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Daily News12 Apr 2021

Daily Current Affairs 12.04.2021 (Iran Nuclear Test, Perrsonal Data Protection Bill, Going Backwards on Indian History)

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 News12 Apr 2021

Daily CUrrent Affairs 11.04.2021 (Dolphin Boom, Muon-G2, CPI(Maoist))

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 […]

Uncategorized11 Apr 2021

Daily Current Affairs 10.04.2021 (Free to Choose Religion, China-Pakistan, Bhutan-China, Military Drills)

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 News9 Apr 2021

Daily Current Affairs 09.04.2021 (G-SAP 1.0, USA-Palestine, Adhoc Judges)

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 News8 Apr 2021

Daily CUrrent AFfairs 08.04.2021 (RBI Interest, Poppy, Solar Energy Sector, Iranian Ship in RED Sea)

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 News8 Apr 2021

Daily CUrrent Affairs 07.04.2021 (NATO, Central Vigilance Commission, ASEAN-Myanmar, NAXAL Attack)

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 News8 Apr 2021

Daily Current AFfairs 06.04.2021 (Direct Payment by FCI, Chenab Bridge)

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 News5 Apr 2021

Daily Current Affairs 05.04.2021 (India-Pakistan, India-China)

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 News5 Apr 2021

Daily Current Affairs 04.04.2021 (H-1B Visa, Maoism, Digital Currency, Inflation Target)

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 News3 Apr 2021

Daily Current Affairs 03.04.2021 (REview Saudi Deals, US-Iran Indirect Deals, Rise in Maternal Deaths)

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 News3 Apr 2021

Daily Current Affairs 02.04.2021 (BIMSTEC, Colourable Legislation,

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 News1 Apr 2021

Daily Current Affairs 01.04.2021 (Farm Laws, Uniform Civil Code, Cooperative Fedaralism)

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 […]