Current Affairs April 2022

National Commission for Scheduled Castes

NCSC appoints Vijay Sampla as chairperson for the second time

Vijay Sampla has been appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) for a second time. President Ram Nath Kovind has approved his appointment. He resigned as the NCSC chairman ahead of the Punjab elections and had contested elections. He is an eminent Dalit politician from Punjab, who began his political career in 1998 as

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Google signed deal with Telangana for the digital economy

Google signed deal with Telangana for the digital economy

Google has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Telangana Government to provide benefits of digital economy to the youth and women entrepreneurs. The state government has been working with Google since 2017 on improving digital literacy. Google and WE Hub, Govt. of Telangana, will jointly carry out Women Will programme to deliver digital, business, and financial skills to nano, micro,

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Glenmark receives the ‘India Pharma Innovation of the Year’ award

Glenmark receives the ‘India Pharma Innovation of the Year’ award

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Glenmark), an innovation-driven, global pharmaceutical company, received the ‘India Pharma Innovation of the Year’ Award and was adjudged runners-up in the ‘India Pharma CSR of the Year’ category, as part of the India Pharma & India Medical Device Awards 2022. Indian Pharma Leader of the Year:  Cipla Ltd. Indian Pharma (Formulation):  Micro Labs Ltd. Indian Pharma

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Asian Wrestling Championships 2022: India finished with 17 medals

Asian Wrestling Championships 2022: India finished with 17 medals

Tokyo Olympian Deepak Punia won the men’s freestyle 86kg silver while Viky bagged a bronze in the 92kg category at the Asian Wrestling Championships 2022 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. With the two medals on the final day of the meet, India finished with a total tally of 17 medals, one gold, five silvers and 11 bronze, at Ulaanbaatar. Tokyo medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya won

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TCS’ Krishnan Ramanujam appointed as Nasscom Chairperson for 2022-23

TCS’ Krishnan Ramanujam appointed as Nasscom Chairperson for 2022-23

IT industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has appointed Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) Krishnan Ramanujam as its chairperson for 2022-23.Krishnan, who is president – enterprise growth group at TCS, was earlier vice-chairperson of Nasscom. Ramanujam succeeds Rekha M. Menon, Chairperson and Senior Managing Director of Accenture in India, in this role. Nasscom also

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ABPMJAY- SEHAT scheme: Samba becomes 1st district to cover 100% households

ABPMJAY- SEHAT scheme: Samba becomes 1st district to cover 100% households

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Samba district of Jammu division has become the first district in India to cover 100% households under Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY)- SEHAT scheme. The district achieved this milestone after the conclusion of a special registration drive organized by the State Health Agency

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SIPRI’s “Trends in World Military Expenditure report 2021″: India ranked 3rd

SIPRI’s “Trends in World Military Expenditure report 2021″: India ranked 3rd

SIPRI’s “Trends in World Military Expenditure report 2021″: India ranked 3rd– According to the Sweden-based think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) report, titled “Trends in World Military Expenditure Report 2021”, India’s military expenditure is the third highest in the world behind the US and China. Military spending in India is amounting to $76.6 billion in 2021 which grew by

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