NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
IIT Madras bags top spot in NIRF Rankings 2019
: President Ramnath Kovind declared the 4th edition of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF
India Rankings 2019) at Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. He also
announced the Atal Ranking of Institutions for
Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) 2019. The NIRF rankings
were released for a total of 9 categories Overall, Universities, Engineering,
Colleges, Management, Pharmacy,
Medical, Architecture, and Law. The NIRF India Rankings 2019 for each category
will also be released on the official website ‘nirfindia.org’.
2.
CRPF celebrating its 54th Valour Day : President Ram Nath Kovind paid homage to the
martyrs of police at National Police Memorial in New Delhi on 54th Valour Day
of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Mr. Kovind also presented Gallantry medals to six Jawans
posthumously. As a tribute to the
brave personnel of the Force, 9th April is celebrated as Valour Day in the
Force. The President also
launched the App - Veer Parivar for assistance to next of kin of Martyrs of
CRPF personnel.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
Guillermo del Toro to co-write new Pan’s
Labyrinth novel : Guillermo del Toro
will expand the folklore around his Oscar-nominated film Pan's Labyrinth with a
new novel titled Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun. The novel is co-written by the filmmaker and
Cornelia Funke. The book will include
stories that expand the folklore on which the original film was based on.
2.
World Homoeopathy Day convention organised in
New Delhi : According to Ministry
of Ayush, India is hosting a two-day convention to mark the ‘World Homeopathy
Day’(10th- April) at Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi (9-10th
April 2019). The day is observed to
commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of Homoeopathy, Dr. Christian
Fredrich Samuel Hahnemann. AYUSH awards relating
to Homoeopathy for Life Time Achievement, Best Teacher, Young Scientist and
Best Research paper will be conferred on this occasion.
3.
Dhanush Artillery Gun inducted into
Indian Army : The first indigenous
long-range artillery gun ‘Dhanush’ has been inducted into the Indian Army. The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) handed over the
first batch of six Dhanush artillery guns to the Army. The 155 mm calibre artillery gun was manufactured by the
Jabalpur-based Gun Carriage Factory.
OTHER
UPDATES:
BUSINESS/ECONOMY:
1.
RBI issues norms for banks to set up currency
chests : Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) has come out with guidelines for banks to set up new currency
chests, which include a minimum area of 1,500 square feet for the
strong room. The new chests should
have a processing capacity of 6.6 lakh pieces of banknotes per day. It added that for those situated in the hilly/
inaccessible places, capacity should be 2.1 lakh pieces of banknotes per day. Earlier, RBI appointed committee had recommended
that the apex bank should encourage banks to open large currency chests with
modern facilities and Chest Balance Limit (CBL) of at least Rs 1,000 crore.
SPORTS:
1.
Virat Kohli becomes all-time leading IPL scorer
: Royal Challengers
Bangalore skipper ‘Virat Kohli’ overtook Suresh Raina to become the
leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League. Kohli also became the 2nd fastest after Chris
Gayle to reach 8000 T20 runs. Till date, Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina are the only two players to score
5000 runs in the IPL. Both men got to the landmark this year. Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians) is 3rd in the list
of most runs in the IPL with 4600 runs
OBITUARIES:
1.
Film actor Navtej Hundal passes away : Bollywood actor Shri
Navtej Hundal passed away in Mumbai. Mr. Hundal had been a part of films like
Khalnayak (1993), Tere Mere Sapne (1996) and The Whisperers (2009). The actor
was last seen in Vicky Kaushal starrer ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ which
released in January this year.He played the role of the Home
Minister in the movie.
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