Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has collaborated with Bayer, which is a global leader in the fields of healthcare and nutrition. A statement of Intend (SoI) has been signed between the two organisations in this regard.
The collaboration aims to work towards the AIMs’ innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives across the India.

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The Principal Scientific Advisor K Vijay Raghavan has launched the MANAS app. MANAS stands for Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System.
The app is a comprehensive, scalable, and national digital wellbeing platform aimed to promote mental wellbeing across age groups. This app has been initiated by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor and jointly developed by NIMHANS Bengaluru, Armed Forces Medical College – Pune and C-DAC – Bengaluru.

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The Union Ministry of Agriculture, has entered into an MoU with Microsoft for implementing a pilot project in 100 villages of six states – Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh.
Under the project, Microsoft will develop a farmer interface for smart and well-organized agriculture, which includes post-harvest management and distribution.

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The Nagaland government has decided to form a joint consultative committee (JCC) for taking an exercise to register the State’s indigenous inhabitants.
In July 2019, the Nagaland government launched the RIIN, seen as a variant of Assam’s National Register of Citizens. The committee will prepare the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN).

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A report titled “Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Adaptation Planning in India” is set to be released by the Department of Science and Technology (DST).
The report gives a detailed national level assessment of climate change vulnerability of states and districts all over India. The compilation of data pertaining to the report was supported by the Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation (SDC).

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Russia is set to deliver the first regimental set of S-400 Triumf ‘SA-21 Growler’ air defence systems to India.
India and Russia have inked a USD 5.43 billion contract, for the S-400 Triumf ‘SA-21Growler’, which is long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems. This system is for the Indian Air Force (IAF) and will help in further enhancing the air defence (AD).

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Hypoxia is a condition in which the human body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply at the tissue level. This condition gets repeated in a Covid-19 patient due to the virus infection.
Amid a massive shortage of oxygen cylinders in the country due to raise in coronavirus cases, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed SpO2 (Blood Oxygen Saturation) supplemental oxygen delivery system. It saves a person from sinking into a state of Hypoxia.

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The Centre has allowed states to use 50% of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for the financial year 2021-22 to fight the Covid-19 surge.
As per a communication by the Home Ministry to states and UTs, the special onetime measure will have to be in lines with approved items and norms in the financial year 2021-22. The fund can be used to buy ventilators, air purifiers, oxygen generation, storage, etc.

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The communist Party of Cuba, has chosen Mr. Díaz-Canel as the party’s new leader. He has been the President of Cuba since the year 2018.
In both the positions as Communist Party leader and as President, he has replaced Raul Castro, which has brought a political dynasty to an end, which was in power since the 1959 revolution.

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The High Commissioner of Australia to India has launched the Australia-India Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative Partnership (AIIPOIP) grant program.
This AUD 1.4 million (INR 8.12 crore) grant program aims to support a free, open Indo-Pacific region The programme would encourage exchange of expertise and resources between Australian and Indian stakeholders that complements regional mechanisms such as ASEAN, the Indian Ocean Rim Association, Pacific Islands Forum etc.