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Rajnikanth to be honoured with an award World Bank has raised Indian GDP growth
prediction for 2021-22 fiscal to 10.1 percent
Rajnikanth will be honoured with the from 5.4 percent projected in January 2021.
prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the
The real India GDP growth could be in the
year 2019.
range of 7.5 percent to 12.5 percent.
The award will be given on 3 May 2021.
The World Bank in its South Asia Economic
Dada Saheb Phalke award is the highest Focus Spring update report said that it has
honour of Indian cinema. revised the projection amid a strong rebound
He has also been honoured with the Padma in private consumption and investment
Bhushan (2000) and the Padma Vibhushan growth.
(2016) by the Government of India.
He has appeared in 160 films in Tamil Retirement gift of over Rs 1.60 cr sanctioned
cinema.
As a token of appreciation, the Director-
RBI lowers base rate by 15 basis points General of Police Dilbag Singh sanctioned a
retirement gift of over rupees 1.60 crores in
Various loans offered by Non-Banking favor of 219 personnel of J&K Police who
Finance Companies (NBFC) and Micro voluntarily retired on 31 Mar'21.
Finance Institutes (MFI) are expected to be A retirement gift of Rs 75,000 is being given
cheaper from 1 April 2021. to each person from the Contributory Police
The Reserve bank of India has Welfare fund.
communicated that the applicable base rate The personnel belongs to different ranks,
will be charged as 7.81 per cent. units and wings of the police department.
It has been lowered by 15 basis points (0.15
%). Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam lists itself at BSE
In 2020, it was 8.76 during the same period. Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam in Uttar
Changes in income tax rules Pradesh listed itself at BSE on 31 March 2021
and successfully raised Rs.150 crores by
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman issuing a municipal bond on a private
had announced some changes in the income placement basis using BSE BOND.
tax rules while presenting Union Budget 2021- This is the first-ever green bond issuance by
22. any Municipal Corporation in the country.
They came into force on 1 April 2021. The money will be used for the construction of
With the start of a new financial year, senior a tertiary sewage treatment plant at
citizens of the age 75 and above with income Indirapuram in Ghaziabad.
from pension and interest from fixed deposit
in the same bank would be exempted from MP CM participates in Dandi Yatra in Surat
filing the income tax return, ITR. MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan participated in
India’s GDP to grow to 10.1% the Dandi Yatra from Delad to Surat on 1 April
2021 covering a distance of 17 kilometers.
The Dandi Yatra is being organized to
commemorate the 75th Anniversary of India’s
1|PageIndependence as part of Azadi ka Amrit has been postponed until further
Mahotsav. announcement.
The Mahotsav is being celebrated as a Jan- The decision was taken after 11 players and a
Utsav in the spirit of Jan-Bhagidari throughout coach tested COVID-19 positive.
the length and breadth of the country. All other participating teams have been
advised to return back following the COVID-
Chhattisgarh sets new record in vaccination
19 protocols.
Chhattisgarh set a new record in COVID Rishabh Pant: Captain of Delhi Capitals
vaccination on 31 March 2021.
In a single day, more than 1 lakh 22 thousand Rishabh Pant has been appointed as the
people were vaccinated in the state. Delhi Capitals captain for IPL 2021 as
The next phase of the COVID-19 vaccination Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the season after
drive for citizens above 45 years of age he dislocated his left shoulder during the ODI
started on 1 April 2021 in the state. series.
More than 58 lakh people come under this This is the first captaincy assignment for Pant
age group in Chhattisgarh. in the IPL.
Pant (aged 23) will become the fifth-youngest
86th Statehood Day of Odisha: 1 April 2021
captain in the IPL after Virat Kohli, Steven
Odisha celebrated its 86th statehood day on 1 Smith, Suresh Raina, and Iyer.
April 2021. Bangladesh to grow by 3.6 percent in 2020-21
The day is also known as Utkal Diwas.
It was on this day in 1936 that the state came The World Bank has made an upward
into existence. revision in the projected growth rate for
The state was carved out of the Bangladesh for the year 2020-21.
combined Bengal-Bihar-Orissa province. According to the earlier forecast, Bangladesh
A number of programs are being organized was projected to grow at 2.0% in the FY
across the state to mark the occasion. 2020-21 and by 1.7% in the year 2021-22.
The programs include the state-level function The new forecast released by the World Bank
in the capital Bhubaneswar. has substantially raised the projection for the
years 2020-21 and 2021-22 to 3.6% and 5.1%
Virat Kohli at top spot in ICC ODI rankings respectively.
Virat Kohli has retained his top spot in the ICC US President outlines $2.3 trillion plan
rankings for ODI batsmen released on 31 US President Joe Biden has outlined a huge
March 2021. 2.3 trillion dollar plan to re-engineer the
Rohit Sharma has been ranked third, behind nation’s infrastructure.
