1. GC Murmu selected as external auditor by the Intergovernmental Organization for the abolition of chemical weapons
The country’s Comptroller and Auditor General GC Murmu has been elected as an external auditor by the prestigious Intergovernmental Organization for the Elimination of Chemical Weapons . The Foreign Ministry has reported that the member countries of the Chemical Weapons Prohibition Organization-OPCW have elected Mr. Murmu as an external auditor for a 3-year term starting in 2021 . Mr. Murmu was appointed through the election process at the organization’s conference in which India received tremendous support. The Ministry of External Affairs has said that India’s selection for this post is a symbol of its reputation at the international level. India has also been elected a member of the Executive Council of the organization as the representative of Asia for another two years.
2. Indian Navy sends submarine rescue vessel to assist in search and rescue of missing Indonesian submarine
The Indian Navy has sent a deep-sea rescue vessel – DSRV – to assist the Indonesian Navy in the search and rescue efforts of Indonesia ‘s missing submarine KRI Nanggala . The Indian Navy received a warning from the International Submarine Rescue Liaison Office about the disappearance of Indonesia’s submarine. It is reported that this submarine was practicing 25 km to the north of Bali with 53 members of the crew . India is one of the few countries in the world that have the capability to search and rescue a bad submarine through DSRV. Under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between India and Indonesia, the navies of the two countries have a strong partnership with operational cooperation between the navies.
3. Succeeded to create oxygen from the carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere of Mars
US space agency NASA ‘s Mars Orbiter Success has succeeded in creating oxygen from the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mars . America’s Mars mission was successful in flying mini helicopters. This is followed by a second successful demonstration of technology by creating oxygen. Oxygen gas production in the Rover vehicle – Moxi- Yani Mars Oxygen in Situ Resource Utilization ExperimentDone in a small unit named. It contains 5 grams of oxygen, which is enough for a person to breathe for about 10 minutes in Mars. NASA plans to increase its mission to Mars in the future, instead of taking oxygen from the Earth, it will have to build a larger size Moxi unit to produce this gas there. There is an abundance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mars. It is estimated that 10 grams of oxygen can be produced per hour.
4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review the supply and availability of oxygen
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed the officials to ensure the supply of oxygen to various states in a smooth and smooth manner. Shri Modi reviewed the availability of oxygen used in the treatment of patients across the country at a high level meeting and also discussed ways to enhance it. He also emphasized the need to decide the responsibility of the local administration in case of any disturbance in the supply. He instructed the Ministries to explore various ways to increase production and supply of oxygen.
5. Fifth shipment of Rafale planes reached India
The fifth consignment of Rafale planes reached India. These aircraft completed a flight of about eight thousand kilometers, for which the Air Force of France and United Arab Emirates provided air refueling facilities. In a tweet, the Indian Air Force thanked the Air Force of both countries for this cooperation. Earlier, Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria flagged off these aircraft from France’s Marinec Air Force Center. Mr. Bhadauria is on a trip to France these days.
6. Islamic scholar Maulana Waheeduddin Khan dies
Eminent Islamic scholar Maulana Waheeduddin Khan has passed away. He was 96 years old. President Ramnath Kovind has expressed grief over the demise of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, a well-known Islamic scholar. Mr. Kovind said in a tweet that Maulana Wahiduddin, honored with Padma Vibhushan, did important work for peace, harmony and reforms in the society. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has deeply mourned the demise of Maulana Waheeduddin Khan.
7. ISRO will support eight joint research projects of IIT-Delhi-based Space Technology Cell
Recently, the Indian Space Research Organization (Indian Space Research Organisation) has announced that it IIT- Delhi -based space technology cell of (Space Technology Cell) eight joint research projects will support. ISRO has its own response program(RESPOND Program) has supported these projects. ISRO started the Respond program (research sponsored) in the 1970s, with the aim of encouraging academics to participate and contribute to various space research activities. Provides financial support for conducting research and development activities related to technology and space applications. It is ISRO’s flagship program in academia to promote external research on emerging areas of space.
8. New Global Maritime Initiative Blue Nature Alliance
A new global maritime initiative has been launched in the next five years to ensure conservation of important aquatic areas and oceans . ‘ Blue Nature AllianceThis initiative called ‘has been launched in collaboration with various philanthropic organizations, national governments, local communities, indigenous people, scientists and academics. The ‘Blue Nature Alliance’ initially under its conservation work comprises three sea areas spread over an area of 4.8 million square kilometers (1.9 million sq mi), namely Fiji’s Lau Seascape, Antarctica will cover Tristan da Cunha Island in the Southern Ocean and Southern Atlantic Ocean. The primary objective of this initiative is to work closely with the local communities most affected by climate change, and as such this initiative can be helpful in marine conservation as well as increase ecosystem resilience. Oceans on more than two-thirds of the Earth’s surface affect human life significantly and are particularly important for the livelihood of communities living in coastal or small island areas. Despite this, oceans around the world are facing severe stress.
