Honours & Awards
1. Actress Harshaali Malhotra receives Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award 2022
- Actress Harshaali Malhotra has been awarded the 12th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award 2022 for her performance in the 2015 film Bajrangi Bhaijaan
- She received the award from Bhagat Singh Koshyari (Governor of Maharashtra)
- She played the role of Munni, who was mute young girl from Pakistan in Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
- Govt of Maharashtra organized Bharat Ranta Dr Ambedkar national Awards 2022 ceremony in the memory of Dr Ambedkar
- It was first awarded in 1993
National & International Appointments
2. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas appointed as next IMF’s Chief Economist
- French-born economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas has been named as the next chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- He will succeed Gita Gopinath, first woman to serve as the Fund’s chief economist.
- He will initially join the IMF on a part-time basis from Jan 24, 2022 and will take up on role on full-time basis from April 1, 2022
- Gita Gopinath will take over as 1st deputy managing director of IMF from January 21 2022
- Headquarters: Washington, D.C., U.S
Important Dates
3. National Youth Day: 12 January
- National Youth Day is celebrated every year in India on 12th January to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
- The day was declared as Youth Day by the Government of India in 1984.
- The day was first celebrated in 1985.
- This year, we are observing 159th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand (12 January 1863).
- Theme for National Youth Day 2022: ‘YUVAAH – Utsah Naye Bharat Ka’ (Youth- Excitement of New India)’.
Schemes
4. Indian Railway launches Mission Amanat to track lost belonging of passenger
- Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Western Railways zone of Indian Railways has launched new initiative titled as ‘Mission Amanat’ to make it easier for the railway passengers to get back their lost luggage.
- Under Mission Amanat, details of lost luggage and belongings along with photos will be uploaded on the official website of zonal railway, https://wr.indianrailways.gov.in/.
- This will help the passengers in tracking and getting back their lost belongings.
Science & Technology
5. Union Minister launches AI Start-Up by IIT alumni for water purification
- Union Minister Jitendra Singh has launched Artificial Intelligence-driven Start-Up by IIT alumni for water purification through innovative technology
- Aim: to provide clean drinking water at a price much lesser than the market price.
- He asked private sector to come forward with tech solutions to cover nearly 14 crore households where clean drinking water is yet to reach.
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana are being taken up for this latest heli-borne survey.
Science & Technology
6. India successfully test-fires naval variant of advanced supersonic BrahMos
- Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully test-fired an extended range sea-to-sea variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile for Indian Navy
- This advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile was launched from INS Visakhapatnam, stealth guided-missile destroyer of the Indian Navy.
- Produced by: BrahMos Aerospace, an India-Russian joint venture.
- It flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach or almost three times the speed of sound
Science & Technology
7. DRDO test-fired Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile
- Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully flight tested Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile.
- It is indigenously developed anti-tank missile and is low weight and fire & forget missile.
- The missile successfully destroyed the target during the test flight.
- The missile has miniaturized infrared imaging seeker and advanced avionics for onboard control and guidance.
- DRDO Chairman: G Satheesh Reddy.
National Affairs
8. Hardeep Puri releases brochure themed ‘Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization’
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is organizing a series of 30 events under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav by Prime Minister to commemorate 75th anniversary of Independence
- It will culminate in a grand finale of ‘Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization’ conference, wherein 6 main events will be organized in Surat tentatively on the 4th and 5th of February, 2022
- An illustrated brochure themed ‘Smart Cities, Smart Urbanization’ was also formally launched by Hardeep Puri virtually.
Sports
9. Deputy CM of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar announces mini-Olympics
- Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has announced that mini Olympics will be organized to promote and encourage Olympic sports among the youth
- Competition will be arranged around 1st May, to mark Maharashtra Day
- This event will be called ‘Maharashtra State Olympic Competition’
- ‘Olympics Vision Document’ will be prepared considering requirements of 2024, 2028, 2032 Olympics
- He also approved proposal to celebrate birth anniversary of Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
State Affairs
10. Odisha decided to raise upper age limit for state services from 32 to 38
- Odisha Govt has decided to raise upper age limit for entry to state government services from 32 to 38
- However, it will be effective only for the recruitment advertisements made in calendar years 2021 and 2022 or to be made in 2023.
- This decision was taken in a cabinet meeting held under chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in the state capital Bhubaneswar.
- The decision was taken to enable the youth to avail opportunities to enter govt jobs.
National Affairs
11. Delhi Police upgrades automation, digitization to provide on complaints
- Delhi police has upgraded its online citizen services and has started providing automatically generated to complainants on the investigation of their cases
- Apart from the registration of FIR, complainants will now also be informed about arrest of accused and filing of chargesheet and final report, on their mobile numbers and through email.
- When there are multiple accused, the will be sent in case of arrest of each of the accused person, as and when they are arrested.
Sports
12. Mary Kom, Amit Panghal added to National Coaching Camps
- Mary Kom have become part of National Coaching Camp in Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, Patiala, and Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
- The camp will continue till 14th March
- Three Services boxers Amit Panghal, Manish Kaushik, Satish Kumar, Vikas Krishan, and Ashish Kumar have also been included in men’s camp in Patiala
- As many as 63 men boxers across different weight categories and 27 coachings and support staff have been in National Camp in Patiala.
National & International Organizations
13. World Bank forecasted Indian Economy to grow at 8.3%
- World Bank has forecasted Indian economy to grow at 8.3% in the current financial year in its latest Global Economic Prospects
- It has upgraded India's GDP growth for the next fiscal to 8.7%, reflecting higher investment from the private sector and in infrastructure, and dividends from ongoing reforms.
- Global economic growth is estimated at 4.1% in current financial year and 3.2% in the next fiscal.
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