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 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 23 January 2022

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1) Ladakh has got its first open synthetic track and football turf for football stadium under Khelo India Programme.

➨Built at an estimated cost of ₹10.68 crore, the size of the track and football turf has been constructed on 130 kanals in the Spituk belt of the 'cold desert'.

2) Minister of state for Defence Ajay Bhatt today inaugurated an interactive Virtual Museum hosted by the Gallantry Awards portal. 

➨ Mr. Bhatt said the virtual museum will honor the contribution of the country’s bravehearts who have made the supreme sacrifice in the service of the nation.

3) Every year on 23 January, Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti is observed and last year, the government of India designated his Jayanti to be observed as Parakram Diwas.

➨The Government of India has decided to install a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate to commemorate his 125th birth anniversary and as part of the year long celebrations.

4) 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.

➨Jakarta will remain Indonesia’s commercial and financial center.

5) To expedite infrastructure development, Arunachal Pradesh government will establish Arunachal Pradesh Infrastructure Financing Authority.

➨ The cabinet decided to confer the highest State Award ‘Arunachal Ratna’ on Late K A A Raja, the first Lt Governor of Arunachal Pradesh for his immense and unforgettable contributions in the socio-economic and political development of the state.

◾️Arunachal Pradesh :-

➨CM :- Pema Khandu

➨Governor :- B. D. Mishra 

➨Namdapha Tiger Reserve 🐅

➨ Kamlang Tiger Reserve 🐅

➨Mouling National Park

6) Liberty General Insurance has partnered with National Insurance Academy (NIA) to design an industry-first and certification course on electric vehicles (EVs) for its claims team.

7) To boost, scientific knowledge, India and Sri Lanka have extended their existing Science & Technology cooperation for 3 more years, with a focus on new areas like waste-water technologies, biotech, sustainable agriculture and  aerospace engineering.

8) India Ratings and Research said that the country's economy is likely to grow by 7.6% in 2022-23. 

➨ The economy will show a meaningful expansion, after a gap of two years, as the real GDP in 2022-23 is expected to be 9.1% higher than that in 2019-20 (pre-COVID level).

9) Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has authorised the release of an advance installment of tax devolution to State Governments amounting to Rs. 47,541 crore.

▪️Ministry of Finance :-

Founded - 29 October 1946

Headquarters - New Delhi

Cabinet Minister - Nirmala Sitharaman

10) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated ‘Azadi Ke Amrit Mahotsav se Swarnim Bharat Ki Ore’.

➨The program unveiled yearlong initiatives dedicated to Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by the Brahma Kumaris, which include more than 30 campaigns and over 15000 programs and events.

11) Bollywood actress and former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen has been conferred with the International Association of Working Women Award for an outstanding performance by a female actor in a TV series for her show 'Aarya 2'.

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🔻23 January 2022 Current Affairs✅

📕Question 1. When is Parakram Diwas being celebrated recently?

Answer: 23 January 2022

📕Question 2. Recently which Indonesia has made its new capital?

Answer: Nusantara

📕Question 3. Recently which has been declared as the first milk village of Jammu and Kashmir?

Answer: Jerry Hamlet

📕Question 4. Recently who has won the International Association of Working Women Award?

Answer: Sushmita Sen

📕Question 5. Who has authored the recently launched book titled The Legend of Birsa Munda?

Answer: Tuhin-e-Sinha and Ankita Verma

📕Question 6. According to the recent UNCTAD report, by how much has the FDI inflow into India decreased in 2021?

Answer: 26 percent

📕Question 7. After which environmental activist has been named a new species of rain frog recently discovered in the Panama jungle?

Answer: Greta Thunberg

📕Question 8. Recently, the Amar Jawan Jyoti of India Gate has been merged into the flame of the National War Memorial, who has led the ceremony.

Answer: Chief of Defense Staff, Air Marshal Balabhadra Radha Krishna

📕Question 9. Recently which state celebrated 44th Kokborok Day on 19 January 2022?

Answer: Tripura

📕Question 10. In which city will Prime Minister Modi unveil a 216-feet tall statue of Ramanujacharya on February 5, 2022?

Answer: Hyderabad‌‌