WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS FROM 28TH MARCH TO 3RD APRIL

S Jaishankar has attended the 9th Ministerial Conference of Heart of Asia in ____________.	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
With which country, India has signed 5 MoUs and 7development projects to enhance cooperation in disastermanagement, trade, IT and sports?	Bangladesh
With which country, Indian Navy has conducted a two-day naval exercise PASSEX in Bay of Bengal?	US
Which bank has launched “UNI – CARBON CARD” with HPCL?	Union Bank of India
Who has won the International Ranger Award?	Mahinder Giri
Who has won the Federation Cup gold in 100m race?	Dhanalakshmi S
What is the currency of Tajikistan?	Somoni
Who has addressed the 7th annual summit of NATHEALTH?	Harsh Vardhan
S&P has projected India’s FY22 GDP growth forecast at ________________.	11%
Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE)?	Soma Mondal
Amboli in Western ghats in Sindhudurg district has been named as a biodiversity heritage site. Amboli is in which state?	Maharashtra
Central government has declared the birthday of Dr B R Ambedkar on _______________ as a public holiday for all its offices.	14 April
Who has assumed additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of ONGC?	Subhash Kumar
Who took over as the Director General of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)?	Mukhmeet S Bhatia
Indian Army will participate in Multinational Military Exercise ‘Shantir Ogroshena -2021’ in which country?	Bangladesh
What was the theme for International Children’s Book Day 2021?	The Music of Words
Who has acquired Bengaluru-based retail tech start-up Purple for about Rs107.6 crore?	Amazon Technologies
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) capped market share for UPI apps at what percent of overall payment volumes?	30%
Which country is the sponsor for International Children’s Book Day 2021?	United States
The Reserve bank of India lowered base rate by how many basis points to 7.81 per cent?	15
Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)?	Mallika Srinivasan
Which state government approved Innovation Fund for development work in districts in which each district will be allocated Rs 1 crore per year?	Rajasthan
Which city stood at 122nd position globally in terms of annual appreciation in housing prices during October-December 2020 as rates for residential properties in the city rose marginally, according to Knight Frank?	Hyderabad
When was India’s first passenger train plied between Mumbai and Thane, a steam engine of which would be preserved and be installed at Thane railway station premises?	1853
Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment, situated where has developed a LightWeight Bullet Proof Jacket?	Kanpur
How much has been approved by the union government for the upgradation of Kargil Zanskar road?	Rs 780 crores
Which state/UT government announced a free travel facility for women in government buses running within the state/UT?	Punjab
How much has been collected as GST Revenue collection for March 2021?	Rs1,23,902 crores
Digital Transactions through UPI in the country recorded the transaction value of how much amount in March 2021?	Rs 5,04,000 crores
Name the newly formed company , a wholly owned subsidiary of National Payment Corporation of India?	NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd
In which city, UP CM has inaugurated the Shaheed Ashfaq Ulla Khan Zoological Park?	Gorakhpur
World Bank has projected India’s FY22 GDP forecast at ___________.	10.1%
Who has won theBest Actor (Male) awardat 66th Filmfare Awards 2021?	Irrfan Khan
Which film has won the Best Film award at 66th Filmfare Awards 2021?	Thappad
Who has been chosen to receive Saraswati Samman 2020?	Sharankumar Limbale
With which country, India has carried out the Joint Military exercises Vajra Prahar In Himachal Pradesh recently?	USA
International Transgender Day of Visibility is observed globally on ___________ every year.	31 March
Who has won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2021?	Lewis Hamilton
Who is the author of the book titled “Indians: A Brief History of A Civilization”?	Namit Arora
Who is the author of the book titled ‘1232 km: The Long Journey Home’?	Vinod Kapri
ISRO partnered with Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) based where to Advance Space Research similar to NASA-JPL-Caltech Model technology?	Thiruvananthapuram
Public procurement of goods and services has crossed what amount from government buying portal GeM since the platform was launched in August 2016?	Rs 1 lakh crore
Who has rolled-out its innovative lending product- Distributor to Retailer (D2R) Finance which will focus specifically on empowering Small and Medium Enterprises?	BharatPe
Karnataka Bank has partnered with which of the following to introduce KBL Smart Trade, a facility that will allow all Karnataka Bank customers latter’s solution to serve their capital market needs?	IIFL Securities
In partnership with which of the following has Yes Bank launched ‘YES Essence Plus’, a unique accelerator to support women-led startups?	SHEROES
Which country has become the 2nd in the world to pass a legislation giving mothers and their partners the right to paid leave following a miscarriage or still birth?	New Zealand
Where was the children’s shelter ‘Fiyavathi Home for Vulnerable Children’ inaugurated in March 2021 which is renovated under Indian grant assistance?	Maldives
Which state government launched ‘Dekho Apna Pradesh’ marketing campaign, to advertise tourism throughout the state to heal the harm triggered to the sector by the COVID 19 pandemic?	Arunachal Pradesh
Which state government will start Affordable Rental Housing and Complexes (ARHC) scheme, a scheme offering affordable rental housing for poor people living in cities?	Uttar Pradesh
Which country extended aid for Andaman infrastructure project to bolster Indo-Pacific partnership?	Japan