Yak 20Th April 2017 Of Import Daily Electrical Flow Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 20th Apr 2017

International Current Affairs

• The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will number a set of stamps showing 10 yoga asanas (poses) to commemorate the International Day of Yoga on June 21 inwards New York. 
• The stamps, to hold out issued exclusively inwards $1.15 denomination each, describe a unlike yoga poses side yesteryear side to a large 'Om' inwards Devanagari script.
• India has contributed USD 2,50,000 to the UN Election Assistance Division to aid other countries to agree elections as well as prepare their electoral systems. 
  
• This is the minute fourth dimension that Bharat has contributed USD 2,50,000 towards electoral assistance as well as capacity building. 
• Note : The showtime assistance was made inwards 2012. 
• Pakistan's National Assembly has passed a mouth endorsing compulsory Quran instruction for all Muslim students studying inwards authorities schools from course of instruction 1 to 12.
• The British Parliament today voted 552-13 inwards favour of a displace presented yesteryear PM Theresa May calling for a snap full general election on June 8. 
• May had said that a fresh mandate would strengthen her mitt inwards Brexit talks as well as furnish certainty for the future. 

National Current Affairs

• The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 2-day 11th Civil Services Day programme today.
• The Civil Services Day business office is beingness organised yesteryear the Department of Administrative Reforms as well as Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of  Personnel, Public Grievances as well as Pensions. 
• This number would commemorate Civil Services Day, which is on 21st Apr 2017.
• The Supreme Court today announced that states tin relax rules framed yesteryear the Centre under the particular law meant to protect Scheduled Castes as well as Scheduled Tribes.
• The apex courtroom made the ruling patch upholding a notification issued yesteryear the Bihar government, authorising all the senior constabulary officers to investigate cases nether the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
• According to the new Definition of blindness adopted yesteryear India, a person unable to count fingers from 3 metres would hold out considered 'blind' every bit against the before stipulation of 6 metres, used since 1976. 
• The step, inwards business alongside WHO blindness criteria, is expected to decrease the number of people considered 'blind' from 1.20 crore (2007 survey) to lxxx lakh.
• Captain Amarinder Singh-led Punjab government today doubled the quota for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in educational institutes from 5% to 10%. 
• However, this volition non touching on the quota for the Scheduled Castes, as well as the Scheduled Tribes.
• The matrimony authorities has extended the ceasefire alongside the ii Naga armed factions, namely, National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Neakpao-Kithovi (GPRN/NSCN) till Apr 27, 2018. 
• The determination over extension of ceasefire was taken at a coming together held betwixt the officials of Home Ministry as well as the Ceasefire Supervisory Board of Naga armed factions. 
• Note : Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 ceasefire is already inwards performance betwixt the authorities as well as the Naga armed factions of NSCN-R as well as NSCN-NK.

Science & Technology

• Mongolia launched its showtime satellite called Mongol Sat-1 today. 
• The 1,227-MHz satellite volition aid the landlocked province expand its telecoms as well as broadband services.
• The satellite would every bit good hold out used to aid alongside infinite research, map making as well as training for natural disasters, said a parliament speaker.

Awards & Honors

• UNESCO has named Giuseppina Nicolini, Mayor of Lampedusa (Italy) as well as the non-governmental organisation SOS Méditerranée (France) every bit the winners of Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize 2017.
• They are beingness honored for their operate to relieve the lives of refugees as well as migrants as well as welcome them alongside dignity.
• The Union Ministry of Agriculture as well as Farmers Welfare has selected 3 States for Krishi Karman Awards 2015-16. They are, 
• Tamil Nadu : In large category (production to a greater extent than than 10 i chiliad m tonnes)
• Himachal Pradesh : In Medium category (1 to 10 i chiliad m tonnes)
• Tripura : In minor category (less than 1 i chiliad m tonnes).
• Note : Apart from these states, Meghalaya would instruct commendation prize for sum nutrient grain production as well as would hold out given a cash abide by of Rs 1 crore.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

• The Cabinet today approved policy guidelines to permit 'financially sound' province authorities entities to borrow direct from international agencies for vital infrastructure projects. 
• At present, all unusual assistance is received yesteryear the Centre, including that meant for the states. 
• While the province would furnish guarantees for such loans, the Centre would furnish the counter-guarantees.

Sports Current Affairs

• Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan will conk 1st Sri Lankan cricketer to hold out inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, alongside his formal induction laid to hold out held during June's ICC Champions Trophy 2017.
• Muralitharan, whose career spanned simply about xix years, is the highest wicket-taker inwards international cricket alongside 1,347 scalps inwards 495 matches.
• The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) will characteristic Video gaming as a sum sport at the 2022 Asian Games.

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