Saturday 5 March 2022

Complete January Current Affairs Revision for all Upcoming Exams #English



1) India successfully test-fired a new version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile off the coast of Odisha in Balasore.
▪️Odisha CM - Naveen Patnaik
➨ Governor - Ganeshi Lal
➨ Similipal Tiger Reserve
➨ Satkosia Tiger Reserve
➨ Bhitarkanika Mangroves 
➨ Nalabana Bird Sanctuary

2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has topped the global rating amongst world leaders with an approval rating of 71 per cent.
➨ On the list of the 13 world leaders, US president Joe Biden is ranked at number six with a 43 per cent rating. Biden is followed by Canadian President Justin Trudeau also at 43 per cent and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at 41 per cent.

3) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth jointly inaugurated the India-assisted social housing units project in Mauritius virtually.
➨ The two leaders also launched the Civil Service College and 8MW Solar PV Farm projects in Mauritius that are being undertaken under India's development support.

4) The Amar Jawan Jyoti flame at India Gate has been merged with the Eternal Flame at the National War Memorial, barely 400 metres away. This merger was accompanied by a military ceremony in New Delhi.
➨Inaugurated on January 26, 1971, by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi, the Amar Jawan Jyoti was constructed as a memorial for Indian soldiers who were killed in action in the 1971 Indo-Pak war.

5) The National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India has emerged as the world's largest derivatives exchange for the third consecutive year in 2021 in terms of the number of contracts traded, according to the Futures Industry Association (FIA).

6) To deliver complete equality in property rights, the supreme court announced that the daughters of a male Hindu who died intestate would be eligible to obtain the self-acquired and other assets of the father and would have priority over other family members of the same lineage.

7) Kargil War Hero Capt Vikram Batra's bust unveiled at Palampur Military Station in Himachal Pradesh. 
➨ The bust was unveiled by the parents of Captain Batra. 
➨ Captain Batra was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the country's highest and most prestigious award for valour, for his actions during the 1999 Kargil war.

8) The Meghalaya Cabinet has decided to increase the upper age limit for government job aspirants by five years.
➨ Candidates in the general category can now apply for government jobs until the age of 32 years and in Scheduled Tribes, the maximum age limit for applying has been enhanced to 37 years
▪️Meghalaya :-
๐Ÿ‘‰Governor - Satya Pal Malik
๐Ÿ‘‰CM - Conrad Kongkal Sangma
๐Ÿ‘‰Umiam Lake 
๐Ÿ‘‰Nartiang Durga Temple
๐Ÿ‘‰Khasi, Garo and Jaintia hills

9) Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that a statue of freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose will be installed at Delhi's India Gate to honour his contribution to the country's independence movement.

10) Former Wimbledon doubles champion Sania Mirza, one of India's most celebrated sports stars, has announced that she will retire from tennis after 2022.
➨Mirza became the first Indian to win a WTA singles title in 2005.
➨She has also won two Grand Slam titles with partner Mahesh Bhupathi - the 2009 Australian Open mixed doubles title and the French Open 2012 mixed doubles.

11) 'Anxiety' has been picked as the children's word of the year by Oxford University Press (OUP), based on their recent research.

12) India is among the top 10 nations in the world in terms of technological advancements and funding in artificial intelligence, according to findings from a study published by The Brookings Institution.

13) Chanchal Kumar (IAS) has been appointed as Managing Director of National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDC) under the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
➨ Kumar is a 1992-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar cadre and is presently posted in his home cadre.
➨ The National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDC) is a fully owned company of the Government of India, set up in 2014 and is responsible for management of a network of over 5,500 km of National Highways out of 1,15,000 km in India

14) Meghalaya cabinet has approved the recommendations of three regional committees, namely West Khasi Hills, Ri-Bhoi, East and West Jaintia Hills along with the recommendation of the Assam Government with regard to the long-pending border dispute between the neighbouring States.
▪️Assam 
CM - Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma
Governor - Prof Jagdish Mukhi
➨Dibru Saikhowa National Park
➨Kaziranga National Park
➨Nameri National Park
➨Manas National Park

15) Ladakh has got its first open synthetic track and football turf for football stadium under Khelo India Programme.
➨Built at an estimated cost of ₹10.68 crore, the size of the track and football turf has been constructed on 130 kanals in the Spituk belt of the 'cold desert'.

16) Minister of state for Defence Ajay Bhatt today inaugurated an interactive Virtual Museum hosted by the Gallantry Awards portal. 
➨ Mr. Bhatt said the virtual museum will honor the contribution of the country’s bravehearts who have made the supreme sacrifice in the service of the nation.

17) Every year on 23 January, Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti is observed and last year, the government of India designated his Jayanti to be observed as Parakram Diwas.
➨The Government of India has decided to install a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate to commemorate his 125th birth anniversary and as part of the year long celebrations.

18) Indonesia passed a bill replacing its capital Jakarta with East Kalimantan, situated to the east of Borneo island. 
➨ The new capital city of the country will be called Nusantara.
➨Jakarta will remain Indonesia’s commercial and financial center.

19) To expedite infrastructure development, Arunachal Pradesh government will establish Arunachal Pradesh Infrastructure Financing Authority.
➨ The cabinet decided to confer the highest State Award ‘Arunachal Ratna’ on Late K A A Raja, the first Lt Governor of Arunachal Pradesh for his immense and unforgettable contributions in the socio-economic and political development of the state.
◾️Arunachal Pradesh :-
➨CM :- Pema Khandu
➨Governor :- B. D. Mishra 
➨Namdapha Tiger Reserve ๐Ÿ…
➨ Kamlang Tiger Reserve ๐Ÿ…
➨Mouling National Park

20) Liberty General Insurance has partnered with National Insurance Academy (NIA) to design an industry-first and certification course on electric vehicles (EVs) for its claims team.

21) To boost, scientific knowledge, India and Sri Lanka have extended their existing Science & Technology cooperation for 3 more years, with a focus on new areas like waste-water technologies, biotech, sustainable agriculture and  aerospace engineering.

22) India Ratings and Research said that the country's economy is likely to grow by 7.6% in 2022-23. 
➨ The economy will show a meaningful expansion, after a gap of two years, as the real GDP in 2022-23 is expected to be 9.1% higher than that in 2019-20 (pre-COVID level).

23) Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has authorised the release of an advance installment of tax devolution to State Governments amounting to Rs. 47,541 crore.
▪️Ministry of Finance :-
Founded - 29 October 1946
Headquarters - New Delhi
Cabinet Minister - Nirmala Sitharaman

24) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated ‘Azadi Ke Amrit Mahotsav se Swarnim Bharat Ki Ore’.
➨The program unveiled yearlong initiatives dedicated to Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by the Brahma Kumaris, which include more than 30 campaigns and over 15000 programs and events.

25) Bollywood actress and former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen has been conferred with the International Association of Working Women Award for an outstanding performance by a female actor in a TV series for her show 'Aarya 2'.

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