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One Liner Current Affairs : April 2022
Art and Culture Current Affairs .............................................................................................. 6

World Art Day 2022 : 15th April................................................................................................................ 6
Grammys 2022: Two Indian artists won the Prestigious Award ............................................................... 6
Economy Current Affairs ........................................................................................................ 7
TCS has expanded partnership with SBI Cards and Payments Services Ltd.............................................. 7
Environment Current Affairs .................................................................................................. 7
Zilla Parishad of Howrah organised a plastic removal programme in 18 Ganga bordering Gram
Panchayats ................................................................................................................................................ 7
Mascot ‘Prakriti’ launched for Effective Plastic Waste Management ...................................................... 8
Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 launched the ‘National Behaviour Change Communication
Framework for Garbage Free Cities’ ......................................................................................................... 8
Government Schemes Current Affairs .................................................................................... 9
SVAMITVA scheme is a new mantra for development and improving trust in the villages ..................... 9
National Apprenticeship Mela-2022 to be organized on 21 April 2022 ................................................... 9
Pink Toilets in 32 villages of Karnataka’s Gadag district ........................................................................... 9
Govt launched e-Sanjeevani Tele-consultation facility........................................................................... 10
Sabka Vikas Maha Quiz on PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana ‘PMGKY’ launched on 14 April 2022 ........... 10
Cabinet approves continuation of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan till 2026......................................... 10
7th anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana : 8 April 2022........................................................... 11
Atal New India Challenge (ANIC 2.0) launched on 28th April 2022. ....................................................... 11
Important Days Current Affairs ............................................................................................ 12
World Intellectual Property Day on 26th April 2022 .............................................................................. 12
International Mother Earth Day 2022 : 22 April ..................................................................................... 12
National Civil Services (NCS) Day 2022 : 21 April .................................................................................... 13
National Fire Service Day 2022 : 14 April ................................................................................................ 13
World Art Day 2022 : 15th April.............................................................................................................. 13
Dr BR Ambedkar 131st birth anniversary : 14 April 2022 ....................................................................... 14
International Turban Day 2022 : 13 April ............................................................................................... 14
World Health Day : 7 April 2022 ............................................................................................................. 14
International Current Affairs ................................................................................................ 15
AAI successfully conducted flight trial using GAGAN LPV Approach Procedures. .................................. 15
Union Cabinet approves signing of the MoU between India and Chile for cooperation in Disability
Sector ...................................................................................................................................................... 15
India and Maldives have proposed to establish transmission interconnection for renewable power
transfer.................................................................................................................................................... 15
India is the only country among top 10 steel producing nations of the world in March 2022 .............. 16
20th edition of India-France Joint Staff talks was held in Paris, France on April 12-13, 2022 ............... 16
Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as new 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan ...................................................... 16
PM Modi & Sher Deuba launch RuPay payment card in Nepal .............................................................. 17
India & Australia Signed Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement on 2 April 2022 ...................... 17
India and France began their 20th edition exercise named ‘VARUNA’ in Arabian sea .......................... 17
National Current Affairs....................................................................................................... 18
AIM of NITI Aayog celebrates ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ commemorating India’s 75 years of
Independence ......................................................................................................................................... 18
Cabinet approval to the opening of a new Indian Mission in Lithuania in 2022 .................................... 18
Cabinet approved USOF project for upgrading 2G mobile services to 4G at security sites in Left Wing
Extremism, LWE areas. ........................................................................................................................... 18
NITI Aayog Organizes National Workshop on “Innovative Agriculture” on 25 April 2022 ..................... 18
Asia’s B2B international food and hospitality fair – AAHAR 2022 begins from 26 April 2022 ............... 19
Ministry of Civil Aviation organized “Yog Prabha” a mega event on 25 April at Safdarjung Airport ..... 19
UBA 2.0 has completed four years on 25 April 2022 .............................................................................. 19
Ministry of Agriculture to launch ‘Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari’ campaign ............................... 20
New vice chairman of Niti Aayog : Dr. Suman K Bery ............................................................................. 20
Global Ayush Investment & Innovation Summit concludes successfully at Gandhinagar ...................... 20
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate DefConnect 2.0 organised by iDEX-DIO ....................... 21
Raksha Mantri invites US companies to joint R&D of defense equipment in India to achieve ‘Make in
India, Make for the World’...................................................................................................................... 21
UGC has taken decision on a regulations for academic collaboration between Indian and foreign
institutions .............................................................................................................................................. 21
NITI Aayog plans to launch NDAP to provide govt data in user-friendly format .................................... 22
Lt Gen Manoj C Pande to be next Chief of Army Staff ............................................................................ 22
Govt to organise Block Level Health Melas from 18 April 2022 ............................................................. 22
“UDAN” scheme selected for Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration ............ 23
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya in New Delhi ................................ 23
UGC allows students to pursue two full time degree programmes simultaneously .............................. 24
Tributes to the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on 103rd anniversary ........................................ 24
Cabinet approves signing of MoC between India and Japan in Decentralized Domestic Wastewater
Management........................................................................................................................................... 24
Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry launched ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ on 12 April 2022..................... 25
National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) won two SKOCH Awards at 80th SKOCH Summit
2022. ....................................................................................................................................................... 25
Made-in-India Hal Dornier DO-228 To Take Off From Assam To Arunachal Pradesh ............................ 25
Anti-Tank Guided Missile HELINA successfully flight-tested .................................................................. 26
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights will be celebrating Pariksha Parv- 4.0 from 11th
Apr 2022 to 31st May 2022. ................................................................................................................... 26
Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System (EPRS) and Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) rocket systems
have been successfully flight-tested ....................................................................................................... 26
DRDO Successfully flight tested Solid Fuel Ducted booster off Odisha coast ........................................ 27
Cabinet approves continuation of AIM till March 2023 ......................................................................... 27
Vinay Mohan Kwatra, IFS Appointed New Foreign Secretary ................................................................ 28
BJP celebrates 42nd foundation day on 6 April 2022 ............................................................................. 28
Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for Admission in Central Universities .................................. 28
India’s exports stood at 418 billion in the year 2021-22 ........................................................................ 28
Indian Army celebrated 258th Raising Day of Army Medical Corps on 3 April 2022. ............................ 29
Aprajita Sharrma has been appointed as vice-chairperson of Council Standing Committee on
Administration and Management of ITU. ............................................................................................... 29
Cabinet approved of DA to Central Government employees and DR to Pensioners, due from 1 Jan
2022 ........................................................................................................................................................ 29
Science and Technology Current Affairs ............................................................................... 30
India’s first pure green hydrogen plant commissioned in Assam ........................................................... 30
Indian scientists develop plasma-based decontaminant for COVID-19 ................................................. 30
New Materials & Processes Designed by Scientists from the Indian Institute of Chemical ................... 30
Government has accorded ‘In-Principle’ approval for five new sites for locating nuclear power plants
in future .................................................................................................................................................. 31
Microsoft launched a new digital ‘Startups Founders Hub’ platform .................................................... 31
Sports Current Affairs .......................................................................................................... 32
Khelo India University Games from April 24 to May 3, 2022, Bengluru ................................................. 32
Tamil Nadu beat Punjab to win’s men title in National basketball championship final ......................... 32
Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash won the men’s 200m butterfly gold at Danish Open swimming meet
2022 ........................................................................................................................................................ 32
India to host the Street Child Cricket World Cup in 2023 ....................................................................... 33
India Bags 10 medal at Thailand Open Boxing Tournament 2022 .......................................................... 33
India win Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles titles in World Doubles Squash Championships,
Glasgow ................................................................................................................................................... 33
Army Red have won the Inter Services Kabaddi Championship ............................................................. 34
Indian Railways women team has wins gold in National Cross Country Championship ........................ 34
States Current Affairs .......................................................................................................... 35
ICD Patparganj & Other ICDs Commissionerate take initiative under Project SAJAL to provide safe
drinking water facility in schools ............................................................................................................ 35
Ministry of Civil Aviation signed MoU for development Airport in Nagchala, Mandi District of Himachal
Pradesh. .................................................................................................................................................. 35
Delhi’s new Chief Secretary has been appointed, Naresh Kumar .......................................................... 36
Miscellaneous Current Affairs .............................................................................................. 36
“Birsa Munda – Janjatiya Nayak” Book released by Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan ..... 36
Art and Culture Current Grammys 2022: Two Indian artists

won the Prestigious Award
Affairs
Falguni Shah wins Grammy 2022 for Best
Children’s Music Album
Indian-American singer Falguni Shah, known as

