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Daily Current Affairs – April 2021
The day’s news that matters for Prelims and Mains, organised by GS paper, with practice questions.
Daily Current Affairs 28.04.2021 (ADB sees India grow by 11%, adds caveat, A patently wrong regime, Marking the beginning of a green era)
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1. ADB sees India grow by 11%, adds caveat Lender sees ‘considerable downside risk’ from latest COVID wave, says may revise forecast in July The Asian Development Bank has raised its forecast for India’s growth in 2021-22 to 11%, from 8% earlier, even as it warned that failure to control the resurgence of COVID-19 cases […]
Daily CUrrent Affairs 27.04.2021 (‘India expected to invest $1 billion in AI by 2023’, Myanmar activists call for non-cooperation campaign, India ranked 49th in CGGI)
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1. ‘India expected to invest $1 billion in AI by 2023’ ‘Poor practices may cause $81-mn loss’ Global enterprises are expected to invest $98 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2023 and India’s share in it will be about $1 billion, said Project Management Institute (PMI), a Philadelphia-based non-profit organisation with about 28,000 individual members […]
Daily Current Affairs 26.04.2021 (What Happened to Armenians in 1915, Cave Experiment, A Green Partnership, STory of Bangladesh)
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1. What happened to Armenians in 1915? Biden’s recognition of the killings by Ottoman Turks as ‘genocide’ could infuriate Turkey The story so far: U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday officially recognised the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks in 1915-16 as “an act of genocide”. Mr. Biden’s announcement on the Armenian Genocide Remembrance […]
Daily Current Affairs 25.04.2021 (RBI to issue cybersecurity norms for payment services, Chances of infection after COVID-19 vaccination, Groundwater depletion may reduce winter cropping intensity by 20% in India)
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1. RBI to issue cybersecurity norms for payment services ‘Firms must surpass minimum standards to ensure safety’ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon issue cybersecurity norms for payment service providers (PSPs), following a series of data breaches faced by operators including Mobikwik and payment aggregator JusPay, a top RBI official said. While the […]
Daily Current AFfairs 24.04.2021 (Genome sampling shows rising prevalence of U.K. strain in Delhi, Calls grow for U.S. to help India with spare vaccines, Emergency use nod for Virafin)
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1. Genome sampling shows rising prevalence of U.K. strain in Delhi Proportion rose to 50% last week from 28% in March The proportion of the U.K. variant (B.1.1.7) in genome samples sequenced from COVID-19 cases in Delhi has risen from 28% in the second week of March to 50% last week, Sujeet Singh, Director, National […]
Daily Current Affairs 23.04.2021 (Thrissur Pooram festivities begin with ‘vilambaram’, ‘U.S. will cut emissions by 52% by 2030’, Australia ends China deals on national interest grounds, Retail asset quality concerns re-emerge as cases surge: ICRA)
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1. Thrissur Pooram festivities begin with ‘vilambaram’ Unlike the usual thunderous celebrations, Thrissur Pooram — to be held on Friday — will be like a mild drizzle this time. All rituals and events will be held, but the colour and fun will be missing without the pooram lovers. COVID-19 has dampened the carnival spirit as […]
Daily Current Affairs 22.04.2021 (Very few post-vaccine infections, India should be a ‘country of particular concern’, India at 142nd rank on press freedom index, Indian ads further gender stereotypes, shows study)
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1. Very few post-vaccine infections: ICMR Council says such ‘breakthrough’ cases do not undermine the efficacy of shots The Indian Council of Medical Research on Wednesday said only a “small” fraction of people who had been vaccinated with either Covaxin or Covishield had tested positive for COVID-19. However, these instances of “breakthrough” infections did not […]
Daily Current Affairs 21.04.2021 (U.S. currency watchlist an intrusion into policy, Remove offending online content – Delhi High Court, A low-carbon future through sector-led change)
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1. U.S. currency watchlist an intrusion into policy: official ‘Putting nations under scanner restricts central banks’ Commerce Secretary Anup Wadhawan on Tuesday questioned the rationale behind the U.S. government’s decision to put India on the watchlist for currency manipulators, and said the list constituted an intrusion into the policy space needed by central banks around […]
