Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: April 25, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for April 25, 2022.

PM’S J&K VISIT

– Participates in the celebration of National Panchayati Raj Day on April 24; transfers amount of the National Panchayat Award into the bank accounts of the winning Panchayats

– Inaugurates 500 KW Solar Power Plant at Palli village along with 108 Jan Aushadhi Kendras, says Palli is on the way to become India’s first carbon- neutral panchayat

– Lays foundation stones for the 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project & 540 MW Kwar Hydroelectric Project to be constructed on the Chenab River in Kishtwar District

– Inaugurates 8.45 kms Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel which is 5,800 feet above sea level

– Launches Amrit Sarovar initiative aimed at developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district of the country

INDIA

– PM inaugurates community radio station (CRS) ‘Dudh Vani’ dedicated to animal husbandry during his Gujarat tour; set up by Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (Banas Dairy)

– Agriculture Ministry organising ‘Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari’ campaign from Apr 25

– Jharkhand: Jamtara becomes country’s first district with library in every village

– External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar holds talks with visiting Argentine counterpart Santiago Cafiero in New Delhi

– Structural biologist M. Vijayan dies in Bengaluru at 80; recipient of Padma Shri and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

– India’s crude oil import bill rises from USD 62.2 billion in 2020-21 to USD 119 billion in 2021-22

– Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets World Bank President David Malpass in Washington

WORLD

– Russia claims to have destroyed logistics terminal of foreign weapons near Odessa in Ukraine

– US President Joe Biden marks 1915 ‘Armenian genocide’ in Turkey

– Turkey closes its airspace to Russian civilian and military flights between Russia and Syria

– International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace celebrated on April 24

– World Immunization Week being celebrated from April 24 to 30 by WHO; theme: ‘Long Life for All’

SPORTS

– Indian GM D. Gukesh wins Menorca Open chess tournament in Menorca, Spain

– Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins Formula One Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Italy

– Asian Wrestling Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: India’s Deepak Punia wins silver in men’s 86kg

– India wins 2 gold medals in Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Turkey; Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini win compound men’s team event & Tarundeep Rai and Ridhi win recurve mixed team event

– 10-day Khelo India University Games open in Bengaluru

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022