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United States Trade representative has once again placed India on Priority Watch list in its annual Special 301 Report to address intellectual property related challenges.
It has placed 12 Countries including India in its Priority Watch list.
Other countries in the list are Algeria, Argentina, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Kuwait, Russia, Ukraine, and Venezuela

2.International Buddhist Conference

International Buddhist conference held in Lumbini, Nepal with the theme “Lumbini Nepal”.

3.LCA Tejas successful test fires

Light Combat aircraft Tejas successfully test fired Derby air-to-air Beyond Visual Range Missile off the Goa Coast.

4.India’s longest-serving Chief Minister.

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling becomes India’s longest-serving Chief Minister as he completed 23 years, four months and 17 days of uninterrupted service in office.
He broke the record set by former West Bengal CM Jyoti Basu, who held office for 23 years.
Pawan Chamling founding president of the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front.

5.15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

Union government has announced that 15^th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be held in Varanasi in January 2019

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1.Mock Exercise on Bio-Disaster.

National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA) jointly with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has conducted its first ever Mock Exercise on Bio-Disasters at Patna airport.
The exercise held based on suspected Ebola outbreak scenario.

2.National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018.

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) wins National Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018 for being top research and development organisation for Patents and commercialization.

3.2017 Saraswati Samman.

Gujarati Poet Sitanshu Yashachandra chosen for 2017 Saraswati Samman for his Collection of poetry titled "Vakhar" .
Saraswti Samman is an annual award constituted in 1991,
It provides to recognise outstanding literary work every year written in Indian Language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.

4.Asia Pacific Regional Workshop of UNCCD

The Asia Pacific Regional Workshop of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was held in New Delhi.
The workshop is to build the capacity of the Asia-Pacific region to monitor and report land degradation.
UNCCD is the only legally binding international agreement on land issues with aim to protect land from over use and drought.

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1.License for Liquid Chlorine.

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has granted first licence to M/s Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd for Liquid Chlorine to facilitate industry to get quality product in all India basis.
Liquid Chlorine used mainly in mainly in paper, pulp, textile bleaching, water sterilization and manufacture of chemicals

2.Indu Malhotra:

Indu Malhotra ,First woman lawyer to sworn in as Supreme Court judge directly from the Bar.

3.World Press Freedom Index 2018.

India ranks 138th in the latest World Press Freedom Index 2018 report just one rank above the Pakistan.
Norway topped the rank followed by Sweden in 2^nd position and Netherland in 3^rd position.

4.Bhabha Kavach:

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has developed cheaper, lightweight bulletproof jackets named Bhaba Kavach.
The Jacket weighs just 6.6kg comparing to 17 kg jacket which is in use.

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1.MoU in the field of Traditional Medicines

Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Sao Tome and Principe for Cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy

2.Extension of Schedule Areas in Rajasthan.

Union Cabinet has given its nod for extension of Schedule areas in Rajasthan under Fifth Schedule of Indian Constitution.
The Scheduled Tribes residing in Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, and partial areas of Udaipur, Rajsamand, Chittorgarh, Pali and Sirohi districts of Rajasthan will get benefits under this extension
Fifth Schedule of Indian Constitution deals with provisions on administration and control of Schedule areas and Schedule Tribe.

3.HARIMAU SHAKTI 2018:

In order to build military ties with ASEAN Countries, India-Malaysia joint training exercise to be held in Malaysia called HARIMAU SHAKTI 2018 from April 30 to May 13.
Exercise aims to build cooperation and coordination between both armed forces.

4.2^nd edition of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

The Human Resource Development ministry has launched 2^nd edition of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan.
The scheme aimed to make higher education institution to adopt villages and provide solution for problems faced in villages.

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1.Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan at Mandla, Madhya Pradesh with the aim to strengthen the Panchayat Raj
RGSA will strengthen the Panchayat Raj across the nation and will address if there is any gap that limits its success.

RGSA aim

2.Sagar Kavach:

The 2 day Coastal security exercise named Sagar Kavah began in Kerala.
It aims to strengthen and assess the loopholes in the coastal security mechanism along coastal areas of Kerala

3.Malvi’s adder’s-tongue fern:

World’s smallest land fern named Malvi’s adders’s tongue fern discovered in Western Ghats.
It was discovered in Fawa forest of Gujarat’s Dang District.

