Around INDIA
# Ministry of Human Resource Development
has constituted a high – power seven member committee headed by V. S. Oberoi to
examine the system of conducting Class 10 and Class 12 examinations to prevent
question paper leaks; the committee to submit its report by May 31, 2018
# Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
has instituted a committee to regulate online portals, including news websites,
entertainment sites and media aggregators
# India emerged as the third most
vulnerable country (1 – USA and 2 – China) in terms of risk of cyber threats
such as malware, spam and ransomware in 2017: Internet Security Threat Report
# The Supreme Court asked the Centre to
respond an affidavit filed by the Election Commission of India to amend the law
to prevent candidates contesting from multiple constituencies
# The UIDAI has unveiled the beta version
of “Virtual ID”, which will soon be accepted by service providers in lieu of
Aadhaar number
# Hindi film actor Salman Khan got five
year jail term and a fine of Rs. 10, 000 for having poached two black – bucks
(deer)
# Ministry of Culture has taken up a
project named as JATAN in collaboration with C-DAC, Pune for creating an online
digital repository of museum collections on the national portal
www.museumsofindia.gov.in for the museums under the administrative control of
this Ministry.
# The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
aims to provide basic tourist amenities such as rest rooms, drinking water,
benches, souvenir shops, interpretation centres, and others at the 100
identified Adarsh Smarak, which also includes cafeterias.
# Union Cabinet has approved the signing of
a Cooperation Arrangement between Food Safety & Standards Authority of
India (FSSAI), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW) and
Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation & Livestock (MAIL), Afghanistan for
cooperation in the field of Food Safety and related areas.
# Union Cabinet has given its ex post facto
approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Iran on the
establishment of an expert group on trade remedy measures to promote
cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The MoU was signed on 17thFebruary,
2018 during the visit of the President of Iran.
# Union Cabinet has been apprised of the Memorandum
of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Canada. The MoU was signed on 21st February, 2018 in
New Delhi. The MoU aims at fostering cross-border partnerships focused on
research excellence and industry-academic collaboration between India and
Canada that brings robust innovation gains to both countries.
# Union Cabinet has approved the closure of
Burn Standard Company Ltd (BSCL) - a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE)
under Ministry of Railways.
# Union Cabinet has given its approval for
rightsizing the Competition Commission of India (CCI) from One Chairperson and
Six Members (totalling seven) to One Chairperson and Three Members (totalling
four) by not filling the existing vacancies of two Members and one more
additional vacancy, which is expected in September, 2018 when one of the
present incumbents will complete his term.
# Union Cabinet has given its approval to
the Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018 for better protection
and promotion of human rights in the country.
TAMIL NADU
# State
– appointed Enquiry Officer for the Kurangani forest fire tragedy, Atulya Misra
said he had obtained information on the cause of the fire, adding that the
details would be disclosed in the report to be submitted to the government in
two month’s time
# Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K.
Palaniswamy briefed Governor, Mr. Banwarilal Purohit about the prevailing
situation in the State against the backdrop of the Cauvery protests
# Normal life was affected due to the bandh
called by Opposition parties demanding the Cauvery Management Board (CMB)
# Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K.
Palaniswami presented Chithirai Tamil New Year Awards to eminent Tamil scholars
and institutions that made noted contribution for the development of Tamil, its
literature, grammar and related archaeology and epigraphy [Click for the list of Award winners]
# Governor Mr. Banwarilal Purohit appointed
Karnataka’s Mr. M. K. Surappa as Vice – Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai;
political leaders (except the ruling faction led by OPS – EPS) strongly opposed
the appointment of Karnataka person as VC for the university
# Chief Minister, Mr. Edappadi K.
Palaniswami presented the Tamil Chemmel Awards to 10 Tamil scholars and Award
for Best translators to 10 persons
STATES SCAN
# Himachal Pradesh: Government launched MAA
(Mother’s Absolute Affection) Programme with an aim to promote breastfeeding
# Madhya Pradesh: Government accorded MoS
(Minister of State) status for five seers (Narmadanand Maharaj, Hariharanand
Maharaj, Computer baba, Bhayyu Maharaj and Pandit Yogendra Mahant) in the State
BILATERAL ISSUES
# Senior diplomats of India, Japan and the
U. S. held the 9th trilateral meeting in New Delhi which focused on
connectivity, counter – terrorism and other regional and global issues of
common concern
# Defence Minister, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman
and her Russian Counterpart, General Sergey Shoygu held a bilateral meeting in
Moscow to discuss ways to reinforce defence cooperation between the two sides;
she also attended VII Moscow Conference on International Security
- Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman also attended a
concert by Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan to mark the closing of the
year-long celebrations of the 70th Anniversary of India-Russia diplomatic
relations.
# Nepal Prime Minister, Mr. Khadga Prasad
Sharma Oli to visit India today
WORLD
# China: Commerce Ministry listed 106 U. S.
products, which will be subjected to a 25% tariff, in relation to USA’s
intention to impose fresh tariffs on Chinese products worth $50 billion
# Finland: A Finnish woman who underwent
hormonal therapy to become the country’s first transgender man has given birth
# U. N.: UN Security Council’s updates list
of terrorists and militant groups has 139 entries from Pakistan alone
# USA: President, Mr. Donald trump ordered
the National Guard to deploy to America’s southern border, ratcheting up
pressure on Mexico and taking another step in his quest to clamp down on
illegal immigration
ECONOMICS
# India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s second largest
producer of crude steel; China is the largest producer: SUFI (Steel Users
federation of India)
# RBI kept interest rates unchanged in the first policy meeting
of 2018-19
SPORTS
#
World’s third most popular sporting event Commonwealth Games 2018 was started
in Gold Coast, Australia
- 2018 CWG: India stands at 4th place with
1 Gold and 1 Silver in medals table on the end of Day 1
- India’s Mirabai Chanu won Gold medal in
women’s 48kg weightlifting and Gururaj won Silver medal in men’s 56kg
weightlifting
# Himanta Biswa Sarma was unanimously
elected as the President of Badminton Association of India
MISC
# April 05: National Maritime Day; to
commemorate the maiden voyage of Scindia Steam navigation Company 9one of
India’s oldest shipping companies), “SS Loyality” that sailed from Bombay to
London in 1919
# NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has
discovered “Icarus”, the farthest individual star ever seen; the star has been
named Icarus after the Greek mythological character who flew very close to the
Sun with wings of feathers and wax that melted
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