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INTERNATIONALIranandP5+1ReachedHistoricNuclearDealIran,theP5+1andtheEuropeanUnion(EU)on2AprilconcededonaframeworkagreementcalledasJointComprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) intended to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Theagreement was reached at Lausannes BeauRivage Palace hotel in Switzerland. The informal frameworkagreementwillbeusedas thebasis for evolving the finaldraftof JCPOAby30 June2015.These6worldpowers are collectively known as P5+1, or five permanent members of the UN Security Council, namelyChina,France,Russia,theUnitedKingdom,andtheUnitedStates,plusGermany.
PakistanandRussiaAgreedToHoldFirstEverJointMilitaryExercisePakistanandRussiahaveagreed tohold firstever jointmilitaryexercisesaspartof their enhanceddefencecooperation.Inthisregard,anagreementwasreachedbetweenbothnationsduringameetingbetweenRussianDefenceMinisterSergeiShoiguandhisPakistanicounterpartKhawajaAsifinMoscowon16April2015.
ChinaandPakistanSignedAnAgreementOnCPECChinaandPakistanon21AprilsignedanagreementonChinaPakistanEconomicCorridor(CPEC)planworth46billionUSdollars.TheagreementwassignedbyChinasPresidentXiJinpingandPakistanPrimeMinisterNawazSharif.Aspartoftheagreement,Chinawillprovideupto37billionUSdollarininvestmentforenergyprojects to generate 16400 MW of power. Concessional loans will cover nearly 10 billion US dollar ofinfrastructureprojects.
OmaralBashirReelectedAsSudanPresidentSudansPresidentOmaralBashirhaswonPresidentialreelectionbysecuring94percentofthevoteon27April.Withthiswin,OmaralBashirextendshis25yearrule.OmarfaceswarcrimeschargesandiswantedbytheInternationalCriminalCourt.Heisinpowersince1989.InthiselectionOmarsNationalCongressParty(NCP)alsowon323of426parliamentaryseats.
INDIA&WORLDIndiaRanked101InSocialProgressIndexIndiawasplacedat101stplaceintheSocialProgressIndex(SPI)ratingsthatwerereleasedgloballyon9April2015.TheSPI,whichgivesdatafor133countries,isalsoanalternativetoGDP.AfterNorwayatthetopoftherankings,cameSweden,SwitzerlandandIceland.
IndiaElectedToFourUnitedNationsAgenciesIndia was elected to four important United Nations (UN) agencies on 8 April. These agencies are UnitedNations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), World Food Program (WFP), Commission on Crime Prevention andCriminalJustice(CCPCJ)andtheGoverningCouncilofUNHabitat.IndiawaselectedtothesebodiesattheCoordination andManagementMeeting (CMM) ofUNECOSOC (theUnitedNationsEconomic and SocialCouncil)heldattheUNheadquartersinNewYork,USA.
CanadaToSupplyUraniumToIndiaFor5YearsCanadaon15Aprilagreed tosupply3,000metric tonnesofuraniumtoenergyhungryIndia fromthisyear
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undera$254millionfiveyeardealtopowerIndianatomicreactors,fourdecadesafterbilateralcooperationinthissectorwasfrozenoverIndiasnuclearprogramme.Theagreementforuraniumsupply,whichcametwoyearsafterprotractednegotiationsfollowingthe2013civilnucleardealbetweenIndiaandCanada,wassignedaftercomprehensivetalksPrimeMinisterNarendraModihadwithhisCanadiancounterpartStephenHarper.CanadaisthethirdcountrytosupplyuraniumtoIndiaafterRussiaandKazakhstan.
IndiaRanks5thOnGlobalEWasteMonitor2014ListAccordingtotheGlobalEWasteMonitor2014compiledbyUnitedNation(UN)sthinktankUnitedNationsUniversity (UNU), India is the fifthbiggestproducerof ewaste in theworld,discarding1.7million tonnes(Mt) of electronic and electrical equipment in 2014.India came in fifth, behind the US, China, Japan andGermany.
