Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (April 16th to 22nd April 2022)

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of April 16th to 22nd April  2022. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2022 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• April 14 is marked as Ambedkar Jayanti to honour Dr Ambedkar’s countless contributions in the making of present-day India.
• To raise awareness about a life-threatening disease that can cause serious heart and digestive issues, every year April 14 is observed as World Chagas Day.
• World Art Day is observed every year on 15 April globally & the day also marks the birth anniversary of the famous Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci.
• Himachal Pradesh statehood Day is observed on 15th April
• Every year on April 16, the world celebrates World Voice Day & this day is commemorated to raise awareness and education about the value of speaking in our daily lives.
• Every year, Save the Elephant Day is celebrated on April 16, aiming to raise awareness regarding the danger’s elephants face and the various difficulties they have to overcome to live & the Day is established by the Thailand-based Elephant Reintroduction Foundation.
• World Hemophilia Day was started by the World Federation of Hemophilia (WHF) and is annually observed on the 17th of April & the Theme of 2022 is ‘Access for All: Partnership. Policy. Progress. Engaging your government, integrating inherited bleeding disorders into national policy.’
• Every year, the world observes April 18 as World Heritage Day & the theme is Heritage and Climate.
• Every year World Liver Day is celebrated on April 19 & the day is observed to raise awareness about liver diseases across the world.
• UN Chinese Language Day is observed globally on April 20 every year.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ program in additional 126 cities across 14 States/ UTs.
• The Indian Council for Cultural Relations, ICCR has launched an India Alumni Portal in New Delhi.
• The UNDP and partners of the Adaptation Innovation Marketplace (AIM) have announced $2.2 million in climate action grants for 22 local innovators across 19 countries, including India.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya in New Delhi on April 14.
• The Centre has completed asset monetisation worth Rs 96,000 crore during FY22, surpassing the target of Rs 88,000 crore.
• The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati has partnered with NTPC Limited to design and develop a highly energy-efficient plant for CO2 capture from power plants.
• The 40th edition of Hunar Haat was inaugurated by Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur in Mumbai & the event is being held at MMRDA Ground, Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai, from April 16 to April 27.
• The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ program in additional 126 cities across 14 States/ UTs.
• The NITI Aayog is planning to launch a National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) in May to provide government data in a user-friendly format, to promote data-driven decision making and research.
• Country’s first-ever radio channel for the visually impaired, named ‘Radio Aksh’ has been launched in Nagpur, with the Blind Relief Association Nagpur and Samdrushti Kshamata Vikas Avam Anusandhan Mandal (Saksham)
• The Union Government has extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) Insurance Scheme for Health Care Workers Fighting COVID-19 for a further period of 180 days.
• Ladakh Additional Director General of Police SS Khandare has inaugurated the first IT Training and Services centre of Ethosh Digital, in Leh.
• The Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) have developed the portal named ‘e-DAR’ (e-Detailed Accident Report).
• Border Roads Organisation will construct the world’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass at 16,580 feet to connect Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh, informed BRO Director General Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary.
• Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar, Gujarat in the presence of the Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO).
• Health and Wellness Centres which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14th April 2018 with the objective of providing health for all will complete its 4th year Anniversary on 14th April 2022.
• The Supreme Court has reconstituted the expert committee that would be looking into measures to ensure that the construction of the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor Expressway project.
• The country’s first portable solar rooftop system was inaugurated at Swaminarayan Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• India has been elected to four key bodies of the UN Economic and Social Council ie Commission for Social Development, Committee on NGOs, Commission on Science & Technology for Development, Ambassador Preeti Saran gets re-elected to Committee for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and S Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister, arrived in Washington DC to attend the fourth India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue.
• On April 12-13, 2022, The 20th edition of India-France Joint Staff talks was held in Paris, France.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : STATE NEWS

• The Chairman/CEC, LAHDC Leh, Adv. Tashi Gyalson inaugurated the Community Museum at Sasoma village in Gya in the direction of preserving and forwarding its rich cultural heritage to future generations.
• The Uttarakhand government has implemented the Him Prahari scheme, it is meant for ex-servicemen and youngsters.
• The Telangana government launched its SpaceTech Framework, with a vision to establish the state as a globally recognised one-stop destination for space technology.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : BANKING & FINANCE

