April 2021 Current Affairs Monthly Current Affairs by ICD Kollam

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BANKING/ FINANCIAL AWARENESS (April 2021 Current Affairs)

RBI

• Increased the Way and Means Advances (WMA) from Rs. 32,225 crore to Rs. 47,010 crore
• Enhanced the limit of maximum balance at end of the day maintained in Payment Bank from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 lakh per individual
• Announced to conduct the open market purchase of govt securities of Rs 1 lakh crore under G-sec Acquisition Programme
• RI – Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) from 1st May
• RBI set up 6 member panel – head Sudarshan Sen- to monitor Asset Reconstruction Companies (ARCs)

ICICI

• ICICI & Axis bank – Amazon & Visacards – New Umbrella Entity (NUE) for retail payment
• ICICI Bank and PhonePe – FASTag using UPI on the PhonePe App
• Launches Merchant Stack

SBI

• SBI Funds Management Pvt. Ltd -1st mutual fund house in India to cross the Rs. 5 lakh crore Average Assets Under Management (AAUM) mark
• SBI- Japan Bank $ 1bn – to provide loan to Japanese Automobile manufacturers in India
• SBI & NPCI – launched UPI Awareness Campaign For YONO users

PNB

• PNB & Switch ON Foundation( West Bengal) partnered – to facilitate solar pump financing for small and marginal farmers.
• nPNB@Ease – every transaction undertaken by a bank branch will be initiated by customers

INDIAN BANK

• MoU with BSNL – to provide Seamless Telecom Services to the Bank
• Indian Bank- Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched ‘Madhukranti Portal’ – Honey producers

MISCELLANEOUS

• Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) – $ 137 mn in India’s Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF)
• Jana SFB partnered with Aries securities – to offer Banking and Investment
• Ujjivan SFB – Mobile App ‘nLines’ &nStore Technologies
• Union Bank of India- UNI -CARBON CARD, an HPCL co-branded credit card on Rupay platform
• Axis Bank- Share Purchase Agreement – for sale of 100 % stake in its subsidiary, Axis Bank UK Limited to OpenPayd Holdings Ltd.
• BhartiAirtel – RelienceJioInfocomm – ‘Right to Use’ – 800 MHz spectrum.
• Bharti Axa Life & Fincare small Finance Bank – Bancassurance partnership – to sell insurance policies to its customers.
• RBL Bank & Mastercard – launched Pay by Pay App
• Airtel Payment Bank – ‘Rewards123’ savings account
• Amazon launched a $250 mn – Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund – focus on digitizing SMEs
• New Development Bank – $ 1 bn – Covid 19 assistance to Russia
• Flipkart –set up Asia’s largest fulfillment centre at Gurugram
• RBL Bank – Tide India Platform – to provide Bank accounts for Small and medium Enterprise customers
• Neobank Fi – Federal Bank – open instant savings account
• LIC appointed Paytm – for digital payments
• Samsung overtakes Apple in smartphone shipment

NATIONAL (STATE NEWS) (April 2021 Current Affairs)

TELENGANA:

• MoU with Wadhwani Institute- developing AI based mobile App for cotton farmers.
• Biggest floating solar power plant in India – at Ramagundam.

RAJASTHAN:

• 1ST State – provide free health insurance facility

ARUNACHAL PRADESH:

• Inaugurated 1st school with indigenous language system ‘NyubuNyvgamYerko’

NAGALAND :

• Health minister S PangnyuPhom launched ‘i-Learn’

ODISHA:

• Utkal Divas on April 1
• CM Naveen Patnaik launched 14 day Mask Abhiyan

MAHARASTRA :

• Declared Amboli region in Western Ghats as Biodiversity heritage site (Fish :SchisturaHiranyakeshi)
• India’s 1st Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) arrived at H-Energy’s Jaigarh Terminal in Ratnagiri

J&K :

• Launched 2 mobile apps ‘HamariSadak’ & ‘TameerTaraqqi’ – e-governance & public worksystem
• World’s highest railway bridge (359 m) – Chenab river

PUNJAB:

• World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) – $300 mn- Drinking water project
• Sonu Sood – Brand ambassador for Punjab’s anti-coronavirus vaccination programme.
• Achieve ‘Har Ghar Jal’ target by 2022

UTTARAKHAND :

• Water Sports and Adventure Institute (WSAI) – established by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand

MIZORAM:

• World bank – $32mn – to improve health service quality

ANDHRA PRADESH

• Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme – Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy Released 1st Tranche of Rs 672 Crores