NATIONALPMNarendraModiLaunchedIndiasFirstNationalAirQualityIndexTheNationalAirQualityIndex(NAQI)waslaunchedforthefirsttimeinIndiabyPrimeMinisterNarendraModion6April2015primarilyforassessingthequalityofairinmajorurbancentresacrossthecountryonarealtimebasis.ThisNationalAirQualityIndexwillprovideinformationonthequalityofairin10majorcitiesin thecountryona realtimebasis.The tencitieswhere thequalityofaircanbemonitoredareDelhi,Agra,Kanpur,Lucknow,Varanasi,Faridabad,Ahmedabad,Chennai,BangaloreandAhmedabad.
UnionGovernmentNotifiedNJAC2014TheUnionGovernmenton13April2015notified theNational JudicialAppointmentsCommission (NJAC)Act,2014and theConstitution (NinetyninthAmendment)Act,2014.TheNJACActand99thAmendmentActwerenotifiedinexerciseofthepowersconferredbysubsection(2)ofsection1oftheAct.Withthisnewlawthecollegiumsystemtoappointmemberstothehigherjudiciaryhascometoanend.NowPresidentwillappointjudgesintheSupremeCourt(SC)and24HighCourts(HCs)inconsultationwiththeNJAC.
MHArenamesVisaOnArrivalSchemeToETouristVisaUnionMinistry ofHomeAffairs (MHA)on14April decided to renameTouristVisaonArrivalElectronicTravelAuthorization(TVoAETA)schemeaseTouristVisa(eTV)scheme.
RajyaSabhaPassedTransgendersRightsBillThe Rajya Sabha on 24 April passed a bill that seeks equal rights for the transgenders.The Rights ofTransgenderPersonsBill2014wasintroducedbyDMKMPTiruchiSiva.ItwasthefirstprivatemembersbilltobepassedbytheUpperHousein45years.ThelasttimetheLokSabhapassedaprivatemembersbillwasin1970.IntheRajyaSabhaaprivatemembersbillwaspassedin1969.
RailwaysLaunchesMobileAppforPaperlessTicketingofUnreservedCategoryTheRailwayMinistryhaslaunchedutsonmobile,amobileapplicationforpaperlessunreservedtickets.TheapplicationservicewaslaunchedbyUnionRailwayMinisterSureshPrabhuon22April inNewDelhi.Thisapplicationwillallowitspassengertobuyaticketonthemoveandtoboardthetrainwiththeticketsecuredonhismobilephoneindigitalformat,withoutanyneedforprintingtheticket.Initially,ithasbeenlaunchedasapilotprojectandcover15stationsinSouthernRailway.Lateronitwillbeextendedtoentirecountryinphases.
STATESGujaratLaunchedIndustrialTourismToShowcaseDevelopmentGujarat government has on 12 April launched industrial tourism package to promote its development byshowcasingitsmajorindustrialinstallationswhichhaveearnedglobalacclaimforstate.Itisafirstofitskindinitiative India, offered by Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd (TCGL) in collaboration with Ahmedabad
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basedAksharTravelsPvtLtd.ThetourpackageiscalledasIndustrialTourofGujaratwillcoversomeofthemajorindustrialattractionsofthestate.
IndianArmyConductsAkramanIIDefenseExerciseInRajasthanIndianArmyon26AprilconductedamajorexerciseAkramanIIinRajasthan.TheexercisewasconductedbytheChetakCorps,apartofSouthWesternCommandbasedinBhatinda,Punjab.Theexerciseaimedtotestanewgenerationofweaponry andplatformswhich are employed in thedesert region toprovide real timebattleandsituationalawarenesstoitscommanders.
KeralaGovtLaunchedSubodhamProjectToEndLiquorAbuseState Government of Kerala on 19 April 2015 launched Subodham project, to help people in the state toovercomeaddictiontoliquor.TheprojectwaslaunchedbyChiefMinisterOommenChandyandArtofLivingFoundationfounderSriSriRavishankarinKochi.
