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NCPCR To Celebrate Pariksha Parv 4.0 From 11th April To

31stMay, 2022
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NCPCR To Celebrate Pariksha Parv 4.0
From 11th April To 31stMay, 2022

• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights will be celebrating Pariksha

Parv- 4.0 from 11th April 2022 to 31st May 2022.

• NCPCR has been celebrating exams with its campaign ‘Pariksha Parv’ since
2019, intending to change the outlook of children towards exam stress and
overcome their anxiety before exam results at a platform.

• 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.
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NCPCR To Celebrate Pariksha Parv 4.0 From
11th April To 31st May, 2022
• This year, a multi-pronged approach shall be followed with the objective of
reaching out to teachers and parents in addition to children.

Pariksha Parv 4.0 will include the following activities:

• Live streaming sessions from 11th April 2022 to 31st May 2022 on Facebook,
Twitter, YouTube of NCPCR, and YouTube of Doordarshan National and New
India Junction to enable students to interact with experts to reduce their exam
stress and worries before exam results.

• SAMVEDNA- (1800-121-2830) is a toll-free Tele counseling service of NCPCR

by trained Counsellors for COVID related stress which will now be extended for
students to cope up with exam and result related queries, stress and anxiety.
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About NCPCR
• It was set up in March 2007 under the Commission for Protection of Child Rights
Act, 2005. It is a statutory body under the Act.

• It functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child
Development, Government of India.

• To ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programs, and Administrative Mechanisms are
in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution
of India and also the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989.

• All members are to be appointed by Central Government for three years. The
maximum age to serve in commission is 65 years for Chairman and 60 years for
members.
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Two Day National Workshop to Speed Up Development of
National Tribal Freedom Fighters’ Museum Organised At
Bhopal
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Two Day National Workshop to Speed Up Development of
National Tribal Freedom Fighters’ Museum Organised At Bhopal

• A two-day national workshop was organised at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh by the

Development Support Agency of Gujarat Tribal Development Department of Gujrat and
Ministry of Tribal Affairs

• Ministry of Tribal Affairs has sanctioned ten Tribal Freedom Fighter museums to be
located in Gujarat, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
Telangana, Manipur, Mizoram and Goa.

• On 15th November 2021 on Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, Bhagwan Birsa Munda Tribal
Freedom Fighter Museum in Jharkhand.

• The museum being set up at Gurudeshwar in Narmada District would be the National
Museum where in 16 major Gallaries will be dedicated to tribal freedom movements
across India.
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Recent news related to Madhya Pradesh

• The government of India (GoI) has approved the renaming of 3 places in

Madhya Pradesh, Hoshangabad Nagar as “Narmadapuram”, Shivpuri as
“Kundeshwar Dham” and Babai as “Makhan Nagar”.

• Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan will launch the
Udyam Kranti Yojana. According to officials, the MP Mukhyamantri Udyam Kranti
plan was announced for the first time in November 2021, as per the MSME
department’s gazette announcement, but it was never executed.

• The Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Madhya Pradesh Chief
Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan jointly inaugurated the first drone school in
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
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Recent news related to Madhya Pradesh

• Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh has created a Guinness record by lighting 11.71 lakh
clay lamps (diyas) in 10 minutes. The diyas were lighted as part of the ‘Shiv Jyoti
Arpanam Mahotsava’ on the occasion of Mahashivratri. With this they broke the
earlier record of lighting 9.41 lakh diyas created in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh on 03
November 2021.

• Capital: Bhopal
• Governor: Mangubhai C. Patel
• Chief Minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
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Supreme Court fixes timelines for filing of claims for
payment of ex-gratia assistance to families of COVID-19
deceased
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Supreme Court fixes timelines for filing of claims for payment of
ex-gratia assistance to families of COVID-19 deceased
• The Supreme Court has fixed the following timelines for beneficiaries to file claims for payment of
ex-gratia assistance to families of COVID-19 deceased as announced by National Disaster
Management Authority.

The key directions issued by the Court are:

• An outer time limit of sixty days shall be applicable from March 24, 2022 to file the claims for
compensation in case the death occurred due to COVID-19 prior to March 20, 2022.

• For any future deaths, ninety days’ time shall be provided from the date of death due to COVID-
19 to file the claim for compensation.

