Current Affairs 18th April 2017
NATIONAL:
- Nepal President arrived in Delhi on five-day visit
- President to attend Satyagrah centenary event in Patna
- Railways Ministry launches first-ever train with glass roof coaches on Visakhapatnam-Araku route
- ISRO announces launch of South Asia Satellite on 5 May
- 70th Himachal Day celebrated across Himachal Pradesh
- PM Modi to inaugurate many projects in Gujarat today
- Prakash Javadekar to launch RUSA Portal, Mobile App today
- Venkaiah Naidu, Piyush Goyal to attend MoU signing ceremony for Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Power Project today
- Stop illegal cutting of trees: Punjab Forest Minister
INTERNATIONAL:
- Working with its allies, China on range of options on North Korea: US
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins referendum
- Death toll in Aleppo bus convoy bomb attack reaches 126
- Nepal govt announces public holidays during Nepalese President’s visit to India
BANKING NEWS:
- Performance to decide compensation for bankers, says RBI
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Wholesale inflation eases from 3-year high to 5.7% in March
SPORTS NEWS:
- B Sai Praneeth lifts his maiden Super Series title in Singapore
- Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list
- Sebastian Vettel wins 2017 Bahrain Grand Prix
- Gayatri Pullela wins twin crown at Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix
OBITUARY:
- Internet pioneer Robert Taylor passes away