CURRENT GK
1.Air India’s direct flight service to Israel begins :-
A direct flight service from New Delhi to Tel Aviv is being started by introducing new initiatives in social relations and diplomatic relations between India and Israel. This service will be available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays on three days a week. Significantly, Saudi Arabia has allowed airlines to use their airspace, which has reduced the distance of its air route. This will reduce Tel Aviv’s route by 2 to 2.5 hours. Apart from this, there will also be big savings of fuel. Indeed, many Arab and Islamic nations do not allow Israel to use its airspace for flight services. It is known that Israeli oil aviation is already available for the airport from Mumbai. This journey is completed in 7 hours and the airplanes come to India via the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea. In this journey, flights have to be avoided from the sky of Saudi, UAE, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, which is a direct route.
2.The President gave 51 Squadron of Indian Air Force ‘Colors’ to’ Standard ‘and 230 Signal Unit’ The :-
Indian President Shri Ramnath Kovind gave ‘Colors’ to ‘Standard’ and 230 Signal Unit to 51 Squadron of IAF in Halwara, Punjab (March 22 , 2018) ,today (March 22 , 2018) .
On this occasion the President said that 51 Squadron and 230 Signal Units have honored themselves in the service of their country. These units have a rich history of professional excellence and these units have served India with respect and specificity during peace and war. He said that it is a moment of pride for them to honor these units with respect to their dedication, professional conduct and indomitable courage. He also praised the former and present personnel of these units and their families for the selfless service and sacrifice of the nation.
3.Construction of 10 million houses will be completed by March 2019 under PMAY (Gramin) PMH (G) :-
PMAY (G) was started from Agra, Uttar Pradesh on November 20, 2016 (14 months ago) by Hon’ble Prime Minister. It aims to complete the construction work of 10 million houses by March 31, 2019. Due to lack of construction work of some Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) houses, the Rural Development Department had set a target of 1.02 crore houses, including the construction work of 2 lakh houses of Indira Awaas Yojana. In 2017-18, 51 million households and 2018-19 51 million homes were targeted.
4.Successful test of Supersonic missile ‘Brahmos’ :-
BrahMos, the world’s fastest supersonic missile built in India, once again successfully tested in Pokhran, Rajasthan. This trial took place in the Pokhran Firing Razor of Rajasthan and during that time the officers and officers of the DRDO were also present there. It is said that the missile successfully hit the target accurately. This information was given from the official Twitter handle of Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The speed of BrahMos 2 8 MAC (equivalent to the speed of sound). The range of this missile is 290 km and can carry 300 kg heavy war material with you. Brahmos is a joint venture between India and Russia, which is named after the Brahmaputra river of India and Muskva of Russia. It is based on the technology of Russia’s P-800 Onkis cruise missile. This missile is India’s most advanced missile system so far and it has made India the leading country in missile technology. Sea and land versions of Brahmos have already been successfully tested. This missile pulls the air and receives energy from the Remzet technology.
5.Theoretical approval for the indigenous people of Karnataka and the Tawawara community to be included in the list of Scheduled Tribes :-
The Union Cabinet has given the in-principle approval to include two communities in the list of Scheduled Tribe families and Talavara in Karnataka. These two communities had long been demanding themselves the status of Scheduled Tribes. In the central list, the approval for the extension of the term of the commission constituted for the review of sub-classification of OBCs was also approved. Commission will now be able to report till June 20. The Commission had sought time to prepare a comprehensive report by taking a large number of data from various sections and their scientific analysis.
6.Cambridge Anelica will investigate in the matter of influencing elections and collecting personal information from Facebook :-
The ruling BJP in the center has said that the government will take seriously the matter of influencing the elections and collecting personal information from Facebook and in this case the role of the Cambridge Analyst company will be examined. Actually the Cambridge Analyst company is based on data. The company has been accused of illegally pressurizing elections in many countries and collecting personal information from Facebook.
7.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg accepted responsibility for data theft :-
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has accepted the responsibility of breaking the long silence issued for four days. In view of the conspiracy of stealing personal information from Facebook, the American firm Cambridge Analytica, Mr Zuckerberg gave information about the methods of user data protection. He said that the security of user data is the responsibility of Facebook and if the company does not fulfill this responsibility, then he has no right to serve the people. It is alleged that Cambridge Analytica abused the personal data of nearly five million Facebook users to influence the US presidential election. These allegations are being investigated in UK and USA.
8.Parliament session in North Korea on April 11 :-
North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly (Parliament) is going to meet on April 11. The country’s Central News Agency gave its information. The agency said that the decision to convene this meeting of sometime was taken by the President of the Parliament on March 15. This is the first meeting of this year. However, the report does not provide much information from this. Usually North Korea’s parliament meets the decisions related to approving the budget. This meeting happens only once or twice a year. The last meeting of the Parliament was held in April last year when it was announced that establishment of Diplomatic Commission for improving the international relations of North Korea. However, it has not been clarified in the North Korean news agency’s report that the country’s leader Kim Jong-he will be in the meeting to be held in April.
