Daily Current Affairs 13 January 2022

Ranking/ Reports/ Indices

News- 1

Chennai International Airport ranks 8th in Global List for ‘On-Time

Performance’
चेन्नई अंतर्राष्ट्रीय हवरई अड्डर 'ऑन-टरइम प्रदर्ान' के लिए वैलिक सूची में 8वें स्थरन पर् है

 The Chennai International Airport is one of the top 10 large international

airports in the world that ensures ‘on-time’ departures.
 चेन्नई अंतर्रा ष्ट्रीय हवरई अड्डर दु नियर के शीर्ा 10 बडे अंतर्र्रष्ट्रीय हवरई अड्डडं में से एक है जड
'समय पर्' प्रस्थरि सुनिनित कर्तर है ।
 In a review conducted by Cirium, an organisation that specialises in offering
aviation data to travel, finance, aerospace, and aviation industries, the
airport has been ranked 8th for ‘on-time performance’ for the year 2021.
 यरत्रर, नवत्त, एयर्डस्पेस और् नवमरिि उद्यडगडं के निए नवमरिि डे टर की पेशकश कर्िे में मरनहर्
संगठि, Cirium द्वरर्र की गई समीक्षर में, हवरई अड्डे कड वर्ा 2021 के निए 'समय पर् प्रदशा ि'
के निए 8 वरं स्थरि नदयर गयर है ।
 Chennai is the sixth busiest airport in India.
 चेन्नई भरर्त कर छठर सबसे व्यस्त हवरई अड्डर है ।

Top 3 Airports in the list

Rank Airports

1st Miami Airport (United States)

2nd Fukuoka Airport (Japan)

3rd Haneda Airport ( Japan)

 8th Chennai Airport (India)

Revision Points
Four Indian airports finds place in Skytrax’s top 100 airport list

Top Indian Airport

Global Rank Airports

Rank 45 Delhi

Rank 64 Hyderabad

Rank 65 Mumbai

Rank 71 Bengaluru

Top Airport in the Global list

Rank 1 Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar

Rank 2 Haneda Airport in Tokyo

Rank 3 Changi Airport in Singapore

Rank 4 Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea

Rank 5 Narita International Airport (NRT) in Tokyo

Revision Points: Top 5 Safest Airlines for 2022 by AirlineRatings.com

Rank 1 Air New Zealand

Rank 2 Etihad Airways

Rank 3 Qatar Airways

Rank 4 Singapore Airlines

Rank 5 TAP Air Portugal

Revision Points: Top 5 Safest Low-Cost Airlines for 2022 by

AirlineRatings.com

Rank 1 Allegiant Air, USA

Rank 2 EasyJet Switzerland

Rank 3 Frontier Airlines, USA

Rank 4 Jetstar Airline, Australia

Rank 5 JetBlue, Airline, USA

News- 2

2021 ended as 5th-hottest year: Report by European Union

2021 5वें सबसे गमा वर्ा के रूप में समरप्त हुआ: यूर्ोपीय संघ की रर्पोर्् ट
  Year 2021 was the fifth warmest in the 52-year European record, slightly
hotter than 2015 and 2018.
 वर्ा 2021 52 सरि के यूर्डपीय रर्कॉडा में परं चवरं सबसे गमा थर, जड 2015 और् 2018 की
तु ििर में थडडर गमा थर।
 This was stated in a new report by the European Union’s Copernicus
Climate Change Service.
 यूर्डपीय संघ की कॉपर्निकस क्लरइमेट चेंज सनवास की एक िई रर्पडटा में यह बरत कही गई है ।

News- 3

India to surpass Japan as Asia’s 2nd largest economy by 2030: IHS Markit
Report
2030 तक जरपरन से आगे लनकि जरएगर भरर्त एलर्यर की दू सर्ी सबसे बडी अथाव्यवस्थर:
आईएचएस मरलकाट रर्पोर्् ट

 India is likely to overtake Japan as Asia’s second-largest economy by

2030 when its GDP is also projected to surpass that of Germany and the
U.K. to rank as the world’s No.3, IHS Markit said in a report.
 आईएचएस मरनकाट िे एक रर्पडटा में कहर नक भरर्त 2030 तक एनशयर की दू सर्ी सबसे बडी
अथा व्यवस्थर के रूप में जरपरि से आगे निकि सकतर है , जब इसकी जीडीपी भी जमािी और्
यूके से आगे निकिकर् दु नियर के िंबर् 3 के रूप में र्ैं क कर्िे कर अिुमरि है ।
 Currently, India is the sixth-largest economy, behind the U.S., China,
Japan, Germany and the U.K.
  वता मरि में, भरर्त यू.एस., चीि, जरपरि, जमािी और् यू.के. के बरद छठी सबसे बडी
अथा व्यवस्थर है ।
 For the full fiscal year 2021-22, India’s real GDP growth rate is projected to
be 8.2%, rebounding from the severe contraction of 7.3% year-on-year in
2020-21, IHS Markit said.
 आईएचएस मरनकाट िे कहर नक पूर्े नवत्तीय वर्ा 2021-22 के निए, भरर्त की वरस्तनवक
जीडीपी नवकरस दर् 8.2% हडिे कर अिुमरि है , जड 2020-21 में सरि-दर्-सरि 7.3% के
गंभीर् संकुचि से रर्बरउं नडं ग है ।
 The Indian economy is forecast to continue growing strongly in the 2022-23
fiscal year, at a pace of 6.7%.
 भरर्तीय अथा व्यवस्थर के 2022-23 नवत्तीय वर्ा में 6.7% की गनत से मजबूती से बढ़िे कर
अिुमरि है ।

Revision Points

 Indian economy is all set to become 6th largest economy in the world
leaving French and British economy, as per British Consultancy Cybr
report.

