1.Second Edition of Innovations for You and the Ingenious Tinkers Released
AB Innovation Mission and Policy Commission of Innovations For You and The Ingenious Tinkars the second version released. Innovations for You is a synopsis of the innovations of 70 agri-based startups . Ingenious Tinkers is a synopsis of technological innovations. It details 41 innovations of Atal Tinkering Lab .
2.India welcomes Egypt as the fourth member of the New Development Bank of the BRICS organization
India has welcomed Egypt as the fourth new member of the New Development Bank of the BRICS organization . Bangladesh, UAE and Uruguay are already members of this bank. The objective of this bank is to create resources for development projects in the member countries of the BRICS organization and to support the emerging economies of developing countries. The president of the NDB is Marcos Troyjo.
3.According to CEBR, India will surpass France in 2022 to become the third largest economy in 2031
According to the Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) , India will surpass France to be the sixth largest economy in 2022 and the third largest economy in 2031.Will become. Earlier it was predicted that India will become the third largest economy in 2030. In its annual World Economic League table, CEBR also predicted that China would overtake the US in 2030. According to this report, in the next 15 years, India will register an improvement in its ranking in the World Economic League table (WELT). Its ranking will increase from 7th place in 2021 to 3rd place in 2031. India is going to overtake France to secure its 6th position in the 2022 WELT rankings. India will replace Britain in 2023. Germany will overtake Japan in terms of economic output in 2033. Russia could become a top 10 economy by 2036. In 2034, Indonesia will move to ninth place.
4.Arunachal Pradesh applies for demand of GI tag for Apatani textile product
Recently a firm has applied for demand of Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Arunachal Pradesh Apatani textile product . The Apatani weavers belong to the Apatani tribe of Arunachal Pradesh who live in the Ziro Valley , the headquarters of Lower Subansiri district . Apatani communities weave their own clothes for various occasions including rituals and cultural festivals. The fabric woven by the people of this tribe is also known for its geometric and zigzag patterns and angular designs. This tribe mainly weaves shawls known as zig zero and jilan or jacket which is called supuntari.is called. The people here use resources like various leaves and plants to mold the cotton yarn into organic form in their traditional ways. Only women are engaged in this traditional weaving work. The traditional handloom of this tribe is a type of loom called Chichin and is similar to the traditional handloom of the Nishi tribe. It is portable, easy to set up and operated by a single weaver exclusively female members of the community.
5.Vikram Misri appointed ‘Deputy National Security Advisor’ in ‘National Security Council Secretariat’
Vikram Misri , an expert on China-related subjects and former Indian Ambassador to Beijing, has recently been appointed as the ‘ Deputy National Security Adviser ‘ in the ‘ National Security Council Secretariat ‘ . Vikram Misri, a 1989 batch IPS officer, will replace Pankaj Saran . Vikram Misri, as ‘Deputy National Security Advisor’, will report to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval . During his tenure as India’s ambassador to China, Vikram Misri led official meetings in Beijing on the ongoing tensions with the Chinese military along the ‘Line of Actual Control’ (LAC). Vikram Misri was born in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.and in November 2018 he was appointed India’s Ambassador to China. Apart from this, in the year 2012, he was appointed as the Private Secretary to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and also served during the tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
6.India’s GDP growth is estimated to be nine percent in the current and next financial year-ICRA.
Credit Rating Agency KIC ra said that the current and next financial year in India’s gross product growth rate of nine per cent is forecast. The economy grew at 8.04 per cent in the second quarter of the current fiscal amid concerns stemming from Omicron. In the first quarter from April to June, it was 20 decimal one percent. The agency’s chief economist Aditi Nair has predicted that there will be a significant expansion of economic activity in the next financial year as compared to the current fiscal.
7.Jharkhand government gives relief of Rs 25 per liter in petrol price for two wheelers
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has poor and middle-income two-wheeler to those in petrol prices by Rs 25 relief per liter announced. Beneficiaries will start getting this benefit on petrol from January 26 next year. Shri Soren said this in a public meeting organized at Morhabadi Maidan in Ranchi on the occasion of completion of two years tenure of the State Government. The Chief Minister also laid the foundation stone of several projects. On this occasion, Mr. Soren also distributed assets worth Rs. 1500 crore to the beneficiaries.
