Current Affairs April 2022

Jharkhand’s Jamtara became country’s 1st district with library in every village

Jamtara in Jharkhand has become the only district in the country where all gram panchayats have community libraries. This district, which has a population of about eight lakh people, has 118 gram panchayats divided into six blocks, and each panchayat has a well-equipped library open to students from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Career counselling sessions and motivational classes […]

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Former women’s hockey team captain Elvera Britto dies

Former Indian women’s hockey team captain, Elvera Britto has passed away at 81 due to old-age-related problems. Elvera led Karnataka’s domestic team to win seven national titles. She ruled the domestic circuit from 1960 to 1967. She also represented India against Japan, Sri Lanka, and Australia. She is the second women hockey player to be conferred with the Arjuna Award(1965) after Anne

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World Bank provides USD 600 million in financial assistance to Sri Lanka

The World Bank will provide financial assistance to Sri Lanka of USD 600 dollars to meet the payment requirements for essential imports. Sri Lanka has also talked with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial assistance, but the country needs 3 to 4 billion dollars in bridge financing to help meet its essential expenses. India has helped Sri Lanka by

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I&B Ministry & Netflix launch videos on women changemakers

Netflix joins hands with the I&B ministry to launch some short films on women changemakers named ‘Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniya’. The videos are narrated by actor Neena Gupta and produced by Netflix. It would be shared on social media and broadcast on Doordarshan. Aims: To bring out inspiring stories of Indians which empower more people to achieve their goals I&B Minister: Anurag Thakur;

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Airtel Payments Bank offers FD Facility with IndusInd Bank

Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with IndusInd Bank to offer fixed deposit (FD) facilities to its customers. A customer can open FD of Rs 500 up to Rs 190,000 on the Airtel Thanks app. With this partnership, customers of Airtel Payments Bank savings account will get an interest rate of up to 6.5 %p.a. and senior citizens will get an additional 0.5% on all fixed

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SBI Cards partnership with TCS to boost digital transformation

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has expanded its strategic partnership with SBI Cards to power digital transformation. TCS had helped the SBI cards to transform its core cards sourcing platform and digitized a significant portion of the process. TCS will digitalize and transform the online onboarding processes to enable a faster turnaround and frictionless experience. SBI Card CEO: Rama Mohan Rao Amara; TCS CEO

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India spends third highest in the world on military

According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India’s military expenditure is the third highest in the world behind the US and China. Top Five: The United States, China, India, the United Kingdom, and Russia. Military spending in India is amounting to $76.6 billion in 2021 which grew by 0.9% from 2020. Russia has also increased its military expenditure for

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Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 amended to promote Make in India

To promote Make in India initiative in defence the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020 has been amended based on the approvals accorded by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC). Import of defence equipment has to be undertaken with specific approval of DAC/Raksha Mantri. The defence ministry also cut the waiting time for projects under the iDEX framework. The timelines in the Make-II procedure

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Structural biologist Vijayan passes away

Molecular biophysicist and structural biologist professor Mamannamana Vijayan passed away at 80 in Bengaluru. He was a former president of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) from 2008 to 2010. He has been honoured with SS Bhatnagar Award, Ranbaxy Award, OP Bhasin Award, and also the first GN Ramachandran Medal by Indian Science Congress Association and was also awarded Padma Shri

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Himachal Pradesh govt signs MoU for development of seven ropeway projects

Himachal Pradesh government has signed an MoU for the development of seven ropeway projects in Kangra, Kullu, Chamba, Sirmour and Bilaspur districts. The MoU was signed between Ropeways and Rapid Transport System Development Corporation (RTDC) HP Limited and National Highways Logistic Management Limited (NHLML). The MoU was signed in the presence of road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari and

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