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Monthly Current Affairs April 2019
Monthly Current Affairs April 2019
customer satellites -- 24 from the US, two from Lithuania and one each from Spain and
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Current Affairs: April 01, 2019
State.
Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank to merge with Bank of Baroda today (1st April, 2019)
30th March said branches of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank will function as Bank of Baroda outlets
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Current Affairs: April 01, 2019
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award conferred upon Dr. Rajendra Kumar Joshi
a medal.
Jabir Patil receives BRICS award for ties with Arab countries
which is an international organization for the economic development of the BRICS countries."
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Current Affairs: April 01, 2019
India Open 2019 final: Viktor Axelsen and Ratchanok Intanon clinch Men’s and
Women’s title
comeback after she conceded the lead in the first game. Top stuff and great display of skills by
Intanon.
for the past two years, declared the triumph over the
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Current Affairs: April 01, 2019
for Ferrari.
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affair, Caputova.
Capital: Bratislava
Currency: Euro
in Hongkou.
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Current Affairs: April 02, 2019
only found in Kaveri River basins. Maximum length of fish will be 150 cm and a weight of 90
kg.
over the 100th warship -- 'IN LCU L-56' -- to the Indian Navy, it said.
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Current Affairs: April 02, 2019
also reflects a 15.6 percent growth over March 2018, collection of Rs 92,167 crore. Monthly
average of GST revenue during 2018-19, stood at Rs 98,114 crore which is 9.2 percent higher
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Current Affairs: April 02, 2019
months, the service will cover the whole gamut of funds offered by the fund house, top officials
said.
been working alongside outgoing Chief Executive Richardson for the last six weeks to ensure a
smooth transition.
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Current Affairs: April 02, 2019
Ghosal becomes first Indian male to enter the top-10 in PSA rankings
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IPL 2019: Kings XI Punjab's Sam Curran claims first hat-trick of the season
dismissed Delhi Capitals' Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada and Sandeep Lamichhane to achieve
the feat. Curran's hat-trick is the 18th instance of a bowler registering a hat-trick in the IPL
history.
recognized day on 2 April every year, encouraging Member States of the United Nations to take
measures to raise awareness about people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) throughout
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Current Affairs: April 02, 2019
the world.
era will begin when Crown Prince Naruhito takes oath as a new emperor. This is a long
tradition in Japan that the ascension of a new emperor to the Chrysanthemum Throne spurs a
new era in the nation, which is marked by a new name. Current era under Emperor Akihito is
known as "Heisei".
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Current Affairs: April 03, 2019
1936, was carved out as a separate state in the then British India on a linguistic identity.
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Current Affairs: April 03, 2019
said their system - National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) - handles 8.62 lakh transactions
daily. NPCI said it is working towards getting state and city toll plazas to accept Fastags, apart
from the national highways toll network of 496 plus tolls points.
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Current Affairs: April 03, 2019
in India can submit misinformation or rumors they receive to the Checkpoint Tipline on
WhatsApp (+91-9643-000-888).
Vikram Patel conferred with John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award
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Current Affairs: April 03, 2019
April with NABCONS for setting up IAIARD, an attempt to complement the efforts of the
IPL-style league, which will see eight franchise teams playing a total of 60 matches in a double
round-robin format.
Virat Kohli becomes third captain to lead IPL team in 100 matches
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Current Affairs: April 03, 2019
them 148 were for CSK and rest for Rising Pune Supergiants. Gambhir captained in 129
matches, including 108 for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Former India opener also led Delhi
of the solar resource-rich countries located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of
Capricorn.
Capital: Algiers
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Current Affairs: April 03, 2019
Eminent dramatist and theatre organizer Kartik Chandra Rath passed away at the
age of 70 in Odisha
order to popularise Odia theatre in the country, he formed Utkal Yuva Sanskrutika Sangh in
Cuttack.
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Current Affairs: April 04, 2019
Indian Army constructs the Longest Suspension Bridge ‘Maitri’ over Indus in Leh-
Ladakh in just 40 days
ADB cuts India’s growth rate from 7.6% to 7.2% in 2019-20, as global risks to
Brexit surge
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Current Affairs: April 04, 2019
RBI sets WMA Limit for Government at Rs 75000 crore for H1 of 2019-20
Kotak Mahindra Bank’s account holders, the first 30 peer-to-peer UPI fund transfer would be
free of cost.
