Current Affairs-April 18, 2023
INDIA
- President of India Droupadi Murmu presents the National Panchayat Awards and inaugurates the National Conference on Incentivization of Panchayats
- Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches ‘YUVA PORTAL’ in New Delhi, to identify potential young Start-Ups.
- Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda to launch Marketing, Logistics Development for PTP-NER scheme in Manipur.
- Department of Posts releases special cover on Mahila Samman Savings Scheme in Telangana.
- Union Ayush Ministry organized a national conference on female infertility in New Delhi.
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- India and Russia crossed bilateral trade target of 30 billion dollars before target 2025.
- ADB provides USD 230 million for flood rehabilitation in Bangladesh.
- Wholesale Price-based Inflation (WPI) for March 2023 declined to a 29-month low of 1.34 percent.
- Indian Railways has registered a record revenue of two lakh 40 thousand crore rupees for the financial year 2022-23.
WORLD
- Bangladesh issues 5-point guideline for limited import of films made in the languages of ‘the Indian subcontinent’.
- Multilateral exercise Orion in which the Indian Air Force and French Air and Space Force are taking part begins in France.
SPORTS
- Russia’s Andrey Rublev wins Monte Carlo title after winning the final against Denmark’s Holger Rune.
