Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is set to deploy Network Survey Vehicle (NSV), to provide better roads to commuters.
NHAI has made road condition survey using NSV mandatory at the time of certifying completion of the project and every six months thereafter. This has also been included as a part of the standard bidding document of consultancy services.

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‘Central Asia’ is the name of an international center for trade and economic cooperation, being constructed by Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan at the borders of the two countries.
The center would have a capacity of accommodating 35,000 people and 5,000 trucks per day in both directions. It would serve as a large industrial, trade and logistics platform for both countries.

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Pakistani cricketer Babar Azam has topped the ICC men’s ODI batting rankings.
He has clinched the top spot after a huge gap by any one from the country since 2003. He has replaced Indian Skipper and Batsman Virat Kohli after he gained 13 points in the Pakistan South Africa series.

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National Housing Bank has launched a Rs.10,000 crore ‘Special Refinance Facility-2021’ aimed to provide liquidity to housing finance companies and other financial institutions / banks in India.
This would infuse funds into the housing finance system and enable institutions to maintain steady growth in housing finance.

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Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched the EatSmart Cities Challenge and Transport 4 All Challenge.
EatSmart Cities Challenge was organized in association with Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and Smart cities mission. It aims to encourage smart cities develop a sustainable food environment. Transport 4 All Challenge was launched in association with Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), to improve public transport.

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Wular, Asia’s second largest freshwater lake is located in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is fed by the Jhelum River. The lake’s size varies from 12 to 100 square miles seasonally.
A massive work to remove silt is in process. The project to clean the lake had a deadline of June this year. As per the officials, around 48.94 lakh cubic metres of silt has been removed.

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The World Health Organization (WHO) launched Global Diabetes Compact to fight the disease more effectively. This was launched during the centenary of the discovery of insulin.
The programme will focus on increasing access to diagnostic tools and medicines in low- and middle-income countries. The launch was hosted by WHO and the government of Canada along with many countries including Kenya, Fiji, Norway and Singapore and UN agencies.

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The Home Secretary of the United Kingdom (UK) has recently ratified the extradition of diamond merchant Nirav Modi to India.
Two months earlier, a UK court had permitted the extradition of Nirav Modi, based on the request if Indian Government. He is the key accused in the $2 billion Punjab National Bank fraud case related to Letter of Undertakings and forex operations.

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The U.N Security council is to deploy six-month-old cease-fire agreement in Libya, which has been in political crisis, after the removal of dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011
Libya is heading toward December elections after over ten years of political chaos. Libya’s transitional government welcomed the UNSC decision to deploy international monitors to watch the old cease-fire.

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Indian Naval Ship (INS) Suvarna seized over 300 kg of narcotic substances recently. The ship encountered a fishing vessel with suspicious movements while it was on surveillance patrol in the Arabian Sea.
The boat, along with its crew, was escorted to the Kochi port, Kerala for further investigation. The approximate cost of the seizure in the international market is estimated to be Rs 3000 Crore.