todays-currentaffair - 30/April/2019

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 Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

·       Bottas finished the race 1.5 seconds ahead of Hamilton Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari finished with 3^rd position and Max Verstappen Red Bull gained 4^th position.

RBI proposed strict rules –

·       India’s Central Bank, the RBI would tighten rules on opening and operating current accounts of corporate borrowers.

·       This would be done to prevent the diversion of funds.

·       The rules would be applicable to corporates who have borrowed and used credits facilities of more than Rs 50 crore from the banking system.

Eliud Kipchoge won London Marathon title –

·       Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge clinched his fourth London Marathon 2019 crown on 28^th April 2019 at London, UK.

·       Kipchoge strode clear of the field to win with the second fastest-ever time of 2:02:37.

·       He set the world record time of 2:01:39s at Berlin in 2018.

·       In the women’s section, Brigid Kosgei won the title.

·       She finished the course in 2:18:20 and defeated Vivian Cheruiyot and Roza Dereje.

Dominic won Barcelona Open Title –

·       Dominic Thiem clinched the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2019 title held at Barcelona, Spain which was held from April 22-28, 2019.

·       He secured 6-4, 6-0.

·       He became just the fourth player in the past 15 years to lift the title in Barcelona, joining Rafel Nadal, Kei Nishikori, and Fernando Verdasco.

·       He’s also the first Austrian winner at this event since Thomas Muster in 1996.

India-Japan joined hands in maufact. sec. –

·       Japan partnered with India for polishing technicians in the manufacturing sector.

·       Japan’s Ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu inaugurated the Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM), at Andhra Pradesh.

·       JIM is a part of Manufacturing Skill Transfer Promotion Programme initiated by the Government of Japan in India under a MoU signed by both countries in 2016.

Petra won Maiden Grand Prix 2019 –

·       World number three tennis player Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Anett Kontaveit (Estonia) to win Stuttgart’s Porsche Grand Prix for her second title of the year.

·       Kvitova is a two-time Wimbledon champion.

·       The Championship was held at Stuttgart, Germany.

Twitter announced premium content deals –

·       Twitter has announced premium content deals with Univision, The Wall Street Journal, NFL, ESPN, and Viacom for live-streaming videos on its platform.

·       The deals will showcase new live and on-demand premium video programming, offering advertisers new opportunities to connect with influential and receptive audiences.

4 Indian academic quali. To be recognised –

·       4 Indian academic qualifications will now be recognized by the French Government with effect from 1 May.

·       These are Senior Schools Certificate (SSC), Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and PhDs – from Government-approved institutions.

·       Similarly, the French equivalents of these qualifications will be recognize by the Indian government.

IGNOU to launch course on GST –

·       The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will launch an awareness programme on Goods and Services Tax (GST) in collaboration with Bombay Stock Exchange Institute Limited.

·       The programme will be launched from its July 2019 sessions.

·       It aims to impart the basic knowledge and skills required to fulfil various requirements under the GST Act.

I Hope you like this, so don’t forget to Share and Comment on it–

If you want any additional information on my blogs then you are free to ask about that in comment section below –

<Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statue that might otherwise in infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.>