4.Madhya Pradesh Rural Connectivity Project

Union Government has signed $120M loan agreement with World bank to improve rural road connectivity in Madhya Pradesh.

5.On-going power projects in TN

The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) is executing 5 super critical thermal power project which will expected to commissioned by 2019-21.
The 5 super critical Thermal Power projects are North Chennai TPP with capacity of 800 MW, Ennore SEZ TPP with 1,320 MW, Ennore Expansion TPP with 660 MW, Uppur TPP in Ramanathapuram district with 6000 MW , Udangudi TPP in Thoothukudi district with 1,320 MW Capacity.
Other power projects are Kadaladi Solar power project in Ramanathapuram district with 500 MW and Kundah Pumped storage hydroelectric project in Nilagiri district with 500 MW capacity .
These projects are expected to complete before 2021 .

Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan at Mandla, Madhya Pradesh with the aim to strengthen the Panchayat Raj

RGSA will strengthen the Panchayat Raj across the nation and will address if there is any gap that limits its success.

RGSA aim

RGSA will improve capacities and effectiveness of Panchayats and the Gram Sabhas;
Enable democratic decision-making and accountability in Panchayats and promote people's participation;
Strengthen the institutional structure for knowledge creation and capacity building of Panchayats;
Promote devolution of powers and responsibilities to Panchayats according to the spirit of the Constitution and PESA Act;
Strengthen Gram Sabhas to function effectively as the basic forum of peoples participation, transparency and accountability within the Panchayat system;
Create and strengthen democratic local self-government in areas where Panchayats do not exist;
Strengthen the constitutionally mandated framework on which Panchayats are founded.

: (source rgsa.nic.in)

On-going power projects in Tamil Nadu

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The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) is executing 5 super critical thermal power project which will expected to commissioned by 2019-21.
The 5 super critical Thermal Power projects are North Chennai TPP with capacity of 800 MW, Ennore SEZ TPP with 1,320 MW, Ennore Expansion TPP with 660 MW, Uppur TPP in Ramanathapuram district with 6000 MW , Udangudi TPP in Thoothukudi district with 1,320 MW Capacity.
Other power projects are Kadaladi Solar power project in Ramanathapuram district with 500 MW and Kundah Pumped storage hydroelectric project in Nilagiri district with 500 MW capacity .
These projects are expected to complete before 2021

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1.Sunderban to get Ramsar Tag.

Sunderban Reserve Forest is likely to declare as Ramsar site soon.
Sunderban Reserve forest is a tiger reserve and biosphere reserve in India which spread across 4,260 sq.km with around 2,000 sq.km is mangrove forest and Creeks.

More about Sunderban and Ramsar Convention.

2.AFSPA removed in Meghalaya

Union Government has removed Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 from Meghalaya after 28 years.
AFSPA which provides special powers to Indian Armed force to bring control AFSPA implemented area.

About AFSPA:

3.Highest recipient of remittances

India becomes highest recipient of remittances worth of $69 billion says report released by World Bank.
India is followed by China with $64 billion, Philippines with $33 billion.

4.World Book Day – April 23

World Book day is celebrated across the world on April 23 which is organised by UNESCO Since 1995 to tribute to books and authors.
Tamil Nadu School Education K.A. Sengottaiyan said that government will take effort to increase the membership in State libraries from 74.84 lakh to at least 1 crore by 2020

5.GI Tag for Warangal Dhurries.

Geographical Indication certificate has given to Warangal dhurries by the Chennai-based GI Registry.

6.National Panchayati Raj Day – April 24

National Panchayati Raj Day has been celebrated on April 24 to marks the passing of 73^rd Constitution amendment Act 1992, that came into existence with effect from 24 April 1993.

7.Press freedom prize

Egyptian Photographer Mahmoud Abu Zeid "Shawkan," has been selected for the 2018 UNESCO Press Freedom Prize.

8.Diu Smart City

Dia Smart City becomes the first city to run 100 % with renewable energy during Daytime.

