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World Veterinary Day – Observed on Last Saturday of April

• The World Veterinary Association (WVA) started celebrating the day in the year 2000.
• WVA is the world’s largest family of veterinarians and aims at providing a “common voice” for all the veterinary doctors across the globe.
• The World Veterinary Day is celebrated annually on the last Saturday of April.
• The World Veterinary Association declared the themefor 2021 as ‘The Veterinarian Response to the Covid-19 Crisis’; keeping in mind the ongoing pandemic situation that took a toll on animal welfare as well.

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World Book Day– Observed on Apr 23

• World Book Day is celebrated every year on April 23.
• UNESCO undertakes the responsibility of the event.
• The first ever World Book Day was celebrated on April 23, 1995.
• The date was decided by UNESCO as it was also the death and birth anniversary of William Shakespeare, a world famous author.
• World Book and Copyright Day: Keeping Covid-19 in mind, the themefor this year is ‘To share a story’.
• Tbilisi has been chosen to be the World Book Capital in 2021.
• April 23 is globally observed as the World Book Day, also known as the World Book and Copyright Day or International Day of the Book.

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National Earth Day – Observed on Apr 22

• Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection.
• The theme this year is “Restore Our Earth” and its focus is on natural processes, emerging green technologies and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems. And therefore, the theme also rejects the belief that only mitigation and adaptation are the ways to address climate change.
• First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries.
• International Mother Earth Day (Earth Day)is celebrated every year on 22 April to recognize that the Earth and its ecosystems are our home and that it is necessary to promote harmony with nature and the Earth.
• The day was established in 2009 by the United Nations General Assembly.
• Every year around the world, Earth Day organizers promote green campaigns to save the Earth.
• Celebrate National Earth Day by getting engaged in Earth Day activities in your area.

Current Affairs 21st April 2021| Current Affairs News

 

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National Civil Service Day – Observed on Apr 21

• The Government of India chose April 21 as the National Civil Service Day as on this day the country’s first home minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the newly appointed Administrative Services Officers in 1947.
• The historic occasion took place at the Metcalf House in Delhi.
• During the British raj, Warren Hastings laid the foundation of civil service and Charles Cornwallisreformed, modernized, and rationalized it.
• Hence, Charles Cornwallisis known as ‘the Father of civil service in India’.
• Cornwallis introduced two divisions of the Indian Civil service.
• Following Lord Macaulay’s Report of the Select Committee of British Parliament, the concept of a merit based modern Civil Service in India was introduced in 1854.
• The present-day all-India administrative services owe their origin to Sardar Patel’s sagacity and thus he is regarded as Father of modern All India Services.

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UN Chinese Language Day – Observed on Apr 20

• UN Chinese Language Dayis observed on April 20
• The event was established by The UN Department of Public Information established the day in 2010 to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as promote equal use of all six of its official working languages throughout the organization.
• April 20 has also been chosen to pay tribute to Cangjie, a mythical figure who is presumed to have invented Chinese characters about 5,000 years ago. 

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World Heritage Day – Observed on Apr 18

• The International Day for Monuments and Sites also known as World Heritage Day is an international observance held on 18 April each year around the world with different types of activities, including visits to monuments and heritage sites, conferences, round tables and newspaper articles. 
• Theme for this year is ‘Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures’.
• Check here all you need to know about the day.
• World Heritage Day is observed every year on April 18, to preserve the human heritage and recognize the efforts of the organizations working for it.
• The day is dedicated to the conservation and promotion of cultural heritage through various activities undertaken by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
• Italyhas the highest number of Unesco heritage sites in the world.

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World Haemophilia Day – Observed on Apr 17

• World Haemophilia Dayis observed on 17 April every year to increase awareness about haemophilia disease and other inherited bleeding disorders.
• In 1989, World Haemophilia Day was started by the World Federation of Haemophilia (WFH) in honour of WFH founder Frank Schnavel’s birthday.
• The themefor the year 2021 World Hemophilia Day is ‘Adapting to Change, sustaining care in a new world.’ 
• This theme has been decided considering the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact on people with a bleeding disorder and is it important for the world to stand together in this changing scenario.

