Current Affairs Quiz - January 2022

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Lakshya Sen became the first Indian to win an Indian Open men’s singles title on debut as he defeated the reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew in the final..
This is Lakshya’s first Super 500 title on the BWF tour. He had earlier won bronze in the 2021 World Championships.  Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first team from the country to win the men’s doubles title earlier.

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Telangana Cabinet recently approved ‘Mana ooru, mana badi’ programme, which is to be implemented in three years with a budget of ₹7,289 crore.
It aims to provide overall development and creation of effective basic infrastructure in schools across the State. The programme is expected to benefit 19.84 lakh children of over 26000 schools in the state of Telangana.

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The World Economic Forum released the ‘Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022’ report. As per the report, the COVID-19 pandemic has fast-tracked the use of digital tools in business and the home.
These advances have led to several frequent, costly and damaging cyber incidents. The report presents findings from 120 global cyber leaders on how to shift from cybersecurity to cyber resilience.

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The state government launched ‘KCR Kit Scheme’ for pregnant women, to provide all necessary items for pregnant women and the new-born baby.
The pregnant women will be provided with financial assistance of Rs. 12,000 in three phases. In case of a baby girl, an additional Rs. 1000 will be given. Recently, KCR Kit is extended to lactating mothers. After the implementation of the scheme, institutional deliveries increased by 22% in the State.

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Ace Indian Cricketer Smriti Mandhana is the only Indian to feature in the ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year for 2021. Smriti had scored 255 runs in 9 matches and was among the top 5 leading run-scorers in the year.
There were no Indians in the ICC T20I Men’s Team of the Year for 2021, led by Pakistan’s Babar Azam. Pakistan also had two more players including Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi.

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) recently released its ‘Climate of India during 2021’ report. As per the report, 2021 was the fifth warmest year in India since nation-wide records commenced in the country in 1901.
It also shows that the country reported loss of 1,750 lives due to extreme weather events last year and Maharashtra was the most adversely affected state with 350 deaths. Among extreme weather events, lightning & thunderstorms took the highest lives.

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India’s first ever District Good Governance Index (DGGI) was released in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
In the composite ranking of the index, the Jammu district tops the list followed by districts of Doda, Samba, Pulwama and Srinagar in the UT. The Index is a framework document which assesses the performance under ten governance sectors with 58 indicators.

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Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched a Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) in 2014-15, to increase the reach of farm mechanization to small and marginal farmers and to the regions where farm power availability is low.
As per recent guidelines of SMAM, a grant of up to 100 percent of the cost of agriculture drone or Rs 10 lakh is provided for purchase of drones by the Farm Machinery Training & Testing Institutes, ICAR institutes, KVKs and State Agriculture Universities for demonstrations of this technology the farmers’ fields. FPOs can get up to 75 percent of the cost of agriculture drone.

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The World Bank has approved a loan of around Rs 1,000 crore (USA 125 million) for the West Bengal government.
The loan has been approved under the ‘West Bengal Building State Capability for Inclusive Social Protection’ operation. The loan is being given for several development projects related to social security.

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The Peruvian Government declared a 90-day “environmental emergency” in damaged coastal territories, after 6,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into the sea.
The incident occurred at the La Pampilla refinery, where the “Mare Doricum” tanker belonging to the Spanish energy firm Repsol was transporting 965,000 barrels of crude oil. The spill has caused death of marine wildlife and the spill is investigated as an environmental pollution crime.