Header Ads

Daily Current affairs - April 17th, 2018 for all competitive exams


April 17 - World Haemophilia Day
Every April 17 World Haemophilia Day is recognised worldwide to increase awareness of haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders.
The theme of WHD 2018 is 'Sharing Knowledge Makes Us Stronger'.
World Haemophilia Day was started in 1989 by the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) which chose to bring the community together on April 17 in honour of WFH founder Frank Schnabel’s birthday.

PM Modi arrives in Sweden for a two-day visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Sweden for a two-day visit as he kicks off a trip that also will take him to Britain.
  • He is in Europe for talks on trade, growth, global security and climate.
  • He will meet with the prime ministers of Nordic nations for the first India-Nordic Summit.
  • Prime Minister Modi is unlikely to have bilateral talks in London with his Pakistani counterpart, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

UK Joins International Solar Alliance to Mark Narendra Modi Visit
The United Kingdom joined the India-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s four-day visit to Britain.
  • At an event held at the London Stock Exchange as part of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 (CHOGM), Britain formally announced its membership of the alliance.
  • This alliance aims to raise $1 trillion of private and public finance to provide affordable and sustainable energy for all by 2030.
International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of more than 121 countries, most of them being sunshine countries, which lie either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The primary objective of the alliance is to work for efficient exploitation of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. This initiative was first proposed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a speech in November 2015 at Wembley Stadium, in which he referred to sunshine countries as Suryaputra ("Sons of the Sun"). The initiative was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the India   Africa Summit, and a meeting of member countries ahead of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris in November 2015. The framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance opened for signatures in Marrakech, Morocco in November 2016, and 121 countries have joined.

World Bank Projects India’s Growth Rate at 7.3% for 2018-19
The World Bank has projected a growth rate of 7.3% for India this year and 7.5% for 2019 and 2020. The bank also noted that Indian economy has recovered from the effects of demonetisation and the Goods and Services Tax.
  • The World Bank in its twice-a-year South Asia Economic Focus report in Washington stated that growth is expected to accelerate from 6.7% in 2017 to 7.3% in 2018 and to subsequently stabilise supported by a sustained recovery in private investment and private consumption.

Government revises target to complete PMGSY from year 2022 to 2019
Union Government has stated that the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana or PMGSY is well on its way to achieving the target by March 2019. T
  • he scheme, since its inception in 2000, has been able to provide connectivity to more than One lakh 50 thousand habitations. 
  • Sensing the importance and urgency of rural roads for national development, the target date for completion of PMGSY-I has been preponed from 2022 to 2019.
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is a nationwide plan in India to provide good all-weather road connectivity to unconnected villages. The PMGSY is under the authority of the Ministry of Rural Development and was begun on 25 December 2000. It is fully funded by the central government. During November 2015, following the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission, the Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on Rationalization of Centrally Sponsored Schemes, it was announced that the project will be funded by both the central government (60%) and states (40%)

Monsoon to be normal, says IMD
The country is likely to see “normal” monsoon rains, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its forecast on Monday. However ocean temperatures in the Pacific and Indian oceans, around August, pose concerns.
  • India is likely to get 97% rainfall, defined as between 96% and 104% of the Long Period Average (LPA) of 89 cm it typically gets between June and September.
  • The IMD has ruled out chances of a “drought,” ascribing only a 14% chance of ‘deficient’ rains and given a 42% likelihood of ‘normal’ monsoon rains. In any given year, there’s a 16% chance of deficient and 33% odds of normal rains.
The IMD’s forecasts in April aren’t always accurate. In April 2016, for instance, it said India would get 106% of the LPA — or ‘above normal’ rains in Met parlance. India ended up with 97% or ‘normal’ rains. It also under-estimated rains in 2015 and 2014, when India ended up with deficits greater than 10%, or drought-like conditions. Last year’s forecast was more accurate, with India getting 95% as opposed to the IMD’s 96% estimate.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) set to take up Natural gas market regulator
India’s downstream oil and gas regulator Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) is set to take up the role of the market regulator for the natural gas sector, when the planned natural gas trading hub comes into being, much on the lines of the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
  • The plan to establishing a natural gas trading platform is part of a larger effort by the government to build a vibrant and transparent gas market in India.
  • The idea is to create an ecosystem where the competing buyers would be able to buy gas from competing sellers and transport the same from gas source to the place of their requirement by getting a non-discriminatory access to the pipeline capacity. This end-to-end solution would reduce customer risk and enhance customer confidence on gas as an alternate fuel and feed.
  • The Government has envisaged ushering into a gas-based economy by increasing the share of natural gas in the primary energy mix of the country from current level of about 6% to 15% by 2030.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) was constituted under The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006. The Act provide for the establishment of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board to protect the interests of consumers and entities engaged in specified activities relating to petroleum, petroleum products and natural gas and to promote competitive markets and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The world’s biggest natural gas hub is the Henry Hub in the US state of Louisiana. Gas delivered at this point is the basis of most US natural gas futures.

