Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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The Left front government in Kerala has decided to recommend a judicial inquiry against the central agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate.
Earlier, the Crime Branch registered an FIR against some ED officials for derailing the probe in the gold smuggling and dollar cases. The state has decided to appoint Justice (Retd) KV Mohan to head the commission.

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Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched 100+ comic books created by teachers and students of CBSE schools.
The comics, which are aligned with topics of NCERT textbooks, can be accessed online on DIKSHA web portal or via the DIKSHA app on any android Smartphone. They can also be accessed through a new WhatsApp powered Chatbot. DIKSHA is a online learning portal.

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The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has proposed retaliatory trade actions against India and some other countries for imposing Equalisation levy on e-commerce companies.
In June 2020, the US initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the US Trade Act, 1974 against the taxation on the digital services or the Equalisation levy by India, Italy, Turkey, UK, Spain and Austria.

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Renowned journalist and author Anil Dharker died recently in Mumbai at the age of 74 years.
He was the founding person and director of the Mumbai International Literary Festival which is celebrated in November every year. He was also the founder and director of Literature Live, which conducts literary events throughout Mumbai.

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The Indo-South Korean friendship park has been constructed in New Delhi – Cantonment. It has been built to commemorate the contribution of Indian peacekeeping force during the Korean war of 1950-53.
The park was jointly inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of National Defence of South Korea Suh Wook.

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As per the report titled “Playing by new rules”, released by FICCI-EY, Indian media and entertainment (M&E) sector is expected to grow upward by 25% during the year 2021.
The total value of the sector is expected to reach Rs 1.73 lakh crore during 2021 and with the same level growth, the industry is expected to reach Rs 2.23 lakh crore by 2023.

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Pakistan has recently rejected the proposal for trade relations with India. Prime Minister of Pakistan has denied to allow imports of sugar and cotton from India, in order to control prices and overcome a shortage.
Pakistan has stated that no bilateral trade would be encouraged with India till Article 370 is not restored in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Haryana has recently amended several provisions under its Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Legislative Assembly of the state.
The new provisions include mandating presence of at least two ministers and preventing the members from tearing off documents in the House in protest. This is expected to maintain the decorum of the house.

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The Union Health Ministry has recently approved the National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021.
This national policy aims to bring down the high cost of treatment for rare diseases. This policy has been drafted and approved in consultation with multiple stakeholders of the nation. It is also stated that 40% of beneficiaries covered under PM JAY will benefit from the policy.

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Ajay Seth, a 1987-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and the Managing director of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation, has been appointed as the Department of economic affairs (DEA) secretary.
Tarun Bajaj, the present Department of economic affairs (DEA) secretary, has been appointed as the new Revenue secretary.