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International News
Pacifist approach to war in Ukraine is
outdated: German Chancellor
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday said that a pacifist approach to
the war in Ukraine is outdated. "I respect all pacifism...but it must seem
cynical to a citizen of Ukraine to be told to defend himself against Putin's
aggression without weapons," he added. Olaf pledged to continue to support
the Ukrainian government with money, aid and weapons.
China reopens makeshift hospital in Beijing
to curb COVID outbreak
Authorities in China's Beijing have reopened a makeshift hospital amid a
fresh outbreak of COVID-19 in the Chinese capital. Currently, there are 12
COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms in the hospital. Notably, the hospital had
been only used during the SARS outbreak in 2003 and a COVID-19 outbreak in
2020, according to state media.
Liberal world order is under serious attack:
US President Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden while addressing the White House Correspondents
Association Dinner on Saturday, spoke about 'threats facing democracy'
worldwide. He added, "I'm being deadly earnest. Overseas, the liberal
world order that laid the foundation for global peace, stability and prosperity
since World War II is genuinely, seriously under assault."
CIA's first-ever CTO Nand Mulchandani
studied at a Delhi school
Nand Mulchandani, appointed as the US Central Intelligence Agency's
(CIA) first Chief Technology Officer (CTO), did his schooling at Delhi's
Bluebells School International. He has a degree in Computer Science and Math
from Cornell and a Master of Science in Management from Stanford Business
School. The Indian-American also learned Public Administration at Harvard's
Kennedy School of Government.
US lists India, Russia and China on its intellectual property protection
priority watch list
India, China, Russia, and four other countries were added to the US's annual
'Priority Watch List' for intellectual property protection and enforcement.
Argentina, Chile, Indonesia, and Venezuela are among the other countries on the
Office of the United States Trade Representative's list. US Trade Representative Katherine Tai
indicated in her Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of US
trading partners' protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights
that these nations will be the focus of particularly intense bilateral
engagement in the next year. Algeria,
Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Egypt, Guatemala, Mexico, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Thailand, Trinidad &
Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam are among the countries
on the Watch List, which require bilateral attention to address underlying IP
issues.
NATIONAL NEWS
Matter of pride for me to lead Indian Army:
General Manoj Pande
A day after taking charge, Army Chief General Manoj Pande said it's a
matter of pride for him that he has been asked to lead Indian Army. "It
has a glorious past that maintained the security and integrity of the
nation," he said. The Army chief added, "The geopolitical situation is
changing rapidly and we have many challenges before us."
India's current Army, Navy & Air Force
chiefs had graduated together from NDA
The three chiefs of India's armed forces- Army, Navy and Air Force- were
batchmates of the 61st National Defence Academy (NDA) course. The Indian Army
on Sunday shared a picture of the three military chiefs General Manoj Pande
(Army), Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Admiral R Hari Kumar (Navy) and
said, "Tri-services synergy at its best!
Suman Bery takes charge as NITI Aayog Vice
Chairperson
Economist Dr Suman K Bery on Sunday took charge as the Vice Chairperson
of NITI Aayog, according to an official statement. "NITI Aayog's challenge
is to...work with India's states, which is where economic development
ultimately happens," the statement quoted Bery as saying. Bery has
replaced Dr Rajiv Kumar, who had taken over as the Vice Chairperson in 2017.
Section 144 in UP's Gautam Buddha Nagar from
May 1-31 amid COVID-19
In view of a rise in COVID-19 cases and the upcoming festivals, the
administration of UP's Gautam Buddha Nagar has imposed section 144 of the CrPC
from May 1 to 31. Offering Namaz or organising puja in public places will be
banned during the period, the Police Commissionerate said. Protests or hunger
strikes cannot be held without prior permission.
DMK stands for upliftment of workforce: TN
CM Stalin on Labour Day
Speaking at an event on International Labour Day in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
CM MK Stalin said on Sunday that the DMK government stands for the upliftment
of the workforce. "It is...DMK...that brought the use of bicycle rickshaws
instead of hand-pulled rickshaws...For the first time in India, the DMK
government provided free electricity to farmers in [Tamil Nadu]," he
added.
Maharashtra became India’s 1st state to develop Migration Tracking System
app
Maharashtra became the first state in India to develop a website-based
Migration Tracking System (MTS) application to track the movement of migrant
workers through individual unique identity numbers. The MTS project aims to ensure the continuity
of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) for migrant beneficiaries, such
as children under the age of 18, lactating mothers, and pregnant women who are
registered with Anganwadi centres. Migration
workers will be tracked to ensure the portability of the ICDS for their
families in their destination districts within or outside the state until their
return to their native places. ICDS is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented
by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It was launched in 1975.
