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▪ Government of India plans to end urea imports by - 2025

Current Affairs from April 1, ▪ Which country has refused to host the Commonwealth Games 2026 on
April 6, 2024 - Singapore.

2024 to May 3, 2024 ▪ Which company has become the first company in India to cross 10000 MW
renewable energy on April 6, 2024 - Adani Green.
▪ On April 7, 2024, the voice cloning tool 'Voice Engine' has been unveiled
▪ Which country has partially joined Europe's Schengen travel zone on April 1, by - Open AI.
2024 - Romania and Bulgaria. ▪ According to the report of financial group Pantopath, India's market
▪ On April 1, 2024, WHO has launched which global lab network to monitor capitalization will reach 10 trillion dollars by - 2030.
coronavirus - CoViNet. ▪ On April 7, 2024, Who has been honoured at the Glamour and Lifestyle
▪ On April 1, 2024, Who has been adjudged the 'Hockey Player of the Year' at Award 2024 - Dr. Nikesh Jain
the Hockey India Awards 2023 - Hardik Singh and Salima Tete. ▪ On April 7, 2024, India has approved the largest ever export quota of
▪ Where is the closing ceremony of the International Year of Millets held on essential commodities for - Maldives.
April 1, 2024? - Rome ▪ Who has become the only Indian weightlifter to qualify for the Paris
▪ On April 1, 2024, which state's tribal dress 'Rignai Pachra' got GI tag - Olympics 2024 on April 7, 2024 - Mirabai Chanu.
Tripura. ▪ Who has won the 15th CIDC Vishwakarma Award - GAIL?
▪ On April 2, 2024, India and which country have agreed to promote Sanskrit ▪ How many lakh users have adopted RBI's digital currency as per the data
research and education? - Nepal released on April 7, 2024 - 50.
▪ On April 2, 2024, Who became the oldest No. 1 player in the world in ATP ▪ Which IIT has launched the simplified SG Pilot License on April 7, 2024 -
rankings history - Novak Djokovic. IIT Madras.
▪ On April 2, 2024, the Governor of which state inaugurated the Param Vir ▪ Lancet study on April 7, 2024 has predicted doubling of prostate cancer
Chakra Udyan - Tamil Nadu. cases by - 2040.
▪ On April 2, 2024, where the flute has got the GI tag - Pilibhit ▪ Who became the player to score the most centuries in IPL on April 8, 2024
▪ On April 2, 2024, Judith Suminawa Tuluka has been appointed as the first - Virat Kohli
female Prime Minister of which country - Congo. ▪ Where has the 'Apricot Blossom Festival 2024' begun on April 8, 2024 -
▪ On April 2, 2024, China has renamed 30 places in which state- Arunachal Ladakh.
Pradesh ▪ On April 8, 2024, the Indian Coast Guard has inaugurated the aquatic
▪ On April 2, 2024, India's first AI-based film Taylor has launched. What is station - Tamil Nadu.
its name – Irah ▪ On April 8, 2024, which country's John Tinniswood has been declared the
▪ Who has won the 56th National Kho-Kho Championship on April 2, 2024 - world's oldest living person - Britain.
Maharashtra. ▪ On April 8, 2024, where has the 'Booth Raabta' website been launched to
▪ 'Operation Sankalp' in the news on April 3, 2024 is related to which field - provide election-related information among voters - Punjab?
Maritime Security ▪ Who will be given the Germany Democracy Prize – Yulia Navalnaya
▪ On April 3, 2024, which country launched e-visa only for Indian tourists - ▪ Who won the F1 Japanese Grand Prix 2024 on April 8, 2024 - Max
Japan Verstappen.
▪ Who has become India's top-ranked chess player on April 3, 2024 - Arjun ▪ • On April 8, 2024, the sitar, Tanpura, made in Miraj city of which state has
Erigaisi got the GI tag Maharashtra
▪ Where has India's homegrown gene therapy for cancer been launched on ▪ Where was the tri-services conference 'Parivartan Chintan' held on April 8,
April 4, 2024: IIT Mumbai 2024 - New Delhi.
