Current Affairs PDF

List of Less Important News – April 2023

AffairsCloud YouTube Channel - Click Here

AffairsCloud APP Click Here

list of less Important News April 2023

S.NONEWS TITLENEWS SITES
1SBI announces donation of ₹48 lakh for tree plantationbl
2Prof Dr Renu Cheema Vig appointed as Vice Chancellor of Punjab Universityprint
3Indian Coast Guard Conducts Regional Search And Rescue (SAR) Exercise in Kakinada, Andhra Pradeshpib
4Odisha Foundation Day 2023: April 1it
5Impact of Antarctic ice melting on Ocean currentsis
6Comparison of Presidents in USA and IndiaIS
7What do Russia-China and Saudi-Iran deals mean for India?TH
8FAME II subsidy for electric vehicles at only 52% of its targetBS
9How can humans & animals exist more peacefully?DTE
10GamosaIS
11CERT-in may be exempted from RTITH
12Unified Tariff for natural gas pipelinesTOI
13Compact supercapacitorIS
14Novel catalyst offers to make hydrogen more viable as a fuelTH
15How Plants CommunicateIT
16TitanET
174th Defence cooperation meet between India & Philipines held in DelhiAIR
18Rudrendra Tandon appointed India’s next Ambassador to GreeceTP
19UAE to host third ICAO Conference on Aviation & Alternative FuelsTP
20Government e-Marketplace (GeM) PortalPIB
21WHO: Highest proportional increase of COVID cases is seen in IndiaTH
22More than 40 thousand Amrit Sarovars constructed under Mission Amrit SarovarPIB
23International Monetary Fund (IMF) approves 15.6-billion-dollar support package for Ukraine.AIR
24Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York is set to repatriate 15 stolen Indian artefactsTH
25Italy banned OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot, launching a probe over a suspected breach of data collection rules.TH
26UK signs deal to join trade pact with 11 Asia and Pacific nations.AIR
27Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. SwitzerlandGK
28What is GRB 221009A?GK
29What is Mukupirna fortidentata?WION
30What is Utkala Dibasa?IT
31Piezoelectric Effect in LiquidsHT
32Space System Design LabADDA
33Bodofa Upendranath BrahmaGK
34Combined commander’s conference-2023PIB
35Hindustan zinc limited signed MoU with Rajastan cricket association for development of cricket stadium in JaipurHT
36Dama celiaeGK
37Vice Chancellor of the Panjab UniversityHT
38Output of eight core industries jumps 6% in February, dip in crude oilBS
39NGT slaps Rs 10 crore on Kerala for its failure to protect Ramsar sitesDTE
40ISRO’s EOS-06 satellite captures images in 13 wavelengthsTH
41India’s forex reserves rise $5.98 billion to $578.78 billion.ET
42Fiscal deficit till February hits 83 per cent of FY23 target at Rs 14.5 lakh croreIT
43Sri Lanka fail to qualify directly to ICC Cricket World Cup 2023AIR
44IPL 2023 Schedule, Start Date, Time table, Match List, VenuesADDA
45Fino Payments Bank and Rajasthan Royals ties up for Digital Banking PartnerADDA
46GST revenue collection increases 13% to ₹1.60 lakh crore in March 2023AIR
47Joint Commanders’ conference being held at Bhopal in Madhya Pradeshpib
48PM flags off Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express at Rani Kamlapati Railway Stationair
49Indian Oil Corporation Signs Deal With Russia’s Rosneft To Raise Oil Importsol
50India’s March GST collection rises to second-highest Rs 1.60 lakh crorendtv
51Second Meeting of G20 Employment Working Group begins in Guwahati,Assampib
52Ayush Ministry to hold ‘Yoga Mahotsav’ in Dibrugarh on April 7: Sarbananda Sonowaltoi
534th Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting between India & Philippines held in New Delhipib
54PNGRB amends regulation to allow unified tariff for natural gas pipelineset
55PM Modi flags off Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express at Rani Kamlapati Railway Stationpib
56Britain forges biggest trading deal since Brexit, set to join trans-Pacific pactmint
57GST revenue collection increases 13% to Rs 1.60 lakh crore in March 2023adda
58A book titled “Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire” by Nandini Dasadda
59Kohima, Nagaland to host fourth B20 conference of the Northeast Region from 4th-6th April 2023pib
60Second G-20 EMPOWER meeting of Ministry of Women & Child Development begins in Thiruvananthapurampib
61PNGRB amends regulation to allow unified tariff for natural gas pipelineset
62OPEC members announce cut in oil production exceeding one million barrels per day from next monthair
63China announces ‘renaming’ of 11 places in Arunachal Pradeshth
64After ChatGPT, Italy plans to ban English languagemint
65Fino Payments Bank and Rajasthan Royals ties up for Digital Banking Partneradda
66G20 EMPOWER 2nd Meeting: Accelerating Women’s Economic Empowermentpib
67Sheenu Jhawar becomes the first woman President of TiE Rajasthanbs
68PM SVANidhi Scheme: Loans to Minority Street Vendors Remain Lowadda
69Second G20 EMPOWER meeting of Women and Child Development Ministry will be held from 4th-6th April 2023 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerela.pib
70Kohima, Nagaland will host the fourth B20 conference of the Northeast Region from 4th -6th April 2023et
71SEBI Tightens Norms For Companies Opting Share Buyback Via Stock Exchange Mechanismbl
72The Multiple Indicator Survey (MIS) report of NSS 78th round 2020-21pib
73Georgia Becomes First US State To Pass Resolution Condemning Hinduphobiandtv
74Saudi Arabia launches new national airline Riyadh Airit
75Amazon to launch first of 3,000 internet satellites to space in 2024it
76Why India should cut down on its salt intaketh
77NMC guidelines on professional responsibilities of students, teachersis
78Mahila Nidhiadda
