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12
Sherpa Guides killed in Avalanche on Mount Everest
Deadliest
mountaineering accident in form of avalanche on Mount Everest has killed about
12 Nepalese Sherpa guides.
Abdelaziz
Bouteflika won fourth time as the President of Algeria
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
won the Presidency for the fourth time consecutively in Algeria.
Hotelier
S. S. Chatwal pleaded guilty for violating US federal election laws
Indian-American
hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal on 18 April 2014 pleaded guilty at a US court for
violating federal election laws by using straw donors.
SEBI
issued detailed Corporate Governance Norms
SEBI has issued
detailed corporate governance norms for listed companies to encourage companies
to adopt best practices on governance.
Amadeus-Oxford
Economics report titled Shaping the Future of Travel released
Amadeus-Oxford
Economics report titled Shaping the Future of Travel was released on 2 April
2014.
High
content of manganese detected in Selaulim reservoir of Goa
High content of
manganese was detected by the State Public Works Department (PWD) in Selaulin
reservoir of Goa on 19 April 2014.
Kepler-186f,
the first Earth-size Planet discovered in the Habitable Zone
Astronomers had
discovered an Earth-sized planet in habitable zone, named Kepler-186f orbiting
Kepler-186 system in the constellation Cygnus.
Giant
torch unveiled in US to honour Chinmoy Kumar Ghose
A giant torch was
unveiled on 17 April 2014 in honour of Indian spiritual leader Chinmoy Kumar Ghose
in New York, USA.
Nobel
laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez died at 87
Gabriel Garcia Marquez,
the Nobel laureate died at the age of 87 in Mexico
World
Heritage Day was observed on 18 April 2014
The world on 18 April
2014 observed the World Heritage Day. Theme for the year is Heritage of
Commemoration.
New
software app Sandesh Pathak developed to help farmers
A new software app
Sandesh Pathak using text-to-speech method was developed to help the illiterate
farmers.
Piramal
Enterprises Ltd decided to acquire 20 percent stake in Shriram Capital
Piramal Enterprises Ltd
acquired 20 percent stake in Shriram Capital Ltd for 20.14 billion rupees.
Randstad
Awards 2014 announced
Randstad Awards 2014
was announced encourage best practices for talent attraction and to identify
the best Employer Brand in the country.
A
new robot, Borewell Robot, developed to rescue kids who fall into borewells
A new robot called
Borewell Robot was developed by M.Manigandan to rescue kids who fall into
borewells.
3D
model of malaria parasite genome created for the first time
3D model of the human
malaria parasite genome at three different stages in life cycle of parasite
Comic
book icon Archie to die in July's final issue
Archie Comics has
declared that the famous comic character Archie will die in the July 2014 issue
after ruling the comics market for 73 year.
South
Korean ferry drowned off the South of the Korean peninsula
South Korean ferry
carrying 459 passengers and crew drowned on 16 April 2014 off the south of the
Korean Peninsula.
Admiral
RK Dhowan appointed as the new Navy Chief
Admiral RK Dhowan took
over as 22nd Chief of Indian Navy on 17-April-2014. He is a successor of
Admiral DK Joshi, who was the 1st Defence forces chief to resign in India.
CAG
empowered to audit private telecom companies
Supreme Court in its
direction said that CAG is empowered to audit the private telecom companies.
European
Parliament approved the Banking Union reforms
The European Parliament
on 15 April 2014 approved banking union reforms to minimise the risk of EU
taxpayer-funded bailout.
Union
Cabinet approved the appointment of Narendra Kothari as Chairman of NMDC
Union Cabinet on 16
April 2014 approved the appointment of Narendra Kothari as Chairman of the
National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC).
PGCIL
and PGCB to conduct joint feasibility study to export 100 MW power to
Bangladesh
PGCIL and PGCB will
conduct a joint feasibility study for exporting 100 MW power to Bangladesh from
gas-fired Palatana power plant in Tripura.
Cherrapunji
regained the World record for highest rainfall in 48 hours
World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) panel announced that Cherrapunji regained the world record
for highest rainfall in 48 hours with 2493 millimeters
Google
bought Drone maker Titan Aerospace to deliver internet across the globe
Google has acquired the
maker of high-altitude solar powered drones, Titan Aerospace to bring deliver
internet in the remotest corners of the world.
61st
Hindi National Film Awards
Ship of Theseus was
selected as best feature film and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag was named as the best
popular film in the National Film Awards.
CBI
established Sport Integrity Unit to investigate sports fraud cases
The Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) established a Sport Integrity Unit on 15 April 2014 to
investigate the cases related to fraud in sports.
Indians
accounted for more than one-third of temporary workers in US
India accounted for
more than one-third of the temporary workers of non-immigrants in the US in
2012.
Inflation
based on WPI reached 3-month high of 5.7% in March 2014
WPI for month of March
2014 was recorded at 5.7%, which was 3-month high. This hike was driven up by
increases in prices of food items and fuel costs.
GOI
extended Tourist Visa-on-Arrival Scheme to the citizens of the South Korea
Government of India extended
the Tourist Visa-on-Arrival Scheme to the citizens of the South Korea with
effect from 15 April 2014.
