Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 1st Week April 2022

April 12, 2022
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Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 1st Week April 2022

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Banking and Financial

UPI crossed 500 crore milestone in terms of volume in March
RBI extended the timeline for implementation of use of lockable cassettes in all ATMs till March 31, 2023
IREDA sanctioned Rs 267 crores loan to BluSmart Mobility for electric cars
HP acquired Poly for $1.7 billion in a bid to become a full-service hybrid work ecosystem provider
Canara Bank, SBI, PNB & Union Bank reduced their stake to 5% in India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL)
SEBI formed panel to strengthen governance of stock exchanges; chaired by G Mahalingam
Government collected all-time high Rs 1.42 lakh crores as GST of March 2022
RBI fixed Ways and Means Advances (WMA) limit for States/UTs at Rs 47,010 crores
FICCI projected India’s GDP growth rate at 7.4% for FY23
ADB projected India’s economy to grow 7.5% in FY2022, 8% in FY2023
SBI signed MoU with BSF to offer special benefits through CAPSP Scheme
HDFC Bank announced merger with housing finance firm HDFC Ltd
Banks reported frauds worth Rs 34,000 crore in April-December 2021, according to RBI
Ind-Ra projected India’s GDP growth for FY23 at 7-7.2%
Cabinet approved $808 million programme to improve the performance of MSME
Google Pay partnered with Pine Labs to launch Tap to Pay for UPI
Axis Bank acquired Citibank’s India consumer business in a Rs 12,325 crores deal
Dearness Allowance for central govt employees hiked by 3% to 34%
Govt kept interest rate of small savings schemes unchanged for Q1 of 2022-23
Union Bank of India launched super-app UnionNXT and digital transformation project SMBHAV

National News

Delhi government launched scheme to set up ‘Hobby Hubs’ in government schools
India’s unemployment rate fell to 7.6% in March from 8.1% in Feb 2022
Andhra Pradesh set up ‘She Auto’ stands to provide safe transport to women
Stand-Up India Scheme completed 6 years
Gangaur festival celebrated in Rajasthan
CJI N V Ramana launched FASTER software to transmit court orders swiftly and securely through electronic mode
Lepakshi Nandi, Veerabhadra temple included on UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
UP become India’s top vegetable producer; Andhra Pradesh remained top fruit producer
Microsoft launched Startups Founders Hub platform in India to support startups
Haryana govt launched crop insurance portal of ‘Mukhya Mantri Bagwani Bima Yojana’
Mumbai International Cruise Terminal will be commissioned by July 2024
Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20 extended by six months till September 30, 2022
Manipur govt signed MoU with Samsung and Abhitech to set up Sports Digital Experience Centre in Imphal
Tata Power Renewable commissioned 300MW solar plant in Gujarat with India’s largest single-axis tracker system
Assam Cabinet approved MoU with French funding agency for biodiversity conservation
Tamil Nadu government launched ‘Kaaval Uthavi’ app for public during emergency
Uttar Pradesh govt launched ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’ initiative
4th edition of India Boat & Marine Show (IBMS) concluded in Kochi
Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated 13 new districts
Madhya Pradesh government launched ‘Mukhyamantri Udyam Kranti Yojana’ to give loan up to Rs 50 lakh with subsidized interest rate for self-employment
Government set up 17-member committee to steer, guide semiconductor mission; headed by Ashwini Vaishnaw
Tamil Nadu formed a 13-member panel to frame the state education policy; chaired by D Murugesan

International News

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed Japanese ODA loan agreements with India to provide loans of 312.258 billion Yen for 7 Projects
Viktor Orban re-elected as Prime Minister of Hungary for 4th term
Hurun Richest Self-Made Women in the World 2022: Falguni Nayar ranked 10^th; Wu Yajun topped
Aleksandar Vučić re-elected as President of Serbia
World’s Biggest Electric Cruise Ship made its maiden voyage in China
India & Australia signed Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement
India will provide USD 1 million to BIMSTEC to increase operational budget
ADB, HSBC India signed USD 100 Million partial guarantee program for Microfinance Institutions(MFI) sector
United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) released ‘State of the World Population 2022: Seeing the Unseen’ report
Chandrapur district of Maharashtra recorded third hottest place in the world; Kayes city of Mali is the hottest place
Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2022: Elon Musk topped; Mukesh Ambani ranked 10^th
Madagascar became 30th country to join Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

Appointment and Resignation

S Raju appointed as DG of Geological Survey of India
India’s Aprajita Sharrma selected vice-chairperson of ITU Council Standing Committee on Administration and Management
Amir Khan appointed as brand ambassador of PharmEasy
Vikas Kumar appointed MD of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
Vinay Mohan Kwatra appointed India’s New Foreign Secretary
Lt Gen Manoj Pande all set to become next Army chief
Mahesh Verma appointed as chairperson of National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH)
Anthony Heredia appointed MD & CEO of Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund
Arunabha Ghosh appointed to High Level Expert Group on Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities
UN Human Rights Council appointed Tuvalu negotiator Dr Ian Fry as climate change expert
Murli Natarajan re-appointed as MD & CEO of DCB Bank

Awards

Journalist Aarefa Johari awarded Chameli Devi Jain Award 2021
Ramdarash Mishra will be awarded Saraswati Samman 2021
HDFC Bank adjudged as Best Performing Bank in SHG Linkage by DAY-NRLM
‘We Are’ received “Album of the Year” award at 64th Grammy Awards 2022

Defence

Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maiden Maritime Exercise “IMEX-22” concluded in Arabian Sea
20th India-France bilateral naval exercise ‘VARUNA -2022’ conducted in Arabian Sea
Bharat Dynamics Ltd signed MoU with Tawazun Economic Council, UAE in the field of defence
India and Kyrgyzstan conducted 9th Joint Special Forces Exercise at Bakloh
HAL tied up with Israel Aerospace Industries to convert civil aircraft to multi mission tanker transport aircraft

Science

IIM Ahmedabad set up a Retail Tech Consortium with Flipkart
Jio-bp and TVS Motor will collaborate on EV solutions
NTPC inked pact with Gujarat Gas Limited to blend green hydrogen into piped Natural Gas

Sports

Logo, mascot, jersey & anthem of Khelo India University Games 2021 launched
Meghalaya will host 83rd National Table Tennis Championship 2022
Miami Open tennis 2022: Carlos Alcaraz & Iga Swiatek won Men’s & Women’s Singles title
Australia won ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 title

Book and Author

A new book “Crunch Time: Narendra Modi’s National Security Crises” authored by Sreeram Chaulia
A new novel titled “Queen of Fire” authored by Devika Rangachari
Ashwini Shrivastava authored a new book titled Decoding Indian Babudom
Dharmendra Pradhan released book titled ‘Birsa Munda – Janjatiya Nayak’ written by Prof Alok Chakrawal
A new book titled “Tiger of Drass: Capt. Anuj Nayyar, 23, Kargil Hero” authored by Meena Nayyar & Himmat Singh Shekhawat

Important day

1 April: Odisha Day or Utkal Divas
2 April: International Children’s Book Day
2 April: World Autism Awareness Day (Theme 2022” “Inclusive Quality Education for All”.)
4 April: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
3 April 2022: 258th Raising Day of Army Medical Corps
5 April: National Maritime Day (Theme 2022: “Sustainable Shipping beyond Covid-19’’.)
5 April: International Day of Conscience
6 April: International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (Global Theme 2022: “Securing a Sustainable and Peaceful Future for All: The Contribution of Sport”)
6 April: World Table Tennis Day
7 April: International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda
7 April: World Health Day (Theme 2022: ‘Our Planet, Our Health’.)