• The earlier order to process the claims and to make the actual payment of compensation within a
period of thirty days from the date of receipt of claim shall continue to be enforced.
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Supreme Court fixes timelines for filing of claims for payment
of ex-gratia assistance to families of COVID-19 deceased
• The Court however directed that in case of extreme hardship where any claimant could not make
an application within the time prescribed, it will be open for the claimant to approach the
Grievance Redressal Committee and make the claim through Grievance Redressal Committee
which shall be considered by the Grievance Redressal Committee on case to case basis and if it
is found by the Grievance Redressal Committee that a particular claimant could not make the
claim within the stipulated time which was beyond their control his/her case may be considered
on merits.

• If it is found that anybody has made a fake claim, the same shall be considered under Section 52
of the DM Act, 2005 and liable to be punished accordingly.
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President Ramnath Kovind Inaugurates Madhavpur
Ghed Fair in Gujarat
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President Ramnath Kovind Inaugurates
Madhavpur Ghed Fair in Gujarat
• President Ramnath Kovind Inaugurates Madhavpur Ghed Fair in Gujarat inaugurated a
five-day fair at Madhavpur Ghed village in Gujarat’s Porbandar district.

• This fair is held to celebrate the wedding of Lord Krishna and Goddess Rukmani at
Madhavpur Ghed, a famous pilgrimage spot.

• The famous Madhavray temple was originally built in the village in the 13th century.

• Every year, the five-day fair begins on Ram Navami, which falls on April 10 this year.
The annual event attracts lakhs of people.

• The state government has allocated Rs 30 crore for the development of the Madhavray
temple.
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Recent news related to Gujarat

• The World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) stated that
the Gujarat government’s Mission School of Excellence project, which aims to
improve education quality in the state, will receive a loan worth Rs 7,500 crore.

• Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendra Patel has announced a new IT/ITeS policy
for the next five years. This policy will provide financial incentives up to Rs 200
crore to the entities willing to incur capital expenditures.

• New Development Bank (NDB) will become the first multilateral agency to open
an office in the Gujarat International Finance Tech City (Gift). New Development
Bank (NDB) has received the approval for the same and will open the office in
May 2022 in GIFT City.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Releases Third
Positive Indigenisation List
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Releases
Third Positive Indigenisation List
• As a major move towards Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) in defence manufacturing, the
Union Minister of Defence, Rajnath Singh, has released the third positive indigenisation list of
101 items, comprising major equipment and platforms, in New Delhi to develop India as a
defence manufacturing hub.

• The list is notified by the Department of Military Affairs, Ministry of Defence and emphasizes
equipment and systems that are being developed and likely to be translated into firm orders, with
more than Rs. 2,10,000 crores in orders expected to be placed on Indian industry in the next five
years.

• These weapons and platforms are planned to be indigenised progressively with effect from
December 2022 to December 2027.

• Third “Positive Indigenisation List” is based on the first list of 101 items and the second list of 108
items that were promulgated on August 21, 2020, and May 31, 2021, respectively.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Releases
Third Positive Indigenisation List
• The list contains 101 key pieces of defence equipment, bringing the total number
of items on the three lists to 310.

• It should be mentioned that a contract worth Rs. 54,000 crores have been
executed so far based on the first and second indigenisation lists, with orders
worth Rs. 4.5 lakh crores anticipated to be placed in the next five to seven years.
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IFSCA & GVFL Limited signs MoU for strengthening the
FinTech ecosystem in GIFT IFSC
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IFSCA & GVFL Limited signs MoU for strengthening
the FinTech ecosystem in GIFT IFSC
• International Financial Services Centres Authority and GVFL Limited (formerly
Gujarat Venture Finance Limited) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for
cooperation and collaboration to support and facilitate the Financial Technologies
ecosystem in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT), Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

• IFSCA aims to encourage the promotion of FinTech initiatives in financial products

and financial services across the spectrum of banking, insurance, securities, fund
management, etc. in IFSC and to boost the establishment of a world-class FinTech
Hub at GIFT IFSC.

• GVFL Limited is promoted by the World Bank and the Government of Gujarat, is a
pioneer of Venture capital in India.
• President– Mihir Joshi
• Headquarters– Ahmedabad
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Recent news related to GIFT

• New Development Bank will become the first multilateral agency to open an
office in the Gujarat International Finance Tech City. New Development Bank
has received the approval for the same and will open the office in May 2022 in
GIFT City.

