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Daily Current Affairs 17th April,2018

India signs loan agreement with World Bank for USD 48 million for “Meghalaya Community - Led Landscapes Management Project (MCLLMP)” The Union Government has stated that the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana or PMGSY is well on its way to achieving the target by March 2019 Bengaluru is found to be the highest paying city in the country, with an average annual cost to company (CTC) for talent across all levels and functions standing at about Rs 11 lakh, according to Randstad Insights. The World Bank has projected a growth rate of 7.3% for India this year and 7.5% for 2019 and 2020. The United Kingdom joined the India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s four-day visit to Britain. Every April 17 World Haemophilia Day is recognised worldwide to increase awareness of haemophilia.The theme of 2018 is 'Sharing Knowledge Makes Us Stronger'. Lt Gen PP Malhotra takes Over as Director-General of NCC. ...

Pulitzer Prize Winner-A short List

The  Pulitzer Prize  is an award for achievements in newspaper , magazine  and online   journalism , literature , and music composition  in the United States. Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a U.S. $15,000 cash award (raised from $10,000 in 2017) In this year winners are (Relevant Information only) Fiction Prize -  Andrew Sean Greer’s “Less” has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Greer’s novel tells the comic story of a middle-aged novelist.  Drama- Cost of Living, by Martyna Majok. History- The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea, by Jack E. Davis (Liveright/W.W. Norton). Biography- Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, by Caroline Fraser (Metropolitan Books). Poetry- Half-light: Collected Poems 1965-2016, by Frank Bidart (Farrar, Straus and Giroux). For Full list please visit Pulitzer prize ...

Daily Current Affairs 16th April,2018

The seventh edition of Home Expo India 2018, organised by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH), was inaugurated at India Expo Centre & Mart in Greater Noida.Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani inaugurated the fair. Himachal Pradesh celebrated its 71st foundation day. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana launched in Telangana. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2018) has begun in London, the UK.The theme of the summit is 'Towards a Common Future'. United Nations’ Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed announced the launch of the ‘UN Road Safety Trust Fund’ to stimulate action that can save lives and prevent injuries and sufferings associated with road accidents. Bollywood actor Dharmendra will be conferred with the prestigious Raj Kapoor Lifetime Achievement and filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani with Raj Kapoor Special Contribution awards. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has announced that it e...

Daily Current Affairs 15th April,2018

First of all I would like to wish you a happy Baisakhi,Happy Bihu,Subho noborsho. Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) signed an MoU to cater to the needs of evolving domestic and export markets for defence products and systems. The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) signed an MoU with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to provide skill training to 500 youth and women at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu. Punjab National Bank (PNB) launched new products such as pre-approved credit card and UPI solution to mark its 124th foundation day.The bank announced its UPI partnership with the expense management app WALNUT that comes embedded with features such as bill reminders, bill-split and instant paperless loans. Anubhuti programme  let students to get experience of villages in Madhya Pradesh. Haryana introduce Choice Based Credit System for undergraduate education India ...

India At Commonwealth Games,2018-Highlights

India competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia from 4 to 15 April 2018.India secured third place in medal tally with 66 medals.This is India's third best CWG after Delhi CWG and Manchester CWG where they got 101 & 69 medals respectively.218 players were participated in 15 different games.P.V.Sindhu was the Flag barrier. Day 1: Gold-1 Silver -1 Bronze -0 India bagged 2 medals.Weightlifter Gururaja opens India's medal tally Weightlifter Gururaja Poojary gets silver medal for India in the 56kg event.World Champion Mirabai Chanu delivered a  professional performance, eclipsing Games and Commonwealth records in the 48kg class competition and get India's 1st gold medal Day 2 : Gold-1 Silver -0 Bronze -1 Indian weightlifters impressed again as Sanjita Chanu won gold in Women's 53 kg and Deepak Lather won bronze in the Men's 69 kg on the second day of the 2018 . Day 3 : Gold-2 Silver -0 Bronze -0 India w...

Daily Current Affairs 14th April,2018

Nation remembers Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar on his 127th birth anniversary. On the occasion of Birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the phase one of the Ayushman Bharat scheme. India and Russia signed 7 MoUs at Defence Expo at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched the web-based application e-FRRO (e-Foreigners Regional Registration Office) scheme under which foreigners can avail, various visa and immigration-related services online. India Mobile Congress will be held in October 2018 at Aerocity in New Delhi.  National E-Repository Limited (NERL), a group company of National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX ), has brought in ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank on board as the repository participants for pledge finance. The Reserve Bank of India tightened reporting norms for the Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) under which an individual can transfer up to USD 2,50,000 abroad in a year S...