Page-18 of Current Affairs - April, 2018
India to host 2018 Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities (GITC)
India will host the 2018 Global IT Challenge for Youth with Disabilities (GITC), which will be held in New Delhi from November 8 to 11. For this, on April 18, the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry’s disability division has signed ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Aditi Rao Hydari conferred with Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018 for Best Leading Lady (Critics Award)
Aditi Rao Hydari has been conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018 for the Best Leading Lady (Critics Award) for her memorable performance in ‘Bhoomi’. The award ceremony is scheduled on April 21, 2018, at St. Andrews Auditorium in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Madhya Pradesh conferred Most Film Friendly State Award for 2017 at 65th National Film Awards
Among the 16 states that participated, Madhya Pradesh has been conferred the Most Film Friendly State Award 2017 for its efforts towards easing filming in the state by creating a well-structured website, film-friendly infrastructure, offering incentives, maintaining databases, undertaking marketing ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
NASA launches its newest planet-hunting spacecraft “TESS” to search for alien worlds
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has launched its newest planet-hunting spacecraft, Transit Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a mission to find thousands of new worlds beyond our Solar System. The mission will survey ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
World observes 2018 World Liver Day (WLD)
The World Liver Day (WLD) is observed every year on April 19 to build awareness and understanding how important the liver is for our body and how liver ailments can be treated. Liver is a unique organ in human body ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
34 global technology firms sign Cybersecurity Tech Accord
34 leading global technology firms including Facebook, Microsoft, HP, ARM, Cisco, and Oracle have signed Cybersecurity Tech Accord to work together on cybersecurity issues. Under it, signatory companies have agreed to collaborate on stronger defence systems, no offensive cyberattacks, and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Defence Planning Committee to formulate military, security strategy, supervise foreign deals
The Union Government has formed Defence Planning Committee (DPC), a new integrated institutional mechanism that will drive country’s military and security strategy and guide defence equipment acquisitions. It will be under the chairmanship of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Government launches Study in India programme to attract foreign students
The Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) in collaboration with Ministry of External Affairs has approved ‘Study in India’ programme to attract foreign students to pursue higher education in India. The programme is similar to initiative launched by Australia, Malaysia, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Chandrayaan-2 launch postponed to October-November 2018
The Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) has postponed launch of India’s second lunar mission ‘Chandrayaan-2’ from April 2018 to October-November 2018. The launch was postponed for additional tests suggested by national level committee to review Chandrayaan-2. Chandrayaan 2 Chandrayaan ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
UIDAI launches Updated QR code for offline Aadhaar verification
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced updated ‘QR code’ for offline Aadhaar verification to strengthen its privacy measures during usage. The updated ‘QR code’ is aimed at adding an extra layer of privacy to Aadhaar after UIDAI ..