- Pramod Sawant took oath as Chief Minister of Goa.
- Indigo Airlines' direct flight from Indore to Jammu was flagged off by Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, making it the 28th daily flight from Indore.
- Warangal (Telangana) hosting the second leg of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022. The first leg was hosted by Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh.
- Ministry of Defence has signed a contract of Rs. 473 crore with Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) or construction of eight Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard.
- Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Oil Corporation Limited(IOCL) have introduced ‘Fleet Card – Fuel on move’ for their different fleet of vehicles to improve the logistics management of fuel.
- CCPA(Central Consumer Protection Authority) imposed a penalty of INR 10 lakh and ordered the discontinuation of the ‘Sure vision’ advertisement over the false and misleading claim.
- NITI Aayog will host a workshop on the Workshop on Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage.
- India has opened its government procurement market to UAE under the India-UAE CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement), which will become effective from May 01, 2022.
- Adani Group has signed a partnership agreement with Google Cloud to modernize its IT operations.
- Singapore-based E-commerce platform “Shopee” has closed its operation in the country just 3 months after its launch.
- In-principle approval given by the government of India for setting up 21 Greenfield Airports, namely –
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Mopa (Goa) |
Navi Mumbai (MH) |
Sindhudurg (MH) |
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Shirdi (MH) |
Hassan (KA) |
Kalaburagi (KA) |
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Shimoga (KA) |
Dabra (MP) |
Orvakal (Andhra Pradesh) |
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Durgapur (WB) |
Pakyong (Sikkim) |
Kannur(Kerala) |
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Hollongi(Arunachal Pradesh) |
Kushinagar (UP) |
Jewar (Noida, UP) |
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Dholera (GJ) |
Hirasar (GJ) |
Karaikal (Puducherry) |
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Dagadarthi (Andhra Pradesh) |
Bhogapura (Andhra Pradesh) |
Bijapur (KA) |
- The ones which have been highlighted in “bold” are already operational. This was announced under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik)
- Appointments: Noel Naval Tata was appointed as Additional Director and Vice Chairman of Tata Steel.
- Sumant Sinha has been appointed as the new President of ASSOCHAM and Ajay Singh the new Vice-president.
- Economy:
- Field Level Financial Literacy Event camp was organized by the Financial inclusion & Development Department (FIDD) & RBI for Self Help Groups, members, and leaders of the Thane district.
- Indian Oil won the prestigious Asian Oil and Gas Award for ‘Covid Management’ and ‘New Product of the year’ which was organized by Singapore-based quarterly publication ‘Asian Power’.
- Maharashtra tourism won the Excellence Award in OTM, Mumbai,
- RBI organized a Financial Literacy camp for the Fisherman community at Fisheries Survey of India, Mumbai.
- Sports: Navy Open Laser and Bahia Sailing Championship – 2022
- Indian Navy Watermanship Training Centre (INWTC) conducted Navy Open Laser and Bahia Sailing Championship – in 2022.
- It was conducted under the aegis of the Indian Naval Sailing Association (INSA).
- Yachtsmen and women from all commands of the Indian Navy, cadets from NDA, seven INWTCs, Army Yachting Node(Mumbai) demonstrated sailing and watermanship skills in Karwar harbour.
- Matua Dharma Maha Mela
- Secretary (Telecom), Ministry of Communication released Two TEC Reports
- Indian Agriculture Towards 2030
- Mega International Summit on MSMEs’ Competitiveness & Growth
- 3rd National Water Awards
Questions:
Q.1 Which Airline operator recently launched the Indore-Jammu direct flight?a. Air India
b. Indigo
c. Spicejet
d. Go First
Q.2 Recently Adani Group signed an agreement with which IT giant to modernize its IT operations?
a. Google cloud
b. Apple Inc
c. Samsung Engineering
d. Infosys
Q.3 The fleet card has been introduced by the Indian Air force in partnership with which PSU?
a. IOCL
b. ONGC
c. Oil India Ltd
d. HPCL
