Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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The Indian Institute of Technology – Kharagpur has commercialized its healthcare product COVIRAP.
This is a diagnostic technology to zero on Covid infections. Using this technology, the COVID test results can be obtained within 45 minutes of sampling and the results can be seen using a smartphone application.

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended the US Government to place India on the CPC list (i.e) ‘Countries of Particular Concern’, for violation of religious freedoms in the year 2020.
It has also recommended for imposition of targeted sanctions on Indian individuals and entities for violating religious freedoms.

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“Global youth mobilization” aims to fund young people’s ideas to combat the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, in various communities. This is supported by the World Health Organization and United Nations Foundation.
It is also backed by UNICEF, USAID, UNFPA, European Commission, Salesforce, FIFA and Heads of State and Governments from around the world.

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As per a recent study by Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Clean Air Fund and consulting firm Dalberg, air pollution in India is expected to cost 95 billion every year, or 3% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product on Indian businesses.
It has also stated that New Delhi is the world’s most polluted capital and that India is home to 35 of the world’s 50 most polluted cities.

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Every year, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) celebrates the fourth Thursday of April as the International Girls in ICT Day. This year, 22nd April marked the 10th Anniversary of the day and was observed with the theme Connected Girls; Creating Brighter Futures.”
The International Telecommunication Union is an UN specialized agency and is headquartered in Geneva.

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The 73rd constitutional Amendment on Panchayati Raj was enacted in the year 1992 and it came into force on April 24, 1993. Under this amendment, the State Governments are allowed to make provisions for organising village panchayats as units of self-governance.
Every year 24th April is observed as National Panchayati Raj Day, since 2010.

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This year, super moons would appear on two occasions – on April 26th and on May 26th. The first super moon on April 26th is called by the name “Pink Moon”.
It is so called because, it corresponds with the springtime blooms of a certain wildflower native to eastern North America, which is commonly known as moss pink.

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As per a recent release by the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, India has reported zero malaria cases in 116 districts, during the year 2020.
This is seen as a great achievement to eliminate malaria in India. With this achievement, the disease burden in terms of cases has done down by 84.5% and in term of number of deaths by 83.6%.

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Recently, a glacier burst has been reported to have occurred in Sumna, Neeti Valley in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. It is situated very near to the Indo-China border.
As per reports by the Indian Army, 291 persons have been rescued so far and the operations are still on. The personnel trapped includes members of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF).

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The Indian Army has initiated the project Ladakh Ignited Minds, a Centre of Excellence and Wellness. This was aimed to provide better educational opportunities for Ladakhi students.
Fire and Fury Corps along with partner Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) and a Kanpur based NGO, National Integrity and Educational Development Organization (NIEDO), will provide training facilities to the students.