NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Prime Minister launches BHIM-Aadhaar platform:
Prime
Minister has launched BHIM-Aadhaar platform from Nagpur. BHIM-Aadhaar platform
is the merchant interface of the BHIM App that has been launched for making digital
payments using the Aadhaar platform. BHIM App was launched in December 2016 to
provide a one-stop solution for all digital payments. The newly launched
BHIM-Aadhaar platform will help people to pay digitally using their biometric
data like thumb imprint on a merchant’s biometric enabled device like a smart
phone or a biometric reader.
2. 127th Birth Anniversary of
Dr.Bhimrao Ambedkar celebrated: 127th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr.
B.R.Ambedkar was celebrated at the Parliament House complex. The President,
Vice President and Prime Minister paid floral tributes to the statue of
Ambedkar present in the Parliament House Lawns. The celebrations were organized
by Dr. Ambedkar Foundation, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.
3. ASCI issues guidelines for celebrities endorsing
products: The
advertising industry watchdog Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has
come up with a set of guidelines for celebrities endorsing products. The
guidelines have been developed to protect consumer interest while encouraging
celebrities and advertisers to refrain from endorsing misleading
advertisements.
4. Income Tax
Department launches Operation Clean Money-II: The Income Tax
department has launched the second phase of the ‘Operation Clean Money’ to
investigate over 60,000 individuals with an aim to detect black money
generation post demonetisation. The first phase of ‘Operation Clean Money’
was launched on January 31, 2017. In the first phase, the department went
through e-verification of large cash deposits into the banks after the
demonetisation and had sent online queries and investigated around 17.92 lakh
persons.
5. Biggest conventional bomb in India is known as 'SPICE': The biggest conventional bomb that India has is called the 'Smart Precise Impact and Cost Effective' or SPICE bomb, which is under the command of the Indian Air Force. It is manufactured by Israeli firm Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd. The 2,000-pound bomb is a precision-guided bomb that can be carried on French-origin Mirage 2000 fighter jets.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Nepal
and China to conduct Sagarmatha Friendship-2017: Nepal
and China is all set to hold their first ever joint military exercise named
‘Sagarmatha Friendship-2017’ from April 17 to April 26. The 10 day long joint exercise
will focus on combating terror and disaster management. This is the first time
it is holding a joint exercise with China.
OTHER
UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. PV
Sindhu slips to 5th rank after 1st round exit in Malaysia: Shuttler
PV Sindhu slipped three places to fifth rank in the latest Badminton World
Federation rankings, following her first-round exit at the Malaysia Open last
week. Sindhu had touched a career-best second rank last week after registering
a victory at the India Open. Meanwhile, Saina Nehwal remained at ninth place
despite her first-round exit in the same tournament.
BANKING,
FINANCE & ECONOMY:
2. Pradhan
Mantri Mudra Yojana crosses loan targets: Loans disbursed
under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) have crossed its target of Rs 1.8
lakh crore in the financial year 2016-17. In this year’s budget, Rs 2.44 lakh
crore has been set as a target for Mudra loans for the financial year 2017-18.
3. Service tax to move up from 15% to 18% under GST, says Adhia: Services sector could attract a higher tax rate of 18% from the current 15% under GST, thus making services “slightly” more expensive, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said.
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