{"id":99120,"date":"2022-04-18T13:35:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T08:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=99120"},"modified":"2022-04-18T13:35:43","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T08:05:43","slug":"daily-current-affairs-17-18-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/daily-current-affairs-17-18-april-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Affairs \u2013 17 & 18 April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That\u2019s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post,\u00a0Daily Current Affairs 17 & 18 April 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National\/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daily Current Affairs 17 & 18 April 2022\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

PM Modi Inaugurates 108 ft tall statue of Lord Hanuman ji in Morbi of Gujarat<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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On the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 108 feet statue of Lord Hanuman in Gujarat\u2019s Morbi on April 16, 2022 via video conferencing. This statue is the second among thefour statues being built in the four directions across the country, as part of the \u2018Hanumanji Char Dham\u2019 project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first statue of the series was set up in the north in Himachal Pradesh\u2019s Shimla in 2010. The work on the third statue, in the south at Rameswaram has started, the PMO informed. The third statue will be set up in the\u00a0South at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu. Similarly the final statue will be established in\u00a0East in West Bengal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tamil Nadu beat Punjab in National basketball championship final<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Tamil Nadu defeated defending champion Punjab 87-69 in the final to win the men\u2019s title in the 71st Senior National Basketball Championship. The formidable Indian Railways team won the women\u2019s title, beating Telangana 131-82 in convincing fashion, riding on Poonam Chaturvedi\u2019s 26 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the men\u2019s summit clash, Tamil Nadu pulled ahead after a slow start when Punjab kept pace and never looked back. At half-time, the host had widened the lead to 17 with a 50-33 scoreline. An Aravind with 26 points and M Arvind Kumar (21) were in the fine nick for the home team as they stamped their authority against their arch-rival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odisha CM unveils logo of 2023 Men\u2019s Hockey World Cup<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday unveiled logo of 2023 FIH Men\u2019s Hockey World Cup, to be held in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. To be held in the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, the prestigious quadrennial tournament is scheduled from January 13 to 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hockey India and its official partner Odisha will host the marquee event for the second consecutive time in the country after 2018. The\u00a015th edition\u00a0of the showpiece will be staged in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, where the country\u2019s largest hockey stadium is being constructed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phase II of \u2018SVANidhi se Samriddhi\u2019 launched to cover 28 lakh street vendors<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Shri Manoj Joshi, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched \u2018SVANidhi se Samriddhi\u2019 program in additional 126 cities across 14 States\/ UTs, in the presence of senior officials of States\/UTs and various Central Ministries. \u2018SVANidhi se Samriddhi\u2019 scheme, an additional program of PMSVANidhi was launched by  the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) on January 04, 2021 to be implemented in phased manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SVANidhi se Samriddhi programme maps the socio-economic profile of the PM SVANidhi beneficiaries and their families. Assess the potential eligibility of the beneficiaries for various Central welfare schemes and facilitate the linkages to these schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phase I:<\/strong> Launched in 2020-21 in 125 cities to cover approximately 35 lakh street vendors and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phase II:<\/strong> Now MoHUA has launched Phase II of the program in additional 126 cities to cover 28 lakh street vendors and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total target of 20 lakh scheme sanctions has been set under Phase II for FY 2022-23. The remaining cities would be added to the program gradually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MyGov launched Sabka Vikas Maha Quiz to promote awareness on schemes<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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MyGov is organising \u2018Sabka Vikas Mahaquiz\u2019 series under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aim: To create awareness among the citizens about the schemes and initiatives of the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scheme was launched on the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar on April 14, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0first quiz\u00a0was on\u00a0Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)\u00a0under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew McDonald appointed as Australia\u2019s new head coach<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Andrew McDonald has been appointed as the head coach of the Australian men\u2019s cricket team and has signed an agreement for a four-year contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McDonald has joined the Australian set up as an assistant in 2019. McDonald takes over the role of Justin Langer who resigned from messy circumstances in February. He led the team to a 1-0 Test series and won praise from Test captain Pat Cummins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ICC Chairman:\u00a0Greg Barclay;\u00a0CEO:\u00a0Geoff Allardice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centre infuses Rs. 5,000 crore into 3 state-run insurance companies- OICL, NICL and UICL<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Centre has raised the authorised capital of three public sector insurance companies \u2013 Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL), National Insurance Co. Ltd. (NICL) and United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (UICL) \u2013 to enable subscription of capital.
The individual capital infusion in these three insurance company is given below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n