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• Agreements, Pacts & MOUs • Appointments • Sports • Banking & Economy • Reports & Indices • International News • National Affairs • Awards & Honours • Extra Highlights Agreements Pacts and MoUs
TCS signed a deal with India Post TCS ने इंडिया पोस्ट के साथ एक समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर ककए Agreements Pacts and MoUs
• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has partnered with the Department of Posts in a bid to transform it into a multi- service digital hub.
• टाटा कं स쥍टᴂसी सर्विसेज (TCS), ने इसे बहु-सेवा डिजजटल हब मᴂ बदलने के ललए िाक र्वभाग के साथ साझेदारी की है। • The Core System Integration (CSI) program has been designed and implemented by TCS for transformation. • इस पररवर्िन के ललए TCS 饍वारा कोर लसस्टम इंटीग्रेशन (CSI) प्रोग्राम को डिजाइन और कार्ािजववर् ककर्ा गर्ा है। Agreements Pacts and MoUs
• The integrated solution is built to cater to the Department’s immense scale and future needs • इंटीग्रेशन समाधान र्वभाग के र्वशाल पैमाने और भर्वष्र् की ज셂रर्ⴂ को पूरा करने के ललए बनार्ा गर्ा है। Agreements Pacts and MoUs
Extra Information: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Agreements Pacts and MoUs
Industry: IT services, IT consulting Founded: 1968 Founder: o Tata Sons o F. C. Kohli Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Key people o Natarajan Chandrasekaran (Chairman) o Rajesh Gopinathan (MD & CEO) Agreements Pacts and MoUs
India Post Agreements Pacts and MoUs
Formed: 1 October 1854 Headquarters: Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi Minister responsible o Manoj Sinha, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Communications Department executives o Ananta Narayan Nanda, Secretary o Meera Handa, Director General Parent Ministry: Ministry of Communications Agreements Pacts and MoUs
List of CEOs of Important Companies Company CEO Adani Group Sudipta Bhattacharya Aditya Birla Group Dr.Santrupt Misra Air India Ashwani Lohani Amazon.com Jeff Bezos Apple Inc. Tim Cook Ashok Leyland Vinod K. Dasari Bajaj Auto Rajiv Bajaj Bharti Enterprises Sunil Bharti Mittal Bombay Dyeing Nusli Wadia CIPLA Umang Vohra DLF T.C. Goyal Flipkart Sachin Bansal Agreements Pacts and MoUs Company CEO HCL Technologies C Vijayakumar Hero Motocorp Pawan Munjal Vodafone Idea Ltd. Balesh Sharma Infosys Technologies Salil Parekh Jet Airways Vinay Dube Mr. Naushad Akhter Jindal Steel Ansari Karbonn Mobiles Pradeep Jain Kingfisher Airlines Sanjay Aggarwal Larsen & Toubro Subrahmanyan Maruti Suzuki Kenichi Ayukawa Micromax Mobile Rahul Sharma NDTV Suparna Singh Agreements Pacts and MoUs
Company CEO Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani Royal Enfield Siddhartha Lal Snapdeal Kunal Bahl Tata Communications Vinod Anand Kumar Tata Sky Harit Nagpal Tata Steel T.V. Narendran Trade India Bikky Khosla TVS Motor Company K.N. Radhakrishnan Videocon Venugopal Dhoot Wipro Abidali Neemuchwala Yatra.com Dhruv Shringi Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani Agreements Pacts and MoUs
List of Payment Banks Name of the Headquarters CEO/MDs Payments bank Airtel Payments Bank Limited New Delhi Anubrata Biswas Paytm Payments Bank Noida Satish Kumar Gupta Fino Payments Bank Navi Mumbai Rishi Gupta Indian Post Payments Bank New Delhi Suresh Sethi Jio payments Bank Navi Mumbai Srikrishnan H Aditya Birla Idea Sudhakar payments Bank Mumbai Ramasubramanian Agreements Pacts and MoUs
Spicejet, Emirates signed MoU स्पाइसजेट, एममरे絍स ने MoU पर हस्ताक्षर ककए Agreements Pacts and MoUs
