CURRENT AFFAIRS 14TH APRIL 2018

Rajnath Singh, the Union Home Minister launched a web-based application, e-Foreigners Regional Registration Office (e-FRRO) Scheme.
This scheme aims to provide fast and efficient services to foreigners who visit India so that they can have a pleasant stay.
Through this application, foreigners will be able to get 27 Visa and Immigration related services in India.
e-FRRO Scheme has been implemented as a pilot project in four Foreigners Regional Registration Offices (FRROs) in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai.

The Heritage Foundation, an American think-tank published Index of Economic in which India jumped 13 places to achieve the 130th spot.
As per the latest edition, India moved up to the 130th spot up from 143 in 2017.
India's economic freedom score was 54.5.
Hong Kong topped the Economic Freedom Index followed by Singapore and New Zealand.

National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) signed an agreement for its first international project as part of the India-Myanmar-Thailand (IMT) Trilateral Highway.
The project has been funded by Ministry of External Affairs and would be executed on EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) mode at a cost of Rs.1177 crores.
The project will have 3 new major bridges and 2 new minor bridges. The project would be completed in three years.
NHAI with M/s Punj Lloyd Ltd. – Varaha Infra Ltd. (JV) signed the agreement for the upgradation of Yagyi – Kalewa section of highway in Myanmar to two lanes with earthen shoulder.
The IMT Trilateral Highway would become operational by December 2019.

Sripriya Ranganathan has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Korea.
Sripriya Ranganathan is 1994 batch Indian Foreign Service Officer (IFS).
Currently, she is Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.

India and Russia signed 7 MoUs at Defence Expo at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
These MoUs were signed between Indian Private Defence sector manufacturing companies and Russian Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for manufacture, development of spares, sub-assemblies and assemblies of identified Russian origin platforms during third India-Russia Military-Industrial Conference held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2018.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed an agreement with the Ministry of External Affairs for preparation of a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for development of the Kalay Airport as a green airport in Myanmar.
AAI had developed more than 60 airports in metro and non-metro cities in India.

Siddhartha Varadarajan, the founding editor of ‘The Wire’, will receive the Shorenstein Journalism Award for 2017 at Stanford University.
The award is given annually by Stanford University’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and alternates between recipients from the West and Asia.

India celebtrates Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar on his 127th birth anniversary at the Parliament House Complex, New Delhi.
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar was born on 14th April 1891 at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh which is now known as Dr Ambedkar Nagar.
He was the chief architect of the Constitution as well as the first law minister of India.

Shooter Sanjeev Rajput won the men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions with a Games record at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
This medal was his third successive medal at the CWG, after having bagged silver and bronze in the 2014 and 2010 editions respectively.
India's Chain Singh stood fifth in the same event.

Neeraj Chopra, 1st Indian javelin thrower won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, with a season’s best effort of 86.47m in the final.
The 20-year-old junior world champion, Neeraj was favourite for gold after his 85.94m throw in March 2018 at Patiala during the Federation Cup National Championships.

MC Mary Kom has become the first Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.
She is five-time world champion and Olympic bronze medallist
Mary Kom defeated Northern Ireland's Kristina O'Hara in the 45-48kg category final at Gold Coast, Australia.

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