CURRENT AFFAIRS SNIPPETS 27th April 2022
CURRENT AFFAIRS SNIPPETS
27th April 2022
National News
Haj
Committee of India elects AP Abdullahkutty as chairperson
AP Abdullahkutty has been elected as the chairperson of the Haj Committee of
India, while for the first time, two women have been chosen as its
vice-chairpersons– Munnawari Begum and Mafuja Khatun. Ministry of Minority
Affairs is the nodal ministry to conduct the Haj pilgrimage in India. Haj pilgrimage for the Indian pilgrims is
conducted either through Haj Committee of India (HCoI), or the Haj Group
Organisers (HGOs) approved by the Ministry.
The Government of India has appointed C Muhammed Faizi as a member of
the Haj Committee of India (HCoI), a statutory body under the Ministry of
Minority Affairs, under sub-section (11), of Section 4 of Haj Committee Act
2022, for a period of 3 years up to 31st March 2025 with effect from 21st April
2022.
Tamil
Nadu govt to observes Minorities Rights Day every year on 18 December
Tamil Nadu government has announced that December 18, every year will be
observed as Minorities Rights Day at the state level. The state government
promotes the upliftment and economic advancement of the minorities through
effective implementation of schemes and welfare measures. The government, being the saviour of
minorities, is striving tirelessly to promote the upliftment and economic
advancement of the minorities through effective implementation of various
development schemes and welfare measures.
This day is being observed at the district level of Tamil Nadu under the
concerned collectors concerned. Henceforth, it will also be observed at the
state level.
Kerala signed MoU with the Netherlands for “Cosmos Malabaricus”
Project
Kerala and the Netherlands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for
the 'Cosmos Malabaricus' project. This study will contribute to a better
understanding of Kerala's history in the 18th century. In Malappuram and Kollam, the state will also
collaborate with the Netherlands to establish paint academies. The agreements were inked in the presence of
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Dutch Ambassador to India Marten van
den Berg. The Kerala Council for
Historical Research (KCHR), which is part of the Department of Higher Education,
the University of Leiden, and the National Archives of the Netherlands, is
carrying out this project. The amount of
time it will take to accomplish this project.
This project will take six years to complete.
Village Palli: India’s 1st carbon-neutral panchayat in J&K
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a 500 KV solar plant to the nation in
the unassuming hamlet of Palli in Jammu and Kashmir's border region of Samba
making it the country's first 'carbon neutral panchayat.' Palli, according to the Prime Minister, has
showed the country the way by becoming carbon neutral. Palli residents have assisted with the
project. They've also fed those who are working on the project. Officials added that under the national
government's 'Gram Urja Swaraj' programme, 1,500 solar panels with a total area
of 6,408 square metres will provide clean electricity to 340 homes in the model
panchayat. As India's first carbon-neutral
solar village, the village has made history.
Officials said the project was finished in record time for a cost of
2.75 crore. The electricity generated will be distributed to the village
through the local power grid station, which has a daily need of 2,000 units.
International News
Russia quits UN tourism body ahead of vote
on its suspension: UNWTO
United Nations' World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary-General
Zurab Pololikashvili on Wednesday said that Russia is withdrawing from the UN's
tourism body. Taking to Twitter, Zurab said, "Today, Russia announced
their intention to withdraw from UNWTO." The announcement comes ahead of a
vote by UNWTO's executive council to suspend Moscow's membership over its
invasion of Ukraine.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari takes oath as Pak's
youngest foreign minister
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari took oath
as 37th Foreign Minister of Pakistan on Wednesday. Bilawal, 33, who was
administered oath by President Arif Alvi at Aiwan-i-Sadr (President's House),
is reportedly the country's youngest foreign minister. Bilawal was first
elected to National Assembly in 2018 but this is the first time he's been
inducted into federal cabinet.
Indonesia widens export ban to include crude
and refined palm oil
Indonesia has widened the scope of its export ban on raw materials for
cooking oil to include crude and refined palm oil, Coordinating Minister for
Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on Wednesday. In a separate statement,
President Joko Widodo said people's need for affordable food trumped revenue
concerns. Export ban will be lifted once domestic needs are met, Widodo said.
Greece to help neighbour Bulgaria after
Russia cuts gas supply
Greece will help Bulgaria deal with the new situation caused by the
Russian decision to halt gas supplies to the country, Greek PM Kyriakos
Mitsotakis told his Bulgarian counterpart Kiril Petkov during a phone call.
Petkov said that Mitsotakis has assured him that a long-delayed gas link
between the two neighbours, the Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), will be
ready by June.
Robert Golob elected as Prime Minister of Slovenia
Robert Golob has defeated three-time prime minister Janez Janša in the Slovenia
Prime Minister election. State election
authorities have confirmed that the Freedom Movement won nearly 34% of the
votes as compared to around 24% for the governing conservative Slovenian
Democratic Party. The New Slovenia party
with 7%, followed by the Social Democrats with more than 6%, and the Left party
with just 4%. The 55-year-old former
power company manager has promised to restore "normality", having
billed the elections as a "referendum on democracy".
Appointments News
N Chandrasekaran takes charge as Tata Digital Chairman
Tata Sons executive chairman N Chandrasekaran has formally taken charge as
chairman of Tata Digital. At present, Tata's digital strategy is being
spearheaded by its CEO Pratik Pal along with Mukesh Bansal, founder of Cultfit.
Chandrasekaran’s formal appointment is of significance considering its future
plans of raising funds from external investors.
For Chandrasekaran, who was reappointed as the chairman of Tata Sons for
another five years in February, Tata Digital has been his brainchild since he
took charge as Tata Sons chairman. He has been closely involved in its growth
plans from the beginning as the Mumbai-based conglomerate eyes to make a dent
in the Indian eCommerce universe.
Aditya
Birla Capital named Vishakha Mulye as next CEO
Vishakha Mulye has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of Aditya
Birla Capital. The company said in its stock filing that the board of directors
approved the appointment based on the recommendations of the Nomination,
Remuneration and Compensation Committee.
She replaces Ajay Srinivasan, who is taking up other responsibilities
within the group, as per the exchange filing. Mulye, currently the Executive
Director of ICICI Bank, will join Aditya Birla Capital on June 1, 2022, and
will operate as the CEO with Srinivasan for a month to ensure a smooth
transition of leadership. She will take charge of her role as the CEO of Aditya
Birla Capital Limited post this period.
Banking, Business and Economy News
BHIM UPI became operational at NEOPAY terminals in the UAE
NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the International arm of the National
Payment Corporation of India has announced that BHIM UPI is now live at NEOPAY
terminals, across the UAE. This
initiative will empower millions of Indians who travel to the UAE, to safely
and conveniently make payments using BHIM UPI. NIPL and NEOPAY, the payment
subsidiary of Mashreq bank, partnered last year to create the acceptance
infrastructure in the UAE. With the
acceptance of BHIM UPI in the UAE, Indian tourists can now make seamless
payments through BHIM UPI across NEOPAY enabled shops and merchant stores. This
partnership will play a key role in transforming the P2M payment experience for
Indian travellers in the UAE. The implementation of the BHIM UPI in the UAE is
a stepping stone toward providing a major boost to digital payments in the
country.
Hindustan Unilever's profit rises 8.6% YoY
to ₹2,327 crore in Q4
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) on Wednesday reported an 8.6% rise in
its profit after tax from ₹2,143 crore in Q4 FY21 to ₹2,327 crore in Q4 FY22.
Its profit in FY22 rose 10.9% YoY to ₹8,818 crore. The company said its revenue
from sale of products in Q4 FY22 came in at ₹13,190 crore, up 10.40% YoY from
₹11,947 crore.
GT smash 4 sixes in last over to beat SRH on
last ball, reclaim top spot on points table
Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by five wickets
to reclaim the top spot on the IPL 2022 points table. GT chased down the target
of 196 on their last delivery. Needing 22 runs in the last over, GT smashed
four sixes and scored 25 runs to complete the chase. Rashid Khan slammed an
unbeaten 31 off 11 deliveries.
India will host the 21st World Congress of Accountants
According to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) president,
Debashis Mitra, India is set to host the 21st World Congress of Accountants
(WCOA), the Kumbh of accountants, for the first time in 118 years of its existence. About 6000 top accountants from 130 countries
will participate in the programme physically. The event will be held from
November 18 to 21 after outbidding France.
The event will be held at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The
theme for 2022 would be `Building Trust Enabling Sustainability’. The WCOA, a
forum for thought leadership and global exchange of views, is held every four
years since it started in 1904.
Awards News
Sir David Attenborough earns UN 'Champion of the Earth Lifetime Achievement
award'
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has named Sir David Attenborough,
English natural history broadcaster and naturalist, as the recipient of the
Champions of the Earth Award 2021 under the Lifetime Achievement category. This award is given to him for his dedication
to research, documentation, and advocacy for the protection of nature and its
restoration. Sir David Attenborough is
well known for his innovative educational television programs, especially the
nine-part Life series forming the Life collection. His well-known documentaries
include The Green Planet and A Plastic Ocean.
He was knighted twice by Queen Elizabeth II in 1985 and again in 2020.
He has won 3 Emmy Awards and 8 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
awards.
Other Winners of 2021 Champions of the Earth Awards:
|
Category |
Winners |
Country |
|
Policy Leadership |
Mia Mottley (Prime Minister, Barbados) |
Barbados |
|
Inspiration And Action |
Sea Women of Melanesia |
Papua New Guinea and the Solomon islands |
|
Science And Innovation |
Dr Gladys Kalema Zikusoka Founder and CEO of
Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) |
Uganda |
|
Enterpreneurial Vision |
Maria Kolesnikova |
Kyrgyz Republic |
UK’s Commonwealth Points of Light Award won by Kishore Kumar Das
The founder of the educational charity ‘Bidyanando’ Kishore Kumar Das from
Bangladesh has been chosen for the United Kingdom's Commonwealth Points of
Light Award for his exceptional work in improving access to education for
children from marginalised backgrounds. UK's
Commonwealth Point of Light Awards recognises outstanding individual volunteers
who are making a change in their community.
