Current Affairs - April 14, 2021
National Current Affairs
- Raisina Dialogue is organized by the Ministry of External Affairs and Observer Research Foundation from 13 to 16 April.
- The theme of Raisina Dialogue: "#ViralWorld: Outbreaks, Outliers and Out of Control."
- 'Digital Knowledge', a digital repository on health and nutrition, was launched.
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Economic Current Affairs
- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal launched e-SANTA, an electronic marketplace connecting farmers and buyers.
- The government's indirect tax collection for FY 2021 stood at Rs 71 lakh crore.
- NCDC (National Cooperative Development Corporation) obtained a loan of Rs 600 crore from Deutsche Bank, Germany, for lending cooperatives in the country
- Private weather forecasting company Skymet forecasts 'healthy normal' monsoon in 2021
- Atal Innovation Mission will collaborate with Bayer towards health and agricultural innovations.
- India receives the third coronavirus vaccine, DCGI approves Russia's Sputnik V for 'restricted use in emergencies.'
International Current Affairs
- Ecuador: Guillermo Lasso elected the new president
- Pakistan's human rights icon I.A. Rahman died in Lahore
- Japan releases 1 million tons of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea
- The Fukushima nuclear plant was damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami
Sports Current Affairs
- Former hockey player - Balbir Singh Jr. (88) passed away; Was a member of the silver winning team at the 1958 Asian Games.
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