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World Book Day 2019
23rd of April is observed as World Book by UNESCO and other related organisations every year. The city of Sharjah has been selected as the World Book Capital for the year 2019. World Book Day 2019 is the 24th edition ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
English Language Day: 23 April
23 April is observed as English Language Day every year. 23rd April was chosen as the English Language Day to commemorate both the birthday and date of death of William Shakespeare. The English Language Day was the result of a 2010 initiative by ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
SAECKs – Special Kits to Probe Sexual Assault Cases
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has distributed over 3,100 special kits SAECKs for collecting blood and semen samples, besides other evidence, to carry out immediate investigations into sexual assault cases among states and Union Territories. SAECK Sexual Assault Evidence ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Medicine Labels in Regional Language
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said that in order to curb fake, sub-standard and expired drugs drug names and expiry date during tendering will be in Hindi/regional language along with English. In the beginning, the proposal will ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
US to End Sanctions Waivers to India
Reports suggest that the US could terminate the sanctions waivers it granted to some importers of Iranian oil after it re-imposed sanctions on Iran last year. Ending of Sanction Waiver Reports indicate that the US has already communicated to seven ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Departments to Conduct Review of Govt Guarantees
The Ministry of Finance has asked all the departments to undertake a review of government guarantees given by respective ministries to their Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) or entities. Review of Government Guarantees The review will look into aspects like ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Iran and Pakistan to set up a Joint Border Reaction Force
Iran and Pakistan have agreed to set up a joint border reaction force following to counter the increasing number of deadly attacks by militant groups on their frontier. Border Reaction Force Border rapid reaction force would be set up for ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Arab League pledges $100m to Palestine
The Arab League has pledged to pay $100 million a month to the Palestinian National Authority to plug the resulting gaps since Israel has blocked tax transfers earlier in the year. The Arab League has taken the measure to ensure ..