Important Days:
1. April 11- The National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD)
is observed every year to create awareness on proper healthcare and maternity
facilities to pregnant and lactating women. The theme of 2018 is ‘Respectful
Maternity Care’. The NSMD is an initiative of White Ribbon Alliance for
Safe Motherhood, India (WRAI). India is first country in the world to celebrate
National Safe Motherhood Day. At request of WRAI, the Central Government in
2003 had instituted this day on the occasion of birth anniversary of Kasturba
Gandhi, wife of Gandhiji.
Tamil Nadu :
1. The 10th edition of a
DefExpo India- 2018, a biennial exhibition of weapons and military hardware,
began at Tiruvidanthal, Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu on April 11, 2018. The tag line of DefExpo this year is “‘India: The Emerging
Defence Manufacturing Hub” to showcase India’s capability in export of defence
systems and components. More than 670 exhibitors including over 150
international exhibitors will take part in the DefExpo.
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National :
1.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off India’s first
high-speed electric locomotive with 12000 horsepower (HP) engine with maximum
speed of 110 km per hour from Madhepura Electric Locomotive Factory in Bihar. It is first big Make-in-India project developed and completed
by Indian Railways in collaboration with French firm Alstome. Till now, most
powerful electric engine in Indian Railways was of 6,000 HP. With this, India
joins elite list of countries, including Russia, China, Germany and Sweden that
have 12,000 HP and above capacity electric locomotive. With 100%
electrification, they will bring down operating costs of Indian Railways and
also significantly cut down greenhouse gas emissions.
2.
A new website and mobile application of the National Commission for
Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) was launched by the Union Ministry of Social Justice
& Empowerment (Thaawarchand Gehlot) in New Delhi. It is comprehensive website giving complete details about
Commission viz. its composition, mandate, manner of filing complaints, details
of visits undertaken by its Chairman and Members, etc. The NCSK was established
in 1994 to deal with the grievances of persons engaged in manual scavenging. It
is statutory body established under National Commission for Safai Karamcharis
Act, 1993.
3. A 12-member committee
headed by Regional Director (Western Region) Manmohan Juneja to review
enforcement of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) provisions has been
constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) under Companies Act,
2013. It will revisit guidelines for enforcement of CSR provisions
and basis, including structure of Centralised Scrutiny and Prosecution
Mechanism (CSPM).
4. The newly constituted NITI
Forum first meeting for Northeast was
held in Agartala, Tripura which was organised by NITI Aayog and Ministry of
Development of North East Region (DoNER) and North Eastern Council (NEC). Representatives of all eight member northeastern states
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and
Tripura participated in it. It was constituted in February 2018 with an aim to
ensure sustainable economic growth of North Eastern Region (NER) and
periodically review the development status in NER. It has its Secretariat in
the Ministry of DoNER. The highlights of meeting are i) They were outlined for
promoting sectors like horticulture, tourism and food processing in the region.
Other missions will cover bamboo-based handicrafts and medium scale industries
with focus on ‘Make in North-East’. The focus of development projects in region
will be based on the concept of “HIRA” which stands for Highways, Internet
ways, Railways and Airways. There will be also emphasis on education, health
and skill development in the region.
5. Cabinet committee on economic affairs approved the framework for Coal Bed Methane Extraction by
Coal India Limited (CIL) and its Subsidiaries. This decision came in line with Government’s ‘Ease of Doing
Business Initiative’. It will expedite the exploration and exploitation of CBM,
enhance the availability of natural gas and reduce the gap in demand and supply
of natural gas. Besides, it will also generate employment opportunities in CBM
operations and in related industries.
6. The Supreme Court ruled on
April 11, 2018 that the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is the ‘first among
equals’ and has the constitutional authority to decide allocation of cases and
setting up of benches to hear them. A bench
comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY
Chandrachud ruled this while dismissing a PIL seeking framing of guidelines for
rational and transparent allocation of cases and constitution of benches to
hear them. The PIL was filed in the backdrop of the January 12, 2018 press
conference by senior-most apex court judges- J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan
B Lokur and Kurian Joseph.
