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 Current Affairs Weekly PDF – April 2024 – 2nd Week
(9–16)
NATIONAL AFFAIRS

RECPDCL Handed Over Kallam Transco ✓ The new recycling plant will be set up at
Limited SPV to Indigrid & Jalpura Khurja Eldeco in State Infrastructure & Industrial
Development Corporation Uttarakhand Ltd.
Power Transmission Limited SPV to Tata
(SIIDCUL) Industrial Area in Sitarganj,
Power Udham Singh Nagar district.
REC Power Development and Consultancy Limited
(RECPDCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of REC
Limited, handed over 2 project-specific Special
Central Coalfields Limited Unveils New
Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) namely, Kallam Transco Logo
Limited and Jalpura Khurja Power Transmission The Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) unveiled its
Limited to their successful bidders. official brand-new logo with the
tagline “Fuelling Sustainable
Growth.” CCL, formerly National
India sets the target to produce 100GW
Coal Development Corporation
by 2047: AEC Chairman Ltd., is a Category-I Mini-Ratna
On the sidelines of launch of the report titled Central Public Sector Undertaking
“Synchronizing energy transitions towards (CPSU) company situated in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
possible Net-Zero for India: Affordable and
Clean Energy for All”, AK Mohanty, Chairman of
Experimental Licence Module for 100 5G
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) mentioned that
India aims to produce 100 GigaWatt(GW) of
Labs virtually launched at IIT Madras
nuclear power by 2047. “Experimental Licence Module for 100 5G Labs”
✓ The Department of Atomic Energy(DAE) is was virtually launched by Dr. Neeraj Mittal,
preparing a vision document for “Amrit Secretary, Department of
Kaal” which aims to achieve a nuclear Telecommunication(DoT), Ministry of
capacity of about 1 lakh Communications during a 5G workshop at the
MegaWatt (MW) by 2047. Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)-Madras,
✓ The report was prepared by Indian Chennai, Tamil Nadu(TN).
Institute of Management (IIM) ✓ The DoT has introduced a simplified
Ahmedabad, Gujarat. mechanism for the issuance of licenses
through a specific Approval Type
“Experimental Licence for 100 5G Labs”
GoI to develop Plant for recycling LIBs & on NSWS portal.
E-waste in Uttarakhand
The Technology Development Board (TDB), under
India becomes Net Importer of Finished
the Department of Science and Technology (DST),
Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST),
Steel in FY24: Ministry of Steel’s JPC
Government of India (GoI) entered into an According To Provisional Government Data by
agreement with Remine India Private Limited to Ministry of Steel's Joint Plant Committee (JPC),
establish a commercial plant for recycling India was a net importer of finished steel during the
lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries (LIBs) and e-waste FY24 (April 2023 and March 2024). India imported
using indigenous technology in Sitarganj, 8.319 Million Metric Tons (MnT) of finished steel
Uttarakhand, with a total project cost of Rs 15 crore in FY24, up 38.1% from FY23 when it was

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6.022 MnT amid strong demand from construction MoRTH Constructed 12,349 km of
and automotive sectors. National Highways in FY24, the 2nd
✓ Steel consumption in India jumped 13.4%
highest so far
to 136 million metric tons in FY24,
According to the Ministry of Road Transport and
reflecting buoyant demand for the alloy.
Highways (MoRTH), a total of 12,349 km of
✓ Finished steel exports from India increased
National Highways(NHs) were constructed in the
to 7.48 MnT in FY24, up 11.5% from FY23.
Financial Year 2023–24 (FY24). This is the 2nd
highest figure in the history of the construction of
MEA Approves Taking Over the national highways. FY21 stands in first place with a
Operations of Sittwe Port in Myanmar length of 13,327km of national highways.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has ✓ Pilot Program for Cashless Treatment of
approved a proposal for India Ports Global Limited Road Accident Victims
(IPGL) to take over the operations of the Sittwe The Government of India (GoI) launched a
port located on the Kaladan River estuary in pilot program in March 2024 to provide
Rakhine, Myanmar. It was the second foreign port cashless treatment to the victims of road
operated by India, following the Chabahar Port in accidents due to the use of motor vehicles.
Iran. Significance: It aims to reduce fatalities
due to road accidents by providing timely
EU & India Partners to Promote Start-up medical care including golden hour. It
provides legal mandate under section162 of
Collaboration on Recycling of E-V
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
Batteries under TTC
The European Union(EU) and India launched an
Expression of Interest(EOI) for startups working in
India, Mauritius amends Double Tax
Electric Vehicles(EVs) Battery Recycling to take Avoidance Agreement
part in the matchmaking event taking place under The Government of the Republic of India and the
the India-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC). Government of Mauritius have amended the India-
✓ This aims to promote cooperation between Mauritius Double Tax Avoidance Agreement
European and Indian Small and Medium- (DTAA) to focus on preventing tax evasion instead
sized Enterprises(SMEs) start-ups in the of promoting bilateral investment flows.
clean and green technologies sector. ✓ In February 2024, the Mauritius Cabinet of
Ministers approved an amendment to the
DTAA with India to align with the
QCI & MoHFW Partnered to Improve
Organisation for Economic Co-operation
CGHS Healthcare Experience and Development (OECD)’s proposal on
The Quality Council of India (QCI) and the Ministry Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS).
of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has ✓ Aim: To exclude encouragement of mutual
initiated a five-year collaboration to transform trade and investment and to include the
the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) intention of not providing treaty benefit
ecosystem and to enhance healthcare services for that creates a situation of reduced taxation
all beneficiaries. or non-taxation.
✓ This aims to deliver a more robust, efficient,
and transparent CGHS system through a
comprehensive approach that will address
KABIL & CSIR-IMMT Signed MoU for
several key areas. Technical and Knowledge Cooperation
for Critical Minerals
Khanij Bidesh India Limited (KABIL) has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research -

