Current Affairs Today – 26 April 2021 are the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims and mains. Let’s discuss the most important Current Affairs Today.
High Tempo Submarine Naval Exercise in the Indian Ocean by India and France
The 19th edition of the Indian and French Navy bilateral exercise ‘VARUNA-2021’ is scheduled to be conducted in the Arabian Sea from 25th to 27th April 2021. Read More
DCGI gave EUA to Zydus for using Virafin on COVID-19 patients
Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) gave a restricted emergency use approval to the Zydus Cadila’s ‘Virafin’ for treating the patients showing moderate COVID-19 symptoms. Read More
Public Webinar on the “Genome Sequencing of SARS-CoV-19”
Government of India had established a national multi-agency consortium, Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium (INSACOG) in December 2020, consisting of ten laboratories of the Department of Biotechnology, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHF&W) with the overall aim of monitoring the genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 on a regular basis. Read More
Kolkata Municipal Corporation to install O2 concentrators
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will purchase oxygen concentrators for using them for Covid patient treatment in the Safe Homes across the city. The city has been witnessing a steep rise in Covid cases since the past few days with the number of daily cases breaching the 2500-mark. Read More
‘The Unicorn’ black hole may be galaxy’s smallest one
Scientists have discovered what may be the smallest-known black hole in the Milky Way galaxy and the closest to our solar system – an object so curious that they nicknamed it ‘the Unicorn.’ Read More
NASA extracts breathable oxygen from thin Martian air
NASA has logged another extra-terrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen. Read More
RBI to issue cybersecurity norms for payment services
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue cybersecurity norms for payment service providers (PSPs) soon, following a series of data breaches faced by operators including Mobikwik and payment aggregator JusPay. Read More
Groundwater depletion may reduce winter cropping intensity by 20% in India
With severe groundwater depletion, the cropping intensity or the amount of land planted in the winter season may decrease by up to 20% by 2025 in India. Read More
Government tweaking the National Pension System
The National Pension System (NPS) is a pension and investment scheme developed by the Government of India to provide citizens of India with long-term financial security. Read More
0.04% people infected after getting vaccinated
Scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said the percentage of people who have been infected by the coronavirus after being vaccinated is not more than 0.04%. Read More
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