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May 2022 Important Days
Date Name of Important Days
1 May International Labour Day or May Day
1 May Maharashtra Day
1 May Gujarat Day
1 May World Laughter Day (first Sunday of May)
3 May Press Freedom Day
3 May World Asthma Day (First Tuesday of May)
4 May Coal Miners Day
4 May International Firefighter’s Day
6 May International No Diet Day
7 May World Athletics Day
8 May World Red Cross Day
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8 May World Thalassaemia Day
8 May Mother's Day (Second Sunday of May)
9 May Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti
11 May National Technology Day
12 May International Nurses Day
15 May International Day of Families
16 May Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima
17 May World Telecommunication Day
17 May World Hypertension Day
18 May World AIDS Vaccine Day
18 May International Museum Day
20 May National Endangered Species Day (Third Friday in May)
21 May National Anti-Terrorism Day
21 May Armed Forces Day (Third Saturday of the May)
22 May International Day for Biological Diversity
31 May National Memorial Day (last Monday of May)
31 May Anti-Tobacco Day

Appointments : May :2022
Name of the Person Designation
Lovlina Borgohain IBA’s Athletes’ Committee Chair
Anwar Hussain New Chair Of WTO Committee
Gaurav Sachdeva CEO JSW One Platforms
Chief Vinai Kumar Delhi’s New LG

Saxena
Salil Parekh MD & CEO Of Infosys
Pieter Elbers IndiGo Appoints CEO
Gopal Vittal Airtel MD And CEO
SS Mundra BSE Chairman
Dr Kamal Bawa US’ National Academy Of Sciences
B Govindarajan CEO Of Royal Enfield
Sunil Arora Chairman Of Gram Unnati
S N Subrahmanyan MD And CEO Of Larsen & Toubro
Vivek Kumar Dewangen New Chief Executive Officer of REC Ltd’s
Nidhi Chibber CBSE New Chief 2022
Sanjiv Bajaj President Of Confederation Of Indian

Industry
Deepika Padukone 1st Indian Brand Ambassador Of Louis

Vuitton
Rajiv Kumar Next Chief Election Commissioner
Alkesh Kumar Sharma Ministry Of Electronics And IT’s Secretary
Pushp Kumar Joshi HPCL Chairman And Managing Director
Sudarshan Venu The Managing Director Of TVS Motor

Company
Venkataramani Chairman, Board Of Directors InterGlobe

Sumantran Aviation
Arvind Krishna Board Of Federal Reserve Bank Of New York

Nand Mulchandani 1st-Ever Chief Tech Officer Of CIA
Tarun Kapoor Advisor To PM Modi
Sahas Malhotra JioSaavn As CEO
Lt Gen BS Raju Vice Chief Of Indian Army

Appointed
Vinay Mohan Kwatra India’s New Foreign Secretary
 International Labour Day is observed globally on 1st May every year.
 The former Honorary Consul of Peru in Mumbai, Ardeshir B.K. Dubash has received the
Order of “Merit in the Diplomatic Service of Peru Jose Gregorio Paz Soldan” by the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Peru.
 Noted snow leopard expert and wildlife conservationist Charudutt Mishra has won the
prestigious Whitley Gold Award.
 India, Russia, and China were Added To USA's Intellectual Property Protection Priority
Watchlist.
 Maharashtra Cabinet approved the ‘Maharashtra Gene Bank’, a first-of-its-kind project

in India.
 ICICI Bank has launched India’s first comprehensive digital ecosystem for all Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country, which can also be used by the
customers of other banks.
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1.12 crore on the
Bank of Maharashtra.
 Bharti Airtel acquired a 7% stake in Navi Mumbai based Cnergee Technologies, a cloud-
based networking solution, under the Airtel Startup Accelerator Program.
 Lieutenant General Baggavalli Somashekar Raju has been appointed as the Vice Chief
of the Army Staff.
 Anshul Swami has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of
Shivalik Small Finance Bank.
 PV Sindhu won bronze at Asian Badminton Championships.
 Press freedom Day or World Press Freedom Day is observed every year on 3rd May.
 World Tuna Day is observed globally on 2nd May every year.
 World Laughter Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of every May.
 Maharashtra and Gujarat celebrated their statehood day on 1st May 2022.
 Sahas Malhotra has been appointed as CEO of JioSaavn.

 Union Bank of India became the first public sector bank to go live on the Account
Aggregator (AA) ecosystem.
 India has won a silver medal at the second Asian Girls Youth Beach Handball
Championship, held in Bangkok, Thailand.
 A new book titled “Leaders, Politicians, Citizens” authored by Rasheed Kidwai.
 Government collected all-time high Rs 1.68 lakh crores as GST revenue of April 2022.
 The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has included India’s Statue of Unity in its ‘8
Wonders of SCO’ list.
 Haryana government has announced to build a stadium in Olympic gold-medallist Neeraj

Chopra’s native village Khandra, Panipat.
 Karnataka government has signed an MoU with Israel-based ISMC Analog Fab Private
Limited for setting up a semiconductor fab plant in the state at a cost of Rs 22,900 crore
(USD 3 billion).
 Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inaugurated India’s first ethanol plant in Purnia
district, Bihar.
 Mega Health Festival inaugurated in Puducherry.
 Ministry of Railways has signed a pact with the Centre for Development of
Telematics (C-DOT) for the modernization of Telecommunication in Indian Railways for
Public Safety and Security Services.
 'International No Diet Day 2022' is celebrated all over the world on 6 May.
 Maharashtra government has launched loan scheme ‘Jivhala’ for inmates serving
sentences in jails.
 Telangana Government has announced the extension of insurance coverage to handloom

and power loom weavers under ‘Nethanna Bima’ (Weaver’s Insurance) Scheme.
 India and Germany inked a joint declaration of intent on Indo-German Green Hydrogen
Task Force.
 Kerala beat West Bengal 5-4 in the penalty shootout to win the 75th Santosh Trophy
2022.
 Rajasthan’s ‘Miyan ka Bada’ Railway Station renamed to ‘Mahesh Nagar Halt’.
 Home Minister, Amit Shah inaugurated the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) campus
in Bengaluru.
 India ranked lowly at 21st with realized gains of around $1.85 billion while it is topped
by the United States with an estimated realized Crypto gain of $49.95 billion.
 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2022: India ranked 4th.
 Doordarshan has won ENBA Award 2021 for the best in-depth Hindi series for its TV
series based on pet care ‘Best Friend Forever’ at the 14th edition of the Exchange4media
News Broadcasting Awards (ENBA).
 Ronnie O’Sullivan (England) has won the 2022 World Snooker Championship by
defeating Judd Trump (England) against 18-13 in the finals.

 India and Germany inked a joint declaration of intent on Indo-German Green
Hydrogen Task Force.
 Bangladesh has discovered a new gas field with the capacity to produce 20 million cubic
feet of gas per day (MMCFD) at the Koilastila Gas field.
 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IBM Arvind Krishna was elected to the Board of
Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
 Canara Bank has launched ‘skill loans’ in association with the Additional Skill Acquisition
Programme (ASAP), Kerala.
 The President of the US Joe Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre as the next White
House Press Secretary.
 World Athletics Day is observed every year on 7 May.
 Harshada Sharad Garud has become the first Indian weightlifter to win gold at the IWF
Junior World Championships in Heraklion, Greece.
 India’s 1st tribal health observatory will be set up in Odisha.
 Rajasthan became the first state in India to reach 10 GW of cumulative large-scale solar
installations.
 According to the annual report on Vital Statistics based on 2020 Civil Registration System
report, The Union Territory of Ladakh (1104) recorded the highest sex ratio at birth in
the country in 2020. Lowest sex ratio at birth was reported by Manipur (880).
 Venkataramani Sumantran has been appointed as chairman of Board of Directors of

IndiGo.
 India’s 1st Flow Chemistry Technology Hub Set up at Hyderabad.
 NASA’s climate research scientist Cynthia Rosenzweig won World Food Prize 2022.
 Vedika Sharma won the bronze medal in the 10 m air pistol at the ongoing Deaflympics
2021 in Caxias do Sol, Brazil.
 British Formula 1 Driver Tony Brooks has passed away.
 ISRO is planning to launch India's first Venus Mission 'Shukrayaan-I' in the December
2024.
 Odisha is planning to create India’s only observatory, which will house data on the
state’s indigenous population’s health.
 The United Nations observed 10th May 2022, the second International Day of
Argania. Theme:-“The Argan tree, symbol of resilience”.
 Tamil Nadu govt has announced breakfast scheme for primary school students. Under
this scheme, all government primary school students from 1st to 5th standards will be
provided nutritious breakfast on all working days.
 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has launched a Vehicle Movement
Tracking System (VMTS) mobile app to track the vehicles carrying sand and other mining
material.

 Railway Protection Force (RPF) has signed MoU with Association for Voluntary Action
(AVA) for a trafficking free nation.
 Priyanka Mohite has become the first Indian woman to scale five peaks above 8,000
metres (m) after she climbed the third highest mountain in the world Mount Kanchenjunga
(8,586 m).
 Kami Rita Sherpa, along with other 10 Nepali climbers, reached the summit of Mt.
Everest for the 26th time on May 7th, 2022, breaking his record for the highest number
of summits of the world’s tallest mountain.
 Indian Bank has introduced its digital broking solution ‘E-Broking’, as a strategic move
toward comprehensive digitalisation of its customer products.
 Reliance Industries become the first Indian company to record annual revenue of more
than a whopping $100 billion.
 Pushp Kumar Joshi has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL).
 Abhinav Deshwal has won the second gold medal for India in shooting at the ongoing
24th Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul, Brazil.
 In Tennis, Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) has clinched the men’s singles Madrid Open title 2022
after beating the defending champion Alexander Zverev (Germany).
 Formula One world champion Max Verstappen has won the inaugural Miami Grand Prix
for Red Bull.
 Uttar Pradesh government will provide free wi-fi facilities at more than 58 thousand
places in the villages of the state.
 The Supreme Court of India formed a high-level committee, headed by retired Bombay
High Court Judge Pradeep Nandrajog, for recovery of money from the defaulters against
whom the National Spot Exchange (NSEL) has secured money decrees.
 Delhi govt has announced to provide free sewer connections under “Mukhyamantri Muft
Sewer Connection Yojana”.
 The eminent Odia litterateur Rajat Kumar Kar has passed away.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has virtually address the opening session of the Jain
International Trade Organisation’s JITO Connect 2022.
 The National Technology day is celebrated every year on 11 May.
 World Lupus Day is observed every year on 10 May.
 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the second phase of
the Ladli Laxmi scheme 'Ladli Laxmi scheme-2.0'.
 Rodrigo Chaves, an economist, has been sworn in as the new President of Costa Rica
for the period of 2022-2026.
 John Lee Ka-Chiu has been named as Hong Kong’s next chief executive.
 President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice
Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala as Judges of the Supreme Court.

 Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh has emerged as champion in the 1st Chessable Sunway
Formentera Open 2022 chess tournament in Punta Prima.
 Danish Siddiqui posthumously won 2nd Pulitzer Prize for ‘images of Covid toll’.
 Captain Rajesh Unni, Founder, and CEO of Synergy Group, has been elected as the Vice-
Chair of the Denmark-based Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN).
 Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Asani’ to hit Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal.
 International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every year on 12 May, the
anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth.
 India has been unanimously elected as the new Chair of the Association of Asian
Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024.
 HDFC Bank has launched an end-to-end digital car loan scheme named ‘Xpress Car
Loans’ for its existing customers as well as new customers.
 Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, released a book titled “The Struggle for
Police Reforms in India: Ruler’s Police to People’s Police” authored by a former IPS
officer, Prakash Singh.
 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has launched the Prabha Khaitan Foundation’s (PKF) Kalam
website, a one-of-a-kind literary initiative to support and encourage vernacular
literature.
 The world’s longest glass-bottom bridge has opened in Vietnam’s northwest Son La
province.
 Information and Broadcasting Minister, Anurag Thakur said that an amount of Rs 363
crore has been allotted for the world’s largest film restoration project under the National
Film Heritage Mission.
 The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed an MoU with
the Indian Space Research Organisation with the goal of upskilling the technical
workforce at the Department of Space of ISRO.
 The Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, China in September, has been postponed to 2023
due to rising COVID-19 cases in the country.
 The first train set of Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), equipped with modern
mobility features, was handed over to National Capital Region Transport Corporation
(NCRTC) by Alstom India as it rolled out of its manufacturing plant in Gujarat’s Savli.
 Poumai Naga tribe in Manipur declare their villages as drugs-free zone.
 Yoon Suk-yeol has been sworn in as the president of South Korea.
 A prominent crossing in Ayodhya will be developed and named after legendary singer
Bharat Ratna late Lata Mangeshkar.
 Ministry of Finance has released Rs 7,183.42 crore Revenue Deficit Grant to 14 states.
 World Password Day is annually observed across the globe on the first Thursday of
May. In this year, it is observed on 5 May.
 Union Minister for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Narayan Rane will inaugurate the
first Centre of Excellence for Khadi in New Delhi.

 Haryana government has launched ‘Chaara-Bijaee Yojana’ for fodder cultivating
farmers.
 Oil giant Saudi Aramco became world’s most valuable company by replacing Apple.
 Campbell Wilson has been appointed as the new chief executive officer (CEO) and
Managing Director (MD) of Air India.
 Actress Deepika Padukone has become the first ever Indian brand ambassador of luxury
brand Louis Vuitton.
 India won 14 medals (eight golds, four silvers and two bronze) in Archery Asia Cup
2022 Stage 2.
 Country's first organic waste-powered EV charging station inaugurated at Keshavrao

Khadye road near Haji Ali in Mumbai. The first of its kind charging station would generate
about 220 units of electricity from organic food waste from neighbouring areas.
 ICICI Bank has partnered with London-based Santander UK Plc in a pact aimed at
facilitating the banking requirements of corporates operating across both countries.
 Rajiv Kumar has been appointed as next Chief Election Commissioner.
 Jyothi Yarraji won gold medal in 100m hurdles in Cyprus International Athletics Meeting
2022.
 Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has launched the mascot ‘Dhakad’ along with the
official logo and official jersey of the Fourth Khelo India Youth Games at Panchkula and
lauded the effort of Haryana to host the games.
 Leonid Kravchuk, 1st president of independent Ukraine, has passed away.
 India’s first sensory park for differently-abled persons of all age groups was
inaugurated in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has virtually launched the Madhya Pradesh 'Startup Policy
and Implementation Plan – 2022' and to address the startup community at the Madhya
Pradesh Startup Conclave in Indore.
 Katalin Novak was elected as Hungary's first female president.
 United National Party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected as the new Prime
Minister of Sri Lanka for the fifth time after the resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa.
 President Ram Nath Kovind conferred 13 Shaurya Chakras which included six
posthumous to the personnel of Indian Armed forces for their conspicuous courage
displayed during operations.
 Army Chief General Manoj Pande was conferred with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal
(PVSM) for his distinguished service of exceptional order at a defence investiture
ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
 Ferdinand Marcos Jr. claimed victory in the 2022 Philippines elections.
 India’s first Amrit Sarovar has been inaugurated in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. It will help
in protecting the environment and conserving water.
 Chairman of Bajaj Finserv Limited, Sanjiv Bajaj has been appointed as President of
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year 2022-23.

 American Theoretical physicist and author, Dr. Frank Wilczek has been awarded the
Templeton Prize 2022, the world’s largest individual lifetime achievement award, valued
at over USD 1.3 million.
 A new virus known as tomato flu has been detected in a few parts of Kerala.
 Noted architect Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi has been conferred with prestigious Royal
Gold Medal 2022, which is considered as the world's highest honours for architecture.
 Lionel Messi has topped the list of Forbes Highest-Paid Athletes 2022 with a reported
income of $130 million.
 14.West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has been awarded the first Bangla Academy
award. The award, introduced this year by Sahitya Academy, was presented to Banerjee
for her book “Kabita Bitan”.
 International Family Day or International Day of Families is observed every year on

May 15.
 Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has signed an MoU with the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for the implementation of combined
agriculture credit and crop insurance.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has virtually participated in the Second Global COVID-19
summit, on the invitation of the President of the USA, Joseph R. Biden.
 India’s retail inflation surged to 7.79% in April, largely driven by rising fuel and food
prices.
 Nongmeikapam K Singh has been appointed as the acting Chief Justice of the Gauhati
High Court in Assam.
 Indian pistol pairs Esha Singh and Saurabh Chaudhary won gold in the International
Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has virtually addressed the Utkarsh Samaroh in
Bharuch, Gujarat.
 South Korea became the first Asian country join in North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence.
 Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has released the book “Modi@20 Dreams Meet
Delivery” in New Delhi.
 Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has died at the age of 46.
 The International Day of Light is celebrated on 16 May every year.
 Chhattisgarh has become the first state in the country to restore the old pension
scheme.
 The government of India has contributed USD 800,000 to the United Nations to promote
the Hindi language in the United Nations.
 Senior bureaucrat Nidhi Chibber has been appointed as the chairperson of the Central
Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
 According to World Bank report on migration and development, India has topped the
foreign remittance list by receiving USD 89 billion followed by Mexico at USD 54
billion, and China at USD 53 billion in 2021.

 Vivek Kumar Dewangen has been named as Chairman and Managing Director of REC
Ltd, formerly known as Rural Electrification Corporation.
 The Indian Army will open a coaching centre for poor students in Manipur.
 Union Bank of India has launched a digital solution, ‘Trade nxt’ to ease all cross-border
export-import transactions for corporates and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(MSMEs).
 Kenya’s Anna Qabale Duba won $250,000 global nursing award for fighting female
genital mutilation.
 Biplab Deb resigned as CM of Tripura; Manik Saha was declared the new Chief
Minister of Tripura.
 Food delivery major Swiggy has acquired table reservation platform Dineout for an
undisclosed amount.
 Morgan Stanley downgraded India’s growth forecast to 7.6% from 7.9% for FY2023.
 World Telecommunication Day is celebrated every year on 17 May since 1969.
 World Hypertension Day is celebrated on 17 May every year.
 International Day of Living Together in Peace is observed every year across the globe
on 16th May.
 Buddha Purnima, also known as Buddha Jayanti or Vaisakhi Buddha Purnima or

Vesak Day is observed every year on the birth anniversary of Gautama Buddha. This
year Vesak Day or Buddha Purnima has been celebrated on 16 May 2022.
 India’s men’s badminton team won the Thomas Cup title for the first time ever with a
stunning 3-0 win over 14-time champions Indonesia in the final.
 Indian airline, SpiceJet has partnered with Axis Bank to launch the most lucrative co-
branded credit cards, which are available in 2 variants: SpiceJet Axis Bank Voyage and
Voyage Black.
 Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan appointed unanimously as the President of

United Arab Emirates (UAE).
 The National Skill Development Council International (NSDCI) and the Indian unit of
DP World, Hindustan Ports have signed MoU to develop the Skill India International
Centre at Varanasi.
 South Korea defeated China to win badminton’s prestigious Uber Cup 2022.
 National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has launched the National
Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP), to improve access and use of published Indian
government data.
 International Museum Day is observed every year on 18th May. Theme :- “The Power
of Museums”.
 Union Home and Co-operation Minister Amit Shah has formally inaugurated the National
Cyber Forensic Laboratory (NCFL) in Hyderabad.
 India hosted the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO’s)-

Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in New Delhi from May 16th to 19th.

 Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan notified as 52nd tiger reserve of
India.
 England’s Kenton Cool became 1st foreigner to scale Mount Everest 16 times.
 Vijayalakshmi Swaminathan has been appointed as Chief People Officer of Pine Labs.
 Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected as President of Somalia.
 World No.1 Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas to win 79th edition
of Italian Open. In women singles, Iga Swiatek has won the Italian Open title after
defeating Ons Jabeur.
 World AIDS Vaccine Day is also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day is annually
observed across the globe on 18th May to create awareness and provide information about
Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
 Defence minister Rajnath Singh has launched two made-in-India warships INS ‘Surat’
and ‘Udaygiri’ at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai.
 S&P Global Ratings cut India’s growth projection for the current fiscal to 7.3 per cent
from 7.8 per cent earlier.
 Gopal Vittal has been re-appointed as Managing Director & CEO Of Bharti Airtel.
 The Union Government has announced the formation of the Cotton Council of
India under the Chairmanship of renowned veteran cotton man Suresh Bhai Kotak.
 Leading stock exchange BSE Limited has named Ex-RBI Deputy Governor SS Mundra as
Chairman.
 West Central Railway has developed a battery-operated dual-

mode locomotive named Navdoot.
 Sikkim observed its 47th Statehood Day on 16th May 2022. In 16th May 1975 ,
Sikkim became a part of India as its 22nd state.
 National Dengue Day is observed every year on 16 May.
 An edible oil company, Ruchi Soya has announced that it will purchase Patanjali
Ayurved's food division for Rs 690 cr and 1% of the gross turnover of agreed items.
 World Bee Day is observed every year on 20th May.
 PNB MetLife India Insurance Company has launched India’s first dental
health insurance plan.
 The Board of Directors of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (Indigo) has appointed Pieter
Elbers as Chief Executive Officer.
 World Bank has approved USD 350 million as financial aid for the Systems Reform
Endeavors for Transformed Health Achievement in Gujarat (SRESTHA-G) project.
 Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has launched ‘Lok Milni’ scheme for redressal of public
complaints.
 Author and journalist, Wesley Morgan has won the William E. Colby Award 2022 for
his book "The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley.”
 Nikhat Zareen beat Thai Olympian Jutamas Jitpong 5-0 and become the fifth Indian
woman to win a World title at the Women’s World Championships, Istanbul.

 National Endangered Species Day is observed every year on third Friday of May. In this
year, it is observed on 20th May.
 National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed every year on 21 May, on the death

anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
 Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the third Saturday of every May. In this year, Armed
Forces Day is observed on 21 May.
 Former chief election commissioner Sunil Arora has been named non-executive chairman
of Gram Unnati's board of directors.
 John Lee has been named as the next Chief Executive of Hong Kong by China's State
Council, which is equivalent to the country's cabinet.
 Naveen Srivastava has been named as the new ambassador to Nepal.
 Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 7th Annual Meeting of Board of
Governors of New Development Bank via video-conference.
 Kerala government will launch a state-owned over-the-top (OTT) platform named

‘CSpace’ on state’s formation day on November 1.
 Assam Rifles inked a Tripartite MoU with Axis Bank and National Integrity and
Educational Development Organisation (NIEDO) to establish a Centre of Excellence
and Wellness to secure a better future for the youth of Nagaland.
 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in a virtual meeting of the BRICS

Foreign Ministers, hosted by China.
 The Union Government has announced the formation of the Cotton Council of India under
the Chairmanship of renowned veteran cotton man Suresh Amritlal Kotak.
 A new novel titled ‘A Place Called Home’, authored by Preeti Shenoy.
 Anil Baijal resigned as Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
 International Day for Biological Diversity is observed on 22 May every year.
 The world’s largest suspension bridge named 'Sky Bridge 721' has opened to
travellers in the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic Sky Bridge is 154 metres longer
than Nepal’s Baglung Parbat Footbridge, which is the world’s longest suspension
footbridge.
 World’s 1st Urban Airport Pop-up ‘Air One’ for flying cars & drones opened in UK.
 Elisabeth Borne has been named France's new Prime Minister, becoming the
country's second female leader.
 Canada has banned China's Huawei Technologies from its 5G networks on security
concerns.
 The first ever professional International Boxing Tournament of Bangladesh was held in
Dhaka.
 Wheat exports have been banned in India, citing a threat to food security, partly due to
the conflict in Ukraine and a scorching heatwave that has reduced supply and pushed local
prices to new highs.

 S&P Global Ratings lowered India's growth forecast for the current fiscal year to 7.3
percent from 7.8 percent previously.
 Pope Francis declared Devasahayam Pillai a saint at the Vatican, making him the first
Indian layman to be honoured for enduring increasing hardships.
 The chief of Bengaluru-based Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment
(ATREE), Dr Kamal Bawa has been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences.
 World Turtle Day is observed every year on 23 May.
 World Metrology Day is celebrated every year on May 20.
 The Ministry of Railways and the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras have
collaborated on a Hyperloop Technology project worth Rs 8.34 crore, which proposes a
high-speed transportation system.
 The first indigenous naval anti-ship missile was successfully tested by the DRDO and the
Indian Navy.
 Paytm's Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Vijay Shekhar
Sharma, has been re-appointed for another five-year term.
 Aruna Singh, who is currently serving on the Railway Board as an Additional Member
(Telecom), has been named Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of RailTel
Corporation of India Limited (RCIL).
 World Bank announced USD 30 billion fund for food security crisis.
 National Geographic Society has installed the “world’s highest weather station” on
Mount Everest at an altitude of 8,830 metres to automatically measure various
meteorological phenomena.
 The New Development Bank (NDB), the BRICS countries’ multilateral bank based in
Shanghai, will open its first regional office in India at the Gujarat International Finance
Tec-City (GIFT City).
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) board has approved a dividend payment of 30,307
crores to the Centre for the fiscal year 2021-22.
 Salil Parekh has been re-appointed as MD & CEO of Infosys.
 German club Eintracht Frankfurt has won their first European trophy in 42 years after
defeating the Rangers by 5-4 on penalties in Seville, Spain.
 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula is marked every year on 23rd May since
2013.
 Union Minister for Education and Skill Development Dharmendra Pradhan launched the
North East Research Conclave (NERC) 2022 at IIT Guwahati.
 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix 2022.
 The cabinet's appointment committee has approved Vivek Kumar's appointment as Prime
Minister Narendra Modi's Private Secretary (PS) at the joint secretary level.
 In the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament, Indian GM Praggnanandhaa

stunned world champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in three months.