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Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology average of 66.6kha, followed by
(CSIR-IMMT) for bolstering technical and Mizoram(312kha), Arunachal
knowledge cooperation for Critical Minerals at the Pradesh(262kha), Nagaland(259kha) and
National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) Manipur(240kha).
Corporate Office in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. ✓ Arunachal Pradesh had the most tree cover
at 6.11million hectares(6.11Mha) compared
NTPC Launches New Edition of Girl to an average of 957 kha, then followed by
Assam(2.57Mha), Chhattisgarh (2.28 Mha),
Empowerment Mission
Kerala(2.28Mha) and Odisha(1.92Mha).
NTPC Limited (formerly National Thermal Power
Corporation) launched the latest edition of the Girl
Empowerment Mission (GEM), its flagship MoA&FW Introduced ‘CDP-SURAKSHA’, a
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. The Digital Platform to Disburse Subsidies to
new GEM will add around 3000 underprivileged Horticulture Farmers
children at 42 locations of NTPC. With this, the The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
mission will expand to benefit a total of 10,000 (MoA&FW) introduced a digital platform called
girls. CDP-SURAKSHA (Cluster Development
Programme – System for Unified Resource
India lost 2.33 million hectares of tree Allocation, Knowledge, and Secure Horticulture
cover since 2000: Global Forest Watch Assistance) to disburse subsidies to horticulture
According to the Global Forest Watch (GFW) farmers under the CDP.
monitoring project data, India has lost 2.33 ✓ The CDP-SURAKSHA will allow an instant
million hectares (Mha) of tree cover since 2000 disbursal of subsidies to farmers in their
which is equivalent to a 6% decrease in tree bank account by utilising the e-RUPI
cover during 2001-2023. (electronic rupee/e-Rupee) voucher from
✓ Assam saw the most tree cover loss at the National Payments Corporation of India
3,24,000 hectares(324kha) compared to (NPCI).

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Zimbabwe Launches New Gold-Backed States of America(U.S.A.) continued to be at top

Currency “ZiG”; Replaces Zimbabwe position with 703 unicorns which accounted for
48% of world total number of unicorns.
dollars
✓ India was ranked 3rd with 67 unicorns led
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe(RBZ) has launched
by on-demand food delivery start-up
the new currency “Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG)” backed
Swiggy (USD8 billion) followed by
by gold and foreign currencies to replace its local
Dream11(USD8 billion) and Razorpay
currency Zimbabwe dollars(ZW$)- Real Time
(USD7.5 billion). While, Indian Ed-tech
Gross Settlement (RTGS) dollar. ZiG is backed by a
giant Byju’s and PharmEasy were dropped
composite basket of foreign currency and precious
out from the index.
metals, mainly gold.
Top 5 Countries with most number of unicorns:
Number Up/down
India ranks 3rd in Hurun’s Global Rank Country of compared
Unicorn Index 2024 Unicorns to 2023
According to the 6th edition of “Global Unicorn
Index 2024”report published by Hurun Institute, 1 U.S.A. 703 37
India is ranked at 3rd position in the index with 67
unicorns(down to 1 compared to 2023). United 2 China 340 34

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 ✓ 10 Countries viz. Bangladesh, China,
3 India 67 -1
Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan,
the Philippines, Russian Federation, and
United Vietnam collectively account for
4 53 4
Kingdom(U.K.) nearly two-thirds of the global burden of
hepatitis B and C.
5 Germany 36 0

Saudi Arabia Chosen to Chair UN

Women's Rights Commission despite
Rights Concerns
The United Nations(UN) Commission on the Status
of Women (CSW) has unanimously appointed
Saudi Arabia to chair its 69th session in 2025.
✓ Abdulaziz Alwasil, Permanent
Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia to the UN, has been elected as the
chair of the CSW, succeeding the outgoing
chair, Antonio Manuel Lagdameo,
Permanent Representative of the
Philippines to the UN.

WHO Global Hepatitis Report 2024; QS World University Rankings by

Hepatitis is 2nd Leading Infectious cause Subject 2024: JNU ranked as India's Top
of Death Globally University for Development Studies
On April 9, 2024, the World Health Organisation On April 10, 2024, the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
(WHO) in its ‘Global Hepatitis Report 2024: Action released the 14th edition of QS World University
for access in low- and middle-income countries‘ Rankings by Subject 2024 which marked Jawaharlal
during the World Hepatitis Summit (WHS) 2024, Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, Delhi as India’s
organized by World Hepatitis Alliance with the highest-ranked in Development Studies (20th
support of the Ministry of Health of Portugal, globally).
in Lisbon, from April 9–11, 2024, on the ✓ Harvard University of United States (US)
theme ‘Integrate, Accelerate, Eliminate’. topped the 4 broad subjects.
✓ This is the first consolidated WHO ✓ JNU is also India’s top-ranked University in
report on viral hepatitis epidemiology, the subjects of Geography, History, Modern
service coverage and product access, with Languages, Politics, Anthropology, English
improved data for action. Language & Literature and Linguistics.
✓ It was developed by the WHO Department ✓ 69 Indian universities featured in the 2024
of Global HIV, Hepatitis and Sexually QS World University Rankings by Subject,
Transmitted with 424 entries, marking a 19.4% increase
Infection (STI) Programmes (HHS) jointly from 2023.
with the Department of Health Product ✓ In the broader Asian context, India became
Policy and Standards (HPS), Department of the second most represented country in
Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals and Asia after China whose 101 institutions
Department of Regulation and were on the list.
Prequalification.

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The Indian Scenario: ✓ In 2023, India’s share of global goods
Indian Global exports was 1.8% and imports was 2.8%.
Subject University
Rank Rank
Development USD 4.2 trillion needed in Investments
JNU 1 20
Studies
to close Development Financing Gap in
IIM (Indian
SDGs: UN DESA’s FSDR 2024
Business & Institute of
Management Management) 1 22 The United Nations Department of Economic and
Social Affairs (UN DESA) released the 9th edition of
Studies Ahmedabad,
Gujarat 'Financing for Sustainable Development Report
2024 (FSDR 2024)-Inter-agency Task Force on
IIT (Indian
Financing for Development' on the theme
Engineering- Institute of
'Financing for Development at a Crossroads'.
Mineral & Technology)- 1 25
✓ This report is a joint product of the
Mining Bombay,
members of the Inter-agency Task Force
Maharashtra
on Financing for Development (IATF),
Engineering- IIT-Madras,
1 29 comprised of more than 60 UN agencies and
Petroleum Tamil Nadu (TN)
international organizations.
Click Here for full List of Subjects
✓ Only four countries
viz. Luxembourg, Sweden, Norway,
WTO Projects Global Merchandise Trade and Germany met the 0.7% of gross
Volume to Grow by 2.6% in 2024 national income (GNI) target for aid in
According to the “Global Trade Outlook and 2022.
Statistics: April 2024” report released by the
World Trade Organization(WTO), the global India Among 12 Nations Responsible for
merchandise trade volume is projected to grow by
60% of world's mismanaged plastic
2.6% in 2024 and 3.3% in 2025 as demand for
traded goods rebounds following a contraction in waste: EA Report
2023. According to the EA Earth Action’s 2024 report
✓ In terms of value, world merchandise trade titled “Plastic Overshoot Day- September 5, 2024” ,
fell 5% in 2023 to USD 24.01 trillion. The India is among the top 12 nations that contribute to
decline was offset by a strong increase in around 60% of world's mismanaged plastic waste.
commercial services trade, which rose 9% ✓ The 12 countries are China, India, Russia,
to USD 7.54 trillion. Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam, Iran, Indonesia,
✓ As per the report, India’s merchandise Egypt, Pakistan, the United States of
export for 2023 was USD 432 billion which America(USA) and Türkiye.
is 5% lower than 2022. India’s imports fell ✓ India's per capita plastic waste production
7% to USD 673 billion. stands at 8 kg per capita per year, one of the
world's lowest.

