Current Affair April 2, 2021 at 07:27AM
1) The Lt General DP Pandey has taken over the command of strategic Kashmir-based 15 Corps from Lt Gen BS Raju.
Ministry of Defence :-
Headquarters - New Delhi
Founded - 15 August 1947
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) :- General Manoj Mukund Naravane
Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral Karambir Singh
Chief Of The Air Force Staff - Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
2) The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has revised the launch schedule of geo imaging satellite GISAT-1 on board GSLV-F10 rocket following a 'minor issue' with the spacecraft.
ISRO :-
Formed :- 15 August 1969
Headquarter :- Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Chairman :- Kailasavadivoo Sivan
3) World Bank has published the World Development Report 2021:Data for Better Lives. The World Development Report 2021 provides a blueprint on how to harness the power of data for development, to ensure no one is left behind.
World Bank :-
Founded - 1944
President - David Malpass
Headquarters - Washington, D.C.,
4) The seasoned Achanta Sharath Kamal has become the first Indian paddler to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games after a dominant win over Pakistan's Muhammad Rameez at the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in Doha.
5) Asha Bhosle has thanked the Maharashtra government for receiving the Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2020.
This award, given by the Maharashtra government since 1996, is given to a distinguished person of the state for his outstanding works and achievements.
Asha Bhosle is the first Indian singer to be nominated for a Grammy Award. He was nominated for the first time in the year 1997.
National Park in Maharashtra :-
Gugumal National Park.
Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve.
Sanjay Gandhi National Park.
Navegaon National Park.
Pench National Park.
6) The Google has launched short video platform for workspaces called 'Threadit' to help make remote work more efficient.
Recent News :- Google Cloud has appointed Bikram Singh Bedi as managing director for India.
Thomas Kurian is the chief executive officer of Google Cloud
Launched:-April 7, 2008
7) India and Bangladesh signed 5 MoUs in the fields of Disaster Management, trade, NCC, ICT and setting up of sports facilities.
India gifted 109 life support ambulances to Bangladesh and also 1.2 million doses of the Covishield vaccine.
Three border haats were also opened along the India-Bangladesh border.
Bangladesh:-
Capital and largest city:- Dhaka
President :- Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister :- Sheikh Hasina
8) Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to make India Atmnirbhar, India has developed its first indigenously developed App Store called “Mobile Seva Appstore”.
Ministry of Electronics, IT & Communications :-
Headquarters - Sanchar Bhawan New Delhi
Cabinet Minister - Ravi Shankar Prasad,
Minister of State - Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
9) As per Bloomberg's data on Market capitalization the India remained at the 8th position among the top 10 nations with a market capitalization of $2.8 trillion.
10) The government has extended the term of Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) K. VijayRaghavan by a year.
Dr. Vijayaraghavan, 67, was appointed PSA in 2018 after retiring as Secretary, Department of Biotechnology. His contract ends on the April 2, but has now been extended until April, 2022.
11) Amidst assembly elections in four states and a Union territory, the government approved issuance of the 16th tranche of electoral bonds which will be open for sale from April 1 to 10.
Electoral bonds have been pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring transparency in political funding.
Election Commission of India :-
Headquarters - New Delhi
First Chief Election Commissioner of India - Sukumar Sen
Present Chief Election Commissioner of India - Sunil Arora
Recently Sunil Arora released a book titled 'Electoral Reforms in India' authored by Dr. Komal Jain.
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