 The Odisha women's team won their first Senior Nationals gold, defeating Karnataka 2-0
in the final of the 12th Hockey India Senior Women's National Championship.
 CORPAT, the fourth edition of the Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy Coordinated Patrol,
has begun. The patrolling exercise began on May 22 and will last until May 23 in the
northern Bay of Bengal.
 India has signed MoU with Jordan to ensure the supply of Phosphatic and Potassic
fertilizers to India.
 Jose Ramos-Horta, former independence fighter and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was
sworn in as president of East Timor (Timor-Leste).
 Anjali Pandey has been awarded the Committed Leader Award at CII EXCON 2022 in
Bengaluru for her efforts to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.
 The 8th International Day of Yoga will be celebrated on June 21 in Mysuru,

Karnataka, according to the Union Ministry of Ayush.
 Vinai Kumar Saxena has been appointed as new Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.
 The Haryana Hockey team has won the Hockey India sub-junior women's national
championship 2022, defeating Hockey Jharkhand 2-0 in the final in Imphal.
 Tata Capital has launched an end-to-end integrated digital financial offering called 'Loan
Against Shares'.
 Uttarakhand Government has signed an MoU with Bharat Petroleum Corporation

Limited (BPCL) for the development of new and renewable energy projects in the
state.
 At the World Economic Forum in Davos, the Maharashtra government signed

memorandums of understanding worth 30,000 crore rupees with 23 companies from
around the world.
 Delhi government has inducted two robots for extinguishing fires in the city that will
be able to douse fires in narrow streets, warehouses, basements, stairs, and forests and
enter places like oil and chemical tankers and factories.
 Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) has become the first Exploration and
Production (E&P) company in India to trade domestic gas on Indian Gas Exchange.
 RBI has constituted a committee, under the chairmanship of Former Deputy Governor
B.P. Kanungo, which would examine the state of customer service in banks, non-
banking financial companies (NBFCs) and payment operators.
 SBI has announced the launch of Real Time Xpress Credit on its YONO platform which
allows eligible customers to get personal loans of up to Rs 35 lakh.
 United Nations is observing “International Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of

Non-Self-Governing Territories” from May 25 to 31.
 World Thyroid Awareness Day is observed every year on 25th May to promote
awareness and understanding of thyroid diseases, their symptoms, prevention, and
treatments.
 Dr A Gopalakrishnan, Director of the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute

(CMFRI), has won the prestigious VASVIK (Vividhlaxi Audyogik Samshodhan Vikas
Kendra) Industrial Research Award in the category of Agricultural Sciences and
Technology for the year 2020.

 Rajesh Bhushan, India's Union Health Secretary, has been named Chairperson of
Committee B at the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA), which primarily discusses
the World Health Organization's administrative and financial matters (WHO).
 T N Manoharan has been appointed as a part-time Chairman of the IDBI Bank.
 World Health Organization has re-appointed Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as

Director-General of WHO for the second term.
 JSW group has appointed Gaurav Sachdeva as the CEO of JSW One Platforms, an e-
commerce venture of the group.
 QUAD (Australia, India, Japan, and the United States) Leaders’ Summit 2022 held in
Tokyo, Japan.
 75th edition of the World Health Assembly is being held in Geneva, Switzerland
from 22nd to 28th May 2022.
 Union Government has launched the 8th edition of Swachh Survekshan – 2023 under
Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0.
 Uttarakhand became 1st Indian state to roll out drone in healthcare.
 The 4th Edition of the State-Level Shirui Lily Festival 2022 has commenced in
Manipur.
 Uttar Pradesh government has launched ‘SAMBHAV’ (Systemic Administration Mechanism

for Bringing Happiness and Value) portal to monitor the grievances, schemes, programmes
and policies of the departments.
 The 3rd edition of Indian Navy (IN) – Bangladesh Navy (BN) Bilateral
Exercise ‘Bongosagar’ started at Port Mongla, Bangladesh on 24 May 2022.
 Kolkata is the first metropolis in the country to create a complete biodiversity register.
 Under the National Supercomputing Mission, a supercomputer known as Param Porul was
unveiled at NIT Tiruchirappalli (NSM).
 Turkey topped the medal tally with five gold and two bronze medals, in the 12th edition of
2022 International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Boxing Championships,
held at Istanbul, Turkey.

India is placed 54th in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Travel and Tourism
Development Index 2021. Japan is at the top of the worldwide rankings, while Chad is at
the bottom (number 117).
 A new book titled “Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure” authored by Ruskin
Bond.
 Rolls-Royce India president, Kishore Jayaraman has received an honorary Officer of the
Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty The Queen, British Deputy High
Commission.
 After successfully finishing her training, Captain Abhilasha Barak of Haryana has become
the first woman officer to join the Army Aviation Corps as a combat aviator.
 Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund (GIC) is acquiring a 7.5% equity stake in Aditya
Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL) for Rs 2,195 crore.

 The Indian Air Force (IAF) has been placed at the third position on the World Air Power
Index in terms of the total fighting strength of the various air services of different nations
of the world.

India’s first ‘Olympic Values Education Programme’ (OVEP) by the International
Olympic Committee (IOC) was launched in Odisha.
 Moody's Investors Service cut India's GDP growth prediction for the calendar year 2022
(CY22) from 9.1 percent in March to 8.8 percent.
 The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the National Women
Legislators’ Conference-2022 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
 Narinder Batra has resigned from his position as president of the Indian Olympic
Association (IOA).
 Geetanjali Shree’s ‘Tomb of Sand’ became first Hindi novel to win International Booker
Prize.
 Anwar Hussain Shaik, an Indian government official, has been appointed chair of the
WTO's Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT).
 The Junior World Cup 2022 of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
was held in Suhl, Germany, from May 09 to 20, 2022.
 For all mutual fund investments, HDFC Securities has introduced a robo-advisory tool
called 'HDFC Money'.
 The government's sale of a 29.5 percent share in Hindustan Zinc Ltd has been approved
by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
 Smt Meenakshi Lekhi, Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs, virtually
participated in the 7th BRICS Culture Ministers' Meeting, which was hosted by the People's
Republic of China.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s biggest drone festival at Pragati
Maidan, New Delhi.
 National Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday of May. In this year it is
observed on 30 May.
 Union Minister Jitendra Singh has inaugurated north India’s first industrial Biotech
Park in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
 Uttarakhand government has announced to form 5-member drafting committee,

headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Desai, to implement the much-debated
Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the state.
 PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the world's first Nano Urea Liquid Plant in
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, built by Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO).
 Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh has inaugurated the
country’s first ‘Lavendar festival’ in Bhaderwah, Jammu & Kashmir.
 Tripura government has decided to adopt the Electric Vehicle Policy 2022 to promote
electric vehicles to convert 10% of state’s vehicles to electric mode in 5 years.

 Rajasthan is the first state in India to institutionalise health accounts with the help of
World Health Organisation (WHO) to estimate the amount spent on the health sector and
its impact.
 Anti-tobacco campaign: Jharkhand has been selected for World No Tobacco Day
(WNTD) Award-2022 by the World Health Organisation.
 Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets to win their debut IPL tournament at
Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 29, 2022.
 Reserve Bank of India’s Banknote Survey of Consumers findings has revealed that Rs 100
was the most preferred banknote while Rs 2,000 was the least preferred
denomination.
 MUFG Bank becomes the first Japanese bank to open a branch at Gujarat International
Financial Tech City (GIFT City).
 Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty has been appointed as the acting Chairperson of Lokpal.
 Tokyo Bronze Medallist, Lovlina Borgohain was elected as International Boxing

Association (IBA)'s Athletes’ Committee Chair.
 Bollywood actor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has received the Excellence in Cinema award
at the French Riviera Film Festival for his contribution to cinema.
 International Everest Day is celebrated every year on 29th May in memory of the first
summit of Mount Everest on this day by New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepal's
Tenzing Norgay Sherpa in 1953.
 The Supreme Court appointed a three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA),

headed by former apex court judge AR Dave, to oversee the affairs of the All India
Football Federation (AIFF).

PM Modi has formally ratified India's membership in the Indo-Pacific Economic
Framework (IPEF), which brings together 12 other countries to boost economic
cooperation as a geostrategic response to China's expanding influence in the region.

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has launched the 'Kalaignarin All Villages Integrated Agricultural
Development Programme', which aims to develop agriculture in all 15,525 village
panchayats in five years through a convergence of Union and State government schemes
and externally funded projects.

Paisalo Digital Limited, a Non-Banking Financial Company, and UCO Bank have agreed
into a co-lending agreement for agricultural industry.

Supreme Court lawyer Karuna Nundy, business tycoon Gautam Adani and prominent
Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez have been named among the world’s 100
most influential people of 2022 by TIME magazine.
 Rural NEO Bank Mahagram has tied up with the IndusInd Bank to digitize the nation’s
payment ecosystem and provide a wider scope to transact for its customers in rural India.

 World No Tobacco Day is celebrated on 31 May every year. Theme:-Tobacco: Threat
to our environment.
 The International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers is celebrated on 29 May.

Theme 2022: “People Peace Progress: The Power of Partnerships”.
 International Day of Action for Women’s Health is celebrated every year on 28th
May. Theme 2022: ‘Resist and Persist’.
 Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Thakur inaugurated the
Takshashila Sports Complex in Viman Nagar, Pune, which was built by the Pune
Municipal Corporation (PMC).
 The country has achieved the milestone of fifty per cent rural households having access
to tap water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
 Adani Hybrid Energy Jaisalmer One Limited has commissioned a 390 MW, India’s
first wind and solar hybrid power generation plant, in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
 The 8th International Yoga Day will be celebrated across the world with the theme
'Yoga for Humanity'.
 Vandita Sharma has been appointed as a new Chief Secretary of Karnataka

Government.
 The INS Gomati was decommissioned from the naval dockyard in Mumbai.
 Filmmaker Shaunak Sen's documentary, All That Breathes, has been honoured with the
2022 L'OEil d'Or award at 75th Cannes Film Festival.
 Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise

missile from the Barents Sea.
 PM Modi will release the 11th instalment of Rs 21,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri
Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme to more than 10 crore farmers on May 31 in
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
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 Important Days : April 2022
 1st April : Utkal Divas or Utakala Dibasha or Odisha Day.
 02 April : International Children’s Book Day.
 02 April : World Autism Awareness Day.
 04th April : International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
 05 April : National Maritime Day
 07 April : World Health Day : Theme:-Our Planet, Our Health.
 10 April : World Homeopathy Day
 11 April : National Safe Motherhood Day, National Pet Day
 13 April : Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre Day (1919)
 17 April : World Haemophilia Day
 18 April : World Heritage Day
 20th April : UN Chinese Language Day.
 21st April : World Creativity and Innovation Day.
 21 April : National Civil Service Day.
 22 April : World Earth Day : Theme :- ‘Invest in our planet’.
 23 April : World Book and Copyright Day, English Language Day
 24 April : National Panchayati Day
 24-30 April : WHO’s World Immunization Week : Theme:-“Long Life for All”.
 25 April : World Malaria Day : Theme :- “Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease
burden and save lives”.
 25 April: International Delegate’s Day.
 26 April : World Intellectual Property Day

 26 April : International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day
 27th April : World Stationery Day (Last Wednesday of April).
 28 April : World Day for Safety and Health at Work : Theme:-”Participation And Social
Dialogue In Creating A Positive Safety And Health Culture”.
 28th April : International Girls in ICT Day (Fourth Thursday in April) : Theme:-Access and
Safety.
 29 April : International Dance Day.
 30th April : World Veterinary Day (Last Saturday of April)
 30th April : Ayushman Bharat Diwas.
 Appointments: April , 2022
 Vishwas Patel : Re-elected as the Chairman of Payments Council of India (PCI).
 Dr. S Raju : Director-General of the Geological Survey of India (GSI).
 Mahesh Verma : Appointed as the new chairperson of the National Accreditation Board for
Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH).
 Vikas Kumar : Appointed as Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.
 Amir Khan : Appointed as Brand ambassador of PharmEasy's.
 Aprajita Sharrma : Appointed as Vice-Chairperson of the International Telecommunication

Union’s (ITU) Council Standing Committee.
 Harsh Shringla : Chief Coordinator for the upcoming G20 Summit.
 Urjit Patel : Appointed as Vice President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
 Sitaram Yechury : General Secretary of the Communist Party of India
 Shri. S. Iqbal Singh : Appointed as the new chairman of the National Commission for
Minorities (NCM)
 Manoj Soni : Appointed as the new Chairman of UPSC.
 Lt General Manoj Pande : Appointed as New Army Chief.
 Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas : Appointed as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
 Ali Sabry : Appointed as New Finance Minister of Sri Lanka.
 Shanti Sethi : Appointed as New Defense Advisor to Smt. Kamala Harris (Vice President of
USA).

 Ajay Sood : Appointed as New Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
 Emmanuel Macron : Re-elected as the President of France.
 Arunabha Ghosh : UN Chief to High-Level expert group on net-zero emissions commitments.
 Vinay Mohan Kwatra : Appointed as India’s new Foreign Secretary.
 Murli Natarajan : Appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of
DCB Bank.
 Iqbal Singh Lalpura : Appointed as the new Chairperson of the National Commission for
Minorities.
 Vikram Dev Dutt : Appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India
Asset Holding (AIAHL).
 Bimal Kothari : Appointed as the New Chairman of India Pulses and Grains Association
(IPGA).
 Satya Easwaran : Wipro Country Head of India
 Jasleen Kohli : MD & CEO of Digit Insurance.
 Lt Gen. Manoj Kumar Katiyar : Next Director-General of Military Operations.
 LV Vaidyanathan: Procter & Gamble India appointed LV Vaidyanathan, who leads the
company’s business in Indonesia, as the new chief executive officer.
 IAS officer Naresh Kumar : Delhi’s new Chief Secretary.
 Babita Singh : New Global Peace Ambassador 2022.
 Ashwin Yardi : CEO of Capgemini
 Vishakha Mulye : Next Chief Executive Officer of Aditya Birla Capital.
 AP Abdullahkutty : Chairperson of the Haj Committee of India.
 N Chandrasekaran : Chairman of Tata Digital
 Krishnan Ramanujam : Nasscom Chairperson for 2022-23
 Bruce de Broize : MD & CEO of Future Generali India Life Insurance
 Vijay Sampla : Re-elected as the Chairperson of National Commission for Scheduled Castes.
 N Chandrasekaran : Tata Sons executive chairman N Chandrasekaran has formally taken

charge as chairman of Tata Digital.
 Krishnan Ramanujam : Appointed as National Association of Software and Services

Companies (Nasscom) Chairperson for 2022-23.
 Anshul Swami : Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Shivalik Small Finance
Bank.

 One-liners: April 2022
 Odisha Day, also Utkala Dibasa, is celebrated on 1 April in the Indian state of Odisha in
memory of the formation of the state as a separate state out of Bihar and Orissa Province with
addition of Koraput and Ganjam from the Madras Presidency on 1 April 1936.
 Dr Renu Singh will be next Director of Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun,
Uttarakhand.
 The 20th edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise named ‘VARUNA’ between Indian Navy and
French Navy is being conducted in the Arabian Sea from March 30 to April 03, 2022.
 Microsoft has launched ‘Startups Founders Hub’ platform to empower startups in India.
 Google Pay has launched 'Tap to Pay' feature in collaboration with Pine Labs for Unified
Payments Interface (UPI)-based transactions.
 President Ram Nath Kovind conferred ‘Best State’ award to Uttar Pradesh followed by
Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, at the third National Water Awards event on March 29, 2022 in
New Delhi.
 The first edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise 2022 (IMEX-
22) was held from March 26 to 30, 2022, in Goa and in Arabian Sea.
 PM Modi has virtually participated in the 5th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit. The Summit was hosted by Sri
Lankan government, which was the chair nation of BIMSTEC.
 Asian Development Bank has signed an agreement with HSBC India to establish a USD 100
million partial guarantee programme to support micro-borrowers with special weightage to
women-run micro-enterprises across India. 13.RBI extended timeline for banks to use lockable
cassettes in ATMs by a year to March 31, 2023.
 The World Autism Awareness Day is observed on 02 April every year. Theme:-Inclusive
Quality Education for All.
 The International Children’s Book Day is observed annually on 2nd April since 1967.
Theme:-Stories are wings that help you soar every day.
 Uttar Pradesh has become the top producer of vegetables. On the other hand, Andhra
Pradesh remains the top fruit producer.
 Mahesh Verma has been appointed as a new chairperson of the National Accreditation Board
for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH).
 Aprajita Sharrma has been appointed as the vice-chairperson of Council Standing

Committee on Administration and Management of International Telecommunication Union
(ITU).
 Dr. S Raju has been appointed as the Director General of Geological Survey of India (GSI)
with effect from April 01, 2022.
 Private sector lender Axis Bank has acquired Citigroup's retail banking business in India for Rs
12,325 crore.

 The Sri Veerabhadra Swamy temple and the Monolithic Bull (Nandi) at Lepakshi, Andhra
Pradesh were placed on the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list.
 The Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana has launched a software named as “Fast and
Secured Transmission of Electronic Records” (FASTER) to transmit court orders securely and
swiftly through electronic mode, for quicker communication of judicial orders.
 Olympic silver medallist weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won the BBC Indian Sportswoman Of
The Year award for 2022.
 Former Chief Minister of Sikkim, BB Gurung, has passed away at the age of 99.
 According to RBI, in the nine months ending December, 96 incidences of fraud were recorded
by 27 scheduled commercial banks and financial institutions, totaling Rs 34,097 crore.
 The Karnataka government has launched Vinaya Samarasya Yojana to eradicate

untouchability in Gram Panchayats across the state.
 Tamil Nadu government has signed an MoU with the LuLu Group of the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) in Abu Dhabi to implement three major projects worth Rs. 3,500 crores in
Tamil Nadu.
 India & Australia have signed MoU for joint exploration of Lithium and Cobalt mineral
resources.
 Vishwas Patel has been re-elected as the Chairman of Payments Council of India.
 The first edition of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise 2022
(IMEX-22) was held from March 26 to 30, 2022 at Marmugao port, Goa in Arabian Sea.
 Asian Development Bank has signed an agreement with HSBC India to establish a USD 100
million partial guarantee programme to support micro-borrowers with special weightage to
women-run micro-enterprises across India.
 In the 7th edition of Celebrity Brand Valuation Report 2021 titled “Digital Acceleration 2.0.”
released by Duff & Phelps (Now Kroll), Cricketer Virat Kohli was ranked as the most valued
celebrity for the 5th consecutive time in 2021.
 Raj Subramaniam has been appointed as the new CEO of FedEx, the world’s largest courier
service corporation.
 The United Nations’ International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
is celebrated every year on 4th April.
 Vikas Kumar has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation (DMRC).
 The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has estimated
India’s GDP to grow at 7.
 According to data from Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the overall
unemployment rate in India fell to 7.6 percent in March 2022. Haryana recorded the highest
unemployment rate in March 2022 while Karnataka and Gujarat registered the least
unemployment rate.
 Haryana government has launched the portal of ‘Mukhya Mantri Bagwani Bima Yojana’
with an initial corpus of Rs 10 crore for the scheme.

 Anthony Heredia has been appointed as the Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Private Limited.
 United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres appointed Arunabha Ghosh (India) to a

High-Level Expert Group on the Net-Zero Emissions Commitments of Non-State Entities.
 Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and Tawazun Economic Council (TEC), United Arab
Emirates (UAE), signed an MoU to explore new business opportunities in various areas of
mutual interest in the field of defence.
 The 4th edition of India Boat & Marine Show (from March 25 to 27, 2022) was held at
Kochi in Kerala.
 Poland's Iga Swiatek defeated Japan's Naomi Osaka in the final match to claim 2022
Miami Open tennis tournament.
 A new book titled “Crunch Time: Narendra Modi’s National Security Crises” authored by
Sreeram Chaulia.
 Australia beat England by 71 runs in finals to claim their seventh Women’s Cricket World
Cup on April 03, 2022, at Hagley Oval in Christchurch, New Zealand.
 Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) has sanctioned a loan
of over 267 crore rupees to start-up company BluSmart Mobility for the purchase of three
thousand electric cars.
 National Maritime Day is observed every year on 5 April, since 1964.
 Andhra Pradesh CM, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has inaugurated 13 new districts in the state
on 4th April. With this, the total number of districts in the state have increased to 26 district.
 Bengaluru-based Spacetech startup Pixxel has launched ‘Shakuntala’ satellite with

SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket. The launch took place under SpaceX`s Transporter-4 mission.
 According to the El Dorado weather website, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) was the third hottest
city in the world. Kayes city of Mali is the hottest place on earth.
 The government has released the GST monthly collection figures for March 2022. The
gross collection has reached all-new highs of Rs.1,42,095 crore.
 Amir Khan has been appointed as the brand ambassador of PharmEasy.
 The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has appointed Dr Ian Fry as the
world’s first independent expert for human rights and climate change.
 Viktor Orban won a fourth successive term as Prime Minister of Hungary.
 Meghalaya will host 83rd National Table Tennis Championship 2022 from April 18 to 25.
 ‘We Are’ received “Album of the Year” award at 64th Grammy Awards 2022, which was held
in Las Vegas.
 18-year-old Spanish Carlos Alcaraz has become the youngest man to win the prestigious title
of Men’s Single Miami Open after defeating World No.8 Casper Ruud.
 A new novel titled “Queen of Fire” authored by Devika Rangachari.

 Tata Group has announced to launch its one-stop mobile app called Tata Neu. Tata Neu is
being launched as a supper app where users can find everything, from groceries to gadgets,
and getaways.
 HDFC Bank Limited has been adjudged Best Performing Bank in Self Help Group (SHG)
Linkage by Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM).
 The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace is observed every year on
6th April.
 United Nations International Day of Conscience is observed every year on 6th April. Theme:
Promoting the Culture of Peace with Love and Conscience.
 IFS Vinay Mohan Kwatra has been appointed as the new Foreign Secretary of India.
 A journalist from Mumbai, Aarefa Johari was awarded with the Chameli Devi Jain Award for an
Outstanding Woman Mediaperson 2021.
 The State Bank of India has MoU with the Border Security Force (BSF) to provide solutions
for financial security to BSF personnel through the Central Armed Police Salary Package
(CAPSP) Scheme.
 Tata Power Renewables Energy Ltd (TPREL) has commissioned a 300 MW project in
Dholera, Gujarat. It is India’s largest single-axis solar tracker system.
 The Gangaur festival is celebrated in Rajasthan and some parts of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat,
and West Bengal.
 Vice Chief Lieutenant General, Manoj Pande is all set to become next Chief of the Army Staff.
 A new book titled ‘Decoding Indian Babudom’ authored by Ashwini Shrivastava and
published by Vitasta Publishing Private Limited launched.
 The Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), Shri Bhupender
Yadav has launched a mascot 'Prakriti' and various green initiatives for Effective Plastic Waste
Management.
 RBI has decided to reduce the Ways and Means Advances (WMA) for States
Governments and Union Territories (UTs) from Rs 51,560 crore to Rs 47,010 crore.
 Union Minister of Education and Skill Development, Shri Dharmendra

Pradhan released a book titled “Birsa Munda – Janjatiya Nayak”, authored by Prof. Alok
Chakrawal.
 The World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7 since 1950. Theme:-‘Our Planet,
Our Health.’
 The International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda is
observed every year on April 07.
 The 12th edition of the prestigious Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2022
started in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
 Murli M Natarajan has been appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer
(MD & CEO) of DCB Bank for a period of two years.
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) has Projected India’s economy to grow by 7.5% in 2022-
23 (FY23); 8% in 2023-24 (FY24).

 The 9th Edition of the India – Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise was held at Special
Forces Training School, Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh.
 The Union Bank of India (UBI) has launched its super-app named UnionNXT and digital
transformation project called ‘SMBHAV’.
 Tamil Nadu government has launched the ‘Kaaval Uthavi’ app which helps citizens to seek
police assistance during any emergency.
 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched the ‘School Chalo Abhiyan’.
 Falguni Nayar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nykaa, is ranked 10th in Hurun Richest
Self-Made Women in the World 2022.
 The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has formed an advisory

committee of experts for Semicon India programme. The Advisory Committee will be chaired
by the Union Minister of Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw.
 Sarhul is the most popular tribal festivals celebrated across the Jharkhand region to
mark the beginning of New Year.
 India's trade deficit rose 87.5 per cent to USD 192.41 billion in 2021-22 as against USD
102.63 billion in the previous year, as per as data released by Ministry of Commerce and
Industry.
 Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has signed MoU with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to
convert civil passenger aircraft to “Multi Mission Tanker Transport” (MMTT) aircraft in India.
 Tesla and SpaceX chief Elon Musk has topped the Forbes Billionaires List 2022 to emerge as
the richest person in the world. Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh
Ambani at 10th position globally.
 Noted Hindi poet and litterateur Prof Ramdarash Mishra has been selected for the Saraswati
Samman, 2021 for his collection of poems ‘Mein to Yahan Hun’.
 A book on making of NASSCOM ‘The Maverick Effect’, authored by Harish S. Mehta, the
founding member and the first Chairman of NASSCOM.
 Madhya Pradesh government has launched the Mukhyamantri Udhyam Kranti Yojna, to
give loans up to Rs 50 Lakhs with a subsidized interest rates for self-employment.
 Madagascar has become the 30th country to join the Coalition for Disaster Resilient
Infrastructure (CDRI), which was launched by PM Modi at the United Nations Climate Action
Summit in September 2019.
 The 9th edition of the Joint Special Forces Exercise ‘Khanjar 2022′ between India and
Kyrgyzstan commenced on 25 Mar 2022 at Special Forces Training School, Bakloh, Himachal
Pradesh.
 The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) is observed every
year on 9 April. In this year it marks 57th CRPF Valour Day.
 Prevention of Blindness Week is annually observed across India from 1st to 7th April to
create awareness about blindness.
 Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) has completed its seven years on 8th April 2022.
 A novel titled ‘Tomb of Sand’, authored by Geetanjali Shree, has become the first Hindi
language work of fiction to be shortlisted for International Booker Prize. The novel has been
translated into English by Daisy Rockwell.

 The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has constituted an Animation, Visual Effects,
Gaming and Comics (AVGC) Promotion Task Force has been constituted to promote the
AVGC sector in the country.
 The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has launched an initiative “AVSAR (Airport as Venue
for Skilled Artisans Of The Region)” to encourage the talent of women, artisans and craftsmen
and provide them with the right opportunities.
 The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved
continuation of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), till March 2023.
 RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs 93 lakh each on Axis Bank and IDBI Bank for non-
compliance of certain directions issued by RBI.
 The World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will provide a loan of
Rs 7,500 crore to the government of Gujarat for its ‘Mission School of Excellence project.
 Karnataka government has established the ‘Nandini Ksheera Samridhi Cooperative

Bank’, which will provide greater financial strength for the milk producers.
 The World Homeopathy Day is celebrated every year on April 10 to mark the birth
anniversary of German physician Dr Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann.
 The 20th Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), chaired by Union
Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav, was held at Pakke
Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.
 The Union Minister of AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated a two-day scientific

convention on the theme ‘Homoeopathy: People’s Choice for Wellness’ in New Delhi.
 The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presented the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Fellowship and Sangeet Natak Awards for the year 2018 to 43 eminent artists.
 India's DRDO has successfully flight-tested Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System and Pinaka
Area Denial Munition Rocket Systems at the Pokhran firing ranges on April 09, 2022.
 Government of India has announced the setting up of 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) in 75
districts to commemorate the 75 years of independence of our country (Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav).
 A new book titled “NOT JUST A NIGHTWATCHMAN: My Innings in the BCCI” , authored
by by former CAG Vinod Rai.
 Indian duo Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Saurav Ghosal won the mixed double title at 2022
WSF World Doubles Squash championship at Glasglow on April 09, 2022.
 India won 10 medals, including three golds, four silvers, and three bronze at the Thailand
Open International Boxing Tournament 2022.
 The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) and GVFL Limited signed
an MoU at Gift City for co-operation and collaboration to support and facilitate FinTech
ecosystem in GIFT IFSC.
 The National Safe Motherhood Day is observed every year on April 11.
 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has launched an anti-corruption mobile
app named 1064 Anti-Corruption Mobile App.
 Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra Tea will soon get a European Commission Geographical
Indication Tag (GI Tag). Kangra tea received the Indian GI tag in 2005.

 A photograph by Canadian photographer Amber Bracken titled “Kamloops Residential
School” has won the 2022 World Press Photo of the Year award.
 Axis Bank signed a Partial Guarantee Facility Agreement (PGFA) with the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) for a partial guarantee programme with initial outlay of USD 150
million.
 The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has contributed an amount of USD 72,124 towards
the UNESCO Fund for Elimination of Doping in Sport 2022.
 In a significant development, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Israel Aerospace

Industries (IAI) have entered into MoU to convert civil passenger aircraft to Multi Mission
Tanker Transport (MMTT) aircraft in India.
 The International Day of Human Space Flight is celebrated every year on 12 April to mark
the anniversary of the first human space flight by Yuri Gagarin.
 World Parkinson’s Day is observed every year on 12 April to raise awareness of Parkinson’s
disease, which is a progressive nervous system disorder.
 Shehbaz Sharif has been elected as 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan.
 PM Modi has virtually addressed 14th Foundation Day of Umiya Mata Temple, a religious
site in Gujarat’s Junagadh.
 Union Home and Cooperative Minister, Amit Shah has inaugurated the Seema
Darshan Project at Nadabet on the Indo-Pak border in Banaskantha District of Gujarat.
 Dr Manoj Soni has been appointed as the Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC).
 Uttarakhand CM, Pushkar Singh Dhami has launched a mobile app called ‘1064 Anti-
Corruption Mobile App’.
 The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated five-day long Madhavpur
Ghed Fair in Gujarat.
 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Indian Army and Indian
Air Force (IAF) jointly conducted the successful flight-test of the indigenously developed
helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’.
 Bengali author Amar Mitra has been conferred with the prestigious 2022 O. Henry Prize for
his work titled “The Old Man of Kusumpur”.
 The International Turban Day is celebrated every year on April 13 since 2004. The 2022
Turban Day marks the 553rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
 Indian Army is observing 38th Siachen Day on 13th April 2022, to commemorate the
courage displayed by the Indian Army troops in securing the highest battlefield in the world
‘Siachen Glacier’ under Operation Meghdoot on 13 April 1984.
 Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been named as the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March
2022. Australia opener Rachael Haynes is named as ICC Women’s Players of the Month for
March 2022.
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have inked $2 million
Project Readiness Financing (PRF) loan agreement.
The 4th edition of the ‘2+2’ Ministerial dialogue between India and the United
States was held on April 11, 2022 in Washington DC.

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Arbor Day Foundation
have jointly recognised Mumbai and Hyderabad as ‘2021 Tree City of the World’.
The Union Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, inaugurated
the 'Amrit Samagam'
Konkani writer Damodar Mauzo has been conferred with 57th Jnanpith Award for the
year 2022. Apart from this, noted Assamese poet and litterateur Nilmani Phookan has been
conferred with the 56th Jnanpith award for 2021.
Gujarat has topped the NITI Aayog’s State Energy and Climate Index (SECI)-Round One,
followed by Kerala and Punjab.
India has successfully flight-tested Helina, an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) in Pokhran,
Rajasthan.
A South American Country, Ecuador became the first country in the world to give legal rights
to wild animals.
Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will take over next month as G20 chief
coordinator.
 The World Chagas Disease Day is observed every year on 14 April.
 Ambedkar Jayanti ( also known as Bhim Jayanti) is an annual festival observed on 14 April to
commemorate the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar.
 BCCI secretary, Jay Shah has been appointed to the ICC Cricket Committee as a Member
Board Representative, while Mahela Jayawardene has been reappointed as the Past Player
Representative.
 At the 23rd edition of the EY Entrepreneur of The Year India awards, Nykaa founder Falguni
Nayar has been named as the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2021.
 The Victoria (Australia) will be hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
 National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), under the Ministry of Steel has won
gold award in the category of social responsibility and silver award in the category digital
inclusion for the ‘Project Kalpataru’ for ERP implementation in the 80th SKOCH Summit in New
Delhi.
 Netherlands won FIH Junior Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 after beating Germany at
Potchefstroom, South Africa.
 In this year, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre also known as the massacre of Amritsar
completed 103 years.
 India will host National Delphic Games for Arts and Cultures in 2023.
 India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a USD 2 million Project Readiness
Financing (PRF) Loan for strengthening the institutional capacity, designing urban
infrastructures that are climate-resilient, and improving the mobilization of municipal resources
in Nagaland’s 16 district headquarter towns (DHTs).
 The first phase of the Khelo India National Ranking Women Archery Tournament was held
at TATA Archery Academy, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.

 The World Trade Organization slashed its forecast for global trade growth this year to 3%
from 4.7% due to the impact of the the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
 The World Art Day is observed every year on 15 April.
 Iqbal Singh Lalpura has been re-appointed as chairperson of National Commission for
Minorities.
 Asian Development Bank (ADB) sanctioned an amount of $76.25 million or Rs 551 crore for
three specific projects under the Agartala Smart City Limited (ASCL).
 Young Indian Chess Grandmaster R Pragganandhaa has won the prestigious Reykjavik
Open chess tournament.
 New Zealand pace bowler Tim Southee has been awarded the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal at
the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) Awards. Sir Richard Hadlee medal is the highest cricketing
honour of New Zealand (Black Cap).
 PM Modi has inaugurated Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya or Prime Ministers’ Museum at

Teen Murti Complex in New Delhi.
 Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has conferred the International Gandhi Award for Leprosy,
2021 to Dr. Bhushan Kumar of Chandigarh and Sahyog Kushtha Yagna Trust, Gujarat at a
function in New Delhi.
 Uttarakhand government is set to implement the ‘Him Prahari’ Scheme for ex-servicemen
and youngsters.
 The Union government has extended the scheme to provide Rs 40 crore grants-in-aid to the
Dalai Lama’s Central Tibetan Relief Committee (CTRC) for another five years.
 India’s first Community Museum inaugurated in Gya-Sasoma villages of Leh, Ladakh.
 A new book titled ‘Hear Yourself’ authored by Prem Rawat.
 Indian badminton player, Mithun Manjunath has won silver in Men’s Singles at the Orléans
Masters 2022, held at Orleans, France.
 The World Voice Day is celebrated every year on 16 April. Theme:- Lift Your Voice.
 Save the Elephant Day is celebrated on April 16 every year.
 India will host the Street Child Cricket World Cup 2023 (SCCWC 2023).
 Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMBL) has launched its new enterprise portal ‘Kotak FYN’.
 The Indian Air Force (IAF) has signed MoU with IIT Madras for technology development and
finding indigenous solutions towards the sustenance of various weapon systems.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated a 200-bed K K Patel Super
Speciality Hospital in Bhuj in Kutch district of Gujarat.
 Bohag Bihu or Rongali Bihu, one of the biggest festivals of Assam is celebrated every year
on second week of April.
 IIT Guwahati has partnered with NTPC Limited to design and develop a highly energy-
efficient plant to capture carbon dioxide(CO2) from power plants.

 Punjab National Bank, India’s second-largest bank has celebrated its 128th Foundation Day
on April 12, 2022.
 Israel successfully tested a new laser missile-defence system ‘Iron Beam‘ which is the
world’s first energy-based weapons system that uses a laser beam to shoot down
incoming UAVs, rockets, mortars, long range missiles, anti-tank missiles etc.
 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced the birth anniversary of Dr Ambedkar on
April 14 would be observed as ‘Equality Day’.
 Indian economist and political commentator Prabhat Patnaik has been selected for the
Malcom Adiseshiah Award 2022.
 World Hemophilia Day is observed every year on 17 April. Theme:-“Access for All:
Partnership. Policy. Progress. Engaging your government, integrating inherited bleeding
disorders into national policy“.
 The Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi unveiled a 108 ft statue of Lord Hanuman ji
in Morbi, Gujarat.
 Telangana government has signed MoU with Thailand to promote trade and investment.
 ICICI Bank has signed an MoU with GIFT SEZ (Special Economic Zone), India’s first
International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), located at GIFT City in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has unveiled the logo of the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey
World Cup at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar.
 Tamil Nadu defeated defending champion Punjab in the final to win the men’s title in the
71st Senior National Basketball Championship.
 Kangra tea (Himachal Pradesh) is likely to win European Union’s geographical indication
(GI) tag. This tag helps Kangra tea to get an opportunity to enter the European market.
Kangra tea received the Indian GI tag in 2005.
 IIT Madras has introduced India's first Polycentric Prosthetic Knee, which aims to improve
the lives of thousands of amputees above the knee.
 World Heritage Day observed globally on 18 April every year.
 India has been elected to the United Nations Economic and Social Council’s (ECOSOC) four
major bodies, including the Commission on Science and Technology for Development.
 Paytm has become an official digital payments partner for the prime ministers’ museum,
which was recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
 e-NAM marks the sixth anniversary of the National Agriculture Market (e-NAM), a pan-India
electronic trade network.
 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will pay an official visit to India from April 21-22, 2022. This
will be Boris Johnson's maiden visit to India as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
 Veteran cricketer Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the first Indian pacer to scalp 150 wickets
in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history.
 The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved Vikram Dev Dutt's appointment
as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India Asset Holding (AIAHL).
 New Zealand pacer Hamish Bennett announced retirement from all forms of cricket.

 The World Liver Day is observed every year on 19 April.
 Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has been appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff.
 Border Roads Organisation will build the world's highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass, at
16,580 feet, to connect Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. BRO will execute this ambitious
project under ‘Project Yojak’ . This tunnel is proposed to be completed by 2025.
 India’s first-ever radio channel for the visually impaired, named ‘Radio Aksh’ has been
launched in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
 PhonePe partnered with internet exchange point, Extreme IX to enable faster digital
payments service to over 370 million PhonePe users.
 The Karnataka government has appointed Indian Cricketer Robin Uthappa as the
ambassador for its 'Brain Health Initiative'.
 Kamlesh Nilkanth Vyas has been re-appointed as the Chairman of Atomic Energy
Commission for one year.
 Electrical goods major Havells India’s consumer durables brand, Lloyd, has roped in former
Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly as its Brand Ambassador for Eastern Indian markets.
 A new book titled “The Boy Who Wrote a Constitution: A play for Children on Human
Rights” authored by Rajesh Talwar.
 Legendary Odia singer and music director Prafulla Kar has passed away.
 Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas has won the Monte Carlo Masters title.
 Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Tamilisai Soundararajan has inaugurated the

Puducherry’s first-ever Beach Festival named I Sea PONDY-2022.
 Haryana beat Tamil Nadu to win 12th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship.
 The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 annually.
 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed the gross domestic product (GDP)
growth forecast for India in FY23 to 8.2 percent in its latest World Economic Outlook report.
 India’s first portable solar rooftop system unveiled at Swaminarayan Akshardham temple
complex in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
 The World Bank has cut the global growth forecast for 2022 to 3.2% from 4.1% due to the
impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
 Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar inaugurated the 8th edition of two-day National Level
Pollution Response Exercise, ‘NATPOLREX-VIII’, being conducted by Indian Coast Guard
(ICG) off Mormugao harbour, Goa.
 India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the apex body for India’s pulses trade and
industry, has appointed Bimal Kothari as the new Chairman.
 IndusInd Bank has been awarded the global ‘Celent Model Bank’ award under the
category of ‘Payments System Transformation’ for building a best-in-class Enterprise Payments
Hub (EPH).
 Indian Grandmaster Dommaraju Gukesh has clinched the 48th La Roda International
Open chess tournament title in Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

 National Civil Service Day is observed every year on 21 April to mark the anniversary of
the historic address given by the country's first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel, to the newly appointed Administrative Services Officers.
 IT major Wipro has announced the appointment of Satya Easwaran as the Country Head for
India.
 India and Maldives signed seven MoUs for projects to be built under the Indian grant
assistance scheme for the High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) through local
bodies.
 India has signed an MoU with Finland to establish an Indo-Finnish Virtual Network Centre on
Quantum Computing.
 The Department of Rural Development and Panchayati raj of Jammu and Kashmir has
launched an app ‘Jan Nigrani’, intended to help people lodge their complaints related to
various schemes online.
 The Supreme Court of India has reconstituted the expert committee to monitor the
compensatory afforestation and other mitigation measures for the Delhi-Dehradun Economic
Corridor Expressway project under the chairmanship of CP Goyal.
 Dr Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Chairman and Managing Director of Serum Institute of India (SII),
has topped the Hurun Global Healthcare Rich List 2022 and became the richest billionaire
in the healthcare sector 2022.
 Indian-American Navy veteran Shanti Sethi has been appointed as USA Vice President
Kamala Harris’s Defence Adviser.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 3-day Global Ayush Investment and
Innovation Summit in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on April 20, 2022.
 China has signed a wide-ranging security pact with the Solomon Islands to enhance social
stability and long-term tranquility in the Islands.
 The 20th Joint Staff Meeting between India and France focused on new ideas within the
existing bilateral defense cooperation system, held in Paris.
 INS Vagsheer, the sixth Scorpene Submarine of Project-75 was launched in Mumbai.
 Jasleen Kohli has been appointed as new managing director (MD) and chief executive officer
(CEO) of Digit Insurance.
 Sunil Kumar, Arjun Halakurki & Neeraj won bronze medal in Asian Wrestling
Championship, held in Mongolia.
 International Mother Earth Day is celebrated every year on 22 April. Theme:- ‘Invest in
our planet’.
 The World Creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated on April 21 every year. Theme:-
Collaboration.
 Crypto lender Nexo has partnered with Mastercard to launch the world’s first “crypto-
backed” payment card.
 Biliti Electric Inc (Biliti), (based in California, United States of America) has announced to
establish the world’s largest electric three-wheeler manufacturing facility in Telangana.
 Patrick Achi has been re-appointed as Prime Minister of Ivory Coast.

 LV Vaidyanathan has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Procter &
Gamble India.
 The Indian Army’s Trishakti Corps conducted 'Ex Kripan Shakti' at the Teesta Field Firing
Firing Ranges (TFFR) near Siliguri in West Bengal.
 Oil India Limited (OIL) has commissioned India’s first 99.999% pure Green Hydrogen pilot
plant at Jorhat Pump Station in Assam.
 Ministry of Home Affairs appointed Senior IAS officer, Naresh Kumar as the Chief Secretary
of Delhi.
 Lieutenant General Manoj Kumar Katiyar has been appointed as the next Director-General
of Military Operations (DGMO).
 Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) sell a 10% stake in HDFC Capital
Advisors to a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) to raise
funds of Rs 184 crore.
 The Central Government extended Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) for a
further period of 180 days.
 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reconstituted its Advisory
Committee, headed by Sunil Bajpai, for Leveraging Regulatory and Technology Solutions
(ALeRTS).
 International Financial Services Centres Authority has signed an MoU with the National
Insurance Academy with the goal of creating capacity and establishing a qualified talent pool
in the insurance sector in International Financial Services Centres.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated the various
projects worth 22,000 crore rupees at a function organized at Dahod in Gujarat.
 Ajay Kumar Sood has been appointed as Principal Scientific Advisor to Government of
India.
 West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard has announced his retirement from international
cricket.
 World Book and Copyright Day is observed globally on April 23. This is an annual event by
UNESCO to honour authors and book.
 Rajasthan has become India’s first state to install an L-Route server to provide
uninterrupted internet access.
 Dhanlaxmi Bank has signed an MoU with the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) for collection of Direct Taxes and
Indirect Taxes.
 India captain Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah have been named among
five players in Wisden's 'Cricketers of the Year' in the 2022 edition of the Almanack.
 Sarita Mor and Sushma Shokeen have won bronze medals for India at the Asian Wrestling
Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
 Vivek Lall, Chief executive of General Atomics Global Corporation, has been selected for the
‘Global Leader in Defence and Aviation Sector’ category of the 6th Entrepreneur
Leadership Awards 2022.

 India will provide an additional $500 million financial assistance to Sri Lanka to buy fuel as
the latter is facing worst financial crisis.
 Suman K Bery has been appointed as the new Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog by the
government after the sudden resignation of former Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar.
 National Panchayati Raj Day is celebrated every year on 24 April.
 Russia successfully tested world's most powerful missile 'Sarmat' , a nuclear-capable

intercontinental ballistic missile that can reportedly strike any target in the world.
 Karnataka government decided to name Shivamogga airport after former chief minister
and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa.
 The World Health Organization launched its Global Centre for Traditional Medicine at a site
in Gujarat.
 The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have
signed MoU for technology development and finding indigenous solutions for the sustenance of
various weapon systems.
 Manipur chief minister, N Biren Singh announced that a 165-foot-high Indian national flag,
the tallest in the Northeast, would be hoisted at the Indian National Army (INA) headquarters
complex in Manipur.
 Union minister Anurag Thakur will open the 40th edition of “Hunar Haat”, a forum to
preserve, protect, and promote local artists and craftsmen.”Hunar Haat” is bolstering Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for “voice for local” and “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”.
 World Malaria Day is celebrated every year on 25 April.
 UN English Language Day is celebrated on 23 April annually.
 Prasar Bharati has signed an MoU with the Public Broadcaster of Argentina Radio
Television Argentina (RTA) for collaboration in the field of broadcasting.
 Vishakha Mulye has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of Aditya Birla
Capital.
 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has named Sir David
Attenborough, English natural history broadcaster and naturalist, as the recipient of the
Champions of the Earth Award 2021.
 AP Abdullahkutty has been elected as the chairperson of the Haj Committee of India.
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the guidelines on Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) to
large borrowers of Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Primary (Urban) Co-
operative Banks (UCBs).
 Formula One world champion Max Verstappen and Jamaican Olympic sprinter Elaine
Thompson-Herah have been named Laureus World Sportsman and Laureus World
Sportswoman of the Year in 2022.
 Emmanuel Macron has become the first President in France in 20 years to win the re-
election.
 Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay has named Guadalajara (Mexico) as the

World Book Capital for the year 2022.

 National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has signed a Statement of
Intent (SoI) with UNICEF India on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus
on children.
 Karnataka government has launched Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia
Successfully (SAANS) Campaign, to ensure early detection and greater awareness of
pneumonia in children under the age of five.
 World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated is observed every year on 26 April.
 International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day is observed every year on April 26.
 The Tamil Nadu government has announced that December 18, every year will be observed
as Minorities Rights Day at the state level.
 PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate 7 new cancer hospitals in Dibrugarh in Assam on April
28, 2022.
 Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, agreed to acquire Twitter for $44 billion.
 Asia's biggest International Food and Hospitality fair 'AAHAR-2022' started at Pragati Maidan
in New Delhi.
 Formula One champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull-Netherlands) won the Emilia-Romagna
Grand Prix in Italy.
 Andrey Rublev defeated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-0 to win the Serbia Open for his
third title of the season.
 Odisha CM, Naveen Patnaik has released two books. The first one is the coffee table book
titled “The Magic of Mangalajodi” by Avinash Khemka and the second one is a compilation
of the Sikh history of eastern India, “The Sikh History of East India”.
 India’s participated as the Guest of honour at the Paris Book Festival 2022.
 World Immunization Week is celebrated worldwide in the last week of April. It is being
observed on 24-30 April.
 World Day for Laboratory Animals, also known as World Day for Animals In Laboratories or
World Lab Animal Day is annually observed across the globe on 24th April.
 India will host the 21st World Congress of Accountants (WCOA) for the first time in 118
years. The event will be held at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai from November 18 to
21. Theme:- 'Building Trust Enabling Sustainability'.
 Securities and Exchange Board of India has restructured the advisory committee,
headed by M S Sahoo, on market data that recommends policy measures pertaining to areas
like securities market data access and privacy.
 The Kerala government has signed an MoU with the Netherlands for the ‘Cosmos
Malabaricus Project’, which aims to illustrate the historical significance of Kerala using the
18th-century documents.
 Mumbai got India’s 1st digital bus service with ‘Tap In, Tap Out’ feature.
 Robert Golob has been elected as the Prime Minister of Slovenia.
 Capgemini CEO Ashwin Yardi has been appointed as co-chair of UNICEF’s YuWaah board.

 Kishore Kumar Das, founder of the charity organization Bidyanondo, has been named the
223rd Commonwealth Point of Light for his exceptional work in improving access to
education for children from marginalised backgrounds.
 Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh won the Menorca Open chess tournament.
 Senior leader of Congress K Sankaranarayanan, who served as governor of Maharashtra,

Nagaland, and Jharkhand, has passed away at the age of 89.
 Eminent writer of Odisha and Padma Shri awardee (2020) Binapani Mohanty has passed away.
 Former president of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki passed away at 90.
 Palli village in Samba district of Jammu has become the India's first carbon neutral
panchayat, fully powered by solar energy.
 World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed every year on 28 April.
 Jamtara (Jharkhand) has become the only district in the country where all gram panchayats
have community libraries.
 Flipkart has signed an MoU with the West Bengal government to train and support local
artisans, weavers, and handicraft makers.
 India’s military expenditure is the third highest in the world behind the US and China, as per
as the Sweden-based think-tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
report, titled ‘Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2021‘.
 India’s 1st Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit 2022 concluded in
Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
 Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with IndusInd Bank to offer fixed deposit (FD)
facilities to its customers.
 Khelo India Youth Games 2021 will be held in Haryana from 4th to 13th June 2022.
 A book titled ‘Chinese Spies: From Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping’ authored by Roger
Faligot.
 Former Indian women’s hockey team captain, Elvera Britto has passed away at 81.
 India finished with 17 medals (1-Gold, 5-Silver, 11-Bronze medals) in Asian Wrestling
Championships 2022, held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 19 April 2022 to 24 April 2022.
 India has defeated France by 232-231 in the compound men’s team final to win the gold
medal in the Archery World Cup Stage-1 at Antalya, Turkey.
 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has expanded its strategic partnership with SBI Cards and
Payments Services Ltd to power SBI Card’s digital transformation.
 World Bank will provide financial assistance to Sri Lanka of USD 600 dollars to meet the
payment requirements for essential imports.
 According to the ‘Forbes’ real-time billionaires list’, Gautam Adani became the fifth richest
person in the world.
 World Penguin Day is annually celebrated on 25th April.
 World Veterinary Day is celebrated on last Saturday of April month every year. This year it
is celebrated on the 30th of April.

 International Dance Day is celebrated on 29 April every year all over the world to celebrate
the different dance forms.
 Maharashtra became the first state in India to develop a website-based Migration Tracking
System (MTS) application to track the movement of migrant workers through individual unique
identity numbers.
 IndiGo became the first airline in the country to land aircraft using the indigenous
navigation system GAGAN. GAGAN is used to provide lateral and vertical guidance when an
aircraft is approaching a runway for landing.
 The World Bank has approved a USD 47 million financial support to the Government of
India for the Mission Karmayogi, a national program to build civil service capacity.
 Bank of Baroda has launched “bob World Gold”, a new feature on its bob World mobile
banking platform for seniors and the elderly.
 Online lending platform, Indifi Technologies has appointed former chairman of SBI, Rajnish
Kumar as an advisor.
 Film and TV actor Salim Ghouse has passed away.
 Denmark has become the first country in the world to suspend the COVID-19 vaccination
programme.
 The world's oldest person, Japan's Kane Tanaka passed away at the age of 119 years.
 Union Minister for Road and Transport Nitin Gadkari dedicated two national highway projects
in Telangana and laid the foundation stone for 17 other projects in the state.

Important Days: March 2022
March 01, 2022: Zero Discrimination Day
March 01, 2022: World Civil Defence Day
March 03, 2022: World Wildlife Day : Theme:-“Recovering key species for ecosystem
restoration”.
March 03, 2022: World Hearing Day
March 04, 2022: National Safety Day : Theme:-"Nurture young minds - Develop safety culture.”
March 08, 2022: International Women's Day : Theme:-Gender equality today for a sustainable
tomorrow.
March 09, 2022: No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March)
March 10, 2022: CISF Raising Day
March 12, 2022: Mauritius Day
March 14, 2022: Pi Day
March 14, 2022: International Day of Action for Rivers
March 15, 2022: World Consumer Rights Day : Theme:-Fair Digital Finance.
March 16, 2022: National Vaccination Day
March 18, 2022: Ordnance Factories Day (India)
March 20, 2022: International Day of Happiness
March 20, 2022: World Sparrow Day : Theme:- “LOVE Sparrows.”
March 21, 2022: World Forestry Day
March 21, 2022: World Down Syndrome Day

March 21, 2022: World Poetry Day
March 22, 2022: World Water Day : Theme:-‘Groundwater: Making The Invisible Visible’.
March 23, 2022: World Meteorological Day
March 24, 2022: World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
March 25, 2022: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the
Transatlantic Slave Trade.
March 25, 2022: International Day of the Unborn Child.
March 26, 2022: Purple Day of Epilepsy.
March 27, 2022: World Theatre Day.
Appointments : March : 2022
1.Bhushan Patwardhan : Appointed as the new chairman of the executive committee of the
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bengaluru.
2.Junaid Kamal Ahmad : Appointed as Vice President of the International Lending Agency.
3.Akshaye Widhani : Appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Yash Raj Films.
4.TS Ramakrishnan : Appointed as new Managing Director & CEO of LIC Mutual Fund.
5.Sanjiv Kapoor : Appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet Airways.
6.Vidya Balan : Appointed as Brand Ambassador of Bharti AXA Life Insurance.
7.Nitin Chugh : Appointed as Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of State Bank of India (SBI).

8.Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel : Appointed as the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement
and Appellate Tribunal(TDSAT).
9.T Raja Kumar : Appointed as the new president of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
10.Mary Kom : Global pharma major Lupin Limited (Lupin) has signed Mary Kom as the brand
ambassador for its Shakti campaign.
11.Ashwani Bhatia : Appointed as whole-time member of Securities and Exchange Board of

India.
12.Justice (retd) AK Sikri : Appointed as Chairperson of the High Powered Committee (HPC) of
the Chardham project.
13.Debasish Panda : Appointed as the chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority of India (IRDAI).
14.Prabha Narasimhan : Appointed as the CEO and MD of Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited.
15.Ajay Bhushan Pandey : Appointed as the chairman of the National Financial Reporting
Authority (NFRA) for a period of 3 years.
16.Ranjit Rath : Appointed as the next Chairman and Managing Director of Oil India Limited
(OIL).
17.N Chandrasekaran : Appointed as the chairman of Air India.
18.Tapan Singhel : Tapan Singhel, the managing director and CEO of Bajaj Allianz General
Insurance, has been extended for another five years.
19.Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad : Named as brand ambassadors for My11Circle.
20.Prashant Jhaveri : Appointed as the CEO of Flipkart Health+.
21.Rajesh Gopinathan : Re-appointed as MD and CEO of TCS for five years.
22.Jay Shah : Jay Shah’s term extended by one year as a President of Asian Cricket Council.
23.Jayati Ghosh : Named as member of the UN’s newly established Advisory Board.