BANKING & FINANCE

SIDBI & Onionlife Partners to Provide platform KarmaLife for a pilot to offer micro-loans
Micro-Loans to Gig Workers for gig workers.
The Small Industries Development Bank of India ✓ KarmaLife platform will enable gig workers
(SIDBI) has partnered with the to access micro-loans through a mobile app,
Bengaluru(Karnataka) based fintech startup eliminating extensive paperwork.
Onionlife Private Limited to use its technology

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Tata Mutual Fund Introduces 6 Index ✓ Premiums of general insurers grew by
Funds, 3 are Industry-First 14.24% Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 2.45
Tata Mutual Fund/Tata Asset Management Private trillion in FY24.
Limited launched six index funds offering a new ✓ Public sector general insurers
investment opportunity with a minimum held 31.18% of the overall market share in
investment of Rs 5,000 during the New Fund Offer FY24, down from 32.27% in FY23, while
(NFO) period, which runs from April 8 to April 22, private insurers’ market share increased
2024. to 53.52%.
✓ The new index funds are Tata Nifty Auto
Index Fund, Tata Nifty Realty Index Fund, SBI & Standard Chartered Bank carried
Tata Nifty Financial Services Index Fund. out the First Credit Default Swap Trade
✓ The other three are industry first viz. Tata under new RBI Guidelines
Nifty MidSmall Healthcare Index Fund, The State Bank of India (SBI) and Standard
Tata Nifty 500 Multicap India Chartered Bank India carried out the Credit Default
Manufacturing 50:30:20 Index Fund, and Swap (CDS) trade worth Rs 25 crore. This marks
Tata Nifty 500 Multicap 50:30:20 the 1st CDS transaction since the Reserve Bank of
Infrastructure Index Fund. India (RBI) issued revised CDS guidelines in 2022.
The trade involved a 1-year rupee CDS featuring
Canara Bank and SINE of IIT Bombay REC.
Partners to Empower Start-ups Across
India NPS Assets under Management record
Canara Bank and the Society for Innovation and 30.5% YoY growth in FY24: PFRDA Data
Entrepreneurship (SINE) at the Indian Institute of As per the latest data from the Pension Fund
Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai (Maharashtra) Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA),
have partnered to empower startups across India. the National Pension System (NPS) Assets Under
Under the Canara Bank's Start-Up Scheme, financial Management (AUM) experienced 30.5% year-on-
assistance at an attractive return on investment year (Y-o-Y) growth during the Fiscal Year 2023-24
(ROI) will be provided for establishment, (FY24), reaching Rs 11.73 lakh Crore in FY24 from
promotion, and modernization. Rs 8.98 lakh crore in FY23.

AMSL Signed Agreements with IFC To STB & PhonePe inks MoU to Promote
Raise Funds worth Rs 330 Crores UPI for Indians in Singapore
Artemis Medicare Services Limited (AMSL) has The Singapore Tourism Board (STB), a lead
signed a definitive agreement with the development agency for tourism, Singapore, signed
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
of the World Bank Group, to raise funds of Rs 330 with PhonePe to promote Unified Payments
crores in the form of Compulsorily Convertible Interface (UPI) for Indians travelling in Singapore.
Debentures (CCDs).
IPPB Introduces Aadhaar ATM Service
General Insurance industry grows for Convenient Cash Withdrawals
12.78% in FY24: GIC Data The India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has
According to data released by the General introduced the Aadhaar ATM service facility for its
Insurance Council (GIC), the General Insurance users. It works on the principle of the Aadhaar
industry experienced a growth of 12.78% in the Enabled Payment System (AePS), which was
Fiscal Year 2023-24 (FY24) reaching their Gross introduced by the National Payments Corporation
direct premium underwritten to Rs 2,89,731 crore of India (NPCI).
from Rs 2,56,894 crore in FY23.

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 ✓ This IPPB Online Aadhaar ATM facility will ✓ This partnership is a part of the 19th Fewa
enable customers to avail cash without New Year Festival which will be held in
visiting a bank or an Automated teller Nepal from 11th to 14th April 2024.
machine (ATM) and simply avail cash at
their doorsteps with the help of a Karnataka Bank Partners with FISDOM
postman/gramin dak sevak.
to Offer Stock Broking Services & 3-in-1
✓ NPCI has set a maximum transaction
amount of Rs. 10,000 on a single AePS Accounts
financial transaction. Karnataka Bank Ltd, a leading private sector Bank
partnered with FISDOM to offer stock broking
services and 3 in 1 Accounts (Savings, Demat, and
NIIF Invests USD 200 mn in iBus to Boost Trading accounts) through the "KBL Mobile Plus",
Digital Infrastructure in India the mobile banking app of Karnataka Bank.
National Investment and Infrastructure Fund
Limited (NIIF) has invested USD 200
CAMS Receives RBI’s Nod to Operate as
million(about Rs 1660 crores) in iBus Network
And Infrastructure Pvt Ltd(iBUS), a an Online Payment Aggregator
Bengaluru(Karnataka)-based Digital Infrastructure Computer Age Management Services Ltd (CAMS),
Solutions Company, to support the growth of the India's largest mutual fund transfer agency, has
digital infrastructure in India. received a Certificate of Authorisation from the
✓ The investment, in line with India’s Digital Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an online
India Mission, was made through NIFF’s payment aggregator.
Master Fund.
Indian Fintech Startup Funding surges
ICICI Lombard Partnered with 59% in Q1CY2024: Tracxn report
Policybazaar to Offer its Insurance According to Tracxn Geo Quarterly Report by
market intelligence platform Tracxn, in first quarter
Products on Policybazaar Platform
(Q1) of Calendar Year (CY) 2024 (Q1CY2024),
ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company
Indian fintech startups raised USD 550.8 million
Limited has partnered with the insurance platform
across 33 deals, marking a 59% increase from Q4
Policybazaar to provide a comprehensive product
2023's USD 346.7 million raised in 53 deals.
portfolio of ICICI Lombard to the wide user base of
✓ India ranked 3rd globally in fintech
Policybazaar. Policybazaar will distribute ICICI
funding, behind the United States (US) and
Lomard's products across various platforms,
China.
including policybazaar.com for retail audiences, PB
✓ Bengaluru, Karnataka topped the fintech
for Business for corporates, and PB Partners for
funding in Q1 2024, followed by Mumbai,
channel partners.
Maharashtra and Hyderabad, Telangana
showcasing their importance as fintech
PhonePe Partnered with eSewa and HAN hubs.
Pokhara To Promote UPI Payments City-wise Fintech Funding Trends in Q1CY2024
Bengaluru (Karnataka)-based Fintech company Funding
PhonePe, has partnered with eSewa, a digital Top 5 cities
Percentage
wallet service of Nepal and the Hotel Association of
Nepal (HAN)-Pokhara (a regional association of Bengaluru, Karnataka 44%
HAN, Nepal) to promote digital payments through Mumbai, Maharashtra 35%
Unified Payments Interface (UPI) on the Nepal
payment processor Fonepay Network. Hyderabad, Telangana 13%

