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Daily Current Affairs 08 January 2022

Ranking/ Reports/ Indices

News- 1

Air New Zealand ranks as the world’s safest airline for 2022:
AirlineRatings.com
एयर न्यूजीलैं ड 2022 के ललए दु लिया की सबसे सुरलित एयरलाइि बिी:
AirlineRatings.com

 Air New Zealand was ranked the safest airline in the world for 2022 by
AirlineRatings.com, which monitors 385 carriers globally.
 एयर न्यूजीलैंड को 2022 के ललए AirlineRatings.com द्वारा दु लिया की सबसे सुरलित
एयरलाइि का दजाा लदया गया था, जो लिश्व स्तर पर 385 िाहकोों की लिगरािी करती है ।
 Air New Zealand was also the first in the world to mandate COVID-19
vaccination and testing requirements for all passengers on their domestic
services, with the rule also being extended to their international services from
1 February.
 एयर न्यूजीलैंड भी दु लिया में पहला था लजसिे अपिी घरे लू सेिाओों पर सभी यालियोों के ललए
COVID-19 टीकाकरण और परीिण आिश्यकताओों को अलििाया लकया था, इस लियम को 1
फरिरी से उिकी अोंतराा ष्ट्रीय सेिाओों तक भी बढाया जा रहा था।
 AirlineRatings.com has also announced the list of Top Safest Low-Cost
Airlines for 2022.
 AirlineRatings.com िे 2022 के ललए सबसे सुरलित कम लागत िाली एयरलाइों स की सूची
की भी घोषणा की है ।

Top 5 Safest Airlines for 2022

Rank 1 Air New Zealand


Rank 2 Etihad Airways
Rank 3 Qatar Airways
Rank 4 Singapore Airlines
Rank 5 TAP Air Portugal

Top 5 Safest Low-Cost Airlines for 2022

Rank 1 Allegiant Air, USA


Rank 2 EasyJet Switzerland
Rank 3 Frontier Airlines, USA
Rank 4 Jetstar Airline, Australia
Rank 5 JetBlue, Airline, USA

Revision Points

Four Indian airports finds place in Skytrax’s top 100 airport list
Top Indian Airport

Global Rank Airports

Rank 45 Delhi

Rank 64 Hyderabad

Rank 65 Mumbai

Rank 71 Bengaluru

Top Airport in the Global list

Rank 1 Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar

Rank 2 Haneda Airport in Tokyo


Rank 3 Changi Airport in Singapore

Rank 4 Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea

Rank 5 Narita International Airport (NRT) in Tokyo

Appointment & Resignation

News- 1

TS Tirumurti assumes Chair of UNSC Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022


टीएस लतरुमूलति िे 2022 के ललए यूएिएससी काउं टर-टे रररज्म कमेटी का अध्यि ग्रहण लकया

 T S Tirumurti, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, has been


appointed as the Chair of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism
Committee for 2022.
 सोंयुक्त राष्ट्र में भारत के स्थायी प्रलतलिलि टी एस लतरुमूलता को 2022 के ललए सोंयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरिा
पररषद की आतों किाद-रोिी सलमलत का अध्यि लियुक्त लकया गया है ।
 It must be remembered that India has assumed the chairmanship of the
United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (UNSC-
CTC) for one year, beginning from January 01, 2022.
 यह याद रखिा चालहए लक भारत िे सोंयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरिा पररषद की आतों किाद-रोिी सलमलत
(UNSC-CTC) की अध्यिता 1 जििरी, 2022 से शु रू होकर एक िषा के ललए की है ।

News- 2

Zhang Ming takes over as new Secretary-General of SCO


झांग लमंग िे एससीओ के िए महासलिव के रूप में पदभार संभाला
 Veteran Chinese diplomat Zhang Ming has taken over as Secretary-General
of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) with effect from 1st Jan
2021 for three years.
 ियोिृद्ध चीिी राजिलयक झाों ग लमोंग िे 1 जििरी 2021 से तीि साल के ललए शों घाई सहयोग
सोंगठि (एससीओ) के महासलचि के रूप में पदभार ग्रहण लकया है ।
 He succeeded Vladimir Norov, former diplomat from Uzbekistan.
 उन्ोोंिे उज्बे लकस्ताि के पूिा राजिलयक व्लालदमीर िोरोि का स्थाि ललया।
 India took the presidency of SCO for 2022-2023.
 भारत िे 2022-2023 के ललए SCO की अध्यिता ग्रहण की।

About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

Headquarters Beijing, China

Founded 15 June 2001

Member 8 (China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,


Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan)

India Joined along with 2017 (as a full member but was observer since 2005)
Pakistan

Revision Point
 India assumed the Chairmanship of Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist
Structure of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (RATS SCO) for 1 year
from October 28, 2021.
 The 21st Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
Council of Heads of State was held in hybrid format in Dushanbe,
Tajikistan: The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of President of
Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon.

