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Current Affairs April 2021

APPOINTMENTS

  • ·       Miguel Diaz Canal Succeed Raul Castro as the Cuban communist party’s first Secretary, The most powerful position on the island.
  • ·       Sushil Chandra has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner.
  • ·       N V Ramana took Oath as the 48th Chief Justice of India.
  • ·       T V Somanathan is appointed as the new finance Secretary of India.
  • ·       G C Murmu has been chosen as the external auditor of Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
  • ·       S Ramann has been appointed as the new Chairman and managing director of SIDBI.
  • ·       Sonu Sood made brand ambassador for Punjab,s Covid Vaccination Program.
  • ·       Alfred Aho wins Turing Award 2020.
  • ·       Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala is elected as the new BCCI Anti-Corruption unit chief.
  • ·       Siddharth Singh longjam will take over as the the new Director-General of NADA.
  • ·       Tarun Bajaj has been appointed as the new Revenue Secretary.

PRESIDENT / PRIME MINISTER

  • ·       Guillermo Lasso has been elected as the new president of Ecuador.
  • ·       Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Nigeria.
  • ·       Vjosa Osmani Sadriu Sworn in as Post War Kosovo’s Second Female President.
  • ·       Pham Minh Chinh has become the new PM of Vietnam.
  • ·       Claude Joseph has been appointed as the new PM of Haiti.

FIRST TIME IN INDIA/ WORLD

  • ·       Nora-Al-Matrooshi has made history as she became the first female Astronaut of UAE.
  • ·       Russia has released the world's first animal vaccine against the Covid-19.
  • ·       First indigenous vaccine for fish developed in India for Viral Nervous Necrosis.
  • ·       Nethra Kumanan became the first Indian women to qualify for Sailing in the Tokyo Olympics.
  • ·       Hideki Matsuyama became the first Japanese player to won a Golf Championship.
  • ·       Chinese film maker Chloe Zhao became the first Asian woman to win best director at Oscar for the film Nomadland.
  • ·       China has named its first Mars rover as Zhurong after a traditional fire God.
  • ·       World's first Gamifield Sanskrit learning application named Little Guru launched recently.
  • ·       Vanita Gupta becomes first Indian American associate Attorney General of USA.
  • ·       Priyanka Mohite becomes first Indian woman to scale Mount Annapurna.
  • ·       First oxygen Express leaves Mumbai for Visakhapatnam.
  • ·       Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation in UP became India's first municipal corporation to successfully list the country's first Green Municipal Bonds on the BSE.
  • ·       For the first time NASA to land person of colour on moon by 2024.
  • ·       Rajasthan has become the first state to launch a cashless medical insurance scheme was Rs 5 Lakhs to each family.
  • ·       Phonepe has became the first company to cross 1 billion transaction on unified payment interface (UPI) Infrastructure.
  • ·       Singapore became the first country among 15 participating countries to ratify Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement the world's largest free trade agreement led by China.
  • ·       India's first floating storage and regasification unit set up in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
  • ·       Rekha Menon takes over as the first women chairperson of NASSCOM.

Monthly Current Affairs 2021 PDF

RANKING / LIST

  • ·       India ranks 142nd out of 180 Countries in the World Press Freedom Index 2021. Norway topped the list. Eritrea is at the bottom.
  • ·       India has the third highest number of billionaires in the world after USA and China.
  • ·       Forbes 35th annual list of the world's Billionaires is topped by Amazon CEO Jeff bezos for the fourth consecutive year.
  • ·       Sweden tops in the Global Energy Transition Index released by World Economic Forum. India is at 87th.
  • ·       India has been ranked 140th out of 156 Countries at Global Gender Gap Report released by World Economic Forum. Iceland is at the top.
  • ·       The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore has secured the top position among higher education institutes in India as per Shanghai ranking. Harvard University tops the list.
  • ·       India has the highest number of Real Time online transaction in 2020.
  • ·       India rank 49th in Chandler Good Government Index.
  • ·       India is the third biggest military Spender in the world in 2020. USA is at the top followed by China.
  • ·       India ranks 84th at Henley Passport Index. Japan is at the top.

