CURRENT AFFAIRS April 2019
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CURRENT AFFAIRS April 2019 www.onlinetyari.com Page 1 CURRENT AFFAIRS April 2019 PREFACE Hi Readers, On the Basis of your continuous demand for a Monthly PDF of most-trusted Current Affairs, the No.1 preparation platform OnlineTyari has come up the Current Affairs April 2019 PDF. As we know Current Affairs, including related General Knowledge (GK), form a crucial component of any competitive exams including SSC, Banking, IAS|PCS and others. Now-a-days with increasing stagnancy in selecting questions from Static GK, the paper setters are harping on current affairs to increase the difficulty quotient of any paper. The lack of preparation for current affairs by the aspirants and candidates often is a main cause of their failure. The Current Affairs April 2019 PDF covers the most important and exam-focused current affairs. The PDF has been designed basis the concept of complete Study Cycle, viz., Study ----> Revise ----> Test and thus has three parts: (i) Detailed Section-wise Current Affairs in bullet points; (ii) One Liners; and (iii) Current Affairs Questions with Explanation. The Current Affairs PDF of April 2019 comes with one more value addition, that is, 8 Topics of the Month. We have also selected 9 articles of the month from The Hindu, The Indian Express and Mint. These topics have been selected on the basis of their impact and will be very useful for subjective papers like IAS (Mains) Exam 2019. Our experts have tried to put in their best efforts to make sure that the content provided remains in the mind of the candidate for a longer period of time and is perceived with its true meaning. Copyright ©Onlinetyari.com All rights reserved. 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World’s first anti-malaria vaccine launched ..............................................................................10 3. UN agency listed Bhopal gas tragedy among the world’s major industrial accidents in the last century .............................................................................................................................................. 11 4. Indian Monsoon forecast by IMD .............................................................................................. 12 5. Namami Gange gets global recognition at world summit ........................................................ 13 6. UN State of the World Population 2018 report .........................................................................14 7. Most ancient type of molecule of the Universe discovered ..................................................... 15 8. UPI grows faster than e-wallets ................................................................................................16 Important articles of April .................................................................................. 18 1. How Chief Justice Of Indian Can Be Impeached? ......................................................................18 2. Election Commission Constitutional Power..............................................................................19 3. World Heritage Sites In India ................................................................................................... 20 4. What Is VVPAT? .......................................................................................................................... 21 5. 100 Years Of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre .................................................................................. 22 6. What Is AFSPA? ......................................................................................................................... 23 7. What Is Blockchain Technology? .............................................................................................. 24 8. Article 370 ................................................................................................................................. 25 9. What Is Nyay Scheme Of Rahul Gandhi Or Minimum Income Guarantee Scheme? ................ 26 National ............................................................................................................... 27 1. SC Constitutes A Three-Judge Panel To Probe Case Against CJI.............................................. 27 2. Ministry Of Ayush, CSIR Sign MoU To Promote Traditional Medicines .................................. 27 3. Pan-India Single Emergency Helpline Number 112 Joined By 20 States ................................... 27 4. CBSE To Allow Visual Aids For Disabled Kids From 2020 ......................................................... 28 5. India Suspends LoC Trade With Pakistan ................................................................................. 28 6. India To Launch Coffee Consumption Drive ............................................................................ 29 7. Political Parties Must Disclose Details Of Donations Through Electoral Bonds To EC: SC ...... 29 8. President Kovind Releases NIRF And ARIIA-2019 ..................................................................... 30 9. ITBP Soldiers Cast First Vote Of Lok Sabha 2019 In Arunachal Pradesh ................................... 31 www.onlinetyari.com Page 3 CURRENT AFFAIRS April 2019 10. Sharukh Khan Receives Honorary Doctorate From The University Of Law, London .......... 32 11. Ministry Of Commerce Launched Blockchain Based E Marketplace For Coffee ................. 32 12. Health Ministry Notified New Rule To The Drugs And Clinical Trials Rules ......................... 33 International ....................................................................................................... 34 1. Arab League Pledged USD 100 Million Per Month To Palestinian Authority ........................... 34 2. U.S. Ends Waiver For India On Iran Oil ..................................................................................... 35 3. Indian Foreign Secretary’s Visit Of China ................................................................................. 36 4. Ukraine Comedian Zelensky Wins Presidency ......................................................................... 36 5. Libya Crisis ................................................................................................................................ 37 6. Mueller Report Released .......................................................................................................... 39 7. Saudi Arabia to host G20 Summit in 2020 ................................................................................ 40 8. Notre-Dame De Paris ................................................................................................................ 40 9. EU Approves Tougher EU Copyright Rules In Blow To Google, Facebook .............................. 40 10. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Swears In New Government ..................................41 11. China Develops World’s First Armed Amphibious Drone Boat: Report................................41 12. Omar Al-Bashir Of Sudan Ousted? ........................................................................................ 42 13. What Is Yellow Vest Protest In France? ................................................................................ 43 14. Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Wins Election, Secures Fifth Term In Office ............................... 44 15. 25 Years Of Rwandan Genocide ............................................................................................ 44 16. Pakistan Could Be Blacklisted By FATF................................................................................. 45 17. India Gets Access To Bolivia Lithium Reserves ..................................................................... 46 Science & Tech .....................................................................................................47 1. Antares Rocket Takes Off From Iss .......................................................................................... 47 2. First Earth-Size Planet: HD 21749b Discovered By NASA’s Tess Exoplanet Mission ................ 48 3. PIO-Led Team’s CubeSat To Be Launched By NASA ................................................................. 49 4. RailTel turns 1600 railway stations into RailWire Wi-Fi zone ................................................... 49 5. Lizards Genetically Modified For The First Time Using Crispr-Cas9 Technology .................... 50 6. New State Of Matter Discovered ............................................................................................. 50 7. Candida Auris: Deadly Drug-Resistant Fungus’ ......................................................................... 51 8. PSLV-C45 Successfully Launches Emisat And