Regular current affairs viable of 17th April 2021.

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Defence News
Agreements News
Science and Technology News
Awards News
Important Days
Obituaries News
Books and Authors News
Miscellaneous News

Regular current affairs viable of 17th April 2021.

Here is the following news headlines daily GK update dated 17 April 2021: Microsoft, Nuance, 78th Venice International Film Festival, NASA, SpaceX, World Haemophilia Day.

Table of Contents

Defence News

8th Indo-Kyrgyz Special Forces Exercise ‘Khanjar’ Flags off

The 8th Indo-Kyrgyz Joint Special Forces exercise “Khanjar” was inaugurated at the Special Forces Brigade of the National Guards of the Republic of Kyrgyz in Bishkek, the capital of the host Kyrgyzstan.
It was first launched in 2011, with a two-week special operation focusing on high-altitude battle zones, mountain warfare and counter-extremism exercises.
For the exercise, the Indian team honored its role as a bridge in promoting heritage by sharing the mountains and nomads of the two countries. Received the occasion, along with equipment and weapons sightings and a visit to the training area and barracks at a ceremony.

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Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Kyrgyzstan Capital: Bishkek.
Kyrgyzstan President: Sadyr Japarov.
Kyrgyzstan Currency: Kyrgyzstani som.

Agreements News

RBL Bank Mastercard partner to offer first-of its-kind payment functionality

RBL Bank and MasterCard have announced their partnership to launch a mobile-based consumer-friendly payment solution by Pay by Bank App, India’s first payment functionality.
RBL bank account holders can now enjoy worldwide contactless transactions through their mobile banking application, both in-store and online. This functionality will be available on all MasterCard accepting merchants worldwide, who accept contactless and online payments.
To provide increased security, the pay by bank app ensures that the bank never exposes the customer’s credit card to the merchant, making the transaction completely secure. Customers will continue to receive MasterCard Consumer Protection benefits, which currently enjoy on their debit cards.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams

RBL Bank Headquarters: Mumbai;
RBL Bank Founded: August 1943;
RBL Bank MD & CEO: Vishwavir Ahuja.
Mastercard Headquarters: New York, United States.
Mastercard President: Michael Miebach.

Science and Technology News

NASA to launch SpaceX Crew 2 on April 22

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is set to launch four astronauts in the International Space Station on World Space Day (April 22). NASA is to launch the mission in association with SpaceX. This crew is the second crew operational flight of Dragon Spacecraft.
The mission will take four scientists to the International Space Station. Astronauts traveling to the International Space Station are from NASA, JXA and ESA. JAXA is the Japanese Space Agency and ESA is the European Space Agency.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams

Headquarters of NASA: Washington D.C., United States.
NASA Founded: 1 October 1958.
Acting Administrator of NASA: Steve Jurczyk.
SpaceX Headquarters: California, United States of America.
SpaceX Founded: 2002.
SpaceX founder & CEO: Elon Musk.

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Awards News

Wisden Award 2021 announced

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first One-Day International, five ODI cricketers of the decade are listed in the 2021 edit of Wisden Almac.
A cricketer was selected for every decade between 1971 and 2021, the Indian captain was also awarded for 2010.

List of winners

India captain Virat Kohli Wisden Almanack’s ODI player of the 2010s.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes is ‘Leading Cricketer of the Year’.
Sachin Tendulkar is the ODI Cricketer of the 1990s.
Kapil Dev was named as the ODI Cricketer for the 1980s.
Australia’s Beth Mooney is ‘Leading Women’s Cricketer in the World’.
Meanwhile, Jason Holder, Mohammed Rizwan, Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, and Darren Stevens have been awarded the Wisden Cricketers of the Year 2021.
West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard was adjudged the ‘Leading T20 Cricketer in the World’.

Important Days

World Hemophilia Day: 17 April

World Hemophilia Day is celebrated internationally on 17 April every year to increase awareness and understanding about hemophilia and other bleeding disorders.
April 17, 2021, marks 32nd World Hemophilia Day.
The theme for World Hemophilia Day in 2021 is “Adaptation to Change: Continuing Care in a New World”.
The day has been held since 1989, marking the birthday of Frank Schnebel, the founder of the World Federation of Haemophilia.

Obituaries News

Former CBI Chief Ranjit Sinha passes away

Former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Ranjit Sinha has died. He was a 1974 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre, who worked as a CBI Director from 3 December 2012 to 2 December 2014.
Prior to being appointed as CBI Director, Sinha had served as Director General of CBI, Railway Protection Force and Director General of Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) in Patna and Delhi.

India sign MoU with France for cooperation on Gaganyaan Mission

Eminent radiologist, Dr. Kakarla Subba Rao, who worked as the first director of the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad, was 96 when he died.
Rao was awarded the Padma Shri in 2000 for his contribution in the field of medicine.
He was the founding president of the Telugu Association of North America (TANA), an umbrella organization for Telugu-speaking people in the United States.

Books and Authors News

PM Modi released 4 books related to Babasaheb Ambedkar

PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, India’s first law minister and architect of the Indian Constitution, on his birth anniversary and gave away four books based on his life.
PM Modi addressed the 95th Annual Meeting of Vice Chancellors and National Symposium with Indian Universities through video conferencing and written by Kishore Makwana. Started four books related to BR Ambedkar.
The four books to be released by the Prime Minister are Dr. Ambedkar Jeevan Darshan, Dr. Ambedkar Vyakti Darshan, Dr. Ambedkar Rashtra Darshan, and Drs. Ambedkar Ayyam Darshan.

Suresh Raina’s memoir ‘Believe’ to release in 2021

A book titled Believe – What Life and Cricket Teach Me ‘, the autobiography of the much-awaited Suresh Raina is set to compete at bookstores in May 2021. The book is co-written by Raina and sports writer Sundaresen, the biography will be published by the prestigious publishing house, Penguin India.
Raina’s light-weight category in the Indian cricket team and the difficulties he faced in his path to becoming a record-breaking batsman are expected to result. The book should help unravel the story of Raina’s early days as a budding cricketer in UP.

Miscellaneous News

Microsoft buys AI speech tech company Nuance for $19.7 billion

Microsoft has made its second largest acquisition after LinkedIn. The tech giant bought AI speech tech firm Nuance for $ 19.7 billion. The move will help Microsoft in voice recognition and will give a big boost to the healthcare market.
Nuance is known for its Dragon software, which assists in movement speech using deep learning. In 2016, Microsoft bought LinkedIn for $ 26 billion.
Nuance provides the AI board at the point of healthcare and is a pioneer in the real-world application of enterprise AI.
Nuance’s products include a number of diagnostic speech recognition software as enhancement service (SaaS) offerings on Microsoft Azure. The firm’s solutions work with the core healthcare system, and are currently used in 77% of US hospitals.