CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 20th April 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 20^th April 2022

1. The ‘UN Chinese Language Day’ is observed on 20 April annually.
2. London-based Cryptocurrency lender, Nexo has joined hands with global payments company Mastercard to launch the world’s first ‘crypto-backed’ payment card.
3. IndusInd Bank has been awarded the global ‘Celent Model Bank’ award under the category of ‘Payments System Transformation’ for building a best-in class Enterprise Payments Hub (EPH).
4. Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh has clinched the 48^th‘La Road International Open Chess Tournament’ title in Castile-La Mancha, Spain.
5. The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has organised a week-long celebration under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, marking the fourth anniversary of Ayushman Bharat-Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs) form 16 April to 22April.
6. IT major Wipro has announced the appointment of Satya Easwaran as the Country Head for India.
7. The World Health Organization launched its Global Centre for Traditional Medicine at a site in Gujarat, aimed with modern science.
8. India’s first 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot plant has been commissioned by the Oil India Limited (OIL) at its Jorhat Pump Station in Assam.
9. The ‘National Metallurgist Award 2021’ will be held New Delhion 22 April by the Union Ministry of Steel. Shri Ram Chandra Prasad Singh, the Union Minister of Steel, will host the event.
10. The Indian Air Force (IAF) on 19 April, 2022 successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from a Sukhoi fighter jet on the Eastern seaboard.
11. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla reached Hanoi on 19 April, 2022 on a three-day visit to Vietnam.
12. On 19 April Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar has won bronze medal on the opening day of Asian Wrestling Championship.
13. Indian-American US Navy veteran Shanti Sethi has been appointed as Executive Secretary and Defence Advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris.
14. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta on 19 April, 2022 launched ‘e-Kitab Kosh’.
15. The Delhi Government on 19 April, 2022 launched Delhi’s Education Song “Irada Kar Liya Hai Humne”.