1.Only one woman MP in the 31-member panel of inquiry committee to raise the age of marriage for girls
” Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Bill, 2021 ” set up to investigate the Standing Committee only a total of 31 members, including a woman delegate include. Out of the total 31 members, TMC MP Sushmita Dev is the only woman representative in the committee. The Bill seeks to increase the legal age of marriage for women in India from 18 to 21 to bring it at par with that of men. The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2021 seeks to amend the “Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006” and seven personal laws, which are: the Indian Christian Marriage Act; Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act; Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act; Special Marriage Act; Hindu Marriage Act; and the Foreign Marriage Act.
2.Zojila Pass, connecting Jammu and Kashmir with Ladakh, opened for vehicular traffic for the first time in January
The Zojila Pass , connecting Jammu and Kashmir with Ladakh , was opened for vehicular traffic for the first time in January. This has given a boost to connectivity in the Ladakh region. On January 2, 72 vehicles crossed the Zojila pass for the first time. This is a significant achievement of the Border Roads Organisation. Due to this, connectivity between Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will be available even in the cold winter. The Zojila Pass is generally closed during the winter months.
3.A special postage stamp issued to commemorate the 75th Platinum Jubilee Year of National Physical Laboratory of CSIR
Dr. Jitendra Singh , Minister of Science and Technology released a special postage stamp to commemorate the 75th Platinum Jubilee Year of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research – CSIR – National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi . Dr Jitendra Singh also dedicated the LED Photometry Laboratory to the nation to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of developing energy efficient lighting technology.
4.PM launches new Integrated Terminal Building and two development projects of Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Tripura
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has Tripura in Agartala in Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport inaugurated the new integrated terminal building. He also launched several initiatives like Mukhya Mantri Tripura Gram Samridhi Yojana and Vidyajyoti Vidyalaya’s Project Mission-100 . Tripura Governor Satyadev Narayan Arya, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Smt. Pratima Bhowmik were present on the occasion.
5.PM Narendra Modi inaugurates and lays foundation stone of various development projects in Manipur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has Imphal nearly Rs 1,850 crore in 13 projects inaugurated and about Rs 2,950 crore of 9 projectslaid the foundation stone of These projects are related to diverse sectors like road infrastructure, drinking water supply, health, urban development, housing, information technology, skill development, arts and culture. The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for five National Highway projects to be constructed at a cost of over Rs 1700 crore. He inaugurated a steel bridge over river Barak on NH-37 at a cost of over Rs 75 crore, which will ease the traffic between Silchar and Imphal. He also dedicated 2,387 mobile towers built at a cost of about Rs 1100 crore to the people of Manipur. The Prime Minister inaugurated the ‘Water Flow System of Thoubal Multipurpose Project’ worth Rs 280 crore, which will supply drinking water to the city of Imphal. Prime Minister ‘Water Supply Scheme’ constructed at a cost of Rs 65 crore and Rs 51 crore
6.Power, New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh dedicates Automated Generation Control System to the nation
Power, New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh dedicated the Automated Generation Control System-AGC to the nation. Speaking on the 5th Foundation Day of Power System Operation Corporation, Shri Singh said that this system will facilitate the achievement of the government’s ambitious target of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based generation by 2030. AGC It is being operated by Power System Operation Corporation through National Load Despatch Centre. AGC The system sends signals to power plants about power frequency and reliability every four seconds.
7.Alka Mittal became the first woman head of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Director Human Resources at ONGC , Alka Mittal has been given additional charge as the new Interim Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) , India’s largest oil and gas producer . She is the first woman to hold the top position in a Maharatna company. She will replace Subhash Kumar, who retired on December 31. He also served as the interim chief.
8.ISRO aims to launch first flight of Gaganyaan mission before Independence Day this year
The Indian Space Research Organization- ISRO has set a target of launching the first of the two pre-planned unmanned flights under the Gaganyaan mission before Independence Day this year . ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan said that the third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 will be launched by the middle of next year. In a letter encouraging the scientists in the organisation, Dr Sivan said that the launch of EOS-4 and EOS-6 on PSLV and the launch of EOS-02 in the first flight of SSLV are among the priorities of this year.
9.Ministry of AYUSH made a new beginning by providing ‘AYUSH Aahar’ in its canteen at AYUSH Bhawan
Recently the Ministry of AYUSH made a new beginning by providing ‘ Ayush Aahar’ in its canteen at AYUSH Bhawan (Delhi) . Its aim is to promote nutritious diet and healthy living. Traditional and non-traditional systems of health care and treatment including Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homeopathy etc. The positive features of Indian System of Medicine i.e. their diversity and flexibility; accessibility; affordability, wide acceptance by a large section of the general public; The comparatively low cost or rising economic value has great potential to make them the healthcare provider needed by the vast majority of our people.
10.Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair joins top royal order
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair , Duchess of Cornwall and Baroness Amos are to be appointed as members of the Order of the Garter , England’s oldest and most senior chivalry order. The former Prime Minister will now be known as ‘Sir Tony’. Appointments are the personal choice of the Queen, who has 24 “knights and female companions”. The formal order, established in 1348, is a recognition of significant public service and is created without the advice of the prime minister.
11.Tech Mahindra to acquire 100% stake in Ellis India and Green Investments
Tech Mahindra has approved a proposal to acquire 100 per cent stake in Ellis India and Green Investments for a total of up to USD 125 million. The acquisition will boost Tech Mahindra’s capabilities in: Digital Experience Solutions, Learning & Development, Marketing, Instructional Design; Engineering: Cloud & Automation, BI & Analytics, Technical Support Services.
