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Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh launched 'Go to Village' mission throughout the state from Konuma ground.  The 4th Regional Conference on ‘Futuristic, Resilient and Digital Infrastructure’ organized by the Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) concluded in Bengaluru. NITI Aayog and IBM have signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to develop a crop yield prediction model using Artificial Intelligence to provide real-time advisory to farmers in Aspirational Districts. The 12th informal meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers was held in Manila, Philippines, on the sidelines of the 51st Annual Meeting of Asian Development Bank (ADB). US state California's economy has surpassed that of the UK to become the world’s fifth largest, according to new federal data released. With a GDP of $2.7 trillion, California is now only behind the US, China, Japan and G...

Maharashtra became the first state to provide digitally-signed land record receipts (also known as 7/12 receipts). India has surpassed France to become one of the world's five largest military spenders, Swedish arms watchdog Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Report. World Press Freedom Day: 3rd May.This year’s global theme is ‘Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law’ Former Australian cricketer Justin Langer has been appointed as Australian cricket team's head coach for all three formats. Langer replaces Darren Lehmann. Subhash Chandra Khuntia appointed as new IRDAI Chairman. Cognizant acquires Belgium-based Hedera Consulting. Ravinder Sharma called Guruji, the founder of Adilabad's Kala Ashram died at the age of 65 years.He had been awarded Kala Ratna by the Andhra Pradesh State government in 2014. After bifurcation of the State, the Telangana government awarded him the Ugadi Puras...

The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in the holy city of Varanasi in January 2019. Telecom Commission approved a proposal for allowing people to make phone calls and use internet services in domestic and international flights in India. The government has released the draft of the new Telecom policy named National Digital Communications Policy, 2018. The policy aims at creating 40 lakh new jobs by 2022, attracting 100 billion US dollars investment. The Union Cabinet has given the approval to accede to the Protocol under World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on tobacco control to eliminate illicit trade in tobacco products. India- South Africa Business Summit concludes in Johannesburg. The Dominican Republic and China had established diplomatic relations as the Caribbean country becomes the latest nation to dump Taiwan in the face of Beijing's growing influence. As per the data released by the World Health Organi...

International Labour Day is also known as International Worker's Day, Labour Day and May Day. It is celebrated across the world on 1st May to promote and encourage the international labour associations.The theme of International Labour Day 2018 is “Uniting Workers for Social and Economic Advancement”. The Indian government has launched a Pilot Scheme for procurement of aggregate power of 2500 MW on the competitive basis for three years. Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Uma Bharti, launched the GOBAR (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources) - DHAN scheme at the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) Auditorium, Karnal, Haryana. India is ranked joint-sixth in the list of doping violations . India has been projected to be the second fastest growing country in the world for air passenger traffic. As per the Airports Council International (ACI), by 2022 passenger traffic in emerging economies like India will surpass advanc...

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling became the longest-serving Chief Minister in India, surpassing the record of Jyoti Basu, who served as West Bengal CM from 1977 to 2000. Indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has successfully fired an air-to-air beyond visual range (BVR) missile. The Maharashtra government has signed an MoU with the British Council to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released a book titled ‘My Journey from Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism’ by former Planning Commission and Finance Commission member C H Hanumantha Rao. The board of directors of Kotak Mahindra Bank has redesignated Uday Kotak as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Paytm, announced the launch of its offline payments solution - the Paytm Tap Card. HDFC Bank launched IRA 2.0, its interactive humanoid at the Koramangala Branch in Bengaluru. India's GDP likely to grow 7.5% i...

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on April 27, 2018 approved Capital Acquisition Proposals of the services valued at over Rs 3687 crore. Scientists have identified a new species of frog called Fejervarya goemchi in the highland plateaus of the Western Ghats parts of Goa.  Neeraj Chopra has been recommended by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.The federation has nominated PT Usha and India youth team coach Sanjay Garnaik for the Dronacharya Award.  The Environment Ministry has banned plastics in all protected areas around the country and declared them plastic free zones.  Uttarakhand High Court declares practice of solitary confinement as unconstitutional. On Sunday, private space company Blue Origin will launch its third New Shepard rocket, according to founder Jeff Bezos.

Senior lawyer Indu Malhotra was sworn in as the judge of the Supreme Court in the presence of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. India has agreed for the most revered Buddhist relics from Sarnath to be taken to Sri Lanka for public exposition on the occasion of Vesak festival. This is the first time relics from Sarnath are being brought to Sri Lanka from India. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi launched the Van Dhan Scheme of Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED, during the celebrations of Ambedkar Jayanti at Bijapur, Chattisgarh. World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated on 26th of April.The theme for WIPD 2018 is 'Powering change: Women in innovation and creativity'. India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Committee (IGC) meeting on trade, transit and cooperation to Control Unauthorised Trade started in Kathmandu, Nepal. Mike Pompeo was sworn in as the US secretary of state. Online search engine Google is the most trusted Internet brand in India, follo...

Today (26th April) is World Intellectual Property Day.Theme of World Intellectual Property Day 2018 – "Powering Change: Women in Innovation and Creativity"    NITI Aayog today launched Atal New India Challenge encouraging innovation in various sectors. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, HRD launched the second edition of the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan under which students from 750 higher educational institutions from across the country will adopt villages  Indo-Malaysian Joint Military Exercise 'Harimau Shakti' held in the dense forests of Sengai Perdik, Hulu Langat, Malaysia. The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is tying up with the US and Finland to develop new pollution-forecast system that will help anticipate particulate matter (PM) levels The Minister of Housing & Urban Development Hardeep Singh inaugurated the 48th Foundation Day of Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO).  An MoU on technical knowledge...