Kerala to set up three cyber police stations for tackling rising cyber crimes
Concerned over the rise in online crimes, the Kerala Government decided to set up three cyber police stations at Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kozhikode.
  • A decision in this regard was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan.
  • A special wing is being set up to prevent cyber crimes and ensure effective investigation. It was also decided that each cyber police station would have 18 personnel, including a circle inspector.

World Bank fillip for natural resources of Meghalaya
The World Bank signed a $48 million loan agreement for revitalising natural resources in Meghalaya through a community-led landscape approach.
  • The project is expected to benefit 1,00,000 people in rural Meghalaya besides building the capacity of some 30,000 youth through access to technology.
  • The Meghalaya Community-led Landscapes Management Project is designed to support the State’s three tribal communities – Khasi, Garo, and Jaintia – in managing its forests and natural resources through customary laws.
Meghalaya’s woods are designated as ‘unclassified forests’ in the State records and for the most part do not receive technical or financial support from State institutions. Besides, there are no institutions or legal frameworks for water management in the State.

Himachal Pradesh cabinet to create agency for water supply in Shimla
The Himachal Pradesh cabinet approved setting up of Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam Limited (SJPNL) for water supply and waste water management in Greater Shimla Planning Area and other places.
  • The estimated cost of the project to be implemented with financial assistance from the World Bank is Rs 770 crore.
  • The Cabinet meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, also approved in principle transportation guidelines for the safe plying of school vehicles.
  • It was also decided that the transport department would send letters to the principals of all private schools on behalf the chief minister informing them about the school transportation safety guidelines.

Gujarat Chief Minister launches Pocket Cop project
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched the ‘Pocket Cop Project in order to ensure that the police force of the state is equipped with modern day technology.
  • Under the project, every officer in charge of the police station, Investigating Officer, PCR van and officials handling the passport verification process shall be equipped with a smartphone enabled with internet connectivity.
  • The government has made a provision of 4900 such phones. These phones will have the information of as many as 69 lakh criminals and their crimes at fingertips.
The use of CCTV across various districts at the cost of more than 300 crores Rs under the Smart City Project has helped curb various types of crimes happening all over the state.6 pilgrimage sites will be equipped with CCTV cameras in the days to come. He also added that as many as 18 thousand people were appointed in the state police force and 5500 will be recruited this year.

SC rejects plea to scrap pension for MPs
The Constitution specifically mentions payment of pension to retiree President, Vice-President, Supreme Court and High Court judges to assure them that their independent decisions, taken while in office, will not leave them in penury post retirement, the Supreme Court said in an judgment.
  • A Bench of Justices Jasti Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul made the observations in their verdict refusing to scrap pension and benefits to former parliamentarians.
The framers of the Constitution believed that certain offices required a higher degree of protection, having regard to the greater degree of independence expected of the holders of their offices. The framers knew history and the attempts of the men in power to subjugate the holders of such officesThe court dismissed arguments by the petitioner Lok Prahari that MPs were not eligible for pension as the Constitution did not mention it.
The judgment said the Constitution’s silence did not make them ineligible. If that was the logic, then Central and State Ministers, Chairman and Deputy Chairman and Speaker and Deputy Speaker would not have got pension.

