Current Affairs 2021: Today’s News Headlines: April 23, 2021

April 23, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for April 23, 2021:

Covid-19: Supreme Court asks centre for a “national plan” on oxygen supply, essential drugs and vaccination
Centre invokes Disaster Management Act to ensure unhindered inter-State movement of vehicles carrying medical oxygen
Registration process for COVID vaccination (from May 1) to all above 18 years to start from April 28
Govt permits Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to conduct study on using drones to deliver COVID-19 vaccine
IAF’s first Rafale squadron based in Ambala completed with arrival of 4 Rafale from France
Renowned Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan dies at 86; awarded Padma Bhushan in 2000 & Padma Vibhushan in 2021

S&P forecasts 11% growth for the Indian economy in 2021-22, flags impact of lockdowns
Fitch affirms India’s rating at ‘BBB-’; outlook negative due to Covid surge
India needs $401 bn capital investment to fight climate change: Bank of America Securities Report
MeitY announces #FOSS4GOV Innovation Challenge to accelerate adoption of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) In Government
Accenture India head Rekha Menon to take over as NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) Chairman for FY22

US organising the Leaders’ Summit on Climate on a virtual platform on April 22-23
PM Modi announces launch of ‘India-US climate and clean energy Agenda 2030 partnership’ with US President Joe Biden
S. House of Representatives passes bill to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state; bill goes to Senate
UK’s parliament declares China’s treatment of Uighur community in Xinjiang as genocide
NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars makes oxygen from planet’s carbon dioxide atmosphere
International Mother Earth Day observed on April 22, theme: ‘Restore Our Earth’
International Girls in ICT (Information & Communications Technology) Day celebrated on April 22; theme: ‘Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures!’