30th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 30th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit India today. 
  • He is expected to meet prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday.
  • The two leaders are expected to discuss India's Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership bid and methods to further strengthen cooperation in counter-terrorism and trade.
  • Important Points to Note : 
  • Turkey is a member of the NSG and the two leaders are expected to have discussion on India's membership bid. 
  • Recep Tayyip last visited India in 2008 as Turkey's Prime Minister.
• Mexico's Lower House of Congress today passed a bill to legalise the use of marijuana for medical and scientific needs. 
• The 27 member countries of the European Union today unanimously agreed to the negotiating guidelines for Brexit talks with the UK in less than 15 minutes.
• However, they suggested that they will demand Britain to agree on payments to the bloc before considering a new trade deal. 
• EU-UK talks will begin after the country's general election on June 8.
• Turkish authorities today blocked access to online encyclopedia Wikipedia without a court order.
• Note : Turkey has temporarily blocked popular social media sites including Facebook in the past, in wake of mass protests or terror attacks.
  

National Current Affairs

• In India, Anti-Child Labour Day is being observed today (April 30), a day before Labour Day (1st May).
• Important Note : Don't be confused with World Day Against Child Labour which is observed on 12th June.
• Starting May 1, prospective parents going for adoption would not be allowed to "pick and choose" but would only be given one option by the national adoption body. 
• Till now, the government's adoption portal, CARINGS, referred up to three children to the prospective parents to choose from.

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29th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 29th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• Today (29th April) is International Dance Day / World Dance Day.
• The day was introduced in 1982 by the International Dance Committee of the UNESCO International Theatre Institute.
• The date was chosen to commemorate the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, who was born in 1727, a French dancer and ballet master and a great reformer of dance. 
  
• Today is the "Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare".
• This day is officially recognised by the United Nations (UN) and has been celebrated since 2005.
• US President Donald Trump today completed his first 100 days in office, which he called the most successful timeline in the country's history.
• In 14 weeks, Trump signed over 30 executive orders and 13 acts to roll back regulations, more than any president since Franklin Roosevelt. 
• Trump also met various world leaders including leaders of Germany, Japan and China.

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28th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 28th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• Today (28th April) is Workers' Memorial Day / World Day for Safety and Health at Work.
• This is an international day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled, injured or made unwell by their work.
• Theme of Workers' Memorial Day 2017 : Good health and safety for all workers whoever they are
• Kazakhstan has opened its honorary consulate in Chennai.
  
• It will be headed by well-known businessman Suraj Shantakumar. 
• This consulate will cover 3 states namely, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala.
• Important Note : This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Kazakhstan.
• Poland today assured India of its support to New Delhi's bid for membership in the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and a permanent seat in the expanded UN Security Council.
• This was conveyed by Polish Prime Minister Beata Syzdlo to Vice President Hamid Ansari when the two leaders met here to discuss issues of bilateral and mutual interests.

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27th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 27th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• Today (27th April) is International Guide Dogs Day. 
• India slipped three places to be placed 136th among 180 countries in the 2017 world press freedom rankings. 
• India was just three places above Pakistan and a rank below Palestine.
• Top 10 Countries in the List : 
• Norway
• Sweden
  
• Finland
• Denmark
• Netherlands
• Costa Rica
• Switzerland
• Jamaica
• Balgium
• Iceland

MOUs & Agreements

• India and Sri Lanka today signed an MoU on economic cooperation in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe. 
• The MoU proposes Indian investment in a port, oil tank farm, highway and railway projects in Sri Lanka.

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26th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 26th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• Today (26th April) is World Intellectual Property Day.
• The event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to "raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life" and "to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the globe".
  
• 26 April was chosen as the date to celebrate this day because it coincides with the date on which the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization entered into force in 1970.
• Theme of 2017 – Innovation – Improving Lives.
• Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe is on a four-day visit to India.
• He is the third leader from India’s South Asian neighbourhood to be visiting India.
• Prior to this, Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina (from 7-10 April) and the President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari (from 17-21 April) have visited India.
• Note : Modi is expected to visit Nepal on 12 May and after attending the Vesak Day celebrations—which commemorates Lord Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and passing away.

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25th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 25th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• Today (25th April) is World Malaria Day.
• This day recognizes global efforts to control malaria.
• Globally, 3.3 billion people in 106 countries are at risk of malaria.
• Important Note :
• Wolrd Malaria Day is one of eight official global public health campaigns currently marked by the World Health Organization (WHO).
• Remaining days are,
  
• World Health Day,
• World Blood Donor Day,
• World Immunization Week,
• World Tuberculosis Day,
• World No Tobacco Day,
• World Hepatitis Day and
• World AIDS Day.
• Theme for World Malaria Day 2017 : End Malaria For Good
• World Penguin Day is being observed today. 
• This day coincides with the annual northward migration of penguins, which happens each year around April 25, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). 

