Regular current affairs viable of 23rd April 2021.

Regular current affairs viable of 23rd April 2021. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 23rd April 2021. covering the following news headlines: UN English Language Day & UN Spanish Language Day, World Book and Copyright Day, NASSCOM, S&P Global Ratings.

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Here current affairs have been categorized which is as follows:

• Economy News
• Banking News
• Appointments News
• Ranks and Reports News
• Summits and Conferences News
• Science and Technology News
• Important Days
• Obituaries News

Economy News

1. S&P Projects India’s GDP Growth Forecast at 11% in FY22

• S&P Global Ratings forecast the Indian economy to grow 11 percent in the current fiscal year 2021-22 (FY22).
• Under the Sovereign Ratings Directive, S&P currently has an India-on-BBB-on rating with a situated position. Earlier, for 2020-21, the S&P had estimated the Indian economy to be 8 percent related.

2. Fitch Ratings Affirms India’s Sovereign Rating at ‘BBB-‘

• Rating agency Fitch Ratings has kept India’s sovereign rating unchanged at BBB- has with a negative outlook.
• Earlier, Fitch contracted 5 per cent in FY 2012 and 12 in FY 2012. GDP shrinkage was projected with a percentage increase, followed by 5 in FY2013. The percentage was estimated.

Banking News

3. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to Cancel Licence of Sambandh Finserve

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) affected by fraud Sandandh Finerve Pvt Ltd. A show cause notice has been issued prior to the cancellation of the license, as the financial condition deteriorated beyond its redemption in the coming months after its net worth went below the Regulatory minimum. The relationship is registered as NBFC-MFI.
• Deepak Kindo, managing director and CEO of Relation, who was allegedly the main culprit of the fraud, has been arrested by the Economic Offenses Wing, Chennai.
• As per RBI norms, NBFCs are required to maintain minimum capital levels, including Tier-I and Tier-II capital, which are not less than 15 percent of their total risk-weighted assets.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams

• Sambandh Finserve Private Limited Headquarters: Odisha.
• Sambandh Finserve Private Limited founded: 1992.

Appointments News

4.  Rekha Menon takes over as first woman chairperson of Nasscom

• Rekha M. Menon, chairperson of Accenture India, has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), becoming the first woman to play the top role in the 30-year history of the software lobby group.
• It succeeds UB Pravin Rao, Chief Executive Operations Officer of Infosys, as the chairperson of NASSCOM. Krishnan Ramanujam, President of TCS, will be the Vice President.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams

• NASSCOM Founded: 1 March 1988.
• NASSCOM Headquarters: New Delhi.

5. CAG GC Murmu selected as external auditor for Hague

• Controller and Auditor General of India (CAG), GC Murmu selected as external auditor by Hague-based Conference of State Parties of the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), for a three-year term starting from 2021 has gone.
• India was also elected as a member of the OPCW’s governing council which represents the Asia Group for a term of one and two years.

Ranks and Reports News

6.  India Ranks 87th in WEF Global Energy Transition Index 2021

• India is ranked 87 out of 115 countries in the Energy Transition Index (ETI) in 2021.
• The report has been published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), which has been prepared in collaboration with Accenture to track nations on the current performance of their energy systems on different aspects.
• Sweden has topped the 10th edition of the index, followed by Norway (2nd) and Denmark (3rd), Switzerland (4), Austria (5).
• The top 10 countries in the index are Western and Northern European countries: Finland (6), the United Kingdom (7), New Zealand (8), France (9) and Iceland (10).
• Zimbabwe is ranked last in the index.

Summits and Conferences News

7. PM Modi Participates in Leaders’ Summit on Climate

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the “Leaders Summit on Climate”, hosted by US President Joe Biden.
• The two-day conference is held literally on 22–23 April 2021, which coincides with the fifth anniversary of the opening of the Agreement to Paris on Climate Change for signature.
• The theme of the summit: Our Collective Sprint to 2030.
• A total of 40 national leaders have been invited by Biden to participate in this two-day virtual climate summit.
• The summit is being organized for the Organized Nation’s Climate Change Conference (COP26) which will take place in Glasgow in November 2021.

8. Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 held

• The commencement ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 was held in Boao, Hainan Province, South China.
• The theme of the conference is “A World in Change: Join Hands to Strong Global Governance and Advance Belt and Road Cooperation”.

Science and Technology News

9. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover extracts first oxygen from Red Planet

• According to NASA, the in situ resource utilization experiment (MOXIE) completed the work on a toaster-size behavioral device, strongly called Mars Oxygen. Mars’ atmosphere is 96 percent carbon dioxide.
• MOXIE works by separating oxygen atoms from carbon dioxide molecules, which are composed of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms. MOXIE is expected to extract oxygen at least nine times during one Martian year (about two years on Earth).

Important takeaways for all competitive exams

• Headquarters of NASA: Washington D.C., United States.
• Acting Administrator of NASA: Steve Jurczyk.
• NASA Founded: 1 October 1958.

Important Days

10. World Book and Copyright Day: 23 April

• World Book and Copyright Day (also known as ‘International Day of the Book’ and ‘World Book Day’), an annual event organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 23 April, So that reading can be promoted even more, publication, and copyright.
• This day has been chosen on 23 April as it marks the birth and death of many prominent writers. For example, William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, and Joshep Playa died on 23 April and Manuel Mejia Vallejo and Maurice Drune were born on 23 April.
• As part of the day, UNESCO selects the World Book Capital for a year’s time each year, effective on April 23 of each year. The World Book Capital for 2021 is Tbilisi, Georgia.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams

• UNESCO Headquarters: Paris, France.
• Director-General of UNESCO: Audrey Azoulay.
• UNESCO formation: 4 November 1946.

Obituaries News

11. Renowned Qawwali Singer Farid Sabri Passes Away

• Qawwali singer Farid Sabri of the famous Sabri Brothers duo has died. The Sabri Brothers (Farid Sabri and Amin Sabri) were recognized for their evergreen numbers, such as ‘der na ho jaye ke dil na jaye’ and ‘Ek mulakat jaruri hai sanam’.
• The brothers and their father Saeed Sabri have done qawwali in a number of events held in India and abroad.

12. Padma awardee winning Indian Islamic Scholar Maulana Wahiduddin passes away

• Famous Indian Islamic scholar, brainwashed leader and writer Maulana Waheeduddin Khan has died due to Covid-19 complications.
• He has written no more than 200 books on many aspects of Islam and is best known for writing a commentary on the Quran and its translation into English, Hindi and Urdu.
• He has been awarded with many notable honors such as Padma Vibhushan (2021), Padma Bhushan (2000) and Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award (2009).

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