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No part of this Published by: publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or VETRII IAS STUDY CIRCLE transmitted in any form or by any F Block New No. 1, 9th Street, means, electronic, mechanical, 1st Avenue Main Road, Chinthamani, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the written Anna Nagar (E), Chennai – 102. permission of the publisher, will be Phone : 044-2626 5326 responsible for the loss and may 98844 72636 | 98844 21666 | 98844 32666 be punished for compensation under copyright act. E-mail : [email protected] Web : www.vetriias.com CONTENTS HISTORY 01 26 POLITICAL SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY 30 31 ECONOMICS SCIENCE 35 NATIONAL–DIARY OF EVENT 41 INTERNATIONAL 51 AFFAIRS TAMILNADU AFFAIRS 54 56 PRACTICE QUESTIONS 1. HISTORY 1.1 IMPORTANT DAYS Date Day Theme / Remark ▪ UN member states commemorate World Autism Awareness Day on April 2. Measures will be taken that day to raise people's awareness of autism spectrum disorder. Highlights: 2-04-2021 Word Autism Day ▪ There are a total of 7 health-specific United Nations Days. World Autism Awareness Day is one of seven. It has been under observation since 2008. ▪ Autism is caused by genetic factors and also by environmental factors. It also includes risk factors during pregnancy. ▪ In India, the National Maritime Day is observed on 5 April, since 1964. ▪ The 2021 marks 58th edition of the annual celebrations. National Maritime 5-04-2021 ▪ On this day in 1919 navigation history was created Day when SS Loyalty, the first ship of The Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd., traveled from Mumbai to the United Kingdom, a crucial step for India shipping history when sea routes were restricted and controlled by the British. ▪ The Theme of 2021 World Health Day is “Building 7-04-2021 World Health Day a fairer, healthier world for everyone”. World Homeopathy ▪ The theme of the conference is “Homoeopathy – 10-04-2021 Day Roadmap for Integrative Medicine”. Vetrii IAS Study Circle Vetrii 2 | Current Affairs, April - 2021 Vetrii IAS Study Circle Date Day Theme / Remark ▪ Odisha Fire Service is observing Fire Service Martyr’s Day on 14th April and Fire Service Week from 14th April to 20th April. ▪ On 14th April the Martyr’s das was observed at Odisha Fire and Disaster Response Academy, Firemen observe Bhubaneswar. 14-04-2021 Martyrs’ Day ▪ The fire service personnel of Bombay Fire Service were pressed into the service. ... To pay homage to those brave firefighters and firefighters who lost their lives every year on line duty, Fire Service Martyr's Day is observed on 14th April. Besides, Fire Service Week is also observed from 14th April to 20th IAS Study Circle Vetrii April. ▪ The theme of 2021 is ONE WORLD MANY 16-04-2021 World Voice Day: VOICES. 17-04-2021 National Fire Service Day ▪ World Heritage Day is observed every year on April 18, to preserve the human heritage and recognize the efforts of the organizations working for it. ▪ World Heritage Day 2021: Theme for this year is 'Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures'. ▪ As an effort to sensitise youth on the multifaceted cultural heritage of the country, an online heritage olympiad is being organized. ▪ The olympiad was conceived with a goal to integrate heritage education in schools and provide a comprehensive test of aspects related to Indian heritage. It is open for schoolchildren in classes V to XII, college students and heritage enthusiasts. 18-04-2021 World Heritage Day ▪ It is hosted by Cultre, an organisation seeking to support cultural awareness and heritage education through technology and UNESCO, New Delhi. UNESCO ▪ UNESCO’s Headquarters are located in Paris and the Organization has more than 50 field offices around the world. ▪ It has 193 Members and 11 Associate Members (As of April 2020) and is governed by the General Conference and the Executive Board. ▪ Three IAS Study Circle Vetrii UNESCO member states are not UN members: Cook Islands, Niue, and Palestine. ▪ While three UN member states (Israel, Liechtenstein, United States) are not UNESCO members. 2 www.vetriias.com HISTORY | 3 Date Day Theme / Remark ▪ The day April 21 has been chosen to commemorate the day when the first Home Minister of Independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Civil 21-04-2021 addressed the probationers of Administrative Services Day Services Officers in 1947 at Metcalf House, Delhi. ▪ In his address, he called Civil Servants, the ‘Steel Frame of India’. 23-04-2021 World Book and Copyright Day ▪ In India, the National Panchayati Raj Day (National Local Self-Government day) is observed annually on 24 April by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj to celebrate the Panchayati Raj System in the country. Vetrii IAS Study Circle Vetrii National Panchayati ▪ The first National Panchayati Raj Day was declared 24-04-2021 Raj Day by the then Prime Minister of India Shri Manmohan Singh, on 24 April 2010. ▪ The day marks the passing of Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into force with effect from 24 April 1993. 25-04-2021 World Malaria Day World Intellectual ▪ 2021 theme is “IP and SMEs: Taking your ideas to 26-04-2021 market.” 2021 theme is “IP and SMEs: Taking your Property Day ideas to market.” ▪ The International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day is observed every year on April 26 to raise awareness of the consequences of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster and the risks of nuclear International energy in general. 26-04-2021 Chernobyl Disaster ▪ The United Nations (UN) proclaimed the day on Remembrance Day April 26, 2016 that marked 30th anniversary of the 1986 nuclear disaster. ▪ On this day in 1986, a reactor exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine with devastating consequences. ▪ The World Immunisation Week is celebrated every year in the last week of April. It aims to promote the use of vaccines. This year, in 2021, the World Immunisation Week is to be celebrated under the following theme: World Immunisation ▪ Theme: Vaccines bring us closer. Week ▪ The WHO has partnered with organisations and individuals IAS Study Circle Vetrii under theme to achieve the following: ▪ To increase trust and confidence in vaccines. ▪ To increase investment in vaccines and remove barriers. www.vetriias.com 3 4 | Current Affairs, April - 2021 Vetrii IAS Study Circle 1.2 DEFENCE, NATIONAL SECURITY AND TERRORISM Three Rafale jets to land in India States during the exercise. ▪ India is set to get three more Rafale from INS Viraat is now Private Property: SC France. ▪ INS Viraat is a Centaur class aircraft carrier. ▪ The first batch of five Rafale jets had arrived It had served in the British Navy as HMS in India on July 28 and was officially inducted Hermes for 25 years (from 1959 to 1984). After on September 10 by the Narendra Modi refurbishment, it was commissioned into the government. Indian Navy in 1987. Indian Army to participate in Achievements: Multinational Military Exercise SHANTIR ▪ It played an important role in Operation Jupiter OGROSHENA 2021 in Bangladesh in 1989 during the Sri Lankan Peacekeeping ▪ A multinational Military Exercise named operation. In the operation, the ship sent ‘SHANTIR OGROSHENA’ 2021 (Front IAS Study Circle Vetrii Indian peacekeeping forces to Sri Lanka. Runner of the Peace) is scheduled to be held in ▪ The ship also performed blockading Pakistani Bangladesh from April 04 to 12, 2021. ports, primarily the Karachi port as part of ▪ The theme of the exercise is “Robust Peace 1999’s Operation Vijay. Keeping Operations” ▪ It was also deployed in Operation Parakram ▪ The exercise is being held to commemorate during 2001-02 following the terror attack on the birth centenary of Bangladesh ‘Father of the Indian Parliament.