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1.Prime Minister released a commemorative postage stamp on Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna :-
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi released a commemorative postage stamp on the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, late Shri Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna.
On this occasion, the Prime Minister described Mr. Bahuguna as a committed leader of democratic values. He said that Mr Bahuguna was motivated by different leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Acharya Vinoba Bhave, Acharya Narendra Dev, Ram Manohar Lohia and Chandrasekhar Azad.
2.The Cabinet approved the declaration of scheduled areas in relation to Rajasthan under the 5th schedule of the Constitution of India :-
Under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet cleared the constitutional order (CO) 114 dated February 12, 1981 and by applying a new constitution order, the approval of declaration of scheduled areas in relation to Rajasthan under the 5th Schedule of the Constitution of India. Given.
Beneficiary – The Scheduled Tribes residing in the areas of Rajasthan, Banswara, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh and Udaipur, Rajshamand, Chittodgarh, Pali and Sirohi districts will get the benefit of the safeguards available under the 5th schedule of the Constitution.
In Rajasthan, 46 gram panchayats covering all 727 villages of Banswara, Dungarpur and Pratapgarh districts, nine whole tehsils, one whole block and Udaipur, Rajsamand, Chittodgarh, Pali and Sirohi districts will be included in the Scheduled Areas in Rajasthan.
3.Policy Commission will launch applications for ‘Atal New India Challenge’ :-
The ‘Atal New India Challenge’ will be launched on Thursday, April 26, 2018, by the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), which is under the commission of the Policy Commission . On this occasion, the Deputy Chairman of the Policy Commission, Shri Rajiv Kumar, Union Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Conservation Minister, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Minister of State for Urban Housing and Urban Affairs. (Independent Charge) Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State in the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri S. S. Ahluwalia, Policy Commissioner Shri Amitabh Kant and Mission Director of AIM Shri Ramanathan Ramanan will be present on this occasion.
Under the ‘Atal New India Challenge’ operated with the help of five ministries, AIM 17 marked focal areas will use potential innovators / MSME / start-ups to design ‘ready-to-market products’ in the market using state-of-the-art technologies or prototypes. Will invite you.
4.UGC releases list of 24 fake universities :-
In the interest of the students and the general public, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has released 24 list of fake universities. The UGC has said that these 24 self-proclaimed and non-registered institutions are violating the UGC Act and they have been declared bogus. These fake universities are not entitled to any kind of academic degree.
State wise list of fake universities –
Bihar –
Maithili University / University, Darbhanga, Bihar
Delhi –
Commercial University Ltd., Dariaganj Delhi
United Nations University, Delhi
Vocational University, Delhi
ADR –
Centric Juridical University, ADR House, 8-J, Gopal Tower, 25 Rajendra Place, New Delhi – 110008
Indian Institute of Science and Engineering, New Delhi
Vishwakarma Open University and Self Employment, Employment Service House, 672, Sanjay Inclave, GTK Depot, Delhi-110033
Spiritual University (Spritical University) 351-352, Phase-, Block A, Vijay Vihar, Rithala, Rohini, Delhi – 110085
Karnataka –
Badaganivi Government World Open University Education Society, Gokak, Belgaum, Karnataka
Kerala –
St. John’s University, Kishanatham, Kerala
Maharashtra –
Raja Arabik University, Nagpur, Maharashtra
West Bengal –
Indian Institute of Alternative Medicine, Kolkata
Institute of Alternative Medicine and Research, 8-A, Diamond Harvar Road, Beultek Inn, 2nd Floor Thakurpurkur, Calcutta – 700063
Uttar Pradesh –
Vasantaiya Sanskrit University, Varanasi (UP) Jagatpuri, Delhi
Women’s Village University / University, (Women’s University) Prayag, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Gandhi Hindi University, Prayag, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
National University of Electro Complex Homeopathy, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose University (Open University), Achalal, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh University, Kaushikal, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Maharana Pratap Shikshan Niketan University, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh
Indraprastha Shiksha Parishad, Institutional Area, Khoda Makandpur Noida
Phase –
Uttar Pradesh
Odisha –
Navbharat Education Council, Anupree Bhawan, Plot No. 242, Water Tanki Road, Shakti Nagar, Rourkela – 769014
North Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Odisha
Puducherry –
Shri Bodhi Academy of Higher Education, no. 186 Thillaspet, Wazhuthur Road, Puducherry
* Indian Council of Education, Lucknow, UP case district judge, Lucknow court.
