Daily Current Affairs April 03

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April 03| Daily Current Affairs 2022

Sports – Daily Current Affairs April 03

1. Who among the following is ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 named ‘Player of the Tournament’?
A) Claire Taylor
B) Tammy Beaumont
C) Karen Rolton
D) Suzie Bates
E) Alyssa Healy
Answer: E) Alyssa Healy

• Alyssa Healy(Wicket Keeper) has won the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 in New Zealand as ‘Player of the Tournament’ award.
• Previous Winners former Australia captain Karen Rolton (2005) and England’s Tammy Beaumont in (2017) .
• Healy amassed a whopping 509 runs from nine innings during the 50-over showcase, with her two half-centuries and two superb hundreds highlighted by the match-winning 170 against England in the title-decider and Australia won the 7th World Cup.
• The 32-year-old averaged 56.55 with the bat and also contributed eight dismissals (four catches and four stumpings) behind the stumps as a keeper.

2. Who among the following won gold at 21st National Para-Swimming Championship?
A) Bhakti Sharma
B) ShikaTandon
C) AratiSaha
D) Jigar Thakkar
E) Sandeep Sejwal
Answer: D) Jigar Thakkar

• Gujarat-based swimming champion Jigar Thakkar has recorded his name as a gold medalist at the 21st National Para-Swimming Championship which concluded in Udaipur.
• Competing with more than 400 paralympic swimmers at the national-level championship, he also bagged two silver medals.
• He has also been recognized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the program ‘Mann Ki Baat‘.

Business and Economy – Daily Current Affairs April 03

3. BDL signed MoU with which of the following country?
A) Kuwait
B) UAE
C) China
D) Abudhabi
E) Russia
Answer: B) UAE

• Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and Tawazun Economic Council (TEC), United Arab Emirates (UAE), exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore new business opportunities in various areas of mutual interest in the field of defence.
• The MoU was exchanged in the presence of BDL CMD Commodore Siddharth Mishra (Retd.), Director (Technical) N.P. Diwakar, chief officer of the Tawazun Economic Council Zayed Saeed Zaal Hadher Almeraikhi and other senior officials from both sides.
• BDL’s P. Radhakrishna, Director (Production), N. Srinivasulu, Director (Finance), Upendra Vennam, CVO, and others were present.
• Both BDL and TEC will work together to identify different business opportunities and assess the viability and feasibility of jointly implementing them in the field of co-development, co-production, establishment of joint ventures, setting up of maintenance, repair, refurbishment, life extension facilities, supply of military products as well as licensed production.
• They will also explore the export possibility of the products to reach out to global demands.

Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs April 03

4. Which among the following minister launched indigenously developed new and rare Reference Materials for Anti Doping analysis?
A) Piyush Goyal
B) Amit Shah
C) Anurag Thakur
D) KirenRijiju
E) Narendra Modi
Answer: C) Anurag Thakur

• Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur launched indigenously developed six new and rare Reference Materials (RMs) which are the purest form of chemical required for anti-doping analysis in all WADA-accredited laboratories across the world.
• According to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the six RMs have been developed in less than a year by (National Dope Testing Laboratory) NDTL in association with the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati and the CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu and three each.
• The RMs were launched by the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Singh Thakur during the 15th Governing Body Meeting of NDTL, in the presence of Sports Secretary Sujata Chaturvedi and other senior officials of the Sports Ministry.
• With the creation of these RMs NDTL has earned itself the recognition of being one of the few labs in the world where such RMs have been developed.

International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs April 03

5. India and Australia signed Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement to double bilateral trade for how many Years?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 10
D) 5
E) 6
Answer: D) 5

• The agreement was signed by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Trade, Tourism and Investment Minister of Australia Dan Tehan in a virtual ceremony in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.
• The agreement encompassing trade in goods and services is a balanced and equitable trade agreement, which will further strengthen the strategic relations between the two countries.
• Speaking virtually on the occasion, Prime Minister Modi termed the agreement a watershed moment for bilateral ties.

National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs April 03

6. Which state/UT Cabinet has approved MoU with French agency for biodiversity conservation?
A) Chandigarh
B) Punjab
C) Bihar
D) Assam
E) Ladakh
Answer: D) Assam

• The Assam Cabinet approved a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the environment and forest department of the state and Agence Francaise de Development, a French funding agency, to foster bilateral dialogue in the field of environment.
• The meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, approved the MoU which will enhance cooperation between the forest department and international stakeholders of Africa, Asia and France regarding biodiversity conservation in the Indo-Pacific region, Water Resources Minister and government spokesman Pijush Hazarika said.
• The council of ministers also approved raising of Rs 170.15 crore as loan assistance from NABARD for 15 projects of the Public Works Department (Roads).
• The projects include 12 embankment cum roads and three rural bridges in Golaghat, Barpeta, Darrang, Dhemaji, Goalpara, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, West Karbi Anglong, Charaideo and Baksa districts, Hazarika said.
• The Cabinet also decided to set up 13 ‘Adarsha Vidyalayas’ to increase coverage of schools and 97 model schools to improve education in tea garden areas.

