Page-49 of Current Affairs - January, 2022

World Bank’s ‘Global Economic Prospects’ Report

World bank’s Global Economic Prospects’ Report was released on January 11, 2022. Key Findings of the report The report notes that, Global economic growth will decrease sharply to 4.1% in 2022 and 3.2% in 2023, from 5.5% in 2021. It ..

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Henley Passport Index 2022

Henley Passport Index 2022 was recently released. The latest edition shows record-breaking levels of travel freedom for the top-ranking countries, Japan and Singapore. Key Findings of the report The report also reveals that, there was the widest recorded global mobility gap ..

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India-South Korea bilateral trade target

India and South Korea have set to achieve bilateral trade target of 50 billion USD by 2030. The target was set during the summit held in 2018. Recently, the foreign ministers of the respective countries met to discuss on terms ..

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MHA Advisory on Transgender Persons in Prisons

On January 10, 2022, Ministry of home affairs (MHA) has released advisory on transgender persons in prisons. What advisory has been issued? Ministry has asked prison authorities to make arrangements inside the jails in order to recognise the identity of ..

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Jagananna Smart Townships

Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, launched the “Jagananna Smart Township website” on January 11, 2022. The website was launched from the Tadepalli Camp office. Why was the website launched? The website was launched because most middle-class ..

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Indian Government Majority Stake in Vodofone

The Vodofone recently announced that its board members have given permission to convert the Adjusted Gross Revenue dues to equity. With this GoI will now have 35.8% of share in Vodofone company. This makes it the largest shareholder of Vodofone. ..

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