Sunday, 16 January 2022

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS (11TH JANUARY TO 16TH JANUARY 2022)

1) Andhra Pradesh CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy To Launch For Middle Class Hose The First Layout In Navulur Village Near Mangaluru Amravati.


2) Union MOS Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar To Virtually Inaugurate Two Webinars On Power Plant Flexibilisation - A Key To Grid Stability & Industry 4.0 - Success With Smart Solutions.

3) Union Commerce & Industry Consumer Affairs Food & Public Distribution & Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal & Minister Of Trade Republic Of Korea Han-koo Yeo To Hold A Bilateral Meeting Discussion On Bilateral Trade Related Issues.

4) World Hindi Day - 10th January

5) Department For Promotion Of Industry And Internal Trade (PIIT) Is Organise First Ever Startup India Innovation Week From 10-16th January 2022

6) Ministry Of Ayush To Organise Global Surya Namaskar Demonstration Programme On 14th January Where 75 Countries To Participated Virtually

7) 4th National Chilika Bird Festival To Host Where 183 Winged Visitors

8) Mission For Interested Development Of Horticulture (MIDH) A Centrally Sponsored Scheme Has Been Effect From 2014-15, It Has Been Helping Realize The Potential Of Horticulture Sector Like Fruits, Vegetables, Cashew Etc.

9) PMJDY - Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Completed More Than 150 Lakh Crores Rupees In Their Accounts, Total Of 44.23 Crores Accounts Were Opened In This Scheme.

10) Ambassador Of India To USA Taranjit Sandhu Hold A Virtual Meeting With Joe Al Medio CEO Of Baxter International About Covid.

11) India Approves 6 Foreign Coaches For Athlete Until Paris Olympic (2024)

12) An Earthquake Of Magnitudes 6.4 Occurred 137 Km West Of Nort Nicosin Northern Cyprus.

13) Taiwan & Canada Agreed To Start Talks On Investment Protection Agreement For The Part Of Chinese Claimed Islands.

14) Dutch PM Mark Ruties Fourth Government With In 299 Days.

15) India's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdolf Will Visit China To Discuss 25 Years Of Cooperative Agreement Signed By 2 Countries At Tehran.

16) Golden Globe Awards - 79th At California

Best Director - Jane Campion (The Power Of The Dog)

Best Actor - Andrew Garfield (Tick Tick....... Boom)

Best Actress - Rachel Ziegler 9West Side Story)

Best Film - The Power Of The Dog

17) Former State Counsellor Of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi Was Sentenced To 4 More Years In Prison.

18) A 57 Year Old Man With Life Threatening Heart Disease Has Received A Heart From A Genetically Modified Pig. It Is The First Time Successful Transplant Of A Pig's Heart Into A Human Body.

19) British Researchers Found 180 Millions Years Old Sea Dragon Fossil At Water Reserves.

20) Arun Kumar Chaterjee, Presently Additional Secretary In The Ministry, Has Been Appointed As Next Ambassador Of India To Kyrgyz Republic.

21) PM Of Madagascar Louis C, Ntsay Chaired A Meeting To Review The Progress In Bilateral Relation Between India & Madagascar.

Abhay Kumar Is The Ambassador Of India To Madagascar.

22) South African All Rounder Chris Morris Retired From International Cricket.

23) Daniel Ortega Sworn For Fourth Time President Of Nicaragua.

24) TATA To Replace VIVO As IPL Title Sponsor Next Year.

25) DRDO Successfully Tested BRAHMOS Supersonic Cruise Missile From INS Visakhapatnam Yesterday. Sea To Sea Variant Missile.

26) Indian Ambassador To Thailand Suchitra Durai Received A Delegation From Port Authority Of Thailand Led By Somchai Hem thong To Discuss Further Steps In Direct Port To Port Connectivity Between India And Thailand.

27) Lakshadweep Became The First India's UT To Fully Vaccinated Eligible 15-18 Groups.

28) The Khelo Indian Youth Games Haryana 2021 Scheduled To Be Held Between Feb 5-14 2022

29) Mary Kom Be The Part Of National Coaching Camp.

30) GMR Infrastructure Limited Becomes India's First Pure Play Airports Company Listed On Stock Exchange.

31) PM Modi To Inaugurate The New Campus Of Central Institute Of Classical Tamil In Chennai.

32) PM Modi Will Inaugurate Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Manimandapam An Auditorium With Open Air Theater In Puducherry.

33) President Of European Parliament David Sassoli Dies In Italy.

34) UK Secretary Of State For International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan To Join Union Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal To Co Host 15th UK - India Joint Economic & Trade Committee (JETCO) In New Delhi.

35) Dr. Somanath, An Indian Aerospace Engineer And Rocket Scientist Has Been Appointed The New Chairman Of The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Previous Chairman - Dr. K Sivan

36) ISRO Successfully Conducted The Qualification Test For Cryogenic Engine For The Gaganyaan Programme For Duration Of 720 Seconds At ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) Mahrendragiri, Tamilnadu.

37) PM Modi Inaugurates 11 New Government Medical Colleges Across Tamilnadu & The New Campus Of Central Institutes Of Classical Tamil In Chennai. An Estimated Cost Of 4000 cr.

38) Women's Hockey Asia Cup Is Going To Held Oman In 2022

39) The US Announces 308 Million Dollar In Additional Humanitarian Assistance For Afghanistan .

40) An MOU Was Signed Between The Technology Development Board (TBD) A Statutory Body Of The Department Of Science & Technology And Swajal Water Private Limited, A Tech Start-up Company Founded By ex-IITians Based In Gurugram. The Company Is Focused On Innovative Technologies To Make Reliable Clean Drinking Water Accessible To Communities At An Affordable Price.

