TNPSC ENGLISH CURRENT AFFAIRS 2022 APRIL 14

TNPSC ENGLISH CURRENT AFFAIRS 2022 APRIL 14 – TNPSC DAILY CURRENT EVENTS – ALL THE MAJOR EVENTS OF 14 APRIL 2022 ARE COMPILED AND UPLOADED HERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE STUDENTS THOSE WHO ARE PREPARING FOR THE COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

 World Chagas Disease Day: 14 April

• April 14 is observed as World Chagas Day every year.
• The disease is also called American trypanosomiasis, silent disease, or silenced disease.
• It is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma crizu.
• This parasite is transmitted to humans through the triatomine bug.
• April 14 was chosen to mark the day as the first case of Chagas disease in a human was reported on this day in

Sabka Vikas Mahaquiz Series launched by the government

• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is organising the Sabka Vikas Mahaquiz Series.
• The quiz aims to sensitise the participants about the various schemes and initiatives and how to avail the benefits.
• The first quiz launched on 14 April 2022 is the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.

R Pragganandhaa wins Reykjavik Open chess tournament

• Young Indian Grandmaster R Pragganandhaa won the prestigious Reykjavik Open chess tournament with 5 points from nine rounds, in April 2022.
• The 16-year-old Pragganandhaa defeated Grandmaster D Gukesh in the final round to emerge the sole winner.
• He became the youngest international master in 2016 at the age of 10 years, 10 months, and 19

Rohit Sharma becomes 2nd Indian after Virat Kohli to score 10,000 runs

• Rohit Sharma has become the second Indian batter to complete 10,000 runs in T20 cricket for men.
• He achieved this historic milestone during the match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on 13 April 2022 in Pune.
• With this milestone, Rohit Sharma also became the seventh batsman overall to reach the 10,000 run-mark in T20
• Virat Kohli became the first Indian batter to score 10,000 T20 runs in

UGC releases guidelines for pursuing two academic programmes

• The University Grants Commission on 13 Apr’22 released guidelines for pursuing two academic programmes simultaneously.
• A student can pursue 2 full-time academic programmes simultaneously in physical mode provided that class timings for one programme do not overlap with another.
• A student can also pursue 2 academic programmes, one in full-time physical mode and another in distance learning.

Vice President confers International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021

• Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on 13 April 2022 conferred the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy, 2021 to Dr. Bhushan Kumar of Chandigarh and Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust of Gujarat, in New Delhi.
• The annual award was instituted by Gandhi Memorial Leprosy Foundation.
• Both have been working diligently to raise awareness about leprosy and in providing care to those afflicted with it.

Author Prem Rawat launches his book ‘Hear Yourself’ in Mumbai

• Prem Rawat, a renowned educator has come up with his book titled “Hear Yourself: How to Find Peace In A Noisy World”.
• The book was launched on 13 April 2022 at National Centre of Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai by HarperCollins in association with TimelessToday.
• In 2012, he received the Brand Laureate International Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award, becoming only its 4th recipient.

PM Modi inaugurates Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya, buys first ticket

• PM Narendra Modi on 14 April 2022, inaugurated the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya, or the Prime Ministers’ museum, the national capital’s Teen Murti Bhavan, which has been repurposed as the Prime Ministers’ Museum
• It will be thrown open to the public on April 21,
• The facility also has as many as 43 galleries, displays on freedom struggle and framing of the Constitution of India.

Exports of Indian dairy products top $500-million mark, hit 8-yr high

• The exports of Indian dairy products are estimated at an eight-year high in FY22 on robust demand, aided by higher global prices.
• Provisional data for the first eleven months, April 2021 to February 2022, indicate that shipments have touched 70 lakh tonnes valued at over $552 million.
• In rupee terms, exports grew to ₹4,115 crore, an year-on-year increase of 94% over ₹2,122

Iqbal Singh Lalpura assumes charge as Chairperson, NCM

• The govt has re-appointed retired Punjab-cadre IPS officer Iqbal Singh Lalpura as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities.
• He had earlier retired as Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Punjab Police.
• He was first appointed as Chairman in September
• He served as the senior superintendent of police of Amritsar Rural, Kapurthala and Tarn Taran districts.

Mahavir Jayanti: 14 April 2022

• Mahavir Jayanti is celebrated to mark the birthday of the spiritual leader of Jainism, Lord Mahavir.
• This year, it falls today April
• Lord Mahavir is said to be born on the 13th day of the Chaitra month of the Hindu calendar in 599
• His birthplace is Kundalagrama, Bihar.
• He is also considered the founder of Jainism and was the 24th and last Tirthankar of the faith.

131st birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: 14 April 2022

• B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti is celebrated on April 14th every year in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar.
• He was born on 14 April
• He established the Finance Commission of India.
• He is also known as the father of the Indian constitution.
• He served as the first Minister of Law and Justice of India from August 29, 1947, to January 24,

Festivals celebrated on 14 April: Baisakhi, Vishu, Rongali Bihu

• Festivals Baisakhi, Vishu, Rongali Bihu, Naba Barsha, Vaisakhadi, and Puthandu-Pirappu are being observed on 14 April
• These are the first harvest festivals of the year celebrated in the eastern, northern, and southern parts of the country.
• Baisakhi is celebrated in Punjab and Haryana.
• Vishu is celebrated in Kerala and parts of Karnataka.
• Bihu is celebrated in Assam

India’s first indigenously developed polycentric prosthetic knee – Kadam

• India’s first indigenously developed polycentric prosthetic knee – Kadam was launched by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M), the Above Knee Prosthesis was developed in association with Society for Biomedical Technology (SBMT) and Mobility India.
• Kadam will help people with above-knee amputees to walk in comfortable gait.
• Kadam has multiple axes hinge joints for rotation which provide greater control over the prosthesis and gives a maximum knee flexion of 160 degrees to make it easy to sit in cramped spaces like buses and autos.
• The design includes high durable stainless steel and aluminium alloy along with hard chrome plated EN8 pins and high fatigue life polymer bushings, which was developed by a team at TTK Centre for Rehabilitation Research and Device Development (R2D2) at IIT-M

Hajj pilgrimage in 2022

• Saudi Arabia has announced that it will allow one million pilgrims to perform Hajj pilgrimage in 2022.
• Muslims from within and outside the country will be permitted to perform Hajj as long as they are fully vaccinated against Coronavirus and are under the age of 65.
• As per the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the pilgrims from abroad will also have to present their negative COVID certificate test and will also face additional health precautions.

ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup

• The inaugural ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup will be hosted by South Africa in January 2023.
• The tournament will involve 16 teams and include 41 matches.
• The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in 2021 but got delayed twice due to the Covid- 19 pandemic.
• The new date was announced during the ICC Board Meeting on April 10, 2022. It will be held as a curtainraiser ahead of the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup that is scheduled to commence in South Africa on February 9

 

 

 

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