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24th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 24th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• Today (24th April) is World Day For Animals In Laboratories (also known as World Lab Animal Day).
• This day was established in 1979 by the British National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS).
• The date 24th April was chosen to observe this day, as it marked the birthday of former NAVS president Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding.
• Theme of the Year 2017 : Vivisectors and Animals
  
• Today is Pinhole Photography day.
• India has become the world's fifth-largest military spender, witnessing a growth of around 8.5% in expenditure in 2016. According to the figures released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, India's defence expenditure stood at ₹3.6 lakh crore in 2016. 
• Top 5 Largest Military Spenders in the World :
• US 
• China
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia
• India

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23rd April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 23rd April 2017

International Current Affairs

• Today (23rd April) is World Book and Copyright Day.
• This day is organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• This day is an opportunity to recognize the power of books to change our lives for the better and to support books and those who produce them.
• Note : Conakry, Guinea chosen as 'World Book Capital 2017' by UN for promoting reading in underprivileged sections.
  
• The 1st round of French presidential election began today with 11 candidates' names on the ballot including far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen, conservative François Fillon, centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-left wildcard Jean-Luc Mélenchon. 
• This will determine the top two from the 11 candidates, who will proceed to a final run-off on May 7.
• According to the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), Russia, with 7,000 nuclear warheads, and the US, with 6,800 warheads, together hold an estimated 93% of the world's nuclear arsenal.
• Other countries like France, China, and the UK account for 300, 270 and 215 nuclear warheads respectively. 
• While Pakistan has a warhead stockpile of 120-130, India's warheads range between 110-120.

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22nd April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 22nd April 2017

International Current Affairs

• 47th International Earth Day is being observed today.
• The world's first ever Earth Day was celebrated on 22nd April 1970, in the United States of America to increase public awareness about environmental problems. 
• It was founded by United States Senator Gaylord Nelson.  
• The aim of the day is to bring attention to environmental issues to spark changes that will result in a healthy, sustainable environment. 
• Theme of 2017 : “Environmental and Climate Literacy”.
  
• For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, Britain witnessed a full day powered by energy generated without the use of coal. 
• Note : Britain will shut its last coal power station by 2025 to meet its climate change commitments.

National Current Affairs

• The Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation in Kerala has started an initiative wherein cloth sanitary napkin vending machines will be set up in public spaces such as public toilets, railway stations and schools. 
• The first 1,620 pads will be available for free and thereafter people will be charged ₹10 for three sanitary pads. 
• The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, which regulates sale and distribution of drugs in India, has reportedly found medicines like Combiflam, a pain reliever, and D Cold Total, a cold medicine, to be substandard.
• Along with these drugs, the organisation issued an alert for 55 other drugs, all of which failed different tests in March, the report stated.

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21st April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 21st April 2017

International Current Affairs

• India has won elections to two subsidiary bodies of a UN organ focussed on social and economic issues. 
• India, along with 12 other members, was elected to the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC), a subsidiary body of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). 
• India, along with 19 other nations, was also elected by acclamation to the International Narcotics Control Board for a four-year term beginning January next year.
• Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has made sweeping changes to Citizenship laws unveiling tighter requirements for new applicants.
• This announcement follows the recent scrapping of the 457 visa program for foreign workers, which was used majorly by the Indians. 
• Iran's former two-term president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has been disqualified from re-running in Iran's presidential elections in May.
• The list has approved six politicians to run, including the incumbent, Hassan Rouhani and excluded over 1,600 other nominees who had applied to run for president, including all 137 female candidates.
• Saudi Arabia's Labour Ministry issued an order to restrict employment in shopping malls only to Saudi nationals. 
• Note : Currently, Saudi's retail sector employs 15 lakh workers, of whom only 3 lakh are Saudis. 
  

National Current Affairs

• Today (21st April 2017) is Civil Service Day. 
• It is observed by all Civil Services.  
• Purpose of this day : To rededicate and recommit themselves to the cause of the people.
• The day provides an unique opportunity for introspection as also for working out future strategies to deal with the challenges being posed by the ever changing times.
• All polling booths for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections have been declared tobacco-free by the Delhi State Election Commission, in a first in the country. 

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20th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 20th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue a set of stamps showing 10 yoga asanas (poses) to commemorate the International Day of Yoga on June 21 in New York. 
• The stamps, to be issued only in $1.15 denomination each, depict a different yoga poses next to a large 'Om' in Devanagari script.
• India has contributed USD 2,50,000 to the UN Election Assistance Division to help other countries to hold elections and develop their electoral systems. 
  
• This is the second time that India has contributed USD 2,50,000 towards electoral assistance and capacity building. 
• Note : The first assistance was made in 2012. 
• Pakistan's National Assembly has passed a bill endorsing compulsory Quran education for all Muslim students studying in government schools from class 1 to 12.
• The British Parliament today voted 552-13 in favour of a motion presented by PM Theresa May calling for a snap general election on June 8. 
• May had said that a fresh mandate would strengthen her hand in Brexit talks and provide certainty for the future. 

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19th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 19th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi to be the Chief Guest for UN Vesak Day 2017 celebrations to be held in Sri Lanka from 12th to 14th of next month.
• UN VesakDay is an officially recognized United Nations (UN) holiday that celebrates the birth of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
• US President Donald Trump today signed an executive order directing federal agencies to propose changes to the H-1B visa process to prevent its misuse. 
• The order also seeks changes in government procurement practices to increase the purchase of American products in federal contracts.
  
• US state of Maryland's Governor Larry Hogan today signed the 'no means no' bill into law, eliminating the requirement for the victims of sexual crimes to prove that they tried to physically resist their assailants. 
• Previously, the victims had to prove that their resistance was overcome by "force, or the threat of force", according to Maryland Criminal Law.
• United Nations is going to issue special stamps commemorating International Yoga Day on June 21 this year.

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18th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 18th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• Today (18th April) is International Day for Monuments and Sites.
  • This day also commonly known as World Heritage Day.
  • This day was established by UNESCO in the year 1983.
  • The main aim of this day is to  to raise public awareness about the diversity and vulnerability of the world’s built monuments and heritage sites and the efforts required to protect and conserve them.
    
  • Theme of World Heritage Day 2017 : "Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism"
    
• South Korean prosecutors today formally charged ousted President Park Geun-hye in a corruption scandal that led to her impeachment in December last year. 
• She was accused of allowing friend Choi Soon-sil to extort money from companies in return for political favours.
• The United States today reaffirmed India's designation as a Major Defence Partner and emphasised the importance of its strategic relationship as its National Security Adviser HR McMaster met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and held talks with his counterpart Ajit Doval.

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17th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 17th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• Today (17th April) is World Hemophilia Day.
• This day is observed every year on this day to raise awareness about various issues that the global community suffering from bleeding disorder faces as a whole.
• Theme of World Hemophilia Day 2017 : Hear Their Voices
• Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari arrives in New Delhi today on a five-day India visit.
• This is her first state visit abroad after assuming the office in October 2015.
• She is visiting at the invitation of President Pranab Mukherjee.
  
• During this visit, she will meet the senior leadership here besides visiting temples in Gujarat and Odisha.
• Turkish President Recep Erdoğan has declared victory in Sunday's referendum on transforming the country's governance from a parliamentary system to an executive presidency.
• Erdoğan claimed there were 1.3 million more votes cast in his favour. 
• Apart from extending the term, the changes proposed allow Turkey's President to dissolve the parliament and impose emergencies.

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16th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 16th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• In order to spread awareness about the Sikh identity and culture, 'Turban Day' was organised at New York's Times Square by the non-profit group The Sikhs of New York. 
• Note : The New York authorities had earlier declared April 15, 2017 as 'Turban Day'.
• A Russian legislative committee for security has recommended a bill to the Parliament
  
  banning all people who work for Russian Interior Ministry, including all police, from traveling abroad for recreational and personal reasons. 
• The bill, which was initially drafted in late 2015, also forbids Russian citizens from entering police service if they have residence permits issued by foreign countries.
• North Korea today held a military parade to mark the 105th birth anniversary of its founding President Kim Il-sung and displayed its submarine-based ballistic missiles for the first time among other new types of intercontinental ballistic missiles.
• It also warned the US of toughest counteraction against its "military hysteria" as it deployed a navy strike group towards the region.

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15th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 15th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• India has cancelled the maritime talks with Pakistan, which were to be held during 16th to 19th April 2016 in New Delhi, over death sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav on charges of spying. 
• The talks were to be held to discuss issues related to fishermen and search and rescue operations.
• The Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb, which was dropped by the US in Afghanistan on Thursday, costs $16 million (₹103 crore) apiece.  
• Only 20 MOABs, also known as 'Mother Of All Bombs', have been commissioned till date. 
• The 21,600-pound bomb is 30 feet long and 40 inches in diameter and can only be dropped from specially modified cargo aircraft.
• Russia, Syria and Iran have called on the US to refrain from attacks similar to those in Syria, saying that such attacks have "serious effects not only for regional, but also global security". 
• The countries said that US missile strike on Syria was an act of international aggression and that it violated principles of international law and the UN Charter.
• Nepal and China is all set to hold their 1st ever joint military exercise named ‘Sagarmatha Friendship-2017’.
• This 10 day long exercise will be held during 17th to 26th April 2017.
• This joint exercise will focus on combating terror and disaster management. 
• Important Note : This is for the first time it is holding a joint exercise with China.

