Current Affairs Quiz - April, 2021

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The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has recently approved a legislation that allows him to hold office for an additional two “six-year term”. The President, who is in power for the last 2 decades, can remain in power till 2036 (up to his age of 80 years).
This change is a part of constitutional reforms brought by Putin last year.

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The Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates is the first nuclear power station in the Arab world.
The nuclear power plant located in Abu Dhabi started commercial operations recently. As per the country’s leaders, the first megawatt from the nuclear plant has entered the national power grid. It was opened in the year 2019.

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“IH2A” stands for India H2 Alliance. Major global players in energy and industry have come together to form a new energy transition coalition, the India H2 Alliance (IH2A).
This coalition is focused on commercialising hydrogen technologies in India to make it a net zero carbon emitter. It will work to build a hydrogen economy and supply chain in India.

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Veteran Japanese scientist Isamu Akasaki, who shared a Nobel Prize in physics for the invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs), passed away recently.
Akasaki was one of three Japanese-born researchers who was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in physics. He was also a recipient of 2009 Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest honor, recognizing developments in advanced technology.

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Meghalaya’s Assembly Committee on Women Empowerment has said that three out of every 1,000 pregnant women test positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
The panel headed by Ampareen Lyngdoh has also sought a scheme to rehabilitate commercial sex workers in the state. The increase in HIV cases observed in the state is increasing at an alarming rate.

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The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan and the Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda have jointly launched a Tribal Health Collaborative named “ANAMAYA”.
This is an initiative by Piramal Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It covers the efforts of government agencies to improve the health and nutrition status of the tribal communities.

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‘Osiris’, which is officially called HD 209458 b, is the first-ever planet the astronomers have spotted beyond the Earth’s solar system.
As per a new study published in Nature, it has been found that six chemicals are present in the atmosphere of Osiris. The composition of the chemicals confirm that the exoplanet is over 100 times farther than its current position, when it came into existence.

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India formally handed over a fast patrol vessel (FPV) named ‘PS Zoroaster’ to Seychelles. PM Modi participated in virtual meeting with President of Seychelles Wavel Ramkalawan.
This is the fourth made-in-India patrol boat to be gifted to Seychelles since 2005. It was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineering and will be used for patrolling, anti-smuggling and anti-poaching operations, search and rescue.

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The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the US Special Presidential Envoy for climate John Kerry have agreed to come together and collaborate for the 2030 climate change agenda.
The special focus of the collaboration would be clean and green energy, adequate finance, resilient infrastructure and green hydrogen.

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India’s net direct tax collection (excluding refunds) for FY 2020-21 stood at Rs.9.45 trillion. This is for the first time in 4 years, the direct tax collection has fallen below Rs 10 trillion mark.
But this year’s actual tax collection is more than the revised estimates by around 4.5 per cent.