▪ On April 4, 2024, which state government has challenged the role of the ▪ On April 9, 2024, India has acquired operational control over Sittwe port in
Governor in the law-making process in Kerala – Kerala - Myanmar.
▪ Where is the world's most powerful laser developed – in Romania ▪ Which country's army will launch a campaign to collect garbage from
▪ On April 4, 2024, DRDO has successfully tested which ballistic missile- Mount Everest – Nepal
Agni Prime ▪ On April 9, 2024, the Indian Army has received the portable 'Igla S' air
▪ Who has been roped in by the ECI to motivate the youth to vote on April 4, defence system from - Russia.
2024 - Ayushman Khurana ▪ On April 9, 2024, Air India has appointed who has been appointed as the
▪ On April 4, 2024, which bank has launched health care loans and savings Head of Global Airport Operations - Jayaraj Shanmugam.
accounts for women - Canara Bank. ▪ Where will the Government of India develop a plant for recycling of 'LIB &
▪ Which medal has been won by Vidyarani Devi in the Weightlifting World e-waste' – Uttarakhand
Cup on April 4, 2024 - Bronze ▪ Which country has imported the most crude oil from Russia – China
▪ On April 4, 2024, NATO has celebrated its founding day - 75th. ▪ Which app has been launched by ECI on April 9, 2024 - Suvidha Portal
▪ On April 5, 2024, where archaeological excavations have revealed 52000 ▪ Which country has introduced a new gold-backed currency on April 9, 2024
years old Harappan Wasti - Gujarat - Zimbabwe.
▪ Who led the Indian delegation to the SCO Security Council meeting on April ▪ On April 10, 2024, India and which country have exchanged views on
5, 2024 - Ajit Doval. terrorism by assessing security challenges - Kazakhstan
▪ On April 5, 2024, Who has become India's first female jury member at the ▪ Where is the New Year 'Ugadi Utsav' celebrated on April 10, 2024 -
Paris Olympics - Bilquis Mir. Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
▪ On April 5, 2024, the Army has inducted which system to enhance the air ▪ Who has become the first Indian player to play the main draw match at the
defence posture - Akashtir. Monte Carlo Masters on April 10, 2024 - Sumit Nagal.
▪ India aims to increase nuclear power capacity to 1 lakh MW by - 2047 ▪ Gangaur Festival 2024 was celebrated on April 10, 2024 - Rajasthan
▪ Who has been awarded the 15th CIDC Vishwakarma Award on April 5, 2024 ▪ On April 10, 2024 Who has been awarded the ICC Player of the Month
- SJVN Limited. Award for March 2024 Maia Boucher and Kamindu Mendis
▪ According to the EIU report released on April 6, 2024, which is the best ▪ Which country has topped in terms of hepatitis – China
place in the world to do business - Singapore. ▪ On April 10, 2024, ISRO team was awarded to John L. Rahman for which
▪ On April 6, 2024, where has the coastal security exercise Sagar Kavach mission?'Jack' Swigert Jr. has been selected for - Chandrayaan-3.
been held – Lakshadweep ▪ Which country has deployed its ship-based defence system C-Dome for the
▪ Who was awarded the Lifetime Achievement at HICSA 2024 on April 6, first time on April 11, 2024 - Israel.
2024 - Kapil Bhatia ▪ Who became the first person to run Africa's longest race on April 11, 2024 -
▪ According to the WADA report on April 6, 2024, which country has the Russ Cook (British).
highest number of doping cases in the year 2022 - India ▪ Which IIT has invented a quick disease detection nanosensor on April 11,
▪ On April 6, 2024 Who has been named in the WEF Young Global Leaders 2024 - IIT Jodhpur.
2024 - Shashwat Goenka.
▪ Who has been appointed as the National Women's Hockey Coach on April ▪ Which is the first stadium in India to become a hybrid pitch technology on
11, 2024 - Harendra Singh April 16, 2024 - Dharamshala.