Falu wins Grammy for Best Children’s Music
Album Grammy this year for “A Colourful
World”.
World Art Day 2022 : 15th April
World Art Day is observed every year on 15 April

globally. This day is being celebrated all over the
world to emphasize the importance of art that
nurtures creativity, innovation and cultural
diversity for all peoples across the globe. The
day was declared by the International
Association of Art (IAA), an NGO working in
official partnership with UNESCO.
Falguni Shah is the only India-origin woman

to be nominated in the Best Children’s Music
Album category at the Grammys twice.
Earlier, the New York-based singer was
nominated for a Grammy in the same category
for her 2018 album – Falu’s Bazaar.
History of the World Art Day :

Grammys 2022:
The first celebration of World Art Day was held
on April 15, 2012. The date has been selected The 64th edition of the Grammy Awards was
in honour of the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci, held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las
the famous painter of the Mona Lisa. Vegas, Nevada. Initially scheduled for 31st
January, the ceremony was postponed due to
the surge of Omicron Variant of Covid-19.
In order to honour Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday,
World Art Day is celebrated. As per IAA,
Leonardo da Vinci was considered the symbol of
world peace, freedom of expression, tolerance,
and brotherhood.
Economy Current Affairs Environment Current

Affairs
TCS has expanded partnership with

SBI Cards and Payments Services
Zilla Parishad of Howrah organised a
Ltd
plastic removal programme in 18 Ganga
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has expanded its bordering Gram Panchayats
strategic partnership with SBI Cards and
Payments Services Ltd to power SBI Card’s In a bid to keep the river Ganga clean and
digital transformation. TCS had helped the SBI pollution free, the Zilla Parishad of Howrah
cards to transform its core cards sourcing district in West Bengal organised a plastic
platform and digitized a significant portion of removal programme in 18 Ganga bordering
the process. TCS has been providing services to Gram Panchayats (GPs) with the support of the
SBI Card for over a decade since 2008, and the local Panchayat Samitis and GP communities.
new deal represents an extension of that
relationship
TCS will further digitalize and transform the

online onboarding processes to enable a faster
turnaround and frictionless experience which is
expected to drive greater customer satisfaction.
In addition, it will enable SBI Card to further
expand its e-card issuance, delighting end The initiative held during April 2022 is in keeping
customers and giving it a competitive edge in with Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen
the market. (SBM-G) to ensure ODF sustainability and visual
cleanliness through solid and liquid waste Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0
management (SLWM).
launched the „National Behaviour
Change Communication Framework for
In addition to the State interventions, Howrah
Zilla Parishad together with all Blocks situated Garbage Free Cities‟
adjacent to the River Ganga and the GPs therein
have come forward to keep the sacred river Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, under the
clean and pollution free with the support of aegis of the Ministry of Housing and Urban
community support organization – Aamra Affairs, has launched the ‘National Behaviour
Susama Jalaprapat. Change Communication Framework for Garbage
Free Cities’ to strengthen the ongoing jan
andolan for ‘Garbage Free Cities’.
Mascot „Prakriti‟ launched for
Effective Plastic Waste Management
The Union Minister of Environment, Forest &

Climate Change (MoEFCC), Shri Bhupender
Yadav on 5 April 2022 launched a mascot and
various green initiatives for Effective Plastic
Waste Management taken by MoEFCC and
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The mascot named ‘Prakriti’, will spread Urban India has seen a social revolution in the
awareness among people about small changes field of sanitation, with one hundred and thirty
that can be sustainably adopt in our lifestyle for crore citizens rallying behind the Hon’ble Prime
a better environment. Minister’s clarion call for ‘Clean India’ to become
a developmental priority during his
Independence Day Speech on 15th August 2014.
Over the last seven years, this Government
policy for cleanliness has metamorphosed to
become the world’s largest behaviour change
programme that champions the principles of
sustainable urbanization, circular economy,
Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, as well as the United
Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi announced

India’s pledge to phase out Single Use Plastics
(SUPs) by 2022. India is generating about 3.5
Million Tonnes of plastic waste annually and the
per capita plastic waste generation has almost
doubled over the last five years. Plastic Pollution
adversely affects our ecosystems and is also
linked to air pollution.
digitalising land ownership at the grassroots,
Government Schemes transforming rural India.
Current Affairs
National Apprenticeship Mela-2022
to be organized on 21 April 2022
National Apprenticeship Mela-2022 to be

organized across the country in more than over
700 locations on 21 April 2022. Skill India, in
association with the Directorate General of
Training, is organizing the day-long
Apprenticeship Mela across the country. Under
the initiative, the aim is to support hiring of
SVAMITVA scheme is a new mantra more than one lakh apprentices and assist
employers in tapping the right talent and
for development and improving trust
developing it further with training and providing
in the villages practical skillsets.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that

SVAMITVA scheme is a new mantra for
development and improving trust in the villages
with the help of modern technology.
Mr Modi said, at the core of our good
governance efforts in India’s villages is to
leverage the power of technology for the welfare
of people.
The National Policy of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship was launched by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi in 2015. It recognizes
apprenticeship as a means to provide gainful
employment to a skilled workforce with
adequate compensation. Ministry of Skill
Development and Entrepreneurship has also
taken several efforts to increase the number of
apprentices hired by enterprises in the country.
SVAMITVA scheme is transforming the lives in
rural India and helping them become Aatma Pink Toilets in 32 villages of
Nirbhar. Remarkable progress has been made in
Karnataka‟s Gadag district
ensuring the rights of the poor are protected by
reducing property disputes. More than 42 lakh
property cards have been distributed in nearly In a move to make sanitation accessible, safe
32 thousand villages under the scheme. The and at the same time remove embarrassment
government is turning the land into a financial during menstrual days among adolescent girls,
asset using modern technologies like drones. the Gadag district of Karnataka is constructing
SVAMITVA Scheme is a significant step towards pink toilets in 32-gram panchayats (GPs) across
the district. Of these, 20 units have been
completed while 12 are in an advanced stage of
completion. The cost of each unit is Rs.6 lakhs – More than one lakh 17 thousand Health and
(Rs. 3 lakhs from MGNREGA, Rs. 1.8 lakhs from Wellness Centre have been operationalized in
SBM-G and Rs. 1.2 lakhs from Gram Panchayat the country so far.
15th Finance fund).
Sabka Vikas Maha Quiz on PM Garib

Kalyan Anna Yojana „PMGKY‟
launched on 14 April 2022
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has

urged people to take part in Sabka Vikas Maha
Quiz on PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana. PM Modi
has said that this is an interesting quiz which will
cover a series of good governance initiatives.
Such a facility was first constructed at the KH
The contest was launched on 14 April 2022.
Patil Girls Senior Primary School and after
successful testing, it is being replicated in other
villages. Equipped with adequate water supply,
lighting, a changing room and other amenities,
the wash room for adolescent girls and women
is an innovation under the Swachh Bharat
Mission Grameen (SBM-G). Each unit has an
incinerator which is used for safe disposal of
sanitary pads and menstrual waste.
Govt launched e-Sanjeevani Tele-

The Prime Minister tweeted, “This is an
consultation facility interesting quiz which will cover a series of good
governance initiatives.
Government launched e-Sanjeevani Tele-
consultation facility at one lakh centers on 16
April 2022 of 4th anniversary of Ayushman
Do take part in the #SabkaVikasMahaQuiz
Bharat Health and Wellness. Health Minister Dr
and strengthen our collective quest towards
Mansukh Mandaviya said, now the common inclusive development.”
citizens will also be able to take advice from the
big doctors of the country. He said, government Cabinet approves continuation of
is strengthening the primary healthcare network Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan till
with Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness
Centre.
2026
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra
Modi, on 13 April 2022 has approved
continuation of revamped Centrally Sponsored
Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
(RGSA) for implementation during the period
from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2026 (co-
terminus with XV Finance Commission period) to
develop governance capabilities of Panchayati Atal New India Challenge (ANIC
Raj Institutions (PRI).
2.0) launched on 28th April 2022.
Atal Innovation Mission launched the phase 1 of

the 2nd edition of the Atal New India Challenge
(ANIC 2.0) on 28th April 2022.
Atal New India Challenge is a flagship program

of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog. The
program aims to seek, select, support and
nurture technology-based innovations that solve
sectoral challenges of national importance and
societal relevance.
The total financial outlay of the scheme is
Rs.5911 crore with the Central Share of Rs.3700
crore and that of State Share of Rs.2211 crore. One of the primary goals of the ANIC program is
to support innovations in areas critical to India’s
development and growth – Education, Health,
7th anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Water and Sanitation, Agriculture, Food
Mudra Yojana : 8 April 2022. Processing, Housing, Energy, Mobility, Space
Application etc.
7th anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
on 8 April 2022, PMMY. The scheme was
launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
8th April 2015, for providing loans up to 10 Lakh
rupees to the non-corporate, non-farm small, or Download the App on Playstore :
micro-enterprises.
More than 34 crore 42 lakh loans for an amount

of 18.60 lakh crore rupees have been sanctioned
since launch of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana.
Around 68 percent loans of the total number of
loans have been sanctioned to Women
Entrepreneurs. Almost 22 percent of the loans
have been given to New Entrepreneurs.
s.
Important Days Current