Appointment & Resignation

News- 1

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas appointed as next IMF’s Chief Economist to

succeed Gita Gopinath
लपयर्े -ओलिलवयर् गौर्ी ंचस को गीतर गोपीनरथ कर स्थरन िे ने के लिए अगिे आईएमएफ के
मुख्य अथार्रस्त्री के रूप में लनयुक्त लकयर गयर

 French-born economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas has been named as the

next chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
 फ्रं स में जन्मे अथा शरस्त्री नपयर्े -ओनिनवयर् गौर्ींचस कड अंतर्रा ष्ट्रीय मुद्रर कडर् (IMF) के अगिे
मुख्य अथाशरस्त्री के रूप में िरनमत नकयर गयर है ।
 Gourinchas will succeed Gita Gopinath, the first woman to serve as the
Fund’s chief economist.
  गौर्ींचस, गीतर गडपीिरथ की जगह िें गी, जड फंड की मुख्य अथाशरस्त्री के रूप में करम कर्िे
वरिी पहिी मनहिर हैं ।
 Gopinath will take over as first deputy managing director of IMF from
January 21 2022.
 गडपीिरथ 21 जिवर्ी 2022 से IMF के पहिे उप प्रबंध निदे शक के रूप में करयाभरर् संभरिेंगे।

About IMF

Formation 27 December 1945

Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva

Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath

Headquarters Washington, D.C., U.S

Parent organization United Nations

Membership 190 countries

Currency SDR

News- 2

Kamakoti was appointed as the Director of IIT Madras

करमकोलट को IIT मद्ररस कर लनदे र्क लनयुक्त लकयर गयर
  V. Kamakoti, who led the team that designed India’s first indigenously-
developed microprocessor ‘SHAKTI’, would be the next Director of the
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras.
 वी. करमकडनट, नजन्डंिे भरर्त के पहिे स्वदे शी रूप से नवकनसत मरइक्रडप्रडसे सर् 'शक्ति' कड
नडजरइि कर्िे वरिी टीम कर िेतृत्व नकयर, भरर्तीय प्रौद्यडनगकी संस्थरि (IIT) मद्ररस के अगिे
निदे शक हडंगे।
 He succeeds Professor Bhaskar Ramamurthi.
 वह प्रडफेसर् भरस्कर् र्रममूनता कर स्थरि िें गे।

News- 3

News-4

Adani Power appoints Shersingh Khyalia as CEO

अदरनी परवर् ने र्ेर्लसंह ख्यरलियर को सीईओ लनयुक्त लकयर

 Adani Power has appointed Shersingh Khyalia as the chief executive

officer (CEO).
 अदरिी परवर् िे शे र्नसंह ख्यरनियर कड मुख्य करयाकरर्ी अनधकरर्ी (सीईओ) नियुि नकयर है ।

Adani Group

Headquarters Ahmedabad
Founder Gautam Adani

Founded 20 July 1988

News- 4

Alikhan Smailov was appointed as Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister

अिीखरन स्मरइिोव को कजरलकस्तरन के प्रधरन मंत्री के रूप में लनयुक्त लकयर गयर थर

 Alikhan Smailov was appointed as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.

 अिीखरि स्मरइिडव कड कजरनकस्तरि के प्रधरि मंत्री के रूप में नियुि नकयर गयर थर।

About Kazakhstan

Capital Nur-Sultan
Currency Kazakhstani Tenge
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

News- 5

Ortega sworn in for 4th straight term as Nicaragua’s president

ओटे गर ने िगरतरर् चौथे करयाकरि के लिए लनकरर्रगुआ के र्रष्ट्रपलत के रूप में र्पथ िी
  Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega was sworn in for a fourth consecutive
term, following elections considered rigged and on a day marked by sanctions
from the United States and the European Union against members of his
government.
 निकरर्रगुआ के र्रष्ट्रपनत डै नियि ओटे गर िे िगरतरर् चौथे करयाकरि के निए शपथ ग्रहण की,
चुिरवडं में धरं धिी के बरद और् उिकी सर्करर् के सदस्डं के क्तखिरफ संयुि र्रज्य अमेरर्कर
और् यूर्डपीय संघ के प्रनतबंधडं द्वरर्र नचनित एक नदि पर्।
 Alongside him was first lady Rosario Murillo, sworn in for her second term
as his vice president.
 उिके सरथ प्रथम मनहिर र्डसररर्यड मुरर्िड भी थीं, नजन्डंिे अपिे दू सर्े करयाकरि के निए उिके
उपरध्यक्ष के रूप में शपथ िी।

About Nicaragua

Capital Managua
Currency Nicaraguan córdoba

Revision Points: Recently Appointed Presidents & PM of The Nations

Eva Magdelena Andersson - Re- elected as Prime Minister of sweden

Shavkat Mirziyoyev - Re- elected as President Uzbekistan

Jonas Gahr Store - Prime Minister Norway

Alexander Schellenberg - Chancellor Austria

Najla Bouden Romdhone - First-ever female Prime Minister Tunisia

Justin Trudeau - Re Elected PM Canada

Fumio Kishida - Prime Minister Japan

Stefan Yanev - Prime Minister Bulgaria

Hibatullah Akhundzada - Supreme Leader Afghanistan

Mullah Hasan Akhund - Prime Minister Afghanistan

Najib Mikati - Prime Minister Lebanon

Alar Karis - President Estonia

Guido Bellido - Prime Minister Peru

Cleopas Dlamini - Prime Minister Eswatini

Stefan Lofven - Prime Minister Sweden

Abiy Ahmed - Prime Minister Ethiopia

Pedro Castillo - President Peru

News- 6

RenewBuy onboards Rajkummar Rao as brand ambassador

RenewBuy ने र्रजकुमरर् र्रव को बनरयर ब्रंड एं बेसडर्

 Online insurance platform RenewBuy has appointed actor Rajkummar Rao

as its first brand ambassador.
 ऑििरइि बीमर प्लेटफॉमा RenewBuy िे अनभिेतर र्रजकुमरर् र्रव कड अपिर पहिर ब्रं ड
एं बेसडर् नियुि नकयर है ।
 He will be a part of the company’s ‘Smart Tech, Right Advice’ campaign,
which is targeting 700 million customers.
 वह कंपिी के 'स्मरटा टे क, र्रइट एडवरइस' अनभयरि कर नहस्सर हडंगे, जड 700 नमनियि ग्ररहकडं
कड िनक्षत कर् र्हर है ।

Recently Appointed Brand Ambassadors

Ravindra Jadeja Kinara Capital

Smriti
Mandhana GUVI

Sourav Ganguly Century LED

MC Mary Kom TRIFED Aadi Mahotsav

Rishabh Pant Hercules

Jasbir Jassi South Delhi Municipal Corporation

Lovlina ICICI Prudential Life Insurance (‘Agar taiyaari sahi ho, toh jeet
Borgohain pakki hai’ campaign)

