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Daily Current Affairs of twelfth Apr 2018

International Current Affairs

Today (12th April) is the International Day of Human Space Flight / Cosmonautics Day / International Day of Aviation in addition to Cosmonautics.

This hateful solar daytime is observed to commemorate the appointment of the first human infinite flight inwards the history of mankind.

On this hateful solar daytime inwards 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet Union (USSR) cosmonaut undertook first successful showtime human infinite flight.
Cosmonaut important = an astronaut (= a someone who travels into space) from Russian Federation

India ranked 130th in the Economic Freedom Index 2018 (last year's rank 143).

The 16th International Energy Forum (IEF) Ministerial Meeting concluded today inwards New Delhi.

For the minute fourth dimension Bharat has hosted this prestigious coming together (1st fourth dimension inwards 1996 at Goa).
This coming together was formally inaugurated past times Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The coming together was attended past times Petroleum Ministers from 42 countries in addition to was co-hosted past times Cathay in addition to South Korea.

Theme of 2018 Ministerial Meeting IEF : “The Future of Global Energy Security : Transition, Technology, Trade in addition to Investment”.
Aim of this coming together : To ameliorate policy in addition to investment decisions, in addition to through increased noesis in addition to sense sharing.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

The Reserve Bank of Bharat (RBI) today imposed a penalisation of ₹3 crore on IDBI Bank for failing to comply alongside norms related to reporting bad loans.

In July 2017, IDBI Bank had under-reported ₹6,816.6 crore of bad loans for FY16, which were afterward identified past times the RBI.
Note : The RBI has mandated banks to unwrap divergences that run past times 15% of the reported number.

The Union Cabinet has allowed Ministers of Petroleum and Finance to honour petroleum in addition to gas blocks to successful bidders inwards an endeavour to ameliorate ease of doing business.

Until now, exclusively the Cabinet headed past times Prime Minister had the powers to approve such allotments.

Awards & Honors

Team Bharat captain Virat Kohli has been named Wisden's leading manlike someone cricketer for the 2d twelvemonth inwards a row.

With this, Kohli has come about the 3rd cricketer after Virender Sehwag in addition to Kumar Sangakkara to live honoured alongside the honour multiple times.
Important Note : Mithali Raj has been honored every bit Wisden's leading woman someone cricketer.

Science & Technology

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) today successfully launched the IRNSS-1I navigation satellite.

IRNSS-1I will supervene upon the IRNSS-1A which was rendered ineffective after its atomic clocks failed.

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi has installed Massive Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MIMO) lab on campus for standardisation, R&D in addition to manufacturing of 5G equipment.

Note : It volition live the first of its variety 5G lab inwards the province and has been set-up at Bharti School of Telecommunication Technology in addition to Management.

MOUs & Agreements

India and Morocco have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) inwards the fields of Mining and Geology for a menses of five years to promote mineral exploration.
The Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of agreement (MoU) betwixt India, United Kingdom and Northern Republic of Ireland on the return of Illegal Migrants.

Books & Authors

Bollywood Actress Katrina Kaif is going to release her autobiography which has been tentatively titled 'Barbie Dreams'.

Note : She is the exclusively Indian thespian to bring a Barbie doll modelled on her.

Sports Current Affairs

Indian badminton instrumentalist Kidambi Srikanth has come about the first Indian manlike someone badminton instrumentalist to achieve the world position out 1 ranking since Prakash Padukone inwards the 1980s.
Indian wrestler in addition to Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar bagged his 3rd direct Commonwealth Games aureate medal after winning the men's Freestyle 74 kg lawsuit today.
Indian wrestler Babita Kumari Phogat won a Silver medal inwards the women's freestyle 53 kg Nordic System lawsuit to claim India's showtime wrestling medal at the Commonwealth Games 2018.
Indian wrestler Rahul Aware bagged India's showtime wrestling aureate medal at the Commonwealth Games 2018 after beating Canada's Steven Takahashi inwards the in conclusion of men's Freestyle 57 kg lawsuit today.
India shooter Tejaswini Sawant won Silver inwards the women's 50m Rifle Prone lawsuit at the Commonwealth Games 2018.

This was India's twelfth medal inwards shooting including iv golds in addition to 25th overall including 12 golds.

IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla has confirmed that remaining matches scheduled inwards Chennai volition live shifted due to the Cauvery protests inwards Tamil Nadu.

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