Page-21 of Current Affairs - April, 2018
India is now world’s sixth largest economy: IMF
According to International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook (WEO) for April 2018, India is now the world’s sixth largest economy at $2.6 trillion (interms of GDP), displacing France. The five economies ahead are United States, China, Japan, Germany and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Government releases draft rules for high security registration plates
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has published new draft rules to make mandatory for automobile manufacturers to provide high security registration plates (HSRP) to all new vehicles from January 1, 2019. The HSRP to be fitted in all ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Make BCCI public body and bring under RTI: Law Commission
The Law Commission of India (LCI) has recommended to declare Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as a public body. It also recommended BCCI and its all member cricket associations to be brought under Right to Information (RTI) ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
April 19: World Liver Day
The World Liver Day (WLD) is observed every year on April 19 to build awareness and understanding importance of liver in human body and how liver ailments can be treated. The 2018 theme for WLD is ‘Riding New Waves in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
e-SANAD portal and National Academic Depository integrated
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched integration of e-SANAD portal and NAD – National Academic Depository in a bid to make education system in India more transparent. e-SANAD e-Sanad is project aimed at online submission and verification ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Dharampal Choudhary, BJP MLA from Mundawar passes away
Dharam Pal Choudhary (64), the sitting BJP MLA from Mundawar Vidhan Sabha constituency of Rajasthan, has passed away in Gurugram on April 18, 2018. He was a three-time MLA from Alwar district–in 2003, 2008 and 2013.
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
The much-awaited river bridge ‘Ib Setu’ recently opened to public in Odisha
The much-awaited river bridge ‘Ib Setu’, which is built over the Ib river in Sambalpur district , has been opened to the public by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The 2.5-km-long bridge, which is the State’s second longest bridge, has ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
The regional conference on “Urban Development: Technological Solutions and Governance Challenges” started in Ahmedabad
The regional conference on “Urban Development: Technological Solutions and Governance Challenges” has started in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on April 19, 2018. The conference is a lead-up event to the 3rd Annual Meeting of AIIB scheduled to be held on 25th and ..