- Professor Ashutosh Kumar has been appointed as the first guest professor at T.N Seshan Chair at India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), New Delhi to make his contribution to research activities in the fields of Electoral Studies and Election Management.
- 20th Edition of Bilateral Naval Exercise between Indian And French navies -VARUNA 2022 conducted in the Arabian Sea.
- Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir. – Manoj Sinha launched the MyGov portal for Jammu & Kashmir to achieve the objective of good governance.
- The Mumbai International Cruise Terminal, an iconic sea cruise terminal is coming up at BPX-Indira Dock by July 2024.
- Darshana V. Jardosh (Union Minister of State for Textiles & Railway) inaugurated the 53rd edition of IHGF-DELHI FAIR –2022 being at the India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida Expressway.
- ONGC to commercialize Vindhyan Basin in Madhya Pradesh for gas production, making it ONGC’s 8th basin and 9th producing basin in India.
- Central Government has withdrawn AFSPA from parts of the state of Assam, Manipur, and Nagaland.
- Banking & Finance:
- Current Account Deficit widened to 23 billion dollars in the 3rd quarter of FY22, the highest in 9 years.
- Bain Capital bought a 25% stake in India’s biggest non-bank wealth management player IIFL Wealth for 3700 crores.
- Paytm starts a “buy now pay later” service for IRCTC customers to book train tickets online.
- Important Day: Odisha Day
- This day is also known as Utkala Dibasa.
- On April 1 state of Odisha was formed after separating from “Bihar and Orissa Province” in 1936.
- Combined Index of Eight Core Industries February 2022
- National Conclave on 'Production of Bees Wax'
- Best Marching Contingent Trophy
Questions:
Q.1 Who has been selected as the first guest professor at TN Seshan chair?a. Prof. Subhasis Chaudhuri
b. Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy
c. Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe
d. Prof. Ashutosh Kumar
Q.2 What is the Exercise between Indian and French navies called?
a. Varuna
b. KONKAN
c. Samudra Shakti
d. Malabar
Q.3 Which PSU commercialized the Vindhyan Basin recently?
a. HPCL
b. Oil India Ltd.
c. IOCL
d. ONGC
Q.4 Which Fintech company recently started the “buy now pay later” service on the IRCTC portal?
a. PhonePe
b. Paytm
c. Google pay
d. Amazon Pay later