India wins election to crucial NGO committee in United Nations
India has won an election to a crucial non-governmental organisation committee in the United Nations.
  • It topped the election by the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations in the Asia Pacific States category followed by Pakistan, Bahrain and China to serve a four-year term beginning on January 1, 2019.
  • India got the highest number of votes at 46, followed by Pakistan 43, Bahrain 40 and China 39.
India was also elected by acclamation to the Commission on Population and Development for a four-year term and to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice for a three-year term.

Commonwealth Innovation Fund has launched in London
A new Commonwealth Innovation fund has been launched on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) being held in London.
  • The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) will work as the delivery partner to host a new Commonwealth Innovation Fund (CIF), which will use GIFs existing due diligence processes for sourcing, evaluating and investing to generate a high-quality portfolio of enterprises that are aligned with the Commonwealth Secretariats priorities.
  • The GIF will manage the fund and its investments, which will be targeted at innovative projects across Commonwealth countries that “save and improve lives”.
  • The new partnership aims to provide financing for incubating and accelerating impact-oriented ideas and innovations within the Commonwealth countries. It is a $200 million venture capital firm that invests in social innovations that aim to improve lives and opportunities in the developing world through the use of grants and risk capital.
The Global Innovation Fund is a non-profit innovation fund headquartered in London with an office in Washington D.C. that invests in the development, rigorous testing, and scaling of innovations targeted at improving the lives of the world’s poorest people. GIF is a unique hybrid investment fund that supports the piloting, rigorous testing, and scaling of innovations targeted at improving the lives of the poorest people in developing countries.

China launches website to report corruption
China has stepped up its campaign against foreign espionage with a website in Mandarin and English encouraging people to report national security threats such as bids to “overthrow the socialist system”.
  • The website, www.12339.gov.cn, launched by the ministry of national security, also urges anyone to report attempts by Chinese nationals or foreigners to bribe state or military officials, instigate armed riots or incite ethnic separatism.
  • Informants will be rewarded for discovering espionage equipment or for tip-offs on anyone suspected of buying or selling state secrets, according to the website, which allows users to lodge complaints in both Chinese and English.
China
Capital
Beijing
Currency
Renminbi
President
Xi Jinping

Pakistan opens the first transgender school, The Gender Guardian
Pakistan’s first school for the transgender community was launched here with its first classes slated to begin.
  • The school, ‘The Gender Guardian’, was inaugurated by the NGO Exploring Future Foundation (EFF), which has attempted its first project, Dawn News reported. Asif Shahzad, the owner of the school, said there are 30 people enrolled in the school.
Pakistan’s total population of transgender people reported in the sixth Popu­lation and Housing Census in 2017 was 10,418, reports Dawn news.

France announces 50 million euro humanitarian aid for Syria
France will contribute 61.9 million dollars toward urgent humanitarian aid for Syria.
  • French President Emmanuel Macron stated at a meeting with a group of non-governmental organisations (NGO) in Paris.
  • The funds will be allocated to NGOs and U.N. agencies working on the ground in Syria, including the U.N. office for humanitarian affairs.
  • According to United Nations estimates, some 13 million people including six million children are in need of humanitarian aid in Syria, ravaged by a seven-year war that has displaced millions.
France
Capital
Paris
Currency
Euro, CFP franc
President
Emmanuel Macron

Gaganshakti 2018: Indian Air Force displays might in biggest combat exercise
More than 1,100 aircraft half of the fighter jets have logged over 6,000 flight hours in three days during the Indian Air Force’s largest exercise in the past three decades.
  • As IAF’s assets in the largest-of-its-kind exercise, Gaganshakti-2018, move from the western sector to the eastern front “in less than 48 hours.
  • Dhanoa said all training activities in the force will remain suspended till the two-phase drill ends on April 22.

