Today's-Current-Affair

Raheem: Footballer of the year 2019 – ·        Raheem Sterling has been named the 2019 footballer of the year by the Football Writer’s Association (FWA). ·        The Manchester City and England forward topped the poll of the 400-strong FWA membership as a winner, with 62% of the votes. ·        He was more than 100 votes ahead of Liverpool defender Virgil Van Dijk. NZ Open Badminton Tournament began – ·        The New Zealand Open Badminton tournament began in Auckland on 30 April 2019. ·        Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal will be aiming to win her second title this year. ·        Parupalli Kashyap, B Sai Praneeth, HS Prannoy, Subhankar Dey and Laskshya Sen will be seen in action in the Men’s section. Valtteri Bottas won Azerbaijan Grand Prix – ·        Valtteri Viktor Bottas of Mercedes won Formula 1 State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2019. ·        He defeated Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton at the Baku City

International Dance Day – 29 April – ·        April 29 is celebrated as International Dance Day annually. ·        It aims to bring people together with a common language – dance. ·        In 1982, the Dance Committee of International Theatre Institute founded International Dance Day. ·        The theme for 2019 is Dance and Spirituality. Indian Army signed MoU with NHPC – ·        Indian Army signed a MoU National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited. ·        The agreement is to build four underground along China and Pakistan borders for storage of ammunition and other war-related equipment. ·        3 tunnels will be built along the Chinese border and one tunnel will be built along the Pakistan border. ·        The tunnel can store 175-200 metric tonnes of ammunition. India ends with 13 medals at ABC – ·        India has won 13 medals, including 2 gold, four silver and seven bronze at the Asian Boxing Championships. ·        Boxer Amit

Fabio Fognini won Rolex Montecarlo Masters – ·        Fabio Fognini became the first Italian to win an ATP Masters 1000 title at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters. ·        He defeated Dusan Lajovnic 6-3, 6-4 in one hour and 38 minutes. ·        Fognini is the eighth player to win his first Masters 1000 title over the past 17 years at the elite level. ·        In the 19 ATP Masters 1000 events prior to 2017 Rome, only eight players won their first Masters 1000 crown. East Asian birds make Andaman stopover – ·        Horsfield’s Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcities basalis) was sighted at the Andaman and Nicobar Island. ·        It was distinguished by the green and brown plumage on its back, the diminutive Horsefield’s Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcities basalis) is a native for Australia and New Guinea. ·        The sighting was the first recorded instance of the bird in India. Global warming shrank economy by 31% - ·        According to a Stanford study, global warming has ca