Current Affairs - April 2022
Government has constituted an advisory committee of experts for the Semicon India programme. Who is the head of this committee?
The Advisory Committee will be chaired by the Union Minister of Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, while the Minister of State, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), Rajeev Chandrashekhar will be the Vice-Chairperson.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras for technology development and finding indigenous solutions for the sustenance of various weapons systems.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners by 3 percent to 34%, over the existing rate of 31% of the Basic Pay/Pension.