BHELcommissioned600MWthermalUnitInChhattisgarhStateownedpowerequipmentmakerBharatHeavyElectricalsLimited(BHEL)on13Aprilcommissioneda600MW thermal unit atDhabra in JanjgirChampaDistrict ofChhattisgarh for theDainikBhaskar PowerLimited.This is thesecondunitof2600MWpowerproject,commissionedbyBHEL.The first600MWUnitwascommissionedin2014.
CONFERENCES5thSAARCHealthMinistersMeetingHeldInNewDelhiThe5thmeetingofSouthAsianAssociationforRegionalCooperation(SAARC)HealthMinisterswasheldon8 April 2015 in New Delhi. The meet ended with the adoption of Delhi Declaration on Public HealthChallenges.The declaration focuses on issues common to member nations of South Asia Association forRegionalCooperation(SAARC).
AWARDS&HONOURSSubadhraDeviNamedFor2015InternationalAchievementAwardDr Subadhra Devi Rai, an Indianorigin Singaporean nurse, on 2 April 2015 was named for the 2015International Achievement Award by the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF) of theInternationalCouncilofNurses.
AdonisWon2015KumaranAsanWorldPrizeForPoetryParis based SyrianLebaneseArab poetAdonis has been chosen for 2015KumaranAsanWorld Prize forpoetry, instituted by the KumaranAsanMemorial Association to honour poets of international stature andintroducethemtoIndianreaders.AdoniswasbornasAliAhmadSaidEsberinWesternSyriain1930.Since1985,hehadsettledinParis,France.
SusantaLahiriAwardedHevesyMedalAward2015ProfessorSusantaLahiriwasawardedprestigioustheHevesyMedalAward2015.Theawardwaspresentedtohim forhisoutstandingcontributions inheavy ion induced radioisotopeproduction, converter targets, tracerpackettechniqueandgreenchemistry.
SatyaNadellaHonouredwiththeWhiteHouseChampionofChangeAwardMicrosoftsIndianoriginCEOSatyaNadellawashonouredwiththeWhiteHouseChampionsofChangeon16April.Heisoneofthe12localChampionsofChangewhowerehonouredfortheirexemplaryleadership.ChampionsofChangehonourisgiventothosewhosupportworkingfamiliesandhelpmakechangeintheircompaniesorcommunities.
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SPORTS&GAMESMariyaMuzychukWonWomensWorldChessChampionshipWorldWomenChessChampionship2015waswonbyMariyaMuzychukofUkraine.ShedefeatedRussianNatalijaPogoninaby2.5to1.5pointsinthefourgamefinal.IndianGrandmasterDronavalliHarikaon6April2015 won Bronze medal along with Swedish Grandmaster Pia Cramling in the World Womens chesschampionshipsheldatSochi,Russia.
SriLankasKumarSangakkaraNamedWisdenCricketeroftheYearfor2014SriLankagreatKumarSangakkarahasbeenhonouredwiththeCricketeroftheYearinthe2015editionoftheprestigiousWisdenCricketersAlmanackon8April.Hehasbecomeonly thesecondcricketerafter IndiasVirenderSehwagtobebestowedwiththeawardtwice.
NewZealandWonSultanAzlanShahHockeyTournament2015NewZealandwontheSultanAzlanShahCupmensHockeyTournamenttitleon12April.InthefinalclashplayedattheSultanAzlanShahStadiuminIpoh,Malaysia,NewZealanddefeatedWorldChampionsAustralia31.IndiawonBronzeMedal(thirdposition)bybeatingsouthKoreaby41inthepenaltyshootout.
DjokovicWonLaureusWorldSportsmanOfTheYear2015AwardTheLaureusWorldSportsAwardsfortheyear2015weregiveninsevencategorieson15AprilatShanghaiinChina.AcetennisstarNovakDjokovicofSerbiaandsprinterGenzebeDibabaofEthiopiawerenamedastheLaureusWorldSportsmanandSportswomanofthe2015respectively.
