Page-14 of Current Affairs - April, 2018
Bengaluru FC wins 2018 Indian Super Cup Football tournament
Bengaluru FC has won the first edition of Indian Super Cup Football tournament on April 20, 2018. In the final at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, they defeated Kolkata football giants East Bengal by a convincing margin of 4-1. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Nabi Tajima, world’s oldest person passes away
Nabi Tajima (117), the world’s oldest Japanese supercentenarian, has passed away in Kikai, Japan on April 21, 2018. She was born on August 4, 1900, and reportedly had more than 160 descendants, including great-great-great grandchildren. She was the last living ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
World celebrates 2018 World Earth Day (WED)
The World Earth Day (WED) is celebrated every year on April 22 worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. The day was proposed at the UNESCO conference in 1969 and the first Earth Day celebrations took place in 1970. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Tim Bergling, of world’s biggest dance music stars passes away
Tim Bergling (28), who is one of the world’s biggest dance music stars, has passed away in Muscat, Oman on April 21, 2018. He is popularly known as DJ Avicii. He was a Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer. ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
China hosts meeting of Council of foreign ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
The meeting of the Council of foreign ministers of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will be held in Beijing, China on April 24, 2018. The Indian delegation will be represented by Union External affairs minister Sushma ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Cabinet approves ordinance for death penalty for child rapists
The Union Cabinet has approved promulgation of Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance to provide death penalty for rapists of girls below 12 years. The ordinance amends Indian Penal Code (IPC), Criminal Procedure Code, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan: CCEA approves restructured Centrally Sponsored Scheme
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved restructured Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA). The restructured scheme will focus on training, building infrastructure, stepping up initiatives for e-governance under ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Commonwealth Cyber Declaration adopted by Commonwealth countries
The Commonwealth countries at the end of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London have adopted Commonwealth Cyber Declaration to take action on cybersecurity by 2020. The declaration is considered as world’s largest and most geographically diverse inter-governmental commitment ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
April 21: Civil Services Day
12th edition of National Civil Services Day was observed on April 21, 2018 across India. This year observance of the day focussed on ‘Evolving Strategies for Transforming Aspirational Districts’. On this day, function is organised by the Department of Administrative ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Government to roll out Integrated Initiative for Prevention & Control of Viral Hepatitis
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to roll out ‘Integrated initiative for prevention & control of viral hepatitis’ under National Health Mission (NHM) for prevention and control of viral hepatitis. The initiative will have budgetary support ..