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The 2024 WHO Global Hepatitis Report highlights India's high prevalence, with 2.9 crore cases of hepatitis B and 0.55 crore cases of hepatitis C. Released during the World Hepatitis Summit, WHO aims to eliminate hepatitis by 2030. The report underlines the importance of awareness, vaccination, and health care. In 2022, India could see 50,000 new hepatitis B cases, 1.4 lakh hepatitis C cases and 1.23 lakh deaths.

Simon Harris, 37, became the youngest Prime Minister (Taoiseach) of Ireland, succeeding Leo Varadkar, on April 9, 2024. The Prime Minister is elected by members of the Dáil, the lower house of the Oireachtas, the bicameral parliament of Ireland.

Israel deployed its ship-based defence system, C-Dome, for the first time. Sea-Dome, a naval adaptation of the Iron Dome, protects against rocket and missile threats. Using radar detection and interceptors, it claims high effectiveness.

Indian Navy has announced to organize half marathon race in Delhi on 06 October 24. The main objective of the event is to strengthen the Navy's relationship with the civil society and spread awareness about the vital role of the Navy in defence. The Navy also organizes such events every year in Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Kochi.

  Sittwe Port in Myanmar will now be operated by India. After Chabahar Port of Iran, this is the second foreign port which will be operated by India. A proposal of India Ports Global (IPGL) has been approved to take over the operations of this port located on the Kaladan River.

Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) launched India's first privately built sub-meter resolution surveillance satellite TSAT-1A. TASL in collaboration with Satellogic launched it on April 7 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida with the help of Spacex's Falcon 9 rocket.

National Women's Hockey League will be inaugurated in Ranchi on 30th April. It will be organized from 30 April to 10 May. Eight quarter-finalists in the Senior Women's National Championship in Haryana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Bengal, Mizoram, Manipur and Odisha - Pune will compete in the first phase of the league. This league will provide an opportunity to the emerging players in the country to hone their skills.

Wipro has recently appointed Srinivas Pallia as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of the company. He has replaced Thierry Delaporte. Srinivas Pillai studied at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and joined Wipro in 1992.

Sangeet Natak Akademi will organize 'Shakti - Festival of Music and Dance' from April 9 to 17 in seven different Shaktipeeths of the country. 'Shakti Utsav' is starting from Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati. Sangeet Natak Akademi is the National Academy of Performing Arts and an autonomous institution of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) will organize the Clean Energy Investor Forum in Singapore. IPEF was launched in May 2022 and currently consists of 14 partners. IPEF Clean Energy Investor Forum is an initiative under IPEF. India is also included in IPEF.