AWARDS

  • ·       Veteran actor Rajinikanth will be conferred with the prestigious 51st Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2019.
  • ·       Japanese Government awarded the "Order of Rising Sun" to a Bengaluru based teacher Shyamala Ganesh.
  • ·       Marathi film Puglya awarded best foreign language feature at the "Moscow International Film Festival".
  • ·       Dutee Chand to be honoured with Chhattisgarh Veerni award.
  • ·       Professor Suman Chakraborty selected for G D Birla Award for Scientific Research.
  • ·       New Zealand cricketer Kane Williamson has awarded the sir Richard Hadlee Medal.
  • ·       Rumana Sinha Sehgal, software engineer turned Entrepreneurs from Hyderabad won the Nelson Mandela world Humanitarian Award 2021.

Current Affairs Questions 2021 

SCHEME / YOJANA

  • ·       The Muktijoddha scholarship scheme is provided by the government of India to the students of Bangladesh.
  • ·       Working capital facility of Rs 10,000 per year to be provided to Urban Street vendors of the country under PM SVANIDHI scheme.
  • ·       As per the data of National Savings Institute West Bengal has made highest contribution to government Small Savings Scheme.
  • ·       Government of India announced that it will provide 5kg free food grains under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana till June 2021.
  • ·       Ministry of Finance announced nearly Rs 15 lakh Crores have been sanctioned under PradhanMantri Mudra Yojana and 1.12 crore employment has been generated under this.
  • ·       Union Health Minister Dr Harsh vardhan launched a new initiative called "Aahaar Kranti".The motto of the mission is"Uttam Aahaar, Uttam vichaar which means" Good diet Good cognition".
  • ·       PM Modi launches distribution of E- Property cards under SVAMITVA.
  • ·       TRIFED has launched the"Sankalp se Siddhi" village and digital connect drive.
  • ·       A new Portal "E-Dakhil" has been launched for consumer grievance redressal.

OBITUARY

  • ·       Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has died at the age of 99 years.
  • ·       Michael Collins, an American Astronaut died at the age of 90 years.
  • ·       Famous hockey player Balbir Singh junior passed away.
  • ·       Former Attorney General of India Soli Sorabjee passed away.
  • ·       Veteran music composer duo Nadeem-Shravan fame Shravan Rathod passed away.
  • ·       Former Deputy Governor of RBI K C Chakravarty passed away.
  • ·       Japanese Physicist and Co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics Isamu Akasaki has passed away.
  • ·       Veteran film actress Shashikala Om Prakash Saigal passed away.
  • ·       India's first female cricket commentator Chandra Naidu daughter of famous cricketer CK Naidu passed away.
  • ·       Former Election Commissioner GVG Krishnamurthy passed away.
  • ·       Former CBI director Ranjit Sinha has passed away.
  • ·       American Computer Scientist Charles Geschke best known as Co-Founder of Graphic and Publishing software company Adobe Inc with John Warnock passed away. He also helped in developing the Portable Document Format (PDF).
  • ·       Veteran Kannada Writer, Grammarian, Editor, Lexicographer Ganjam Venkata Subbiah who was popularly known as walking Encyclopedia of Kannada language has passed away.
  • ·       Former RBI Governor Maidavolu Narasimham has passed away. He was famously known as father of Indian Banking Reforms. He was the 13th governor of RBI.
  • ·       Noted Bengali poet and Jnanpith award winner Sankha Ghosh has passed away.
  • ·       President of Republic of Chad Idriss Deby Itno has passed away.
  • ·       Qawwali singer Farid Sabri of the famous Sabri Brothers duo has passed away.
  • ·       Noted Indian Islamic scholar, Spiritual leader and author Maulana Wahiduddin Khan has passed away.
  • ·       Hindustani classical singer Rajan Mishra passed away.

SPORTS

  • ·       North Korea will not participate in the Tokyo Olympic to protect its athlete from the Covid-19.
  • ·       Khelo India centre of Excellence in Rowing has been inaugurated in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • ·       Vinesh Phogat won gold at the Asian Wrestling Championship.
  • ·       Mirabai Chanu created a new world record in clean and jerk after she lifted 119 kg at the Asian Weightlifting Championship at Tashkent.
  • ·       Virat Kohli named as Wisden Almanacs,s ODI cricketer of the decade.
  • ·       Sonam Malik becomes India's youngest female wrestler to qualify for Tokyo Olympic.
  • ·       Chris Gayle became the first batsman to Smash 350 sixes in IPL.
  • ·       Arjun Kalyan of Tamil Nadu has become the 68th Indian chess Grandmaster.
  • ·       India finishes top of the medal table at 2021 ISSF World Cup, New Delhi securing 30 medals ( 15 Gold, 9 silver, 6 Bronze).
  • ·       FIFA has suspended Pakistan Football Federation and Chad Football Association.
  • ·       Spanish City Sevill will host the 22nd Laureus World Sports Award in a virtual ceremony.
  • ·       The Great Khali has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
  • ·       Ben Stokes has been named as the wisden leading cricketer of the year for second consecutive year.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

