Page-49 of Current Affairs - April, 2022

UPI: 500-crore Milestone in Volume

April 2, 2022

In March 2022, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has crossed the 500-crore mark in terms of volume and in terms of value it was close to touching the Rs 10-lakh crore milestone. Overview: Around 540.56 crore payments have been processed ..

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Public Emergency in Sri Lanka

April 2, 2022

Sri Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared a state of emergency in the country which gives sweeping powers to the country’s security forces. This was declared after hundreds of citizens of the county tried to storm his house seething with ..

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India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement

April 2, 2022

An economic cooperation and trade agreement has been signed between India and Australia. Under this agreement, Australia will be providing duty-free access for over 95 percent of Indian goods like leather, textiles, sports products, and jewellery in its market. Overview: ..

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India’s Borrowing Estimate in the First Half of 2021-23

April 2, 2022

To fund the revenue gap for the economy’s revival Rs 8.45 lakh crore has been targeted by the government of India that will be raised through borrowings in the first half of 2022-23. Overview: The gross market borrowing that is ..

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‘Varuna’ Naval Exercise

April 2, 2022

The 20th edition of the bilateral naval exercise that is named ‘Varuna’ is being conducted by India and France in the Arabian Sea from 30th March till 3rd April 2022. Overview: In this exercise, various units of the two navies ..

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Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act – Update (April, 2022)

April 2, 2022

Joe Biden, the president of the US has signed a law that makes lynching a hate crime in the United States of America. The bill for this was earlier passed by the Senate of the US in March 2022. Overview: ..

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