Rahul Dravid Children’s footwear brand Plaeto

Mohd Siraj Games24x7 fantasy cricket platform ‘My11Circle’

Manoj Bajpayee FloBiz Neobank

Ranveer Singh 1. CoinSwitch Kuber

2. National Basketball Association (NBA)

Amitabh
Bachchan 1. CoinDCX

2. Amway India

Virat Kohli Howzat Fantasy Cricket

Disha Patani Ambrane

Banking/ Finance/ Economy

News- 1

Jammu and Kashmir Bank launches the Special One Time Settlement Scheme
2021 for non-performing assets
जम्मू और् कश्मीर् बैंक ने गै र्-लनष्परलदत सं पलियों के लिए लवर्ेर् एकमुश्त लनपटरन योजनर
2021 र्ुरू की

 Jammu and Kashmir Bank launched the Special One Time Settlement
Scheme 2021 for non-performing assets, which provides a golden
opportunity to all the eligible account holders to settle their accounts and avail
the best possible concessions that can be offered.
 जम्मू और् कश्मीर् बैंक िे गैर्-निष्परनदत संपनत्तयडं के निए नवशे र् एकमुश्त निपटरि यडजिर
2021 शु रू की, जड सभी परत्र खरतरधरर्कडं कड अपिे खरतडं कर निपटरि कर्िे और् सवोत्तम
संभव रर्यरयतडं कर िरभ उठरिे कर सुिहर्र अवसर् प्रदरि कर्ती है ।
 This scheme is valid for 30 working days, for which the sanction or
otherwise will be conveyed within seven working days of the receipt of
application with a maximum repayment period of six months.
 यह यडजिर 30 करया नदवसडं के निए वैध है , नजसके निए स्वीकृनत यर अन्यथर आवेदि प्ररप्त
हडिे के सरत करया नदवसडं के भीतर् अनधकतम छह महीिे की चुकौती अवनध के सरथ सूनचत
नकयर जरएगर।

About Jammu and Kashmir Bank

CEO R K Chhibber
Headquarters Srinagar
Founded 1 October 1938

Revision Points
  R K Chhibber, Chairman and Managing Director of Jammu & Kashmir
Bank launched its revised and refurbished mobile banking app named ‘J&K
Bank mPAY – Delight’ for the public.
 Recently, The Reserve Bank of India approved the candidature of Baldev
Prakash as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
Jammu and Kashmir Bank for a period of three years.
 “The appointment is effective from the date of taking charge or April 10, 2022,
whichever is earlier,

News- 2

NSE gets SEBI nod to launch derivatives on Nifty Midcap Select Index
लनफ्टी लमडकैप लसिे क्ट इं डेक्स पर् डे रर्वेलटव िॉन्च कर्ने के लिए एनएसई को सेबी की मंजूर्ी

 National Stock Exchange (NSE) has received capital markets regulator

SEBI’s approval to launch derivatives on Nifty Midcap Select Index.
 िेशिि स्टॉक एक्सचेंज (एिएसई) कड निफ्टी नमडकैप सेिेक्ट इं डेक्स पर् डे रर्वेनटव िॉन्च
कर्िे के निए पूंजी बरजरर् नियरमक सेबी की मंजूर्ी नमि गई है ।
 The index will be available for trading from 24 Jan 2022.
 यह इं डेक्स 24 जिवर्ी 2022 से टर े नडं ग के निए उपिब्ध हडगर।
 The index aims to track the performance of a focused portfolio of 25
stocks within the Nifty Midcap 150 index.
 सूचकरं क कर िक्ष्य निफ्टी नमडकैप 150 इं डेक्स के भीतर् 25 शेयर्डं के एक केंनद्रत
पडटा फडनियड के प्रदशा ि कड टर ै क कर्िर है ।
 The trading in Nifty Midcap Select derivatives will be on weekly and
monthly contracts.
 निफ्टी नमडकैप सेिेक्ट डे रर्वेनटव्स में टर े नडं ग सरप्तरनहक और् मरनसक अिुबंधडं पर् हडगी।

Revision Points

 Crypto Superapp, CryptoWire has launched India’s first crypto index titled
‘IC15’, which will track the market capitalization and liquidity of top 15 global
digital currencies.
  National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) under Ministry of Electronics
and Information Technology (MeitY) has launched ‘Digital Payment
Gateway’ to make the internet accessible to everyone.
 NSE Indices Limited, the index services subsidiary of the National Stock
Exchange (NSE), has launched a new index named ‘Nifty India Digital
Index’ to track the performance of companies exposed to the digital theme.

National News

News- 1

Indian Railways launches Mission Amanat to track lost belongings of

passengers
भरर्तीय र्े िवे ने यरलत्रयों के खोए हुए सरमरन को टर ै क कर्ने के लिए लमर्न अमरनत िॉन्च
लकयर

 The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Western Railways zone of

Indian Railways has launched a new initiative called “Mission Amanat” to
make it easier for the railway passengers to get back their lost luggage.
 भरर्तीय र्े िवे के पनिमी र्े िवे क्षेत्र के र्े िवे सुर्क्षर बि (RPF) िे र्े ि यरनत्रयडं के निए अपिर
खडयर हुआ सरमरि वरपस परिर आसरि बिरिे के निए "नमशि अमरित" िरमक एक िई पहि
शु रू की है ।
 Under Mission Amanat, the details of lost luggage and belongings along
with photos will be uploaded on the official website of the zonal railway,
https://wr.indianrailways.gov.in/
 नमशि अमरित के तहत गुम हुए सरमरि और् सरमरि कर नववर्ण फडटड के सरथ जडिि र्े िवे
की आनधकररर्क वेबसरइट https://wr.indianrailways.gov.in/ पर् अपिडड नकयर जरएगर।

Recent News Related to Railway

 Indian Railways has launched India’s first movable freshwater tunnel

aquarium ‘Aquatic Kingdom’ at the Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway
Station, which is also known as Bengaluru City Railway Station.
  Minister of Railways, Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced the introduction of
theme-based tourist circuit trains ‘Bharat Gaurav Trains’ to tap the vast
tourism potential of India.
 Union minister of state for Railways Raosaheb Danve inaugurated the
first-of-its-kind pod hotel at the Mumbai Central station.
 The Railways has issued an order to discontinue the ‘special’ tag for mail
and express trains and to revert to pre-pandemic ticket prices with
immediate effect.
 For the first time, the Indian Railways has launched two long haul freight
trains named “Trishul” and “Garuda” for the South Central Railway (SCR).
 Indian Railways Ordered to Dissolve Indian Railway Station Development
Corporation
 Chennai – Mysore- Chennai Shatabdi Express becomes the first Integrated
Management Systems certified train of Southern Railway.
 Chennai's MGR Railway Station is now fully powered by solar energy.
 The Northeast Frontier Railways has launched a regular Jungle Tea Toy
Train Safari on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Route.
 Railways has introduced the new AC-3-tier Economy Class coach with a
reduced fare:The new AC Economy coach has 83 berths as compared to
72 berths in 3AC Coach.
 The Ministry of Railways has authorized a proposal to call Train No.
16595/16596 Bengaluru-Karwar-Bengaluru Express as Panchaganga
Express.
 Manipur entered India’s railways map as a passenger train completed its
run for the first time.

