Current Affairs 3RD April 2019

Current Affairs 3^RD April 2019

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NATIONAL

1. Adani Becomes 1st Indian Port Operator To Record 200 MMT Cargo Movement.

  -Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) announced that it has recorded cargo movement of more than 200 million metric tonnes (MMT) at nine ports along the east and west coasts, becoming the first Indian port operator to achieve the milestone.

2. Tashigang in Himachal Pradesh Becomes World’s Highest Polling Station.

  -Tashigang, a Himachal Pradesh village at an altitude of 15,256 feet has now become the highest polling station in the world.

3. GI Certification For 5 Varieties Of Indian Coffee.

  –The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has recently awarded Geographical Indication (GI) to five varieties of Indian coffee.

9. Former Governor’s Book Titled ‘Indian Fiscal Federalism’ Launched.

  –The Chairman of 15th Finance Commission of India, N.K. Singh launched the book “Indian Fiscal Federalism”. 

INTERNATIONAL

4. In a 1st, UN Council Passes Resolution To Combat Terrorist Financing.

–The UN Security Council has unanimously passed the first-ever resolution ordering members to enforce laws against terror financing. 

BANKING

5. PNB Sells 13.01% Stake In Housing Finance Arm for Rs1851.60 crore.

  -State-owned lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) had sold stake in its housing finance arm, PNB Housing Finance (PNBHF) to General Atlantic Group and VardePartners for Rs 1,851 crore at Rs 850 per share.

6. IIT Kharagpur, Wipro Partner For Research In 5G and AI.

  -Wipro Limited (Bengaluru Based), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), signed an MoU to collaborate on high-impact, industry-focused applied research in the areas of 5G and AI.

AWARDS

7. Nobel Prize Recipient Amartya Sen To Be Honored Oxford University’s Bodley Award.

  -Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen will be awarded the prestigious Bodley Medal, the highest honor granted by the University of Oxford’s world-famous Bodleian Libraries.

8. Geoffrey Hinton, Yann LeCun, and Yoshua Bengio Named Turing Award Winners.

– Three pioneers in AI, University of Toronto faculty member and Google Brain researcher Geoffrey Hinton, Facebook chief AI scientist and NYU professor Yann LeCun, and Element AI founder and University of Montreal professor Yoshua Bengio has been honored with the Turing Award.

OBITUARIES

Russian cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky, who made the first of his three flights to space in 1963, passed away at the age of 84 years.