News- 3

Govt re-appoints Vijay Paul Sharma as CACP Chairman


सरकार िे लवजय पॉल शमाि को सीएसीपी अध्यि के रूप में लिर से लियुक्त लकया

 Vijay Paul Sharma has been re-appointed as chairman of Commission for


Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP).
 लिजय पॉल शमाा को कृलष लागत और मूल्य आयोग (CACP) के अध्यि के रूप में लफर से
लियुक्त लकया गया है ।
 He was appointed for the first time in June 2016.
 उन्ें पहली बार जू ि 2016 में लियुक्त लकया गया था।

About CACP

 Established: 1965 as Agricultural Prices Commission and was given its


present name in 1985.
 स्थापिा: 1965 कृलष मूल्य आयोग के रूप में और 1985 में इसका िता माि िाम लदया गया।
 It is a Decentralized agency to recommend Minimum Support Prices (MSPs)
and to motivate farmers to adopt the latest technology.
 यह न्यू ितम समथा ि मूल्य (एमएसपी) की लसफाररश करिे और लकसािोों को ििीितम तकिीक
अपिािे के ललए प्रेररत करिे िाली एक लिकेन्द्रीकृत एजें सी है ।
News- 4

OPEC appoints Kuwait’s Haitham Al Ghais as new secretary general


ओपे क िे कुवैत के है थम अल घैस को िया महासलिव लियुक्त लकया

 OPEC appointed Kuwaiti oil executive Haitham Al Ghais as its new


secretary general, as demand for oil continues to improve amid a mild
recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
 ओपेक िे कुिैती ते ल कायाकारी है थम अल घैस को अपिा िया महासलचि लियुक्त लकया,
क्ोोंलक कोरोिोिायरस महामारी से हल्की ररकिरी के बीच ते ल की माों ग में सुिार जारी है ।
 Mr Al Ghais, a veteran of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation replacing
Mohammad Barkindo.
 मोहम्मद बरलकोंडो की जगह कुिैत पेटरोललयम कॉपोरे शि के एक अिुभिी श्री अल घैस।

About Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Headquarters Vienna, Austria


Membership 13 states
In Effect January 1961

Revision Points

Person Appointed as

Nageswar Rao Administrator of Board of Directors of Reliance Capital Ltd (RCL)


Y
Manoj Kumar Commandant of National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi
Mago
Smriti Brand Ambassador of GUVI, an IIT-M incubated startup
Mandhana
Sanjay Dutt Brand Ambassador for 50th year Celebrations of Arunachal
Pradesh
Rahul Mittra Brand advisor for 50th year Celebrations of Arunachal Pradesh

Pradip Shah Chairman of the National Asset Reconstruction Company


(NARCL)
Sanjay Jain Chief Executive Officer of India Debt Resolution Company
(IDRCL)
Diwakar Gupta Chairman of India Debt Resolution Company (IDRCL)
Sambit Patra Chairman and part time Non-Executive Director of India Tourism
Development Corporation (ITDC)

Banking/ Finance/ Economy

News- 1

RBI lays down eligibility norms for entities tapping credit bureau data
आरबीआई िे क्रेलडट ब्यूरो डे टा का दोहि करिे वाली संस्थाओं के ललए पात्रता मािदं ड
लिर्ािररत लकए

 RBI has laid down eligibility norms for entities tapping into data from credit
information companies (CICs) under Credit Information Companies
(Amendment) Regulations, 2021.
 RBI िे क्रेलडट सूचिा कोंपलियोों (सोंशोिि) लिलियम, 2021 के तहत क्रेलडट सूचिा कोंपलियोों
(CIC) के डे टा का दोहि करिे िाली सोंस्थाओों के ललए पािता मािदों ड लििाा ररत लकए हैं ।
 Under this, the company must be owned-controlled by resident Indian
citizens to become a specified user with the credit bureau, amid reports of
lending apps with Chinese links operating in India.
 इसके तहत, भारत में चीिी ललों क के साथ उिार दे िे िाले ऐप्स की ररपोटा के बीच, क्रेलडट ब्यूरो
के साथ लिलदा ष्ट् उपयोगकताा बििे के ललए कोंपिी को लििासी भारतीय िागररकोों द्वारा स्वालमत्व-
लियोंलित लकया जािा चालहए।
 Governing statute of a statutory corporation should allow the business or
activity of processing of information.
 एक िैिालिक लिगम के शासी कािूि को सूचिा के प्रसोंस्करण के व्यिसाय या गलतलिलि की
अिुमलत दे िी चालहए।

Revision Points

 Reserve Bank of India's new rules on raising interchange fee and making
bulk payment facility available on all days of the week came into effect from
August 1, 2021:raised the interchange fee for financial transactions from
Rs 15 to Rs 17 & The interchange fee for non-financial transactions has
also been increased from Rs 5 to Rs 6.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised upwards retail inflation
projection for FY 22 to 5.7 percent from 5.1 per cent, even as it retained
real GDP projection at 9.5 per cent.
 RBI reported Digital payments grew 30.19% during the financial year
ended March 2021
 Banks' gross NPAs may rise to 9.8% by March 2022: RBI Report
News- 2

FM releases monthly Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant to 17 States


एिएम िे 17 राज्ों को मालसक पोस्ट लडवोल्यूशि रे वेन्यू डे लिलसट ग्रांट जारी लकया

 The Finance Minister has released a monthly Post Devolution Revenue


Deficit (PDRD) Grant of Rs 9,871 crore to 17 States.
 लित्त मोंिी िे 17 राज्ोों को 9,871 करोड़ रुपये का मालसक पोस्ट लडिोल्यूशि रे िेन्यू डे लफलसट
(पीडीआरडी) अिुदाि जारी लकया है ।
 The grants are released to the States as per the recommendations of the
Fifteenth Finance Commission to meet the gap in Revenue Accounts of
the States post devolution.
 राज्ोों के राजस्व खातोों में अोंतर को पूरा करिे के ललए पोंद्रहिें लित्त आयोग की लसफाररशोों के
अिुसार राज्ोों को अिुदाि जारी लकया जाता है ।
 PDGD Grants are provided under Article 275 of the Constitution.
 पीडीजीडी अिुदाि सोंलििाि के अिुच्छेद 275 के तहत प्रदाि लकया जाता है ।
 Eligibility of States to receive this grant and quantum of grant was decided
by Commission.
 इस अिुदाि को प्राप्त करिे के ललए राज्ोों की पािता और अिुदाि की मािा आयोग द्वारा तय
की गई थी।

Extra Information

 The First Installment of Rs 9871 cr was released in April to 17 States.


