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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 23rd JANUARY 2022

Editor1 Jan 24 2022 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 23rd  JANUARY 2022

  1. The Indian government has decided to celebrate January 23rd as ‘Parakram Diwas’ to commemorate the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. This year is the 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
  2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 216-foot statue of Ramanujacharya in a sitting position in Hyderabad on February 5, 2022, to celebrate the 1,000th birth anniversary of the saint. . The statue will be called as the ‘Statue of Equality’.
  3. Home Minister Amit Shah released the first ‘District Good Governance Index’ for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on 22 January 2022.
  4. Ahmedabad's Sundarvan Mini Zoo has launched 'adopt an animal' initiative to overcome financial hardships posed by Covid. 
  5. Ladakh has got its first open synthetic track and football turf for football stadium under ‘Khelo India’ Programme.
  6. Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode’s (IIMK) Business incubator Laboratory for Innovation Venturing and Entrepreneurship (LIVE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Bank to financially support early-stage startups. Under the MoU, a startup funding scheme, ‘IndSpring Board’ has been launched.
  7. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) released its "Climate of India during 2021" report. According to reports, the year 2021 was the fifth warmest in India since national records began in 1901.
  8. TCS has partnered with Canada Running Series (CRS) to become the new title sponsor and official technology consulting partner of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon and Virtual Race through November 2026. 
  9. Germany Navy Frigate Bayern F217 arrived in Mumbai port on January 21, 2022. As per experts, India and Germany are paving way for a new chapter in their defence and security ties.
  10. Prajakta Koli, a content creator and artist has been named India's first UNDP Youth Climate Champion.
  11. Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has released a book titled ‘The Legend of Birsa Munda’, authored by Tuhin A Sinha and co-authored by Ankita Verma.  
  12. Scientists in Scotland have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) based test that uses X-rays to accurately diagnose COVID-19 in just a few minutes.
  13. Emmy-winning comedian and actor Louie Anderson passed away in January 2022. He earned the title of 'One of 100 Greatest’.
  14. Mia Amor Mottley has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of Barbados.
  15. The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.

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