Daily Current Affairs

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...