Affairs
CSIR-National Institute of Science

Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-
NIScPR) organized a National Workshop on
World Intellectual Property Day (26th April) for
school students and innovators. During the
inaugural function, Prof. Ranjana Aggarwal,
Director, CSIR-NIScPR welcomed the gathering.
In her welcome address, Prof. Ranjana Aggarwal
World Intellectual Property Day on highlighted various aspects of Intellectual
Property, Patents and communication;
26th April 2022 emphasizing the importance of innovations and
the necessity of a platform to bring the students
World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated on and the experts at one place.
the 26th of April to learn about the role that
intellectual property (IP) rights play in
encouraging innovation and creativity. The day International Mother Earth Day 2022
recognizes the huge potential of young people : 22 April
to find new and better solutions that support the
transition to a sustainable future.
World Earth Day, also known
World Intellectual Property Day 2022’s theme
as International Mother Earth Day, is
focuses on IP and Youth innovating for a
celebrated every year on 22 April. The Day will
Better Future. 26 April was chosen as the day
be celebrated all over the world to spread
to celebrate World Intellectual Property Day as it
awareness for Earth’s wellbeing and to
coincides with the date when the convention
encourage people to support environmental
establishing the World Intellectual Property
protection. The day focuses on the global
Organization came into effect
climate crisis that is worsening with each passing
day.
World Earth Day 2022 will mark the 52nd

National Fire Service Day 2022 :
Anniversary of the day since it started being
observed in 1970. Earth Day was renamed History
officially by the UN in 2009 as International
Mother Earth Day. During World War II, at Mumbai Victoria Dock,
the SS Fort Stikine freight carrying a mixed cargo
The theme of Earth Day 2022 is to ‘Invest in our of cotton balls, oil drums, gold and tons of
planet’. explosives (ammunition), halted overnight.
Everything was normal, but on 14 April 1944, the
ship caught fire and was destroyed in two giant
National Civil Services (NCS) Day explosions, scattering debris, sinking
2022 : 21 April surrounding ships and fires in the area killing
around 800 people.
In India, the ‘Civil Services Day’ is celebrated on
April 21 every year as a thanks giving day to all World Art Day 2022 : 15th April
the Civil Servants for their service to the society
and also for Civil Servants to ‘rededicate
World Art Day is observed every year on 15 April
themselves to the cause of citizen and renew
globally. This day is being celebrated all over the
their commitments to public service’.
world to emphasize the importance of art that
nurtures creativity, innovation and cultural
The day April 21 has been chosen to diversity for all peoples across the globe. The
commemorate the day when the first Home day was declared by the International
Minister of Independent India, Sardar Association of Art (IAA), an NGO working in
Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the probationers of official partnership with UNESCO.
Administrative Services Officers in 1947 at
Metcalf House, Delhi.
National Fire Service Day 2022 : 14

April
National Fire Service Day commemorates the 71

Fire Service personnel who lost their lives during
an unfortunate and massive explosion at
Mumbai dockyard on 14 April 1944. On this day,
everyone gives tribute to all those brave
firefighters. The government of India also History of the World Art Day :
honours fearless firefighters on NFS day who
have done extraordinary work in their service. The first celebration of World Art Day was held
on April 15, 2012. The date has been selected
in honour of the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci,
National Fire Service Day 2022 : the famous painter of the Mona Lisa.
Theme
In order to honour Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday,
World Art Day is celebrated. As per IAA,
This year the theme of the National Fire Service
Leonardo da Vinci was considered the symbol of
Day is “Learn Fire Safety, Increase Productivity”.
world peace, freedom of expression, tolerance,
and brotherhood.
Dr BR Ambedkar 131st birth

anniversary : 14 April 2022
The nation pays homage to the Chief Architect

of Indian Constitution Dr BR Ambedkar on his
131st birth anniversary. Several functions have
been organised throughout the country to mark
History of the day :
the occasion. Floral tributes will be paid at
Babasaheb’s Statue in the Parliament House Since 2004, on Turban Day, Sikhs worldwide
Complex on 14 April 2022 organise various events to give information
about the turban to the general community in
their locality. Turbans of every hue are
represented at these events and posters
highlighting information about Sikhi are also
displayed and handed out. Turban tying sessions
are arranged so that youngsters and others get a
chance to wear a turban for the first time and
have their photos taken.
World Health Day : 7 April 2022
Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar donned many hats, being 7 April is World Health Day. It is celebrated
social reformer, economist, politician, who annually and each year draws attention to
dedicated his life for the people. Babasaheb Dr a specific health topic of concern to people all
Ambedkar worked steadfast throughout his life over the world.
to end social and caste discrimination against
the marginalised sections of the society. From a The date of 7 April marks the anniversary of the
humble beginning, he went on to become the founding of WHO in 1948.
first law and justice minister of independent
India. He was awarded India’s highest civilian
honour the Bharat Ratna in 1990 posthumously. On the occasion of the World Health Day, the
Ministry of Ayush organised a Yoga Utsav at the
iconic 15 August ground at Red Fort. The event
International Turban Day 2022 : 13 also kickstarted the 75 days countdown to the
April International Day of Yoga (IDY). The event was
graced by the Lok Sabha speaker Shri Om Birla
as the Chief Guest. The event saw active
International Turban Day is celebrated participation from many Union Ministers,
every year on April 13 since 2004 to bring Members of Parliament, Ambassadors of various
awareness of the strict requirement on Sikhs to countries, Yoga gurus, senior officials and
put the turban as a mandatory part of their volunteers as they performed Common Yoga
religion. The 2022 Turban Day marks the 553rd Protocol (CYP).
birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev and the
festival of Baisakhi.
such system developed for India and
International Current neighboring countries in the equatorial region
Affairs
Union Cabinet approves signing of
the MoU between India and Chile
for cooperation in Disability Sector
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime

Minister, Shri Narendra Modi onn 27 April 2022
has approved the signing of the Memorandum
of Understanding between India and Chile for
cooperation in Disability Sector.
AAI successfully conducted flight
trial using GAGAN LPV Approach
The bilateral Memorandum of Understanding
Procedures. will encourage cooperation between the
Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Airports Authority of India (AAI)today Disabilities, Government of India and
successfully conducted at Kishangarh Airport, Government of Chile through joint initiatives in
Rajasthan light trial using GAGAN (GPS Aided the disabilities sector. It will strengthen bilateral
GEO Augmented Navigation)based LPV ties between India and Chile.
Approach Procedures. The successful trial is a
great achievement and major milestone in field
of Air Navigation Services (ANS) in the history of India and Maldives have proposed to
Indian Civil Aviation Sector. India is the first establish transmission
country in Asia Pacific Region to achieve such a
interconnection for renewable power
landmark.
transfer
Union Minister for Power and New and

renewable Energy Shri R. K. Singh met Ms
Aminath Shauna, Minister of Environment,
Climate Change and Technology, Republic of
Maldives on 26 April 2022.
GAGAN is an Indian Satellite Based

Augmentation System (SBAS) jointly developed
by AAI and ISRO. It is the first such system
developed for India and neighboring countries
in the equatorial region. GAGAN System was
certified by DGCA in 2015 for Approach with
Vertical Guidance (APV 1) and en-route (RNP
0.1) operations. There are only four Space-Based Shri Singh appreciated the resolve of
augmentation systems available in the world Government of Maldives to achieve the net zero
namely India (GAGAN), US(WAAS) Europe emission target by 2030. During the meeting,
(EGNOS) and Japan (MSAS). GAGAN is the first both leaders proposed two Memoranda of
understanding –one on Energy cooperation and
another on transmission interconnection under The 20th edition of India-France Joint Staff talks
One Sun, One World, One Grid (OSOWOG). To held in Paris, France on 12-13 April 2022,
facilitate Maldives’ energy transition programme, discussions on new initiatives under the ambit of
India and Maldives have proposed to establish existing bilateral defence cooperation
transmission interconnection for renewable mechanism and strengthening ongoing defence
power transfer as part of One Sun, One World & engagements.
One Grid initiative.
India is the only country among top

10 steel producing nations of the
world in March 2022
Union Steel Minister Shri Ram Chandra Prasad

Singh congratulated Indian steel industry for
sterling performance at a global level and
encouraged them to sustain this level of The two-day talks were held in Paris in a friendly,
performance in the year 2022. Such momentum warm and cordial atmosphere. The India-France
of production will help India reach the targeted Joint Staff talks is a forum established to
level of 500 million tonne production capacity in enhance defence cooperation between both
the next 25 years of Amritkaal. nations through regular talks at the strategic and
operational levels.
Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as new