79Himachal Pradesh Sukh Ashraya Bill 2023toi
80J&K: Give plastic, take goldis
81India slams OICie
82Anti-dumping probe into import of sodium cyanideie
83Drug-resistant bacteria strainth
84Artificial meteor showers could soon be a reality: Reportie
85PNGRB amends norms to allow unified tariff for natural gas pipelinesmint
86Saudi Arabia, OPEC+ members announce oil production reductionwion
87Honorary Consulate of Malta in Chennai celebrated the Freedom Day of the Republic of Maltath
88Supreme Court: Service tax will not be levied on corporate guarantees by a parent company to its subsidiaries.et
89Taliban extends ban on women working for NGOs to UN’s mission throughout the country.ndtv
90Former US President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 criminal charges against him.bl
91US pposes China’s move to assign invented names to several places in Arunachal Pradesh.air
92What is Sea Lamprey?ndtv
93What is Chondrostereum purpureum?th
94Mahavir Jayanti – Celebrating the Birth of Mahavirtoi
95Partnership Opportunities in the Lithium Value Chain between India and Chileie
96ISA Permit for Deep Sea Mining of Polymetallic Nodulesis
97CPTPP and Britain’s Membershipadda
98Vaikom Satyagraha was launched in which Indian statesht
99Capulopsyche keralensisth
100Stand Up India Scheme completes seven years, Rs 40,600 cr loans sanctionedani
101RCB Announces Retirement of Jersey Numbers 17 & 333mint
102Centre has no plan to use Aadhar Card for Censusmint
103China’s Yuan Replaces Dollar as Most Traded Currency in Russiaadda
104Govt withdraws windfall gains tax on crude oil productionet
105Under the Kalibai Bheel Medhavi Chhatra Scooty Yojana, Rajasthan Government will distribute scooters to 30,000 meritorious girl studentsbs
106SBM Bank India Blocks Credit Cards Offered in Partnership With Fintechsmint
107Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi inaugurates Sericulture Fair in Gorakhpurani
108TDS on interest to be applicable even in death cases if EPF contribution exceeds ₹2.50 lakhbl
109Vedanta’s Hindustan Zinc Limited Signs MoU with RCA to Set up Anil Agarwal International Cricket Stadium in Jaipuruni
110Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ star Passed awayguardian
111English translation of Nepali novel ‘Phoolange’ to release on Aprilie
112Education Ministry shortlists 9,000 schools for PM SHRI schemeit
113Fiscal deficit touches 82.8% of annual target till Februaryth
114Nokia changes iconic logo for the first time in 60 yearset
115ArcelorMittal-Nippon Steel India JV signs $5 billion loan deal with Japanese bankset
116Iran appoints UAE ambassador for first time since 2016th
117Kenya Space Agency to launch its first operational Satellite.adda
118SC: Critical views on government policies not anti-establishmentth
119Safe City projectpib
120Amrit Sarovar Missionpib
121First-Ever Anti-Spyware Declarationgk
122Trouble for the Gulf of Mannar islandsis
123Pre-draft of National Curriculum Framework for Schoolsth
124PM marks 7 years of Stand-Up Indiapib
125Government Introduces Aquaculture Billth
126Case study: Swabhiman Anchais
127Biotech-KISAN schemepib
128Investment facilitation agreement (IFA)is
129‘Whistling Village’toi
130Kaushambi Mahotsav-2023is
131MeerKAT radio telescopeis
132Short-beaked echidnasis
133Ozone Pollutiontoi
134Jagjivan Ram’s 116th birth anniversary celebrated on 5 Aprilht
135Iran appoints first ambassador to UAE in 8 yearswion
136Suzlon board appoints J P Chalasani as Chief Executive Officerbt
137Kapil Maheshwari named CEO of Welspun New Energyeet
138Former Israel PM Ehud Barak confirms country has nuclear weaponsani
139Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu banned for 4 years by NADAadda
140Iran & Saudi Arabia hold 1st meeting in over 7 years in Chinais
141Second meeting of G20 Development Working Group held at Kumarakomth
142Food & Drugs Administration of UT, in collaboration with FSSAI, to organise Eat Right Millet Mela in Jammu.air
143Ministry of Cooperation approved grant-in-aid of 30 crore to establish Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Managementani
144Iran appoints first UAE ambassador since 2016 amid realignment of relations between Gulf states and Iranair
145French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Beijing.ht
146Study: SARS-CoV-2 virus not found in animal samples from Huanan seafood marketth
147U.S. and South Korea hold air drills involving B-52H strategic bomber.th
148Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023 were notified; Online platforms must take down PIB-flagged ‘fake news’.it
149Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurates 200th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Dayanand Saraswatiair
150Cultural asset mapping data on villages covered under ‘Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar’ programme will be made available on a web portal from May.th
151High inflation remained the biggest concern for the people of Bangladesh in 2022, says the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) resultair
152Centre extends ceasefire agreements with three Naga groups for a further period of one year.ndtv
153Ministry of Education released a “pre-draft” version of the National Curriculum Framework for School Education.th
154Total enrolments under various schemes of NPS, APY crossed 1.35 crore margin during FY 2022-23.air
155UAE and Vietnam sign declaration to begin talks on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.air
156France and China sign several economic agreements in sectors such as transport, energy, agriculture, culture and science.air
157Paris’ Ban on e-Scooterie
