Hello Yuvas,Again we are here to give you the useful data from last week current affairs. As we all know that some exams are approaching very fast like FCI, SSC- CPO and SBI PO (Mains), so below are the some important bits of current news that may help you to secure good marks in all the examination.
Abbreviation
AFSPA- Armed Forces Special Powers’ Act
ZSI- Zoological Survey of India
BSI- Botanical Survey of India
NACO- National AIDS Control Organization
HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS- Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
IPC- Indian Penal Code
OTT- Over-The-Top
IMF- International Monetary Fund
UNSC- United Nation Security Council
MCOCA- Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act
AIIB- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
PIL- Public Interest Litigation
DGCA- Director General of Civil Aviation
SFC- Strategic Forces Command
GEWE- Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment
CII- Confederation of Indian Industry
NASA- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
BIS- Bureau of Indian Standard
Also read : Weekly THE HINDU Review : 6 April – 12 April 2015
Personalities
German Chancellor- Angela Merkel
Shobhaa De- A famous Writer
President of Cuba- Raul Castro
Haryana’s Brand Ambassador to promote yoga- Swami Ramdev (Cabinet Minister’s Status)
Haryana Chief Minister- Shri Mohan Lal Khattar
New Chief Justice of Odisha High Court- Justice Dhirendra Hiralal Waghela
Foreign Minister of Australia- Julie Bishop
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting- Shri Arun Jaitely
First Lady of Afghanistan- Rula Ghani
Attorney General- Shri Mukul Rohatgi
Canada Prime Minister- Stephen Harper
Wife of Canadian PM- Mrs Laureen
CII President- Sumit Mazumdar
Sri Lanka Prime Minister-Ranil Wickramasinghe
Governor of Madhya Pradesh- Ram Naresh Yadav
Germany President- Joachim Gauck
TRAI Chairman- Rahul Khullar
Ministry of External Affairs’ Spokeperson- Vikas Swarup
Also Read : Weekly The Hindu Review : 30 March – 5 April
Book & author
The Tin Drum written by- Gunter Grass
All You Who Sleep Tonight (Poems) – Vikram Seth
Summer Requiem (Poems) – Vikram Seth
No Free Left- Vijay Prashad
Sports
Lawn Tennis Doubles Women 1st Rank- Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis
Sachin Tendulkar Became the member of Laureus World Sports Academy
National & International Days
World Heritage Day- 18 Apr
Awards
The Hevesy Medal Award 2015- Professor Susanta Lahiri
Business
Germany Currency- Euro
India’s Growth Prediction in 2015 by IMF- 7.5%
World Economic Outlook Published By- IMF
Total Founding Member of AIIB- 57
Canada Currency- Canadian Dollar
Starting Capital of AIIB- $50 Billion
Limit of Term Deposit to apply differential rate of interest- Above 15 Lac
Place
Germany Capital- Berlin
Martina Hingis related to which Country- Switzerland
1st Village of Haryana to set up a Village Secretariat- Haibatpur of Jind
Sanjay Gandhi National Park situated- Madhya Pradesh
IMF Head Office- Washington DC
Canada Capital- Ottawa
Also Check : Beware from Fake interview call letter
News
National Judicial Appointment Commission came into effect and Collegium System is about to be end.
Vividh Bharti Service Started on FM.
India is the founding member of AIIB.
Kerala set a gender policy to grow all sections equally.
Canadian PM return Indian Sculpture “Parrot Lady” to Indian PM.
Google Launched “Find my Phone” to track android based Smart Phones
“Margarita With a straw” Directed by- Shonali Bose
Delhi Transport Corporation first female Driver- Venkadarath Saritha
Death
Gunter Grass- German Noble Laureate
All The Best.