By P. Shivam
- Peter Pellegrini wins Slovakia's presidential election.
Slovakia - Capital - Bratislava, Currency - Euro. Prime Minister - Robert Fico
- Srini Pallia has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of India's third largest IT company, Wipro Limited.
- India has approved the highest ever export quota for essential commodities, strengthening bilateral relations with Maldives.
- Mirabai Chanu has become the only Indian weightlifter to qualify for Paris Olympics 2024.
- The Philippines conducted joint naval exercises with the US, Australia and Japan in the South China Sea.
- GAIL won the 15th CIDC Vishwakarma Award for the Barauni-Guwahati Natural Gas Pipeline Project connecting North-East India to the National Gas Grid.
- Parivartan Chintan, a tri-services conference chaired by Chief of Defense Staff General Anil Chauhan was held in New Delhi on 8 April 2024. Its objective is to generate new ideas, reforms and initiatives to advance jointness and integration efforts.
- Zimbabwe, along with Zambia and Malawi, has declared a state of disaster due to a severe drought sweeping across southern Africa. President Emmerson Mnangagwa cited an “El Nino-induced drought” causing below-normal rainfall, affecting over 80% of the country. President Mnangagwa made the emergency declaration, emphasising the need for $2 billion in humanitarian aid to address the crisis. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) estimates that 20 million people in southern Africa require food relief, with needs extending into early 2025.
- Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, will host the World Future Energy Summit (WFES).
- Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) have signed an MoU to jointly develop an indigenous Train Control System (i-TCMS), aimed at “revolutionising” rail communication technology in the country.
- Parivartan Chintan, a pioneering Tri-Service Conference aimed at generating new and fresh ideas, initiatives and reforms to propel Jointness and Integration efforts held in New Delhi. It is the first-ever conference of the Heads of all Tri- Services Institutions, the Department of Military Affairs, Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff and the three Services.
- In Punjab, under the unique initiative of the District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner of Malerkotla, Dr. Pallavi, a special website named ‘Booth Raabta’ has been launched to provide election- related information to the people of the district.
- Triple world champion Max Verstappen romped to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix, leading team-mate Sergio Perez to a dominant one-two finish for Red Bull.
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