Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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Two researchers from IIT Kanpur have recently developed touch-sensitive, tactile, haptic watch. This is intended to measure time by touching the face of the clock.
This model of watch conveys time via vibrations when an individual touches the proper spoke on the face.

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The Union Finance Ministry has stated that India has witnessed a strong Foreign Portfolio Investment (FPI) inflow of Rs.2.74 lakh crore during the FY 2020-21, into the equity market.
This has been achieved amidst international financial uncertainty due to COVID 19 pandemic and reflects the confidence of investors on Indian Market.

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A massive data leak has been recently reported on Facebook. Information of about 533 million Facebook users has been leaked online, which includes contact numbers, IDs, birth dates and more personal information.
Among the affected, were the Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other co-founders.

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The latest edition of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook was released recently.
It has raised India’s growth projection to 12.5 per cent for FY22 which made the country rank highest among all countries including both the emerging and advanced economies. This year, the country is expected to contract by 8 per cent.

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The Government has appointed S Ramann as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
Banks Board Bureau had recommended his name for the post and the appointment is for a period of three years. Ramann is an Indian Audit & Accounts Service officer, is currently the CEO of National E-Governance Services Ltd.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $484 million to improve transport connectivity and road maintenance in the Chennai-Kanyakumari Industrial Corridor (CKIC).
CKIC extends from West Bengal to Tamil Nadu and it connects India to the production networks of Southeast and East Asia. This project will upgrade about 590 km of State highways in the CKIC influence area.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed the imposition of “solidarity tax” on high earners and companies that prospered in the coronavirus crisis to show solidarity with those who were hit hardest by the pandemic.
IMF has stated that this temporary tax would help to reduce social inequalities and help countries recover from COVID 19 disruptions.

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Exercise Shantir Ogrosena-2021 is a 10 day long multinational military exercise, held between India and Bangladesh.
The exercise started on April 4 2021 and ended on April 12 2021 at Bangabandhu Senanibas (BBS), Bangladesh. Troops from four countries participated in this exercise with observers from various countries including USA, UK, Russia, Turkey, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Singapore.

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The finance ministers of G20 nations have given their nod to International Monetary Fund (IMF) for issuing fresh Special Drawing Rights (SDR) amounting $650 billion to G 20 member countries.
This is aimed to boost the reserves of all nations and thereby avoiding low-income countries into get into further distress due to COVOD 19 pandemic.

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India has recently become the second-most affected Covid-19 country in the world overtaking Brazil. The top position is held by the United States of America.
Recently, India has been reporting more than 1.5 lakh COVID cases every day and the overall infection has crossed 13.53 million.