8.Indian Army set up quantum laboratory in Mhow (Madhya Pradesh)
The Indian Army is making steady and significant progress in the emerging technology domain. National Security Council Secretariat (NSC) of military cooperation of the recent technologies of major developing area of research and training in Mhow (MP) of the Military College of Telecommunication Engineering Msitii in quantum laboratory is established. Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane was informed about this during his recent visit to Mhow. The Indian Army has set up an Artificial Intelligence (AI) center in the same institute.It has also established over 140 recruitments in key areas with active support from industry and academia. Here training on cyber warfare is being imparted through state-of-the-art cyber range and cyber security laboratories. At a symposium on the electromagnetic spectrum and national security in October last year, consideration was given to the military’s involvement in the electromagnetic spectrum operations. Since then, Indian Army Institutes of Technology are being encouraged to invest in AI, Quantum and Cyber.
9.User data and call record keeping period at least two years
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) recently ordered telecom companies and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to maintain commercial and call detail records for at least two years, citing security reasons . This amendment in the ‘ Unified License Agreement ‘ has been done on the request of national security agencies. Earlier the period for storing call data and internet usage records of customers was only one year. Internet service providers will be required to maintain Internet telephony details along with IP details records for a period of two years.
10.PETA: Alia Bhatt India’s 2021 Person of the Year
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has named Bollywood star Alia Bhatt as its 2021 Person of the Year . She is an animal lover and often shares pictures with her pets. This year, Alia Bhatt invested in Phool, the company behind Fleather, a vegan leather made from temple discarded flowers. Her vegan kidswear line, Ed-a-Mamma, also won the 2021 PETA India Fashion Award for helping nurture children’s love for animals and nature. Alia also starred in PETA India’s adoption campaign to help cats and dogs. He has used his position to call for stronger animal protection laws.
11.Government of India appoints Atul Kumar Goel as new MD and CEO of PNB
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of UCO Bank MD and CEO Atul Kumar Goel as MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank (PNB) with effect from February 1 next year . Goyal will serve as PNB head till December 31, 2024, which is his retirement age. Goyal will succeed Mallikarjuna Rao , the current MD and CEO of PNB . Rao was given an extension of three months which will end on January 31, 2022. Meanwhile, ACC has appointed Soma Shankar Prasad , who is currently Deputy Managing Director in State Bank of India, as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at UCO Bank .
12.COVID: Delhi government’s colour-coded action plan
As the COVID-19 positivity rate continues to rise in Delhi , there is a strong possibility that the Graded Response Action Plan will come into force. The positivity rate was 0.55% on 26 December 2021. Under the colour-coded action plan , the level of restrictions in markets, offices, industries, and public transport will be determined based on the Covid-19 test positivity rate, new active cases. The colour-coded action plan was notified in August 2021. The plan states that the sanctions will be based on three parameters-
- positivity rate
- cumulative active cases
- Arrangement of oxygen beds in hospitals
The restrictions under the scheme have been classified under four alerts Yellow, Amber, Orange and Red Alert. Yellow is the lowest level of alert while red is the highest level. Red alert will bring Delhi under complete lockdown.
13.NASA’s ‘Psyche Mission’
NASA ‘s Psyche mission will be launched in August 2022 . This will be the first launch to explore a giant metallic asteroid named Psyche in the main asteroid belt . This asteroid ‘Psyche’ is between Mars and Jupiter and is orbiting the Sun. The Psyche mission is one of two NASA missions to explore the early Solar System. The ‘ Lucy mission ‘ is another mission to explore Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids to study the early solar system . NASA’s ‘Psyche mission’ is the first mission that will be launched to search for a unique giant metallic asteroid named Psyche. lead the missionbeing conducted by Arizona State University . Mission management, navigation and operations will be performed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory . The mission was selected in 2017 as one of two missions to explore the early solar system. The mission will be launched from Kennedy Space Center, Florida in August 2022 and will arrive at the asteroid Psyche in 2026.
14.HDFC Bank wins CII DX Award for ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’ 2021
HDFC Bank has been nominated under the ‘ Most Innovative Best Practices ‘ at the prestigious Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Digital Transformation Award 2021 or CII DX Award 2021 . It will be recognized for HDFC’s efforts in world-class financial inclusion at Village Level Executive (VLE) Centers along with Common Service Centers (CSCs) of Government of India.
15.Radhika Jha appointed CEO of EESL
Radhika Jha has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer in the state-run Energy Efficiency Services (EESL) . EESL is a joint venture between NTPC, Power Grid, Power Finance Corp and REC working to promote energy efficiency in the country.
