Page-6 of Current Affairs - January, 2022
Artificial Snow in Beijing Winter Olympics
China is the first country to host both summer and winter Olympic games. China is creating artificial snow flakes for the winter Olympics to be held in 2022. Why artificial snow? China is to create artificial snow flakes at snow ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs • Sports Current Affairs
International Customs Day, 2022
Every year the International Customs Day is celebrated on January 26. The day is celebrated by the United Nations and several other international organizations. The day is celebrated to acknowledge the role of custom officials in the flow of goods. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Ultra-long-period Magnetar
Recently, astronomers with Curtin University note of International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research came across an object, called “Ultra-long-period Magnetar”. Highlights The object was appearing and disappearing over a few hours during their observations. It was kind of spooky for ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Snowfall in the Sahara Desert
World’s largest desert, The Sahara Desert, witnessed snowfall recently. Highlights Snowfall in Sahara Desert was a rare event. Snow settled on the sand and ice covered the sand dunes, after temperatures dropped below freezing point. Temperatures as high as 58 ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
U.S., EU cooperation on Energy Security
On January 28, 2022, the United States (US) and European Union (EU) announced that they are working together on guaranteeing energy security in Europe and Ukraine. Highlights This announcement was made amid the standoff triggered by Russia by amassing troops ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Australia’s new Plan to protect Great Barrier Reef
On January 28, 2022, Australia launched a new plan to protect the climate-ravaged Great Barrier Reef. Key Facts Government launched a USD 700 million package for protecting the Great Barrier Reef, in a hope of preventing vast network of corals ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs