Page-41 of Current Affairs - January, 2022

Kochi Water Metro Project

The Kochi Water Metro Project is a ferry transport project. It provides feeder service to the suburbs. With this Kochi has become the first city in India to launch water metro project. About the Project The project is operated by ..

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Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas Conference 2022

The Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is also called Non – Resident Indian Day. It is celebrated on January 9 every year. It is celebrated to encourage the overseas Indian community to reconnect with their roots. Why is it celebrated on January ..

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Assam Mission on Malnutrition – Project Parvarish

The Assam Mission on Malnutrition was launched in 2020 to eradicate malnutrition among children in the age group of six months to five years. It was launched under the name Project Parvarish. About the Mission It was launched during Poshan ..

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Urjit Patel – New Vice President of AIIB

Urjit Patel served as the 24th Governor of RBI (Reserve Bank of India). He was recently appointed as the Vice President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Urjit Patel He was born in Kenya. In 2018, he resigned as RBI governor. ..

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Google Doodle: Who was Fatima Sheikh?

Fatima Sheikh was a feminist, educator. She is widely considered as the first Muslim woman teacher of India. In 1848, she co – founded the Indigenous library along with savitribai Phule and Jyotirao. About Fatima Sheikh She was born in ..

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Guidelines for Universal Accessibility in India 2021

In December 2021, the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) released the “Harmonised Guidelines and Standards for Universal Accessibility in India 2021”. Key Facts The new guidelines have covered several aspects of built environment, ranging from design plan to the implementation. ..

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Pakistan Snowstorm

On January 9, 2022, death toll reached to 23 in Pakistan’s popular hill station of Murree, because of unprecedented snowfall and rush of tourists. A minor girl, suffering from severe cold & pneumonia, also died as she could not be ..

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Sri Lanka Economic Crisis – 2021-22

As per World Bank’s Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU), Sri Lanka is facing an acute economic crisis because of job & earning losses, high food inflation and dwindling finances in the country. World Bank’s Sri Lanka Development Update Inflation has ..

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