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Page-6 of Current Affairs - April, 2018

Government launches Seed import-export portal

The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has launched seed import-export portal to facilitate export-import of seeds and planting material. It has been developed for making trade...

April 27, 2018

Fejervarya goemchi: New frog species named after Goa

Scientists have identified a new species of frog called Fejervarya goemchi in the highland plateaus of the Western Ghats parts of Goa. It has been named after state...

April 27, 2018

Cabinet approves Long Term Agreements for supply of iron ore to Japan and South Korea

Union Cabinet has approved renewal of long-term agreements (LTAs) for export of iron ore (lumps and fines) of grade +64% Fe content to Japan and South Korea for...

April 27, 2018

Indu Malhotra: First woman lawyer to sworn in as Supreme Court judge

Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra was sworn in as Judge of Supreme Court of India. She was administered oath to the office by Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra. With...

April 27, 2018

 CCEA approves restructured National Bamboo Mission

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM), a Centrally Sponsored Scheme under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) during remaining period...

April 26, 2018

HARIMAU SHAKTI 2018: India-Malaysia joint training exercise to be held in Malaysia

Bilateral joint training exercise HARIMAU SHAKTI 2018 between India and Malaysia will be conducted in the dense forests of Sengai Perdik, Hulu Langat, Malaysia from 30 April 18...

April 26, 2018

Canada to host world’s first-ever female foreign ministers’ meeting

The world’s first-ever female foreign ministers’ meeting will be hosted by Canada and the European Union (EU) in September 2018. The announcement was made by the Canadian Foreign...

April 26, 2018

Nadiya Shafi wins 2018 Martha Farrell Award for Excellence in women’s empowerment

Nadiya Shafi, a video reporter from Srinagar, has won the 2018 Martha Farrell Award for Excellence in women’s empowerment. The award is in recognition of Nadiya’s commitment towards...

April 26, 2018

Tony Daniel, technical committee chairman of Athletics Federation of India passes away

Tony Daniel (66), the technical committee chairman of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and the executive vice-president of Kerala State Athletics Association (KSAA), has passed away in...

April 26, 2018

New Delhi hosts National Kharif Conference 2018

The National Kharif Conference 2018 was held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on April 25, 2018. Radha Mohan Singh, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare,...

April 26, 2018

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