Banking and Financial
- CRISIL projected India’s GDP to grow at 7.8% in FY23
- PNB & Patanjali launched co-branded contactless credit cards with NPCI
- RBI cancelled licence of Maharashtra-based Independence Co-operative Bank
- SEBI restructured a High-Power Advisory Committee on Settlement Orders and Compounding of Offences; headed by Jai Narayan Patel
- Edelweiss General Insurance launched first AI powered Voice Bot for automated registration of motor claims
- SBI signed an MoU with Ministry of Culture for Atmanirbhar Bharat Centre for Design
- India’s unemployment rate in January 2022 stood at 6.57%: CMIE Report
- LIC tied up with Policybazaar for digital distribution of life insurance products
- Union Budget 2022-23 presented by FM Nirmala Sitharaman
- Government collected Rs 1.38 lakh crores as GST of January 2022
- Tata Group chose SBI, BoB & HDFC Bank to finance Air India’s old debt
- NSO First Revised GDP estimates FY21: Indian economy contracts by 6.6% in 2020-21
- Center setting up National Land Monetisation Corporation
- Banks will transfer 15 NPA accounts worth Rs 50,000 crores to NARCL in FY22
- Vedanta tied up Rs.8000 crores facility with Union Bank of India to take over syndicated facility
- SBI launched ‘Surya Shakti Cell’ in partnership with Tata Power Solar Systems
- EXIM Bank signed a $500 million LoC agreement with Sri Lanka
- Kotak General Insurance partnered with CARS24 to provide Motor Insurance for used cars
- Government has done a Switch Operation of 1,19,701 crores
- ADB provided record USD 4.6 billion loans to India in 2021
- ICICI Bank raised stake in IICC at GIFT IFSC City to 9.9%
- Airtel Payments Bank partnered with ICICI Lombard to offer cyber insurance solutions
- Axis Mutual Fund launched Axis Crisil SDL 2027 Debt Index Fund
National News
- Uttar Pradesh selected as best tableau among states/UTs at R-Day parade 2022
- PM Modi inaugurated ‘Statue of Equality’ in Hyderabad
- Karnataka signed MoU with Ather Energy to establish 1000 fast-charging stations for electric 2-wheeler
- Financial assistance scheme “Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Bhumiheen Krishi Mazdoor Nyay Yojana” for Landless Labourers launched in Chhattisgarh
- Mandu Festival celebrated in Dhar District of Madhya Pradesh
- HPCL launched Non-Fuel Retail Store ‘HaPpyShop’
- Aravalli Biodiversity Park in Gurugram declared as India’s first OECM site
- Government approved continuation of scheme for Assistance to National Sports Federations
- Maharashtra topped the list of newly recognized startups and unicorns
- Spituk Gustor Festival celebrated in Ladakh
- India’s first geological park will be built in Lamheta, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh
- Punjab Chief Electoral Officer unveiled its elections mascot named ‘Shera’
- Gandhi Mandiram, Smruthi Vanam built at Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh
- Torgya Festival celebrated in Arunachal Pradesh at Tawang Monastery
- Global Center of Excellence in Affordable and Clean Energy launched in IIT Dharwad
- Tata Sky rebranded itself as ‘Tata Play’
- Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat & Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in UP listed as India’s 48th & 49th Ramsar sites
- India’s 1st project of mixing hydrogen into natural gas started by GAIL in Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Andhra Pradesh govt’s CLAP– Jagananna Swachha Sankalpam Programme
- Centre approved renaming of three places in Madhya Pradesh: Hoshangabad Nagar renamed as “Narmadapuram”, Shivpuri renamed as “Kundeshwar Dham” and Babai renamed as “Makhan Nagar”.