News- 2

India’s first heli-hub to be set up in Gurugram

भरर्त कर पहिर हे िी-हब गु रुग्ररम में स्थरलपत लकयर जरएगर

 Haryana Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala announced that Gurugram will get

India’s 1st heli-hub with all aviation facilities.
 हरर्यरणर के नडप्टी सीएम दु ष्यंत चौटरिर िे घडर्णर की नक गुरुग्ररम कड सभी नवमरिि सुनवधरओं
के सरथ भरर्त कर पहिर हे िी-हब नमिे गर।
 The heli-hub will be the first of its kind in India to have all facilities at one
place for helicopters.
  हे िी-हब भरर्त में अपिी तर्ह कर पहिर ऐसर हडगर नजसमें हे िीकॉप्टर्डं के निए एक ही स्थरि
पर् सभी सुनवधरएं हडंगी।

Revision Points

 India’s first fisheries business incubator launched in Gurugram Haryana

 IOC will set up India’s 1st mega-scale Maleic Anhydride Plant to
manufacture value-added chemical products at its Panipat Refinery and
Petroleum Complex.
 India’s first rooftop drive-in theatre launched in Mumbai
 The Union Minister of Law and Justice, Shri Kiren Rijiju has inaugurated
the first Sports Arbitration Centre of India at Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
 Recently, Odisha’s Puri became India’s first city to provide quality drinking
tap water.
 CoinDCX became India’s first cryptocurrency unicorn after the exchange
raised 6.70 billion rupees from investors led by Facebook Inc.
 India’s first’ e-fish market application was launched in Assam by Assam
Fisheries Minister Parimal Suklabaidya.
 Telangana has developed the country’s first Smartphone-based eVoting
solution.
 The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the Ministry of Science and
Technology has launched India’s first mega consortium on ‘One Health’, in
post-COVID times.

International News

News- 1

Turkmenistan plans to close its ‘Gateway to Hell’

तु कामेलनस्तरन ने अपने 'गे टवे टू हे ि' को बंद कर्ने की योजनर बनरई

 Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has ordered

the extinguishing of the country’s “Gateway to Hell”, a fire that has been
burning for decades in a huge desert gas crater.
  तु कामेनिस्तरि के र्रष्ट्रपनत गुर्बरं गुिी बडीमुखरमेदडव िे दे श के "गेटवे टू हे ि" कड बुझरिे कर
आदे श नदयर है , जड एक नवशरि र्े नगस्तरिी गैस क्रेटर् में दशकडं से जि र्ही आग है ।
 He wants it to be put out for environmental and health reasons, as well as
part of efforts to increase gas exports.
 वह चरहतर है नक इसे पयरा वर्ण और् स्वरस्थ्य करर्णडं के सरथ-सरथ गैस नियरा त बढ़रिे के प्रयरसडं
के नहस्से के रूप में बरहर् र्खर जरए।
 Many believe it was formed when a Soviet drilling operation went wrong in
1971.
 बहुत से िडग मरिते हैं नक इसकर गठि तब हुआ थर जब 1971 में सडनवयत नडरनिं ग ऑपर्े शि
गित हड गयर थर।

About Turkmenistan

Capital Ashgabat
Currency Turkmenistani manat
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow

Summit/ Meetings/ Conference

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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav CHAIRS 19th Meeting of National Tiger

Conservation Authority (NTCA)
केंद्रीय मंत्री भूपेंद्र यरदव ने र्रष्ट्रीय बरघ संर्क्षण प्ररलधकर्ण (एनटीसीए) की 19वी ं बैठक की
अध्यक्षतर की

 The Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Shri
Bhupender Yadav chaired the 19th Meeting of National Tiger
Conservation Authority (NTCA).
 केंद्रीय पयरा वर्ण, वि और् जिवरयु परर्वता ि मंत्री श्री भूपेंद्र यरदव िे र्रष्ट्रीय बरघ संर्क्षण
प्ररनधकर्ण (एिटीसीए) की 19वीं बैठक की अध्यक्षतर की।
 During the meeting, the minister informed that there are 51 Tiger Reserves in
the country.
  बैठक के दौर्रि मंत्री िे बतरयर नक दे श में 51 टरइगर् रर्जवा हैं .
 Of these, 14 Tiger Reserves have been accredited under CA|TS
(Conservation Assured Tiger Standards) and NTCA is working to bring
other Tiger Reserves also under this accreditation.
 इिमें से 14 टरइगर् रर्जवा कड सीए | टीएस (संर्क्षण सुनिनित बरघ मरिक) के तहत मरन्यतर दी
गई है और् एिटीसीए अन्य टरइगर् रर्जवा कड भी इस मरन्यतर के तहत िरिे के निए करम कर्
र्हर है ।

Revision Points

 Nirmala Sitharaman is the Chief Guest at the Global FinTech Fest (GFF)
2021: Theme of the fest: FinTech: Empowering a Global Digital Economy.
 Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman
participated virtually in the 3rd G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank
Governors (FMCBG) Meeting under the Italian Presidency.
 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman led the Indian delegation in
the 11th round of UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) that
was held virtually: This dialogue covered the discussions on economic
cooperation on multilateral issues, including G20 and COP26.
 Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
chaired the 24th meeting of the Financial Stability and Development
Council (FSDC).

