21 April – Current Affairs
- Raj Kumar, from Pakistan , along with 10 other young personalities has been selected for the prestigious Emerging Young Leaders Award given by the US State Department for the positive role played by youngsters in building sustainable peace.
- Victoria Beckham has been appointed the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to the fashion industry.
– Venue:- Buckingham Palace, London
– Named On:- King George V.
- Sahitya Akademi has awarded Aniruddhan Vasudevan with the Translation Prize 2016 for his book ‘One Part Woman’. ‘One Part Woman’, is the English translation of Perumal Murugan’s Tamil novel ‘Maadhorubaagan’.
– Prize Money :- Rs. 50000
– Sahitya Akademi :- New Delhi
– President :- Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
- Jaipur-based AU Small Finance Bank started its operations as a small finance bank.
– MD :- Sanjay Agarwal
– Small Banks provide basic banking facilties to poor & small businessmen.
– Minimum Capital :- Rs. 100 crore
5. Mongolia launched its first satellite called Mongol Sat-1.
– For Map Making , Natural Disaster and Space Research
– Mangolia Capital :- UlaanBaatar
– Currency :- Togrog
- Former Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will become Sri Lanka’s first cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.
7. Veteran actress Saira Banu(Wife of Dilip Kumar) and actor Jackie Shroff were named for the prestigious Raj Kapoor awards by the Government of Maharashtra.
– Saira Banu will be awarded with the prestigious Raj Kapoor Lifetime achievement award,
– Jackie Shroff will be awarded with the Raj Kapoor Special contribution award.
8. The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has selected Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura for the Krishi Karman awards for their record performance in the production of food grains during 2015-16.
– Also , Meghalaya got the special commendation Prize of Rs. 1 crore
- Indian Oil, National Fertilizers, L&T( Larsen & Toubro) and Godrej & Boyce are among those that have won the top National Safety Council (NSC) award ‘Sarva Shreshtha Suraksha Puraskar’ for 2016.
– Presented by :- Labour Minister (Bandaru Dattatreya
– Field :- Occupational Safety & Health
10. The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) will issue postage stamps on 10 Yoga asanas in New York on 21st June, the International Yoga Day.