India Current Affairs April 2024

30th April:

• President Sirisena appointed General S.H.S Kottegoda as the Defence Secretary.
• Sri Lankan President bans On Face-Covering in Public.
• Alfred Brownell was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize.
• Nation observes Ayushman Bharat Diwas today.
• Indonesia to relocate its capital from Jakarta.

29th April:

• Former Indian footballer Pungam Kannan passed away.
• Turkey pushes the EU for membership decisions.
• Dalbir Singh was appointed as Indias High Commissioner to Seychelles.
• International Dance Day is observed today.
• Eliud Kipchoge won the London Marathon 2024 title.

28th April:

• Claire Polosak becomes the first female umpire to officiate men’s ODI.
• Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Award 2024 was announced.
• UN observes World Day for Safety and Health at Workday today.
• AIFF appointed Doru Isac as the technical director.
• Ex-South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis receives Ikhamanga Award 2024.

27th April:

• Mine blast in Separatist held Ukraine kills 4.
• Sri Lanka’s top defense official resigns over Easter bombings security failure.
• Terry Rawlings, the British film and sound editor has passed away.
• SC gave a deadline to RBI to share bank’s NPA information.
• Abhishek Verma won gold in 10m Air Pistol at ISSF World Cup.

26th April:

• Two new bird species found on Indonesian islands.
• Ex Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag appointed India High Commissioner to Seychelles.
• Sri Lankas Defence Secretary resigned after the Easter attacks.
• World Intellectual Property Day observed today.
• JetSolution announces start flights to Bhutan.
• Indian medalists in Asian Athletics Championship 2024.

25th April:

• Uber Asia Pacific head Amit Jain resigns; Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty to take over.
• NASA’s InSight mission recently recorded marsquake.
• Younus Habib former Mehran Bank Chief passess away.
• KPK, Punjab Assembly opposition resigns from house committees.
• IndusInd Bank receives NCLT approval for merger with Bharat Financial Inclusion.

24th April:

• Govt. increased the authorised capital of Allahabad Bank.
• Asian Road Cycling Championship kicks off in Uzbekistan.
• Saudi Arabia beheads 37 prisoners for terrorism crimes.
• NASA revealed that Mercury has a massive solid inner core.
• Rubana takes office as BGMEA’s first female president.
• Benny Antony won National Intellectual Property Award.

23rd April:

• Afghanistan recall Pacer Hamid Hassan for World Cup 2024.
• Combodia and Thailand reconected by Rail after 45 years.
• 100 year old Germa woman stands for Council election.
• TCS signed a deal with India Post to transform country’s mail delivery system.
• India won 5 medals on opening day of Asian Athletics Championships 2024.

22nd April:

• Sri Lanka Attacks: More than 250 killed as churches and hotels targeted.
• Google Doodle goest to new heights to celebrate Earth Day.
• Afghan Supreme Court extends Ghani’s term till elections.
• Lankan President Sirisena appoints special committee to investigate serial blasts.
• Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy wins Ukraine presidential election.

21st April:

• Malis Prime Minister Maiga resigned over Ogossagou massacre.
• Helium hydride ion, Universes first molecule detected in space.
• Pakistan’s Finance Minister Asad Umar resigns.
• 81st Death anniversary of Allama Iqbal observed today.
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa wins Pakistan Cup cricket tournament.

20th April:

• Shri N. Kashinath designated as Member (Signal & Telecom) of Railway Board.
• Mali’s Prime Minister resigns amid pressure over growing insecurity.
• Antares Rocket takes off for International Space Station with essential NASA supply.
• ECI appointed Bihar Ex CEO AjayV Nayak as Special Observer for West Bengal.
• INS Shakti, INS Kolkata to take part in Chinese Navys 70th anniversary celebrations.

19th April:

• Jokowi win another terms as Indonesia president election.
• World Liver Day is observed today.
• Canara Bank became the first PSB to meet RBIs EMV Mandate.
• Former Rwandan rebel leader accused of war crimes dies in Germany.
• NASAs TESS found first Earth sized world.
• Peru’s ex-president Garcia kills himself to avoid arrest.

18th April:

• First Earth-Size planet: HD 21749b discovered by NASAs TESS Exoplanet Mission.
• FIFA ban former Brazilian football president Jose Maria Marin for life.
• World Heritage Day observed Today.
• RedBus appoints Mahendra Singh Dhoni as brand ambassador.
• Ajay Kumar Dixit appointed as CEO of Cairn Oil.

17th April:

• Google bocks TikTok in India following court order.
• World Haemophilia Day observed today.
• Rajesh Yaduvanshi is appointed as Executive Director of Punjab National Bank.
• Parliamentary Majority Backs Netanyahu As New Israeli Prime Minister.
• Momin Agha appointed Punjab Secretary Higher Education.
• Google opened its first Africa Artificial Intelligence lab in Ghana.

16th April:

• CMFRI Signs Agreement With ISRO To Save Coastal Wetlands.
• Rongali Bihu festival celebrated in Assam.
• Turkey Turkish election board disqualifies pro Kurdish mayors in southeast.
• India to partner with Japan and UAE to set up two projects in Africa.
• Aisam and Gonzalez win Houston doubles title.

