Daily Current Affairs of 8 and 9 April 2018

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Here is the Current Affairs of 8 and 9 April 2018. Current Affairs is the very important in General Awareness Section to score high in the mains exams of the various government exams like BANK, SSC, INSURANCE, RAILWAY, GPSC and many more. So read daily current affairs and score high in the examination and increase your chance to be selected.



 1.) Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) scheme in Delhi.
2.) India’s 16-year-old Manu Bhaker won the gold in women’s 10 air pistol and Heena Sidhu secure silver at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
3.) Weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam won India's third gold medal in the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
4.) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is going to conduct its biggest ever combat exercise named Gagan Shakti, 2018 along Pakistan and China borders.
5.) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysia concluded joint military exercise “Desert Tiger 5” aimed at sharing expertise and enhancing joint military actions in Dubai, UAE.
6.) Patna tops in 4G connectivity among 20 of India’s largest cities. It has emerged ahead of the likes of Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi, according to the report of OpenSignal, a wireless coverage mapping company.
7.) Deutsche Bank AG named Christian Sewing as the Chief Executive officer of the Bank.


8.) Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb launched the state component of Pradhanmantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) in Agartala.
9.) India and Nepal have agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations in key areas of border security, connectivity, trade and agriculture. Kathmandu is the capital, Nepalese rupee is the currency, Bidhya Devi Bhandari is the president and Khadga Prasad Oli is the prime minister of Nepal.
10.) The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with the Government, hiked the foreign portfolio investors (FPI) investment limit in Central government securities (G-Sec) from 5% of outstanding stock now to 5.5% in FY2019 and 6% in FY2020.
11.) The two-day Assam Spring Festival began at the Manas National Park where visitors will get to experience the state's local food, music, handloom and handicrafts. 
12.) Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma will be awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award.
13.) Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel won his second Grand Prix in as many races, at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
14.) Jitu Rai broke the games record to claim the gold medal by some distance in men's 10m air pistol, at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games. Om Prakash Mitharval bagged bronze in the same event.
15.) India clinched their first-ever badminton mixed team event gold in Commonwealth Games history.
16.) India defeated Nigeria to clinch gold in the men's table tennis team event at the Commonwealth Games for the first time since 2006.
17.) India’s weightlifter Punam Yadav won gold in the Women’s 69kg weightlifting category.

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