Page-10 of Current Affairs - April, 2018
PM Narendra Modi launches Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan at Ramnagar, tribal-dominated district of Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day (24 April). The scheme aims to strengthen the country’s Panchayati Raj system and address critical gaps ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Government planning to gift obsolete weaponry to friendly countries
The Union Government is planning to gift obsolete weaponry that can be refurbished at minimal cost to friendly countries in a bid to boost defence cooperation with them. Specific military platforms being looked under this proposal are artillery guns, armoured ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
GI tag for Telangana’s Adilabad dokra, Warangal Dhurries
Chennai based Geographical Indication Registry has awarded Geographical Indication (GI) Tag to two more craft forms from Telangana viz. Adilabad dokra and Warangal Dhurries. Adilabad Dokra is an ancient bell metal craft and Warangal Dhurries is a popular traditional cotton ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan at Ram Nagar in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of 2018 National Panchayati Raj Day. The purpose of the scheme is to strengthen the country’s Panchayati ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Suresh Prabhu chairs first meeting of think tank on Framework for National Policy on E-commerce
Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, chaired the first meeting of the think tank on the Framework for National Policy on E-commerce in New Delhi on April 24th, 2018. The think tank on the Framework for ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
India signs loan agreement with World Bank to improve rural road network in Madhya Pradesh
On April 24, the Government of India (GoI), the Government of Madhya Pradesh and the World Bank have signed a $210 million loan agreement for the Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project. The project is expected to improve the durability, resilience ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Mohamed Salah becomes first Egyptian footballer to win Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of Year for 2017-18 season
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool has become the first Egyptian player to be crowned the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) player of the year at the 45th PFA awards at Grosvenor House in central London on April 22, 2018. He is the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Rafael Nadal wins 2018 Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament
Rafael Nadal, a Spanish professional tennis player, has won the 2018 Monte-Carlo Masters tennis tournament by defeating Kei Nishikori in the final by 6–3, 6–2 in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France. With this, he became the first man to win a single tournament ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
The Indian Overseas Bank signs Information Utility pact with NeSL
The Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has signed Information Utility (IU) pact with National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) to share financial and security information under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IU) regulation 2017.. With this agreement, the IOB branches ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Digambarpur gram panchayat declared as India’s best panchayat
Out of 2.5 lakhs gram panchayats, the Central Government has declared Digambarpur gram panchayat of West Bengal in South 24 Parganas district as the best panchayat in the country. The survey was conducted by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. On ..