NovakDjokovicWonMonteCarloMastersTitleNovakDjokovicofSerbiawontheMonteCarloMasterstitleofTennison20April.HedefeatedBerdychofCzechRepublic in themenssingles final. ItwashissecondMonteCarloMasters titleofTennis.With thiswin,DjokovicalsobecamethefirstplayertosweeptheopeningthreeATPWorldTourMasters1000eventsofaseason.TheprevioustwotitleswerewonatIndianWellsandMiami.
ECONOMYUnionGovernmentUnveilednewFTPUnionMinisterofCommerce&Industryon2AprilunveiledForeignTradePolicy(FTP)20152020.Thenewtradepolicywill incorporategovernment ambitious initiatives such asMake in India,Digital Indiamission,SkillIndiaprogramme,easeofbusinessinordertoboostjobsandtakeIndiasexportsto900billiondollarsby2020.InthenewpolicyFTP201520,twonewschemesMerchandiseExportsFromIndiaScheme(MEIS)andServicesExportsFromIndiaScheme(SEIS)wereintroduced.
PrimeMinisterNarendraModiLaunchedMUDRABankPrimeMinisterNarendraModion8AprillaunchedtheMicroUnitsDevelopmentandRefinanceAgencyLtd.(MUDRA)BankinNewDelhi.Thebankwillprovidecreditofupto10lakhrupeestosmallentrepreneursandactasaregulatorforMicroFinanceInstitutions(MFIs).ThePradhanMantriMUDRAYojanawillbethemainsupport system for the bank andwill be the part of Small IndustriesDevelopment Bank of India (SIDBI).MUDRABankhasbeenstartedwithaninitialcorpusofRs.20,000crore.Apartfromthis,Rs.3,000crorehasbeenearmarkedascreditguaranteecorpus.
IndiaRanks125thIntheWorldForFixedBroadbandPenetrationAccordingtoTelecomRegulatoryAuthorityofIndia(TRAI)latestreport,Indiaranks125thintheworldforfixed broadband penetration with only 1.2 per 100 inhabitants and the global average is 9.4 per 100inhabitants.ThisratingputsIndiabehindSriLankaandBhutan.Inthewirelessormobilebroadbandsegment,Indiaisrankedat113thwithapenetrationof3.2per100inhabitants.
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IndiaFourthLargestSupplierofGenericMedicinesToUSIndiahasemergedasthefourthlargestsupplierofgenericmedicinestotheUnitedStates.ItwasannouncedbyMinisterofState(MoS)forChemicalsandFertilizersHansrajAhirgavethisinformationintheRajyaSabhainreply toaquestion. Indiasgenericmedicinesexportshave touchedoverUS4billiondollars in201314 inspite of stringent regulatory measures imposed by US. Union Government also announced that Indianpharmaceutical companies are already exporting generic medicines to Africa, West Asia and Europeancountries.
SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGYNuclearCapableDhanushMissileSuccessfullyTestFiredIndiaon9AprilsuccessfullytestfireditsnuclearcapableDhanushballisticmissilewithastrikerangeof350km from a naval ship off the Odisha coast. The surfacetosurface Dhanush, a naval variant of IndiasindigenouslydevelopedPrithvimissile,wastestfiredfromashipintheBayofBengaloffOdishacoastbytheStrategicForceCommand(SFC)ofthedefenceforce.Dhanushmissileiscapableofcarryingconventionalaswellasnuclearpayloadof500to1000kilogramandcanhitboth landandseabased targetswithin350kmrange.
NuclearCapableAgniIIIBallisticMissileTestFiredSuccessfullyThe SurfacetoSurface Agni III ballistic missile was successfully testfired on 16 April from theWheelarIsalndofftheOdishacoastintheBayofBengal.Althoughthemissilehasastrikerangeofmorethan3000km,inthepresent testfire, itwastestedfora lesserrange.TheAgniIIImissile ispoweredbya twostagesolidpropellantsystem.
WorldsFirstSelfPoweredCameraDevelopedColumbiaUniversityscientistshavecreatedtheworldsfirstselfpoweredcamera.Thecameracanindefinitelyproduceanimageineachsecondofanywelllitindoorarea.K.Nayar,acomputerscientistofIndianorigin,headedtheresearch.Hedesignedapixelthatapartfrommeasuringincidentlightalsoconvertsitintoelectricpower.