24.Pralay Mondal : Appointed as Managing Director and CEO of CSB Bank.
25.Hisashi Takeuchi : Appointed as MD and CEO of Maruti Suzuki.
26.Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw : Elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) in

Scotland.
27.Jens Stoltenberg : The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) extended Secretary-
General Jens Stoltenberg's tenure by a year until September 30, 2023.
28.Vinod G. Khandare : Appointed as Adviser in the Ministry of Defence.
29.Gilbert Houngbo : Appointed as Director-General of the International Labour Organization

(ILO).
30.Shashi Sinha : Appointed as new Chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council India.
31.Himanta Biswa Sarma : Re-elected as President of Badminton Association Of India.
32.Renu Singh : Appointed as the next director of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in
Dehradun.
 The Zero Discrimination Day is observed every year on 1st March.
 Madhabi Puri Buch has been appointed the new chairperson of market regulator
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
 Japan and India have renewed the Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) of up to $75 billion.
 Tamil Nadu overtook Karnataka to become the top state in overall installed renewable
capacity.
 BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure

commissioned India’s first ‘Smart Managed EV (Electric Vehicle) Charging Station’
in New Delhi.
 Bangladesh has been declared as the largest recipient of the Coronavirus vaccines that
are donated by the United States worldwide.

 Co-founder of BharatPe Ashneer Grover has resigned from the company and the board.
 Malaysia’s Tan Kim Her has been appointed as India’s doubles coach in Badminton till
the Asian Games in 2026.
 The Janaushadhi Diwas is being organized from 1st to 7th March 2022 by the Ministry
of Chemicals and Fertilizers. On 7th March 2022 the 4th Jan Aushadhi Diwas will be
celebrated. Theme – ‘Jan Aushadhi-Jan Upyogi’.
 The Ministry of Women and Child Development will celebrate the International Women’s
Day week from 1st to 8th March 2022.
 India’s first ambulance for street animals has been launched in Chennai.
 Indian President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated a newly developed ‘Arogya
Vanam’ at the President’s Estate, (Rashtrapati Bhavan) in New Delhi.
 The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh has
virtually launched the International Monsoons Project Office (IMPO) at the Indian Institute
of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune.
 The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a proposal to
allow foreign direct investment (FDI) up to 20 per cent in Life Insurance Corporation
through the automatic route.
 Bank of Maharashtra has partnered with Mahagram (a fintech company) to roll out the
‘Bank Sakhi’ project in Odisha.
 Sanjay Pandey (1986 batch IPS officer) has been appointed as the new Police
Commissioner of Mumbai by the Maharashtra government.
 Union Minister of State for Education, Annpurna Devi has presented National ICT Awards to
49 teachers across the country.
 A new book titled Udaan Ek Majdoor Bachhe Ki by Captain AD Manek authored by

Mithilesh Tiwari.
 The renowned Indian physicist and Emeritus Professor at the Department of Physics,
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Prof Deepak Dhar has
become first Indian to bag Boltzmann Medal.
 National Statistical Office (NSO) has projected India’s GDP growth in 2021-22 at
8.9%.
 Google has launched ‘Play Pass’ subscription in India.
 Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin’s autobiography titled Ungalil Oruvan (One
Among You) launched by Rahul Gandhi.

 The World Wildlife Day is observed every year on 3rd March. Theme 2022: Recovering
key species for ecosystem restoration.
 The World Hearing Day is observed every year on 3 March. Theme:-To hear for life,
listen with care.
 The 46th Civil Accounts Day was celebrated on 02 March, 2022.
 World Civil Defence Day is observed on 1 March every year.
 Akshaye Widhani has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Yash Raj
Films.
 According to Knight Frank's latest edition of the Wealth Report 2022, India has the third-
highest billionaire population in the world. The list has been topped by the United
States.
 The 31st Southeast Asian Games will be held in Vietnam from May 12 to 23, 2022.
 The Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev (8615 points), has ranked the new ATP World
number 1 in the Mexican Open ATP.
 Ladakh Lt Governor RK Mathur has inaugurated the first-ever Ice Wall Climbing
Competition-2022, at Ganglas in Leh.
 Saurabh Chaudhary has won India’s first gold medal in the men’s 10m air pistol event
at the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Cairo, Egypt.
 Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur has developed a Novel nanoparticle-based bio-

degradable-carbonoid-metabolite (BioDCM) that can protect agricultural crops from fungal
and bacterial infections.
 Samiran Gupta will lead microblogging platform Twitter’s public policy and philanthropy
efforts in India and South Asia.
 Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct the Exercise Vayu Shakti that will take place at
Pokharan range in Jaisalmer on March 7, 2022. Exercise Vayu Shakti is organised by
Indian Air Force once in every three years.
 Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Nitu (48kg) has won gold medals at the 73rd
Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament, held in Sofia, Bulgaria.
 World Obesity Day is observed every year on 4th March. Theme:- ‘Everybody Needs
to Act’.
 India has signed the Host Country Agreement (HCA) with International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) for the establishment of an Area Office & Innovation Centre of ITU in New
Delhi.
 Sanjiv Kapoor has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Jet
Airways.

 The 19th edition of the India-US Military Cooperation Group (MCG) meeting has been
held in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.
 Bharti AXA Life Insurance has roped in bollywood actress VidyaBalan as its Brand
Ambassador.
 Senior Advocate Aman Lekhi has announced his resignation as the Additional Solicitor
General (ASG) at the Supreme Court.
 7.Hero MotoCorp has unveiled a new brand Vida, for its emerging mobility solutions and
upcoming electric vehicles.
 8.Australian cricketer Shane Warne has passed away at the age of 52 years.
 1.India's largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station with a capacity of 121
charging points for 4 wheelers, has been launched in Gurugram, Haryana.
 2.The 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup started on March 04, 2022 in New Zealand.
 3.Rajasthan government has announced a ‘Camel Protection and Development

Policy’ in its budget 2022-23.
 4.Ravichandran Ashwin has become India's second highest wicket taker in Tests
after Anil Kumble by taking his 435th test wicket.
 5.RuPay, a flagship product of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), has
become the official partner for TATA IPL 2022.
 6.Russia has captured Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is the
largest power plant in Europe.
 7.Axis Bank has committed a USD 150 million (about Rs 1,140 crore) loan for
strengthening the healthcare infrastructure in the country in association with IPE Global
through SAMRIDH.SAMRIDH stands for Sustainable Access to Markets and Resources for
Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH).
 8.National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has been awarded the ‘Special Jury Award’ at
the 7th India Industry Water Conclave and the 9th edition of the FICCI Water Awards.
 9.Dabang Delhi K C defeated Patna Pirates by 36-37 in the final of the Pro Kabaddi
League Season 8 in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
 10.The MeitY Startup Hub, an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY), and Google have announced a cohort of 100 early to mid-stage Indian
startups as a part of Appscale Academy programme.
 Jan Aushadhi Diwas is celebrated every year on 7th March.
 Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) is observed its 53rd Raising Day on 06
March 2022.

 The Indian Navy successfully test-fired the long range version of the BrahMos cruise
missile from the stealth destroyer INS Chennai.
 India’s largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI) has appointed Nitin Chugh as Deputy
Managing Director (DMD) to drive digital banking operations.
 Telangana became the top-performing state in India with a population over one crore
in terms of the growth rate of Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices by
the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
 Reliance Industries (RIL) has announced opening of India’s largest business, commerce
and cultural destination, ‘The Jio World Centre’ in Mumbai.
 Paytm has partnered with Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
(IRCTC) to offer digital ticketing services to consumers through Automatic Ticket Vending
Machines (ATVM) installed at railway stations across India.
 Former Punjab Governor & Indian Army Chief General S F Rodrigues has passed away.
 Indian Railways tested 'Kavach', automatic train protection system. It was tested on the
Sanatnagar-Sankarpalli section in Secunderabad. The system is expected to prevent the
two trains from colliding despite being on full speed.
 Former Australia cricketer (wicketkeeper) Rodney William Marsh has passed away. He was
the 1st Australian wicketkeeper to score a century in test cricket.
 Indian women cricket captain Mithali Raj has become the first woman and only third
cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar and Javed Miandad to play six world cup.
 A new book titled ‘The Blue Book: A Writer’s Journal’ , authored by Amitava Kumar.
 India’s first indigenously developed Flying Trainer ‘HANSA-NG’, successfully completed the
sea-level trials at Puducherry from February 19 to March 5.
 The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM) awarded its Award for
Sustainability Excellence in Energy Management to CtrlS, a DataCenter Company in
Hyderabad, Telangana.
 Swiss Airlines will become the world’s first airline to use solar aviation fuel.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 12 km stretch of the Pune Metro Rail
project in the city. The total cost of the Pune metro project is over Rs 11400 crore. Pune
Metro is the first metro project in the country to have Aluminum body coaches.
 Union Ministry for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has organised ‘Sagar
Parikrama’ initiative. To begin with, Gujarat will mark the first state under this
initiative.
 The International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. Theme :-

Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.

 The Reserve Bank of India is observing Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) from
March 7-11, 2022. Theme :- Outreach and Availability of Digital Payments.
 Microsoft has announced to set up its fourth data centre in India in Hyderabad,
Telangana. Microsoft already has data centre in three Indian regions across Pune,
Mumbai, and Chennai.
 Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank have announced a strategic partnership to strengthen the
growth of India’s digital ecosystem through a range of financial solutions.
 India Global Forum’s (IGF) annual summit is being organized in Bengaluru.
 Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava has been appointed as the Chief Justice of
Rajasthan High Court.
 9th edition of India-Sri Lanka naval exercise SLINEX conducted in Visakhapatnam.
 Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel (Chief Justice of Delhi High Court) has been
appointed as the Chairperson of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate
Tribunal(TDSAT).
 Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched the ‘Donate-a-
Pension’ campaign under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) scheme.
 Indian women’s trio of Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan won the gold
medal in women’s 25m pistol team event in the ongoing International Shooting Sport
Federation (ISSF) World cup in Cairo, Egypt.
 Indian shooters ended the ISSF World Cup 2022 in Cairo, Egypt with a total of seven,
four gold, two silver and one bronze, medals.
 The biography of pop icon Usha Uthup titled The Queen of Indian Pop: The
Authorised Biography of Usha Uthup was released which was originally written in Hindi
titled Ullas Ki Naav by Vikas Kumar Jha.
 No Smoking Day is observed every year on the Second Wednesday Of March. In

2021, it is observed on 9 March.
 Russia has surpassed Iran to become the most sanctioned country in the world, due to
its invasion on Ukraine.
 The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has designed and
commissioned a supercomputer named PARAM Ganga (capacity = 1.66 Petaflops), at IIT
Roorkee under Phase II of National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
 On the occasion of International Women’s Day, President Ram Nath Kovind has conferred
the ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ for the year 2020 and 2021 to 29 Women.
 Reserve Bank of India has launched a booklet named BE(A)WARE, a booklet on Modus
Operandi of Financial Frauds.

 The Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) successfully launched a military
satellite, Noor-2, into orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometres (311 miles) from earth.
 Haryana government has announced Matrushakti Udaymita Scheme to provide

support to women entrepreneurs, on International Women’s Day.
 Google Cloud and Flipkart have entered into a multi-year strategic partnership to help
fast-track Flipkart’s innovation and cloud strategy.
 Germany will host a virtual meeting of agriculture ministers from the G7 countries to
discuss the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on world food security.
 Aarushi Verma, a national-level shooter and an environmentalist hailing from Delhi has
been selected to represent India at the 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition
which is set to be held in March 2022.
 HDFC Mutual Fund has launched a women-led financial empowerment initiative

‘LaxmiForLaxmi’.
 India`s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is being built in Bodh Gaya in Bihar.
 Government has approved the establishment of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional
Medicine (WHO GCTM) in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
 Singapore's T. Raja Kumar has been appointed as the next President of Financial Action
Task Force (FATF).
 Priyanka Nutakki has become India’s 23rd and newest Woman Grandmaster.
 Indian Grandmaster S L Narayanan won the Grandiscacchi Cattolica International Chess

Open, held in Italy.
 Chhattisgarh government has launched the ‘Kaushalya Matritva Yojana’ by handing

cheques of Rs 5,000 each to five women beneficiaries for the safe motherhood practices.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a tall statue of great Maratha warrior
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Pune, Maharashtra.
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI)
launched two landmark initiatives UPI123Pay and DigiSaathi.
 The World Kidney Day is observed every year on the Second Thursday of March. In
2022, it is observed on March 10, 2022. Theme:- Kidney Health for All: Bridge the
knowledge gap to better kidney care.
 India’s first 100% women-owned industrial park became operational on March 08,
2022, in Hyderabad, Telangana.
 Karnataka government has launched ‘Women@Work’ program to provide five lakh jobs
within 2026 to women with necessary employable skills.
 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved $1.4 billion in emergency
support for Ukraine to finance expenditures and shore up the balance of payments.

 Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Lok Sabha Secretariat have jointly organised the
3rd edition of the National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) on March 10 and 11, 2022, in
the Central Hall of Parliament, New Delhi.
 India & Singapore have signed MoU on cooperation in Science, Technology and
Innovation.
 Karnataka Bank has signed an MoU with SELCO Solar Light Pvt Ltd to provide energy
access to the underserved population.
 Yoon Suk-yeol has been elected as South Korea’s new President.
 A BCCI veteran and one of India’s long served cricket administrators, Ratnakar Shetty has
released a book titled 'On Board: Test. Trial. Triumph. My years in BCCI'.
 Bangladeshi environmental lawyer, Rizwana Hasan has been selected for the
International Women of Courage (IWOC) Award for 2022.
 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has raised Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
Limit for Public Debt Investment up to Rs 5 Lakhs.
 Domestic rating agency CRISIL has projected GDP growth forecast at 7.8% for 2022-23.
 The World Bank has signed a $125 million loan agreement with the Government of
India to support efforts in giving access to social protection services to poor and vulnerable
groups in the state.
 Axis Bank has launched ‘HouseWorkIsWork’ initiative to bring educated urban women
to workforce.
 Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar has announced a new award named the
‘Sushma Swaraj Award’.
 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Civil Aviation Minister
Jyotiraditya Scindia have jointly inaugurated the first drone school in Gwalior, Madhya
Pradesh.
 The Supreme Court of India has appointed Justice (retd) AK Sikri as Chairperson of the
High Powered Committee (HPC), of the Chardham project.
 A book titled Soli Sorabjee: Life and Times authored by Abhinav Chandrachud.
 Debasish Panda has been appointed as the chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and
Development Authority of India (IRDAI).
 Prabha Narasimhan has been appointed as the CEO and MD of Colgate-Palmolive

(India) Limited.
 Tripura Government has announced a special scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Chaa Srami

Kalyan Prakalpa’ for tea workers.

 The Reserve Bank of India has directed Paytm Payments Bank Ltd to stop the onboarding
of new customers with immediate effect.
 Former Pakistani President and jurist Rafiq Tarar has passed away at 92.
 The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and IIT Roorkee signed an MoU for the
establishment of a ‘BIS Standardization Chair Professor’ at IIT Roorkee.
 The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) observed its 37th Foundation Day
celebrations on 11 March, 2022 in New Delhi.
 Rating Agency Morgan Stanely has projected India’s GDP growth forecast for 2022-23
(FY23) at 7.9%.
 Maharashtra government has announced to set up country’s first medical city named as
‘Indrayani Medicity’ in Pune, to provide all kinds of specialised treatment under one
roof.
 AAP's Bhagwant Mann will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Punjab.
 Andhra Pradesh has retained its number one spot in the SKOCH State of Governance
rankings in 2021.
 ToneTag has partnered with NSDL Payments Bank and NPCI to launch its VoiceSe UPI
payments service for feature phone users.
 Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved Ashwani Bhatia’s

appointment as a whole-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of
India (SEBI) for three years.
 Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance has entered into a bancassurance partnership with Bharat
Co-operative Bank.
 The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has organised ‘India Water Pitch-Pilot-
Scale Start-up Conclave’ at India Habitat Centre in New Delhi.
 Jammu and Kashmir government has launched a quick response (QR) code for its GI-
tagged Kashmiri carpet, to preserve the authenticity and genuineness of the hand-
knotted carpets.
 Ajay Bhushan Pandey has been appointed as the chairman of the National Financial
Reporting Authority (NFRA).
 Six Indian airports named among best airports of Asia Pacific region in Airports Council
International (ACI) Airport Service Quality Survey for 2021.
 Gabriel Boric Font has been appointed as the 36th President of Chile.
 International Day of Mathematics or Pi Day is observed globally on the 14th March

every year.

 World Rotaract Day is celebrated on the 13th of March every year. Theme:-Rotary
Making a Difference. World Rotaract Week will be held from 11 March 2022 to 18 March
2022.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 11th edition of the Khel Mahakumbh
at Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.
 Author Geetanjali Shree’s translated Hindi novel 'Tomb of Sand' is amongst 13 books that
got selected for the International Booker Prize longlist.The first ‘Gati Shakti’ cargo
terminal of Indian Railways was inaugurated in the Eastern Railway’s Asansol division.
 Katalin Novak has been elected as first-ever female president of Hungary.
 Justice Vipin Sanghi has been appointed as acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.
 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has organized a special programme for
school children called YUva VIgyani KAryakram (YUVIKA) or Young Scientist Programme.
 Famous Golfer, Tiger Woods was formally inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
 National Vaccination Day is observed every year on 16 March.
 World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year on 15 March. Theme:- Fair
Digital Finance.
 International Day of Action for Rivers is celebrated every year on 14th March. Theme
:- The Importance of Rivers for Biodiversity.
 World Glaucoma Day is annually observed across the globe on 12th March.
 According to report released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI),

India and Saudi Arabia emerged as the largest importers of arms between 2017-
21. Largest Arms Exporters in 2017-21:- USA
 Ranjit Rath has been appointed as the next Chairman and Managing Director of Oil India
Limited (OIL).
 N Chandrasekaran (Chairman of Tata Sons), has been appointed as the chairman of Air
India.
 Indian Shuttler Lakshya Sen won silver medal after losing to Kunlavut Vitidsarn of
Thailand, 18-21, 15-21, in the men’s singles final at the German Open 2022.
 Delhi government has launched an online portal ‘My EV‘ (My Electric Vehicle) for the
purchase and registration of electric autos in Delhi.
 Pradeep Kumar Rawat has assumed charge as India’s new ambassador to China.
 Mahanadi Coalfields Limited has become the largest coal-producing company in India.
 India's first-ever digital water data bank 'AQVERIUM' was inaugurated in Bengaluru. It
is an innovative initiative aimed at better water management.

 Games24x7 Private Limited, India’s leading digital skill games company, has appointed
Indian cricketers Shubman Gill and Ruturaj Gaikwad as its new brand ambassadors for
its My11Circle fantasy gaming platform.
 India’s explosive batsman Shreyas Iyer and New Zealand female all-rounder Amelia
Kerr have won the ICC ‘Men’s Player of the Month title for February 2022.
 India’s First Artificial Intelligence & Robotics Technology Park (ARTPARK) has been
launched at IISc campus, Bengaluru.
 Ahimsa Vishwa Bharti (AVB) organization will establish India’s first World Peace Center
in Gurugram, Haryana.
 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann has been sworn in as the 17th Chief
Minister of Punjab.
 India has been selected as the host nation for the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022.This is
the first time that India will host the FIDE Chess Olympiad since its inception in 1927.
 The MV Ram Prasad Bismil has become the longest vessel ever to sail on the river
Brahmaputra.
 Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari launched the world’s most advanced technology-
developed Green Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Toyota Mirai in New Delhi.
 The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in India showed significant improvement at 103 for the
period 2017-19.
 Mumbai has become the first city in South Asia to set target of Net-Zero Carbon
Emissions by 2050.
 India's Adani Group has signed an MoU with Sri Lanka for two large power projects in the
Northern Province. The two renewable energy projects, involving the Adani Group, were
aimed at generating combined capacity of 500 MW, at a cost of $500 million.
 Sahitya Akademi has published a book-length poem 'Monsoon' by Indian poet-diplomat

Abhay K. on the occasion of its 68th anniversary.Sahitya Akademi was established on
March 12 in 1954.
 India’s third-largest private sector bank, Axis Bank won the Asian Bank of The Year
2021 and India Bond House at the IFR Asia Awards 2021.
 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank launched Industry’s first digital onboarding facility for its
micro banking customers through its ‘Ujjivan SFB Assisted’ app.
 India has approved US $ 1 billion line of credit (LoC) for Sri Lanka to help the Island
nation for importing food, essential items and medicine.
 As per Bloomberg’s recent data on Market capitalization, India’s equities market has
entered the world’s top 5 in terms of market capitalization. The US topped the ranking.

 A documentary about the Dalit-led, all-woman newspaper Khabar Lahariya, 'Writing With
Fire' became the first Indian documentary to be nominated at the Oscars.
 The former Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Kumudben Manishankar Joshi has passed away.
 The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution to proclaim 15 March as the

International Day to Combat Islamophobia every year, starting from 2022.
 The Global Recycling Day is observed every year on 18th March. Theme:- Recycling
Fraternity.
 The World Sleep Day is held every year on the Friday before Spring Vernal Equinox.
In 2022, it is observed on 18th March. Theme:-‘Quality Sleep, Sound Mind, Happy World’.
 Professor Narayan Pradhan has been selected for the 31st GD Birla Award for
Scientific Research for his outstanding contribution in the field of material sciences.
 Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented Rs 1.42 Lakh crores Budget for
the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in Lok Sabha, New Delhi.
 Ramesh Murthy has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.
 Karolina Bielawska (Poland) has won the Miss World crown for the year 2021. 7.Frank
Torres has been appointed as the President of Nissan India.
 Biography of Rahul Bajaj's titled Rahul Bajaj: An Extraordinary Life, authored by Gita
Piramal will be launched on 21 March 2022.
 SpaceX and Tesla founder, Elon Musk is the world's richest person with $205 billion
wealth, according to the 2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich List. From India, Reliance Industries
Ltd (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani occupied the ninth rank globally with a net worth of
$103 billion.
 Global rating agency Moody’s has lowered India’s economic growth estimate for the
calendar year 2022 to 9.1 per cent, due to adverse effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
on the global economy.
 As part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to commemorate India’s 75th year of

independence, a Green Triangle named after Mahatma Gandhi was jointly inaugurated
in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo.
 The Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) have signed
an agreement to build the first indigenous dredger of the country.
 Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh has inaugurated a seven-storeyed Flight Control System
(FCS) Integration facility at Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a laboratory
of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

 State Bank of India (SBI) has announced to set up an Innovation, Incubation and
Acceleration Centre (IIAC) at Hyderabad, Telangana.
 A Manimekhalai will be the next managing director and chief executive (MD & CEO) of
Union Bank of India.
 Karnataka government has launched 'Dishaank app' to ensure easy access to land
records.
 According to the global consulting firm Deloitte’s report titled Global Powers of Retailing
2022: Resilience Despite Challenges, Reliance Retail Limited, Reliance Retail ranked 56th;
Walmart Inc topped in the list.
 Co-founder and joint managing director of Bharat Biotech International Ltd, Suchitra K
Ella has been elected as chairperson of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-southern
region for the year 2022-23. CII also appointed Kamal Bali as the Deputy Chairman.
 According to the latest data, India’s maternal mortality ratio (MMR) has improved to 103
for the period 2017-19. Kerala topped in maternal and child health in India.The Maternal
Mortality Ratio (MMR) has worsened in West Bengal, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and
Chhattisgarh.
 ISRO has successfully completed the ground test of the solid fuel-based booster stage of
its new Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC),
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
 International Day of Happiness is observed every year on 20th March. Theme:-‘Build

Back Happier’.
 The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) celebrated its 83rd Raising Day on 19 March
2022.
 World Sparrow Day is celebrated every year on 20th March. Theme:-LOVE Sparrows
 The World Frog Day is observed annually on 20th March.
 The World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People is celebrated every year on
20th March.
 The UN French Language Day is observed annually on 20 March.
 The World Oral Health Day is marked every year on 20th March. Theme of World Oral
Health Day 2021-2023 is: Be Proud Of Your Mouth.
 Rajesh Gopinathan has been re-appointed as Managing Director (MD) and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) for five years.
 9.According to United Nations’ World Happiness Report for the year 2022, India has been
ranked at 136th position in the world. Finland has topped the 2022 World Happiness
Report. Afghanistan has been ranked as the unhappiest country in the world.

 The National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (NMDC) has signed an MoU with IIT
Kharagpur for ‘Drone-Based Mineral Exploration’.
 RBI Innovation Hub and IIT Madras Incubation Cell have signed an MoU to work together
in developing the ecosystem necessary to support and scale fintech startups in India.
 The Asian Cricket Council has unanimously extended the tenure of its incumbent
President Jay Shah for a period of one year.
 The International Day of Forests is celebrated every year on 21st March. Theme:-
Forests and sustainable production and consumption.
 The World Down Syndrome Day is observed every year on 21st March. Theme:-‘We
Decide‘.
 The World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21st March every year.
 The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on
21st March. Theme:-VOICES FOR ACTION AGAINST RACISM.
 The World Puppetry Day is observed every year on 21 March.
 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (Monaco) has won the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix
2022.
 35th edition of the world famous Surajkund International Crafts Mela started (March 19
to April 04, 2022) at Surajkund in Faridabad district of Haryana. ‘Theme State’ is Jammu
& Kashmir and Uzbekistan is the partner nation.
 The 24-time world champion, Pankaj Advani from India has won the 19th Asian
Billiards Championship 2022, held in Doha, Qatar.
 The government has extended the timeline up to ten years for startups to convert debt
investments made in the company into equity shares.
 Former India cricketer Suresh Raina has been awarded the prestigious ‘Sports Icon’
award at the Maldives Sports Awards 2022.
 West Bengal celebrated the ‘Dol Utsav’ or ‘Dol Jatra’ which is dedicated to Lord
Krishna and Mata Radha on full moon day. It also marks the last festival of the year as per
the Bengali calendar.
 Telangana became the first state in India to adopt the Crop Diversification Index
(CDI) by way of recording their crop diversification pattern in the form of an index.
 Visakhapatnam Railway Station (Andhra Pradesh) has become the first station in East
Coast to implement ‘One Nation, One Product’.

