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1 April 2021 1 www.journalsofindia.com April 2021 Content 1. AGRICULTURE .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 SADABAHAR MANGO ............................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2 ROBO PLANTS ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.3 LARGE AREA CERTIFICATION SCHEME ....................................................................................................................... 7 1.4 MACS 1407 ............................................................................................................................................................... 7 2. ECONOMY ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 2.1 EMERGENCY CREDIT LINE GUARANTEE SCHEME (ECLGS) 3.0 ..................................................................................... 8 2.2 GLOBAL GENDER GAP REPORT .................................................................................................................................. 8 2.3 CODE ON WAGES (CENTRAL ADVISORY BOARD) RULES, 2021 .................................................................................... 9 2.4 INSURANCE OMBUDSMAN ....................................................................................................................................... 9 2.5 SANKALP SE SIDDHI SCHEME .................................................................................................................................. 10 2.6 HONEY CORNERS .................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.7 COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) RULES, 2021 ................................................................................................................ 11 2.8 AICTE LILAVATI AWARDS 2020 ................................................................................................................................ 11 2.9 E-SANTA ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 2.10 INDIA ENERGY DASHBOARDS (IED).......................................................................................................................... 12 2.11 TRANSPORT 4 ALL (T4ALL) CHALLENGE ................................................................................................................... 13 2.12 EAT SMART CITIES CHALLENGE ............................................................................................................................... 13 2.13 DOGECOIN ............................................................................................................................................................. 13 2.14 ON TAP LICENSES FOR BANKS ................................................................................................................................. 14 2.15 BRITCOIN................................................................................................................................................................ 14 2.16 TRAVEL BUBBLE ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.17 CODEX COMMITTEE ON SPICES AND CULINARY HERBS (CCSCH) .............................................................................. 15 2.18 CHANDLER GOOD GOVERNMENT INDEX ................................................................................................................. 16 3. ENVIRONMENT ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.1 BANDHAVGARH NATIONAL PARK ............................................................................................................................ 16 3.2 NEW PLANT SPECIES NAMED AFTER SHARAD PAWAR ............................................................................................. 16 3.3 NATIONAL POLICY FOR RARE DISEASES, 2021 .......................................................................................................... 17 3.4 DRAFT PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT (AMENDMENT) RULES, 2021 ...................................................................... 17 3.5 AMENDMENT TO FOREST CONSERVATION ACT (FCA):............................................................................................. 18 3.6 SATKOSIA TIGER RESERVE ....................................................................................................................................... 18 3.7 HIMALAYAN BROWN BEAR ..................................................................................................................................... 19 3.8 BEAST OF FIVE TEETH ............................................................................................................................................. 19 3.9 MONKEYDACTYL ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 3.10 WHITEST PAINT ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.11 NATIONAL CLIMATE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT REPORT .................................................................................... 20 3.12 GODZILLA SHARK .................................................................................................................................................... 21 3.13 PANGOLIN .............................................................................................................................................................. 21 3.14 DISK FOOTED BAT ................................................................................................................................................... 22 3.15 TIKI FORMATION .................................................................................................................................................... 23 2 www.journalsofindia.com April 2021 3.16 STATE OF THE GLOBAL CLIMATE FOR 2020 ............................................................................................................. 23 3.17 LEADERS SUMMIT ON CLIMATE .............................................................................................................................. 24 3.18 EARTH DAY, 2021 ................................................................................................................................................... 24 4. FOREIGN AFFAIRS .................................................................................................................................................. 25 4.1 HEART OF ASIA SUMMIT ......................................................................................................................................... 25 4.2 TAPI (TURKMENISTAN - AFGHANISTAN - PAKISTAN - INDIA) PIPELINE ...................................................................... 25 4.3 SHANTIR OGROSHENA EXERCISE ............................................................................................................................. 26 4.4 WORLD CITIES CULTURAL FORUM .......................................................................................................................... 26 4.5 E9 INITIATIVE .......................................................................................................................................................... 26 4.6 8888 UPRISING ....................................................................................................................................................... 27 4.7 TIGRAYAN REFUGEES .............................................................................................................................................. 27 4.8 WORLD HEALTH DAY 2021 ...................................................................................................................................... 28 4.9 BAFTA AWARDS 2021 ............................................................................................................................................. 28 4.10 FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION OPERATIONS (FONOP) .................................................................................................. 29 4.11 NATANZ NUCLEAR FACILITY .................................................................................................................................... 29 4.12 UN FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT 2021 .......................................................................................................................... 29 4.13 UNFPA'S POPULATION REPORT ............................................................................................................................... 30 4.14 WORLD PRESS FREEDOM INDEX, 2021 .................................................................................................................... 30 4.15 HAMBANTOTA PORT .............................................................................................................................................
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