• State Bank of India (SBI) has issued $300 million Formosa bonds and listed the
issuance on India INX GIFT IFSC.
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Recent news related to International Financial
Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)

• Recently, International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)

announced the winners of Hackathon “Sprint03: InsureTech” under I-
Sprint’21 which is a part of InFinity Forum 2021.

• Chairperson– Injeti Srinivas

• Headquarters– GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
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Maharashtra, NTPC to set up ultra-mega 2500-MW
solar power park
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Maharashtra & NTPC to set up ultra-mega 2500-MW solar power park

• The Maharashtra State Power Generation Company and National Thermal

Power Corporation will form a Joint Venture to set up an “ultra-mega solar park”
in the state to generate 2,500 MegaWatt green power.

• The Project was approved by the Maharashtra State Cabinet in 2020 with a
proposed project cost of Rs 1,727 crore.

• NTPC and MAHAGENCO joint venture will have to invest a capital share of
50:50 for developing the ultra-mega solar power park, and the Maharashtra
State Energy Department will be the state nodal agency.

• The ultra-mega solar parks of different capacities shall come up in stages at

identified locations in Latur, Washim, Yavatmal, Chandrapur, Nashik, Jalgaon,
Pune, Beed, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Akola, Dhule, and Hingoli.
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Recent news related to Maharashtra

• Maharashtra’s Health Minister, Rajesh Tope has announced that “Hope Express”
will be launched in the state to prevent cancer. This is the first such machine in
India. He was speaking at the launch of a state-of-the-art Mosaic-3D radiation
machine at a private hospital in Kolhapur.

• The Maharashtra government has introduced a scheme that allows prisoners to

obtain personal loans from banks of up to Rs. 50,000 to help their families
improve their living conditions and meet expenses related to their legal matters.

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a tall statue of great Maratha warrior
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Pune, Maharashtra. The Statue is made up of
1,850 kg of gunmetal and is about 9.5-feet tall.
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Recent news related to Maharashtra

• Public sector lender, Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has announced the launch of
“Project Banksakhi” in Odisha in collaboration with Mahagram & Sunivesh India
Finance Services Pvt. Ltd. for Online Bank Account opening. It will provide
doorstep and hassle-free access to the people of Odisha for opening bank
accounts.

• Governor – Bhagat Singh Koshyari

• Capital – Mumbai
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Recent news related to National Thermal Power
Corporation (NTPC) Limited:

• State-owned power generation company NTPC Ltd. is set to acquire a 5 per

cent equity stake in Power Exchange of India Ltd (PXIL). It must be noted that
the government is planning to expand the share of the spot power market in the
total electricity supply in India to 25 per cent by 2023-24. At present, the size of
short-term power trading is about 5 per cent.

• Chief Managing Director – Gurdeep Singh

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Infosys and Rolls-Royce launched ‘Aerospace
Engineering and Digital Innovation Centre’
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Infosys and Rolls-Royce launched ‘Aerospace
Engineering and Digital Innovation Centre’
• Infosys and Rolls-Royce opened their joint “aerospace engineering and digital
innovation centre’’ in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

• As part of this collaboration, Infosys and Rolls-Royce will combine their aerospace,
engineering and digital services capabilities to explore opportunities for driving digital
and engineering innovation and associated cost optimisation strategies.

Infosys
CEO: Salil Parekh
Headquarters: Bengaluru

Rolls-Royce
CEO: Torsten Müller-Ötvös (Mar 2010–)
Headquarters: Westhampnett, United Kingdom
Founders: Henry Royce, Charles Rolls.
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UGC gives approval for establishment of Bhima Bhoi Chair
at DU, GGV
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UGC gives approval for establishment of
Bhima Bhoi Chair at DU, GGV

• The Bhima Bhoi Chair at Delhi University and Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya
in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, have been authorised by the University Grants
Commission.

• Bhima Bhoi, a saint, poet, and philosopher from Odisha, India

• He battled against the caste system in Hinduism.

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Recent news related to UGC

• The government of India has appointed JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Vice-
Chancellor, M Jagadesh Kumar as the new Chairman of the University Grants
Commission (UGC).

• The University Grants Commission (UGC) has appointed educationist and

research scientist Professor Bhushan Patwardhan as chairman, of the executive
committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC),
Bengaluru. The position was vacant after Prof Jagadish Kumar was appointed
as chairman of UGC.

