Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: January 9, 2022

– Assembly elections to be held in UP in 7 phases from Feb 10 to March 7; in Punjab, Uttarakhand & Goa on Feb 14 and in Manipur on Feb 27 & March 3; counting of votes on March 10

– 24th National Conference on e-Governance 2021 organised in Hyderabad; theme: “India’s Techade: Digital Governance in a Post Pandemic World”

– Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flags off newly launched Agartala-Jiribam-Agartala Jan Shatabdi Express train connecting the states of Manipur and Tripura via Assam

– India to start mango and pomegranate exports to US from January 2022

– US to start exports of Alfalfa hay and cherries from April 2022 to Indian market

– FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) licence of Missionaries of Charity restored, can receive foreign funds

– Assam govt partners with NDDB (National Dairy Development Board) to set up Rs 2,000-cr dairy joint venture

– Wolf Volcano (1701 m) erupts on Galapagos islands of Ecuador

– Pakistan: 21 dead trapped in vehicles after heavy snowfall in Murree hill station in Punjab province

– Sidney Poitier, first black star to win Oscar for best male actor, dies at 94 in US