▪ Which became the first private bank to open a branch in Lakshadweep on ▪ On April 16, 2024, BEL has inked pact for cooperation in quantum
April 11, 2024 - HDFC Bank. technology - IIT Mandi.
▪ Which Indian American golfer has won the 'Valero Texas Open' on April ▪ On April 16, 2024, which has been declared the busiest airport in the world
11, 2024 - Akshay Bhatia - Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
▪ On April 12, 2024, joint military exercise DUSTLIK was held between India ▪ On April 17, 2024 Who has been named as Wisden's world's leading
and - Uzbekistan. cricketer - Pat Cummins and Nat Sciver Bunt.
▪ On April 12, 2024, Britain has appointed its first female High Commissioner ▪ Which country on April 17, 2024, achieved a 130 km snowfall? India has
to - India. announced to test the Extra Mark-II missile with a range of 100 km.
▪ Who has topped the 'Global Cybercrime Index' released on April 12, 2024 - ▪ On April 17, 2024, the High Court of where has revoked the detention of the
Russia. person under PSA 1978 - Jammu and Kashmir.
▪ Who became the eighth Indian to score 7000 or more runs in T20 cricket ▪ Who has been awarded the 'Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award' on April
on April 12, 2024 - Suryakumar Yadav. 17, 2024 - Amitabh Bachchan
▪ On April 12, 2024, the Asian Wrestling Championship 2024 was held in - ▪ How many medals did India win at the Asian Wrestling Championships on
Kyrgyzstan. April 17, 2024 - 9
▪ Who has topped the Haroon Global Unicorn Index 2024 released on April ▪ On April 17, 2024, the 23rd session of the 'United Nations Permanent
12, 2024 - USA. Forum on Indigenous Issues' was held in - New York.
▪ Which Indian university has topped in the QS University Rankings released ▪ On April 17, 2024, Greenfield Noida International Airport has tied up for
on April 12, 2024 - JNU fuel pipeline with - BPCL.
▪ Which country has topped the ranking of Most Criminal Countries released ▪ Where has SPACE, the evaluation centre for the Indian Navy set up by
on April 13, 2024 - Venezuela. DRDO on April 18, 2024 been inaugurated - Idukki.
▪ On April 13, 2024, which state's 'Gond painting' got the CI tag - Madhya ▪ On April 18, 2024, UNFPA has projected India's population to double in -
Pradesh 77 years.
▪ Which country has successfully tested the 'Angara AS rocket' on April 13, ▪ On April 18, 2024, DRDO has successfully test-fired Nirbhay ITCM cruise
2024 - Russia. missile in - Odisha
▪ Who is going to become the first astronaut to travel to space as a tourist ▪ Who has launched the world's first meningitis vaccine on April 18, 2024 –
- Gopi Thotakura Nigeria
▪ On April 13, 2024, Adani Green has built the world's largest renewable ▪ On April 18, 2024, who has been included in Time Magazine's list of 100
energy park - Gujarat. most influential people in the world - Alia Bhatt
▪ Who has surpassed China in digital services exports on April 13, 2024 - ▪ On April 18, 2024, where 'Tiranga Barfi' has got GI tag - Varanasi
India. ▪ On April 18, 2024, the three-day 'Seto Machindranath Rath Yatra'
▪ Who has won the World Literature Prize on April 13, 2024- Mamta G Sagar concluded - Kathmandu.
(Kannada poet) ▪ On April 19, 2024, Hockey India has given the 'Assunta Lakra Award' for
▪ On April 13, 2024 Who has become India's 1st multinational carmaker to the upcoming player of the year - Deepika Soreng
export EVs to international markets - Citroen. ▪ How many Indian banks have joined the top 50 lenders in Asia Pacific by
▪ Poila Baisakh was celebrated in which country on April 14, 2024 – assets on April 19, 2024 - 3.
