CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 24th April 2022

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 24^th  April 2022

1. ‘National Panchayati Raj Day’ is a national holiday in India that honours the Panchayati Raj System. Every year on 24 April, it is commemorated.
2. YuWaah (Generation Unlimited India) in India announced that Ashwin yardi, CEO of Capgemini in India, has joined the organisation, starting immediately, alongside Yasumasa Kimura, UNICEF Representative, as being the co-chair of the organisation.
3. The board of Aditya Birla Capital has appointed Vishakha Mulye as the next Chief Executive Officer of Aditya Birla Capital.
4. New Zealand Pacer Hamish Bennett has announced retirement from all forms of cricket.
5. A 165 ft. tall Indian National Flag, the highest in the Northeast region, would be installed at the Indian National Army Headquarters Complex at Moirang of Manipur.
6. Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu declared the opening of second Khelo India University Games 2021 at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru on 24 April, 2022.
7. The National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC) won the first position in four categories at the Public Relations Awards 2022 conferred by Public Relations Society of India (PRSI).
8. Cyrus Poonawalla, the founder of Serum Institute of India, is the richest billionaire in the healthcare sector in 2022, according to Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List 2022.
9.  Dhanlaxmi Bank has signed an MoU with the Central Board of  Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) for the collection of taxes.
10.  India has been elected to four United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) bodies.
11.  Dr Bina Modi, Chairperson of Modi Enterprises was adjudged the ‘Woman Transforming India’ Award at the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce 6^th ‘Entrepreneur and Leadership Awards 2022’.
12.  The Centre has extended the retirement age for Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) directors by five years to 70 years, on a par with that in Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and Universities.
13.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the seventh edition of the ‘Raisina Dialogue’ on 25 April, 2022.
14.  PM Narendra Modi on 24 April, 2022 inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over 20000 crores in Jammu and Kashmir.
15.  The Tripura government has made massive changes to the Tripura Industrial Investment Promotion Scheme (TIIPIS) to attract investments and pave the way for faster economic growth in the state.