158Mount Kilimanjaro and the Promotion of Gaddi Culturegk
159Izu-Ogasawara Trench and the Finding of the Deepest Fishgk
160Squirrelpox Virus in Walesgk
1615th International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructurepib
162National Medical Council’s Guidelines on Professional Responsibilities of Students and Teachersth
163Himachal Pradesh Sukh Ashraya (Care, Protection and Self Reliance of Children) Bill, 2023gk
164New Jumping Spider Speciesgk
165Women Officers in Regiment of Artilleryadda
166Australia’s Gender Pay Gap Lawgk
167Mission commander of the Artemis II missionie
168Naval base Camilo osias,camp Melchor Dela cruz,Belabae island,and Lal-lo airport sites are in which countryair
169Election commission announced to hold next general election using the ballot paper in which countryair
170Rosneft oil company signed agreement with IOCLet
171Winter Youth olympic games Gangwon 2024adda
172Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Managementani
173Peru removed as host of 2023 FIFA Under-17 Men’s World Cupadda
174Indian-American physician honoured with young urologist of the year awardadda
175Sarnbanada Sonowal Flags Off International Yoga Mahotsav in Dibrugarhtoi
176India’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Fell from the Peaket
177‘Subby’ Subramaniam appointed Warrant Officer of UK’s RAFadda
178Indian-American physician Dr. Nitya Abraham honoured with young urologist of the year award.toi
179Ukrainian president decorated with Poland’s top award.adda
180Brazilian Dante Akira Uwai Wins Medal Design Competition for Gangwon 2024.adda
181Seventh India-Japan Defence Policy Dialogue held in New Delhiit
182India slams OIC for its ‘anti-India’ agenda.adda
183103rd birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankar on April 7et
184Adani Power Ltd opened a new power plant in Jharkhand that will supply electricity to Bangladesh.toi
185Anshuman Singhania new chairman of tyre makers body ATMAadda
186Suzlon board appoints J P Chalasani as Chief Executive Officerbt
187India plans green hydrogen incentives of at least 10% of costreuters
188Dr.Nitya Abraham awarded young urologist of the Year awardadda
189Telangana’s Kanti Velugu programme screens 1 crore for eye problemstoi
190Kiren Rijiju releases 1st edition of Dogri version of Constitution of Indiaadda
191Ministry of Finance to roll out 3 month long campaign to achieve saturation under PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana & PM Suraksha Bima Yojanabs
1922nd Meeting of Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion concludes in Hyderabad, Telanganabs
193Reliance, Jio raise $5 billion in largest syndicated loan in Indiath
194Ministry of Corporate Affairs appointed Grant Thornton Bharat to Assist in Capacity Buildingbl
195Bank of Maharashtra launches digitised personal loansbl
196RBI excludes Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC from Second Schedulebs
197EESL installed more than 1.28 Cr. LED Street Lights across 29 States under Street Lighting National Programmepib
198Spouses of H-1B visa holders can work in United Statesth
199Apple BKC to be the first Apple Store in Indiatoi
200Kal National Rifle Association of Indiaadda
201Chennai to host Street Child Cricket World Cup in Septemberth
202ISRO: Second Space Age.is
203Track and Trace system for export of pharmaceuticals consignmentsth
204Genome India Projectth
205Building a blue economy: What India can learn from Chinaie
206The Language Friendship Bridgeth
207Changing definition of Rural-Urban areas in Indiaet
208Blockchain project to explore the potential of Web3is
209Legendary theatre actor Jalabala Vaidya passes awayadda
210Israel launches retaliatory airstrikes against targets in Syriaet
211Last-living Nazi trials lawyer Ben Ferencz passes awayht
212Priyanshu Rajawat wins Orleans Masters 2023 men’s singles titleit
213Guwahati Tea Auction Centre to celebrate 200 years of Assam teatoi
214AAP gets national party status, TMC, CPI, NCP loses national party tagie
215Govt organizes PMNAM National Apprenticeship Fair in Udhampurjls
216India, Vietnam reiterate commitment to deepen strategic partnershipair
217Report: Prevalence of obesity, and dyslipidemia among Indians has risen.th
218Union government is set up to constitute the Sixteenth Finance Commission in November 2023.toi
219State-owned non-banking finance firm REC raises USD 750 million through green bonds.et
220The Centre is planning a comprehensive livestock insurance scheme modelled on the Prime Minister’s Fasal Bima Yojana.bs
221India’s active Covid caseload crosses 35,000-mark, according to the Union Health Ministry datamint
222Himachal Pradesh launches project Sanjeevani to empower dairy farmers.adda
223Maharashtra government introduces vacant land tax for assets registrationmint
224Russia destroys 70000-tonne fuel depot near southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia.air
225India’s Priyanshu Rajawat defeated Denmark’s Magnus Johannesen to claim the men’s singles title at the Orleans Mastersnews18
226Covid jab Covovax will be available on CoWIN portal soonmint
227Electric two-wheeler sales in India rose over twofold to 8,46,976 units in 2022-23 compared with the previous fiscal.th
228US Navy says ‘USS Milius’ conducts navigational rights and freedoms mission in South China Sea.air
229China reports first death from H3N8 bird flu, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).mint
230Draft National Curriculum Framework for School Educationtw
231Kerala Green Energy Corridorth
232Operation Cookie Monster and Genesis Marketnews18
233Places of Worship Act, 1991ndtv