• Budget carrier Spicejet announced the signing of an initial pact for codeshare partnership with Gulf carrier Emirates on 22 April 2019. • बजट वाहक स्पाइसजेट ने22 अप्रैल 2019 को खाडी वाहक एलमरे絍स के साथ कोि साझा भागीदारी के ललए एक प्रारंलभक संधध पर हस्र्ाक्षर करने कीघोषणा की। • The partnership will allow the opening of new routes and destinations for passengers of the two airlines. • साझेदारी दोनⴂ एर्रलाइनⴂ के र्ात्रिर्ⴂ के ललए नए मागि और गंर्व्र् खोलने की अनुमतर् देगी। Agreements Pacts and MoUs
Extra Informations: Spicejet
Founded: 2004 (as Royal Airways Headquarters Gurgaon, Haryana, India[2] Key people • Ajay Singh (MD) • Kiran Koteshwar (CFO) • Debojo Maharshi (CMO) Agreements Pacts and MoUs
Emirates
Headquarters Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Key people o Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum (Chairman & CEO) o Tim Clark (President) Agreements Pacts and MoUs
List of Airlines and their heads
Airline Commenced Headquarters Key People Air Deccan 2017 Mumbai G. R. Gopinath Air India 1946 Delhi Ashwani Lohani (Chairman & MD) J. R. D. Tata (Founder) AirAsia 2014 Bangalore S. Ramadorai India (Chairman) Sunil Bhaskaran (CEO) Air India 2005 Kochi Ashwani Lohani Express (Chairman) K Shyam Sundar (CEO) Alliance 1996 Delhi Ashwini Lohani, CMD Air C S Subbiah, CEO Agreements Pacts and MoUs
Airline Commenced Headquarters Key People GoAir Jehangir Wadia (Founder 2005 Mumbai and MD) IndiGo Rakesh Gangwal (Co- founder) Rahul Bhatia (Co- founder) Meleveetil Damodaran (Chairman) 2006 Gurgaon Ronojoy Dutta (CEO) SpiceJet 2005 Gurgaon Ajay Singh (MD) TruJet Vankayalapati Umesh (Director) Ram Charan (Director) Colonel LSN Murty 2015 Hyderabad (Retd.) (CEO) Vistara Bhaskar Bhat (Chairman) 2015 Gurgaon Leslie Thng (CEO) Appointments
Appointments
ननयुक्ततयां Appointments
• Twitter has appointed Manish Maheshwari as new managing director for the India market effective 29 April 2019. • 絍र्वटर ने मनीष माहेश्वरी को29 अप्रैल 2019 से प्रभावी भारर् बाजार के ललए नर्ा प्रबंध तनदेशक तनर्ुक्र् ककर्ा है। Appointments
• He will be responsible for driving an integrated business strategy to accelerate the social media platform’s audience and revenue growth in the country, overseeing teams in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.
• वह दद쥍ली, मुंबई और बᴂगलु셁 मᴂ टीमⴂ की देखरेख करने, सोशल मीडिर्ा प्लेटफॉमि के दशिकⴂ और देश मᴂ राजस्व व饍ृ धध मᴂ र्ेजी लाने के ललए एक एकीकृ र् व्र्ावसातर्क रणनीतर् चलाने के ललए जज륍मेदार हⴂगे। Appointments
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Founded: March 21, 2006 Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States Founder(s) o Jack Dorsey o Noah Glass o Biz Stone o Evan Williams Key people o Omid Kordestani (Executive Chairman) o Jack Dorsey (CEO) o Ned Segal (CFO) Appointments
List of recent Appointments in March 2019 Name Designated Vice Admiral Karambir Singh Next Chief of Indian Navy Next Ambassador of India to Shambhu S Kumaran the Kingdom of Morocco Azali Assoumani President of Comoros MD and CEO of Maruti Suzuki Kenichi Ayukawa board for 3 years Chairman of National Highways Nagendra Nath Sinha Authority of India Chairman of the Coordination Committee of the 2022 Randhir Singh Hangzhou Asian Games Appointments
Name Designated First Transgender Election Gauri Sawant Ambassador Chief Scientist of the World Soumya Swaminathan Health Organisation (WHO) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Padma Lakshmi Ambassador First Chairman of Lokayukta in C Lalsawta Mizoram Subhash Chandra Garg Finance Secretary Aamir Khan Brand Ambassador of PhonePe Sports
Services lifted Santosh Trophy सर्विसेज ने संतोष ट्रॉफी जीती Sports
• In Football, the Services lifted the Santosh Trophy, beating Punjab 1-nil in the final at Ludhiana on 21 April 2019.