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Current Affairs: April 04, 2019
Executive Vice-Chairman while CS Rajan has been named Managing Director. Rest of the new
board comprises of Bijay Kumar as the deputy managing director and GC Chaturvedi, Nand
Kishore, Malini Shankar and N Srinivasan as non-executive directors. IL&FS Chairman Uday
Kotak, who was roped in to put the troubled firm back on track, is presenting a status report on
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Current Affairs: April 04, 2019
eradication.
2019 Theme: "United Nations Promotes SDGs – Safe Ground – Safe Home"
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Current Affairs: April 05, 2019
RBI’s First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy for 2019-20: Reduces Repo rate to 6%,
GDP forecast to 7.2%
Repo Rate 6%
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Current Affairs: April 05, 2019
(NCR).
Prevention of Blindness Week observed from 1st to 7th April 2019 in India
causes blindness.
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Current Affairs: April 05, 2019
Chatbot Making Startup Haptik was acquired by Reliance Jio Digital for Rs.700
Crore
company.
consolidating the long-standing friendship and joint strategic cooperation between the two
countries.
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Current Affairs: April 06-08, 2019
phases to facilitate afforestation in the catchment of river Maklang that flows along the village.
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Current Affairs: April 06-08, 2019
II Alternative Investment Fund’ (AIF). Chennai-based ‘Taking Off To The Future Investment
Management LLP’ is the sponsor and the investment manager of the fund.
development lender.
Founded: 1944
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Award Winner
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Shah Rukh Khan conferred with an Honorary Doctorate from the University of
Law, London
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access at all to health care. Millions more are forced to choose between healthcare and other
Israel's Beresheet enters lunar orbit, becomes 7th nation to achieve feat
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Current Affairs: April 06-08, 2019
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Current Affairs: April 09, 2019
‘Dhanush’ 1st indigenous long-range artillery gun inducted into Indian Army
Achievements (ARIIA).
IIT Madras topped the rankings while the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore bagged the
Out of ten top institutes, seven are IITs. Jawaharlal Nehru University got the seventh rank
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Delhi University's Miranda House was ranked the best among colleges across the country,
AIIMS has been ranked first among medical sciences institutes and National Law School,
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Current Affairs: April 09, 2019
With $79 billion in 2018, India tops Global Remittances List: World Bank
($34 billion), and Egypt ($29 billion), the global lender said. With this, India has retained its top
spot on remittances, according to the latest edition of the World Bank's Migration and
Development Brief.
least 600 sq ft," the RBI said while specifying minimum standards for setting up new currency
chests. Besides, the new chests should have a processing capacity of 6.6 lakh pieces of banknotes
per day. For those situated in the hilly/ inaccessible places, capacity of 2.1 lakh pieces of
banknotes per day. Earlier, a RBI appointed committee had recommended that the apex bank
should encourage banks to open large currency chests with modern facilities and Chest Balance
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Current Affairs: April 09, 2019
expenditure.
the SAI last month. It has been learnt that Reid has been handed a term till the end of next year
but his tenure can be extended till 2022 FIH World Cup depending upon his performance.
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Current Affairs: April 09, 2019
public health, the ULEZ will be operational for 24 hours and seven days a week, according to a
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Current Affairs: April 10, 2019
International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected a growth rate of 6.3% for China and 6.1% in
2020, according to the latest World Economic Outlook projections released ahead of the annual
spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
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Current Affairs: April 10, 2019
Hack2Hire Bengaluru will look to expand its scope and target to hire platform stability
Engineers, Mobile App Developers, Full Stack Developers, PaaS DevOps, DevOps Engineers,
as follows:
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Current Affairs: April 10, 2019
Karnam Sekar, MD and CEO of the erstwhile Dena Bank, will take over as MD and
R.A. Sankara Narayanan, MD and CEO, Vijaya Bank, as MD and CEO in Canara Bank
with effect from "taking over charge of the post on or after April 1, 2019 till his
superannuation.
Vikramjit Sing Sahney, SUN Group Chairman, elected as the President of ICC
India
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Current Affairs: April 10, 2019
convention in New Delhi. The council will take stock of the challenges faced and formulate
future strategies for the development of Homeopathy in the country. The theme of the
inequality. The IMF lowered its growth forecast for 2019 to 3.3 percent from the previous level
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Current Affairs: April 10, 2019
figures like Bensalah, a close associate of Bouteflika and his inner circle who dominated Algeria
for decades.
