Test: April 2021 Weekly Current Affair - 1 - UPSC MCQ

The government extended the ₹3-lakh-crore emergency credit line guarantee scheme by another three months till June 30 and also widened its scope to new sectors, including hospitality, travel and tourism.

Centre will soon roll out a Unique Land Parcel Identification Number system in the country allotting distinct IDs for each land parcel.

In a major push towards deep technology and driving the country to become a digitally transformed nation, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog has launched AIM-PRIME(programme for Researchers on Innovations, Market-Readiness & Entrepreneurship), a programme to promote and support science-based deep-tech startups & ventures across India.

Noted Marathi writer Dr Sharankumar Limbale will receive Saraswati Samman, 2020 for his book Sanatan.

Digital Transactions through UPI in the country crossed another milestone last month recording transaction value of 5 lakh 4 thousand crore rupees.

India’s growth in the current fiscal could weaken to 12.2% from the previously forecast 13.5%if the second wave of Covid-19 infections worsen, according to Japanese brokerage Nomura.

Eden Park in Auckland in New Zealand has been selected by FIFA to stage the opening match of the tournament on July 10, with Stadium Australia in Sydney chosen to host the final on August 20.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in consultation with the Government, has decided that the limits for Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for the first half of the financial year 2021-22 (April 2021 to September 2021) will be ₹1.20 lakh crore.

The Reserve Bank has said the average base rate that’s charged by NBFC-MFIs from borrowers for the next quarter will be 7.81 percent.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)’s Director (Finance) Subhash Kumar assumed additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) upon the retirement of incumbent Shashi Shanker.

New book titled ‘Manohar Parrikar: Brilliant Mind, Simple Life’ authored by Nitin Gokhalewas released. The book is published by Bloomsbury.

The labour ministry has set up expert committees to review the standards under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH&WC) Code, 2020.

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a USD 32 million project to improve management capacity and quality of health services in Mizoram.

Former Gujarat DGP Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala has taken over from Ajit Singhas the head of the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption Unit.

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal inaugurated “Anandam: The Center for Happiness” at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Jammu virtually.

President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Justice N V Ramana as the 48th Chief Justice of India, accepting the recommendation made by the outgoing CJI SA Bobde. Justice Ramanawill have a term till August 26th next year.

Despite a massive spike in the pandemic caseload, Swiss brokerage UBS sees no repeat of a nationwide/statewide lockdown and expects only a minimal economic impact of the second wave that may lead to a 20-30 bps reduction in GDP.

In Tennis, 26th seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland won the biggest title of his career beating 19-year-old Jannik Sinner of Italy in the Miami Open final.

The United Nations’ International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed on April 4 each year.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 Local Organising Committee (LOC) confirmed the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad’s TransStadia and the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar will stage the continent’s premier women’s national team competition.

Professor Suman Chakraborty has been selected for the 30th GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for his outstanding contribution to engineering science and its applications in developing technologies for affordable healthcare.

Mukhmeet S Bhatia has assumed charge as Director General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). Bhatia is an IAS officer of 1990 batch of Jharkhand cadre.

International Children’s Book Day (ICBD)an annual celebration of the birthday of Danish author and poet, Hans Christian Andersen every 2nd day of April to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books.The theme of International Children’s Book Day 2021 is “The Music of Words.”

World Autism Awareness Day is observed on April 2, every year to makes people understand and accept people with autism, foster worldwide support, and inspire people. It is a day that spread kindness and autism awareness.This year, the theme is ‘Inclusion in the Workplace: Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World’.

India’s biggest floating solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW will be set up at Ramagundam in Telangana.