12 April 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 12th April
Important Current Affairs 12th April 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 12th April about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 12th April 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
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Current Affairs of 12th April – National
1. Gujarat came out on top in the first round of the NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index.
◉ The State Energy and Climate Index, SECI-Round One, was released by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar and Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant.
◉ Gujarat has topped the NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index (SECI)-Round One, with Kerala and Punjab following closely behind.
◉ Goa, Tripura, and Manipur are the top three performers among minor states. The states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand were ranked last.
2. In Gujarat, President Ramnath Kovind inaugurates the Madhavpur Ghed Fair.
◉ On April 10, 2022, the President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind opened the five-day Madhavpur Ghed Fair in Madhavpur Ghed, Porbandar, Gujarat.
◉ The Madhavpur Ghed Fair has been held every year since 2018 by the Gujarat government in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture to commemorate the sacred union of Lord Krishna and Rukmini.
3. Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, has launched the ‘1065 Anti-Corruption Mobile App.’
◉ On April 8, 2022, Uttarakhand’s Chief Minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, introduced a mobile app dubbed “1064 Anti-Corruption Mobile App.”
◉ The state’s vigilance department has created this app.
◉ People will be able to file graft-related complaints immediately with authorities via the app or over the phone.
International News
4. Shehbaz Sharif is the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan.
◉ Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s opposition leader, was chosen unopposed as the country’s 23rd Prime Minister in a vote in the National Assembly.
◉ The 70-year-old leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will succeed Imran Khan, who was recently expelled from office by a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly. Nawaz Sharif, the former Pakistani Prime Minister, has a brother named Shehbaz Sharif.
5. Ecuador was the first country to grant wild animals legal protection.
◉ Ecuador, a South American country, became the first in the world to grant wild animals legal protection.
◉ The country’s top court has ruled in favour of a woolly monkey who was kidnapped from her home and placed in a zoo, where she died just a week later.
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Banking (Current Affairs 12th April)
6. Maharashtra Bank would sell a 4% stake in India SME Asset Reconstruction Company.
◉ The Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has stated that it will sell its full 4% stake in India SME Asset Reconstruction Company (ISARC) for Rs 3.92 crore in cash.
◉ The contract was signed on April 6, 2022. The deal is expected to be finalised by the end of December 2022. The divestment has a proposed floor price of Rs 9.80 per equity share.
7. In 2021-22, India’s gold imports climbed by 33.34 per cent to $46.14 billion.
◉ According to official figures, India’s gold imports increased by 33.34 per cent to 46.14 billion in 2021-22 due to increased demand.
◉ In 2020-21, gold imports were estimated to be around 34.62 billion dollars. The increase in gold imports contributed to a $192.41 billion trade deficit in 2020-21, up from $102.62 billion in 2020-21.
Appointment
8. Manoj Soni has been named the next chairman of the UPSC.
◉ Dr. Manoj Soni, a member of the Union Public Service Commission, has been named chairman of the country’s top government recruitment agency (UPSC).
◉ He has been a member of the Swaminarayan sect’s Anoopam Mission in Mogri, Anand district since he was a child, and on January 10, 2020, he obtained diksha (initiation) as a nishkarma karmayogi (selfless worker).
9. India’s G20 chief coordinator will be Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
◉ The government has formally stated that Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will take over as G20 top coordinator next month.
◉ The selection is noteworthy since India will take over the G20 presidency from Indonesia on December 1, 2022, and will host the G20 Leaders Summit for the first time in 2023.
Awards
10. Amar Mitra, a veteran Bengali writer, got the O. Henry Award.
◉ Veteran This year’s Henry prize went to Bengali novelist Amar Mitra for a short tale he authored in 1977. He won the award for his short tale ‘Gaonburo,’ a Bengali short story that had previously been translated into English (The Old Man Of Kusumpur).
◉ In the year 2020, the translated work was published in an American magazine. In 2006, Mitra received the Sahitya Academy Award.
11. The first Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award will be given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
◉ The inaugural Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Award, established in commemoration of the great vocalist Lata Mangeshkar, will be presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
◉ The award ceremony will take place on April 24, the 80th birthday of Master Deenanath Mangeshkar (the father of the singing icon).
Defence
12. In Pokhran, India successfully flight-tested the Helina anti-tank guided missile.
◉ In Pokhran, Rajasthan, India successfully flight-tested Helina, an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM).
◉ HELINA (Helicopter-based NAG) is a third-generation ‘fire and forget’ class created by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, as part of the DRDO’s Missiles and Strategic Systems (MSS) cluster.
Sports
13. ICC Players of the Month for March 2022 are Babar Azam and Rachael Haynes.
◉ Babar Azam of Pakistan and Rachael Haynes of Australia have been awarded the ICC Men’s and Women’s Players of the Month for March 2022, respectively, by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
◉ Babar Azam was in outstanding form during Pakistan’s recently concluded multi-format home series against Australia, scoring 390 runs in three Test matches.
Important day
14. The International Day of Human Space Flight is celebrated on April 12th.
◉ Every year on April 12th, the International Day of Human Space Flight is commemorated. On April 7, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution designating April 12 as the International Day of Human Space Flight.
◉ The day honours mankind’s entry into the space age, the contributions of space research and technology, and the realisation of outer space conservation for peaceful purposes.
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