• फु टबॉल मᴂ, सर्विसेज ने 21 अप्रैल2019 को लुधधर्ाना मᴂ हुए फाइनल मᴂ पंजाब को 1-0 से हराकर संर्ोष ट्रॉफी पर कब्जा कर ललर्ा। • Services beat Karnataka 4-3 in the semis via a penalty shootout to book a place in the title clash for the 11th time.
• सर्वसि ेज ने खखर्ाबी मुकाबले मᴂ जगह बनाने के ललए कनािटक को सेमीफाइनल मᴂ पेन쥍टी शूटआउट के माध्र्म से 4-3 से हरार्ा था। Sports
Extra Information: List of Football leagues in India and Current Champions Tournament Current Champions Indian Super League Bengaluru I-League Chennai City Indian Super Cup Goa I-League 2nd Division Real Kashmir I-League U18 Minerva Punjab I-League U15 Minerva Punjab I-League U13 Minerva Punjab Santosh Trophy Services Banking and Economy
Reliance Retail Became India’s First Retail Company To Cross The Rs.1 Lakh Crore Annual Revenue ररलायंस ररटेल 1 लाख करो蔼 셁पए का वार्षिक राजस्व पार करने वाली पहली भारतीय ररटेल कंपनी बनी Banking and Economy
Extra information: Reliance Banking and Economy Founded: 8 May 1973 Founder: Dhirubhai Ambani Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Key people o Mukesh Ambani (Chairman & MD) Subsidiaries o Reliance Jio o Reliance Retail o Network 18 o Reliance Petroleum o JioSaavn o LYF o Hathway o DEN Networks Banking and Economy
Jan Dhan Bank deposits to cross Rs 1 lakh cr जन धन बकℂ जमा 1 लाख करो蔼 셁पये के पार होगा Banking and Economy
• The total deposits in bank accounts opened under the Jan Dhan scheme are set to cross Rs 1 lakh crore soon.
• जन धन र्ोजना के र्हर् खोले गए बकℂ खार्ⴂ मᴂ कु ल जमा रालश ज쥍द ही 1 लाख करोड 셁पर्े के पार जाने को तनधािररर् है। • The cumulative balance in 35.29 crore accounts under the flagship programme of the Modi government reached Rs 97,665.66 crore as on April 3, 2019.
• मोदी सरकार के प्रमुख कार्क्रि म के र्हर् 35.29 करोड खार्ⴂ मᴂ संचर्ी शेष 3 अप्रैल, 2019 र्क97,665.66 करोड 셁पर्े र्क पहुंच गर्ा। Banking and Economy
• The Modi government launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) on August 28, 2014. • मोदी सरकार ने 28 अगस्र्2014 को प्रधानमंिी जन धन र्ोजना( PMJDY) की शु셁आर् की। Banking and Economy
Extra Information: Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) Banking and Economy
Ministry/Department : Ministry of Finance Objective: Its objective is to eradicate financial exclusion by covering all households in the country with banking facilities and having a bank account for each household. Scheme: 3 Pillars: • Universal access to banking facilities • Financial Literacy Programme • Bank account with additional benefits Banking and Economy
• Provides Basic Banking Accounts with overdraft facility of Rs.10000 after six months and RuPay Debit card • Account holder is entitled to Rs. 2 lakh accidental death cover and Rs. 30,000 life insurance cover • All Indian citizens can now avail of a bank account despite the lack of KYC documentation. • No minimum balance required in account Banking and Economy
• Beneficiaries of Government Schemes would get Direct Benefit Transfer in these accounts • RuPay Debit Card must be used at least once in 45 days • Overdraft facility upto Rs.10000/- is available in only one account per household, preferably lady of the household Banking and Economy
Recent Government Schemes 2019
PAN-India Single Emergency Helpline Number 112 joined by 20 states Banking and Economy
West Bengal Chief Minister unveiled Yuvashree Arpan Scheme. Under Yuvashree Arpan, 50,000 youths will receive financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh each for setting up an enterprise. Banking and Economy
Karnataka Govt launched the Jal Amrutha scheme. Jala Amrutha will be major water conservation scheme that will focus on drought-proofing measures, including protection and rejuvenation of water bodies. State government has sanctioned grant of Rs 500 crore. Banking and Economy
The Union Human Resource Minister Prakash Javadekar launched the STARS scheme on National Science Day that is 28th February. STARS is abbreviated as Scheme for Translational and Advanced Research in Science. The Ministry has allocated Rs.250 crores for the implementation of the scheme. Banking and Economy
