Current Affair - 29/April/2019

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 Panghal picked up his second successive gold medal of the year, claiming the top honours in the 52-kilogram category.

·       National Champion Deepak Singh and Kavinder Singh Bisht in 56-kilogram category signed off with silver medals after close losses.

India ended with 16 medals at AWC –

·       India wrapped up their campaign at the Asian Wrestling Championships at Xi’an, China, on a resounding note with 16 medals.

·       Men’s freestyle wrestlers bagged eight medals comprising one gold, three silver and four bronze, Women wrestlers claimed four bronze.

·       These included Harpreet Singh’s silver in 82 kg and bronze by Gyanender in 60kg on the final day of the competitions.

International News –

·       Srilankan President has banned the National Thawheed Jamath (NJT) and Jamathei Milathu Ibrahim (JMI) two of the fundamentalist terror networks linked with attacks.

·       Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has issued an order for a ban on burqa, veil or covering of the face in a manner which prevents anyone from being identified.

Defence Minister visited Bishkek –

·       Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Minister’s meeting in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on 29 April, 2019.

·       She is on a three day visit to Kyrgyzstan.

·       Mrs. Sutharaman will also hold bilateral meetings with her counterparts from SCO member countries on the sidelines of the conclave.

Sumatra floods killed 17: Indonesia –

·       In Indonesia, at least 17 people have been killed and nine are missing after days of heavy rain triggered floods and landslides on the Islands of Sumatra.

·       Some 12,000 people have been evacuated, and hundreds of buildings, bridges and roads damaged.

·       The severe weather has affected nine districts across Bengkulu province.

Kento Momota won Badminton Championship –

·       World Number one Kento Momota retained his Badminton Asia Championships title in Shanghai.

·       He defeated Shi Yuqi of China 21-12, 11-11, 21-18.

·       Yamaguchi, a silver medallist two years ago, won the women’s crown with a victory over He Bingjiao 21-19, 21-9.

ISSF World Cup: India won 3 golds, 1 silver –

·       India topped the standings at the International Shooting Sport Federation, ISSF World Cup on the final day in Beijing, bagging four medals-3 Gold and silver.

·       Anjum Moudgil and Young Divyansh Singh Panwar won a gold medal in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team competition.

·       Abhishek Verma won India’s third gold in men’s 10m Air Pistol event.

Hima Das included in World Relay’s team –

·       Hima Das was named in India’s women 4x400m relay team for the World Relays to begin in Yokohama, Japan next month.

·       Hima made the cut despite pulling out of the Asian Athletics Championship in Doha earlier this month due to lower back pain.

·       She was dropped out midway through her 400-meters heats and was later ruled out of the Women’s 4x400m relay and Mixed 4x400m relay races.

New species of Crab found –

·       Scientists have discovered a new species of crab that swam the sea 95 million years ago.

·       The small, pocket-size crab, named Callichimaera perplexa, was different from its modern-days cousins.

·       The crab fossils were discovered in 2005 in the Andes Mountains in Colombia.

China hosted 2^nd Belt and Road Forum –

·       The second edition of Belt and Road Forum (BRF) was held in Beijing, China from April 25^th to April 27^th, 2019.

·       The theme of this event was ‘Belt and Road Cooperation: Shaping a Brighter Shared Future’.

·       The Belt and Road Forum is a part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

·       The idea of BRI was first proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013.

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