MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS - JANUARY 2022
- The Union Minister for the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Mahendra Nath Pandey dedicated India’s first ‘Coal to Methanol’ (CTM) pilot plant in the Hyderabad unit of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
- India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ministry of Earth Sciences celebrated its 147th Foundation Day on 14th January 2022.
- MoFPI Launches Six Food products of ODOP Brands
- Union Minister Amit Shah releases India’s First ‘District Good Governance Index’; J&K 1st Indian UT with GGI
- The Losar Festival in Ladakh is celebrated at the onset of the New Year in the traditional schedule of Tibetan Buddhism.
- Losoong (Namsoong) is annually celebrated across the Indian State of Sikkim on the 18th day of the 10th month of the Tibetan Lunar Calendar, which also marks the beginning of the harvest season.
- The Philippines became the first country to buy the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system, boosting India’s efforts to become a major exporter of defense hardware.
- Himachal Pradesh (HP) has become the first LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) enabled and smoke free Indian state.
- National Health Mission (NHM), Assam in collaboration with Piramal Swasthya, a non-profit organisation, and Cisco launched pilot project ‘Niramay’ to digitise the public healthcare delivery in Assam.
- As per the statement of the International Energy Agency (IEA), the India is on course to surpass China as the world’s 3rd largest ethanol consumer by 2026.
- In January 2022, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced that India has exported $114 million worth of Cucumber & Gherkins in April-October 2021 to became the World’s largest exporter of Cucumber and Gherkins.
- Haryana & HP Government Signs MoU for Construction of Adi Badri Dam to Revive Saraswati River
- PM Narendra Modi virtually hosted 1st India-Central Asia Summit 2022 with 5 Nations
- The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) five-day online Davos Agenda summit 2022 was held from 17 to 21 January 2022.
- On January 05, 2022, the 19th Meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was held under the chairmanship of the Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Bhupender Yadav.
- Transparency International’s CPI 2021 – India Ranks 85th
- MHA Announced Padma Awards 2022; Gen Bipin Rawat, Vaccine Makers, Google’s Sundar Pichai Named for Padma Awards
- Captain Harpreet Chandi becomes 1st Woman of Colors to make solo trip to South Pole
- Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Announces 3rd NWA 2020; UP got Best State Award Followed by Rajasthan, TN
- On 7th January 2022, the Kerala Arts and Crafts Village Organization (KACV) from Kovalam was awarded with the ‘International Craft Award for 2021’
- Dr Albert Bourla Chairman & CEO of Pfizer Won 2022 Genesis Prize
- Prajakta Koli named as UNDP India’s 1st Youth Climate Champion
- Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe honored with Netaji Award 2022
- India’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve won TX2 Award 2022 for Doubling Tiger Population Since 2010
- Eminent rocket scientist S Somanath appointed as new ISRO Chairman
- Govt appoints Anantha Nageswaran as Chief Economic Advisor of India
- Meta built World’s Fastest AI Supercomputer ‘RSC’
- Padma Vibhushan Awardee & Kathak Dancer – Birju Maharaj Passed Away
- World Braille Day 2022 – January 4