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Daily Current Affairs 7th April,2018

World Health Day is celebrated every year on 7 April.Theme : Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere.


Jammu’s first tulip garden has been set up at Sanasar in Ramban district of Jammu region.
This is the first tulip garden in Jammu region. A tulip garden is present in Srinagar region of Jammu and Kashmir.




Qatar has introduced national service for women for the first time 




Global financial messaging cooperative, SWIFT (Society for World Interbank Financial Telecommunication System platform) announced that ICICI Bank has become its first Indian client to go live





Indian Bank has introduced Public Financial Management System (PFMS) and has launched ‘Bharat QR’ facility.




Minister of State for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (Independent Charge), Giriraj Singh launched Khadi Store Locator App.




HCL Technologies acquires C3i Solutions for $60 million.



33-year-old Morne Morkel had announced his retirement from International Cricket in February 2018 itself, after South Africa-Australia test series, stating that the demanding schedule has put a lot of strain on his family life.



Japan has activated its 1st Marine unit since World War II to counter invaders occupying the country's islands along the East China Sea. 




The Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to conduct its biggest ever combat exercise titled Gagan Shakti 2018 along Pakistan and China borders from 10th to 23rd April 2018.




Pakistan's central bank today declared that cryptocurrencies were not legal tender in the country.





US company Orion Span is going to open 'Aurora Station', the world's first luxury hotel in space in 2021.




Indian tennis player Leander Paes set the record for the most number of doubles wins in Davis Cup (also known as the 'World Cup of Tennis).




India won their 3rd Gold medal in as many days in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2018 after Sathish Sivalingam came first in the men's 77kg category today. Meanwhile 4th gold medal was awarded to Regala Venkat Rahul in weight lifting.



IPL kicks off today.CSK beats MI on their comeback match at Mumbai


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