Daily Current AFfairs 20.04.2021 (Vaccines for all above 18, Covid Second wave is not more lethal, Second wave is not more lethal,EU Council approves conclusions on Indo-Pacific strategy)
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1. Vaccines for all above 18 from May 1; States can buy directly Manufacturers must sell 50% directly to Centre but can set price for open market Amid a virulent second wave of COVID-19 in India, the Centre on Monday allowed vaccination against the infection for all persons above the age of 18 from May […]
Daily CUrrent AFfairs 19.04.2021 (Bats with Sticky Discs in Megalaya, US CHina on CLimate Crisis, Election commission of India a SUper Government)
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1. Bat with sticky discs found in Meghalaya Eudiscopus denticulus was recorded near the Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary Meghalaya has yielded India’s first bamboo-dwelling bat with sticky discs, taking the species count of the flying mammal in the country to 130. The disc-footed bat (Eudiscopus denticulus) was recorded in the northeastern State’s Lailad area near the […]
Daily Current Affairs 18.04.2021 (Great Indian Bustard Poaching, Cuba New Head, 220 million year old Rat like creature, Oracle VS Google)
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1. Bustard poaching in Pakistan shocks activists Great Indian Bustard, the State bird of Rajasthan, is considered India’s most critically endangered bird The recent shooting of two Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) in Pakistan’s Cholistan desert, with the poachers brazenly getting themselves photographed with the carcasses of birds in their hands and guns on their shoulders, […]
Daily Current Affairs 17.04.2021 (India likely to receive normal monsoon, Must ensure democracy prevails in Afghanistan, Opponents of Myanmar coup form shadow government)
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1. India likely to receive normal monsoon: IMD Separate forecast being developed for Monsoon Core Zone India is likely to receive “normal” monsoon rainfall this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said as part of its official April forecast. Except for parts of eastern and northeastern India, many parts of the country are expected […]
Daily Current AFfairs 16.04.2021 (China Tried to Change Status Quo, India Australia STand Together, UNFPA Population Report, Chinese Backed Port City)
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1. ‘China tried to change status quo’ Rawat says India stood firm on the borders and proved that it could not be pushed China tried to change the status quo in Eastern Ladakh by the use of disruptive technologies without using force, and thought that India as a nation would “succumb” to the pressure due […]
Daily Current Affairs 15.04.2021 (Access to Education, India Can be Hardware manufacturing Hub, India’s Public Debt)
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1. State obliged to facilitate access to education, says Supreme Court Bench orders admission to two students in medical colleges Access to professional education is not government largesse, the Supreme Court said in a judgment. A Bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah pronounced the verdict in favour of two students from Ladakh, who […]
Daily Current Affairs 12.04.2021 (Iran Nuclear Test, Perrsonal Data Protection Bill, Going Backwards on Indian History)
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1. ‘Suspicious’ blackout hits Iran nuclear site Israeli broadcaster Kan claims Mossad carried out the cyberattack; Tehran calls it nuclear terrorism Iran’s underground Natanz nuclear facility lost power on Sunday just hours after starting up new advanced centrifuges capable of enriching uranium faster, the latest incident to strike the site amid negotiations over the tattered […]
Daily CUrrent Affairs 11.04.2021 (Dolphin Boom, Muon-G2, CPI(Maoist))
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1. Dolphin boom in Odisha’s Chilika lake Activists elated at jump in number of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins The population of dolphins in Chilika, India’s largest brackish water lake, and along the Odisha coast has doubled this year compared with last year. The wildlife wing of the State Forest and Environment Department released the final data […]
Daily Current Affairs 10.04.2021 (Free to Choose Religion, China-Pakistan, Bhutan-China, Military Drills)
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1. People are free to choose religion: SC Court refuses to entertain petition on conversions The Supreme Court on Friday said people are free to choose their religion, even as it lashed out at a “very, very harmful kind” of “public interest” petition claiming there is mass religious conversion happening “by hook or by crook” […]