 अप्रैल 17 राज्ोों में 9871 करोड़ रुपये की पहली लकस्त जारी की गई थी।
 The Fifteenth Finance Commission has recommended a total Post
Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs 1,18,452 crore to 17 States in the
financial year 2021-22.
 पोंद्रहिें लित्त आयोग िे लित्तीय िषा 2021-22 में 17 राज्ोों को 1,18,452 करोड़ रुपये के कुल
पोस्ट लडिलपमेंट रे िेन्यू डे लफलसट ग्राों ट की लसफाररश की है ।
 The grant is released to the States in 12 monthly installments.
 अिुदाि 12 मालसक लकस्तोों में राज्ोों को जारी लकया जाता है ।
 The Centre provides the Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant to the
States under Article 275 of the Constitution.
 केंद्र सोंलििाि के अिुच्छेद 275 के तहत राज्ोों को पोस्ट लडिलपमेंट रे िेन्यू डे लफलसट ग्राों ट
प्रदाि करता है ।
 The States recommended for Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant are
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil
Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
 पोस्ट लडिलपमेंट रे िेन्यू डे लफलसट ग्राों ट के ललए अिुशोंलसत राज्ोों में आों ध्र प्रदे श, असम,
हररयाणा, लहमाचल प्रदे श, किाा टक, केरल, मलणपुर, मेघालय, लमजोरम, िागालैं ड, पोंजाब,
राजस्थाि, लसक्किम, तलमलिाडु , लिपुरा, उत्तराखोंड और पलिम बोंगाल हैं ।

News- 3

Indian economy estimated to grow at 9.2 pc in 2021-22 by National Statistical


Office (NSO)
राष्ट्रीय सांख्यिकी कायािलय (NSO) द्वारा 2021-22 में भारतीय अथिव्यवस्था के 9.2 प्रलतशत
बढ़िे का अिुमाि
 The National Statistical Office (NSO) said that the Indian economy is
estimated to grow at 9.2 per cent in 2021-22, as against a contraction of 7.3
per cent in the previous fiscal, mainly due to improvement in the performance
of agriculture and manufacturing sectors.
 राष्ट्रीय साों क्किकी कायाा लय (एिएसओ) िे कहा लक भारतीय अथा व्यिस्था के 2021-22 में 9.2
प्रलतशत की दर से बढिे का अिुमाि है , जबलक लपछले लित्त िषा में इसमें 7.3 प्रलतशत का
सोंकुचि था, लजसका मुि कारण कृलष और लिलिमाा ण िेिोों के प्रदशाि में सुिार था। .
 As per a NSO report, Releasing the first advance estimates of National
Income for 2021-22, "The growth in real GDP during 2021-22 is estimated at
9.2 percent as compared to the contraction of 7.3 per cent in 2020-21."
 एिएसओ की ररपोटा के अिुसार, 2021-22 के ललए राष्ट्रीय आय का पहला अलग्रम अिुमाि
जारी करते हुए, "2021-22 के दौराि िास्तलिक सकल घरे लू उत्पाद में िृक्कद्ध 9.2 प्रलतशत होिे
का अिुमाि है , जबलक 2020-21 में 7.3 प्रलतशत के सोंकुचि की तुलिा में।"

India GDP projected F22 (2021-2022)

ADB 9.7%

NSO 8.4%

Moody’s 9.3%

Goldman Sachs 9.1%

SBI Ecowrap 9.3 -9.6%


Brickwork Ratings 10-10.5%

IMF 9.5%

FICCI 9.1%

Fitch 8.7%

Moody’s 9.3%

ICRA 9%

UNCTAD (CY21) 7.2%

News- 4

Reliance Jio rolls out the UPI Autopay for both prepaid and postpaid users
ररलायंस लजयो िे प्रीपेड और पोस्टपे ड दोिों यूजसि के ललए UPI ऑटोपे पे श लकया

 Reliance Jio has become the first telecom major in the industry to roll out
the UPI Autopay facility for both prepaid and postpaid users in partnership
with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
 ररलायोंस लजयो भारतीय राष्ट्रीय भुगताि लिगम (एिपीसीआई) के साथ साझे दारी में प्रीपेड और
पोस्टपेड दोिोों उपयोगकताा ओों के ललए यूपीआई ऑटोपे सुलििा शु रू करिे िाला उद्योग का
पहला दू रसोंचार प्रमुख बि गया है ।
 Jio customers can now use the MyJio application to automatically for their
tariff plans and use the touch-free auto-recharge and bill payment feature.
 Jio ग्राहक अब MyJio एक्किकेशि का उपयोग अपिे टै ररफ िाि के ललए स्वचाललत रूप से
कर सकते हैं और टच-फ्री ऑटो-ररचाजा और लबल भुगताि सुलििा का उपयोग कर सकते हैं ।
 Jio users will no longer need to remember their recharge renewal date or bill
payment date and perform manual payments.
 Jio यूजसा को अब अपिे ररचाजा ररन्यू अल की तारीख या लबल भुगताि की तारीख याद रखिे
और मैन्युअल भुगताि करिे की आिश्यकता िहीों होगी।

Revision Points

 ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has tied up with the National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI) to provide a Unified Payments Interface
Autopay facility to its customers.