23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan
In Pakistan on 11th April 2022, opposition

leader, Shehbaz Sharif has been elected
unopposed as the 23rd Prime Minister of the
country through voting in the National
Assembly. The 70-year old Pakistan Muslim
League (PML-N) Chief will succeed Imran Khan,
As per the data released by World Steel who has been removed by a no-trust vote
Association on 22 April 2022, India is the only recently in the National Assembly. Shehbaz
country among top 10 steel producing nations Sharif is the brother of former Pakistan Prime
of the world, which has registered growth in Minister Nawaz Sharif.
steel production in January to March 2022
period, as compared to corresponding period
last year. India has produced 31.9 million tonnes
of steel in the period with a growth of 5.9
percent.
20th edition of India-France Joint

Staff talks was held in Paris,
France on April 12-13, 2022
Sharif has secured 174 votes and has been Cooperation and Trade Agreement on 2 Apr
declared as prime minister of the Islamic 2022, in a Virtual ceremony in presence of Shri
Republic of Pakistan. In the House of 342, the Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India and Mr.
winning candidate should get the support of at Scott Morrison Prime Minister of Australia.
least 172 lawmakers.
The India-Australia ECTA is the first trade
PM Modi & Sher Deuba launch RuPay agreement of India with a developed country
after more than a decade. The Agreement
payment card in Nepal encompasses cooperation across the entire
gamut of bilateral economic and commercial
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal Prime relations between the two friendly countries, and
Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba held delegation- covers areas like Trade in Goods, Rules of Origin,
level talks in New Delhi on 2 April 2022. Trade in Services, Technical Barriers to Trade
(TBT), Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures,
Dispute Settlement, Movement of Natural
Persons, Telecom, Customs Procedures,
Pharmaceutical products, and Cooperation in
other Areas. Eight subject specific side letters
covering various aspects of bilateral economic
cooperation were also concluded as part of the
Agreement.
India and France began their 20th

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese edition exercise named „VARUNA‟ in
counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba on 2nd Apr
became the fourth foreign country to operate a
Arabian sea
RuPay card with the joint launch of the Indian
electronic payment system in the Himalayan The 20th edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise
nation. The two leaders reviewed the progress in between Indian and French Navies – ‘VARUNA’ is
India-Nepal partnership and discussed ways to being conducted in the Arabian Sea from 30 Mar
further their cooperation agenda. They flagged – 03 Apr 22.
off the 35-kilometer long cross-border
passenger train services between Jaynagar of The Bilateral Naval Exercises between the two
Bihar in India and Kurtha in Nepal. Navies were initiated in 1993. The exercise was
christened as ‘VARUNA’ in 2001 and has become
a vital part of India – France strategic bilateral
India & Australia Signed Economic
relationship.
Cooperation and Trade Agreement
on 2 April 2022 Various units including ships, submarines,
maritime patrol aircraft, fighter aircraft and
The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minster helicopters of the two navies are participating in
of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public the exercise. Having grown in scope and
Distribution, and Minister of Textiles, complexity over the years, VARUNA series of
Government of India, Shri Piyush Goyal, and exercises continue to provide both the navies
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, opportunities to learn from each other’s best
Government of Australia, Mr. Dan Tehan, MP, practices.
signed the India-Australia Economic
accorded approval to the opening of a new
National Current Affairs Indian Mission in Lithuania in 2022.
Opening of Indian Mission in Lithuania will help

expand India’s diplomatic footprint, deepen
political relations and strategic cooperation,
enable growth of bilateral trade, investment and
economic engagements, facilitate stronger
people-to-people contacts, allow for more
sustained political outreach in multilateral fora
and help garner support for India’s foreign
policy objectives. Indian Mission in Lithuania will
also better assist the Indian community and
protect their interests.
AIM of NITI Aayog celebrates „Azadi Cabinet approved USOF project for
Ka Amrit Mahotsav‟ commemorating upgrading 2G mobile services to 4G at
India‟s 75 years of Independence security sites in Left Wing
Extremism, LWE areas.
Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) NITI Aayog on 28
April 2022 celebrated the Azadi Ka Amrit
The Union Cabinet on 27 April 2022 approved
Mahotsav commemorating India’s 75 years of
Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) project
Independence in a grand innovation festival at
for upgrading 2G mobile services to 4G at
Dr. Ambedkar International Center.
security sites in Left Wing Extremism, LWE areas.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag
The event celebrated India’s ever evolving Thakur said that this will enable better internet
innovation ecosystem tracing its journey right and data services in these LWE areas. He said,
from the Independence to the current times. A the Project envisages upgrading of 2,542 mobile
special exhibition of 75 milestones which defined towers for providing 4G services in LWE areas at
India’s innovation journey over the years was a cost of 2,426 crore rupees in 10 states
displayed highlighting the innovation story of including Uttar Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Jharkhand,
the country. Odisha and Maharastra. He said, alll the sites will
be upgraded by BSNL at a cost of 2,426 crore
rupees.
AIM’s journey and contribution to the innovation
ecosystem was also portrayed in the event with
the exhibition of innovation prototypes created NITI Aayog Organizes National
by innovators from AIM’s tinkering labs and
Workshop on “Innovative Agriculture”
incubation ecosystem.
on 25 April 2022
Cabinet approval to the opening of a NITI Aayog, as a part of Azadi ka Amrit

new Indian Mission in Lithuania in Mahotsav celebrations, organized a National
2022 Level Workshop on “Innovative Agriculture” in
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on 25th April, 2022
from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
On 27 April 2022, The Union Cabinet chaired by
the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
“Geographical Indication Products” as APEDA is
focussing on promotion of exports of GI certified
agricultural products.
Ministry of Civil Aviation organized

“Yog Prabha” a mega event on 25 April
at Safdarjung Airport
The Ministry of Civil Aviation organized “Yog

Dr. Neelam Patel, Senior Adviser, Agriculture and
Prabha”, a mega Yoga event on 25 April 2022 at
Allied Sectors (AAS) Vertical, NITI Aayog
Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi. The event was
welcomed the participants and cited the need to
inaugurated and led by Union Minister of Civil
understand the science, fundamentals, and
Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and the
processes behind the practice of natural farming.
Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen. Dr. V.K.
She hoped that the knowledge, research
Singh (Retd).
experience, and expertise of the international
Over 900 officials of MoCA and its Attached
experts attending the workshop will aid in
organizations/PSU/Autonomous bodies
building capacities of the Indian scientists,
participated in this mega event. Yoga Instructors
researchers, policymakers towards promotion of
from Morarji Desai Institute of Yoga were
natural farming in the country.
guiding the participants in performing various
Yoga Asanas and Pranayama techniques as well
Asia‟s B2B international food and as simultaneously stating their benefits.
hospitality fair – AAHAR 2022 begins
from 26 April 2022
With a view to unlock the abundant potential in

food and hospitality sector, Agricultural &
Processed Food Products Export Development
Authority (APEDA), in association with the India
Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO), is
organising Asia’s biggest B2B international food
and hospitality fair AAHAR commencing from 26
At the initiative of the Prime Minister Shri
April to 30 April 2022 at Pragati Maidan.
Narendra Modi, the United Nations General
Assembly took a historic decision in 2014 to
declare 21st June as the International Day of
Yoga (IDY). This worldwide acceptance of Yoga is
a matter of pride for our country, as Yoga is an
integral part of our nation’s cultural and spiritual
heritage.
UBA 2.0 has completed four years on

25 April 2022
Keeping in mind Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi’s call for ‘local for vocal’ and Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, UBA 2.0 has completed
‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, APEDA is organizing in the four years on 25 April 2022. On this day in 2018,
36th edition of AAHAR with the theme
the UBA 2.0 was launched with the vision of
transformational change in rural development
processes. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is a flagship
programme of the Education Ministry which
aims to link the Higher Education Institutions
with set of atleast five villages, so that these
institutions can contribute to the economic and
social betterment of these village communities
using their knowledge base.
The Department of Agriculture Research and
Education would be organising a Krishi Mela at
each Krishi Vigyan Kendra and field exhibition on
natural farming. Union Agriculture Minister
would be launching country wide workshop on
crop insurance organised by common service
centre (CSC).
New vice chairman of Niti Aayog : Dr.

