Daily Current Affairs 2023 : 21 April 2023 Current Affairs by Westbengaljob.in

1) Himachal Pradesh has become the first Indian state to develop a DNA database for unidentified bodies, according to media reports.

➨ The process of creating this database had started in April 2022.

▪️ Himachal Pradesh :-

➠Kinnaura tribe , Lahaule Tribe, Gaddi Tribe and Gujjar Tribe

➠Sankat Mochan Temple.

➠Tara Devi Temple

➠Great Himalayan National Park

➠Pin Valley National Park

➠Simbalbara National Park

➠Inderkilla National Park

2) According to the United Nations data, India has surpassed China to become world's most populous nation with 142.86 crore people. 

➨ China has a population of 142.57 crore, according to the UN world population dashboard.

3) The Central government has recently issued the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, which are designed to comply with the guidelines set by the Supreme Court in a writ petition involving the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) and the People for Elimination of Stray Troubles.

4) Worldline, a global leader in payment services, has published the –‘India Digital Payments Annual Report‘ for 2022.

➨ The report encapsulates important payment trends of the industry for the calendar year 2022 and has derived some unique insights.

5) The G20 Meeting of Agricultural Eminent Scientists (MACS) has been organized by the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in Varanasi.

➨The theme of the meeting is "Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems for Healthy People and Planet".

6) Union agriculture and farmers welfare minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched the Sathi (Seed Traceability, Authentication and Holistic Inventory) portal and mobile app to address seed production challenges, seed quality identification, and certification.

7) Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi granted his assent to the re-adopted Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022.

▪️Tamil Nadu :- 

➨ CM - M K Stalin

➨ Guindy National Park  

➨ Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park

➨Sathyamangalam tiger reserve (STR)

➨Mudumalai National Park  

➨Mukurthi National Park  

➨ Indira Gandhi (Anamalai) National Park  

➨Kalakkad Mundanthurai tiger reserve (KMTR)

➨ Meendum Manjappai Scheme

➨ Naan Mudhalvan scheme

➨ Chief minister's breakfast scheme

➨ Ennum Ezhuthum scheme

8) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express train, which is the 15th such train in the country.

▪️ Rajasthan:-

Governor - Kalraj Mishra

➭Amber Palace

➭Hawa Mahal

➭Ranthambore National Park

➭City Palace

➭Keoladeo Ghana National Park

➭Sariska National Park.

➭ Kumbhalgarh Fort

9) Kolkata Metro became the first metro rail in the country to make an under-river journey as its rakes passed through an underwater tunnel below the Hooghly river.

▪️West Bengal :- 

➠CM - Mamata Banerjee

➠GOVERNOR - C.V. Ananda Bose

➠Folk Dances - Lathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Chhau, Santhali Dance

➠Kalighat Temple

10) The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu presented the 11th Biennial National Grassroots Innovation and Outstanding Traditional Knowledge Awards of NIF at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre (RBCC).

11) The High Commission of India opened its 16th Visa application centre in Kushtia town of Southwestern Bangladesh.

➨ The inauguration of the new Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) was done by High Commissioner Pranya Verma.

12) Indian-origin academic Neeli Bendapudi has been appointed as one of five co-chairs of an Association of American Universities (AAU) task force focused on the expansion of research and academic partnerships among higher education institutions in the US and India.

13) Kerala became the first state to adopt a water budget in a bid to come up with a solution to water scarcity. 

➨ The first phase of the project would cover 94 gram panchayats and 15 block panchayats.

▪️Kerala :- 

➠Cherai Beach

➠Idukki Dam on Periyar River

➠Pamba River

➠Kumarakom National Park

➠Anamudi Shola National Park

➠Eravikulam National Park

➠Silent Valley National Park

14) Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the Shar Nyima Tsho Sum Namyig Lhakhang (Gonpa) at Gyangkhar village of Tawang district.

◾️Arunachal Pradesh :-

➨CM :- Pema Khandu

➨Governor :- Lt Gen Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik

➨Namdapha Tiger Reserve 🐅

➨ Kamlang Tiger Reserve 🐅

➨Mouling National Park