National News

News- 1

Centre’s flagship UJALA scheme completes 7 years


केंद्र की प्रमुख उजाला योजिा िे पू रे लकए 7 साल

 The flagship UJALA programme of the Ministry of Power has successfully


completed seven years of distributing and selling LED lights on January
05, 2022.
 लिद् युत मोंिालय के प्रमुख उजाला कायाक्रम िे 05 जििरी, 2022 को एलईडी लाइटोों के
लितरण और लबक्री के सात साल सफलतापूिाक पूरे कर ललए हैं ।
 Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme was launched by
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi on January 05, 2015.
 सभी के ललए सस्ती एलईडी द्वारा उन्नत ज्ोलत (उजाला) योजिा 05 जििरी, 2015 को भारत
के प्रिाि मोंिी श्री िरें द्र मोदी द्वारा शु रू की गई थी।
 More than 36.78 crore LEDs have been distributed across the country under
the scheme till date, which has saved 47,778 million units of electricity per
annum.
 इस योजिा के तहत अब तक दे श भर में 36.78 करोड़ से अलिक एलईडी लितररत लकए गए
हैं , लजससे प्रलत िषा 47,778 लमललयि यूलिट लबजली की बचत हुई है ।

News- 2

Union Tourism Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy virtually inaugurates


PRASHAD projects at Govardhan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
केंद्रीय पयिटि मंत्री श्री जी. लकशि रे ड्डी िे गोवर्ि ि, मथुरा, उत्तर प्रदे श में PRASHAD
पररयोजिाओं का वस्तु तः उद् घाटि लकया

 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.
 उत्तर पूिी िेि के केंद्रीय पयाटि, सोंस्कृलत और लिकास मोंिी (DoNER) श्री जी लकशि रे ड्डी िे
उत्तर प्रदे श के मुिमोंिी श्री योगी आलदत्यिाथ और पयाटि और रिा राज् मोंिी श्री अजय भट्ट
के साथ गोििाि बस स्टैं ड में लिकलसत पयाटि मोंिालय की प्रसाद योजिा के तहत "गोििाि,
मथु रा का लिकास" पररयोजिा के तहत लिलभन्न घटकोों का उद् घाटि िस्तुतः लकया।
 Rs. 500 cr allocated for the state of Uttar Pradesh under SWADESH
DARSHAN scheme towards strengthening Tourism infrastructure through
various spiritual circuits such as the Ramayana and Buddha circuits.
 रामायण और बुद्ध सलकाट जै से लिलभन्न आध्याक्किक सलकाटोों के माध्यम से पयाटि के बुलियादी
ढाों चे को मजबूत करिे के ललए स्वदे श दशा ि योजिा के तहत उत्तर प्रदे श राज् के ललए 500
करोड़ रुपये आिोंलटत।

News- 3
PM inaugurates Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute (CNCI) in Kolkata
प्रर्ािमंत्री िे कोलकाता में लित्तरं जि राष्ट्रीय कैंसर संस्थाि (सीएिसीआई) का उद् घाटि लकया

 PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the second campus of Chittaranjan


National Cancer Institute (CNCI) in Kolkata via video conferencing.
 पीएम िरें द्र मोदी िे िीलडयो कॉन्फ्फ्रेंलसोंग के जररए कोलकाता में लचत्तरों जि राष्ट्रीय कैंसर सोंस्थाि
(सीएिसीआई) के दू सरे पररसर का उद् घाटि लकया।
 It has been built at a cost of over Rs 530 crores, out of which around Rs 400
crores have been provided by the Union govt and rest by West Bengal
govt, in the ratio of 75:25.
 इसे 530 करोड़ रुपये से अलिक की लागत से बिाया गया है , लजसमें से लगभग 400 करोड़
रुपये केंद्र सरकार द्वारा और बाकी पलिम बोंगाल सरकार द्वारा 75:25 के अिुपात में प्रदाि
लकए गए हैं ।

Revision Points

 PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Noida International


Airport in Jewar, UP
 Recently, PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several
reconstruction projects worth over Rs 400 crore at Kedarpuri.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and
dedicated various National Highway and Road projects to the nation in
the temple town of Pandharpur in Maharashtra, through video conferencing.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of Raja
Mahendra Pratap Singh State University at Aligarh, in Uttar Pradesh.

