Current Affairs 2021: Today’s News Headlines: April 28, 2021

April 28, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for April 28, 2021

India ranked 49th in the Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI), which ranks 104 countries in terms of government capabilities and outcomes
Rush to hospitals, big gatherings worsen India’s Covid crisis: WHO
Aditya-L1 Support Cell provides all data on board India’s first dedicated solar space mission; joint effort of ISRO and Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
Padma Shri awardee Gujarati poet Dadudan Gadhvi dies in Gujarat
Padma Shri awardee Hindi litterateur Manzoor Ahtesham dies in MP

RBI issues guidelines for appointment of statutory auditors of banks, NBFCs regarding the number of auditors, their eligibility criteria, tenure and rotation, etc
Trade Ministers of India, Japan and Australia launch Supply Chain Resilience initiative
SC allows Vedanta’s Tuticorin plant to operate to produce only Oxygen in view of ‘national need’; not allowed to restart copper smelting plant
Asian Development Bank raises growth forecast for Indian economy in 2021-22 to 11% (from 8% earlier) in its Asian Development Outlook report
Over 14,400 hectares area in Andaman & Nicobar becomes first large territory to get organic certification
Exports of organic food products rose by 51% to USD 1 billion (Rs 7,078 crore) in 2020-21: Commerce ministry

Coronavirus: Brazil regulator rejects Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine due to lack of consistent and trustworthy data
Vaccinated Americans can now go out without a mask: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
WHO, UNICEF and Gavi vaccine alliance unveil global immunization strategy to save 50 million lives by 2030