Suresh Prabhu, the commerce and industry minister, held the first e-commerce think tank meeting in New Delhi. The minister chaired the meeting which aimed at framing a national policy on e-commerce. Hardeep Puri, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs (I/C) launched a Mobile App (m-Awas) for allotment of Government accommodations in General Pool Residential Accommodation (GPRA) in Delhi The Home Ministry has decided to relax the six-decade-old Protected Area Permit regime from Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur for five years. Foreign tourists, except those from Pakistan, China and Afghanistan, will now be allowed to visit some of the most pristine locations of the country. World Malaria Day is observed on April 25 every year.The theme for this year’s Malaria Day is ‘Ready to beat Malaria’. A 2-day coastal security exercise ‘Sagar Kavach’ was held along Kerala coast.  Quote of the Day : The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. Th...

The nation celebrates the National Panchayati Raj Diwas (24th April).Modi launched the Rashtriya Gramin Swaraj Abhiyan. Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the 29th Road Safety Week at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. He released a book named "Have a Safe Journey". Diu Smart City has become the first city in India, that runs on 100% renewable energy during daytime. West Bengal government has given its approval to State Forest Department to apply for coveted Ramsar Site recognition under Ramsar Convention to Sunderban Reserve Forest. India and the World Bank signed a $210 million loan agreement for the Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project.  The Madras High Court became the first court in south India and overall eighth in the country to introduce e-court fee payment facility. Iran has banned the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by its banks and financial institutions. Canada and the European Union ...

Lalit Kala Akademi, organised the award ceremony of the '1st Print Biennale India 2018 (PBI)' in New Delhi. Digambarpur Gram Panchayat (GP), West Bengal get the Centre’s award for the best Gram Panchayat in the country. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar released three books based on Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran movement of 1917. Nitish Kumar released the books titled- 'Mister M K Gandhi Ki Champaran Diary' written by Arvind Mohan, 'Champaran Andolan 1917' edited by Ashutosh Partheshwar and 'Pir Muhammad Munis: Kalam Ka Satyagrahi' collected and edited by Srikant. The Union Home Ministry completely revoked the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Meghalaya while diluting it in other regions of Arunachal Pradesh. World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated globally this year on 23 April to provide the people with many ideas and plans to make them aware of the situation and condition in the World. The...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a restructured Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan scheme aimed at making rural local bodies self-sustainable, financially stable and more efficient. The World Earth Day (WED) is celebrated on 22nd April not only to spread awareness of the need for conservation but also to take action to protect the environment.The theme for World Earth Day 2018 is 'End Plastic Pollution'. Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from G20, the Group of 20 economies, have agreed to aim for economic growth by promoting trade.In their two day meeting at Washington. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to roll out ‘Integrated initiative for prevention & control of viral hepatitis’ under National Health Mission (NHM) for prevention and control of viral hepatitis.  The 1st International SME (Small, Medium Enterprises) convention started at New Delhi today.  The Airports Authority of I...

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the two-day long 12th Civil Services Day event in New Delhi. The Day focuses on the topic ‘Evolving Strategies for Transforming Aspirational Districts’.  The Union Cabinet approved the promulgation of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018, which would empower the government to seize the domestic assets of those deemed by a relevant court to be fugitive economic offenders. With an aim to strengthen trade ties with India, Taipei World Trade Centre (TWTC) launched its office in Delhi. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has launched integration of e-SANAD portal and NAD – National Academic Depository in a bid to make education system in India more transparent. SJVN Limited has signed an MoU with Ministry of Power for the year 2018-19. Britain’s Prince Charles will succeed his mother Queen Elizabeth II as the Head of the Commonwealth after the heads of government agreed on his succes...

The Gujarat police unveiled the Pocket Cop project, which will enable quicker verification of passport applicants, and search of accused persons, among others.  The Union Government formed a new integrated institutional mechanism, Defence Planning Committee (DPC) to reform the process of higher defence planning. The permanent body would be chaired by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Swaziland’s King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, officially changed the name of his country to the ‘Kingdom of eSwatini’. Accordingly, the country, a member of the Commonwealth, will now be known by its historic name of eSwatini. Karan Johar has become the first-ever Bollywood filmmaker to get a place at the famous Madame Tussauds.  In India, Bangalore has emerged as the most preferred city for office expansion, according to a survey by real estate consulting firm, CBRE South Asia.  According to the TRA Brand Trust Report 2018, the State B...

The Indian Government has launched the ‘Study in India’ initiative to attract international students to study in India. M Venkaiah Naidu has launched a health scheme of the Assam government named Atal Amrit Abhiyan that offers free medical care of up to 2 lakh rupees for every individual from Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) families. The first meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan was held today in New Delhi. India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the worth of the economy, clocked in at $2.6 trillion for 2017, according to the database of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook (WEO) for April 2018. As per the 2018 Commonwealth Innovation Index, India fetched 10th position in the index topped by the United Kingdom, Singapore and Canada. The Most Film Friendly State Award was announced by the Chairman of the Jury, Shri Ramesh Sippy. State of Mad...