16.Nitesh Kumar wins double gold in 4th Para-Badminton National Championship
Nitesh Kumar said Orissa in Bhubaneswar concluded in fourth para-badminton national championships in two gold won. Haryana’s Nitesh along with his partner Tarun Dhillon defeated world number one Paralympic Games gold medalists Pramod Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar 21-19, 21-11 in straight sets in the men’s doubles final to win the gold medal. Earlier, Nitesh had also won a gold medal in the men’s singles category. World number one SL3 para-badminton player Parul Parmar of Gujarat also won gold, while Mandeep Kaur of Uttarakhand won silver and Mansi won bronze.
17.Zhiyuan-1 02E : China’s New Earth Observation Satellite
China “by Jiuan -1 02E a new Chinese called” earth observation satellite was launched into space. This satellite was launched for exploration of natural resources. It also launched a small satellite, which will be used to teach geography at a school in Beijing. Both the satellites were launched with the help of Long March 4C rocket . The satellite named Zhiyuan-1 02E is equipped with a high-resolution infrared camera, an infrared camera and a multi-spectrum imager.has been equipped with. The satellite is designed to have a lifetime of eight years in Earth orbit. It has been launched with the aim of mapping the Earth’s surface in high resolution to explore natural resources. The data received from this satellite will be used to alert about environmental disasters and monitor water quality.
18.Japan launches Inmarsat-6 F1 communication satellite
Japan has launched a communications satellite Inmarsat-6 F1 via a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIA204 rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan, about 22,240 miles (35,790 kilometers) above Earth. will enter geostationary orbit. It has been developed by London-based company Inmarsat as part of its next generation satellite broadband service. The satellite weighs 12,060 pounds (5,470 kg) and is the first of two ‘I-6’ spacecraft.
19.Mohammed Shami becomes India’s fifth fast bowler to take 200 wickets in Test cricket
India’s Mohammed Shami has become the fifth fast bowler in the country to take 200 wickets in Test cricket . Shami achieved this feat on the third day of the first cricket Test match against South Africa at Centurion . Before him , Kapil Dev, Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma have achieved this distinction. He is third behind Kapil Dev and Srinath in getting 200 wickets at the fastest pace . He completed 200 wickets in 55 test matches. Shami completed the 200-wicket mark with five wickets in the Centurion Test.
20.Uttar Pradesh won the 11th Hockey India Junior National Championship
Tamil Nadu of Kovilpatti in finals Chandigarh after the 3-1 victory over Uttar Pradesh in the 11th Junior National Men’s Hockey Championships crowned champions. The tournament’s top scorer Sharda Nand Tiwari opened for Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Hockey maintains its unbeaten record. In the 3rd/4th place playoff match, Hockey Association of Odisha finished third, defeating Hockey Haryana 3 – 2 to finish third in the competition.
21.Somalia’s President suspends PM Mohamed Hussein Robal
Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Robal has been suspended. The prime minister, facing charges of involvement in land theft, has been suspended by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo . Mohamed Robal accused the president of attempting a coup and said he would remain in office. He urged the security forces to take orders from him instead of Mr. Farmajo. Farmajo’s term officially ended in February, but was extended due to disagreements over how to choose a new incumbent.
22.EO Wilson, known as the ‘Father of Biodiversity’, dies
EO Wilson (EO Wilson) , Harvard University and former biologist and Pulitzer Prize winner , with ants and the study of human behavior has made him one of the most influential scientists in the world and has led the planet to take action to protect millions of species has passed away. He was 92 years old. To protect the earth, he was called ” Darwin’s natural heir”.Nicknamed ” Wilson, also known, attempted to unite the natural sciences with the humanities, stating that there was still time to reverse the “sixth extinction” of most species on the planet if environmental degradation was halted.
23.Former Greek President Karolos Papoulias dies
Veteran Greek politician Karolos Papoulias , who served as president at the height of the 2010 economic crisis, has died. Papoulias, a longtime socialist legislator and minister , was close to Andreas Papandreou, the founder of the Socialist PASOK party . He served two terms between 2005 and 2015.
24.’He-Man’ artist and toy designer Mark Taylor dies
Taylor, 80, the creator of toys such as the He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise as well as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , has died. Taylor began her career as a packaging designer with Mattel in 1976. He-Man was the muscular frontman for toy maker Mattel’s Masters of the Universe franchise. He-Man was the epitome of a Hawking superhero warrior, but also became an icon within the LGBTQ+ community.
