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• Thousands of environmental activists paralysed parts of central London by blocking Marble Arch, Oxford Circus and Waterloo Bridge in a bid to force the government to do more to tackle climate change.


• Under sunny skies, activists sang songs or held signs that read "There is no Planet B" and "Extinction is Forever" at some of the capital`s most iconic locations. Roadblocks were due to continue night and day at each site.

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• US President Donald Trump urged Boeing Co to "rebrand" its 737 MAX jetliner following two fatal crashes, but the planemaker said it was focussed on fixing the problem and brainstorming over next steps to win back public trust.


• Airline officials said they have held lengthy meetings with Boeing over the past weeks about how to regain the public`s support once the grounded planes are returned to service.


• A full rebranding of the MAX was not likely, according to a person familiar with Boeing`s thinking, who noted that renaming an aircraft is a significant undertaking.

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• Pakistan has reached an "agreement in principle" with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over a bailout programme and expects to formally secure a rescue package.


• The long-delayed rescue package would be Pakistan`s 13th IMF bailout programme since the late 1980s and comes at a time of worsening economic outlook for the South Asian nation of 208 million people.

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• Self-described Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders, the 2020 presidential candidate who has long assailed America's growing income inequality, released 10 years of tax returns that confirm his new found status as a millionaire.


• The senator, who routinely rails against "millionaires and billionaires" and the "rigged" economic system that protects their standing, saw his income spike on royalties from sales of his book, "Our Revolution," published shortly after his 2016 race for the Democratic nomination.

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• Cabinet approves creation of a single post of Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General in the office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India.


• Cabinet approves the Continuation of Phase 4 of (GSLV) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.


• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved extension of duration of New Urea Policy-2015 (from 1st of April, 2019) for existing gas-based urea unit.


• Cabinet approves pact between India and Denmark in the field of Renewable energy.


• Cabinet approves MoU between India and Republic of Korea to issue jointly Postage Stamp.


• Cabinet apprised about MoU between India and Brazilin the area of Biotechnology.


• Cabinet approves MoU between India and Bolivia in the field of Geology and Mineral Resources.


• Cabinet approves MoU between India and Cambodia in the field of Communications.


• Cabinet approves MoU between India and Bolivia in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homoeopathy.

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• Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TSBIE) is likely to announce the results of intermediate first year and second year courses on [latex]18^{th}[/latex] April.


• Candidates can check their results on official websites tsbie.cgg.gov.in, results.cgg.gov.in and bie.telangana.gov.in or third party sites manabadi.com, schools9.com and examresults.net.


• Speculation around dates of TS Inter 1st and 2nd Year Result has been doing rounds on social media for some time now. Earlier reports claimed that the results will be announced on Saturday, [latex]13^{th}[/latex] April. However, the results were later postponed.

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• India and Pakistan will hold a second round of talks regarding Kartarpur corridor.


• Officials from both countries are expected to discuss technical aspects regarding the construction of the corridor, including fencing, road, and maps.


• Officials from Pakistan's ministry of foreign affairs, ministry of religious affairs and federal works organisation (FWO) will attend the dialogues.

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• Union minister and senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari blamed Congress-NCP for the water crisis in Marathwada and Latur, saying irrigation projects were only completed under the BJP government.


• Addressing a rally in Maharashtra’s Latur, Gadkari said he would turn Marathwada into California if BJP is voted to power again. Gadkari, the union water resources minister, said that he takes responsibility of ending water scarcity woes of Latur and the drought-prone region as a whole.

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• The Supreme Court will hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking permission for Muslim women to enter and offer namaz inside mosques.


• The plea was filed by a Muslim couple who asked the apex court to declare the prohibition on entry of women inside mosques in the country as illegal and unconstitutional as it violated the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution.

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• A unique proposition to pay electricity bill on EMIs has been launched by Bajaj Finserv through its lending arm Bajaj Finance Ltd. through the campaign of #BijliOnEMI.


• Customers can avail an Insta Credit loan in their Bajaj Finserv Wallet to pay their electricity bills on EMI.


• In the year 2018, Bajaj Finance Ltd. financed the purchase of over 12 lakh air conditioners in the country. Observing the purchase trend, Bajaj Finance Ltd launched this campaign.


• Customers buying air conditioners of Rs 20,000 and above will be eligible for Rs 5000 Insta Credit loan and for the air conditioners above Rs 40,000 will receive Rs 7000 Insta Credit loan to their Wallet.


• The Wallet facilitates the customer to access the EMI network card digitally, like tracking loan-related details online, transacting securely with EMIs on purchases, etc. Also, customer can pay bills, book tickets and transfer funds easily and seamlessly.

• NBFCs have raised Rs 26,200 crore through securitisation in FY19, more than two and a half times the Rs 9,700 crore raised in FY18. This follows the relaxation of norms by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has helped them reduce dependence on banks and other finance companies.


• From an average 18-20% of overall disbursements, securitisation funded 37% of loans disbursed in Q3 and might increase to 50% by Q4FY2019, according to ICRA estimates.

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• BCCI announced India's 15-member squad for 2019 Cricket World Cup, which will take place in England and Wales from May 30 to July 14.


• Virat Kohli, who led India to Under-19 World Cup victory in 2008, will lead the senior team in World Cup for the first time, while MS Dhoni will feature in his fourth World Cup.

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• Moeen Ali excelled in both batting and bowling A.B. de Villiers continued his love affair with Wankhede Stadium with a valuable, albeit scratchy, 75.


• Still, the duo’s effort was not enough to keep Royal Challengers Bangalore’ comeback on course as Mumbai Indians crossed a moderate target of 172 runs without much fuss to virtually put an end to the former’s hopes of making the Playoffs.

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• Reuters journalists, Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone have been selected for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize 2019 are being conferred as praise to their commitment, courage and resistance to freedom of expression.


• Currently, they are serving seven-year prison sentences in Myanmar since 12 December 2017 under the Official Secrets Act for, while working for the Reuters,they illegally collected classified military records that revealed extrajudicial assassinations of Rohingya Muslims by the army in Rakhine State.


• The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize will be given on May 2 as part of the observance of World Press Freedom Day (3 May) in Ethiopia.


• The award is a tribute to Colombian journalist Guillermo Cano Isaza. On 17 December 1986, he was killed in front of the offices of his newspaper El Espectador in Bogota, Colombia.


• The prize honours an institution or person who has made a notable contribution to the defence and promotion of press freedom.


• The Prize was founded on the initiative of UNESCO’s Executive Board and is awarded by the DG of the Organization, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, on 3 May.

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• R A Sankara Narayanan has been appointed MD & CEO of Canara Bank until January 2020, following a government notification.


• In a notice to the stock exchanges, Canara Bank said that Narayanan took charge on the same day. He was earlier the chairman of Bengaluru-based Vijaya Bank, which merged with Bank of Baroda with effect from April 1.

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• Former Director of Indian Space Research Organisation Satellite Centre (ISAC), SK Shivakumar died at the age of 66 in Bengaluru. He hailed from Mysuru, Karnataka.


• He was part of the team which had developed telemetry system for India’s first moon mission Chandrayan – I.


• He served as the project director for India’s first indigenous Deep Space Network Antenna at Byalalu. He also led the team of 2,500 engineers which contributed to ISRO’s Mangalyaan Mission.


• He contributed in several missions like Bhaskara, INSAT, IRS-1B and IRS-1C. He also served as the director of ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC).


• He was Padma shree awardee and also honoured with Karnataka Rajyotsava award (2008).

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