Daily Current Affairs January 12

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January 12 | Daily Current Affairs 2022

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs January 12

1. National Youth Day is observed on which date?
A) January 2
B) January 6
C) January 4
D) January 11
E) January 12
Answer: E) January 12

• National Youth Day, also known as Yuva Diwas, is celebrated on 12 January every year in India.
• The day marks the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, one of the most popular philosophers and thinkers of India, and is celebrated as the Yuva Diwas to recognise his contributions to the Indian society.
• The Government of India declared Swami Vivekananda’s birthday as the National Youth Day of India in 1985.

Sports – Daily Current Affairs January 12

2. Which company will replace Vivo as the Indian Premier League’s title sponsor?
A) Tata Group
B) Infosys
C) TCS
D) Microsoft
E) Facebook
Answer: A) Tata Group

• Tata group will replace Vivo as the Indian Premier League’s title sponsor, the IPL governing council decided in a meeting held.
• Vivo had bagged the title sponsorship at a cost of Rs 440 crore per year in 2018.
• However, Vivo pulled out of IPL sponsorship in 2020 due to growing anti-China sentiment in the country, but returned as the main sponsor in 2021.

Ranking – Daily Current Affairs January 12

3. What is the rank of India in Henley Passport Index for the year 2022?
A) 82
B) 81
C) 84
D) 85
E) 83
Answer: E) 83

• London-based global citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners has released the Henley Passport Index for the year 2022, based on exclusive data provided by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
• According to the latest report, even as the world continues to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan and Singapore top the list of being the most powerful passport in the world for the year 2022.
• The visa-free score of both these countries is at 192.
• Afghanistan (rank 111) and Iraq (rank 110) continue to be in the ‘worst passports to hold’ category having a visa-free score of 26 and 28 respectively.

Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs January 12

4. Which bank ties up with Manipal Academy of BFSI to offer PG diploma?
A) Federal Bank
B) YES Bank
C) State Bank of India
D) Karnataka Bank
E) Bank of Baroda
Answer: B) YES Bank

• Yes Bank has partnered with Manipal Academy of BFSI to launch ‘YES Professional Banker’ programme, a one-year postgraduate diploma in banking for graduates who aspire to build a career in the banking and financial services industry (BFSI).
• The bank will provide education loans for the programme to help students bear the fees as per the bank’s existing student loan eligibility criteria, Yes Bank Chief Human Resources Officer Anurag Adlakha said.

Awards – Daily Current Affairs January 12

5. Which bank Adjudged Best Private Bank in India at the Global Private Banking Awards 2021?
A) HDFC Bank
B) Kotak Mahindra Bank
C) State Bank of India
D) Karnataka Bank
E) Bank of Baroda
Answer: A) HDFC Bank

• India HDFC Bank has been adjudged Best Private Bank in India at the Global Private Banking Awards 2021, organized by Professional Wealth Management (PWM).
• Published by the Financial Times – the world’s leading global business publication – Professional Wealth Management (PWM) specializes in analyzing the growth strategies of private banks and the regional financial centers in which they operate.
• NIRAMAI, InnAccel receive World Bank and Consumer Technology Association’s Global Women’s Health Tech Awards.

National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs January 12

6. Who inaugurates Technology Centre of MSME Ministry at Puducherry with investment of Rs. 122Cr?
A) Dr Harsh Vardhan
B) Narendra Modi
C) Prakash Javadekar
D) Giriraj Singh
E) Piyush Goyal
Answer: B) Narendra Modi

• The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the 25th National Youth Festival in Puducherry, via video conferencing being the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda is observed as National Youth Day.
• During the event, the Prime Minister unveiled selected essays on “Mere Sapno ka Bharat” and “Unsung Heroes of Indian Freedom Movement”.
• These essays have been selected from submissions by over 1 lakh youth on the two themes.
• The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Manimandapam – an auditorium with an open-air theatre, constructed by the Government of Puducherry at a cost of about Rs 23 crores.

PM Modi inaugurates 11 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu via video conference:

• Prime Minister Modi also inaugurated the new campus of Central Institute of Classical Tamil in Chennai.
• These medical colleges have been inaugurated in districts including Virudhunagar, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Tiruppur, Thiruvallur, Nagapattinam, Dindigul, Kallakurichi, Ariyalur, Ramanathapuram and Krishnagiri.
• According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), MBBS seats have been increased by 79.60 per cent (from 51,348 seats to 92,222 seats) and the number of PG seats increased by 80.70 per cent (from 31,185 seats to 56,374 seats) during the last seven years.

7. Which organisation signs MoU with IGNOU for promoting Investor Education and Financial literacy through Gyan Darshan channel?
A) CCI
B) IEPFA
C) NTPC
D) NHAI
E) TPCI
Answer: B) IEPFA

• The proposed lecture series of 75 episodes will be a live tele-lecturing series on 24×7 Gyan Darshan TV channel.
• Experts for the lecture series would come from renowned professional institutions and senior officials from IEPFA, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and other regulators would also deliver lectures on various investment-related topics.

8. Who launches Artificial Intelligence-driven Start-Up by IIT alumni for water purification?
A) Jitendra Singh
B) Narendra Modi
C) Prakash Javadekar
D) Giriraj Singh
E) Piyush Goyal
Answer: A) Jitendra Singh

• The facility aims to provide clean drinking water at a price much lesser than the market price. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said, the Artificial Intelligence-driven Start-Up initiative should be motivating for other Start-Ups as well.
• Dr. Jitendra Singh said, Science and Technology Ministry is committed to reach out to potential small and viable start-ups having skill and talent pool, but lacking in resources.
• He asked private sector to come forward with tech solutions to cover nearly 14 crore households where clean drinking water is yet to reach.

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