Important Weekly Current Affairs PDF Download (Jan 08th to 15th Jan 2022)

Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Jan 08th to Jan 15th 2022. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBI Clerk 2022 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• January 10 is celebrated as World Hindi Day every year to spread awareness about Hindi as an international language across the world.

• To commemorate 75th years of progressive India ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’, Ministry of Education (MoE), AICTE and Ministry of Commerce& Industry (DPIIT) are jointly organising ‘National Innovation Week’ from 10th – 16th Jan 2022.

• National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11 raises awareness of the persistent issue of human trafficking.

• In India, the National Youth Day is celebrated on 12 January annually to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Turkmenistan on Cooperation in the field of Disaster Management
• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of Agreement between India and Spain on Cooperation and Mutual Assistance in Customs Matters.
• The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal for construction of bridge over Mahakali River at Dharchula (India)- Dharchula (Nepal).
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the scheme on Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II for Intra-State Transmission System (InSTS) for addition of approximately 10,750 circuit kilometres (ckm) of transmission lines and approx.
• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry is set to organize the Startup India Innovation Week from January 10th to 16^th, 2022.

• The Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) and Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, in association with the State Government of Telangana organized the 24th Conference on e-Governance (NCeG) 2021 on 7th – 8th February 2022 at Hyderabad, Telangana.
• IndianOil has committed to support the National TB elimination Program (NTEP) in India by providing an enabling environment through integrated and prioritised intervention with City Coordination Committees, District Health Societies, Technical support groups, etc., in each of the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh and 23 districts in Punjab.
• As part of its efforts to promote Indian Ayurveda and herbal products in South China, the Consulate General of India (CGI), Guangzhou organized a Webinar on “Promotion of Herbal/ Ayurveda/ Beauty Products in China”.
• 12th India – USA TPF meeting held, Department of Agriculture and farmer’s welfare (DAC&FW) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have signed a framework agreement for implementing the 2 Vs 2 Agri market access issues i.e inspection / oversight transfer for Indian mangoes & pomegranate and market access for pomegranate arils from India and market access for US cherries and U.S Alfalfa hay.

• The 19th Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was held under the chairmanship of Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav.
• On Jan 07, 2021, The Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 24th National Conference on e-Governance in Hyderabad, Telangana.
• Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri Mansukh Mandaviya has chaired a high-level meeting to make Atmanirbhar Bharat in Urea and DAP Production by using ‘Green Hydogen’.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 25th National Youth Festival on 12th January, 2022 in Puducherry, via video conferencing.
• The 82nd Indian Public Schools’ Conference Principals’ Conclave, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged all schools attending the conclave to reflect how inclusive our leading schools.

• UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre has agreed to publish Hindi descriptions of India’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites on its website.
• India stressed the need for fast-tracking the upgradation process of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with South Korea and raised issues of concern such as the large trade deficit and industry’s demand for greater market access and lower non-tariff barriers.
• Subhas Sarkar, Minister of State for Education has virtually launched Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar (SVP) 2021 – 2022.
• Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog declared the results of the ‘ATL Space Challenge 2021’.
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated a Technology Centre of the MSME Ministry, established at Puducherry, on the occasion of National youth day.
• The Senior Officers Meeting of the India-US Homeland Security Dialogue was held in virtual mode.
• The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal launched the Free Trade Agreement negotiations with the United Kingdom along with Rt. Hon. Anne-Marie Trevelyan, UK Secretary of State for International Trade in New Delhi.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh has chaired the first meeting with Sectoral Experts to have suggestions on structural and institutional reforms necessary to attain the envisaged Vision India@2047 on Governance.
• Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is going to organize a conference on PM-Gati Shakti for the South Zone on 17 January 2022 to deliberate on its action plans and projects.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, that 2022 has brought several possibilities for the Start-up ecosystem in the country.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