  • ·       NASA’s Perseverance Rover makes history by converting some Carbon Di Oxide from martian atmosphere into oxygen.
  • ·       NASA has successfully flown Drone helicopter named Ingenuity to Mars.
  • ·       A deep-sea mining robot Patania II to got stranded on the Pacific Ocean floor.
  • ·       Barakah Nuclear Power Plant of UAE started its commercial operation.
  • ·       UK to allow driverless cars on road.
  • ·       India's first 3D printed house inaugurated at IIT Madras.
  • ·       DRDO has tested Python 5 Air to Air missile.
  • ·       The astronomers have discovered the smallest black hole named Unicorn.
  • ·       DRDO has developed an advanced Chaff to safeguard Naval ships against missile attack.
  • ·       Ashok Leyland in collaboration with Lockheed Martin has delivered the first lot of light bullet proof vehicles to the Indian Air Force.
  • ·       Russia will send Mission on moon named Luna 25.
  • ·       IIT Kanpur develops touch-sensitive watch for visually impaired.
  • ·       UK to get world's most powerful weather climate change forecasting supercomputer.
  • ·       Supreme Court has launched its artificial intelligence Portal SUPACE (Supreme Court Portal For Assistance in Courts Efficiency)

EVENTS / EXERCISE

  • ·       India and France Navies conducted the Varuna exercise in the Arabian Sea.
  • ·       India and USA conducted Military named Vajra Prahar.
  • ·       "Shantir Ograshena"is a joint military exercise between India and Bangladesh.
  • ·       "Le Perouse" is a Defence Exercise Conducted by France.
  • ·       Khanjar is a military exercise between India and Kyrgyzstan.
  • ·       UP Govt has organised a banana festival in Kushinagar.

LARGEST/ BIGGEST

  • ·       Biggest floating Solar Power Plant of India is to be set up at Ramagundam in Telangana.

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

  • ·       Pakistan has rejected the proposal for import of sugar and cotton from India.
  • ·       New inflation target band fixed for the next five years (2021-26) is 2 to 6%.
  • ·       Finance Ministry has announced to Scrap Settlement Commission formed under Income Tax Act.
  • ·       SBI has revised the growth Rate of india for fiscal Year 2021-22 to 10.4%.
  • ·       RBI has set up Sudarshan Sen Committee to study about the Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARC).
  • ·       According to Ministry of Finance direct tax collection for the financial year 2020-21 are Rs 9.45 lakh Crores (personal income tax Rs 4.88 lakh crore, corporate tax Rs 4.57 lakh crore)
  • ·       Government of India announced that Gold Hallmarking is mandatory from 1st June 2021.
  • ·       IMF has projected the economic growth rate of India to be 12.5% in 2021.
  • ·       Consumer Price Index of 2022 is predicted to be 5.1 % and GDP growth rate of India for 2021-22 is 10.5%.
  • ·       HDFC Bank has adjudged the India's best bank for SMEs at the Asia money best bank awards 2021.
  • ·       The Gross GST revenue collection in the month of March 2021 rose to a record of Rs 123902 Crores.
  • ·       RBI has enhanced the limit of maximum balance at the end of the day maintained in payment Bank from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakhs Perr individual customer.
  • ·       ADB has projected the GDP growth rate of India to grow at 11% in financial year 2021-22 and 7% in 2022-23.
  • ·       World Bank has revised GDP Growth Projection for India to 10.1% for Financial Year 2021-22.
  • ·       IMF has raised its growth forecast to 12.5% of financial year 2021-22 and 6.9 % for 2022-23.
  • ·       CARE Ratings has revised the GDP growth forecast of India to 10.2% in 2021-22.
  • ·       ICRA has revised the GDP growth forecast of India to 10-10.5% in 2021-22.

