Current Affairs 4 April 2021 – Gkseries
Current Affairs 4 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.
AWC, Mhow celebrated its Golden Jubilee
The Army War College (AWC), Mhow celebrated its Golden Jubilee to mark 50 glorious years of its inception as the premier training institute of Indian Army. AWC is a tactical training and research institution of the Indian Army located in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. Read More
Labour Bureau launched two of the five all-India surveys
The Labour Bureau has recently been tasked with five major All India Surveys by the Government of India. The five surveys are the All-India Survey of Migrant Workers, All-India Survey on Domestic Workers, All-India Survey on Employment generated in Transport Sector, All-India Survey of Employment Generated by Professionals and All-India Quarterly Establishment based Employment Survey (AQEES). Read More
Good Friday 2021
Good Friday is a significant festival celebrated by Christians across the world with great humility and reverence. The day is remembered when the Son of God was crucified and buried. Read More
Government Panels to review Safety
The central government set up expert committees to conduct a holistic review of the norms for safety, health and working conditions in factories, mines and construction sites. Read More
Six digit HSN code in GST made mandatory
It has been made mandatory for a GST taxpayer having a turnover of more than Rs 5 crore in the preceding financial year, to furnish 6 digits HSN Code (Harmonised System of Nomenclature Code) which comes into effect from April 1. Read More
Build momentum of regional cooperation under BIMSTEC framework
India remains committed to further building the momentum of regional cooperation under the BIMSTEC framework and make the organization stronger, vibrant, more effective and result-oriented. Read More
Gordon Liddy and the Watergate scandal he masterminded
G Gordon Liddy, the former FBI agent and Republican adviser who was widely considered the mastermind behind the 1972 Watergate break-in, died at the age of 90. He passed away at his daughter’s house in Virginia, his son told the Associated Press. Read More
Coal-Fired Plants to Adopt New Emission Norms
India has pushed back deadlines for coal-fired power plants to adopt new emission norms by up to three years, and allowed utilities that miss the new target to continue operating after paying a penalty. Read More
US and Iran to begin indirect talks on nuclear program
The United States and Iran said that they would begin negotiations through intermediaries next week to try to get both countries back into an accord limiting Iran’s nuclear program, nearly three years after former President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal. Read More
COVID-19 led to rise in maternal deaths, stillbirths
According to a study published in The Lancet Global Health Journal, the failure of the health system to cope with COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in maternal deaths and stillbirths. Read More