Current Affairs 7 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.
India slips 28 spots in WEF’s global gender gap report
India is now ranked 140 among 156 countries which has fallen 28 places in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021, and is now one of the worst performers in South Asia, trailing behind neighbours Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Read More
Govt plans blockchain-powered traceability interface for Indian spices
Spices Board India under Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India’s Accelerator Lab have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the aim to build a blockchain based traceability interface for Indian spices to enhance transparency in supply chain and trade. Read More
Indian Navy Ships and Aircraft to participate in exercise in LA PEROUSE
Indian Navy Ships INS Satpura (with an integral helicopter embarked) and INS Kiltan along with P8I Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft are participating, for the first time; in multi-lateral maritime exercise La Pérouse. Read More
Advanced Chaff Technology to safeguard naval ships from missile attack
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an Advanced Chaff Technology to safeguard naval ships against missile attack. Defence Laboratory Jodhpur (DLJ), a DRDO laboratory, has indigenously developed three variants of this technology namely Short Range Chaff Rocket (SRCR), Medium Range Chaff Rocket (MRCR) and Long Range Chaff Rocket (LRCR) meeting Indian Navy’s requirements. Read More
Health Minister launched Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP)
Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan virtually launched the Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP). The Integrated Health Information Platform is the next generation highly refined version of the presently used Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP). Read More
Kota farmer develops mango variety that bears fruits round the year
A farmer from Kota, Rajasthan named Shrikishan Suman has developed an innovative mango variety which is a regular and round-the-year dwarf variety of mango called Sadabahar, which is resistant to most major diseases and common mango disorders. Read More
Navy’s decomissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat now private property
INS Viraat, the Navy’s decomissioned aircraft carrier, has become the “private property” of a ship-breaker who has already torn down 40% of its body, chiefly for scrap, the Supreme Court told a private company, that wants to turn the vessel into a maritime museum-cum-adventure centre. Read More
SC frowns on interim heads for CBI
The Supreme Court told the government that interim appointments to the post of CBI Director cannot go on. The remark came during the hearing of a petition filed by Common Cause, represented by advocate Prashant Bhushan, objecting to the appointment of Praveen Sinha as interim CBI Director following the retirement of Rishi Kumar Shukla on February 2. Read More
President promulgated the Tribunal Reforms Ordinance, 2021
The President of India has promulgated the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation And Conditions Of Service) Ordinance, 2021, by which the appellate authorities under nine Acts have been done away with and the right to hear appeals under the statute has been conferred to High Courts. Read More
PM lauded the completion of Arch closure of the Chenab Bridge
The Prime Minister has lauded the completion of Arch closure of the Chenab Bridge, World’s highest Railway Bridgein Jammu & Kashmir by Indian Railways. The length of the Chenab Bridge will be 1,315 metres with 17 spans, of which the span of the main arch across Chenab river will be 467m. Read More