Gurugram, Haryana 3%

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 Noida, Uttar Pradesh (UP) 2% PayU partners with PayPal to enhance
cross border payments for Indian
merchants
PayU, a leading online payment solution, has
announced its partnership with PayPal, an
American multinational fintech company. The
strategic partnership aims to improve the cross
border payment experience for Indian merchants.

ECONOMY & BUSINESS

Air India & BIAL Signed an Agreement to

Develop Bengaluru as a Aviation Hub Moody’s Analytics forecasts India’s GDP
Tata-Group-owned Air India and Bangalore to grow 6.1% in 2024
International Airport Ltd (BIAL) have entered into According to Moody’s Analytics report titled “APAC
an agreement to develop Bengaluru (Karnataka) as Outlook: Listening Through the Noise," India’s
a premier aviation hub for southern India. This Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to
agreement aims to boost air travel connectivity to decrease to 6.1% in 2024 from 7.7% growth
and from India over the next few years. recorded in 2023.
✓ The report estimated that overall
ADB projected India's GDP Growth APAC(Asia-Pacific) region will show a
Forecast for FY25 to 7% growth of 3.8% in 2024 whereas global
On April 11, 2024, the Asian Development Bank economy will show the growth of 2.5%.
(ADB) in its 'Asian Development Outlook (ADO) ✓ As per the report, India’s Consumer Price
April 2024' raised India's Gross domestic product inflation rate is around 5% which is close to
(GDP) growth forecast for FY25 (2024-25) to 7% inflation target range of 2% to 6% set by
from 6.7% amid robust growth which will be driven Reserve Bank of India(RBI). It shows no
by public and private sector investment demand sign of a trend towards slowing price
and gradual improvement in consumer demand. pressures.
✓ For 2025, the ADB has projected India's
growth at 7.2%. India's inflation will be
4.6% in 2024 and 4.5% in 2025.

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Renowned Kannada Poet Mamta G. 2024” held in Nigeria, Abuja from April 4-6,
Sagar Won WOW World Literature Prize 2024.
A renowned Kannada poet, writer, and an activist ✓ “WOW World Literary Prize” was
Mamta G. Sagar won the WOW World Literary established by the WOW as the successor to
Prize from the World Organization of Writers the literary prize “Golden LIffT” (presented
(WOW) for her contributions to the world of from 2016 to 2023).
literature. She is a facilitator at the Srishti Manipal
Institute of Art, Design, and Technology, Bengaluru ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 team receives
(Karnataka). 2024 John L. “Jack” Swigert Jr.
✓ The award ceremony was held as part of the Chandrayaan-3 mission team of Indian space
VII World Literary Festival “WOW-LIFFT- agency, ISRO(Indian Space Research Organisation)

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has received the 2024 John L “Jack” Swigert Jr. Harvard Honored Avantika Vandanapu
award for Space Exploration. DC Manjunath, Consul ‘South Asian Person of the Year’
General of India(CGI) in Houston, United States of On 9th April 2024, The Indian-American actress
America(U.S.A.), received the award on the behalf of Avantika Vandanapu was honored the ‘South
ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 team. Asian Person of the Year' by the South Asian
Association (SAA) at Harvard University,
MoPSW Awarded Sagar Samman Awards Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA (United States of
on National Maritime Day 2024 America).
On the occasion of the 61st National Maritime ✓ She was recognised for her achievements
Day (5th April 2024), the Ministry of Ports, and significant impact in both the
Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) awarded the international and Indian entertainment
Sagar Samman Awards acknowledging exemplary industries.
contributions within the maritime sector.
Winners of Sagar Samman Awards:
Category Winner Contribution
Highest honour for
Sagar
Dhirendra outstanding and
Samman
Kumar sustained contributions
Varun
Sanyal to the Indian maritime
Award
sector
Sagar Captain
Recognises consistently
Samman Kamal
excellent contributions
Award for Kant
to the maritime sector
Excellence Choudhary
Captain Honours acts of
Sagar
Subir Saha gallantry by Indian
Samman
and Seafarers, encouraging
Award for
Captain emulation of their
Gallantry
OM Dutta exemplary conduct.

Indian Microbiologist Gagandeep Kang

INS Sharda Awarded ‘On The Spot Unit
Honoured with John Dirks Canada
Citation 23-24’ For Anti Piracy
Gairdner Global Health Award 2024
Operations The Toronto (Canada) based Gairdner Foundation
On April 8 2024, during his visit to Southern Naval honoured Indian microbiologist and virologist
Command(SNC), Kochi(Kerala), Admiral R Hari Gagandeep Kang with the John Dirks Canada
Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), awarded 'On Gairdner Global Health Award 2024 for her
the Spot Unit Citation 23-24' to Indian Naval achievements in global health research. She is the
Ships (INS) Sharda for successful conduct of first Indian woman to get this award.
antipiracy operations. ✓ She was honoured for her extensive cohort-
✓ The ship was involved in the safe release of based epidemiological, environmental and
all 19 crew members (11 Iranian and 08 clinical trial research on enteric diseases in
Pakistani) of Iranian fishing vessel Omari children and their effects on life course,
which was held hostage by pirates off the with a significant impact on vaccine
East coast of Somalia on 2nd February development and health policy in India and
2024. internationally