News- 4

ICAR-SBI launches tribal intervention project in Anamalai Tiger Reserve


आईसीएआर-एसबीआई िे अिामलाई टाइगर ररजवि में आलदवासी हस्तिेप पररयोजिा शुरू
की
 ICAR–Sugarcane Breeding Institute (ICAR-SBI), Coimbatore in
collaboration with Anamalai Tiger Reserve has conducted a campaign on
‘knowledge empowerment of tribals’ and launched its Scheduled Tribe
Component (STC) project at Attakatti.
 आईसीएआर-गन्ना प्रजिि सोंस्थाि (आईसीएआर-एसबीआई), कोयोंबटू र िे अिामलाई टाइगर
ररजिा के सहयोग से 'आलदिालसयोों के ज्ञाि सशक्कक्तकरण' पर एक अलभयाि चलाया है और
अट्टाकट्टी में अपिी अिुसूलचत जिजालत घटक (एसटीसी) पररयोजिा शुरू की है ।
 Interventions by the Institute for implementing STC, was finalized based on
systematic need assessment by conduct of Focus groups among two tribes
‘Malasar’ and ‘Malai malasar’ tribes belonging to Nagaroothu, Old
Sarkarpathy, Chinnarpathy.
 एसटीसी को लागू करिे के ललए सोंस्थाि द्वारा हस्तिेप, िागारूथु , पुरािी सरकारपथी,
लचिारपथी से सोंबोंलित दो जिजालतयोों 'मालासर' और 'मलाई मालासर' जिजालतयोों के बीच
फोकस समूहोों के सोंचालि द्वारा व्यिक्कस्थत आिश्यकता मूल्याों कि के आिार पर अोंलतम रूप
लदया गया था।

News- 5

Intra-State Transmission System of Green Energy Corridor Phase-II


हररत ऊजाि कॉररडोर िरण- II की अंतर-राज्ीय पारे षण प्रणाली
 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the scheme on
Green Energy Corridor (GEC) Phase-II for Intra-State Transmission
System (InSTS).
 आलथा क मामलोों की कैलबिेट कमेटी िे इों टरा-स्टे ट टर ाों सलमशि लसस्टम (InSTS) के ललए ग्रीि
एिजी कॉररडोर (GEC) चरण- II योजिा को मोंजूरी दे दी है ।
 It will add 10,750 circuit kilometres of transmission lines and 27,500 MVA
transformation capacity of substations.
 यह 10,750 सलकाट लकलोमीटर टर ाों सलमशि लाइिोों और 27,500 एमिीए सबस्टे शिोों की
पररिता ि िमता को जोड़ दे गा।
 It will facilitate grid integration and power evacuation of 20 GW of Renewable
Energy power projects in Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala,
Rajasthan, TN, UP.
 यह गुजरात, लहमाचल प्रदे श, किाा टक, केरल, राजस्थाि, तलमलिाडु , यूपी में 20 गीगािॉट
अिय ऊजाा लबजली पररयोजिाओों के लग्रड एकीकरण और लबजली लिकासी की सुलििा प्रदाि
करे गा।
 Total estimated cost: Rs. 12,031.33 crores
 कुल अिुमालित लागत: 12,031.33 करोड़ रुपये।

Awards & Honours

News- 1

Union Jal Shakti Minister Announces 3rd National Water Awards


केंद्रीय जल शख्यक्त मंत्री िे तीसरे राष्ट्रीय जल पु रस्कार की घोषणा की

 Union Minister of Jal Shakti Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced


3rd National Water Awards-2020.
 केंद्रीय जल शक्कक्त मोंिी श्री गजें द्र लसोंह शे खाित िे तीसरे राष्ट्रीय जल पुरस्कार-2020 की घोषणा
की।
 In the Best State category, Uttar Pradesh has been awarded first prize,
followed by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.
 सिाश्रेष्ठ राज् श्रेणी में, उत्तर प्रदे श को प्रथम पुरस्कार से सम्मालित लकया गया है , इसके बाद
राजस्थाि और तलमलिाडु का स्थाि है ।
 The first National Water Award was launched by the Jal Shakti Ministry in
2018.
 पहला राष्ट्रीय जल पुरस्कार 2018 में जल शक्कक्त मोंिालय द्वारा शु रू लकया गया था।

List of winners

Name Category Rank


(with zone, if any)

Uttar Pradesh “Best State” 1st

Rajasthan 2nd

Tamil Nadu 3rd

Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh “Best District” – North 1st


Zone

Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab 2nd

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala “Best District” – South 1st


Zone

Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh 2nd

East Champaran, Bihar “Best District” – East Zone 1st

Godda, Jharkhand 2nd

Indore, Madhya Pradesh “Best District” – West Zone 1st

Vadodara, Gujarat 2nd


(Joint
Winner)

Banswara, Rajasthan 2nd


(Joint
Winner)

Goalpara, Assam “Best District” – North-East 1st


Zone
Siang, Arunachal Pradesh 2nd

Vapi Urban Local Body, Gujarat “Best Urban Local Body” 1st

Dapoli Nagar Panchayat, Maharashtra 2nd

Madurai Municipal Corporation, Tamil 3rd


Nadu

Summit/ Meetings/ Conference

News- 1

Jitendra Singh inaugurated 24th Conference on e-Governance 2020-21


लजतें द्र लसंह िे ई-गविेंस 2020-21 पर 24वें सम्मेलि का उद् घाटि लकया

 Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated 24th Conference on e-


Governance 2020-21 in Hyderabad.
 केंद्रीय मोंिी लजतें द्र लसोंह िे है दराबाद में ई-गििेंस 2020-21 पर 24िें सम्मेलि का उद् घाटि
लकया।
 Organized by/ द्वारा आयोलजत: Dept of Administrative Reforms and Public
Grievances, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in association
with Govt of Telangana/ प्रशासलिक सुिार और लोक लशकायत लिभाग, तेलोंगािा सरकार
के सहयोग से इले क्ट्रॉलिक्स और सूचिा प्रौद्योलगकी मोंिालय
 Theme/ लवषय: India’s Techade: Digital Governance in a Post Pandemic
World/ भारत की तकिीक: महामारी के बाद की दु लिया में लडलजटल शासि

Revision Points

Summits Venue Organized / Aim/Theme

Attended by

74th World Virtually Dr. Bharati Pravin Aim: Dr. Bharati Pravin
Health Pawar, Minister of Pawar highlighted the
Organization- State for Health key measures and
South East Asia strategies planned to ‘
Regional Office build back better' to
(WHO-SEARO) achieve universal
healthcare and health
related sustainable
development goals and
to strengthen health
system resilience for the
future.