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme was announced in Piyush Goyal's interim budget 2019-20 and is completely funded by the central government. Under the PM- KISAN scheme, Rs 6,000 will be given to 12 crore farmers with less than 2 hectares of land, per year in three instalments. Indexes and Reports
India Ranks 17th In Global Startup Ecosystem Indexes and Reports
• India was ranked 17th position among 100 countries in Startup Ecosystem Ranking for 2019 released by StartupBlink. • स्टाटिअपजब्लंक 饍वारा जारी 2019 के ललए स्टाटिअप इकोलसस्टम रℂककं ग मᴂ 100 देशⴂ मᴂ से भारर् 17 वᴂ स्थान पर था। • It was ranked 37th spot last year. The report ranks countries based on the strength of its startup ecosystem. • र्पछले साल र्ह 37 वᴂ स्थान पर था। ररपोटि अपने स्टाटिअप इकोलसस्टम की र्ाकर् के आधार पर देशⴂ को रℂक करर्ी है। Indexes and Reports
• It takes into consideration startup ecosystems of 1,000 cities and 100 countries for the ranking. • र्ह रℂककं ग के ललए 1,000 शहरⴂ और 100 देशⴂ के स्टाटिअप इकोलसस्टम को ध्र्ान मᴂ रखर्ा है। • China was ranked 27th. • चीन 27 वᴂ स्थान पर था। • Bangalore, New Delhi, and Mumbai were the top cities in the Indian startup ecosystem. • भारर्ीर् स्टाटिअप इकोलसस्टम मᴂ बगℂ लोर, नई दद쥍ली और मुंबई शीषि शहर थे। Indexes and Reports
Extra Information: Top three countries in Global Startup Ecosystem are: • 1st : United States • 2nd : United Kingdom • 3rd : Canada Indexes and Reports
Recent Indexes and Reports
• Norway is ranked first in the World Press Freedom Index 2019 for the third year running while Finland (up two places) has taken second place from the Netherlands (down one at 4th). India dropped two places to be ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the global press freedom index analysis. Indexes and Reports
• Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and two Indian women lawyers Menaka Guruswamy and Arundhati Katju -- who fought the legal battle for LGBTQ rights and were instrumental in the overturning of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code -- are among the 100 named in TIME magazine's list of most influential people for the year 2019. Indexes and Reports
• IIT Madras has been ranked as the 'Best Educational Institution' in the country in the latest edition of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2019. • The rankings were released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. Indexes and Reports
• IIT Madras also emerged as the 'Top innovative Institution' in the country in the maiden edition of the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA), launched by the Innovation Cell of MHRD in 2018, bagging the Rank number 1 in Government Institutions category. Indexes and Reports
• According to the Skytrax World Airport Awards, Singapore's Changi Airport has been crowned the world's best aviation hub for the seventh time in a row, while New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport featured at number 59. Indexes and Reports
• India has moved up two places to rank 76th on a global energy transition index, compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF). This annual list has ranked 115 economies on how well they are able to balance energy security and access with environmental sustainability and affordability. Sweden remains on the top and is followed by Switzerland and Norway in the top three. INTERNATIONAL NEWS
UAE adopts National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031
यूएई ने राष्ट्ट्रीय कृ त्रिम बु饍धधमत्ता रणनीनत 2031 को अपनाया INTERNATIONAL NEWS
The UAE Cabinet has adopted the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2031. • Its aims at positioning the UAE as a global leader in artificial intelligence by 2031 and to develop an integrated system that employs artificial intelligence in vital areas in the country.