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Mathematician Avi Wigderson Wins the CNS R. Hari Kumar presented Gallantry,
2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award Distinguished Service Awards to Naval
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) personnel
has named Israeli mathematician and computer Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar, Chief of the
scientist Avi Wigderson as the recipient of the Naval Staff (CNS), presided over a Naval
2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award, which is often Investiture Ceremony at INS Hansa (Indian navy’s
called the “Nobel Prize of Computing”. The award air station), Goa, presenting Gallantry and
carries a cash prize of USD 1 million. Distinguished Service awards to Naval personnel on
✓ He was recognised for foundational behalf of President of India Droupadi Murmu.
contributions to the theory of computation, ✓ The CNS Trophy for Best Green Practices
including reshaping the understanding of 2023 was awarded to Naval Dockyard,
randomness in computation and Mumbai, Maharashtra and INS (Indian
mathematics, and for his intellectual Naval Ship) Valsura.
leadership in theoretical computer science.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Peter Pellegrini Set to Become the New member of the 16th Finance
President of Slovak Republic Commission (FC) of India. He
Peter Pellegrini, former will hold the office with effect
Prime Minister (PM) of from the date he assume office
Slovakia, is set to become the up to the date of submission of
President of the Slovak Report or 31st October 2025.
Republic. He won the Slovakia ✓ Panda was appointed to the
presidential election 2024 16th FC in lieu of Niranjan Rajadhyaksha,
defeating Ivan Korčok, a Executive Director at Artha Global.
former diplomat, with 53% of the vote. Pellegrini
will succeed Zuzana Caputov, the first female Sushil Sharma Selected as CMD of SJVN
President of Slovakia. Limited
Sushil Sharma, Director
Paris Olympics: Bilquis Mir Becomes (Projects), SJVN Limited has been
First Woman To Represent India as Jury selected for the post of Chairman
and Managing Director (CMD) of
Member
SJVN Limited at a Public
Bilquis Mir, a Water sports promoter and
Enterprise Selection Board
athlete (canoeist ) from Jammu and Kashmir(J&K),
(PESB) selection panel meeting held on 8 April
is set to become the first woman from India to
2024.
serve as a jury member at the 2024 Summer
✓ He replaces Mrs. Geeta Kapur, Director
Olympics which is set to be held in Paris, France
(Personnel) of SJVN Ltd, who assumed the
from 26th July to 11th August 2024.
additional charge of CMD on 1st February
2024 after the relieving of Nand Lal Sharma,
Former IEG Director Manoj Panda the previous CMD of SJVN Ltd.
Appointed as full time Member of 16th
Finance Commission
The Government of India (GoI) has appointed
economist Manoj Panda, former Director of the
Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), as a full-time

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Olympic Champion Valerie Adams She also served as President of the INCB for 2021–
Named the Ambassador for TCS World 2022.
India was also elected as a member of the
10k Bengaluru 2024
following UN bodies:
New Zealand's shot putter Dame Valerie Adams,
✓ Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
a 4-time World Champion, and 2-time Olympic Gold
for the term 2025-2029;
medallist has been named the International Event
✓ Executive Board of the United Nations
Ambassador for the “16th edition of Tata
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the term
Consultancy Services' (TCS) World 10K
2025-2027.
Bengaluru (Karnataka)” to be held on 28th April
✓ Executive Board of the United Nations
2024.
Development Programme (UNDP), United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and
Wipro Appoints Srini Pallia as CEO & United Nations Office for Project Services
Managing Director (UNOPS) for the term 2025–2027.
Srinivas (Srini) Pallia was appointed as the Chief ✓ Executive Board of the United Nations
Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director Entity for Gender Equality and the
(MD) of Wipro Limited, effective from 7th April Empowerment of Women (UN Women) for
2024. Srinivas Pallia succeeds Thierry Delaporte, the term 2025-2027.
who served as the CEO and MD from June 2020 to ✓ Executive Board of the World Food
April 2024. Programme (WFP) for the term 2025-2027.

Simon Harris elected as New Prime USISPF appoints Former Revenue

Minister of Ireland Secretary Tarun Bajaj as Chair of US-
Simon Harris(37 years old), India Tax Forum
leader of Fine Gael party, was Tarun Bajaj, Former Revenue and Economic Affairs
elected as the New Taoiseach Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of India,
(Prime Minister of the Republic was appointed as the Chair of the United States
of Ireland) by the member of the (US)-India Tax Forum of the United States-India
Dáil (Irish parliament). He Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF). USISPF is a
succeeded Leo Varadkar, who resigned as Fine Gael not-for-profit institution dedicated to strengthening
leader and Taoiseach in March 2024. partnerships between the United States of America
✓ With this, Harris becomes the youngest PM (USA) and India.
of the Republic of Ireland. He received the
seal of office from President of Ireland
Belgium’s Ingmar De Vos Elected as New
Michael D Higgins and was officially
installed as Taoiseach on 9th April 2024.
President of ASOIF
On 9 April 2024, Ingmar De
Vos from Belgium, the
India’s Jagjit Pavadia Re-elected for a President of the International
third term to the International Narcotics Equestrian Federation (FEI),
Control Board was unanimously elected as the
India’s Jagjit Pavadia was re- President of the Association of
elected as a member of the Summer Olympic International
International Narcotics Control Federations (ASOIF) during the 48th ASOIF General
Board (INCB) for the third term Assembly.
from 2025 to 2030. She ✓ He was elected for a 4 year term, starting on
previously served as a member of 1st January 2025. He will replace
INCB for two terms: 2015–2020 and 2020–2025. Francesco Ricci Bitti of Italy, whose 3rd

