Current Affairs 25th April

1) India to host 2018 Commonwealth Judo Championships
-› India will host the 2018 Commonwealth Judo Championships in Jaipur.



2) Rafael Nadal wins Barcelona Open to equal clay-court record
-› In Tennis, Rafael Nadal has won the Barcelona Open to equal Guillermo Vilas' decades old record of 49 clay-court titles.

3) Manoj Bajpayee To Receive Dadasaheb Phalke Award For movie 'Aligarh'

4) China, Pakistan ink agreement to launch satellite to monitor CPEC projects
-› China and Pakistan have signed an agreement for the launch of a special satellite to monitor the development of the multi-billion dollars China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects.

5) Uber partners with Election Commission in Tamilnadu

6) International Solar Alliance Cell and UNDP declared Cooperation for Promoting Solar Energy
-› The Interim Administrative Cell of International Solar Alliance (ISA Cell) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on 22 April 2016 declared their intention to promote solar energy globally.

7) India banned milk, mobile phones import from China

8) Cadbury inaugurates largest Asia-Pacific facility in India
-› Cadbury India, part of Mondelez International, today inaugurated its $190 million factory in Sri City SEZ, on the border of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

9) Tata Trusts signs pact with Odisha for Malaria elimination
-› Tata Trusts has signed a pact with the Odisha government to achieve elimination of Malaria from the state by 2030.


10) Nabard lends Rs 1,000 crore to HSWC for wheat procurement

11) Centre to provide plastic park to Andhra pradesh
-› Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Ananta Kumar announced that Andhra Pradesh would be the plastic hub in a short while from now and that the Centre would provide a plastic park to the State with Rs.1000 crore.

12) 25th April : World Malaria Day
-› 25th April is observed every year as World Malaria Day (WMD) to create awareness among the people about this vector borne disease.
-› The theme for 2016 is End Malaria For Good. This year’s theme reflects the vision of a malaria-free world set out in the Global technical strategy for malaria 2016-2030.