Its objective is also to engage the faculty and Suman K Bery
students of Higher Educational Institutions in
understanding rural realities.Currently 748 Dr. Suman K Bery has been appointed new Vice
Institutions are participating under the scheme. Chairperson of NITI Aayog. He will take charge
In the phase -2 of the scheme 605 institutions as Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog from the 1st
have been selected. Out of these 313 are of next month. In an order, the Ministry of
Technical Institutions and 292 are Non-Technical Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said
Institutions. that Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog, Dr. Rajiv
Kumar will be relieved from his post on 30th of
this month.
Ministry of Agriculture to launch
„Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari‟
Dr. Suman K Bery had earlier served as Director-
campaign General of the National Council of Applied
Economic Research (NCAER) in New Delhi.
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare is NCAER is one of the country’s leading
organizing the ‘Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta independent non-profit policy research
Hamari’ campaign from 25th to 30th April, 2022 institutions.
under ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ in association
of various other Ministries/ Departments of
Government of India. During the campaign, Global Ayush Investment & Innovation
Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Summit concludes successfully at
will organize countrywide programs at regional
level for farmers. Gandhinagar
Global Ayush Investment & Innovation

Summit concludes successfully on 22
April 2022 at Gandhinagar.
The Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Raksha Mantri invites US companies
Summit (GAIIS) concluded on a high note, with
to joint R&D of defense equipment
Ayush sector witnessing letter of intents (LoIs)
over Rs 9,000 crore in only three days. The in India to achieve „Make in India,
investments come across major categories like Make for the World‟
FMCG, Medical Value Travel (MVT) and services,
pharmaceuticals, technology & diagnostics, and Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has exhorted
farmers & agriculture. US companies to take advantage of the policy
initiatives taken by Prime Minister Shri Narendra
During the summit, more than 70 memorandum Modi-led Government in India and carry out
of understanding (MoUs) was signed between joint R&D, manufacturing and maintenance of
countries, prestigious research institutes, the defence equipment to achieve the vision of
farmers groups and industry. The first GAIIS saw ‘Make in India, Make for the World’.
participation from more than 30 FMCG
companies including Amul, Dabur, Kama The Raksha Mantri was addressing the members
Ayurveda, Accord, AyurVAID, Natural Remedies, of American Chamber of Commerce in India
Ambro Pharma and Patanjali. This is expected to (AMCHAM India) through video conferencing
create around 5.5 lakhs jobs which will positively during its 30th Annual General Meeting on April
impact the lives of more than 76 lakh people.. 21, 2022. He invited the US companies for co-
production, co-development, investment
promotion and development of Maintenance
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to
Repair and Overhaul facilities in India.
inaugurate DefConnect 2.0
organised by iDEX-DIO
UGC has taken decision on a
Continuing with the strategy of connecting regulations for academic
regularly with the start-ups and the multifarious collaboration between Indian and
stakeholders, Innovations for Defence Excellence,
foreign institutions
Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO),
under the aegis of Department of Defence
Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence has University Grants Commission has taken decision
organised DefConnect 2.0 at Vigyan Bhawan, on a regulation for academic collaboration
New Delhi on April 22, 2022. The event will be between Indian and foreign higher educational
inaugurated by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath institutions to offer training, joint and dual
Singh. degree programmes. This was announced by
UGC Chairman Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar in a
virtual meeting with the media on 19 April 2022.
The DefConnect provide a unique opportunity
for innovators associated with iDEX-DIO to
showcase their capabilities, products and state-
of-the-art technologies to the target audience of
the industry leaders. The start-ups get to
leverage this opportunity to generate
investments and leads for future operations. This
is to be a unique opportunity to meet iDEX start-
ups and understand their innovative
technologies being developed with requisite
support from iDEX and the associated partners.
The UGC Chairman said, this regulation deals Government has appointed Lt Gen Manoj C
with three different kinds of programmes such Pande, presently Vice Chief of the Army Staff, as
as training, joint and dual degree. He said, these the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from
kinds of training arrangements between Indian the afternoon of April 30, 2022. Born on May 06,
and Foreign higher educational institutions will 1962, Lt Gen Manoj C Pande was commissioned
provide a great opportunity to Indian students. on December 24, 1982 in the Corps of Engineers
(The Bombay Sappers) of the Indian Army.
NITI Aayog plans to launch NDAP

to provide govt data in user-
friendly format
The NITI Aayog is planning to launch a National

Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) In May 2022
to provide government data in a user-friendly
format, to promote data-driven decision making
and research. Conceived in 2020, the platform
aims to standardise data across government
sources and provide flexible analytics that make
it easy for users to analyse information using During his long and distinguished service
multiple datasets. spanning over 39 years, he has served in a
variety of Command, Staff and Instructional
appointments. The Command appointments of
Lt Gen Manoj C Pande include Command of an
Engineer Brigade in the Western Theatre, as part
of Strike Corps and an Infantry Brigade along
with Line-of-Control in Jammu & Kashmir. Other
important Command appointments include a
Mountain Division in the high-altitude area of
the Western Ladakh and Command of a Corps,
deployed along the LAC and in Counter
Policymakers, bureaucrats, researchers, Insurgency Operations area of Eastern
innovators, data scientists, journalists, and Command.
people all benefit from data access that is user-
friendly and interesting. Govt to organise Block Level Health
Melas from 18 April 2022
Using common geographical and temporal
identifiers, many data sets are presented using The Union Health Ministry will organise Block
a uniform format. Level Health Melas at more than one lakh
Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are in across the country from 18 April 2022.
place to guarantee that data is updated on a
regular basis
Lt Gen Manoj C Pande to be next

Chief of Army Staff
This is being organised in collaboration with all

states, Union Territories and key ministries such
as Women and Child Development, Information
and Broadcasting, Panchayati Raj, Ayush and
Education. Government of India has initiated this award to
acknowledge, recognize and reward
extraordinary and innovative work done by
Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said that Districts and Organizations of
the Block Level Health Melas are part of week- State/Government. This scheme emphasises on
long celebrations under Azadi ka Amrit Good Governance, Qualitative achievements,
Mahotsav to create awareness about Ayushman and last mile connectivity rather than only on
Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres and achievement of quantitative targets. The award
telemedicine and teleconsultations. consists of a trophy, scroll and an incentive of Rs
10 lakhs.
“UDAN” scheme selected for Prime

Launched in 2016, UDAN scheme aims to fulfil
Minister‟s Award for Excellence in
the aspirations of the common man by following
Public Administration the vision of UdeDeshkaAamNagrik, with an
enhanced aviation infrastructure and air
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) flagship connectivity in tier II and III cities. In a short span
Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN of 5 years, today 415 UDAN routes connect 66
(UdeDeshkaAamNagrik) has been selected for underserved/unserved airports, including
Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public heliports and water aerodromes, and over 92
Administration 2020 under the category lakh people have benefited from it. More than 1
“Innovation (General) – Central”. lakh 79 thousand flights have flown under this
scheme. UDAN scheme has immensely
benefitted several sectors pan-India including
The Ministry of Civil Aviation will receive the
Hilly States, North-Eastern region, and Islands
award on 21stApril,i.e. Civil Service Day. A
special event is been organized by Government
of India at VigyanBhawan on the occasion of PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the
“Civil Service Day” where the representative of
the ministry will be facilitated with the award. Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya in
New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the

Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya in New Delhi on
14 April 2022. On the occasion, Mr Modi also
purchased the first ticket to Pradhan Mantri
Sangrahalaya.
Prof Kumar said, students can also pursue two
academic programme in online mode
simultaneously. He said, this will empower the
students to acquire new knowledge and provide
them flexibility. The UGC Chairman said,
guidelines in this regard will come into effect
soon
Tributes to the martyrs of

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on 103rd
Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister
said, this museum is a living reflection of the anniversary
shared heritage of each government. Mr Modi
said, it is a matter of pride that most of the The grateful nation paid homage and tributes to
Prime Ministers of the country came from very the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh massacre on the
humble families. 103rd Anniversary on 13 April 2022 through
different special programmes organised across
the country. At Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar,
The Prime Minister said, India’s democracy Punjab, a special function was held to pay
inspires the country to accept modernity and homage to the martyrs who lost their lives in the
new thoughts. massacre during the English rule on 13th April
1919.
UGC allows students to pursue two
full time degree programmes
simultaneously
University Grant Commission (UGC) is going to

allow students to pursue two full time degree
programmes simultaneously. This was
announced by UGC Chairman Prof. M. Jagadesh
Kumar on 12 April 2022. He said, students can
pursue two academic programmes The homage programme started with playing of
simultaneously in a physical mode either from hooter. Two minutes’ silence was observed in the
same university or different universities. memory of martyrs. The contingent of Punjab
Police saluted the martyrs by reversing their
arms. The Punjab Police band also played
patriotic tunes to pay homage.
Cabinet approves signing of MoC

