Library:Tata Institute of Social Sciences,Guwahati: Current Affairs:April 16, 2021

Friday, April 16, 2021

India hosts BRICS seminar on misuse of Internet by terrorists; organised by National Investigation Agency (NIA)
ISRO, French Space Agency CNES to cooperate on India’s Gaganyaan Human Spaceflight programme
Indian Coast Guard apprehends Pakistani boat with 30 kgs of heroin off Jakhau, Gujarat
Hardeep S. Puri, MoS (I/C), Housing and Urban Affairs launches EatSmart Cities Challenge, aim is to nudge the urban populace to make the right food choices
Hardeep S. Puri, MoS (I/C), Housing and Urban Affairs launches Transport 4 All Challenge; aim is to develop digital solutions that will make public transport safe and affordable for all

2020-21: Exports at $290.63 billion (–7.26%), Imports: $389.18 billion (–18%)
Wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation at over 8-year high of 7.39% in March
RBI to set up new Regulations Review Authority (RRA 2.0) for a period of 1 year, to be headed by Deputy Governor M. Rajeshwar Rao
India ranked 49th among 120 countries on Facebook ‘Inclusive Internet Index’ compiled by Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)

US President Joe Biden announces new sanctions on Russia, expulsion of 10 diplomats for interference in the 2020 US presidential election and the hacking of federal agencies
US President Joe Biden announces complete withdrawal of US, NATO troops from Afghanistan by September 11
Haiti: PM Joseph Jouthe resigns as the country faces a spike in violence

England all-rounder Ben Stokes is ‘Cricketer of the Year’
Dom Sibley, Zak Crawley, West Indian Jason Holder, Mohammed Rizwan and Darren Stevens named Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 2021 edition of Wisden Almanack
Australia’s Beth Mooney is ‘Leading Women’s Cricketer in the World’
India captain Virat Kohli Wisden Almanack’s ODI player of the 2010s
Sachin Tendulkar is the ODI Cricketer of the 1990s
Kapil Dev was named as the ODI Cricketer for the 1980s