Awards & Honours

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Actress Harshaali Malhotra receives 12th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award

2022
अलभनेत्री हर्रािी मल्होत्रर को लमिर 12वरं भरर्त र्त्न डॉ अंबेडकर् पु र्स्करर् 2022

 The 2015 film Bajrangi Bhaijaan fame actress Harshaali Malhotra has
been awarded the 12th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award 2022.
  2015 की नफल्म बजर्ं गी भरईजरि फेम अनभिेत्री हर्रा िी मल्हडत्रर कड 12वें भरर्त र्त्न डॉ
अंबेडकर् पुर्स्करर् 2022 से सम्मरनित नकयर गयर है ।
 She received the award from Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari, Governor of
Maharashtra, for her commendable performance in the movie and contribution
in the field of Indian Cinema.
 नफल्म में उिके सर्रहिीय प्रदशा ि और् भरर्तीय नसिेमर के क्षेत्र में यडगदरि के निए उन्ें
महरर्रष्ट्र के र्रज्यपरि श्री भगत नसंह कडश्यरर्ी से पुर्स्करर् नमिर।

About the Award

 The Government of Maharashtra organised the Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar

National Awards 2022 ceremony in the memory of Dr Babasaheb Bhimrao
Ambedkar as a part of the upcoming 73rd Republic Day.
 महरर्रष्ट्र सर्करर् िे आगरमी 73वें गणतं त्र नदवस के एक भरग के रूप में डॉ बरबरसरहे ब भीमर्रव
अंबेडकर् की स्मृनत में भरर्त र्त्न डॉ अम्बेडकर् र्रष्ट्रीय पुर्स्करर् 2022 समरर्डह कर आयडजि
नकयर।

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‘Kerala Arts and Crafts Village Organization’ won ‘International Craft Award
2021
'केर्ि आट्ा स एं ड क्ररफ्ट् स लविे ज ऑगा नरइजेर्न' ने जीतर 'इं टर्नेर्नि क्ररफ्ट अवरडा 2021'

 Kerala Arts and Crafts Village Organization (KACV) from Kovalam, Kerala
was awarded the ‘International Craft Award for 2021’ for the best craft
village in the world by the World Crafts Council International.
 कडविम, केर्ि से केर्ि किर और् नशल्प ग्ररम संगठि (केएसीवी) कड नवश्व नशल्प परर्र्द
इं टर्िेशिि द्वरर्र दु नियर के सवाश्रेष्ठ नशल्प गरं व के निए '2021 के निए अंतर्रा ष्ट्रीय नशल्प
पुर्स्करर्' से सम्मरनित नकयर गयर।
 It is the only award India received in the non-individual category.
 यह गैर्-व्यक्तिगत श्रेणी में प्ररप्त भरर्त कर एकमरत्र पुर्स्करर् है ।

Other Awardees
Category of the award Winners

Craft Icon of the Year Chandramali Liyangane of the National

Crafts Council, Sri Lanka.

Sustainable Development & Social Malaysian Prison Department

Inclusion in the Handicrafts Sector

Craft Persons of the Year Shahrbanoo Arabian (Iran) and

Dalavayi Kullayappa (India)

Craft Designers of the Year Zohra Said (Morocco) and Ismario

Ismael (Mexico)

Next Generation Craft Designers of the Qiling Zhang (China) and Mubin Khatri
year (India)

The Master Artisans Amita Sachdeva (India) and Mubarik

Khatri (India)

Revision Points

Name of the Person/ Awards

Institution

Prime Minister CERAWeek global energy and environment leadership

Narendra Modi award

Mohankrishna Bohara 30th Bihari Puraskar for 2020

Author Susanna Women’s Prize for Fiction 2021 for her novel ‘Piranesi’.
Clarke
Mathematician Anand Swami Brahmanand Award 2021 for his contribution in
Kumar the field of education through his ”Super 30” initiative

Mathematician Anand ‘Sarabhai Teacher Scientist National Honorary Award

Kumar 2021’ by the National Council of Teacher Scientists
(NCTS).

Defence News

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India successfully test-fires naval variant of advanced supersonic BrahMos

cruise missile
भरर्त ने उन्नत सुपर्सोलनक ब्ह्मोस क्रूज लमसरइि के नौसैलनक संस्कर्ण कर सफि पर्ीक्षण
लकयर

 The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

successfully test-fired an extended range sea-to-sea variant of the
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile for the Indian Navy.
 र्क्षर अिुसंधरि और् नवकरस संगठि (DRDO) िे भरर्तीय िौसेिर के निए ब्ह्मडस सुपर्सडनिक
क्रूज नमसरइि के समुद्र-से-समुद्र संस्कर्ण में नवस्तररर्त र्ें ज कर सफितरपूवाक पर्ीक्षण नकयर।
 This advanced sea to sea variant of BrahMos Supersonic Cruise missile
was launched from INS Visakhapatnam, a stealth guided-missile destroyer of
the Indian Navy.
 ब्ह्मडस सुपर्सडनिक क्रूज नमसरइि के इस उन्नत समुद्र से समुद्री संस्कर्ण कड भरर्तीय िौसेिर
के एक स्टील्थ गरइडे ड-नमसरइि नवध्वंसक आईएिएस नवशरखरपत्तिम से िॉन्च नकयर गयर थर।

About BrahMos Missile

 The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile is produced by BrahMos

Aerospace, an India-Russian joint venture.
  ब्ह्मडस सुपर्सडनिक क्रूज नमसरइि भरर्त-रूस के संयुि उद्यम ब्ह्मडस एयर्डस्पेस द्वरर्र निनमात
है ।
 The missile can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or from land
platforms.
 नमसरइि कड पिडु क्तियडं, जहरजडं, नवमरिडं यर भूनम प्लेटफरमों से िॉन्च नकयर जर सकतर है ।
 BrahMos missile flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach or almost three times the speed
of sound.
 ब्ह्मडस नमसरइि 2.8 मैक यर ध्वनि की गनत से िगभग तीि गुिर की गनत से उडरि भर्ती है ।