• Headquarters: New Delhi.

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Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates two-day
scientific convention on ‘Homoeopathy: People’s Choice for
Wellness’ in New Delhi
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Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates
two-day scientific convention on ‘Homoeopathy:
People’s Choice for Wellness’ in New Delhi
• Union Minister of AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated a two-
day scientific convention on ‘Homoeopathy: People’s Choice for
Wellness’ in New Delhi.

• The three apex bodies under Ministry of Ayush namely, Central

Council for Research in Homoeopathy, National Commission for
Homoeopathy and National Institute of Homoeopathy are jointly
organising this convention on the World Homoeopathy Day which is
observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of
Homoeopathy, Dr. Christian Fredrich Samuel Hahnemann.
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Recent news related to Ministry of Ayush
• On World Health Day and the 75th day of the countdown to International Day of
Yoga, the Ministry of Ayush is hosting a magnificent programme for the
presentation of the Common Yoga Protocol in the backdrop of 15th August Park,
Lal Quila, (Red Fort) Delhi. The program’s Chief Guest is slated to be Lok Sabha
Speaker Shri Om Birla.

• Union Ayush Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal has laid the foundation stone of the
Heartfulness International Yoga Academy in Hyderabad, Telangana. He also
launched 75 crores suryanamaskar initiative as part of the Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav”.

• The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the
establishment of a World Health Organization Global Centre for Traditional
Medicine (WHO GCTM) at Jamnagar, Gujarat. An agreement was signed by the
Government of India with the world body in this regard.
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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav Chairs 20th NTCA Meeting
at Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh
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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav Chairs 20th NTCA
Meeting at Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh
• The Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav chaired
the 20th Meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Authority which was held in Pakke tiger
reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.

• For the first time in history the NTCA meeting happened outside the national capital.

• He also released the standard operating procedures for tiger reintroduction and supplementation
in wild, forest fire audit protocol for tiger reserves
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Vice President Venkaiah Naidu confers Sangeet Natak
Akademi and Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowships and Awards
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Vice President Venkaiah Naidu confers Sangeet Natak
Akademi and Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowships and Awards
• Forty-three eminent artists were presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship and
Sangeet Natak Awards for 2018 while the Lalit Kala Akademi’s Fellowship and National
Awards for 2021 were given to 23 people by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.

• Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards are national honours bestowed by the government on
performing artists as well as teachers and scholars in the field of performing arts.

• The awards were given out in the categories of music, dance, and theatre.

• In addition, one category was reserved for traditional, folk, and tribal dance, music,
theatre and puppetry.

• An award each was also given for overall contribution and scholarship in Performing
Arts.
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Vice President Venkaiah Naidu confers Sangeet Natak
Akademi and Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowships and Awards

Fellowships in the field • Tabla maestro Zakir Hussain

of dance • Sattriya dancer Jatin Goswami, Sonal Mansingh and Thiruvidaimarudur
Kuppiah Kalyanasundaram
Music • Hindustani vocalists Mani Prasad and Madhup Mudgal Santoor player Tarun
Bhattacharya
• Tejendra Narayan Majumdar for sarod
• Carnatic vocalists Alamelu Mani and Malladi Suribabu
Dancers • Bharatanatyam dancer Radha Sridhar
• Mohiniyattam dancer Gopika Varma
• Kuchipudi dancer Ramalinga Sastry
Theatre artistes • Suhas Joshi and Teekam Joshi for acting
• Rajiv Naik and Laltluangliana Khiangte for playwriting, Sanjay Upadhyay for
direction.
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Vice President Venkaiah Naidu confers Sangeet Natak
Akademi and Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowships and Awards

Other categories Musician Malini Awasthi (Folk music)

Prestigious Lalit kala Akademi
fellowship
Field of overall contribution in
Performing arts
Gazi Khan Barna (Folk music)
Arjun Singh Dhurve (Folk dance)
Mohammad Sadiq Bhagat (Folk theatre)
Anupama Hoskere (String puppetry)
Hem Chandra Goswami (Mask making)
Sculptor Himmat Shah,
Painters and artists Jyoti Bhatt and Shyam Sharma
Diwan Singh Bajeli
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Gangaur Festival Celebrated Across Rajasthan

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Gangaur Festival Celebrated Across Rajasthan

• The Gangaur festival is annually celebrated from the 1st day of the month of
Chaitra, as per the Hindu calendar, (the day following Holi) which usually falls in
March or April and continues for 18 days.

