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Canada to host world’s first-ever female foreign ministers’ meeting
The world’s first-ever female foreign ministers’ meeting will be hosted by Canada and the European Union (EU) in September 2018. The announcement was made by the Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland on April 22, 2018 in Toronto. The meeting will ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Nadiya Shafi wins 2018 Martha Farrell Award for Excellence in women’s empowerment
Nadiya Shafi, a video reporter from Srinagar, has won the 2018 Martha Farrell Award for Excellence in women’s empowerment. The award is in recognition of Nadiya’s commitment towards gender equality and leading gender discussions clubs in her hometown defying patriarchal ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Tony Daniel, technical committee chairman of Athletics Federation of India passes away
Tony Daniel (66), the technical committee chairman of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and the executive vice-president of Kerala State Athletics Association (KSAA), has passed away in Kochi on April 25, 2018. He was one of the IAAF International ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
New Delhi hosts National Kharif Conference 2018
The National Kharif Conference 2018 was held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on April 25, 2018. Radha Mohan Singh, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, has said that the schemes such as National Food Security Mission, Mission ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Union Cabinet approves inclusion of tribal-dominated Scheduled areas of Rajasthan under 5th Schedule
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given approval for the inclusion of tribal-dominated Scheduled Areas of Rajasthan under Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India by rescinding the Constitution Order (C.O.)114 dated 12th February 1981 and ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with Google India launches a 360° Virtual Reality (VR) video on Incredible India
On April 26, Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with Google India has launched a 360° Virtual Reality (VR) experience video on Incredible India https://t.co/H1VdcNXBUR. As part of the partnership, Google Arts and Culture will provide users with an immersive 360-degree ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Ministry of Human Resource Development launches 2nd edition of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched the 2nd edition of the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan under which students from 750 higher educational institutions from across the country will adopt villages and visit them to get acquainted with lifestyle ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
India and Malaysia conduct Harimau Shakti 2018
The bilateral joint training exercise “Harimau Shakti 2018” will be conducted between India and Malaysia in the dense forests of Sengai Perdik in Hulu Langat district of Malaysia from April 30 to May 13, 2018. The Indian Army will be ..