Current Affair - 24/April/2019

RBI swaps auction got bid more than thrice –

·       The second dollar-rupees buy/sell auction saw healthy demand with the RBI getting 255 bids worth $18.65 billion compared with the notified amount of $5 billion.

·       The cut-off premium was 838 paisa compared with 776 paisa the last time.

·       The liquidity injected in the first leg was Rs. 34,874 crore.

Iran brands US military as terrorists –

·       Iranian lawmakers approved a Bill that tables U.S. military forces as terrorists.

·       173 out of 215 lawmakers at the Parliament session in Tehran voted for the new bill.

·       The bill also demands the Iranian government take unspecified action against other governments that take formally back the U.S. designation.

·       Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Israel have all supported the Trump administrations designation.

Operation Night Riders began –

·       The Motor Vehicles Department’s Operation Night Riders began on 24 April, 2019.

·       It will keep tabs on 500 tourists Omnibuses operating from key cities in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to the State.

·       State Transport Commissioner Sudesh Kumar asked all Enforcement Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) to form 3-member squads under a Motor Vehicles Inspector.

AIR receive Swacchta Pakhwada Award 2019 –

·       All India Radio, Publication Divisions and Children’s Film Society of India were given Swacchta Pakhwada Awards 2019 in New Delhi on 23 April 2019.

·       Secretary in the information and Broadcasting Ministry Amit Khare gave away the awards.

·       Director General of All India Radio F. Sheheryar and Director General (News) Ms. Ira Joshi received the Award for All India Radio.

Indonesia released special stamps –

·       Indonesia released a special commemorative stamp on the theme of Ramayana to mark the 70^th anniversary of the establishment of its diplomatic ties with India.

·       The stamp is designed by reowned Indonesian sculptor Padmashri Bapak Nyoman Nuarta.

·       It features a scene from Ramayana in which Jatayu valiantly fought to save Sita.

Bajrang Punia won gold in AWC –

·       India clinchéd one gold, one silver and bronze at the Asian Wrestling Championship in China’s Xian on 23 April 2019.

·       World no. 1 Bajrang Punia claimed a gold medal in it.

·       He defeated Kazakhstan’s Sayatbek Okassov 12-7 in a nail biting 65kg men’s freestyle final.

·       In 97kg category Satywart Kadian, picked a bronze medal defeating Haobin Gao of China by 8-2.

Jadhav bagged bronze: AAC –

·       Asian Games gold medallist heptathlete Swapna Barman and the 4x400m mixed relay team clinched a silver each on the 3^rd day of the Asian Athletics Championships.

·       Sanjivani Jadhav won a bronze in 10000m race on 23 April 2019.

·       Barman logged 5993 aggregate points from the seven events to finish second behind Ekaterian Vornina (6198 points) of Uzbekistan.

Goswami received best sportsperson award –

·       Jhulan Goswami, world’s leading wicket-taker in women’s one day Internationals, was awarded the Best Sportsperson’ award by the Calcutta Sports Journalists’ Club.

·       Sambaran Banerjee and former India winger Sukumar Samajpati won the Lifetime Achievement Awards.

·       Promising Sportsperson of the Year was given to Neelash Saha.

·       Best footballer was given to Pritam Kotal.

Pak Navy successfully test fired missile –

·       Pakistan Navy successfully test fired an indigenous cruise missile in the Arabian Sea on 23 April 2019.

·       The indigenously developed cruise missile and land attack capability.

·       Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Kaleem Shaukat witnessed the live firing, which was conducted by the Navy’s fast attack craft.

India will stop importing crude oil from Iran –

·       India will stop importing crude oil from Iran following the US move to end sanction waivers, and will use alternate supply sources such as Saudi Arabia.

·       The trump administration decided not to renew waiver that led countries like India buy Iranian Oil without facing US sanction.

·       India was the second biggest buyer of Iranian crude oil after China.

Yogi won assembly elections in Japan –

·       An Indian-origin Japanese has been elected to Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward Assembly, becoming the first Indian to win an election in Japan.

·       Puranik Yogendra, a naturalised Japanese, secured 6,477 votes, the fifth highest of the 226,561 valid ballot cast, in April 21 poll.

·       Over 34,000 Indians live in Japan.

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