9. Shiv Subramaniam Raman SIDBI Chairman and Managing Director
Recently Shiva Subramaniam Raman Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)Has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director. According to the official information released in this regard, Subramaniam Raman has been appointed for the total year term. Prior to this appointment, Subramaniam Raman was serving as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of National e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL). Subramaniam Raman, who hails from Tamil Nadu, is a 1991 batch Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA&AS) officer. Apart from this, he has also served as the Principal Accountant General of Jharkhand for the year 2015-2016. On the other hand, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) was established on 2 April 1990 as a premier financial institution for promotion, financing and development of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector under an Act of Parliament.
10. Israel: Google and AWS selected for Nimbus Project
The Israeli government has chosen Google and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide cloud services for its military and public sector units . The project is to be implemented in four phases and is named as “Nimbus” project. The Nimbus project will be implemented at an estimated cost of US $ 1 billion. It will establish cloud sites in Israel. These sites will keep information within Israeli borders under strict security guidelines. The four phases of this project are as follows:
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Acquisition and construction of cloud infrastructure
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Formulating government policy to migrate to the cloud
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Integration and migration
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Control and optimize cloud activity
11. NASA released a picture of the cosmic rose
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently shared an image of the ” Cosmic Rose “. The Cosmic Rose is an image captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope . In this image, Arp 273 of the interacting galaxies is shown. The Arp 273 is located in the Andromeda Planetarium. It is 300 million light years away from Earth. This spiral galaxy is a combination of UGC 1810 and UGC 1813. UGC 1810 is five times heavier than UGC 1813. UGC 1810 has a disc that is deformed like a rose in shape. This deformation is mainly due to the gravitational pull of UGC 1813 which is located below. It is captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
12. Russia will launch its space station
Russia plans to exit the International Space Station and launch its own space station in 2025 . According to Russia, the structure of the International Space Station is getting old. With the station becoming outdated, it can produce irreversible results. The International Space Station was launched in 1998 by US space agencies and Russian space agencies . Other countries involved in the launch of the International Space Station were Canada, the European Space Agency and Japan . The ISS rotates around the Earth in 93 minutes. It revolves around 15.5 per day. It travels at an orbital velocity of 7.7 kilometers per second.
13. US House passed ‘No Ban Act’
The US House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would limit the president’s ability to impose religion-based travel restrictions . It is informally called the ” No Ban Act “. The No Ban Act was passed in response to the ” Muslim ban ” passed by former US President Donald Trump . The Muslim ban banned Muslims from Muslim countries from visiting the United States. The No Ban Act means the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Non-Immigrants Act.
14. Triple mutant variant of COVID-19 surfaced
Currently India is facing a COVID-19 crisis, a triple mutant variant of COVID-19 has emerged as a new threat. It is also being called the ” Bengal Variant “. Triple mutant variants have been identified in West Bengal, Maharashtra, Delhi and Chhattisgarh. Triple mutant variants evolved from double mutations. In the triple mutant variant, three different COVID-19 strains combine to form a new variant. Recently, a double mutant variant is spreading rapidly in India. This double mutant is named E484Q and L452R . The E484Q was found in the UK and South Africa. The L452R mutation was found in California. However, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recently announced that COVAXINWorks against these mutations. The National Institute of Virology is successfully isolating mutations and testing them against vaccines. In addition, INSACOG laboratories are performing the genome sequencing process of these mutant variants. INSACOG stands for Indian SARS CoV-2 Genomic Consortia.
15. New Zealand will integrate healthcare into national service
The New Zealand government announced that it would consolidate the fragmented health system in the country into a national service . The integrated system is similar to the one implemented in Britain. Currently the New Zealand Health System is divided into 20 District Health Boards. Each District Health Board has its own budget. These district health boards Health New Zealand is to be replaced by a new body called (Health New Zealand).
16. Amnesty International conducts a global review of the death penalty
Amnesty International recently released a global review of capital punishment . According to the report published by Amnesty International , about 483 death sentences in 18 countriesWere entered. In 2019, the recorded death penalty was 657. The number of death penalty has increased by 26% in 2020 as compared to 2019. The maximum death penalty was awarded in China, Iran, Egypt, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. About 16 women out of 483 have been given the death penalty. They were from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Oman. Countries like India, Qatar, Oman and Taiwan have reintroduced the death penalty. The death penalty incidence in Iraq has fallen from 100 in 2019 to 45 in 2020. The death penalty in Saudi Arabia has been reduced by 85%. Countries used hanging, electrocution, shooting and lethal injection as methods of capital punishment. Iran sentenced 3 people to death while committing crimes when they were under 18 years of age. China, Iran and Saudi Arabia sentenced at least 30 people to death for drug-related offenses. The Asia-Pacific countries that carried out the death penalty in 2020, They were India, China, Bangladesh, North Korea, Vietnam and Taiwan. Pakistan, Singapore and Japan did not report any death penalty incident. China recorded the highest number of capital punishment incidents in the world. However, the exact number of capital punishment in China is unknown. The Chinese government keeps the death penalty data secret.