Kishore Das set up Bidyanando in 2013 with just 22 students. It now runs
five primary schools which provide free education as well as academic coaching
sessions and scholarship programmes to help children continue into higher
education. Kishore has also started a
meal programme, ‘Ek takay aahar’ (Meal for one Taka), which has provided more
than 10,000 nutritious meals for vulnerable people, particularly children and
those who are homeless. During the
Corona pandemic, Bidyanondo ramped up its effort to distribute relief across
the country.
Meghalaya E-proposal System grabbed prestigious UN Award
The important effort of Meghalaya's Planning Department, the e-Proposal System,
which is part of Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture (MeghEA), has been awarded
the prestigious UN Award – World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS)
Prizes 2022. The state government noted
that in today's digital era, IT is critical in not only innovating digital
services but also in catering to the requirements of the public and fostering
inclusive communities. MeghEA was
launched by CM Conrad K Sangma in 2019 and is being executed by the Planning
Department of the Government of Meghalaya.
In the beginning of the year, the government announced that Meghalaya
had been chosen as one of the top 360 projects in the world. The UN chooses the best five in each of the
18 categories as Champion Projects. Along with programmes from Australia,
China, Argentina, and Tanzania, Meghalaya has been named a UN Champion Project
in the area of "The role of governments and all stakeholders in the
promotion of ICTs for development."
One of the top five projects will be named Winning Project. Meghalaya e-Proposal System is also expected
to receive the winning award, which will be presented on May 31st in Geneva,
Switzerland.
SPORTS
GT smash 4 sixes in last over to beat SRH on
last ball, reclaim top spot on points table
Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) by five wickets
to reclaim the top spot on the IPL 2022 points table. GT chased down the target
of 196 on their last delivery. Needing 22 runs in the last over, GT smashed
four sixes and scored 25 runs to complete the chase. Rashid Khan slammed an
unbeaten 31 off 11 deliveries.
Important Days
WHO’s World Immunization Week: 24-30 April
World Immunization Week is celebrated worldwide in the last week of April, to
highlight the collective action required and to promote the use of vaccines to
protect people of all age groups against disease. This year, WHO is going to celebrate World
Immunization Week from April 24 to April 30. To commemorate the day, WHO has
decided the theme of this year’s Immunization Week as “Long Life for All”. In May 2012, the World Health Assembly, the
decision-making body of the WHO, endorsed World Immunization Week. The world’s
first “World Immunization Week” was observed in 2012, which witnessed the
simultaneous participation of more than 180 countries and territories
worldwide.
Obituaries News
Padma Shri Structural biologist M. Vijayan passes away
Eminent structural biologist M. Vijayan, DAE Homi Bhabha Professor at the
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), passed away in Bengaluru. Vijayan, who was
instrumental in the development of macromolecular crystallography in India, was
80. Born in Cherpu, Thrissur, in 1941,
Prof. Vijayan graduated from the Kerala Varma College, and continued his
studies at Allahabad University, before pursuing his PhD in X-ray
Crystallography from IISc, Bangalore. A
recipient of the Padma Shri and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, Prof. Vijayan
was the president of the Indian National Science Academy from 2007 to 2010.
Actor Kenneth Tsang found dead in Hong
Kong's COVID-19 quarantine hotel
Kenneth Tsang, the 86-year-old veteran Hong Kong actor who was also a
familiar face on Singapore television, was found dead on Wednesday at a hotel
in Hong Kong. He was undergoing the city's mandatory travel quarantine for
COVID-19 at the hotel after returning from Singapore on Monday, reports said.
He had tested negative for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the reports added.
Miscellaneous News
India’s first Amrit Sarovar established in UP’s Rampur
India's first 'Amrit Sarovar' has been completed at Rampur's Gram Panchayat
Patwai, thanks to the efforts of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's government in
Uttar Pradesh. As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, 75 water bodies will be
developed and regenerated as part of the Amrit Sarovar initiative. In just a few weeks, a pond in Rampur was
cleaned and revived. This pond has now
become a major tourist attraction in the rural area. In Rampur, 75 ponds were chosen to be
developed as Amrit Sarovar. The
construction on the pond in village panchayat Patwai of development block
Shahbad was finished out of the selected ponds.
Work on the pond in Gram Panchayat Singan Kheda with the largest area
(1.67 hectare) has also begun. In the
next three months, this garbage-strewn pond will be transformed into 'Amrit
Sarovar,' a rural tourism destination.
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