UN Chinese Language Day: 20 April
Every year 20 April is celebrated as United Nations Chinese Language Day to pay tribute to Cangjie.
Cangjie is a mythological figure who invented Chinese characters.
The United Nations has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
UN French Language Day: 20 March
UN Arabic Language Day: 8 December
UN English Language Language Day: 23 April
UN Russian Language Day: 6 June
UN Spanish Language Language Day: 12 October
The first UN Chinese Language Day was celebrated on 12 November in 2010, but from 2011 onwards it began to be celebrated on 20 April.
Establishment of United Nations: 24 October 1945
Headquarters: New York
General Secretary: Antonio Guterres
Member Country: 193
Henley Passport Index 2021
Henley & Partners has released the Global Ranking 2021 of the Henley Passport Index on 17 April.
India has been ranked 84th in this list. Citizens of India can visit Visa Free or Visa-on-Aravil 58 places.
| Ranking | country | Visa free arrival |
| 1 | Japan | 193 |
| 2 | Singapore | 192 |
| 3 | Germany, South Korea | 191 |
| 107 | Pakistan | 32 |
| 110 | Afghanistan (weakest passport) | 26 |
India was ranked 85 in the Henley Passport Index in January 2021.
This ranking is based on data from the International Air Transport Association-IATA.
Establishment of International Air Transport Association: 19 April 1945
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Director-General and CEO: Willie Walsh
Established Hanley & Partners: 1997
Headquarters: London
President: Christian Kalin
CEO: Jugar Stefan
Adobe co-founder Charles Chuck Gesky dies
Charles ‘Chuck’ Geschi, a co-founder of software maker Adobe and a developer of portable document format (PDF) technology, died at the age of 81.
The Adobe Ink Company was founded by Charles Geschki and John Warnak.
Adobe Inc. Company established: 1982
Headquarters: California, U.S.
CEO: Shantanu Narayan
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India and France sign agreement for cooperation on ‘Gaganyaan Mission’
An agreement has been signed by India’s space agency ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) and France’s space agency ‘Center national d’études spatiales’ (CNES) for cooperation in India’s first manned space mission Gaganyaan.
There is a plan to send astronauts from Indian soil to space to commemorate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence in 2022 under the ‘Gaganyaan’ mission.
Establishment of ISRO: 15 August 1969
Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
President: K. Sivan
“The Christmas Pig” Novel: JK Rowling
Noted writer J.K. Rowling’s new children’s novel “The Christmas Pig” will be released on October 12, 2021.
JK Rowling is known for the famous ‘Harry Potter‘ novels.
Israel declared to be ‘corona epidemic free’
Israel has become the first country to declare itself Corona-free.
Israel has also relaxed the Corona virus restrictions after its mass vaccination campaign and the schools have been reopened.
Israel Capital: Jerusalem
Currency: Israeli shekel
President: Reuven Rivlin
Prime Minister: Benjamin Netanyahu
Ranveer Singh becomes brand ambassador of ‘JustDial’ company
Telephone service company ‘JustDial’ has appointed Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador.
Establishment of JustDial: 1996
Headquarters: Mumbai
Founder: VS s. Mani
DCB Bank MD, CEO Murali Natarajan reappointed
The Reserve Bank of India reappointed Murali M. Natarajan as MD and CEO of DCB Bank.
DCB Bank Limited is a private sector scheduled commercial bank in India.
Establishment of DCB Bank: 1930
Headquarters: Maharashtra
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Facebook partnered with CleanMax to buy ‘renewable energy’ in India
Emilia Romagna F1 Grand Prix 2021, Max Verstappen won
Max Verstappen (Netherlands) of Red Bull Racing-Honda won the Emilia-Romagna F1 Grand Prix 2021 in Imola, Italy.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finished second.
Lando Norris finished third.