MADHYA PRADESH

• Launched Corona Warriors Scheme

NATIONAL NEWS (April 2021 Current Affairs)

• PM KUSUM (PradhanMantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Uthaan Mahabhiyan ) – Ministry of New & Renewable Energy.
• Food and Agriculture Organisation released ‘Forest Governance by Indigenous & Tribal People
• Atal Innovation Mission launched ‘AIM-PRIME’ (Program for Researchers on Innovations, Market-Readiness & Entrepreneurship)
• ‘Tribal TB Initiative’ – launched by Dr Harsh Vardhan – TB Mukth Bharat
• UNDP- Spice Board India – Supply chain in ‘e-spice Bazar’
• Ramesh Pokhriyal (Education minister) launched ‘MyNEP2020’ – National Council For Teachers Education.
• 11th edition of Indo-US exercises VajraPrahar 2021 – Himachal Pradesh
• Gender Samvaad Event (a joint initiative of DAY-NRLM and IWWAGE) – launched by Ministry of Rural Development
• Supreme Court of India – AI portal ‘SUPACE’ – (Supreme Court Portal for Assistance in Courts Efficiency)
• SARTHAQ –( Students and Teachers Holistic Advancement through Quality Education ) – a implementation plan for school education – by National Education Policy 2020
• MANAS – mobile app launched by Prof. K. Vijay Raghavan – to cater mental well-being of citizens
• e-SANTA – an electronic marketplace – to provide a platform for connecting aqua farmers and buyers.
• Poshan Gyan – a national repository on health and nutrition – launched by NITI Aayog , Bill and Melinda Gates foundation , Centre for Social and Behaviour Change , Ashoka University
• Aahar Kranti- a mission dedicated to spreading awareness about nutrition – launched by Dr. Harsh Vardhan
• Startup India Seed Fund Scheme (SISFS)- Launched by Piyush Goyal – provide financial assistance to startups
• NanoSniffer – world’s 1st Micro sensor based explosive trace detector – launched by Ramesh Pokriyal

RANKS (April 2021 Current Affairs)

• Global gender gap report 2021 (WEF) – India 140th , Bangladesh 1st
• Forbe’s 35thAnnual World’s Billionaries List, Jeff Bezos -1st Mukesh Ambani 1st in Asia
• Academic Ranking of World Universities : Best institute : Harvard University
• Inclusive Internet Index 2021 : India 49th (shares with Thailand ). Sweden 1st5) Academic Ranking of World Universities 2020 – IISc Bangalore 1st
• World Press Freedom Index – India 142nd , Norway 1st
• 2021 Energy Transaction Index (ETI) – India 87th

INTERNATIONAL NEWS (April 2021 Current Affairs)

• ‘Leader’s Summit on Climate’ host by US
• Japan – India 4 Agreements – Financial Support Rs 1.93 crore – Healthcare development projects
• India- US – Energy Partnership
• Netherland’s PM & Modi – setup 25 centres of Excellence in Indian Agriculture Sector
• India’s 1st Indo-Korean Friendship Park at Delhi Contonment.
• New Zealand -2nd Country to pass legislation giving Mothers and their Partners the right to paid
  leave (miscarriage or stillbirth). India -1st
• New Zealand – 1st to bring a law- demands environmental accountability (how their Business
  affect Climate Change)
• India – Bangladesh 5 MoUs –boost bilateral cooperation
• SHANTIR OGROSHENA 2021 – mulltinational Military Exercise in Bangladesh.Theme : Robust
  Peace Keeping Operations
• India – elected to 3 bodies of UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)- for 3 yrs
• Italy launched 1st mega food park project in India in Gujarath (Fanidhar)
• Russia- World’s 1st animal vaccine against the novel coronavirus.
• Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel – ‘First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba’,
• Singapore approved RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Pact) Agreement led by china
• Little Guru – a Sanskrit learning app – launched in Bangladesh by Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre
• ISRO signed an agreement with France CNES- for co-orporation in its 1st human space mission,
  Gaganyaan
• Australia – withdraw remaining troops from Afghanistan
• NEO-01(satellite) – launched by China
• VARUNA-2021- Indian and French Navy bilateral exercise – in Arabian Sea.
  

