal Pay Act for women and men.
●        This new law will ensure that all women of the country get equal pay compared to men.
●        Under this, the equal contribution of men and women will be ensured in the development of the UAE.

 Current Affairs 12th April 2018: SPORTS

Kidambi Srikanth became World number one badminton player

●        Indian badminton player Kidambi Srikanth has come first in the rankings of the World Badminton Association (BWF) on April 12, 2018.
●        Kidambi Srikanth has achieved the ranking of world number one with 76,895 points, leaving Victor Alex of Denmark behind.
●        Viktor Axelsen of World Champion Denmark is at number two with 75470 points.
●        Korea's Son Wayne Hu is at the third spot with 74670 points.

Current Affairs 12th April 2018: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

India's first 5G laboratories established in IIT-Delhi

●        Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has set up a radio (non-wire) laboratory for setting up of state-of-the-art 5G equipment, research and standards.
●        The launch of this 5G laboratory will be on 13th April.
●        This is the first laboratory of its kind in India.
 

TCS becomes the country's most valuable company
 
●        The country's largest information technology (IT) company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) crossed the market capitalization level of Rs 6 lakh crore on Thursday.
●        In this way, TCS has left Reliance Industries behind and again became the most valuable company in the country.
●        At the end of business on Thursday, TCS's market capitalization stood at Rs 6,00,569.45 crore.
●        In the Bombay Stock Exchange, the company's shares closed at 4.04 per cent higher at Rs 3,137.30 per share.
 
Current Affairs 12th April 2018: APPOINTMENT

Bhanu P. Sharma appointed new Chairman of Bank Board Bureau

●        On Thursday, the government appointed Bhanu Pratap Sharma, former secretary of the Department of Personnel and Training , as the new chairman of the Bank Board Bureau (BBB).
●        He will replace Vinod Rai.
●        Vinod Rai was appointed the first chairman of BBB, he was appointed for two years.

Current Affairs 12th April 2018: ECONOMY

Reserve Bank imposes penalty of Rs 3 crore on IDBI Bank

●        IDBI Bank today said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a fine of Rs 3 crore on it.
●        Central Bank has imposed this penalty for not following the Income Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC) rules.

Government oil companies will take 50% stake in 44 billion dollar refinery

●        Among the world's largest oil companies, Saudi Aram will take 50% stake in the $ 44 billion refinery and petrochemical complex being created by government petroleum companies of India.
●        It will be one of the largest refineries in the world.
●        Saudi Aram will also ask for permission for fuel retailing in India. It is one of the big investments in the petroleum sector of the country.
 

Important Current Affairs 10th April 2018

Current Affairs 10th April 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

IGI entry in the world's 20 busiest airports

●        New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has also been included in the list of the 20 most busy airports in the world.
●        India ranked 16th in the list of Airport Council International (ACI) 's busiest airport in 2017
●        Operated by GMR, this airport was ranked 22nd in 2016, that is, last year it rose six places.
 

Committee for Uniformity in Skill Development
 
●        The State Government has constituted a committee to bring uniformity in the schemes introduced for skill development and entrepreneurship development by various departments and corporations.
●        The Chairman of the Committee will be the Additional Chief Secretary of the Industry Department. Secretaries of different departments have been made members.
●        This committee will review the skill development plans being run by all the departments.
●        The committee has to submit a report in one month after studying the methods to avoid duplication and to bring uniformity.
 

Alstonia plantation banned
 
●        The Forest Department has banned the planting of Alstonia plantation within the city.
●        A white flower emerges above it, which is harmful to asthma sufferers.
●        If the asthma sufferer lives near this plant, then he has trouble breathing.
●        The Alstonia plant in India is also called Black Board Tree, Indian Devil Tree, Saptaparni and Queen of the Night.
 

CM Khattar approves installation of water ATMs in cities of Haryana
 
●        In Haryana, ATMs will not only get money but also clean drinking water.
●        Such water ATMs will be installed in all the public places in the cities of Haryana.
●        There will be three types of water ATMs in the municipal areas of the state.
●        Under this, the municipality will install such a water ATM itself.
●        In the second option, this ATM will be given to the agency to run, while in the third option will be of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
 
Tata Trust accused of violating tax rules
 
●        The Parliamentary panel has recommended the Tata Trust to be investigating the allegations of violation of the tax laws.
●        The panel has said that Tata Trust has preferred foreign institutions like Harvard Business School instead of Indian Universities.
●        The Public Accounts Committee of Direct and Direct Taxes has recommended this kind of sub-committee.
●        The leader of this committee is BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.

