7 tourists killed in massive avalanche near China border in Sikkim. The avalanche hit the arterial Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, which connects state capital Gangtok to Nathu La at the China border, around 11.30 am, trapping five-six vehicles with around 30 people under the snow, the Army said in a statement.
Seven bodies were brought out of the snow and 23 people were rescued alive
1. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has invited applications for a free online course on Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) called SAR Data Processing and its Application with Special Emphasis on RISAT-1A/EOS-4 for graduate and postgraduate students. The course will be conducted from 10 April to 14 April 2023.
2. World’s first 7.2-metre high Vande Bharat Express undergoes trial run on Delhi-Jaipur-Ajmer route.
3. Heavy rainfall caused flight disruptions at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport on Tuesday evening. As many as 14 flights were diverted.
4. Jammu-Srinagar national highway will remain closed on April 7 for carrying out repairs in landslide-hit areas of Ramban district.
5. Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to apologise for his critical remarks on late Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar and said no one has the right to insult him.
6. Mumbai Airport to shut both runways for 5 hours on May 2 as part of the facility’s monsoon contingency plan. It is an annual exercise and a contingency plan on the same will help maintain operational continuity and ensure passengers’ safety.
7. The Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Kanpur will host the Youth20 Consultation under the G20 Presidency of India, from Wednesday.
8. Gauhati High Court will celebrate its Platinum Jubilee, with a host of activities today. President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi and Chief Justice of India Justice DY Chandrachud will be among others to grace the platinum jubilee celebrations. The Gauhati High Court was established on 5th April, 1948.
9. First in India: A Jaipur school becomes fully digitised by going bagless : Adarsh Vidya Mandir School in Rajasthan’s Jaipur district became India’s first digitised school where students will not need to carry textbooks and heavy bags when they go to study.
It is the first school to offer a STEM Robotics & AI Programme with the US curriculum and certifications which is the first of its kind in India
10. The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Rajasthan has appointed Dr. Sheenu Jhawar as the new President for a term of two years, from 2023 to 2025. This marks a historic moment as Dr. Jhawar becomes the first woman to hold this position in the 21-year history of TiE Rajasthan.
CRIME REPORT/MISHAPS
1..Leaders of various political parties and people belonging to different religions came together to take out a ‘Sadbhavna March’ in Bihar’s Nalanda in the wake of communal violence during Ram Navami celebrations
2. PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday tweeted, “Distressed by the avalanche in Sikkim. Rescue ops are underway and all possible assistance is being provided to those affected.” Seven tourists died and 20 were injured in the incident. According to BRO, the avalanche struck 14th mile on Jawaharlal Nehru Road connecting Gangtok to Nathu La pass at approximately 12:15 pm Yesterday.
3. Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar was booked by Mandya rural police on Tuesday for throwing currency notes of ₹500 denomination at the crowd during a rally last week.
4. Home Ministry has sought a detailed report from the West Bengal government on violence that broke out between two groups during Ram Navami procession.
5. The 16-day-long strike in Rajasthan by doctors of private hospitals in protest against the Right to Health Bill has been called off.
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1. PM Modi has said that revamping of credit guarantee scheme is a part of the government’s efforts to strengthen the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises’ sector.
2. Gross Direct Tax collections for the Financial Year 2022-23 stood at 19.68 lakh crore Rupees registering a growth of over 20 percent.
3. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has introduced amendments to the PNGRB (Determination of Natural Gas Pipeline Tariff) regulations to include regulations related to a unified tariff for natural gas pipelines, with a vision of “One Nation, One Grid and One Tariff.”
4. OPEC members, such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iraq, Kuwait, and Algeria, have declared voluntary oil production cuts of more than one million barrels per day from May to December. They have stated that this is a preventive action to support the stability of the oil market.
5. The Reserve Bank of India on April 3 appointed Neeraj Nigam as executive director (ED) who will look after four departments, including that of consumer education and protection.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Ayodhya’s Rishi Singh was announced as the winner of Indian Idol 13. The young singer was awarded the trophy, Rs 25 lakh cash prize and a new car. Debosmita Roy and Chirag Kotwal were announced as the first and second runner-up, respectively.
DEFENCE
1. The 10th Edition of annual Indian Navy- Sri Lanka Navy bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-2023 continued on the second day.
The participants from Indian Navy, Sri Lankan Navy and Sri Lankan Airfirce concluded Pre Sail Conference to gear up for Sea Phase scheduled to commence from 6th of April.
2. NSA Ajit Doval and his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev, during their meeting last week, is discussed the possibilities of the joint development of the hypersonic version of BrahMos or BrahMos-II missile.
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