Pacific Air Joint Base Air Chief Marshal Theme: “Enduring


Chiefs Pearl Harbor, RKS Bhadauria Cooperation towards
Symposium Hickam,Hawaii Regional Stability”.
2021, (PACS-
21)

G-20 summit India Piyush Goyal,


(2023) commerce and
industry minister
India’s Sherpa for
G20
1st India-Japan Virtually Mr.Bhupender Objective: Discussing
High Level Yadav, Union issues on Air Pollution,
Policy Dialogue Minister of Sustainable
on Environment Environment, Forest Technologies and
and Climate Transports, Climate
Change of India and Change, Marine Litter,
Mr. KOIZUMI Fluorocarbons, COP 26,
Shinjiro, Minister of etc.
the Environment of
Japan

13th BRICS Virtually Prime Minister of Theme: ‘ BRICS@15:


Summit India, Narendra Intra- BRICS
Modi (chair) Cooperation for
Continuity,
Consolidation and
Consensus.

Committee & panels

News- 1

MHA constitutes committee to enquire security lapses during PM Punjab visit


प्रर्ािमंत्री के पं जाब दौरे के दौराि सुरिा िूकों की जांि के ललए गृ ह मंत्रालय िे सलमलत गलित
की

 The Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a committee to enquire into


the serious lapses in the security arrangements during Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab.
 गृह मोंिालय िे प्रिाि मोंिी िरें द्र मोदी की पोंजाब यािा के दौराि सुरिा व्यिस्था में गोंभीर चूक
की जाों च के ललए एक सलमलत का गठि लकया है ।
 It is a three-member committee and will be headed by Sudhir Kumar
Saxena, Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat.
 यह तीि सदस्यीय सलमलत है और इसकी अध्यिता कैलबिेट सलचिालय के सलचि (सुरिा)
सुिीर कुमार सक्से िा करें गे।
 It also comprises Balbir Singh, Joint Director, IB and S. Suresh, IG, SPG.
 इसमें बलबीर लसोंह, सोंयुक्त लिदे शक, आईबी और एस सुरेश, आईजी, एसपीजी भी शालमल हैं ।

Revision Points

 The Union government has formed an empowered committee for


administration of Covid-19 vaccine: This ten-member team will be headed
by RS Sharma, former TRAI chief
 Centre has decided to form a committee to protect language, culture &
land of Ladakh: headed by the Minister of State for Home G Kishan
Reddy.
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up an academic advisory council
called ‘College of Supervisors (CoS)’ : Headed by former deputy governor
N S Viswanathan

Defence News

News- 1

India joins Quad partners, Japan and South Korea for Sea Dragon exercise
सी डर ै गि अभ्यास के ललए भारत क्वाड पाटि िसि, जापाि और दलिण कोररया में शालमल हुआ:

 India and its partners in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad


along with Canada and South Korea are participating in the multinational
exercise Sea Dragon 2022 at Guam in the Western Pacific.
 भारत और किाडा और दलिण कोररया के साथ चतु भुाज सुरिा िाताा या क्वाड में उसके
सहयोगी पलिमी प्रशाों त में गुआम में बहुराष्ट्रीय अभ्यास सी डरैगि 2022 में भाग ले रहे हैं ।
 The six nations that are participating in the exercise are the United States,
Australia, Canada, India, Japan and South Korea.
 अभ्यास में भाग ले िे िाले छह दे श सोंयुक्त राज् अमेररका, ऑस्टर े ललया, किाडा, भारत, जापाि
और दलिण कोररया हैं ।

Revision Points

 The Navies of India and France will carry out the 6th edition of the biennial
training exercise “EX SHAKTI 2021” in Frejus, France.
 32nd edition of the India-Thailand Coordinated Patrol (Indo-Thai CORPAT)
between the Indian Navy and the Royal Thai Navy is being conducted from
12–14 November 2021.
 Iran’s military began its annual war games “Zolfaghar-1400” in the Gulf of
Oman.
 The Armed Forces of India and the United Kingdom (UK) are undertaking
the sea phase of the maiden Tri-Service exercise ‘Konkan Shakti 2021’ off
the Konkan coast in the Arabian Sea.
 China and Russia are holding Joint naval drills called “Joint Sea 2021 naval
exercise” in the Sea of Japan.
 17th Edition of Indo-US Joint Military Exercise “Ex Yudh Abhyas 2021”
organised in Alaska (USA) from Oct 15 to 29
 The fifth edition of India – Japan Maritime Bilateral Exercise JIMEX will be
held in Arabian Sea from 06 to 08 October 2021.
 The 8th edition of the India – Sri Lanka bilateral joint Exercise “Mitra
Shakti-21” is scheduled to take place at Combat Training School, Ampara
in Sri Lanka from October 4 to 15 , 2021.
 The Indian military contingent comprising of an all arms combined force of
200 personnel is participating in the Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION -2021, a
Joint Counter Terrorism Exercise between Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) member states.
 Nepal and Indian Army personnel will participate in the 15th edition of the
two-week joint military exercise SURYA KIRAN from September 20, 2021.
 The India Navy and the Germany Navy carried out a joint exercise in the
Gulf of Aden near Yemen in the Indian Ocean leg of Indo-Pacific Deployment
2021.

