Current Affairs Quiz: January 22, 2022

India announced a USD 500 million credit line to help Sri Lanka purchase petroleum products as the island nation struggles with a massive fuel and energy crisis.

In a bid to strengthen vocational education, the ministry of skill development & entrepreneurship has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with the Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU).

Over 76 thousand 500 Agri Nutri Gardens have been established under the Agri Nutri Garden Week as against the target of 7 thousand 500. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) observed this week from 10th to 17th of January.

The Indonesian Parliament has passed a law to relocate the country s capital from Jakarta to Nusantara. This is the most significant advancement of an idea the country s leaders have been toying with for years.

Poet and activist Maya Angelou has become the first Black woman to appear on the US quarter, in a new version of the coin unveiled by the US Mint

The Reserve Bank of India s (RBI) digital payments index (DPI), which was launched in January 2021 to indicate the extent of digitisation of payments across the country, shows that the index for September 2021 stood at 304.06 against 270.59 in March. This indicates the rapid adoption and deepening of digital payments across the country. RBI: Digital payments up 39.6% in Sept 2021

Federal Bank and Equirus Wealth have together launched a US dollar offshore fund for their customers. This is in collaboration with SCUBE Capital, a global fund management company based out of Singapore.

India s National Stock Exchange (NSE) has been named as the world s largest derivatives market place for 2021, for the third year in a row.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to India in 2021 were 26% lower, mainly because large M&A deals recorded in 2020 were not repeated, the UN trade body has said.

India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) expects gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 7.6 per cent in fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23), helped partly by continued government spending and a favourable global trade outlook, the ratings agency said.

The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) said it has signed a draft agreement with the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) for granting the possession of land for 95 years to set up the India Jewellery Park Mumbai (IJPM).

Senior bureaucrat Vikram Dev Dutt has been appointed as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of Air India Limited, the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions said.

Dileep Sanghani has been elected as chairman of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO).

Roberta Metsola, Centre-right Maltese lawmaker, was chosen to head the European Union Parliament. Metsola has become the only third woman to hold the position. She is also viewed as a political moderate despite the controversy over her anti-abortion stance.

Albert Bourla, chairman and CEO of Pfizer, has been awarded the 2022 Genesis Prize for his “leadership, determination and especially for his willingness to assume great risks” in developing a coronavirus vaccine in record time.

Rhapsody Music Foundation has won the prestigious Reimagine Education Award, which is is given by Wharton School s Alfred West Jr.

Star India opener Smriti Mandhana was named in the ICC T20 women s Team of the Year for her superlative show in the format in 2021 but no Indian made the men s side. Veteran India players Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami were named in the Women s ODI Team of the Year for 2021 by the International Cricket Council. England s Heather Knight has been named as the captain of the team that was announced.

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari released the book The Legend of Birsa Munda authored Tuhin A Sinha and Ankita Verma at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.