IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS
OF APRIL 11th, 2019
IMPORTANT
CURRENT AFFAIRS OF APRIL 11th, 2019
1.
The 3-day exercise, ‘Bold Kurukshetra–2019’, is
being conducted between India and Singapore at Babina Cantonment (Jhansi).
a. The two
countries had signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen the defence ties
between Indian Military and Singapore Armed Forces in November, 2017.
b. As per the
agreement, the Singapore military would undergo training and participate in
firing exercise with their Indian counterpart.
c. This will be
the 12th in the series.
d. Aim of Bold
Kurukshetra 2019 : To develop military technology, boost maritime
security and bolster the nations’ fight against terrorism.
2.
43 days after the Indian Air Force struck Jaish-e-Mohammed
training camps in Balakot, Pakistan military today took a
group of international media persons and foreign diplomats on a tour of the
site.
a. The visit
lasted for about 20 minutes and they were shown three ditches on the way where
Pakistan claimed IAF dropped the bombs.
3.
UK PM Theresa May expressed
regret over the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and called it a
shameful scar on British Indian history.
a. However, UK's
Opposition called for "a clear and unequivocal apology" for the
massacre.
b. Around 1,000
people were killed after British troops opened fire on a peaceful gathering in
Amritsar on April 13, 1919.
4.
The UK and the European Union have
agreed to extend Brexit until October 31.
a. The decision
was taken at an emergency meeting in Brussels yesterday where the EU leaders
agreed to offer British Prime Minister Theresa May a six-month extension.
5.
New Zealand Parliament has voted to ban all types of semi-automatic
weapons and assault rifles following
the Christchurch attacks.
a. It is
expected to become law within the next few days after receiving royal assent
from the Governor General.
6.
India has built a 25-bed maternity hospital in Nepal.
a. The hospital
has been built under the Government of India's Small Development
Projects Scheme.
7.
Voting is underway in the 1st phase of general election in
India.
a. Polling is
being held in 91 Parliamentary constituencies, spread over 18 states and two
Union Territories.
b. Simultaneous
voting is also taking place to 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly, 32-seat
Sikkim Assembly, 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly and for 28 of 147
Assembly seats in Odisha.
c. All 25
parliamentary constituencies of Andhra Pradesh, 17 of Telangana, 8 in Uttar
Pradesh, five each of Assam and Uttarakhand, four each in Bihar and Odisha, 2
each of Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, and
one each of Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Andaman
and Nicobar and Lakshadweep are going to polls in this phase.
8.
In an annual tradition, Andhra Pradesh's Kairuppala
village in Kurnool district, organised its 'Pidakala War', which
involves two sides throwing cow dung at each other.
a. The event,
which signifies a mythological Hindu dispute, took place a day after the Ugadi
festival.
b. Villagers
believe that the ritual brings health, prosperity, and rain to the villages.
9.
The Supreme Court today imposed a fine of 20 lakh rupees on
the West Bengal government for imposing a 'virtual' ban on the
public screening of the satirical film Bhobishyoter Bhoot in
the state.
a. The court
ordered that the fine amount shall be given to producers and cinema hall owners
as compensation for violation of their right to freedom of speech and
expression.
10. RailWire
Wi-Fi by RailTel is now live at 1600 railway stations
across the country, with Santacruz railway station in
Mumbai becoming the 1600th station to become a
RailWire Wi-Fi zone.
a. RailTel
Corporation, a "Mini Ratna (category-I)" PSU, is one of the
largest neutral telecom infrastructure providers in the country owning a
pan-India optic fibre network on exclusive Right of Way (ROW) along Railway
track.
b. RailWire is a
retail Broadband initiative of the RailTel, which envisages extending broadband
and application services to the public.
11. President Ram
Nath Kovind launched ‘Veer Parivar App’, a mobile application for
families of CRPF personnel killed in the line of duty.
a. The
application will act as an interface between the Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF) authorities and the next of kin of the slain personnel.
12. WikiLeaks
founder Julian Assange was arrested in London after his
diplomatic asylum was withdrawn by Ecuador, in whose embassy he had been
staying for the past 7 years.
a. Assange faces
several cases in the US, Sweden and the UK.
13. Telugu
poet K Siva Reddy has been selected for Saraswati
Samman for the year 2018.
a. He is being
honored with this prestegious award for his collection of poetry
titled 'Pakkaki Ottigilite'.
b. The award
carries a cash prize of 15 lakh rupees, a citation and a plaque.
14. The National
Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) was awarded the distinction of “Public
Water Agency of the Year” by Global Water Intelligence.
a. The Global
Water Awards are presented at the Global Water Summit, the major business
conference for the water industry worldwide.
b. The awards
recognise excellence across the international water industry and reward those
initiatives in the water, waste water, and desalination sectors, which bring
remarkable improvements in the lives of people.
15. India’s
education technology startup ‘Dost Education’ has bagged a $25,000 Next
Billion Edtech Prize 2019.
a. Ubongo
(Tanzania) and PraxiLabs (Egypt) were the other two winners of the prize.
16. Team India
opener Smriti Mandhana has been named as the Wisden
Almanack's 'Leading Women's Cricketer of the Year'.
a. Note : Mandhana is
currently the top-ranked player in women's ODIs and third in T20Is.
17. In
Badminton, P V Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi
Srikanth and Sameer Verma entered the
quarterfinals of Singapore Open today.
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