Current Affairs 27th April 2019

Current Affairs 27th April 2019

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NATIONAL

1. India And France To Hold Largest Ever ‘Varuna’ Naval Exercise Off Goa Coast.

  -India and France will conduct their largest ever naval exercise ‘Varuna’ in May 2019. It will witness the participation of aircraft carriers, destroyers, sunmarines, and fighters.

2. INS Kolkata, Shakti To Participate In IFR In china.

  -The Indian Navy will participate in International Fleet Review that is scheduled to take place in Qingdao, China as part of 70^th Anniversary celebrations of People’s Liberation Army Navy.

BANKING

1. Exim Bank Funds Projects Worth USD 267 mn In Rwanda.

  -Exim Bank has provided soft loans of USD 266.60 million to Rwanda for various projects.

AWARDS

1. Cipla Chairman Yusuf Hamled Receives UK Royal Society Honour.

  -Prominent scientist and businessman Yusuf Hamied is among a host of Indian-origin experts honoured in the 2019 list of new fellows of the UK’s Royal Society.

BOOK AND AUTHORS

1. Book On Jallianwala Bagh Poem ‘Khooni Vaishakhi’ Released In UAE.

  -A book containing English translation of the 100-year-old classic Punjabi poem about Jallianwala Bagh massacre, ‘Khooni Vaisakhi’ has been released in Abu Dhabi. India’s Ambassador to the UAE Navdeep Singh Suri commended the launch of the book.

OBITUARIES

1. Scotland All-rounder Con de Lange Passes Away.

  -Scotland all-rounder Con de Lange who had been diagnosed with a brain tumour has passed away at the age of 38.

2. NASA’s 1^st Female Astronaut Candidate jerrie Cobb Passes Away.

  -America’s first female astonaut candidate, pilot jerrie Cobb passed away in Florida at the age of 88 following a brief illness.