Current Affairs 16 April 2021 – Gkseries
Current Affairs 16 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.
Sunni Waqf Board Moves Allahabad High Court
The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board on 13 April, moved an urgent petition before the Allahabad High Court in the Kashi Vishwanath Mandi-Gyanvapi Masjid case in which the trial court at Varanasi allowed an ASI study of the mosque on 8 April. Read More
Traditional new year celebrated in various regions of India
Traditional new year is celebrated among the various regions of the country form of Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Chaitra Sukladi, Cheti Chand, Vishu, Puthandu and Bohag Bihu. Read More
Hydrogen Economy- the Indian Dialogue-2021
The Energy Forum (TEF) and the Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI), under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India, are organising a Hydrogen Roundtable titled “Hydrogen Economy- the Indian Dialogue-2021” on 15th April, 2021. Read More
Scientists develop e-nose to detect noxious fumes
Scientists from the city-based Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) have developed an electronic nose with biodegradable polymer and monomer that can detect hydrogen sulphide (H2S). Read More
Online Grievance Management Portal for Persons from Scheduled Castes
Union Minister for Communication & IT and Law & Justice Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad launched the “Online Grievance Management Portal of National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)” at a function organised by NCSC on the occasion of 130th birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. Read More
Multilingual mental health app MANAS for ages 15 to 35
Principal Scientific Advisor K VijayRaghavan has launched a mobile app to promote mental wellbeing across age groups. MANAS which stands for Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System was endorsed as a national program by the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). Read More
ONGC invites buyers for gas from KG-DWN 98/2 block
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has called on buyers to bid for natural gas from the deepwater fields of the KGDWN-98/2 block off of the east coast of India. Read More
Germany opens trial of far-right ‘terrorist’ group
Twelve alleged far-right conspirators went on trial in Germany suspected of planning attacks on politicians, asylum seekers and Muslims as part of a plot to overthrow the country’s democracy. Read More
Monkeydactyl-the flying reptile with the ‘oldest opposable thumbs’
The new pterosaur fossil was discovered in the Tiaojishan Formation of Liaoning, China, and is believed to be 160 million years old. The pterosaur species were reptiles, close cousins of dinosaurs and the first animals after insects to evolve powered flight. They evolved into various species; while some were as large as an F-16 fighter jet, others were as small as paper airplanes. Read More
World Voice Day 2021
World Voice Day is celebrated every year on April 16 around the world to create awareness, recognise, and celebrate the most important and at the same time often ignored gift of god – the ‘Human Voice’. Read More