One Liner Current Affairs (April 2022)

Art and Culture Current Affairs

World Art Day 2022 : 15th April

Grammys 2022: Two Indian artists won the Prestigious Award

Economy Current Affairs

TCS has expanded partnership with SBI Cards and Payments Services Ltd

Environment Current Affairs

Zilla Parishad of Howrah organised a plastic removal programme in 18 Ganga bordering Gram
Panchayats

Mascot „Prakriti‟ launched for Effective Plastic Waste Management

Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 launched the „National Behaviour Change Communication
Framework for Garbage Free Cities‟

Government Schemes Current Affairs

SVAMITVA scheme is a new mantra for development and improving trust in the villages

National Apprenticeship Mela-2022 to be organized on 21 April 2022

Pink Toilets in 32 villages of Karnataka‟s Gadag district

Govt launched e-Sanjeevani Tele-consultation facility

Sabka Vikas Maha Quiz on PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana „PMGKY‟ launched on 14 April 2022

Cabinet approves continuation of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan till 2026

7th anniversary of Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana : 8 April 2022.

Atal New India Challenge (ANIC 2.0) launched on 28th April 2022.

Important Days Current Affairs

World Intellectual Property Day on 26th April 2022

International Mother Earth Day 2022 : 22 April

National Civil Services (NCS) Day 2022 : 21 April

National Fire Service Day 2022 : 14 April

World Art Day 2022 : 15th April

Dr BR Ambedkar 131st birth anniversary : 14 April 2022

International Turban Day 2022 : 13 April

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World Health Day : 7 April 2022

International Current Affairs

AAI successfully conducted flight trial using GAGAN LPV Approach Procedures.

Union Cabinet approves signing of the MoU between India and Chile for cooperation in Disability
Sector

India and Maldives have proposed to establish transmission interconnection for renewable power
transfer

India is the only country among top 10 steel producing nations of the world in March 2022

20th edition of India-France Joint Staff talks was held in Paris, France on April 12-13, 2022

Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as new 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan

PM Modi & Sher Deuba launch RuPay payment card in Nepal

India & Australia Signed Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement on 2 April 2022

India and France began their 20th edition exercise named „VARUNA‟ in Arabian sea

National Current Affairs

AIM of NITI Aayog celebrates „Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav‟ commemorating India‟s 75 years of
Independence

Cabinet approval to the opening of a new Indian Mission in Lithuania in 2022

Cabinet approved USOF project for upgrading 2G mobile services to 4G at security sites in Left
Wing Extremism, LWE areas.

NITI Aayog Organizes National Workshop on “Innovative Agriculture” on 25 April 2022

Asia‟s B2B international food and hospitality fair – AAHAR 2022 begins from 26 April 2022

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

UBA 2.0 has completed four years on 25 April 2022

Ministry of Agriculture to launch „Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari‟ campaign

New vice chairman of Niti Aayog : Dr. Suman K Bery

Global Ayush Investment & Innovation Summit concludes successfully at Gandhinagar

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate DefConnect 2.0 organised by iDEX-DIO

Raksha Mantri invites US companies to joint R&D of defense equipment in India to achieve „Make
in India, Make for the World‟

UGC has taken decision on a regulations for academic collaboration between Indian and foreign
institutions

NITI Aayog plans to launch NDAP to provide govt data in user-friendly format

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Lt Gen Manoj C Pande to be next Chief of Army Staff

Govt to organise Block Level Health Melas from 18 April 2022

“UDAN” scheme selected for Prime Minister‟s Award for Excellence in Public Administration

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya in New Delhi

UGC allows students to pursue two full time degree programmes simultaneously

Tributes to the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre on 103rd anniversary

Cabinet approves signing of MoC between India and Japan in Decentralized Domestic Wastewater
Management

Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry launched „SVANidhi se Samriddhi‟ on 12 April 2022

National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) won two SKOCH Awards at 80th SKOCH
Summit 2022.

Made-in-India Hal Dornier DO-228 To Take Off From Assam To Arunachal Pradesh

Anti-Tank Guided Missile HELINA successfully flight-tested

National Commission for Protection of Child Rights will be celebrating Pariksha Parv- 4.0 from
11th Apr 2022 to 31st May 2022.

Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System (EPRS) and Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) rocket
systems have been successfully flight-tested

DRDO Successfully flight tested Solid Fuel Ducted booster off Odisha coast

Cabinet approves continuation of AIM till March 2023

Vinay Mohan Kwatra, IFS Appointed New Foreign Secretary

BJP celebrates 42nd foundation day on 6 April 2022

Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for Admission in Central Universities

India‟s exports stood at 418 billion in the year 2021-22

Indian Army celebrated 258th Raising Day of Army Medical Corps on 3 April 2022.

Aprajita Sharrma has been appointed as vice-chairperson of Council Standing Committee on

Administration and Management of ITU.

Cabinet approved of DA to Central Government employees and DR to Pensioners, due from 1 Jan
2022

Science and Technology Current Affairs

India‟s first pure green hydrogen plant commissioned in Assam

Indian scientists develop plasma-based decontaminant for COVID-19

New Materials & Processes Designed by Scientists from the Indian Institute of Chemical

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Government has accorded „In-Principle‟ approval for five new sites for locating nuclear power
plants in future

Microsoft launched a new digital „Startups Founders Hub‟ platform

Sports Current Affairs

Khelo India University Games from April 24 to May 3, 2022, Bengluru

Tamil Nadu beat Punjab to win‟s men title in National basketball championship final

Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash won the men‟s 200m butterfly gold at Danish Open swimming meet
2022

India to host the Street Child Cricket World Cup in 2023

India Bags 10 medal at Thailand Open Boxing Tournament 2022

India win Women‟s Doubles and Mixed Doubles titles in World Doubles Squash Championships,
Glasgow

Army Red have won the Inter Services Kabaddi Championship

Indian Railways women team has wins gold in National Cross Country Championship

States Current Affairs

ICD Patparganj & Other ICDs Commissionerate take initiative under Project SAJAL to provide
safe drinking water facility in schools

Ministry of Civil Aviation signed MoU for development Airport in Nagchala, Mandi District of
Himachal Pradesh.

Delhi‟s new Chief Secretary has been appointed, Naresh Kumar

Miscellaneous Current Affairs

“Birsa Munda – Janjatiya Nayak” Book released by Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan

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