Haryana Clinches Cooch Behar Trophy
Haryana clinched the Cooch Behar Trophy Under-19 first-class domestic cricket tournament after 22 yrs, beating heavyweights Mumbai at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Kerala Wins National Football Championship 2021-22 (Santosh Trophy)
Hosts Kerala emerged champion of the National Football Champion¬ship 2021-22, popularly referred to as Santosh Trophy, as it prevailed over West Bengal 5-4 in the penalty shootout in the final at the Manjeri Payyanad Football Stadium in Malappuram, Kerala. Kerala clinched the coveted domestic football title for the seventh time. This is Kerala's third win in a Santosh Trophy tournament on home soil.
PM inaugurates the Semicon India Conference 2022
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated SemiconIndia Conference 2022, the global semiconductor conclave designed to bring together key stakeholders to showcase existing capabilities, ideate innovations, and discuss global best practices. The flagship conclave with the theme Catalyzing India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem is being held in Bengaluru from 29th April to 1st May 2022. The conference aligns with the larger national narratives such as Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat and is pegged as the launchpad for India Semiconductor Mission (ISM). The brightest minds in the sector have come together to help actualize India’s aspirations of becoming a superpower in the semiconductor sector. The three-day conclave is designed to provide impetus to India’s semiconductor strategy and chart its future course of action and growth milestones.
Lieutenant General Baggavalli Somashekar Raju appointed as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff
Lieutenant General Baggavalli Somashekar Raju is appointed as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff and will assume his office on 01 May 2022. An alumnus of Sainik School Bijapur and National Defence Academy, he was commissioned in the JAT Regiment on 15th December 1984. He commanded his Battalion during OP PARAKRAM in the Western Theatre and in Jammu & Kashmir. He also holds the distinction of commanding the Uri brigade along the Line of Control, a Counter Insurgency Force, and the Chinar Corps in the Kashmir Valley. The General Officer also served as the Commandant, of the Indian Military Training Team in Bhutan. During his illustrious career spanning 38 years, he has tenanted many important regimental, staff, and instructional appointments in the Army Head Quarters and in field formations to include, including Colonel Military Secretary Legal in Military Secretary branch, Brigadier General Staff of the operationally active White Knight Corps, Deputy Director General Military Operations & Director General Staff Duties. Prior to taking over as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, the General Officer was tenanting the appointment of Director General Military Operations during the standoff on the LAC.
Atal Tunnel receives IBC Best Infrastructure Project award
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Engineering Marvel Atal Tunnel built in Rohtang of Himachal Pradesh received Indian Building Congress (IBC) ‘Best Infrastructure Project’ award on April 28, 2022 in New Delhi. More than thirty state of the art infrastructures were nominated for the prestigious awards, the strategic tunnel was adjudged by the Jury of IBC as the Best Projects for Excellence in Built Environment in 2021. Director General BRO, Lt General Rajeev Chaudhry received the award during 25th annual Convention of IBC for the stupendous achievement of BRO in constructing this engineering marvel connecting Manali to the Lahaul-Spiti Valley.
Cabinet approves construction of 540 Megawatt Kwar Hydro Electric project
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the investment of Rs.4526.12 crore for 540 Megawatt (MW) Kwar Hydro Electric Project located on river Chenab, in Kishtwar district of Union Territory of Jammy and Kashmir. The project will be implemented by M/s. Chenab Valley Power Projects Private Limited (M/s. CVPPL) a joint venture company between NHPC and JKSPDC with equity contribution of 51% and 49% respectively on 27.04.2022.
Cabinet approves opening of Indian Mission in Lithuania
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has accorded approval to the opening of a new Indian Mission in Lithuania in 2022. Opening of Indian Mission in Lithuania will help expand India’s diplomatic footprint, deepen political relations and strategic cooperation, enable growth of bilateral trade, investment and economic engagements, facilitate stronger people-to-people contacts, allow for more sustained political outreach in multilateral fora and help garner support for India’s foreign policy objectives. Indian Mission in Lithuania will also better assist the Indian community and protect their interests.
Norway to Become Member of International Solar Alliance
Norway has decided to become a member of the International Solar Alliance, an initiative of India aimed at promoting renewable energy and sustainable development. Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt announced Norway's membership in the International Solar Alliance (ISA) during her official visit to India. The International Solar Alliance is a multi-lateral organization working for increased deployment of solar energy technologies around the world.
Pune entrepreneur wins US honour for providing solutions for clean potable water during calamities
An entrepreneur from Pune has been honoured with a gold prize in the industrial technology category at the prestigious Edison Awards ceremony in the United States. Rahul Pathak, who runs a firm called Aqua Plus, won recognition last week for his innovative solution of making clean potable water available quickly at affordable prices for people facing natural calamities like floods and earthquakes.
Macron re-elected as French president, defeating Le Pen
Emmanuel Macron has won the French presidential election for his second term, the first French president to do so in a generation. He has defeated his opponent candidate Le Pen.