7. Meghalaya CM launched PES project to restore Ganol catchment areas. What is the cost of this project?
A) Rs. 1.50 cr
B) Rs. 1.20 cr
C) Rs. 1.30 cr
D) Rs. 1.40 cr
E) Rs. 1.70 cr
Answer: B) Rs. 1.20 cr

• Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma launched a pilot project on Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Approach for restoration of Ganol catchment areas in West Garo Hills district worth Rs. 1.20 crore.
• The catchment areas is located in 20 villages surrounding the 22.5 MW Ganol Hydro Electric Project.
• The Chief Minister also informed that the Govt. is planning to have 4200 square kilometre catchment areas in the state and informed that the government will provide all necessary help and support to the people through various departments to improve their livelihood.
• Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma launched a pilot project on Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Approach for restoration of Ganol catchment areas in West Garo Hills district worth Rs. 1.20 crore.
• The catchment areas is located in 20 villages surrounding the 22.5 MW Ganol Hydro Electric Project.
• The Chief Minister also informed that the Govt. is planning to have 4200 square kilometre catchment areas in the state and informed that the government will provide all necessary help and support to the people through various departments to improve their livelihood.

8. Union MoS for Textiles inaugurated Handloom Expo at which of the following place?
A) Chennai
B) Tirupur
C) Erode
D) Coimbatore
E) Madurai
Answer: A) Chennai

• Union Minister of State for Textiles Darshana Vikram Jardosh inaugurated the Handloom Expo 2022 organised by the Central Cottage Industries Emporium (CCIC) in the city.
• The Expo, titled NESAVU-2022, (Nesavu meaning handloom) will be held till April 12.
• The expo was an endeavor to promote Indian handlooms products and the spirit of craftsmanship and featured products handcrafted by Weavers and Master weavers.
• The exhibition is sponsored by Development Commissioner (Handlooms), Union Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi.
• CCIC is the sole Central Government organization marketing finest Indian Handicrafts and Handlooms from all over India through its Emporia in New Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Secunderabad, Gujarat and Chennai.
• The expo provides a glimpse of this marvel and also a platform for the cultural and artistic interchange between weavers and art patrons.
• The main motto is to encourage visitors to wear Handlooms with pride and to adopt Handloom products in their daily lives.
• Such initiatives will promote the Indian weavers and textile artists by sustaining their livelihood and providing them with more marketing opportunities and making Atmanirbhar Bharat.

9. Which IIT partnered with RNTBCI to reduce road accident fatalities?
A) IIT Kozhikode
B) IIT Kharagpur
C) IIT Bombay
D) IIT Roorkee
E) IIT Madras
Answer: E) IIT Madras

• Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras) is collaborating with Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India Pvt Ltd (RNTBCI) to reduce road accidents fatalities in Chennai and neighbouring districts through two projects.
• This initiative is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG).
• The Connected Intelligent Urban Transportation lab at IIT Madras will develop innovative, technology and data-driven solutions to improve road safety.
• A year-long hackathon named ‘Hackcidents’ will be conducted and the best ideas on Road Safety and Accident Prevention will be implemented.
• Centre For Innovation, a voluntary student body at IIT Madras, will conduct the hackathon.
• The project’s aim is to improve public safety with a particular focus on reducing fatal accidents involving public transit buses in Chennai.
• The project proposes the use of sensors and data collection techniques for better understanding the root causes leading to bus accidents and propose innovative ways to significantly reduce them.

10. “GudiPadwa” festival is celebrated across which state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Odisha
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Bihar
E) West Bengal
Answer: A) Maharashtra

• Nutritious ‘Gudi’ has been erected in Maharashtra’s Nashik, which explains the importance of nutrition to children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
• The festival of Gudi Padwa, which marks the New Year of Marathi is being celebrated across the state.
• The ‘Gudi’ which explains about the nutrition has been installed as part of the Nutritious Fortnight.
• In 2019, too a similar Gudi was erected at Samundi which explained to the people on the various aspects of nutritious food, foodgrains and green leafy vegetables.

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