Current Affairs 14th April

1)Piyush Goyal Launches "Deep" E-Bidding & E-Reverse Auction Portal"
-›The government has replaced the conventional tendering process for power purchase by state power distributors with an e-bidding platform in an attempt to make the bidding more efficient and transparent by bringing power procurement contract details to the public domain.

-› Each and every stakeholder in the Power Sector can access the portal “DEEP” through the following three Official Websites: www.mstcecommerce.com,From the Official Website of Ministry of Power www.powermin.nic.in and PFC Consulting website www.pfcclindia.com.

Govt launches carpool app

-› Days before the second phase of the odd-even anti-traffic scheme which begins from April 15, the government today launched ‘PoochhO Carpool app’ to help people explore carpooling options during the 15-day car-rationing exercise. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is being heard in audio and video advertisement asking people to ensure that they follow the odd-even rules.

2) Nauru becomes 189th member of IMF, World Bank
-› Tiny South Pacific island nation Nauru has become the 189th member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank i.e. Bretton-Woods institutions.

3) Cabinet nod to adopt statute of SAWEN to check wildlife crimes
-› Cabinet has given its approval for India adopting the Statute of the South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) and becoming its formal member in order to strengthen ties with the member countries in controlling the trans-boundary wildlife crime through communication, coordination, collaboration, capacity building and cooperation in the region.

4) India, Germany Ink Agreement on Namami Gange Project

5) Akash Missile System successfully test fired

-› Indigenously developed surface-to-air supersonic Akash missile System was successfully test fired from complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipuri in Odisha.

6) Sushila Karki: First female Chief Justice of Nepal’s Supreme Court

7) Maharashtra CM Fadnavis launched Mission Drinking Water

8) Maharashtra Legislative Assembly approved Social Boycott Bill 2016