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18 April 2016 Current Affairs for Competition Exams

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Free WiFi service at Bhubaneswar Railway station <br />On 17 April 2016 Google in collaboration with RailTel, the telecom arm of the Indian Railways, rolled out free Wi-Fi service at Bhubaneswar railway station, Under the Digital India initiative. <br />Bhubaneswar railway station became the second station to be covered under the Google-RailTel Wi-Fi project. <br />By this, the passengers will be able to stream high definition videos while waiting. <br /> <br />Geeta Johri appointed as first woman DGP of Gujarat <br />On 15 April 2016 Gujarat government appointed Geeta Johri as the Director General of Police (DGP). <br />With this appointment, Johri becomes the first female DGP of Gujarat. <br />She also has the distinction of being the Gujarat's first woman IPS officer. <br /> <br /> <br />17 April observed as World Haemophilia Day <br />Haemophilia is the oldest known genetic bleeding disorder and is caused by a deficiency in the genes. <br />It impairs the body’s ability to control blood clotting, which is used to stop bleeding when a blood vessel is broken. <br />World Haemophilia Day was observed globally on 17 April 2016 with theme 'Treatment for all is the vision of all'. <br />The day aims at raising awareness about haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. <br /> <br /> <br />BRICS New Development Bank approved first set of loans <br />On 16 April 2016 BRICS the New Development Bank (NDB), approved its first set of loans valued at 811 million US dollars. <br />The loan will be used by four countries namely; <br />Brazil, India, China and South Africa to create 2.37 MW of renewable energy capacity, which can help reduce the amount of harmful emissions by 4 million tons annually. <br />The loan was approved by its Board of Directors during its fifth meeting held in Washington DC on the sidelines of the International monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank spring meetings. <br />The NDB will provide; <br />300 million dollar to Brazil, 81 million dollar to China, 250 million dollar to India and 180 million dollar to South Africa. <br /> <br /> <br />Australia beat India, won 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup <br />The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual international men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. <br />On 16 April 2016 Australia defeated India 4-0 in the final to win the 25th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. <br />It was held in Ipoh, Malaysia.

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