between India and Japan in
Decentralized Domestic Wastewater
Management

Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, on 13 April 2022
has given its ex-post facto approval for a
Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed National Mineral Development
between the Department of Water Resources,
Corporation (NMDC) won two SKOCH
River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
(DoWR, RD & GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti and The Awards at 80th SKOCH Summit
Ministry of the Environment of Japan in the 2022.
areas of Decentralized Domestic Waste Water
Management. National Mineral Development Corporation
(NMDC) on 12 April 2022 won two SKOCH
A Management Council (MC) will be formed Awards at 80th SKOCH Summit 2022.
which will be responsible for the implementation
of this MoC by formulating detailed activities of The largest iron ore producer of India, National
collaboration and the monitoring of its progress. Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC),
under Ministry of Steel awarded one gold and
The Union Cabinet also approved the signing of one silver award in the 80th SKOCH Summit and
Bilateral Memorandum of Understanding, MoU SKOCH Awards recently conducted by SKOCH,
between Securities and Exchange Board of India New Delhi. The theme for the SKOCH Summit
and Manitoba Securities Commission, Canada. was ‘State of BFSI & PSUs’.
NMDC won the Gold Award in the category

social responsibility for the project ‘Promotion of
Technical Education & Skill Development in
Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry Dantewada District through NMDC ITI Bhansi’
launched „SVANidhi se Samriddhi‟ on and the Silver Award in the category digital
inclusion for the ‘Project Kalpataru’ for ERP
12 April 2022
implementation. The awards were received by
Shri Amitava Mukherjee, Director (Finance) via
Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry on 12 video conferencing on behalf of Chairman and
April 2022 launched ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ Managing Director, Shri Sumit Deb.
program in additional 126 cities across 14 States
and Union Territories yesterday. With the
expansion of scheme, 28 lakh street vendors and Made-in-India Hal Dornier DO-228
their families will be benefited. The Ministry said, To Take Off From Assam To
SVANidhi se Samriddhi, an additional program
of PM-SVANidhi was launched in January this Arunachal Pradesh
year in 125 cities in Phase one, covering
approximately 35 lakh street vendors and their First flight of Made in India HAL Dornier Do-228
families. will be flagged off from Dibrugarh in Assam to
Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh on 12 April 2022.
Considering the success of Phase one, the

Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has launched
the program in additional cities with a total
target of 20 lakh scheme sanctions for this fiscal
year. The Ministry has been implementing Prime
Minister Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi
scheme since June 2020.
Alliance Air will be country’s first commercial Commission for Protection of Child Rights
airline to fly Indian-made aircraft for civil (NCPCR) will be celebrating Pariksha Parv- 4.0
operations. On the other hand, First Flying from 11th April, 2022 to 31st May, 2022. NCPCR
Training Organization for North Eastern Region has been celebrating exams with its campaign
will also be inaugurated at Lilabari in Assam on ‘Pariksha Parv’ since 2019, intending to change
12 April 2022. the outlook of children towards exams stress
and overcome their anxiety before exam result
at a platform.
Anti-Tank Guided Missile HELINA
successfully flight-tested
Indigenously developed helicopter launched

Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ was
successfully flight tested on April 11, 2022 at
high-altitude ranges as part of user validation
trials. The flight-test was jointly conducted by
the teams of scientists from Defence Research
and Development Organisation (DRDO),
Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF).
Pariksha Parv 4.0 is an endeavor for providing a
platform for students, parents and teachers to
share their thoughts and get guidance and
important tips from the experts. In stressful
times, talking about and sharing the uneasy and
confusing thoughts would help mitigate stress
and anxiety of students to a great extent.
Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket

System (EPRS) and Pinaka Area
The flight trials were conducted from an
Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and the missile Denial Munition (ADM) rocket
was fired successfully engaging simulated tank systems have been successfully
target. The missile is guided by an Imaging Infra- flight-tested
Red (IIR) Seeker operating in the Lock on Before
Launch mode. It is one of the most advanced
Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System (EPRS)
anti-tank weapons in the world.
and Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) rocket
systems have been successfully flight-tested by
National Commission for Protection Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army at
of Child Rights will be celebrating Pokhran Firing Ranges. A total of 24 EPRS
Pariksha Parv- 4.0 from 11th Apr rockets were fired for different ranges during the
2022 to 31st May 2022. last fortnight. Required accuracy and consistency
was achieved by the rockets meeting all trial
Taking inspiration from Prime Minister, Shri objectives satisfactorily. With these trails, the
Narendra Modi’s “Pariksha Pe Charcha”, and initial phase of technology absorption of EPRS
continuing its endeavor towards making by the industry has successfully been completed
examinations a joyful activity, the National and the industry partners are ready for user
trials/series production of the rocket system.
The Pinaka rocket system has been developed supersonic speeds. The performance of the
by Armament Research and Development system has been confirmed from the data
Establishment, Pune supported by High Energy captured by a number of range instruments like
Materials Research Laboratory, another Pune- Telemetry, Radar and Electro Optical Tracking
based laboratory of DRDO. Systems deployed by ITR. The SFDR has been
developed by Defence Research and
Development Laboratory, Hyderabad in
The EPRS is the upgraded version of Pinaka
collaboration with other DRDO laboratories such
variant which has been in service with the Indian
as Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad and High
Army for the last decade. The system has been
Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune.
upgraded with advanced technologies
enhancing the range to meet the emerging
requirements. After establishing the Cabinet approves continuation of
performance efficacy of the enhanced range
AIM till March 2023
version of Pinaka, the technology was
transferred to the industries viz. Munitions India
Limited (MIL) and Economic Explosives Limited On 8 April 2022, The Union Cabinet chaired by
Nagpur. Rockets manufactured by MIL under the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
Transfer of Technology from DRDO were flight approved continuation of Atal Innovation
tested during this campaign. Mission (AIM), till March 2023.
DRDO Successfully flight tested The intended targets that will be

Solid Fuel Ducted booster off achieved by AIM are:
Odisha coast
 Establishing 10000 Atal Tinkering Labs
Defence Research and Development (ATLs),
Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested
Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster at the
Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the  Establishing 101 Atal Incubation Centers
coast of Odisha on April 08, 2022. The test (AICs),
successfully demonstrated the reliable
functioning of all critical components involved in  Establishing 50 Atal Community
the complex missile system and met all the Innovation Centers (ACICs) and
mission objectives.
 Supporting 200 startups via the Atal

New India Challenges.
The total budgeted expenditure of Rs.2000+

crore shall be incurred in the process of the
establishment and supporting the beneficiaries.
The Mission has been set up under the NITI

Aayog, in accordance with the Hon’ble Finance
Minister’s declaration in the 2015 Budget
The SFDR-based propulsion enables the missile Speech. The objectives of the AIM are to create
to intercept aerial threats at very long range at and promote an ecosystem of innovation and
entrepreneurship across the country via
interventions at school, university, research Prasad Mookerjee and Pandit Deendayal
institutions, MSME and industry levels. Upadhyaya.
Vinay Mohan Kwatra, IFS Appointed On the occasion, Mr Nadda inaugurated the
Blood Donation Camp at party headquarters.
New Foreign Secretary
The Union Government on 4 April 2022 Common University Entrance Test

appointed Vinay Mohan Kwatra as the new (CUET) for Admission in Central
Foreign Secretary. The Appointments Committee
of the Cabinet has approved his appointment. Universities
He will succeed Harsh Vardhan Shringla who is
scheduled to retire this month-end. Ministry of Education informed on 4th April
2022, that In pursuance of the National
Education Policy, 2020, it has been decided to
Mr Kwatra is currently serving as India’s envoy to conduct common entrance test for admission in
Nepal, from March 2020. Kwatra is a 1988-batch central universities from the academic year
Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, having more 2022-23 to reduce the burden on students,
than 32 years of experience in the foreign universities and the entire education system. The
service. Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for
undergraduate programme is to assess the
students of different boards at the same level,
BJP celebrates 42nd foundation day
giving them equal opportunity. Students may
on 6 April 2022 apply to more than one universities as per their
choice with one application form thereby
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that reducing financial burden and increasing access.
national interest is of paramount importance in They can appear in the test in 13 languages over
the functioning of the government. BJP party hundreds of examination centres for admission.
workers on the 42nd foundation day, Mr Modi The syllabus for undergraduate level is based on
said, the country has policy, intent and the understanding of subject at class XII level,
decisiveness. He said, on 6 April the government irrespective of affiliations to any board like CBSE,
not only sets goals but also achieves them, the making a desirable change for the students of
country has recently achieved the highest-ever low socio- economic background. The CUET is
goods exports of 400 billion US dollars. concerned with Undergraduate (UG) and Post
Graduate (PG) programmes only.
India‟s exports stood at 418 billion

in the year 2021-22
The Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush

Goyal, has said that India’s historic export figures
in the financial year 2021-22 have now crossed
the 418 billion US dollar mark. The export of
wheat in 2019-20 which was only two lakh
BJP national president J P Nadda on 6 April tonnes, has increased to 21.55 lakh tonnes in
hoisted the party flag at party headquarters in 2020-21. it is an important milestone in the
Delhi on the 42nd foundation day of Bharatiya journey towards an Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
Janata Party. He also paid tributes to Dr. Syama
Aprajita Sharrma has been

appointed as vice-chairperson of
Council Standing Committee on
Administration and Management of
ITU.
India has secured a leadership position in