Pakistan's Babar Azam. He has called it a once-in-a-generation
K L Rahul has moved up from the 31st to the investment in America.
27th spot. The $2.3 trillion plan to rebuild America's
Hardik Pandya has achieved a career-best crumbling infrastructure proposes doubling
42nd position while Rishabh Pant has entered federal funding for mass transit and spending
the top 100. $80 billion to expand and modernize
In the Test rankings, Ravichandran Ashwin passenger rail service.
retained his second spot.
India takes part in second Sherpas meeting
National Jr Women’s Hockey C'ship postponed
The second meeting of the Sherpas of G7
The National Junior Women’s Hockey and guest countries was held on 30 March
Championship scheduled to begin from April 2021.
3, 2021, in the Simdega district of Jharkhand
2|Page India’s G7 Sherpa Suresh Prabhu attended The RBI has extended the deadline to
the meeting. process recurring online transactions with the
The priority issues under UK’s G7 Presidency additional factor of authentication, AFA, to
agenda were discussed, including 30th September 2021.
preparations for the COP26 Summit and The framework regarding it mandated the use
global health cooperation. of AFA during registration and first
India has been invited as a guest country of transaction, with relaxation for subsequent
the G7 by the UK, along with Australia, South transactions up to a limit of Rs 5,000.
Korea, etc.
Dividend receipts of CPSE touches Rs39,022 cr
India to set up new DFI
The total dividend receipts from Central Public
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has Sector Enterprises in FY 2020-21 have
informed that India is going to set up a new touched Rs 39,022 crore.
Development Financial Institution with initial It exceeds the revised estimate of Rs 34,717
paid-up capital of around 3 billion dollars. crore and is more than actual dividend
It will have a lending target of 69 billion dollars receipts during the previous financial year.
in next three years. The total receipts in 2020-21 stand at Rs
She informed this at the 6th annual meeting of 71,857 crore which includes disinvestment
the Board of Governors of NDB (New receipts of Rs 32,835 crore and dividend
Development Bank). receipts of Rs 39,022 crore.
NDB was set up by BRICS countries in 2014. Prime Minister’s Yoga Awards
Climate and Development Ministerial meet
The Ministry of AYUSH has invited
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate applications for the Prime Minister’s Yoga
Change Prakash Javadekar participated in Awards (PMYA).
the virtual Climate and Development The nomination process for 2021 began on 30
Ministerial meet on 31 March 2021. March 2021.
It was held in the run-up to COP26, the UN The award will be hosted on the My Gov
Climate Change Conference 2021. platform.
He suggested COP26 presidency to take up The winners will be felicitated with a trophy,
discussion on one issue at a time. certificate, and a cash award of 25 lakh
The issue of finance was discussed rupees, which will be announced on the
exclusively. International Day of Yoga on the 21st of June
2021.
Government introduces ECLGS 3.0
Last date to link Aadhaar with PAN extended
The Central government has extended the
scope of the Emergency Credit Line The government has extended the last date
Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) through the for linking of Aadhaar number with PAN up to
introduction of ECLGS 3.0. 30th June 2021 in view of the difficulties
ECLGS 3.0 will involve the extension of credit arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.
up to 40 percent of total credit outstanding The deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar had
across all lending institutions. ended on 31 March 2021.
The tenor of loans granted under ECLGS 3.0 Earlier, the Centre had extended the deadline
will be six years including a moratorium period to 31st March 2021 from the previous
of two years. deadline of 30th June 2020 because of the
pandemic.
Deadline extended for recurring transactions
Six digit HSN code in GST made mandatory
3|Page A GST taxpayer having a turnover of more The military farms were set up with the sole
than Rs.5 crore in the preceding financial year requirement of supplying hygienic cow's milk
will have to furnish 6 digits Harmonized to troops billeted in various garrisons across
System of Nomenclature HSN Code, or British India.
Service Accounting Code, SAC. The 1st military farm was raised on 1 Feb
This comes into effect from April 1, 2021. 1889 at Allahabad.
This is applicable for SAC (Service For more than a century, military farms
Accounting Code) on the invoices issued for supplied 3.5 crore litres of milk and 25
supplies of taxable goods and services. thousand metric tons of hay yearly.
Interest rates on small saving schemes cut Centre launches new cruise service
Government has reduced the interest rates on Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and
various small savings schemes for the 1st Waterways (Independent charge) Mansukh
quarter of 2021-22 financial year starting from Mandaviya on 31 March 2021 launched a new
1 April 2021. cruise service connecting Hazira port in Surat
The savings deposit rate has been revised and Diu Island.
from 4% to 3.5% annually while the Public A 300 passenger capacity cruise ship will
Provident Fund rate has been cut down to have 16 cabins.
6.4% from 7.1% annually. It will make two round trips during the week.