NavysStealthDestroyerINSVisakhapatnamLaunchedIndianNavys new stealth destroyer named INSVisakhapatnamwas launched on 20April at theMazgaonDocksLtd (MDL) inMumbai,Maharashtra.Itwasdesigned indigenously. It is aKolkata classwarship.It isalsothefirstofP15Bstealthdestroyers.Theshipweighs3000tonnesandis163metreslong.Itisdesignedtoachievespeedofmorethan30knotsatdisplacementofaround7300tonnes.INSVishakapatnamwillalsobefittedwithsupersonicsurfacetosurfacemissilesystem.
NASAdevelopsFirst3DPrintedCopperRocketEnginePartNASAengineershavedevelopedthefirstfullscalethreedimensional(3D)printedcopperrocketenginepart.Thepartdevelopedwasacombustionchamberlinerthatoperatesatextremetemperaturesandpressuresusingadditivemanufacturingtechnique.
PERSONSINNEWSA)APPOINTMENTS
NasimZaidiTakesOverasnewCECNasimZaiditookoverasthe20thChiefElectionCommissioner(CEC)ofIndiaon19April.HeisIndias20thCECandsucceededHariShankarBrahma,whohadretiredonApril18,2015.
LorettaLynchSwornInAsU.S.AttorneyGeneral
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LorettaLynchon27April2015wassworninastheUnitedStates83rdAttorneyGeneral,thefirstAfricanAmericanwomantoserveasthenationstoplawenforcementofficial.ShesucceededformerattorneygeneralEricHolder,wholeftthepositionon24April2015afterservingasAttorneyGeneralforsixyears.
B)RESIGNS
ICCpresidentMustafaKamalResignedInternational Cricket Council (ICC) President A.H.M. Mustafa Kamal resigned from his post on 1April.MustafaKamal is aBangladeshi politician and cricket official.Apart frombeing thePresident of theBangladeshCricketBoard (BCB),hewasalso functioningas thePresidentof ICCsince2014.He resignedfromthispostashewasapparentlyhurtatnotbeinggiventheopportunitytohandouttheWorldCuptrophytochampionsAustralia.
C)DEATHS
NobelLaureateGermanNovelistGunterGrassDiedGermanNobellaureatenovelistGuenterGrasswasdiedon13AprilinLuebeck,Germany.Hewas87.Hewasa novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize inLiterature.HiswritingsmainlyfocusedontheNaziera,thehorrorsofthewarandthedestructionandguiltthatremainedafterdefeatofGermany.
D)VISITORS
IndianPrimeMinisterNarendraModiVisitedFrancePrimeMinisterNarendraModivisitedFrancefrom911April2015.Duringthevisit,NarendraModimetwithFrenchPresidentFrancoisHollandeandhadtalkswithbusinessleadersofselectFrenchcompaniesindefenceand infrastructure sectors. India andFrance signed 17 agreements in various fields.These includeddeals onRafale fighter jets, Jaitapur nuclear reactor, renewable sources of energy, railways, smart city and severalothers.AmongotheragreementssignedbetweenIndiaandFrance,animportantagreementwasstruckonboththe countries proceeding forward on the stalled nuclear project in Jaitapur in Maharashtra.Narendra Modivisited the CNES (National Centre for Space Studies) and the Airbus A 380 Assembly Line Facility inToulouse,France.Hegiftedapainting titledTreeofLife, reflecting traditionalsocietal respect fornature inIndiatotheFrenchPresidentFrancoisHollande.
E)MISCELLANEOUS
MinorPlanetNamedas4538VishyanandMichaelRudenko,acommitteememberoftheMinorPlanetCenteron1Aprilofficiallynamedaminorplanetas 4538 Vishyanand, to honour Indias first chess grandmaster, Vishwanathan Anand.Themainbelt minorplanetwasdiscoveredbetween theorbitsofMarsandJupiterbyKenzoSuzuki inToyota,AichiPrefecture,Japan,on10October1988.Sinceitsdiscovery,theplanetremainedunnamed.