Current Affairs 16th April 2021| Current Affairs News

 

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World Homeopathy Week – Observed on Apr 10 – Apr 16

• The World Homoeopathy Day is observed every year on April 10 to commemorate the Birthday of Dr. Hahnemann, the Founder of Homoeopathy.
• The date of 10th April was chosen to mark the start of this event as it is the birthday of Dr Samuel Hahnemann, the German physician who is credited with creating homeopathy.
• World Homeopathy Awareness Week is celebrated annually between April 10th and April 16th.
• This year, the themeof the celebration is “Homeopathy- Roadmap for Integrative Medicine”.
• It has been working towards strengthening education and infrastructure to promote the practice of homeopathy in the country.
• Organized by the World Homeopathy Awareness Organization, the week is a celebration of both homeopaths and those who have been healed with homeopathy.
• Homeopathy is a system of alternative medicine that uses small, highly diluted doses of natural substances to trigger the bodies own healing abilities.
• During the week, there are free public events held across the world, such as lectures, media interviews and free and reduced-price clinics.

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World Art Day – Observed on Apr 15

• World Art Dayis celebrated globally on 15 April every year to promote the development, diffusion and enjoyment of art.
• The first World Art Day was held on April 15th, 2012, a date chosen in honor of Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday. 
• As a symbol of world peace, freedom of expression, tolerance and brotherhood, da Vinci is also a testament to the influence of the Fine Arts on other fields.
• This day is being celebrated all over the world to emphasize the importance of art that nurtures creativity, innovation and cultural diversity for all peoples across the globe.
• World Art Day is an international celebration of the fine arts which was declared by the International Association of Art in order to promote awareness of creative activity worldwide.

National Titanic Remembrance Day – Observed on Apr 15

• Each year on April 15th, National Titanic Remembrance Dayis dedicated to the memory of the lives lost when the Titanic sank into the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean in April 1912. 
• We remember the more than 1,500 people who died that day.

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B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day: Observed on Apr 14

• Ambedkar Remembrance Dayis also known as Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti which is observed on 14 April to commemorate the memory of B.R Ambedkar.
• This day celebrates the birthday of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, an Indian politician, and social rights activist.
• It marks Babasaheb Ambedkar’s birthday that was born on 14 April 1891.
• Ambedkarstruggled for equality throughout his life and thus, his birthday is celebrated as ‘Equality Day’ in the country.
• He was a world-class lawyer, social reformer and number one world-class scholar as per the Ministry of Social Justice, Government of India.
• The public holidayhas been declared by invoking powers under Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 
• The centre had made a similar announcement in 2020 when it had declared April 14th as a national holiday.
• This year will be Dr. BR Ambedkar’s 130th birth anniversary.

Current Affairs 13th April 2021| Current Affairs News

 

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Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Observed on Apr 13

• Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Jallianwala also spelled Jallianwalla, also called Massacre of Amritsar, incident on April 13, 1919, in which British troops fired on a large crowd of unarmed Indians in an open space known as the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsarin the Punjab region (now in Punjab state) of India, killing several hundred people and wounding many hundreds more.
• It marked a turning point in India’s modern history, in that it left a permanent scar on Indo-British relations and was the prelude to Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi’s full commitment to the cause of Indian nationalismand independence from Britain.
• And the country came together to fight against the British and to free our mother nation.
• 28 years, 4 months & 2 days later, India got free and celebrated again.
• And 13th April 1919 was marked as theblack day in the Indian history.
• The park houses a memorial called Jallianwala Bagh Memorial.

Current Affairs 11th & 12th April 2021| Current Affairs News

 

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National Safe Motherhood Day – Observed on Apr 11

• In 2003, the Government of Indiadeclared April 11, the anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi’s birth, as National Safe Motherhood Day. 
• The declaration was made at the request of White Ribbon Alliance India (WRAI), an alliance of 1800 organizations.
• The goal of the National Safe Motherhood Program is to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality and to improve the maternal and neonatal health through preventive and promotive activities as well as by addressing avoidable factors that cause death during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period.

