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Golden Globe Awards Winners
Hollywood opened its “awards season of the Golden Globe”. The Golden Globe Awards event was organised behind the closed doors on January 9, 2022. Key Facts “The Power Of The Dog” won the Best Film (Drama) Award while its director ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
New Covid Strain ‘Deltacron’
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Gangasagar Mela
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Art & Culture Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Indian SARS – CoV – 2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG)
INSACOG is a multi-lab agency. It was established by the Government of India in 2020 to monitor the genomic variations of COVID-19. In the beginning, there were ten labs. The number has now increased largely. About INSACOG The labs identify ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
New Covid-19 variant ‘IHU’
Scientists in France have identified a new and more mutated strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus, causing covid-19 disease. Highlights New virus was identified, when the world is still grappling with highly mutated strain of coronavirus, called Omicron. Omicron has already been ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Sri Lanka’s Financial Crisis
According to World Bank’s Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU), Sri Lanka is facing an acute economic crisis because of job & earning losses, and high food inflation. Key Facts Inflation has been increased due to printing of money by government ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Recent Updates on Census 2021
Central Government has postponed the first phase of the census and collection of details for updating the National Population Register (NPR) at least till September, 2022. Highlights Earlier in December 2021, freezing of boundaries of districts, sub-districts, talukas, tehsils, police ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
India’s Air bubble agreement with Saudi Arabia
The Indian government and Saudi Arabian Government have finalised an air bubble agreement, to allow all eligible travellers to travel between both the countries. Highlights The air bubble agreement will allow flights between the two countries, starting from January 1, ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Telangana: First large state to complete 100 per cent 1st dose Covid vaccination
The State of Telangana has become India’s first state to compete 100 per cent 1st dose Covid-19 vaccination. Key Points This milestone was achieved with the efforts of all health workers, including the ASHA workers and ANMs to doctors. Telangana ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
ICRA’s forecast of Indian GDP Growth
Ratings agency ICRA revised its Indian GDP growth estimate, recently. Highlights According to ICRA’s estimate, there was an upward growth of 7.9 % in the second quarter of financial year 2021-22. An increase in government spending in September resulted to ..