1. Government has decided to simplify the process to re-issue Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards. Currently, the OCI card is required to be re-issued each time a new passport is issued up to 20 years of age and once after completing 50 years of age.
2. Even though India has the cheapest data plans, and nearly 700 million internet users, the country is at a dismal 49th spot globally when it comes to internet inclusion and gender equality in accessing the World Wide Web, according to a Facebook-Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) study.
3. E-commerce giant Amazon India has launched $250 million Amazon Sambhav Venture Fund(the venture fund) to invest in startups and entrepreneurs focusing on technology innovations in SMB (small and medium business) digitization, agriculture and healthcare.
4. Marathi film Puglya directed by Vinod Sam Peter has won the best foreign language featured at the Moscow International Film Festival 2021, continuing its immensely successful international stint.
5. Virat Kohli has been named Wisden Almanack’s ODI player of the 2020, while England all-rounder Ben Stokes was declared the ‘Cricketer of the Year’ for a second successive time.
6. PM Narendra Modi has paid tribute to India’s first law minister and the architect of the Indian Constitution Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar on his birth anniversary and released four books based on his life, written by Kishor Makwana.
7. The International Day for Street Children is celebrated every year on 12th April. The day provides a platform for the millions of children on the streets around the world – and their champions – to speak out so that their rights cannot be ignored.
8. Aircraft manufacturer Boeing said it has partnered with the Indian Aviation Academy (IAA) and the University of Southern California (USC) for safety management system training to all stakeholders in the domestic aviation industry.
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