• The festival is consummated on the 3rd day of Shukla Paksha of the same
month.

• The term “Gangaur” is comprised of “Gan” and “Gaur”, where Gan refers to Lord
Shiva and Gaur refers to Gauri.

• During the festival, the wheat plays a major role in the rituals as it signifies
harvest.
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Recent news related to Rajasthan

• Rajasthan, the state government has announced a ‘Camel Protection and

Development Policy’ in its budget 2022-23. According to the government figures,
less than two lakh camels are left in Rajasthan and in the entire country, the
number of camels has reduced by 1.5 lakh since 2012.

• Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary, which is among the proposed five sites in
the country, is expected to be formally notified as tiger reserve soon before the
Global Tiger Summit, which is to be held at Vladivostok, Russia.

• Chief Minister– Ashok Gehlot

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Scientists of IIA Discovered A New Galaxy of Ghost
Like Appearance
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Scientists of IIA Discovered A New
Galaxy of Ghost Like Appearance
• The scientists of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics along with researchers from France
discovered a faint new star-forming galaxy.

• The galaxy has a ‘ghost-like’ appearance in the optical images because of its low disk
density, but the inner disk shows star formation.

• The new galaxy has been named as UVIT J202258.73-441623.8 or UVIT J2022 for
short.

• It is expected around 136 million light-years away

• Director – Annapurni Subramaniam

• Headquarters – Bengaluru
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India successfully flight-tested Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced)
Rocket System and Pinaka Area Denial Munition Rocket
Systems
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India successfully flight-tested Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket
System and Pinaka Area Denial Munition Rocket Systems
• Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System and Pinaka Area Denial Munition rocket systems have
been successfully flight-tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and
Indian Army at Pokhran firing ranges.

• A total of 24 EPRS rockets were fired for different ranges.

• The Pinaka rocket system has been developed by Armament Research and Development
Establishment, Pune, supported by High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, another Pune-
based laboratory of DRDO.

• The EPRS is the upgraded version of the Pinaka variant which has been in service with the
Indian Army for the last decade.

• After establishing the performance efficacy of the enhanced range version of Pinaka, the
technology was transferred to the industries viz. Munitions India Limited and Economic
Explosives Limited Nagpur.
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Riya Jadon wins 11th DGC Ladies Open Amateur Golf
Championship
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Riya Jadon wins 11th DGC Ladies Open
Amateur Golf Championship

• Thirteen-year-old Riya Jadon won the DGC Ladies Open Amateur

Golf Championship, following a close fight with older sister Lavanya
Jadon.
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Charles Leclerc wins 2022 F1 Australian Grand Prix

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Charles Leclerc wins 2022 F1 Australian Grand Prix

• Charles Leclerc (Ferrari- Monaco) has won the Formula One 2022 Australian
Grand Prix held in Melbourne, Victoria.

• Sergio Pérez (Red Bull Racing-RBPT – Mexico) came second while George
Russell (Mercedes – Britain) came third.
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‘Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings with BCCI’, book
by Former CAG Vinod Rai
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‘Not Just A Nightwatchman: My Innings with
BCCI’, book by Former CAG Vinod Rai

• Former Comptroller and Auditor General and chief of Supreme court-appointed Committee
of Administrators in 2017, Vinod Rai has penned a book titled as, “Not Just A
Nightwatchman: My Innings with BCCI”

• The book highlights his stint of 33 months at BCCI when he was elected as the head of the
Supreme Court-mandated Committee of Administrators (CoA) in the BCCI.

• Vinod Rai served as 11th Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in 2008.

• He was also elected as the first chairman of the newly created Banks Board Bureau (BBB)
between 2016 and 2018.

• His Books –
• Not Just an Accountant: The Diary of the Nation’s Conscience Keeper
• Rethinking Good Governance: Holding to Account India’s Public Institutions.
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National Safe Motherhood Day 2022: 11 April

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National Safe Motherhood Day 2022: 11 April
• India celebrates the National Safe Motherhood Day every year on 11 April.

• The day is marked to raise awareness about the need for adequate facilities and
care that women require in the due course of their pregnancy.

• The day came into existence in 2003, after the union government agreed to
designate 11 April as the National Safe Motherhood Day on the request of the
White Ribbon Alliance.

