Current Affairs One-Liner: 18th April 2021

Amazon has announced to launch a $250 million venture fund named as ‘Amazon Smbhav Venture Fund’. The fund amount will be invested to digitize India’s SME sector. The major focus will be on SMEs, Innovation in the agri-tech sector and innovation in the health-tech sector.
Heath Streak (Zimbabwe Cricket Player): He is banned by the ICC for 8 years from all forms of cricket for breaching ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
Awards and Recognition: Roberto Benigni: He is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director and will be honoured with Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at 78th Venice International Film Festival.

Aditya Birla Group’s Birla Cellulose Limited: It has won the UN’s National Innovative and Sustainable Supply Chain Award.

ETMONEY has launched India’s first Aadhar based SIP Payment feature. This will allow anyone to commence SIP in an online manner and make transactions using Aadhar based OTP verification process.
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Recently, Citi Bank has announced to exit from its customer banking operations in India. The exit decision is taken to focus on the banks in Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa regions i.e. across Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE and London.
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‘Hydrogen Economy- New Delhi Dialogue 2021’: It was basically a Hydrogen Roundtable Conference on Hydrogen Ecosystem. It was organised by the Energy Forum and Federation of Indian Petroleum Industry (FIPI).
Important Days and Themes: 18th April 2021: World Heritage Day