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Daily News26 Apr 2021

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)

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 News26 Apr 2021

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)

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 News24 Apr 2021

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)

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 News24 Apr 2021

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)

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 News21 Apr 2021

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)

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 News21 Apr 2021

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)

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 News19 Apr 2021

Daily CUrrent AFfairs 19.04.2021 (Bats with Sticky Discs in Megalaya, US CHina on CLimate Crisis, Election commission of India a SUper Government)

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 News19 Apr 2021

Daily Current Affairs 18.04.2021 (Great Indian Bustard Poaching, Cuba New Head, 220 million year old Rat like creature, Oracle VS Google)

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 News17 Apr 2021

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)

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 News17 Apr 2021

Daily Current AFfairs 16.04.2021 (China Tried to Change Status Quo, India Australia STand Together, UNFPA Population Report, Chinese Backed Port City)

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 News16 Apr 2021

Daily Current Affairs 15.04.2021 (Access to Education, India Can be Hardware manufacturing Hub, India’s Public Debt)

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 News13 Apr 2021

Daily Current Affairs 13.04.2021 (India – USA, India – Pakistan, Sushil Chandra-New Chief Election Commissioner, Iran Israel Nuclear Issue)

1. ‘Northeast citizens faced racial discrimination amid pandemic’ Region seamlessly fits Indians’ imagination of a Chinese person: study A study commissioned by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) on racial discrimination and hate crimes against people from the northeastern States found that the “northeast India seamlessly fits [an] Indian’s imagination of a Chinese […]