Current Affairs 23 April 2022

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Current Affairs 23 April 2022 includes all newspapers such as The Hindu, The Economic Times, Business Standard, Times of India, PTI, Indian Express, and all Government official websites.

 News Headlines 

1. NITI Aayog and UNICEF India Sign Statement of Intent on SDGs Focusing on Children
2. Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman attends FATF Ministerial Meeting in Washington D.C.
3. India Post Payments Bank launches ‘Fincluvation’
4. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate DefConnect 2.0 organised by iDEX-DIO
5. Babita Singh named as the new Global Peace Ambasador 2022
6. Russia has test-launched ‘Satan 2’ Sarmat missile
7. Tripura collaborates with NIXI-CSC to set up world class data centre
8. Chinese banks continue to dominate; ICICI latest Indian entrant among top banks in APac
9. MoU signed between Indian Navy (IN) and M/s Larsen and Toubro (L&T)
10. INS Vagsheer,the sixth Scorpene Submarine of Project-75, launched in Mumbai.
11. IFSCA executes MoU with National Insurance Academy (NIA)
12. Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh wins title at La Roda International tourney
13. Scientists discover new eel species from Kerala, Bengal
14. Telangana to get world’s largest 3-wheeler EV making plant
15. Defence Secy inaugurates 8th National Level Pollution Response Exercise by Coast Guard

 News Details 

1. NITI Aayog and UNICEF India Sign Statement of Intent on SDGs Focusing on Children

• NITI Aayog & UNICEF India signed a Statement of Intent on the Sustainable Development Goals with a focus on children.
• Reiterating a mutual commitment towards realizing the rights of children in India, the SoI seeks to formalize a framework of cooperation to launch the first report on the ‘State of India’s Children : Status and Trends in Multidimensional Child Development’.

2. Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman attends FATF Ministerial Meeting in Washington D.C.

• Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman attended the FATF Ministerial Meeting in Washington D.C, conducted along-side the 2022 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
• The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog.
• Headquarters : Paris, France.
• Founded : 1989.
• President : Marcus Pleyer.

3. India Post Payments Bank launches ‘Fincluvation’

• On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Indian Independence & ongoing Azadi ka Amrit Mahotasav, India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), a 100% government owned entity under Department of Posts (DoP) announced the launch of Fincluvation– a joint initiative to collaborate with Fintech Startup community to co-create and innovate solutions for financial inclusion.

4. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate DefConnect 2.0 organised by iDEX-DIO

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate DefConnect 2.0 organised by Innovations for Defence Excellence, Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO) in New Delhi.
• The event will attract a large number of innovators and investors from the country’s leading industries in the defence sector.

5. Babita Singh named as the new Global Peace Ambasador 2022

• Serial entrepreneur Babita Singh has been conferred as a Global Peace Ambassador for promoting Peace through Education, Sports, Art, Culture & Diplomacy at the India International Conclave 2022 held in collaboration with Asia Africa Consortium (AAC) that took place in Shangrila, New Delhi.

6. Russia has test-launched ‘Satan 2’ Sarmat missile

• Russia’s Ministry of Defence said it had completed the launch of its RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a new addition to its nuclear arsenal which Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said would provide Moscow’s enemies with “food for thought”.
• It has been under development since 2009.

7. Tripura collaborates with NIXI-CSC to set up world class data centre

• The Tripura government has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NIXI-CSC Data Services Centre to establish an international standard Data Centre here, an official.
• National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and CSE e-governance services Ltd, have floated a joint venture – NIXI-CSC Data Services Centre to set up the proposed data centre.

8. Chinese banks continue to dominate; ICICI latest Indian entrant among top banks in APac

• The assets size of the country’s top banks has improved in 2021 with State Bank of India (SBI) and HDFC Bank climbing up two notches from 22 & 46 respectively, in the latest S&P Global Market Intelligence’s ranking of the Asia-Pacific’s largest banks.
• What’s more, the third-largest lender – ICICI Bank — has found a place in the league table with the rank of 50.

9. MoU signed between Indian Navy (IN) and M/s Larsen and Toubro (L&T)

• The MoU aims to engage M/s L&T as a Knowledge Partner for nurturing technologies in various domains, for induction into the Indian Navy.
• The MoU encompasses all the aspects related to Electrical, Weapon, Engineering, Machinery and Control, and Hull of a Naval Warship.

10. INS Vagsheer,the sixth Scorpene Submarine of Project-75, launched in Mumbai.

• INS Vagsheer was launched in Mumbai by Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar.
• These submarines are being constructed at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai, in collaboration with Naval Group, France.
• Scorpene submarines can undertake multifarious types of missions i.e anti-surface warfare, anti-submarine warfare, intelligence gathering, mine laying, area surveillance etc
• INS Kalvari,first Scorpene class submarine was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 2017.

11. IFSCA executes MoU with National Insurance Academy (NIA)

• The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), with an objective of capacity building and providing a skilled talent pool in the insurance sector in International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs), has entered into an MoU with NIA.
• NIA is a premium institution devoted to equip the insurance industry with the best of talents.

12. Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh wins title at La Roda International tourney

• Young Indian Grandmaster D. Gukesh emerged victorious in the 48th La Roda International Open Chess tournament in Spain, scoring eight points from nine rounds.
• The 15-year old GM from Chennai, who remained unbeaten through the nine rounds, defeated Israel’s Victor Mikhalevski in the final round.
• R Praggnanandhaa took the third spot.

13. Scientists discover new eel species from Kerala, Bengal

• A group of Indian scientists have discovered a new species of eel from among specimens collected from the Kalamukku and Digha Mohana fishing harbours in Kerala and West Bengal respectively.
• The newly discovered eel belongs to the Congrid eels group and has been named Ariosoma indicum.
• The term Indicum means that it was found in India.

14. Telangana to get world’s largest 3-wheeler EV making plant

• California-based Biliti Electric Inc (Biliti) has announced that it would be establishing the world’s largest electric three-wheeler factory, with a production capacity of 240,000 EVs per year, in Telangana.
• The new plant is estimated to bring an investment of US$ 150 million and generate over 3,000 jobs.

15. Defence Secy inaugurates 8th National Level Pollution Response Exercise by Coast Guard

• Union Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar inaugurated the eighth edition of National Level Pollution Response Exercise NATPOLREX being conducted by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) off Mormugao harbour in Goa.
• The objective of NATPOLREX-VIII is to enhance the preparedness and response capability of all the stakeholders in combating marine spills.

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