Council Standing Committee on Administration
Every sector of the economy, be it Micro,
and Management of International
Small and Medium Enterprises; farmers, Telecommunication Union (ITU) as an Indian
entrepreneurs, or state governments, all have official has been appointed as vice chairperson
worked together to achieve this lucrative goal. for the same.
Indian Army celebrated 258th International Telecommunication Union at

Raising Day of Army Medical Corps Council meetings held at Geneva from 21st
March till 31st March, 2022, has announced the
on 3 April 2022.
appointment of Ms Aprajita Sharma, an IP&TAF
Service officer as the vice-chair of Standing
The Indian Army celebrated 258th Raising Day of Committee on Administration and Management.
Army Medical Corps on 3 April 2022. The Corps She will remain as vice chairperson of Council
has the motto of “Sarve Santu Niramaya” Standing Committee for the years 2023 and
meaning “Let all be free from disease and 2024 and it’s chairperson for the years 2025 and
disability”. It has excelled in providing both 2026.
peace time and combat health care to the
defence forces, medical services to UN peace
keeping forces in foreign missions and during Cabinet approved of DA to Central
disaster management to civil authorities. Government employees and DR to
Pensioners, due from 1 Jan 2022

Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its
approval to release an additional instalment of
Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government
employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to
pensioners from 01.01.2022 representing an
increase of 3% over the existing rate of 31% of
the Basic Pay/Pension, to compensate for price
To commemorate the occasion, Vice Admiral rise.
Rajat Datta, Director General of Armed Forces
Medical Services and Lieutenant General Daljit
The combined impact on the exchequer in this
Singh, Director General of Medical Services
regard will be 9,544.50 crore rupees per annum
(Army) along with Directors General of Medical
and this will benefit 47.68 lakh central
Services of (Navy) & (Air) laid wreaths at the
government employees and 68.62 lakh
National War Memorial and paid tributes to
pensioners
medical personnel who have made the supreme
sacrifice in the line of duty.
technology is being used for the first time in
Science and Technology India.
Current Affairs
Indian scientists develop plasma-
based decontaminant for COVID-19
Ministry of Science & Technology on 19 April

2022, Researchers have developed a plasma-
based disinfectant generated with the help of
cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAP) which
could act as a green decontaminant for COVID
19.
India‟s first pure green hydrogen

plant commissioned in Assam
Oil India Limited (OIL) has taken the first

significant step towards Green Hydrogen
Economy in India with the commissioning of
India’s First 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot
plant, with an installed capacity of 10 kg per day
at its Jorhat Pump Station in Assam on 20 April
2022. The plant was commissioned in a record
time of 3 months. The COVID 19 pandemic had brought forth the
urgent need for decontaminants that can limit
the spread of infectious diseases through
contact. However, most decontaminants
consisted of chemicals which are hazardous for
the environment. This encouraged researchers to
work towards greener alternatives.
Plasma, the fourth state of matter which makes

up most of the universe when produced in
controlled conditions in the lab and are termed
as Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma (CAP). The
scientists passed plasma forming gases such as
Helium, Argon, and Air through a high voltage
Shri Sushil Chandra Mishra, Chairman & electric field which led to the formation of a
Managing Director, inaugurated the plant in the stable plasma with a mixture of ions, and
presence of Shri Harish Madhav, Director electrons emitting a pink glow of CAP inside the
(Finance) and Shri Prasanta Borkakoty, Resident reaction chamber.
Chief Executive of the company. The plant
produces Green Hydrogen from the electricity
generated by the existing 500kW Solar plant New Materials & Processes Designed
using a 100 kW Anion Exchange Membrane
by Scientists from the Indian
(AEM) Electrolyser array. The use of AEM
Institute of Chemical
A group of scientists have computationally sanction, the nuclear capacity is expected to
designed a hybrid material which can absorb reach 22480 MW by 2031.
greenhouse gas methane, converting it to clean
Hydrogen and also simulated a process of
The Minister informed that there are presently
capturing carbon dioxide in-situ and converting
22 reactors with a total capacity of 6780 MW
it to high purity hydrogen from non-fuel grade
bioethanol. They have also designed a facility
in operation and one reactor, KAPP-3 (700
that can test such materials and help further MW) has been connected to the grid on
carbon capture research at the institute. January 10, 2021. In addition, there are 10
reactors (Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
(KKNPP) 3&4, KKNPP 5&6 – 4×1000 =4000
MW, 5 indigenous PHWR of 700 MW – 3500
MW, 500 MW PFBR) which are various
stages of construction, which will add a total
capacity of 8000 MW.
Microsoft launched a new digital

„Startups Founders Hub‟ platform
Given the global warming potential of Microsoft launched a new digital and inclusive
greenhouse gases, scientists are trying to platform for startup founders in India. The
explore innovative methods of absorbing these platform called as ‘Microsoft for Startups
gases and converting them to useful substances. Founders Hub’ in India.
New materials that can play dual role of
absorption as well as conversion is the new This platform will offer over USD 300,000 worth
challenge area for scientist in carbon capture of benefits and credits to startups, including free
innovation. access to the technology, tools, and resources
from the tech giant and partners.
Government has accorded „In-
Principle‟ approval for five new sites Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is designed
specifically for early-stage startups to lower the
for locating nuclear power plants in barriers of business creation, act as a catalyst for
future entrepreneurship and innovation, and contribute
to easing the journey from an idea to a unicorn.
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), The initiative will help the Startups to gain
Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said mentorship and skilling opportunities with
in the Lok Sabha on 6th April 2022, that industry experts and Microsoft Learn.
the Government has accorded ‘In-Principle’
approval for five new sites for locating nuclear
power plants in future.
The Government has accorded administrative

approval and financial sanction for construction
of 10 indigenous 700 MW Pressurized Heavy
Water Reactors (PHWRs) to be set up in fleet
mode. He said, on progressive completion of the
projects under construction and accorded
University level sports competition in the
Sports Current Affairs country intended to identify and train athletes in
the age group 18 to 25 years for the Olympics
and the Asian Games.
The Khelo India University Games 2021,

hosted by Jain University with unparalleled
support from the Karnataka State Government
and the Sports Authority of India will be
India’s biggest sporting event and first mass
participative competition post the Pandemic
that spread almost as soon as the curtain came
down on the inaugural edition in
Khelo India University Games from Bhubaneshwar.
April 24 to May 3, 2022, Bengluru
Tamil Nadu beat Punjab to win‟s
Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah
Naidu will declare the second Khelo India men title in National basketball
University Games 2021 open at the Sree championship final
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengluru on 24
April 2022. In National basketball championship final, Tamil
Nadu beat Punjab 87-69 in the final to win the
men’s title in the 71st Senior National Basketball
Championship. The women’s title was won by
the Indian Railways team after defeating
Telangana 131-82 on 10th April 2022 at Chennai.
In the men’s summit clash, Tamil Nadu pulled

ahead after a slow start when Punjab kept pace
and never looked back. At half-time, the host
had widened the lead to 17 with a 50-33
scoreline. An Aravind with 26 points and M
KHELO INDIA UNIVERSITY GAMES Arvind Kumar (21) were in the fine nick for the
home team as they stamped their authority
Introduced in 2020, as part of Khelo India Games against their arch-rival.
to revive sports culture in India, the second
edition of Khelo India University Games is being
held from April 24 to May 3, 2022 with the Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash won
opening ceremony scheduled on April 24 and the men‟s 200m butterfly gold at
the closing ceremony on May 3. Danish Open swimming meet 2022
With the aim to build a strong framework for Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash won the men’s
different sports in India, Khelo India University 200m butterfly gold and Vedaant Madhavan
Games is a national level multi-sports annual bagged silver medal in the men’s 1500m
event, wherein athletes from different sporting freestyle event at the Danish Open swimming
fields from across the country compete in meet in Copenhagen, Denmark from 15 April to
different sporting events. It is the largest 19 April 2022.
Child United in September 2023. SCCWC

2023 will be the second edition of the
tournament. The inaugural edition was held in
London/Cambridge in 2019, in which eight
teams took part and Team India South
emerged victorious after beating hosts
England.
India Bags 10 medal at Thailand

