World number one Ashleigh Barty (Australia) earned her third WTA title this year by defeating Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) in the final of Stuttgart's clay-court tournament. After winning in Miami and a pre-Australian Open event in Melbourne on hard court, Barty added the Stuttgart title.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Gambia for having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the second country in WHO’s African Region to achieve this milestone.It has become the 2nd African state to achieve this feat after Ghana did in 2018.
In 1996, WHO launched the WHO Alliance for the Global Elimination of Trachoma by 2020 (GET2020).
Trachoma is an eye disease caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
Scientists at Ohio State University have discovered a record-breaking black hole. It is both one of the smallest black holes ever detected and the closest to Earth (1,500 light-years away and still inside the Milky Way galaxy). The researchers spotted it by finding something tugging on the red giant star and changing its shape. That effect is called a tidal distortion.
Public Enterprise Selection Board selected Amit Banerjee as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Earth Movers Limited, (BEML) an Indian Public Sector Undertaking.Currently, he is serving as Director (Rail & Metro), BEML Limited.
To secure a better future for Ladakhi youth, Army under the aegis of Fire and Fury Corps signed MoU for Ladakh Ignited Minds project with corporate partner Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and executing agency National Integrity and Educational Development Organisation (NIEDO) at HQ 14 Corps, Leh.
Saudi Arabia will join the United States, Canada, Norway, and Qatar in forming ‘Net Zero Producers Forum’ for oil and gas producers to discuss how they can support the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
It will be part of the new platform, which will discuss ways to achieve net-zero carbon emission targets to limit global warming.
Global military expenditure in 2020 is estimated to have been $1,981 billion, the highest since 1988—according to records maintained by SIPRI. India accounted for a 3.7 percent of the total world military spending in 2020, third highest, after the US and China.
The United States, China, India, Russia and the United Kingdom are the top five biggest spenders in 2020.
Renowned qawwali singer Farid Sabri of the Sabri Brothers duo passed away in Jaipur. He was 58.Sabri Brothers are known for the evergreen numbers like Der Na Ho Jaye Kahin Der Na Ho Jaye and Ek Mulakat Zaruri Hai Sanam to name a few.
The service centre called Aditya-L1 Support Cell (AL1SC) - a joint effort of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) under the Ministry of Science and Technolgy - will be used by the guest observers in analysing science data and preparing science-observing proposals.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of famous Gujarati poet, Padma Shri Dadudan Gadhvi. Mr. Modi said, Kavi Dad Bapu's contribution in the field of folk literature will always be remembered.
Eminent Odia writer Padma Shri Manoj Das passed away at the age of 87. Prabhanjana, Godhulira Bagha, Kanaka-Upatyakara Kahani, Amruta phala, and Sesha Tantrikara Sandhanare are some of his noted Odia work.
Jhumpa Lahiri released the English version of her new novel Whereabouts, which she first wrote and published in Italian, in 2018, as Dove Mi Trovo. The novel is centered on a woman and her observations about an unnamed European city. Lahiri, the author of The Namesake and Unaccustomed Earth, began Whereabouts in 2015.
The World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2021 focuses on leveraging the elements of an OSH system as set out in the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 2006. This celebration is an integral part of the Global Strategy on Occupational Safety and Health of the ILO.
28 April is also the International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers.
Japanese sportswear brand, ASICS, has appointed Ravindra Jadeja, the all-rounder of the Indian cricket team as its brand ambassador.ASICS and Ravindra will work together to inspire young athletes to achieve a lifestyle centered around ‘Sound Mind in a Sound Body.’The brand aims to connect with technologically and momentum-driven consumers.
Rajat Khurana, Managing Director, ASICS India.
The RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 40 lakh on Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank, Shimla, for non-compliance with certain regulatory directions issued by NABARD.
The penalty has been imposed for non-compliance with regulatory directions issued by NABARD contained in 'Review of Frauds - Guidelines on Monitoring and Reporting System',