On 16 april 2024 sweden officially became the 38th nation to sign the artemis accords of the national aeronautics and space administration which establish a practical set of guidelines for peaceful space exploration and use of

On 18th april 2024, defence research and development organisation (drdo) successfully conducted a flight-test of indigenous technology cruise missile (itcm) from the integrated test range (itr) located at chandipur off the coast of odisha.i. the missile is developed by drdo’s laboratory aeronautical development establishment (ade) based in bengaluru, karnataka, along with contributions from other laboratories and indian industries.ii. the successful demonstration of flight-test confirmed the reliable performance of the indigenous propulsion system developed by gas turbine research establishment(gtre) based in bengaluru, karnataka.”

” Pavuluri subba rao, former isro scientist and founder and chief executive officer(ceo) of ananth technologies limited(atl) has been conferred the prestigious aryabhata award by the astronautical society of india (asi). he was also presented with the “distinguished fellow” title by asi.i. he received the honor in recognition of his outstanding lifetime contribution to the promotion of astronautics in india.• the recipient of the award receives a citation and cash prize of rs 1,00,000.”

” On april 18, 2024, airtel payments bank, in collaboration with national payments corporation of india (npci), introduced eco-friendly ncmc (national common mobility cards) debit and prepaid cards on april 18, 2024.• these cards are powered by rupay and are crafted from environmentally sustainable e-pvc material.• this is in line with airtel payments bank’s commitment to india’s one nation, one card vision.”

” As per the report by financial express, amazon pay in partnership with national payments corporation of india (npci) is set to introduce its credit services on the unified payments interface (upi).• amazonpay was granted a payment aggregator licence by the reserve bank of india(rbi) in february 2024. also, it received permission from rbi for a prepaid payment instrument (ppi).”

” A team of archaeologists have discovered a unique Iron Age Megalithic site at Ooragutta near Bandala village in SS Tadvai mandal of Mulugu district, Telangana.• The team has also discovered two new rock art sites at Damaratogu Gundala mandal of Bhadradri Kothagudem district, Telangana.• One of the sites known as “Devarlabanda Mula” has only depictions of animals and no humans. It is believed that the paintings dated back to Mesolithic age (between 8000-3000 BCE) since no weapons or domestic animals are shown.”

” World liver day (wld) 2024 observed across the globe on 19th april 2024 with the theme of ‘be vigilant, get regular liver check-ups and prevent fatty liver diseases.’ to raise awareness about the importance of liver health and to prevent and manage liver diseases.i. wld aims to encourage a healthier lifestyle, proper diet, regular exercise, and avoiding harmful substances to maintain liver health. click here to read more”

” Prime minister narendra modi was presented with a book titled “sabke ram” by panchjanya editor hitesh shankar and managing director of bharat prakashan arun goyal.i. the book was published by prabhat prakashan, who publishes “panchjanya,” a hindi weekly magazine.ii. it narrates the history of ayodhya and provides details about lord ram’s birthplace and date of birth.iii. the main features of the book is that it can be read and listened to in hindi and english.”

” On 18th april 2024, former world no. 1 badminton player kento momota of japan announced that he would retire from badminton after featuring in the 2024 thomas & uber cup for japan.i. the 29-year-old kento momota is ranked 52nd in the badminton world federation (bwf) world rankings as of 18th april 2024.ii. he won the world championships and asian championships in 2018 and 2019. he won 67 out of the 73 matches that he played in 2019, including 11 titles.note: the bwf thomas & uber cup finals 2024 is set to be held in chengdu, china from 27th april to 5th may 2024.”

” Intel corporation, an american technology company that manufactures semiconductor computer circuits, has built the world’s largest neuromorphic system code named ‘hala point’ to enable more sustainable artificial intelligence (ai).i. it is initially deployed at sandia national laboratories, utilising intel’s loihi 2 processor.ii. it can support up to 20 quadrillion operations per second, with an efficiency exceeding 15 trillion 8-bit operations per second per watt (tops/w) when executing conventional deep neural networks.”