Capital: Algiers
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Current Affairs: April 11-12, 2019
billion, growing from 942.2 million in 1994 and 541.5 million in 1969. In comparison, China's
population stood at 1.42 billion in 2019, growing from 1.23 billion in 1994 and 803.6 million in
1969. China's population grew at an average annual rate of 0.5% between 2010 and 2019, the
report said.
GoI clears procurement of 464 Russian tanks under the T-90 Project
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hardware investments.
Telugu poet K Siva Reddy selected for prestigious Saraswati Samman 2018
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aims at creating a pool of skilled candidates who are industry ready, while under the "Sabooj
Sathi" scheme, bi-cycles are distributed to students between class IX and XII studying in
government run and government aided schools and madrashas of the state.
Rio Paralympics silver medalist Deepa Malik honoured with New Zealand Prime
Minister’s Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship for 2019
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more than 700 more than his nearest challenger, England's Joe Root. Smriti Mandhana, is the
Leading Cricketer in the women's game, after racking up 1291 runs across limited-overs
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formats, including 13 half-centuries, while Rashid Khan, the Afghanistan leg-spinner, is the
human spaceflight, declared 12 April as the International Day of Human Space Flight.
Capital: Port-au-Prince
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Current Affairs: April 13-15, 2019
against the Rowlatt Act. During the event, troops of the British Indian Army under the
command of Colonel Dyer opened fire at the people laying scores of people to rest.
RBI net buyer of dollar for 3rd month in a row, snaps up $825 m in February
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Current Affairs: April 13-15, 2019
central bank bought $2.086 billion and sold $1.261 billion in the spot market as the rupee was
under pressure.
a private sector bank last month, has given LIC 12 years to cut its stake in the bank by 10%. “RBI
has stipulated that after 12 years LIC has to reduce stake in IDBI Bank by 10 per cent to 40
percent,” said a source in the direct knowledge. “LIC will take a view on how they are able to
divest it.”
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Index was 2.57 percent in February this year. On a yearly basis, it was 4.28 percent in March
2018.
in the 54 kg.
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Singapore Open title with a 21-19, 21-15 victory over Japan's Nozomi Okuhara.
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Current Affairs: April 16, 2019
Continuation of Phase 4 of
Cooperation Agreement between India and Denmark in the field of Renewable Energy
MoU between India and Bolivia on Cooperation in the field of Geology and Mineral
Resources
MoU between India and Bolivia on Cooperation in the Field of Traditional Systems of
MoU between India and the Republic of Korea in issuing jointly Postage Stamp
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Current Affairs: April 16, 2019
Chennai Central missed the chance of having the title of world’s longest railway
station name by an alphabet
railway station in Wales, also known for its 58 letters long name
Chennai Central railway station which was renamed after the legendary actor-turned-politician
Dr. M.G. Ramachandran is still the longest railway station name in India.
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Current Affairs: April 16, 2019
The 4th Resilient Cities Asia-Pacific Congress 2019 started in New Delhi
Inflation in food articles hardened with steep rise in prices of vegetables during March 2019.
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the dais.
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under, one clear of fellow Americans Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka.
The IMF and World Bank launches “Learning Coin” to explore blockchain
technologies
reports. The representatives of the World Bank and the IMF made it clear that the coin should
not be regarded as a true cryptocurrency as it would not have a monetary value. Also, the
“Learning Coin” will be accessible only within the two agencies as it is created to help the staff
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Current Affairs: April 16, 2019
become familiar with the distributed ledgers, look into possible use cases of smart contracts and
China develops world’s first armed amphibious drone boat ‘Marine Lizard’
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Current Affairs: April 17, 2019
AUSINDEX-19 Concludes
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IDBI Bank launches NRI-Insta Online, A paperless account opening facility for
NRIs
as well as KYC proofs. This online facility is available in IDBI Bank’s website.
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Current Affairs: April 17, 2019
TikTok ban in India: Google adheres to Madras HC order, suspends access to app
in country
Bytedance Technology’s request to suspend the ban, Google blocked access to the app in India.
