Current Affairs Quiz - April 2022

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South Africa’s eastern region has been hit by more rain after the deadliest storm stroke the country. It has killed nearly 400 people and left tens of thousands homeless.
Recovery operations and humanitarian relief are under way in the Durban city of 3.5 million people. The floods have damaged more than 13,500 houses and completely destroyed about 4,000. The government has announced one billion rand (USD 68m) in emergency relief funding.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong complimented each other on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Vietnam.
Prime Minister Modi highlighted about India’s involvement in the restoration of Cham monuments in Vietnam. The leaders also agreed to enhance the defence partnership between the two countries.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces have attacked a front stretching more than 300 miles as it advances to take control of the Donbas region.
Thousands of Russian troops backed by artillery and rocket barrages were advancing in the region, and the Ukrainian officials called it as the Battle of the Donbas. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a four-day humanitarian pause in the fighting.

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India’s first portable solar rooftop system was inaugurated at Swaminarayan Akshardham temple complex in Gandhinagar.
The installation of 10 PV Port systems in the temple complex is supported by the German development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The systems have been installed under Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s initiative to develop renewable energy cities across India.

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Young Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh clinched victory in the 48th La Roda International Open Chess tournament, scoring eight points from nine rounds.
The 15-year old GM from Tamil Nadu, who remained unbeaten through the nine rounds, defeated Israel’s Victor Mikhalevski in the final round. His compatriot R Praggnanandhaa, another young GM, took the third spot.

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According to official data released by the Oil Ministry, India’s crude oil production fell 2.67 per cent in the fiscal year 2021-22.
State-owned ONGC produced less than the target and natural gas output rose due to the output of Reliance Industries Ltd and its partner BP Plc from KG-D6 block. Crude oil production was at 29.69 million tonnes in 2021-22.

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Veteran physicist Ajay Kumar Sood has been appointed as the principal scientific advisor (PSA) to the Government of India.
As per the Personnel ministry order, Sood, a member of the Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council to the Prime minister, has been appointed to the post for a period of three years. He will succeed the incumbent PSA and renowned biologist K Vijay Raghavan.

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India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) launched Fincluvation, to encourage Start-ups to develop Financial Products.
It is a joint initiative to collaborate with the financial technology (fintech) start-up community to co-create solutions for financial inclusion. The mentors will guide the start-ups to create products to the customer needs with operating models of IPPB and Department of Posts.

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The Brazil Minister of Mines and Energy of Brazil, H.E. Mr. Bento Albuquerque paid an official visit to India, on the invitation of the Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas- Hardeep Singh Puri.
The leaders reviewed the existing bilateral cooperation across the energy sector and committed to enhance the partnership between the countries. The two sides also agreed to work towards developing an Indian-Brazil Alliance for Bioenergy and Biofuels.

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The founder of educational charity ‘Bidyanando’, Kishore Kumar Das from Bangladesh has been chosen for the Commonwealth Points of Light Award, which recognises outstanding individual volunteers.
He has been selected for his exceptional work in improving access to education for children from marginalised backgrounds, said the British High Commission. Kishore Das setup Bidyanando in 2013, which runs five primary schools which provide free education and meal programme for vulnerable.