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 term as President of ASOIF is set to end on Chancellor(VC), Central University of
31st December 2024. Odisha.
✓ Professor Shashikala Gulabrao Wanjari,
FSIB selected Manoj Mittal as CMD of VC of National Institute of Educational
Planning and Administration(NIEPA), New
SIDBI; Sanjay Shukla named MD of NHB
Delhi, Delhi as members of UGC for tenure
The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB)
of 3 years or till further orders
has recommended Manoj Mittal for the post of
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the
Small Industries Development Bank of India Vo Thi Anh Xuan Appointed as Interim
(SIDBI). He will replace Sivasubramanian Ramann, President of Vietnam
who has been serving as CMD of SIDBI since April Vietnam’s Vice-
2021. President Vo Thi Anh Xuan
✓ FSIB has appointed Sanjay Shukla as the (54 years old) was appointed
MD of the National Housing Bank (NHB), Interim President of
the apex regulatory body for the overall Vietnam on 21st March 2024.
regulation and licensing of housing finance Vo Thi Anh Xuan succeeds Vo
companies in India. He is currently serving Van Thuong, who resigned
as the MD&CEO of Centrum Housing from the post of President on 20th March 2024. He
Finance Limited (CHFL). He will succeed has been serving as the President of Vietnam since
Sarada Kumar Hota, who has been serving March 2023.
as MD of NHB since 2019. ✓ In April 2021, she was elected as Vice
President of Vietnam. At the age of 51
SC Judge Anirudhha Bose Retired; becoming the youngest Vice President of
Vietnam.
Appointed as Director of NJA
On 10th April 2024, Justice
Anirudhha Bose retired from Bjarni Benediktsson Took Office as PM
the Supreme Court (SC) of of Iceland; PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir
India. He has been serving as Resigned
the SC Judge since 2019. He Bjarni Benediktsson,
was appointed as Director of chairman of Iceland’s
the National Judicial Academy Independence Party took office
(NJA) which offers training programmes to aid the as Prime Minister (PM) of
judges in their judging role and in performance of Iceland on 9 April 2024. He
court administration work. succeeds Katrín Jakobsdóttir,
who resigned as PM of Iceland
Central Government Appoints Ashish to run for President of Iceland.
Kumar Chauhan, Sridhar Vembu as ✓ He has previously served as PM of Iceland
from January to November 2017. He has
Members of UGC for 3 years
been serving as the Minister for Foreign
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of
Affairs since October 2023.
Education has notified the appointment of Ashish
Kumar Chauhan, Managing Director(MD) and
Chief Executive Officer(CEO), National Stock IMF Reappoints Kristalina Georgieva as
Exchange (NSE) and Sridhar Vembu, CEO, Zoho MD of IMF for 2nd Term
Corporation as members of the University Grants The International Monetary Fund(IMF) Executive
Commission(UGC) for a period of 3 years. Board reappointed Bulgarian Economist Kristalina
✓ It has also appointed Retd. Professor Georgieva as Managing Director(MD) of IMF for a
Sachidananda Mohanty, Former Vice

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 2nd five-year term starting on also served as the interim President of WB
1st October 2024. She has from February 2019 to April 2019.
been serving as the 12th MD ✓ She served as the Vice-President of the
of IMF since 2019. Her European Commission from November
current tenure is set to end 2014 to December 2016.
on 30th September 2024. ✓ She was named “European of the Year”
✓ She served as the Chief and “Commissioner of the Year” in 2010
Executive Officer(CEO) of the World Bank by the European Voice for her contribution
from January 2017 to September 2019. She in the EU’s response to humanitarian crises.

ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

Hinduja Group Firm Gets SEBI Approval IndusInd International Holdings

for Ownership Change of Reliance Acquires 60% Stake in Invesco Asset
Wealth Management India
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) IndusInd International Holdings Limited (IIHL), the
has given its approval to Hinduja Group-owned Mauritius-based Investment Holding Company of
Asia Enterprises for a change of control in the Hinduja Group, has acquired a 60% stake in
Reliance Wealth Management Limited under Invesco Asset Management India (IAMI).
SEBI's regulations governing investment advisers ✓ This acquisition is part of the agreement to
and portfolio managers. form a Joint Venture(JV) in which IIHL will
✓ SEBI also approved an application for a hold 60% and IAMI will hold 40% and both
proposed change in control at Reliance will have sponsor status.
Securities under regulations governing
research analysts and investment advisors. Larsen & Toubro Concludes Divestment
of its Entire Stake 51% in L&T IDPL
On April 11 2024, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has
announced the completion of divestment of L&T
Infrastructure Development Projects Limited (L&T
IDPL), a joint venture between Larsen & Toubro
Limited and the Canada Pension Plan Investment
Board (CPP Investments) holding 51% and 49%
shares respectively.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Bandwagon-1: SpaceX Launches First ✓ Bandwagon-1 carries 11 satellites,

Rideshare Mission including KOREA’s 425Sat, HawkEye 360′s
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation Clusters 8 & 9, Tyvak International’s
(SpaceX) has launched the ‘Bandwagon-1’, the CENTAURI-6, iQPS’s QPS-Synthetic
first rideshare mission to low-Earth orbit at Aperture Radar (SAR)-7 TSUKUYOMI-II,
inclinations of about 45 degrees with a Falcon Capella Space’s Capella-14 and Tata
9 rocket from National Aeronautics and Space Advanced Systems Limited’s TSAT-1A.
Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center, ✓ A ‘425 Project’ satellite for the military of
Florida, United States of America(USA). South Korea was probably the largest of the
11 satellites carried by Bandwagon-1.

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India gets 24 Igla-S Anti-Aircraft Missiles NASA and Japan Sign Agreement to
from Russia Advance Sustainable Human Exploration
The Indian Army has acquired the first batch of 24 of moon
Russia-made Igla-S Man Portable Air Defence On 9th April 2024, Bill Nelson, National Aeronautics
Systems (MANPADS) along with 100 missiles, as and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator,
part of an agreement involving domestic and Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
production in India. This will bolster the Indian Science and Technology (MEXT) Masahito
Army’s Very Short Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) Moriyama signed an agreement to advance
capabilities. sustainable human exploration of the Moon at the
✓ Igla-S include a firing range of 500-6000 m, NASA Headquarters in Washington, United States of
target altitude from 10-3500m, and America(USA).
capability to engage various types of ✓ Under the agreement, the USA will send two
targets. Japanese astronauts to the moon surface
on its lunar mission. Out of two Japanese
NASA Launches 3 Sounding Rockets for astronauts, one will become the first non-
APEP Mission from Wallops Flight American ever to land on the moon.
Facility during Solar Eclipse
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) launched 3 Black Brant IX sounding
rockets for the Atmospheric Perturbations around
Eclipse Path (APEP) mission from NASA’s Wallops
Flight Facility in Virginia, the United States of
America (USA).
✓ The mission aims to study how Earth’s
upper atmosphere reacts to the temporary
dimming of sunlight during the eclipse.

