TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted on Sunday that thunderstorms with lightning and moderate to heavy rainfall are likely to lash Assam along with other northeastern states till 4 April.
2. Guwahati airport roof blown away in rain, storm; A severe storm and heavy downpour hit the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, leading to the collapse of a portion of the outside roof ceiling on 31 March 2024.
3. The application deadline for Common University Entrance Test-UG has been further extended till April 5, the National Testing Agency announced on Sunday. The first deadline was March 26, which was initially extended to March 31.
4. The Airports Authority of India has upgraded the category of Veer Savarkar International (VSI) Airport at Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar Islands from grade III to grade II airport.
5. Apna Dal-Kamerawadi on Sunday formally broke away from the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc and tied up with Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen to launch a joint front ahead of Lok Sabha polls.
6. The deadline to install water aerators in Bengaluru has been extended till April 7, said Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) in an announcement. The water aerators that will reduce the wastage are made mandatory in commercial establishments and large communities where the water is used by the large section of people.
7. Six traditional products and crafts of Assam, including Bihu Dhol, Jaapi and Sarthebari bell metal craft, have been accorded Geographical Indication tags, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. These products support nearly one lakh people directly.
8. The BJP has won as many as 10 assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Pema Khandu announced, weeks before the scheduled election date. Chief Minister Pema Khandu, his deputy Chowna Mein and eight others were elected unopposed after the closure of the nomination withdrawal.
9. Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana suffered another jolt as its sitting MLA and former minister Kadiam Srihari and his daughter Kadiam Kavya on Sunday joined the Congress party in the presence of Chief Minister and TPCC president A Revanth Reddy.
10. Congress in Andhra Pradesh has announced ‘nine guarantees’, including Rs 1 lakh yearly to women and Rs 2 lakh farm loan waiver, to be implemented if voted to power in the state in the May 13 assembly polls.
Launching the party’s manifesto for the upcoming polls on Saturday, APCC chief YS Sharmila said if the Congress comes to power at the Centre, it would ensure special category status to Andhra Pradesh for 10 years as its first guarantee.
11. The Mumbai police on Sunday issued a traffic advisory for commuters ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit on Monday (April 1) to address a ceremony marking 90 years of the Reserve Bank of India.
12. PM Modi on Sunday led a Bharatiya Janata Party charge against the Congress for “callously” giving away Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka, slamming it as yet another “anti-national” act of the party for which the country is still paying the price.
KATCHATHEEVU is an uninhabited island located in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. The island has been a subject of controversy and dispute between the two countries for several decades. It is currently under the control of Sri Lanka.
HISTORY
Katchatheevu was historically under the control of the Kings of Ramanathapuram in modern Tamil Nadu. During the British colonial era, the island was administered by both India and Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon). After India’s independence in 1947, Sri Lanka claimed the island due to its strategic location, and the issue was discussed several times before 1974.
Transfer to Sri Lanka
In 1974, amid international pressure following India’s nuclear tests and the need to garner support from neighbours, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi signed an agreement with Sri Lanka, ceding Katchatheevu to the island nation without any discussion with the Indian people or parliament. This move was seen as an effort to secure Sri Lanka’s support, as the country was set to host the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in 1976 and was likely to have a representative as the president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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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1. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on April 1 a Gyanvapi mosque management committee’s plea against an Allahabad high court decision upholding a lower court’s order allowing Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the mosque.
2. For the first time in Telangana, all 24 liquor production points have been brought under CCTV surveillance to keep a check on the illegal flow of alcohol in the run-up to the 13 May Lok Sabha elections.
3. Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed in strength in central Delhi ahead of a rally by I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders at the Ramlila Maidan. Top I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, Bhagwant Mann, Akhilesh Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav participated in the rally.
4. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently under ED custody in an excise policy-linked money laundering case, will be produced before the city’s Rouse Avenue court at 11 am today, April 1. The court on March 28 extended Kejriwal’s ED custody till April 1. The Enforcement Directorate arrested the AAP supremo on March 21 in an alleged liquor policy case.
