Current Affairs 2021: Today’s News Headlines: April 29, 2021

April 29, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for April 29, 2021:

PM sanctions procurement of 1 lakh Portable Oxygen Concentrators under PM Cares Fund
DRDO to set up 500 medical oxygen plants under PM CARES Fund
PM CARES: Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations
India, Russia to establish a ‘2+2 ministerial dialogue’ between foreign, defence ministers
LCA Tejas cleared to carry Python-5 air-to-air missile
Covishield maker, Pune-based Serum Institute of India’s (SII) Adar Poonawalla to get ‘Y’ category security
Odia author Manoj Das dies at 87, won Padma Shri in 2001, Padma Bhushan in 2020, Kendra Sahitya Akademi award in 1972 and Sahitya Akademi Award Fellowship in 2006
Krithi Karanth wins ‘Wild Innovator Award’, is Chief Conservation Scientist at Bengaluru-based Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS)

Jio Platforms, Byju’s figure in Time Magazine’s first-ever list of 100 Most Influential Companies
Cabinet approves signing pact with UK for info sharing, prevent customs offences
Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin found to neutralise 617 variants of COVID-19: America’s top pandemic expert Dr Anthony Fauci
Pune based Serum Institute of India (SII) cuts Covishield price for States to ₹300 a dose

World Day for Safety and Health at Work observed on April 28; 2021 focus: Anticipate, prepare and respond to crises – Invest Now in Resilient Occupational Safety and Health Systems (OSH)
Russia orders expulsion of 7 diplomats from Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, in retaliation for expulsion of Russian envoys
Australia to spend 747 million dollars for upgrading four defence bases to boost Indo-Pacific engagements
South Korea: Samsung family to pay $10.8 billion in inheritance tax following chairman death of Lee Kun-Hee in 2020
Canada to provide 10mn dollars to India to support fight against COVID-19: PM Justin Trudeau
Indian-American NGO Sewa International USA raises $4.7 million for COVID-19 relief efforts in India