- Dr. Nitya Ebrahim was honoured with the young Urologist award.
- Kim Cotton has become the first woman to be an on-field Ukraine in a full member men’s T20 international.
- 6th April was the International Day of Sports for development and peace observed. The Theme of the day is Scoring for people and the planet.
- Mumbai will be the first company owned store of the Apple iPhone maker to open in India.
- India has been selected as a member at the United Nations statistical commission by the United Nations economic and social council April 2023.
- Appointments:
- Tsutsumu Otani has been appointed as the MD/CEO of Honda motorcycle and scooter India.
- Kenichi Umeda has been appointed as the MD of Suzuki Motorcycle India.
- Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo has assumed charge as the President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
- Subrahmaniam has been appointed as Warrant Officer of the UK’s Royal Air force.
- The IFC has issued an update to its Green Equity Approach policy saying that it will no longer grant loan to support new coal projects. The IFC is situated at Washington DC.
- As per the Airports Authority Council International, Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport is ranked at 9th position in the club of the world’s top 10 busiest airports by passenger traffic.
- Israel has recently launched a new spy satellite named ‘Ofek-13’ into orbit.
- President Draupadi Murmu recently attended the 75th Anniversary celebrations of Gauhati High court.
- Shah Rukh Khan has secured the top position in the Time’s Magazine’s 2023 TIME 100 list.
- The RBI imposed a fine of Rs.6.77 crores on Mahindra and Mahindra financial services Ltd and a penalty of 55 lakh on Indian Bank for non-compliance with norms.
- Indian Rafale fighter will participate in the multinational military exercise ‘Orion 2023’ which was held in France.
- The Indian Navy has conducted the offshore security exercise ‘Prasthan’ to control contingencies that may occur in oil production platforms.
- India has been elected a member of the United Nations Statistical Commission, the Anti-Drug Commission and the United Nations HIV AIDS Program Coordinating Board.
- India secured 46 out of 53 votes in the secret ballot. India, along with South Korea, the United Arab Emirates and China, was in the fray for two seats in the Asia Pacific states category. India was last elected a member of this commission in 2004.
- Ukraine's President gets Poland's top award 'Order of White Eagle'.Poland's highest and most prestigious award, the Order of the White Eagle, was presented by Polish President Andrzej Duda to President Volodymyr Zelensky in Warsaw.
- The prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), based at cricket's Mecca Lord's, has conferred its Honorary Life Membership to five Indian cricketers, including former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
- Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami have been given this honor.
- MCC CEO Guy Levander gave this membership to a total of 19 cricketers keeping in mind their contribution to international cricket
- National Pension System (NPS): Recent reports stated that the total enrolments under various schemes of the National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) have crossed one crore 35 lakh margin during the Financial Year 2022-23.
Questions:
Q.1 President Draupadi Murmu recently attended the 75 th Anniversary celebrations of which high court?a. Delhi.
b. Gauhati
c. Mumbai
d. Rajasthan.
Q.2 Which country was elected as a member of the UN Statistical Commission?
a. Pakistan
b. China
c. Japan
d. India
Q.3 How many members received the Honorary life membership from Marylebone Cricket Club.
a. Four
b. Five
c. Six
d. Two
Q.4 Atal Innovation Mission is set up under the (2019)
a. Department of Science and Technology
b. Ministry of Labour and Employment
c. NITI Aayog
d. Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Q.5 Which country’s [president has received the Poland’s top award 'Order of White Eagle'.
a. Ukraineb. Indonesia
c. India
d. Romania
