NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Bhupendra Kainthola is new FTTI Director: Bhupendra
Kainthola, an Indian Information Service (ISS) officer has been appointed as
the new Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTTI).
2.
India signs climate pact along with over 170 states at UN: India
today signed the historic Paris Climate agreement here along with more than 170
nations, marking a significant step that has brought together developing and
developed nations for beginning work on cutting down greenhouse gas emission to
combat global warming.
3. Uber partners with FICCI, Gujarat
Tourism for soft skill training: Cab aggregator Uber has
entered into a partnership with Gujarat Tourism and FICCI in Ahmedabad city to
facilitate training for Uber driver-partners.
4. PM to launch Rs 8000 crore scheme for
free LPG connections to poor: He will on May 1, 2016
launch Rs 8000 crore scheme to provide 5 crore free LPG connections to Below
Poverty Line (BPL) families using the money saved from 1.13 crore cooking gas
users voluntarily giving up their subsidies.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
22nd April celebrated World Book and Copyright Day: This
is an annual event celebrated every year by the people all over the world on 23rd
April. It is the most important event organised annually by the UNESCO in order
to promote the reading, publishing and copyright among the public worldwide.
2.
Harriet Tubman to be the first African-American on US currency: Anti-slavery
crusader Harriet Tubman will become the first African-American on the face of
US paper currency.
OTHER UPDATES:
1. Ace
Shooter Jitu Rai finishes sixth in the men’s 50m pistol event at Shooting World
Cup held in Rio de Janeiro.
2. Hong
Kong cricket team’s all-rounder Irfan Ahmed suspended for two years and six
months for breaching the ICC’s Anti-corruption code.
3. BCCI
to host first Day-Night Test against New Zealand this year.
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