1. Debjani Ghosh has been appointed as president of Nasscom. Debjani is the first woman to be appointed to the post of Nasscom's three-decade history.
2. The world's longest sea bridge is located in China. This bridge is 55 kilometres long and 6 inches wide. It consists of four tunnels and four artificial islands. It connects Hong Kong Macau and main cities in China. This bridge has been unveiled recently.
3. The trial of first freight train service has been started between India and Bangladesh. There are 60 containers in this freight train, in which the main de-oiled cake It works as a raw material to make animal feed. It will reach Bangabandhu West station, which is about 117 km from Dhaka's capital, Dhaka, via Darshana and Ghede of India and Darshan and Ishurdi of Bangladesh.
4. Lula da Silva is former President of Brazil. This is the 23rd president of Brazil. This is the founder member of the Workers Party. He has been awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Award. Recently they have ordered the Brazilian court to arrest them.
5. "Icarus" is a vast star in blue in the middle of Universe. This star is so far away that its light will take nine billion years to reach the Earth. "Icarus" star NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been discovered.
6. Indian player Deepak Lathar has won a bronze medal in weightlifting. Deepak has won the bronze medal in 69 kg weightlifting in Commonwealth Games. Deepak is the first Indian player to win a bronze medal in Commonwealth.
7. The trilateral summit between Russia, Turkey and Iran has been organized in Turkey. This conference has been sworn in to safeguard regional integrity.
8. The 9th trilateral meeting of India, Japan and America have been held in New Delhi. In this meeting, India, Japan and the United States have agreed to increase cooperation for ensuring free, open and inclusive Hind-Pacific region.
9. The World Health Organization was established on 7th April 1948. The day of its establishment is also celebrated as World Health Day. The objective of this organization is to raise the level of health of people across the world. The WHO headquarters is located in Geneva city of Switzerland. At the time of the establishment of WHO, all 61 member states of the United Nations had agreed. At present, 194 countries are members of the World Health Organization.
Published On : 01 May 2018