Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) in its recent report has stated that the carbon di oxide (CO2) emissions in India for the year 2021 would be 1.4% more that that in the year 2020 (i.e) 30 million tonnes more than the year 2020.
Also, the report has stated that the expected rise in coal based electricity generation would be 3 times more than the generation from other sources.

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The Government of Delhi has formed a 24-member oxygen audit committee, in wake of the acute shortage of medical oxygen in hospitals across Delhi.
The committee would be monitoring the oxygen stocks and their consumption continuously. It would also ensure that the utilization of oxygen is rational and optimal.

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In the World Youth Boxing Championships held in Kielce, Poland, Indian women boxers created history with seven gold medals.
All the women finalists Gitika, Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu, Poonam, Vinka, Arundhati Choudhary, T Sanamacha Chanu and Alfiya Pathan finished on the top of the podium. Three other Indian boxers also won bronze medals.

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Japan is set to hold its first joint military drill with the US and French troops, amidst the increased actions of China in the regional waters.
The exercise would be held from May 11 to 17 and will be the first large-scale exercise in Japan involving ground troops from all three countries. The exercise also would deepen the Defence cooperation between the three countries.

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Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Pt Rajan Mishra recently passed away. He was 70 years old and was affected by COVID 19 disease.
He is one of the legends in khayal gayaki (a major form of Hindustani music) and is a recipient of Padma Bushan, one of the nation’s highest civilian honours.

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The ‘Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Leaving no Country Behind’ is a report jointly released by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) along with UNDP and UNESCAP.
As per the report, the richer countries in the Asia-Pacific region would recover quickly from the impact of the pandemic than the poorer countries. This difference is because of variation in degree of immunity, healthcare system and vaccine roll-out.

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The Census Bureau of the United States announced that the population of the US is 331,449,281. This is a 7.4% increase over the last decade and is also the second slowest ever.
The population figures will be used by state legislatures or independent commissions to redraw the country’s political maps to represent the shifts in population.

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In a first of its kind, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has developed single crystal blade technology.
This has been developed for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to be used for their helicopter development programme. 60 blades under the newly developed technology have been supplied to HAL.

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Indo-German project ‘Pyrasol’ was launched to transform urban organic waste into biochar and energy in smart cities. It was awarded to CSIR-CLRI by the Indo-German Science & Technology Centre.
It aims for joint processing of Fibrous Organic Waste (FOW) and Sewage Sludge (SS) of Indian smart cities into Biochar. The foundation stone of the Integrated Solar Dryer and Pyrolysis pilot was recently laid at CSIR-CLRI, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

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B.1.617 is a variant of the COVID 19 disease, which was first found in India. Recently, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has stated that the B.1.617 variant of the COVID 19, has been detected in more than 17 countries across the globe.
So far, this new virus has claimed more than 3.11 million lives across the globe