INDIA
– Centre issues new media accreditation guidelines for journalists
– Railway Protection Force launches nationwide “Operation AAHT” to curb human trafficking
– BARC (Broadcast Audience Research Council) to resume news channels’ ratings after 17 months
– EAM S Jaishankar meets Sri Lankan Foreign Minister GL Peiris in Delhi, discusses energy security, fishermen issue
– 7 soldiers trapped in avalanche in Arunachal Pradesh found dead: Army
– Praveen Kumar Sobti, Bheem in BR Chopra’s ‘Mahabharat’ TV series, dies at 74
– AIM (Atal Innovation Mission), NITI Aayog, and USAID collaborates under SAMRIDH (Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare) initiative
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launches dedicated storefront for Ayurveda products on Amazon.in
– ICMR got ₹171.74 crore in royalty from Bharat Biotech from sales of COVID vaccine Covaxin
– PM CARES Fund got ₹10,990 crore since its inception in March 2020 until March 2021; spent ₹3,976 crore during 2020-21
– RBI extends restrictions on Karnataka’s Millath Co-Operative Bank till May 7
WORLD
– US President Joe Biden approves support deal with Taiwan for Patriot missiles
