News Headlines : 21st April 2022

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, there cannot be any compromise on integrity and unity of the country; Confers Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2021 on Civil Services Day.
  • External Affairs Ministry said that India had received a request from Japan for permission to land in Mumbai to pick up humanitarian supplies from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) depot for Ukraine and its neighbouring countries.
  • Prime Minister to address the nation on the occasion of 400th Parkash Parv of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji at Red Fort in New Delhi tonight.
  • Supreme Court orders that status quo be maintained on Jahangirpuri demolitions. A bench comprising of Justices L. N Rao and B.R Gavai said, court will take serious view of all demolitions that took place after Supreme Court’s decision was communicated to the authorities.
  • Prime Minister to inaugurate the seventh edition of Raisina Dialogue on the 25th of this month.
  • The passengers arriving in Bangladesh will have to fill up a Health Declaration Form (HDF) within three days of their departure for Bangladesh. The filled up form will carry QR code which will be required to be shown on arrival in Bangladesh.
  • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits various establishments in Gujarat; May announce investments in science and technology collaborations.
  • Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH, Sarbananda Sonowal today announced that the 1st Incredible India International Cruise Conference-2022 will be held in Mumbai from 14th to 15th of May.
  • Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh to inaugurate DefConnect in New Delhi tomorrow 2.0 to woo investors.
  • NITI Aayog and UNICEF India signed a Statement of Intent on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on children. Statement of Intent seeks to formalize a framework of cooperation to launch the first report on the State of India’s Children – Status and Trends in Multidimensional Child Development.
  • Government to issue quality-centric guidelines for Electric vehicles to minimise road accidents, announces Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.
  • National Thermal Power Corporation has come together with Delhi Jal Board to utilize the sludge produced in the sewage treatment plants of DJB to convert it into green energy.
  • Atal Pension Yojana enrollments cross 4.01 crore by end of March 2022.
  • Sarita Mor and Sushma Shokeen today won bronze medals for India in their respective women’s freestyle weight categories at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.