11th April 2019 Current Affairs
Procurement of 464 T-90 tanks cleared
- The government has cleared the procurement of 464 T-90 tanks from Russia in a deal worth over Rs 13,500 crore, despite the tensions with Pakistan.
- Under the new deal, the tanks would be provided to the Armoured Corps of the force which will use them for deployment along the border with Pakistan.
- The new deal would increase the number of T-90s in the Army to close to 2,000.
Benjamin Netanyahu won Israel’s elections
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to hold on to power, winning a record fifth term in office despite a bruising re-election fight.
- Netanyahu is the longest-serving Prime Minister in Israeli history — even longer than David Ben-Gurion, the country’s first prime minister.
India builds maternity hospital in Nepal
- India has built a 25-bed maternity hospital in Nepal. It has been built under the Government of India’s Small Development Projects Scheme.
- The Hospital will provide quality maternity and health care services to the people of 50 Village Development Committees in and around Siraha district.
- The Hospital will be run by the Chandra Narayan Yadav Memorial Trust on no profit-no loss basis.
Vikram Nath has been appointed Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
- Justice Vikram Nath, seniormost judge of the Allahabad High Court, has been appointed Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. He succeeds acting CJ Justice C. Praveen Kumar.
- In a bureaucratic reshuffle, the Centre has appointed Gargi Kaul, a 1984-batch officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS), as Secretary, Defence Finance.
Indian Oil bagged AIMA award
- Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) bagged the prestigious ‘AIMA Managing India Award 2019 for outstanding PSU of the year.’
- The award was presented by former President Pranab Mukherjee to Sanjiv Singh, Chairman, Indian Oil.
- The AIMA awards declared under 11 categories, shortlisted 11 eminent enterprises and personalities of the country for their contribution to nation-building.
Vice President conferred awards
- Vice President Venkaiah Naidu conferred President’s Certificate of Honour and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman Awards at New Delhi, recently.
- The award of the Certificate of Honour was introduced in the year 1958 to honour the scholars of Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian Languages.
- Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman was introduced in the year 2002.
INS Shikra hosted Naval Investiture Ceremony
- The Naval Investiture Ceremony was held at the naval helicopter base INS Shikra of Western Naval Command (WNC), Mumbai on 10 April 19.
- Admiral Sunil Lanba conferred Gallantry and non-Gallantry Awards to meritorious personnel, as well as citations to Naval units which have distinguished themselves during the past year.
- A 50-men Guard of Honour was paraded during the ceremonial parade.
Varun Dhawan: Navratna brand ambassado
- Emami has roped in Varun Dhawan to endorse Navratna Cool brand.
- Emami will launch Dhawan as its new brand ambassador of Navratna Cool and he would feature in the new commercial.
- Navratna brand, over the years, has been endorsed by leading actors including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Govinda, and Shilpa Shetty.
- Some of its products are Navratna Oil and Navratna Cool.
TCS partnered with Google
- Tata Consultancy Services partnered with Google Cloud to build industry-specific cloud solutions, on 10 April 2019.
- TCS’ solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) will help enterprises build secure, cloud-native analytics platforms that are cost-effective, easy to maintain, and future ready.
- TCS offers a set of cloud enablement services on GCP, applying the Machine-First Delivery Model.
Tata Trust and Microsoft signed MoU
- Tata Trusts and Microsoft India signed a MoU to jointly rejuvenate the handloom clusters in the Eastern and North-Eastern parts of the country.
- Microsoft’s ReWeave initiative helps preserve traditional weaving forms by upskilling, design, marketing, and entrepreneurship.
- Tata Trusts’ initiative, ‘Antaran’, aims at rejuvenating ailing handloom clusters through an end-to-end programme.
Try out the quiz ?
1. The government has cleared the procurement of how many T-90 tanks from Russia?
The government has cleared the procurement of 464 T-90 tanks from Russia in a deal worth over Rs 13,500 crore, despite the tensions with Pakistan.
2. Who will be next Prime Minister of Israel?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to hold on to power, winning a record fifth term in office despite a bruising re-election fight.
3. India has built a how many bed maternity hospital in Nepal?
India has built a 25-bed maternity hospital in Nepal. It has been built under the Government of India’s Small Development Projects Scheme.
4. Who has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court?
Justice Vikram Nath, seniormost judge of the Allahabad High Court, has been appointed Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. He succeeds acting CJ Justice C. Praveen Kumar.
5. Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman Award has given scholars of which Languages?
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu conferred President’s Certificate of Honour and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman Awards at New Delhi, recently. The award of the Certificate of Honour was introduced in the year 1958 to honour the scholars of Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian Languages.
6. The Naval Investiture Ceremony was held at the naval helicopter base INS Shikra in which Naval Command?
The Naval Investiture Ceremony was held at the naval helicopter base INS Shikra of Western Naval Command (WNC), Mumbai on 10 April 19.
7. Who is brand ambassador of Navratna Cool brand?
Emami has roped in Varun Dhawan to endorse Navratna Cool brand.
8. TCS has partnered with which internet gaint company to build industry-specific cloud solutions?
Tata Consultancy Services partnered with Google Cloud to build industry-specific cloud solutions, on 10 April 2019.
9. Tata Trusts and which company has signed a MoU to jointly rejuvenate the handloom clusters in the Eastern and North-Eastern parts of the country?
Tata Trusts and Microsoft India signed a MoU to jointly rejuvenate the handloom clusters in the Eastern and North-Eastern parts of the country.
