Page-2 of Current Affairs - April, 2022
MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme
Narayan Rane, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises launched the MSME Sustainable (ZED) Certification Scheme on 28th April 2022. ZED has the potential of becoming a national movement and it has the aim of providing a roadmap to ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
What is ‘GAGAN Satellite Technology’?
India has achieved a major landmark after the Airports Authority of India (AAI) successfully conducted a trial by applying the latest indigenous satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) technology named GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation). Overview: IndiGo became the first airline ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Scrapping of MP, DM quota in KV schools
Quotas in several categories including that of District Magistrate (DM) and Member of Parliament (MP) have been scrapped by the Education ministry for admissions to Kendriya Vidyalayas. Overview: This has been done with the objective of improving the quality of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) project
A central accident database management system has been launched by the central government that will help in analyzing the causes of road accidents and devise safety interventions with the aim of reducing such accidents in India. Overview: The name of ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
‘Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniya’ Video series
On 26th April 2022, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur launched ‘Azadi Ki Amrit Kahaniya.’ It is a short video series that has been created in collaboration with the OTT platform Netflix. This launch keeps in line with the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Delhi- Punjab ‘Knowledge-sharing agreement’
On 26th April 2022, a knowledge-sharing agreement was signed between the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal and the Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann. In Punjab, the state government will be developing 117 schools and mohalla clinics. Overview: ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Financial support to IPPB
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the financial support of Rs 820 crore for the India Post Payments Bank. This monetary support will help the state-run payments bank penetrate deeper into the nation, especially in the country’s rural ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
UNDRR Global Assessment Report (GAR 2022)
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has released the Global Assessment Report (GAR 2022). According to this report, by 2030, the planet will be facing around 560 disasters annually. Overview: Over the last 20 years, Earth has been ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
World Immunization Week – Update (April, 2022)
The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates World Immunization Week and it is celebrated annually in the last week of April (24 to 30th April). This week aims to promote vaccine usage for the protection of people across all age groups ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Agra: Vacuum-based Sewer System
Agra has become the first city in India to have a vacuum-based sewers system. These vacuum-based sewers will be used in the city’s public places. 240 houses near the Taj Mahal have been connected with this vacuum-based sewer by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs