Current Affairs 1 April 2021 is the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims and mains.
DEMU train from phaltan to Pune via Lonand flagged off
Union minister Prakash Javadekar flagged off DEMU train from Phaltan to Pune via Lonand through video conferencing from New Delhi. Phaltan is a town, a taluka and a municipal council in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The town is about 59 kilometres northeast of the city of Satara and about 110 km from Pune. Read More
Indo-US special forces joint training exercise concludes in HP
Special forces of India carried out a joint military exercise with US Special forces at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh this month to enhance interoperability between the two sides. Read More
Education Minister inaugurated “Anandam: The Center for Happiness in IIM Jammu”
Union Minister of Education Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ inaugurated “Ānandam: The Center for Happiness” virtually. Incorporating happiness in the academic curriculum of students is a very crucial step towards empowering our nation. This step will take our education system to newer heights, similar to the times of ancient Indian universities like Nalanda and Takshashila. Read More
World Immunisation and Logistics Summit
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan digitally participated in a panel discussion on vaccine production and distribution across Asia at the “World Immunisation and Logistics Summit”. Read More
Digha & Kankarbagh Sewage Projects in Patna & Bihar
Financing agreements for developing STPs and Sewerage network for Digha and Kankarbagh zones of Patna were signed between DK Sewage Project Pvt Ltd (a subsidiary of VA Tech Wahagh) and PFS. Read More
NITI Aayog Report highlights Investment Opportunities in India’s Healthcare Sector
Healthcare has become one of the largest sectors of the Indian economy and is expected to reach USD 372 billion in 2022, according to a report by Niti Aayog released. Read More
Delhi’s Air Quality Remains in “Poor” Category
Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) reported that the overall air quality in the national capital slightly improved but remained in the poor category with the Air Quality Index (AQI) clocking at 235. Read More
Culex or common house mosquitoes that have resurfaced in Delhi
With the change in season and rise in temperature, culex or common house mosquitoes have made a reappearance across the capital. Warmer temperatures are the main reason for the appearance of these mosquitoes. Read More
Researchers find new butterfly species
A group of lepidopterists have found a new butterfly species in India. The discovery of the species Nacaduba sinhala ramaswamii Sadasivan, 2021 in the Agasthyamalais in the Western Ghats a decade ago has now found place in the Journal of Threatened Taxa. Read More
Pakistan is lifting its ban on Indian imports
Pakistan recently decided to lift its nearly two-year ban on imports of cotton and sugar from India. India’s exports to Pakistan fell around 16 per cent to $1.82 billion in 2016-17 from $2.17 billion in 2015-16 after relations deteriorated in the aftermath of the Uri terror attack and the Indian Army’s surgical strikes on militant launchpads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in 2016. Read More