9.$100 billion IT company.

Tata Consultancy Services becomes the first to become $100 billion IT Company in India.

10.Guatemala Consulate

The Republic of Guatemala is to open honorary Consulate in Chennai.

11.Monte Carlo masters

Rafael Nadal wins Monte Carlo Masters beating Kei Nishikori.
This was his 31^st masters crown

Sunderban to get Ramsar Tag.

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Sunderban Reserve Forest is likely to declare as Ramsar site soon.
Sunderban Reserve forest is a tiger reserve and biosphere reserve in India which spread across 4,260 sq.km with around 2,000 sq.km is mangrove forest and Creeks.
Sunderban Reserve forest is partly in West Bengal and Bangladesh. It is part of Ganges Delta.
Sunderbans Mangrove forest is the largest mangrove forest in the world.
There are currently 26 sites recognised as Ramsar Wetland sites.

About Ramsar Convention:

Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental Treaty adopted in 1971 at Ramsar in Iran.
The objective of treaty is national and international cooperation to conserve and better use of wetlands.
India joined the treaty on 1982.

AFSPA removed in Meghalaya

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Union Government has removed Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 from Meghalaya after 28 years.

AFSPA which provides special powers to Indian Armed force to bring control AFSPA implemented area.

About AFSPA:

Armed Force Special Power act was enacted in 1958 which give special powers to Indian armed force to bring control of “Disturbed area” declared by Indian government.
It gives the forces to shoot to kill, search houses, destroy any property likely to be used by rebels. It also gives power to arrest without warrant.
Parts of Assam, Manipur, Jammu and Kashmir, Nagaland are under AFSPA.
Governor can send notification to union government regarding the imposition of AFSAP in particular area. Center then declared particular area as disturbed region for minimum three months.

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1.Earth Day- April 22

Earth day is observed on April 22 across the world to spread awareness for conservation and to protect environment.
The 2018 theme of Earth Day is “End Plastic Pollution”.

2.Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

Union Cabinet has given its nod for restructured Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA).
RGSA is launched for developing governance capabilities of PAnchayat Raj Institution to deliver on sustainable development goals.

3.Death Penalty for Rape of Girls under 12

Union Cabinet has given its nod for ordinance allowing Court to provide Death penalty those who convicted for raping girls under age 12.

4.Fugitive economic offenders ordinance

Union Cabinet has given its nod for the proposal to promulgate the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018 which helps to prevent the economic offenders from evading the process of Indian law by staying outside the jurisdiction of Indian Courts.
The total value of 100 crore or more will come under the purview of this bill.

Featuresof the Bill.

5.Sitharam Yechury

Sitharam Yechury re-elected as CPI(M) General Secretary.

Fugitive economic offenders ordinance

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Union Cabinet has given its nod for the proposal to promulgate the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018 which helps to prevent the economic offenders from evading the process of Indian law by staying outside the jurisdiction of Indian Courts.
The total value of 100 crore or more will come under the purview of this bill.

Features of the Bill.

The bill will force the fugitive to return to India to face the trial.
Confiscation of the property of offender in India, Abroad including benami property.
Fugitive economic offender cannot demand any civil claim.
Separate administrator will appoint to manage and dispose the confiscated property.

This bill will help to improve the financial health of the banking sector because non –payment of loan will worsen the financial health of the bank.

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1.CJI Impeachment.

Seven Opposition Parties serve notice of impeachment of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra accusing him on ground of serious misbehaviour and misusing authority.
The opposition parties handed over the notice of impeachment to Chairman of Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu with signatures of 71 MPs of Rajya Sabha.
Article 124 (4) of constitution deals with procedure of removal of Judges of Supreme Court including CJI

Procedure of Removal of Judges:

2.Swell Waves.

Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) Hyderabad, forecasted that India’s coasts will experience the high energy Swell waves in couple of days.

What is Swell Waves?

Swell Waves are collection of waves which forms and travel hundreds of miles away from the sea due to winds rather than waves formed by local winds.