Senior citizen savings schemes rate has been In Oct 2020, a ropax ferry service connecting
lowered from 7.4% to 6.5% quarterly. Hazira (Surat) and Ghogha in Bhavnagar
district was launched.
Japan, Indonesia sign defence equipment deal
Jal Jeevan Mission to use IoT devices
Japan and Indonesia have signed a deal
enabling exports of Japanese made defence The Ministry of Jal Shakti has decided to use
equipment to the Southeast Asian country. sensor-based Internet of Things, IoT devices
The agreement on the transfer of defence to effectively monitor the implementation of
equipment and technology was signed to Jal Jeevan Mission in more than 6
boost cooperation between the two countries. lakh villages.
It came after the Foreign and Defence The Internet of Things, based remote
Ministers of Japan and Indonesia met in monitoring provides near real-time information
Tokyo on 31 March 2021. without any manual intervention by using
sensors.
India-Mauritius CECPA to come into force
JJM aims to provide tap water connection to
India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic every rural household by 2024.
Cooperation and Partnership Agreement,
Union bank launches contactless Rupay card
CECPA will come into force from 1 April 2021.
It provides for an institutional mechanism to Union Bank of India, an Indian government-
encourage and improve trade between the owned bank, and Hindustan Petroleum
two countries. Corporation Limited have announced the
India and Mauritius signed CECPA on launch of co-branded contactless RuPay
22 February 2021. credit card.
It is the first trade agreement signed by India The UBI – HPCL contactless RuPay card
with a country in Africa. users will get 16X reward points, which would
be equivalent to 4% cashback, on fuel spends
Indian Army closes down military farms worth INR 500 and above at over 18000
Indian Army on 31 Mar 2021 formally closed HPCL outlets across the country.
down military farms. Pakistan allows import of cotton from India
4|Page Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Council, a Science and Technology Minister Harsh
top decision-making body, allowed the import Vardhan inaugurated an alignment and
of cotton and yarn from India on 31 Mar'21. awareness event for Publicity of the
It is a big step towards reviving suspended Promoting Innovations in Individuals, Start-
trade between the two nuclear-armed ups and MSMEs (PRISM) Scheme at IIT
neighbours. Delhi on 30 March 2021.
Pakistan is also planning to import sugar from The PRISM Scheme provides technical and
India. financial assistance for idea and prototype.
India is the world’s biggest producer of cotton This scheme is being implemented across
and the second-biggest sugar producer. various sectors of energy, healthcare, and
others.
Pune-Phaltan Demu services started
Winds power capacity needs to grow thrice
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on
30 March 2021, flagged off the DEMU train According to the report released by the Global
from Phaltan to Pune via Lonand through a Wind Energy Council, the world’s capacity to
video conference. generate electricity from wind jumped 53% in
Because of this services, Phaltan will be 2020.
directly connected to Pune and it A total of 93 gigawatts capacity was installed
was commenced from 31st of March. in 2020.
The introduction of these trains will help the But this growth is not sufficient for the world to
people of this region in general and reach a ‘net zero’ emission status by 2050.
agriculturists to reach new markets in a short The world needs to install a minimum of 180
time. GW annually which means three times faster
growth.
TRIFED enters an MoU with Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Agnes Callamard: New Amnesty Secretary-General
TRIFED under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs
has entered an MoU with the Administration Agnes Callamard, who led a United Nations
of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist
for the implementation of the MSP for MFP Jamal Khashoggi, has been appointed the
Scheme and the Van Dhan Yojana. new Secretary-General of Amnesty
The MSP for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) is a International.
flagship scheme of the Ministry of Tribal She replaced Acting Secretary-General Julie
Affairs that aims to provide remunerative and Verhaar.
fair prices to tribal gatherers of forest She has previously led the free-speech
produces. organization Article 19 and directs the Global
Freedom of Expression Project at Columbia
An MOU signed between Coal India and SKUCT
University.
Coal India Limited (CIL) has signed an MoU
March 31: Transgender Day of Visibility
with Shri Kedarnath Uthhan Charitable Trust
to provide financial assistance of Rs 19 crore International Transgender Day of Visibility
for infrastructure development in Uttarakhand. celebrated on March 31st every year.
The amount is being granted under a This day was first celebrated in 2009.
Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of This day encourages people to talk about the
Coal India Limited. issues facing transgender people and why it's
It will be used for the road construction work important to talk about those issues.
in Badrinath.
Piramal Pharma to acquire Hemmo Pharma Ltd.
Health Minister inaugurates awareness event
5|Page Piramal Pharma Ltd, a unit of Piramal After this acquisition, Hemmo
Enterprises, has entered into an agreement to Pharmaceuticals will become the wholly-
acquire a 100% stake in Hemmo owned subsidiary of Piramal Pharma.
Pharmaceuticals Ltd for ₹775 crores.
Hemmo is one of the few pure-play synthetic
peptide API manufacturers in the global
marketplace with over 38 years in business.
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