SPORTS (April 2021 Current Affairs)

• ChinkiYadav – gold medal- ISSF World cup – Women 25m pistol
• Hubert Hurkacz – Miami open Men’s Single Title
• Mirabai Chanu – new record in Women’s 49 kg Clean and Jerk – Asian Weightlifting Championships
• AniyanMidhun of Nattika_ won gold – South Asian Wushu Championship in Nepal
• AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships – Tashkent
• Bhuvneshwar Kumar( India seamer) – ICC player of the Month Award.
• 2021 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship held in Kazakhstan – India won 14 medals
• Max Verstappen (Red bull – Netherlands) – Emilia Romanga F1 Grand Prix 2021 in Italy
• Arjun Kalyan ( Tamil Nadu) – India’s 68th Chess Grandmaster . He crossed the 2500 ELO mark10)
• IPL team Mumbai Indians Partnership with DHL Express ( principal sponsor)
• Netra Kumanan – 1st Indian woman sailor to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics ( laser radial event)
• Union sports minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurated Khelo India Centre of Excellence in Rowing in
• Srinagar
• Rafael Nadal – Won 12th Barcelona Open Title.
• Kane Williamson (New Zealand skipper) – awarded – prestigious Sir Richard Hadlee Medal

APPOINTMENTS

• N V Ramana – 48th Chief Justice of India
• Chintan Vaishnav – New Mission Director of NITI Aayog’s AIM
• S . Raman – New Chairman & MD of SIDBI
• Subash Kumar- Chairman & MD of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)
• ViratKohli – Brand Ambassador of Vivo, Brand Ambassador of Digital Insurance
• Mukhmeet Bhalia – Director General of Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
• Vjosa Osmani –President of Kosovo
• Sushil Chandra – Chief Election Commissioner of India
• Adil Zainulbhai – chairman of Capacity Building Commission
• Tarun Bajaj – new Revenue Secretary under the Ministry of Finance
• Nguyen Xuan Phuc – President of Vietnam
• Pham Minh Chinh- PM of Vietnam
• Mallika Srinivasan – Chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)
• Ouhoumoudou Mahamadou – PM of Niger
• Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala – BCCI Anti-Corrruption Unit Chief.
• Richard Verma- General Counsel & Head of Global Public Policy of Mastercard
• Poonam Gupta- director general of National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
• Siddharth Singh Longjam – director general of National Anti-Doping Agency.
• Murali M Natrajan – M D & CEO of DCB Bank
• Washington Sundar & Devdutt Padikkal – Puma (sportswear brand)
• Rekha M Menon – Chairperson of NASSCOM (1st woman)
• Atanu Chakraborty – part-time chairman of HDFC Bank

BOOKS AND AUTHORS (April 2021 Current Affairs)

• Names of the Women- Jeet Thayil
• Suparipalana- Dr Shailendra Joshi (Telugu translation of Echo T Calling: Towards People-Centric Governance)
• ManoharParrikar : Brilliant Mind , Simple Life – NithinGokhale
• Odisha Itihaaas – Utkal Keshari Harekrushna Mahtab
• Believe – What Life and Cricket Taught Me – Suresh Raina

AWARDS AND HONOURS (April 2021 Current Affairs)

• Biswabhusan Harichandran – Kalinga Ratna Samman (Odia Literature)
• Sharankumar Limbale – Saraswati Samman (Sanathan)
• Rajinikanth – 51stDadasaheb Phalke Award
• Alfred V. Aho – Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) A.M. Turing Award (Nobel Prize of
• Computing)
• Rumana Sinha Sehgal (software engineer –Hyderabad) – Nelson Mandela World Humanitarian
• Award (Diplomatic Mission Global Peace)
• Mahinder Giri (Rajaji Tiger Reserve) – International Ranger Award
• Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet- National Book Critics Circle Prize

78th Golden Globes Award –

• Emma Corin – Best actress
• Nomadland – best motion picture
• Sacha Baron Cohen – best actor

• Suman Chakraborty – 30th GD Birla Award for Scientific Research
• Ashutosh Bhardwaj – DevishankarAwasthi Award (for his work – Pitra_ Vadh)
• Dutee Chand (Indian sprinter) – Chhattisgarh Veerni Award

BAFTAs (British Academy Film Awards) – 74th

•  Best film : Nomadland
•  Best Director : Chloe Zhao (Nomadland)
•  Best Actor : Anthony Hopkins
•  Best Actress : Frances McDormand

LILAVATHI AWARDS :

• SWEAT( Sona Women Entrepreneurship and Training) from Sona College of Engineering,
• Tamil Nadu – won under women entrepreneurship sub theme.
• Self Defence Sub Theme : St. Joseph’s College of Engineering

Wisden Award 2021 announced :

