Page-13 of Current Affairs - January, 2022

Blockchain technology in Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

January 26, 2022

Recently, 61 winners of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) 2021 and 2022 got digital certificates, that use blockchain-driven technology. Highlights The blockchain-driven technology has been developed under the “National Blockchain Project”, by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT ..

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IMF World Economic Outlook- Update

January 26, 2022

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook on January 25, 2022. Key Findings of the report As per report, Global economic growth will decrease by half a percentage point less than it was forecasted earlier. The growth ..

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Gallantry Awards on Republic Day

January 26, 2022

On January 25, 2022, President Ram Nath Kovind approved 384 gallantry awards and other military decorations for security forces personnel. Key Points He also approved 12 Shaurya Chakras for soldiers who demonstrated exceptional courage during operations. First Indian to win ..

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What is ‘Artificial womb’?

January 26, 2022

Recently, in a Twitter exchange, CEO of Tesla Elon Musk, co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin and founder of e-commerce platform Gumroad Sahil Lavingia talked about population collapse and use of ‘artificial wombs’ to tackle this crisis. Highlights Their talk was focused ..

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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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