National News

 Prime Minister of Republic of Guinea visited India

Name-Dr Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, addressed the inaugural session of the 14th CII-EXIM Bank conclave on
India-Africa Project Partnership held New Delhi.
♦ President: Alpha Conde
♦ Prime Minister: Dr. Ibrahima Kassory Fofana
 ISRO Launches PSLV C-45 Carrying EMISAT And 28 Nano Satellites
1. It is the first time ISRO is launching satellites in three different orbits.
2. the PSLV-C45 launch vehicle is also the first PSLV rocket to use four strap-on motors.
3. ISRO Director: K. Sivan,
 GRSE Becomes 'First' Indian Shipyard To Deliver 100 Warships
1. Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE) became the 'first Indian shipyard' to build
and deliver 100 warships.
 COMCASA: First secure link between India, US navies set up
1. India and the US have structured the first reliable communication link between the Indian Navy & US
Central as well as Pacific Naval Commands under the COMCASA pact at New Delhi,India.
2. The Indo-US military-information sharing pact, COMCASA was signed at the 2+2 bilateral summit on
6th September, 2018.
3. COMCASA (Communications, Compatibility and Security Agreement) pact:
 Govt has constituted a panel to review a ban imposed on Jamaat-e-Islami & JKLF
1. Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF)
2. It will be headed by Justice Chander Shekhar of the Delhi High Court.
3. The JKLF is led by Yasin Malik while JeI is led by Jalaluddin Umri.
 AUSINDEX 19: Largest Australian defence joint task force to visit India for military exercise
1. The Third edition of India-Australia bilateral exercise, AUSINDEX 19 will be held from 2nd April to
16th April 2019 at Vishakhapatnam
 Telangana Tops In eLearning Training For Field Staff
1. For the second year in succession, Telangana ranks number 1 in the e-Learning training
program of theDepartment of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government India.
 Indian Army Builds Longest Suspension Bridge Over River Indus In Leh-Ladakh
1. The Indian Army has successfully built the longest suspension bridge ‘Matiri Bridge’ over
the Indus River in the Leh-Ladakh region. Built in a record time of 40 days 'Maitri Bridge' is
longest Suspension Bridge over Indus River.
2. The 260-feet long suspension bridge was built by the combat engineers belonging to
the Sahas aur Yogyata regiment of Indian Army’s Fire & Fury Corps.
 Kandhamal Haldi Gets Geographical Indications Tag
1. 'Kandhamal Haldi', a variety of turmeric indigenous to southern Odisha, has earned the
Geographical indication (GI) tag
2. The recognition coincided with the state's Foundation Day (Utkal Divas). Kandhamal in
Odisha's southern hinterland is famed for its turmeric.
 NuGen Mobility Summit To Be Held in November 2019
1. The International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) is organizing a NuGen Mobility
Summit, 2019, at Manesar, NCR, from 27th to 29th November 2019.
 4th Session of India-Ukraine working group on Trade and Economic Cooperation held in New Delhi
1. PM- Volodymyr Groysman
 President Ram Nath Kovind visit to Chile
1. President Shri Ram Nath Kovind, reached Santiago, Chile in the evening of 30th March, 2019. This was
the final leg of his visit to three nations – Croatia, Bolivia and Chile.
 High-level discussions on “Fiscal Relations across levels of Government” by 15th Finance Commission held in
New Delhi
1. On 4th April 2019, a High-level discussion on “Fiscal Relations across levels of Government” was held
by 15th Finance Commission under the chairmanship of Shri N. K. Singh in New Delhi.
 7th Foreign Office Consultations Between India and Italy Held In Delhi
 BSNL Gets Licence For WiFi On Flights
1. BSNL and its satellite partner, Inmarsat, will be able to offer in-flight connectivity to airlines.
 NITI Aayog & Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) ensures success of the FAME II Scheme
1. Under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles II (FAME II) scheme, the NITI
Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) have released a report titled ‘India’s Electric Mobility
Transformation: Progress to Date and Future Opportunities’.
2. The FAME II is a vital part of the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan.
 Indian Navy inked a pact with CSIR
1. On 5th April, 2019, Indian Navy and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have signed
Memorandum of understanding to tackle joint research and development of advanced technologies for the
Indian Navy.
 Phayeng Village Becomes India’s 1st Carbon-Positive Settlement
1. Phayeng Village in Imphal West district of Manipur has become India’s first carbon-positive
settlement.
2. A village is given carbon-positive tag if it sequesters more carbon than it emits, slowing
accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and mitigating effects of climate change. Phayeng
Village is scheduled caste village of the Chakpa community.
 BIS Inked MoU with IIT- Delhi On Standardisation and Conformity Assessment
1. The Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT-
Delhi to collaborate in the field of standardisation and conformity assessment.
2. The MoU was signed by IIT Delhi Professor V Ramgopal Rao and Director General of BIS Surina
Rajan.
 3-day National Cardiology Conference started in Lucknow
1. On 5th April 2019, the 3-day National Cardiology Conference 2019 has been started at Sanjay Gandhi Post
Graduate Institute of medical sciences in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
2. Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu was the chief guest of this conference.
 India's 1st Indigenously Built Dhanush Howitzer Inducted In Army
1. India’s first indigenously designed and developed Dhanush artillery gun was inducted in the
Indian Army during a ceremony held at Ordnance Factory in Jabalpur, MP.