World Book and Copyright Day: 23 April
World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated by UNESCO on 23 April every year.
It is also known as World Book Day.
UNESCO started celebrating the day on 23 April 1995 to honor and pay tribute to writers from around the world and to arouse interest in books.
World Book Capital: Tbilisi, Georgia has been made the World Book Capital for 2021.
‘United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization’ establishment: November 16, 1945
Headquarters: Paris, France
Speaker: Andre Azole
CARE Ratings forecast 10.2% GDP growth for FY 2021-22
CARE Ratings has lowered India’s GDP (GDP) growth forecast for the financial year 2021-22 to 10.2%.
Earlier the growth rate was expected to be 10.7-10.9%.
Sports Minister inaugurates ITBP Water Sports and Adventure Institute
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat and Union Minister of State for Youth and Sports Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Water Sports Adventure Institute (WSAI).
The Water Sports Adventure Institute (WSAI) built at the Tehri Dam has been established by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). In the same way, there are many more.
Establishment of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP): 24 October 1962
Headquarters: New Delhi
DG: SS Deshwal
India, Germany sign agreement to prevent plastic waste from entering oceans
The Government of India and Germany have signed an agreement to prevent plastic entering the marine environment.
Which is titled ‘Cities Combining Plastic Entering the Marine Environment’.
This project will be implemented for a period of three and a half years.
This will be done at the national level, select states (Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Andaman-Nicobar Islands) and Kanpur, Kochi and Port Blair cities.
JMM becomes first party to declare electoral bond payer name
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has become the first party to announce the names of donors through electoral bonds.
According to the report, a donation of 1 crore rupees was announced to the party in 2019-20.
The donation to the ruling party was made by aluminum and copper manufacturing company Hindalco.
Electoral Bond: An electoral bond is a bond on which the value or value is written like a currency note.
This bond can be used by individuals, institutions and organizations to donate money to political parties.
This is an important tool to bring transparency in the process of donations to political parties.
UN English Language Day and Spanish Language Day: 23 April
United Nations English Language Day is celebrated every year on 23 April due to William Shakespeare’s birth date and death date.
United Nations Spanish Language Day is also celebrated on 23 April.
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
UN Chinese Language Day: 20 April
Establishment of United Nations: 24 October 1945
Headquarters: New York
General Secretary: Antonio Guterres
Member Country: 193
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Puma’s brand ambassador becomes Washington Sundar and Devdutt Padikkal
Cricketers Washington Sundar and Devdutt Padikkal have become the brand ambassadors of Puma.
Puma is the third largest sports manufacturer brand in the world.
Headquartered in Herzoganaur, Bavaria, Germany.
Jharkhand declared “Health Safety Week” from 22 to 29 April
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has announced a ‘Health Safety Week’ from 6:00 am on April 22 to 6:00 am on April 29 to prevent the growing infection of Corona.
Under this, lockdown has been imposed in Jharkhand from 22 – 29 April.
Chad President Idris Debbie passed away
Idris Debbie Itno, President of the Central African country Chad, passed away.
President Idrus was wounded during the war against the rebels.
Debbie, who has been President of Chad for the past 30 years, won the election for the 6th consecutive time in the presidential election held on April 11.
Chad’s Capital: Un Jamena
Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
S&P Ratings forecast India’s GDP growth at 11% in FY 2022
S&P Global Ratings has projected India’s GDP growth rate to be 11% for the financial year 2021-22.
Earlier, for FY 2020-21, S&P forecast a contraction of 8%.
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Inc. Established: 1917
Headquarters: New York
Rekha Menon appointed as the first female chairperson of NASSCOM
Rekha M. Menon, president and senior managing director of Accenture India, has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) for the year 2021-22.
With this, she has become the first woman to become the chairperson of NASSCOM.
Menon will replace UB Praveen Rao in the organization.
Krishnan Ramanujam, Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has been appointed as the Vice President of NASSCOM.
Establishment of NASSCOM: 1 March 1988
Headquarters: New Delhi
Founder: Devang Mehta, Nandan Nilekani
