| 1. World Intellectual Property Day celebrated on 26th April. WIP Day is organized by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). WIPO is the global forum for intellectual property services, policy, information, and cooperation. It is a self-funding agency of the United Nations, with 189 member states. |
| 2. Avtar Monga has appointed Executive Director of IDFC Bank. onga has been with IDFC Bank since March 2014 as its Chief Operating Officer. With over 35 years of experience in the banking and financial services industry, Monga brings significant strategic insight and knowledge to the bank’s board. |
| 3. Yes Bank ties up with Paisabazaar.com to offer conditionally approved loans. As part of the partnership, the bank will help Paisabazaar.com through its advanced analytics and data mining capabilities to offer customers of the financial marketplace with customized and conditionally approved offers across retail lending products. |
| 4. Belgium has become the first country to open an honorary consulate office in GIFT City. Besides the Belgian Embassy in New Delhi, two Consulates-General in Mumbai and Chennai, and an honorary consulate in Kolkata, Belgium has expanded its diplomatic representation in India with this new office in Gandhinagar. |
| 5. India, France carry out joint naval exercise 'Varuna'. The Indian Navy has begun a joint maritime exercise with the French Navy at the Mediterranean Sea to further deepen combat coordination between the two navies. |
| 6. India has replaced Japan as world's number two importer of LPG. China continues to occupy the top position as world's largest LPG importer.The result is an outcome of the rigorous effort of Nation's call for a 'safer kitchen'. |
| 7. India and Sri Lanka have signed an MoU on economic co-operation. The agreement was exchanged in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe in New Delhi. |
| 8. Dileep K Nair has bagged Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Foundation award . He has received that award for excellent performance in the field of education in Trivendurum, Kerala. The 38-year-old academician, who currently is the Chancellor of the North East Frontier Technical University (NEFTU) in Arunachal Pradesh, received Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Foundation Kerala State award for the year 2016-17. Nair is also the founder of The Automobile Society (India) and The Engineer's Outlook Magazine. |
| 9. Northeast India's largest Information Technology (IT) hub was inaugurated in Agartala,Tripura. It is to boost employment and e-governance besides to export software technology. The Hub was set up at a cost of Rs. 50 crore. The Chief Minister of Tripura, Manik Sarkar inaugurated the IT hub. |
| 10. England all-rounder Zafar Ansari quits cricket at 25. Zafar Ansari, the England all-rounder who played three Tests and one one-day international, has announced a surprise retirement from all cricket at the age of 25. Ansari, who made his international debut for England in May 2015. |
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