15th April:

• INS Kozhikode was decommissioned after three decades of service.
• Indonesia: President election will be held on 17th April 2024.
• Meena Kumari bagged gold at the 2024 Boxing World Cup.
• Israeli lunar mission Beresheet crashed on the Moon.
• RBI permitted Reinsurance Brokers to open Foreign Currency Accounts.
• Digital Sukoon founder, Sudhanshu Kumar received Best Digital Agency award.

14th April:

• Jamia Millia Islamia gets its First Woman Vice-Chancellor.
• Jean Michel Lapin elected as Haiti’s new prime minister.
• Al Burhan appoint new head of Sudan’s transitional military council.
• Russia honours PM Narendra Modi with its highest civilian award.
• Mashal Khan’s second death anniversary observed today.
• Two schemes of West Bengal won WSIS awards.

13th April:

• Nitin Chugh is likely to be appointed as MD & CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.
• President Xi congratulates Kim Jong Un on re-election.
• AITA signs MoU with STF to train Indian junior players.
• Julian Assange Wikileads co founder arrested in London.
• India built maternity hospital in Nepal’s Siraha district.
• Russia awards PM Narendra Modi with highest state honor.

12th April:

• Cairn Indias CEO and CFO resigns.
• Legendary Singer Ahmed Rushdi 36th death anniversary observed.
• PAISALO Digital Limited signed the first co-origination loan agreement SBI.
• Sudan’s military has ousted President Omar al Bashir.
• DoT approved the merger of TTSL and Bharti Airtel.

11th April:

• NGT sets up a Central Monitoring Committee.
• National Safe Motherhood Day is celebrated today.
• Algeria MPs elect Abdelkader Bensalah as first new president in 20 years.
• Seventeenth MENA World Economic Forum Held In Jordan .
• Karnam Sekar to be appointed as MD, CEO of Indian Overseas Bank.

10th April:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Maldives President Solih for his partys landslide victory.
• Justice Farrukh Irfan resigns as LHC Judge.
• Sri Lanka new railway line inaugurated.
• Maoist attack in India’s Chhattisgrah kills BJP lawmaker.
• SUN Group chairman Vikramjit Sahney elected as president of ICC India.
• Three American service member killed in car bombing in Bagram air base.

9th April:

• IndiGo announces new routes from Mumbai.
• Supreme Court increased VVPAT verification for Lok Sabha election.
• US labels Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Corps a Terror group.
• Israel to go to polls to elect new parliament.
• American Homeland Security Secretary Chris Jane Nelson left the post.
• Kirstjen Nielsen resigns as Homeland Security Secretary.

8th April:

• US Treasuryps David Malpass named world bank group president.
• Indian Navy signs MoU with CSIR for advanced technologies.
• Algerias Parliament to meet to name an interim successor.
• Nagaland observed the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Kohima.
• Faisel Saleh Hayat appointed as Vice President of Asian Football Conferderation.

7th April:

• World Health Day observed today.
• Scientists warn of amphibian pandemic that already killed 90 species.
• Pakistan opened a route for flights out of India.
• Virat Kohli becomes all-time leading IPL scorer during 49-ball 84.
• Dr. Sohini Sastri honoured with D. Litt by National American University.
• Ly Tong who hijacked planes to fight communism in vietnam dies at 73 years.

6th April:

• Lakshmi Vilas Bank approves merger with Indiabulls Housing.
• Scientist discovered a new enzyme to arrest bacteria cell growth.
• American David Malpass selected as the new President of the World Bank.
• Vikram Kirloskar appointed as Confederation Indian Industry president.
• Amal Clooney is appointed as the U.K.s special envoy on media freedom.
• Nasscom appoints Keshav Murugesh as CEO.

5th April:

• Sri Lanka commando commits suicide at PMs residence.
• Google dissolves Al Ethics board just one week after forming it.
• Nepaless embassy celebrates 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Pakistan.
• PM Imran Khan emerges as 9th most popular world leaders.
• Vipin Anand has been appointed as the new Managing Director of LIC.
• Turkey purchase S-400 from Russia.

4th April:

• Brunei implements stoning to death under anti LGBT laws.
• Chicago elected Lori a black woman as its Mayor.
• Algeria’s president Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns after 20 years in power.
• Ex Nissan boss Ghosn arrested on new financial misconduct charges.
• British MPs back Mrexit delay by one vote.
• 4Algeria’s Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns after mass porterts.

3rd April:

• Five injured by debris as Houthi drones intercepted over Saudi Arabia.
• India and Bolivia signed for the development and industrial use of lithium.
• Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns after 20 years.
• Vikram Patel receives John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award.
• Google India head Rajan Anandan resigns after 8 years.

2nd April:

• At least 30 were killed as winds flatten homes in Nepal.
• World Autism Awareness Day Observed Today.
• Erdogan’s AK party loses major Turkey cities in local elections.
• China successfully launches second-generation data relay satellites.
• Japan Emperor Akihito ends the reign marked by Modernisation.
• New Zealand gun lobby backs ban after Christchurch mosques attack.

1st April:

• Shanghai becomes the 1st district with 5G coverage.
• High Commissioner to India Sohail Mahmood appointed new foreign secretary.
• Algeria announces a new government with 27 members.
• GRSE becomes 1st Indian Shipyard to deliver 100 Warships.
• Executive Director of ICICI, Vijay Chandok appointed as MD and CEO of ICICI Securities 4.
• Australia beat Pakistan by 20 runs in Fifth ODI.