Current Affairs April 2012 -1

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• State-owned Oil Companies reduced Jet Fuel Prices by Rs 312 per kilolitre
• Indian Navy inducted Newly Built INS Teg in Its Fleet
• India to Export 2.1 million tonnes (mt) of Iron Ore to Steel Mills of Japan & South Korea
• Following Revised Production Estimates Cotton Advisory Board, Centre allowed further Cotton Export
• Two Boats capsized in Brahmputra River in Assam
• Union Cabinet of India approved Proposal by Oman to hike the Gas Price
• Yesteryear Bollywood Actress Achla Sachdev died in Pune
• Shon Wan Ho defeated Lee Chong Wei to win India Open Badminton

National Current Affairs

• Fifty Leaders from Different Political Parties sworn in as The Member of Rajya Sabha
• Rajyasabha passed the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill 2010
• Supreme Court dismissed Petition against Army Chief- Designate Lieutenant General Bikram Singh
• Supreme Court upheld Election Commission’s Poll Symbol Rules

International Current Affairs

• Union Cabinet of India approved Proposal by Oman to hike the Gas Price
• Signing of a New Liberal Visa Regime with Pakistan approved by the Indian Cabinet
• Supreme Court of Pakistan convicted Prime Minister Yusuf Raja Gilani for Contempt of Court
• Pakistan Successfully test-fired Upgraded Version of Shaheen-1 Missile

Economy Current Affairs

• Following Revised Production Estimates Cotton Advisory Board, Centre allowed further Cotton Export
• International Monetary Fund lowered India’s Growth Projection for 2012 to 6.9 Per Cent
• Standard & Poor's cut India’s Credit Rating Outlook to Negative
• Supreme Court extended the Timeline for 2G Spectrum Auction Till 31 August 2012

Sports Current Affairs

• Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer to clinch Barcelona Open Title
• China’s Chen Jin defeated Du Pengyu to clinch the Asian Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Title
• Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic to clinch His Eighth Consecutive Monte Carlo Masters
• China's Xiao Jia Chen defeated Saina Nehwal in the Asian Badminton Championship

Environment and Ecology Current Affairs

• Study found Arctic Ocean As A Significant Contributor of Methane in The Atmosphere
• Diversity helped Mammals to Survive During Climate Change
• NTCA:337 Tigers lost their lives in India in the Last Decade
• MoEF banned the Use of Live Animals in Dissection and other Experiments

Science and Technology Current affairs

• Scientists used Supercomputer to fight Alzheimer’s and other Brain Diseases
• Scientists discovered a Combination of Proteins involved in Prostate Disorders
• Scientists found Diarrhoea Bug called Dientamoeba Fragilis in Pigs
• Scientists identified Common Childhood Obesity Genes called OLFM4 and HOXB5