12.RBI retains SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank as D-SIB 2022
The Reserve Bank of India has retained State Bank of India , ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) . These three banks remain in the D-SIB list published by RBI with effect from September 04, 2017. Domestic systemically important banks are those banks that, if they fail, have a significant impact on the economy. D-SIB banks are classified into 5 buckets. Bucket 1, Bucket 2, Bucket 3, Bucket 4 and Bucket 5. Bucket 5 is the most important followed by others in descending order. Bucket 3 contains State Bank of India, while Bucket 1 contains ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank. The updated list is based on the data collected from banks till March 31, 2021.
13.Telangana tops in most ODF villages
Telangana in the list of most Open Defecation Free (ODF+) villages by December 31, 2021 under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) Phase-II programranked first in the country. Out of 14,200 villages in the state, 13,737 villages are in the ODF+ list, which is 96.74 per cent. It is followed by Tamil Nadu with 4,432 villages (35.39%) and Karnataka with 1,511 villages (5.59%). Gujarat ranked 17th with only 83 villages (0.45%). The state government has enacted a new Telangana Panchayat Raj Act to ensure the overall development of the villages. A secretary has been posted in each panchayat to ensure smooth implementation of welfare programmes, strict monitoring, digital reporting and comprehensiveness of good governance in villages. Multi-purpose workers have been appointed to maintain proper sanitation in the villages. There are 12,769 dedicated compost sheds in all gram panchayats. Tankers have also been provided to water the plants for greenery in the villages.
14.New variant of covid-19 found in France ‘IHU’
Scientists and experts in France have reportedly identified a new variant ‘ IHU ‘ of COVID-19 . The new variant is said to have a higher mutational strain than Omicron. The B.1.640.2 or IHU variant was first identified by academics at the Institute IHU Mediterranee Infection and comprises 46 mutations, exceeding omicrons. About 12 cases of this new variant have been reported near Marseille and it has been linked to the African country of Cameroon. But, the Omicron strain still dominates most parts of the world.
15.Indian-origin Ashok Eluswamy was the first employee to be hired for Tesla
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) are using the social media to recruit people, has revealed that the Indian origin of Ashok Eluswami their electric vehicle company Autopilot team before having to work for were employees. Prior to joining Tesla, Mr. Eluswamy was associated with Volkswagen Electronic Research Lab and WABCO Vehicle Control Systems. Ashok Eluswamy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the College of Engineering Guindy, Chennai and a Master’s degree in Robotics System Development from Carnegie Mellon University.
16.Vinod Kannan appointed as the next CEO of Vistara airline
Vinod Kannan said Vistara Airlines took over as chief executive officer (CEO). He replaced Leslie Thng who was the CEO from July 16, 2017 to December 31, 2021. It said that Deepak Rajawat has been promoted to play the role of Chief Commercial Officer of Vistara. Vistara is a 51:49 joint venture between Tata Sons Pvt Ltd and Singapore Airlines. Kannan has spent more than two decades working with SIA and has held several senior positions at the airline’s head office in Singapore as well as overseas.
17.Abhyas Milan 2022: India to host mega naval war games of 46 nations
India has invited a total of 46 friendly countries to participate in the multinational naval exercise MILAN in Visakhapatnam , scheduled from February 25, 2022 . The theme of this 11th edition of Abhyas Milan is Harmony, Harmony and Cooperation . This practice started in 1995.and was conducted biennially and with friendly navies. Professional competitions and conferences planned during this phase will build operational momentum for the planned sea phase from March 1-4. This phase will be used to consolidate lessons learned during harbor interactions and to build on the experience of operating together at sea. Countries that have been invited to participate include Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Israel, Iran, France, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, among others. According to an official, India has increased its naval engagements with friendly countries at the bilateral, trilateral and multilateral levels since 2018.
18.World Braille Day: January 4
World Braille Day is observed every year on 4 January to spread the importance of Braille script for visually impaired people . The United Nations General Assembly had decided to celebrate this day in November 2018 . The first World Braille Day was observed on 4 January 2019 . Millions of visually impaired people around the world are receiving education and training through the Braille script. Braille is a writing script for the visually impaired. In this script, letters are written through raised dots, which can be read by visually impaired people by touching them with their fingers. World Braille Day is also celebrated as the birth anniversary of French academician Louis Braille .Louis Braille , who invented Braille in 1809 did. In this script, letters and numbers are written through six raised dots.
19.Padmashree Sindhutai Sapkal passed away at the age of 73 in Pune
Padmashree Sindhutai Sapkal , famous as Mother Teresa of Maharashtra, passed away in Pune. Sindhutai, 73, was suffering from septicemia and was undergoing treatment at Galaxy Hospital in Pune for the last one and a half months. Last year he was awarded the Padma Shri. Sindhutai, who takes care of homeless children, is said to have 1,500 children, more than 150 daughters-in-law and more than 300 sons-in-law. Sindhu Tai spent her life in the service of orphaned children, sometimes even begging in trains to feed them.
20.Governor Kalraj Mishra inaugurates Rajasthani AIR news website
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra has Rajasthani AIR news website was inaugurated. After the inauguration, the Governor said that this is an important initiative in the context of promotion of regional languages and culture.
