6th April 2018 Events - Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 6th April 2018

International Current Affairs

Today (6th April) is International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.
- This day was initiated by the United Nations (UN), to recognize the power of sport in promoting peace and erasing cultural barriers worldwide.
- This day promotes healthy lifestyles and emphasizes the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) focus on giving as many people as possible access to sport.
The 9th India-Japan-US trilateral meeting was successfully concluded at New Delhi.
- This meeting was represented by senior diplomats of the three countries.
- All the three countries agreed to continue to collaborate to promote increased connectivity in Indo-Pacific.
- They also agreed to remain engaged and strengthen cooperation in support for free, open, prosperous, peaceful and inclusive Indo-Pacific region through partnership with countries in region.

National Current Affairs

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has issued a circular directing all states and union territories to avoid using the words 'Dalit' and 'Harijan' in official communications.
- The term 'Scheduled Caste' should be used for denoting people belonging to the category.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today announced that it is looking at the possibility of introducing a central bank-backed Digital Currency.
- An inter-departmental group has been constituted to study and provide "guidance on the desirability and feasibility to introduce a central bank digital currency".
The RBI has said that any entity regulated by it like banks shall be barred from providing services to any individual or business dealing in Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies.
- The central bank has given 3 months to banks to exit their relationship with such entities.
The RBI has directed all payment system operators in India to store data within the country to ensure the security of users' information.
- The operators have been given 6 months' time to comply with the directive of the central bank.
Despite the sanctions imposed by the US on defence trade with Russia, India has decided to continue negotiations with Russia to acquire a missile defence system at a cost of over ₹30,000 crore.
According to a report released by cybersecurity firm Symantec, India is the 9th most affected country in the world in cryptojacking activities (2nd in Asia-Pacific Japan region).

Recent Committees in News

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has constituted 5-member committee to examine Taxation aspects related to High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) who are migrating abroad to other jurisdictions.
- Head of this Committee : Pragya Sahay Saksena

Books & Authors

The book 'Mann Ki Baat: A Social Revolution on Radio' which was released last year, is in news due to controversies.
- Rajesh Jain, attributed as the author of this book has denied he wrote the book.
- The book was released in the presence of then President, Pranab Mukherjee.

Sports Current Affairs

India's youngest weightlifter at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Deepak Lather (18-years) has won India a Bronze medal in the 69-kg men's category today.
Indian weightlifter Sanjita Chanu won her 2nd consecutive Commonwealth Games Gold medal after lifting a total of 192 kg in the women's 53 kg category today.
- She had already won the 1st Gold medal to India in the women's 48 kg category.
- Note : India have won two gold, one silver and one bronze medals till now.

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