• The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sanctioned an amount of $76.25 million or Rs 551 crore for three specific projects under the Agartala Smart City Limited.
• The Central government and the Asian Development Bank signed a $2 million Project Readiness Financing (PRF) Loan for designing climate resilient urban infrastructure, strengthening institutional capacity and improving municipal resource mobilization.
• ICICI Bank and GIFT SEZ at GIFT City in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the special economic zone to Indian as well as global businesses including IT, IT-enabled services and financial services.
• On the occasion of 128th foundation day, Punjab National Bank (PNB) launches Cardless Cash Withdrawal and Virtual Debit Card, along with a range of other select digital services on its mobile app named PNB One, for safe banking transactions.
• Mashreq NEO, the full-service digital bank from Mashreq Bank in Dubai, UAE has tied up with Federal Bank to enable Mashreq Neo’s Indian customers to open a Non-Resident account In India, instantly via the Neo app.
• Kotak Mahindra Bank has launched Kotak FYN, its new enterprise portal exclusive for business banking and corporate clients.
• According to the World Bank’s bi-annual “South Asia Economic Focus” report, it has cut India’s GDP forecast for fiscal year 2022-23 to 8% from 8.7% predicted earlier, citing the impact of the war in Ukraine, high global oil prices, elevated inflation and supply disruptions.
• PhonePe, one app for all things money, and Extreme IX, an Indian internet exchange point, have joined hands to form a partnership that will enable a faster digital payments experience for over 370 million PhonePe users.
• The Center has raised the authorized capital of ₹5,000 crore in three public sector insurance companies namely Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL), National Insurance Co. Ltd. (NICL) and United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (UICL) – to enable subscription of capital.
• The government has amended rules of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), paving the way for up to 20 per cent foreign direct investment in the insurance behemoth LIC.
• The fintech firm 121 Finance has become India’s first NBFC (Non Banking Financial Company) -factor to receive the certificate of registration under registration of factors (Reserve Bank) regulations, 2022
• Nexo, the leading regulated institution for digital assets, officially launched the Nexo Card, a first-of-its-kind crypto-backed Mastercard & DiPocket, in selected European markets.
• India’s largest public lender State Bank of India (SBI) has raised 3-year funds of $500 million (over Rs 3,800 crore) through its IFSC Gift City branch & this is the first offshore USD Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) linked syndicated loan raised by SBI through its Gift City branch.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a fine of over Rs 17,63,965 on non-banking finance company Manappuram Finance for violating KYC guidelines as well as norms related to prepaid payment instruments.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

• The World Trade Organization has slashed its forecast for global trade growth this year to 3% from 4.7% due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and warned against the global economy dividing into rival blocs because of the conflict.
• The data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) showed that the retail inflation rate rose to 6.95 per cent in March from a year ago, remaining above the tolerance limit of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the third straight month.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• The central government has re-appointed retired Punjab-cadre IPS officer Iqbal Singh Lalpura as the chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities for a period of 3 years from the date of assumption of office & he replaced Syed Ghayorul Hasan Rizvi.
• Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University vice-chancellor Mahesh Verma has been appointed the new chairman of the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare providers (NABH).
• BCCI secretary Jay Shah has been appointed as the member board representative to the ICC Cricket Committee, meanwhile Mahela Jayawardene (former Sri Lankan cricketer ) was reappointed as the former player representative
• The consumer durables brand of electrical goods major Havells India, Lloyd has appointed Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador for the Eastern Indian markets.
• The government has granted an extension of one year to Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas & this is the second extension for Vyas, who was first appointed to the post in September 2018 for a period up to May 3, 2021.
• Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi stepped down from his position under pressure from Saudi Arabia.
• Lieutenant General Manoj Pande appointed the new Chief of Army Staff & he will succeed General M M Naravane who will retire on April 30, 2022.
• Digit Insurance has appointed Jasleen Kohli as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company with effect from April 20 & she will take over from Vijay Kumar who held the position since the company was founded in 2017 & he will superannuate on April 19, 2022.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : AWARDS & HONORS

• At the 23rd edition of the EY Entrepreneur of The Year India awards, Founder and CEO of Nykaa, Falguni Nayar has been named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021.
• Mumbai and Hyderabad have been jointly recognised as ‘2021 Tree City of the World ‘by The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Arbor Day Foundation & for a second consecutive year, Hyderabad has been recognised as a ‘Tree City of the World’
• Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu conferred the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021 to Dr. Bhushan Kumar of Chandigarh under the Indian nomination (individual) category and Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust, Gujarat under the institutional category in New Delhi.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to be honoured with the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award, at the 80th annual Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Awards ceremony.
• Renowned Indian economist and political commentator Prabhat Patnaik has been selected for the 2022 Malcom Adiseshiah Award & the award is annually given by the Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust to an outstanding social scientist selected from nominations received by a specially constituted national jury.
• IndusInd Bank has been awarded the global ‘Celent Model Bank’ award under the category – ‘Payments System Transformation’ for building a best-in-class Enterprise Payments Hub (EPH).
• The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) flagship Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (UdeDeshkaAamNagrik) has been selected for Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020 under the category “Innovation (General) – Central”.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : MOU & AGREEMENTS

