Single-day rise of 3,016 fresh Covid-19 cases in India; highest in nearly six months while active cases increased to 13,509. The country’s Covid-19 death toll has increased to 5,30,862 with 14 latest fatalities — three reported by Maharashtra, two from Delhi and one reported by Himachal Pradesh in a span of 24 hours and eight reconciled by Kerala.
1. ISRO successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX). The test was conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga, Karnataka in the early hours on April 2, 2023.
2. BJP on Sunday appointed Rajendra Rathore, who currently represents Churu, as the Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly. The post was lying vacant after Gulab Chand Kataria was appointed as the Assam governor in February.
3. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has given a strong message to separatist Khalistanis, following several acts of vandalization of the Tricolour, that India will not accept its national flag being pulled down.Jaishankar made the above remarks in his interaction with intellectuals in Dharwad on Sunday. A programme was organised by the BJP Mahanagar unit at Dharwad.
4. Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Bhupinder Singh Bhalla on Sunday said that Green Hydrogen has emerged as the promising pathway for meeting the decarbonisation goals.
5. Farmers’ group holds rail roko protest in Punjab over crop loss
Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC) on Sunday held a rail roko protest at Batala railway station in Punjab’s Gurdaspur over various demands, including ₹50,000/acre in compensation for crop loss due to inclement weather.
6. The Second Employment Working Group meeting under India’s G 20 presidency to begin in Guwahati, Assam
7. Two-day G20 conclave titled “Clean Energy for a Green Future” under India’s G 20 presidency to begin at Agartala, Tripura.
8. The Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar to call a meeting of vice chancellors of all state universities at Raj Bhawan, Patna to discuss road map for higher education & find a way for its improvement.
9. Dr. Sudesh Dhankhar has been awarded Ph.D in Economics for her work on sustainable development and ground water conservation in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan.
10. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to discuss in detail with PM Modi about various development schemes of state.
11. The Registration of the second phase for Yuva Sangam has started through an online portal. It envisages participation of one thousand youngsters from 23 States and Union Territories of the country.
12. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin to host a conclave on social justice in Chennai to be attended by leaders of several non-BJP parties.
13. PM Modi expressed happiness over Sagar Setu, the mobile app of National Logistics Portal-Marine.
14. YSRC president & Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to hold a key meeting with party leaders, including regional coordinators, MLAs, MLCs & other at Vijayawada
15. Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates several development projects worth over Rs. 2400 crore at Aizwal in Mizoram
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16. Former Uttar Pradesh CM & SP chief Akhilesh Yadav to unveil a statue of BSP founder Kanshi Ram at a function in Rae Bareli, event is being seen as a part of SP’s sustained Dalit outreach.
17. An avalanche hit Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul on Sunday, following which huge columns of snow obscured the hill and people from distant villages.
CRIME REPORT
1. A Gujarat court has acquitted all 26 persons accused of gangrape murder in separate incidents in Kalol during communal riots in 2002. Of the total 39 accused, 13 died during the case pendency and the trial against them was abated. The court said there were contradictions in the accounts of witnesses and they did not support the prosecution’s argument.
2. Assam Police has alerted all Superintendents of Police in every district and the Guwahati Police Commissioner after a pro-Khalistan leader allegedly threatened CM Himanta Biswa Sarma.
3. Tension prevails at Sasaram and Biharsharif in Bihar even two days after communal clashes. Internet services remained suspended for the third consecutive day.
The Bihar government has extended the suspension of internet services till April 4 in the Nalanda district following violence during the ‘Ram Navami’ festivities.
4. NCP leader and sarpanch from Pune district’s Shirgaon, Pravin Gopale, was beaten to death near the Prati Shirdi temple on Saturday.
5. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP after being sentenced to two years in prison over a 2019 defamation case recently, likely to challenge his conviction & sentencing in a sessions court in Gujarat’s Surat.
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1. Indian smartphone export is likely to have crossed USD 10 billion (over Rs 82,000 crore) in the previous financial year 2023, according to the new industry data. Apple’s ‘Make in India’ smartphones now constitute 50% of total exports, followed by Samsung with 40 % of mobile exports.
2. Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has achieved a turnover of about Rs. 17,300 crore (Provisional & Unaudited), during the Financial Year 2022-23, against the previous year’s turnover of Rs. 15,044 crore registering a growth of 15%.
3. The Southern Railway recorded its highest-ever revenue at ₹6,345 crore in the passenger segment during FY23 with about 80% rise as against ₹3,539.77 crore during the corresponding period in the last fiscal.
4. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rate setting panel to hold its first meeting of next fiscal (2023-24) from April 3-6 at Mumbai
5. 26th tranche of electoral bond sales to be undertaken over a ten-day window starting April 3 & closing on April 12, at all authorised branches of SBI
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
1. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur has congratulated Anjali Sharma of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh for conquering Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, wearing Luanchari.
2. Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) inaugurated on March 31: The NMACC was established to display the sensory journey of India’s rich cultural history through costume, performing and visual arts. It is located within the Jio World Centre in the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai, popularly known as the city of dreams.
The NMACC is envisioned as a platform to spotlight Indian arts and culture at its best, both for the audience and the artists. A truly inclusive centre for performers and visitors, for dreamers and creators, for one and all.
DEFENCE
1. 10th Edition of annual Indian Navy Sri Lanka Navy bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-2023 is scheduled to be held at Colombo from 3rd of April. The exercise is being conducted in two phases of three days each, the Harbour Phase followed by Sea Phase. The Indian Navy will be represented by INS Kiltan and INS Savitri .
2. Amid an ongoing conflict between Russia and the US-backed Ukraine, the Air Forces of India and the US will hold wargames at the Kalaikunda air base in West Bengal from April 10. A squadron of the US Air Force’s F-15 Strike Eagle fighter aircraft will be arriving at the Kalaikunda airbase in West Bengal.
3. The Indian Navy has intensified monitoring activities.The Indian Navy is closely monitoring a Chinese survey vessel, Hai Yang Shi You 760, which is conducting an oil and gas exploration within Bangladesh’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Bay of Bengal.
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the diamond jubilee celebrations of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on April 3, during which he will present medals to the recipients of the President’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service and Gold Medal for Best Investigating Officers of the CBI.
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