Current Affairs 10th April 2021| Current Affairs News

 

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ICCR 71st Foundation Day: Observed on Apr 09

• The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is celebrating its 71st Foundation Day on April 09.
• Swami Vivekanand Cultural Centre at Indian Embassy in Beijing celebrated ICCR Foundation Day on April 09.
• In the presence of a huge gathering of ICCR scholars in China and their disciples who learnt Indian dance and music.
• The ICCR has unveiled ‘Little Guru’ app, world’s first Gamified Sanskrit learning App which was jointly launched in Beijing by Ambassador Vikram Misri and renowned Chinese scholar on Sanskrit and India studies, Professor Wang Bangwei. 
• Many Sanskrit Professors from Peking University and the students were also present.
• Ambassador Vikram Misri highlighted ICCR’s role in promoting cultural, academic and intellectual exchanges between India and the rest of the world.
• He said nearly 300 students in China in the last few years have availed ICCR scholarships and hoped that more Chinese students will avail of these scholarships.

Current Affairs 09th April 2021| Current Affairs News

 

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CRPF Valour Day: Observed on Apr 09

• Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas)is observed on 9 April every year, as a tribute to the brave men of the Force.
• 2021 marks 56th CRPF Valour Day.
• It was on this day in 1965, a small contingent of CRPF created history by defeating an invading Pakistani army, several times larger, at the Sardar Post located in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.
• The CRPF men eliminated 34 Pakistani soldiers and captured four alive.
• In the conflict, CRPF lost six personnel who had attained martyrdom.
• The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has saluted CRPF personnel, on its Valour Day .
• Prime Minister said, “The courage of CRPF is widely known. On CRPF Valour Day, I salute this brave force and remember the bravery of our CRPF personnel in Gujarat’s Sardar Patel Post in 1965.

Current Affairs 08th April 2021| Current Affairs News

 

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PM Chaired High-level meeting to commemorate 400th birth anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the High-Level Committee to commemorate the 400th Birth Anniversary of Guru Tegh Bahadur through video conferencing.
• Home Minister Amit Shah will also attend the meeting.
• The meeting will discuss the year-long calendar of events planned to mark this special occasion.
• The High Level Committee was constituted by the Centre on 24th October last year, to approve policies, plans and programs related to the commemoration of the birth anniversary.
• It has 70 members including the Prime Minister as Chairman.

Current Affairs 06th & 07th April 2021| Current Affairs News

 

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United Nations International Day of Conscience: Observed on Apr 05

• The United Nations General Assembly has designated 5 April to be observed as an International Day of Conscience every year.
• 2021 Theme: “Let Conscience Light up our World”.
• The resolution was adopted on 31 July 2019 by the UN General Assembly.
• The year 2021 marks the second edition of the celebrations.
• This day aims to remind people to self-reflect, follow their conscience, and do the right things.

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International Day for Awareness on Mine and Assistance in Mine Action: Observed on Apr 04

• The United Nations’ International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is celebrated on April 4 each year.
• 2021 Theme – “Perseverance, Partnership, and Progress”
• The day was declared by the UNGA on 8 December 2005, to raise awareness about landmines and progress toward their eradication.

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India’s biggest floating solar power plant project developed at Ramagundam in Telangana

• India’s biggest floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW will be set up at Ramagundam in Telangana.
• The project, expected to be opened in May, is being set up at Ramagundam thermal power plant reservoir.
• The solar project is commissioned by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
• The project, which is estimated to cost around 423 crore rupees, will have 4.5 lakh photovoltaic panels.
• The solar panels will cover 450-acre areas of the reservoir and can be expanded in the future.
• NTPC’s efforts to set up floating solar power projects are aimed at reducing its carbon footprints and accelerate its green energy production to 30 percent of its capacity.
• The world’s largest solar power plant with 600 MW capacities is being set up on Omkareshwar Dam on Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh.
• The project costing 3,000 crore rupees is expected to start power generation only by 2022-23.

