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Page-17 of Current Affairs - April, 2024

International Day of Reflection on 1994 Rwanda Genocide

On April 7, 2024, Rwanda marked 30 years of the genocide orchestrated by armed Hutu extremists. The 100-day massacre, which began on April 7, 1994, claimed the lives...

April 8, 2024

South Korea Successfully Launches Second Military Spy Satellite

South Korea has successfully launched its second domestically developed military spy satellite into orbit. The satellite, carried by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, was launched from an American...

April 8, 2024

NASA’s WB-57 Jets to Chase Total Solar Eclipse for Scientific Studies

NASA is gearing up for the upcoming total solar eclipse when the moon’s shadow will traverse a vast swath of North America. To capture this rare celestial event,...

April 8, 2024

Government Releases Guidelines for Green Hydrogen Use in Transport Sector

Recently, Indian Government has announced a Rs. 496 crore scheme (until 2025-26) to support pilot projects testing the viability of green hydrogen as a fuel for cars and...

April 8, 2024

100th Anniversary of Discovery of Electroencephalogram (EEG) Observed

The year 2024 marks the centennial of the discovery of the electroencephalogram (EEG) by German psychiatrist Hans Berger. The EEG, a medical test that measures the electrical activity...

April 6, 2024

RBI Decides to Keep Policy Rates Unchanged

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which met recently, decided to keep the repo rate – the main policy rate – unchanged...

April 6, 2024

Issue of State Governments Power to Levy Excise Duty on Industrial Alcohol

The Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments on whether state governments have the power to regulate and control the sale, distribution, pricing and other factors relating to ‘industrial’...

April 6, 2024

Tamil Nadu: Issues Around Disaster Relief Funds from Centre

In December 2023, Tamil Nadu was severely affected by Cyclone Michaung and subsequent floods. The state has filed a suit at the Supreme Court, claiming that the Centre...

April 5, 2024

Issues around OpenAI’s Voice Engine

Recently, OpenAI introduced a new AI model called Voice Engine. This model can replicate any voice in any language using a brief audio sample, allowing users to generate...

April 5, 2024

India’s Market Cap Likely to Hit $10 Trillion by 2030

India’s stock market capitalization is currently the fifth largest globally at $4.5 trillion, according to a report titled ‘Recap 2024. Crystal Gaze 2025’ by financial conglomerate Pantomath Group....

April 5, 2024

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