NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Maharashtra govt signs MoU with
India Railway to expand green cover: The Maharashtra government
has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Railways to
expand the green cover. Trees will be planted on the land adjacent to the
railway tracks in the state. The state Forest department has planned to plant 4
crore trees across the state till 1st July
2017.
2. April 24: National
Panchayati Raj Diwas: In
India, April 24th is celebrated as National Panchayati Raj Diwas every
year. This day marks the passing of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992
that came into force with effect from 24 April 1993. The passage of 73rd
amendment is hailed as a defining moment in history as it permits states to
take steps to organize village panchayats and provide them with necessary
powers and authority necessary to facilitate them to function as units of
self-government.
3. India becomes World No.2
LPG importer: India has
become world’s second largest LPG importer, a position that was previously occupied
by Japan. China remains as the world’s top importer.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. 1st
India-Indonesia Energy Forum held in Jakarta: The Union
Minister ‘Piyush Goyal’ and Indonesia’s Energy and Mineral
Resources Minister ‘Ignasius Jonan’ have participated in the first Indian-Indonesia
Energy Forum in Jakarta, Indonesia. Major Indian companies in
oil and gas sector, like ONCG Videsh Limited, Petronet LNG Limited, Gas are
participating in this forum.
2. A new freight train
connects Russia with China:
A freight train connecting Russia with China arrived in Ganzhou an inland city
in Jiangxi province, carrying goods from Moscow. The freight train travelled
more than 7,000 km, before reaching Ganzhou in eastern China.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Bopanna and Cuevas lift men's doubles Monte
Carlo Masters: India's Rohan Bopanna and
his Uruguayan partner Pablo Cuevas have
lifted the men's doubles crown at the Monte Carlo Masters after 6-3, 3-6, 10-4
win over Spain's Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez at the Monte Carlo Country
Club. The Spanish professional
tennis player Rafael Nadal (30-year)
has won the Men's Singles title of Monte Carlo Masters Tennis tournament He defeated Albert Vinolas (Spain) 6-1, 6-3.
2. National Youth Athletics
Meet: Haryana is Champion:
Haryana emerged champion beating Kerala at the National Youth Athletics Meet.
Kerala was at the top place for the last five years. Haryana emerged champions
with 166.5 points. Kerala has finished as the runners-up.
HONOURS &
AWARDS:
3. GNFC
wins Golden Peacock Award: The Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers &
Chemicals Ltd (GNFC)
has won the prestigious “Golden Peacock Award 2017” in the category of
Innovative Product/Service for pioneering a cashless township transformation
model. The GNFC has won from among 313 applicants for Golden Peacock Global
Award for Innovative Product/Service.
4. Newton
wins best film honor at Hong Kong International Film Festival: Bollywood
film "Newton" has won the Jury
Prize for best film at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. The festival
started on 11th April, and will go on till 25th
April. ‘Newton’ is Amit Masurkar's second film after ‘Sulemani Keeda’ in 2014.
5. Kailash
Satyarthi honored with P C Chandra Puraskaar 2017: Nobel
laureate (2014) Kailash Satyarthi has been awarded the ‘P C Chandra Puraskar
2017’ for his global crusade against child slavery and exploitative child
labour in Kolkata. He was handed over a citation, a trophy and a cheque of Rs
10 lakh.
BUSINESS &
ECONOMY:
6. Google
to introduce 'Copyless Paste' feature: Google has introduced the
first code for its new feature ‘Copyless Paste’ in its Chrome app running on
Android OS. Copyless Paste feature will automatically copy the useful
information and will suggest it for pasting in apps where it might be relevant.
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