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April 28 , 2021 1238 days 1011 0
  • World Lab Animal Day or World Day for Laboratory Animals, is observed every year on 24th April (April 20 to 26 - Lab Animal Week).
    • The day was instituted in 1979 by the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS), as an “international day of commemoration” for animals in laboratories.
  • India will airlift 23 oxygen generation plants and containers from Germany.
    • The Armed Forces Medical Service (AFMS) has decided to import oxygen generation plants and containers from Germany to cater to the shortage.
  • International Sculpture Day (ISDay) is a worldwide celebration event aimed at advancing the creation and understanding of sculpture and its unique, vital contribution to society.
    • It is organized by International Sculpture Center on the last Saturday of April every year (April 24 in 2021).
  • The opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 was held in Boao, south China’s Hainan Province.
    • The theme of the conference is “A World in Change: Join Hands to Strengthen Global Governance and Advance Belt and Road Cooperation”.
  • Accenture India’s chairperson, Rekha M Menon has been appointed as chairperson of the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM).
    • She becomes the first woman to take the top role in the software lobby group’s 30-year history.
  • World Immunization Week 2021 (April 24th-30th) will show how vaccination helps to improve the health of everyone, everywhere throughout life.
    • The theme is ‘Vaccines bring us closer’.

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