National

AFMS and IIT Delhi Sign MoU

• Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for collaborative research and training with IIT Delhi.

National Colloquium on Grassroots Governance

• Ministry of Panchayati Raj is organizing a National Colloquium on “Governance at the Grassroots after Three Decades of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment” on 24th April, 2024, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi in observance of National Panchayati Raj Day.

International

Uyghurs

• According to a report released by the United States, Chinese authorities have arbitrarily detained over one million Uyghurs and members of other minority groups over a period of five years, between 2017 to 2023.
• Uyghurs are recognized as the titular nationality of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China.

Poland ready to host NATO nuclear weapons

• Poland's President Andrzej Duda stated that Poland would be prepared to host nuclear weapons from NATO allies in response to Russia's reported relocation of nuclear weapons to Belarus.

Sports

Asian Judo Championship

• In Judo, India’s Tulika Maan has been advanced to the Semi-finals of the Asian Judo Championship 2024, in Hong Kong.

US Open Pickleball Championship

• Indian Pickleball players, Stavya Bhasin, Dhiren Patel and Hemal Jain have clinched a gold each in their respective categories in a week long US Open Pickleball Championship at Florida in US.

Olympic Shotgun Championship

• Prithviraj Tondaiman was placed 47th out of 140 shooters in the final Olympic shotgun championship in Doha, Qatar.

Awards & Honours

Padma Awards

• President Murmu conferred Padma Vibhushan on former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in the field of Public Affairs, Bharatnatyam dancer Dr Padma Subrahmanyam in the field of Art and Bindeshwar Pathak (Posthumously) in the field of Social Work.
• The President also conferred Padma Bhushan on Actor Mithun Chakraborty for his dynamic performances and powerful portrayals in Bengali and Hindi cinema.
• Veteran tennis player Rohan Bopanna received the PadmaShri for his contribution in the field of Sports.

Person in News

Major General Aharon Haliva

• Head of Israel’s military intelligence, Major General Aharon Haliva, has resigned.

Miscellaneous

English Language Day

• United Nations English Language Day is a momentous occasion celebrated annually on April 23.
• This date coincides with the birth and death anniversary of William Shakespeare.