TASL launches TSAT-1A, India’s 1st

Private Sector-Built Sub-Metre
Resolution Earth Observation Satellite
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), a wholly-
owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, has successfully
launched TSAT-1A, India’s first private sector-built
Russia Launched 1st Angara-A5 Heavy
sub-metre resolution Earth Observation Satellite,
into low-earth orbit(LEO). This was one of the 11 Lift Space Rocket from Vostochny
satellites launched as a part of the ‘Bandwagon-1’ Cosmodrome
Mission, SpaceX’s first rideshare mission to LEO at Russian space agency Roscosmos State
inclinations of about 45 degrees. Corporation for Space Activities(ROSCOSMOS)
✓ TASL built TSAT-1A at its Vemagal facility successfully launched the 1st Angara-A5 space
(Karnataka) in collaboration with rocket from the launch pad in Vostochny
Satellogic, a leading provider of high- Cosmodrome in the far eastern Amur region,
resolution satellite imagery. Russia. This will replace Proton M as Russia's
heavy-lift rocket, which has been in operation since
the mid-1960s.

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Israel Deploys C-Dome Defence System DRDO & Indian Army Successfully
for First time Conducted Flight Trials of MPATGM
Israel has deployed its ship-mounted defence Weapon System
system ‘C-Dome’ for the first time in Eilat, the The Indian Army and the Defence Research and
southernmost city of Israel. The C-Dome is a naval Development Organisation(DRDO) successfully
version of the Iron Dome air defence system used to conducted the warhead flight trials of the Man
shield against rocket and missile attacks. The C- Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM)
Dome Defence System was developed by the state- Weapon System at the Pokhran Field Firing
owned defence company Rafael Advanced Defence Range(PFFR) in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.
Systems. ✓ MPATGM was indigenously designed and
developed by DRDO in partnership with
Hyderabad, Telangana based VEM
Technologies Private Limited.

ENVIRONMENT
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SPORTS

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen Wins Women’s

Anupama
Isharani
Japanese Grand Prix 2024 Upadhyaya
Singles Baruah (India)
Belgian-Dutch driver Max Verstappen of Red Bull (India)
won the Formula 1 (F1) Japanese Grand Prix (GP) Lucas Corvee Kakeru
2024 held at the Suzuka International Racing and Kumagai and
Men’s Doubles
Course in Suzuka, Japan from 5th to 7th April 2024. Ronan Labar Hiroki Nishi
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez (Mexico) and Ferrari’s (France) (Japan)
Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spain) won the second and third Kaho Osawa Polina Buhrova
positions, respectively. Women’s and Mai and Yevheniia
Doubles Tanabe Kantemyr
(Japan) (Ukraine)
Badminton: India’s Anupama and
Wong Tien Ci Sanjai Srivatsa
Tharun Win Singles Titles at Kazakhstan and Lim Dhanraj and
International Challenge 2024 Mixed Doubles
Chiew Sien Maneesha
India’s Anupama Upadhyaya and Tharun (Malaysia) K(India)
Mannepalli won the women’s and men’s singles
titles, respectively, at the Kazakhstan International
2024 Badminton Asia Championships:
Challenge 2024 Badminton tournament in Uralsk,
Kazakhstan, from 2nd to 6th April 2024.
Christie and Wang Won men’s and
Winners of Kazakhstan International Challenge women’s singles Titles, Respectively
2024: Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie bagged the men’s
Championship Winner Runner singles title and China’s Wang Zhi Yi has claimed
Tharun the women’s singles title at the Badminton Asia
Soong Joo Ven Championships 2024 held in Ningbo, China.
Men’s Singles Mannepalli
(Malaysia) The Indonesian player Jonatan Christie won the
(India)
gold medal in the men’s singles category defeating
the Chinese shuttler Li Shi Feng.

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List of the Winners at the Badminton Asia Dong Ping (South
Championships 2024: (China) Korea)
Championship Winner Runner
Jonatan Indian Athlete Aishwarya Mishra’s 400m
Li Shi Feng
Men’s Singles Christie Bronze at 2023 Asian Championships to
(China)
(Indonesia) be Upgraded to Silver
Women’s Wang Zhi Yi Chen Yu Fei The Indian athlete Aishwarya Mishra's bronze
Singles (China) (China) medal won during the women's 400 m sprint event
Liang Wei Goh Sze Fei of the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 held
Keng and and Nur in Bangkok, Thailand, is set to be upgraded to
Men’s Doubles
Wang Chang Izzuddin silver medal after the original silver medalist
(China) (Malaysia) Farida Soliyeva of Uzbekistan failed a dope test.
Baek Ha-na Zhang Shu ✓ Soliyeva tested positive for meldonium, a
Women’s and Lee So Xian and substance added to the World Anti-doping
Doubles hee (South Zheng Yu Agency (WADA) list of banned substances
Korea) (China) in 2016.
Seo Seung-
Feng Yan Zhe
Mixed Doubles jae and Chae
and Huang
Yu-jung

OBITUARY

Former Irish footballer & India Coach Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Peter
Joe Kinnear Passed Away Higgs Passed Away
Former Irish footballer and manager, Joseph Nobel prize-winning British Physicist Peter
Patrick Kinnear (Joe Kinnear) who served as head Higgs passed away at the age of 94 in Edinburgh,
coach of the Indian National Men's Football Team in United Kingdom (UK). He was born on 29 May 1929
1983, passed away at the age of 77. He was born on in the Elswick district of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
27th December 1946 in Dublin, Ireland. In 2013, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in
✓ He served as Manager of Wimbledon Physics with Belgian Physicist François Englert. he
Football Club(FC) (1992-1999); Nottm award was "for the theoretical discovery of a
Forest (2004), and Newcastle United FC mechanism that contributes to our understanding
(2008 to 2009). of the origin of the mass of subatomic particles".
✓ In 2015, he won the world's oldest
scientific prize, the Royal Society's Copley
Medal for his work on the theory of the
Higgs boson or “The god particle”.

BOOKS & AUTHORS

Maker of Modern Goa: The Untold Story Goa (then UT-Goa, Daman, and Diu), authored by
of Pratap Singh Rane authored by Vijayadevi Rane (Pratap’s wife) and published by
Rupa publications.
Vijayadevi Rane
A book titled “Maker of Goa: The Untold Story of
Pratap Singh Rane” is the biography of Pratap Singh
Rane, the former Chief Minister (CM) of the state of

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Sam Pitroda launched a new book titled engineer and entrepreneur, virtually launched his
“The Idea of Democracy” new book titled “The Idea of Democracy”. The
Padma Bhushan awardee, Satyanarayan book was published by Penguin Business, an
Gangaram Pitroda, aka Sam Pitroda, an Indian imprint of Penguin Random House India.

