Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: April 15, 2022
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for April 15, 2022.
INDIA
– Sabka Vikas Maha Quiz contest launched to build awareness about various Govt schemes
– PM Modi inaugurates Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya at Teen Murti Estate in New Delhi; covers the lives and contributions of all the 14 former Prime Ministers of the country.
– IMD predicts normal South West Monsoon in country
– Govt. lays down norms for quota in promotions; departments asked to collect data on SC/ST representation
– Indian Air Force (IAF), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras sign MoU for technology development and finding indigenous solutions towards sustenance of weapon systems
– Contractor’s death: Karnataka Minister K. S. Eshwarappa announces resignation on charges of abetment to suicide
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– Finance Ministry waives customs duty on cotton imports till September 30
– Dornier 228 aircraft manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) takes first commercial flight from Dibrugarh (Assam) to Pasighat (Arunachal Pradesh)
– Telangana govt. to buy entire quantity of paddy cultivated in current rabi season after centre’s refusal to buy
– Manufacture of Apple’s iPhone 13 begins in India at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu
– Economist Prabhat Patnaik wins Malcolm Adiseshiah Award
WORLD
– World Chagas Disease Day observed by WHO on April 14
– More than 77 million people worldwide slipped into poverty in 2021: UN
– IMF to launch Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) in May to help “low-income and vulnerable middle-income countries” cope with protracted challenges like pandemics and climate change
– Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41.39 billion
SPORTS
– Indian GM R. Praggnanandhaa wins Reykjavik Open chess tournament in Iceland
– National basketball championships in Chennai: Tamil Nadu takes men’s crown, Railways win women’s title
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Today's News Headlines