 World Water Day is observed every year on 22nd March. Theme :- Groundwater,
Making the Invisible Visible.
 N Biren Singh took oath as Chief Minister of Manipur for a second consecutive five-year
term.
 IIT Madras has established a new interdisciplinary water management and policy centre
called ‘AquaMAP’ to solve water problems in India.
 Serdar Berdimuhamedow has been sworn in as the President of Turkmenistan.
 India is hosting the 36th International Geological Congress (IGC) on virtual platform
in New Delhi. The theme of the event is Geosciences: The Basic Science for a Sustainable
Future.
 The 9th edition of the Joint Military Exercise 'LAMITIYE-2022' between the Indian Army
and the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) from March 22 to 31, 2022.
 HDFC Bank has announced to launch SmartHub Vyapar programme and Autofirst
application for small business loans.
 India’s Lakshya Sen won silver after losing to Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in men’s singles
Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2022 finals, held in Birmingham,
England.
 Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra received the ‘Sportstar of the Year
(Male)’ award at the 2022 Sportstar Aces Awards. In female category, weightlifter
Mirabai Chanu received the ‘Sportstar of the Year’ award.
 Indian economist Jayati Ghosh has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio

Guterres to a new high-level advisory board on effective multilateralism.
 The World Meteorological Day is celebrated every year on 23 March. Theme:-‘ Early
Warning and Early Action’.
 Martyrs Day (also known as Shaheed Diwas or Sarvodaya Day) is observed every year on
23 March to commemorate the death anniversary of the freedom fighters Bhagat Singh,
Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru, who laid their lives for the freedom of India.
 Bihar Diwas is celebrated on 22 March every year. This year, the state is celebrating the
110th Bihar Diwas. Theme :- ‘Jal, Jeevan, Hariyali’.
 The World Head Injury Awareness Day is observed annually on 20 March. Theme :-
More Than My Brain.
 India has been ranked at 51st position in the ‘Global House Price Index Q4 2021’ released
by property consultant Knight Frank. Turkey ranked first in the list.
 New Delhi has been ranked the world’s most polluted capital city for second
consecutive year as per IQAir’s 2021 World Air Quality Report. Bhiwadi was the most
polluted city in India, followed by Ghaziabad, Delhi and Jaunpur.

 Bangladesh was the most polluted country, followed by Chad, Pakistan and Tajikistan.
India was the fifth most polluted country.
 On the fifth edition of the Women Transforming India (WTI) Awards organised by NITI
Aayog, Women Transforming India Awards have been conferred 75 women achievers for
their contribution towards a ‘Sashakt Aur Samarth Bharat’.
 Fitch Ratings has lowered India’s GDP growth forecast for the fiscal FY 2022-2023 to 8.5
percent in its Global economic Outlook-March 2022.
 Nagaland created history by becoming the first State Assembly in the country to
implement the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) programme to become completely
paperless.
 Pramod Sawant took charge as Goa Chief Minister for the 2nd term.
 Tamil Nadu’s handmade Narasingapettai Nagaswaram got geographical identification

tag. Narasinghapettai nagaswaram is a classical wind music instrument that is traditionally
made in a village near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.
 Prasar Bharati has signed MoU with Australia’s public service broadcaster ‘Special
Broadcasting Service (SBS)’ to boost co-operation in the field of broadcasting.
 World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year on 24 March. Theme:-‘Invest to End

TB. Save Lives’.
 International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and
for the Dignity of Victims is observed every year on 24 March.
 The 3rd edition of the joint training exercise named EX-DUSTLIK between the Indian
army and Uzbekistan army is being started at Yangiarik, Uzbekistan from 22 to 31
March 2022.
 Cricketing legend Gundappa Ranganatha Viswanath has launced his autography titled
‘Wrist Assured: An Autobiography’.
 A new book titled Unfilled Barrels: India’s oil story authored by Richa Mishra. Richa
Mishra is a journalist with The Hindu BusinessLine.
 The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has projected the
India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) for FY23 (2022-23) at 8.1% and for FY24 (2023-
24) at 5.5%.
 Kerala has become the first in the country to introduce Carbon-neutral farming for better
soil health.
 On the occasion of World Water Day 2022, Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the Sujalam
2.0 campaign for greywater management. Theme:- ‘Groundwater: making the invisible
visible’.

 Kotak Mahindra Bank and Axis Bank have acquired 7.84% stake each in Open Network
for Digital Commerce (ONDC).
 World tennis No.1 Ashleigh Barty (Australia) has announced her retirement at the age
of 25.
 Pushkar Singh Dhami took oath as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for the second
term.
 The former president of Bangladesh, Shahabuddin Ahmed has passed away.
 Diebedo Francis Kere (Burkina Faso) became the first African to win the 51st Pritzker
Architecture Prize 2022. It’s a most prestigious honor in the field of architecture.
 Devendra Jhajharia (javelin thrower) became the first para-athlete to receive the
Padma Bhushan award.
 Avani Lekhara (para-shooter) was also awarded the Padma Shri award in the Sports
category.
 International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is observed every
year on 25 March every year.
 International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave
Trade is observed on 25 March every year. Theme: Stories of Courage: Resistance to
Slavery and Unity against Racism.
 RBI has approved the appointment of Pralay Mondal as the interim Managing Director
and CEO of CSB Bank.
 American Mathematician Dennis Parnell Sullivan has won Abel prize for the year 2022.
 Malaysia will host armed forces from 4 nations namely, Australia, New Zealand,
Singapore and the United Kingdom in the annual Bersama Shield 2022 training exercise.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated Biplobi Bharat Gallery at
Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata.
 The Governor of the Central Bank of Chile, Mario Marcel has won the Governor of the
year award at the Central Banking Awards 2022.
 The World Bank has issued the first-ever wildlife bond, worth $150 million, to be used to
revive the population of black rhinoceros in South Africa.
 A Children’s Book ‘The Little Book of Joy’ authored by Dalai Lama & Archbishop
Desmond Tutu.
 Indian Army’s Agnibaaz Division has organized a joint exercise Suraksha Kavach 2 with
Maharashtra Police to counter any terrorist actions in Pune. The exercise held at
Lullanagar, Pune.

 Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, has been elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
(RSE) in Scotland.
 DBS Bank India has announced the launch of the Green Deposit Programme for corporate
clients which will provide a simple way for the companies to support environmentally
friendly projects or avenues.
 Hisashi Takeuchi (Japan) has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer of Maruti Suzuki.
 Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) format, has passed
away.
 Indian Government has set a target of about Rs 1 trillion for the National Bank for
Financial Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) for sanctioning loans to the
infrastructure sector in the next financial year i.e 2022-23.
 Government has declared 5th of October to be celebrated as National Dolphin Day

every year, beginning from 2022.
 Earth Hour is celebrated every year on the last Saturday of the March. In this year, it
is observed on 26th March. Theme:- ‘Shape Our Future‘.
 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has extended the tenure of its Secretary-
General Jens Stoltenberg by a year until September 30, 2023.
 Gujarat has retained the top position in the second edition of NITI Aayog’s Export
Preparedness Index 2021. Across the Union Territories, Delhi has performed the best.
 RBI Governor Shri Shaktikanta Das has inaugurated the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub
(RBIH) in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
 Yogi Adityanath has been sworn in as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh at Atal Bihari
Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
 Kerala Tourism Minister, P A Mohamed Riyas launched a 24×7 working WhatsApp

chatbot ‘Maya’, to provide information and updates related to the tourism ecosystem in
Kerala.
 IIT Madras has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to offer a web-based,
user-friendly masters course, Tech in Industrial AI aimed at upskilling employees and
incorporating AI applications to industrial concerns.
 Former Chief Justice of India, Ramesh Chandra Lahoti has passed away.
 Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has recognized INS

Shivaji as the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the field of Marine Engineering (ME).
 Union Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani inaugurated the ten-day
mega Red Fort Festival, ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ at Red Fort in Delhi.
 The Western Naval Command of the Indian Navy organised an offshore security exercise,
‘Prasthan’ on 23 March 2022, in the Offshore Development Area (ODA) off Mumbai.

 World Theatre Day is celebrated every year on 27 March.
 Bihar has become the first state to implement dynamic map for villages to track land
ownership.
 RBI has approved State Bank of India Mutual Fund Limited (SBIFML), along with other
SBI group companies, to acquire up to 9.99% equity capital in the ICICI Bank.
 Government has set a target of building 220 new airports by 2025.
 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the license of People’s Co-operative Bank
Limited, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has started the massive military drill
‘Cold Response 2022’ in Norway from March 14, 2022, which will continue till 01 April,
2022.
 IIT Kharagpur has signed an MoU with National Mining and Development
Corporation (country’s largest iron ore producer) to create spectrum products,
methodologies, and algorithms for drone (UAV) mining exploration.
 Sportstar and The Hindu group released a coffee-table book, ‘Road to 1000’, at the
2022 Sportstar Aces Awards at The Taj Mahal Palace hotel.
 P.V. Sindhu has defeated Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thailand) to win the women’s
singles title at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament.
 The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has won the ‘Covid champion’ award
at Wings India 2022.
 The 73rd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society has been organized
in Visakhapatnam.
 Professor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert has been awarded the Stockholm Water Prize
Laureate 2022 for his groundbreaking work to quantify environmental evaporation.
 According to the recent ‘Annual Frontier Report, 2022’ published by the United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Dhaka (Bangladesh) has been ranked as the
most noise polluted city globally. Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad came second in the list.
 President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presented the prestigious President’s Colour
to Indian Naval Ship (INS) Valsura at Jamnagar in Gujarat.
 Ministry of Culture has inaugurated the 12th edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti
Mahotsav (RSM) 2022 at the Government Art College grounds in Rajahmundry (officially
known as Rajamahendravaram), Andhra Pradesh.
 Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni has inaugurated the web
portal ‘Modi Story’ on March 26, 2022. The portal can be accessed at modistory.in.

 Government has announced an extension in the free ration scheme Pradhan Mantri
Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) for another six months till September 2022.
 Shri G Kishan Reddy, Union Minister for Culture, Tourism & DONER, has inaugurated
the 3-day North-East festival called ‘Ishan Manthan’ at the Indira Gandhi National Centre
for the Arts in New Delhi.
 India have been declared as the winners of the 3rd edition of SAFF U-18 Women’s Football
Championship.
 Himachal Pradesh government has signed an MoU with the National Institute of
Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, Punjab as a Knowledge
Partner for the upcoming Medical Devices Park, Nalagarh in Solan, HP.
 The Diamond City of India, Surat, has become the first in India to get a road that is
made out of steel waste.
 RBI governor Shri Shaktikanta Das has laid the foundation stone for the establishment
of a Learning and Development Centre (LDC) of the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran
Private Limited in Mysuru, Karnataka.
 Shashi Sinha has been appointed as new Chairman of Broadcast Audience Research
Council (BARC) India.
 Gilbert Houngbo (Togo) will be the next Director-General of the International Labour
Organization (ILO).
 Max Life Insurance Co. Ltd partnered with PhonePe to launch its ‘Max Life Smart
Secure Plus Plan’ for its customers.
 Ministry of Ayush (MoA) has signed an agreement with the World Health Organization
(WHO) to set up the Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
 The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has signed an MoU with
Meghalaya Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation Limited to facilitate the
development of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) ecosystem in Meghalaya.
 Veteran Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone has been nominated as one of the
TIME100 Impact Awards 2022.
 Pramod Sawant took oath as the Chief Minister of Goa.
 The Prime Minister of Malta, Robert Abela has been sworn in for second term.
 The film 'CODA' declared as best picture in the 94th Academy Awards, (also known
as Oscars Award).
 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands) has won the Formula One 2022 Saudi
Arabian Grand Prix.

 The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Indian
Jewellery Exposition Centre (IJEX) building in Dubai, UAE.
 Rating agency ICRA has projected the India’s GDP growth forecast for 2021-22 (FY22) at
8.5% and for 2022-23 (FY23) at 7.2%.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the All Former Prime Ministers Museum in
New Delhi on April 14, 2022.
 The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has approved a Rs 837
crores grant to the Government of Odisha to promote and develop 18 micro, small, and
medium enterprises (MSME) infrastructure projects in Odisha.
 Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has been re-elected as the president of
Badminton Association of India (BAI) for another four years term.
 Ministry of Defence has signed a Rs 473 crore deal with the Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)
to construct eight Fast Patrol Vessels for the Indian Coast Guard.
 Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, released a book titled ‘Spoorthi Pradatha Sri
Somayya’ authored by Syam Prasad.
 Bangladesh celebrated its 52nd Independence Day on 26th March 2022.
 The largest-ever military drill, ‘Balikatan 2022,‘ began between the United States
military and the military of the Philippines.
 Hurun Research Institute has released the Hurun Global Forty and Under Self-Made
Billionaires 2022 in which India ranked 4th while USA ranked first in the list.
 Uday Kotak has announced to step down as the Chairman of the board of the
Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS).
 India’s leading multiplex chain, PVR, will merge with INOX Leisure, the second biggest,
to create the country’s largest film exhibition company. PVR Promoters will have 10.62%
stake in the combined entity while INOX Promoters will have 16.66% stake. Ajay Bijli will
be the managing director of the combind entity.
 The International Day of Drug Checking is observed on 31 March every year since
2017.
 World Backup Day is observed every year on March 31.
 The International Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) occurs annually on 31 March.
 Dr Renu Singh will be next Director of Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun,
Uttarakhand.
 The 20th edition of the Bilateral Naval Exercise named ‘VARUNA’ between Indian Navy
and French Navy is being conducted in the Arabian Sea from March 30 to April 03, 2022.

 Microsoft has launched ‘Startups Founders Hub’ platform to empower startups in India.
 Google Pay has launched 'Tap to Pay' feature in collaboration with Pine Labs for Unified
Payments Interface (UPI)-based transactions.
 President Ram Nath Kovind conferred ‘Best State’ award to Uttar Pradesh followed
by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu, at the third National Water Awards event on March 29, 2022
in New Delhi.
 The first edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise 2022
(IMEX-22) was held from March 26 to 30, 2022, in Goa and in Arabian Sea.
 PM Modi has virtually participated in the 5th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit. The Summit was hosted by Sri
Lankan government, which was the chair nation of BIMSTEC.
 Asian Development Bank has signed an agreement with HSBC India to establish a USD
100 million partial guarantee programme to support micro-borrowers with special
weightage to women-run micro-enterprises across India.
 RBI extended timeline for banks to use lockable cassettes in ATMs by a year to March
31, 2023.
Appointments February : 2022
1.Xiomara Castro : First female President of Honduras.
2.Antonio Costa : Re-elected as Prime Minister of Portugal.
3.GAV Reddy : Appointed as the new head of the Defence Intelligence Agency.
4.Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi : Appointed as as Director-General of the National Institute of

Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT).
5.GA Srinivasa Murthy : Appointed as director of Defence Research and Development Laboratory
(DRDL) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Hyderabad.
6.Ravi Mittal : Appointed as the Chairman of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).
7.Jens Stoltenberg : Appointed as Norway’s central bank Governor.
8.Sonali Singh : Additional charge of the Controller General of Accounts (CGA).
9.Rahul Bhatia : IndiGo’s co-founder Rahul Bhatia named as first Managing Director (MD) of the

company.
10.M Jagadesh Kumar : Appointed as the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission
(UGC).
11.Dinesh Prasad Saklani : Appointed as the new Director of the National Council of Educational
Research and Training (NCERT).
12.S R Narasimhan : Additional charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of
Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO).
13.Dr Unnikrishnan Nair : Appointed as the new Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
14.Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit : Appointed as first woman Vice-Chancellor of JNU.
15.Akshay Kumar : Brand Ambassador of Uttarakhand.
16.Pradip Shah : Appointed as the chairman of Pfizer India.
17.Disha Patani : Appointed as Brand Ambassador of Bata India.
18.Amitabh Bachchan : Appointed as brand ambassador of MediBuddy, one of India’s largest

digital healthcare platform.
19.S. Kishore : Appointed as the Chairman of Staff Selection Commission (SSC).
20.Sanjay Malhotra : Appointed as Secretary in the Department of Financial Services in the

Ministry of Finance.
21.Munishwar Nath Bhandari : Chief Justice of Madras High Court.
22.N Chandrasekaran : Re-appointed as Chairman of Tata Sons.
23.Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba : President of Burkina Faso.
24.Pankaj Tripathi : Brand Ambassador of Krishi Network App.
25.Debashis Mitra : Elected as the President of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
(ICAI).
26.Frank-Walter Steinmeier : Re-elected as President of Germany.

27.Gita Mittal : Appointed as the Chairperson of the Committee of Administrators which will run
the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).
28.Ilker Ayci : Appointed as MD and CEO of Air India.
29.Vineet Joshi : Appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE).
30.Manoj Tiwari : Brand Ambassador of Khadi and other handicrafts of Bihar.
31.Shah Rukh Khan : Brand Ambassador of A23, the gaming application owned by Head Digital
Works, an online skill gaming company.
32.G Ashok Kumar : Appointed as India’s first national maritime security coordinator.
33.Chetan Ghate : Appointed as the new Director of Institute of Economic Growth.
34.Manika Batra (Table Tennis player) : Appointed as the brand ambassador of Adidas.
35.Takuya Tsumura : Appointed as new President & CEO of Honda Cars India.
36.K.N. Raghavan : Elected as the new Chairman of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG).
37.Sanjay Malhotra : Director of Central Board of RBI.
38.Sanjeev Sanyal : Apointed as a full-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the
Prime Minister (EAC-PM).
39.Rakesh Sharma : Re-appointed as managing director and chief executive officer of IDBI Bank.
40.Nitin Paranjpe : Appointed as the Non-Executive Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL).
41.Rishabh Pant : Appointed as brand ambassador of Dish TV India.
42.Abhishek Singh (Digital India CEO) : Appointed as new National e-Governance Division chief.
43.Madhabi Puri Buch : Appointed as first woman chief of Securities and Exchange Board of India
(SEBI).

List of Important Days in February-2022
01 February : Indian Coast Guard is celebrating its 46th Raising Day on 01 Feb 2022.
02 February : World Wetlands Day : Theme:-‘Wetlands Action for People and Nature’.
1-7 February : World Interfaith Harmony Week.
04 February : World Cancer Day : Theme:-“Close the Care?Gap”.
04 February : ‘International Day of Human Fraternity’.
06 February : International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation. : Theme:-

Accelerating Investment to End Female Genital Mutilation.
08 February (second day of the second week) : Safer Internet Day. Theme:-‘Together for a better
internet’.
10 February : World Pulses Day. : Theme:-“Pulses to empower youth in achieving sustainable

agrifood systems”.
10 February : National Deworming Day.
11 February : World Unani Day.
11 February : International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Theme:-“Equity, Diversity, and
Inclusion: Water Unites Us”.
12 February : National Productivity Day.
13 February : World Radio Day.
13 February (Birth Anniversary of Sarojini Naidu) : Indian National Women’s Day.
14 February (Second Monday of February) : International Epilepsy Day.
15 February : International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD).
19 February : Soil Health Card Day.

19 February (Third Saturday of February) : World Pangolin Day.
20 February : World Day of Social Justice. Theme:-Achieving Social Justice through Formal
Employment.
20 February : Northern States Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh celebrate their Foundation Day
since 1987.
21 February : International Mother Language Day. Theme:-“Using technology for multilingual

learning: Challenges and opportunities”.
22nd February : World Thinking Day. Theme:-Our World, Our Equal Future.
24 February : Central Excise Day.
27th February : World NGO Day.
27th February : National Protein Day. Theme:- ‘Food Futurism‘.
27th February : Polio National Immunization Day.
28 February (last day of February) : Rare Disease Day (RDD).
28 February : National Science Day : Theme:-‘Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future’.
One-liners: February 2022
 Indian Coast Guard is celebrating its 46th Raising Day on 01 Feb 2022.
 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and the UPI ecosystem (comprising of
leading banks and fintechs) will observe February 1-7 as ‘UPI Safety and Awareness Week’
and the whole of February as ‘UPI Safety and Awareness Month’.

 PM Modi has virtually addressed 30th National Commission for Women Foundation
Day programme. The theme of the programme was ‘She The Change Maker’.
 Delhi has replaced Bengaluru as the startup capital of India as the national capital added
over 5,000 startups between April 2019 and December 2021, according to the Economic
Survey 2021-22.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation on
the occasion of the 92nd birth anniversary of the Indian classical vocalist.
 RBI has imposed several restrictions on Indian Mercantile Cooperative Bank Ltd,
Lucknow, including a cap of Rs 1 lakh on withdrawals.
 Ministry of Defence has launched services for home delivery of medicines for
veterans and serving military personnel services under an online medical
consultation platform named Services e-Health Assistance and Teleconsultation
(SeHAT).
 According to a report released by research firm Counterpoint Technology Market Research,

South Korean company Samsung Electronics has surpassed U.S chipmaker Intel to
become the world’s leading chipmaker by revenue in 2021.
 Tata Group company, Tata Steel Long Products Ltd’s (TSLP) has acquired Odisha-
based Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) for Rs 12,100 crore.
 Antonio Costa has been re-elected as Prime Minister of Portugal.
 Indian men’s hockey player PR Sreejesh has won the World Games Athlete of the Year
award for 2021.
 GAIL (India) Limited has commenced India's first-of-its-kind project of mixing

hydrogen into the natural gas system at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
 MS Dhoni led 4 time IPL Champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has become the
country’s first sports Unicorn with its market cap having touched a high of Rs 7,600 crores.
 A book titled ‘Operation Khatma’ authored by R C Ganjoo & Ashwini Bhatnagar.
 World Champion Magnus Carlsen has won the Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2022.
 The World Wetlands Day is observed every year on 2nd February. Theme:-‘Wetlands
Action for People and Nature’.
 World Interfaith Harmony Week is observed every year on first week of February (1-7
February).
 The Hoysala Temples of Belur (dedicated to Lord Vishnu), Halebid (dedicated to Lord
Shiva) and Somnathapura (dedicated to Lord Vishnu) in Karnataka have been finalised as
India's nomination for World Heritage List for the year 2022-2023.

 NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. (NVVN) has acquired 5% equity stake in Power
Exchange of India Ltd (PXIL).
 Tata Sky, the leading Direct to Home (DTH) platform, rebrands itself as Tata Play.
 State Bank of India (SBI) has entered into an agreement with Tata Power Solar
Systems for financing of solar projects.It has also set up a dedicated centralized
processing cell ‘Surya Shakti Cell’, at the Ballard Estate in Mumbai.
 Punjab Chief Electoral Officer unveiled its mascot named ‘Shera (Lion)’.
 Lieutenant General GAV Reddy has been appointed as the new head of the Defence
Intelligence Agency.
 India’s first geological park will be built in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
 Former RBI governor, Urjit Patel has resigned from the post of non-executive and
independent director of Britannia Industries Limited.
 Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Patanjali Ayurved Limited (PAL) have launched co-
branded contactless credit cards in partnership with the National Payments Corporation of
India (NPCI).
 Spituk Gustor Festival, a two-day annual celebration of Ladakhi culture and traditional
heritage, celebrated in Ladakh.
 Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. unveiled its branded store “Happy Shop” in
Mumbai. ‘HaPpyShop’ is the non-fuel retail sector of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Ltd and aims to make available the products of daily need to its customers at their
convenience.
 Senior advocate and Additional Solicitor General (ASG), Rupinder Singh Suri has passed
away.
 North Korea successfully tested its Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile. The
Hwasong-12 has an estimated range of 4,500 km (2,800 miles).
 Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day is observed on 2 February.
 Rating Agency CRISIL has projected India’s GDP growth for FY22 at 9.2% and for FY23
at 7.8%.
 The Jet, the world’s first clean-energy, hydrogen-powered flying boat, is set to be
launched in Dubai.
 The three days long Torgya Festival of the Monpa tribal community is celebrated in
Arunachal Pradesh.
 According to Brand Finance report, Life Insurance Corporation has been ranked at 10th
in the list of insurance brands globally.Ping An Insurance of China is at the top in the list.

 Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi has been appointed as Director General of National
Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT).
 India’s first-ever season style book titled ‘The Class of 2006: Sneak Peek into the
Misadventures of the Great Indian Engineering Life’, authored by Akash Kansal.
 The Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary (Gujarat) and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh)
have been listed as Wetlands of International Importance by the Ramsar Convention.
 A Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy has been launched at the IIT
Dharwad, Karnataka.
 Actor and filmmaker Amitabh Dayal has passed away.
 The 11th meeting of India-Oman Joint Military Cooperation Committee (JMCC) was
held in New Delhi.
 The goods and services tax (GST) collection crossed the Rs 1.30 lakh crore-mark for the
fourth time as the Government of India collected Rs 1,38,394 crore gross GST revenue for
January 2022.
 The World Cancer Day is observed every year globally on 4th February. Theme:-‘Close
the Care Gap’.
 The ‘International Day of Human Fraternity’ is celebrated across the world on 4th
February.
 The US has regained its position as India's top trading partner in calendar year
2021 with China slipping to the second spot.
 Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) on behalf of the government of India,

extended a line of credit of $500 million to Sri Lankan government for financing the
purchase of petroleum products.
 Ravi Mittal has been appointed as the Chairman of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board
of India (IBBI).
 New Zealand cricketer, Daryl Mitchell has been named the winner of the International
Cricket Council (ICC) Spirit of Cricket Award 2021.
 The Aravalli Biodiversity Park (Gurugram, Haryana) was declared India's first 'other
effective area-based conservation measures' (OECM) site on the occasion of World
Wetlands Day.
 Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, Neeraj Chopra has been nominated for the prestigious
2022 Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award.
 The Reserve Bank of India has cancelled the license of Independence Co-operative Bank
Ltd., Nashik, Maharashtra.

 Mandu Festival is annually celebrated in Madhya Pradesh. The festival is also dedicated
to the Hindu God Ganesha.
 India and Nepal signed a MoU for the construction of a motorable Bridge over the
Mahakali River, connecting Dharchula (India) with Darchula (Nepal), under Indian grant
assistance.
 Games24x7 has appointed renowned Bollywood actor, Hrithik Roshan as the brand
ambassador for ‘RummyCircle’, an online skill gaming platform.
 Uttar Pradesh tableau which is based on Kashi Vishwanath Dham, won best state
tableau of Republic Day parade 2022.
 A short biography of Indian athlete Neeraj Chopra titled ‘Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra’
authored by Navdeep Singh Gill has been released.
 The 2022 Winter Olympics started on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China and will
continue till February 20, 2022. India announced diplomatic boycott of opening and closing
ceremony.
 Government has appointed M Jagadesh Kumar, JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Vice
Chancellor, as the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
 The Government of India has appointed Sonali Singh to hold the additional charge of the
Controller General of Accounts (CGA).
 Indian airline, IndiGo has appointed its co-founder and promoter Rahul Bhatia as
the Managing Director (MD).
 MS Dhoni’s first look from graphic novel ‘Atharva: The Origin’ released. The graphic
novel is authored by Ramesh Thamilmani.
 According to the data from economic think-tank - Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy
(CMIE), India’s unemployment rate in January 2022 stood at 6.57%; Telangana witnessed
lowest unemployment rate and Haryana recorded highest unemployment rate.
 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is observed every
year on 06 February.
 India defeated England by four wickets to win the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2022
final on February 5, 2022.
 Securities and Exchange Board of India has restructured its four member high-power
advisory committee, chaired by Jai Narayan Patel, on settlement orders and compounding
of offences.

