Published on: April 29, 2022

SNIPPETS – 28 APRIL 2022

SNIPPETS – 28 APRIL 2022

  • A megalithic burial cluster close to a site of human habitation belonging to the Iron Age has been discovered near Kollegal in Chamarajanagar district
  • Chief Minister of Karnataka recently said he signed a Cabinet decision to release 6.5 lakh acres of land from deemed forest tag and to submit an affidavit in this regard to the Supreme Court to end years of uncertainty of lakhs of farmers
  • Government has urged insurance companies to conduct ‘Fasal Bima Pathshalas’ where Farmers will be informed on PMFBY basic scheme provisions, importance of insuring the crops and how to avail scheme benefits
  • Cabinet approves Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) rates for Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilizers for Kharif Season
  • Maharashtra is experiencing fourth heatwave continuously in the second month
  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister has approved the investment for 540 Megawatt (MW) Kwar Hydro Electric Project located on river Chenab of Union Territory of Jammy and Kashmir.
  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is hoping to have all three development flights planned for its ‘baby rocket’ — the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) — in 2022 itself
  • A series of unexplained cases of Hepatitis B in children has taken over the world. Many countries including the US and UK reported mysterious cases of a few children being diagnosed with Hepatitis B
  • Kerala has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Netherlands for a project that is named ‘Cosmos Malabaricus.’ The project deals with the 18th century Dutch documents on Malabar which are considered the most extensive source of information about the period in Kerala between 1643 and 1852.
  • Chandigarh launched Integrated Road Accident Database (iRAD) . iRAD is an initiative of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), with an objective to improve road safety in the country.
  • Chhattisgarh government to celebrate Mati Poojan Diwas on May 3 to promote natural farming. It is on the day of Akshaya Tritiya
  • India and the United Kingdom have launched their Global Innovation Partnership (GIP) as both countries look to bolster their innovation ecosystem to benefit the start-ups. GIP is expected to provide a model for utilizing the Trilateral Development Corporation (TDC) Fund for projects with other countries like Germany, Japan, the European Union, France, etc that are willing to work with India on the field of development and innovation.