7. The first international
conference on ‘Water, Environment and Climate Change: Knowledge Sharing and
Partnership’ was inaugurated in Kathmandu, Nepal on April 10, 2018.
8. The 16th International
Energy Forum (IEF) ministerial meeting began in New Delhi, India on April 10,
2018. It would conclude on April 12. The theme of the forum is "The Future
of Global Energy Security: Transition, Technology, Trade and Investment”. The event is aimed at improving policy and investment
decisions through increased knowledge and experience sharing. The biennial IEF
ministerial meeting is expected to witness the largest gathering of energy
ministers, industry leaders and heads of key international organizations, who
will debate the future of global energy.
9. The Supreme Court on April
10, 2018 ruled that the provision of Aadhaar Act, 2016 that seeks to validate
the collection of data from 2009 to 2016, the time before the Act was enacted,
has been "badly drafted". The five judge
constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also noted that the
supposed deemed consent for parting with biometric data can't be extended to
mean giving up of fundamental right to privacy of the people.
International:
1.
India donated US $1 million to support Swaziland’s National
Disaster Management Agency as well as food grains. India invited Swaziland to join International Solar Alliance
(ISA) as partner country. India is ready to help Swaziland on issues of public
health. India will establish Centre of Agricultural Excellence in Swaziland for
sharing its experience in the sector. India also expressed commitment to
developmental partnership to create local capacities Swaziland and across
Africa.
2.
The 11th edition of World Hindi Conference will be
hosted by Mauritius in its capital city Port Lois in August 18-20, 2018 with
the theme of the Conference is “Vaishvik Hindi Aur Bharatiy Sanskriti“.The conference provides common platform to several Hindi
scholars, writers and laureates from different parts of the world to contribute
the language. The First World Hindi Conference was held from 10 to 12 January
1975 in Nagpur and was inaugurated by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Every
year 10th January is being observed as World Hindi Day.
3.
India and World Expo 2020 Dubai have signed participants contract for India’s
pavilion in prestigious World Expo 2020 held once in 5 years. India’s
pavilion at World Expo 2020 will be developed in public-private partnership
mode. The aim of India’s pavilion will also be to connect with priorities of
UAE by showcasing India’s strength in innovation and startups which are pushing
barriers in high technology areas like artificial intelligence, financial
technology (fintech), space and green energy. World Expo 2020 which will take place
in October 2020 for six months duration.
Science and Technology/Defence:
1.
ISRO is going to launch
first privately built satellite IRNSS-1L, the backup navigation satellite with
a new atomic clock. The satellite has been
developed by a consortium of mid and small sized firms led by Bengaluru-based
aerospace firm Alpha Design Technologies under the guidance of ISRO. The
satellite will be launched from Sriharikota by the home-grown polar satellite
launch vehicle (PSLV) rocket.
Appointments/Resignations:
1. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh was
re-appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Bandhan Bank for a period of three years with effect from July 10,
2018.
2. Inspector General Vijay
Chafekar was appointed as the new Flag Officer of Indian Coast Guard (West
Region) on April 11, 2018.
Sports:
1.
The Day 7 of Commonwealth Games 2018:
Indian shooter Om Prakash Mitharwal bagging the
Bronze in the finals of the men’s 50m Pistol event. This was followed by an
exemplary performance by Indian shooter
Shreyasi Singh, who shot her career-best score to clinch the gold medal in the women’s double trap final. In the men’s double trap event, Indian shooter
Ankur Mittal won the bronze medal, while Tim Kneale from Isle of Man took
silver and David McMath of Scotland won the gold medal. Indian boxing legend Mary Kom has also cruised into the finals of the
women's 48kg boxing category after winning her semi-final against Anusha Dilrukshi Koddithuwakku of Sri
Lanka. With this, Kom became the first
Indian boxer in Gold Coast to reach the final of her event.
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