Daily Current Affairs 26 March, 2021 in English

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26 March, 2021 Current Affairs in English

Daily Current Affairs 26 March, 2021 in English

Who has been awarded the prestigious Vyas Samman 2020 of KK Birla Foundation for the novel ‘Pataliputra ki Samraagyin’ ? Dr. Sharad Pagare * He became the first litterateur of Madhya Pradesh to be given this honor.
Who will be honored with Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 by the Central Government ? Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman * Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the first President of Bangladesh. He was known as “Father of the Nation” or “Mujib” in Bangladesh. * Late Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said Al Said will be honored with the Gandhi Peace Prize 2019. Kabus was the longest sultan in the Arab world.
Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Yojana will be launched by which state government from April 1,2021 ? Rajasthan * Rajasthan is the first state in the country to implement universal health coverage to provide quality medical facilities to its residents. * Under this scheme, a cashless healthcare will be provided to all the families of Rajasthan. With this scheme, medical insurance of up to 5 lakh rupees will be available to each family of the state, so that they will be able to get the benefit of medical facility in the government as well as in the associated private hospitals.
Who got the first place in the big states across the country in the eradication of TB ? Himachal Pradesh * TB Day is celebrated worldwide on 24 March.The theme of World TB Day 2021 is given ‘The Clock is Ticking’. * WHO aims to make the world TB free by the year 2030. * Central Government has set a target to make the country TB free by 2025. * Several schemes are being run by the Government of India to combat TB- * Nikshaya Ecosystem -Nikshi Ecosystem is a national TB information system and provides a one stop solution for managing the information of patients and monitoring the activities of the program. * Nikshay Poshan Scheme -launched by the Central Government in 2018 to provide financial assistance to patients for TB disease * TB Harega Desh Jeetga Abhiyan-launched in the year 2019 for the commitment to end TB * Saksham Project (This project has been started by Tata Institute of Social Sciences to provide psycho-social counseling to drug resistant TB patients.
Who became the youngest (20-year-old) Indian to win a gold medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 event of the ISSF World Cup 2021 ? Aishwarya Pratap
Which countries will participate in the “Pubbie Enter-Terror 2021” joint exercise by Shanghai Cooperation Organization ? India, Pakistan and China * Shanghai Cooperation Organization was formed in 2001 with six countries * Currently it consists of eight countries-India, Pakistan, China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Russia
Where will be Shanghai Cooperation Organization Conference 2021 held ? Dushanbe, Tajikistan
The Government of India issued a Commemorative Postage Stamp on 100 Years of First Visit 23 March 1921 of Mahatma Gandhi to which state ? Odisha
Recently which country started “Freedom Pineapple” campaign ? Taiwan * The Chinese government banned the import of pineapple from Taiwan in the year 2021, just before the start of the season of pineapple. Due to this the campaign launched by the Taiwan government to encourage its citizens to increase the consumption of local pineapple.
Who is the author of the book # MeToo ? Karan Puri