Former SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar joined Indifi Technologies as advisor
Online lending platform, Indifi Technologies has appointed former chairman of
SBI, Rajnish Kumar as an advisor. Presently, he sits on the boards of HSBC Asia
Pacific, L&T Infotech, Hero MotoCorp and BharatPe. As an advisor, he will engage with the
management on the company’s growth strategy and provide guidance in the
financial services sector. In this capacity, Kumar will engage with the
management on the company’s growth strategy and provide guidance in the
financial services sector. In his
earlier assignments, he has also served as the Managing Director of National
Banking Group and as the Managing Director of Compliance and Risk at SBI. He
was previously appointed as a non-executive director at HSBC’s Hong
Kong-headquartered Asia unit; Baring has also served as Senior Advisor to
Private Equity Asia, and as an Advisor to Kotak Investment Advisors. He recently joined the International
Strategic Advisory Board of Dun & Bradstreet, a global provider of business
decision data and analytics.
Anshul Swami, former retail chief of RBL Bank, named as MD-CEO of
Shivalik Small Finance Bank
Anshul Swami has been named managing director and chief executive officer of
Shivalik Small Finance Bank. Swami's nomination has already been accepted by
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Swami
succeeds Suveer Kumar Gupta, who co-founded the bank and guided it through its
transformation from an urban co-operative to a local finance institution.
According to insiders, Gupta will now serve as an adviser to the Board of
Directors.
Telangana and Google have inked a MOU on Digital Economy for Young and
Women entrepreneurs
Google signed a MoU with the Telangana government to bring the benefits of the
digital economy to the state's young and women entrepreneurs, and officially off
the construction of its three million square foot headquarters in the city from
the ground up. Telangana IT and
Industries Minister K T Rama Rao was present when the MoU was signed. For decades to come, a 3 million sq ft
energy-efficient campus designed with sustainability will be a hallmark for
Hyderabad. Throughout its design, the
three million square foot structure prioritises sustainability and energy
efficiency. Google will work with the
government through its various arms to provide scholarships for Google Career
Certificates to Telangana's youth, support women entrepreneurs through digital,
business, and financial skills training, and support the government's efforts
to modernise schools with digital teaching and learning tools and solutions under
the new initiative. The US-based
Corporation will also support the state government's attempts to improve public
transportation and the use of digital technologies in agriculture as part of
the cooperative endeavour.
Banking , Business and Economy News
Murdoch, Shankar's Bodhi Tree to invest $600
million in ALLEN Career Institute
Bodhi Tree, the investment firm backed by James Murdoch and former
Disney executive Uday Shankar, is investing $600 million in ALLEN Career
Institute. Bodhi Tree said that its investment in the 33-year-old test prep
institute is strategic in nature. Founded by Rajesh Maheshwari in 1988, ALLEN
operates 138 classroom centres in 46 cities across India and the Middle East.
Bank of Baroda launched a new feature ‘bob World Gold’ for senior
citizens
Bank of Baroda has launched “bob World Gold”, a new feature on its bob World
mobile banking platform for seniors and the elderly. It is a unique digital
banking platform that has been designed to provide its senior customers with a
simple, smooth and secure mobile banking experience. This platform has easy navigation, large
fonts, sufficient spacing and clear menus. The idea behind bob World Gold was
to look at every element from the lens of this demographic and understand their
specific requirements from a digital banking platform.
World Bank approved $47 million program for India’s Mission Karmayogi
program
The World Bank has approved a USD 47 million projects to support the Government
of India's Mission Karmayogi, a national program to build civil service
capacity. There are nearly 18 million civil servants employed across India,
with approximately two-thirds at the state government and local authority
levels. The Bank's financing aims to
support the Government's objectives of enhancing the functional and behavioural
competencies of approximately four million civil servants. It will focus on
three components: the development and implementation of competency frameworks;
the development of an integrated learning platform; and program monitoring,
evaluation, and management.
Air Asia to merge by Tata Group with Air India
The Tata Group has been attempting to improve Air India's performance since its
takeover in January 2022. That includes its on-time performance. The Tata's
most recent job is to consolidate their aviation operations. The Competition
Commission of India (CCI) has already been notified of Air India's intention to
merge with AirAsia India. Regardless of
how the relevant markets are defined, the airline claims that the Proposed
Combination will neither transform the competitive environment or have a
significant negative impact on competition in India.
Awards News
BRO's Atal Tunnel Receives 'Best Infrastructure Project' Award
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) engineering marvel, Atal Tunnel, built-in
Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh, received the Indian Building Congress (IBC) 'Best
Infrastructure Project' award in New Delhi.
More than thirty state-of-the-art infrastructure projects were nominated
for the award. The IBC jury selected the strategic tunnel as the 'Best Project
for Excellence in Built Environment' in 2021.
The tunnel, built using the New Austrian Tunnelling Method (NATM), was
dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 3, 2020. It is equipped with a semi-transverse
ventilation system, where large fans separately circulate air throughout the
tunnel. For evacuation during emergencies, an emergency tunnel has been
integrated into the tunnel cross-section beneath the main carriageway. Fires inside the tunnel will be controlled
within an area of 200 metres, and fire hydrants are provided at specific
locations throughout the tunnel. Pollution
sensors continuously monitor the air quality in the tunnel, and if the air
quality is below the desired level, fresh air is injected into the tunnel via
two heavy-duty fans on each side of the tunnel.