Mithali Raj named as Goodwill Ambassador of Street Child Cricket World Cup
2019
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Current Affairs: April 17, 2019
Fincare Small Finance Bank won the Celent Model Bank 2019 Award
HQ; Bangalore
Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher and is administered by Columbia
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Current Affairs: April 18, 2019
2nd edition of Indian Navy-Vietnam Peoples’ Navy Bilateral Exercise (IN – VPN
BILAT EX) concludes
Chaitra as per the Hindu Calendar. Mahavira, the 24th and the last, Tirthankara, spiritual
teacher in Jainism was born in Ahalyabhumi and belonged to the Ikshvaku dynasty.
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Canara Bank becomes the first public sector bank in India to meet RBI’s EMV
mandate
UP Retail Payments solution to achieve market firsts. EMV stands for Europay, MasterCard,
Visa, the three Organizations that developed and established EMV as the global standard for
HQ: Bengaluru
in a share-swap deal.
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serving prime minister later this year, surpassing the state's founding father David Ben-Gurion.
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and financial stability. Japan will host this year's G20 summit in Osaka, which will be held June
World Heritage Day or International Day for Monuments and Sites: 18 April
intrinsically related with sustainable development. Theme for 2019 is Rural Landscapes.
World Haemophilia Day was started in 1989 by the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH)
which chose to bring the community together on April 17 in honour of WFH founder Frank
Schnabel’s birthday.
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Current Affairs: April 19, 2019
Norway tops, India ranked 140th in World Press Freedom Index 2019
in 2019.
Gangandeep Kang is the first Indian woman scientist to be elected Royal Society
Fellow in 360 years
purportedly the first woman scientist from India to have received this honour, while Mumbai-
born Padma Bhushan awardee Dr Yusuf Hamied was elected as Honorary Fellow.
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Current Affairs: April 19, 2019
Amit Mishra Becomes First Indian Bowler to Take 150 Wickets in IPL
victim.
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April, 2019.
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Current Affairs: April 20, 2019
India and France to hold largest ever 'Varuna' naval exercise off Goa coast
Bihar can embark pilgrimage this year as their waiting lists have been cleared due to the
increase in quota.
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Bagh survivor, wrote it after witnessing first-hand the events of April 13, 1919.
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month.
150 Indian peacekeepers honoured with UN Medal for their service in UN Mission
in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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Israeli scientists create world's first 3D-printed heart using human cells
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Current Affairs: April 21-22, 2019
helicopters.
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Current Affairs: April 21-22, 2019
and Pensions on which PM give “Prime Minister Award for Excellence in Public
Administration” to best civil servants. April 21 is observed as a National Civil Service Day
every year because on the same date in 1947, Home Minister Sardar Patel inaugurated the All
India Services and addressed the first batch of probationary officers at All India Administrative
The Intellectual Property Rights Cell (IPR Cell) of Kerala Agricultural University
(KAU) selected for the National Intellectual Property Award 2019
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just balance among the economic, social, and environmental needs of present and future
generations, it is necessary to promote harmony with nature and the Earth. International
Mother Earth Day is celebrated to remind each of us that the Earth and its ecosystems provide
us with life and sustenance. 2019 Theme: “Mother Earth: Education and Climate Change”
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emerged.
Fabio Fognini becomes first Italian to clinch Monte Carlo Masters title in more
than 50 years
who watched his record fall from the royal box at the Monte Carlo Country Club.
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Current Affairs: April 23, 2019
Bhopal gas tragedy among the world's major industrial accidents of the 20 th
century: UN
said that in 1984, at least 30 tons of methyl isocyanate gas, which was released from the Union
Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, affected over 600,000 workers and nearby inhabitants.
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Current Affairs: April 23, 2019
enable its customers to create electronic mandates (similar to the erstwhile eNACH with
Aadhaar + OTP) via both the Debit Card and Net Banking channels.
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Services team bags the 6th Santosh Trophy Football Tournament title against
Punjab
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World Book Capital for 2019 is the city of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
will also serve as its director of the International Inequalities Institute (III).
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Current Affairs: April 24, 2019
April 21 poll, part of unified local elections held across Japan, the Asahi Shimbun reported.
BEML joined hands with Syndicate Bank for financing Earth Moving and
Construction Equipment
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Current Affairs: April 24, 2019
India Post collaborates with TCS to digitize 1.5 lakh post offices & creating
world’s largest EPostal network by deploying largest SAP implementation
Former Dena Bank MD Karnam Sekar appointed as IOB's new MD & CEO
NPA.
