1.As Bhutan’s fifth King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck arrives in Delhi on Monday afternoon at the invitation of President Droupadi Murmu, all eyes will be on his talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, and any possible discussions on the progress in Bhutan-China boundary talks.-thehindu.com
2.Saudi Arabia led a coordinated production cut by major oil powers on Sunday despite US pressure to pump more crude, saying they were aiming at market stability.Cuts by the Saudis, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Algeria and Oman from May to the end of the year will total more than one million barrels per day -- the biggest reduction since the OPEC+ cartel slashed two million barrels per day in October.-ndtv.com
3.Russia will move its tactical nuclear weapons close to the western borders of Belarus, the Russian envoy to Minsk said on Sunday, placing them at NATO's threshold in a move likely to further escalate Moscow's standoff with the West. In one of the Russia's most pronounced nuclear signals since the beginning of its invasion of Ukraine 13 months ago, President Vladimir Putin said on March 26 that Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.-hindustantimes.com
4.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has asserted that India's stance on the Line of Actual Control, which separates India from China, will remain undeterred.Mr Jaishankar was speaking at an interaction session with intellectuals in Dharwad. A programme was organised by the BJP Mahanagar unit at Dharwad on Sunday. "We have serious a dispute with China and after 2020, there is tension on the border," he said.adding-ndtv.com
5.The budget session of Parliament will resume today after a four-day break.Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned on March 29 amid uproar by opposition over Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as MP.A united opposition also sought a JPC into the Adani-Hindunberg issue.-ndtv.com
6.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX) from the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Karnataka’s Chitradurga Sunday morning. “In a first in the world, a winged body has been carried to an altitude of 4.5 km by a helicopter and released for carrying out an autonomous landing on a runway,” the ISRO tweeted.-hindustantimes.com
7.Delhi recorded 429 fresh Covid cases on Sunday, the highest in more than seven months, with the positivity rate rising to 16.09 per cent, according to data shared by the city health department.One Covid-related death was reported in the city. The health bulletin, however, said the primary cause of death was not Covid.The death count due to the infection stands at 26,530.-ndtv.com
8.Asia's largest Tulip garden here is in full bloom and is attracting tourists in hordes with nearly 1.35 lakh visitors stopping by to witness its breathtaking beauty since it opened 10 days ago.Ensconced between the famous Dal Lake and Zabarwan Hills, the 52.5-hectare Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden presents a colourful look with 16 lakh tulip bulbs of different hues and 68 varieties in bloom in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.-ndtv.com
9.India wants to be a $1 trillion tourism economy with 100 million international visitors by 2047, the centenary year of its Independence, the government said on April 2.In order to achieve this, the focus is being put on various government-led initiatives under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode, Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy said addressing the second G-20 Tourism Working Group (TWG) meeting in Siliguri.-thehindu.com
10.The second G20 Tourism Working Group meeting is focused on projecting domestic tourism in mission mode and will help India maximise its potential in the sector Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy said on Sunday. The meeting, being held in Darjeeling and Siliguri in West Bengal from April 1 to 3, is being attended by more than participants, including delegates of G20 members, invitee countries and international organisations, industry partners state tourism officials and local tour operators-TOI
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