सीआरपीएफ 56 वाँ का शौर्य दिवस: 09 अप्रैल
On April 9, 2021, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) celebrated the 56th Shaurya Day.
On 9 April 1965, a small contingent of the 2nd Battalion of CRPF thwarted an attack by a Pakistani brigade at Sardar Post in the Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.
CRPF celebrates 9 April as Shaurya Divas to pay tribute to its brave soldiers.
CRPF was established on 27 July 1939. It was previously called the Crown Representative Police.
From 28 December 1949, it came to be known as CRPF.
Headquarters: New Delhi
Director-General: Kuldeep Singh
Motto: Service and Loyalty
IMF revised India’s GDP growth forecast to 12.5% for FY 2021-22
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has estimated India’s growth rate to be 12.5% in FY 2021-22.
The IMF has projected GDP growth rate of 6.9% for FY 2022-23.
Establishment of IMF: July 1944
Headquarters: Washington DC, USA
Managing Director: Christine Lagarde
Chief Economist in IMF: Geeta Gopinath
Miami Open 2021
Poland’s Hubert Harkach won the Miami Open title, and became Poland’s first Masters 1000 champion.
The Miami Open is also known as the Miami Masters. The tournament took place from March 22 to April 4, 2021 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida.
| Category | winner | Runner up |
| Men’s Singles | Hubert Hurkacz | Janik Sinar (Italy) |
| Women’s singles | Ashleigh Barty (Australia) | Bianca Andriscu (Canada) |
| Men’s Doubles | Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic (Croatia) | Daniel Evans and Neil Scoopsey (UK) |
| Women’s Doubles | Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara (Japan) | Halle Carter and Louisa Stephanie |
S. Raman appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of SIDBI
S Raman has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI).
This appointment has been done for three years.
Establishment of SIDBI: 2 April 1990
Headquarters: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Harsh Vardhan launches Tribal Health Cooperation ‘Anamay’ scheme
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan and Union Tribal Minister, Arjun Munda launched Tribal Health Cooperation, ‘Anamay’ scheme through video conference on April 07, 2021.
Which is mainly supported by the Piramal Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
The main objective of this scheme is to improve the health and nutritional status of India’s tribal community.
World’s highest railway arch bridge built on river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir
The construction of the world’s highest bridge arch under the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway link (USBRL) project in Jammu and Kashmir has been completed. This bridge is being built on the Chenab river, which costs Rs. 1486 crores.
The length of this iconic railway arch bridge is 1315 m. And elevation 359 m above the river bed. is.
The bridge will be 35 meters higher than the Aiffel Tower in Paris.
Railway Minister: Piyush Goyal
Duti Chand to be honored with ‘Chhattisgarh Virni Award’
India’s female runner Duti Chand will be honored with the ‘Chhattisgarh Virni Award’.
The award will be held virtually on 14 April.
In 2019, Dutti won a gold medal at the University Games in Naples, Italy and she became the first female athlete in India to do so.
The Chhattisgarh Virni Award is given by the Chhattisgarh Tribal Welfare Department for the upliftment of tribal and backward classes in the memory of freedom fighter martyr Veer Narayan Singh.
Ashutosh Bhardwaj honored with ‘Devishankar Awasthi Award’ 2020
Hindi prose, journalist and critic Ashutosh Bhardwaj has been awarded the Devishankar Awasthi Award 2020 for his work ‘Pitru Slaughter’.
Ashutosh Bhardwaj’s Bastar book ‘The Death Tap‘ has recently been published.
This prestigious award for literary criticism was started every year in the year 1995.
The award is given to young critics writers up to 45 years old on April 5, on the birthday of famous critic Devishankar Awasthi.
Carl Bildt appointed as WHO Special Envoy for ACT-Accelerator
Karl Buildt has been appointed as the Special Envoy of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the ‘Access to Covid-19 Tools Accelerator’.
He replaces Nozi Okonzo-Iweala and Andrew Vitti.
‘ACT-Accelerator’ is a global collaboration to accelerate the development, production, and equitable access to Kovid-19 testing, treatment and vaccines.
ACT-Accelerator: It was launched in April 2020 at an event organized by the Director General of WHO, the President of France, the President of the European Commission and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Its participants include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, SEPI, Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), GAVI (GAVI), The Global Fund, United (Unitaid), Wellcome Trust (London), WHO and the World Bank.
