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DAILY DOSE 17TH APRIL CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 17TH APRIL CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) UDAN scheme selected for Prime Minister’s Award

  • Civil Aviation Ministry flagship Regional Connectivity Scheme – ‘Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik’, UDAN has been selected for Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration 2020.
  • It will be awarded under the category Innovation (General) – Central.
  • The Ministry of Civil Aviation will receive the award on 21 April 2022, that is, Civil Service Day.

 

2) PM Modi unveils a 108 ft statue of Lord Hanuman statue in Gujarat

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 108 feet statue of Lord Hanuman in Gujarat’s Morbi on 16 April 2022.
  • The statue is the second of the four statues being built in the four directions across the country, as part of the ‘Hanumanji Char Dham’ project.
  • The first statue of the series was set up in the north in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla in 2010.
  • The third statue would come up at Rameswaram.

 

3) 40th edition of Hunar Haat begins in Mumbai on 16 April 2022

  • The 40th edition of Hunar Haat began in Mumbai, on 16 April 2022.
  • The 12-day event organized by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs is aimed at providing exposure and employment opportunities to artisans and craftsmen from across the country.
  • The tag line for the event is ‘Confluence of Craft, Cuisine and Culture!

 

4) Cricketer Joe Root steps down from England’s Test captaincy

  • Joe Root has stepped down as England Test captain.
  • He holds the record for the most number of matches and wins as England Test captain.
  • His 27 victories put him ahead of Michael Vaughan (26), Alastair Cook, and Andrew Strauss (24 each).
  • He took over from Alastair Cook in 2017 as the captain.
  • He is currently England’s second-highest Test run-scorer of all time.

 

5) World Voice Day: 16 April

  • World Voice Day is celebrated on April 16 every year.
  • The day aims to demonstrate the enormous importance of the voice in the daily lives of all people.
  • In 1999, the Brazilian Society of Laryngology and Voice under the chairmanship of Dr Nedio Steffen first celebrated the day as Brazilian Voice Day on 16 April.
  • The theme for the year 2022 is ‘Lift your voice!

 

6) Prabhat Patnaik selected for Malcolm Adiseshiah Award 2022

  • Renowned Indian economist and political commentator Prabhat Patnaik has been selected. for the 2022 Malcolm Adiseshiah Award.
  • The award is annually given by the Malcolm and Elizabeth Adiseshiah Trust to an outstanding social scientist selected from nominations received by a specially constituted national jury.
  • The award comprises a citation and prize money of 2 lakh.

 

7) Vedaant Madhavan wins silver medal at Danish Open swimming meet

  • Vedaant Madhavan bagged a silver medal in the men’s 1500m freestyle event at the Danish Open swimming meet in Copenhagen, Denmark, in April 2022.
  • Vedaant, son of Indian actor R Madhavan, clocked 15.57.86 to finish second in the 10-swimmer final.
  • He had earlier won a bronze medal at the Latvia Open in March 2021, and seven medals at the Junior National Aquatic Championships.

 

8) Three Chinese astronauts back on Earth after 183 days in space

  • Three Chinese astronauts, the second team sent to orbit for space station construction, returned to Earth on 16 April 2022 after completing a landmark six-month mission.
  • It was the longest stay in space by Chinese astronauts on a single mission.
  • The return capsule of the Shenzhou-13 manned spaceship was carrying astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu.

 


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