Monday, April 1, 2019

.Rajasthan Day|Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO)|Skytrax World Airport Awards | Important Current Affair

1.Rajasthan Day is celebrated every year on March 30 to commemorate the day on which the state of Rajasthan came into existenceRajasthan earlier known as Rajputana came into existence on March 30, 1949The United State of Rajasthan was inaugurated by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on 18th April 1948.

2.Kandhamal Haldi a variety of turmeric indigenous to southern Odisha earns Geographical indication (GI) tag.Kandhamal Haldi gives strong aroma and has a high medicinal value.
Kandhamal Haldi has more oleoresin and volatile oil contents compared to other turmeric varieties.

3.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched an electronic intelligence satellite ‘Emisat’ for the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) along with 28 third party satellites.The first time, the launch also demonstrated new technology of putting payloads into three different orbits with a new variant of the Polar Satellite .

4.The state of Odisha celebrates Odisha Divas or Utkala Divas every year on April 1st to commemorate the state formation day. In 1936, Bihar and Orissa Province was itself split to form Bihar Province and Orissa Province.The name of the state was changed from Orissa to Odisha, and the name of its language from Oriya to Odia, in 2011.

5.Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) has become the “first Indian shipyard” to build and deliver 100 warships. The 100th warship ‘IN LCU L-56’ has been handed over to the Indian Navy.GRSE had handed over its 99th warship, ‘ICGS Priyadarshini’, an advanced ‘Fast Patrol Vessel’ to the Indian Coast Guard.Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) is a shipbuilding company in India under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence in kolkata.

6.Zuzana Caputova has won Slovakia’s presidential election, making her the country’s head offirst female  state.she is nominated by the governing party. She won 58% of the vote, with Mr Sefcovic trailing on 42%. Mr Sefcovic is the vice president of the European Commission.Slovakia is a member of the European Union and NATO. Slovakia was the “other half” of Czechoslovakia, which split into two countries in 1993.

7.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stated that all branches of public sector lenders Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank will function as branches of Bank of Baroda (BoB) from April 1, 2019, and the proposed merger Bank of Baroda with Dena and Vijaya Bank will be affected from April 1.

8.The Union Home Ministry has announced setting up of a Terror Monitoring Group (TMG) to ensure synergised and concerted action against terror financing and terror-related activities in Jammu and Kashmir.TMG will also investigate the network of various channels being used to fund terror and terror-related activities and take coordinated actionto stop the flow of such funds.to stop the flow of such funds.additional director general of police (ADGP) and have representatives from th Intelligence Bureau (IB), CBI, NIA, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT),and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

9.The European Parliament has voted for an EU-wide ban on single-use plastic products such as the straws, cutlery and cotton buds that are clogging the world's oceans.Single-use plastics, or disposable plastics, are used only once before they are thrown away or recycled. They release toxic chemicals (additives that were used to shape and harden the plastic) which make their way into our food and water supply.

10.Skytrax World Airport Awards which lists the Best 100 Airports of the World was released by the UK-based Skytrax.The accolade was awarded at the Passenger Terminal Expo 2019 in London.Singapore’s Changi Airport has been crowned the world’s best aviation hub for the
seventh time in a row. Singapore Changi Airport is well known for it.rooftop swimming pool, two 24-hour movie theatres and shopping spots.second place is tokyo International Airport (Haneda) won accolade as World’s Best Domestic Airport and World’s Cleanes Airport.
Third place is Incheon International  Airport also won the accolade for World’s Best Transit Airport.

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