Recent Launched Missile with range by DRDO in news

“Agni-5” 5000 Km

“Prithvi II” 350 Km

“Brahmos” 400 Km

“Shaurya” 1000 Km

“Pranash” 200 Km

“K-4 nuclear” 3500 Km

“Nirbhay” 1500 Km

‘Akash-NG’ 60 KM

Sports News

News- 1

South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris retires from all forms of cricket
दलक्षण अफ्रीकर के ऑिर्रउं डर् लक्रस मॉरर्स ने लक्रकेट के सभी प्रररूपों से लियर संन्यरस
  South African all-rounder Chris Morris has announced his retirement from
all forms of cricket.
 दनक्षण अफ्ीकर के हर्फिमौिर क्तखिरडी नक्रस मॉरर्स िे नक्रकेट के सभी प्रररूपडं से संन्यरस
की घडर्णर कर् दी है ।
 Morris has played in four Tests, 42 ODIs and 23 T20Is for South Africa.
 मॉरर्स िे दनक्षण अफ्ीकर के निए चरर् टे स्ट, 42 विडे और् 23 टी20 अंतर्र्रष्ट्रीय मैच खेिे हैं ।

Revision Point

 South African cricketing legend AB de Villiers announced his retirement

from all forms of cricket.
 Dwayne Bravo will retire from internationals after West Indies plays its last
T20 World Cup game against Australia in November 2021.
 Brazil’s most-capped player Formiga is to retire from international football.
 England middle-order batter Fran Wilson has announced her decision to
retire from international cricket.
 Australian fast bowler James Pattinson has retired from international
cricket after realising that he won’t be in the reckoning for the Ashes series
due to fitness issues.
 Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga has announced his retirement from
all forms of cricket.
 Former Zimbabwe skipper and wicket-keeper batsman Brendan Taylor
has announced his retirement from international cricket.
 South African fast bowler Dale Steyn announced his retirement from all
forms of cricket.
 Indian all-rounder Stuart Binny has announced his retirement from all
forms of cricket.
 Sri Lanka all-rounder Isuru Udana has announced his retirement from
international cricket
 Sri Lanka Fast Bowler Dhammika Prasad announced his Retirement from
international cricket
 Sri Lankan cricketer Upul Tharanga announces retirement from international
cricket
 Sri Lanka All-rounder Thisara Perera Retires From International Cricket
  Former Indian Pacer Pankaj Singh announced retirement from all forms of
cricket.
 Germany Midfielder Toni Kroos announces retirement from International
Football
 Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien Announces Retirement From ODIs
 Former Indian Wicket-keeper batsman Naman Ojha announces retirement
from all forms of cricket
 Former captain of South Africa, Faf du Plessis has announced his
retirement from Test cricket
 R. Vinay Kumar from India announces retirement from all forms of cricket

News- 2

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel wins ICC Player of the Month Award
न्यूजीिैंड के स्पिनर् एजरज पटे ि ने जीतर आईसीसी प्लेयर् ऑफ द मंथ अवॉर्् ड

ICC Men’s Player of the Month for December

Ajaz Patel (New Zealand)

ICC Women’s Player of the Month for December

No Women's International matches scheduled

Quick Revision
The first award was given in January 2021. Given below is the list of winners

Months Men’s Player of the Month Women’s Player of the Month

January Rishabh Pant (India) Shabnim Ismail (South Africa)

 February Ravichandran Ashwin (India) Tammy Beaumont (England)

March Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India) Lizelle Lee (South Africa)

April Babar Azam (Pakistan) Alyssa Healy (Australia)

May Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) Kathryn Bryce (Scotland)

June Devon Conway (New Zealand) Sophie Ecclestone (England)

July Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)

August Joe Root (England) Eimear Richardson (Ireland)

September Sandeep Lamichhane (Nepal) Heather Knight (England)

October Asif Ali (Pakistan) Laura Delany (Ireland)

November David Warner (Australia) Hayley Matthews (West Indies)

News- 3

AISCD gets approval to hold first World Deaf T20 Cricket championship in
2023
AISCD को 2023 में पहिी लवि बलधर् T20 लक्रकेट चैंलपयनलर्प आयोलजत कर्ने की मंजूर्ी
लमिी

 The All India Sports Council of the Deaf has got the approval from the
International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) to host the first
 World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship in Kerala from January 10 to 20,
2023.
 बनधर्डं की अक्तखि भरर्तीय खेि परर्र्द कड 10 से 20 जिवर्ी, 2023 तक केर्ि में पहिी नवश्व
बनधर् टी 20 नक्रकेट चैक्तियिनशप की मेजबरिी कर्िे के निए बनधर्डं के निए खेि की
अंतर्रा ष्ट्रीय सनमनत (आईसीएसडी) से मंजूर्ी नमि गई है ।
 This championship was planned to be conducted in 2020-2021 but due to the
sudden outbreak of coronavirus it was postponed first to 2022 and now fixed
for January 2023.
 इस चैंनपयिनशप कड 2020-2021 में आयडनजत कर्िे की यडजिर थी, िेनकि अचरिक
कडर्डिरवरयर्स के प्रकडप के करर्ण इसे पहिे 2022 तक के निए स्थनगत कर् नदयर गयर और्
अब इसे जिवर्ी 2023 के निए निधरा रर्त नकयर गयर है ।

News- 4

Tata Group to replace Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo as IPL title sponsors
from this year
टरटर समूह इस सरि से चीनी मोबरइि लनमरातर वीवो को आईपीएि टरइटि प्ररयोजक के रूप
में बदि दे गर

 One of India’s largest business conglomerates, the Tata Group, is all set to
replace Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo as the Indian Premier
League’s title sponsor from this year.
 भरर्त के सबसे बडे व्यरपररर्क समूहडं में से एक, टरटर समूह, इस सरि से इं नडयि प्रीनमयर्
िीग के टरइटि प्ररयडजक के रूप में चीिी मडबरइि निमरा तर वीवड कड बदििे के निए तै यरर् है ।
 As per reliable sources, the Tatas will be paying around Rs 670 crore for two
years of title sponsorship while Vivo will pay a total of Rs 454 crore for
termination of contract.
 नवश्वसिीय सूत्रडं के अिुसरर्, टरटर दड सरि के टरइटि स्पॉन्सर्नशप के निए िगभग 670 कर्डड
रुपये कर भुगतरि कर्े गी, जबनक वीवड अिुबंध की समरक्तप्त के निए कुि 454 कर्डड रुपये कर
भुगतरि कर्े गी।

Merger & Acquisition

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Union Government is set to hold a 35.8 per cent stake in Vodafone India
केंद्र सर्करर् वोडरफोन इं लडयर में 35.8 फीसदी लहस्सेदरर्ी र्खने को तै यरर् है

