1) Sports Ministry de-recognised Paralympic Committee of
India (PCI):
--> Union Sports Ministry has
de-recognised the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) with immediate effect.
--> Ministry has said that the decision
has been taken in the wake of numerous serious complaints about poor
management/conduct of the 15th National Para Athletics Championships at
Ghaziabad from March 20 to 22.
2) Sesa Sterlite renamed Vedanta Ltd:
--> Metals and mining conglomerate Sesa
Sterlite on 22 April 2015 said it has changed its name to Vedanta Ltd to better
align with its international identity - Vedanta Resources.
--> Sesa Sterlite is a subsidiary of
Vedanta Resources Plc, UK, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange and
represents the Vedanta group.
--> The promoters hold 59.53 per cent
stake in Sesa Sterlite.
3) International Mother Earth Day observed:
--> International Mother Earth Day was
observed globally on 22 April 2015.
--> The theme for 2015 was "It’s
our turn to lead".
--> The theme highlights the need for
change and seeks to inform the communities and leadership that action needs to
be taken on climate.
--> International Mother Earth Day also
known as Earth Day is being celebrated across the world since 1970.
4) Azim Premji's son Rishad appointed director of Wipro:
--> Wipro, on Tuesday, announced the
appointment of billionaire Azim Premji’s elder son Rishad Premji to its board
effective May 1, 2015.
--> Presently, Mr. Rishad is the Chief
Strategy Officer and driving the merger and acquisitions functions of the
company.
5) Railways introduced 'Operation 5 mins':
--> Minister of Railways Shri Suresh
Prabhakar Prabhu launched Mobile Application for Paperless Unreserved Ticketing
through video conferencing on Egmore–Tambaram Suburban Section of Chennai, at a
function on 22 April 2015.
--> This is a pilot project covering 15
stations in Southern Railway and will be extended to entire country in phases.
--> Developed by Centre for Railway
Information Systems (CRIS), ‘utsonmobile’ — the paperless unreserved ticketing
feature in mobile application aims to eliminate the need for printing of
unreserved tickets.
--> Railway Minister said that for the
passenger, the Indian Railways is committed to ‘Operation Five Minutes’ – that
is, purchase of an unreserved ticket within five minutes.
6) NASA developed first 3-D printed copper rocket engine
part:
--> NASA engineers have developed the
first full-scale, 3-D printed copper rocket engine part - a combustion chamber
liner that operates at extreme temperatures and pressures.
--> Combustion chamber was manufactured
by using selective laser melting machine in the Laboratory located in Marshall
Space Flight Centre’s Materials and Processing.
7) Cabinet approved changes in Juvenile Justice Act:
--> Union Cabinet has approved the
introduction of Amendment to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Bill 2014.
--> It has special provisions to tackle
heinous offences like murder and rape committed by juveniles in the age group
of 16-18 years.
--> On the basis of the approval of the
Cabinet, a bill amending the current law will be introduced in the current
session of Parliament.
8) Information and Broadcasting Ministry gets ISO 9001:2008
certification:
--> Union Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting has received an ISO 9001:2008 certification from the British
Standards Institute.
--> The ISO certification was granted to
Ministry in respect of various permissions and licences issued by it for the
broadcasting and print media and films.
--> These licences or permissions
include for satellite Television channels, multi-system operators, teleports,
community radio stations and DTH services.
9) Al Jazeera taken off air for five days for showing wrong
India map:
--> International news channel Al
Jazeera was on 22 April 2015 forced to go off air in the India for five days as
the government penalized it for repeatedly showing wrong maps of India.
10) Egypt court sentenced Mohamed Morsi to 20 years in
prison:
--> Egyptian court sentenced ousted
President Mohamed Morsi to 20 years in prison without parole on 21 April 2015
for the killing of protesters in December 2012.
--> In 2012 Mohamed Mursi became Egypt’s
first freely elected president.
--> But protests began building less
than a year into his rule when he issued a decree granting himself far-reaching
powers.
--> He was deposed by the army in July
2013 following mass street protests against his rule.
11) IDBI Bank, NPCI launched platinum debit card:
--> Public sector lender IDBI Bank has
tied up with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch Rupay
Platinum Debit card with upgraded features.
12) Bengal cricket player died after on-field accident:
--> Ankit Keshri, a former captain of
the Bengal Under-19 team, died on 20 April 2015 in Kolkata three days after a
freakish accident on the cricket field.
--> Keshri had collided with his
team-mate Sourabh Mondal on Friday while attempting a catch and had been rushed
to the hospital after he stopped breathing briefly.
13) English batsman Liam Livingstone sets world record:
--> Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone
has smashed a world record 350 in just 138 balls during a one-day match.
--> The 21-year-old all-rounder scored
34 fours and 27 sixes for Nantwich in a Royal London National Club Championship
game against Caldy.