Gautam Adani overtakes Warren Buffett to become world's fifth richest person
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani has become the fifth richest person in the world, overtaking legendary investor Warren Buffett. According to a Forbes report, the 59-year-old Adani has an estimated net worth of $123.7 billion, as of 22nd April 2022, passing Buffett's $121.7 billion fortune. Industrialist Gautam Adani Gautam Adani has added $43 billion to his wealth in 2022, a stellar spike of 56.2% in his portfolio, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Adani is now only behind the four richest tycoons in the world, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates ($130.2 billion), Bernard Arnault ($167.9 billion), and Jeff Bezos ($170.2 billion), and Elon Musk ($269.7 billion). Adani’s estimated $123.7 billion net worth makes him the richest person in India.
Crew of first private flight to ISS head back to Earth
The crew of the first fully private mission to the International Space Station departed the orbiting laboratory on Monday to head back to Earth. The three businessmen and a former NASA astronaut had spent more than two weeks on the station on a history-making mission organized by startup company Axiom Space. The SpaceX capsule was undocked from the ISS at 0110 GMT for the return trip and was scheduled to land in the ocean off the coast of Florida at around 1:00 pm local time (1700 GMT). The four men - three of whom paid tens of millions of dollars for the rare chance to take part in the mission - were originally scheduled to spend only eight days on the space station.
PM Modi receives first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday received the first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award for his selfless service to the nation and society. The award has been instituted in memory and honor of the legendary singer who passed away at the age of 92 years in Mumbai earlier this year. The family and the Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan charitable trust issued a statement where they asserted that the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar award will be conferred to a single individual every year who made a 'path-breaking, spectacular and exemplary contributions to the nation, its people and society.'
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia Wins ATP Barcelona Open Singles Title 2022
Fifth seed Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz Garfia clinched the ATP Barcelona Open Singles title 2022, beating eighth seed compatriot Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3 6-2 in the Barcelona Open final in Barcelona.
Real Betis Wins Spanish Copa del Rey Football Title 2022
p>Real Betis emerged champion of the Spanish Copa del Rey football crown 2022 as it prevailed over Valencia 5-4 in a penalty shootout at a packed La Cartuja stadium in Seville.
NMDC Conferred at PRSI Awards 2022
The National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC), swept the Public Relations Awards 2022 conferred by the Public Relations Society of India (PRSI), winning the first position in four categories. Chief Guest, Telangana Minister of Prohibition & Excise, Sports & Youth Services, Tourism & Culture, Shri V Srinivas Goudpresented the award to NMDC’s Shri Praveen Kumar, ED (Personnel), and Shri Ch. Srinivasa Rao, DGM (Corporate Communications) received the awards on behalf of the Navratna PSU. Shri Srinivasa Rao, DGM (Corporate Communications) received the awards on behalf of the Navratna PSU.
First Global AYUSH Investment and Inno¬vation Summit in Gandhinagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Global AYUSH Investment and Innovation Summit at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Director-General of World Health Organisation Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus and the Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth were also present at the event. Global AYUSH Investment and Innovative Summit is the first of its kind attempted by the Government of India, to seek investments into the sector that has been rapidly expanding in the post-COVID world. The summit aimed to develop India as the hub for traditional medicine practices, which will guide the world in attaining better health and lifestyle.
PM lays the foundation stone of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar
The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) in Jamnagar, in the presence of the Prime Minister of Mauritius Mr. Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, and Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO). GCTM will be the first and only global outpost centre for traditional medicine across the world. It will emerge as an international hub of global wellness. Video messages from the Prime Ministers of Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and the President of Maldives were played on the occasion. Union Ministers Dr. Mansukh Mandavia, Shri Sabananda Sonowal, Shri Munjapara Mahendrabhai, and Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel were among those present.
Government appoints Lt Gen Manoj C Pande as new Chief of Army Staff
Government has appointed Lt Gen Manoj C Pande, presently Vice Chief of the Army Staff, as the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from the afternoon of April 30, 2022. Born on May 06, 1962, Lt Gen Manoj C Pande was commissioned on December 24, 1982 in the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers) of the Indian Army. During his long and distinguished service spanning over 39 years, he has served in a variety of Command, Staff and Instructional appointments. The Command appointments of Lt Gen Manoj C Pande include Command of an Engineer Brigade in the Western Theatre, as part of Strike Corps and an Infantry Brigade along with Line-of-Control in Jammu & Kashmir. Other important Command appointments include a Mountain Division in the high-altitude area of the Western Ladakh and Command of a Corps, deployed along the LAC and in Counter Insurgency Operations area of Eastern Command.
Prabhat Patnaik Selected for Malcom Adiseshiah Award 2022
Dr. Prabhat Patnaik is an educator, economist, and political commentator and has taught at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning in the School of Social Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi and was the Vice Chairman of the State Planning Board, Kerala. The award is given by the Malcom and Elizabeth Adiseshia Trust to an outstanding social scientist in the memory and respect of Economist Malcom and his wife Elizabeth. Malcom Sathiyanathan Adiseshia was an Indian development economist and educator. In 1976 he was awarded the Padma Bhushan. He was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1978.