3.Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

Common Wealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) summit held in London, United Kingdom with the theme “Towards a Common Future”

4.e-Vidhan Project

A new office of Central project monitoring unit for e-Vidhan project has been inaugurated in Parliament house.
e-Vidhan mission mode project aims to make the functioning of state legislature of in India paperless

5.E-court fee payment

E-Court Fee payment has been introduced in Madras high court.
This is the first court in South India and 8^th in the country to introduce e-Court Fee payment.

6.Super Cup 2018 Foot ball tournament.

Bengaluru FC wins Super Cup 2018 final beating East Bengal.

CJI Impeachment and its procedure

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Seven Opposition Parties serve notice of impeachment of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra accusing him on ground of serious misbehaviour and misusing authority.
The opposition parties handed over the notice of impeachment to Chairman of Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu with signatures of 71 MPs of Rajya Sabha.
Article 124 (4) of constitution deals with procedure of removal of Judges of Supreme Court including CJI

Procedure of Removal of Judges:

The grounds of Removal of judges will be proved misbehaviour or incapacity.
A removal motion should signed by 100 member of lok Sabha or 50 members of Rajya Sabha.
It should be given to Speaker / Chairman and they may reject or admit.
If it is admitted then Speaker/Chairman has to constitute the three member committee to investigate the charges.
Committee should comprise of Chief justice or Supreme court Judge, Chief justice of high Court and distinguished jurist.
If the committee finds the judge is guilty then the impeachment motion has to pass in both houses.
It should be passed by Special majority in each house of parliament.
Once it is passed by both houses then it will send to president, then he will passes an order of impeachment of Judge.

Till now no judge of the Supreme Court has been impeached.

Justice V Ramaswami is the only judge faced impeachment, the enquiry committee found guilty but impeachment motion was defeated in Lok Sabha.

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1.Shrimp feed technology- CIBA

The Eco-Friendly Shrimp feed technology programme has been signed between the Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA) and Waterbase Ltd
CIBA is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is one of the research institute constituted under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi

2.April 19: World Liver Day.

World Liver Day has been observed on April 19 across the world to spread awareness about liver related disease.
The Theme of 2018 is “Riding New Waves in Liver Diagnosis, Staging & Treatment”

3.India – 6^th largest economy.

India becomes 6^th largest economy displacing France as per latest report International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook (WEO).
India’s Gross domestic product is now $2.6 trilllion.
The top five economies ahead of India are United States, China, Japan, Germany and United Kingdom.

4.Malaria Summit.

Malaria summit held in London with the aim to highlight stalled progress in fighting against malaria, which is showing signs of fighting back.
India not participated in the summit despite India is affected by third largest malaria cases after Congo and Nigeria in the world.

5.Golden Peacock National Training Award 2018.

Indian Bank has awarded with Golden Peacock National Training Award 2018.

6.NASA’s TESS

NASA successfully launched Planet hunting satellite called TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) with aim to scan 85% of skies beyond the solar planets where the life may exist.

7.Most Film Friendly Award

Madhya Pradesh has been awarded with Most Film Friendly State Award

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1.Chennai Corporation inks MoU with Brussels

Chennai Corporation signed Memorandum of Understanding with City of Brussels to develop innovative civic aspects relating to smart city, urban planning, solid waste management and tackling Global Warming.

2.Oto Acoustic Emission

Tamil Nadu has decided to set up 162 centres to eradicate hearing impairment on new-borns in the state using Oto Acoustic Emission .
Oto Acoustic Emission is used to find hearing impairment in new-born babies.

3.National Clean Air Programme.

Union Environment Ministry released the details of National Clean Air Programme to tackle the increasing air pollution problem across India.
The Aim of the programme to reduce air pollution by 35% in 100 selected cities in another 3 years and 50% in next 5 years.

4.India won 6 elections in UNECOSOC bodies.

India has won 6 elections to committees of United Nation Economic and Social Council Bodies.
India got the highest number of votes with 46 followed by Pakistan 43,Bahrain 40 and China 39 to the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations.
The Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Committee is considered influential because it scrutinises the NGOs applying for consultative status and also has the right to block them.

5.Norwester hits West Bengal.