Indian scientists make Ayurvedic drug to cure dengue
Indian scientists have formulated an Ayurvedic drug to cure dengue, claimed to be the first in the world, and the medicine is likely to be available in the market by next year.
  • The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an autonomous body under the Ministry of AYUSH and ICMR’s, regional research centre in Belgaum in Karnataka, have already conducted pilot studies which have proved the clinical safety and efficacy of the drug.
  • This drug has been made with seven herbal ingredients which are in use in Ayurveda system of medicine since centuries.

Ola wants to roll out a million electric vehicles on Indian roads by 2021
Cab-aggregator app, Ola, wants to roll out 10,000 electric three-wheeled rickshaws within a year and a million battery-powered vehicles by 2021.
  • The startup run by ANI Technologies Pvt said it’s in policy discussions with several state governments and is talking with potential partners from automakers to battery producers.
  • It aims to build out an existing pilot project in the central Indian city of Nagpur, where Ola’s first EVs have already travelled more than 4 million kilometres.

WPI inflation eases to 2.47% in Mar.
Inflation based on wholesale prices slipped marginally to 2.47% in March on falling prices of food items, especially vegetables and pulses.
  • On the basis of the Wholesale Price Index, inflation had quickened to 2.48% in February and to 5.11% in March last year.
  • According to government data, food articles witnessed deflation after about eight months as vegetables, cereals, pulses, eggs, meat and fish, turned cheaper. Wholesale prices of food articles fell 0.29% in March compared with a 0.88% rise in the previous month. Manufactured products inflation accelerated to 3.03%, while sugar prices fell 10.48% in the month.
Retail inflation, as per data released last week, slipped to a five-month low of 4.28% in March on account of decline in food prices.

Andhra Bank opens sale of sovereign gold bonds
Andhra Bank has opened the sale of Sovereign Gold Bonds in line with the Government of India scheme for 2018-19 – Series – I during April 16-20, 2018.
  • Issue price for the current week has been fixed at Rs 3,114 per gram with a discount of Rs 50 per gram if subscribed through digital mode.
  • The minimum subscription is one gram of gold and the maximum limit of subscription ranges from four kg to 20 kg for different categories of customers.
  • The tenor of the bonds is eight years with a provision for premature cancellation after five years on interest payment dates. RBI has notified 2.50 interest per annum payable on a half-yearly basis.
Andhra Bank
Headquarters
Hyderabad
Tagline
Where India Banks
MD and CEO
Suresh N Patel

Bandhan Bank among top 50 most valuable brand in India
Kolkata-based Bandhan Bank Ltd became one of the top 50 most valuable publicly traded firms in India.
  • The market capitalization of Bandhan Bank was at Rs64,000 crore, claiming 50th rank, according to BSE data.
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd is the most valuable company in India, followed by Reliance Industries Ltd and HDFC Bank Ltd. Bandhan Bank had raised Rs4,500 crore through a successful initial public offering (IPO) in March after setting the pricing at Rs375 per share.

Yes Bank launches GST backed over draft facility for MSMEs
Yes Bank has announced the launch of ‘Yes GST’, an OD (over draft) facility for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). Through this, an MSME can avail OD up to Rs 1 crore, based on their annual turnover, backed by GST returns.
  • Any additional assessment of balance sheet or bank statements will not be required. This OD facility can be availed by an MSME against mortgage of residential or commercial property. The sanctioned amount can be utilised by the MSME either fully or in tranches.

AU Bank bets on ‘Kamao’ app to ramp up biz
Jaipur-headquartered AU Small Finance Bank wants to ramp up its business via crowd-sourcing — involving not only employees but also customers and non-customers — with the help of a mobile-based app called ‘Kamao’ (earn).
  • The one-year-old bank is planning to encourage stakeholders to log leads on prospective customers, who want to open deposit accounts or get loans, on the app and win ‘rewards’.
  • This app is currently undergoing beta (field) testing.
AU Small Finance Bank
Headquarters
Jaipur
MD and CEO
Sanjay Agarwal

Bengaluru highest paying City for talent: Report
The garden city of Bengaluru is found to be the highest paying city in the country, with an average annual cost to company (CTC) for talent across all levels and functions standing at about Rs 11 lakh, according to Randstad Insights, the research and analysis division of Randstad India.
  • Pune stands second at around Rs 10 lakh, followed by Delhi NCR and Mumbai with an average annual CTC figure of a little under Rs 10 lakh and around Rs 9 lakh, respectively.

