Current Affairs Quiz: January 30, 2022

The worlds largest canal lock was inaugurated by Dutch King Willen-Alexander at Ijmuiden The Netherlands .$338 million amount has been spent on the construction on this project.

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) said its international payments arm NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) has signed a memorandum of understanding with TerraPay, Netherlands-based global payments infrastructure company to allow Indians with an active UPI ID to receive real-time, international payments into their bank accounts via TerraPays secure payments technology.

One97 Communications Limited that owns the brand Paytm, Indias leading digital payments and financial services platform, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Paytm Money has introduced Indias first intelligent messenger – Pops, revolutionizing the way users invest and track markets.

Agri-tech start-up Faarms in association with Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd. (RGICL) has introduced customised digital insurance solutions for the rural population especially the farmers.

Malaysias AirAsia Group said it has changed the name of its listed holding company to Capital A to reflect the diversity of its business portfolio as it seeks to grow its non-airline revenue.

Alphabet Incs Google (GOOGL.O) will invest up to $1 billion in Indias Bharti Airtel (BRTI.NS) as the U.S. technology giant expands its hold in India, sending shares of the telecom operator as much as 6.6% higher.

Pushp Kumar Joshi has been picked by government headhunter PESB to be the new chairman and managing director of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), the nations third largest oil refining and fuel marketing company.

Fairfax and Capital Group-backed non-banking finance company IIFL Finance appointed former State Bank of India boss Arun Purwar as chairman of its board effective from April 1.

Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran has been appointed Chief Economic Advisor to the government of India.

Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in Erode district has been given the prestigious TX2 award after its tiger numbers doubled to 80 since 2010. Apart from the STR, the Bardia National Park in Nepal has won this years TX2 award for doubling the population of wild tigers.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have retained the distinction of bagging the highest number of gallantry medals (115) among all States, Union Territories and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) across the country on this years Republic Day.

The former finance secretary of India, Subhash Chandra Garg has announced his debut book named “The $10 Trillion Dream”.

As the country celebrated Republic Day recently, Ruskin Bonds new book, A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 years of Independence came in.

The book titled Operation Khatma has been released. It is an eyewitness account by two journalists R C Ganjoo and Ashwini Bhatnagar.

Minister of State for Culture Meenakashi Lekhi has released the pictorial comic book Indias Women Unsung Heroes in New Delhi. The book has been prepared by Culture Ministry in partnership with Amar Chitra Katha.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limiteds ALH MK III aircraft was formally inducted at INS Utkrosh in Port Blair by Commander-in-Chief, Andaman and Nicobar Command (CINCAN), Lieutenant General Ajai Singh.

The Lok Sabha secretariat has launched a new app, Digital Sansad, that will make it easier for people to follow proceedings in Parliament, and also their own lawmakers.

Marathi author and social activist Anil Awachat, better known as Baba, died on Thursday. He was 78.