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National News

• Bharatiya Janata Party Chief Amit Shah launched “Yuva Udghosh Programme” in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. This programme focuses on enrolling Youths, above 17 of age, who will eligible for voting in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

• The use and sale of imported petroleum coke has been banned in the National Capital Region by the environment Ministry in order to control air pollution. The restrictions have been made under the environment protection Act, 1986

• The Def Expo India 2018 will be hosted by Chennai for the first time from April 11 to 14 at a temporary expo centre on East coast road near Mahabalipuram. Def Expo India is the largest event of India’s defence sector.

• Uttarkhand introduced for the first time in the country, Ultrasound will be performed on wild animals to detect pregnancy before administering reproduction control method on them.

• The Union Minister for Finance and corporate affairs, Arun Jaitely launched the National CSR Data Portal & Corporate significant step towards driving accountability and transparency for corporate India.

• Delhi CM Arvind kejriwal launched Girl child week programme to celebrate the girl child and spread awareness on gender equality
1. The girl child week is held from 18 Jan to 24 Jan 2018

• National Girl child Day – 24 Jan

• Fourth India International Science festival to be held in Lucknow

Science and Technology

• China launched two high resolution optical remote sensing satellites from the Jinrquan satellite launch centre, located in Northwest China. The satellites that were launched were commercial satellites named ‘Jilin – 1’ Video 07 and 08.

• INSV Tarini, India Navy Sailboat with an all – women crew rounded Cape Horn.

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