CURRENT GK
1.Madhya Pradesh has been given the ‘Most Film Friendly State’ award :-
Most film-friendly state award was announced by Mr. Ramesh Sippy, President of Jury today. Most movie-friendly state award will be given by the Honorable President of India on May 3, 2018 during the distribution of National Film Awards.
Given the efforts of Madhya Pradesh to ensure the convenience of filming here, this state has been awarded the ‘Most Film Friendly State Award’. Madhya Pradesh is offering a well-organized website and establishing a film-friendly infrastructure as well as offering various incentives, maintaining related databases in a good manner, and also doing marketing and promotion initiatives.
2.10th will give two points on the typing error in the English paper; students face the faces of students :-
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to give two digit relief to the students for the typing mistakes in the 10th English paper. After a mistake in the board’s question paper, many teachers and students had told the board that there was a mistake in a paragraph in the examination paper on March 12. After this, teachers and students also filed an online petition for this.
3.Gayle’s century breaks Hyderabad’s win, defeats by 15 runs :-
JNN Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad played the 16th match of the IPL 2018 at the Mohali Cricket Ground, where Punjab defeated Hyderabad by 15 runs. In this match, Punjab won the toss and decided to bat first. Punjab scored 193 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs on Chris Gayle’s stormy century. Hyderabad got a target of 194 runs to win. Chasing the target of victory, the Hyderabad team made 178 for 4 wickets in 20 overs.
4.India does not expect fast economic reforms until next general election: IMF :-
Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that he does not expect fast economic reforms in the election year in India. He said this in the interaction with the reporters during the annual meeting of the International Financial Institutions.
5.US bans Syrian citizens on human trafficking :-
The US has banned a Syrian civilian and its organization on Wednesday for human trafficking. The US Ministry of Finance has said that Naseef Barkat and Barakat Transnational Criminal Organization living in Homes of Syria have been included in the list of sanctions.
According to the Communication Agency Xinhua, these are accused of bringing the citizens of Syria and Lebanon through the various routes to the US border through smuggling. US Minister of State for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Sigal Mandelkar told that restrictions on preventing the trade of human trafficking of Barak in Syria and all over the world are an important step.
6.Now it will be on lunch time and on holiday, printing of notes, country’s printing press :-
The government has increased the printing process of notes and all four presses are being operated 24×7. An officer has given this information in view of lack of cash in the ATM across the country.This week, all four printing presses are continuously printing notes of Rs 500 and 200 rupees so that the estimated reduction in the currency of Rs 70,000 crore in the country Can be overcome
On average, four presses of Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMIL) work 18-19 hours in a day. It takes only 3-4 hours to break. But since the unusual demand for cash has resulted in the lack of cash in the ATM, it is working 24×7.
7.US will monitor the movement of Pakistani diplomats from May 1 :-
The United States has announced the ban on the movement of Pakistani diplomats in the country from May 1. Under the ban they will have to live within 40 km of the city in which they will be posted.
8.The second phase of the Nutrition Campaign will be implemented in 235 districts of the country :-
It has been decided to implement the second phase of nutrition campaign in 235 districts of the country. This decision was taken in the first meeting of the National Council on Nutrition Challenge of India under Nutrition Campaign in New Delhi. It was chaired by the Commission’s Deputy Chairman Rajiv Kumar. This campaign was started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jhunjhunu on March 8 this year. In the first phase, it is being run in 315 districts. Its purpose is to reduce the length and weight of birth and the problem of blood loss in children, women and children of malnourished children.
9.Government of India launches Study In India initiative :-
The Government started the Study In India initiative to attract foreign students to study in India. Full information about this can be downloaded from portal. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Minister of State for Human Resource Development Satyapal Singh jointly inaugurated the portal. Through this, students from more than thirty countries of South and West Asia and Africa can apply in more than one hundred institutions of India.
10.Miguel Diaz Kennel to be Cuban’s new President :-
The Cuban Parliament has chosen Miguel Diaz Kennel as the new leader of the country. He will replace the 86-year-old President Raul Castro. The Castro family has been capturing Cuban power for decades. Raul Castro took power from his ill brother Fidel Castro in 2006. The Cuban National Assembly will vote on his nomination but Diaz is considered to be president. Even after leaving the post of Raúl Castro, communists will continue to be influential people in Cuban politics. He will continue as the party’s president until the National Convention of the Communist Party in 2021. However, after voting in the National Assembly, he will officially hand over charge of Presidential post to Diaz.
11.Flight can be delayed due to flight delayed compensation up to 20 thousand :-
The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has proposed in the Passenger Chart that the airlines have to pay a fine of 20 thousand rupees to the passengers on the leave or canceling the connecting flight. Apart from this, sometimes it happens that the passenger is not allowed to board the board when there is a flight overbook. In such a case, if a passenger is not allowed to fly in the plane, despite having a ticket, then the airline will have to pay a compensation of Rs 5,000. However, this proposal of DGCA has been opposed by the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), which has members like IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet and Go Air, besides non-FIA members such as Extra and Air Asia India. According to the proposal, the DGCA, for the first time due to delays in the first flight due to delays of the flight, to passenger (according to the delay in flight time) 20, 000 have been offered compensation. The compensation is also proposed to be given to them, due to cancellation of their first flight, the connecting flight will be missed.
