Page-11 of Current Affairs - January, 2022

Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: January 26, 2022

January 26, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for January 26, 2022 INDIA – President approves 384 Gallantry Awards and other defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel on Republic Day – President approves conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of ..

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India-Israel: 30th anniversary of Diplomatic Relations

January 25, 2022

India and Israel recently launched a commemorative logo to mark the 30 years of diplomatic relations. The logo has Ashoka Chakra and Star of David. It also has the numeral 30, featuring 30th anniversary of the countries. Key Points of ..

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Najafgarh jheel restoration plan

January 25, 2022

Najafgarh Jheel is a transboundary wetland. It is located along the borders of Delhi and Haryana. The Najafgarh lake is under the control of Delhi. The National Green Tribunal recently directed the Haryana and Delhi governments to implement the environment ..

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World’s fastest AI supercomputer

January 25, 2022

According to Facebook parent company Meta, its new “artificial intelligence supercomputer” will be the fastest across the world, by the middle of year 2022. Highlights Meta introduced the AI Research Super Cluster (RSC) on January 24, 2022. It is believed ..

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International Education Day

January 25, 2022

The International Day of Education is observed on January 24, annually. Key Points Year 2022 marked the fourth year of celebration. The day was observed with the theme– ‘Changing Course, Transforming Education’. Celebration took place at the UN Headquarters in ..

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World Bank Loan to West Bengal

January 25, 2022

The World Bank recently approved a loan of thousand crores of rupees for the West Bengal government. The loan amount is to be used in implementing 400 programmes run by the state government. Programmes The loan is to be used ..

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India: Promotion of Drone Use in Agriculture

January 25, 2022

The Government of India is to promote the use of drones in agriculture. For this, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare has amended the SMAM guidelines. SMAM means Sub – Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation. Also, the ministry has issued ..

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Spending Norms for Contingency Fund

January 25, 2022

Union government has changed spending norms for Contingency Fund of India. It has allowed 40 per cent of total corpus to be placed at disposal of expenditure secretary. Highlights Budget 2021-22 had proposed to enhance the Contingency Fund of India ..

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District Good Governance Index

January 25, 2022

The District Good Governance Index was released by the Home Minister Amit Shah. The index was released for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The index was prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances. About the Index ..

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Assam Baibhav Award

January 25, 2022

Government of Assam conferred its highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’ on Ratan Tata, on January 24, 2022. Highlights However, Ratan Tata did not attend the event personally because of Covid-19 situation. Award was received by his representative during a programme ..

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