Current Affairs - 31/03/2021 - Daily Current Affairs for MBA, UPSC, SSC and other competitive exam aspirants

  1. COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc. have effectively prevented coronavirus infections, not just illness, with substantial protection evident two weeks after dose is given. 
  2. Johnson & Johnson will start tp deliver its single shot dose COVID vaccine to Europe in the month of April.
  3. Canada has suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus for people under the age 55.
  4. Ripple Labs Inc. is planning to take a 40% in Asian cross-border payments specialist Tranglo. Ripple Labs Inc. is a crypto firm.
  5. Volvo cars will give its 40,000 employees worldwide the right to six-month paid parental leave in a bid to increase gender equality.
  6. Puma has signed a three-year partnership with the IPL team franchise RCB.
  7. Adani Transmission Ltd has hit Rs 1 trillion in market capitalization.
  8. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp has launched a 12 week paid Returnship Programme for technology professionals looking to restart their careers after a break.
  9. Humanoid Robot Sophia, which was created by Hanson Robotics, has sold a self-portrait of itself for $688,888.
  10. The government has received multiple expressions of Interest (EoI) for the privatization of NINL (Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd)

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