Current Affairs - April 12, 2021
The following are the essential news from April 12, 2021, which is essential for competitive examinations:
Lilavati Awards
- Union Education Minister conferred AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020
- SWEAT (Sona Women Entrepreneurship and Training) from Sona College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, won the award in 'Women Entrepreneurship.'
- Under the 'Literacy' sub-topic, the Bharatiya Vidyapeeth, Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development, Pune won the award.
- WIT Women Health Coalition from Walchand Institute of Technology, Maharashtra, won the award under the 'Women Health' sub-topic
- 'Paritran' from St. Joseph's College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu won the award in the subject of 'Self-Defense.'
National Current Affairs
- Indian Army Chief General M.M. Narwane attended an army chiefs' conference in Bangladesh.
Economic Current Affairs
- Central Government imposes a ban on the export of Injection Remedsvir and Remedisvir Active Pharmaceutical Instruments (APIs), keeping COVID status in the country.
- SBI collected Rs 300 crore from zero-balance accounts for some services in 5 years
International Current Affairs
- Philippines and US to organize "Balikatan" military exercise
- Former US Attorney General and human rights activist Ramsey Clarke dies at age 93
- Vietnam: Nguyen Xuan Phuc was sworn in as the new president in the capital of Hanoi
BAFTA
- British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) Awards presented in London
- Best Film: 'Nomadland'
- Best Director: Chloe Zhao for 'Nomadland'
- Best Actress: Frances McDormand for 'Nomadland'
- Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins for 'The Father'
Sports Current Affairs
- Hideki Matsuyama of Japan won the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta (US)
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