Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: January 8, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for January 8, 2022

– UP ranked best state in water conservation efforts by Jal Shakti Ministry; Rajasthan 2nd

– Expenditure limit for Lok Sabha, Assembly candidates revised

– MHA forms 3-member panel headed by Sudhir Kumar Saxena to enquire into security lapses during PM’s visit to Punjab on Jan 5

– Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy virtually inaugurates PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) projects at Govardhan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

– NEET-PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test–Postgraduate) medical admissions: Supreme Court upholds 27% OBC, 10% EWS quota

– PM inaugurates 2nd campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute in Kolkata

– Rajnath Singh flags-in India’s first multi-dimensional adventure sports expedition

– Foreign exchange reserves decline by USD 1.466 billion to USD 633.614 billion

– India GDP: Govt forecasts FY22 economic growth at 9.2%

– Centre establishes help desks to ensure supplies of delivery of goods and essential commodities continue without any restrictions during Covid times

– External Affairs Ministry (MEA) signs agreement for second phase of Passport Seva Programme with Tata Consultancy Services Limited

– DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) of Ministry of Commerce and Industry organising Startup India Innovation Week from January 10 to 16

– Advertising industry veteran Gerson da Cunha dies aged 92

– Sri Lanka, India ink deal to jointly redevelop strategic World War II-era Trincomalee Oil Tank Complex

– Peter Bogdanovich, acclaimed writer-director, dies at 82 in US

– South Africa (229, 243/3) beat India (202, 266) by 7 wickets in 2nd test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg to level 3-match series 1-1