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Odisha Foundation Day – Observed on Apr 01

• Odisha Day, also Utkala Dibasa, is celebrated on 1 April in the Indian state of Odisha in memory of the formation of the state as a separate state out of Bihar and Orissa Province with addition of Koraput and Ganjam from the Madras Presidency on 1 April 1936.
• In 2021, Odisha is celebrating its 86th statehood day.
• Odisha Day is also called Orissa Foundation Day and Vishuva Milan.
• On 1 April 1912, the Bihar and Orissa Province were formed.
• On 1 April 1936, Bihar and Orissa were split into separate provinces.
• The new province of Orissa came into existence on a linguistic basis during the British rule in India, with Sir John Austen Hubback as the first governor.
• Under the British rule, Odisha was part of the Bengal presidency, which consisted of the present-day Bihar, West Bengal, and Odisha.

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Rajasthan Diwas 2021 : Observed On 30th March

• Rajasthan Diwas is observed on March 30^th every year to commemorate the formation of the state. 
• Rajasthan Diwas 2021 is being celebrated as the 72nd foundation day of the state.

History : 

• The state was formed on March 30^th, 1949 when Rajputana was merged into the Dominion of India. 
• Jaipur being the largest city was declared as the capital of the state.

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International Day of Drug Checking – Observed on Mar 31

• The International Day of Drug Checkingtakes place on March 31 every year since 2017 to ensure people are educated on drugs and aware of their effects.
• The day aims to promote harm reduction initiatives of drugs and reduce drug-related risks.
• Objectives:
• Raise awareness of drug checking as a harm-reduction approach so that more people can have the opportunity to check their drugs to make more informed decisions.
• Promote the use of personal drug-checking using home reagent testing kits, which are easily attainable online.

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EAM S Jaishankar meets Afghanistan Prez Ashraf Ghani

• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani and had a discussion on the Afghan peace process.
• Dr Jaishankar and Mr Ghani are in Dushanbe to attend the ninth Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process conference.
• Tajikistan is hosting the conference which is focused on strengthening a regional and international consensus for Afghan peace.
• Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar visited India and held-back-to-back talks with Dr Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval.
• In New Delhi, the Afghan Foreign Minister during his meeting with Dr Jaishankar on the peace process, the two sides reviewed the Troika Peace Meeting in Moscow and assessed the final declaration of the meeting as positive for strengthening and advancing the peace process.

Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 Winners List : Check Here

 

Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 Winners List

Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 winners list has announced!! The names of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 winners list were announced by the National Akademi of Letters during the opening day of its annual ‘Festival of Letters’ event. Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 winners list include 20 writers in different languages. Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India. It is a dream for all Indian writers to look forward to one of the prestigious literary awards. Sahitya Akademi Award is one of the best literary awards after the Jnanpith Award. The work will then be translated into other regional languages so that there is a wider reach out to the audiences. The literary work has reached all over India and has gained huge recognition.

The political-writer M Veerappa Moily, poet Arundhathi Subramaniam will be bestowed with the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020. The Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 winners’ list includes seven books of poetry, four novels, five short stories, two plays, and one each of memoirs and epic poetry in 20 Indian languages. The awards for Malayalam, Nepali, Odia and Rajasthani will be announced later.

Sahitya Akademi Award 

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• General council.
• Finance committee.
• Executive board.

SEBI Approved Paytm UPI: To Enable Payment for IPO Applications

 SEBI Approved Paytm UPI: The SEBI Approved Paytm UPI(Unified Payments Interface) handle to enable payment mandates for initial public offerings (IPO) application. Securities and Exchange Board of India has approved Paytm to enable fast and seamless payment mandates for Initial Public Offering (IPO). It will benefit millions of od users who are investing in capital markets through various brokerage platforms through the Paytm UPI handle.

Paytm Payments Bank has entered into a partnership with Paytm Money to enable payment mandates for IPO applications which is possible when SEBI Approved Paytm UPI Handle. Paytm Money, Paytm’s stocks and mutual fund investment platform, aims to get more than 10 million users and 75 million yearly transactions in the coming financial year. Details regarding SEBI Approved Paytm UPI are given below in this article.

SEBI Approved Paytm UPI: PPBL Key points:

• As per the latest National Payments Corporation of India (NPCL) Report, Paytm payments bank registers the lowest technical decline rate of 0.02% as compared to all UPI remitter banks and 0.04% as compared to all UPI Beneficiary banks.
• Similar to Paytm money, Paytm UPI will soon be activated across all brokerage platforms.
• PPBL has entered into a partnership with Paytm money to enable payment mandates for IPO Applications.
• It aims to open over 3.5 lakh demat accounts by year-end and expects 60% of users to be from small cities.

