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Daily Current Affairs of fifth Apr 2018

International Current Affairs

Brazil's Supreme Court today ruled that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva must start serving a 12-year prison theater judgement for taking bribes, denying his plea to rest gratis acre he appeals his conviction.

Lula, who is leading inwards reckon polls ahead of upcoming presidential elections, was convicted of coin laundering as well as passive corruption terminal twelvemonth inwards July.

National Current Affairs

On this twenty-four hours inwards 1919 navigation history was created when SS Loyalty, the kickoff ship of the Scindia Steam Navigation Company, journeyed to the United Kingdom.
Theme of National Maritime Day 2018 : “Indian Shipping – An Ocean of opportunity”.
Note : Don't hold upwardly confused amongst National Maritime Day amongst World Maritime Day. The World Maritime Day is observed on 29th September.

The nativity anniversary of nationalist pol Babu Jagjivan Ram (5th Apr 1908) is beingness observed every bit Samta Diwas today.

This twenty-four hours emphasizes on bringing virtually equality amid all spheres of the society.

A Jodhpur courtroom has sentenced Bollywood Actor Salman Khan to v years inwards prison theater as well as imposed a fine of ₹10,000 inwards the 1998 blackbuck poaching case.

Other actors Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre as well as Neelam, who were the co-accused inwards the case, were acquitted.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

The Reserve Bank of Republic of Republic of India (RBI) has kept the Repo charge per unit of measurement (the charge per unit of measurement at which banks borrow from RBI) unchanged at 6% during its 1st bi-monthly monetary policy review of 2018-19.

This is the quaternary fourth dimension inwards a row the repo charge per unit of measurement has been kept steady at 6%, its lowest since Nov 2010.
Reverse Repo Rate nether the LAF remains at 5.75%.
Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) charge per unit of measurement every bit good every bit the Bank Rate stands at 6.25%.

According to a recent written report released past times the Steel Users Federation of Republic of Republic of India (SUFI), India has overtaken Nihon to larn world’s instant largest producer of unsmooth steel in Feb 2018.

Note : China is the largest producer of unsmooth steel inwards the world, accounting for to a greater extent than than 50% of the production.

MOUs & Agreements

The Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed betwixt India as well as United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Technical Cooperation inwards Rail Sector.

The MoU volition render platform to Indian Railways to interact as well as part latest developments as well as noesis inwards railway sector.

The Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed betwixt India and Canada to foster cross-border partnerships focused on query excellence as well as industry-academic collaboration.
The Union Cabinet every bit good approved the Arrangement betwixt India and Afghanistan for cooperation inwards the champaign of nutrient security as well as related areas.
The Cabinet has given its ex ship service facto approving to Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) betwixt India and Iran on establishment of an proficient grouping on merchandise remedy measures.

Science & Technology

According to lately published Internet Security Threat Report, India emerged every bit 3rd most vulnerable country inwards damage of chance of cyber threats, such every bit malware, spam as well as ransomware inwards 2017.

The United States remains most vulnerable to such attacks, followed past times China.

Sports Current Affairs

Indian weightlifter P Gururaja bagged the country's 1st medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games after lifting a full of 249 kg (111 kg snatch, 138 kg build clean as well as jerk) to win Silver in men's 56 kg today.
Indian weightlifter as well as electrical current footing champion Mirabai Chanu opened the country's Gold medal jibe at the Commonwealth Games by lifting a full of 196 kg inwards the women's 48 kg category.

Chanu every bit good laid upwardly Commonwealth Games records in both Snatch (86 kg) as well as Clean as well as Jerk (110 kg) categories.

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