Books & Authors

News- 1

A new book titled “Mamata Beyond 2021” authored by Jayanta Ghosal


जयंत घोषाली द्वारा ललख्यखत "ममता लबयॉन्ड 2021" िामक एक िई पुस्तक
Book Titled “Mamata: Beyond 2021”
Authored by Political Journalist Jayanta Ghosal
Published by HarperCollins Publishers India

News- 2

Book titled “Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea
of India”
"गांर्ी का हत्यारा: द मेलकंग ऑि िाथूराम गोडसे एं ड लहज आइलडया ऑि इं लडया" शीषिक
वाली पुस्तक

Book Titled “Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea
of India”
Authored by Dhirendra K. Jha
Published Vintage Books
by

Revision Points

Books Authors/ Released by

Starstruck: Confessions of a TV Peter Mukerjea (Former chief executive of


executive Star India)

(Published by Westland)

Unfinished (Priyanka Chopra’s Priyanka Chopra


Childhood & teenage life)
Published by Penguin Random House

Mapping Love Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari (Released by Rupa


Publications)

Maverick Messiah Released by M Venkaiah Naidu (political


biography of ‘N T Rama Rao’)

Stories I Must Tell Kabir Bedi's memoir (published by Westland


Publications)

Sports News

News- 1

Cricketer Bhanuka Rajapaksa Announces Retirement from International


Cricket
लक्रकेटर भािुका राजपिे िे अंतरराष्ट्रीय लक्रकेट से संन्यास की घोषणा की
 The Sri Lankan Cricketer Bhanuka Rajapaksa proposed a letter of
resignation to the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).
 श्रीलों काई लक्रकेटर भािुका राजपिे िे श्रीलों का लक्रकेट (एसएलसी) को इस्तीफे का एक पि
प्रस्तालित लकया।
 He announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate
effect, due to personal reasons.
 उन्ोोंिे व्यक्कक्तगत कारणोों से तत्काल प्रभाि से अोंतरराष्ट्रीय लक्रकेट से सोंन्यास की घोषणा की।

Merger & Acquisition

News- 1

Reliance Retail invests $200 mn in Dunzo to acquire 25.8% stake


ररलायंस ररटे ल िे डं जो में 25.8% लहस्सेदारी हालसल करिे के ललए $200 लमललयि का लिवेश
लकया

 Reliance Retail, the retail arm of Reliance Industries Limited, has acquired a
25.8% stake in the online delivery platform Dunzo by investing $200
million (around Rs. 1,488 crore).
 ररलायोंस इों डस्टर ीज लललमटे ड की खुदरा शाखा, ररलायोंस ररटे ल िे 200 लमललयि डॉलर (लगभग
1,488 करोड़ रुपये) का लििेश करके ऑिलाइि लडलीिरी िेटफॉमा डों जो में 25.8%
लहस्सेदारी हालसल कर ली है ।

News- 2

GAIL India acquires a 26% stake in ONGC Tripura Power Company


गेल इं लडया िे ओएिजीसी लत्रपु रा पावर कंपिी में 26% लहस्सेदारी का अलर्ग्रहण लकया

 GAIL India has acquired an equity stake of 26% in ONGC Tripura Power
Company (OTPC), which owns and operates a 726.6 MW gas-based
combined cycle power plant in Palatana, Tripura.
 गेल इों लडया िे ओएिजीसी लिपुरा पािर कोंपिी (ओटीपीसी) में 26% की इक्कक्वटी लहस्सेदारी का
अलिग्रहण लकया है , जो लिपुरा के पलटािा में 726.6 मेगािाट गैस-आिाररत सोंयुक्त चक्र
लबजली सोंयोंि का माललक है और उसका सोंचालि करती है ।
 This stake has been acquired from IL&FS Group Companies, namely
IL&FS Energy Development Company and IL&FS Financial Services.
 यह लहस्सेदारी आईएल एों ड एफएस ग्रुप कोंपलियोों, आईएल एों ड एफएस एिजी डे िलपमेंट
कोंपिी और आईएल एों ड एफएस फाइिेंलशयल सलिासेज से हालसल की गई है ।
 Apart from the 26% equity acquired by GAIL from IL&FS Group, the rest of
the equity is held by Oil and Natural Gas Company (50%), Government of
Tripura (0.50%) and India Infrastructure Fund GIP II (23.50%).
 गेल द्वारा IL&FS समूह से प्राप्त 26% इक्कक्वटी के अलािा, शे ष इक्कक्वटी ऑयल एों ड िेचुरल गैस
कोंपिी (50%), लिपुरा सरकार (0.50%) और इों लडया इों फ्रास्टर क्चर फोंड GIP II (23.50%) के
पास है ।

Revision Points
 Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has acquired a 4.93 percent stake in Indian
Gas Exchange Ltd (IGX).
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its approval to Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC) to raise its stake in private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank
to 9.99 percent.
 Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) bought 3.9 percent of the Bank
of India through open market acquisition.
 HSBC to acquire L&T Mutual Fund for USD 425 million (Rs 3,192 crore)
 Wipro to acquire Edgile for $230 million

Important Week & Events


News- 1
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to organize
Startup India Innovation Week
उद्योग और आं तररक व्यापार संवर्ि ि लवभाग (DPIIT) स्टाटि अप इं लडया इिोवेशि वीक
आयोलजत करे गा

