Current Affairs 22nd April

1. 22nd April : Earth Day
-› Each year, 22nd April is celebrated as Earth Day. This is an annual event which is celebrated all over the world to demonstrate support for environment protection.


2. Government's Twitter Seva To Address Grievances Of Startups
-› The Commerce and Industry Ministry has launched a Twitter Seva service a special Twitter cell by the Narenda Modi government manned by a set of dedicated officers of the Commerce and Industry Ministry was launched.

3. President Mukherjee To Attend Khongjom Day In Manipur

4. Department Of Disinvestment Is Now 'Dipam'

-› The Department of Disinvestment has been renamed as Department of Investment and Public Asset Management or 'Dipam'.

5. Dr. Harsh Vardhan Celebrates Earth Day By Inaugurating India’s 1st Cellulosic Alcohol Technology Demonstration Plant In Uttarakhand

6. Six Indians In TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
-› RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and actress Priyanka Chopra. Tennis ace Sania Mirza, environmentalist Sunita Narain along with Flipkart Co-founders Sachin and Binny Bansal were other Indians on the list. The list also featured Indian-origin Google CEO Sundar Pichai.

7. Goa To Host International Seminar On Wheat Products
-› The eighth International Seminar on Wheat and Wheat Products is scheduled to be held in Panaji, Goa, on July 17-18, 2016.
-› The theme for this year’s seminar is ‘New Ideas and Innovation for Growth’.

8. Vistara And TCS Enter Into Strategic Partnership
-› Full service airline Vistara has entered into a strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

9. India Replaces China As Top FDI Destination In 2015: FDI Intelligence Report
-› According to FDI Intelligence Report India has replaced China as the top Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) destination by attracting $63 billion worth FDI projects in 2015.

10. Mahatma Gandhi’s Granddaughter Tara Gandhi Gets Top French Honour
-› Mahatma Gandhi’s granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee was on Wednesday conferred with the Order of Arts and Letters, one of France’s top honours.

11.  Harriet Tubman To Be First African-American On US Currency
-› Anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman will become the first African-American on the face of US paper currency.
-› She also became the first woman in more than a century, when she replaces former President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.

12. Renowned Music Legend Prince Has Passed Away
-› The American music superstar Prince Rogers Nelson has passed away. He was 57 year old.