234“Madhyamam Broadcasting Limited vs Union of India & Ors” Caseie
235Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill 2023ie
236NIRCam Instrumentwion
237Unclaimed deposits of Rs 35,012 crore with PSU banks transferred to RBI: MoS Finance Bhagwat Karadet
238Adani Power Limited (APL) commences supply to Bangladesh from Godda plant in Jharkhandmint
239Bangladesh, Japan and India to hold connectivity meet in Tripuraet
240Gold Imports Dip 30% To $31.8 Billion in April–February 2023toi
241Cipla Inks Licensing Pact With Novartis For Diabetes Drugadda
242Anshuman Singhania New Chairman Of Tyre Makers Body ATMAadda
243ChaosGPT, AI Bot to Harm Humanitymint
244PM Jan Dhan Yojana sees record ₹50,000 crore surge in balance.bl
245Ministry of Culture promotes Indian folk arts and culture abroad through Global Engagement Schemeair
246196th birth anniversary of Jyotirao Govindrao Phuleadda
247Google fined $32 million in South Korea for anti-competitive behaviourth
248I-T dept notifies Cost Inflation Index for current fiscaltoi
249Jakson Green partners with NTPC to set up methanol plantbl
250Paradip Port handles record annual traffic of 135.36 MMTtoi
251Bajaj Finance partners with SBI General Insurance to offer more consumer-centric motor insurance policiesmint
252Total balance in Jan Dhan accounts sees record spurt in FY23et
253Network Planning Group under PM Gati Shakti approves 4 infra projectset
254MHA to provide financial assistance to States to help underprivileged inmates secure bailth
255China Successfully undertakes military drill ‘Operation Joint Sword’ encircling Taiwantoi
256Resurfacing of extremism in Punjabis
257Militarisation of spaceet
258Abuse of preventive detention lawtl
259Frame menstrual hygiene policyie
260How can L-G act without the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers?et
261Consistent Renewable energyet
262Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authoritybl
263Bhu-Aadhaar or ULPINprint
264Education ministry to organise Young Authors Conference on April 12-13nc
265World Parkinson’s Day: 11 Aprilht
266Uzbekistan invites India’s EC to witness April 30 referendumet
267Maha to observe Savarkar’s birthday as ‘Swatantraveer Gaurav Din’print
268Uttar Pradesh to plant 35 crore saplings in a single day in July 2023ht
269Retail inflation drops to 5.66% in March from 6.44% inmint
270India, Estonia hold 12th Foreign Office Consultationsani
271India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts normal monsoon; India’s four-year run of heavy summer monsoon rainfall is likely to end this yearth
272US President Joe Biden arrives in Belfast capital of Northern Ireland to commemorate 25th anniversary of Good Friday Agreement.th
273Consumer inflation eases to 5.66% in March; This is higher than the 6.5% average price rise projected by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)th
274IIP Data: Industrial output of the country rises 5.6 percent in February 2023, on a year-on-year basis.air
275Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in China for an official visit aimed at boosting tieS.air
276Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2022 shows that the poverty rate in Bangladesh declined from 24.3 percent in 2016 to 18.7 percent in 2022air
277Support for Poor Prisoners Schemeair
278Balikatan Drills between the US and the Philippinesadda
279Draft ‘Sagarmala Innovation and Start-up Policy’pib
280International Conference on Defence Finance & Economicspib
281RailTel and Electronic Knowledge Network Projectgk
282Muthuvans and Human-Animal Conflictsgk
283What is Crab Nebula?wion
284Discovery of Bacteria Resistant to Colistinwion
285Operation Joint Swordtoi
286Swatantryaveer Gaurav Dayadda
287Nilesh Sambare honored with the ‘Maratha Udyog Ratna 2023’ by Maratha Entrepreneurs Development and Guidance Institute Maharashtadda
288W20 International Meeting to commence at Jaipur in Rajasthanair
289LIC appoints Ratnakar Patnaik as Chief Investment Officer, PC Paikray as Chief Risk Officermint
290Jung Chae Yul, Zombie Detective Actress Passed Awayet
291ADR Report Reveals Chief Ministers Asset Detailsig
292Central Authorities Abolish 18 Pharma Licensesmint
293Gujarat Made the Best Use of MPLADS Funds in FY23bl
294South Korea to conduct first launch of commercial-grade satelliteht
295Central University of Kerala awards its first Honorary D.Litt to P.T. Ushath
296Industrial output of the country rises 5.6 percent in February 2023air
297Andhra Pradesh’s Jagan Mohan Reddy most wealthiest CM in Indiamint
298ATMA elects Anshuman Singhania as new Chairman and Arnab Banerjee as new Vice-Chairmanbl
299Royal Enfield partners with Indian Ice Hockey Women’s Teamet
300HDFC Bank to raise Rs 50,000 crore via bonds over next 12 monthset
301Finance Secretary-led panel to review NPS for government employeesbl
302UP bags 3rd position in providing tap water connections in country, beats Rajasthanprint
303Odisha PVTG Nutritional Improvement Programme (OPNIP)is
304Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) 2023is
305Indigenous chip for NavICis
306Constitutional authorities in Indiaht
307Complete Human Genomeit
308Indian philosophy can guide the worldis
309LIC appoints Ratnakar Patnaik as Chief Investment Officermint
310Baisakhi and Bohag Bihu: 14 Aprilht
311The second quadrilateral meet on Afghanistan held in Samarkandair
312Bangladesh issues 5-point guideline for limited import of Indian Filmsair
313Nitin Gadkari addresses 11th International Conference on Portstoi
31412th session of India-Spain Economic Cooperation meet held in Delhiadda
315G20 MACS Meeting of agri chief scientists to be held in Varanasipib
316SJVN gets nod to develop 669 MW Lower Arun hydropower project in Nepalddc
317DR Congo to audit and review ‘unfair’ Chinese mining contractsani
318University Grants Commission (UGC) has notified a new set of regulations for redressal of grievances of students.th
319Andhra Pradesh begins Online process for issuance of new accreditation cards to journaliststh
320Festivals of Vishu, Rongali Bihu, Naba Barsha, Vaisakhadi, Meshadi, and Puthandu Pirappu being celebrated in different parts of countryair
321Net Direct tax collection increases by 172.83 percent in the last nine yearsair
322A powerful cyclone Ilsa hit Western Australia close to Port Hedland as a category five storm.bbc
323Vishu and Bengali Noboborsho are being celebrated in various parts of the countryht
324Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been summoned by the CBI regarding Delhi excise policy caseht
325Textile and apparel exports contracted 14% in 2022-2023 compared with the previous year.th
326The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has confirmed financial support of USD 1 billion to Pakistan.et
327ITBP Battalions in Arunachal Pradeshet
328EDPB’s ChatGPT Task Forcetoi
329Incident Management Serviceset
330Vegetable Production System (Veggie)wion
331Starship’s First Uncrewed Flight Testtoi
332NCPCR’s Guidelines for Conducting Preliminary Assessment for Child Offendersie
333Uttaramerur Inscriptionie
334Insurance Samadhan launches Polifyx, a one-stop solution for customerscnbc
335Highest direct tax buoyancy in 15 years in FY22, shows CBDT databs
336Country’s overall exports register growth of 13.84 percent in 2022-23 over 2021-22air
337NTPC to list green energy arm in FY24; strategic investment plan failsbs
338BHEL-led consortium bags order to supply 80 sleeper class Vande Bharat trains worth over Rs 9,600 croreet
339Meta’s Whatsapp comes with Updated Security Featuresbt
340PM Modi Inaugurates Healthcare Projects at IIT Guwahatimint
341New York City appoints first-ever ‘Rat Czar’.adda
342Baisakhi 2023: Celebrating the Harvest Festival.adda
343India to host maiden Global Buddhist meet next weekadda
344WhatsApp launches ‘Stay Safe’ campaign to educate on online safetyie
345Shakib and Ishimwe clinch ICC Player of the Month awards for March 2023.ss
346‘Vande Metro’ to be rolled out by December 2023, says Ashwini Vaishnaw.mint
347Save the Elephant Day 2023 celebrates on 16 Apriladda
348Andhra Pradesh’s CM Jagan Mohan Reddy wealthiest CM in India: ADR Report.adda
349Maiden Automation Expo South will be held at Chennai Trade Centre at Chennai, Tamil Nadu from April 26, 2023ddc
350According to “India Ransomware Report 2022”, India saw a 53 percent increase in ransomware incidents in 2022et
351Festival of Vishu, Rongali Bihu, and Puthandu Pirappu celebratedair
352Army Commanders Conference to be organised in hybrid formatpib
353Global Conference on Compressed Biogas to be held in New Delhipib
354Normal monsoon despite El Nino, 96% rainfall likely: IMDie
355Retail inflation declines to 5.66% in Marchet
356Cost inflation index number for FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25) used for LTCG calculation notified by CBDTet
357Elena Geo Systems launches NavIC chip to reduce dependence on GPSbl
358The link between ‘flash droughts’ and climate changeis
359‘Jana Raj Bhavan’ initiativeis
360Ethylene oxidebl
361Bioluminescenceie
362Vedanta partners with 20 Korean firms to establish a hubmint
363Shaili Singh qualifies for Asian Games with 2nd longest jump in Indiaair
364South Korea,US and Japan begin trilateral missile defence exerciseair
365G7 countries committed in ensuring carbon-free electricity productionth
366World champion Francesco Bagnaia wins the Americas MotoGPth
367Finland’s largest nuclear reactor has entered its service phaserte
368Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka recorded the highest temperature in 58 yrsair
369Ivan Dodig & Austin Krajicek win Monte-Carlo Masters doubles titleprint
370Montana becomes first state to pass bill banning TikTokair
371The first edition of the biannual Army Commanders conclave 2023 will be conducted in Hybrid formatair
372Steel Ministry: Disinvestment process of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited is under progressair
373NITI Aayog mulls Electric Vehicle policy review to reduce dependence on Chinaet
374The Sudanese military and a paramilitary group battled for control of the nation; 61 dead and 670 injured after clashes.cbc
375CAPF to hold exams in 13 local languages; MHA and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) would sign an addendum to the existing MoU.th
376Supreme Court announced the formation of a new Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice to hear petitions seeking legal recognition of same-sex marriages.it
377New foreign trade policy allows duty-free import of life-saving drugs and Rakhis as gifts.th
378French President Emmanuel Macron signed his controversial pension reform into law despite proteststoi
379NIMHANS-AHT Comprehensive Mental-Health Action Program for Rural Communitiesie
380Banking on Climate Chaos Reportdte
381China Stays India’s No. 1 Source Of Imports, Russia Gains Groundet
382Securitisation volume surged 33% to over ₹1.8-lakh crore in FY23et
383ITC to expand climate smart initiative to a million farmersfe
384CBIC likely to introduce new system of publishing daily currency exchange ratesadda
385G7 Ministers commit to move to carbon-free power by 2035th
386Nepal Appoints Narayan Prasad Saud as Next Foreign Ministerprint
387Syria Becomes Biggest Narco-State in the Worldadda