Daily Current Affairs 09.04.2021 (G-SAP 1.0, USA-Palestine, Adhoc Judges)
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1. RBI’s first purchase under G-SAP 1.0 set for April 15 Eyes securities worth ₹25,000 crore A day after announcing the introduction of the G-sec Acquisition Programme (G-SAP 1.0), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday announced the Open Market Purchase of Government of India Securities under the programme. “The Reserve Bank will conduct […]
Daily CUrrent AFfairs 08.04.2021 (RBI Interest, Poppy, Solar Energy Sector, Iranian Ship in RED Sea)
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1. RBI keeps policy rates unchanged It retains GDP growth projection for 2021-22 at 10.5%, despite COVID-19 surge The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to leave the policy repo rate unchanged at 4%, Governor Shaktikanta Das announced on Wednesday. “It also unanimously decided to continue with the accommodative stance as […]
Daily CUrrent Affairs 07.04.2021 (NATO, Central Vigilance Commission, ASEAN-Myanmar, NAXAL Attack)
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1. Vigilance officers to be transferred every 3 years This is to ensure transparency: CVC The Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) has modified the guidelines pertaining to the transfer and posting of officials in the vigilance units of government organisations, restricting their tenure to three years at one place. The tenure may be extended to three […]
Daily Current AFfairs 06.04.2021 (Direct Payment by FCI, Chenab Bridge)
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1. Farm unions protest direct payment order issued by FCI They warn that the Centre’s insistence on tenancy documentation could derail the crop procurement process Recent orders from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) have led to a new flashpoint in the ongoing farmers protests, with farm unions warning that the Centre’s insistence on direct […]
Daily Current Affairs 05.04.2021 (India-Pakistan, India-China)
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1. ‘Doval-Bajwa a good combination to oversee back channel dialogue’ Special envoy to former PM Manmohan Singh welcomes current initiative on India-Pakistan ties, saying engagement is necessary, particularly with an adversary Details are still emerging of a reported back channel initiative between India and Pakistan that has led to a number of measures since the […]
Daily Current Affairs 04.04.2021 (H-1B Visa, Maoism, Digital Currency, Inflation Target)
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1. 5 security men killed in Sukma encounter Over 400 personnel on combing operation attacked in Chhattisgarh; woman among 2 Maoists dead Five security personnel were killed and more than 12 injured in an encounter with Maoists in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday. Two of the dead were from the Central Reserve Police Force […]
Daily Current Affairs 03.04.2021 (REview Saudi Deals, US-Iran Indirect Deals, Rise in Maternal Deaths)
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1. Govt. asks PSU refiners to review Saudi oil deals Move comes in the wake of the West Asian nation ignoring India’s calls to relax output curbs when prices started climbing Amid tensions with Saudi Arabia over oil production cuts, India has asked its state refiners to review contracts for buying crude oil from the […]
Daily Current Affairs 02.04.2021 (BIMSTEC, Colourable Legislation,
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1. ‘Economy, jobs to continue to bounce back this year’ Avoiding lockdowns will help: Economic Affairs Secretary India is much better geared to cope with the resurgence of COVID-19 cases and the economy as well as informal sector job creation is expected to continue to bounce back through this year, Tarun Bajaj, Secretary, Revenue & […]
Daily Current Affairs 01.04.2021 (Farm Laws, Uniform Civil Code, Cooperative Fedaralism)
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1. Panel submits report on farm laws to SC It will be made public during the next hearing of the case A Supreme Court-appointed panel has submitted its report on the three agricultural reform laws in a closed cover. The report will be revealed during the next hearing of the case. “We submitted the report […]
Daily Current Affairs 31.03.2021 (Nacaduba sinhala ramaswamii Sadasivan- New Butterfly Species, Afghan-Taliban dialogue)
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1. Researchers find new butterfly species A group of lepidopterists have added a species to the expanding list of butterflies in India. The discovery of the species Nacaduba sinhala ramaswamii Sadasivan, 2021 in the Agasthyamalais in the Western Ghats a decade ago has now found place in the Journal of Threatened Taxa. The new taxon […]