5.’Digital Trade Desk’ will be established by the MSME Ministry, the first International SME Conference concludes :-
The first International SME Conference organized by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) was concluded on 24th April, 2018 in New Delhi. In this three-day conference, 160 SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) from 39 countries participated. During this conference, various issues like international best practices related to the development and cooperation of SMEs, Global Business Opportunities for SME and the problems faced by women entrepreneurs were discussed. Poland’s delegation was the largest with 15 SMEs in this conference. After this, Uzbekistan’s number comes, where 8 SMEs participate in this conference. Similarly, 7 SMEs from Ghana participated in this conference. On the other hand, 400 SMEs from India participated in this conference.
6.First time in India, unique research will be done on child sexual abuse :-
Women and Child Development Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi has lobbied to make strict laws like girls as well as girls on sexual exploitation and misbehavior in cases of child sexual abuse. He has recommended amendment in existing law for this. They also announced a research on small boys who survived the victims of sexual abuse. This will be the first research of its kind.
7.Penalty will not be paid for filing of income tax return from these years :-
The last date for filing income tax return is July 31. In order to file returns for the financial year 2018, the department has notified the form, which is different from the last time in many ways. Along with the form of income tax filing form, many rules have also changed. There is a provision of up to a maximum penalty of Rs 10000 for not filing an Income Tax Return from this year. In this case, we are telling you these rules in connection with penalties in detail.
8.PM Modi will be here for two-day visit to China :-
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for his two-day visit to China today. Where they will participate in the informal summit. Breaking all protocols, the preparations for the unprecedented summit in Wuhan have almost come to an end. The President himself will chinfing this conference. They are hosting such a summit for the first time, so everyone has a lot of expectations from this.
9.Chennai Super Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 5 wickets in a thrilling encounter :-
In the 24th match of IPL 11, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings was played with Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore in today’s match. In this exciting match, the Chennai team defeated the Bangalore team by 5 wickets. Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni decided to bowl first before winning the toss.
10.Now the office of LIC will stay in office for two days :-
Certainly good news has come for LIC employees. Now the employees will soon get hats on the second and fourth Saturday every month. The government has now accepted its long-standing demand. According to official sources, like Public Sector Banks, LIC employees will also get a break on the second and fourth Saturday.
11.Enforcement Directorate started the process of seizing properties of Vijay Mallya, Neerav Modi and Mehul Choksi :-
The Enforcement Directorate has started the process of seizing properties of Vijay Mallya, Neerav Modi and Mehul Choksi. The proceedings have been initiated shortly after the fugitive economic offense ordinance was imposed. Sources said that the Enforcement Directorate has decided to initiate the process of declaring Mallya, Modi and Choksi as fugitive in various anti-money laundering courts of the country.
12.India signed a loan agreement of 1.2 billion dollars with World Bank :-
India has signed a loan agreement with the World Bank for twelve million and five million dollars. This amount will be used to work in a new way in India for inclusive projects. The purpose of the project is to promote innovation in the country, develop local products and accelerate the process of commercialization.
13.Jan Dhan Yojana: More than 31 crore accounts opened :-
So far 80 thousand crores of rupees have been deposited in the Janhana Yojana which started for connecting every person in the country with banking system. At the same time, more than 31 crore accounts have been opened under this scheme.
The Finance Ministry has issued statistics on Janhana Yojana. According to these figures, the total deposits in the accounts of the Janhana Yojana have gone up to Rs 80,545.70 crore on April 11, 2018. The government claims that it is continuously in progress since March 2017.
Talk about accounts at the same time, till April 11, 2018, the number of accounts has increased to 31.45 crore under this scheme. At the beginning of 2017, the number was 26.5 million. The Central Government started the Jan Dhan Yojana on August 28, 2014.