• इसका उ饍देश्र् र्ूएई को 2031 र्क कृ त्रिम बु饍धधमत्ता मᴂ एक वैजश्वक नेर्ा के 셂प मᴂ स्थान देना और एक एकीकृ र् प्रणाली र्वकलसर् करना है जो देश मᴂ महत्वपूणि क्षेिⴂ मᴂ कृ त्रिम बु饍धधमत्ता को तनर्ोजजर् करेगी। INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• The strategy includes eight objectives and a number of initiatives, aimed at employing artificial intelligence in vital areas such as education, government services and the community wellbeing. • रणनीतर् मᴂ आठ उ饍देश्र् और कई पहल शालमल हℂ, जजसका उ饍देश्र् लशक्षा, सरकारी सेवाओं और सामुदातर्क भलाई जैसे महत्वपूणि क्षेिⴂ मᴂ कृ त्रिम बु饍धधमत्ता को तनर्ोजजर् करना है। INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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• Capital Abu Dhabi • Largest city Dubai • President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan • Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum • Currency UAE dirham NATIONAL AFFAIRS
ECI launches Voter Turnout App ECI ने जारी ककया वोटर टनिआउट ऐप NATIONAL AFFAIRS
• The Election Commission of India (ECI) launched a new mobile app for the voters across the country to see the real time availability of voter turnout during the election season in the country.
• भारर् के चुनाव आर्ोग (ECI) ने देश मᴂ चुनावी मौसम के दौरान मर्दार्ा मर्दान की वास्र्र्वक उपलब्धर्ा देखने के ललए देश भर के मर्दार्ाओं के ललए एक नर्ा मोबाइल ऐप लॉवच ककर्ा। NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Extra Information News Related to General Election 2019 • EC asks political parties not to display photographs of defence personnel • The Election Commission of India has formed a three- member committee to assess the situation on the ground in Jammu and Kashmir before it takes a decision about holding the assembly elections in the troubled state. NATIONAL AFFAIRS
• The three members of the committee include two retired IAS officers Noor Mohammed and Vinod Zutshi and a retired IPS officer, A.S. Gill. • The Election Commission has appointed two eminent former civil servants Shailendra Handa and Madhu Mahajan as special expenditure observers for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. • The Election Commission of India has appointed transgender social activist Gauri Sawant, as one of the 12 election ambassadors from Maharashtra. NATIONAL AFFAIRS
• The Election Commission has launched a new mobile application called 'PWD' to make voting easier and accessible for over two lakhs divyang voters across Maharashtra. • BBC India launched an experimental interactive election chatbot in Hindi and English on Facebook's Messenger platform as part of a series of Indian General Election- related content. NATIONAL AFFAIRS
• Sahulat, a mobile app aimed to facilitate voting by elders was launched in Jammu and Kashmir Rajouri district on 3 April 2019. • Lawyer-turned-model Sana Dua would be the brand ambassador of the Jammu and Kashmir election department for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. AWARDS AND HONOURS
Malayalam film Bhayanakam won best cinematography at 2019 Beijing International Film Festival मलयालम कफ쥍म Bhayanakam ने 2019 बीक्जंग अंतरािष्ट्ट्रीय कफ쥍म समारोह मᴂ सविश्रेष्ट्ठ मसनेमैटोग्राफी जीती AWARDS AND HONOURS
• Malayalam film Bhayanakam (Fear) directed by Jayaraj won the best cinematography award at the Beijing International Film Festival. • जर्राज 饍वारा तनदेलशर् मलर्ालम कफ쥍म भर्ाणकम (िर) ने बीजजंग इंटरनेशनल कफ쥍म फेजस्टवल मᴂ सविश्रेष्ठ लसनेमैटोग्राफी का पुरस्कार जीर्ा। • The cinematography was done by Nikihil S Praveen. • लसनेमैटोग्राफी तनखखल एस प्रवीण ने की थी। AWARDS AND HONOURS
• The film had also won the best cinematography award at the 65th National Film Awards.