MISCELLANEOUS

  • ·       USA president Joe Biden has formally announced his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan before September 11.
  • ·       Japan has witnessed the full bloom of cherry blossom season earliest since 1400.
  • ·       USA has approved Qelbree, the first new drug for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
  • ·       Uttarakhand has been advised to use artificial rain to extinguish forest fire.
  • ·       An ancient city named"Aten"has been recently discovered in Egypt.
  • ·       Over 4200 tonnes of Salmon have been killed by a killer algae in Chile.
  • ·       Gambia became the second African country to eliminate Trachoma after Ghana.Trachoma is one of the leading causes of blindness.
  • ·       India has agreed to stop the cross-border firing with Pakistan.
  • ·       Delhi announced that the Departments of the Govt will use only Electric Vehicles.
  • ·       India has agreed to set up a hotline with China.
  • ·       Map my India a mapping company has integrated into the government CO-WIN Portal.
  • ·       India has sent food and medical assistance to Madagascar on its INS Jalashwa.
  • ·       116 Indian district reported zero Malaria cases in 2020. India has reduced the disease burden by 84.5%.
  • ·       New Zealand introduce climate change bill for financial firms, fixing a deadline 2050 to become carbon neutral.
  • ·       Odisha Government has proposed the second biosphere reserve at Mahendra Giri. Similipal Biosphere Reserve is the first biosphere reserve Odisha.
  • ·       A new species of bird named Three Branded Rose Pinch recorded by scientists from Bombay Natural History Society.
  • ·       USA house of representatives passed a bill to make Washington DC 51st state. Washington DC does not enjoy elected voting representation in congress although its resident pay Federal taxes.
  • ·       Italy launches Mega Food Park and food processing unit in India.
  • ·       West Central Railway zone of Indian Railway gets fully electrified.
  • ·       Tbilisi, Georgia has been declared as the World Book Capital for 2021.

93RD ACADEMY AWARDS (OSCAR)

  • ·       Best Picture: Nomadland directed by Chloe Zhao
  • ·       Best Director: Chloe Zhao for Nomadland
  • ·       Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins for The Father
  • ·       Best Actress: Frances Mcdormand for Nomadland
  • ·       Best Animated Film: Soul
  • ·       Best International Feature Film: Another Round (Danish) directed by Thomas Vinterberg
  • ·       Most nominations: Mank (10)
  • ·       Indian entry in the International Feature Film category: Jallikattu (Malayalam)

74TH BAFTA AWARDS 2021

  • ·       Most Nominations: American drama “Nomadland” & British coming-of-age drama “Rocks”
  • ·       Most Awards: Nomadland (4)
  • ·       Best Film: Nomadland
  • ·       Best Director: Chloe Zhao (Nomadland)
  • ·       Best Actor in a Leading Role:Anthony Hopkins(The Father as Anthony)
  • ·       Best Actress in a Leading Role:Frances Mcdormand (Nomadland as Fern)
  • ·       Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Daniel Kaluuya
  • ·       Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Youn Yuh-Jung
  • ·       Best Original Screenplay: Promising Young Woman
  • ·       Best Short Animation: The Owl and the Pussycat
  • ·       Best Short Film: The Present (Farah Nabulsi)
  • ·       Best Animated Film: Soul
  • ·       Best Documentary: My Octopus Teacher

WISDEN ODI CRICKETERS OF THE DECADES

  • ·       1970s: Vivian Richards (West Indies)
  • ·       1980s: Kapil Dev (India)
  • ·       1990s: Sachin Tendulkar (India)
  • ·       2000s: M Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
  • ·       2010s: Virat Kohli (India)

RBI MONETARY POLICY

  • ·       Repo Rate: 4%
  • ·       Reverse Repo Rate: 3.35%
  • ·       Marginal Standing Facility (MSF): 4.25%
  • ·       Bank Rate: 4.25%
  • ·       Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR): 3%
  • ·       Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR): 18%

Books & Authors

  • ·       Names of the Women: Jeet Thayil
  • ·       The Christmas Pig: J K Rowling
  • ·       Climate Change Explained - For one & All: Aakash Ranison
  • ·       The Living Mountain: Amitav Ghosh
  • ·       Believe - What Life and Cricket Taught Me: Suresh Raina
  • ·       Where abouts: Jhumpa Lahiri

IMPORTANT DAYS

Events & Dates

  • ·        World Autism Awareness Day: 2nd April
  • ·       World Health Day: 7th April
  • ·       World Homeopathy Day: 10th April
  • ·       World Heritage Day: 18th April
  • ·       National Civil Service Day: 21st April
  • ·       World Earth Day: 22nd April
  • ·       UN English Language Day: 23rd April
  • ·       World Book Day: 23rd April
  • ·       World Malaria Day: 25th April
  • ·       World Intellectual Property Day: 26th April
  • ·       Ayushmann Bharat Diwas: 30th April

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