Daily Current Affairs – 21 January 2022 | Gkseries
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Daily Current Affairs 21 January 2022
Oxford University Press declares ‘Anxiety’ as Children’s Word of the Year 2021
The Oxford University Press has declared ‘Anxiety’ as Children’s Word of the Year 2021. Apart from “anxiety” (21%), “Challenging” (19%), “isolate” (14%), “Wellbeing” (13%) and “resilience” (12%) were the children’s top five words. In 2020, Coronavirus was the Children’s Word of the Year by OUP.
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wins $1 million Genesis Prize for COVID-19 vaccine development
Albert Bourla, chairman and chief executive of global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc., was awarded on on January 19, 2022 the prestigious Genesis Prize for his efforts in leading the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. The award comes with cash prize of $1 million.
The annual prize is awarded to Jewish people who have achieved significant professional success, in recognition of their accomplishments, contributions to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values and/or to the State of Israel. It is widely referred to as the “Jewish Nobel Prize”
New Biography of Subhas Chandra Bose authored by Chandrachur Ghose set to release in February 2022
New Biography of Subhas Chandra Bose authored by Chandrachur Ghose: A new biography titled “Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist” will be released in February 2022. The biography has been written by researcher and founder of ‘Mission Netaji’ Chandrachur Ghose. The book is published by Penguin Random House India under its Viking imprint.
India Extends $190-million line of credit to Mauritius for the Metro Express Project
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated the India-assisted Social Housing Units Project in Mauritius through video-conferencing on January 20, 2022 and virtually laid the foundation stone for the Civil Service College and 8 MW Solar PV Farm project in Mauritius on Thursday.
India and Mauritius exchanged two agreements, including on extending a US$190 million Line of Credit from India for the Metro Express Project and on the implementation of Small Development Projects.
Meanwhile, in defence sector, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the Government of Mauritius (GoM) have signed a contract, under which HAL will export one Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)-MkIII for the Mauritius Police Force. Mauritius already operates a ALH and Dornier Do-228 aircraft built by HAL.
Ind-Ra Projects India’s GDP Growth Rate at 7.6% in FY23
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has projected the real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of the Indian economy to grow at 7.6 percent year-on-year in 2022-23 (FY23). Ind-Ra is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fitch Group.
However, the size of the Indian economy in FY23 will be 10.2% lower than the FY23 GDP trend value. A continued weakness in private consumption and investment demand is estimated to contribute 43.4% and 21.0%, respectively, to this shortfall. However, if the impact of Omicron on 4QFY22 growth turns out to be greater than Ind-Ra’s estimate, then there could be some upside to the FY23 growth originating from the base effect.
Pakistan’s Babar Azam Named Captain of ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year
Pakistan’s Babar Azam was named the captain of the team, while his opening partner in the national side Mohammad Rizwan was picked as the specialist wicketkeeper. The ICC Team of the Year recognises 11 best players in men’s cricket who have impressed one and all with their performances in a calendar year, either with the bat, ball or their all-round performance. No Indian male player has found place in the team of 11.
However in ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year for 2021, Smriti Mandhana is the only Indian women player named in the 11 member team. Smriti has made in the list for third time in the T20I team of the year after 2018 (opener) and 2019 (number three).
England’s Nat Sciver has been made the captain of ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year for 2021.
Padma Shri recipient professional mountaineer Major HPS Ahluwalia passes away at 85
Padma Shri recipient and founder of the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre Major HPS Ahluwalia passed away on Friday evening. He was 85.
HPS Ahluwalia was a trained mountaineer, author and social worker, besides being an army officer. Above all, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan (2002), Padma Shri (1965), Arjuna Award (1965) and the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award (2009).
World’s oldest living man, Saturnino de la Fuente, passes away at 112 in Spain
Saturnino de la Fuente, a Spaniard described by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man, died Tuesday at the age of 112, the records agency said.
Saturnino claimed the record as the oldest person living (male) in September 2021 when he was exactly 112 years and 211 days. He was born on February 11, 1909, in the Puente Castro neighbourhood of León in Spain.
Internet panel on languages UASG ropes in Vijay Shekhar Sharma as ambassador
Internet panel on languages ropes in Vijay Shekhar Sharma as ambassador: A community-based team of industry leaders supported by global internet body ICANN has roped Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma as the Ambassador of Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG).
UASG works on developing and recommending standards for languages script that are not currently used to access the internet. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) aims to help ensure a stable, secure, and unified global Internet. Its headquarter is based at California, United States.
Dileep Sanghani elected as new Chairman of IFFCO
Dileep Sanghani has been elected as new Chairman of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO), one of the world’s largest multi-state cooperative society, on January 19, 2022. The Board of Directors of IFFCO has elected him unanimously. Prior to this, Sanghani was serving as vice-chairman of IFFCO since 2019. The appointment of a new Chairman had become necessary after IFFCO’s former Chairman Balvinder Singh passed away in October 2021.
Israel Completed A Successful Flight Test Of The Arrow-3
Israel conducted a successful test of its Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system on Tuesday morning outside the Earth’s atmosphere, the Defense Ministry said. Defense Ministry says radar arrays detected incoming ‘target’ and two Arrow 3 interceptors were fired at it, destroying it; trial follows recent Iranian ballistic missile tests
The test was performed at a test site in central Israel, and led by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It was developed in a joint project between the Defense Ministry’s Missile Defense Organization and the American Missile Defense Agency.
The Arrow 3 was first tested successfully in February 2018, after months of delays and technical problems. It is considered one of the most powerful weapons of its kind in the world and has been in development since 2008.
India tennis star Sania Mirza to retire after 2022 season
Indian tennis superstar Sania Mirza has announced that she will retire from the sport after the conclusion of the 2022 season.
Sania has six Grand Slam titles in women’s doubles and mixed doubles to her name. Her last headline-grabbing win came with Chinese partner Shuai Zhang in women’s doubles at the Ostrava Open on September 26, 2021.
Sania Mirza is married to ex-Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik.
Indonesia replaces sinking Jakarta with new capital city Nusantara
The Indonesian Parliament has passed a law to relocate the country’s capital from Jakarta to Nusantara. The initial relocation will start between 2022 and 2024.
In the next decade, the government centre will be relocated and by 2045, the vision of ‘World City for All” will be realised. The plan was formulated as Jakarta is prone to flooding amid climate change. The sinking megacity also suffers from chronic congestion and air pollution.
Bangladesh: First National Dance Festival to begins on 20 January
A three day long National Dance Festival (first time) has been inaugurated at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka. It has been organised by the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in which 75 troupes from across the country will perform.
The performances will take place at the National Theatre auditorium of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy while some organisations will also hold programmes in their respective districts.