| 1. Sagar Baheti has become the first visually impaired Indian runner to complete the historic Boston Marathon. Baheti completed the approximately 42.16 km distance in just over four hours. Supported by the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (MABVI |
| 2. UN Chinese Language Day observed on 20th April. The day was chosen as the date for the Chinese language to pay tribute to Cang Jie, a mythical figure who is presumed to have invented Chinese characters about 5,000 years ago. |
| 3. NDMA has conducted its first mock drill exercise on forest fire in Uttarakhand. The fire officials from all the districts and other departments of the state will participate in the exercise. |
| 4. ‘Amazon’ has launched the 'Amazon Fire TV Stick' with Voice Remote in India. Fire TV Stick is the powerful streaming media device that plugs into an HD Television and lets customers access thousands of movies, TV shows, apps, and games. It will compete with devices like Google Chromecast, Amkette's EvoTV and Apple TV. |
| 5. ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ stamps sold for the highest ever price for Indian stamps. It has been sold for record 5 lakh pounds at an auction in the United Kingdom (UK). Only 13 of the 1948 Gandhi 10 Purple Brown and Lake 'Service' stamps are in circulation. |
| 6. Myntra acquires Bengaluru-based ‘InLogg’ . InLogg' is a city-based technology platform that provides end-to-end logistics solutions for the e-commerce sector. Now, Myntra will be able to strengthen its logistic capability with an expanded reach and improved customer experience. |
| 7. Vinay Shah appointed as new MD & CEO of LIC Housing Finance . He has replaced 'Smt. Sunita Sharma' after Government had elevated her to Managing Director (MD) of LIC. Earlier, Sah was Executive Director–Marketing/Product Development with LIC of India. |
| 8. RBI signed MoU with the Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan. he Reserve Bank of India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 'Supervisory Cooperation and Exchange of Supervisory Information'. |
| 9. The 2017 BRICS Film Festival will be held in Chengdu, China in june. The first BRICS Film Festival was held in New Delhi, India, in September 2016. Chinese director Xie Fei will be the president of the festival jury. |
| 10. Olympic-medal-winning athlete Germaine Mason died. t Mason apparently lost control of his motorcycle before dawn on Thursday in St. Andrew Parish south-east of the capital, Kingston. He was 34. |
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