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Five persons have lost their lives and over 100 people have been injured as a storm wreaked havoc in parts of the Jalpaiguri district in northern West Bengal on Sunday.
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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
🇨🇳 Yen ¥ : ₹ 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)
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1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is considering establishing a Digital India Trust Agency (DIGITA) to combat the proliferation of illegal lending apps and curb growing cyber fraud.
2. The Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB), the head-hunting agency for public sector banks and insurance firms, has selected the next Chairpersons and Managing Directors (CMDs) for New India Assurance and United India Insurance.
Girija Subramanian, the current Chairperson and MD of Agriculture Insurance Company (AIC), has been selected as the next CMD of New India Assurance. Bhupesh Sushil Rahul, a General Manager at AIC, has been chosen as the new CMD of United India Insurance.
3. Microsoft has named Pavan Davuluri as the new head of its combined Windows and Surface teams. This move comes after the previous leader, Panos Panay, left for Amazon last year.
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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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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital city Riyadh is all set to host the fourth edition of the Gulf Cinema Festival (GCF) from April 14 to 18.
The festival, organised by the Film Commission in collaboration with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), is under the patronage of Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud.
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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 14-day bilateral tri-service exercise between India and the US, ‘Tiger Triumph-24’, has concluded: The Closing Ceremony of the Bilateral Tri-Service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Amphibious Exercise between India and the United States, Tiger Triumph 2024, was held onboard the USS Somerset on Saturday, following the earlier event held onboard Indian Naval Ship (INS) Jalashwa on 19 March.
(a) The Harbour Phase was conducted at Visakhapatnam from March 18-25, which included pre-sail discussions, Subject Matter Expert Exchange, Sports engagements, ship boarding drills and cross-deck visits.
(b) the Indian Navy affirmed that “the sea phase was conducted from March 26 to 30, and it included units of both countries undertaking maritime exercises at sea, followed by the landing of troops at Kakinada for the setting up of a joint command and control centre and a joint relief and medical camp for HADR operations.
2. The Indian Army is poised to bolster its artillery firepower along the northern borders, specifically in response to the ongoing tensions with China. In a significant move towards indigenous weapon systems, the Army has initiated the process of issuing a “request for proposal” (RFP) for the acquisition of towed gun systems.
3. The Indian Army on Sunday shared a stunning video of the Akash Missile System, displaying its target engagement capability and the unmatchable fire-power.
4. The Indian Air Force showcased the capability of the Akash missile system to engage four aerial targets simultaneously at a range of 25 kilometres. India became the first country to have such a capability using a single firing unit.
The missile system is among the key platforms that India is exporting to friendly foreign countries. The other key platforms that India has been exporting are:
(a) Dornier-228 aircraft
(b) 155 mm Advanced Towed Artillery Guns (ATAGs)
(c) Brahmos missiles
(d) Mine protected vehicles
(e) Armoured vehicles, ammunition, thermal imagers and various components of avionics and small arms.
5. Aimed towards better area domination as well as proper familiarisation of troops, the security forces conducted a route march in Rajouri main town area and peripheral places on Saturday. Jammu and Kashmir police, the Central Reserve Police Force, and other Central Armed Paramilitary Forces jointly participated in the route march.
6. An anti-Naxal operation was conducted for 48 hours (from 29 Mar 2024) in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur During the operation, three encounters took place, an official said.After the encounter, security personnel recovered 5 kg of IED, including a huge amount of Naxalite material from the incident site.
7. Sadanand Vasant Date, who bravely fought terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai attack, on Sunday took over the reins of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Before joining the NIA, Date was serving as the chief of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Maharashtra.
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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
01 Apr (Monday)
Vedic Ritu/ Shishir Ritu
Drik Ritu : Vasant (Spring)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Phalguna 22 (Amanta)
Chaitra 7 (Purnimanta) Nakshatr: Moola (up to 11:12 pm)Purva Ashadha
Tithi : Saptami (up to 9:10 pm) Ashtami
Rahu : 07:54 AM – 09:26 AM
Yamaganda 10:58 AM – 12:30 PM
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