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NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. Central government departments asked to include “transgender” as a separate category of gender for recruitment in civil services and other posts
2. Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday launched the COVID India Seva, which provided an interactive platform to establish a direct channel of communication with millions
3. The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said the country's recovery rate of coronavirus patients is 17.48 percent and 3,252 patients have been cured so far.
4. Government has said that 301 Lifeline Udan flights have transported 507 tons of medical supplies across the country during lockdown period.
5. An encounter broke out on Tuesday evening between security forces and terrorists in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. The incident took place in Melhora area of Zainapora village where terrorists fired on Jammu and Kashmir Police, 55 Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
6. NDA New exam date 2020 – Paper 1 revised date is to be released by UPSC. The aspirants will be able to check the new NDA exam date 2020 soon. The National Defense Academy examination for the year 2020 was scheduled for 19th April 2020.
7. Karnataka Govt to Facilitate Doorstep Delivery of Groceries, Orders Can be Sent Via WhatsApp. Customers can send their grocery list on 08061914960.
8. Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu inaugurates revamped “strategic bridge” over Subansiri river in Upper Subansiri district
9. The Delhi Police on Tuesday booked Jamia Millia Islamia students Meeran Haider and Safoora Zargar under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or UAPA, in a case related to communal violence in North East Delhi over the Citizenship Amendment Act in February, PTI reported. They also booked former Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid under the Act.
10. BMW Group President and CEO Rudratej Singh passed away on Monday morning following a cardiac arrest.
11. Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said all the Muslim religious leaders, Imams, religious and social organisations and the Muslim community have jointly decided to offer prayers and perform other religious rituals during the holy month of Ramadan staying inside their homes.
12. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has sought Centre's nod to allow the sale of liquor in the state in a 'phased manner' amid the extended lockdown
13. The Union home ministry on Tuesday allowed opening of shops selling educational books and electric fans, services of bedside attendants of senior citizens and public utilities, including recharge facilities for prepaid mobile phones during the ongoing lockdown.
14. States asked to stop using rapid test kits as coronavirus COVID-19 cases cross 18900
15. Five new Ministers inducted in Madhya Pradesh cabinet expansion. Narottam Mishra, Tulsi Silavat, Kamal Patel, Govind Singh Rajput and Meena Singh were sworn in as ministers on Tuesday. Senior leader Shivraj Singh was working alone since taking oath as Chief Minister in the state on March 23 and his cabinet was sworn in after about a month on Tuesday.
16. Reliance Foundation’s ‘Mission Anna Seva’ aiming to provide over 3 crore meals amid COVID-19 lockdown
17. Former IAS officer Kapil Dev Tripathi appointed as the Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind
18. Allahabad University Professor Mohammad Shahid of the Political Science Department sent to Naini jail for sheltering foreign Tablighi Jamaat members. City Superintendent of Police Brijesh Kumar Shrivastava told All 16 foreigners had come to India on a tourist visa but had been indulging here in propagating their religion.
19. Goa becomes first zero COVID-19 state in the country: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Tuesday said the state now has no COVID-19 active case as the second coronavirus patient was discharged from hospital after he tested negative for the deadly virus.
20. TV anchor Arnab Goswami resigns from the Editors Guild of India,
21. Fish gills used to develop efficient low-cost electro-catalysts for energy conversion devices by scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Mohali
22. The Government of India released 17,793 crores of rupees to 8.89 crores of farmers under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme.
23. Kashmir journalist charged for 'anti-national' social media posts: Masrat Zahra, a 26-year-old photojournalist from the region's main city of Srinagar, is accused of "uploading anti-national posts [on Facebook] with criminal intentions to induce the youth
24. Four days after the horrific mob lynching incident in Maharashtra's Palghar district, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the state's Director General of Police (DGP) seeking a detailed report. The Commission has observed that the incident is apparently indicative of 'negligence of public servants.' It has sought a detailed report within 4 weeks including the action taken against culprits and relief granted to next of the kin of the deceased persons.
25. Indian Railways to provide 10,000 water bottles per day to Delhi cops on coronavirus COVID-19 duty
✈ INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. The second batch of stranded Bangladeshi citizens arrived in Bangladesh from India on Tuesday. The 169 Bangladeshi citizens arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at Dhaka by a US-Bangla flight in the afternoon from Chennai.
2. China calls new norms requiring prior clearance by the government mandatory for foreign investments from countries that share land border with India as violative of WTO’s principles
3. Nirmala Sitharaman attends Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of Shanghai-based New Development Bank through video-conference
4. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday (April 21) marked her 94th birthday privately at Windsor Castle after she had cancelled all forms of public celebration amid the coronavirus lockdown
5. Singapore COVID-19 lockdown extended till June 1, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Tuesday
6. Imran Khan has agreed to get tested for the novel coronavirus after a well-known philanthropist was tested positive for the COVID-19, days after meeting the Pakistan prime minister
7. Every year World Earth Day is celebrated on April 22. The day is celebrated to demonstrate environmental protection. It is being celebrated since 1970. This year the 50th anniversary of World Earth Day
8. Confusing and sometimes conflicting reports emerged Tuesday about the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. That was followed by intense speculation on his whereabouts, his medical condition. The South Korean government was looking into reports saying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was in fragile condition after surgery.
SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. Asian Games gold-winning boxer Dingko Singh will be brought Delhi on April 25 by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) to resume his treatment for liver cancer after he was forced to miss a scheduled radiation therapy session due to the ongoing coronavirus-forced lockdown.
2. Indian batsman K.L. Rahul, along with his brand Gully, has donated a lot of his cricket memorabilia, including his 2019 World cup bat, for auction. All the proceeds from the auction will go to the 'Aware Foundation'.
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