Current Affairs April 2022

Supreme Court reconstitutes expert committee for Delhi-Dehradun Corridor project

The Supreme Court reconstituted the expert committee that would be looking into measures to ensure that the construction of the Delhi-Dehradun expressway does not impact the environment. The independent 12-member expert committee was formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to be headed by Chief Secretary, Uttarakhand. However, the counsel for the NGO Citizens for […]

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World Bank cuts global economy growth forecast to 3.2% for 2022

The Washington-based institution has lowered its estimate for global growth in 2022 to 3.2% from a January prediction of 4.1%, President David Malpass told reporters on a call on Monday. The decline was spurred by a cut in the outlook for Europe and central Asia, which include Russia and Ukraine, he said. The global forecast

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Daily Current Affairs – 19 April 2022

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Twitter adopts limited-term shareholder rights

Twitter’s board of directors has recently adopted a limited-term shareholder rights plan to prevent anyone from having more than 15% stake in company, the plan is also called a ‘poison pill’. This will make it harder for Elon Musk to acquire the social media company. Currently, Elon Musk has around 9% of Twitter’s shares and he has offered to acquire all

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K N Vyas gets one-year extension as Atomic Energy Commission Chairman

The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has granted one year extension to Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas. The extension in service to Vyas for a period of one year beyond May 3, 2022 or “until further orders”. This is the second extension for Vyas, he was first appointed to the post in September 2018. Awards: The

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Trishakti Corps organized EX KRIPAN SHAKTI

The Trishakti Corps has organized EX KRIPAN SHAKTI at Teesta Field Firing Ranges (TFFR) near Siliguri in West Bengal. Aim: Orchestrating and synergizing the capabilities of the Indian Army and the Central Armed Police Forces (CRPF) to fight an integrated battle. The units of the Trishakti Corps have demonstrated their abilities to hit hard and swiftly with precision during the

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PhonePe partners with Extreme IX to adopt internet exchange

PhonePe comes in a partnership internet exchange point, Extreme IX to enable faster digital payments. This partnership helps PhonePe to decrease the latency for its users irrespective of their location or ISP in India. PhonePe has become the first digital payments platform to participate in an Internet Exchange in India. Executive Director of Extreme IX– Raunak Maheshwari Phone pe CEO– Sameer Nigam; Headquarters –

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Amends FEMA rules to allow 20% FDI in LIC

The government has amended the rules of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) to open the way for up to 20% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The government is also planning to dilute its stake in LIC through the Initial Public Offering (IPO). SEBI has also given approval to the draft papers and the insurer

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PM Modi to begin 3-day visit to Gujarat

PM Modi has begun his three-day visit to Gujarat. He will visit the Command and Control Centre for Schools in Gandhinagar. He will lay the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar in the presence of Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and DG of WHO Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus. He will dedicate the Banas Community Radio Station, to provide farmers key scientific information related to

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Table Tennis Player Vishwa Deenadayalan dies

Tamil Nadu table tennis player Vishwa Deenadayalan died in a road accident while travelling from Guwahati to Shillong. He was travelling with three teammates for the 83rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships, which is scheduled to begin. Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala offer his condolence on his death and announced Rs 5 lakh as compensation for his

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