Snow leopard conservationist Charudutt Mishra wins Whitley Gold Award
Noted snow leopard expert and wildlife conservationist Charudutt Mishra has won
the prestigious Whitley Gold Award for his contribution to involving indigenous
communities in the conservation and recovery of big cat species in Asia’s high
mountain ecosystems. Princess Anne presented
the award to Mishra at London’s Royal Geographic Society. This is his second
Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) Award. He got the first in 2005. Mishra is co-founder of Mysore
(Karnataka)-based Nature Conservation Foundation and executive director of the
Snow Leopard Trust. Mishra established
India’s first community-based initiatives to save the endangered snow leopard.
These include innovative livestock insurance programmes to boost income and
discourage retaliatory killings and locally-managed wildlife reserves on
community land.
Ardeshir B K Dubash honoured with highest diplomatic award by Peru
Government
The former Honorary Consul of Peru in Mumbai, Ardeshir B.K. Dubash has received
the Order of “Merit in the Diplomatic Service of Peru Jose Gregorio Paz Soldan”
by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru.
Ambassador of Peru in India, H.E. Carlos R. Polo has conferred the award
to him. Dubash was designated as Honorary Consul of Peru in 1973. The Order of
Merit was instituted in 2004, named after José Gregorio Paz Soldán. The Order of Merit, which was instituted in
2004, takes its name from Jose Gregorio Paz Soldan, a distinguished Peruvian
official who established the Peruvian diplomatic service and who held the
office of Minister of Foreign Affairs on three different occasions.
SPORTS
SRH's Umran Malik bowls the fastest delivery
of IPL 2022
SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) fast bowler Umran Malik on Sunday bowled the
fastest delivery of IPL 2022, clocking 154 kmph against Chennai Super Kings
(CSK). Umran overtook Gujarat Titans (GT) fast bowler Lockie Ferguson, who had
clocked 153.9 kmph. Umran has bowled four of the five fastest deliveries in IPL
2022.
CSK defeat SRH as Dhoni becomes oldest
Indian captain to win a T20 match
CSK defeated SRH by 13 runs to register their third victory in IPL 2022.
With the win, MS Dhoni became the oldest Indian captain to lead a side to
victory in a T20 match at the age of 40 years and 298 days. Opener Ruturaj
Gaikwad top-scored for CSK with 99(57) and CSK pacer Mukesh Choudhary took four
wickets.
Carolina Marin wins her 6th European
Championships title
Former world number one shuttler Carolina Marin won her sixth European
Championships title after beating Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland by 21-10 and 21-12
on Saturday. The 28-year-old shuttler, who made her comeback after a gap of ten
months, said, "I feel extremely happy...Being able to come back and play
my first tournament of the season is bigger."
LSG defeat DC to win 3rd match in a row,
move to 2nd on the points table
LSG defeated DC by six runs to register their third victory in a row in
IPL 2022. With the win, LSG have moved to the second position on the points
table. LSG captain KL Rahul top-scored in the match with 77(51), while LSG
pacer Mohsin Khan registered bowling figures of 4-0-16-4.
Science and Technology
New Space India Limited and OneWeb signed for satellite launches
One Web, a Bharti group company, and New Space India Limited, the commercial
arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation, have signed a satellite launch
deal. The Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, is
expected to launch New Space in 2022. OneWeb's
whole in-orbit constellation of 428 satellites, or 66% of the intended total
fleet, will be added to the global network to enable high-speed, low-latency
connectivity. This launch contract
follows a separate agreement announced in March 2022 between OneWeb and SpaceX
to allow the firm to resume satellite launches.
The upcoming launches will add to OneWeb's total in-orbit constellation
of 428 satellites, accounting for 66% of the planned total fleet, in order to
build a global network that will deliver high-speed, low-latency satellite
broadband services to rural and remote areas around the world, including India. OneWeb is launching a global fleet of 648
low-earth-orbit satellites.
Important Days
World Veterinary Day 2022: 30th April
World Veterinary Day is observed on the last Saturday of April every year. This
year it falls on 30th April 2022. World Veterinary Association was established
with an objective to provide global leadership for the veterinary profession
and promote animal health and welfare and public health through advocacy,
education, and partnership. The theme
for World Veterinary Day 2022 is “Strengthening Veterinary Resilience”. This
essentially means providing veterinary doctors with all kinds of help, and
resources they require in their journey.
In 2001 World veterinary Association came up with World veterinary day.
It all started with an international veterinary congress meeting led by a
person named John Gamgee who was a veterinary college professor.
International Jazz Day 2022 Observed on 30 April
International Jazz Day is celebrated every year around the world on 30 April.
This day is observed to promote Jazz and raise awareness about its
significance. According to United
Nations, Jazz is recognised for promoting peace, dialogue among cultures,
diversity, and respect for human rights and human dignity, eradicating discrimination,
promoting freedom of expression, fostering gender equality, and reinforcing the
role of youth for social change. The
theme for International Jazz Day 2022 is 'A Call for Global Peace and Unity'.
It focuses on the importance of unity and peace through dialogue and diplomacy. The United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed 30 April as International Jazz
Day on November 2011.
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