• WCA is a coalition of 1,800 organisations and was founded in 1999.

• India was the first country to declare 11 April as the National Safe Motherhood
Day and has been observing it since 2003.
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World Parkinson’s Day 2022: 11 April

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World Parkinson’s Day 2022: 11 April

• Every year on April 11th, World Parkinson’s Day raises awareness for this
progressive nervous system disorder.

• The European Parkinson’s Disease Association (EPDA) and the World Health
Organization established World Parkinson’s Day on April 11th, 1997.

• April 11th is the birthday of Dr. James Parkinson.

• He is the first physician to recognize Parkinson’s as a medical condition.

• He published an essay in 1817 called, “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy.”

• During the 9th World Parkinson’s Disease Day Conference in 2005, the red tulip
was adopted as the official symbol for the disease.
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247th Army Ordnance Corps Day Celebrations
: 08 April 2022
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247th Army Ordnance Corps Day Celebrations - 8th April
• Army Ordnance Corps units of Southern Command celebrated their 247th Corps
Day.

• The Army Ordnance Corps came into existence with the establishment of ‘Board
of Ordnance’ on 8th April 1775.

• It was formed to ensure systematic distribution of weapons, ammunition and

equipment to the British Army.

• In 1922 it came to be known as the Indian Army Ordnance Corps.

• In 1950 when India became a Republic, the prefix ‘Indian’ was dropped and the
organization became the Army Ordnance Corps.

• Director General Ordnance Services: Lieutenant General RKS Kushwaha,

Which country’s football stadium, called “Stadium 974”, is linked to the 974
colourful, recycled shipping containers used in its construction, and is also
named after the country’s international dialing code?
a) UAE
b) South Korea
c) Qatar
d) Argentina

Stadium 974 is undoubtedly the most unique among the eight venues that will
host FIFA World Cup matches in Qatar later this year
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Axis Bank inks USD 150 mn Partial Guarantee Agreement
with ADB
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Axis Bank inks USD 150 mn Partial Guarantee Agreement with ADB

• Axis Bank signed a Partial Guarantee Facility Agreement with the

Asian Development Bank for a partial guarantee programme with
initial outlay of USD 150 million.

• This milestone project is ADB’s first supply chain finance transaction

in India.

• The deal will assist Axis Bank in amplifying its support of SMEs,
freeing up capital which will increase the amount of support it can
lend to sectors identified by Axis Bank as the most important to
sustainability..
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Recent news related to Axis Bank

• The Reserve Bank of India announced that it has fined IDBI bank and Axis Bank
Rs 93 lakh each for a variety of infractions, including those connected to KYC
standards.

• Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel have entered into a strategic partnership to strengthen
the growth of the digital ecosystem in India, through a range of financial solutions.
The partnership would enable access to credit and various digital financial
offerings from Axis Bank to Airtel’s 340 million-plus customers.

• Citigroup has announced that Axis Bank will be acquiring Citibank’s India
consumer business for an amount of USD 1.6 billion (Rs 12,325 crores) in an all-
cash deal.
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Recent news related to Axis Bank

• Due to a low participation of urban educated women in the workforce, Axis Bank has launched the
‘HouseWorkIsWork’ project, which provides possibilities for those who want to return to the
workforce.

• Axis Bank has tied up with MinkasuPay to offer a biometric authentication solution for net banking
payments in merchant apps using Fingerprint or Face ID, without the need for usernames,
passwords, and One-Time Passwords (OTPs).

• Axis Bank & CRMNEXT Solution won the IBS Intelligence (IBSi) Global FinTech Innovation
Awards 2021 for the “Best CRM (Customer Relationship Management) System Implementation”.

• MD & CEO-Amitabh Chaudhry

• Headquarters-Mumbai
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DBS Bank India partners with Social Alpha
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DBS Bank India partners with Social Alpha
• DBS Bank India partnered with Social Alpha to address the global issue of food waste through
sustainable solutions.

• Social Alpha is Bengaluru, Karnataka headquartered not-for-profit Foundation for Innovation and
Social Entrepreneurship for tech start-ups.

• There will be Techtonic Innovations Towards Zero Food Waste, a two-year program, supported by
DBS and powered by Social Alpha to identify innovative solutions by entrepreneurs to help reduce
quantitative and qualitative food loss and waste across food systems and agri-food value chains.

