Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 20 April 2021 # | Current Affairs
Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 20 April 2021
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1) Union Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Shri Prahlad Singh Patel addressed a webinar ‘India’s Heritage: Powering Tourism’ organized by Ministry of Tourism on the occasion of World Heritage Day 2021.
He also inaugurated the Online Exhibition on Ramayana, the Epic by Maharishi Valmiki which is the very first online exhibition on the Ramayana.
2) The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is set to reopen its Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Covid Hospital in Delhi Cantt to deal with the massive spike in infections as the national capital battles another wave of the disease.
Defence Research and Development Organisation( DRDO) :-
Founded - 1958
HeadQuarter - New Delhi
Chairman - G. Satheesh Reddy
Recent News - Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW)
3) Indian Scientists Come Up with an Improved Pseudocapacitor to Store Electrical Energy. In a novel discovery, scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST) have come up with new material for supercapacitors or pseudocapacitors, which can store electrical energy by electron charge transfer.
4) The Chhattisgarh government invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) due to the surge in COVID-19 cases.
Chhattisgarh :-
Bhorumdeo Temple
Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
Achanakmar Tiger Reserve
Indravati Tiger Reserve
Guru Ghasidas Tiger Reserve
5) DRDO has introduced two products which can enhance the operations at public places during the pandemic.
One is Automatic Mist based Sanitiser Dispensing Unit and UV Sanitisation Box and Hand-held UV device.
6) The Drugs Controller General of India has approved Russian Covid-19 vaccine "Sputnik V" for use in the country, Sinovac vaccines is not permitted in India.
7) Anthony Hopkins, The Father has won the award for "Best Leading Actor" at the 74th edition of the BAFTA awards 2021.
8) Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched Kisan Rath Mobile App to facilitate transportation of food grains and perishables during lockdown.
This mobile application is developed by the National Informatics Centre to ensure farmers and traders are able to find transport for Agriculture and Horticulture produce.
National Informatics Centre :-
Formation :- 1976
Headquarters :- New Delhi
9) A research institute in Kerala has developed a new, faster and cheaper diagnostic test for COVID-19.
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology in Thiruvananthapuram, under the Department of Science and Technology, has developed an innovative diagnostic test kit named , Chitra Gene LAMP-N for the diagnosis of COVID-19.
Kerala :-
Cherai Beach
Vallam Kali boat race in Kerala.
Kerala: Idukki Dam on Periyar River
Kerala :- Pamba River
CM :- Pinarayi Vijayan
GOVERNOR :- Arif Mohammad Khan
10) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson cancelled a planned trip to India, scheduled to take place next week, due to the current coronavirus situation in India.
11) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd’s (MUCB) banking licence, paving the way for its liquidation since multiple attempts at the merger route have failed.
Reserve Bank of India:-
Headquarters:- Mumbai, Maharashtra,
Established:- 1 April 1935, 1934 Act.
First Governor - Sir Osborne Smith
First Indian Governor - Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh
Governor:- Shaktikanta Das
12) Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren launched an App to help the people of the state who are stranded across the country due to the imposition of nationwide lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19.
Recent News :- The Jharkhand government has launched the “SAAMAR Campaign” which stands for “Strategic Action for Alleviation of Malnutrition and Anaemia Reduction” campaign.
