Page-9 of Current Affairs - April, 2022

National Panchayati Raj Day – Update (April, 2022)

On the 24th of April annually, National Panchayat Raj Day is celebrated. In 2010 this day was first celebrated. Overview: In India there are over six lakh villages, with over 750 districts and six thousand blocks that are all governed ..

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Re-election of French President Emmanuel Macron

On 24th April 2022, Marine Le Pen has been defeated by Emmanuel Macron to be re-elected as the President of France. Leaders across the world welcomed his re-election. Overview: Marine Le Pen is a far-right leader who was defeated by ..

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All-India Household Consumer Expenditure Survey

The All-India Household Consumer Expenditure Survey which is conducted every five years by the National Statistical Office (NSO) will be resumed this year after a prolonged break. Overview: Since 2011-12, the country hasn’t had any official estimates on per capita ..

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UK-India Partnership in Nuclear Energy and Innovation

During the visit of Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to India, the two countries have signed two government-to-government Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) on Global Innovation Partnership and Nuclear Energy Partnership. Overview: The MoU on the Cooperation ..

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Registration of Overseas Voters

Sushil Chandra, India’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) has urged the members of the Indian Community who are staying abroad to register as Overseas Voters. The extension of the Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) facility to the overseas Indian voters ..

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Indian Coast Guard Ship Urja Pravaha

Urja Pravaha, the Indian Coast Guard Ship (Auxiliary Barge) has been inducted into the Indian Coast Guard at Bharuch, Gujarat. Overview: Urja Pravaha arrived in Kochi on 22ND April 2022 and it will be under the Coast Guard District Headquarters-4’s ..

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Perseverance: Capture of ‘Solar Eclipse on Mars’

The Perseverance Mars rover of NASA has captured a video of an eclipse on Phobos, one of the two moons of Mars. Overview: The video captured by the Perseverance rover is the highest-frame-rate observation and the most zoomed-in of a ..

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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 ..

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