Daily Current Affairs Capsule: 23rd April, 2015

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Daily Current Affairs Capsule: 23rd April, 2015 Categories : Daily Current Affairs Capsules Date : April 23, 2015 GKToday gives you a roundup of all the information of the day and prepares you for

1 Daily Current Affairs Capsule: 23rd April, 2015 Categories : Daily Current Affairs Capsules Date : April 23, 2015 GKToday gives you a roundup of all the information of the day and prepares you for cracking the General Awareness section of the exams like IBPS-PO, SBI. Today's current affairs are as follows: Current Affairs for 23rd April Current Affairs: INDIA Postage Stamp released to commemorate 200 years of Old Seminary in Kottayam Pranab Mukherjee released a Postage Stamp commemorating the 200 years of the Orthodox Theological Seminary or Old Seminary located in Kottayam, Kerala on 21 April 2015 The Orthodox Theological Seminary which is known as Old Seminary or Cottayam Syrian College is run by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church also known as the St. Thomas Christians. Railway launches a mobile app for paperless unreserved tickets 1 / 6

2 The Railway Ministry on 22 April 2015 has launched a mobile application named 'utsonmobile', for paperless unreserved tickets. This mobile application plans to work towards eliminating the need for printing of unreserved tickets. The initial trial of the project has been launched at 15 stations between Egmore and Tambram of Chennai of the Southern Railway. ISO 9001:2008 certification received by Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) got the ISO 9001:2008 certification from the British Standards Institute (BSI) on 22 April The ISO certification had been granted in respect of various licences issued by ministry for the broadcasts, print media and films. The ISO 9001:2008 certification is an authorization standard for the Quality Management System. Shah Rukh Khan awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award / 6

3 Shah Rukh Khan honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2015 for his performance in the movie Happy New Year on 21 April 2015 The award ceremony had been held in Mumbai. Union Cabinet has given approval for lowering of age of Juveniles from 18 to 16 years Union Cabinet has approved lowering of age of juveniles from eighteen to sixteen years. 3 / 6

The cabinet plans to enforce Amendment to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014.

4 The cabinet plans to enforce Amendment to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, This amendment is to give proposal and add special provisions to tackle heinous offences like murder and rape committed by juveniles in the age group of years. Current Affairs: INTERNATIONAL Union Cabinet comes to an agreement between India and Jordan on maritime transport The Union Cabinet on 22 April 2015 approved signing of a shipping agreement between India and Jordan. The agreement aims at strengthening cooperation and providing sustained mutual assistance on merchant shipping and other related maritime matters. World Bank established Pollution Management and Environmental Health program World Bank introduced Pollution Management and Environmental Health (PHEM) program. The program had been formally launched on Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day in Washington, D.C. This venture would be highlighting on air quality management in five major urban areas in India, China, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa. FINANCE/BUSINESS 4 / 6

sector with plans to invest Rs 1,600 crore in the next three

5 JBM Group makes an entry in solar power sector Auto component-maker JBM Group plans to enter into the solar energy sector with plans to invest Rs 1,600 crore in the next three years. Current Affairs: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY 25 years of the Hubble Space Telescope 5 / 6

6 Powered by TCPDF ( The Hubble Space Telescope which had been a joint venture between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) was launched in its orbit 552 km above Earth on April 24, 1990 by the space shuttle Discovery. Throughout the years, it has provided spectacular images and scientific information regarding various galaxies. Current Affairs: SPORTS Bangladesh wins the 3-match ODI series against Pakistan Bangladesh on 22 April 2015 won the three-match One Day International (ODI) Series against Pakistan in Dhaka by 3-0. Bangladesh got its first series win against an Asian Test-playing nation. Tamim Iqbal was declared Man of The Series. Paralympic Committee of India to be denied further recognition from the Union Sports Ministry The Union Sports Ministry on 22 April 2015 has suspended the recognition of Paralympic Committee of India (PCI). It had been suspended for poor management and conduct of 15th National Para- Athletics Championships held in Ghaziabad in March / 6

25 th April, 2018 Current Affairs Questions for Bank (IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, RBI Grade-B, SBI Clerk & SBI PO) and Railways Exams

25 th April, 2018 Current Affairs Questions for Bank (IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, RBI Grade-B, SBI Clerk & SBI PO) and Railways Exams April GA Quiz 25 Directions: Study the following questions carefully and answer