Page-4 of GKToday Archives: April, 2022

Delhi- Punjab ‘Knowledge-sharing agreement’

April 29, 2022

On 26th April 2022, a knowledge-sharing agreement was signed between the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal and the Chief Minister of Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann. In Punjab, the state government will be developing 117 schools and mohalla clinics. Overview: ..

Month: 

Category: 

Financial support to IPPB

April 29, 2022

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the financial support of Rs 820 crore for the India Post Payments Bank. This monetary support will help the state-run payments bank penetrate deeper into the nation, especially in the country’s rural ..

Month: 

Category: 

UNDRR Global Assessment Report (GAR 2022)

April 29, 2022

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has released the Global Assessment Report (GAR 2022). According to this report, by 2030, the planet will be facing around 560 disasters annually. Overview: Over the last 20 years, Earth has been ..

Month: 

Category: 

World Immunization Week – Update (April, 2022)

April 29, 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinates World Immunization Week and it is celebrated annually in the last week of April (24 to 30th April). This week aims to promote vaccine usage for the protection of people across all age groups ..

Month: 

Category: 

Agra: Vacuum-based Sewer System

April 29, 2022

Agra has become the first city in India to have a vacuum-based sewers system. These vacuum-based sewers will be used in the city’s public places. 240 houses near the Taj Mahal have been connected with this vacuum-based sewer by the ..

Month: 

Category: 

‘Azadi se Antyodaya Tak’ Inter-ministerial Campaign

April 29, 2022

Giriraj Singh, India’s Rural Development Minister has launched the ‘Azadi se Antyodaya Tak,’ 90-day inter-ministerial campaign on 28th April 2022. This campaign has been launched keeping in line with the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Overview: Celebrating the year-long Azadi Ka ..

Month: 

Category:  •