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Current Affairs Daily Digest – April 18 2024
1. The book, ‘India — the Road to Renaissance: A Vision and an Agenda’ by Bhimeswara Chall
“India—the Road to Renaissance: A Vision and an Agenda,” by Bhimeswara Challa, will be launched at the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI) site in Hyderabad.
This is a big moment in the intellectual conversation about the future of the country. With his background as a UN official, Challa offers a unique point of view and a convincing, high-minded plan for India’s rise to power.
“Passionate plea for a new, resurgent India” is what the author calls this book. It’s a call to action for people who don’t want to accept things as they are and want a better future for the country.
Challa’s writing goes into great detail about important issues that are often lost in the noise of election campaigns. It forces readers to face the real problems that could determine India’s future as a country.
2. Amitabh Bachchan to be Honoured with the Prestigious Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
The important news is that this year, the prestigious Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award will be given to the famous Hindi film star Amitabh Bachchan.
Bachchan has made great contributions to Indian film throughout his five-and-a-half-decade career.
This award, given by the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smriti Pratisthan Public Charitable Trust and the Mangeshkar family, is proof of that.
The news came out at a press conference put together by the trust and the Mangeshkar family. At the conference, music director Hridaynath Mangeshkar named the winners of this year’s awards.
This is another important award for Amitabh Bachchan, who has already won a lot of them on his amazing journey to become one of the most famous stars in Hindi film history.
3. Nigeria Becomes First Country to Roll Out New Meningitis Vaccine
In a groundbreaking move, Nigeria is the first country to use the new Men5CV vaccine, which targets five strains of meningococcal bacteria and is approved by the WHO.
This important step forward in history holds a lot of promise for fighting meningitis, which is a major threat in Africa, especially in Nigeria.
The Gavi-funded spread of the vaccine is an important step toward the WHO’s goal of getting rid of meningitis by 2030.
Getting rid of meningitis in Africa
Nigeria’s plan is especially important because the country is in the African Meningitis Belt, a region where meningitis attacks are common.
Last year, there were 50% more cases in the region, which shows how important it is to have effective intervention methods right away.
4. SBI Life Launches IdeationX: Pioneering Life Insurance Innovation
IdeationX is a new and innovative program launched by SBI Life Insurance to encourage life insurance innovation.
This program pushes future business leaders from top schools to come up with creative ways to meet the changing needs of insurance customers.
Using business schools to spark new ideas
IdeationX asks students from top business schools across the country to think outside the box and come up with new ways to handle life insurance.
Success with the First Edition
More than 1000 students from well-known B-Schools like NIA, NIRMA, SIES, KJ Somaiya, IMI, BML Munjal, IMT, and XIME took part in the first event.
After a tough screening process, 320 students made it to the final round, where they were split into eight teams of five.
5. Saurabh Garg Appointed as Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
As a big step forward, the Central Government has given IAS officer Saurabh Garg the extra job of Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI).
An order from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) made this choice official. It shows how much experience and knowledge Garg has in the field of public administration.
Garg, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Odisha branch who was born in 1991, will hold this position until a permanent replacement is found or more instructions are given.
This new position shows that the government trusts Garg to handle the duties and complicated tasks that come with running the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation.
6. World Heritage Day 2024 is observed on April 18
Every year on April 18, people around the world celebrate World Heritage Day, which is also known as the International Day for Monuments and Sites.
The holiday is on Thursday, April 18, 2024, this year. The goal of this day is to bring more attention to the variety and value of the world’s cultural heritage, as well as the need to safeguard and keep it alive for future generations.
Theme: “Disasters & Conflicts Through the Lens of the Venice Charter”
For World Heritage Day since 1983, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) has chosen a theme for the day’s events and activities.
Disasters and Wars Seen Through the Lens of the Venice Charter is the theme for 2024.
This theme talks about the problems and dangers that heritage sites and landmarks face, like natural disasters and conflicts caused by people, and how important the principles and rules in the Venice Charter are for protecting and preserving them.