• कफ쥍म ने 65 वᴂ राष्ट्रीर् कफ쥍म पुरस्कार मᴂ सविश्रेष्ठ लसनेमैटोग्राफी पुरस्कार भी जीर्ा था। • Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Zero was screened at the end of the festival.
• बॉलीवुि अलभनेर्ा शाह셁ख खान अलभनीर् कफ쥍म जीरो को त्र्ोहार के अंर् मᴂ प्रदलशिर् ककर्ा गर्ा था। AWARDS AND HONOURS
66th National Film Awards • The 66th National Film Awards ceremony is an upcoming event during which the Directorate of Film Festivals presents its annual National Film Awards to honour the best films of 2018 in the Indian cinema. • The awards ceremony will be held on 3 May 2019. AWARDS AND HONOURS
65th National Film Awards winner List 1) Dada Saheb Phalke Award: Vinod Khanna 2) Best Director: Jayaraj for Bhayanakam (Malayalam) 3) Best Feature Film: Village Rockstars (Assamese) 4) Best Actor: Riddhi Sen for Nagar Kirtan (Bengali) 5) Best Actress: Sridevi for Mom (Hindi) 6) Best Supporting Actor - Fahadh Faasil for Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (Malayalam) 7) Best supporting actress - Divya Dutta for Irada (Hindi) 8) Best Action Direction: Baahubali 2 (Telugu) AWARDS AND HONOURS
9) Best Choreography: Ganesh Acharya for Toilet Ek Prem Katha 10) Best Film for National Integration - Dhappa (Marathi) 11) Anushka Shetty and Prabhas in Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion 12) Anushka Shetty and Prabhas in Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion 13) Best Popular Film: Baahubali 2 (Telugu) 14) Best Debut Film of a Director: Pampally for Sinjar (Jasari) AWARDS AND HONOURS
15) Best film on Social Issues: Aalorukkam (Malayalam) 16) Best Child artist: Bhanita Das for Village Rockstars (Assamese) 17) Best Children's Film: Mhorkya (Marathi) 18) Best Cinematography: Nikhil S Praveen for Bhayanakam (Malayalam) 19) Best Special Effects: Baahubali 2 (Telugu) 20) Special Jury Award: Nagar Kirtan (Bengali) 21) Best Film Critic: Giridhar Jha Extra Highlights
News-1 M3 Inc. acquired NHPL M3 इंक. ने NHPL का अधधग्रहण ककया Extra Highlights
• Japan-based M3, Inc. has acquired a majority stake in Bengaluru-based Neuroglia Health Private Limited (NHPL).
• जापान जस्थर् M3, इंक. ने बᴂगलु셁 जस्थर् वर्ूरोजललर्ा हे쥍थ प्राइवेट लललमटेि (NHPL) मᴂ बहुलांश दहस्सेदारी हालसल कर ली है। • Neuroglia Health owns and operates 'DailyRounds' mobile app, which enables case-based problem-solving for doctors.
• वर्ूरोजललर्ा हे쥍थ 'िेलीराउं蕍स' मोबाइल ऐप का माललक है और इसे संचाललर् करर्ा है, जो िॉक्टरⴂ के ललए केस-आधाररर् समस्र्ा को हल करने मᴂ सक्षम बनार्ा है। Extra Highlights
News-2 Hardik, Rahul fined Rs. 20 lakh
हार्दिक, राहुल पर ₹20 लाख का जुमािना Extra Highlights
• Indian cricketers Hardik Pandya and K.L. Rahul were fined 20 lakh rupees each by the BCCI ombudsman Justice D.K. Jain.
