Current Affairs Quiz - January 2022

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As a part of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) at COP-21, India committed to achieve 40 per cent of its installed electricity capacity from non-fossil energy sources by 2030.
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has said that India has achieved its non-fossil fuel-based energy target in November 2021. At present, India has over 40.1 per cent of the total installed energy capacity of 392.01 GW.

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The Union Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Nepal for construction of bridge over Mahakali River at Dharchula (India)- Dharchula (Nepal).
The Mahakali River, also called as the Sharda River, originates at Kalapani in the Himalayas, in Uttarakhand, India. It flows along western border of Nepal with India.

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The Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) under the Union Communications Ministry has released a report ‘Code of Practice for Securing Consumer Internet of Things (IoT)’.
These guidelines aim to safeguard IoT devices and ecosystem and to manage their vulnerabilities. It has guidelines for IoT device manufacturers, service providers and application developers, among others. As per reports, there could be 26.4 billion IoT devices globally by 2026.

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The Assam government and National Dairy Development Board signed an agreement to create a Rs 2,000-crore joint venture for holistic development of the sector in the state.
As per the MoU, a joint venture company will be set up for Rs 2,000 crore with a target of processing 10 lakh litres of milk from six new units in seven years. Foundation stone of Dairy’s expansion initiative under the World Bank-funded ‘Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transportation Project’ was also laid.

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Fair trade regulator CCI (Competitive Commission of India) ordered a probe against Google for its alleged abuse of dominant position.
As per the Commission, Google has violated provisions of Section 4 of the Competition Act, 2002 which pertains to abuse of dominant position. A complaint was filed that more than 50 per cent of the total traffic on the news websites is routed through Google and by way of its algorithms, the company determines which news website gets discovered via search.

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The Indian Government is organising the first-ever Startup India ‘Innovation Week’ from January 10, 2021. It aims to bring together the startups, entrepreneurs, investors, incubators, funding entities, banks and policymakers under one platform to promote innovation.
It also aims to showcase the spread of entrepreneurship across India. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is organising the virtual week-long innovation celebration.

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India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Indonesia’s foreign minister Retno Marsudi discussed several issues including the Aceh and Andaman Nicobar island connectivity.
In 2018, both countries decided to cooperate in connectivity between Andaman and Nicobar island and Aceh province of Indonesia. Sabang port is located at the entrance of the Strait of Malacca, which is considered one of the most important shipping lanes.

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India’s first Mobile Honey Processing Van was launched at Village Sirora in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. It was inaugurated by the Chairman of KVIC, Vinai Kumar Saxena.
The Mobile Van has been designed by KVIC at its Multi-disciplinary Training Centre, Panjokehra, at a cost of INR 15 lakh.  It can process up to 300 KG of honey in 8 hours and also comprises of with a testing laboratory, which would examine the quality of honey.

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Union Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the Jan Shatabdi Express between Agartala and Jiribam connecting two northeastern states, Tripura and Manipur.
The Jan Shatabdi Express will run thrice a week and the journey will take six hours. Besides this, Tripura has Rajdhani Express, Kanchanjungha Express, Humsafar Express among others.

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India and South Korea set a bilateral trade target of USD 50 billion before 2030. South Korea’s Trade Minister Yeo Han-Koo and Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held bilateral talks in New Delhi.
In 2021, South Korea’s exports to India increased 38.5 per cent (USD 7.4 billion), imports increased 37.4 per cent ( USD 3.6 billion), and the trade balance recorded a surplus of USD 3.8 billion.