Current Affairs Quiz - January 2022

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Ministry of Education (MoE), AICTE, and Ministry of Commerce & Industry (DPIIT) is organising ‘National Innovation Week’ from January 10 to 16, 2022.
During the innovation week, various initiatives undertaken by these agencies to spread awareness to promote innovation and entrepreneurship will be highlighted.  An e- symposium on ‘Building Innovation Ecosystem in educational institutions was held by the Ministry of Education.

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Odisha Cabinet has decided to extend the upper age limit for entry to state government service to 38 for three years up to 2023.
At present, the maximum age limit to apply for state government services is 32 years. This applies only for the advertisements already made or to be made during the calendar years 2021, 2022 and 2023. There are also relaxations for reserved categories above the upper age limit of 38 years.

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A western disturbance is an extra-tropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region. It is said to bring winter rain to the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted an intense Western Disturbance to affect Northwest India, triggering rainfall. Later, it also predicted two western disturbances would bring rain across northwest India and the western Himalayan region for a few days.

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Ministry of Home Affairs has initiated the process for a “comprehensive review” of India’s criminal laws.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah sought suggestions from within the judiciary, including the Chief Justice of India, MPs and Chief Ministers for amendments to the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act. Suggestions were invited from Chief Justices of High Courts, Administrators of Union Territories, Bar Councils and law universities.

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In 2017, the Kerala Government formed a three-member commission headed by Justice K Hema (retired), former bureaucrat KB Valsalakumari and veteran actress Sharada as members. The commission was formed to scrutinise problems faced by women in the Malayalam film industry.
The Government in Kerala recently formed a three-member panel to study and work out a plan to implement the recommendations of the Justice Hema Commission report.

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The Chhattisgarh government has decided to set up an employment mission headed by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.
The Chhattisgarh Rojgar Mission will have chief secretary and principal secretary as the Vice Chairman and CEO respectively. It aims to create around 15 lakh job opportunities in the state in the next five years, by leveraging expertise of premiere institutions such as IITs and IIMs.

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Ministry of Commerce and Industry named the top 46 Indian startups and presented them National Startup Award 2021.
150 entrepreneurs presented their policy recommendations at the virtual gathering presided by PM Narendra Modi. Pune-based Repos won this award in the Energy distribution category, for their door-to-door delivery of fuel.

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E-commerce firm Flipkart announced the launch of two new programmes – Flipkart Leap Ahead (FLA) and Flipkart Leap Innovation Network (FLIN).
This is the evolution of its flagship startup accelerator programme ‘Flipkart Leap’, which graduated its first group in July 2021 with eight startups. It aims to identify wider market opportunities for the selected startups.

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India is hosting the ‘AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022’.  India is aiming qualify for the quarterfinals and create history by reaching the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The FIFA Women’s World Cup is scheduled to be held in Australia and New Zealand next year. No Indian senior football team has ever played in a World Cup. Japan is looking to reaffirm its top position for third consecutive time, with Australia and China as the biggest challenges.

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India announced Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure at UN Climate Action Summit in New York in 2019.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Raising Day is annually marked on January 19. NDRF was formed on the same day day in 2006. NDRF functions under the aegis of the Ministry of Home Affairs.