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➢ Forbes’ annual world’s billionaires :35th edition Forbes World’s Billionaires list was

released on April 06, 2021, comprising a record-breaking 2,755 billionaires.
▪ The Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos has topped the Forbes’ annual world’s billionaires list for the fourth consecutive year.
▪ India’s richest billionaire Mukesh Ambani ranked at 10th position with total net worth of USD 84.5 billion.
▪ The list is prepared based on the wealth using stock prices and exchange rates from March 5, 2021.

➢ Forbes’ annual world’s billionaires

Net Worth in USD

($)

Rank

Name

Company

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Jeff Bezos Elon Musk
Amazon
Tesla, SpaceX
LVMH
177 billion 151 billion 150 billion 124 billion
97 billion
Bernard Arnault

Bill Gates

Microsoft

5 Mark Zuckerberg
10 Mukesh Ambani
Facebook

Reliance Industries

84.5 billion

Banking News

▪ The senior-most deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shri BP Kanungo has retired upon completion of his one-year extension on April 02, 2021.

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▪ During his four-year term as deputy governor, Kanungo was in charge of currency management, external investments, operations, payment, and settlement system, among others.

▪ Other deputy governors are Rajeshwar Rao, M.K. Jain and Michael Patra.

Appointment News

▪ The senior-most Supreme Court judge Justice Nuthalapati Venkata
Ramana has been appointed as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI).

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▪ Justice Ramana would succeed incumbent CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde to take

over as the 48th CJI.
▪ He would assume the charge of the office on April 24, 2021, till August 26,
2022.

Appointment News

▪ Central Government has approved the appointment of Tarun Bajaj as new Revenue

Secretary under the Ministry of Finance.

▪ Prior to this, Bajaj, a 1988 batch Haryana-cadre IAS officer, was serving as

the Economic Affairs Secretary since April 30, 2020.
▪ The cabinet has also approved the appointment of Ajay Seth, a 1987 batch

Karnataka-cadre IAS officer, as new Economic Affairs Secretary in place of Bajaj.

Financial News

▪ International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected India’s economic growth as given

below:

▪ FY22 – 12.5%

▪ FY23 – 6.9%

▪ The revised forecast was published in the IMF’s World Economic Outlook.

▪ India is the only country among major world economies that is projected to grow at a double-digit rate during FY22.

Financial News

➢ World Bank & AIIB approve loan worth USD 300 million for canal-based drinking water projects in Punjab

▪ The project will ensure quality drinking water and minimise water losses for

Amritsar and Ludhiana.
▪ From the total project cost IBRD (World Bank) will co-finance USD 105 million,
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will finance USD 105 million and the rest

amount of USD 90 million will be financed by Punjab government.

Financial News

▪ Board of Executive Directors of World Bank has approved a USD 32 million project

to improve management capacity and quality of health services in Mizoram.

▪ The project titled “Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project” will

strengthen the governance and the management structure of the Mizoram Health department and its subsidiaries.

Appointment

1. Subhash Kumar has assumed the additional charge as Chairman and Managing
Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) on April 01, 2021.

2. Saurbah Garg has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unique

Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

3. Similarly, Sanjeev Kumar, a 1991 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre, has been

appointed as the Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI).

4. Atish Chandra, a 1994 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre, has been appointed as the

Chairman and Managing Director, Food Corporation of India (FCI).

5. RS Sharma to take over as CEO, National Health Authority

Appointed

▪ Board of Britannia Industries has appointed former Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Governor Urjit Patel as the Additional Director of the company.

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▪ He has been appointed for a period of five years with effect from March 31,
2021, in the category of Non-Executive and Independent Director.
▪ Mr Patel served as the Governor of RBI from September 2016-December 2018.

▪ Chairperson of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

Sports News

➢ Miami Open Tennis Tournament

▪ Hubert Hurkacz of Poland and Ashleigh Barty of Australia wins 2021 Miami Open

Tennis Tournament

Title

Winner

Runner-Up

Hubert Hurkacz
(Poland)

Men’s Single

Jannik Sinner (Italy)

Ashleigh Barty

(Australia)

Bianca Andreescu

(Canada)

Women’s Single
Men’s Double

Nikola Mektic/ Mate
Pavic
Dan Evans/Neal
Skupski

Shuko Aoyama/ Ena Hayley Carter /Luisa
Shibahara Stefani

Women’s Double

National News

▪ Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan approved the “National Policy for Rare

Diseases 2021”

▪ Aim: To lower the high cost of treatment for rare diseases, with greater focus on

indigenous research and local production of medicines.

▪ Financial support up to Rs 20 lakh for the treatment of those rare diseases that require a one-time treatment

▪ This financial support for treatment of rare diseases is proposed under the Umbrella Scheme of Rastriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) and not under Ayushman Bharat PMJAY.

▪ Russia has become the first country in the world to register the coronavirus vaccine for animals.

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▪ The vaccine, called ‘Carnivac-Cov’, would be able to protect vulnerable species and thwart viral mutations.
▪ Carnivac-Cov is the world’s first & the only anti-#COVID_19 vaccine for animals

Important Days

▪ United Nations General Assembly has designated 5 April to be observed as an International Day of Conscience every year.

▪ The resolution was adopted on on 31 July 2019 by the UN General Assembly.

▪ The year 2021 marks the second edition of the celebrations. ▪ This day aims to remind people to self-reflect, follow their conscience, and do the right things.

▪ 2021 Theme: Let Conscience Light up our World

Important Days

▪ International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is organised annually on 2nd April since

1967, by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), an

international non-profit organization, to inspire a love of reading and to call

attention to children’s books.
▪ IBBY United States is the sponsor for International Children’s Book Day 2021.

▪ Theme 2021: “The Music of Words.”

Important Days

▪ World Autism Awareness Day is observed internationally on 2 April every year, to

raise awareness about people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) throughout

the world.

▪ Theme 2021: “Inclusion in the Workplace: Challenges and opportunities in a Post-
Pandemic World”.

▪ It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 18 December 2007. ▪ World Autism Day is one of only seven official health-specific UN Days.

Important Days

▪ United Nations’ International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine

Action is celebrated on April 4 each year.

▪ 2021 Theme – “Perseverance, Partnership, and Progress”

▪ The day was declared by the UNGA on 8 December 2005, to raise awareness

about landmines and progress toward their eradication.

Important Days

▪ Former Uttar Pradesh minister and founder member of the Samajwadi Party,
Bhagwati Singh has passed away. He was 89-year-old.

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