Page-35 of Current Affairs - January, 2022

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

January 10, 2022

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for January 9, 2022 INDIA – 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 ..

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DPIIT Helplines for E-Commerce Firms

January 8, 2022

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recently launched helpline numbers for E – Commerce. The helpline will aid in smooth functioning of e – commerce supply chains. Who can use the helpline? Wholesaler, manufacturers, transporters, E ..

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Investment in India Agri Start – Ups – Recent Trends

January 8, 2022

The AgFunder and Omnivore, a capital released the “India AgriFood Startup – Investment Report”. According to the report, the investment in agri and food tech start ups increased by 97% in 2020-21. It increased to 2.1 billion USD. The investments ..

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75th Anniversary of Bureau of Indian Standards

January 8, 2022

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) came into existence in January 6, 1947. In 2020, BIS celebrated its 75th anniversary. During the anniversary celebrations, the Minister of Food and Consumer Affairs Shri Piyush Goyal provided five growth mantra. Five Mantras ..

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Aceh-Andaman-Nicobar connectivity

January 8, 2022

External Affairs Minister of India Dr S Jaishankar and Indonesia’s foreign minister Retno Marsudi discussed issues including the Aceh and Andaman Nicobar Island connectivity recently. Highlights Both the countries had decided to cooperate in connectivity between Andaman & Nicobar Island ..

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MoCA Suggestions on Use of Drones

January 8, 2022

The Ministry of Civil Aviation recently made certain suggestions on using drones. The suggestions were made from surveillance to disaster management. Also, the ministry suggested the Home Ministry to deploy UAVs for crime control, aerial vehicles for surveillance, disaster management, ..

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Modernisation of Kashmir Police Force

January 8, 2022

The Jammu & Kashmir police force is going to become the first police force in India, to possess modern American weaponry. Key Facts Government has decided to equip the police force in Jammu & Kashmir with Sig Sauer MPX 9mm ..

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UK: First human case of Avian flu

January 8, 2022

United Kingdom has reported the first human case of Avian flu. A 79-year-old man named Alan Gosling is the first UK resident to catch the H5N1 strain of bird flu. He kept pet ducks at his home in England. What ..

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Clouded Leopard

January 8, 2022

The Clouded leopards were spotted in a community forest in Nagaland recently. This is the first time the big cat is seen in the region. It was spotted at an altitude of 3.7 kilometers along the Indo – Myanmar border. ..

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CCI Probe on Google

January 8, 2022

The Competition Commission of India recently ordered an investigation against Google for its dominance in news. Most of the online traffic of news websites come from Google. The accusations made are as follows: Violation of Law The Section 4 of ..

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