 Reserve Bank of India has canceled the license of Nashik based Independence Co-
operative Bank Limited.
 The Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) has installed and commissioned Param Pravega,
one of the most powerful supercomputers in India.
 Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar has passed away at the age of 92.
 Tata Group company, Tata Steel Long Products Ltd’s (TSLP) has acquired Odisha-
based Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) for Rs 12,100 crore.
 A Telugu short film ‘Street Student’ by Akula Sandeep, has bagged the first prize in a
competition organised by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).
 BCCI President Sourav Ganguly and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot laid the
foundation stone of world’s third-largest cricket stadium in Jaipur.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the 216-feet tall ‘Statue of Equality’ in
Hyderabad to commemorate the 1000th birth anniversary of Sri Ramanujacharya.
 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided a record USD 4.6 billion loans to
India in 2021, including USD 1.8 billion towards coronavirus response.
 Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) has started India’s first project of mixing
hydrogen into the natural gas system at Indore, Madhya Pradesh (MP).
 Karnataka government and the Ather Energy and Electric Supply Companies (ESCOMs)
has signed an MoU to set up 1000 fast-charging stations for electric 2-wheelers.
 Centre has approved the renaming of 3 places in Madhya Pradesh, Hoshangabad Nagar as
“Narmadapuram”, Shivpuri as “Kundeshwar Dham” and Babai as “Makhan
Nagar”.
 GA Srinivasa Murthy has been appointed as director of Defence Research and

Development Laboratory (DRDL) of the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) in Hyderabad.
 Kotak Mahindra General Insurance Company signed an agreement with Cars24

Financial Services Private Limited (CARS24 Financial Services) to provide motor insurance
services to used car buyers.
 NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) chief Jens Stoltenberg appointed as next
Governor of Norway central bank.
 PM Modi has inaugurated the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the International Crops
Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Patancheru, Hyderabad.
 Professor Dinesh Prasad Saklani has been appointed as the new Director of the
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

 IIT Hyderabad has launched the beta version of ‘Swarajability’, a job portal powered
by artificial intelligence that helps people with disabilities acquire relevant skills and find
jobs.
 India has become the first country in the world to administer a DNA vaccine 'ZyCoV-D'
against COVID-19.
 Karnataka Bank has been awarded the digital transformation award, ‘DX 2021 Awards’,
by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for Best Practice in Digital Transformation.
 The United Kingdom has marked the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s rule.
 Surat (Gujarat) is set to become the first station for India’s upcoming Bullet Train Project.
 Airtel Payments Bank has partnered with ICICI Lombard General Insurance to offer
Cyber Insurance Solutions to customers.
 Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit has been appointed as 1st woman Vice-Chancellor of

Jawaharlal Nehru University.
 The first Lok Sabha MP for the BJP from south India Chandupatla Janga Reddy
passed away.
 S. R. Narasimhan has assumed the additional charge of the post of Chairman and
Managing Director (CMD) of Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO).
 Sri Lankan fast bowler Suranga Lakmal has announced his retirement.
 NASA will retire International Space Station in 2031."
 Safer Internet Day is observed every year on the second day of the second week. This
year February 8 is being celebrated as Safer Internet Day across the world. Theme:-
‘Together for a better internet’.
 The Reserve Bank of India will observe February 14-18, 2022 as Financial Literacy week
2022.
 Jammu & Kashmir has become the first Union Territory to be integrated with the
National Single Window System (NSWS), a digital platform that helps investors get
government approvals for projects.
 The Indian Space & Research Organisation (Isro) will conduct the first launch of 2022
on 14 February as it lifts off the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-04).The EOS-04 satellite,
also known as RISAT1, is a Radar Imaging Satellite. It has been designed to provide high-
quality images under all weather conditions.
 The total corpus under the PM CARES Funds in 2020-21 was Rs 10,990.17 crore.

 The ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)’ has been extended till March
2026 with an allocation of Rs 4,600 crore.
 Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed as the official brand ambassador of MediBuddy,
India’s largest digital healthcare platforms.
 Jammu and Kashmir has topped the list of States and Union Territories where
journalists and media houses were targeted in 2021 as per the India Press Freedom Report
2021.
 According to the Salesforce Global Digital Skills Index, among 19 countries, India has
the Index’s highest digital readiness score at 63 out of 100.
 Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, and the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID) have announced a new partnership under the Sustainable Access
to Markets and Resources for Innovative Delivery of Healthcare (SAMRIDH) initiative.
 Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the brand ambassador of
Uttarakhand ahead of the 2022 Assembly Elections.
 Pfizer India has appointed Pradip Shah as the chairman of its board.
 The ancient festival of Kanchoth is annually celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir.
 Praveen Kumar Sobti, best known for playing Bheem in the TV series “Mahabharat”,
has passed away.
 Amazon India signed an MoU with Karnataka State Rural Livelihood Promotion Society
(KSRLPS) to support the growth of women entrepreneurs.
 World Pulses Day is observed every year on 10 February. Theme:-“Pulses to empower

youth in achieving sustainable agrifood systems”.
 Sanjay Malhotra has been appointed as Secretary in the Department of Financial

Services in the Ministry of Finance.
 India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based hydrogen plant will be constructed in

Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.
 The United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) signed an MoU with the
Maharashtra government to support its ‘Majhi Vasundhara (My Earth)’ campaign.
 Dr. S Unnikrishnan Nair has been appointed as the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space
Centre (VSSC).
 Astronomer R Rajamohan, who led the 1st asteroid discoveries in independent India,
has passed away.
 Instagram has announced a new campaign named ‘Take a Break’ that will alert users
scrolling on Instagram to periodically take breaks from the platform and focus on other
things.

 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has emerged as the second-largest buyer of Gold among
the world’s Central Banks in 2021.
 West Bengal government has launched an open-air classroom programme Paray

Shikshalaya (Neighbourhood Schools) for primary and pre-primary students.
 The Kerala government signed an MoU with Social Alpha, a joint initiative of Tata Trust
and the Indian government, through its Clean Energy International Incubation Centre.
 Sonata Software has announced its partnership with Microsoft for its launch of
‘Microsoft Cloud for Retail’.
 Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has virtually launched intensified Mission
Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0 to protect children and pregnant women from severe diseases.
 Bangladesh Railway has signed an agreement with the Hindustan Engineering and
Industries Limited (HEIL) to procure 420 broad gauge wagons from India.
 Bollywood actress, Disha Patani has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Bata
India Limited.
 China defeated South Korea to win the AFC Women`s Asian Cup India 2022 final
title at the D. Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
 Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has virtually launched intensified Mission
Indradhanush (IMI) 4.0 to protect children and pregnant women from severe diseases.
 International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed every year on 11

February. Theme:-“Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Water Unites Us”.
 World Unani Day is observed on February 11 every year to mark the birth anniversary of
“Hakim Ajmal Khan”, an eminent Indian Unani physician.
 Mumbai has been ranked at 5th, Bengaluru at 10th and New Delhi has been ranked
at 11th place in terms of most congested cities in the world in 2021, as per the TomTom
Traffic Index Ranking 2021.
 As per the TomTom Traffic Index Ranking 2021, Istanbul (Turkey) has been declared
as the most congested city in the world as per the ranking.
 A new book titled “Atal Bihari Vajpayee” authored by Sagarika Ghose has been
launched.
 RBL Bank has partnered with Creditas Solutions for its SaaS (software as a service)-
based ‘Neo Collections’ platform to automate loan collections.
 Atal Tunnel has been officially certified as ‘World’s Longest Highway Tunnel above
10,000 Feet’ by the World Book of Records.
 Government has decided to continue the scheme of “Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran

Karyakram (RYSK)” for another 5 years from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with an outlay of Rs.
2,710.65 crore.

 Reserve Bank of India has kept the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment
facility (LAF) unchanged at 4.0 percent and GDP growth for 2022-23 at 7.8 per
cent.
 The Ahmedabad IPL franchise has been named “Gujarat Titans”.Hardik Pandya has
been declared as the Captain of this team.
 National Productivity Day is observed every year on 12 February.
 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched
an agroecology-based programme JIVA that will promote natural farming under its existing
watershed and wadi programmes in 11 states.
 The 45th International Kolkata Book Fair will start from 28 February.The focal theme
country this year is Bangladesh.
 The State Bank of India (SBI) has partnered with NSE Academy to launch five online
courses that promote financial literacy as a necessary life skill.
 Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Madras
High Court.
 Gujarat CM, Bhupendra Patel has announced a new IT/ITeS policy for the next five
years. It will also generate employment of about 1 lakh youths.
 Senior bureaucrat S. Kishore has been appointed as Chairman, Staff Selection

Commission (SSC).
 The Union Ministry of Culture will organize a first-of-its-kind Global Summit on

‘Reimagining Museums in India’ on February 15-16, 2022.
 Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari will be honoured
with the 18th late Madhavrao Limaye award in the category of Karyakram Khaasdar
(Efficient Member of Parliament) for the year 2020-21.
 ISRO has decommissioned the INSAT-4B, an Indian communications satellite that

forms part of the Indian National Satellite System.
 Gautam Adani, the Indian tycoon has overtaken his fellow countryman Mukesh
Ambani to become the wealthiest person in Asia.
 Australian Government has designated Koala as an endangered species across most of

its east coast following rapid decline in its number.
 N Chandrasekaran has been reappointed as chairman of Tata Sons for a second term of
five years.
 The World Radio Day is celebrated on 13 February annually. Theme 2022: ‘Radio and
Trust‘.

 National Women’s Day is observed every year on 13 February to commemorate the
birth anniversary of Sarojini Naidu, the political activist and poet who was an important
figure in India’s struggle for independence from colonial rule.
 National Deworming Day (NDD) is observed on 10 February every year in India.
 The FICCI’s Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying

the Economy (CASCADE) launched ‘Anti-Smuggling Day’, which will be celebrated every
year on 11 February.
 The Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar launched
the Central Sector scheme titled “SMILE (Support for Marginalized Individuals for
Livelihood and Enterprise)”.
 India has been ranked at 46th position, among 167 nations, in the EIU’s 2021
Democracy Index. Norway has topped the index.
 British Council, an international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural

exchange, and Telangana government have signed an MoU to renew their partnership in
education, English and arts to create opportunities for the youth of Telangana.
 India has agreed to provide a grant to Sri Lanka to implement a ‘Unitary Digital Identity
framework’, apparently modelled on the Aadhaar card.
 Securities and Exchange Board of India has restructured its advisory committee on
Investor Protection and Education Fund (IPEF), under the chairmanship of G Mahalingam.
 A French virologist, Luc Montagnier, who won a Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering the
virus that causes AIDS, passed away.
 A new book titled “India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons” authored by Rajiv

Bhatia.
 Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) has launched the fifth and final Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)
out of an order of five such vessels it is constructing for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).The
vessel has been named ICGS Saksham.
 Karnataka Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai has launched “Nanna Shale Nanna
Koduge” app to help in addressing the infrastructure needs of government schools.
 RBI had introduced the Voluntary Retention Route (VRR) for investments by Foreign
Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in debts in 2019 with an investment limit of Rs. 1,50,000 crores.
 State-owned THDC India Ltd (THDCIL) has signed a pact to build 10,000-megawatt
(MW) solar power projects entailing an investment of Rs 10,000 crore in Rajasthan.
 Noted industrialist and former chairman of Bajaj Auto, Rahul Bajaj has passed away.
 The International Epilepsy Day is observed every year on the Second Monday of
February across the world.In 2022, it is observed on February 14, 2022.

 Debashis Mitra has been elected as the President of The Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India (ICAI) for the year 2022-23.
 RBL Bank has partnered with Creditas Solutions for its ‘Neo Collections’ platform.
 The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari and Bihar CM Nitish
Kumar jointly inaugurated the 14.5-kilometre long ‘Rail-cum-Road-Bridge’ in
Bihar.
 Agritech platform Krishi Network has roped in film actor Pankaj Tripathi as its brand
ambassador.
 In the 15th Edition of ESPNcricinfo Awards, India’s wicketkeeper-batsman, Rishabh

Pant won the ‘Test Batting’ award.
 Military officer Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been appointed as interim President of
Burkina Faso.
 Centre has approved the continuation of the Scheme of Modernization of State Police
Forces (MPF Scheme) for five years from 2021-22 to 2025-26. Total Central financial
outlay for five years is Rs. 26,275 crores.
 India has signed MoU with Australia on Tourism cooperation in New Delhi.
 Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited has signed a bancassurance agreement
with Utkarsh Small Finance Bank for the distribution of health insurance products across
India through the Bank’s network.
 In accordance with the Comscore report, Paytm has the highest digital payments with
over 45% penetration in Fintech.
 HDFC Ergo General Insurance entered into a first-of-its-kind partnership with Visa
to offer curated insurance covers for Visa’s Platinum cardholders for select public sector
banks.
 Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) government signed a pact with New Zealand for the
transformation of the sheep farming sector in the J&K Union Territory.
 The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2021/2022 report, unveiled at the Dubai
Expo, India is among the top five easiest places to start a new business. Saudi Arabia
topped in the list.
 ISRO has successfully launched its earth observation satellite EOS-4 and two co-
passenger technology demonstrator and scientific satellites from Satish Dhawan
Space Centre, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
 Israel has become the first-ever country to allow drone flights in civilian airspace.
 The Indian Railways will soon set up the country’s biggest wrestling academy in
the Kishanganj locality of Delhi for the wrestlers in railways.

 Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been re-elected as President of Germany for another
term.
 Bank of Baroda will acquire Union Bank of India’s 21% stake in IndiaFirst Life
Insurance Company.
 Reliance Jio has partnered with Luxembourg-based satellite and telecom services
provider SES to provide satellite-based broadband communication services in India.
 Yes Bank has announced the launch of an annual startup enabler program, Yes Bank
Agri Infinity.
 Ilker Ayci has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of Air India.
 A book titled ‘How to Prevent the Next Pandemic’ authored by Bill Gates.
 Agricultural Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) celebrated its 36th

Foundation Day on 13th February.
 India has signed an agreement with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
for the distribution of 50,000 MT of wheat that it has committed to sending to Afghanistan
as part of a humanitarian assistance.
 Union Power Minister R K Singh osaid that India will achieve zero-diesel use in agriculture
and replace the fossil fuel with renewable energy by 2024.
 International Childhood Cancer Day is observed every year on 15 February.
 Dabur India has become the first Indian consumer goods company to become
completely plastic waste neutral.
 Sandeep Bakhshi (MD & CEO of ICICI Bank) has been named the Business Standard
Banker of the Year 2020-21.
 Vineet Joshi has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE).
 Maru Mahotsav or Jaisalmer Desert Festival celebrated in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
 The Ministry of Tribal Affairs has sanctioned Rs. 2.26 Crores for Medaram Jatara 2022
Festival in Telangana. Medaram Jatara is celebrated once in two years in the month of
“Magha” (February) on the full moon day.
 Paisabazaar.com has partnered with RBL Bank to launch ‘Paisa on Demand’ (PoD)
credit card, under its neo-lending strategy.
 On the occasion of the 17th foundation day of Security Printing and Minting
Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has
launched the first colour souvenir coin on ‘Panchtantra’.

 South Africa’s Test sensation Keegan Petersen and England women’s team captain
Heather Knight were voted ICC Players of the Month for January 2022.
 India has ranked third in the world for LEED certified green buildings in 2021 in the
US Green Building Council (USGBC) annual list.China has topped the list.
 India will hold the G20 Presidency for the first time from December 1, 2022 to
November 30, 2023, culminating with the G20 Summit in India in 2023.
 The 4th India – Australia Energy Dialogue was held on 15th February, 2022, which
was co-chaired by Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, RK Singh and
Australian Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor.
 The World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region (SEAR) has launched a
‘Quit Tobacco App’.
 The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar
launched a central sector scheme named the Scheme for Economic Empowerment for
DNTs, (SEED) at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.
 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has launched the ‘Waste to
Wealth Creation’ programme for women in the Sundarbans in West Bengal.
 Jio Platforms has picked up a 25% stake in US-based deep-tech startup company
TWO Platforms for $15 million.
 Under the Saubhagya scheme, Rajasthan has the maximum number of households
electrified through the solar-based standalone system.
 India blocked 54 Chinese mobile apps over security threat and privacy risks.
 Gita Mittal has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Committee of Administrators
which will run the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).
 A new book titled “Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and
Reinvented War” authored by Samuel Moyn.
 Legendary Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri has passed away at the age of 69.
 World Day of Social Justice is observed every year on 20 February.Theme: “Achieving

Social Justice through Formal Employment”.
 India will host the International Olympic Committee session in 2023, which will be
held at Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai.Nita Ambani is the representative of India on
this committee.
 PM Modi has virtually inaugurated a 550-tonne capacity “Gobar-Dhan (Bio-CNG) Plant”

in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. This is the biggest Bio-CNG plant in Asia. It has been set up at
a cost of Rs 150 crore.

 JPMorgan (largest bank in the U.S.) has become the world's first bank to set up shop
in the metaverse.
 State Bank of India (SBI), Bank of Baroda (BoB), Punjab National Bank (PNB),
Union Bank of India (UBI), Canara Bank, and Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) have
announced their subscription to the shares of India Debt Resolution Company Ltd (IDRCL).
 Equitas Small Finance Bank has raised Rs 550 crore from the government of
Singapore, Singapore's central bank and a host of local mutual funds in the qualified
institutional placement of equities.
 Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr Virendra Kumar has launched a
central sector scheme named the Scheme for Economic Empowerment for DNTs,
(SEED) at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.
 Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has launched the ‘Waste to
Wealth Creation’ programme for women in the Sundarbans in West Bengal.
 Bank of Baroda had signed an MoU with Assam Rifles, to provide the ‘Baroda Central
Forces Salary Package (BCFSP)’ to all personnel of the Assam Rifles, both serving and
retired.
 Karnataka Bank has bagged three awards at the 17th Annual Banking Technology
Conference and Awards: 2020-21 Next Gen Banking.
 A new book titled “Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us” authored
by Ro Khanna.
 The Veteran Bengali singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay passed away at the age of 90.
 India-UAE inked a free trade agreement (FTA) to raise bilateral trade to $100 billion in 5
years.
 TransUnion CIBIL has partnered with the Federation of Indian Chambers of

Commerce & Industry (FICCI) to launch a unique nationwide MSME consumer
education program to support MSME.
 Senior journalist Ravish Tiwari has passed away.
 The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved project proposals for over
60,000 houses across five states — Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh,
Karnataka and Rajasthan under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
 Kannada writer and poet Dr Chennaveera Kanavi passed away.
 Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has been appointed as brand ambassador of A23,
the gaming application owned by Head Digital Works, an online skill gaming company.
 The International Mother Language Day is observed every year on 21 February.

Theme :- “Using technology for multilingual learning: Challenges and opportunities”.

 Northern States Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh celebrate their Foundation Day on
February 20, since 1987.
 Government of India has reduced agri-cess for crude palm oil (CPO) from 7.5% to 5%
with effect from12th February 2022.
 Table Tennis player Manika Batra has been appointed as brand ambassador of Adidas.
 Govt of India, Karnataka and Odisha have signed a loan agreement of $115 million (INR
869 crore) with the World Bank for the implementation of “Rejuvenating Watersheds for
Agricultural Resilience through Innovative Development” (REWARD) Project.
 Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and philanthropist, has been conferred with Hilal-e-
Pakistan, Pakistan’s second-highest civilian honor, for his efforts to help eradicate polio in
the country.
 The young Bihar batsman Sakibul Gani become the first player in the history of the
game to score a triple century on his first-class debut.
 Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare will launch ‘Meri Policy Mere Hath’ under the
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) to deliver crop insurance policies to farmers at
doorstep.
 The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has reconstituted its alternative
investment policy advisory committee under the chairmanship of Infosys co-founder N R
Narayana Murthy.
 The book titled “A Nation To Protect” authored by Priyam Gandhi Mody.
 The book titled “A History of Sriniketan: Rabindranath Tagore’s Pioneering Work in

Rural Construction” , authored by Uma Das Gupta.
 India has become the world's top ranked T20 side after its recent 3-0 win in the T20I
series against West Indies.
 World Scout Day is observed every year on 22 February.
 The former Sri Lankan Airlines CEO, Vipula Gunatilleka has been appointed as the
Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Jet Airways.
 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission (AC) has re-elected
ice hockey player Emma Terho (Finland) as the Chair of the commission.Apart from this,
Seung Min Ryu (Republic of Korea, table tennis) has been re-elected as first Vice-Chair of
the Commission.
 India’s teen chess Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa has become the

youngest player to beat World No 1 Magnus Carlsen.
 Assam CM, Himanta Biswa Sarma has launched India’s first Night Navigation mobile
application for ferry services on the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam.

 India’s first Biosafety level-3 containment mobile laboratory is inaugurated in
Nashik, Maharashtra.
 Tata Power has collaborated with Germany-based RWE Renewable GmbH, to explore
potential for a joint development of offshore wind projects in India.
 International chess players woman FIDE masters (WFM) Tanishka Kotia and her sister
Riddhika Kotia were declared District Gurugram brand ambassadors for the Government
of India’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme.
 Bharti Airtel has joined the SEA-ME-WE-6 (South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe
6) undersea cable consortium to scale up its high-speed global network capacity to serve
India’s fast-growing digital economy.
 Israel successfully tested a new naval air defense system “C-Dome,” to be used on the
Israeli Navy’s Sa’ar 6-class corvettes.
 India and France have inked a roadmap to enhance their bilateral exchanges on the blue
economy and ocean governance.
 Khajuraho Dance Festival, a one-week classical dance festival celebrated annually

beside the Khajuraho temples located in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. This
year’s Khajuraho Dance Festival is the 48th edition of this festival.
 As per the ‘Deloitte 2022 CxO Sustainability Report: The DisconnectBetween Ambition
and Impact’, Indian businesses rank 5th in their concern for climate change.
 Central Excise Day is celebrated every year on 24 February.
 India Ratings has revised downwards its GDP growth forecast for 2021-22 to 8.6 per
cent from the consensus 9.2 per cent projected earlier.
 The Ministry of Women and Child Development has extended the PM Cares for
Children Scheme till February 28, 2022.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the ‘Kisan Drone Yatra’ at Manesar,
in Haryana.
 K.N. Raghavan has been elected the new Chairman of the International Rubber Study
Group (IRSG) for a period of two years.
 India has announced to set up the first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Dubai
as a part of India-UAE trade deal signed on February 18, 2022.
 Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has been appointed as the brand ambassador for
Thums Up.
 The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians was awarded to Professor Neena
Gupta, a mathematician of the Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata.
 Veteran Malayalam film and stage actress, KPAC Lalitha has passed away at 74.

 The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has launched a mobile app
named ‘KISAN’ for the farmers.
 Indian Air Force will participate in a multi-nation air exercise named 'Exercise Cobra
Warrior 22' at Waddington, in the United Kingdom from March 06 to 27, 2022.
 Finance Ministry’s Principal Economic Advisor, Sanjeev Sanyal has been inducted as a
full-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).
 The 2nd South Asian Athletic Federation (SAAF) Cross-Country championship and the
56th National Cross Country Athletics Championship will be held in Kohima on March 26.
 Rating agency Moody’s has revised the economic growth estimates of India for Calendar
Year (CY) 2022 at 9.5 percent and CY2023 at 5.5 percent.
 The World Economic Forum (WEF) and the National Institute of Urban Affairs
(NIUA) have signed MoU to collaborate on a jointly designed ‘Sustainable Cities India
program’.
 India has received three more Rafale Fighter Jets from France. With this new arrival
of the three jets, the total Rafale fleet with Indian Air Force (IAF) has reached 35.
 Rakesh Sharma has been re-appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer of IDBI Bank.
 The Indian Navy received the 12th anti-submarine warfare aircraft P-8I from the US-
based aerospace company Boeing.
 The International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) has launched its new cybersecurity
hub based in India, to address the growing threat of cyberattacks in Asia Pacific (APAC)
region.
 Sanjeev Sanyal has been inducted as a full-time member of the Economic Advisory
Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).
 According to the oil ministry's Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC),
India’s fuel demand is likely to grow 5.5 percent in FY23.
 Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh has launched
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAYG) Dashboard for stringent monitoring of
the implementation of the scheme.
 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has approved Rs 1,000 crores river
clean-up project in Pune.
 Assam government is set to launch a 4-year mentorship programme “Project Arohan”, to

mentor the students of Assam and to hone their skills.
 Minister of State for Culture & External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi has released a
signature tune of ‘Vande Bharatam’ composed by Ricky Kej and Bickram Ghosh.

 The Union Bank of India has partnered with National Payments Corporation of India
(NPCI) to launch ‘Union MSME RuPay Credit Card’.
 Brickworks Ratings has revised downwards India’s GDP growth forecast to 8.3 per
cent in the current fiscal 2021-22 (FY22).
 Global banking group Standard Chartered has partnered with the International Air
Transport Association (IATA) to launch a payment platform for the airline industry in
India.
 Dish TV India Limited has roped in cricketer Rishabh Pant as the brand ambassador for
its direct-to-home (DTH) brand D2H.
 Bharti Airtel has decided to acquire an additional 4.7 per cent stake in Indus
Towers from Vodafone Group.
 India has been ranked at 43rd place in the 2022 International Intellectual property
(IP) Index. US has topped in the list.
 The third edition of the joint military exercise “EX DHARMA GUARDIAN-2022” between
India and Japan will be conducted from 27 February to 10 March 2022, at Belagavi
(Belgaum), Karnataka.
 Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu has won the gold medal in the 55kg weight category at
the Singapore Weightlifting International 2022.
 Indian Navy’s multilateral exercise MILAN 2022 started on February 25, 2022 in
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.More than 40 countries are participating in the exercise.
Theme:-‘Camaraderie – Cohesion – Collaboration’.
 Union Minister of Culture, G Kishan Reddy, inaugurated Devayatanam, a one-of-a-kind

odyssey (conference) of temple architecture of India, at Hampi, Karnataka.
 National Protein Day is celebrated on 27 February every year. Theme : ‘Food Futurism‘ .
 The World NGO Day is celebrated on February 27 every year.
 In 2022, the Government of India has organised the Polio National Immunization
Day 2022 (NID) (also known as 'Polio Ravivar') on February 27, 2022.
 The Union Cabinet has approved nationwide roll-out of the Ayushman Bharat Digital
Mission (ABDM) with an outlay of Rs 1,600 crore for five years.
 New Development Bank (NDB) will become the first multilateral agency to open an
office in the Gujarat International Finance Tech City (Gift).
 India has become the second country after China to implement T+1 stock settlement
mechanism in a phased manner.
 The Union Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) is setting up an MSME-
Technology Centre in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, with an outlay of Rs. 200 Crore.

