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11-April-2018 Current Affairs

Briefing for Competitive Quiz 11th April 2018

Briefing for Competitive Quiz 11th April 2018

1. "Citizen Services" is an app launched by the National Crime Records Bureau. This app has been launched on the occasion of 33rd Raising Day of National Crime Records Bureau.
2. Intra-State e-way (Electronic Way) bill, i.e. e-way bill for the movement of goods within the state, will start in five states from April 15, 2018. There are five states in which the state-level e-bill will start from April 15, 2018, that are Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. Karnataka is the only state that started the state-level e-way bill from April 1, 2018.
3. Haryana State Government has introduced water ATM policy to provide clean drinking water to the public places. The distance between two water ATMs within a city will be 400 meters, which can be adjusted according to the convenience of the people.
4. Indian shooter Manu Bhakra has been named the brand ambassador of the Meijles and Rubella (MR) vaccination campaign of Haryana. This campaign will be started by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on April 25, 2017.
5. On April 9, 2018, former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was elected President of Boao Forum for Asia.
6. On April 8, 2018, the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, won the third consecutive term.
7. Indian-origin scientist Veena Sahaswala has launched the world's first micro-factory, which can help to reuse electronic waste of precious materials like smartphones and laptops.
8. A new antibiotic called odilorhabdins has been discovered, which can help combat bacterial infections with drug-resistant or rigorous treatment.
9. Rajesh Ranjan, a 1984 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Bihar cadre, has been appointed as Director General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). He has been appointed as the chief of the CISF till November 30, 2020.
10. On April 7, 2018, Leander Paes won the Davis Cup and captured his 43rd doubles title in Tianjin, China.

 

 

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