Bangladesh ▪ On April 19, 2024, India has delivered the first consignment of 'BrahMos
▪ On April 14, 2024, NASA has signed an agreement with - Japan to missiles' to which country - Philippines
advance sustainable human exploration. ▪ On April 19, 2024, who has been appointed as the 26thChief of the 'Indian
▪ Who has partnered with eSewa and HAN Pokhara to promote UPI in Nepal Navy' Dinesh Kumar Tripathi
on April 14, 2024 - PhonePe ▪ On April 19, 2024, AFMS and which IIT have inked pact to address health
▪ On April 14, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first problems of soldiers - IIT Kanpur.
Prime Minister to appear on the cover of which magazine after Indira ▪ On April 19, 2024, Who has been selected for the 'Malcolm Adiseshia Award
Gandhi - Newsweek
2023' - Utsa Patnaik.
▪ On April 14, 2024, Who has been named the 'South Asian Person of the ▪ On April 19, 2024, ISRO has decided to achieve debris-free space by -
Year' by Harvard - Avantika Vandanapu. 2030.
▪ Who has won the 'National Women's Carrom title' for the 12thtime on April ▪ Who won the Global Energy Prize on April 19, 2024 - Indian-origin
14, 2024 - Rashmi Kumari. professor Kaushik Rajasekhar.
▪ On April 14, 2024, India has gifted 35 ambulances and 66 school buses to ▪ Which badminton player has retired from international badminton on April
- Nepal 20, 2024 - Kento Momota.
▪ On April 15, 2024, which country's badminton player Jonatan Christie has ▪ On April 20, 2024, which state government has made permanent education
won the Asia badminton title - Indonesia. number mandatory from the year 2024-25 - Andhra Pradesh.
▪ Who has won the Monte Carlo Masters title on April 15, 2024 - Stefanos
▪ Who has launched the 'Link it Forget It campaign' on April 20, 2024 - RuPay
Tsitsiphas.
▪ Which state has topped electronics exports in FY23-24 on April 20, 2024
▪ Who became the first Indian to hit 500 T20 sixes on April 15, 2024 - Rohit
- Tamil Nadu.
Sharma
▪ On April 20, 2024, ISRO chief inaugurated the headquarters of Digantara
▪ On April 15, 2024, which country joins the list of countries responsible for
for space security - Bengaluru
60% of mismanaged plastic waste – India
▪ On April 20, 2024, where three new archaeological sites have been
▪ Who won ACMA.M. on April 15, 2024?Has won the Turing Award – Avi
discovered - Telangana.
Wigderson
▪ On April 21, 2024, the US has blocked which country's request for full
▪ On April 16, 2024, Deependra Singh of which country has set a record of
membership of the United Nations - Palestine.
hitting 6 sixes in an over - Nepal
▪ As of April 21, 2024, which country will become the first country in Asia to
▪ On April 16, 2024, who has been appointed by Space India as its brand
have a four-day workweek - Singapore.
ambassador - Sanjana Sanghi. ▪ On April 21, 2024, Who has tied up with NPCI to launch credit services on
▪ Who has topped in implementing the Central Government's Green Credit
UPI - Amazon Pay.
Scheme on April 16, 2024 - Madhya Pradesh. ▪ Who has become the 38th country to join the Artemis Agreement on April
▪ On April 16, 2024, Mahindra plans to set up a Rs 1200 crore hybrid energy 21, 2024?
project in - Maharashtra. ▪ Who has been awarded the 'Aryabhatta Prize' in space science on April 21,
▪ Who has made the record for scoring most runs in IPL on April 16, 2024 - 2024 - Pavuluri Subbarao.
Sun Risers Hyderabad ▪ Which medal has been won by Sheetal Devi in the Khelo India NTPC
National Ranking Archery Competition on April 21, 2024 - Silver.
▪ Who has set the new world record for the lowest limbo skating on April 21, ▪ On April 26, 2024, RBI has banned which bank from adding new customers
2024 by Takshavi Wadhani online - Kotak Mahindra Bank.
