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Daily Current Affairs Handoutfor Competitive Exams

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Current Affairs: April 26, 2019

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April 26, 2019

SBI launches India’s First ‘Green Car Loan’ at Lower Interest Rates and Zero

Processing Fee

In a first India’s largest bank State Bank of

India (SBI) has launched ‘Green Car Loan’ to

encourage customers to buy electric vehicles

(EVs) in the country, reports CNBC. To boost

the struggling EV market in the country, the

interest rates on the loan will be 20 basis

points (0.2 percent) lower than SBI’s existing auto loans.

‘Plaints to RBI ombudsman increased 25% in FY18’

The number of complaints by bank customers to the

Reserve Bank of India’s banking ombudsman

increased by 24.9% in the financial year 2017-18 as

compared to the previous year, the banking regulator

said on 25th April. The major grounds of complaints

received during the year were non-observance of fair

practices code (22.1%), ATM and debit card issues (15.1%), credit card issues (7.7%), failure to

meet commitments (6.8%), mobile and electronic banking (5.2%), the central bank said. A

customer can approach the RBI’s ombusdman if the bank fails to resolve customer complaints in



one month. The 21 offices of the banking ombudsman received 1,63,590 complaints in the year

2017-18.

Rana Dasgupta bags 2019 Tagore Literary Prize

The second edition of Rabindranath Tagore Literary

Prize was awarded to author Rana Dasgupta for his

2010 novel Solo, a tale of estrangement and the

ultimate failure of material existence. An amount of

$10,000, a Tagore statue and a certificate for

contribution to literature was given to Dasgupta, as

per the organisers of the award ceremony.

The Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize for social achievement was awarded to Yohei

Sasakawa, the World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination,

for "his incredible efforts to uproot leprosy and great contribution to world peace".

The Prize was also awarded to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen as "a beacon of democracy,''

the organisers said.



Former Army Chief Dalbir Suhag appointed Indian Envoy to Seychelles

Former Army chief Dalbir Singh Suhag has

been appointed as India's next high

commissioner to Seychelles, a country which is

of strategic importance to India in the Indian

Ocean region. "He is expected to take up the

assignment shortly," the Ministry of External

Affairs said while making the announcement. General (retired) Suhag was the Army chief from

July 31, 2014, to December 31, 2016. He was also part of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF)

in Sri Lanka in 1987.

Capital: Victoria and Currency: Seychellois Rupee

Shooting: India bag two gold at ISSF World Cup

In Shooting, India opened its medal account

with gold each in 10 metres Air Rifle Mixed

Team and 10 metres Air Pistol Mixed team

events on the third day of ISSF World Cup in

Beijing on the 25th of April. Young shooters



Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary took the top spot in the 10 metres Air Pistol Mixed

Team event after Anjum Moudgil and Divyansh Singh Panwar opened the country's gold

account in the 10 metres Air Rifle Mixed Team event.

Pankaj Advani wins inaugural Asian Snooker Tour title

India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani defeated Ehsan

Heydari Nezhad of Iran 6-4 to claim the

inaugural Asian Snooker Tour title on 25th

April. Advani, a 21-time world snooker and

billiards champion, beat Nezhad 52-40, 66(58)-0,

1-63(62), 78-4, 35-47, 0-51, 47-35, 38-39, 53(49)-35,

51(50)-20 in the final.

Ajinkya Rahane becomes first Indian to sign-up for English county side

Hampshire

Ajinkya Rahane on 25th April became the first

overseas player from India to sign-up for

Hampshire and he will feature in County

Championship matches throughout May, June and

the start of July, subject to visa clearance. The 30-

year-old Indian will replace South Africa batsman

Aiden Markram, who will end his stint with

Hampshire at the conclusion of the Royal London One-Day Cup group-stage to join his national

side ahead of the World Cup, the County club said.



World Intellectual Property Day: 26th April

Every April 26, we celebrate World

Intellectual Property Day to learn about the

role that intellectual property (IP) rights play

in encouraging innovation and creativity.

This year’s theme is “Reach for Gold: IP and

Sports.”

WIPO HQ: Geneva, Switzerland

International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day: 26th April

An explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

in 1986 spread a radioactive cloud over large parts of

the Soviet Union, now the territories of Belarus,

Ukraine and the Russian Federation. Nearly 8.4

million people in the three countries were exposed to

the radiation. On 8 December 2016 the United

Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution

designating 26 April as International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day.



The World Immunization Week 2019 observed from 24-30th April carrying the

theme “Protected Together: Vaccines Work”

The World Immunisation Week 2019 celebrates

‘Vaccine Heroes’ worldwide ranging from

parents and community members to health

workers and innovators who help to ensure that

we are protected via the power of vaccines. The

last week of April every year is observed as

World Immunisation Week in order to promote

the use of vaccines for the protection of people of all age-groups against disease.

Russia successfully tests World’s First Floating Nuclear Power Plant named

‘Akademik Lomonosov’

The 70 MW ‘Akademik Lomonosov’, world’s

first floating nuclear power plant successfully

tested by Rosenergoatom, operator subsidiary

of Rosatom, state owned atomic energy

cooperation of Russia. The ship was named

after famous academician Mikhail

Lomonosov.

Capital: Moscow

Currency: Russian Ruble



Etihad becomes first major airline to operate plastic-free

Etihad Airways, UAE based flag carrier, has

become the first major airline in the Gulf region

to operate a flight without any single-use

plastics on board. The objective is to raise

awareness about pollution on Earth Day. The

flight named EY484, first flight without use of

plastics landed in Brisbane, Australia on April 22, Earth Day.

Capital: Abu Dhabi

Currency: UAE Dirham

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