Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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Receivables Exchange of India (RXIL) is the invoice discounting platform for MSMEs. It is a TReDS (Trade Receivables Discounting System) Exchange Platform accredited by the RBI.
RXIL recently announced that it has discounted receivables of Rs 1,000 crores in a month. The platform has over 7000 registered MSMEs and have processed over 5,00,000 invoices, since its launch in 2017.

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The President of India has Justice NV Ramana as the 48th Chief Justice of India, in accordance with the powers conferred under Article 124 of Indian Constitution. He will assume charge as the Chief Justice of India on 24th April 2021.
He has been a judge of the Supreme Court since the year 2014. He will have a term of 16 months before his retirement.

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Following the retirement of Deputy Governor B P Kanungo from the Reserve Bank of India, RBI has reallocated the portfolios among its present Dy Governors.
The key department of RBI – Monetary Policy Department continues to be headed by Dr MD.Patra. Besides this, he has been allocated with 10 other departments like external investment and operations, statistics and information management, financial stability unit etc.

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The Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers organised a “National Dialogue on ‘Manufacturing Excellence & Innovation for Competitiveness & Sustainability of Chemicals Manufacturing’.
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) promotes industrial development for poverty reduction and environmental sustainability. UNIDO jointly organised this national dialogue as well as a dialogue under ‘Clean Manufacturing in India’ (Swachh Udyog).

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“International Day of Sport for Development and Peace” is observed across the world on April 6, after the United Nations General Assembly resolution in 2013.
It is marked to celebrate the positive contribution of sports towards sustainable development and advancement of human rights. This year’s theme is around recovery from the pandemic and the importance of equity in that recovery.

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The Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates is the first nuclear power station in the Arab world.
The nuclear power plant located in Abu Dhabi started commercial operations recently. As per the country’s leaders, the first megawatt from the nuclear plant has entered the national power grid. It was opened in the year 2019.

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Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G), 92% target of completion has been achieved in the 1st phase of the scheme.
A target of 1 crore houses was set for completion in the 1st phase of the scheme- from 2016-17 to 2018-19. It aims constructing 2.95 crore PMAY-G houses with all basic amenities by the year 2021-22.

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Scientists from Singapore are working on an experiment named “Robo Plants”. Under the experiment electrodes are attached to a Venus flytrap plant.
These electrodes fit tightly to the plant’s surface using a thermogel. These electrodes monitor weak electrical pulses naturally emitted by plants.

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The Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries and the Ministry of Rural Development has agreed to converge for successful implementation of Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme.
Under the convergence, MoFPI and DAY NRLM (Ministry of Rural Development) agreed to work together on implementation of PM-FME to support Self Help Groups (SHGs) in food processing.

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Blue Flag is a globally recognised eco-label certification provided to beaches by the Foundation for Environment Education, Denmark. It is based on water quality, environment education, conservation and safety and services.
Recently, the fishermen of Odisha have been staging protests against the Odisha state’s move to get Blue Flag certification for five beaches. They demand an alternative sea mouth to anchor their boats before being removed from the beaches.