NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. National
conference on Communicating India to be organized: A national
conference on communicating India was inaugurated by the Minister of State
for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore in New Delhi. The
conference has been organized by ‘the Vivekananda International Foundation’ in
collaboration with the India Media Centre, University of Westminster, London,
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library and the Indian Institute of Mass
Communication with the association of Prasar Bharati.
2. ‘Gunotsav’ program in Assam launched in 8
districts: The Gunotsav program has been launched in 8
districts of Assam to improve elementary education. The districts include
Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Barpeta and Kamrup Metro. over 9 lakh students in 2,000 schools will be covered under the programme in
the next 3 days in the first phase.
3. Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission
to go paperless: The Union government has approved Rs
5.24 crore e-governance project for Himachal Pradesh (HP) under good governance
and best practices in India. Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC)
is all set to launch e-Governance Project to start paperless functioning,
making it the first PSC of the country to do so.
4. 5th
April: National Maritime Day: 5th April is being observed as National
Maritime Day of India every year. The National Maritime Day was first
celebrated on 5th April, 1964. On this day in 1919, navigation history was
created when the first ship of The Scindia Steam Navigation Company
Ltd."SS Loyalty" journeyed to the United Kingdom.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Lenin Moreno wins Ecuador
presidential election: Lenin Moreno has won the Presidential election
after a tight contest with his right-wing opponent Guillermo Lasso.
2. Japan officially recognises Bitcoin as
currency:
Japan has officially recognized bitcoin and digital currencies as legal money
along the lines of other fiat currencies with effect from April 1, 2017. The
recognition comes after implementation of a new law amending Banking Act in
Japan for legalizing these currencies.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1.
India ranks 3rd in WADA doping charts: India was ranked
third for the third year in a row in a doping violation report published by the
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for 2015.
2. Indian
Premier League 10 to kick off today: Today, the Indian Premier League
(10th) will begin with defending champions Sunrisers
Hyderabad taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the season opener at the ‘Rajiv
Gandhi International Cricket stadium’ in Hyderabad.
BANKING & FINANCE:
3. RBI Board clears proposal to introduce
Rs 200 notes: The board of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has
cleared a proposal to introduce banknotes of Rs200 denomination. The decision
was taken at the RBI board meeting held in Mumbai in March 2017. The process of
printing the new Rs 200 notes is likely to begin after June 2017 once the
government officially approves the new denomination.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY:
4. ‘Amazon
India’ launches ‘Classroom’ for new sellers: Amazon India has launched
an initiative a virtual training programme "Amazon Classroom" to help
teach them the nuances of online selling. The program focusses on areas such as
order processing, adding products and managing returns that are required to
operate a successful online business. New sellers can now perform demos of
their seller account dashboard through interactive courses at their own pace.
HONOURS & AWARDS:
5. Dawit
Isaak awarded 2017 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize: An
imprisoned Eritrean-Swedish journalist ‘Dawit Isaakhas’ will receive the 2017
UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Isaak was chosen for the
prestigious award in recognition of his courage, resistance, and commitment to
freedom of expression.
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