Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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New Zealand has become the first country in the world to introduce a Climate Change law for Financial sector.
The law requires banks, insurers and investment managers to report the impacts of climate change on their business. It requires financial firms to explain how they would manage climate-related risks and opportunities.

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Every year, April 12th is observed as the International Day of Human Space Flight by the United Nations, which marks the inception of the space era for mankind. This was declared by the UN by way of a resolution in 2011.
This year marks 60 years of the first human space flight for exploration of space by a Soviet cosmonaut named Yuri Gagarin.

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The National Nursery Portal has been launched by National Horticulture Board (NHB).
It is a Platform which is available both in the form of a Web Portal and a Mobile Application. It intends to create an online market place where Nurseries and Buyers can interact for sale of plants.

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The United States of America headed by President Biden has decided to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan over the next few months.
The exit of troops is set to be completed by September 11th this year, which marks the 20th year anniversary of Twin tower attacks on the USA by the Taliban.

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The Indian Navy deployed its specialised diving support, INS Nireekshak for the search and rescue of the missing fishermen, off the Mangalore coast.
Recently, nine fishermen of a Kerala-registered mechanised fishing boat went missing. On account of this issue, the Indian Navy is carrying out deep-sea diving operations using specialised equipment and naval divers.

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Ashok Leyland, which is a flagship firm of the Hinduja group, has delivered the first lot of light bulletproof vehicles to the Indian Air Force.
These vehicles have been designed and developed in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, which is a US based aerospace and defence technology company.

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The financial system regulator – Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recently announced the list of shortlisted applicants, under its on-tap licensing window for universal banks and small finance banks.
Universal bank licence can be obtained by individuals and professionals having 10 years of experience in banking and finance at a senior level. For SFBs, the minimum net worth requirement is Rs 200 crore.

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Kamath Committee identified 26 sectors to be included in the ₹3 lakh crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS).
Recently, the Finance Ministry expanded the scope of the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) to cover borrowers from the healthcare segment, apart from the 26 sectors. SMA-1 borrowers in the healthcare sector are covered under ECLGS 2.0.

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Ministry of Rural Development organised the “Gender Samvaad” event. It is ajoint attempt between the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) and the Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE).
The event aims to create a common platform to share experiences and awareness on gender related interventions under DAY-NRLM, and as part of the ongoing Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

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Charles Geschke, who founded Adobe along with colleague John Warnock from Xerox, in the year 1982, recently passed away.
He also helped develop Portable Document Format (PDF) document. Though he retired in 2000, he remained on the Adobe board until 2020. At present, the CEO of Adobe is Shantanu Narayen. The famous softwares of the company are PDF, Acrobat, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop.”