IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS

FOR CUET 2022

February 2022
• Indian team beat China to win bronze medal at the 2022 Women’s Hockey
Asia Cup.
• Rafael Nadal has won the Men’s Single title at Australian Open 2022.
• Dr Kiran Bedi is the author of the book ‘Fearless Governance’.
• Ashleigh Barty won the 2022 Australian Open Women's Singles Title.
• SeHAT scheme has been launched by Ministry of Defence.
• PR Sreejesh is winner of the World Games Athlete of the Year award 2021.
• The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has approved the setting up of India’s
first geological park on the banks of the Narmada River in Madhya
Pradesh.
• THE JET ZeroEmission announced the launch of the World’s first hydrogen
powered flying boat ‘THE JET’ in Dubai, UAE.
• Daryl Mitchell has been named the winner of the International Cricket
Council (ICC) Spirit of Cricket Award 2021.
• The 2022 Winter Olympics is being held in Beijing. The official slogan of the
event is “Together for a Shared Future”.
• M Jagadesh Kumar has been appointed as the new Chairman of the
University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2022.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the nation 216-feet tall
‘Statue of Equality’.
• Arif Khan, who is the lone Indian athlete to attend the opening ceremony of
the 2022 Winter Olympics, is qualified for Skiing.
• In year 2001 Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar was honoured with the
prestigious Bharat Ratna award.
• Recently, Foundation Stone of World’s Third Largest Cricket Stadium was
laid in Jaipur.
• India defeated England to win the 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup
Championship.
• West Bengal government has launched an open-air classroom programme
Paray Shikshalaya (Neighbourhood Schools) for primary and preprimary
students.

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• India has become the first country to administer a DNA vaccine against
COVID-19. Zydus Cadila company has produced this plasmid DNA vaccine.
• Under operation AAHT the Indian Railway Protection Force is trying to
curb human trafficking.
• India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will come up in
Madhya Pradesh.
• In accordance with the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Gautam Adani has
become Asia’s richest person as on 8th February, 2022.
• India’s first bullet train station will come up at Surat.
• Atal Tunnel has recognized as ‘Longest Highway Tunnel above 10,000 feet’
by World Book of Records. The length of the Atal Tunnel is 9.02 Km.
• India will help Sri Lanka to launch a ‘Unitary Digital Identity framework’
modeled on the Aadhaar card.
• SMILE scheme launched by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
for the welfare of the Transgender community and the beggers.
• Rahul Bajaj was the former Chairman of Bajaj Group & Industrialist who
passed away recently.
• In Delhi, Indian Railways is setting up country’s biggest and world class
wrestling academy to support wrestling as a sports.
• Bill Gates is the author of the book ‘How to Prevent the Next Pandemic’.
• Indian FMCG Company Dabur has become the first plastic waste neutral
company in the country.
• Vineet Joshi has been appointed as the new Chairman of Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE).
• Maru Mahotsav is celebrated in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
• The ‘Quit Tobacco App’ has been launched by World Health Organization
(WHO) to support people in quitting the use of tobacco in all forms.
• Chelsea team has won the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup Championship.
• The Career Counselling Workshop ‘Pramarsh 2022’ has achieved the feat of
becoming the first event in India. The workshop was organised at Bikaner,
Rajasthan.
• Nepal will become the first foreign country to adopt India’s UPI platform.
• Pushpa: The Rise film has won the "Film of the Year Award" at Dadasaheb
Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022.
• Kriti Sanon has won the "Best Actress Award" at Dadasaheb Phalke
International Film Festival Awards 2022.
• PM Modi has inaugurated Asia’s largest 550-tonne capacity Bio-CNG plant
‘Gobar-Dhan’ in Indore.
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• Ranveer Singh has won the "Best Actor Award" at Dadasaheb Phalke
International Film Festival Awards 2022.
• Shershaah film has won the "Best Film Award" at Dadasaheb Phalke
International Film Festival Awards 2022.
• Norway bagged the maximum number of medals at the 2022 Winter Olympic
Games
• Italy has been handed over the Presidency to host the 2026 Winter Olympics.
• India's first cable-stayed railway bridge is being built in Jammu & Kashmir.
• Assam became the first state to launch India’s first Night Navigation mobile
application for ferry services.
• IIT Roorkee has launched KISAN mobile application for the farmers.
• The Indian Institute of Technology will establish its first branch outside India
in the United Arab Emirates.