Page-42 of Current Affairs - January, 2022

India’s 73rd Chess Grandmaster

January 10, 2022

On January 9, 2022, Fourteen-year-old Bharath Subramaniyam became India’s 73rd chess Grandmaster. He secured the third and final Grandmaster norm at an event at Cattolica in Italy. Key Points He scored 6.5 points from nine rounds along with four others ..

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Food Processing Ministry Grievance Cell

January 10, 2022

Union Food Processing Ministry has created a dedicated grievance cell, for maintaining uninterrupted supplies of food-related essentials. Key Points Decision to create ‘grievance cell’ was taken as State governments in India have started imposing several restrictions for curbing the surge ..

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New Covid Strain ‘Deltacron’

January 10, 2022

According to Leonodios Kostrikis, a professor of biological sciences at University of Cyprus, a strain of Covid-19 combining delta and omicron was found in Cyprus. Highlights The discovery has been named “deltacron” because of identification of omicron-like genetic signatures within ..

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Gangasagar Mela

January 10, 2022

The Gangasagar Mela started on January 10, 2022 in the which occurs at West Bengal’s Gangasagar Island. It will continue till January 16, 2022. Key Facts The Gangasagar Mela is organised during Makar Sankranti every year. The mela is being ..

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What is ‘Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO)’?

January 10, 2022

On January 6, 2022, Russian paratroopers and Belarusian special forces boarded planes for Almaty, which is one of the largest metropolises of Kazakhstan. The country has witnessed mass unrest in recent days, over government’s decision to do away with subsidies on ..

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What is Devas Case?

January 10, 2022

Devas is a multi-media company. It offers satellite-based services. Antrix is an Indian Government owned company. It is the commercial arm of ISRO. That is, ISRO launches satellites and provides technological assistance for private firms through Antrix. It is operated ..

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U.P’s New Revenue villages

January 10, 2022

On January 9, 2022, Uttar Pradesh government declared four villages across the Nepal border in the Bahraich district as revenue villages. Highlights The four villages are Bhavanipur, Tedhia, Dhakia and Bichhia. They are located in Mihinpurwa tehsil of the Bahraich district. ..

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Assembly Elections in five states

January 10, 2022

The Election Commission of India recently announced the election dates of five states. They are Punjab, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur and Uttarakhand. About the announcement The Assembly Elections 2022 in these states are to be held in seven phases. In ..

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