Current Affairs Quiz - January 2022

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The Reserve Bank of India announced that SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank continue to be identified as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs).
These banks are Too big to fail and they need to maintain an additional Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital, in addition to the capital conservation buffer. The update is based on the data collected from banks as on March 31, 2021.

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The Karnataka state government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore-based LNG Alliance Company for setting up the State’s first LNG Terminal.
The first such terminal will be set up in Mangaluru, in association with New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) with an investment of ₹2,250 crore.

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A team of Scientists used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile to observe a newborn star (protostar) in the WB89-789 region.
It is located in the extreme outer Galaxy. Scientists have detected carbon-, oxygen-, nitrogen-, sulfur-, and silicon-bearing molecules were detected. The protostar and the associated cocoon of chemically-rich gas were detected at the edge of our Galaxy, for the first time.

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Koppal is a town in the district of Koppal in Karnataka. The Koppal Toy Cluster (KTC), which is being developed in the state, is the first such infrastructure in the country.
The Toy Cluster will be operational in March 2022, spanning an area of over 400 acres of land. It will include the complete value chain from toy making, production of packaging, tool making, paint making, electronics and other accessories.

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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has joined hands with the Akshaya Patra Foundation for effective implementation of Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM-POSHAN) scheme. The World Food Programme has more than 6 decades of experience in supporting school feeding and improving nutrition among children.
Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman is Government of India’s flagship programme to improve nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers

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The Legislative Assembly of Delhi has passed the Delhi Teachers’ University Bill, which aims to build a world-class teachers’ training university at Bakkarwala village.
The proposed university would be built on 12 acre a land and will have world class amenities for over 5000 students. The university will offer programmes like BA-BEd and BSc-BEd.

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Olaf Scholz has been appointed as the Chancellor of Germany from December 2021. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a discussion with his German counterpart and congratulated on his appointment as Chancellor.
They reviewed the capacities of ongoing cooperation initiatives, including investment and trade links. They also discussed to diversify cooperation and exchanges in new areas.

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A new tropical, evergreen tree from Cameroon has been named after Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
The critically endangered tree has been named ‘Uvariopsis dicaprio’ to recognise his campaigning efforts to protect Ebo forest from logging.  The tree was previously unknown to science and to local communities. It has glossy yellow-green flowers that grow on its trunk.

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The Veer Gatha Project was organised by the Union Ministry of Defence, in partnership with Ministry of Education and MyGov to generate awareness regarding the Gallantry award winners.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced a list of 25 winners of the Veer Gatha Project. The project was conducted at an all-India level in all States and UTs, in all schools affiliated to CBSE.

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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.