Page-29 of Current Affairs - January, 2022

National Start-up Awards 2021

January 17, 2022

Government of India announced the winners of “National Start-up Awards 2021” and felicitated 46 start-ups for their contribution in their respective sectors. Key Facts Government also conferred an incubator and an accelerator with the award during this ceremony. This marked ..

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Badminton: India Open Title Winners

January 17, 2022

India’s Lakshya Sen secured his maiden Super 500 title by winning “Yonex-Sunrise India Open”, on January 16, 2022. Key Facts He secured the title with a stunning straight-game victory over reigning world champion from Singapore, Loh Kean Yew in the ..

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India’s Retail Inflation in December 2021

January 17, 2022

The retail inflation in India increased to 5.59% in December 2021. This is the highest in the last five months. The inflation data was released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. About the increase in retail inflation The ..

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China-Iran strategic agreement

January 17, 2022

China is all set to implement a strategic agreement with Iran, in a bid to strengthen economic and political cooperation between both the countries. Highlights In a meeting, China also reaffirmed its opposition to USA’s sanctions on Iran. Announcement for ..

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Chips to Start-up (C2S) Programme

January 17, 2022

Under “Chip to Start-up (C2S) Programme”, central government is seeking application from 100 start-ups, MSMEs, R&D organisations and academia to train 85,000 engineers in very-large-scale integration (VLSI) and embedded system design areas. Chip to Start-up (C2S) Programme The C2S programme ..

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National Award For E-Governance

January 17, 2022

National Award for e-Governance 2020-21 (Silver) was recently conferred to Mon District Administration of Nagaland. Key Facts Award was presented at 24th National Conference on e-Governance at Hyderabad. Award was handed over to Deputy Commissioner of Mon district, Thavasselan K, ..

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Oxfam India’s ‘Inequality Kills’ Report

January 17, 2022

According to Oxfam India “Inequality Kills” report, wealth of India’s richest families reached to a record high in 2021. Key findings of report Report states that, 84 per cent of Indian households witnessed an income decline amid covid-19 pandemic. Richest ..

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Delhi’s first DTC Electric Bus

January 17, 2022

On January 17, 2022, the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged off the first electric bus of the Delhi Transport Corporation. The E – buses are to run on 27 – km long route. These buses were manufactured by the ..

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