Current Affairs - April 2022
Which is the first vaccine to be granted emergency use authorisation in India, for children in the 5 to 12 years age group?
Expert panel of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has recommended granting emergency use authorisation for Corbevax for children in the 5 to 12 years age group.
The Union Cabinet has approved USD 808 million (INR 6,062.45 crore) for a new scheme 'Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance' (RAMP). The new scheme assisted by the World Bank is expected to commence in the financial year of 2022-23.
The Maharashtra government has developed a website-based migration tracking system (MTS) application to map the movement of vulnerable seasonal migrant workers.
Ministry of Finance oversees the 'Stand Up India Scheme', which aims to promote entrepreneurship among women, Scheduled Castes (SC) & Scheduled Tribes (ST) categories, to help them in starting a Greenfield enterprise.