388Virginia Norwood rewarded as The Mother of Landsatie
389Bihu performance in Guwahati creates Guinness World Recordadda
390Net direct tax collections at Rs 16.6 lakh crore in 2022-23, up 160% from 2013-14adda
391European Space Agency’s (ESA) first-ever mission to find alien lifeth
392WPI inflation eases to a 29-month low of 1.34% in March 2023mint
393Confederate of Indian Industry (CII) co-organizes Digital Health Summit 202pib
394Northern Arc Capital facilitates $20 million ECB loan for CreditAccess Grameenbl
395UGC issues new regulations for students’ grievance redressalit
396India to bridge language gap with neighboursth
397Cyclone Ilsa hits Western Australia coastbbc
398Jindal Steel and Power Ltd to set up new rail mill in Odishamint
399Ashok Leyland launches ‘Re-AL’ electronic marketplace for used commercial vehicleset
400Ireland’s top rally driver Craig Breen passed awayit
401Railways introduces HSN codes to stem losses from commodity transportbs
402Businesses with an annual turnover of ₹100 cr and above get 7-day window to report old invoicesbl
403Farm Distress Indexis
404WTO panel rules against Indiath
405Space Seedsddc
406Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats (PRET)dte
407Toque Macaquesis
408Nike, Adidas shoes maker Pou Chen to invest in Indiabt
409Neeli Bendapudi named to a US-India task forceadda
410Amit Shah presides over Chintan Shivir to implement PM Modi’s visionair
411Pt.Vinodanand Jha’s 123rd birth anniversary was celebrated in Bihar.tb
412Rajasthan government spend 46 crore for Right to education.toi
413Ukraine and World Bank agree on $6 billion recovery programmeet
414Jyothi Surekha Vennam equals qualification world record in Turkeyprint
415Maharashtra Govt has announced 4% reservation for disabled employeesair
416Indian Railways has registered a record revenue of two lakh 40 thousand crore rupees for the financial year 2022-23.ndtv
417Bangladesh issues 5-point guideline for limited import of films made in the languages of ‘the Indian subcontinent’air
418Russia’s Andrey Rublev wins Monte Carlo title after winning the final against Denmark’s Holger Rune.ss
419India plans to appeal against WTO ruling on IT tariffs.reu
420UN Secretary-General condemns outbreak of fighting in Sudan, calls for an immediate ceasefire to resolve crisis.air
421Kuwait’s Crown Prince announces dissolution of National Assembly and calls for new elections.air
422SOPs for Safety and Security of Journalistsgk
423Epstein-Barr Virus and Associated Ailmentscnn
424Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technologymint
425Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imageret
426Plants’ Distress Noises and Contributions of Jagadish Chandra Boseie
427Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron (EMIC) Wavesis
428National Health Claims Exchange (HCX)-Sandboxcnbc
429Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer(IXPE) of which space agencies released image of Crab Nebulawion
430e-prosecution portalndtv
431Olkiluoto 3(OL3)dh
432ARTSENS for screening for cardiovascular diseasestoi
433Garra laishramitnie
434India and Russia crossed bilateral trade target of 30 billion dollars before target 2025air
435IMF: China to be top world growth source in next five yearsmc
436Bangladesh: India opens its 16th Visa application centre in Kushtiaadda
437Fabindia announces former Tata Group executive Rajeshwari Srinivasan as new CEObt
438Scientists probe characteristics of a form of plasma wave identified in the Indian Antarctic station, Maitrigov
439India gets over $60 bn in PE-VC investments for third year straight: Reportbs
440Centre re-introduces windfall tax on crude oilmint
441Toyota Motor Corporations Starts ‘Wheels on Web’mint
442India-born academic named in task force to expand US-India univ partnerships.adda
443India to challenge WTO panel ruling on ICT import duties at appellate body.ie
444R Madhavan son ‘Vedaant’ won 5 gold medals at the 2023 Malaysiabt
445First Indigenous woman to play Test for Australia ‘Aunty Faith Thomas’ passed away. She was 90tg
446Jio Institute signed agreement with Principals’ Training Center of US to offer training programs for educators.ani
447IIT-Madras scientists develop portable screening device to assess risk of cardiovascular diseases.ie
448NASA’s Lucy mission captures first views of Jupiter Trojan asteroidsadda
449Kenya double as Chebet, Obiri dominate Boston Marathon.adda
450Telugu actor and comedian Allu Ramesh passes awayet
451ACKO partners with Ola to Introduce Battery Insurance Plan for Electric Vehiclesmint
452G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Sapporo held in Japandte
453Aadhaar brought down KYC cost to ₹3 from as high as ₹700bl
454Reforms in Indian Civil Servicesmint
455India’s first environmental referendumdte
456Cartelization among domestic tyre manufacturersth
457Nitish Kumar has Inaugurated Medanta Conclave 2023toi
458GST collections in Rajasthan increased by 23% in the FY-23toi
4598th India-Thailand Defence Dialogue to be held in Bangkok on April 20air
460Maharashtra mandates grades for Marathi subject in non-state affiliateht
461Centre asks States to enforce new rules to check stray dog numbers.th
462Tamil Nadu Assembly adopted a resolution urging the Centre to extend quota for Dalit Christians.th
463NMDC is exploring Australian lithium reserves for mining.et
464RBI calls meeting of all bank boards to discuss governance and supervisory.et
465More than 80 people were killed and hundreds injured in the stampede at the capital city of war-torn Yemen.et
466Thales Data Threat Report 2023tnn