41) Tokyo Olympic Bronze Medalist Boxer Lovlina Borgohain Who Recently Awarded With The Best Sportsperson Of The Year Was Handed The Appointment Letter In The Rank Of DSP, Assam Police By Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma.

42) Union Minister For Chemicals & Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya Recently Chaired A High Level Meeting, The Meeting Was Focused On Making Atmanirbhar Bharat In Urea & DAP Production By Using Green Hydrogen

What Is Green Hydrogen -

The Traditional Form Of Hydrogen Is Produced From Fossil Fuels. Burning Of Fossil Fuels Leads To Carbon Emissions, Which Contribute To Global Warming.

On The Other Hand Green Hydrogen Or Eco- Friendly Hydrogen Is A Zero Carbon Fuel Made By Electrolysis Using Renewable Power From Wind And Solar To Split Water Into Hydrogen And Oxygen.

43) Tasnim Mir Achieved The Number 1 Rank In World Rank In Badminton. She Became The First Indian To Do So, She Is From Gujarat And She Is Only 16 Years Old.

She Won 4 Junior International Championship- Bulgarian Junior Championship, Alpes International, Belgian Junior, Now In Thomas Cup

44) India-US Review Various Key Issues During Virtual Homeland Security Dialogue. Meeting Was Co-chaired By Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla.

1st Homeland Security Dialogue Between India- US Was Held On 2011

45) Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav Held Discussion With French Ambassador To Further Strengthen Activities In 2022 Under Indo-French Year Of Environment

46) InnAccel & NIRAMAI Receive World Bank Group & Consumer Technology Associations Global Women's Health Tech Awards/. It Is Given For Innovative Start-up

47) India's Total Forest And Tree Cover Increases By 2261 Sq. Km In 2021. Forest Covers 1540 Sq km & Tree Covers 721 Sq. km

48) Madhya Pradesh Congress To Launch Ladki Hun Lad Sakti Hun Campaign In State.

49) Alikhan Smailov Appointed As New Prime Minister Of Kazakhstan.

50) UNESCO Agreed To Publish Description Of India's UNESCO World Heritage Sites On Its Website In Hindi Language.

51) West African Countries Announced To Cut Their Ties With Mali African Country Over Delayed Elections.

52) India Set A Bilateral Trade Target Of 50 Billion Dollar Before With South Korea Country.

53) Raghuvendra Tanwar Appionted As Chairman Of Indian Council Of Historical Research (ICHR) New Delhi.

54) India Digital Summit 2022 Organised By Internet & Mobile Association Of India (IAMAI)

55) India - Bangladesh Partnerships In Public Health & Welfare.

56) European Commission Proposals To Bring Shipping Into The Bloc's Carbon Market Contain Exclusions For Small Commercial& Military Vessels That Would Leave Millions Of Tonnes Of CO2 Emission Unregulated An NGO study

57) India-UK Launch FTA Negotiations.

What Is FTA - Free Trade Agreement Is An Agreement Between Two Or More Countries Where They Agrees On Certain Obligations That Affect Trade On Goods & Services, And Protections For Investors And Intellectual Property Rights, Among Other Topics.

58) Philippines Has Accepted Brahmos Aerospace Pvt Ltd. Proposal Worth USD 374.9 Million To Supply Shore Based Anti Ship Missile System Acquisition Projects For Its Navy.

59) Armed Forced Veteran Day Celebrated On 14th January Every Year

60) India - Japan Maritime Self Defence Force Maritime Partnership Exercise In The Bay Of Bengal. Indian Indigenous Designed INS Shivalik & ASW Corvette INS Kadmatt Exercise With Ships JS Uraga & JS Hirado.

61) First Ever Global Surya Namaskar Demonstration Event Will Held In India.

62) Indonesia Has Approved Merck & Co Inc's (MRK.N ) Covid-19 Antiviral Pill Molnupiravir For Emergency Use.

63) 2021 Declared As 5TH Warmest Year After 2016,2017,2018,2019,2020 By Indian Climate Department In Last 121 Year.

64) Union Minister Piyush Goyal Chairs The 4th Roundtable With Global Venture Capital Funds.

65) On The Occasion Of 147th Foundation Of Indian Meteorological Foundation Dr Jitendra Singh Said India Has Taken A Lead In Asian Continent To Provide Weather And Climate Services To South Asian South-East Asian And Middle East Countries.

66) Between India & China The Bilateral Trade Crossed 125 Billions USD In 2021.

67) Khadi Monumental National Flag To Be Displayed At Longewala On Army Day.

68) Vinisha Umashankar Carried The Queen's Baton For The Upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Game.

69) The Tenure Of The Current High Commissioner Of Bangladesh To India Muhammad Imran Has Been Extended By Three Years From 28th February 2022. He Was Appointed As High Commissioner To In November 2019.

70) Afghanistan's Ambassador To India - Farid Mamundzay

71) India Has Emerged As A Global Innovation Hub With The World's Third Largest Startup Ecosystem.

72) The New Combat Uniform Of The Indian Army Was Unveiled On Army Day (15th January)

73) PM Modi Declared 16th January Is Celebrated As National Start-up Day.

74) Virat Kohli Stepped Down As Captain From Test Captain.

75) Monumental Flag Hoisted At Jaisalmer Military Station On Army Day (Khadi Flag)

76) 23rd Edition Of Intersec Conference To Begin In Dubai.

77) Kashmir Mountain Biking Association (KMBA) To Organise First Ever Athletic Meet At Synthetic Track At Pampore, Srinagar.

78) A Postal Stamp On Covid-19 Vaccine To Issue To Mark Completion Of One Year Of Vaccination.

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