Current Affairs Quiz - April 2022

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The World Bank defines’ learning poverty’ as a child’s inability to read a simple text by 10. World Bank’s Global Director of Education Jaime Saavedra said that the learning poverty rate rose from 54% to 70%, during the pandemic.
The World Bank also highlighted that Learning Poverty is mainly found in developing countries, including India. Over 260 million children do not go to school across the world.

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India and the US have decided to establish a new ‘India-US Education and Skills Development Working Group’.
It aims to further strengthen cooperation in the field of education and skill development through joint collaborations. The Group also promote student and scholar mobility to build people-to-people linkages. It is issued a part of the joint statement issued after the fourth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue.

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The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the “Svanidhi se Samriddhi” programme in 126 additional cities across 14 states and Union territories.
“Svanidhi se Samriddhi”, an additional programme of PM Svanidhi, was launched last year in 125 cities under the first phase, covering around 35 lakh street vendors and their families. PM Svanidhi aims at providing an affordable working capital loan to street vendors.

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The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has an agreement signed with every State for the procurement of raw rice.
Recently, the Telangana government has been the Centre procure paddy from the State at the minimum support price (MSP) to aid farmers as well as parboiled rice. Telangana, a decentralised procurement state (DCP), should supply raw rice to the central pool, as per FCI.

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The ‘National Conference on Cooperation Policy’ was recently organised in New Delhi.  Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah addressed the conference.
He has stressed the need for a new cooperative policy in the country. He also announced that the Centre will come up with the new policy which will address the issue of Primary Agricultural Credit Society to Apex Cooperative Federation.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya’, a museum dedicated to all the prime ministers of the country since independence.
The Prime Ministers’ museum comprises of a total of 43 galleries. There are displays from the freedom struggle and the framing of the constitution. The ‘Sangrahalaya’ highlights the achievements of the prime ministers.

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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified the exemption from Customs duty and Agriculture Infrastructure development Cess for import of cotton.
This exemption would benefit the textile chain- yarn, fabric, garments and made ups and provide relief to textile industry and consumers. Industry has been demanding for removal of 5% Basic Customs Duty (BCD) and 5% Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) on raw cotton.

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India is the host of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2022 and the event will be held across three venues – Bhubaneswar, Goa and Navi Mumbai.
The draw for the tournament will be held in Zurich on June 24. Host India and six other countries – Brazil, Chile, China PR, Colombia, Japan and New Zealand have been confirmed for the competition so far.

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Himachal Diwas (Himachal Day) is celebrated on April 15 every year. It was on this day in 1948 that Himachal Pradesh was created as a province of India after the integration of 28 small princely states.
On this day, the state’s Chief Minister announced various new schemes including 50 per cent discount in HRTC buses for women, Zero bill to all power consumers up to 125 units, No water bill for all the families living in rural areas etc. Mukhya Mantri Grihini Suvidha Yojna, Jan Mach, Sahara Yojna, CM Himcare scheme and Mukhya Mantri Shagun Yojna are some other schemes of the state.

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Veer Kunwar Singh, a military commander, was a key figure in the 1857 Indian Rebellion against the British East India Company.
On April 23, the birth anniversary of the freedom fighter, the state government has planned to conduct a programme, under the banner of ‘Rashtriya Ashmita Manch’. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will pay tributes to the veteran freedom fighter with 75,000 national flags under the ongoing ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.