17. Australia partners with India for Indo-Pacific Ocean initiative
Australia recently launched the Australia-India Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative Partnership. This program will support an independent, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific. The Government of Australia has provided a grant of 1.4 million Australian dollars (8.12 crore rupees) to support this initiative. The Indo-Pacific Ocean initiative was launched by PM Modi at the East India Summit in 2019. The Indo-Pacific Oceanographic Initiative aims to strengthen maritime boundaries. It has three main common goals such as welfare promotion, wealth creation and cooperation. Its main principle is to form partnerships between like-minded countries.
18. India’s crude oil production declined
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas recently released its data for the financial year 2020-21 . According to these figures, India’s crude oil production fell to 30.5 million tonnes . It was 32.17 million tonnes in 2019-20. India’s crude oil production 5% lower in 2020-21 than last yearhappen. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation produced 2% less oil in 2020-21 as compared to 2019-20. In 2020-21, the oil produced by ONGC was 2 million tonnes. In a national lockdown lasting more than two months, some areas were completely closed. Oil India Limited produced 4% less oil. The production of natural gas in the year 2020-21 was 28.67 billion cubic meters. This was 8% less than the 2019-20 production. However, in March 2021, the country’s overall natural gas production began to increase as Reliance Industries started production from the KG Basin fields. Reliance started production of natural gas in the KG Basin in December 2020. It is now producing gas at the rate of 1.3 million cubic meters per day.
19. ICRA forecasts India’s GDP to fall by 0.5% to 10.5% in FY22
Domestic rating agency ICRA has cut India’s growth estimate for 2021-22 at the upper end by 0.5 percent and now the economy is projected to grow by 10-10.5 percent in 2021-22 as against 10-11 percent earlier. . The downward revision has occurred due to the re-enforcing lockdown and restrictions due to the increasing COVID-19 cases in the forecast.
20. CARE Ratings are estimated to be 10.2% of India’s GDP growth in FY22
CARE Ratings (Care Ratings) India for the financial year 2021-22 GDP reduced the estimate (GDP) growth rate of 10.2 percent is made. Earlier this estimate was between 10.7–10.9 percent. Estimates of the growth rate have been lowered with the rapid increase in COVID-19 virus cases, with restrictions being imposed in various states affecting economic activity.
21. Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal becomes Puma’s brand ambassador
Global sports wear brand Puma has signed long-term endorsement agreements with cricketers Washington Sundar and Devdutt Padikkal . Puma India, which recently announced its partnership with Royal Challengers Bangalore, is continuously investing in India’s sports ecosystem. The two will join the roster of the company’s brand ambassadors, including Indian captain Virat Kohli; Wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul; Women national cricketer, Sushma Verma and veteran cricketer Yuvraj Singh.
22. Arjun Kalyan became the 68th Indian Grandmaster of Tamil Nadu
Arjun Kalyan of Tamil Nadu became India’s 68th Chase Grandmaster when he crossed the 2500 ELO mark after losing to Dragon Cosic in the fifth round of GM round robin “Rujna Zor-3” in Serbia. Arjun is trained by IM Saravanan and Ukrainian GM Alexander Goloshopov and started playing Chase at the age of nine and achieved his FIDE rating a year later. Vishwanathan Anand became the country’s first Grandmaster in 1988.
23. April 22: Earth Day
Earth Day is celebrated on 22 April . This year, the theme of Earth Day is ‘ Restore Our Earth ‘. Earth Day was formally proposed by John McConnell at the UNESCO Conference on Environment in 1969. Later in 1971, a declaration was signed by UN Secretary-General U Thant on Vernal Equinox to commemorate International Earth Day every year and it was first celebrated in 1970.
24. International Girls in ICT Day: 22 April
International Girls in ICT Day (International Girls in ICT Day) annually from the fourth Thursday of April is observed. This year, International Girls in ICT Day is being celebrated on 22 April 2021 . The purpose of International Girls in ICT Day is to inspire a global movement to increase the representation of girls and women in technology. Today, young women and girls try again for the goal of equal access to opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is highlighting the need to promote technology career opportunities for girls and women in the world’s fastest growing sector.
25. Famous actor Kishore Nandalaskar passed away
Famous Actor Teen Nandlaskr (Kishore Nandlaskar), the Marathi and Hindi has died due to a popular face in both films, COVID-19 problem. The actor made his acting debut in 1982 with a Marathi film called ‘Navare Sagale Gadhav’ and starred in films like ‘Bhavishyachi Aishi Taishi: The Prediction’, ‘Village Thor Pudhari Chor’ and ‘Jara Japoon Kara’. In Hindi films, Nandalaskar is best known for the roles of Khaki (2004), Vaastav: The Reality (1999), Singham (2011), Jis Desh Mein Ganga Raata (2000), Simba (2018) and many more. He was last seen in Mahesh Manjrekar’s web series ‘1962: The War in the Hills’.
26. Chad President Idris Debbie dies
Republic of Chad President Idris Debi Itno has died (Idriss Deby Itno). He was injured in the conflict with the rebels, after which he died. He ruled the Central African nation for more than three decades and was also declared the winner of the 2021 presidential election, paving the way for him to remain in power for another six years. Debbie previously won elections in 1996 and 2001. Subsequently, he also won in 2006, 2011, 2016 and 2021.