 The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Custom (CBIC) has lowered the threshold for
mandatory issuance of e - invoice (electronic invoice) under Goods & Services Tax (GST)
to Rs 20 crore from the earlier prescribed limit of Rs 50 crore.
 Odisha’s first tribal CM Hemananda Biswal has passed away.
 Minister of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh has launched
Ombudsperson App for MNREGA.
 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has successfully commissioned a 1.7-megawatt

solar photovoltaic plant at Bina in Madhya Pradesh for the Indian Railways.
 DRDO successfully tested India’s 1st Quantum Key Distribution Technology in Uttar
Pradesh.
 A book titled ‘The Great Tech Game’ authored by Anirudh Suri.
 The National Science Day is celebrated every year on 28 February to commemorate the
discovery of Raman effect. Theme – ‘Integrated Approach in S&T for Sustainable Future’.
 The Rare Disease Day (RDD) is observed every year on the last day of February. In this
year it is observed on 28 February. Theme 2022: “Share Your Colors.”
 India has launched an evacuation mission named Operation Ganga to evacuate Indian
nationals from Ukraine due to the Russia-Ukraine tension.
 Rafael Nadal won Mexican Open 2022 to clinch his 91st ATP title.
 Indian Wushu player Sadia Tariq has won a gold medal in junior tournament at the
Moscow Wushu Stars Championship 2022.
 The Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya has inaugurated a
seminar “Industry Connect 2022”: Industry and Academia Synergy in New Delhi.
 The Delhi Cabinet has approved to set up India’s first of its kind ‘electronic-waste
eco-park’.
 India and Nepal agreed to form a joint task force on a proposal to construct a
hydropower project from investments of the two neighbouring countries.
 The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), the world's first airport fully powered
by solar energy, is to become power-positive with the commissioning 12 MWp solar power
plant near Payyannur in Kannur district of Kerala.
 The Ministry of Education has launched a campaign titled ‘Bhasha Certificate Selfie’.
 The Union Minister for Ports ,Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has
recently inaugurated ‘Nikarshan Sadan’ – The DCI (Dredging Corporation of India)
Dredging Museum in Vishakhapatnam.

 India concluded its campaign at the Singapore Weightlifting International 2022 with
eight medals, including six golds and a silver and bronze each.
 Abhishek Singh, a 1995-batch IAS officer and Digital India Corporation CEO, has been
appointed as the new National e-Governance Division (NeGD) chief.
 KS Mani elected to the Board of Directors of the National Cooperative Dairy

Federation of India.
 Canada became the first country in the world that has authorized the use of a plant-
based COVID-19 vaccine.
List of Important Days in January-2022
1st January : The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has observed the
64th Foundation Day of its establishment.
4th January : World Braille Day.
6th January : World Day of War Orphans.
9th January : Non-Resident Indian Day (Pravasi Bhartiya Divas).
10 January : World Hindi Day.
11th January : National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.
12 January : National Youth Day (Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.) : Theme:-“It’s all in
the mind.”
14 January : Armed Forces Veterans Day.
15th January : Army Day.This year marks the 74th Indian Army Day.
16th January : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared to mark 16th January as ‘National
Start-up Day’.
10 to 16 January : Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has virtually

organised the 1st-ever ‘Startup India Innovation Week’ from 10th -16th of January 2022.
19 January : National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) celebrates its Raising Day every year.
23rd January : ‘Parakram Diwas (Birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose)’.
24 January : International Day of Education.
24 January : National Girl Child Day.
26 January : International Customs Day. Theme:-‘Scaling up Customs Digital Transformation by

Embracing a Data Culture and Building a Data Ecosystem’.
26 January : Republic Day
27 January : International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Theme:-“Memory, Dignity and Justice”.
28 January : Data Privacy Day. Theme:-‘Privacy Matters’.
30 January : Martyr’s Day or Shaheed Diwas.
30th January : World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (World NTD Day).
30th January : World Leprosy Day.
Appointments January: 2022
1. Vinay Kumar Tripathi : Appointed as new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Railway
Board.
2. Baldev Prakash : Appointed as the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) of
Jammu & Kashmir Bank.

3. V.S. Pathania : Appointed as 24th Director General (DG) of the Indian Coast Guard.
4. Vinod Kannan : Appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vistara Airlines.
5. Alka Mittal : Appointed as the new interim chairman and managing director (CMD) of Oil and
Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
6. Deepak Kumar and Ajay Kumar Choudhary : Appointed as new executive directors (ED) of
RBI.
7. Atul Keshap : Appointed as the President of the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC).
8. G Asok Kumar : Appointed as the new Director-General of the National Mission for Clean
Ganga (NMCG).
9. Zhang Ming : Appointed as the new Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation

Organisation (SCO).
10. Shafali Verma (Indian Cricketer) : Appointed as Brand Endorser of Bank of Baroda.
11. Vijay Paul Sharma : Re-appointed as the chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs
& Prices (CACP).
12. Haitham Al Ghais : Appointed as new secretary-general of Organization of the Petroleum

Exporting Countries (OPEC).
13. Ayesha Malik : Appointed as Pakistan’s first woman Supreme Court judge.
14. Navrang Saini : Chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI).
15. Jhulan Goswami (Indian Cricketer) : Legends League Cricket (LLC) has appointed Jhulan
Goswami as an ambassador to its All Women Match Official Team.
16. Urjit Patel : Appointed as Vice President of the multilateral funding institution Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for a period of three years.
17. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas : Appointed as the next chief economist of the International
Monetary Fund (IMF).
18. Alikhan Smailov : Appointed as new Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.
19. S Somanath : Appointed as new chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

20. RajKummar Rao : Appointed as brand ambassador of RenewBuy, an online insurance
platform.
21. Ittira Davis : Appointed as managing director & chief executive officer of (MD & CEO) of
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.
22. Raghuvendra Tanwar : Appointed as the new chairman of the Indian Council of Historical
Research (ICHR).
23. Daniel Ortega : Sworn in as President of Nicaragua for 5th term.
24. Shersingh B Khyalia : Appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Adani Powers.
25. Savita Punia : Appointed as the captain of India Women’s Hockey team.
26. Narendra Kumar Goenka : Appointed as the new chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion
Council (AEPC).
27. Roberta Metsola : Elected as president of the European Union’s parliament.
28. Dileep Sanghani : Appointed as new Chairman of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative
(IFFCO).
29. Chanchal Kumar : Appointed as the Managing Director of National Highways & Infrastructure
Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL).
30. Vikram Dev Dutt : Appointed as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of Air India Ltd.
31. Vijay Shekhar Sharma : Appointed as the Ambassador of Universal Acceptance Steering
Group (UASG), a community-based team of industry leaders supported by global internet body
ICANN.
32. Lt Gen Manoj Pande : Appointed as next Army Vice Chief.
33. Mia Mottley : Sworn in for a second term as the Prime Minister of Barbados.
34. Neeraj Chopra : Plant-based meat company GoodDot has roped in Neeraj Chopra as its
brand ambassador.
35. Dr V Anantha Nageswaran : Appointed as the new Chief Economic Adviser.
36. Pushp Kumar Joshi : Appointed as the new chairman and managing director of Hindustan

Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL).
January One-liners : 2022
 Global Family Day, one day of peace and sharing, is celebrated every year on 1st
January.
 Virender Singh Pathania took charge as the Director-General of the Indian Coast Guard
(ICG).
 Rajeev Ahuja has been appointed as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of
RBL Bank Ltd.
 State Bank of India (SBI) is planning to acquire about 9.95 percent stake in the
India International Clearing Corporation (IICC) Ltd for a maximum amount of Rs 34
crore.
 Domestic credit rating agency ICRA Ltd. has projected the real gross domestic product
(GDP) of India at 9 percent for fiscal 2022-2023.
 Maharashtra government has passed Shakti Criminal Laws (Maharashtra Amendment)

Act unanimously.With this, Maharashtra became the second state in India after Andhra
Pradesh to approve death penalty for heinous offences of rape and gangrape.
 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has virtually launched Digital Life Certificate
system for pensioners.
 World's longest Metro Line was opened in China's Shanghai Province.
 Baldev Prakash has been appointed as the Managing Director & Chief Executive
Officer (MD & CEO) of Jammu & Kashmir Bank for three years.
 Chandra Prakash Goyal has been appointed as the Director-General of Forests & Special
Secretary (DGF&SS).
 Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died during an assignment in Afghanistan, has

been posthumously awarded as the ‘Journalist of the Year’ for 2020 by the Mumbai Press
Club.
 RBI has extended restrictions on Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank
for another three months till 31 March 2022.
 Central Bank of India has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of
India (NPCI) to launch ‘RuPay Business Platinum Debit Card’ for corporates.
 The star wicketkeeper-batsman of South Africa, Quinton de Kock has announced his
retirement from Test cricket.
 PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut
district of Uttar Pradesh.

 Vinay Kumar Tripathi has been appointed as new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Railway Board with effect from January 1, 2022.
 RBI has extended the deadline for periodic Know Your Customer (KYC) updation in
bank accounts till March 31, 2022.
 Jharkhand government teamed up with the Indian School of Business (ISB) to

launch the one-of-a-kind programme to boost the state’s forest economy.
 State Bank of India will acquire up to 9.95 per cent stake in India International
Clearing Corporation (IFSC) Ltd subject to maximum investment of Rs 34.03 crore.
 The Union Education Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has launched ‘Padhe Bharat’,
a 100 days reading campaign.
 LIC has inaugurated Digi Zone, at Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, as
part of its effort to enhance its digital footprint.
 Federal Bank has signed an MoU with Schwing Stetter India to offer customised
financial solutions to their customers.
 Director-General V S Pathania has been appointed as the 24th Chief of Indian Coast
Guard with effect from 31st December 2021.
 Amir Subhani has been appointed as new Chief Secretary of Bihar.
 Bollywood film producer Vijay Galani has passed away.
 India won U-19 Asia cricket Cup 2021 title in Dubai by defeating Sri Lanka.
 Reliance New Energy Solar Limited (RNESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance
Industries, has entered into an agreement with UK's Faradion Limited to acquire sodium
ion battery.
 The World Braille Day is observed every year on 4 January.
 Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) celebrated its 64th

foundation day on January 1, 2022.
 Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has launched a Free Mobile Tablet
scheme for students.
 Security Exchange Board of India (SEBI) reconstituted 20 members Market Data

Advisory Committee, headed by S. Sahoo, to recommend policy measures in areas like
securities market data access and privacy.
 Paisabazaar. com, has partnered with Axis Bank to launch a pre-qualified program for
unsecured loans on its platform.
 Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has announced his retirement from

international cricket.

 State-owned power generation company NTPC Ltd. will acquire 5 percent equity
stake in Power Exchange of India Ltd (PXIL).
 India has assumed the chairmanship of the United Nations Security Council’s
Counter-Terrorism Committee for one year.
 Prime Minister of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble suspended over allegations of

corruption
 India has invited 46 foreign government countries to take part in the transnational naval
exercise 'Milan' in Visakhapatnam, scheduled from February 25. The theme of this
edition of exercise Milan is camaraderie, cohesion and collaboration.
 According to Ministry of Finance, the gross GST (Goods and Services Tax) revenue
collected in December 2021 stood at Rs.1,29,780 crore.
 IndusInd Bank has launched Green Fixed Deposits for its retail and corporate
customers.
 China successfully tested 'Artificial Sun' named as 'Experiential Advanced

Superconducting Tokamak (EAST)', 5 times more powerful than real sun.
 US technology giant Apple has become the first company to hit a stock market valuation
of $3 trillion (£2.2tn).
 English writer Namita Gokhale won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2021 for her novel
‘Things to Leave Behind’ in the English language category.
 Gujarat and Delhi have bagged the top spot under state and UT categories respectively in
the Good Governance Index 2021.
 RBI has retained State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank as domestic
systemically important banks (D-SIBs) or banks that are considered as too big to fail.
 Education Minister, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched National Educational Alliance

for Technology (NEAT 3.0), and regional language textbooks prescribed by AICTE.
 Alka Mittal has been appointed an interim chairman and managing director of Oil and
Natural Gas Corporation, the first woman to head the country's largest oil and gas
producer.
 Odisha’s Ganjam has declared itself a child marriage free district, the first in the State.
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has appointed Deepak Kumar and Ajay Kumar
Choudhary as new executive directors (ED) with effect from 03 January.
 Airtel Payments Bank has been categorised as a scheduled bank by the Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) in the second schedule of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

 Alphabet Inc-owned Google has acquired Israeli cybersecurity startup Siemplify, in
a deal worth $500 million.
 G Asok Kumar has been appointed as the new Director-General of National Mission
for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
 Telangana has ranked first in the country in the list of the highest number of open
defecation-free (ODF Plus) villages under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) Phase-
II programme till December 31, 2021.
 Government of India has released over 830 crore rupees to Odisha to expedite the
implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission in the state.
 The losar festival is celebrated in Ladakh, it is celebrated all over Ladakh by the
followers of the Tibetan Buddhist faith.
 Captain Harpreet Chandi, a 32-year-old Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer and
physiotherapist, also known as Polar Preet, has created history by becoming the first
woman of colour to complete a solo unsupported trek to the South Pole.
 Fino Payments Bank has received the Reserve Bank of India's approval for commencing
international remittance business under the Money Transfer Service Scheme (MTSS).
 Vinod Kannan has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Vistara
airline.
 Zishaan A Latif won Ramnath Goenka Award in the Photo Journalism category. He won
the award for his photo essay, The arduous struggle for inclusion in the NRC, which was
published in The Caravan in October 2019.
 Antigua and Barbuda became the 102nd member of the International Solar Alliance
(ISA) by signing the ISA Framework Agreement.
 Himachal Pradesh has become the first LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) enabled and
smoke free Indian state.
 Union Ayush Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal has laid the foundation stone of the
Heartfulness International Yoga Academy in Hyderabad, Telangana.
 The World Day of War Orphans is observed on 6th January every year to raise
awareness about children who have been orphaned due to wars.
 The 25th National Youth Festival is going to be held in Puducherry from 12th to 16th
January 2022.
 The Kerala High Court is all set to become India’s first paperless court.
 South Indian Bank (SIB) won the UiPath Automation Excellence Awards 2021 for Best
Automation under ‘Crisis for Business Continuity’.

 India’s one of the top numerologists, JC Chaudhry obtained the first-ever Guinness
World Record in Numerology and the first world record of 2022 by educating the ancient
science to over 6000 participants, numerology enthusiasts from the United States, United
Kingdom, the Middle East, and India.
 Vini Mahajan has been appointed as Secretary in the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
 Atul Keshap has been appointed as the President of the U.S.-India Business Council
(USIBC) by the US Chambers of Commerce.
 India's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), ambassador TS

Tirumurti, has been named the new Chair of the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee.
 The wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India, NPCI Bharat

BillPay Ltd. has introduced a functionality called ‘Unified Presentment Management
System’ (UPMS).
 Renowned social worker Sindhutai Sapkal, fondly known as 'the mother of orphan
children', has passed away at the age of 73 years.
 Indian Women’s Cricketer Shafali Verma appointed as Brand Endorser of Bank of

Baroda.
 A global crypto super app, CryptoWire has launched India’s first index of
cryptocurrencies named ‘IC15’, to empower knowledge on the cryptocurrency and
blockchain ecosystem.
 Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India's exports in December surged 37 percent on
an annual basis to USD 37.29 billion, which is highest-ever monthly figure.
 PM Modi has inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 22 Developmental Projects
worth over 4800 crores in Imphal, Manipur.
 The rating agency India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has downgraded India’s GDP
growth forecast by 10 basis points to 9.3% in FY22.
 Justice Ayesha Malik has been appointed as Pakistan’s first woman Supreme Court
judge.
 Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has appointed Kuwaiti oil
executive Haitham Al Ghais as its new secretary-general.
 Chinese diplomat Zhang Ming has taken over as the new Secretary-General of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
 The Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the 24th
National Conference on e-Governance in Hyderabad, Telangana.
 The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in India has partnered with The
Akshaya Patra Foundation to enhance the effectiveness of the Pradhan Mantri Poshan
Shakti Nirman (PM-POSHAN) scheme.

 Uttar Pradesh has been adjudged as the Best State in water conservation efforts in the
3rd National Water Awards for 2020.
 PM Modi has virtually inaugurated the second campus of Chittaranjan National

Cancer Institute (CNCI) in Kolkata.
 State Bank of India General Insurance Company Ltd has launched a campaign titled
‘#BahaneChhodoTaxBachao’.
 A new book titled Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea
of India, authored by Dhirendra Jha.
 Union Minister of State for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh has inaugurated
India’s first Open Rock Museum in Hyderabad, Telangana.
 Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Chairman, Vinai Kumar Saxena
has launched the India's first Mobile Honey Processing Van at Village Sirora in Ghaziabad.
 The Non-Resident Indian Day or also known as the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas is celebrated
every year on 9th January.
 Atul Keshap has been appointed as President of the U.S.-India Business Council
(USIBC).
 Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of India has approved the inclusion of
Alpine Skiing athlete Md Arif Khan in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Core
group, until the Winter Olympics, scheduled this February in Beijing, China.
 The Central government has reappointed Vijay Paul Sharma as Chairman of the
Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).
 The navies of India, the US, Australia, Japan, Canada and the Republic of Korea are
participating in a mega anti-submarine warfare exercise ‘Sea Dragon’ 2022 in Guam in
Western Pacific.
 Power Ministry successfully completed 7 years of distributing and selling LED lights under
its flagship Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) programme.
 A new book titled Mamata: Beyond 2021, authored by Jayanta Ghosal.
 Founder of Shillong Chamber Choir (SCC) and renowned Indian concert pianist Neil
Nongkynrih passed away.
 The World Hindi Day is celebrated every year on 10 January since 2006.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has declared, 26 December (starting from the year
2022) will be observed as ‘Veer Baal Diwas’ every year.

 The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is organizing
the first-ever Startup India Innovation Week from 10th-16th of January 2022.
 Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha (IPICOL) and GAIL

(India) Limited have signed MoU for cooperation in the areas of green hydrogen, green
ammonia and renewable energy (solar/wind) for the production of eco-friendly fuels in
Odisha.
 Japan and Australia signed a ‘landmark’ defense treaty named the Reciprocal Access
Agreement (RAA) to counter China’s expansionary military and economic policies.
 The Centre 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.
 Losoong (Namsoong) is annually celebrated across the Indian State of Sikkim on the
18th day of the 10th month of the Tibetan Lunar Calendar, which also marks the
beginning of the harvest season.
 The Gujarat government has launched 'Student Startup and Innovation Policy' (SSIP
2.0), which will have provision of setting up active innovation and incubation centre in all
universities.
 Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has announced the acquisition of controlling stake of
73.37% in New York’s Mandarin Oriental hotel for around $270 mn.
 According to the first advance estimates by the National Statistical Office (NSO),
India's economy is expected to grow 9.2% in the current financial year.
 The Reserve Bank of India has approved the re-appointment of Anup Bagchi as an
Executive Director of ICICI Bank for a period of 5 years.
 Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a three-member committee, headed by Sudhir

Kumar Saxena, to enquire into the serious lapses in the security arrangements during
PM Modi’s visit to Punjab.
 Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as Vice
President of Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
 The Ministry of Railways has approved the renaming of the Kevadiya railway station
in the Narmada district of Gujarat, as Ekta Nagar railway station.
 India's DRDO has conducted a successful testfire of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile
from Indian Navy destroyer Indian Navy Ship (INS) Vishakhapatnam.
 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that Tata will be
replacing Vivo as the official title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

 As per the latest data of finance ministry, the deposits in bank accounts opened under the
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) scheme have crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore
mark.
 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated Kalpana Chawla Centre for
Research in Space Science & Technology at Chandigarh University.
 Industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata's authorized biography titled 'Ratan N. Tata:
The Authorized Biography' (authored by retired IAS officer Dr. Thomas Matthew) is all
set to hit the stands globally in November 2022.
 French tennis player Gael Monfils beat Russia’s Karen Khachanov in men’s single event
of the 2022 Adelaide International 1 to claim 11th ATP title of his career.
 In women’s category, World number one Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty beat
Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan to win her second Adelaide International title.
 The young Uzbekistan GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has won the 2021 FIDE World Rapid
Chess Championship.
 Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep won 2022 Melbourne Summer Set tennis tournament.
 Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) selected Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) for
implementing the 2nd phase of the Passport Seva programme.
 As per the report of State Bank of India’s economic research team Ecowrap, India’s
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in FY22 was estimated to be revised to around 9.5
percent.
 Marilyn Bergman, winner of multiple Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and more for her
song lyrics, has passed away at 93.
 Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as Vice
President of Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
 The Ministry of Railways has approved the renaming of the Kevadiya railway station in
the Narmada district of Gujarat, as Ekta Nagar railway station.
 India's DRDO has conducted a successful testfire of BrahMos supersonic cruise

missile from Indian Navy destroyer Indian Navy Ship (INS) Vishakhapatnam.
 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that Tata will be
replacing Vivo as the official title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
 As per the latest data of finance ministry, the deposits in bank accounts opened under the
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) scheme have crossed Rs 1.5 lakh crore
mark.
 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated Kalpana Chawla Centre for Research
in Space Science & Technology at Chandigarh University.

 Industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata's authorized biography titled 'Ratan N.
Tata: The Authorized Biography' (authored by retired IAS officer Dr. Thomas Matthew) is
all set to hit the stands globally in November 2022.
 French tennis player Gael Monfils beat Russia’s Karen Khachanov in men’s single event
of the 2022 Adelaide International 1 to claim 11th ATP title of his career.
 In women’s category, World number one Australian tennis star Ashleigh Barty beat
Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan to win her second Adelaide International title.
 The young Uzbekistan GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has won the 2021 FIDE World Rapid
Chess Championship.
 Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep won 2022 Melbourne Summer Set tennis tournament.
 Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) selected Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) for
implementing the 2nd phase of the Passport Seva programme.
 As per the report of State Bank of India’s economic research team Ecowrap, India’s
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in FY22 was estimated to be revised to around 9.5
percent.
 Marilyn Bergman, winner of multiple Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and more for her song
lyrics, has passed away at 93.
 National Youth Day is celebrated every year on 12 January to commemorate the birth
anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Theme:-‘YUVAAH – Utsah Naye Bharat Ka’ (Youth-
Excitement of New India)’.
 National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is observed on January 11th to raise

awareness about the ongoing problem of human trafficking.
 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has appointed French-born economist Pierre-
Olivier Gourinchas as the next chief economist.
 In the latest report released by Henley Passport Index, Indian passport power has
improved and ranks 83 compared to 90 last year. Japan and Singapore passports
have again emerged as the most powerful passports in the world.
 The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Western Railways zone has launched a
new initiative called Mission Amanat to make it easier for the railway passengers to get
back their lost luggage.
 The Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav
chaired the 19th Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). There
are 51 Tiger Reserves in India.
 Bajrangi Bhaijaan fame actress Harshaali Malhotra has been awarded the 12th Bharat
Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award 2022.

 Bharath Subramaniyam (Chennai) has become the 73rd Grandmaster of India.
 The European Parliament President David Sassoli has passed away.
 South African all-rounder Chris Morris has announced his retirement from all forms of
cricket.
 Telangana government has launched 1st of its Kind mobile app named ‘Urban Forest
Parks’ that gives all information about theme based Urban Forest Parks and facilitates
the visitors to plan their visits and journey.
 Viresh Kumar Bhawra has assumed the Charge of Director General of Punjab Police.
 The Jammu and Kashmir Government has signed an MoU with Century Financial in
Dubai for a $100 million investment in the state under which hotels and commercial-
cum-residential complexes would be built.
 The National Health Mission, in partnership with health non-profit Piramal Swasthya
and IT giant Cisco, has introduced a new project ‘Niramay’, to digitise the public
healthcare delivery in the Indian state of Assam.
 Swiss brokerage UBS Securities has projected India’s GDP forecast at 9.1% in FY22 and
8.2% in FY23.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated the 25th National Youth
Festival in Puducherry.
 Former SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya turned writer with her autobiography
titled ‘Indomitable – A Working Woman’s Notes on Life, Work and Leadership’ is set to
publish by HarperCollins.
 Karnataka will host the next Khelo India Games in 2023.
 India-born New Zealand cricketer Ajaz Patel has won the ICC Player of the Month
award for December.
 An online insurance platform, RenewBuy has appointed RajKummar Rao as the brand
ambassador for its 1st 360-degree consumer advertisement campaign that highlights
consumer’s insurance needs.
 S Somnath, an eminent rocket scientist, has been appointed as the chairperson of the
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).He will be succeeding K Sivan.
 Alikhan Smailov has been appointed as Kazakhstan’s new Prime Minister.
 India’s oldest sloth bear, whose name was Gulabo, has passed away at the age of 40,
in Van Vihar National Park and Zoo, located in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

 Renowned Kannada writer and activist Professor Chandrashekhar Patil has passed
away.
 Mission Olympic Cell under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has added ten
athletes to the list of athletes who would be provided support under the Target
Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS).
 The three-day 9th edition of the North East Festival held in Guwahati, Assam.
 Kochi has become the India’s first city to have a Water Metro Project.
 Armed Forces Veterans Day is observed on January 14 every year, since 2017.
 RBI has approved the appointment of Ittira Davis as managing director & chief
executive officer of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank for a period of one year.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated 11 new government medical
colleges and a new campus of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT) in
Tamil Nadu.
 The 18th edition of the two days long Kachai Lemon Festival began in Manipur.
 Raghuvendra Tanwar has been appointed as chairman of the Indian Council of

Historical Research (ICHR).
 HDFC Bank has been adjudged Best Private Bank in India at the Global Private Banking
Awards 2021, organised by Professional Wealth Management (PWM).
 Union Environment Minister, Bhupender Yadav has launched the 17th edition of the
biennial ‘India State of Forest Report (ISFR)’ 2021.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated an ‘MSME (Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises) Technology Centre’ in Puducherry, on the occasion of the National Youth Day
2022.
 As per the report released by Cirium titled ‘the On-Time Performance Review 2021
Airlines and Airports’, the Chennai International Airport has ranked globally 8th
under the large airports category.The first three positions have been acquired by United
State’s Itami Airport, Japan’s Fukuoka Airport, and Haneda Airport.
 Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched the 17th edition of the biennial
‘India State of Forest Report (ISFR)’ 2021.
 Indian Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year. 2022 marks the 74th Indian
Army Day.
 Philippines has become the first foreign country to place order for the purchase of
BrahMos Shore-Based cruise Missile System for its navy. The estimated deal cost is
worth $374,9 million.