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has vast and varied experience in handling Finance, Personnel, and Pay & Budget matters of
Ministry of Defence.
second gold at this championship, having won one in 2017. Another Indian Parveen Rana, lost
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to Bahman Mohammad Teymouri of Iran in the final 0-3 in 79 kg category securing a silver
medal. In 97 kg category, Satywart Kadian, picked a bronze medal defeating Haobin Gao of
China by 8-2.
23rd April.
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Current Affairs: April 25, 2019
Act had led a defining moment in the history of India which helped in decentralization of
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Mohammad Fachir to mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties with India.
Capital: Jakarta
RBI becomes the first APAC (Asia-Pacific) central bank to begin interest rate
easing cycle: Fitch
financial condition.
IndusInd Bank receives NCLT approval for merger with Bharat Financial Inclusion
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HQ: Mumbai
its stake in NHB on March 19, while it sold the stake in Nabard on February 26, the bank said in
a statement Wednesday. "With this divestment, the government now holds a 100% stake in both
Asian Athletics C’hips: India bag four medals on final day; finish fourth
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4x400 metres relay team clinched silver each. Sprinter Dutee Chand added a bronze in
Women's 200 metres race. India ended at the fourth spot in the medals tally with 3 Gold, 7
Silver and 7 Bronze. Bahrain topped the table with 11 Gold, 7 Silver and 4 Bronze. China was
second with 10 Gold, 13 Silver and 7 Bronze, while Japan was third with 5 Gold, 4 Silver and 9
Bronze.
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Current Affairs: April 26, 2019
SBI launches India’s First ‘Green Car Loan’ at Lower Interest Rates and Zero
Processing Fee
practices code (22.1%), ATM and debit card issues (15.1%), credit card issues (7.7%), failure to
meet commitments (6.8%), mobile and electronic banking (5.2%), the central bank said. A
customer can approach the RBI’s ombusdman if the bank fails to resolve customer complaints in
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one month. The 21 offices of the banking ombudsman received 1,63,590 complaints in the year
2017-18.
The Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for social achievement was awarded to Yohei
Sasakawa, the World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination,
for "his incredible efforts to uproot leprosy and great contribution to world peace".
The Prize was also awarded to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen as "a beacon of democracy,''
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Affairs said while making the announcement. General (retired) Suhag was the Army chief from
July 31, 2014, to December 31, 2016. He was also part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF)
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Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary took the top spot in the 10 metres Air Pistol Mixed
Team event after Anjum Moudgil and Divyansh Singh Panwar opened the country's gold
Ajinkya Rahane becomes first Indian to sign-up for English county side
Hampshire
Hampshire at the conclusion of the Royal London One-Day Cup group-stage to join his national
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Sports.”
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The World Immunization Week 2019 observed from 24-30th April carrying the
theme “Protected Together: Vaccines Work”
the use of vaccines for the protection of people of all age-groups against disease.
Russia successfully tests World’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant named
‘Akademik Lomonosov’
Lomonosov.
Capital: Moscow
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Finance Ministry approves EPF interest rate hike to 8.65% for 2018-19
than 6 crores formal sector workers. Earlier in 2017-18, the interest rate on EPF was 8.55 percent.
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Canara Bank and its life insurance partner Canara HSBC OBC Life launched
’Webassurance’
hassle-free way.
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Club. The 31-year-old golfer from Punjab had won the Fiji International and a European Tour
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India, Anjum Moudgil and young Divyansh Singh Panwar started the medal hunt with a
The teenaged pair of Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary won another yellow metal in
Divyansh then won India's first individual medal by clinching a silver in the men's 10m Air
Rifle. Abhishek Verma won India's third gold in men's 10m Air Pistol event.
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served out the set a little later on the quick indoor clay courts in Stuttgart, Germany.
Australia’s Claire Polosak became the first female umpire to stand in men’s ODI
2016.
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Mercedes.
Capital: Doha
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countries in the wake of evolving security challenges in the region were discussed.
Air Marshal Rakesh K S Bhadauria appointed as new Vice Chief of Air Staff
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institutions, and private citizens currently engaged in the promotion of jazz music will embrace
the opportunity to foster greater appreciation not only for the music but also for the
Spirituality”.
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