Current Affairs Quiz - April 2022

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Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said that 80 out of the 100 Smart Cities in the country have Integrated Command and Control Centres.
The Ministry is set to complete the work in the remaining 20 cities by August 15, 2022. The Smart Cities Mission was launched in 2015 to promote cities that provide core infrastructure, clean environment and give a decent quality of life to their citizens through the application of “Smart Solutions”. The Centre will provide financial support to the extent of Rs 48000 crores over five years.

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The Union Ministry for Steel hosted “National Metallurgist Award 2021” event at New Delhi. The program was chaired by the Union Minister of Steel, Ram Chandra Prasad Singh.
The program aims to recognise the outstanding contribution of metallurgists and engineers working in the field of Iron and Steel. Awards are provided under the categories of Lifetime Achievement Award, National Metallurgist Award, Award for R&D in Iron & Steel Sector and Young Metallurgist (Metal Science) Award.

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Amid the ongoing war against Ukraine, the Central Bank of Russia has added a new payment system called HELLO to its national register of credit institutions.
The HELLO payment system is a collection of payment services and institutions that makes money transfers easier. Its payment infrastructure services will be operated by the Russian commercial bank TransKapitalBank, which has a stake in European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, German Investment Corporation DEG, and International Finance Corporation etc.

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The 2022 United Nations Chinese Language Day and the second Overseas Chinese Language Video Festival has been held successfully.
“China Chic” was chosen as the theme of UN Chinese Language Day celebrations this year. It is a modern way to promote Chinese cultural diversity among the younger generation and to empower those for whom Chinese is not a first language.

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The Earth Day is celebrated annually on April 22, to sensitise people to protect the environment, restore damaged ecosystems and live a more sustainable life.
Earth Day has been celebrated since 1970. It was first observed in the United States, when over 20 million people protested against the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill. In 2009, the United Nations designated April 22 as ‘International Mother Earth Day’. This year, the theme is ‘Invest In Our Planet’.

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Expert panel of Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has recommended granting emergency use authorisation for Corbevax for children in 5 to 12 years age group.
Developed by Hyderabad-based firm Biological-E, Corbevax is India’s first indigenously developed RBD protein sub-unit vaccine against Covid-19. At present, Corbevax is being given to children between 12 and 14 years. Covaxin is being given to children in the age group of 15-18 years.

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The United Nations (UN) celebrates English Language Day on April 23 every year, in honour of English playwright William Shakespeare as the date marks both his birthday and day of death.
The UN observes language days for each of its six official languages, to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity. UN Spanish Language Day is also observed on 23 April, to pay tribute to Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.

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The Tamil Nadu government will observe December 18 as Minorities Rights Day at the state level , every year.
As per the State Ministry for Minorities Welfare and Non-Resident Tamils Welfare, Rs 2.50 lakh will be earmarked for the purpose. The day is being observed at district level under the respective Collectors.

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The All-India Household Consumer Expenditure Survey is conducted by the National Statistical Office (NSO) every five years.
The survey, which helps to arrive at estimates of poverty levels, is set to resume this year after a prolonged break. Since 2011-12, India does not have any official estimates on per capita household spending, used to arrive at estimates of poverty levels and to review economic indicators like GDP. The government scrapped the findings of the last Survey (2017–18) for data quality issues.

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Prime Minister inaugurated a community radio station (CRS) named ‘Dudh Vani’, which has been dedicated to animal husbandry.
Set up by the Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (Banas Dairy), the Radio station will connect over five lakh dairy farmers across 1,700 villages in the State. This is also the country’s first community radio station dedicated to the cattle-breeders.