• Nearly 40% of food produced in India is lost before it reaches the markets and further wasted at
the retailer level, which decreases the nutritional security and causes income losses for farmers.

• An estimated 50 kg per capita of household food waste is recorded, totalling 68 M tonnes a year.
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Recent news related to DBS Bank India

• DBS Bank India has announced the launch of its Green Deposit
Programme for corporate clients providing a simple way for
companies to support environmentally-friendly projects or avenues.

• MD & CEO: Surojit Shome

• Headquarter: Mumbai
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ICICI Bank & Kredx Partners to Offer Cashback
Commercial Card
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ICICI Bank & Kredx Partners to Offer Cashback Commercial Card

• KredX, a supply chain finance company has partnered with ICICI Bank to provide
‘ICICI Bank-KredX Commercial Card’, for B2B payments.

• It’s a first-of-its-kind cashback card that allows businesses to get instant financial
benefits for all B2B payments without incurring any additional cost.
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Recent news related to ICICI Bank Ltd

• ICICI Bank announced that it has partnered with Chennai Super Kings (CSK),
one of India’s most successful cricket teams, to introduce a co-branded credit
card. The card, dubbed the ‘Chennai Super Kings ICICI Bank Credit Card,’ has
been expressly developed with a range of exclusive perks for the iconic team’s
millions of cricket fans.

• Sandeep Bakhshi has been named the Business Standard Banker of the Year
2020-21. He is the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of
ICICI Bank.

• MD & CEO – Sandeep Bakhshi

• Establishment – 1994
• Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra
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RBI issues guidelines for setting up full day Digital
Banking Units
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RBI issues guidelines for setting up full day Digital Banking Units

• The Reserve Bank of India announced that current banks can open digital
banking units to provide products and services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in
both self-serve and assisted modes.

• The government announced in the Union Budget that at least 75 such units will
be established in 75 districts to commemorate the country’s 75th anniversary of
independence as the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

• ‘DBU’ stands for Digital Banking Unit, which is a specialised fixed point business
unit/hub that houses specific basic infrastructure for delivering digital banking
goods and services to consumers in a simple and cost-effective manner.
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Recent news related to RBI

• The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to keep the repo rate
unchanged at 4 per cent. MPC committee keeps the reverse repo rate unchanged at 3.35 per
cent as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine added to a rise in inflation.

• The Reserve Bank reduced the Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for states and union
territories to Rs 47,010 crore from Rs 51,560 crore on Friday, citing an improvement in the
economic scenario.

• Reserve Bank of India has set up a separate internal department for fintech (Financial
technology). The new department has been created with effect from January 04, 2022, by
subsuming the FinTech Division of Department of Payment and Settlement Systems, Central
Office (DPSS, CO).

• Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra

• Governor: Shaktikanta Das
Which Code mandates that the officer-in-charge of a police station shall,
on receiving information about the commission of a cognisance offence,
proceed to the spot (of the crime) in person to investigate the facts and
circumstances of the case?
a) Investigation Procedure Code
b) Police Investigation Code
c) Criminal Investigation Code
d) Criminal Procedure Code

The Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) mandates that the officer-in-charge of a

police station shall, on receiving information about the commission of a
cognisance offence, proceed to the spot (of the crime) in person to investigate
the facts and circumstances of the case
Which Russian diamond mining company, the largest in the world, has been
sanctioned by the United States as an action against Vladimir Putin’s war on
Ukraine?
a) De Beers
b) Alrosa
c) Ruis Diamonds
d) Debswana Diamond

Alrosa, which has been recognised as a state-owned entity (SOE) by the U.S.
Department of the Treasury, was targeted by the U.S. authorities during the
beginning of the conflict in Ukraine
Which former tennis star is likely to be jailed after he was found guilty by a
London court of illicitly moving thousands of dollars from a bank account
after he was declared bankrupt?
a) Pat Cash
b) Bjorn Borg
c) Boris Becker
d) Pete Sampras

A jury at Southwark Crown Court here convicted Becker on four charges under the
Insolvency Act, including removal of property, concealing debt and two counts of
failing to disclose estate
Who is the only Pakistan Prime Minister to have
completed a full five-year term in office since
1947?
a) Ayub Khan
b) Benazir Bhutto
c) No PM has managed to achieve this feat
d) Nawaz Sharif

No Pakistani Prime Minister since 1947 has yet

completed the full five-year term of the National
Assembly in office