Current Affairs 18th April 2017

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