 The All India Sports Council of the Deaf has got 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.
 Minister of State for Culture, Meenakashi Lekhi has launched the ‘North East on Wheels
Expedition’ in New Delhi to promote the Culture of Northeastern States.
 Daniel Ortega sworn in as President of Nicaragua for 5th term.
 Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) said it has become the first beneficiary bank in the
country to achieve the landmark of over 926 million UPI transactions in a single month.
 The 20th Dhaka International Film Festival begins at Dhaka, Bangladesh.
 India has announced financial assistance of USD 900 million loans to Sri Lanka to help
the island nation in building up its depleted foreign reserves and for food imports.
 Lazypay, a Buy Now Pay Later solution by PayU Finance, has partnered with SBM
Bank India to launch LazyCard.
 As per the weekly RBI data, the foreign exchange reserves of India declined by $878
million to USD 632.736 billion in the week ended January 7, 2022.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared to mark January 16 as ‘National Start-up
Day’.
 Goalkeeper Savita Punia named as captain of Indian women hockey team for Asia Cup
2022 in Muscat, Oman from January 21-28. 3. Adani Group and South Korea’s largest
steelmaker POSCO have signed a MoU to establish a steel mill at Mundra in Gujarat.
 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has signed a
partnership agreement with fintech firm Arthimpact Digital Loans (ARTH) for providing
end-to-end fintech solution including skilling, micro financial services and forward linkage
support to self-help group members.
 According to United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2022
report, The GDP growth forecast of India in fiscal 2022 is estimated to grow at 6.5
percent.
 UCO Bank has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to
launch the ‘UCO Bank RuPay Select Contactless Debit Card’ with a host of benefits for its
premium/HNI (High Networth Individuals) customers.
 India’s under-19 badminton player Tasnim Mir has become the first Indian to achieve
World No. 1 Ranking.
 Yes Mutual Fund has been renamed as White Oak Capital Mutual Fund.
 The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal virtually addressed the 16th
India Digital Summit, 2022.The theme of the summit was Supercharging Startups.

 Virat Kohli stepped down as the Test Captain of the Indian Cricket team.
 Indian Navy and Russian Navy undertook PASSEX exercises at the port of Cochin, in the
Arabian Sea.
 Shersingh B Khyalia has been appointed as CEO of Adani Power.
 Snapdeal has tied up with Bank of Baroda (BoB) Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL)
and NPCI to launch a co-branded contactless RuPay credit card.
 World’s largest Khadi National Flag displayed at Longewala in Jaisalmer. The Khadi
national flag is 225 feet long, 150 feet wide and weighs 1400 kg.
 Kumbalangi (Kerala), which won acclaim as India’s first model tourism village, is set to
become the country’s first sanitary-napkin-free panchayat.
 Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh has set up an online Raksha Pension Shikayat
Nivaran Portal to resolve pension-related grievances of ex-servicemen (ESM) and their
dependents.
 Lakshya Sen won against Singaporean player Loh Kean Yew, who was crowned the
World Champion, to bag his first Super 500 title at the India Open 2021.
 Federal Bank has launched an online lending platform federalinstaloans.com, to ease

credit approvals of up to Rs 50 lakh for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
across India.
 Legendary Kathak dancer, Pandit Birju Maharaj has passed away.
 Former West Indies Captain Clive Lloyd received Knighthood from Prince William,
the Duke of Cambridge at Windsor Castle, for his services towards the game of cricket.
 Indian government has released a commemorative postal stamp on the Covid-19

vaccination on Sunday to mark the first anniversary of the country’s national
immunization programme against the virus.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has virtually addressed the World Economic Forum's
(WEF's) Davos Agenda Summit 2022.The theme of the event is The State of the World.
 Union government has dedicated India’s first BHEL-built ‘coal to methanol’ (CTM) pilot
plant to the nation in Hyderabad.
 Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced the appointment of Rakesh Anand as

India’s Chef de Mission for Commonwealth Games 2022.
 Bhupender Singh Bajwa has been appointed as India’s Chef de Mission for Asian Games
2022.

 Narendra Kumar Goenka has been appointed as the new chairman of the Apparel
Export Promotion Council (AEPC).
 Mrs America Shaylyn Ford was crowned as the winner of Mrs World 2022.
 Lavni artist from Maharashtra, Sumit Bhale of Fulbari taluka has won a gold medal at
the International Folk Art Festival in Dubai.
 A young Lavni artist from Maharashtra, Sumit Bhale has won a gold medal at the
International Folk Art Festival in Dubai.
 In tennis, Russia’s Aslan Karatsev has won his 3rd ATP title in Sydney and defeated
Andy Murray by 6-3, 6-3.
 The Chhattisgarh Government has launched an employment mission called the Rojgar
Mission to create 15 lakh job opportunities in the state in the next five years.
 India’s Navdeep Kaur won Best National Costume award at Mrs World 2022
pageant.
 The former President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has passed away.
 Odisha’s social worker and Padma Shri awardee Shanti Devi has passed away.
 The former Prime Minister of Japan, Toshiki Kaifu has passed away.
 The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) annually celebrates the NDRF Raising
Day on 19th January to mark its formation in 2006.In 2022, the NDRF is observing its
17th Raising Day.
 Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has virtually
organised the 1st-ever ‘Startup India Innovation Week’ from 10th January to 16th
January.
 Axis Bank & CRMNEXT Solution won the IBS Intelligence (IBSi) Global FinTech
Innovation Awards 2021 for the Best CRM (Customer Relationship Management) System
Implementation.
 India is going to host AFC Women’s football Asian Cup India 2022 from 20th January
2022 in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, and Pune.
 Reliance Jio has become the first telecom major in the industry to roll out the UPI
autopay facility for both prepaid and postpaid users.
 The iconic ‘Infinity Bridge’ in Dubai, United Arab Emirates has been oped now to traffic
for the first time on January 16, 2022.Its design resembles a mathematical sign for
infinity (∞).
 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated the 9th Women
National Ice Hockey Championship-2022 at Ice Skating Rink, Kaza in Lahaul Spiti district
of Himachal Pradesh.

 India’s Supermom tigress, popularly known as ‘Collarwali’, has passed away at Pench
Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Madhya Pradesh.
 Legendary Bengali comics artist, writer and illustrator, Narayan Debnath, has
passed away.
 A new biography titled Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist

authored by Chandrachur Ghose.
 One of India’s largest mobile wallets, MobiKwik and Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)
Fintech companies launched ‘ClickPay’ for its customers, in collaboration with NPCI
Bharat BillPay Ltd. (NBBL).
 A Christian Democrat from Malta, Roberta Metsola was elected as president of the
European Union’s parliament.
 The navies of India and Japan carried out maritime exercises in the Bay of Bengal
to enhance defence cooperation between the two countries.
 Securities and Exchange Board of India chairman Ajay Tyagi has launched Saa ₹thi –
a mobile app on investor education. The new app aims to empower investors with
accurate knowledge about the securities market.
 India successfully test-fired a new version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile off
the coast of Odisha.
 The Reserve Bank of India has announced Digital Payments Index (DPI) for
September 2021 at 304.06 as against 270.59 for March 2021.
 Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode’s business incubator Laboratory for Innovation

Venturing and Entrepreneurship (LIVE) and Indian Bank has signed an MoU to launch a
start-up funding scheme 'IndSpring Board', to support early stage start-ups with loans
upto Rs 50 crore.
 PM Modi will host the first India-Central Asia Summit on January 27, 2022, in a
virtual format. The summit will be held with the participation of the Presidents of the
Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan.
 Microsoft Corp. is set to acquire game making company, Activision Blizzard Inc., in
an all-cash transaction for $68.7 billion. ($95.00 per share).
 Senior bureaucrat Vikram Dev Dutt has been appointed as the chairman and managing
director (CMD) of Air India Ltd.
 The Union Cabinet has approved capital infusion of Rs 1,500 crore in Indian Renewable
Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA).
 Eminent environmentalist and former Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad (KSSP) president
Professor MK Prasad has passed away due to complications of COVID-19.
 Telangana Government has launched 'Mana Ooru Mana Badi programme' to create
school infrastructure in the state.

 Odisha government and the United Nations’ World Food Programme have partnered to
improve the food security of small and marginal farmers of India by enhancing their
resilience to climate change.
 Indonesia passed a bill replacing its capital Jakarta with East Kalimantan,
situated to the east of Borneo island. The new capital city of the country will be called
Nusantara.
 India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has estimated that India’s GDP will grow 7.6% in
FY23.
 Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya separately celebrated their 50th Statehood Day
on 21 January.
 Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has been roped in as the Ambassador of Global
internet body ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG).
 Dileep Sanghani has been elected as chairman of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser
Cooperative (IFFCO).
 Pakistani skipper Babar Azam has been named as the captain of the ICC Men’s T20I
team of the year for 2021.
 England’s Nat Sciver has been named as the captain of the ICC Women’s T20I Team of
the Year for 2021.
 Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has acquired a 54% stake in Addverb Technologies
Private Limited, a Noida based robotics startup, for USD 132 million.
 Chanchal Kumar has been appointed as the Managing Director of National Highways &
Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL).
 Young Indian origin golfer Akshay Bhatia won the Bahamas Great Exuma Classic on the
Korn Ferry Tour at Sandals Emerald Bay.
 Amar Jawan Jyoti flame, which has been burning since 50 years, will be extinguished
and merged with the National War Memorial flame.
 Guinness World Records holder for oldest person living (male), Saturnino de la Fuente
García (Spain) has passed away at the age of 112 years and 341 days.
 Professional mountaineer and a retired army officer Major Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia
has passed away.
 Albert Bourla, chairman and chief executive of global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.,
was awarded the prestigious Genesis Prize 2022 for his efforts in leading the development
of a COVID-19 vaccine.
 The Oxford University Press (OUP) has declared ‘Anxiety’ as the Children’s Word of the
Year 2021, based on their recent research.

 The first BRICS Sherpas meeting of 2022 was held virtually on January 18-19 under
the chairmanship of China.India’s BRICS Sherpa of 2022 Sanjay Bhattacharyya
represented Indian delegation.
 The Haryana and Himachal Pradesh governments have signed a memorandum of

understanding (MoU) for the rejuvenation of Hindu mythological river, Saraswati.
 PM Modi will inaugurate a 216-foot statue of Ramanujacharya in a sitting position in

Hyderabad on February 5, 2022, to celebrate the 1,000th birth anniversary of the
saint.The statue will be called as the ‘Statue of Equality’.
 Prime Minister Modi has announced that a statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose will
be installed at India Gate.
 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India fell by 26 per cent in 2021, compared
to 2020, as per the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment
Trends Monitor published.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Azadi Ke Amrit Mahotsav se Swarnim

Bharat Ki Ore’ programme on January 20, 2022 via video conferencing.
 RBI has approved the appointment of former Comptroller and Auditor General
(CAG) Vinod Rai as the Independent Chairman of Unity Small Finance Bank Limited
(Unity Bank).
 Manoj Pande has been appointed as next Vice Chief of Army Staff.
 Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari released a book titled ‘The Legend of
Birsa Munda’, authored by Tuhin A Sinha and co-authored by Ankita Verma.
 Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana was named in the 2021 ICC Women’s T20I team of
the year.
 Israel has completed a successful flight test of the Arrow-3 which is designed to intercept
ballistic missiles outside of the earth's atmosphere.
 Sushmita Sen has won International Association of Working Women Award at the
Washington DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF) 2021, for her web series 'Aarya 2.
 Netaji Jayanti (officially known as Parakram Diwas), is a national event celebrated in

India on 23 January to mark the birthday of a prominent Indian freedom fighter Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose.
 India’s first para-badminton academy has been set up in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
 Prajakta Koli has become India’s first UN Development Programme (UNDP) Youth
Climate Champion.

 A new species of rainfrog, discovered in the Panama jungle, has been named after
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg.The species has been named as
Pristimantis gretathunbergae.
 A 19-year-old engineering student from Andhra Pradesh, Jahnavi Dangeti has created
history by becoming first and only Indian to undergo and complete the International Air
and Space Program (IASP) at NASA Launch Operations’ Kennedy Space Centre in
Alabama, the U.S.
 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully fired the high thrust
Vikas engine that would power India’s first rocket that would carry humans.
 Former India footballer Subhas Bhowmick has passed away at the age of 72.
 Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley won second consecutive term.
 India and Denmark signed an agreement to work together in joint research and
development on green fuels including green hydrogen.
 The International Day of Education is observed every year on 24 January since 2019.
Theme:-Changing Course, Transforming Education.
 National Girl Child Day (NGCD) is observed annually on January 24 since 2008.
 The former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been conferred with the Netaji Award
2022 by the Netaji Research Bureau, based in Kolkata.
 The World Bank has sanctioned a loan worth $125 million (about Rs. 1,000 crore) to
West Bengal to support its effort to help the poor and vulnerable groups access social
protection services.
 India’s First District Good Governance Index launched for 20 districts of Jammu and
Kashmir.Jammu district has topped the Index.
 PM Narendra Modi has unveiled hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at
India Gate on Parakram Divas.The statue is installed on 125th birth anniversary of Netaji
Subhas Chandra Bose.
 The Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM) and Sikkim State Disaster
Management Authority’s Vice Chairman Vinod Sharma have been selected for the Subhash
Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for 2022 for their excellent work in disaster
management.
 The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member countries will be conducting a
12-day maritime exercise 'Neptune Strike 22' in the Mediterranean Sea from January 24,
2022.
 PV Sindhu won the women’s singles title at the Syed Modi International Tournament.
 Himachal Pradesh government has launched ‘Apna Kangra’ app to promote local
handicrafts through tourism.

 Karnataka government has launched India’s first AVGC Center of Excellence (CoE)
(Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics) in Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
 Swedish defence company Saab has been awarded a contract to supply single-shot
anti-armour weapon AT4 to the Indian armed forces.
 Jio Platforms (JPL) signed a pact with the University of Oulu, Finland, to accelerate
research and standardization in 6G technology.
 National Voters Day is observed every year on 25 January. Theme:-‘Making Elections

Inclusive, Accessible and Participative’.
 National Tourism Day is celebrated every year on 25th January.
 Vinodanand Jha has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Prevention of Money
Laundering Act (PMLA) Adjudicating Authority, for a period of 5 years.
 The US Space agency, NASA has launched Phase 2 of the challenge called as ‘Deep
Space Food Challenge’ in coordination with the Canadian Space Agency.
 Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (SFB) launched ‘Platina Fixed Deposit’, offering interest of
15 basis points (bps) higher than the regular term deposit rates provided by Ujjivan SFB.
 The Ladakh women’s ice hockey team has won the 9th National women’s ice hockey
championship in 2022.
 The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) for the year 2022 has been
conferred to 29 children (15 Boys and 14 Girls).
 Noted Indian historian, archaeologist and epigraphist from Tamil Nadu, Ramachandran
Nagaswamy, has passed away.
 Fullerton India and One97 Communications Limited, that owns the brand Paytm, have
announced a partnership to provide lending products to merchant partners and
consumers.
 Food and Grocery Delivery Bengaluru-based giant Swiggy has signed a $700 million
funding round led by asset manager Invesco.With this, the total valuation of Swiggy has
reached to $10.7 billion i.e. it is now a decacorn.
 India is celebrating 73rd Republic Day on 26 January 2022.
 The International Customs Day (ICD) is observed on 26 January every year.Theme

2022: Customs Digital Transformation by Embracing a Data Culture and Building a Data
Ecosystem.
 Indian government has launched a web portal ‘Koyla Darpan’ to share Key Performance
Indicators (KPI) related to the Coal Sector.

 Assam government has conferred its highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’ for the year
2021 on industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata.
 The Oscar-nominated Tamil film ‘Koozhangal’ has bagged the Best Film Award in the
Asian Film Competition category at the Dhaka International Film Festival 2022.
 Plant-based meat company GoodDot has roped in Neeraj Chopra as its brand
ambassador.
 Ministry of New and Renewable Ministry has announced to infuse Rs 1,000 crores in
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
 The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has committed to invest $150
million in the development of data centres that mostly serve emerging Asia through the
Keppel Data Centre Fund II (KDFC-II), a closed-end private equity vehicle managed by
Alpha Investment Partners Limited (Alpha).
 The Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Som Parkash inaugurated
India’s first portal for spice exports named ‘Spice Xchange India’ at a hybrid event held in
Kochi.
 Common Services Centers (CSC) has launched the 'Yogyata' mobile phone application
to provide vocational education and skill enhancement opportunities to youth and citizens
in rural areas.
 India and Israel have launched a commemorative logo, to mark the 30th anniversary of
the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The logo features the
respective symbols of the national flags of both countries, that is Ashoka Chakra and the
Star of David.
 The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has
launched the renovated CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) website
(www.cghs.gov.in) and mobile app, MyCGHS digitally.
 The President of Armenia, Armen Sarkissian has announced his resignation.
 The Kerala Bird Atlas (KBA), the first-of-its-kind state-level bird atlas in India, has
created solid baseline data about the distribution and abundance of various bird species
across all major habitats giving an impetus for futuristic studies.
 Indian Movie’s Jai Bhim and Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham have been officially
shortlisted for the Oscars 2022.
 International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed every year on 27 January

since 2006.
 India has been ranked at 85th spot (Score of 40) in Corruption Perceptions Index
(CPI) 2021, released by Transparency International.The ranking has been topped jointly
by three countries- Denmark, Finland and New Zealand.

 The Russian, Chinese and Iranian navies undertook naval exercises CHIRU-2Q22 in the
Gulf of Oman from 18 January to 22 January.
 Russia delivered all the contracted 70,000 AK-203 Kalashnikov assault rifles to the
Indian Armed Forces.The total cost of the contract is around Rs 5,124 crore.
 Apple has retained its position as the most valuable brand in 2022 as well,
according to the Brand Finance 2022 Global 500 report.
 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut India’s economic growth forecast for
the current fiscal 2021-22 (FY22) to 9 percent, in its latest world economic outlook report.
 The 2022 Padma Award has been conferred upon 128 winners. These includes four
Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan awardees, and 107 Padma Shri awardees.
 Indian government has sanctioned and notified the Scheme for the amalgamation of the
Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd. with Unity Small Finance Bank
Ltd.
 Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra was named for the Param Vishisht Seva
Medal (PVSM) on the eve of Republic Day.
 Himachal Pradesh celebrated its 52nd full statehood day on 25 January 2022.
 A joint maritime exercise Paschim Lehar (XPL-2022) conducted by the Indian Navy
off the West Coast was concluded on 25 January 2022.
 The President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind has approved 384 Gallantry awards to
Armed Forces personnel and others on the eve of 73rd Republic Day celebrations.
 President Ram Nath Kovind has posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra to Assistant Sub
Inspector Babu Ram of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on the eve of 73rd
Republic Day.
 Indian government has successfully handed over Air India to the Tata Group on
January 27, 2022, nearly 69 years after it was taken from the TATAs.
 India’s first Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat honoured posthumously with Padma
Vibhushan.
 Olympic Gold Medalist Neeraj Chopra and Singer Sonu Nigam have been awarded
Padma Shri while the heads of Microsoft and Google Satya Nadella and Sundar
Pichai have been named for Padma Bhushan.
 Karnataka government has launched a technology-driven programme ‘Grama One’ to

offer services to various government departments in rural areas of 12 districts of
Karnataka.
 India has emerged as the World’s largest exporter of cucumber and gherkins.

 India and France have signed an MoU with scope for cooperation in health research,
Science and Technology Ministry.
 Lendingkart Technologies’ subsidiary Lendingkart Finance has partnered with the

Bank of Maharashtra to co-lend business loans to MSME borrowers across India at
low interest rates.
 The Union Minister of State for Culture Meenakashi Lekhi has released a pictorial comic
book titled ‘India’s Women Unsung Heroes’.
 TVS Motor Company has announced the successful acquisition of a 75 percent stake in the
electric bike manufacturer Swiss E-Mobility Group (SEMG) for $100 million.
 Pushp Kumar Joshi has been appointed the new chairman and managing director of
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL).
 A Book titled Last among Equals: Power, Caste, and Politics in Bihar’s Villages
authored by MR Sharan.
 Wipro Limited has appointed Badrinath Srinivasan as the Managing Director for
Southeast Asia.
 Indian goverment has notified the Certification Scheme for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
(UAS) commonly known as Drones to ensure minimum safety and quality requirements of
drones.
 Former Indian Hockey Team Captain Charanjit Singh has passed away at 90.
 Padma Shri awardee Kathakali artist Milena Salvini has passed away at 84.
 Renowned Marathi author and social activist Anil Awachat has passed away.
 Ramgarh Vishdhari Wildlife Sanctuary set to be notified as 4th tiger reserve of

Rajasthan.
 India has paid USD 29.9 million in UN regular budget assessments for the year 2022.
 Jammu and Kashmir Police bagged 115 Police Medals for Gallantry (PMG), out of a
total of 189 awarded this year.
 India’s first innovation centre for graphene will be set up in Kerala by the Digital
University Kerala (DUK), along with Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-
MET) in Thrissur, for Rs 86.41 crore.
 Data Privacy Day is observed every year on 28 January.
 The Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (Tamil Nadu) and Bardia National Park (Nepal)
have jointly won the prestigious TX2 Award for 2022, for doubling their tiger populations
since 2010.

 V Anantha Nageswaran has been appointed as the new chief economic advisor (CEA) to
the Government of India.
 The Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has launched ‘Digital Sansad App’ to make live
proceedings accessible to citizens.
 Google will invest upto $1 Billion in Bharti Airtel to boost country’s digital
ecosystem.From the total investment, Google will invest USD 700 million to acquire 1.28
percent stake in Bharti Airtel Ltd.
 Karnataka government has launched 1st of its kind ‘Brain Health Initiative’ to train
doctors in mental healthcare.
 Andhra Pradesh government has given its approval to increase the number of districts in
the state to 26 from the existing 13.
 TerraPay has signed MoU with NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) to boost
cashless transactions.
 The Russian, Chinese and Iranian navies undertook naval exercises CHIRU-2Q22 in the
Gulf of Oman.
 Xiomara Castro became the first female president of Honduras.
 A new book titled A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 years of Independence

authored by Ruskin Bond.
 The former finance secretary of India, Subhash Chandra Garg has announced his
debut book titled The $10 Trillion Dream.
 According to the World Gold Council (WGC) report ‘Gold Demand Trends 2021’ has
informed that the global gold demand rose 10 per cent in 2021 to 4,021.3 tonnes.
 Max Life Insurance Company Limited has partnered with Policybazaar. com to offer its
‘Max Life Smart Secure Plus Plan’ on the Policybazaar platform as an independent
Insurance cover to homemakers.
 South Maubuang has become Mizoram’s first Open Defecation Free (ODF) plus village.
 India’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been inaugurated Gurugram.
 The world’s largest canal lock has been inaugurated in the Port of Amsterdam, The
Netherlands.
 The World Leprosy Day is observed globally on the last Sunday of January every
year.In this year it is observed on 30 January. Theme 2022: United for Dignity.
 The World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day is observed on 30 January every year.
Theme:-‘Achieving health equity to end the neglect of poverty-related diseases’.Slogan-
From neglect to care

 India defeated China, 2-0 to win bronze medal at the 2022 Women’s Hockey Asia
Cup tournament. Japan defeated South Korea 4-2 in the final to win Women’s Hockey
Asia Cup tournament.
 Indian government has joined hands with Israel government to create 150 ‘Villages of
Excellence’ in 12 States of the country, to help farmers to adopt latest
technology in the farm sector.
 The Tata Group has chosen State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda and HDFC Bank as
preferred bankers for Air India.
 World number one women's singles tennis player Ashleigh Barty has won the 2022
Australian Open title.
 Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) has set up
‘new bank note printing lines’ at its Currency Note Press, Nashik and Bank Note Press,
Dewas.
 Paytm Money has launched India’s first intelligent messenger called ‘Pops’, which
allow its user to receive specific information related to their stocks, analysis about their
portfolio, market news, and important market movements, all in one place.
 India and Philippines have signed the 375 million dollar deal for the sale of BrahMos
supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles to the Philippines Navy.
 A New book titled Liberty After Freedom: A History of Article 21, Due Process and the
Constitution of India authored by Rohan J Alva.
 Martyr’s Day or Shaheed Diwas is observed every year on 30 January, to mark the
death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.This year nation observed 74th Martyrs’ Day.
 Centre has extended the tenure of M R Kumar, the Chairman of IPO-bound Life
Insurance Corporation (LIC) by one year, till March 2023.
 A book titled Fearless Governance authored by Kiran Bedi.
 Rafael Nadal (Spain) defeated Daniill Medvedev (Russia), to win the Men’s Single title
at Australian Open 2022.
 Argentina defeated Chile, to win its 6th women’s field hockey championship title at the
2022 Women’s Pan American Cup.
 Maharashtra has topped India’s list in the number of micro, small and medium enterprises
(MSME) owned by entrepreneurs from the Scheduled Castes with as many as
96,805 enterprises.
 State Bank of India (SBI) has issued $300 million Formosa bonds and listed the
issuance on India INX GIFT IFSC. Formosa bond is a bond issued in Taiwan.

 Social media giant Meta has partnered with industry body the Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) to support five lakh women-led small
businesses across India.
 Indian teenager Unnati Hooda beat compatriot Smit Toshniwal, to claim the women’s
singles title at 2022 Odisha Open badminton tournament.In men’s singles, Kiran George
beat Priyanshu Rajawat to emerge as the winner.
 Baba Iqbal Singh, the founder of Akal Academies and a Padma Shri awardee has passed
away.

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15 May International Day of Families

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Name of the Person Designation

Lovlina Borgohain IBA’s Athletes’ Committee Chair

Anwar Hussain New Chair Of WTO Committee

Gaurav Sachdeva CEO JSW One Platforms

Chief Vinai Kumar Delhi’s New LG

Salil Parekh MD & CEO Of Infosys

Pieter Elbers IndiGo Appoints CEO

Gopal Vittal Airtel MD And CEO

SS Mundra BSE Chairman

Dr Kamal Bawa US’ National Academy Of Sciences

B Govindarajan CEO Of Royal Enfield

Sunil Arora Chairman Of Gram Unnati

S N Subrahmanyan MD And CEO Of Larsen & Toubro

Vivek Kumar Dewangen New Chief Executive Officer of REC Ltd’s

Nidhi Chibber CBSE New Chief 2022

Sanjiv Bajaj President Of Confederation Of Indian

Deepika Padukone 1st Indian Brand Ambassador Of Louis

Rajiv Kumar Next Chief Election Commissioner

Alkesh Kumar Sharma Ministry Of Electronics And IT’s Secretary

Pushp Kumar Joshi HPCL Chairman And Managing Director

Sudarshan Venu The Managing Director Of TVS Motor

Venkataramani Chairman, Board Of Directors InterGlobe

Arvind Krishna Board Of Federal Reserve Bank Of New York

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Tarun Kapoor Advisor To PM Modi

Sahas Malhotra JioSaavn As CEO

Lt Gen BS Raju Vice Chief Of Indian Army

Vinay Mohan Kwatra India’s New Foreign Secretary

 International Labour Day is observed globally on 1st May every year.

 Maharashtra Cabinet approved the ‘Maharashtra Gene Bank’, a first-of-its-kind project