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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 14th JANUARY 2022

Editor1 Jan 15 2022 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 14th  JANUARY 2022

  1. In India, the ‘Armed Forces Veterans Day’ is observed each year on 14 January since 2017. It is observed as a mark of respect and recognition of the services rendered by Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa OBE, the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces who retired on 14 January 1953.
  2. On the occasion of the National Youth Day 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated an ‘MSME Technology Centre’, which will function under the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), in Puducherry.
  3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will 11 new Government Medical Colleges in Tamil Nadu through video Conferencing.
  4. The 18th edition of the two days long ‘Kachai Lemon Festival’ began in Manipur at the Local Ground of Kachai Village in Ukhrul district. The Kachai Lemon Festival is organised annually to promote this unique kind of lemon fruit and to encourage lemon farmers.
  5. India’s oldest female sloth bear, whose name was Gulabo, has passed away at the Van Vihar National Park and Zoo, located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
  6. The Central Government of India is set to become the largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea.
  7. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Bhopal, under the aegis of the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) is celebrating “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” from 10-16 January 2022. 
  8. Axis Bank has announced its partnership with MinkasuPay.
  9. HDFC Bank has been adjudged Best Private Bank in India at the ‘Global Private Banking Awards 2021’, organised by Professional Wealth Management (PWM).
  10. LazyPay, a ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ (BNPL) solution by PayU Finance, announced its partnership with SBM Bank India to launch LazyCard, a prepaid payment instrument backed by a credit line that works on the Visa payment network.
  11. Professor emeritus, Kurukshetra University, Raghuvendra Tanwar has been appointed as chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).
  12. Ms. Vinisha Umashankar, an environmentalist from Tamil Nadu, has been selected as a Baton Bearer for the ongoing 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay (12-15 January 2022) in India. 
  13. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on 14 January 2022 launched the country’s first-ever National Security Policy.
  14. Three ships of the Russian Navy arrived on a two-day goodwill visit to Kochi, on 13 January 2022.
  15. Britain’s Prince Andrew, the younger son of Queen Elizabeth II, has returned all of his military titles and royal patronages to the monarch.  
  16. A US man has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig. David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after the experimental seven-hour procedure in Baltimore.
  17. Olympic athlete Deon Lendore, who participated in the 400 meters race at the 2020 Olympics, passed away at the age of 29 years due to a fatal car accident in Texas, United States (US).
  18. Cyprus has detected a new variant dubbed as “Deltacron”, that has a similar genetic background to the Delta variant, coupled with 10 mutations from Omicron.
  19. The Philippines has accepted BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd’s proposal to supply a shore-based Anti-Ship Missile System Acquisition Project for its Navy.
  20. HBO series ‘Succession’ won Golden Golbe Award 2022 for best television series-drama and  HBO Max’s Hacks won Best Television series-musical or comedy.

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