▪ Who has won the 'World Press Photo of the Year 2024' award on April 22, ▪ Which company has become the sponsor of the 'FIFA World Cup' on April
2024 - Mohammed Salem. 27, 2024 - Aramco.
▪ On April 22, 2024, where has the 'Shompen tribe' participated in voting for ▪ Where is the 2nd Global IP Leadership Summit hosted by ASSOCHAM
the first time - Great Nicobar. held on April 27, 2024 - New Delhi.
▪ On April 22, 2024, who has been appointed as the first employee of ▪ On April 27, 2024, who has been appointed as the ambassador of the ICC
'OpenAI' in India - Pragya Mishra Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier - Sana Mir.
▪ Which Indian Grandmaster has won the title of 'Candidates Chess ▪ On April 28, 2024, which country's military forces have killed 223 civilians
Tournament' on April 22, 2024 - D Gukesh. including infants - Burkina Faso
▪ On April 22, 2024, Indian milk brand 'Nandini' has become the sponsor of ▪ The 50thanniversary of the G7 summit on April 28, 2024 was celebrated
which team in the upcoming T20 World Cup - Scotland and Ireland in 2024 - Italy.
▪ On April 22, 2024, the first Hindi radio broadcast has started in - Kuwait. ▪ On April 28, 2024, Power lifter 'Gaurav Sharma' has been awarded an
▪ On April 22, 2024, Who has announced the 'VASA-1AI' model to convert honorary doctorate in - US
images to videos- Microsoft ▪ On April 29, 2024, Indian para shooter Mona Agarwal has won which
▪ On April 23, 2024, due to drought and scorching heat, in which state the medal in the World Shooting Para Sports Tournament - Gold.
'Lakshmana Tirtha River' has dried up - Karnataka. ▪ Which country has launched its spacecraft Shenzhou-18 on April 29, 2024
▪ On April 23, 2024, Who has been appointed as the first woman Vice - China.
Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) - Naima Khatun. ▪ According to the UNCTAD report on April 29, 2024, India's services exports
▪ Who has been awarded the prestigious 'KISS Humanitarian Award 2021' on have increased by how much percent - 11.4%.
April 23, 2024 - Ratan Tata ▪ On April 30, 2024, the parliament of which country has passed a bill
▪ On April 23, 2024, India's Gita Sabharwal has been appointed as the UN criminalizing homosexual relations - Iraq.
Resident Coordinator in - Indonesia. ▪ Who has launched India's first upgradable ATM on April 30, 2024 - Hitachi
▪ Who became the first bowler to take '200 IPL wickets' on April 23, 2024 - Payment Service.
Yuzvendra Chahal ▪ Who has become the latest European city to fight hypertourism on April 30,
▪ According to the 'SIPRI Report' released on April 23, 2024, which country 2024 Milan
has become the country with the highest military expenditure - USA. ▪ On April 30, 2024, which state's 'Gina Justus' has been nominated for the
▪ Where was the 'Thrissur Pooram Festival 2024' celebrated on April 23, 2024 Cambridge Teachers Prize - Hitachi Payment Service.
- Kerala. ▪ Which Indian cricketer has been appointed as Ambassador for the ICC
▪ According to the CRS report released on April 23, 2024, approximately how Men's T20 World Cup 2024 on April 30, 2024 - Yuvraj Singh.
many thousand Indians have taken the oath of US citizenship - 66 ▪ Recently, the country of Italy has sent an invitation to India to join the
▪ Which medal has been won by Prachi Yadav at the ACC Paracano Asian Group of Seven (G7) outreach session to be held in their country.
Championship 2024 on April 23, 2024 - Gold. ▪ On May 1, 2024, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
▪ On April 24, 2024, which country's tennis player 'Garbine Muguruza (NABARD) unveiled the Climate Strategy 2030 document.
Blanco' has announced her retirement - Spain. ▪ May 1, 2024: For the first time in 'Tripura', Bru migrants have voted in the
▪ In which state has the rare butterfly 'Neptis Filara' been discovered? - Lok Sabha elections.
