Current Affairs January 2022

Noted environmentalist & ‘Save Silent Valley’ campaigner M.K. Prasad passes away

Eminent environmentalist and former Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) president Professor MK Prasad has passed away due to complications of COVID-19. He was 89. He played leadership role in the ‘Save Silent Valley’ campaign in the state in 1970s. The campaign was considered as the first popular campaign for protecting a forest ecosystem in the State. Prof. Prasad, who […]

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India and Japan conducts Maritime Partnership Exercise in the Bay of Bengal

The Navies of India and Japan conducted a major maritime partnership exercise in the Bay of Bengal on January 13, 2022 to improve defence collaboration between the two nations. From India, the Indian Naval ships INS Shivalik and INS Kadmatt took part in the exercise. The Indian side was represented by Indian Naval Ships (INS) Shivalik and INS Kadmatt while JMSDF Ships Uraga and Hirado

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IIMK LIVE and Indian Bank ink MoU to disburse loans upto Rs 50 Crore for Startups under ‘IndSpring Board’ Scheme

The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode’s (IIMK) Business incubator Laboratory for Innovation Venturing and Entrepreneurship (LIVE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Bank to financially support early stage startups. Under the MoU, a startup funding scheme, ‘IndSpring Board’ has been launched. The inked agreement launched a startup funding scheme, ‘IndSpring Board’

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Cabinet approves Rs 1500 Cr infusion in IREDA

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, approved the equity infusion of Rs.1500 crore in Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) on January 19, 2022. This infusion will raise the lending capacity of IREDA to Rs 12,000 crore to the renewable energy sector. The Cabinet has also approved an extension

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Microsoft to acquire video gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 bn

Microsoft said it agreed to buy video game company Activision Blizzard in a $68.7 billion all-cash deal, making it the third-largest gaming company in the world. The deal, which is expected to close in the fiscal year 2023, will accelerate the growth in Microsoft’s gaming business across mobile, personal computer, console and cloud, and “will

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AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 Football Tournament to begin from January 20

India is hosting the 20th edition of the football AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 from January 20, 2022 to February 06, 2022. The AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 will be held across three venues in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune, featuring a total of 12 teams divided in three groups, contesting for the

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Centre appoints Vikram Dev Dutt as new CMD of Air India

Senior bureaucrat Vikram Dev Dutt has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Air India Ltd as part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on January 18, 2022. Dutt is a 1993-batch IAS officer of AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and Union Territory) cadre. Prior to this, he was the

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Global unemployment level in 2022 projected at 207 million: ILO WESO Trends 2022

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) released its World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2022 (WESO Trends) report on January 17, 2022. The report analyses comprehensive labour market projections for 2022 and 2023 and assesses how labour market recovery has unfolded worldwide. In the WESO 2022, ILO has downgraded its forecast for labour market recovery in 2022. Key figures in WESO

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Daily Current Affairs – 19 January 2022 | Gkseries

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Celebrated Bengali Cartoonist- Illustrator Narayan Debnath, passes away at 97

Renowned Bengali cartoonist, writer and illustrator Narayan Debnath died on Tuesday morning in Kolkata, after being kept in ventilation support for three days. Narayan Debnath, aged 97, was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata for the last 25 days. His condition deteriorated three days back and was kept under ventilation support. The celebrated cartoonist

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