Current Affairs 15 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.
NITI Aayog launched Poshan Gyan
NITI Aayog, in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Centre for Social and Behaviour Change, Ashoka University launched Poshan Gyan, a national digital repository on health and nutrition. Read More
Centre approved 16 applicants under PLI scheme in key starting materials
The chemicals and fertilisers ministry has approved 16 applicants under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for the promotion of domestic manufacturing of critical key starting materials and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in the country. Read More
CCI approved acquisition of Gangavaram port by Adani Ports
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved billionaire Gautam Adani-controlled Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones Ltd’s acquisition of 89.6% stake in Gangavaram Port Ltd. Read More
e-SANTA to connect aqua farmers and the buyers
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Shri Piyush Goyal virtually inaugurated e-SANTA, an electronic marketplace providing a platform to connect aqua farmers and the buyers. Read More
ITCN Training and Capacity Building Programme
The ‘Infant Toddler and Caregiver-friendly Neighbourhoods (ITCN) Training and Capacity Building Programme’ was launched by National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) in partnership with Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF). Read More
Skymet forecasts ‘healthy normal’ monsoon in 2021
Private weather forecast company, Skymet Weather, has said monsoon this year is likely to be 103% of the Long Period Average (LPA). The LPA refers to the average all-India monsoon rainfall of 88 cm, which is a 50-year mean. Read More
NHAI to make use of Network Survey Vehicle mandatory
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to deploy Network Survey Vehicle (NSV) in order to enhance the quality of National Highways. Carrying out road condition survey using NSV on the National Highways has been made mandatory at the time of certifying completion of the project and every six months thereafter. Read More
Astronomers discover the farthest Gamma-ray emitting active galaxy
Astronomers have discovered a new active galaxy, identified as the farthest gamma-ray emitting galaxy that has so far been stumbled upon. This active galaxy called the Narrow-Line Seyfert 1 (NLS1) galaxy, which is about 31 billion light-years away, opens up avenues to explore more such gamma-ray emitting galaxies. Read More
Rhinos translocated in Assam under Vision 2020 to increase population
The ambitious Indian Rhino Vision 2020 (IRV2020) came to a close with the release of two rhinos an adult male and a female in Assam’s Manas National Park transported from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary about 185 km to the east. Read More
Tribal body flags concerns over Nagaland’s version of NRC
An apex body of Naga tribes has asked the Nagaland government not to be hasty with the exercise to prepare the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN), seen as a variant of Assam’s National Register of Citizens. Read More
