1)RBI looks to Army for ‘Operation shredded notes’:-
Background:- Holding a pile of billions of demonetised notes, the Reserve Bank of India has a problem — it is unable to destroy them quickly. At the current pace, the process could take nearly two years.
Keen on completing the task on a war footing, the RBI’s central office in Mumbai is seeking the Army’s help for the job.
2)500 school students fall ill after chemical:-
Where :- South Delhi's Tughlaqabad Area
Which Chemical:- The container full of 2-chloro-5-chloromethylpyridine used in the manufacture of pesticides.
3)Dr Jack Preger,has become the first living westerner to be honoured at the Asian Awards.
Dr Jack Preger MBE was named ‘Philanthropist of the Year’.
It is the first time that a living person, not of Asian origin, has been honoured at the awards.
4)Mahavira statue unearthed in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur dates back to 9th century.
5)About Thalassemia Disease:- Thalassaemia is a genetic blood disorder commonly characterised by the abnormal production of haemoglobin in the body.
The abnormality results in improper oxygen transport and destruction of red blood cells.
It has wide-ranging effects on the human body like iron overload, bone deformities and in severe cases can cause heart diseases. The disease has no cure and people living with thalassaemia require regular blood transfusions as an effective measure to prolong life.
Symptoms:- Feeling tired, pale skin, enlarged spleen, yellowish skin, dark urine
World Thalassaemia Day is on May 8, experts say India is the thalassaemia capital of the world with 40 million carriers and over 1,00,000 thalassaemia majors under blood transfusion every month.
6) The first woman judge on the Delhi High Court and the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court(Himachal Pradesh High Court),Justice Leila Seth Passed away.
7)What is XFEL? :- It is the world’s biggest X-ray laser.
Most of the 3.4-kilometre-long European XFEL — European X-ray free electron laser — is located in underground tunnels in Germany.
Background:- Holding a pile of billions of demonetised notes, the Reserve Bank of India has a problem — it is unable to destroy them quickly. At the current pace, the process could take nearly two years.
Keen on completing the task on a war footing, the RBI’s central office in Mumbai is seeking the Army’s help for the job.
2)500 school students fall ill after chemical:-
Where :- South Delhi's Tughlaqabad Area
Which Chemical:- The container full of 2-chloro-5-chloromethylpyridine used in the manufacture of pesticides.
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| The Hindu |
3)Dr Jack Preger,has become the first living westerner to be honoured at the Asian Awards.
Dr Jack Preger MBE was named ‘Philanthropist of the Year’.
It is the first time that a living person, not of Asian origin, has been honoured at the awards.
4)Mahavira statue unearthed in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur dates back to 9th century.
5)About Thalassemia Disease:- Thalassaemia is a genetic blood disorder commonly characterised by the abnormal production of haemoglobin in the body.
The abnormality results in improper oxygen transport and destruction of red blood cells.
It has wide-ranging effects on the human body like iron overload, bone deformities and in severe cases can cause heart diseases. The disease has no cure and people living with thalassaemia require regular blood transfusions as an effective measure to prolong life.
Symptoms:- Feeling tired, pale skin, enlarged spleen, yellowish skin, dark urine
World Thalassaemia Day is on May 8, experts say India is the thalassaemia capital of the world with 40 million carriers and over 1,00,000 thalassaemia majors under blood transfusion every month.
6) The first woman judge on the Delhi High Court and the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court(Himachal Pradesh High Court),Justice Leila Seth Passed away.
7)What is XFEL? :- It is the world’s biggest X-ray laser.
Most of the 3.4-kilometre-long European XFEL — European X-ray free electron laser — is located in underground tunnels in Germany.
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