Union Budget 2022

Instead of traditional bahi khata, Union Fiance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the union budget 2022 through the tab at 11 am.

World Heritage List 2022-23

Hoysala temples of Belur and Halebid and Somnathpura in Karnataka were nominated in the world heritage list.

Head of the Defence Intelligence Agency

Lieutenant General GAV Reddy has been appointed as the new head of the Defence Intelligence Agency.

Lt Gen KJS Dhillon who superannuated today.

Colombia demands removal from the '20 hunger hotspots' list by UN agencies. 

Words Game Athlete of the year

PR Sureejesh veteran Indian hockey goalkeeper won world game athlete of the year 2021.

Forest Area Gain

India ranks third in the world in terms of forest grain area.

Italy President for the second term

Sergio Mattarella

World Wetlands Day 2022

Date:- 2 February

The significance of The World Wetlands Day 2022 is as this is the first time that the day will be observed as a United Nationals International Day. 

Theme

The theme aims to highlight the importance of actions that ensure that wetlands are conserved and sustainably used. 

World Games Athlete of the Year 2021

PR Sreejesh has become the first Indian male athlete and second Indian sportsperson overall to win the World Games Athlete of the Year award 2021

PR Sreejesh is an Indian men's hockey team goalkeeper.

Rani Rampal Indian women's hockey team captain was the first Indian to win the World Games Athlete of the Year honor in 2020.

New Military Secretary in Army Headquarters

PGK Menon has been appointed as the new Military Secretary in the Army Headquarters. 

PGK Menon was previously serving as the commander of the Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps.

World Cancer Day 2022

Date:- 4 February

Theme:- Close the Care Gap

World Heritage Sites list 2022-23

Hoysala Temples in Karnataka have been finalized as India’s nomination for World Heritage List 2022-2023.

World Breakthrough of the Year 2022 Award

Neeraj Chopra is the third Indian athlete to be nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards after wrestler Vinesh Phogat in 2019 

Diplomatic boycott has announced by India for Winter Olympics 2022 in Beijing after China picked Chinese soldier involved in the Galwan clash with India as an Olympic torchbearer.

Best state tableau of Republic Day Parade 2022

Union Defence Ministry on February 4, 2022  announced  the Uttar Pradesh state tableau was adjudged as the best state tableau of Republic Day Parade 2022. 

Statue of Equality

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 216-feet tall 'Statue of Equality' commemorating the 11th-century Bhakti Saint Sri Ramanujacharya in Shamshabad, Hyderabad. 

The statue is made up of a combination of five metals. 

Ahmedabad IPL team name

There is no official confirmation that the Ahmedabad IPL team will reportedly be called 'Ahmedabad Titans.

CVC Capital Partners bought The Ahmedabad IPL Team for Rs 5635 Crores. 

Australia to reopen borders to foreign tourists

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australia will be reopening its borders for fully vaccinated international tourists from February 21, 2022, after almost two years

Arif Khan

Arif Khan is a 31-year-old born in Kashmir's Baramulla district. He is the only Indian competitor at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

He qualifies for two events in the same edition of the Winter Olympic Games. 

Arif Khan has qualified for the Slalom and Giant Slalom events.

He wins later won two gold medals in the Slalom and Giant Slalom events at the 2011 South Asian Winter Games

Sputnik Light Vaccine Single-Dose gets emergency use approval in India

Sputnik Light is a recombinant human adenovirus serotype-based vaccine.

This is the 9th COVID-19 vaccine in the country informed by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

SEBI bans securities market 

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) bans barred Reliance Home Finance Ltd, Anil Ambani and three other individuals from the securities market for siphoning off funds from the company.

SEBI also banned Ravindra Sudhakar, Amit Bapna, and Pinkesh R Shah.

Chairman of Bajaj Auto, passes away

Business Icon Rahul Bajaj who was the Chairman of auto bajaj passed away.

He was the Padma Bhushan award winner by the Government of India.

CEO and MD of Air India

Ilker Ayci has been appointed as the new CEO and MD of Air India. 

Ilker Ayci was previously serving as the Chairman of Turkish Airlines.

54 Chinese Apps Ban in India

Chines app like Beauty Camera, Dual Space Lite, Viva Video, Garena Free Fire, Sweet Selfie HD,  Tencent Xriver, Isoland 2: Ashes of Time Lite, Equalizer & Bass Booster and AppLock are banned in india.

EOS-04 radar imaging satellite

ISRO launched earth observation satellite EOS-04 along with two other smaller passenger satellites

India bans 59 Chinese mobile apps

 full list of banned Chinese apps

World Radio Day 2022

Date: 13 February 

Theme: Radio and Trust.

Main theme of the day has been divided into three main sub-themes

Trust in radio journalism
Trust and accessibility
Trust and viability of radio stations

Google Doodle pays tribute to Michiaki Takahashi

Google Doodle pays tribute to Michiaki Takashi who developed the world's first chickenpox vaccine name OKA.

Google Doodle commemorated the 94th birth anniversary of virologist Dr. Michiaki Takahashi 

Kottayam Pradeep passes away 

Popular Malayalam actor and comedian Kottayam Pradeep passed away 

Himanta Biswa Sarma Assam CM emphasized that the name of a city, town, or village should represent its culture, civilization, and tradition. 

He announced that the state government will launch a portal to invite suggestions for change of names of cities, towns & villages.

Gurugram's first woman Police Commissioner

Kala Ramachandran is the first woman to be appointed to the post of police commissioner of Gurugram.