National News
1. Indu Malhotra, 1st Woman Lawyer Appointed as SC Judge
Dipak Misra |
i. Senior lawyer Indu Malhotra was
sworn in as the judge of the Supreme Court in the presence of Chief
Justice of India Dipak Misra. The appointment was made by the President
Ram Nath Kovind.
ii. Malhotra has now become the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a Supreme Court judge. In 2007, Mrs Malhotra was only the second woman to be appointed a senior advocate by the apex court, three decades after Leila Seth first made history.
ii. Malhotra has now become the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a Supreme Court judge. In 2007, Mrs Malhotra was only the second woman to be appointed a senior advocate by the apex court, three decades after Leila Seth first made history.
2. India Agrees to Send Buddhist Relics
for Vesak in Sri Lanka
i. India has agreed for
the most revered Buddhist relics from Sarnath to be taken to Sri Lanka for
public exposition on the occasion of Vesak festival. This is the first
time relics from Sarnath are being brought to Sri Lanka from India,
and special arrangements have been made for this purpose.
ii. This is the second time that India has taken initiative to exhibit the sacred relics of Lord Buddha in Sri Lanka. The first time such initiative was the exhibition of the Kapilavastu Relics in 2012.
ii. This is the second time that India has taken initiative to exhibit the sacred relics of Lord Buddha in Sri Lanka. The first time such initiative was the exhibition of the Kapilavastu Relics in 2012.
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Srilanka Capital- Colombo
(commercial capital), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Official Capital), Currency- Sri
Lankan rupee, President- Maithripala Sirisena.
3. PM Modi Launches Van Dhan Scheme to
Help Increase Tribal Income
i. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi launched
the Van Dhan Scheme of Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED,
during the celebrations of Ambedkar Jayanti at Bijapur, Chattisgarh.
ii. The Van Dhan scheme along with others like Jan Dhan and Gobar-Dhan schemes had the potential to change the tribal-rural economic system. Under Van Dhan, 10 Self Help Groups of 30 Tribal gatherers would be constituted.
ii. The Van Dhan scheme along with others like Jan Dhan and Gobar-Dhan schemes had the potential to change the tribal-rural economic system. Under Van Dhan, 10 Self Help Groups of 30 Tribal gatherers would be constituted.
International News
4. World Intellectual Property Day: 26 April
i. World Intellectual Property Day
is celebrated on 26th of April to learn about the
role that intellectual property rights (patents, trademarks, industrial
designs, copyright) play in encouraging innovation and creativity.
ii. The theme for WIPD 2018 is 'Powering
change: Women in innovation and creativity'.
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Intellectual property (IP) refers
to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works;
designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce.
5. India-Nepal IGC Meet Begins in
Kathmandu
i. India-Nepal Inter-Governmental Committee
(IGC) meeting on trade, transit and cooperation to Control Unauthorised
Trade started in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Indian side is led by
Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia.
ii. The IGC meeting provides a regular platform to review the implementation of past trade and transit agreements besides discussing new measures to facilitate bilateral trade and investment.
ii. The IGC meeting provides a regular platform to review the implementation of past trade and transit agreements besides discussing new measures to facilitate bilateral trade and investment.
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Nepal Capital- Kathmandu, Currency- Nepalese
rupee, President- Bidhya Devi Bhandari, Prime
Minister- Khadga Prasad Oli.
6. CIA Chief Mike Pompeo Sworn in as New US Secretary of State
i. Mike Pompeo was
sworn in as the secretary of state, shortly after the Senate confirmed the
former CIA director’s nomination as America’s top diplomat at a crucial time
when the US is involved in several high stakes negotiations around the world.
ii. Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito administered
the oath to Pompeo in the West Conference Room of the Supreme Court. He
replaced Rex Tillerson.
Ranks and Reports
7. Google Ranked as Most Trusted
Internet Brand in India: Report
i. Online search engine Google is
the most trusted Internet brand in India, followed by
Facebook, as per the TRA Brand Trust Report 2018. With 1.2 trillion searches
per year, Google has become the first port of call for all things on the
Internet. Google was followed by Facebook, Amazon and eBay.
ii. The biggest falls in trust were seen by Snapdeal, who fell by 142 ranks over last year. The top trust gainers this year were Netflix (up 506 ranks over last year). TRA’s Brand Trust Report 2018 report covers 2488 consumer-influencers across 16 cities in India and generated 5 million data points.
ii. The biggest falls in trust were seen by Snapdeal, who fell by 142 ranks over last year. The top trust gainers this year were Netflix (up 506 ranks over last year). TRA’s Brand Trust Report 2018 report covers 2488 consumer-influencers across 16 cities in India and generated 5 million data points.
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Google CEO- Sundar
Pichai, Parent organization- Alphabet Inc., Headquarters- the
USA.
Awards
8. CSIR Bags National
Intellectual Property Award 2018
i. The Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is awarded the National
Intellectual Property (IP) Award 2018 in the category “Top
R&D Institution / Organization for Patents and Commercialization”.
ii. Dr Girish Sahni, DG, CSIR and Secretary,
DSIR received the award at the hands of Mr. Suresh Prabhu,
Minister of Commerce and Industry, at a function organized by the Indian
Intellectual Property Office and Confederation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce (CII) in New Delhi, to celebrate the World Intellectual
Property Day (26th April).
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The Council of Scientific & Industrial
Research (CSIR) is a contemporary R&D organization.
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It has been ranked 9th in the world amongst
the 1207 government institutions, with an overall global ranking of 75 in the
world, covering 5250 institutions.