- Surat will become the first station to be ready for India’s 1st Bullet Train
- PM Modi kickstarted 50th Anniversary Celebrations of International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad
- IIT Hyderabad will set up Suzuki Innovation Centre on its campus
- India Press Freedom Report, 2021: J&K topped in attacks on journalists in 2021
International News
- 11th meeting of India-Oman Joint Military Cooperation Committee held
- Dubai will launch World’s first Hydrogen-powered Flying Boat ‘The Jet’
- Samsung surpassed Intel to become World’s top semiconductor company in 2021
- India and Nepal signed an MoU for construction of motorable Bridge over the Mahakali River in Dharchula
- Antonio Costa re-elected as Portugal’s Prime Minister
- Sony bought game developer ‘Bungie’ for $3.6 billion
- LIC 10th most valued insurance brand globally: Brand Finance Report
- NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg appointed as Governor of Norway central bank
- Salesforce Global Digital Skills Index 2022: India leads in Digital Skills Readiness
Appointment and Resignation
- GAV Reddy appointed as new Head of Defence Intelligence Agency
- Madan Mohan Tripathi named as Director-General of National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT).
- Games24x7 appointed Hrithik Roshan as the Brand Ambassador of ‘RummyCircle’
- Sonali Singh appointed as the 26th Controller General of Accounts
- Ravi Mittal appointed as new Chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
- GA Srinivasa Murthy appointed as the director of Defence Research and Development Laboratory
- M Jagadesh Kumar appointed as new Chairman of University Grants Commission
- Rahul Bhatia appointed as the Managing Director of IndiGo
- Santishree Pandit appointed 1st woman Vice Chancellor of JNU
- Urjit Patel resigned as non-executive and independent director of Britannia
Awards
- PR Sreejesh won the World Games Athlete of the Year 2021 Award
- New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell won the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2021
- Neeraj Chopra nominated for Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award
- Karnataka Bank awarded DX 2021 Award from CII for Best Practice in Digital Transformation
Defence
- Indian Navy’s 5th Scorpene-class submarine ‘Vagir’ commenced first sea trial
- BDL signed a contract for supply of Konkurs anti-tank missiles for Indian Army
Science
- IISc, Bengaluru commissioned supercomputer ‘Param Pravega’ having supercomputing capacity of 3.3 petaflops
- IIT-Hyderabad launched India’s first AI-based job platform for persons with disabilities named “Swarajability”
Sports
- Magnus Carlsen won the Tata Steel Masters chess 2022
- Chennai Super Kings became India’s 1st unicorn sports enterprise
- Mithali Raj secured 2nd Rank in ICC Women’s ODI Player Rankings for batters
- India won fifth U-19 World Cup title, beat England by 4 wickets in final
- International Olympic Committee approved inclusion of Surfing, Skateboarding & Sport Climbing in 2028 Olympics at Los Angeles
- World’s third-largest cricket stadium’s foundation stone laid in Jaipur
Book and Author
- A new book “Fearless Governance’ authored by Kiran Bedi released
- India’s 1st-ever season style book titled ‘The Class of 2006: Sneak Peek into the Misadventures of the Great Indian Engineering Life’, written by Akash Kansal
- A book titled ‘India, That is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution’ authored by J Sai Deepak
- A book titled ‘Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra’ authored by Navdeep Singh Gill
- MS Dhoni’s first look released from graphic novel ‘Atharva’: The Origin’ authored by Ramesh Thamilmani
Important days
- 1 February 2022: Indian Coast Guard 46th Raising Day
- NPCI announced UPI safety and awareness week from Feb 1 to 7
- 30 January: Anti-Untouchability Day
- 2 February: World Wetlands Day (Theme 2022: Wetlands Action for People and Nature)
- 2 February: Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day
- 1-7 February: World Interfaith Harmony Week
- 4 February: World Cancer Day (Theme 2022: “Close the Care Gap”)
- 4 February: International Day of Human Fraternity
- 6 February: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (Theme 2022: “Accelerating Investment to End Female Genital Mutilation.”)
Obituary
- Senior advocate & Additional Solicitor General Rupinder Singh Suri passed away
- Actor & filmmaker Amitabh Dayal passed away
- Veteran actor and Producer Ramesh Deo passed away
- Former President of Greece Christos Sartzetakis passed away
- India’s nightingale Lata Mangeshkar passed away
- Former BJP Lok Sabha MP from Telangana, Chandupatla Janga Reddy passed away