PLACESINNEWSThaneNamedAsNationalEarthHourCapital2015ByWWFThaneinMumbai,MaharashtrawasnamedastheNationalEarthHourCapital2015on9April2015.ThanecitywonthebidamongthethreefinalistsThane,PuneandRajkotintheEarthHourCityChallenge(EHCC)2015conductedbyWorldWideFund.Seoulcity,thecapitalandlargestmetropolisofSouthKorea,on9April2015was awarded the title ofGlobal Earth hour Capital 2015 after it won the EarthHourCityChallenge(EHCC)ofWorldWildlifeFund(WWF).
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ABBREVIATIONSIFCIIndustrialFinanceCorporationofIndia
IFSCInternationalFinancialServicesCentre
UNECOSOCUnitedNationsEconomicandSocialCouncil
IRENAInternationalRenewableEnergyAgency
SDRFStateDisasterResponseFund
BOOKSINNEWSHistoricalDocumentsTestifyTheSovereigntyofSenkakuAuthoredByTadayoshiMurataThebookentitledHistoricalDocumentsTestifytheSovereigntyofSenkakuauthoredbyTadayoshiMurata,an honorary professor at Japans Yokohama National University. The book describes how the Japanesegovernment illegally occupied the Chinese Diaoyu Islands step by step in the 1890s. Japan has recentlyintensifieditspropagandatoclaimseveraluninhabitedislandsdisputedwithitsneighborintheEastChinaSea,butaJapanesehistorianrefutedtheclaimandquestionedTokyosreliabilitysinceithasmanipulatedevidencetomisleadtherestoftheworldontheterritorialissue.
COMMITTEESUnion Ministry of Commerce and Industry Constituted Ajay Shankar committee To SimplifyClearancesTheUnionMinistryofCommerceandIndustryon8AprilformedanexpertcommitteeunderthechairmanshipofAjayShankartosuggestsimplifiedcomplianceforestablishingnewindustries.HeisaformerSecretarytotheDepartment of Industrial Policy andPromotion (DIPP).TheExpertCommittee has been constituted forexaminingthepossibilityofreplacingmultiplepriorpermissionswithpreexistingregulatorymechanismandtopreparedraftlegislationforthispurpose.
IMPORTANTDAYSANDDATESWorldMalariaDayObservedAcrossTheWorldWorld Malaria Day (WMD) was observed on 25 April 2015 across the world. The day was observed tohighlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment formalaria prevention andcontrol.Thedayisobservedtorecognisetheglobaleffortstocontrolmalaria.Itisanoccasiontohighlighttheneedforcontinuedinvestmentandsustainedpoliticalcommitmentformalariacontrolandelimination.WorldMalaria Day was instituted byWorld Health Organization (WHO)Member States during the 2007WorldHealthAssembly.Ontheoccasionofthe2015WorldMalariaDay(WMD),WHOcalledontheglobalhealthcommunitytourgentlyaddresssignificantgapsintheprevention,diagnosisandtreatmentofmalaria.
WorldBookandCopyrightDaywasCelebratedOn23April2015UnitedNations(UN)observedWorldBookandCopyrightDayacrosstheworldon23April2015.Thedayisanopportunity to recognise thepowerofbooks tochangeour lives for thebetter and to supportbooksandthosewhoproducethem.For theyear2015,UNESCOdesignatedIncheon,SouthKoreaas theWorldBookCapital2015inrecognitionofitsprogrammetopromotereadingamongpeopleandunderprivilegedsectionsofthepopulation.WorldBookDaywascelebratedforthefirsttimeon23April1995.Thedayisalsoknownas
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International Day of the Book orWorld Book Days and is organised by the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing and copyright. In 1995,UNESCOdecidedthattheWorldBookandCopyrightDaywouldbecelebratedon23April,asthedateisalsotheanniversaryofthedeathofWilliamShakespeareandIncaGarcilasodelaVega,aswellasthatofthebirthordeathofseveralotherprominentauthors.
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