Current Affairs 14 April 2021 is the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims and mains.
Piyush Goyal launched DGFT Trade Facilitation App
Minister for Railways and Commerce & Industry and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Piyush Goyal launched DGFT ‘Trade Facilitation’ Mobile App for promoting ease of doing business and providing quick access to information to importers/exporters. Read More
Dr Harsh Vardhan chairs ICMR’s One Health Symposium
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare chaired ICMR’s International Symposium titled ‘One Health in India: Research informing biosafety, preparedness and response’ through video conference. Read More
Sushil Chandra appointed Chief Election Commissioner
President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra to take over as Chief Election Commissioner from Sunil Arora, whose tenure ended on April 12. Read More
Niti Aayog launches India Energy Dashboards Version 2.0
Government think tank Niti Aayog launched India Energy Dashboards (IED) Version 2.0 with an aim to provide single-window access to the energy data for the country. Read More
Tropical cyclone Seroja rips in Western Australia
Tropical cyclone Seroja has ripped across a 1,000 km stretch of Western Australia, leaving a trail of damage. The category three storm made landfall near the town of Kalbarri yesterday with windspeed of up to 170km/h. Residents reported smashed houses, fallen trees and downed power lines. Read More
Judgments & Orders portal and e-filing 3.0 module
Dr Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Chairperson, e-Committee of the Supreme Court on April 9, 2021 inaugurated a Judgments and Orders Portal for searching past judgments and orders and an e-Filing 3.0 module to allow electronic filing of court documents, through a virtual event. Read More
Rohingya people in India are illegal immigrants
Supreme Court appeared to accept the Centre’s contention that the Rohingya people in India are illegal immigrants, most of whom are in a detention camp in Jammu, and others in Delhi. It said they should be deported according to procedures under the Foreigners Act, 1946. Read More
Aahaar Kranti mission to spread awareness about nutrition
Government has launched Aahaar Kranti, a mission dedicated to spread awareness about nutrition. It is designed to address the peculiar problem of hunger and diseases in abundance, being faced by India and the world. Read More
DCGI gives nod for restricted emergency use of Sputnik V in India
India’s drug regulator Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has granted permission for the restricted emergency use of Russian COVID-19 vaccine ”Sputnik V” with certain conditions, paving the way for a third vaccine to be available in the country. Read More
Ambedkar Jayanti 2021
Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti is celebrated each year on April 14 every year. The day is also commemorated as Equality Day across the country. Read More