467Adani Green Energy Gets Certification From DNV For Water Conservationmc
468Football Intercontinental Cup to be Organized in Junetoi
469Chennai ranks among top 5 in digital payment transactions in 2022: Report.adda
470Cricketer Faf du Plessis’s autobiography is to be released in May 2023toi
471IIT Bombay to introduce new form of convocation called Commencement Ceremony.ht
472Election Commission introduces Vote from Home option in Karnataka Assembly electionswion
473US President announces 36th security package in new military aid for Ukraine of 325 million dollars.air
474Mahua to be used in health drinks, chocolates and cookies in Madhya Pradeshbs
475Ministry of Food Processing Industries organized a Millets Fair-cum-Exhibition at the ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpurpib
476Eight states notify guidelines for monitoring direct selling entities.bs
477The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems Reportadda
478“A Breakthrough For People and Planet: Effective And Inclusive Global Governance for Today And The Future” Reportgk
479Vodafone Idea reappoints Kumar Mangalam Birla non-executive directorie
480ITC Market Value spikes over 5 Trillionet
481Elon Musk removed Blue Checks on Twitteret
482NE’s largest multipurpose indoor stadium being built in Shillongadda
483Nagaland gets approval from NMC for setting up its first medical college.bs
484Rural housing under flagship scheme rises 25% in FY23adda
485Tamil Nadu assembly passes Bill allowing 12-hour work days, DMK allies.print
486Tier 2, 3 Indian cities saw 162% growth in loan applications in 2022et
487Royal Sundaram launches add-on covers for vehicle insurance policiesbl
488Asia-Pacific Leaders’ Conclave on Malaria Elimination to commence at Delhipib
489Toyota launches ‘Wheels on Web’, company’s first-ever online retail sales platformmint
490AI use for Road safetygov
491BMC developing 14 new urban forestsie
492Maharashtra school installs AI machine to assess food qualityndtv
493Van Vihar National Park of Bhopal bans single-use plasticbs
494Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates one of its kind Future of Work exhibition under G20 Education Working Group (EdWG) meetingpib
495CBIC: Electronic Cash Ledger (ECL) for payment of custom duty has been accepted by people.tnn
496Azerbaijan sets up first checkpoint on key route to its rival country Armeniawion
497Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will inaugurate the ‘Mehngai Rahat Camp’, to provide relief to people from rising pricesie
498Centre launched over 250 network towers to provide 4G mobile connectivity in border areas of Arunachal Pradesh.air
499Per capita income gap between Karnataka’s richest, poorest districts widens.bs
500U.K. tests new emergency alert system on millions of phones.th
501Satellite RHESSIspace
502New Military advisor to the National security council secretariatit
503Nua(Nutana Unnata Abhilasha) schemetoi
504Kenya’s Kiptum Wins London Marathon in 2nd Fastest Timeadda
5052023 Locked Shields cyber-defense exercise held in Tallinn by NATO.adda
506Sidharth Rao, co-founder of Webchutney, passes awaybl
507A new book ‘A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change’ launchedtoi
508MoPNG Successfully completed Barauni Guwahati pipelinepib
509SEBI issues a procedure for seeking prior approval for change in control of vault managerscnbc
510WayCool launches FMCG subsidiary ‘BrandsNext’bl
511Carrie Fisher to Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Famespace
512Farming: Carbon credit marketmint
513Farmer producer companies (FPC)dte
514India’s Y20 Pre-Summit Under G20 Presidency Held in Ladakhprint
515India Pavilion at Global Education & Training Exhibition Inauguratedadda
516Rashki Launches India’s First-ever Range of Handbags Made from Bananaani
517Xypex Announces Launch of First Production Plant in Indiaol
518INTACH urges govt to conserve 600-year-old Vilakkumadom at Thirunellith
519KPMG ESG Conclave and Awards honor India’s changemakerset
520Akamai launches “Brand Protector” to safeguard against phishing attackani
521Supreme Court: ‘Governors should return Bills they do not agree to as soon as possible and not sit over them’.th
522OPEC’s share of India’s oil imports fell in 2022-23 to the lowest in at least 22 yearswion
523India is considering linking its power grid to those of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates through undersea cablesmint
524Japan’s Health Ministry approves country’s first abortion pill.air
525Health Ministry released the National Health Accounts Estimates for India (2019-20); share of out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) has declined from 62.6% in 2014-15 to 47.1% in 2019-20.pib
526The Capital expenditure by states during April-February 2023, was 11.9% higher compared to the previous year.fe
527Mana Villageit
528Meeting of trade ministers of the grouping known as “C+C5” was hosted by which countryecns
529Men’s London Marathon 2023et
530Which countries have decided to establish a Chambe rof Commercemint
531Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Inaugurates One Of Its Kind Exhibition On “Future Of Work” At G20 EdWG Meet Bhubaneswarpib
532India likely to move to upper-middle-income category by 2047: Bibek Debroyet
533Commerce ministry terminates anti-dumping probe on Chinese chemical importset
534Monetary Authority Of Singapore Clears Merger Of HDFC Investments With HDFC Banket
535Share of Govt Health Expenditure in country’s total GDP increases from 1.13% in 2014-15 to 10.35% in 2019-20air
536Biodiesel Project to be Initiated Soon in Ayodhya Cityadda