New QR code released by UIDAI
 
●        Base Authority UIDAI has introduced new QR code for digital signature for e-base.
●        It will now also have photos with the base holder's demographic information.
●        This will facilitate offline verification of the basis.

4 women completed 17000 km journey with bike in 56 days
 
●        Four lady bikers of Telangana completed 16,992 kms of successful journey in 56 days and returned here.
●        During this time he passed through 6 countries.
●        In order to promote tourism in India, especially Telangana, they started this journey from Bangalore on February 11.
 

Current Affairs 10th April 2018: SPORTS

Second gold in table tennis
 
●        In the Commonwealth Games 2018, India has won another gold medal in table tennis.
●        This Gold Team has come to the event.
●        Harmeet Desai and Sainiyan pair defeated Nigerians by 3-0 in the doubles and named Gold India.
●        In order to enter the final, the Indian men's team defeated Singapore 3-2.
●        Indian men team in table tennis won gold medal 12 years later.

Billabong won the Hargopal title
 
●        Billabong Academy defeated the Turf Academy by 3 wickets and named the 11th Hargopal Under-23 Cricket Tournament.
●        Abhishek Goswami was named Best Tournament of the Tournament, Harsh Tyagi Best Bowler and Rajesh Sharma Man of the Tournament.

Lucknow wins Overall Trophy of Karate Championship
 
●        In the Major Major Amiya Tripathi Memorial Sub Jr. Child and Girls Karate Championship, Lucknow captured the Overall Trophy with the highest eight gold medals.
●        Lucknow team won 8 gold, 3 silver and 16 bronze medals in the championship ended on Sunday at Rock Garden Karate Academy in Jankipuram.
●        At the same time, the team of Varanasi with seven gold, eight silver and eight bronze medals and the team of Gautam Buddha Nagar remained at the third place with six gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals.

Indian Badminton Mixed Team won gold for the first time in 40 years
 
●        On Monday, India won gold at the Badminton Mixed Team event in Commonwealth Games.
●        In the final, he defeated three-time champion Malaysia 3-1.
●        In this event India has won gold after 40 years, because this event was included in the Commonwealth Games for the first time in 1978.
●        India has now 20 medals in the Badminton Commonwealth Games.

Current Affairs 10th April 2018: DEFENSE

Ministry of Defense has signed a deal worth 639 crores for bulletproof jacket
 
●        The Ministry of Defense signed a deal worth Rs 639 crore with a defense firm on Monday to provide 1.86 lakh bulletproof jackets for the army.
●        The ministry said in a statement that the agreement was finalized after successful trial.
●        SMPP Pvt Ltd got the contract to provide bulletproof jacket.

Current Affairs 10th April 2018: AWARDS

Javed Akhtar gets 'Shantidoot' award
 
●        Screenwriter, lyricist and social worker Javed Akhtar has been given the 'Shantidoot' award by Vishal Joshi of Varanasi's Sankat Mochan Temple.
●        This award is given to the extraordinary people who work for peace.
●        Javed Akhtar was given the award on Friday.

Current Affairs 10th April 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

70 killed in chemical attack in Syria
 
●        At least 70 people were killed in a suspected chemical attack in the last town of Duma, occupied by rebels of Eastern Dive of Syria.
●        More than 75 people were suffocated, while thousands of people had to suffer from breathing difficulties.
●        Barrel bomb with a helicopter toxic nervous agent Sarin was dropped.

Current Affairs 10th April 2018: ECONOMY

300% increase in collector rate in Gurgaon
 
●        The revenue department has increased the collector rate. The new rate will apply today.
●        According to new rates, the collector rate has increased by 300 percent in many residential areas of the city.
●        The collector rate of the commercial property has also been doubled.
 
HDFC raised interest rates by 0.20
 
●        HDFC has made its debt expensive.
●        The bank has increased its interest rates by 0.20.
●        The bank has said that the new rates of loan have become effective from 1st April.

