January 2022 Daily Current Affairs

There are 30 Current Affairs points for the day 01 January 2022. The 5 important current affairs points are ( 1 ) South African cricketer Quinton de Kock has announced his retirement from Test Cricket ( 2 ) The International Monetary Fund describes a nation’s India’s International Investment Position (IIP) as showing the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on non-residents, or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; of the liabilities of residents to non-residents. ( 3 ) India wins U-19 Asia Cup (Cricket) title against Srilanka ( 4 ) Taskforce on Multiplatform Next Generation Networks is chaired by Professor Bhaskar Ramamurthi ( 5 ) The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has appointed a national-level committee, headed by Praveen Rao. The eight-member committee will hold discussions with stakeholders and prepare a syllabus for students Under Graduate and Post Graduate students in various agricultural colleges and universities.

There are 33 Current Affairs points for the days 02 & 03 January 2022. The 6 important current affairs points are ( 1 ) The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration is a mandatory requirement to receive foreign funds from an NGO in India. The amendments to the FCRA brought in September 2020 bar NGOs from transferring foreign funds to other domestic NGOs.Among the changes that were introduced, operationalizing a designated FCRA bank account with the SBI’s main branch in Delhi was made compulsory ( 2 ) NK Arora, Chairperson of the Covid-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in India (NTAGI) ( 3 ) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) appointed Rajeev Ahuja as the interim managing director and chief executive officer of RBL Bank. It appointed an interim CEO under Section 36AB of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 ( 4 ) CORBEVAX vaccine is manufactured by Biological-E’s ( 5 ) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) of the Ministry of Communication formed a task force under the Technology Innovation Group (TIG) on 6G (6th Generation) technology. ( 6 ) Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) reconstituted 20 members Market Data Advisory Committee (MDAC) to recommend policy measures in areas like securities market data access and privacy. The MDAC will be chaired by S.Sahoo.

There are 30 Current Affairs points for the days 04 January 2022. The 6 important current affairs points are ( 1 ) The Centre has re-appointed Vijay Paul Sharma as the chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP) ( 2 ) Shri G Asok Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti took over as the new Director-General for the National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti. ( 3 ) Fino Payments Bank has received the Reserve Bank of India’s approval for commencing international remittance business under the Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS). ( 4 ) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ( 5 ) Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited (NAM India), launched a New Fund Offer (NFO) for Nippon India Nifty Auto Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). It is India’s First Auto sector ETF. ( 6 )Laddering means investing in bonds with varying maturities.

There are 30 Current Affairs points for the day 05 January 2022. The 6 important current affairs points are ( 1 ) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank continue to be identified as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs). Under RBI’s ‘Framework for dealing with D-SIBs’, SBI is placed in the third bucket, whereby it is required to maintain Additional Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) at 0.60 percent of its Risk-Weighted Assets (RWAs). ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank are placed in the first bucket, whereby they are required to maintain Additional CET1 at 0.20 percent of their RWAs . ( 2 ) Scientists have identified a new strain of the virus in Southern France. It is named as ‘IHU’, the B.1.640.2 variant) . ( 3 ) Electronic gold receipts (EGRs), are instruments representing gold. So they are treated as “securities”, paving the way for the launch of gold exchanges. These EGRs will have trading, clearing, and settlement features akin to any other securities . ( 4 ) Apple Inc. on Monday became the first company with a $3-trillion stock market value’s . ( 5 ) Covavax is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India(SII) and has been developed by US-based Novavax . ( 6 ) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a testing kit for detecting the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. The kit is manufactured by Tata Medical and Diagnostics and is named OmiSure .

There are 30 Current Affairs points for the day 06 January 2022. The 6 important current affairs points are ( 1 ) The Finance Ministry has exempted Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPI) from providing information about new clients within ten days of their joining. directs that the provisions of Sub-rule (1A) of Rule 9 of the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 shall not apply to the Foreign Portfolio Investor. Rule 9 relates to Client Due Diligence. Sub-rule 1(A) says that every reporting entity will within ten days after the commencement of an account-based relationship with a client, file the electronic copy of the client’s KYC records with the Central KYC Records Registry. Now, FPIs are exempt from this . ( 2 ) Currently, There are four Credit Information Companies (CICs) — Credit Information Bureau (India) Ltd (CIBIL), Equifax Credit Information Services Pvt Ltd, Experian Credit Information Company of India Pvt Ltd, and CRIF High Mark Credit Information Services Pvt Ltd. These companies are governed by the Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act (CICRA) in 2005 . ( 3 ) Ministry of Culture has partnered with the Common Services Centres (CSC), a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) under the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) to undertake India’s first-ever cultural survey of its villages titled ‘Mera Gaon, Meri Dharohar’ through a mobile application . ( 4 ) The theme of National Science Day (NSD) 2022 is ‘Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future . ( 5 ) Captain Harpreet Chandi became the 1st woman of color to make a solo unsupported trek to the earth’s South Pole . ( 6 ) A new book titled “Mamata: Beyond 2021”, is Jayanta Ghosal and translated by Arunava Sinha .

There are 30 Current Affairs points for the day 07 January 2022. The 6 important current affairs points are : ( 1 ) Registered associations can receive foreign contributions for social, educational, religious, economic, and cultural purposes. The FCRA registration is mandatory for receiving foreign funds . ( 2 ) On 5th January 2022, Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) programme has completed 7 years . ( 3 ) The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the First Advance Estimates (FAE) of National Income at both Constant (2011-12) and Current Prices, for the financial year 2021-22 along with the corresponding estimates of expenditure components of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), in accordance with the release calendar of National Accounts . ( 4 ) Vijay Paul Sharma is the Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) . ( 5 ) North Korea has a total of seven major types of long-range missiles (Nodong, Pukguksong-3, Pukguksong-2, Musudan, the Hwasong-12, Hwasong-14, Hwasong-15) ranging from a limit of 1,500 km to 13,000 km . ( 6 ) Social worker and Padma Shri recipient Sindhutai Sapkal passed away. She was popularly known as the ‘mother of orphaned children .

There are 30 Current Affairs points for the day 08 January 2022. The 6 important current affairs points are : ( 1 ) The Supreme Court upheld the 27% reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and 10% for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the All India Quota (AIQ) seats. The ₹8 lakh gross annual family income limit criterion for identifying the EWS, as originally notified by a January 2019 official memorandum and recommended for retention by the government-appointed former Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey-led Expert Committee on December 31, 2021, would be now implemented for the admission year 2021-2022 . ( 2 ) Sidney Poitier, the first Black winner of the Best Actor Oscar for his role in Lilies of the Field, has died. In 2009, Mr. Poitier was awarded the highest U.S. civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, by President Barack Obama . ( 3 ) Roberto Bautista Agut upset World No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz to steer Spain into the ATP Cup final . ( 4 ) Indian Customs Electronic Gateway (ICEGATE) is the national portal of Indian Customs of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) that provides e-filing services to the Trade, Cargo Carriers, and other Trading Partners electronically . ( 5 ) Railway Protection Force (RPF) has been doing this ( retrieving left behind luggage ) service to passengers under “Operation Amanat” . ( 6 ) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has selected Tata Consultancy Services for the second phase of the Passport Seva Programme. Introduced in 2008, the programme helped improve the delivery of passport-related services, digitize processes, and set global benchmarks in timeliness, transparency, and reliability .

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