National Current Affairs

• Himachal Pradesh is celebrating 70th "Himachal Day" today. 
• The hill state came into existence after the merger of 30 odd princely states in 1948.
• Maharashtra is set to become the first state to launch a special awareness drive to ensure that transgenders in the state register as voters.
• The state branch of the Election Commission of India (ECI) will launch the drive on April 15, celebrated as Third Gender Day. 
• Note : Maharashtra has over 10 lakh transgenders and only about 1,700 are registered voters.

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14th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 14th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• Good Friday, a Christian holiday which commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary, is being observed around the world.
• The US today dropped a Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), the largest non-nuclear weapon in its arsenal, targetting Islamic State militants in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. 
  
• The MOAB, which is also known as the "mother of all bombs", is a 21,600-pound GPS-guided munition and has never been used in combat.
• Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government cooperate with its probe into the Idlib chemical attack.
• It was the eighth time during Syria's six-year civil war that Russia used its veto power to shield Assad's government. 
• Note : Bolivia joined Russia in going against the resolution, while China, Kazakhstan, and Ethiopia abstained.

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13th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 13th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• US President Donald Trump today signed the US instrument of ratification for Montenegro's membership to NATO. 
• This comes after the Senate last month backed the expansion of NATO to allow the small Balkan state to join the alliance.
• The G20 Digital Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy was held in Dusseldorf, Germany. 
• Ministers responsible for the digital economy from G20 countries had participated in it. 
• It concluded with adaptation of declaration on ‘Shaping Digitalisation for an Interconnected World’.
  

National Current Affairs

• The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Amritsar on this day (13th April) in the year 1919, wherein thousands of people in a public protest meeting were fired upon under the command of Brigadier-General Dyer. 
• While British officials declared 379 deaths in the massacre, the Indian National Congress estimated over 1,000 deaths. 
• With a motive to enlighten children in Naxal-affected areas of Jharkhand's Palamu district, the state police have initiated a 'Tare Zameen Par' programme to encourage children to lead a happy life. 
• Police appealed the locals to donate bags, shoes, books and clothes that would be distributed among poor children. 
• The BJP government in Uttar Pradesh today announced that the quota based reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in private medical colleges will be ended in the state. 
• The state government is also planning to make one foreign language compulsory in schools and introduce English subject from nursery instead of Class 6 in government schools.

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12th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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International Current Affairs

• Today (12th April) is the International Day of Human Space Flight / Cosmonautics Day / International Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics.
• This day is observed to commemorate the date of the first human space flight in the history of mankind. 
• On this day in 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet Union (USSR) cosmonaut undertook first successful first human space flight. 
  
• The G7 group of nations has rejected UK and US' calls for sanctions against Russia over its support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
• Under a new "extreme vetting" policy being considered by the US administration, British tourists may have to hand over personal information, including social media passwords and mobile phone contacts or be denied entry. 
• China has remained the world's biggest executioner, however, the true extent of the use of the death penalty in China is unknown as this data is considered a state secret, human rights organisation Amnesty International announced today. 
• The rest of the countries reportedly accounted for at least 1,032 executions last year. 
• Note : Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, and Pakistan were other top executioners.

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11th April 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 11th April 2017

International Current Affairs

• The French government today announced the closure of its oldest nuclear power plant at Fessenheim by April 2020, once a new generation reactor in Flamanville is operational. 
• Note : The closure of the 40-year-old plant was a 2012 electoral promise by French President Francois Hollande. 
• Pakistan is going to export donkeys to China under its Donkey Development Programme, in a bid to attract Chinese investors in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. 
• Pakistan is also aiming at increasing donkeys' population in its province as the animal is highly valued in China for its hide which is used to manufacture medicines.
• The 1st rail freight service from United Kingdom to China departed from Essex. 
• Earlier the first freight train in the opposite direction, from China to UK had arrived in London in January 2017. 
• Note : The train service was launched as part of China’s ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative that aims to revive the ancient Silk Road trading routes with the West dating back more than 2,000 years.
• The 12th edition Indo-Mongolian Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Elephant 2017 has begun at Vairengte in Mizoram. 
• It seeks to promote military associations between India and Mongolia.
• Note : The first joint Nomadic Elephant was held in 2004 and since then it is annually held. 

National Current Affairs

• Today (11th April 2015) is National Safe Motherhood Day.
• This day is observed across India on 11 April to create awareness on proper healthcare and maternity facilities to pregnant and lactating women.
• This day was launched by the White Ribbon Alliance (WRA), India, a nonpartisan, non-profit and non-governmental membership organization that aims to decrease maternal and newborn death globally
• The Central government today launched 'Nakshe', a dedicated web portal allowing Indians to download accurate Indian maps prepared by the Survey of India. 
• Aadhaar number, however, has been made mandatory to allow access to the free maps "only to Indians". 
• Users would be able to download three maps per Aadhaar card per day.

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