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The Government of India launches ‘Study in India’ initiative to attract international students to study in India
On April 18, the Government of India (GoI) has launched its flagship ‘Study in India’ programme to attract international students to study in India. It was jointly launched by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Minister of State for Human ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
T K Rajalakshmi elected as new president of Indian Women’s Press Corps
Senior journalist T K Rajalakshmi has been elected the new president of the Indian Women’s Press Corps (IWPC), while Jyoti Malhotra and Shobhna Jain were declared vice-presidents of the media body. The IWPC, which was launched in 1994, is a ..
Month: 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 ..