04/04/2019
News Updates:
By:- Pallavi Prakash Kumar
Delhi News:
· The city on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging decision of a single judge Bench allowing private unaided schools here an interim hike in fees to implement the recommendations of the on salaries of teachers and other employees.
National News:
· The successfully built the longest suspension bridge in a record time of 40 days ‘Matiri Bridge’ over the Indus River in the Leh-Ladakh region.
· Starting May, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to launch a string of ‘defence’ satellites.
· 'Kandhamal Haldi', a variety of turmeric indigenous to southern Odisha, has earned the Geographical indication (GI) tag from Intellectual Property India.
· Government sets up a tribunal under Justice Chander Shekhar of the Delhi High Court to review ban imposition on the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir (JeI) and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-Yasin Malik (JKLF-Y) faction.
· The International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) is organizing a NuGen Mobility Summit, 2019, at Manesar, NCR, from 27th to 29th November 2019 with an objective to share new ideas, learnings, global experiences, innovations and future technology trends for faster adoption, assimilation and development of advanced automotive technologies for a smarter and greener future.
· The airport’s domestic and international terminals will soon display Metro timings to encourage air passengers to take the transit system.
· The Periodic Labour Force Survey ( ) data have revealed a drastic increase in the number of unemployed people in India.
· For the second year in succession, tops in eLearning training for field staff.
· Tata Power and Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) signed a memorandum of understanding to set up integrated customer services and optimize value for customers.
· The Indian Publishing company, Private Limited, launched its book 'Saffron Swords- Centuries of Indic Resistance to Invaders', written by Manoshi Sinha Rawal having information on 52 unsung warriors of India from the last 1300 years.
International News:
· World Awareness Day: 2nd April- This day has been recognized to highlight the need to help improve the quality of life of those with autism so they can lead full and meaningful lives as an integral part of society.
· Japan has announced that the name of its new imperial era, set to begin on 1st May, will be 'Reiwa', order and harmony. The country's current era, Heisei, will end in April.
· Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned from the post with immediate effect after a massive street protests against his 20-year rule.
· launches the world's first fully-fledged 5G mobile networks (the speed 20 times faster than the existing 4G networks). This network is crucial for the future development of devices ranging from self-driving vehicles that send data traffic to one another in real time, industrial robots, drones and other elements of the Internet of Things.
· China has successfully launched the first of its new-generation data relay satellite, Tianlian II-01 into orbit. It would provide data relay, measurement, and control services for its manned spacecraft.
· India and Chile have signed three Memorandum of Understandings ( ) in the fields of mining, culture and empowerment of persons with disabilities. Chile announces it will allow visa-free entry to Indians holding a valid US Visa.
Sports:
· Saurav Ghosal became the first Indian man to enter top-10 in the latest Professional Squash Association (PSA) world rankings.
· Five times world champion won Bahrain Grand Prix 2019 title.
· 12th Asian airgun concluded, India clinched 25 medals in this championship.
Obituaries:
· Noted film director J. Mahendran, passed away.
· A veteran dramatist, theatre organiser, and economics teacher Kartik Chandra Rath, passed away.
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