 The Union Government is set to become the largest shareholder of

Vodafone Idea as it owns a 35.8 per cent stake in Vodafone Idea to convert
interest on the deferred spectrum and adjusted gross revenue dues into
equity.
 केंद्र सर्करर् वडडरफडि आइनडयर की सबसे बडी शे यर्धरर्क बििे के निए तै यरर् है क्डंनक
उसके परस वडडरफडि आइनडयर में 35.8 फीसदी नहस्सेदरर्ी है , जड आस्थनगत स्पेक्टरम पर्
ब्यरज कड बदििे और् सकि र्रजस्व बकरयर कड इक्तिटी में बदििे के निए है ।
 The Net Present Value (NPV) of this interest is expected to be about
₹16,000 crores as per the Vodafone India’s estimates.
 वडडरफडि इं नडयर के अिुमरि के मुतरनबक इस ब्यरज कर शु द्ध वता मरि मूल्य (एिपीवी) िगभग
16,000 कर्डड रुपये हडिे की उम्मीद है ।
 The promoter shareholders would hold 28.5 per cent (Vodafone Group) and
around 17.8 per cent (Aditya Birla Group) stake.
 प्रमडटर् शे यर्धरर्कडं के परस 28.5 प्रनतशत (वडडरफडि समूह) और् िगभग 17.8 प्रनतशत
(आनदत्य नबडिर समूह) की नहस्सेदरर्ी हडगी।

MoU/ Partnership/ Agreements

News- 1

Airtel Payments Bank collaborates with Park+ to offer FASTag-based smart

parking solutions
एयर्टे ि पे मेंट्स बैंक ने FASTag-आधररर्त स्मरटा परलकिंग समरधरन पे र् कर्ने के लिए Park+
के सरथ गठजोड लकयर है
  Airtel Payments Bank has collaborated with Park+ to offer FASTag-based
smart parking solutions to marquee commercial and residential properties
across India.
 एयर्टे ि पेमेंट्स बैंक िे पूर्े भरर्त में वरनणक्तज्यक और् आवरसीय संपनत्तयडं के निए फरस्टै ग-
आधररर्त स्मरटा परनकिंग समरधरि पेश कर्िे के निए परका+ के सरथ सहयडग नकयर है ।
 This collaboration aims to leverage the deep distribution reach and digital
payments stack of Airtel Payments Bank to digitise the parking ecosystem
using FASTags associated with vehicles.
 इस सहयडग कर उद्दे श्य वरहिडं से जुडे फरस्टै ग्स कर उपयडग कर्के परनकिंग पररर्क्तस्थनतकी तं त्र
कड नडनजटरइज कर्िे के निए एयर्टे ि पेमेंट्स बैंक की गहर्ी नवतर्ण पहुं च और् नडनजटि
भुगतरि स्टै क कर िरभ उठरिर है ।

News- 2

BSE’s arm India INX ties up with Sova Capital to provide investors with access
to the Russian market
बीएसई की र्रखर इं लडयर आईएनएक्स ने लनवेर्कों को रूसी बरजरर् तक पहुं च प्रदरन कर्ने
के लिए सोवर कैलपटि के सरथ समझौतर लकयर

 BSE’s international arm, India INX, has partnered with Sova Capital to
provide direct access to the Russian securities market through its wholly-
owned subsidiary India INX Global Access IFSC.
 बीएसई की अंतर्र्रष्ट्रीय शरखर, इं नडयर आईएिएक्स िे अपिी पूणा स्वरनमत्व वरिी सहरयक
कंपिी इं नडयर आईएिएक्स ग्लडबि एक्से स आईएफएससी के मरध्यम से रूसी प्रनतभूनत बरजरर्
तक सीधी पहुं च प्रदरि कर्िे के निए सडवर कैनपटि के सरथ भरगीदरर्ी की है ।
  This partnership will create a bridge for Indian investors to access trading on
Moscow Exchange (MOEX), Russia’s main trading venue for equities, bonds,
derivatives, foreign exchange and money markets.
 यह सरझे दरर्ी भरर्तीय निवेशकडं के निए इक्तिटी, बॉन्ड, डे रर्वेनटव, नवदे शी मुद्रर और् मुद्रर
बरजरर्डं के निए रूस के मुख्य व्यरपररर्क स्थि मॉस्कड एक्सचेंज (एमओईएक्स) पर् व्यरपरर्
तक पहुं चिे के निए एक सेतु कर निमरा ण कर्े गी।

News- 3

Edelweiss Group partners with the Indian Bank for co-lending to priority
segment
एडिवरइस समूह ने प्ररथलमकतर वरिे खंड को सह-उधरर् दे ने के लिए इं लडयन बैंक के सरथ
सरझेदरर्ी की

 Edelweiss Housing Finance Limited (EHFL) and ECL Finance Limited

(ECLF) have entered into a co-lending partnership with the Indian Bank for
lending to priority sector areas.
 एडिवरइस हरउनसंग फरइिेंस निनमटे ड (ईएचएफएि) और् ईसीएि फरइिेंस निनमटे ड
(ईसीएिएफ) िे प्ररथनमकतर वरिे क्षेत्रडं कड ऋण दे िे के निए इं नडयि बैंक के सरथ सह-उधरर्
सरझे दरर्ी की है ।
 Agriculture, microenterprises and advances to the weakest sectors of society
are some of the categories that form the priority sector in the lending space.
 कृनर्, सूक्ष्म उद्यम और् समरज के सबसे कमजडर् क्षेत्रडं के निए अनग्रम कुछ ऐसी श्रेनणयरं हैं जड
ऋण दे िे के क्षेत्र में प्ररथनमकतर वरिे क्षेत्र कर निमरा ण कर्ती हैं ।

News- 4

LazyPay forays into card segment partnering with SBM Bank India
LazyPay ने SBM Bank India के सरथ सरझेदरर्ी कर् करडा सेगमेंट में प्रवेर् लकयर
  Lazypay, a Buy Now Pay Later solution by PayU Finance, has partnered with
SBM Bank India to launch LazyCard, a payment instrument backed by a
credit line, thus foraying into the card segment.
 PayU Finance द्वरर्र एक बरय िरउ पे िे टर् सॉल्यूशि, Lazypay िे SBM Bank India के
सरथ सरझे दरर्ी की है , LazyCard कड िॉन्च कर्िे के निए, एक क्रेनडट िरइि द्वरर्र समनथा त
भुगतरि सरधि, इस प्रकरर् करडा सेगमेंट में प्रवेश कर् र्हर है ।
 The card aims at empowering financially underserved Indians, who
struggle with limited credit options, with easy access to credit.
 करडा कर उद्दे श्य नवत्तीय रूप से कम सेवर प्ररप्त भरर्तीयडं कड सशि बिरिर है , जड क्रेनडट तक
आसरि पहुं च के सरथ सीनमत क्रेनडट नवकल्पडं के सरथ संघर्ा कर्ते हैं ।
 Available to the 62 million pre-approved users of LazyPay, LazyCard will
empower customers with a credit limit of up to ₹ 5 lakh.
 LazyPay के 62 नमनियि पूवा-अिुमडनदत उपयडगकतरा ओं के निए उपिब्ध, LazyCard
ग्ररहकडं कड ₹ 5 िरख तक की क्रेनडट सीमर के सरथ सशि बिरएगर।

