Honours & Awards
1. Smriti Mandhana named as ICC women’s Cricketer of the Year
- International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the winners of 17th ICC Awards for 2021 to recognize best international cricket players
- Winners:
- Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Smriti Mandhana (India)
- Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year: Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)
- ICC Umpire of the Year: Marais Erasmus
- ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer: Mohammad Rizwan (Pakistan)
- ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer: Tammy Beaumont (England)
Honours & Awards
2. Tamil socio-drama 'Jai Bhim' nominated for Oscar 2022
- Suriya's hard-hitting Tamil socio-drama ‘Jai Bhim’ has been nominated for best feature film in Oscar 2022.
- It is in competition with other acclaimed flicks like 'Jockey,' 'Cruella,' 'Dune, 'Eternals,' 'Godzilla VS Kong,' 'King Richard,' among other movies.
- It is inspired by a real-life incident from the 1990s in Tamil Nadu.
- Jai Bhim is the fourth Indian film to get nominated for Oscars after Mother India, Salaam Bombay, and Lagaan.
National Affairs
3. Mansukh Mandaviya launches Revamped CGHS Website and Mobile App
- Union Health Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya has digitally launched revamped CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) website (www.cghs.gov.in) and mobile app, ‘MyCGHS’.
- Revamped CGHS website linked with mobile app is an important and timely step towards catering to India’s increasing digital penetration.
- It has several updated features which shall hugely benefit more than 40 lakhs beneficiaries (both in-service and retired personnel) with real-time information
Important Dates
4. National Voters’ Day: 25th January
- National Voters’ Day is observed every year in India on 25th January to mark the foundation of Election Commission of India (25th January 1950).
- Theme: ‘Making Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative’.
- It was first observed in 2011.
- This year, Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju will be the Guest of Honour.
- On this occasion, National Awards for the Best Electoral Practises for 2021-22 will be conferred on State and District level officers
Honours & Awards
5. Indian Oil to receive 'Global Healthy Workplace Award'
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has emerged as the first Indian PSU to win Global Healthy Workplace Award 2021 in 'Large Scale Industry’ category
- Award has been conferred on IOCL due to upholding best healthy practices at the workplace
- The award also honours company's extensive endeavours to support its employees mental and physical wellbeing to nurture a happy, positive and productive workplace.
- Chairperson of IOCL: Shrikant Madhav Vaidya
- Headquarters: New Delhi
Honours & Awards
6. PM confers Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022
- PM Modi has conferred 29 Children with the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022, from all regions of the country for their exceptional achievements
- Award is presented in Innovation (7), Social Service (4), Scholastic (1), Sports (8), Art & Culture (6) and Bravery (3) categories.
- Digital certificates was given to winners of PMRBP 2021 and 2022 using Block Chain-driven technology developed by IIT Kanpur under National Blockchain Project
- Cash prize: Rs.1,00,000
Sports
7. IPL 2022 Lucknow franchise to be called Lucknow Super Giants
- Lucknow's IPL franchise, which is owned by Sanjiv Goenka (RPSG Group), has been renamed Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction.
- The official IPL team of Lucknow crowdsourced its name from fans and consumer engagement campaign was launched on social media on 3rd Jan 2022.
- Lucknow team roped-in KL Rahul as their captain and also roped in Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi.
Obituaries
8. Eminent archaeologist Thiru R. Nagaswamy passes away in Chennai
- Noted Indian historian, archaeologist and epigraphist from Tamil Nadu, Ramachandran Nagaswamy (91 years) passed away.
- He was the first director of Tamil Nadu government’s Department of Archaeology.
- He was known for his work on temple inscriptions and art history of Tamil Nadu.
- Awards: Padma Bhushan in 2018.
- He has authored more than 100 books and his latest book was ‘Senthamizh Naadum Pandbum’, published in January 2022.
Important Dates
9. National Tourism Day of India: 25th January
- National Tourism Day is observed in India every year on 25th January to promote tourism and raise awareness about the importance of tourism for the country’s economy.
- Theme: ‘Rural and Community Centric Tourism’.
- Indian government established National Tourism Day to cultivate awareness among the global community on the importance of tourism
- The day demonstrate tourism affects on social, political, financial, cultural worth and economic values worldwide
State Affairs
10. Delhi police unearths cyber fraud module transferring Cryptocurrency
- Delhi police has unearthed a cyber fraud module sending crypto funds into wallets of Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed branch of the banned terrorist organization Hamas.
- The information came when complainant had reported that some unknown persons had fraudulently transferred their Bitcoins, Etherum, and Bitcoin cash from their cryptocurrency wallet.
- Transferred cryptocurrency was touted to be worth Rs 30 lakhs.
Arts & Culture
11. Ministry of Culture organized ‘Umang’ to celebrate National Girl Child Day
- Ministry of Culture has organized ‘Umang Rangoli Utsav’ on the occasion of National Girl Child Day (24th January 2022).
- Participants drew rangoli on the roads and squares named after female freedom fighters or the female role models of the country at more than 70 locations in 19 states.
- The event also celebrated ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to appreciate the contributions of women to the journey of a progressive India@75.
National Affairs
12. Volume 2 of Vision Document on Electronics Manufacturing released
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in association with ICEA has released 5-year roadmap and Vision Document for the electronics sector titled ‘$300 bn Sustainable Electronics Manufacturing & Exports by 2026'.
- It is the second volume of two-part Vision Document, which was released in November 2021.
- It provides year-wise break-up and production projections for the various products that will lead India’s transformation.
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