• भारर्ीर् कक्रकेटर हाददिक पां蕍र्ा और के .एल. राहुल पर बीसीसीआई के लोकपाल जजस्टस िी.के . जैन ने ₹20 लाख का जमु ािना लगार्ा। • They were fined for their sexist comments on a popular TV chat show. • उन पर एक लोकर्प्रर् टीवी चैट शो मᴂ उनकी लℂधगकवादी दटप्पखणर्ⴂ के ललए जमु ािना लगार्ा गर्ा था। Extra Highlights News-3 Asian Weightlifting Championships began एमियाई भारोत्तोलन चर्ℂ पयनमिप ि셂ु हुई Extra Highlights
• The Asian Weightlifting Championships began in Ningbo, China on 20 April 2019. • 20 अप्रैल 2019 को चीन के तनंगबो मᴂ एलशर्ाई भारोत्तोलन चर्ℂ पर्नलशप श셂ु हुई। • The competition will continue till the 28 April 2019. • र्ह प्रतर्र्ोधगर्ा 28 अप्रैल 2019 र्क जारी रहेगी। Extra Highlights
• As many as 278 participants from 28 nations and regions, including China, Japan, South Korea, India, Iran and North Korea have registered for the competition. • चीन, जापान, दक्षक्षण कोररर्ा, भारर्, ईरान और उत्तर कोररर्ा सदहर् 28 देशⴂ और क्षेिⴂ के 278 प्रतर्भाधगर्ⴂ ने प्रतर्र्ोधगर्ा के ललए पंजीकरण करार्ा है। • Former World Champion, Mirabai Chanu will spearhead India’s challenge at the Championship.
• पूवि र्वश्व चर्ℂ पर्न, मीराबाई चानू चर्ℂ पर्नलशप मᴂ भारर् की चुनौर्ी का नेर्त्ृ व करᴂगी। Extra Highlights
News-4 1st Hindu temple to be built in UAE
यूएई मᴂ पहला र्हदं ू मंर्दर बनाया जाएगा Extra Highlights
• The foundation stone of the first Hindu temple in UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi was laid recently.
• र्ूएई की राजधानी अबू धाबी मᴂ पहले दहदं ू मंददर की आधारलशला रखी गई| • The temple embodies the timeless Vedic values of Vasudev Kutumbakam.
• मंददर वासुदेव कु टु륍बकम के समर् के वैददक मू쥍र्ⴂ का प्रर्ीक है। Extra Highlights
News-5 Zelensky won Presidential elections
जेलᴂस्की ने राष्ट्ट्रपनत चुनाव जीता Extra Highlights
• In Ukraine, comedian and political newcomer Volodymyr Zelensky secured a victory in the Presidential election.
• र्ूक्रे न मᴂ, कॉमेडिर्न और राजनीतर्क नवागंर्ुक वलोडिलमर जेलᴂस्की ने राष्ट्रपतर् चुनाव मᴂ जीर् हालसल की। • Exit polls indicated that he is going to take 73% of the votes while incumbent Petro Poroshenko securing 25%. • एजलजट पोल ने संकेर् ददर्ा कक वह 73% वोट हालसल करᴂगे जबकक वर्िमान पदधारी पेट्रो पोरोशᴂको को 25% वोट हालसल करᴂगे। Extra Highlights
• His victory will open a new chapter in the history of a country that has gone through two popular uprisings in the last 20 years. • उनकी जीर् देश के इतर्हास मᴂ एक नर्ा अध्र्ार् ललखेगी, जो देश र्पछले 20 वषⴂ मᴂ दो प्रलस饍ध र्वद्रोह से गुजरा है। Extra Highlights
News-6 World Earth Day: 22 April
र्वश्व प镍ृ वी र्दवस: 22 अप्रैल Extra Highlights
• World Earth Day is observed every year on 22 April.
• हर वषि 22 अप्रैल को र्वश्व पथ्ृ वी ददवस मनार्ा जार्ा है। • On 22nd April 2009 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring 22nd April as the 'International Mother Earth Day'.
• 22 अप्रैल 2009 को संर्ुक्र् राष्ट्र महासभा ने 22 अप्रैल को 'अंर्रराष्ट्रीर् पथ्ृ वी मार्ृ ददवस' के 셂प मᴂ घोर्षर् करर्े हुए एक प्रस्र्ाव अपनार्ा। • World Earth Day 2019 theme is ‘Protect Our Species’.
