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April 19 , 2024 13 days 138 0
  • The union government has set the target of producing 170 million tonnes of coal from captive and commercial coal blocks in the country during the current financial year.
  • DRDO & Indian Army conducted a successful trial of indigenous Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile Weapon System.
  • Rashmi Kumari wins national women's carrom title for the 12th time in the women's final of the 51st National carrom championship.
  • Indian Prime Minister is set to become the 2nd prime minister of India to feature on the cover of Newsweek, an American magazine, after Indira Gandhi.
    • Former prime minister Indira Gandhi featured on the cover of Newsweek's April 1966 issue.
  • NASA is now publicly distributing science-quality data from its newest Earth-observing PACE satellite.
    • It is providing first-of-their-kind measurements of ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate.
  • The British-American author Salman Rushdie, who was attacked with a knife at a public event in 2022, narrated the incident in his new biography ‘Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder’.
  • Dr Gagandeep Kang, Director of Global Health at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has been selected for the prestigious John Dirks Award in global health.
  • US hosted the first-ever trilateral summit meeting between the leaders of the USA, the Philippines, and Japan at the White House, Washington D.C.
  • International Turban Day is an annual celebration observed on April 13th to honour the rich cultural and religious significance of the turban in Sikhism.

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