Daily Current Affairs of 19 April 2018

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Here is the Current Affairs of 19 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.) The country’s biggest lender, State Bank of India (SBI) has come up with an alternate and convenient method of cash withdrawal for its customers. The bank is now providing facilities of cash through ‘Cash@POS’ initiative.
2.) Amazon has launched an Android web browser app called ‘Internet’ for emerging markets.
3.) India and the UK have signed 10 agreements in several sectors including cyber-relationship, rejuvenation of Ganga and skill development.
4.) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has launched a health scheme of the Assam government named Atal Amrit Abhiyan that offers free medical care of up to 2 lakh rupees for every individual from Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Above Poverty Line (APL) families.
5.) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has extended total credit support of Rs 14,690 crore to Rajasthan for 2017-18.
6.) The Indian Government has launched the ‘Study in India’ initiative to attract international students to study in India. The website of Study in India can be accessed at www.studyinindia.gov.in. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Minister of State for Human Resources Development Satya Pal Singh jointly launched the initiative in New Delhi. The portal will enable students from 30 countries across South Asia, Africa and West Asia to select and apply for different courses from 150 select Indian institutions which are high on NAAC and NIRF ranking.
7.) Taiwan External Trade Development Council in India will be inaugurated in New Delhi next month.
8.) 2018 Commonwealth Innovation Index, India fetched 10th position in the index topped by the United Kingdom, Singapore and Canada.
9.) Director General of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Dilip Chenoy, has been appointed as the Secretary General of the industry body.
10.) NASA has blasted off its newest planet-hunting spacecraft ‘TESS’ that aims to scan 85% of the skies for cosmic bodies where life may exist.
11.) Karan Johar has become the first Indian filmmaker to have his wax statue at the Madame Tussauds museum in London.
12.) Saudi Arabia has opened its first movie theater in 35 yrs, with “Black Panther” the first movie shown publicly in the kingdom in decades.

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