Current Affairs 2021: Today’s News Headlines: April 12, 2021
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for April 12, 2021:
LILAVATI AWARDS
- Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ presented the AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020 in New Delhi
- Based on the theme ‘Women Empowerment’, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) selected winners in 6 sub themes
- Six sub themes: Women’s Health, Self-Defense, Sanitation and Hygiene, Literacy, Women Entrepreneurship and Legal Awareness
- SWEAT (Sona Women Entrepreneurship and Training) from Sona College of Technology, Tamil Nadu won in the ‘Women Entrepreneurship’ sub theme
- Under the ‘Literacy’ sub theme, Bharatiya Vidyapeeth of 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’s Health’ sub theme
- Radiant Seetha from Thiagarajar Polytechnic College won the contest in the ‘Legal Awareness’ sub theme
- Paritrana from St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Tamil Nadu won the award for the ‘Self Defense’ sub theme
India
- Indian Army chief Gen M. M. Naravane attends the Army Chiefs’ Conclave in Bangladesh
- ECONOMY & CORPORATE
- Centre prohibits exports of injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) till the COVID situation in the country improves
- SBI collected Rs 300 crore from zero-balance accounts for certain services in 5 years, reveals study
World
- Philippines and US to hold 2-week “Balikatan” (Shoulder-to-Shoulder) military exercise from April 12
- Ramsey Clark, former U.S. attorney general and human rights activist, dies at 93
- K. to set up £43 million fund for migrants from Hong Kong; will offer help in accessing housing, jobs and education
- Vietnam: Nguyen Xuan Phuc sworn in as new President in capital Hanoi
BAFTA
- British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) awards presented in London
- Best Picture: ‘Nomadland’
- Best Director: Chloe Zhao for ‘Nomadland’
- Best Actress: Frances McDormand for ‘Nomadland’
- Best Actor: Anthony Hopkins for ‘The Father’
SPORTS
- Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama wins the Masters tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta (US)
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021