• Virat Kohli – Wisden Almanack’s ODI player of the 2010s
• Sachin Tendulkar – ODI Cricketer of the 1990s
• Kapil Dev – ODI Cricketer of 1980s
• Ben Stokes (England) – Leading Cricketer Of the Year.
• Beth Mooney (Australia ) – Leading Women’s Cricketer in the world
• Kieron Pollard (West Indies) – Leading T20 Cricketer In the World

• Guneet Monga (filmmaker) – Knight of the order of Arts and Letters (2nd highest French honour)
• Yusaffali MA – Abu Dhabi’s top Civilian award
• Kane Williamson (New Zealand cricketer) – Sir Richard Hadlee medal.
• Moscow International Film Festival – best Foreign Language Feature award – Puglya
• Roberto Benigni (Director) : Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Venice International Film Festival

66th Filmfare Awards :

• Best film: Thappad
• Best Director: Om Raut
• Best actor : Irrfan Khan & Taapsee Pannu

IMPORTANT DAYS (April 2021 Current Affairs)

• April 2 : World Autism awareness day. Theme – Inclusion in the work place : challenges and opportunities in a post pandemic world
• April 4 : International day for Mine awareness and assistance in mine action. Theme – Perseverance Partnership and Progress
• April 5 : National maritime day
• April 5 : International day of Conscience. Theme – Let Conscience Light up our World
• April 7 : World health day . Theme – Building a fare, healthier world for everyone
• April 10 : World Homeopathy day. Theme – Homeopathy – roadmap for integrative medicine
• April 11: National safe motherhood day. Theme – stay at home during corona virus, keep mother and new born safe from corona virus.
• April 11 : National pet day
• April 12 : International day of Human space flight
• April 14 : International day of action for rivers
• April 15 : World Art day
• April 16 : World Voice day. Theme – One Word – many voices
• April 17 : World Hemophilia day. Theme – Adapting to change : sustaining care in a new world
• April 18 : World Heritage day , International day for Monuments and Sites. Theme – Complex pasts Diverse futures
• April 19 : World Liver day. Theme- keep your Liver healthier and disease free
• April 20 : UN Chinese Language Day
• April 21 : Civil services Day
• April 22 : International Mother Earth day. Theme – Restore our Earth
• April 23 : World Book and Copyright day. Theme – To share a Story
• April 23 : UN English Language Day , UN Spanish Language Day
• April 24 : National Panchayati Raj day
• April 25 : World Malaria day. Theme – Reaching the Zero Malaria target
• April 25 : World Penguin day
• April 26 : World Intellectual property day. Theme – Intellectual property and Small Businesses: Taking big ideas to market
• April 28 : World day for safety and health at work. Theme – Anticipate, Prepare and respond to crisis-invest now in resilient occupational safety and health systems.
• April 29 : International Dance Day. Theme- purpose of dance
• April 30 : Ayushman Bharat divas.

OBITUARIES (April 2021 Current Affairs)

• Isamu Akasaki – Nobel Prize Winner in Physics.
• K C Chakrabarty- Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor
• Radheshyam Khemka – President of Gita Press
• Anil Dharker (journalist and author) : founder and director Mumbai International Literary Festival.
• Walter Anthony Gustavo WAG Pinto – Lieutenant General (led India-Pakistan War)
• Bhagwati Singh – UP minister (Samajwadi Party)
• Shashikala Om PrakashSaigal – Veteran Film and TV actress
• Shankha Ghosh (Kuntak) – Bengali poet Digvijaysinh Zala – 1st Environment Minister of India (1982 – 1984)
• Bachi Singh Rawat – BJP leader and Former Minister
• Fatima RafiqZakaria – Chairman of Maulana Azad Educational Trust and Khairul Islam Trust Mumbai
• Ahmed Hussain Lala –Indian International Football Defender (Represented India in Melbourne Olympics )
• Chandra Naidu – India’s 1st Female cricket commentator
• Walter Mondale – 42nd Vice President of US
• Satish Kaul – veteran actor( Punjabi, hindi )
• Sanjay Chakravarty – shooting coach
• Charles Geschke – co-founder of Adobe Inc
• Vivek – Tamil actor & comedian
• Sumitra Bhave – Marathi Filmmaker
• Maidavolu Narasimham – Former RBI Governor , Father of Indian Banking Reforms
• Idriss Deby Itno – President of Republic of Chad
• Farid Sabri – Qawwali singer
• Shravan Rathod – Music composer
• Rohit Sardana – Indian Journalist

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