DAILY
GK 21,22 APRIL
1.
PARDHAN
MANTRI GARIB KALYAN PACKAGE EXTENDED FOR
A PERIOD OF 180 DAYS
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The Central Government
extended Pradhan Mantri GaribKalyan Package (PMGKP) for a further period of 180
days w.e.f. April 19, 2022.
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Launched on March 30,
2020, it provides comprehensive personal accident cover of Rs 50 Lakh to 22.12
lakh health care providers including community health workers and private
health workers who have been in direct contact of COVID-19 patients and are at risk
of being impacted by this.
2.
INDIA
TO GET WORLD’S HIGHEST TUNNEL AT SHINKU LA PASS
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India is set to have
the world’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass, connecting Himachal Pradesh to
the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh.
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The tunnel is set to be
built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) at an altitude of 16,580 feet
above sea level.
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The tunnel is expected
to be operational for vehicles by 2025.
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As of now, the highest
tunnels are located in China and Peru, both not exceeding 16000 feet above sea
level.
3.
IMF
CUTS INDIA’S FY23 GROWTH FORECAST TO 8.2% FROM 9%
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In its latest World
Economic Outlook (WEO) report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered
India’s growth forecast to 8.2% for the current financial year 2022–23 (FY23),
down from a previous estimate of 9% in January 2022.
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India’s Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) is expected to drop to 6.9% in 2023-24 (FY24) from 7.1%(Predicted
by IMF in January 2022).
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It also predicted that
India’s current account deficit in FY23 will be 3.1%, compared with 1.5% expected
for FY22.
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The IMF’s projection of
India’s retail inflation is now at 6.1%, higher than the Reserve Bank of
India’s (RBI’s) forecast of 5.7%.
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The
World Bank had previously lowered India’s GDP
forecast for FY23 to 8%.
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Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) has slashed India’s
GDP forecast to 7.2% for FY23.
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The Indian economy is
expected to increase between 8% – 8.5 %
in 2022-23, according to the Ministry of Finance.
4.
RUSSIAN
CENTRAL BANK REGISTERS NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM ‘HELLO’
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The Central Bank of the
Russian Federation, also known as the Bank of Russia, has included a new
payment system, “Hello”, into the national register of credit institutions.
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Hello is a set of
payment services and institutions that enable money transfer transactions.
5.
PATRICK
ACHI REAPPOINTED AS THE PM OF CÔTE D’IVOIRE
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Alassane Ouattara,
President of Côte d’Ivoire, reappointed Patrick Achi as the new Prime Minister
of Côte d’Ivoire.
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Ivory Coast, also
officially known as Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, is a country on the southwest
coast of Africa.
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De
jure Capital – Yamoussoukro
6.
IAF
TEST FIRES BRAHMOS SUPERSONIC MISSILE FROM SU30-MKI FIGHTER JET
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The Indian Air Force
(IAF) has successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a
Sukhoi-30 MkI (Su30-MkI) aircraft on the Eastern seaboard, demonstrating its
operational preparedness.
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The Government of India
decided in 2016 to integrate the Brahmos’ air-launched variant onto
approximately 40 Sukhoi fighter jets.
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BrahMos Aerospace, a
joint venture between India and Russia, manufactures supersonic cruise missiles
that can be fired from submarines, ships, planes, or land platforms.
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The advanced version of
the missile’s range has been increased to around 350 km from the initial 290
km.
7.
TELANGANA
TO GET WORLD’S LARGEST ELECTRIC 3-WHEELER MAKING PLANT
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Biliti Electric Inc
(Biliti), based in California, United States of America(USA), has announced its
intention to establish the world’s largest electric three-wheeler manufacturing
facility in Telangana.
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At present, Biliti
operates through a manufacturing partnership with Hyderabad based Gayam Motor
Works(GMW) for manufacturing 3 wheelers
8.
WISDEN’S ‘CRICKETERS OF THE YEAR’
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India
captain Rohit Sharma and Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah along with New Zealand
batter Devon Conway, England pacer Ollie Robinson and South African (Proteas)
women star Dane van Niekerk have been named as the five players in Wisden’s
‘Cricketers of the Year’ in the 2022 edition of the Almanack.
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Besides,
Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has earned the title of leading
T20 cricketer in the world.
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Wisden
Cricketers’ Almanack2022 , is a cricket reference book published in the United
Kingdom.
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England’s
Joe Root has been named as leading cricketer in the world for his exceptional
2021-2022 season.
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South
Africa’s Lizelle Lee is named as the Leading Woman Cricketer in the World,
after scoring more runs in 11 ODIs (632runs) at a higher average (90) than any
other player.
9.
6TH ENTREPRENEUR LEADERSHIP AWARD 2022
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Indian-American
Defence Expert, VivekLall, Chief executive of General Atomics Global
Corporation, has been selected for the ‘Global Leader in Defence and Aviation
Sector’ category of the 6th Entrepreneur Leadership Awards 2022 by the
Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC).
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IACC,
established in 1968, is the apex bi-lateral Chamber synergising India-United
States(US) economic engagement.
10.
PRINCIPAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR TO THE GOI
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Prof.
Ajay Kumar Sood (AK Sood) is appointed as the Principal Scientific Advisor
(PSA) to the Government of India(GoI) for a period of 3 years
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Cabinet
Secretariat established the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor(PSA) to
the GoI in November 1999.
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The
office of PSA coordinates with several Ministries and advises the government on
science and technology policies and interventions that are of strategic
socio-economic importance.
11.
RUSSIA TESTS WORLD’S ‘MOST POWERFUL’ NUCLEAR-CAPABLE
BALLISTIC MISSILE
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Russia
had test-launched a new nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile
namely ‘RS-28 Sarmat’ from Plesetsk in northwest Russia and hit targets in the
Kamchatka peninsula, nearly 6,000 km (3,700 miles) away.
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It is also called ‘Satan 2’.
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It is
the most powerful missile with the longest range of destruction of targets in
the world.
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Sarmat
is a three-stage, liquid-fueled missile with a range of 18,000 km and a launch
weight of 208.1 metric tons, to be exact.
12.
NATIONAL CIVIL SERVICES DAY 2022 – APRIL 21
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The
National Civil Services Day is annually observed across India on 21st April to
celebrate the Civil Servants who serve the nation in different terrains and
across different sectors.
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The theme of
Civil Services Day 2022 is “Vision
India@2047 – Bringing Citizens and Government closer”.
