APRIL, 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS
Head of recently constituted High-Level Committee by AYUSH Ministry to study the
potential of Yoga as a productivity-enhancing tool in the economic and industrial
development of India- Dr HR Nagendra
o Campaign launched by Kerala Tourism Department to attract domestic tourists - My
First Trip 2021
o One of the World's largest container ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal recently -
Ever Given
o Notable journalist, writer and former Censorboard advisory board member who passed
away recently - Anil Dharkar
o The neighbouring country which recently celebrated its 50th year of Independence -
Bangladesh
o India's first Indo-Korean friendship park was inaugurated at - Delhi Cantonment
o Former Deputy Governor of RBI who passed away recently - KC Chakrabarty
o Commercial Bank that was recently awarded India's Best Bank for Small and Medium
Enterprises in Asia Money Best Bank Awards 2021 - HDFC Bank
o Champions of World Shooting Para Sport World Cup 2021 - Ukraine (India is at 3rd
Position)
o Former Bangladesh Prime Minister who passed away recently - Moudud Ahmed
o Author of the book My Experiments with Silence - Samir Soni
o Author of the book Indians: A Brief History of Civilization - Namit Arora
o Recently appointed MD & CEO of automobile manufacturing company Mahindra &
Mahindra - Dr Anish Shah
66th FILMFARE AWARDS 2021
Best Movie - Thappad (Director - Anubhar Sinha)
Best Actor - Irfaan Khan (Posthumous)
(Movie - Angrezi Medium)
Best Actor (Crities) - Amitabh Bachan (Movie - GULAABO SITABO)
Best Actress -Taapsee Pannu (Movie þ Thappad)
Best Actress (Crities) - Tilotama Shome (Movie þ Sir)
Best Director - Om Raut (Movie - Tanhaji : The Unsung Warrior)
o Recipients of Abel Prize 2021 - Laszlo Lovasz, Avi Wigderson
o Mobile Application launched by MILMA that will help dairy farmers to buy and sell
cattles directly and reduce the exploitation of intermediaries - CowBazar
o Champions of I league 2020-21 - Gokulam FC
o A 500 pax passengers cum 150 MT Cargo Vessel built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd and
delivered to Andaman and Nicobar administration is - Sindhu
o Wholly owned subsidiary of Cochin Shipyard in West Bengal which will be operational
in 2021 - Hooghly Cochin Shipyard Limited, Nazirgunage
o New train service which was inaugurated recently by Shri Narendra Modi in
Bangladesh-Mitali Express (Dhaka Cantonment to New Jalpaiguri)
o Joint Air Exercise recently conducted by UAE, USA, India, Saudi Arabia, France,
Bahrain - Desert Flag - VI
o Champions of International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2021-
India (IInd - USA)
o Winner of Bahrain Grand Prix 2021 - Lewis Hamilton
o Famous malayali drama artist, director and screen play writer who passed away
recently - A.R Anayara
o Only Asian who recently won the International Ranger Award instituted by
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and World Commission of
Protected Areas (WCPA) - Mahinder Giri (Ranger, Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Dehradun)
o Recently appointed Chairperson of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
(SCOPE) - Soma Mondal (Chairperson, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)
o Defence Minister of South Korea who recently visited India - Suh Wook
o Recently test fired Nuclear Capable Surface to Surface Ballistic Missile by Pakistan -
Shaheen 1 A
o Worlds first ship tunnel will come up in - Norway
o Awareness boat trip launched by voter's awareness programme SVEEP (Systematic
Voter's Education and Electoral Participation) as a part of 'Save the Date' campaign in
Alappuzha - Ballot Boat
o Newly found bacteria in different sectors of International Space Station - Methylo
Bacterium Ajmali
o Country to host Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women's Asia Cup 2022 -
India (Venues : Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar)
o Author of the book '1232 km - The Long Journey Home' - Vinod Kapari
o Authors of the book 'From Incremental to Exponential' - Alex Salkever, Ismail Amla,
Vivek Wadhwa
o Shaheed Ashfaq Ulla Khan Zoological Park will come up in -
Gorakhpur (Uttarpradesh)
o Union Territory that was recently announced as TB Free by Union Health Ministry -
Lakshadweep
o Recently India donated 109 Ambulances and 12 Lakh Dose Covid Vaccine to -
Bangladesh
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