Current Affairs Today Headline- 14 April 2022

National News

• PM Modi to inaugurate Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya today 
• Centre waives off customs duty on cotton imports till September 30.
• India gets elected to 4 United Nations ECOSOC bodies.
• The longest bridge on Narmada river in Gujarat to be completed by June 2024.
• Fourteen airports to get Ambulifts to help flyers with reduced mobility.
• Rohit Sharma becomes the second Indian cricketer after Virat Kohli to record 10,000 runs in T20 cricket.
• BRICS Sherpas discuss meetings, activities planned for 2022.

International News

• FIFA announces official draw date for U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022.
•  A Russian warship in the Black Sea "seriously damaged" by an ammunition explosion.
• US announces additional USD 800 million military aid, heavy weapons to Ukraine.
• New US military aid for Ukraine includes helicopters, howitzers, amid reports of Russia preparing to intensify its attack in the Donbas region.
• The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said on April 13th 'Ukraine is a crime scene' as he visited the town of Bucha, the site of hundreds of civilian killings.
• Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi resigned from his post on April 13 with a new "streamlined" government set to take shape next week.
• Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on April 13 that the country will soon decide on whether to apply for NATO membership "within weeks".
• Sweden is also discussing NATO membership following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Environment News 

• The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rises to 80 on April 13 with many still missing and feared dead.
• Devastating floods in Durban, South Africa has killed around 259 people after hillsides were washed away, homes collapsed, and more are still feared missing.