Important Current Affairs April 15, 2018 – One Liner
- 2nd India mobile congress to be held in Newdelhi in October 2018.
- Union finance minister Arun Jaitley took oath for his new six years terms in the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh.
- The government has raised the authorized capital of NABARD by 6 times to Rs. 300 billion aimed to increase its lending to the rural economy.
- 65th National Film Awards:
Best Actress – Sridevi for “Mom”
Best Actor – Riddhi Sen for “Nagar Kirtan”
Best Director – Jayaraj for “Bhayanakam”
Best Film – Village Rock stars (Assamese)
Best Music Direction – A.R. Rahman (Katru Veliyidai)
Dada Shaheb Phalke Award – Vinod Khana
- Dharmendra will be conferred Raj Kapoor lifetime achievement by Maharashtra government.
- Sam Panna Ramesh, a 17 year old swimmer from Pune has set a world record to double cross the Bangla Channel.