Competing in his first international meet this
year, Prakash stopped the clock at 1.59.27 to Open Boxing Tournament 2022
stand atop the podium. Earlier, the swimmer
from Kerala, had clocked 2.03.67 in the heats to One of Thailand’s biggest boxing events, and
qualify for the ‘A’ final. However, his one of the world’s biggest boxing events, took
performance was not even close to the 28-year- place in Phuket from 1 April to 10 April 2022 for
old’s personal best timing of 1:56:38 that came elite female and male boxers. The 15-member
last year in Rome, when Prakash become the first Indian boxing contingents ended their campaign
Indian swimmer to breach the Olympic ‘A’ at the Thailand Open International Boxing
standard time. Tournament 2022 in Phuket with 10 medals,
including three golds, four silvers, and three
bronze.
16-year-old, Vedaant Madhavan, who is the son
of actor R Madhavan clocked 15.57.86 to finish
second in the 10-swimmer final of men’s 1500m
freestyle event. He had won a bronze medal at
Thailand Open 2022 boxing :
the Latvia Open in March 2021, had also India medal winners
impressed at the Junior National Aquatic
Championships last year, bagging seven medals
 Govind Sahani (men’s 48kg) – gold
— four silver and three bronzes.
 Amit Panghal (men’s 52kg) – silver
 Ananta Pralhad Chopde (men’s 54kg) –
India to host the Street Child gold
Cricket World Cup in 2023  Varinder (men’s 60kg) – silver
 Sumit Kundu (men’s 75kg) – gold
 Ashish Kumar (men’s 81kg) – silver
India will host the Street Child Cricket World Cup
 Monika (women’s 48kg) – silver
in 2023. The Street Child Cricket World Cup 2023
 Manisha Moun (women’s 57kg) – bronze
will welcome 22 teams from 16 countries to
India next year.
 Pooja (women’s 69kg) – bronze
 Bhagyabati Kachari (women’s 75kg) –
bronze
India win Women‟s Doubles and

Mixed Doubles titles in World
Doubles Squash Championships,
Glasgow
In the World Doubles Squash Championships,

The Tournament will be organised by Save the India’s Dipika Pallikal teaming up with Saurav
Children India (Bal Raksha Bharat) and Street
Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa, has won mixed A total of four teams comprising 68 players from
doubles and women’s doubles titles at Glasgow all three services i.e. two from Army and one
on 9th April 2022. each from Navy and Air Force participated in the
event. Final match was played on 07 Apr 22
between Air Force and Army Red. Army Red
emerged as the winner of the tournament with
Air Force who stood runner up.
Indian Railways women team has

wins gold in National Cross Country
Championship
Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal, seeded On 26 March 2022, Indian Railways’ women
second, defeated the fourth-seeded English pair team became winner in the 56th National Cross
Adrian Waller and Alison Waters 11-6, 11-8 in Country Championship (Men & Women) held at
the final to claim the mixed doubles title, Kohima in state of Nagaland.
becoming India’s first-ever World Doubles
squash champions.
Later, Pallikal paired up with Joshna Chinappa to

claim the women’s doubles title. With this win,
Dipika doubled India’s and her own world
championships, medal count. Third-seeds
Indians oust England’s Sarah-Jane Perry and
Alison Waters, the second seeds, 11-9, 4-11, 11-
8 in a hard-fought final.
Army Red have won the Inter

Services Kabaddi Championship
Indian Railways women athletes won Gold in the
Inter Services Kabaddi Championship was held team event while Men team won the Silver.
at Base Repair Depot, Palam from 04 Apr 22 to Ms.Varsha Devi, Manju Yadav, Preenu Yadav and
07 Apr 22 under the aegis of Services and Air Munni Devi were members of Railway Sports
Force Sports Control Board. The event was Promotion Board team in the Championship.
inaugurated by Air Cmde A Chaturvedi on 04
Apr 22. In the Men’s section the Indian Railways team
consisting of Narendra Pratap, Dinesh, Virendra
Kumar Pal &HarshadMhatre won the Silver
Medal.
In the individual event, the women athletes from

Indian Railways captured top 5 positions and
sealed the Gold for Indian Railways in the Team
event.
States Current Affairs
With this goal, 20 government schools are

identified in different districts of Sonepat,
Panipat, Faridabad, Palwal and Gurugram. These
schools are located in rural areas with industrial
belts where the ground water is contaminated
due to industrial discharge and as suggested by
the Central Ground Water Board.
ICD Patparganj & Other ICDs

Ministry of Civil Aviation signed MoU
Commissionerate take initiative under
for development Airport in Nagchala,
Project SAJAL to provide safe
Mandi District of Himachal Pradesh.
drinking water facility in schools
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Govt. of
Based on the sharp shortage of drinking water, Himachal Pradesh on 25 April 2022 signed MoU
the ICD Patparganj & Other ICDs (Memorandum of Understanding) for
Commissionerate took an initiative under development of a Green Field Airport in
Swachhta project to provide safe drinking water Nagchala, Mandi District of Himachal Pradesh.
facility to school students under the Project
SAJAL, meaning full of water. The aim is to
provide safe drinking water to school students,
which will enable the schools to have a nurturing
environment for students to have their studies
and activities.
The new greenfield airport at Nagchala, Mandi is

being developed under the Greenfield Airport
Policy of MoCA and a Joint Venture Company
between State Government of Himachal Pradesh
and Airport Authority of India has been formed.
The projected land requirement for airport is 515
acres approx. and the project is estimated to
cost around Rs 900 crore excluding the cost of
land.
Delhi‟s new Chief Secretary has been Miscellaneous Current

appointed, Naresh Kumar
Affairs
According to a home ministry notification
released, senior IAS officer Naresh Kumar has
been appointed as the chief secretary of Delhi
with effect from April 21, 2022. Kumar, an IAS
officer from the 1987 batch of the AGMUT cadre, “Birsa Munda – Janjatiya Nayak”
has been shifted from Arunachal Pradesh to Book released by Education Minister
Delhi. Before being transferred, he was the chief Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
secretary of Arunachal Pradesh.
Union Education and Skill Development Minister
Following the voluntary retirement of Vijay Dev, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan released a book “Birsa
IAS (AGMUT:1987), Naresh Kumar IAS Munda – Janjatiya Nayak” on 5 April 2022 in
(AGMUT:1987) is hereby appointed as chief New Delhi.
secretary of GNCTD with effect from April 21,
2022 or from the day of joining, whichever is
The book has been written by Prof. Alok
later.
Chakrawal, Vice Chancellor, Guru Ghasidas
Kumar had previously served in Delhi as
Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chattisgarh. Minister
chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Council
of State for Education Smt. Annapurna Devi was
(NDMC) and managing director of the Delhi
also present on the occasion.
Transport Corporation (DTC).
This book is a comprehensive attempt to bring

to the fore the struggle of Bhagwan Birsa Munda
and the contribution of forest dwellers in the
freedom movement.
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Art and Culture Current Grammys 2022: Two Indian artists

Indian-American singer Falguni Shah, known as

World Art Day 2022 : 15th April

World Art Day is observed every year on 15 April

Falguni Shah is the only India-origin woman

History of the World Art Day :

Economy Current Affairs Environment Current

TCS has expanded partnership with

TCS will further digitalize and transform the

The Union Minister of Environment, Forest &

Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi announced

National Apprenticeship Mela-2022 to be

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that

The National Policy of Skill Development and

Sabka Vikas Maha Quiz on PM Garib

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has

Govt launched e-Sanjeevani Tele-

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

Atal Innovation Mission launched the phase 1 of

Atal New India Challenge is a flagship program

More than 34 crore 42 lakh loans for an amount

Important Days Current

CSIR-National Institute of Science

World Earth Day 2022 will mark the 52nd

National Fire Service Day 2022 : 14

National Fire Service Day commemorates the 71

Dr BR Ambedkar 131st birth

The nation pays homage to the Chief Architect

World Health Day : 7 April 2022

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime

Union Minister for Power and New and

GAGAN is an Indian Satellite Based

India is the only country among top

Union Steel Minister Shri Ram Chandra Prasad

Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as new

In Pakistan on 11th April 2022, opposition

20th edition of India-France Joint

India and France began their 20th

Opening of Indian Mission in Lithuania will help

Cabinet approval to the opening of a NITI Aayog, as a part of Azadi ka Amrit

Ministry of Civil Aviation organized

The Ministry of Civil Aviation organized “Yog

With a view to unlock the abundant potential in

UBA 2.0 has completed four years on

New vice chairman of Niti Aayog : Dr.

Global Ayush Investment & Innovation

NITI Aayog plans to launch NDAP

The NITI Aayog is planning to launch a National

Lt Gen Manoj C Pande to be next

This is being organised in collaboration with all

“UDAN” scheme selected for Prime

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the

Tributes to the martyrs of

University Grant Commission (UGC) is going to

Cabinet approves signing of MoC

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime