current affairs 29 April 2022

Prasar Bharati signed MoU with Public Broadcaster of Argentina.

• Prasar Bharati has signed an MoU with the Public Broadcaster of Argentina Radio Television Argentina (RTA) for collaboration in the field of broadcasting.
• The MoU encompasses a range of fronts in Media and Broadcasting that is set to exemplify the communication and transmission networking of both nations.
• India and Argentina share cordial relations and developmental partnerships in the areas of political, economic, scientific and technological cooperation.

Flipkart Signs MoU with Bengal Govt to Support Artisans, Weavers and Handicraft Makers.

• Flipkart ties up and signs MoU with the Government of West Bengal to train and support local artisans.
• MoUs have been signed under Flipkart’s SAMARTH initiative to support low-service communities, local artisans, handicraft makers, and weavers to gain under-India market-access through Flipkart Marketplace.
• Under this partnership, Samarth Program will provide time-bound incubation support and training benefits to service communities.

Indian-American Arun Venkataraman Appointed as US Assistant Secy of Commerce.

• Indian-American international trade policy expert Arun Venkataraman has been sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of the US and Foreign Commercial Service for the International Trade Administration.
• Venkataraman will lead a team of over 1,400 employees strategically located in 106 offices across the US and 78 markets abroad, supporting US companies in markets representing 95 percent of global GDP and 97 percent of US trade.
• Prior to his appointment, he served as the counsellor to the secretary of commerce, advising the department on trade and other international economic matters.

Karnataka government launched "Social Awareness and Action" (SAANS) campaign to successfully neutralize pneumonia.

• Health and Medical Education Minister of Karnataka, Keshava Reddy Sudhakar has launched the Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS) Campaign.
• SAANS is a campaign that has been launched to ensure early detection and greater awareness of pneumonia in children under the age of five.
• As per SRS 2018, Karnataka’s under-five mortality is at 28 per 1000 live births.
• Pneumonia is a lung infection that is caused due to viral, bacterial, or fungal infection.
• By 2025, the state’s goal is to reduce the under-five mortality to 23 per 1,000 live.
• Also, to achieve the National Health Policy goals, pneumonia mortality has to be reduced to less than 3 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Laureus world sports awards 2022: Max Verstappen & Elaine Thompson-Herah wins Top Honours.

• Elaine Thompson-Herah, Max Verstappen and Tom Brady scooped the biggest prizes at the Laureus World Sports Awards.
• Sprint sensation Thompson-Herah was named World Sportswoman of the Year.
• Tom Brady won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
• Thompson-Herrah achieved a historic double double at Tokyo 2020, becoming the first woman in history to successfully win the 100m and 200m at the Olympics.