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Daily Current Affairs 5th April, 2018

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018 for better protection and promotion of human rights in the country.



External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has begun her three-day visit to Azerbaijan to participate in the Mid-Term Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Baku,Azerbaijan.




The Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEK) was awarded a construction licence for Akkuyu NPP, Turkey's first nuclear power plant, which is being built in Mersin province, in southern Turkey. JSC Akkuyu Nuklear is the Russian-owned company which is responsible for the project.




1st Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement Released by RBI: repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) unchanged at 6.0%.
ii. Consequently, the Reverse Repo Rate (RRR) under the LAF remains at 5.75%, and the Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) rate and the Bank Rate at 6.25%




Flipkart partners with MakeMyTrip to offer travel services




Subrata Bhattacharjee has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia.




SBI Life Insurance has appointed Sanjeev Nautiyal as its new Managing Director and CEO.




Assam Health and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was unanimously elected the Badminton Association of India (BAI) President during its annual general body meeting in Goa.





Weightlifter and current world champion Mirabai Chanu has clinched India’s first gold medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in 48Kg category.Earlier, India began their campaign with a Silver Medal in Weightlifting. In the 56 kilogram category,




April 5: National Maritime Day, India.Theme : Indian Shipping – An Ocean of opportunity




Study Khazana, an e-portal has been awarded “For best emerging online Education Portal in North India”






Study Khazana, an e-portal has been awarded “For best emerging online Education Portal in North India”

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