Your Daily Current Affairs - 3rd April 📰
Airborne drills were carried out by the Indian Army's Airborne Rapid Response teams on 01 April 2022.
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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba on 02 april 2022 jointly inaugurated cross-border passenger train services, RuPay payment system in Nepal and signed several MoUs.
2. International Chess Federation (FIDE) President Arkady Dvorkovich officially handed over the hosting rights to India for the organization of the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022 on 01 april 2022.
3. Karnataka Government set up Nandini Ksheera Samridhi Cooperative Bank on 01 april 2022.
4. FIFA has unveiled La'eeb as the official mascot for this year's FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
5. Lieutenant General SS Mahal assumed charge of the Army Training Command (ARTRAC), Shimla on April 1.
6. Union Minister Jitendra Singh introduced 'The Indian Antarctic Bill 2022' in Lok Sabha on 01 April 2022.
7. President Ram Nath Kovind was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour on 01 April 2022 as he began his three-day state visit to Turkmenistan.
8. Surya Kiran aerobatic team of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on 01 April 2022 carried out a flying display in Hyderabad.
9. SankalpTaru Foundation has become the First Indian NGO in Environmental Conservation Space to Launch Blockchain on 01 April 2022.
10. Airborne drills were carried out by the Indian Army's Airborne Rapid Response teams on 01 April 2022.
11. HDFC Bank has been adjudged the Best Performing Bank in SHG Linkage by the National Rural Livelihood Mission NRLM on 01 April 2022.
12. The Tech platform 'GrainBank' (developed by Ergos) has launched GrainBank Loyalty Cards for Farmers on 01 April'22.
13. PharmEasy, a consumer healthcare app has launched its latest campaign starring the Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan as its brand ambassador.
14. The Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal and Minister for Trade Mr Dan Tehan signed the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement on 02 April'22.
15. World Autism Awareness Day is observed on 2 April to raise awareness about autism.
16. A new book authored by Dr Sreeram Chaulia titled "Crunch Time: Narendra Modi’s National Security Crises" was released on March 31 by the Minister of State for External Affairs, Meenakshi Lekhi.
17. Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Dwayne Bravo on 31 Mar'22 became the highest wicket-taker in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with 171 wickets to his name.
18. On 01 April'22, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at Hyderabad House in New Delhi.
19. Veteran actor Jim Carrey is renowned for his comic roles.
20. Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for March 2022 hit an all-time high of Rs 1.42 lakh crore breaching its previous record of Rs 1.40 lakh cr
21. The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu has greeted the people of the nation on the eve of ‘Ugadi, Gudi Padava, Chaitra Sukladi and Cheti Chand’.
22. Mahindra Manulife Mutual Fund has announced the appointment of Mr Anthony Heredia as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on 1st April 2022.
23. Union Minister for Home Amit Shah attended the 115th Jayanthi program of Sri Shivakumara Swamiji at the Siddaganga Mutt in Tumkur on 01 April'22.
24. Vice Admiral Ajay Kochhar, AVSM, NM assumed the appointment of Commandant, National Defence Academy on 01 Apr 2022 from Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor, AVSM, VM.
25. Governor of Karnataka Shri TC Gehlot and Union Sports Minister Shri Anurag Singh Thakur launch the logo, jersey, mascot and anthem of Khelo India University Games 2021 in Bengaluru on 01 April'22.
26. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, interacted with students on the subject of upcoming exams in the 5th Pariksha Pe Charcha Programme.
27. Dr. S Raju has taken over as the Director-General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI) on 01 April 2022.
28. Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru, AVSM, NM assumed charge as Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff on 31 Mar 22.
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