Norwester hits West Bengal with the force of 98 Km and left 18 people dead.
Norwester is also known as Kal Baisakhi is a local winds originate in chotanagpur plateau moves eastwards and strike West Bengal , Odisha and some part of Bangladesh.

6.Chandrayaan-2 Postponed.

Indian Space Research Organisation has said that Chandrayaan -2 launch has been postponed to last of 2018 due to requirement of more test.
Chandrayaan 2 will be the challenging mission, as it will carry first time an orbiter, a lander and a rover to the moon.

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1.India-Wiesbaden Conference 2018

India –Wiesbaden Conference 2018 held in New Delhi hosted by Ministry of external Affairs in cooperation with Government of Germany and United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).
The title of the conference is “Securing Global Supply Chains through Government-Industry Partnerships towards Effective Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1540”

AboutUNSC Resolution 1540 and Wiesbaden Process

2.DARPAN-PLI App

DIGITAL ADVANCEMENT OF RURAL POST OFFICE FOR A NEW INDIA (DARPAN) was launched by Department of posts.
DARPAN-PLI app launched with aim to achieve total digitisation of postal operations in India.
It will to helps to connect all 1.29 lakh Rural Branch Post Offices in India to enable them to do online Postal and Financial Transactions.

3.World heritage day

April 18^th is celebrated as World Heritage day across the world to create awareness about Heritage among communities.
The theme of this year is ‘Heritage for Generations’.

4.Win-Win Partnership with Sweden.

India and Sweden has signed a Joint action plan and an innovation partnership with aim to build a win-win partnership between both countries.

5.Pulitzer award 2018 for Public service

The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer for public service

India-Wiesbaden Conference 2018

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India –Wiesbaden Conference 2018 held in New Delhi hosted by Ministry of external Affairs in cooperation with Government of Germany and United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA).

The title of the conference is “Securing Global Supply Chains through Government-Industry Partnerships towards Effective Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1540”

About UNSC Resolution 1540.

In 2004 United Nation Security Council has voted to adopt Resolution 1540, with aim to prevent the non-state actors that attempt to develop, acquire, manufacture nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, their means of delivery, and related materials.
Therefore states should implement appropriate and effective measures to prevent non-state actors such as terrorists, from obtaining access to weapons of mass destruction .

About Wiesbaden Process

It is a process initiated by Germany to strengthen the implementation of UNSC 1540 through Government-industry partnership in 2012.
India has legally backed export control system to implement UNSC 1540 for its commitment towards non-proliferation.

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1.Meghalaya Community - Led Landscapes Management Project (MCLLMP)

India signed $48 Million loan agreement for Meghalaya Community - Led Landscapes Management Project (MCLLMP) with World Bank.
The main objective of the agreement is to strengthen community-led landscapes management in selected landscapes in Meghalaya.

2.Gram Swaraj Abhiyan launched.

Gram Swaraj Abhiyan has been launched on April 14 with the aim to inclusion of people of backward villages of the country to get benefit in government welfare scheme.
These are the seven scheme covers under Gram Swaraj Abhiyan - Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, Saubhagya, Ujala scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Mission Indradhanush.

3.First regional conference of eastern states on Water Resources

The First regionalConference of eastern states on water resources held in Kolkata to address the outstanding water issues of the states.
The aim of conference is to mitigate intra and intra-basin issues relating to water resources in West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha

4.Seed Bank project in Kancheepuram.

A Seed Bank project to preserve traditional paddy varieties launched in Kancheepuram.
The project was initiated by Bioversity International and implemented by the Green Cause Foundation,Tamil Nadu.

5.World Haemophilia day – April 17

World Haemophilia Day has been observed worldwide to increase awareness of haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorder.
Haemophilia is a genetic disease where the body’s ability to make blood clots disorder.
The theme of 2018 World Haemophilia Day is ‘Sharing Knowledge Makes Us Stronger’.

6.Monsoon be normal

Indian Meteorological Department predicts that the country is likely to see normal Monsoon this year.

7.Babur cruise missile.

Pakistan successfully test fired enhanced version of Babur Cruise Missile which can deliver conventional and non-conventional weapon with a range of 700 KM.

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