Archive | January 2022

January 31, 2022

News for 31 January 2022

Important News for Today:

Pegasus issue to roil Budget session
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
SC judges irked by the use of social media to troll their work
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
‘Amendments proposed to Cooperatives Act’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
NMPT achieves energy self-sufficiency
[Important for: Polity, Governance]

January 30, 2022

News for 30 January 2022

Important News for Today:

‘Allow duty-free cotton import with quantitative restrictions’
[Important for: Economy]
Tally urges software codification to make India ‘products hotspot’
[Important for: Economy]
Biden to send troops to Europe amid Ukraine diplomacy push
[Important for: IP, IR]
Parasitic plant found in Nicobar eco hotspot
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
India, Oman to hold 10th military cooperation meeting
[Important for: IP, IR]
Opposition slams govt. as report says India bought NSO spyware
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
PAC Chairman says he can prove State’s ‘fiscal profligacy’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]

January 29, 2022

News for 29 January 2022

Important News for Today:

India willing to talk to Pakistan on pilgrim flights
[Important for: IP, IR]
6% of MSMEs owned by SC entrepreneurs
[Important for: Economy]
Economic crisis tightens grip on Sri Lanka’s hinterland
[Important for: IP, IR]
RBI’s accommodative approach has served country well: Patra
[Important for: Economy]
Russia-China warmth makes Delhi walk the tightrope on Ukraine
[Important for: IP, IR]

January 28, 2022

News for 28 January 2022

Important News for Today:

Philippines inks deal worth $375 million for BrahMos missiles
[Important for: IP, IR]
CBI gets yet another adjournment in SC in ISRO frame-up case
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
EU launches WTO case against China for ‘targeting’ Lithuania
[Important for: IP, IR]
Address Russia’s ‘legitimate concerns’, China tells U.S.
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Work-from-home, online learning driving PC demand’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]

January 27, 2022

News for 27 January 2022

Important News for Today:

India probes China, Vietnam over ‘dumping’ of vinyl tiles
[Important for: IP, IR]
U.S. varsity votes to add caste as a ‘protected category’
[Important for: IP, IR]
U.S. should give legal security guarantees on NATO: Russia
[Important for: IP, IR]
Who is Padma Bhushan recipient Madhur Jaffrey? Know more about the actor and cookbook writer
[Important for: Art & Culture]

January 26, 2022

News for 26 January 2022

Important News for Today:

Govt. notifies Unity’s PMC Bank takeover
[Important for: Economy]
Norway wants to put ‘tangible demands’ on Taliban at talks
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Inaccuracies, procedural violations’ in Great Nicobar EIA report
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Centre to remind States again of IAS cadre rules
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
UNESCO lists Viking-era wooden sailboats on heritage list
[Important for: Art & Culture]

January 25, 2022

News for 25 January 2022

Important News for Today:

Budget should focus on income gap, says Cong.
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
How a Chola-era bronze idol was retrieved from the U.K.
[Important for: IP, IR, Art & Culture]
Amid Ukraine crisis, NATO sends planes, ships to eastern Europe
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘India can make $300-bn electronics by 2026’
[Important for: Economy]
Budget session: Both Houses to convene in shifts
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
These countries have reported zero Covid-19 cases, according to the WHO
[Important for: IP, IR]

January 24, 2022

News for 24 January 2022

Important News for Today:

Moscow may install proxies in Kiev: U.K.
[Important for: IP, IR]
Taliban, Afghan civil society members begin Oslo talks
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Govt. should prevent K-shaped recovery’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Budget plans for coastal region only on paper
[Important for: Polity, Governance]

January 23, 2022

News for 23 January 2022

Important News for Today:

India’s reliance on Chinese goods surged in 2021
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Don’t increase power tariff for MSME sector’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
‘Public Wi-Fi can create 2-3 crore jobs’
[Important for: Economy]
FabIndia IPO: promoters to gift shares
[Important for: Economy]
Netaji’s Forward Bloc struggles to stay afloat amid financial woes, dip in vote share
[Important for: Polity, Governance]

January 22, 2022

News for 22 January 2022

Important News for Today:

Importers, govt. duel in SC over GST on ocean freight
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Iran, Russia and China begin naval drill
[Important for: IP, IR]
I&B orders blocking of 35 YouTube channels for anti-India content
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Global tourism grows, but remains far below pre-pandemic levels: UNWTO
[Important for: IP, IR]