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National Current Affairs:
1. Karnataka varsity, first in India to hold exams as per NEP guidelines-
- Karnataka University in Dharwad became the first university in the country to conduct semester-end examinations as per the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 guidelines.
- More than 60,000 students appeared for the exams.
2. Union Home Minister Amit Shah to inaugurate ‘Amrit Samagam’, a two-day conference in New Delhi-
- A two-day National Conference on Cooperation Policy is being organized in New Delhi.
- The conference will be inaugurated by the Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah.
- The Minister of State for Cooperation B. L. Verma will also grace the occasion.
- Officials of Central, States, and Union Territories’ Governments along with heads of around 40 Cooperative and other major National Institutions will participate in this conference.
- The Union Ministry of Cooperation said, six important themes covering policy framework, reforms for strengthening governance, making cooperatives vibrant economic entities, promoting social cooperatives, and the role of cooperatives in social security will be discussed during the conference.
3. PM Narendra Modi to be honored with first-ever Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award-
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be honored with the first-ever Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award, instituted in the memory of the veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar who passed away in February this year.
- Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Pratishthan informed that the award ceremony will be held at Mumbai’s Shanmukhanand Hall.
- It added that the award will be given annually to a person who has made a path-breaking, spectacular and exemplary contribution to the nation and its people.
- The organization announced Mr. Modi as an international statesman who has put India on the path of global leadership.
- Calling Mr. Modi an inspiration, the organization said, he is one of the greatest leaders that India has seen in its glorious history.
- Among the other awardees will be singer Rahul Despande, who will receive the Master Deenanath Award besides three other special awardees including veteran actress Asha Parekh, actor Jackie Shroff and the Mumbai Dabbawalas, represented by Nutan Tiffin Suppliers.
- A musical show called ‘Swarlatanjali’ will also be organized after the award ceremony featuring singers like Roop Kumar Rathod, Priyanka Barwe, and Hariharan.
Today’s International Current Affairs:
1. The UK launches world-first ‘subscription’ model for antibiotic supply-
- The UK is ready to grow to be the primary nation on this planet to pay drug firms a set price for supplying antibiotics to deal with the rising world disaster over resistance to the medication.
- The intention is to offer firms a greater incentive to develop new antibiotics, which might be held again to deal with sufferers who want them, and also restrain overprescribing that leads microbes to develop drug resistance.
- Well being consultants estimate that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) kills a couple of million individuals every 12 months worldwide, placing stress on the medical occupation to chop again use of antibiotics in all however essentially the most severe instances.
2. Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan’s 23rd Prime Minister-
- The Opposition’s joint candidate Shehbaz Sharif was elected as Pakistan’s 23rd Prime Minister.
- The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief got 174 votes.
- Mr. Shehbaz had earlier contested for the post of Prime Minister in 2018 as well in which Imran had received 176 votes and he could only bag 96 votes then.
Business & Economy Current Affairs:
1. Card-less cash withdrawals to be made available at all banks, ATMs using UPI: RBI Governor-
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said it is proposed that the card-less cash withdrawals option will be made available in all banks and ATMs using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
- Currently, the facility is limited only to a few banks.
Science & Technology Current Affairs:
1. India successfully flight-tests Anti-Tank Guided Missile HELINA-
- India successfully flight-tested Anti-Tank Guided Missile HELINA.
- The missile was launched from an indigenously-developed helicopter at a high-altitude range.
- It is one of the most advanced Anti-Tank weapons in the world.
- The flight test was jointly conducted by the teams of scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation, the Indian Army, and the Indian Air Force.
- The flight trials were conducted from an Advanced Light Helicopter and the missile was fired successfully by engaging a simulated tank target.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and the Indian Army for this achievement.
- DRDO Chairman Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy congratulated the teams for the commendable job performed in difficult conditions.
2. China launches Earth Observation Satellite named ‘Gaofen-3 03’-
- China has recently launched a new earth observation satellite ‘Gaofen-3 03’
- The satellite is to be included in the group of land-sea radar satellites.
- Gaofen-3 03 will help China defend its maritime interests.
Today’s Sports Current Affairs:
1. Australia’s Victoria state to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games-
- The Australian state of Victoria announced that it will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with all sporting events taking place outside of the state capital Melbourne.
- The 2026 Games will be held in four regional hubs in the towns of Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, and Gippsland, each with its own athletes’ village.
2. Mumbai City FC becomes the first Indian club to win an Asian Champions League-
- Mumbai City FC scripted history when they beat Iraqi Air Force Club 2-1 in a Group B tie at the King Fahd Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- With the win, Mumbai City FC became the first-ever Indian Club to win an Asian Champions League match.
3. World’s No.1 Scottie Scheffler Wins First Major at The Masters After the return of Tiger Woods-
- Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler captured his first major title by winning the Masters in dominating fashion, holding firm down the stretch to seize the green jacket after Tiger Woods completed his comeback from a severe leg injury.
- Scheffler fired a final-round one-under-par 71 to finish 72 holes on 10-under 278 and defeat four-time major winner Rory McIlroy by three strokes with Australian Cameron Smith and Ireland’s Shane Lowry sharing third on 283.
Miscellaneous Current Affairs:
1. Celebration of Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti-
- Ambedkar Jayanti or Bhim Jayanti is an annual festival observed on the 14th of April to commemorate the memory of B. R. Ambedkar, the Indian polymath, and civil rights activist.
- It marks Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s birthday who was born on 14th April 1891.
2. President Ramnath Kovind to inaugurate the annual Madhavpur Mela-
- The Madhavpur Mela is held in the coastal village of Madhavpur, around 60 km south of Porbandar, and celebrates the marriage of the Hindu deity Lord Krishna with Rukmini.
- It is believed that Rukmini, a princess from the present-day Arunachal Pradesh, wanted to marry Lord Krishna though her brother wanted her to marry Shishupal.
- Therefore, Lord Krishna, who ran his kingdom from Dwarka in present-day Gujarat, abducted Rukmini and the couple tied the knot at a marriage ceremony organized in the Madhavpur village.
Here were the daily current affairs of 12th April 2022.
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