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Apr 30, 2015

April 2015 Events - IV Week



April 22 – 30, 2015








APR
22
International Mother Earth Day [Theme:"It's Our Turn To Lead"]
Union Sports Ministry suspended recognition of Paralympic Committee of India
Cabinet nod for juvenile law changes
Mukesh Khanna to be the new Chairperson of the Children Film Society of India
First meeting of Environment Ministers of BRICS nations organised in Moscow
Andhra to introduce MV tax on Telangana transport vehicles
Bihar thuderstorm kills 42
Shah Rukh Khan honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015
Sri Lanka: Basil Rajapaksa arrested
Railways launched mobile app utsonmobile for paperless unreserved tickets
President released Postage Stamp commemorating 200 years of Old Seminary in Kottayam
ICICI Bank launched payment service Tap-n-Pay
MakeMyTrip acquired travel startup Mygola






APR
23
World Book and Copyrights Day [Theme: "Read The World"]; World Book Capital for 2015 is Incheon (South Korea)
New York Times won prestigious Pulitzer prizes for West Africa Ebola coverage
Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand declared as India's 48th Tiger Reserve
Japanese Maglev train set the world speed record of 603 kmph
Cricket South Africa launched Africa T20 Cup
IOC President Thomas Bach named ambassador of HeForShe by UN Women
Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting received ISO 9001:2008 certification
Indian-American Vivek Murthy took oath as 19th US Surgeon General
Cyclonic storm struck the north-eastern border districts of Bihar.
Union Cabinet approved agreement between India and Jordan on maritime transport
Union Cabinet approved the introduction of The Commercial Courts Bill 2015 in Parliament






APR
24
Union Government rolled out online LTV applications system for Pakistani nationals
Indo-French Naval exercise VARUNA commenced at Goa
National Panchyati Raj Day
Japan's Nikkei 225 closed above 20000 for the first time in 15 years
Union Home Ministry puts Ford Foundation under watch list
World Happiness Report 2015: Switzerland, Iceland and Denmark marked as most happiest countries in the world; India is placed at 117 (below Pakistan, Bangladesh and Iraq)
Turrialba Volcano erupted in Costa Rica
Russia, Argentina signed agreements on economic & energy co-operation
Andhra Pradesh Government constituted SIT to probe Chittoor firing
Rajya Sabha passed the Rights of Transgender Persons Bill, 2014






APR
25
Powerful earthquake hits Nepal; more than 6000 people dead
India appointed, Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy to handle the aftermath in the states bordering Nepal earthquake
Modi presented 50th Jnanpeeth Award to Prof Bhalchandra Nemade
China to provide 110 fighter jets to Pakistan
Peter Jan Graaff (Nehtherlands) heads UN Ebola Mission
Russian hackers accessed Obama's email
Barcelona Open 2015: Japan's Kei Nishikori won the title
Asian Indoor Rowing Championships: India won a gold and a bronze medals
Indian-origin diplomat Gopinath Pillai awarded the Outstanding Service Award for his services in Singapore by the National University of Singapore (NUS)
Anil Kapoor conferred with Pandit Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2015
Bank of Baroda tied up with UAE Exchange for instant money transfer







APR
26
India's relief operation to Nepal's earthquake is coded as 'Operation Maitri'
Indian Army conduct an exercise 'Akraman-II' in Rajasthan - to test a new generation of weaponry and platforms employed
'Power Angles' scheme in Uttar Pradesh; any college or school girl is nominated as a special police officer and will act as a link b/w Police and society
AC Double-decker train from Delhi – Lucknow
Aadhar is now world's largest biometric ID system
Indian Origin Sangeetha Bhatia of MIT (USA) bags Heinz Award for her work in tissue engineering and disease detection
London Marathon 2015: Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya and Tigist Tufa of Ethiopia won the men's and women's title respectively
NGT issued notices to five-star hotels, malls to explain failure to harvest rainwater
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred the 50th Jnanpith Award on eminent Marathi litterateur Bhalchandra Nemade
Yashwant Sinha honoured with Officer de la Légion d’Honneur by French Government





APR
27
Capgemini acquires iGate for $4billion
PRASAD scheme: 12 pilgrim centres to get a makeover
US and Japan unveiled new rules for defence cooperation
Instant self-test HIV kit on sale in Britain
Delhi HC appointed Ernst & Ypoung India Pvt Ltd as valuer for Nokia India's Chennai mobile making Plant
Bharatiya Mahila Bank won the Asian Banker Achievement Award 2015
India crowned champions for the first time at 22nd President's Cup Boxing Tournament
Omar Hassan al-Bashir won the Presidential election of Sudan
World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the Shamkir chess tournament held in Shamkir city of Azerbaijan





APR
28
Novelist Siddhartha Gigoo has won the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Asia Region for 'Umbrella Man'
Chennai-born Raja Rajeswari is NYC’s first Indian woman judge
Nepal earthquake: part of India slid about 1 foot to 10 feet Northwards
A single centralised tribunal may be created for resolving the long-pending inter-state water disputes: Parl Panel Report
Calbuco volcano of Chile erupted after 42 years
Delhi government approved farmer compensation scheme named after Gajender Singh
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrived India
An Indonesian firing squad executed eight convicted drug traffickers from several countries, prompting Australia to recall its envoy to Jakarta and bringing an angry reaction from Brazil








APR
29
World Dance Day
Sushma Swaraj launched a logo for the International Day for Yoga
50 crore internet connections by 2018: Ravi Shankar Prasad
War of words b/w China and Vietnam + Philippiness on the construction in Spartly Islands in South China Sea
'Farmers who commit suicide are cowards and criminals' - Om Prakash Dhankar (Haryana Agricultural Min)
Union Cabinet brought corruption under the heinous crime category; also increased the maximum punishment for bribes from 5 years to 7 years
Union cabinet nod for 100 smart cities
Union Cabinet renames JNNURM as AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation)
Centre would take steps to find a permanent solution to the problems faced by fisherfolk communities with Sri Lanka - Sushma Swaraj
Georgia won Women’s World Team Chess Championship held at Chengdu
China won the World Team Chess Championship in Tsaghkadzor (Armenia)
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud appointed Mohammed bin Nayef as Crown Prince




APR
30
Union Government announced to extend e-Tourist Visa scheme to 31 more countries. This extension will be effective from 1 May 2015
Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif appreciated India's efforts in the rescue operations in Nepal.
Venezuela announced to cut working hours to tackle energy crisis
Prime Minister Modi suggested that SAARC countries should conduct regular joint exercises on disaster relief and rescue.
An action agenda for India-Japan investment and trade promotion and Asia-Pacific economic integration was signed b/w India & Japan
Pakistan must open Wagah for trade: Afghan President

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