TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. Lakshadweep, the country’s smallest Lok Sabha constituency, in terms of number of voters, will go to polls in the first phase on the 19th of April. The UT has one Lok Sabha constituency, reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST).
2. Senior BJP leader and PM Modi along with other senior BJP leaders Amit Shah and BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda wished their Party workers on BJP’s 44th Foundation Day.
3. BJP National President J P Nadda will arrive in Kozhikode today to campaign for the NDA contestants in the General Elections.
4. In Lok Sabha elections, each Parliamentary constituency will have a specially designated booth exclusively for women to increase the percentage of women voters. In Maharashtra, 440 such booths will be managed entirely by women.
5. Punjab government on Friday announced the birth anniversary of Guru Nabha Das, a 16th century saint, on April 8 (Monday) as a gazette holiday.
6. The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert on heat wave for Telangana, prompting the state government to issue a health advisory, cautioning people about the do’s and don’ts, as temperatures are expected to soar to 43 degrees Celsius and bring a dry spell to the state.
7. The last Friday prayers of Ramzan (Jumatul Vida) were not allowed to be held at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who was scheduled to lead the prayers, was placed under house arrest. Friday prayers were held at the Hazratbal shrine on the banks of the Dal Lake and in different parts of the Valley.
8. National Investigation Agency on Saturday arrested two key conspirators in a 2022 blast case amid an attack on the probe agency’s team by a crowd in West Bengal’s East Medinipore district.
9. A court on Saturday extended the judicial custody of Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia till April 18 in a money laundering case related to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam.
10. CPI has released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections. The party has said it will work towards removing the “arbitrary” 50 per cent cap on the reservation quota, immediately implement 33 per cent women’s quota, guarantee of Rs 700 minimum wages. under MNREGA and restore the Old Pension Scheme. It also vowed to fight to abolish CAA and scrap Agnipath.
LEGAL REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Nawaf Salam
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Three Naxalites of the banned CPI (Maoist) party were killed in an alleged exchange of fire with security forces in a dense forest of Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district bordering Telangana this morning.
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FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank : Ajay Banga
#IMF MD: Kristalina Georgieva
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💰 USD ₹ 84
💷 GBP ₹ 106
€ Euro : ₹ 91
🇨🇳 Yuan ¥ : ₹ 12
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GDP(PPP ) :
purchasing power parity (PPP)
$13.119 trillion
GDP (nominal)
: $3.73 trillion
(Nominal means total market value of all goods and services produced in a country’s economy) .
GDP growth : 8.4% (Q3 2023-24)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : Retail Inflation 5.69% in Dec 2023
Population : 143.86 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 10.09% (Oct2023)
Per capita: This income is also known as average income as it is calculated by dividing the total income of the country by the total population of the country.
GDP per capita
$2,845 (Nominal; 2024)
$9,983 (PPP; 2024)
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which met recently, decided to keep the repo rate – the main policy rate – unchanged at 6.5 per cent and maintain the policy stance of ‘withdrawal of accommodation’. Both the decisions were taken in a majority 5:1 voting by the six-member MPC, headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
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BSE SENSEX
74,248.22 +20.59 (0.028%)🌲
NIFTY
22,513.70 −0.95 (0.0042%)🔻
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1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed monetary penalties on two financial institutions – IDFC First Bank and LIC Housing Finance – for non-compliance with various regulations.
2. Meenesh Shah Elected as Chairman of NCDFI (The National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India Ltd) .
3. The RBI has postponed implementing regulations for exchange-traded forex derivatives to May 3. ThisFeatured Image
SJVN Limited, a leading public sector undertaking, has been honored with two prestigious awards at the 15th CIDC Vishwakarma Awards 2024. The awards were given by the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) in recognition of SJVN’s remarkable contributions to corporate social responsibility (CSR). delay has prompted brokerages to advise clients to close out contracts.
4. The Delhi High Court has appointed former judge Najmi Waziri to lead a committee focused on safeguarding the forests in the national capital. This decision follows concerns about various government departments not fully cooperating with efforts to protect these vital natural resources.
5. Cash Deposit with UPI at ATMs of SBI, HDFC, Axis, ICICI and other banks soon. Soon, you would be able to deposit cash at ATMs with UPI also. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to enable cash deposit facility at ATMs through UPI.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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DEFENCE
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
Ajay Bhatt
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. The Indian Army has commenced the induction of the indigenous Akashteer system, marking a significant advancement in its air defence capabilities. This automated air defence control and reporting system, developed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), aims to integrate the army’s air defence units for enhanced operational efficiency.
2. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has commenced a project in Junput village, West Bengal, to establish a test centre for the country’s weapon systems. This initiative aims to address the saturation of testing activities at Odisha’s Chandipur Integrated Test Range (ITR) by providing an additional operational area.
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In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.
Population of Bharat:
142 cr (2023)
President of Bharat ,
Smt Droupadi Murmu
Vice President
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
Prime Minister : Shri Narendra Modi
Speaker Lok Sabha :
Shri Om Birla (BJP)
Rajyasabha Seats : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)
Loksabha : 550 members (530 States 20 Union Territories)
Chief Election Commissioner:
Shri Rajiv Kumar
06 Apr (Saturday)
Vedic Ritu/ Shishir Ritu
Drik Ritu : Vasant (Spring)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Phalguna 27 (Amanta)
Chaitra 12 (Purnimanta) Nakshatr: Shatabhisha (up to 3:39 pm)
Purva Bhadrapada
Tithi : Dwadashi (up to 10:19 am)Trayodashi
Rahu : 09:23 AM – 10:56 AM
Yamaganda 02:02 PM – 03:35 PM
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