PSC Current Affairs - April 23, 2021

  • Recipient of  maiden Lantern Award Instituted by WHI, an organisation having special consultative status with Economic and Social Council of United Nations - Geevarghese Mar Coorilos   
  •  Malayali Opthalmologist who was recently included in 'Power List 2021' a Global list of 100 influential woman opthalmologists by international publication 'The Ophthalmologist'  - Dr. Fairooz P Majandavida  
  • Newly appointed President of Chad - Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno
  • Title winner of Kerala Premier League 2021 football tournament - Gokulam FC  
  • Theme of World Earth Day 2021 - Restore our Earth
  • Country which recently created a memorial in the Indian embassy to commemorate the first diplomat martyr of Independent India 'K. Sankara Pillai' - Canada
  • First neo bank that started functioning in Kerala - Ace Money New Bank
  • First country to ratify World's Largest Free Trade Agreement titled 'Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)' - Singapore

Governing bodies of United Nations Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) in which recently  India has been elected as a member are

                   1. Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

                   2. Executive Board of the UN entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

                   3. Executive Board of the World Food Programme

  •  Countries which were recently selected as Global Winners in ICC Development Awards 2021  - Argentina, Brazil, Vanuatu, Uganda
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