Important Current Affairs 9th April 2018

Current Affairs 9th April 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

PM addresses 'CPSE Conference'

●        Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended the 'CPSE Conference' organized at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi today.
●        Presentations were presented to the Prime Minister before various themes (theme) including corporate governance, human resources management, financial restructuring, innovation and technology and Vision 2022 for new India.

Prime Minister will inaugurate the 16th ministerial meeting of the International Energy Forum

●        Underlining India's growing importance in the global energy map, India is hosting the 16th Ministerial Meeting of International Energy Forum (IEF16) and inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
●        'IEF16' is the largest conference of heads of energy ministers, industrial figures and important international organizations around the world.
●        During this, intense discussions will be done on the future of global energy.
 
Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for conversion of NH-2 Aurangabad-Chaurha block into six lanes in Bihar
 

●        Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation of a National Highway Project to transform the 70-kilometer long section of NH-2 from Chauraha to Bihar-Aurangabad on Bihar-Jharkhand border to six lanes during a function to be held in Motihari. .
●        The cost of this project is Rs. 882 crores.
 
 Direct delivery starts in Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust from next month

●        The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has taken a new transport solution to deliver cargo destinations directly and at a faster pace through direct port delivery.
●        Four successful bidders have received orders for five routes to send cargo from JNPT to Gujarat, Goa and Bangalore, Nashik, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Indore and Hyderabad, Ahmednagar and local areas in Mumbai and nearby areas.
 
Prime Minister will lay the foundation for four sevage projects costing Rs 1111.56 crore for Patna

●        Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of four sewerage projects for the city of Patna with a cost of Rs 1111.56 crore.
●        This function will be organized in Bihar's Motihari city.
 
The first meeting of the policy forum for the North East on April 10 in Agartala

●        The first meeting of the newly formed North East Policy Forum will be held on April 10, 2018 in Agartala, Tripura.
●        The meeting will be chaired by the Deputy Chairman of the Commission Rajiv Kumar and Mr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Development of Eastern Region (DONER).
●        Chief Ministers of the North Eastern States and leading people in the field will participate in the discussion.
 
Indian IAF's biggest maneuvers start
 
●        The Indian Air Force started the biggest warship Gagan Shakti 2018, which lasted from April 08, 2018 to fifteen days.
●        This war is going on near the border of Pakistan and China.
●        In this exercise, the entire furnace, including the fleet of air force fighters, has been included.
●        The main goal of this exercise is to assess the combat capability of

Now 12,000 horsepower electric locomotive engines in India
 
●        The Indian Railways engine is going to be extremely powerful.
●        Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave the country's first 12,000 horsepower (HP) electric locomotive (rail engine) from the Rail Engines factory in Madhepura on April 10.
●        With this launch India will join the list of countries including Russia, China, Germany and Sweden, who have an electric rail engine of 12,000 HP or more.
 
The most complaints of corruption against the Railways and banks: CVC
 
●        According to a recent report by the Central Vigilance Commission, in the last year, he got the highest complaints related to corruption against the Railways and the public.
●        According to the annual report, the complaints received by the Commission in 2017 declined by more than 52 percent compared to 2016.
●        According to the report submitted recently in Parliament, the Commission received a total of 23,609 complaints in 2017, which is the lowest since 2011.

Current Affairs 9th April 2018: DAYS AND DATES

Inauguration of Vice President Science Conference on World Homoeopathic Day

●        On the occasion of World Homeopathy Day, a two-day science conference has been organized by AYUSH Ministry on 10 and 11 April in New Delhi.
●        Vice President Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu will be the Chief Guest while the AYUSH Minister will preside over the Independent Charge Mr. Shripad Yasonik Festival.
●        World Homeopathy Day Homeopath is celebrated in the celebration of the Birthday of Christian Father Frederick Samuel Hainiman.

Current Affairs 9th April 2018: DEFENSE 

Contract for world-class bullet proof jackets for the Army under the government's Make-in-India initiative

●        A large contract letter has been signed for the purchase of 1,86,138 bullet proof jackets for the army.
●        The need for effective bullet proof jackets for the Indian Army has been completed successfully after the necessary testing for the war zone.
●        Bullet proof jackets are state-of-the-art, with additional levels of defense and coverage area.
 
 the army.
●        This exercise is being done in the daytime as well as at night.

