- KVIC will be selling “Made-in-Varanasi” Pashmina products in its showroom and outlets to promote the Banarasi Pashmina and give a boost to sustainable employment opportunities and diversify the skills of traditional weavers in Varanasi.
- DRDO on April 08, 2022, successfully flight-tested Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
- Atal Innovation's mission has been extended till March 2023 at an additional expenditure of more than INR 2000 crore.
- Union Minister for Women and Child Development - Smriti Irani will chair the Zonal Conference of 8 North-East States in Guwahati on April 10, 2022, to ensure the optimum impact of the recently launched 3 Missions- POSHAN 2.0, Vatsalya, and Shakti.
- Hafiz Talha Saeed has been notified as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan has sentenced 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed to 31 years in jail.
- UN General Assembly has suspended Russia from its UN Human Rights Council. 93 nations voted in favour of suspension, 24 against, and 58 abstained from voting, including India.
- Will Smith has been banned by the Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts from attending Oscars or any other Academy event for 10 years.
- State
- Uttarakhand
- Uttarakhand CM has launched an App - Corruption-Free Uttarakhand App-1064', to make Uttarakhand corruption free and ensure transparency in governance.
- Gujarat
- Ahmedabad city has will receive a loan of INR 3000 crore from World Bank for its Gujarat Resilient City Development Program.
- Sports
- Inter-Services Kabaddi Championship
- Held at - Base Repair Depot, Palam
- Conducted under the aegis of - Services and Air Force Sports Control Board
- Winner – Army Red (defeated Air Force in the final match)
- The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for signing a bilateral MoU between SEBI and Financial Regulatory Commission, Mongolia. Both the bodies are signatories to the International Organization of Securities Commissions’ Multilateral MoU. (IOSCO MMoU)
- International Holding Company (IHC) based out of Abu Dhabi will be investing USD 2 Billion in three Adani Group companies, namely – Adani Green Energy, Adani Transmission, and Adani Enterprises.
- State Energy and Climate Index- Round 1
- Waterways Conclave 2022
- Oil India Limited Agreement with Ohm Clean Tech Private Limited
- Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Promotion Task Force
- Southern Regional Review Meeting to Discuss Progress of ABPM-JAY and ABDM
- UIDAI-ISRO Technical Collaboration
- Scientific Convention on World Homeopathy Day
- Sangeet Natak Akademi, Sangeet Natak Awards & National Awards of Lalit Kala Akademi
- Tax Revenue Collection in FY 22
Questions:
Q.1 Which state has launched an App-1064 to end corruption?a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Uttarakhand
d. Gujarat
Q.2 Atal Innovation Mission has been extended by the union government to what date?
a. March 2023
b. January 2023
c. October 2023
d. June 2023
