Daily Current Affairs January 08, 2022

Subject : Daily Latest News Jan 08, 2022. 

INDIA : 

1. – UP ranked best state in water conservation efforts by Jal Shakti Ministry; Rajasthan 2nd
2. – Expenditure limit for Lok Sabha, Assembly candidates revised
3. – MHA forms 3-member panel headed by Sudhir Kumar Saxena to enquire into security lapses during PM’s visit to Punjab on Jan 5
4. – Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy virtually inaugurates PRASHAD (Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive) projects at Govardhan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
5. – NEET-PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test–Postgraduate) medical admissions: Supreme Court upholds 27% OBC, 10% EWS quota
6. – PM inaugurates 2nd campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute in Kolkata
7. – Rajnath Singh flags-in India’s first multi-dimensional adventure sports expedition
8. ECONOMY & CORPORATE
9. – Foreign exchange reserves decline by USD 1.466 billion to USD 633.614 billion
10. – India GDP: Govt forecasts FY22 economic growth at 9.2%
11. – Centre establishes help desks to ensure supplies of delivery of goods and essential commodities continue without any restrictions during Covid times
12. – External Affairs Ministry (MEA) signs agreement for second phase of Passport Seva Programme with Tata Consultancy Services Limited
13. – DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) of Ministry of Commerce and Industry organising Startup India Innovation Week from January 10 to 16
14. – Advertising industry veteran Gerson da Cunha dies aged 92

World : 

1. The French Government recently approved a bill on Health Pass.
2. Sri Lanka, India ink deal to jointly redevelop strategic World War II-era Trincomalee Oil Tank Complex
3. Peter Bogdanovich, acclaimed writer-director, dies at 82 in US

Sports : 

1. South Africa (229, 243/3) beat India (202, 266) by 7 wickets in 2nd test at the Wanderers in Johannesburg to level 3-match series 1-1.