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Daily Current Affairs 30th April 2018 GK GS Bulletins
Daily Current Affairs GK GS Bulletins
1. Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling became the longest-serving Chief Minister in India (1994 to present), beating the record of Jyoti Basu, who served as West Bengal CM from 1977 to 2000.
2. Indian Air Force (IAF) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas successfully test fired Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Missile for Goa Coast.
3. National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) signed a MoU with Macquarie of USD 1.5 Billion for road projects under the highway monetization drive.
4. North Korea Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un and the leader of South Korea, Moon Jae-in agreed to pursue a permanent peace and the complete denuclearization of the divided peninsula, as they embraced after a historic summit laden with symbolism.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the 'Van Dhan Scheme' of Ministry of Tribal Affairs and TRIFED to help increase tribal income through value addition.
6. The Haryana Government has appointed international shooter 'Gauri Sheoran' the brand ambassador for its two health-related programmes.
7. The Maharashtra Government signed a MoU with the British Council to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation.
8. Renowned Gujarati poet Sitanshu Yashaschandra on 28th April 2018 was chosen for the 'Saraswati Samman-2017' for his collection of verses (poetry) titled ‘Vakhar’, published in 2009.
9. IndiGo's President Aditya Ghosh resigns from his services, IndiGo had now appointed Rahul Bhatia as interim CEO.
10. Nadiya Shafi, a video reporter from Srinagar, J&K has won '2018 Martha Farrell Award for Excellence in Women's Empowerment ', carrying a cash prize of Rs 1.50 lakh.
11. NITI Ayog's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) had launched the 'Atal New India Challenge' with an aim to bring-in innovations and technologies relevant to the people.