• Uttar Pradesh has been awarded first prize in the state category of 3rd National Water Awards 2020.
• Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the portal UNNATI and the mobile app of HP State Industrial Development Corporation (HPSIDC).
• Telangana stood first in the country in the list of highest number of open defecation free (ODF Plus) villages under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-II programme till December 31, 2021.
• The first Janshatabdi express trains connecting the states of Manipur and Tripura via Assam was flagged off by Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and by G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Culture, Tourism And Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) through video link from Railway Board in the presence of Chief Minister of Manipur Shri Nongthombam Biren Singh and Chief Minister of Tripura, Shri Biplab Kumar Deb.
• Union Minority Affairs Minister Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi inaugurated a two-day Training of Trainers programme for Haj 2022 at Haj House in Mumbai.
• In its ongoing efforts to strengthen the Hospitality & Tourism Industry in Jammu & Kashmir, the Union Territory government has signed a MoU with UAE’s pioneering financial services company, Century Financial that will invest 100 million dollars in the UT.
• Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S . Jagan Mohan Reddy has announced an increase in the retirement age of state government employees from 60 years to 62 years.
• Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Shri G. Kishan Reddy along with Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath and Minister of State for Tourism and Defence Shri Ajay Bhatt inaugurated various components developed at the Govardhan Bus Stand under the project “Development of Govardhan, Mathura” under PRASHAD Scheme of the Ministry of Tourism virtually.
• Telangana’s Honorable Forest Minister Sri Allola Indrakaran Reddy launched the first of its kind mobile app “Urban Forest Parks”.
• Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated a two-day international conference of academic institutions 2022 organized at Vigyan Bhavan, Science City, Ahmedabad, Gujarat in coordination with the Ministry of Education, Government of India and globally renowned universities under the aegis of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2022.
• Supreme Court to constitute a high-level committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge to investigate lapses in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security in Punjab.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 11 New Government Medical Colleges across Tamil Nadu and the new campus of Central Institute of Classical Tamil in Chennai.
• In India Skill – 2021 National Competition, the Haryana team has won 11 awards.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

• NHPC Limited, India’s premier hydropower company has signed Promoters Agreement with Green Energy Development Corporation of Odisha Ltd. (GEDCOL), a leading State PSU in the renewable energy sector in Odisha for “Development of 500 MW Floating Solar Projects on different water bodies in Odisha”.

• Reliance Retail has bought a 8 percent stake in Bengaluru-headquartered Dunzo, India’s leading quick commerce player, for USD 200 million (around Rs 1,488 crore).
• State-run power giant NTPC is acquire 5 percent equity stake in Power Exchange of India Ltd (PXIL)
• The Board of Directors of Vodafone Idea Ltd, has decided to convert interest on deferred spectrum and adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues into equity.
• Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Bhopal, a CPSE under the aegis of Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) is celebrating “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” from 10th- 16th January, 2022.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND ECONOMY

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the authorisation certificates of Muthoot Vehicle and Asset Finance Ltd and Eko India Financial Services Private Ltd for non-compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB), the Dharwad-headquartered regional rural bank, and the Bengaluru-based Mecwin Technologies Ltd, which is involved in the manufacture and supply of solar-powered pump-sets for farmers, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to introduce farmer-friendly solar-powered pump-sets using bank finance.
• India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to rise 9.2 per cent in the current fiscal as compared to a contraction of 7.3 per cent in the financial year 2020-21.

• National Housing Bank’s ₹150 crore refinance exposure to the scam-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank may get preferential treatment vis-a-vis other institutional creditors having uninsured deposits with the bank.

• Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel has been appointed vice-president of the Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
• The Government of India has extended the tenure of Navrang Saini as interim Chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) for three more months till March 05, 2022.
• The Reserve Bank of India has approved the re-appointment of Anup Bagchi as an Executive Director of ICICI Bank for a period of three years, with effect from February 1, 2022.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the validity of its Directions for Sri Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Niyamitha, Bengaluru, till May 10, 2022, subject to review.
• Axis Bank has entered into a partnership with MinkasuPay to offer biometric authentication solution for its customers, whereby the transaction time to execute net banking payment will be reduced from about 50-60 seconds currently, to just 2-3 seconds.
• World Bank: Indian economy is expected to grow at 3 percent in the current financial year.
• Two start-ups supported by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council have received the World Bank Group and the Consumer Technology Association’s Global Women’s Health Tech Awards.
• HDFC Bank has been adjudged Best Private Bank in India at the Global Private Banking Awards 2021, organized by Professional Wealth Management (PWM).
• The Reserve Bank of India has authorised South Indian Bank to collect direct and indirect taxes on behalf of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC).
• Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL), an associate entity of Paytm, has become the first beneficiary bank in the country to achieve the landmark of over 926 million UPI transactions in a single month.
• ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company has entered into a collaboration with the US-based First Trust Advisors, which is into actively-managed exchange-traded funds, to launch a slew of global fund of funds

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATION

• The Center has reappointed Vijay Paul Sharma as chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) after he resigned in May 2021 at the end of his five-year term (2016-2021).
• Pankaj Sharma, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Mexico.
• The Reserve Bank of India has approved the re-designation of Rajiv Anand as the Deputy Managing Director of Axis Bank till August 3, 2022.
• Election Commission of India (ECI) has withdrawn the appointment of Actor Sonu Sood as a state icon for Punjab.
• TS Tirumurti, India’s permanent representative to the United Nations was named the new Chair of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) for 2022.
• Legends League Cricket (LLC) has appointed cricketer Jhulan Goswami as an ambassador to the All Women Match Official Team.
• Veteran Chinese diplomat, Zhang Ming, has taken over as the new secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
• Chile’s Constitutional Assembly elected Maria Elisa Quinteros as new president for Chile’s constitutional convention.
• Vini Mahajan, a 1987 batch Punjab cadre IAS officer, assumed the charge as secretary in the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
• The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has appointed Mr Haitham Al-Ghais of Kuwait as Secretary General of the Organization, with effect from 1 August 2022, for a period of three years ( 2022 – 2025 ).
• Justice Ayesha Malik is all set to become Pakistan’s first woman to become a Supreme Court judge.
• The Supreme Court has appointed former SC Judge, Indu Malhotra, as the Chairperson to head the inquiry committee, along with other members.
• On Jan 11, 2022, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev nominated Alikhan Smailov for Prime Minister and the lower house of parliament swiftly voted him in during a session broadcast live on state television.
• On Jan 12, 2022, The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) appointed eminent rocket scientist Dr S Somanath as its new chairman and Space Secretary.
• RenewBuy has appointed India’s adored film actor, Rajkummar Rao, as its first brand ambassador.
• Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was sworn in for a new presidential term.
• On Jan 11, 2021, The International Monetary Fund (IMF) appointed French-born University of California-Berkeley economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas as the next economic counselor and director of the Research Department (RES).
• Adani Power’s board approved the appointment of Shersingh B Khyalia as the chief executive officer (CEO) with effect from, 11 January, 2022.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the appointment of Ittira Davis as the managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB) for a one-year term effective January 14, 2022.
• Raghuvendra Tanwar, a professor emeritus and former registrar of the Kurukshetra University, has been appointed as chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi for a period of three years by the Government of India (GOI) .
• The University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) announced a US man David Bennett, 57, has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig.
• Elon Musk, the creator and CEO of Tesla, has revealed that Indian-origin Ashok Elluswamy was the first person hired for the Autopilot team of the US-based electric vehicle energy company Tesla.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOUR

• The Golden Globe Awards 2022 ceremony was held to recognise excellence in film, both American and international, and American television.
• Dr Satish Adiga, Professor in Clinical Embryology at Kasturba Medical College (KMC), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, has been selected by the Indian Council of Medical Research for its National Award for the year 2020.
• The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) won SKOCH Award in Silver category for its work towards combating Crime and Violence against Children.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• Lazypay, a Buy Now Pay Later solution by PayU Finance, has partnered with SBM Bank India to launch LazyCard, a payment instrument backed by a credit line, thus foraying into the card segment.

• Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority, IEPFA, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with Indira Gandhi National Open University to propagate Investor Education, Awareness and Protection among a large group of present and prospective stakeholders by utilizing the tele-lecturing facility of Gyan Darshan Channel.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : DEFENCE NEWS

• China’s Chang’e 5 lunar lander has found the first-ever on-site evidence of water on the surface of the moon, lending new evidence to the dryness of the satellite.

• In the Melbourne Summer Set 1 ATP 250 event Rafael Nadal won his 89th tour-level title at the Melbourne Summer Set trophy by beating the American qualifier Maxime Cressy 7-6(6), 6-3 in Men’s Singles final clash at Rod Laver Arena.
• On Jan 11, 2021, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the final deliverable configuration of Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING & INDEX

• In a review conducted by Cirium, Chennai International Airport has been ranked eight for on-time performance among large international airports globally for 2021.
• London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners has released the Henley Passport Index for the year 2022, India has improved its ranks and is currently placed at 83rd position with a visa-free score of 60.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has announced the acquisition of a controlling stake of 73.37% in Mandarin Oriental New York, one of the premium luxury hotels in New York City.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• India is among the six Indo-Pacific nations participating in a multilateral anti-submarine warfare exercise in the Pacific Ocean.
• A new record has been set by the Chinese ‘artificial sun‘ or the experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) has accomplished the continuous high-temperature plasma operation as it ran at 70 million°C for 1,056 seconds, which is over 17 minutes.
• Iran announced it had carried out a new space launch, in a move likely to irk Western powers amid tough talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal.
• India successfully test-fired an extended range sea-to-sea variant of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from the Indian Navy’s INS Visakhapatnam warship.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : SPORTS NEWS

• Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra will continue to train with his German coach Klaus Bartonietz, whose contract has been extended till the 2024 Paris Games.
• The 17-year-old Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov won the event with 5/13 in the Swiss tournament, after winning the second tiebreak blitz game against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi.
• Sri Lanka’s opening batsman Danushka Gunathilaka has announced retirement from Test cricket.
• The All India Sports Council of the Deaf has got the approval from the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) to host the first World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship in Kerala from January 10 to 20, 2023.
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a 15-member squad for ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 which will be played between March 4 and April 3 in New Zealand.
• Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Anurag Thakur and Lt. Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan unveiled the Logo and Mascot of the 25th National Youth Festival to be held in Puducherry.
• Gael Monfils won the 11th title of his career by defeating Karen Khachanov in the final of the 2022 Adelaide International 1 tennis tournament.
• Chennai-based 14 year-old Bharath Subramaniyam became India’s 73rd chess Grandmaster, after completing his third and final GM norm at Vergani Cup Open in Italy.
• Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports K.C. Narayana Gowda informed that Karnataka will host the next Khelo India Games in
• South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris announced retirement from all forms of cricket and is set to take up a coaching role with domestic side Titans.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: OBITUARIES

• On Jan 05, 2021, Centenarian Freedom fighter and BJP leader K Ayyappan Pillai passed away at the age of 107.
• On Jan 05, 2021, Shillong Chamber Choir founder and noted music composer Neil Nongkynrih Passed away at the age of 51.
• Legendary Hollywood actor Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor in 1964 for his role in Lilies of the Field Passed away at the age of 94.
• The Oscar, Emmy and Grammy-winning American lyricist and songwriter Marilyn Bergman has passed away at the age of 93.
• The president of the European parliament David Sassoli Passed away at the age of 65.
• On Jan 10, 2021, Olympic and world medallist sprinter Deon Lendore passed away at the age of 29.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BOOKS & AUTHORS

• Autobiography of Arundhati Bhattacharya titled Indomitable: A Working Woman’s Notes on Life, Work and Leadership is set to Published by HarperCollins
• Industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata’s authorized biography titled ‘Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography’ authored by Dr Thomas Mathew & it set to hit the stands globally in November 2022.

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