 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 16th 2022.
 उद्योग और आों तररक व्यापार सोंििाि लिभाग (DPIIT), िालणज् और उद्योग मोंिालय 10
जििरी से 16 जििरी 2022 तक स्टाटा अप इों लडया इिोिेशि िीक आयोलजत करिे के ललए
तै यार है ।
 This week-long virtual innovation celebration aims to commemorate the 75th
year of India’s independence ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and is designed to
showcase the spread and depth of entrepreneurship across India.
 सप्ताह भर चलिे िाले इस िचुाअल इिोिेशि उत्सि का उद्दे श्य भारत की स्वतों िता के 75 िें
िषा 'आजादी का अमृत महोत्सि' का जश्न मिािा है और इसे पूरे भारत में उद्यलमता के प्रसार
और गहराई को प्रदलशात करिे के ललए लडजाइि लकया गया है ।

Revision Points: Important Weeks

Week Observed on Theme if Any

International Vegetarian October 1–7


Week (IVW)

Wildlife Week October 2- 8 “Forests and Livelihoods:


Sustaining People and Planet”

World Space Week (WSW) October 4- 10 “Women in Space”


National Nutrition Week September 1- 7 ‘Feeding smart right from
start’

‘Food Processing Week’ September 6 - 12

International Week of the September 20 - 26 “Celebrating Thriving Deaf


Deaf (IWD) Communities”

Sanskrit Week 19 - 25 August

World Water Week 23- 27 August Building Resilience Faster

International Fraud 14-20 November


Awareness Week

World Antimicrobial 18-24 November Spread Awareness, Stop


Awareness Week Resistance
(WAAW)

National Newborn Week 15 to 21


November

Good Governance Week December 20 to “Prashasan Gaon Ki Aur”


December 26

News- 2
India’s Biggest Skill Competition ‘IndiaSkills 2021’ commenced
भारत की सबसे बडी कौशल प्रलतयोलगता 'इं लडयाख्यस्कल्स 2021' शुरू हुई
 National competition of IndiaSkills 2021 commenced in New Delhi.
 इों लडयाक्कस्कल्स 2021 की राष्ट्रीय प्रलतयोलगता िई लदल्ली में शु रू हुई।
 Organized by/ द्वारा आयोलजत: National Skill Development Corporation
(NSDC)/ राष्ट्रीय कौशल लिकास लिगम (एिएसडीसी)
 It will witness participants from 26 states/ union territories competing in more
than 50 skills such as car painting, patisserie and confectionery, welding,
cyber security, among others.
 यह 26 राज्ोों / केंद्र शालसत प्रदे शोों के प्रलतभालगयोों को 50 से अलिक कौशल जै से कार पेंलटों ग,
पेलटसरी और कन्फेक्शिरी, िेक्कडोंग, साइबर सुरिा, में प्रलतस्पिाा करते हुए दे खेगा।

State/ UT News
News- 1
UP govt announces 50% rebate in electricity bills for private tube wells
यूपी सरकार िे लिजी िलकूपों के लबजली लबलों में 50% छूट की घोषणा की

 Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has announced 50% rebate in power


bills of private tube wells used by farmers in the state with effect from
January 2022.
 उत्तर प्रदे श के मुिमोंिी योगी आलदत्यिाथ िे जििरी 2022 से राज् में लकसािोों द्वारा उपयोग
लकए जािे िाले लिजी िलकूपोों के लबजली लबलोों में 50% छूट की घोषणा की है ।
 It covers the metered, unmetered, energy efficient and private tube wells
of the farmers in rural areas and metered tube wells in urban areas.
 इसमें ग्रामीण िेिोों के लकसािोों के मीटर िाले, लबिा मीटर िाले, ऊजाा कुशल और लिजी
िलकूप और शहरी िेिोों में मीटर िाले िलकूप शालमल हैं ।
 It will benefit around 13 lakh farmers of the state directly.
 इससे राज् के करीब 13 लाख लकसािोों को सीिा फायदा होगा।
 According to the proposed new rates, now consumers in rural areas will have
to pay Re 1 per unit.
 प्रस्तालित िई दरोों के मुतालबक अब ग्रामीण िेि के उपभोक्ताओों को एक रुपये प्रलत यूलिट का
भुगताि करिा होगा.

About Uttar Pradesh

Governor Anandiben Patel

Capital Lucknow

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath (Real Name- Ajay Mohan


Bisht)

Folk Dances Nautanki, Raslila, Kajri, Jhora, Chappeli,


Jaita

UNESCO World Heritage Taj Mahal - Agra


Agra Fort - Agra
Fatehpur Sikri - Agra

National Park Dudhwa National Park


 Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
List of Ramsar Sites in Uttar  Parvati Agra Bird Sanctuary
Pradesh  Saman Bird Sanctuary
 Samaspur Bird Sanctuary
 Sandi Bird Sanctuary
 Sarsai Nawar Jheel
 Sur Sarovar or Keetham Lake
 Upper Ganga River
 Haiderpur wetland

Revision Points

 The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is set to launch the


ambitious ‘Free Smartphone Yojana' on December 25, which is the birth
anniversary of senior BJP leader and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee.
 Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has announced to set up Panchayat Secretariat in
all panchayats of the state for the first time to strengthen the rural
democracy and provide employment to the rural youth.
 9 new medical colleges will come up in UP in July 2021 and these will be
inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
 In Uttar Pradesh, the government is planning to establish Health ATMs to
provide better health facilities to the people in the state.

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