Current Affairs 9th April 2018: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Hubble telescope measured the precise distance of the group of oldest stars

●        Scientists have an accurate measurement of the distance from the Hubble Space Telescope of NASA to the first time the group of oldest stars.
●        The precise distance of the group of stars can be detected by the age of the universe.
●        This will help astronomers improve the successive development patterns of stars.
●        This star group is 13.2 billion years old, which was made after the Big Bang.

The RH-300 sound rocket was successfully launched
 
●        India has launched an important rocket on April 06, 2018 for accurate weather information.
●        The RH-300 sound rocket developed by Vikram Sarabhai Space Center was launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in Kerala.
●        It has been sent to space from the Rocket Equatorial Launching Station (TERLS).

Current Affairs 9th April 2018: SPORTS

Saina Nehwal gives India a 10th gold medal in mixed team badminton
 
●        The 21st Commonwealth Games were started on April 04, 2018 in the Gold Coast city on the coast with a colorful opening ceremony in Australia.
●        The Indian team was led by Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu, who was the Indian flag bearer.
●        Australia is hosting the Commonwealth Games for the fifth time.
●        Thanks to Saina Nehwal of India's star-female badminton player, the Indian Badminton Mixed Team has won gold medal for the first time in the history of Commonwealth by defeating Malaysia 3-1.

Current Affairs 9th April 2018: ECONOMY

Agreement for the benefit of the farmers of Maharashtra between the Government of India and the World Bank

●        Government of India, Government of Maharashtra and World Bank signed a project of US $ 420 million to help small and marginal farmers living in Marathwada and Vidarbha regions of Maharashtra.
●        The World Bank will provide a loan of $ 4.2 million for the project to be started for more than 7 million small and marginal farmers in Vidarbha and Marathwada regions of Maharashtra, for friendly training for climate.

Current Affairs 9th April 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

Shaomi to invest 2 million dollars in Zestmoney

●        China's smartphone and electronics company Shaomi is in the final round of talks to buy a stake in the financial technology firm, Zestmoney.
●        She already has partnership with Jesmany, who offers EMIs to those who buy products from Shomei's online portal mi.com.
●        There have been several meetings between the two companies regarding the deal.

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.

Important Current Affairs 7th April 2018

Current Affairs 7th April 2018: NATIONAL  NEWS

Central Information Commission organized seminar on Right to Information Act, 2005

●        The Central Information Commission today organized a workshop on "Rights and Right to Information Act, 2005" here.
●        Chief Information Commissioner, Information Commissioners, former Information Commissioners, State Information Commissioners, NGOs and other stakeholders participated in this workshop.
●        The workshop was inaugurated by the welcome speech of Chief Information Commissioner Shri Radha Krishna Mathur.

PNB started using Artificial Intelligence to match accounts
 
●        Punjab National Bank has decided to deploy the Artificial Intelligence (AI) for matching the accounts in view of the recent fraud .
●        The bank, influenced by the scam in FAQs, said, "PNB has already taken measures to strengthen internal audit.
●        Simultaneously, the bank is also considering the deployment of technology to improve customer service and customer accountability.
 
Government in preparation for creating an advanced platform to handle huge data
 
●        The government is contemplating to create an advanced technology platform to handle and understand the country's huge data.
●        This will help in understanding the success of citizens, government expenditure and policies, consumption trends etc.
●        Data will be in complete form and personal and identifiable data will not be collected.
●        The objective behind this is to increase transparency in the functioning of the government and the citizens will also be given access to this data.
 
Arnav made a mind-reading device in MIT
 
●        In the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Arnav Kapoor of Indian origin has developed a device that reads the things going on in the brain and tells it through computers and mobile devices what those things are.
●        It is worn on the face, which can measure the neuromuscular signals of our nerves, body and bones.
●        Through this he can find out the things going on in the brain.

Ola is Rs 5 lakh insurance in Rs 1

●        Ola, a company providing a ride-sharing service, has announced an insurance program for passengers using their cab and auto service.
●        According to the company, those who use Ola only 1 rupee can get an insurance policy of up to Rs 5 lakh.
●        Ola has partnered with Mumbai-based company ECO General Insurance Limited and ICICI Lombard for providing travel insurance .
 

