Page-9 of Current Affairs - January, 2022

Nordic “clinker boats” in UNESCO Heritage List

January 27, 2022

United Nations’ culture agency, UNESCO, added the Nordic “clinker boats” to its Heritage List, in December 2021. Highlights The wooden sailboats have allowed peoples of northern Europe to spread influence, trade and sometime war across continents and seas, for thousands ..

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Pakistan Islamic Bond

January 27, 2022

Pakistan raised USD 1 billion loan through Sukuk bond, at a record 7.95% interest rate. Key Points It is the cost that Pakistan has agreed to pay on an Islamic bond. Country has also agreed to pledge a portion of ..

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India’s First Woman Rafale Pilot

January 27, 2022

Pilot Shivangi Singh is India’s first Woman Rafale pilot. She was a part of the Indian Air Force Tableau at the Republic Day celebrations. She joined the Indian Air Force in 2017. She is the only second woman pilot to ..

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New Districts of Andhra Pradesh

January 27, 2022

The Jagan Mohan Reddy Government of Andhra Pradesh recently created 13 new districts. The districts were created based on Parliamentary constituencies. With this the total number of districts in Andhra Pradesh has increased to 26. About the new districts The ..

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J&K Next-Gen Administrative Reforms

January 27, 2022

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) is to collaborate with the Jammu and Kashmir Government for administrative reforms. What is the plan? A roadmap is to be created on the following three initiatives: The DARPG and the ..

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IMF on El-Salvador Bitcoin legal tender

January 27, 2022

The International Monetary Fund recently asked El Salvador to remove the legal status of bitcoin. What happened? In September 2021, El Salvador became the first country to allow its consumers to use cypto currencies. Fear arose all over the country ..

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Russia Military drills near Ukraine

January 27, 2022

Russia recently held military drills in the annexed Crimean region. More than six thousand troops participated in the drills. Russia had already stationed 100,000 soldiers in the Ukraine border. Why did Russia conduct the drill? The drill was conducted in ..

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Drone Certification Scheme

January 27, 2022

On January 26, 2022, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) notified a drone certification scheme for ensuring minimum safety and quality requirements, because it will boost indigenous manufacturing. Drone Certification Scheme The drone certification scheme was notified under Rule 7 of ..

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