• The Odisha Government and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to take vital steps towards the proliferation of green energy in the state.
• Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a contract with the Nigerian Army for imparting Phase-II flying training on Chetak Helicopter for six officers of Nigerian Army Aviation.
• Telangana’s department of Industries and Commerce and Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce have agreed to collaborate for promoting bilateral trade and investment through greater cooperation in the areas of SMEs (small and medium enterprises) and startups.
• The top trade association representing the US Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the India Electronics and Semiconductor Association (IESA) to foster collaboration and identify potential opportunities between the two countries in the semiconductor sector.
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for technology development and finding indigenous solutions towards the sustenance of various weapon systems.
• Six Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements were signed at the Waterways Conclave-2022, which concluded, in Dibrugarh in presence of Union minister of ports, shipping and waterways Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
• State-owned NHPC signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the district administration of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh for development of green hydrogen technologies to produce hydrogen.
• India and Maldives signed 7 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for projects to be built under the Indian grant assistance scheme for the High Impact Community Development Project through local bodies (HICDP).

CURRENT AFFAIRS : DEFENCE NEWS

• The Trishakti Corps conducted Ex Kripan Shakti, an Integrated Fire Power exercise at Teesta Field Firing Ranges (TFFR) near Siliguri (WB).
• Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General MM Naravane has inducted the first set of domestically developed specialist vehicles into service, at a ceremony organised in the city of Pune.
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet Su30 MkI, on the Eastern seaboard & the test was carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in close coordination with the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army.
• Union Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar inaugurated the 8th edition of two-day National Level Pollution Response Exercise NATPOLREX-VIII being conducted by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) off Mormugao harbour in Goa.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : APPS & PORTALS

• Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar lauched two portals, one for the Computerized Registration of pesticide (CROP) and the other for Plant Quarantine Management System (PQMS).
• The rural development and panchayati raj department of Jammu and Kashmir administration launched a mobile application jan nigrani to help people lodge complaints related to various schemes online

CURRENT AFFAIRS : REPORT & INDEX

• According to the World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, the extreme poverty rate in India has declined from 22.5 percent in 2011 to 10.2 percent in 2019 & ie 12.3 percentage points lower in 2019 as compared to 2011.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched 3 applications under the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) as part of the InTranSE- II program to improve India’s traffic scenario.
• Neptune is a Ukrainian anti-ship cruise missile capable of destroying targets within a range of 300 km.& was developed by the Luch design bureau.
• China sent a new satellite Zhongxing-6D into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province & the satellite was launched by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully.
• A Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched a surveillance satellite for the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from the Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• The Netherlands lifted their fourth FIH Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup title after beating Germany 3-1 in the final at Potchefstroom, South Africa.
• Victoria will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games with the Australian state’s regional centres organising the majority of events in a break from the traditional single host city model.
• In badminton, Indian shuttler Mithun Manjunath had to settle for a silver medal after losing to home favourite Toma Junior Popov in the men’s singles final of the Orleans Masters 2022 badminton tournament in Orleans, France.
• India will host the Street Child Cricket World Cup in 2023 & it is Organized by Street Child United and Save the Children India, the Street Child Cricket World Cup 2023 will welcome 22 teams from 16 countries to India next year.
• Young Indian Grandmaster R Pragganandhaa has won the prestigious Reykjavik Open chess tournament here with 7.5 points from nine rounds.
• Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has unveiled logo of 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup at the Kalinga stadium in the capital Bhubaneswar.
• Tamil Nadu men registered a comprehensive 87-69 win over Punjab to regain the 71st Senior National Basketball Championship crown at the Nehru Indoor Stadium.
• New Zealand pacer Tim Southee was awarded the prestigious Sir Richard Hadlee medal at the 2022 NZC Awards.
• Ace Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash won the gold medal in the men’s 200m butterfly event at the Danish Open 2022 in Copenhagen.
• New Zealand pacer Hamish Bennett has announced that the 2021/22 season will be the last of his 17-year-old career.
• Haryana has become the winner of the 12th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship in the final, Haryana defeated Tamil Nadu 3-1 in the shootout after the final ended 1-1 in the regulation time.
• The country’s youngest Grandmaster D. Gukesh, 15, improved upon his two runner-up finishes in March with a resounding title-triumph in the 48th La Roda International Open chess tournament in Castile-La Mancha, in Spain.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS AND AUTHOR

• Indian author Prem Rawat has launched his new book titled ‘Hear Yourself’ for the Indian subcontinent in
• In the 131st year of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar’s birth, Rajesh Talwar published “The Boy Who Wrote a constitution: A Play for Children on Human Rights.”

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• Veteran television producer and actor Manju Singh passed away due to cardiac arrest.
• Popular Odia singer and music director Prafulla Kar passed away following breathing difficulties

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