PM’S J&K VISIT
– Participates in the celebration of National Panchayati Raj Day on April 24; transfers amount of the National Panchayat Award into the bank accounts of the winning Panchayats
– Inaugurates 500 KW Solar Power Plant at Palli village along with 108 Jan Aushadhi Kendras, says Palli is on the way to become India’s first carbon- neutral panchayat
Lays foundation stones for the 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project & 540 MW Kwar Hydroelectric Project to be constructed on the Chenab River in Kishtwar District
– Inaugurates 8.45 kms Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel which is 5,800 feet above sea level
– Launches Amrit Sarovar initiative aimed at developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district of the country
INDIA
– PM inaugurates community radio station (CRS) ‘Dudh Vani’ dedicated to animal husbandry during his Gujarat tour; set up by Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (Banas Dairy)
– Agriculture Ministry organising ‘Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari’ campaign from Apr 25
– Jharkhand: Jamtara becomes country’s first district with library in every village
– External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar holds talks with visiting Argentine counterpart Santiago Cafiero in New Delhi
– Structural biologist M. Vijayan dies in Bengaluru at 80; recipient of Padma Shri and Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– India’s crude oil import bill rises from USD 62.2 billion in 2020-21 to USD 119 billion in 2021-22
– Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets World Bank President David Malpass in Washington
WORLD
– Russia claims to have destroyed logistics terminal of foreign weapons near Odessa in Ukraine
– US President Joe Biden marks 1915 ‘Armenian genocide’ in Turkey
– Turkey closes its airspace to Russian civilian and military flights between Russia and Syria
– International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace celebrated on April 24
– World Immunization Week being celebrated from April 24 to 30 by WHO; theme: ‘Long Life for All’
SPORTS
– Indian GM D. Gukesh wins Menorca Open chess tournament in Menorca, Spain
– Red Bull’s Max Verstappen wins Formula One Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Italy
– Asian Wrestling Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia: India’s Deepak Punia wins silver in men’s 86kg
– India wins 2 gold medals in Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Turkey; Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini win compound men’s team event & Tarundeep Rai and Ridhi win recurve mixed team event
– 10-day Khelo India University Games open in Bengaluru
