Daily Current Affairs January 01, 2022 APPSC, Banks, Railways

Subject : Daily News Updates for Jan 01, 2022. 

National : 

1. SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) scheme for rehabilitation of persons engaged in begging to be launched soon: Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry. 
2. VS Pathania takes over as Chief of Indian Coast Guard. 
3. Home Ministry extends validity of FCRA registration of NGOs by 3 months till March 31. 
4. Govt approves 19th tranche of electoral bonds; sale opens on Jan 1. 
5. China says Arunachal Pradesh ‘inherent part’ of its territory; calls it South Tibet. 
6. IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari holds talks with top military brass of South Korea. 
7. Madhya Pradesh gets drinking water supply schemes worth Rs 15,381.72 crore. 

Economy : 

1. Foreign exchange reserves decrease by $587 million to $635.08 billion for the week ended Dec 24. 
2. GST Council decides to retain status quo on GST rate on textile to 5%. 
3. India’s current account slips into deficit in Q2, CAD now at 1.3% of GDP. 
4. PPF, NSC, other post office schemes interest rates remain unchanged for March 31, 2022 quarter. 
5. Vinay Kumar Tripathi appointed as new chairman, CEO of Railway Board. 
6. Sri Lanka agrees to extend lease of strategic WWII oil tank farm to India for 50 years. 
7. Core sectors output slows in Nov to 3.1% month-on-month: Govt data. 
8. Shares of CMS Info Systems settle with over 10% gains in debut trade. 

International : 

1. World’s population is projected to be 7.8 billion people on New Year’s Day 2022; grew by 74 million over past year: US Census Bureau. 
2. US: Hundreds of homes destroyed in Colorado state as wildfires spread. 
3. Russia test-fires 10 new Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missiles. 

Sports : 

1. Cricket: India beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets to win U-19 Asia Cup title in Dubai