April 22, 2019

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NATIONAL NEWS

Election Commission Launches Voter Turnout App
  • Election Commission of India has launched the voter Turnout app to give live information to users about the estimate voter turnout during the Lok sabha polls 2019.
  •  It captures the real time information gathered by the returning officers.
India and France to conduct ‘Varuna’ Naval Exercise off Goa Coast
  • With the objective of expanding their Strategic Partnership in the Indian ocean region (IOR), India and France will conduct their largest ever naval exercise ‘Varuna’ early next month at Goa.
CBSE to allow Visual Aids for Disabled students from 2020
  • The CBSE students from 2020 will be allowed to use magnify glasses and portable video magnifiers during the class X final examination. The CBSE affiliated Schools have been directed to ensure that Premises are disabled friendly 2020.
  • 1st Physical Disability Cricket Series will be held in England.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

UN list Bhopal Gas Tragedy as the World’s Major Industrial Accident in 20th Century
  • The 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy is among the world’s ‘Major Industrial accidents’ of the 20th century as per the report released by UN agency ILO titled ‘The Safety and Health at the Heart of the Future of work-Building on 100 years of experience’.
Saudi Arabia Increases India’s Haj Quota to 2 Lakh
  • Saudi Arabia has increased the Haj quota of India to two lakhs from one lakh Seventy five Thousand.

OBITUARY

NASA’S First Female Astronaut Candidate Jerrie Cobb Passes Away

IMPORTANT DAY

Civil services Day 2019
  • The Civil services Day is celebrated on April 21 every year. It was on this day that Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel addressed the 1st batch of Civil servants in Independent India.
World Earth Day 2019
  • World Earth Day is celebrated every year 0n 22 April to represent the diversity and uniqueness of the earth.
  • The theme of world earth day is ‘protect our species’.

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