Page-15 of Current Affairs - April, 2022

World Heritage Day – Update (April, 2022)

April 19, 2022

On the 18th of April every year, World Heritage Day is celebrated across the world. This day is also known as the International Day for Monuments and Sites. Overview: This day is observed to generate awareness about the importance of ..

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Rajasthan: First State to get L-root Server

April 19, 2022

The first state in the country to get the L-root server is Rajasthan. With seamless internet connectivity, this server will assist the State government in providing its flagship digital services and enforcing e-governance. This new facility will be strengthening the ..

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Integrated Command-Control Centre in All Smart Cities

April 19, 2022

Out of the 100 cities in the country that are being developed under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), in 80 of them, the Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs) have already been set up. By 15th August 2022, the rest ..

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India’s New Chief of Army Staff

April 19, 2022

Lieutenant General Manoj Pande will be replacing General Manoj Mukund Naravane as the 29th chief of the Indian Army. Overview: Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has become the first engineer to become the chief of army staff (COAS). He will be ..

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South Africa Flood Disaster

April 19, 2022

The most industrialised of the African continent, South Africa has mostly escaped the tropical cyclones that regularly hit its neighbouring countries. But in the last week, storms pounded the east coast city of Durban which triggered landslides and heavy floods ..

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Amendment in FEMA Rules for LIC

April 19, 2022

The rules of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) have been amended by the government to pave way for up to 20 per cent of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). The central government ..

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Improving Iron Absorption from Grains

April 19, 2022

The consumption of Millets is being promoted in India as these grains are good for the people. They have rich iron content and are also high in zinc, calcium, potassium, magnesium, dietary fibre, and other important vitamins like riboflavin, thiamine, ..

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Why India objects to WHO methodology of COVID death toll estimate?

April 19, 2022

The methodology that has been used by the World Health Organization (WHO) to estimate the COVID-19 related deaths in India has been objected to by India. The health ministry has issued a statement saying that for a large country like ..

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