Arunachal Pradesh ▪ On May 1, 2024, famous Bollywood actress 'Hema Malini' has been
▪ On April 24, 2024, which has become the world's largest mobile operator in awarded the 'Pandit Lachhu Maharaj Award'.
terms of 'data traffic' - Reliance Jio. ▪ On May 1, 2024, 'IIT Guwahati' has developed innovative 3Dprinted
▪ Who has been awarded the 'Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2024' dummy ballot unit.
▪ On May 1, 2024, Nepal's BLC Group and India's Yotta Data Services
award on April 24, 2024 - Novak Djokovic.
Private Limited have signed an agreement to set up a data center in
▪ Where is India's largest 'climate clock' installed?
Nepal.
▪ On April 24, 2024, where is the 'Ocean Decade Conference 2024' held –
▪ On May 1, 2024, the Tamil Nadu state government has started a three-
Spain.
day survey of the state's iconic animal, the Nilgiri Tahr .
▪ On April 24, 2024, which state government has made 'digital signatures' ▪ On May 2, 2024, 'Sarvadanand Baranwal' has been appointed as the
mandatory for all officials - Jammu and Kashmir. new Director of the Department of Land Resources.
▪ On April 24, 2024, 'Newsweek' has declared which best private hospital ▪ On May 2, 2024, India Today's Sana AI anchor has won the Global
in India - Medanta Gurugram Media Award.
▪ On April 24, 2024, which country's singer 'Rezwana Chowdhury Banya' ▪ The Goldman Environmental Prize was established in 1989.
has received the Padma Shri award - Bangladesh. ▪ On May 2, 2024, Senior IRS officer 'Rashmita Jha' has been appointed
▪ India's lightest 'bullet proof jacket' has been developed by - DRDO as CVO of NTPC.
▪ Who has become India's top female table tennis player on April 24, 2024 - ▪ On May 2, 2024, India has won the 'Gold Medal' in the men's recurve
Sreeja Akula event at the Archery World Cup.
▪ On April 25, 2024, the world's cheapest passport was made of - UAE. ▪ Recently, Germany has lifted the ban on selling small arms to India.
▪ Who has been awarded the 'Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award' on April ▪ On May 2, 2024, archaeologists from the country of Argentina have
25, 2024 - Amitabh Bachchan unearthed the remains of a 90-million-year-old herbivorous dinosaur.
▪ Where was the 'Archery World Cup 2024' held on April 25, 2024 - China. ▪ On May 2, 2024, Zimbabwe has launched a new currency ZiG to
▪ Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the 'ICC T20 World overcome the country's long-standing currency crisis.
Cup' on April 25, 2024 - Usain Bolt. ▪ On May 3, 2024, India has agreed to train the civil service personnel of
▪ Who represented India at the 'International Conference on Security' on April Bangladesh from 2025 to 2030.
25, 2024 - Ajit Doval ▪ On May 3, 2024, there has been an explosion in the Ruang Volcano
▪ Who has been elected as the President of WFI Athletes Panel on April 25, located in the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia.
2024 - Narsingh Yadav ▪ On May 3, 2024, windfall tax on domestically produced crude oil has been
▪ On April 25, 2024, the 'World Energy Congress 2024' was held in - reduced from Rs 9,600 per tonne to Rs 8,400 per tonne.
Netherlands ▪ The Indian Army and Punit Balan Group have jointly developed the
▪ Where was Khongjom Day observed on April 25, 2024 - Manipur. country's first Constitution Park in Pune city.
▪ Where was India's first green hydrogen pilot project inaugurated on April 26, ▪ ‘International Press Freedom Day’ is celebrated every year on 03 May.
▪ On May 3, 2024, According to the recent report of the Finance Ministry,
2024 - Himachal Pradesh.
GST collection of Rs 2.10 lakh crore was done in April 2024.
▪ Where did the opening ceremony of the first Gulf Youth Games take place on
▪ On May 3, 2024, China will launch the Chang'e-6 lunar exploration
April 26, 2024 - Dubai.
mission to orbit the Moon.

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