Page-44 of Current Affairs - April, 2018

ASPIRE: NASA successfully tests supersonic Mars landing parachute

April 4, 2018

NASA has successfully conducted Advanced Supersonic Parachute Inflation Research Experiment (ASPIRE) to test supersonic parachute that will help its space exploration missions to land on Mars. The parachute was launched aboard of sounding rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in ..

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NIRF Rankings 2018: IISc Overall Best, AIIMS Best Medical College

April 4, 2018

The Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc), Bengaluru was adjudged as overall best Indian university in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2018 or NIRF-3 released by Ministry of Human Resource Development . This year it is third edition NIRF survey and ..

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SEBI eases algorithm trade rules in commodity exchanges

April 4, 2018

The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has relaxed algorithm trading norms at commodity derivatives exchanges.  The market regulator has raised limit of trading using algorithm trading process up to 100 orders per second by user from the existing limit ..

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Government launches Digital Initiative for ease of exports

April 4, 2018

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry have launched digital initiatives of Export Inspection Council (EIC) for ease of export to boost to India’s potential for agricultural and food export. EIC is the official export certification body of Central Government. These ..

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India’s manufacturing sector growth falls to five-month low in March 2018: PMI

April 4, 2018

According to monthly survey Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), India’s manufacturing sector activity fell to five-month low in March 2018. It felled from 52.1 in February 2018 to five-month low of 51.0 in March 2018 indicating slowest improvement ..

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120 castes/communities notified in Central OBC list in last 3 years: Government

April 4, 2018

Central Government has notified inclusion of 120 castes/communities, their synonyms and sub-castes in the Central List of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for different States/Union Territories in the last three years. It was informed by Ministry of State for Social Justice ..

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Government inks 16 APAs in March 2018

April 4, 2018

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into 14 Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (UAPA) and 2 Bilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (BAPA) in March 2018. The 2 bilateral APAs were entered into with US . With the signing of ..

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Indian Army, HDFC Bank ink MoU on defence salary package

April 4, 2018

Indian Army has signed Memorandum of Undertaking (MoU) with HDFC Bank on the Defence Salary Package. It is renewed version first MoU signed between Indian Army HDFC Bank and in 2011 and renewed in March 2015. The current MoU is ..

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Sloane Stephens wins 2018 women’s singles Miami Open tennis tournament

April 3, 2018

Sloane Stephens, a US professional tennis player, has won the 2018 women’s singles Miami Open tennis tournament by defeating Latvian Jelena Ostapenko in the final by 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 on April 1, 2018. It is her first Miami Open tennis ..

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C V Rajendran, renowned Tamil film director and producer passes away

April 3, 2018

C V Rajendran (81), the renowned Tamil film director and producer, has passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on April 1, 2018. Some of his few memorable films are Kalatta Kalyanam, Sumathi En Sundari and Raja starring Sivaji Ganesan and ..

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