537G20 Park: Delhi’s Waste-to-Wonder Concept Aligns with PM’s Vision for a Sustainable Future.adda
538Who is Udai Tambar, Indian-origin CEO on racial justice advisory board in New York City?.mint
539Gujarat celebrates 20 years of PM Modi’s Swagat Initiative.et
540Bengaluru is all set to witness Zero Shadow Day today across the cityadda
541India, Iran and Armenia forms new trilateral to deepen regional relations.wion
542Uday Kotak will become non-executive, non-independent director at Kotak Mahindra Bank.et
543Cyber-Defense Exercise “Locked Shields” 2023 held by NATO in Tallinn, Estonia.adda
544State Bank of India (SBI) opened a specialised branch for start-ups at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai, Maharashtra.bl
545Index of Economic Freedom Significance, Methodology and Rank of India.adda
546DRDO organizes Conference on Optimising Human Capital of Armed Forcespib
547PM Modi to attend 20th anniversary of SWAGAT initiative in Gujaratair
548Ministry of Railways will start Puri-Gangasagar Divya Ka shi Yatra from Punepib
549European Union Parliament Approves MiCA for Crypto Regulationet
550INOX Air Products Commissions 21.3 MWp Solar Power Plant in Uttar Pradesh for green oxygen supplyet
551Airtel partners with Secure Meters to deploy NB-IoT in Biharbl
552The average ticket size of loans under PMMY nearly doubled in 8 yearsbl
553Air India signs multi-year global distribution services partnership with US-based Sabre Corporationdh
554SEBI proposals clear the air on ESG investmentsbl
555India attracts fifth of PE inflows into the Asia-Pacific regionbl
556Alibaba splits into six units, plans new IPOs in historic overhaulbs
557Synergy Group wins prestigious Tanker Operator Awardbl
558Jack Dorsey introduces Bluesky for Androidbl
559IIT Madras Scientists develop an ‘Easy-to-use Screening Device for reliable assessment of Blood Vessel Healthbl
560Eco-Sensitive Zonesth
561Fall of Indus Valley Civilisationis
562Digital Services Acttoi
563Powers of the governor under Article 200toi
564Delhi’s Zafar Mahalht
565European Commission and EIB to invest €18bn in climate actionmint
566Workshop on Indian Cinema inaugurated at Colomboair
567Index of Eight Core Industries increases by 3.6 percent in March 2023pib
568Man City striker Haaland breaks record for most goals in 38-gamesani
569Dima Hasao insurgent group signs peace pact with Assam Centreth
570KBM Spices appoints Parineeti Chopra as brand ambassadorbs
571US state of Pennsylvania declares Diwali as official holidayndtv
572US bans Sri Lankan governor’s entry for violation of human rightsani
573Pope allows women to vote at upcoming bishops’ meetingwion
574SC lifts complete ban on ESZ constructionsht
575Meghalaya hills council team in Tripura to study functioning of tribalth
576India sends third ship to Port Sudan for evacuating citizenset
577Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates Summit on Farm Machinery Technology.pib
578The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) defers 2nd phase of Customs e-payment.fe
579Iran seized Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in Gulf of Oman and alleges the US Navy.air
580CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao is set to inaugurate new Dr. B R Ambedkar Telangana State Secretariat in Hyderabad.air
581National Manufacturing Innovation Survey (NMIS) 2021-22 findings were released.gk
582US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol secures a landmark deal.air
583India Pavilion at Global Education and Training Exhibition Inaugurated at Dubaiadda
584Japan has invited applications for the 17th edition International Manga Award.ah
585Third phase of the 5T School Transformation Initiative launched in which stateprint
58637th edition of National games 2023 held inadda
587INTERALPIN 2023 Fairpib
5882023 Hyundai Archery world cup stage 1ss
5892023 Special 301 report on Intellectual property protection and enforcementit
590Indiahandmade Portalfe
591Kannada actor and director Tapori Satya had passed awayet
592State Bank Of India Raises $750 Million Via Bondsmint
593Embassy REIT CEO Vikaash Khdloya Resigns; Aravind Maiya To Become New CEO From July 1et
594India-UAE agreement: Easier norms for gold import on the anvilbs
595Enrolments under Atal Pension Yojana (APY) cross 5. 20 crore markmint
596Power Ministry Revises Framework To Supply Cheapest Lot First To Consumersfe
597Infosys Partners With Walmart Commerce Tech To Deliver Omnichannel Solutions To Retailersmint
598Indo-Korea Bilateral Trade Grows 17% To Record $27.8 Billion In 2022ol
599Indian banks’ bad loans drop to 4.4% of total assets, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.mint
600Pennsylvania Declares Diwali as a National Holidayndtv
601Cummins, Tata Motors sign deal to produce clean tech products in India.et
602Uttarakhand Minister Chandan Ram Dass Passes Away.ht
603Fit India Champion Arjun Vajpai Summits Mt. Annapurna.adda
604IIT Bombay’s SHUNYA Takes Second Place in Solar Decathlon Build Challenge in the USadda
605Pankaj Singh elected unopposed as cycling federation president.toi
606Atal Pension Yojana (APY) Surpasses 5.20 Crore Enrollments.toi
607Breast surgeon Dr Raghu Ram honour with Telugu Association of London award.adda
608Odisha FC clinch Hero Super Cup 2023 with a 2-1 victory over Bengaluru FC.adda
609Hari Hara Mishra takes charge as CEO of AARCadda
610Imperial College London announces scholarships for Indian studentspib
611India Calling Conference 2023 organized by IMC in Mumbaipib
612US President, South Korean President secured a landmark dealet
613IIT Bombay secures second place in ‘Solar Decathlon’ Build Challengeair