National

CSIR-IIP

• Council of Scientific & Industrial Research(CSIR)-Indian Institute of Petroleum(IIP), Dehradun,celebrated its 65th Foundation Day on its campus.

CSIR-IIP

International

Iraq banned same-sex relationships

• Iraq’s parliament passed a law criminalising same-sex relationships.
• The Law bans same-sex relations with a maximum of 15 years in prison, and mandates at least seven years in prison for anybody who promotes homosexuality or prostitution.

Iraq

Economy

Onion Shipment to 6 Countries

• The Union government has granted permission for shipments of an additional 99,150 tonnes of onion to six countries — Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, UAE, Bahrain and Mauritius.

Sports

Archery World Cup 2024

• In Archery, India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand Swami and Parneet Kaur won gold in the women’s final, beating Italy at the Archery World Cup in Shanghai.
• Indian men's recurve team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav defeated Olympic champions South Korea in a historic win to land an Archery World Cup gold medal after 14 years.

Archery Association of India

Palestinian athletes participation in Olympics 2024

• Thomas Bach assured that 6-8 Palestinian athletes may compete at the Paris Olympics with International Olympic Committee (IOC) support, even without qualification, due to ongoing Gaza conflict.

Paris Olympics 2024

Defence

Hangor-class Submarine

• China has launched the first of the eight Hangor-class submarines to be built for its all-weather ally Pakistan to provide it with state-of-the-art warships at Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Group's (WSIG) Shuangliu Base.

China

Rampage long-range supersonic air-to-ground missiles

• The Indian Air Force (IAF) has inducted the Rampage long-range supersonic air-to-ground missiles, which is capable of striking targets at approximately 250 kilometres.

Indian Air Force

Awards and Honours

2024 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards

• Gina Justus, a teacher at Our Own English High School, Sharjah Girls’ Branch, has been named the regional winner for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the 2024 Cambridge Dedicated Teacher Awards for her outstanding mentorship and dedication to charity.

Person in News

Jyothi Surekha

• India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam secured a hat-trick of gold medals at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai.

Important Days

World Veterinary Day

• World Veterinary Day is celebrated every year on the last Saturday of April. This year it was observed on April 27, 2024.