Current Affairs April 2021

U.S. Senate confirms Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney-General

The United States Senate voted 51-49 to confirm Indian-American Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney-General, making her the first person of colour to occupy the third highest position at the Department of Justice. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Vanita Gupta (born 1974) is an American civil rights attorney. She is the president and chief executive officer […]

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J&K govt to screen employees allegedly involved in anti-national activities

Jammu and Kashmir has formed a Special Task Force (STF) to screen and identify government employees allegedly involved in anti-national activities. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The STF will have the ADGP, (CID), J&K, as its chairman and the IGP, representatives of the Home Department; Department of Law, Justice Member and Parliamentary Affairs and the

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Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh passed away

Eminent Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh passed away at the age of 89. Considered to be an authority on Rabindranath Tagore, his famous works include Adim Lata – Gulmomay and Murkha Baro Samajik Nay, among other books. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The poet was vocal about contemporary issues and was also seen at the forefront

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Indian ads further gender stereotypes

A study of Indian advertisements on television and YouTube has shown that while they are superior to global benchmarks insofar as girls and women have parity of representation in terms of screen and speaking time, their portrayal is problematic as they further gender stereotypes. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 They are more likely to be

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Earth Day 2021

Earth Day is celebrated on April 22 every year to raise awareness for Earth’s environment. The theme of Earth Day 2021 is ‘Restore Our Earth’. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Earth day is an international event celebrated around the world to pledge support for environmental protection. This year’s theme for Earth Day is ‘Restore Our

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Civil Services Day 2021

National Civil Service Day is celebrated on April 21 every year to appreciate the tremendous work done by officers engaged in public administration, in various departments of the central and state governments. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 On this day, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the first batch of probationers at the All India Administrative Service Training

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FSSAI calls for regulatory vigilance to ensure food safety and quality

Rita Teaotia, Chairperson, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has said that the regulatory bodies need to be more vigilant to ensure food safety and quality. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 The Fifth session of Codex Committee on Spices and Culinary Herbs (CCSCH), established under Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), began virtually with India

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Current Affairs Today – 23 April 2021

Current Affairs Today – 23 April 2021 are the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims and mains. Let’s discuss the most important Current Affairs Today. Russia to launch own space station in 2025 Russia’s space agency hoped to launch its own

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Global rules cannot be imposed by one or a few countries

China’s President Xi Jinping said global rules cannot be imposed “by one or a few countries” and attempts to “decouple” would not benefit any nation. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Headquartered in China, the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) is an international organization jointly initiated by 29 member states. BFA holds its annual conference in

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India placed at 142nd rank in World press freedom

The 2021 World Press Freedom Index produced by Reporters without Borders (RSF), a French NGO, has again placed India at 142nd rank out of 180 countries. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This despite the fact that for a year, under directions from the Cabinet Secretary, an Index Monitoring Cell worked to improve the world rankings,

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