Commonwealth innovation index launched
A new Commonwealth Innovation Index has been launched as part of a new Commonwealth Innovation Hub on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) being held in London.
  • The index has been created in partnership with the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and its annual Global Innovation Index (GII).
  • It is aimed at providing a tool that allows member states, organisations and citizens to benchmark themselves against 53 countries of the Commonwealth, with the new innovation hub offering a dedicated online space for Commonwealth countries to showcase what they have to offer and share with other members.
  • India is ranked 10th. Bangladesh has been ranked 24th.
  • The index is topped by the UK, Singapore and Canada.
The Global Innovation Index (GII), co-published by World-Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Cornell University and INSEAD with CII as a Knowledge Partner since inception, has been ranking world economies including India since 2007 according to their innovation capabilities and outcomes using 82 indicators among a host of other important parameters.

Weisbaden conference held in India
Wiesbaden Conference 2018 was recently held in India. Representatives from the 39 countries, as well as experts from the UNSC 1540 Committee and UN Office for Disarmament Affairs in New York, participated in the conference.
  • The conference provides an opportunity to participants to share experiences on their export control systems and to identify legal and technical assistance, action plans and challenges in the national implementation of UNSC 1540.
  • The title of the Conference is ‘Securing Global Supply Chains through Government-Industry Partnerships towards Effective Implementation of UNSC Resolution 1540’.
  • The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in cooperation with Germany and the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) hosted the conference. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) was the industry partner for the event.
The Wiesbaden Process was initiated by the Government of Germany in 2012 to strengthen the implementation of UNSC 1540 through Government-Industry partnerships.

7th Home Expo India organized by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH)
7th edition of Home Expo India 2018 was recently organized by EPCH at India Expo Centre and Mart, Greater Noida.
  • The fair is a three segmented categories show comprising Housewares, Textiles and Furniture under one roof at the same time making it a One-Stop Expo for every visitor.
Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) under the aegis of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India is a non-profit organization, established under the EXIM policy of Government of India in the year 1986-87.
The objective is to promote, support, protect, maintain and increase the export of handicrafts.
” VRIKSH ” is a program by EPCH which is totally based on the timber legality assessment and verification standard for verification of legality and legal origin of wood and wooden products. It is intended for entities who want to accurately track and make claims about the legal origin and transport of their products.
The VRIKSH standard conforms to all major compliance requirements including the new CITES notification.
To fulfil the obligation, the Vriksh shipment certificate, issued exclusively by EPCH is mandatory to go along with all shipments of two Dalbergia’s species (Rosewood and Sheesham) products.

Teesta Setalvad honoured
Social activist Teesta Setalvad was honoured with a medal of courage by Radical Desi publications and Indians Abroad For Pluralist India at an event organised in commemoration of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Surrey, Canada.
  • On the occasion, the Punjabi edition of Foot Soldier of the Constitution was launched. Originally authored by Ms. Setalvad in English, it has been translated by Buta Singh, editor of Lok Kafila, a Punjabi magazine.

Bhuj Mercantile Co operative Bank bags Banco Award
Kutch-based Bhuj Mercantile Cooperative Bank has bagged the prestigious Banco Award for best performing cooperative bank.
  • The bank was adjudged best among the 1500 cooperative banks from across the country.
  • At the recently-held award ceremony in Hyderabad, Bhuj Mercantile Cooperative Bank received the Banco Award from Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in presence of leaders from over 500 cooperative banks.
  • Further, Bhuj Mercantile Cooperative Bank also ranked in the lead in Gujarat for hi-tech technology upgradation, while it stood third in the category at National level.
Banco Award given anually to the top performing cooperative banks recognise and encourage best practices in the cooperative banking sector.