Rajasthan becomes first state to get L-root server
Rajasthan has become the first State in the country to get the L-root server, which will enable the State government to provide its flagship digital services and enforce e-governance with seamless internet connectivity. The new facility will strengthen internet infrastructure and help improve the security and resilience of internet-based operations. The new server has been installed at the Bhamashah State Data Centre here in association with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
PM Modi inaugurates Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya in New Delhi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya in New Delhi. Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER Shri G.K Reddy; Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi, Union Minister of State for Culture and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal; Chairperson of the executive council of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), Shri Nripendra Mishra; family members of former Prime Ministers and a large number of other dignitaries were also present on the occasion. The Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya is a tribute to every Prime Minister of India since independence and a narrative record of how each has contributed to the development of the nation. The Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya has employed technology-based interfaces to encompass heterogeneity in content and frequent rotation of the display.
Shri S. Iqbal Singh Lalpura assumes charge as Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities
Shri S. Iqbal Singh Lalpura has assumed charge as Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities, NCM, in New Delhi today after being re-nominated as Chairperson vide Ministry of Minority Affairs Notification dated 12.4.2022. During his previous term as Chairperson, NCM, he worked tirelessly for the welfare of all the Minorities with a focused approach to ensure that the grievances of the Minorities are addressed and they avail the benefits of the Welfare schemes run by the Government.
NMDC Wins two Awards at 80th SKOCH Summit 2022
The largest iron ore producer of India, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), under the Ministry of Steel awarded one gold and one silver award in the 80th SKOCH Summit and SKOCH Awards recently conducted by SKOCH, New Delhi. The theme for the SKOCH Summit was ‘State of BFSI & PSUs’. NMDC won the Gold Award in the category of social responsibility for the project ‘Promotion of Technical Education & Skill Development in Dantewada District through NMDC ITI Bhansi’ and the Silver Award in the category of digital inclusion for the ‘Project Kalpataru’ for ERP implementation. The awards were received by Shri Amitava Mukherjee, Director (Finance) via video conferencing on behalf of Chairman and Managing Director, Shri Sumit Deb. The SKOCH Awards were given to the winners based on the application submitted on their website, a presentation to the jury followed by three rounds of popular online voting, and the second round of jury evaluation. In addition to the above, NMDC also received the 3 SKOCH – Order of Merit Awards for its exemplary efforts in ensuring seamless digitalization in Project Kalpataru, for its expansive CSR efforts in promoting technical education and skill development in the remote districts of Dantewada, and “Project Safety First” in the category Response to COVID.
Charles Leclerc Wins Austra-lian GP 2022
Charles Leclerc of the Ferrari team emerged winner of the Australian Grand Prix 2022 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne as he finished the race in 01 hour, 27 minutes and 46-548 seconds, about 20 seconds faster than runner-up Sergio Perez of Red Bull team.
Scottie Scheffler Wins Augusta Masters Golf Title 2022
American golfer Scottie Scheffler emerged champion of the Augusta Masters 2022 golf title in Augusta. He pipped Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy by three strokes to claim his first major title.
DRDO successfully flight-tests Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet technology
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on April 08, 2022. The test successfully demonstrated the reliable functioning of all critical components involved in the complex missile system and met all the mission objectives.The SFDR-based propulsion enables the missile to intercept aerial threats at very long range at supersonic speeds. The performance of the system has been confirmed from the data captured by a number of range instruments like Telemetry, Radar and Electro Optical Tracking Systems deployed by ITR. The SFDR has been developed by Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories such as Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune.
India's Ricky Kej wins second Grammy for Best New Age Album
Music composer Ricky Kej won his second Grammy in the Best New Age Album category. He won the award along with Stewart Copeland for “Divine Tides”. Bengaluru-based Ricky Kej won his first Grammy in 2015 for his album "Winds of Samsara" in the Best New Age Album category. Indian-American artist Falguni Shah won the Best Children's Music Album Grammy this year for "A Colourful World". Shah, who uses the stage name "Falu", is focused on using her music to send messages of inclusivity and unity. In her Grammy-winning album, she sings about kites, colours and rainbows.
Vinay Mohan Kwatra, India’s ambassador to Nepal, to take over from Shringla as Foreign Secretary
The government named Vinay Mohan Kwatra, India’s ambassador to Nepal, as the next Foreign Secretary. He will take charge as the Foreign Secretary, when incumbent Harsh Vardhan Shringla retires on April 30. Kwatra is a member of the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) with an experience of nearly 32 years in a range of assignments. He has worked in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office from 2015 to 2017 before he went to France as India’s ambassador.
Indian-American Falguni Shah wins award for children's album
Indian-American artiste Falguni Shah has won the Best Children's Music Album Grammy this year for "A Colourful World". Falguni Shah, who uses the stage name "Falu", is focused on using her music to send messages of inclusivity and unity. In her Grammy-winning album, she sings about kites, colours and rainbows.
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