Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 13 January 2022, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.
Daily Current Affairs 13 January 2022
India Ranks 83rd in Q1 Henley Passport Index 2022; Japan & Singapore Tops
India has improved its position by seven places to rank at 83rd place among 111 countries in the latest Henley Passport Index, released for Q1 of 2022. India ranked at 90th spot among 116 countries in Q4 of 2021 in October.
The Indian passport has visa-free access to 60 destinations worldwide in Q1 2022, as compared to 58 destinations in the fourth quarter of 2021. Oman and Armenia are the latest destinations where Indian passport holders can visit without obtaining a visa.
The index shows that without taking temporary Covid-related restrictions into account, passport holders of the top nations – Japan and Singapore can now enter 192 destinations around the world visa-free. This is 166 more than Afghanistan, which sits at the bottom of the index. Afghanistan has world’s least powerful passports, with visa-free score of 26.
India’s oldest sloth bear ‘Gulabo’ passes away at Van Vihar National Park at 40
India’s oldest sloth bear, fondly named Gulabo after being rescued from a madaari 15 years ago, died quietly at Van Vihar National Park in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Gulabo was the oldest sloth bear of the country. She died at the age of 40.
She was rescued from a street performer (Madaari) in May 2006, when she was 25 years.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 25th National Youth Festival in Puducherry
On the occasion of Swami Vivekananda Jayanti, which is observed as the National Youth Day all over India, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 25th National Youth Festival in Puducherry via video conferencing on January 12, 2022.
The festival will be held virtually on January 12 and 13 owing to the ongoing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, according to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
As a part of the event, Prime Minister inaugurated the following at Puducherry:
The Prime Minister also inaugurated a Technology Centre of the MSME Ministry, established at Puducherry with an investment of about Rs. 122 crore. Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Manimandapam, an auditorium with an open-air theatre. It is constructed by the Government of Puducherry at a cost of about Rs 23 crores.
Selected essays on “Mere Sapno ka Bharat” and “Unsung Heroes of Indian Freedom Movement”, selected from submissions by over 1 lakh youth on the two themes.
Tata group replaces Chinese mobile manufacturer Vivo as IPL title sponsor for 2022 & 2023
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has informed that Tata group has replaced Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Vivo as the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for 2022 and 2023 seasons.
The multinational conglomerate will pay Rs. 300 crore per year as the title sponsor of IPL for the next two seasons.
This is about 60% of what Vivo would have paid.
DRDO successfully test-fires final deliverable configuration of Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on January 11, 2022, in its final “deliverable configuration”. MPATGM will be manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited at its facility in Bhanoor, Telangana.
The purpose of testing the missile was to check its consistent performance at a minimum range, which is 200-300 metres. MPATGM has already completed similar successful test for maximum range of 4,000 metres. With this successful test of the MPATGM, the system is now ready for production in large numbers in India. MPATGM will be manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited at its facility in Bhanoor, Telangana.
World Bank projects India’s GDP growth at 8.3% in FY22 & 8.7% in FY23
The World Bank has projected the Indian economy to grow at the following rate in its ‘Global Economic Prospects’ report released on January 11, 2022.
- FY 2021-2022 – 8.3%
- FY 2022-2023 – 8.7%
- FY 2023-2024 – 6.8%
- World Bank has lowered the Global economy growth rate as follows:
- 2021 – 5.5 percent
- 2022 – 4.1 percent
- 2023 – 3.2 percent
UBS Projects India’s GDP forecast at 9.1% in FY22 and 8.2% in FY23
Swiss brokerage UBS Securities has lowered the growth forecast of the Indian economy for the current financial year (FY22) to 9.1 % due to a massive surge in Omicron infections. Earlier this was estimated at 9.5 percent.
However, UBS Securities does not see the third wave impact extending to the next financial year as it has revised upwards its real GDP forecast to 8.2 %, up from 7.7 per cent earlier.
Summary:
- 2021-22 (FY22) – 9.1%
- 2022-23 (FY23) – 8.2%
- 2023-24 (FY24) – 6.0%
New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel named ICC Player of the Month of December 2021
Indian-origin New Zealand cricketer Ajaz Patel has been declared as the ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for December 2021 by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The left-arm spinner was nominated for the award alongside India opener Mayank Agarwal and Australian pacer Mitchell Starc but beat them to it on the back of his incredibly rare feat. Meanwhile, ICC Women’s Player of the Month of December 2021 has no winner as no Women’s International matches were scheduled.
Alikhan Smailov appointed as new Prime Minister of Kazakhstan
The parliament of Kazakhstan has unanimously approved the appointment of Alikhan Smailov as the new Prime Minister of the country. His name was nominated by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on January 11, 2022.
Prior to this, the 49-year-old Smailov served as country’s finance minister from 2018 to 2020. He became the first deputy prime minister in the Cabinet in 2019.