Important Days

News- 1

National Youth Day: 12 January

र्रष्ट्रीय युवर लदवस: 12 जनवर्ी

 In India, the National Youth Day is celebrated on 12 January annually.

 भरर्त में प्रनतवर्ा 12 जिवर्ी कड र्रष्ट्रीय युवर नदवस मिरयर जरतर है ।
 Purpose: to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
  उद्दे श्य: स्वरमी नववेकरिंद की जयंती मिरिे के निए।
 The day was declared by the Government of India in 1984.
 1984 में भरर्त सर्करर् द्वरर्र इस नदवस की घडर्णर की गई थी।
 The event was first celebrated in 1985.
 यह आयडजि पहिी बरर् 1985 में मिरयर गयर थर।
 In 2022, we are observing the 159th birth anniversary of Swami
Vivekanand (12 January 1863).
 2022 में, हम स्वरमी नववेकरिंद (12 जिवर्ी 1863) की 159वीं जयंती मिर र्हे हैं ।
 The theme for National Youth Day 2022 is "It's all in the mind."
Important Days in December

18-December International Migrants day

19-December Goa’s liberation day

20-December International Human solidarity

23-December Kisan Divas (Farmer’s Day)

Festival & Events

News- 1

9th edition of North East Festival concludes

नॉथा ईस्ट फेस्पस्टवि कर 9वरं संस्कर्ण संपन्न

 The 9th edition of the North East Festival concluded in Guwahati, Assam.
 िॉथा ईस्ट फेक्तस्टवि कर 9वरं संस्कर्ण गुवरहरटी, असम में संपन्न हुआ।
 The main purpose of this festival is to promote and highlight the commercial
and tourism potential of the North East region.
 इस उत्सव कर मुख्य उद्दे श्य उत्तर् पूवा क्षेत्र की वरनणक्तज्यक और् पयाटि क्षमतर कड बढ़रवर दे िर
और् उजरगर् कर्िर है ।
Recently Celebrated Festivals

 For the 1st time, a 3-day International Honey Bee Festival kicked off at
Haldwani, Uttarakhand.
 Madhya Pradesh, the World Sangeet Tansen festival (97th edition) is going
to start in Gwalior.
 Jaipur is hosting the 11-day Lokrang Festival 2021 after 2 years at the
Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) .
 The two-day Bundi Utsav began on in Bundi, Rajasthan:organized by the
state tourism department and district administration after two years.
 3-day Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv will be held in Jhansi, Uttar
Pradesh as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
 The 5th edition of the three day-long Ganga Utsav has been organised
from November 01 to 03, 2021 in virtual format: The “Ganga Utsav 2021 –
The River Festival” will not only celebrate the glory of river Ganga but all the
rivers of the country to promote the celebration of ‘Nadi Utsav’ (River
Festival).
 Union Agriculture Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar and Lt Governor, Manoj
Sinha has virtually inaugurated Apple Festival, organized for the first time
in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
 Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar inaugurated the
Dussehra festival in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh.
 The National Tribal Dance Festival is being held in Raipur from October 28-
30, 2021.
 Bathukamma festival is being observed in Telangana from 6 October 2021.

State/ UT News

News- 1

Odisha govt extends maternity leave benefits from 90 days to 180 days
ओलडर्र सर्करर् ने मरतृ त्व अवकरर् कर िरभ 90 लदन से बढरकर् 180 लदन लकयर
  The Odisha govt has extended the maternity leave benefit from 90 days to
180 days for expecting women staff of aided colleges under the higher
education department.
 ओनडशर सर्करर् िे उच्च नशक्षर नवभरग के तहत सहरयतर प्ररप्त कॉिेजडं की मनहिर कमाचररर्यडं
के निए मरतृ त्व अवकरश कर िरभ 90 नदिडं से बढ़रकर् 180 नदि कर् नदयर है ।
 The leave benefit can be availed by all eligible women working under the
department.
 नवभरग के अधीि करयार्त सभी परत्र मनहिरएं अवकरश िरभ प्ररप्त कर् सकती हैं ।
 It has also decided to raise the upper age limit for government job
aspirants of the general category from 32 years to 38 years.
 इसिे सरमरन्य वगा के सर्करर्ी िौकर्ी के उम्मीदवरर्डं के निए ऊपर्ी आयु सीमर 32 वर्ा से
बढ़रकर् 38 वर्ा कर्िे कर भी निणा य नियर है ।

About Odisha

Capital: Bhubaneswar

Chief Naveen Patnaik

Minister

Governor Ganeshi Lal

Festivals Dhanu Yatra, Budi Thakurani Yatra, Magha Saptami, Chhau, Dola
Purnima

Folk Dances Chhau, Gotipua, Ghumura, Ranappa, Chaiti Ghoda, Sambalpuri

Revision Points

 Odisha’s Ganjam has declared itself a child marriage free district, the first
in the State.
 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the state’s longest
bridge over Mahanadi river at Gopinathpur in Cuttack district.
 Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik has launched the Mukhyamantri
Vayu Swasthya Seva (Air Health Services) at the Biju Patnaik
 International Airport, Bhubaneswar Airport, and flagged off the first flight
headed to Malkangiri District with a medical team.
 Odisha is celebrating the three-day Raja festival at the onset of monsoon
across the state from June 14-16, 2021.
 Recently, Odisha’s Puri became India’s first city to provide quality drinking
tap water.
 Odisha to sponsor Indian hockey teams for 10 more years
 Odisha has targeted to achieve 100% house connections for drinking
water in all cities by December 2022.
 Odisha to sponsor national rugby teams till 2023