NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Maneka Gandhi launches BetiBachaoBetiPadhao scheme in 61 more districts: On
completion of its first year, the BBBP Scheme is being executed in additional
61 districts across 11 states/UTs with low Child Sex Ratio.
2.
India’s ad growth rate to be the fastest in 2016 as per a report: According
to agency Carat, India’s 2016 advertising growth rate will be the fastest at
12%, which is ahead of global average of 4.5%.
3. Inflation negative for 17th
month; at -0.85% in March: Continuing the
deflationary trend for 17th month, WPI inflation was at -0.85% in
March but may inch up gradually in the coming months on growing pressure on
food and vegetable prices.
4. PM Modi inaugurates
super-speciality hospital in Katra: Shri
Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Super-speciality Hospital was inaugurated at Katra
in Jammu and Kashmir.
5. Maneka Gandhi to inaugurate
conference of North-east states on Child Adoption in Shillong, Meghalaya.
6. India, Afghanistan and Iran
finalize draft of Chabahar Trilateral Agreement on Transport and Transit
Corridors.
7. India sign MoU with Mauritius
for Cooperation in Traditional Medicine and Homeopathy.
8. India to purchase 145 M777
Howitzers for US$ 740 million to equip its Mountain Strike Corps: The
decision to buy Ultra-light Howitzers produced by BAE Systems under the ‘Make
in India’ program was discussed at a meeting on April 12 between Indian Defence
Minister ManoharParrikar and his US counterpart Ashton Carter.
9. Petroleum Minister visits
Bangladesh: Minister of State for Petroleum and
Natural Gas, DharmendraPradhan is on a three day visit to Bangladesh to take
stock of the ambitious agenda set for the India-Bangladesh Hydrocarbon Sector
during the visit of PM Modi to Bangladesh in June 2015.
10. Culture and Tourism minster
releases commemorative and circulation coin on Tatya Tope: The
memorial coin of Rs 200 and the circulation coin of Rs 10.
11. FICCI Ladies Org plans to set
up centres in Gujarat: It has planned to set
up two Mahila Huts in Vadodara and Ahmedabad. These centres will help in the
upliftment of women belonging to all sections of the society through education
and training.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
14th meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, India and China held in
Moscow: The ministers discussed various aspects
of trilateral cooperation on global and regional issues, the progress in
strengthening the international legal framework underlying the modern world
order and the neutralisation of common challenges.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. Banks to share all transaction
details in Standard Format: From now onwards all
the banks have to share the transaction details in a standard format. The
revenue intelligence and central security agencies are looking seriously into
money laundering and financial fraud cases.
SPORTS:
2.
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams bagged their third Sportsman and Sportswoman
of the Year award respectively at the Laureus World Sports Awards.
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