Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: January 22, 2022

January 22, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for January 22, 2022

INDIA

– Daughters of a male Hindu, dying intestate entitled to inherit fathers’ properties, get preference: SC

– Amar Jawan Jyoti merged with eternal flame at National War Memorial in New Delhi

– Indian Navy participates in multinational Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Exercise Sea Dragon-22 at Guam (US): Jan 5-20

– Statehood Day of Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura celebrated on Jan 21; were formed in 1972 with the enactment of North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971

– India-Sri Lanka extend science and technology cooperation for 3 more years

– PM Modi inaugurates new Circuit House near Somnath Temple in Gujarat

– Actress, singer Prajakta Koli becomes UNDP India’s first youth climate champion

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

– NITI Aayog, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and RMI India release ‘Banking on Electric Vehicles in India’ report

– India’s foreign exchange reserves grew by USD 2.229 billion to USD 634.965 billion in the week ended January 14

– Railway Ministry approves Board Member Rahul Jain’s voluntary retirement

WORLD

– Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav delivers India’s statement at the Fourth Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation

– Coal Ministry launches Koyla Darpan Portal to share sector’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

– Russia and China block new UN sanctions on 5 North Koreans

– UN General Assembly approves resolution condemning Holocaust denial

– EU Parliament agrees on proposal to take on U.S. tech giants

– Austrian Parliament votes to introduce mandatory vaccination from February

– Ayesha Malik becomes first woman judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan

– Barbados: PM Mia Mottley sworn in for 2nd term after election win

– Jon Stewart to be honoured with Mark Twain lifetime achievement award in comedy

– US: ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ singer Meat Loaf dies at 74