Page-12 of Current Affairs - April, 2022

Ajay Kumar Sood : New Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Indian Government

April 22, 2022

Ajay Kumar Sood, an eminent physicist has been appointed as the central government’s principal scientific advisor (PSA). Overview: He is a member of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council to the prime minister. He has been appointed to the ..

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Sarmat: Russia’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)

April 22, 2022

Amidst harsh sanctions imposed by the West due to the Ukraine invasion, Russia has tested its new Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Sarmat on 20th April 2022. Overview: This was ICBM Sarmat’s first test launch after the launch was in ..

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Mumbai: Inaugural of First Digital Bus Service

April 22, 2022

On 20th April 2022, Aaditya Thackeray, the state environment minister of Maharashtra inaugurated Mumbai’s first completely digital bus on the route of Gateway of India to Churchgate having a unique ‘Tap-in Tap-out’ feature. Overview: The first bus service in India ..

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Fincluvation: IPPB’s New Fin-tech Initiative

April 22, 2022

On 21st April 2022, India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) launched a joint initiative named Fincluvation with the aim of collaborating with the financial technology (fintech) start-up community so as to innovate and co-create solutions for financial inclusion. Overview: The mentors ..

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India’s Oil production in FY22

April 22, 2022

The crude oil production of India fell 2.67 percent in the fiscal year that ended on 31st March 2022. The production of ONGC was less than the target, but KG production by Reliance-BP’s natural gas output rose. Overview: In 2021-22 ..

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Jorhat Green Hydrogen Pilot Plant

April 22, 2022

Oil India Limited (OIL) has commissioned India’s first commercial-grade green hydrogen production plant at Jorhat, Assam. Overview: To produce hydrogen, this plant will be using renewable energy from Oil India’s 500kW solar plant pump station. The produced hydrogen will be ..

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Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS) Campaign

April 22, 2022

Health and Medical Education Minister of Karnataka, K. Sudhakar launched the ‘Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully’ (SAANS) on 20th April 2022. SAANS is a campaign that has been launched to ensure early detection and greater awareness of ..

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Launch of UPI in UAE

April 22, 2022

The international arm of the National Payment Corporation of India, NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL) has announced that across the UAE, BHIM UPI is live on NEOPAY terminals. Overview: This initiative will be empowering the millions of Indians who travel ..

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