Current Affair - 16/April/2019

DRDO successfully test-fired Nirbhay –

·       India successfully test-fired its first Sub-Sonic cruise missile, Nirbhay on 15 April 2019.

·       The launch was conducted from a test range in Odisha at 11:44 a.m.

·       The missile can be deployed from multiple platform and was launched by DRDO from complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur.

·       The last successful trial of ‘Nirbhay’ cruise missile was conducted on November7, 2017.

INS Kozhikode decommissioned –

·       Indian Naval Ship Kozhikode was decommissioned in a grand ceremony conducted at Naval Jetty in Vishakhapatnam.

·       Vice Adm S N Ghodmade, Chief of Staff, Eastern Naval Command was the chief guest for the occasion.

·       INS Kozhikode was commissioned on 19 December 1988 at Riga (erstwhile USSR) and was the sixth and the last of the modified NATYA class of minesweeper.

Notre Dam in Paris caught fire -

·       A major fire engulfed the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, one of the France’s most famous landmarks.

·       The 850-year-old Gothic buildings spire and roof have collapsed but the main structure, including the two bell towers, has been saved.

·       Notre-Dame has stood tall above Paris since the 1200s.

·       A Unesco World Heritage site, it was built in the 12^th and 13^th centuries.

Prajnesh Gunneswaran rose to ranking 80 –

·       In tennis, India’s Prajnesh Gunneswaran achieved a carrier-high ranking of 80 in the latest ATP rankings released on 15 April 2019.

·       He broke into the Top 100 in February, 2019 improved two places to become the sixth highest in terms of singles ranking in the History of Indian Tennis.

·       Another Indian Ramkumar Ranathan dropped 16 drops to slip out of the top 150, He is now at the 157^th position.

India arrowed trade deficit with China –

·       India cut its trade deficit with China by the most in more than a decade.

·       India’s export to China jumped 31% year-on-year to $17 billion in the financial year ended March 31, 2019.

·       In the process, it cut the bilateral trade deficit by $10 billion to $53 billion.

India, UK renewed MoU –

·       In an effort to further expand defence cooperation, India and the UK have renewed the Defence Equipment Memorandum between the two countries.

·       The Memorandum of Understanding renews a previous Defence Equipment Cooperation MoU signed on April 1, 1997 which was renewed on April 20, 2007.

Electricity from falling snow created –

·       Scientists have designed a first-of-its-kind 3D-printed device that can produce electricity from falling snow.

·       The device designed by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the US in inexpensive, small, thin and flexible like a sheet of plastic.

·       The device can work in remote areas because it provides its own power and does not need batteries.

Datamatics won IMC award –

·       Datamatics Global Services Ltd. (DGSL) won IMC Digital Technology Awards 2018 under the excellence in Emerging Technology category for TruBot, its Robotic Process Automation product and TruAI, its AI platform.

·       The award ceremony was held on 12^th April 2019 at St Regis, Mumbai.

·       The IMC Awards recognize achievements across all areas of the IT Industry.

Himachal Pradesh celebrated 72^nd State Day –

·       The 72^nd Himachal Day was celebrated with gaiety and fervour in the state on 15 April, 2019.

·       Governor Acharya Devvrat unfurled the national flag at event on the historic Ridge maidan in Shimla to mark the Day.

·       He inspected an impressive parade led by Parade Commander Superintendent of Police Shakti Singh.

INS Magar reached Mozambique –

·       Another Indian Naval Ship INS Magar reached Mozambique’s Beira city loaded with suitable relief material.

·       The Ship handed over 250 tonnes of rice and 500 KG of epidemic medicines for the population of Biera affected by Cyclone Idai.

·       The material was received by Mozambician Minister of Agriculture Higino Francisco de Marrule.

Jitendra Chaddah: New Chairman of IESA –

·       Industry body India Electronics and Semiconductor Association has appointed Jitendra Chaddah as its chairman.

·       Chaddah, Intel India Senior director for operations and strategy, has over two decades of Industry Experience.

·       IESA also appointed Satya Gupta as the new Vice Chairman and Veerappan V, co-founder and director.

Army to hold joint exercise with coast guard –

·       Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat said the army is planning to carry out join training and exercise with the Indian Coast Guard.

·       He say the coast guard and the Indian Navy maintain coastal security and maritime surveillance.

·       After commissioning the coast guard’s offshore patrol vessel (OPV) Veera, he said Veera would help the coast guard monitor maritime boundaries more effectively.

Swedish Actress Bibi Andersson passed away –

·       Bibi Andersson, the Swedish Actress who starred in classic film by compatriot Ingmar Bergman, including ‘The Seventh Seal’ passed away on 14 April 2019.

·       Andersson was the only person who have been named best actress four times in its annual awards.

·       In 1958, Andersson also shared the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Bergman’s ‘Brink of Life’.

SC banned mining activities in Kaziranga park –

·       The Supreme Court has banned all mining activities along the Kaziranga National Park and catchment areas of rivers originating in Karbi Anglong Hills in Assam.

·       A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta issued a notice to the Assam government and sought its reply within 3 weeks.

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