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1. Sarita Mor has won a gold medal in the Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Indian also won two bronze medals through Seema and Pooja besides Sarita's gold
2. The Centre has decided to import 50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of medical oxygen to address the shortage in the hospitals. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) via its missions abroad is being tasked to identify and explore where oxygen can be imported
3. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar (BBMP) Palike has introduced a helpline number 1912 that offers direct Covid19-related assistance. The helpline number was launched by the BBMP Commissioner Gaurav Gupta
4. Apple has announced a first-of-its-kind carbon removal initiative called the Restore Fund. It will make investments in forestry projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere while generating a financial return for investors
5. Former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director Ranjit Sinha passed away in April 2021. Sinha was a retired officer of the 1974 batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS)
6. Larsen & Toubro Infotech Ltd (LTI) has appointed Anil Rander as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Rander joins LTI from Tech Mahindra where he was the Senior Vice President for finance and legal functions
7. GMR Group has announced the launch of GMR AeroCity Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Spread across 1500 acres, GMR AeroCity Hyderabad is envisaged to be an integrated mixed-use development, which includes key ports and establishments such as Business Park, Retail Park, etc
8. Save the Elephant Day is celebrated on April 16 every year to raise awareness about the dangers elephants face and the various difficulties they overcome to live. The day was established by the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand
9. Amidst the rapidly surging Covid crisis, the Chhattisgarh government has invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA). According to an order issued by the state home department, now the refusal to work in essential services has been prohibited
10. The first batch of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V will be delivered to India in April 2021. The volume of vaccine production in India will be gradually increasing and may exceed 50 million doses per month
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