Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: January 17, 2022
Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for January 17, 2022
INDIA
– Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya releases commemorative Postal Stamp on COVID-19 Vaccine to mark the 1st anniversary of India’s National COVID Vaccination program
– Navies of India and Russia conduct passing exercise in Arabian Sea
– Bollywood lyricist Ibrahim Ashk, known for penning songs for films like “Kaho Na Pyaar Hai” and “Koi… Mil Gaya”, dies at 70 in Mumbai
– T.N. will install statue of Col. Pennycuick in UK for constructing Mullaperiyar reservoir in 1895: CM M. K. Stalin
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– Applications invited under the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme from domestic semiconductor chip design firms
– MeitY invites applications under the Chips to Startup (C2S) Programme from academia, R&D organisations, startups and MSMEs
– PSU Oil India Ltd (OIL) exits from US shale oil venture, selling its 20% stake to its venture partner for $25 million
– MEIL (Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited) completes 5-km-long tunnelling work as part of the 18-km-long all-weather Zojila Tunnel that is envisaged to ensure connectivity between Srinagar and Ladakh throughout the year
– ATF (aviation turbine fuel) price hiked by 4.2 per cent; no change in petrol and diesel prices
– Wealth of 98 richest Indians same as bottom 552 million, says Oxfam India report titled ‘Inequality Kills’
WORLD
– Mali’s former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies at 76
SPORTS
– Yonex-Sunrise India Open Badminton in New Delhi: India’s Lakshya Sen (men’s), Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrunghphan (women’s) win singles titles
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022