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January Current Affairs 2022

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January

Veer Bal Diwas

In order to tribute the courage of the Sahibzades and their quest for justice p.m declared 26 December as Veer Bal Diwas.

Prime Minister Modi tweeted saying that Veer Baal Diwas’ will be on the same day Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji attained martyrdom after being sealed alive in a wall. These two greats preferred death instead of deviating from the noble principles of Dharma.

 

Google celebrated the 191st birthday of Fatima Sheikh

Fatima Sheikh was an Indian educator and a feminist icon. She is remembered as India's first Muslim woman teacher

Fatima Sheikh along with Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule co-founded Indigenous Library in 1848 and was one of India's first schools for girls.

Google honoured her birthday with a meticulous doodle in a combination of white, blue and yellow that presents a glance at her life. 

 

The Philippines bans child marriage

The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte signed a law prohibiting Child Marriage The law banning child marriage 

The law stipulates that marrying or cohabiting with anybody under the age of 18 years can result in a 12-years prison sentence.

Punishment will also apply to those who will organize or solemnize the underage unions.

The law banning child marriage is consistent with the international conventions on the rights of women and children.

Few latest laws have been suspended for one year in order to allow the transition period for Muslims and indigenous communities in which child marriage is relatively common.

One in every six girls in the Southeast Asian Country marries before the age of 18.

 

National Water Awards 2020 

In the 3rd National Water Awards 2020, Uttar Pradesh has secured a first position in the National Water Award.

U.P is the ‘Best State Category’, followed by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.

Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced the 3rd National Water Awards-2020 was 

 

PM Modi inaugurates Second Campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Second Campus of Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute in Kolkata 

 


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