Testing for the 13 digit mobile number

●        The telecom department has ordered the telecom companies to issue 13 digit numbers to the country, though it will be in the form of a trial for the time being.
●        That's not the number 13 digit number for mobile and their mobile number will not be 13 or 10 digits.

Current Affairs 7th April 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

Nepal's Prime Minister called on the President

●        His Excellency, Prime Minister of Nepal, Mr. P. Sharma Oli presented the President of India, Shri Ram Nath, from Kovind today (07 April, 2018) in the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
●        Welcoming Mr. Oli in India, the President said that he was happy to know that after becoming Nepal's Prime Minister, this is his first foreign visit.
●        The President said that India honors him for his leadership and contributions to further the Indo-Nepal Partnership.

Korea's former President Park gets 24 years in prison
 
●        Former South Korean President Park Gunn has been convicted of corruption.
●        On Friday, Court's judge Kim Sei-Yun sentenced to 24 years in prison after 10 months of trial.
●        Incorrect use of the post on the park, and one of the closest ones to the benefit of the benefit of misuse of power behind the curtain is also included.
●        In addition to the punishment on the park, a penalty of 110 crores has also been imposed.

Current Affairs 7th April 2018: DEFENSE

Purchase of 110 fighter planes for Indian Air Force
 
●        India launched the procurement process of 110 fighter fleets on April 5, 2017.
●        Air Force has issued a request for information (RFI) or initial tender for purchase deals of billions of dollars of fighter planes.
●        It has been said that the deal will be done with the government's Make in India initiative.
●        India has proposed to make 110 fighter jets in front of global companies under Make in India initiative.
●        It is being described as the world's largest defense deal.

Current Affairs 7th April 2018: SPORTS

Weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam won the third gold medal for India
 
●        The 21st Commonwealth Games were started on April 04, 2018 in the Gold Coast city on the coast with a colorful opening ceremony in Australia.
●        British Prince Charles participated in the inaugural ceremony and in his presence the Gold Coast welcomed players from 71 nations associated with the Commonwealth.
●        The Indian team was led by Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu, who was the Indian flag bearer.

Poonam Yadav brought Gold
 
●        Here, in the Commonwealth Games, India won gold for the fourth consecutive day.
●        Weightlifter Poonam Yadav won gold medal in 22 kg (100 in snatch and 122 in clean and jerk) kg in 69 kg category.
●        England's Sarah Davis won the Bronze Medal from Silver and Fiji's Apollonia Yew.

Current Affairs 7th April 2018: ECONOMY

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.

Consumers save $ 10 billion a year from the arrival of Jio
 
●        In September 2016, Reliance Jio's entry into the Indian market and providing low cost services has saved consumers $ 10 billion annually.
●        Not only this, the country's per capita GDP has increased by 5.65 percent.

Current Affairs 7th April 2018: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

NASA will create the first supersonic passenger plane
 
●        American Space Agency NASA is now going to create a super-flying passenger aircraft with the company's voice at Lockheed Martin.
●        The specialty of this plane will be that it will not make the sound (supersonic boom) despite such a fast speed.
●        So far supersonic techniques are used only in fighter planes.
●        NASA has chosen Lockheed Martin to complete the project.
●        For this, NASA has given a contract of $ 247.5 million (about Rs 1,600 crore) to the company.
 
German scientists have grown vegetables in the world's coldest areas

●        Germany's scientists have grown green vegetables for the first time in the minus 100 degree temperature in the Antarctic.
●        The Antarctic is such a place where there is no soil or sunlight.
●        All year snow falls.
●        In spite of this, scientists have grown about 3.6 kg green leafy vegetables in a special lab.
●        Apart from this, 18 cucumbers and 70 radish are also included.

Current Affairs 7th April 2018: APPOINTMENT

Rakesh Kumar Vats, gets additional charge of NPPA chairman
 
●        Additional Secretary Rakesh Kumar Vats, in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has been given additional charge of the President of the Mediclaim Regulatory Authority (NPPA).
●        This order has come into force with immediate effect.
●        This information has been given in an official statement.
●        Rakesh Kumar Vats has replaced Bhupendra Singh, who has been appointed as chairperson of the National Chemical Weapons Conference Authority.

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.