Pulitzer Prizes 2018 announced
The Pulitzer Prizes for 2018 has been announced in the USA.
Following are the winners of the Pulitzer Prize 2018.
  • Fiction- Andrew Sean Greer’s “Less” has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Greer’s novel tells the comic story of a middle-aged novelist.
  • Drama- Cost of Living, by Martyna Majok.
  • History- The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea, by Jack E. Davis (Liveright/W.W. Norton).
  • Biography- Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, by Caroline Fraser (Metropolitan Books).
  • Poetry- Half-light: Collected Poems 1965-2016, by Frank Bidart (Farrar, Straus and Giroux).
The Pulitzer Prize  is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of American (Hungarian-born) Joseph Pulitzer who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by Columbia University in New York City.
Prizes are awarded yearly in twenty-one categories. In twenty of the categories, each winner receives a certificate and a U.S. $15,000 cash award (raised from $10,000 in 2017). The winner in the public service category of the journalism competition is awarded a gold medal

Kendrick Lamar becomes first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize
Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music, making history as the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the prestigious prize.
  • The revered rapper is also the most commercially successful musician to receive the award, usually reserved for critically acclaimed classical acts who don’t live on the pop charts.
  • The 30-year-old won the prize for ‘DAMN’, his raw and powerful Grammy-winning album.

Rana Kapoor felicitated with ‘India Talent Management Award 2018’
Recently a popular business news TV channel felicitated the persistent efforts of Rana Kapoor, MD & CEO, YES BANK towards fostering an entrepreneurial spirit and best practices at one of India’s fastest growing banks.
  • The ‘India Talent Management Award’ recognized the innovative strategy of the Bank to enhance the capability, capacity and confidence of the employees – to put them a step ahead in tomorrow’s workplace and economy.

Vedanta hires Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan as new CEO
Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Resources Plc named AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.’s Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan as its new chief executive officer.
  • Venkatakrishnan, who takes over from interim CEO Kuldip Kaura, will leave Johannesburg-based AngloGold on Aug. 30 and join Vedanta a day later.
  • The 53-year-old has been at Africa’s biggest gold producer for 18 years, including five as CEO.

Lt Gen PP Malhotra Takes Over as Director-General of NCC
Lieutenant General PP Malhotra assumed charge as Director General of National Cadet Corps (NCC), the largest uniformed youth organization in the world.
  • Prior to assuming his present appointment, he was the Chief Engineer of the Army’s premier Northern Command.

Veteran Journalist S Nihal Singh Passes Away
Veteran journalist S Nihal Singh passed at the age of 88 following an illness. He was suffering from kidney-related ailments. 
  • Nihal Singh had worked with several leading newspapers including The Indian Express, The Statesman and Khaleej Times.

Sunil Narine first foreign spinner to take 100 wickets in IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Sunil Narine on Monday scripted history as he became the first foreign spinner to take 100 wickets in the Indian Premier League.
  • Narine loves bowling at Daredevils as he has got 23 wickets from 12 innings his second best against IPL teams.
  • Narine’s 102 wickets came in 86 matches after conceding 2113 runs with the best figures of 5/19.

Daniel Ricciardo wins Chinese Grand Prix
Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull won Chinese Grand Prix to claim the sixth victory of his Formula One career.
  • Bottas finished second and Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari was third. Sebastian Vettel, who won the first two races of the season, fell back to eighth after starting on pole.
  • Vettel still leads the season standings with 54 points in three races.
  • Lewis Hamilton, the four-time and defending champion, finished fifth and improved his season points total to 43.
  • Bottas has 40 points in third place heading into the next race in Azerbaijan.

India breach 500 medal mark in Commonwealth Games
India finished third in the medals tally with 66 medals in total which can be broken down into 26 gold, 20 silver and 20 bronze.
  • With 66 medals, India went past the 500-medal mark.
  • India entered the Games with 436 medals and by the time Mary Kom led the contingent at the closing ceremony ten days later, the number had climbed to 502.
  • With that India became the fifth country to reach 500 or more medals in Commonwealth Game.




Print Friendly and PDF



Tags:

Theme images by Leontura. Powered by Blogger.