Grammy Awards 2021 Winners List: Check List Here

 

Grammy Awards 2021 Winners List:

Grammy Awards 2021 Winners List has announced!! The Annual Grammy Awards will be held on March 14, 2021. This is the 63rd edition of the prestigious Award ceremony. The Grammy awards 2021 Winners list include musical artistes, compositions and albums across 84 categories. The 63rd Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles in a unique social distancing. In this ceremony, Meghan Thee Stallion and Harry Styles winning their first-ever Grammys. Trevor Noah hosted the 63rd Grammy Awards 2021. Beyonce created history at the 63rd Grammy Awards as she became the only female artist to ever win 28 Grammy awards.

For this year’s ceremony, among the Grammy Awards 2021 winners list, Beyoncé led the way with nine nominations, making her the most nominated female artist of all time. Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift, who bagged trophies for their respective albums  2020 with six nominations each. Candidates preparing for the upcoming competitive exams can go through this article to check the Grammy Awards 2021 winners list and make a note of the list for their preparation.

History of Grammy Award

The Grammy Award is an award presented by the Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry. The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone. It is considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards, along with the Academy Awards (film), the Emmy Awards (television), and the Tony Awards (theatre and Broadway).

The Grammys had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in 1950. The second Grammy Awards was held in 1959 and it was the first ceremony that was televised, but the ceremony was not aired live until the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971. Through this ceremony, musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1958 was honoured and given respect. Following the 2011 ceremony, the Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012.

IDBI Bank Out of PCA framework : RBI Announced, Check details here

 IDBI Bank Out of PCA framework: According to the RBI, it was noted that as per published results for the quarter ended December 31, 2020, the bank is not in breach of the PCA parameters on regulatory capital, net NPA, and leverage ratio so IDBI Bank Out of PCA framework.  The bank was put under the PCA framework in May 2017, slapping curbs on expansion, investments, and lending.

After the continuous monitoring, (Industrial Development Bank of India) IDBI Bank Out of PCA framework announced RBI(Reserve Bank Of India). For more details about PCA Framework and IDBI Bank Out of PCA framework details, proceed through the article further.

Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) Framework:

What is it?

• Prompt Corrective Action or PCA is a framework under which banks with weak financial metrics are put under watch by the RBI.
• The PCA framework deems banks as risky if they slip below certain norms on three parameters — capital ratios, asset quality, and profitability.
• On profitability, banks with negative returns on assets for two, three, and four consecutive years fall under Prompt Corrective Action thresholds.
• The PCA framework is applicable only to commercial banks and not extended to co-operative banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), and FMIs.

NISAR Satellite Mission: World’s First Twin Radar SAR Mission

 

NISAR Satellite Mission:

NISAR is a joint Earth-observing mission by NASA and ISRO. The NISAR Satellite Mission aims at co-developing a dual-frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar on an Earth observation satellite. The NASA-ISRO SAR mission will observe Earth and measure its changing ecosystem and masses globally. It is the world’s most expensive imaging-satellite and the two space agencies intend to launch the satellite by 2022. India and the US have signed an agreement to jointly develop the world’s first earth observation satellite with two different radars that can produce high-resolution images.ISRO now launches the satellites for other countries also including the US. NISAR Satellite Mission will add one more feather to the ISRO’s cap.The NISAR Satellite mission will observe Earth and measure its changing ecosystem and masses globally.NISAR Satellite Mission is the world’s most expensive imaging-satellite and the two space agencies intend to launch the satellite by 2022.

NISAR Satellite Mission Characteristics

Mission Name	NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)
Mission Duration	3 Years
Launch Date	2022
Launch Site	Satish Dhawan Space Center
Satellite Orbit Altitude	747 km
Satellite Operator	NASA & ISRO
Rocket	GSLV Mk. II
Aim of the Mission	Observing Earth’s changing Ecosystem and masses
Total Cost	US$1.5 billion

NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar(NISAR)