1.Gujarati poet, playwright and academic Sitanshu Yashaschandra was selected for 2017 Saraswati Samman for his collection of verses (poetry) titled “Vakhar” published in 2009. It was 27 edition of the award.
2.In November 2005 the UN decided to observe a memorial “Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare” on April 29 each year. The date April 29 was chosen for this observance because it was when the Chemical Weapons Convention came into force.
3.Five-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi netted a hat-trick as Barcelona defeated Deportivo to clinch the La Liga for the seventh time in 10 years and the 25th time in their history.
4.The next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in the holy city of Varanasi from January 21 to 23, 2019.The theme of the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is “Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India”.The Ministry of External Affairs will also organize four Know India Programmes and online “Bharat Ko Jaaniye Quiz”.
5.World Immunization Week 2018 is celebrated from April 24 to April 30. Immunization is considered to be one of the most cost-effective and successful plans in the health industry.Theme 2018: “Protected Together, #VaccinesWork”
6.As part of Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, Ayushman Bharat Diwas is being celebrated across the country on 30th April.During the event, information regarding Ayushman Bharat Scheme is being provided to people during health camps organised in rural areas.The Ayushman Bharat programme seeks to provide easily available and affordable medical facilities in the remote parts of the country.
7.Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi and President of People's Republic of China Mr. Xi Jinping held their first Informal Summit in Wuhan on April 27-28, 2018.The aim of the summit is to exchange views on overarching issues of bilateral and global importance, and to elaborate their respective visions and priorities for national development in the context of the current and future international situation.
8.Ms. Narinder Chauhan (IFS: 1985) has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Czech Republic.She is expected to take up the assignment shortly. Presently she is Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia.
9.Shri Krishan Kumar (IFS: 1984) has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Norway.He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. She is presently Ambassador of India to the Czech Republic.
10.Shri Rajiv Kumar Nagpal has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.He is expected to take up the assignment shortly. He is presently Ambassador of India to Iceland.
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