IMPORTANT DAYS

International Day of Reflection on the Prevention of Blindness Week 2024 -

1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in April 1 – 7
Rwanda 2024 - April 7 Prevention of Blindness Week is annually
The United Nations (UN)’s International Day of observed across India from 1st to 7th April to
Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the create awareness about the factors contributing to
Tutsi in Rwanda is annually observed across the blindness and to highlight the importance of
globe on 7th April to honour the memory of the lifestyle choices and regular eye examinations to
victims, who perished during the 1994 genocide. mitigate the risk of eye ailments. Prevention of
✓ 7th April 2024 marks the 30th Blindness Week 2024 was observed from 1st to
anniversary of the genocide against the 7th April.
Tutsi in 1994 in Rwanda. The first ever
International Day of Reflection on the International Romani Day 2024 - April 8
Genocide in Rwanda was observed on 7th International Romani Day is annually observed
April 2004, which marked the 10th across the globe on 8 April to celebrate Romani
anniversary of the 1994 genocide in culture and history and raise awareness of the
Rwanda. challenges and discrimination issues faced by
Europe's largest ethnic minority community
World Health Day 2024 - April 7 worldwide.
The United Nations (UN) World Health Day is a
global health awareness day annually observed World Homeopathy Day 2024 - April 10
across the globe on 7 April to draw attention to a World Homeopathy Day (WHD) is annually
specific health topic of concern to people observed across the globe on 10 April to raise
worldwide. awareness about homeopathy, a therapeutic system
✓ The theme for World Health Day 2024 is of Medicine, its principles, and its contributions to
‘My health, my right’. 7 April 2024 marks global healthcare.
the 76th anniversary of the founding of ✓ The theme for World Homeopathy Day
WHO in 1948. 2024 is “Homeoparivar: One Health, One
✓ On the occasion of World Health Day Family.”
2024 (7 April 2024), the National Medical ✓ WHD also commemorates the birth
Commission (NMC) and the National Task anniversary of Dr Christian Friedrich
Force on Mental Health and Well-being of Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician
Medical Students (NTF) launched an and chemist, who is regarded as the founder
innovative initiative “My Health, My of homeopathy. 10th April 2024 marks the
Rights”. This initiative was coordinated by 269th birth anniversary of Dr Christian
the NMC Anti-Ragging Committee. Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann.

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59th Central Reserve Police Force the space era for mankind and underscores the
Valour Day - April 9 2024 pivotal role of space science and technology in
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Valour advancing sustainable development goals (SDGs)
Day also known as Shaurya Diwas is annually and enhancing the welfare of nations and
observed across India on 9 April to commemorate individuals.
the extraordinary valour displayed by the CRPF ✓ The 1st ever International Day of Human
soldiers during the Battle of Sardar Post in the Rann Space Flight was observed on 12 April
of Kutch, Gujarat, in 1965. 9th April 2024 marks 2011.
the observance of the 59th CRPF Valour Day.
International Day for Street Children
National Safe Motherhood Day 2024 - 2024 - April 12
April 11 The International Day for Street Children (IDSC)
National Safe Motherhood Day (NSMD) is is annually observed across the globe on 12 April
annually observed across India on 11 April to raise to raise awareness about the challenges faced by
awareness of the significance of maternal health millions of children living on the streets worldwide.
and wellness, promote maternal health, and reduce ✓ The theme of International Day for Street
maternal mortality rates in India. Children 2024 is, “Belonging.”
NSMD was initiated by White Ribbon Alliance India ✓ The observance of IDSC is led by the
(WRA India), a grassroots organization that Consortium for Street Children (CSC). Each
advocates for the health and rights of women and year the CSC decides on a theme for IDSC to
newborns. promote the needs of street children
✓ The 1st National Safe Motherhood Day was globally.
observed on 11 April 2003. ✓ The 1st-ever International Day for Street
Children was launched by CSC on 12th
April 2011.
World Parkinson's Day 2024 - April 11
World Parkinson's Day (WPD) is annually
observed across the globe on 11 April to raise
40th Siachen Day - 13 April 2024
awareness and advance research toward better Siachen Day is annually observed by the Indian
therapies and a cure for Parkinson’s disease (PD), Army on 13 April to commemorate Operation
also known as "paralysis agitans". The day Meghdoot launched by the Indian Army on 13 April
commemorates the birth anniversary of English 1984.
surgeon, Dr James Parkinson (1755 – 1824) who ✓ The Day honours the bravery and sacrifice
was the first to describe "paralysis agitans". of the Indian Army soldiers serving at the
✓ Symbol: Red tulip with a fringe of white highest and coldest battlefield in the world,
is the official symbol for Parkinson's. the Siachen Glacier, a part of the Union
✓ The first World Parkinson's Day (WPD) Territory (UT) Ladakh, located in the
was held in April 1997. It was set up by the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas.
European Parkinson’s Disease Association ✓ 13th April 2024 marks the 40th year of
(now known as Parkinson’s Europe) and co- Indian Army’s presence at Siachen Glacier.
sponsored by the World Health
Organisation (WHO). 105th Anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh
Massacre – 13 April 2024
International Day of Human Space Flight 13th April 2024 marks the 105th Anniversary of
2024 - April 12 the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (also known as the
The United Nations (UN) International Day of Amritsar Massacre), held on 13 April 1919 in
Human Space Flight is annually observed across Amritsar, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab).
the globe on 12 April to celebrate the beginning of

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 ✓ The Day aims to honour the victims of the ✓ The first-ever World Chagas Disease Day
massacre and this tragic event also served was observed on 14 April 2020.
as a pivotal moment in India's fight for
independence. National Fire Service Day 2024 - April 14
National Fire Service Day is annually observed
World Chagas Disease Day 2024 - April across India on 14th April and the National Fire
14 Service Week is annually observed from 14th to
World Chagas Disease Day (WCDD) is annually 20th April to honour the firefighters who lost their
observed across the globe on 14 April to raise lives in the line of duty and to educate the public
awareness about Chagas Disease (also known as and students about fire safety practices.
American trypanosomiasis), a neglected tropical ✓ The theme of National Fire Service Day
disease (NTD) that can cause serious heart and 2024/National Fire Service Week 2024 is
digestive issues. “Ensure Fire Safety, Contribute towards
✓ The theme for WCDD 2024 is "Tackling Nation Building”.
Chagas Disease: Detect Early and Care ✓ 14th April 2024 marks the 80th
for Life.” Anniversary of the Bombay dock
explosion.

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