According to data released by StartupBlink, India moved up to the 17th position in 2018 from 37th spot last year in the Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking for 2019. India ranks 17 globally among 100 countries, based on the strength of its startup ecosystem.
The USA remains the number 1 country in the ranking
MOU was signed between the Ministry of AYUSH and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi for cooperation in research and education in areas of traditional systems of medicine and its integration with modern science.
AYUSH- Ayurveda, Yoga & naturopathy, Unani, Siddha & Homoeopathy
Former deputy Election Commissioner Vinod has been appointed as special observer for Tripura where the Lok Sabha polls in Tripura (East) seat was postponed in view of the law and order situation.
Tripura Capital- Agartala Governor- Kaptan Singh Solanki
Sri Lankan Government imposed emergency in the country following bomb attacks on churches and hotels. The government also decided to declare a national day of mourning on 23 April (Today).
8 Indians are among 31 foreigners killed in the terror attacks.
World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated every year on 23 April as it marks the birth or death of many prominent writers like William Shakespeare, Josep Pla etc. This year, UNESCO selected Sharjah as the World Book Capital for the 1-year period.
2019 marks the International Year of Indigenous Languages.
India's largest IT company TCS deployed an integrated solution for India Post, modernising over 1.5 lakh post offices in the country. This was carried out under ₹1,100-crore multi-year contract & created the world's largest distributed e-postal network.
Suresh Sethi is the MD & CEO of India Post Payment Bank (IPPB)
Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who played the president in a TV series won the country's presidential election. Incumbent President Petro Poroshenko, who was running for his second five-year term, has admitted defeat.
Ukraine Capital- Kyiv Currency- Hryvnia
Microblogging platform Twitter has appointed Manish Maheshwari as its new Managing Director for the India market effective April 29. Before joining Twitter, Maheshwari served as the Chief Executive Officer of the media firm Network18 Digital.
Chowkidar Narendra Modi is the most followed Indian on Twitter.
Malayalam film Bhayanakam (Fear) directed by Jayaraj won the best cinematography award at the Beijing International Film Festival. The cinematography was done by Nikhil S Praveen.
It also won the best cinematography at 65thNational Film Awards.
Legendary Bengali folk singer Amar Paul passed away at age 96 years following a cerebral haemorrhage. He published books on folk music such as Banglar Lok sangeet and Banglaar Nadir Gaan. He was a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
Mushtaq Hussain Khan-First Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee.