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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 1st JANUARY 2022

Editor1 Jan 2 2022 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 1st JANUARY 2022

 

  1. Asheesh Pandey joined as Executive Director of Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) on 31 December.
  2. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is celebrating its 64th foundation day on January 1, 2022.
  3. Bollywood actors Vijay Raaz and Varun Sharma have been named as brand ambassadors for EaseMyTrip.com (Easy Trip Planners Ltd), an online travel company based in India.
  4. Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched a 100-days Reading Campaign ‘Padhe Bharat’ on Jan 01, 2022.
  5. The Indian Railways has appointed VK Tripathi as chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board on 1 Jan 2022.
  6. The Centre government has allocated Rs 3,323 crore to Odisha for the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ on 1 Jan 2022.
  7. The Uttarakhand government increased the old-age and widow pension from 1200 to 1400 on 1 January.
  8. The Odisha govt. Announced to increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) of government employees and pensioners by three percent on 1 january, 2022.
  9. Australia will rename Aspen Island to celebrate 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the British throne.
  10. Bengaluru will host the 107th edition of the Indian Science Congress. It will be the ninth time the city will host the annual convention. University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Bengaluru will host the event.
  11. The ISRO Chairman announced that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will establish a 2nd launch port in Thoothukodi district in Tamil nadu.
  12. President of Nepal launched the ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ during ceremony held at historic Dasaratha Rangashala in Kathmandu. Mythical creature Yeti has been selected as mascot of the campaign.
  13. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a mobile app ‘Mobile Aided Note Identifier (MANI)’. The Visually challenged people can identify the denomination of a currency note by using the mobile app “MANI”.
  14. Paras Defence has been selected by DRDO as one of the companies for handing over the technology of border surveillance systems.
  15. Indian Forest Service Officer, Chandra Prakash Goyal has been appointed as Director-General of Forests and Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and climate Change.
  16. China has renamed 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh in its own language, claiming Arunachal Pradesh as South Tibet, an area that falls under its administrative control.
  17. Khelo India Youth Games will be held in Madhya Pradesh next year 2022-23.
  18. Japan has unveiled the world’s first dual-mode vehicle resembling a minibus in its hometown of Kayo.
  19. Diplomat Vikram Misri has been appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor in the National Security Council Secretariat.
  20. Bratya Basu and Khalid Hussain have won Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 for a play and collection of stories ‘Sullan Da Salan’, in Hindi and Punjabi language category respectively.

 

 

 

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