• र्वश्व पथ्ृ वी ददवस 2019 की र्वषर्वस्र्ु 'हमारी प्रजातर्र्ⴂ की रक्षा करᴂ' है। Extra Highlights
News-7 Nasim Zaidi quit Jet Airways board नसीम जैदी ने जेट एयरवेज बोिि छो蔼ा Extra Highlights
• The non-executive and non-independent director of Jet Airways, Nasim Zaidi has quit the board, citing personal reasons and time constraints. • जेट एर्रवेज के गैर-कार्िकारी और गैर-स्वर्ंि तनदेशक, नसीम जैदी ने तनजी कारणⴂ और समर् की कमी का हवाला देर्े हुए बोिि छोड ददर्ा है। • Zaidi, the former Chief Election Commissioner and ex- civil aviation secretary, joined the Jet Airways board in August last year.
• पूवि मुख्र् चुनाव आर्ुक्र् और पूवि नागररक उ蕍िर्न सधचव जैदी र्पछले वषि अगस्र् मᴂ जेट एर्रवेज बोिि मᴂ शालमल हुए थे। Extra Highlights
News-8 Naval Commanders Conference to begin
नौसेना कमांिरⴂ का स륍मेलन ि셂ु Extra Highlights
• The first edition of Naval Commanders’ Conference of 2019 is scheduled at New Delhi from 23 to 25 April 2019. • 2019 के नौसेना कमांिरⴂ के स륍मेलन का पहला संस्करण 23 से 25 अप्रैल 2019 र्क नई दद쥍ली मᴂ होना तनधािररर् है। • The themes of 'Functional Reorganisation of Indian Navy towards improving Operational Efficiency' and 'Optimal Manning' will form the core of discussions.
• फंक्शनल रीऑगिनाइजेशन ऑफ इंडिर्न नेवी टूवॉ蕍िज इ륍प्रूर्वगं ऑपरेशनल एकफलशएंसी’ और 'ऑजप्टमल मैतनंग’ के र्वषर् चचािओं का कᴂ द्र रहᴂगे। Extra Highlights
News-9 Maldivian President visited Bangalore मालदीव के राष्ट्ट्रपनत ने बगℂ लोर का दौरा ककया Extra Highlights
• Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih visited Bengaluru on 21 April 2019 to attend an IPL match on the invitation of BCCI. • मालदीव के राष्ट्रपतर् इब्रादहम मोह륍मद सोललह बीसीसीआई के तनमंिण पर आईपीएल मैच मᴂ भाग लेने के ललए 21 अप्रैल 2019 को बᴂगलु셁 आए। • He was accompanied by two of his cabinet members including foreign minister Abdulla Shahid.
• उनके साथ र्वदेश मंिी अब्द쥍ु ला शादहद सदहर् उनके दो कैत्रबनेट सदस्र् थे। Extra Highlights
• He watched the match between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings.
• उवहⴂने रॉर्ल चैलᴂजसि बगℂ लोर और चेवनई सुपर ककं लस के बीच मैच देखा। Extra Highlights
News-10 Himalayan expedition flagged in Leh लेह मᴂ र्हमालयी खोज-यािा को हरी झंिी Extra Highlights
• The 14 days, 11 members Himalayan Heights Motorcycle Expedition from Leh to Karakoram Pass was flagged in at Leh by Lt Gen YK Joshi. • लेह से काराकोरम दरे र्क 14 ददवसीर्, 11 सदस्र्ीर् दहमालर्न हाइ絍स मोटरसाइककल खोज-र्ािा को लेजटटनᴂट जनरल वाई.के . जोशी ने हरी झंिी ददखाई। • The expedition began on 7 April 2019 and traversed over 1000 Km in the forbidding landscape of Eastern Ladakh.
• अलभर्ान 7 अप्रैल 2019 को शु셂 हुआ और पूवी ल饍दाख के िरावने परर饃श्र् मᴂ 1000 ककलोमीटर से अधधक की चढाई की गर्ी। Extra Highlights
• The expedition team comprised six motorcyclists from the Army Service Corps. • अलभर्ान दल मᴂ सेना सेवा कोर के छह मोटरसाइककल चालक शालमल थे।