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List of Less Important News Jan 2022

S.NoNews TitleNews site
1Vinod Kannan takes over as Vistara CEOIndian Express
2Manuals and Newsletters of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre releasedANI
3State Bank of India invests $20 mn in payment solutions provider Pine LabsLivemint
4Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism awards: Full list of winnersIndian Express
5Raj Kumar Singh dedicates Automatic Generation Control to the nationLivemint
6Home ministry releases manuals to curb cybercrime and promote cyber-hygieneTOI
7Atul Keshap appointed as president of US India Business Council USIBCHT
8HP CM Jai Ram Thakur launched Special drug de addiction helplineUNI
9.A new species of dwarf catfish named ‘PseudolaguviaOthers
10NationL bird day : January 5Latestly
11North Korea launches second hypersonic missile in fiery testIndia Today
12Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari passes awayEconomic times
13New COVID-19 strain ‘Deltacron’ detected in Cyprus; what we know so farIndian express
14IEPFA signs MoU with IGNOU for promoting investor educationAIR
15First Colombo Security Conclave Virtual Workshop hosted by India’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)PIB
16Sri Lanka launches luxury train service in Jaffna with India’s assistanceHindu
17Microsoft to acquire video gaming company, Activision BlizzardIndian Express
18Google buys Israeli security startup Siemplify for $500 millionHindu
19New species of dwarf catfish found in NagalandOthers
20Reliance acquires 73.37% in New York’s Mandarin Oriental hotelIndian Express
21Justice Srinivasachar Ranganathan, Former Judge of the Supreme Court and first Chairman of Authority for Advance Ruling has passed AwayHindu
22Tata Group to replace Vivo as Indian Premier League 2022 title sponsorHindu
23Noted environmentalist & ‘Save Silent Valley’ campaigner M.K. Prasad passes awayBusiness Standard
24UP gov declared 4 villages near Nepal border as revenue villagesBusiness Standard
25What is a digital AgriStack and why Indian farmers are opposed to itBusiness Standard
26India-China trade crossed $125 bn in 2021Hindu
27Chhattisgarh Government is to launch an employment mission called the Rojgar MissionHindu
28Ayush Minister lays foundation stone of International Yoga AcademyPIB
29Friendship Hospital in Bangladesh wins the RIBA International Prize 2021CNN
30Vision Document of Food Processing Ministry releasedAIR
31India: 5th largest trading partner of Brazil in 2021AIR
32Data Privacy Day observed on 28 JanuaryHindustan Times
33Ramnath Goenka Award: Photo journalism award for documenting NRC struggles:Indian Express
34Ramisyllis kingghidorahi: New Species of Branching WormOthers
35Virat Kohli steps down as Test CaptainHindu
36RBI fines eight cooperative banks for regulatory compliancesLivemint
37Legendary Music Composer Saroj Pattnayak passes away at 81ANI
3820th Dhaka International Film Festival BeginsDD
39FinMin: deposits in bank accounts opened under PMJDY scheme crossed Rs 5 lakh croreEconomic Times
40GMR infrastructure ltd becomes India’s first Pure Play airports company listed on stock exchangeAIR
41Telangana signs LoI with Formula E to host World ChampionshipIndia Today
42Tech Mahindra to acquire European firm Com Tec Co IT for ₹2,620 crLivemint
43Tata Power Renewable Energy commissions 100 MW solar projects in UPFinancial Express
44Leading edtech companies form consortium, assure transparencyIndian Express
45Raj Kumar Singh dedicates Automatic Generation Control to the nationLivemint
46First Colombo Security Conclave Virtual Workshop hosted by India’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)PIB
47S Korea’s POSCO, Adani Group partner to develop steel mill in GujaratLivemint
48NABARD estimates Odisha’s credit potential at Rs 1,34,665 croresEconomic Times
49Thiruvalluvar Day is observed Jan 15News18
50Gulabo: India’s oldest sloth bear passes awayHindu
51CtrlS installs Asia’s largest Gas Insulated Substation in MumbaiLivemint
52Jitendra Singh has chaired 1st meeting with Sectoral Experts on Vision India@2047PIB
53Border Security Force’s “Operation Sard Hawa” Along Pak Border From Jan 23-28Hindustan Times
54GJEPC, MIDC sign draft agreement for setting up jewellery parkEconomic Times
55Uttar Pradesh Govt Declares 4 Villages Near Nepal Border as Revenue VillagesBusiness Standard
56‘North East on Wheels Expedition’ launched to promote Culture of Northeastern StatesAIR
57Emmy-winning comedian Louie Anderson passes awayNewYork Times
58Thierry Mugler, French fashion icon known for sculpted designs, dies at 73LosAngeles Times
59Russia-China-Iran begins joint naval exercise CHIRU-2Q22 in Northern Indian OceanReuters
60Mithali Raj appointed as brand ambassador of Jacob’s CreekLivemint
61Justice Srinivasachar Ranganathan, Former Judge of the Supreme Court and first Chairman of Authority for Advance Ruling has passed AwayBusiness Line
62Home ministry releases manuals to curb cybercrime and promote cyber-hygieneEconomic Times
63HP CM Jai Ram Thakur launched Special drug de addiction helpline under Mukhya Mantri Sewa Sankalp Helpline 1100Others
64KVIC launched India’s first “Mobile Honey Processing Van” to support farmers and beekeepersPIB
65Special logo released to mark 70 years of India, Japan diplomatic tiesUNI
66RBI approves re-appointment of Anup Bagchi as ED of ICICI BankBusiness Line
67Prof Chandrashekhar Patil, noted Kannada writer and activist, passes awayHindu
68Rajnath Singh inaugurates Kalpana Chawla Centre For Research at Chandigarh UniversityBusiness Standard
69India Skills 2021 competition concludedPIB
70PM Modi inaugurates 11 new government Medical Colleges across Tamil NaduEconomic times
71India’s Navdeep Kaur wins Best National Costume award at Mrs World 2022 pageantIndia Today
72National Innovation Foundation’s Incubation and Entrepreneurship Council ties up with Amazon India to boost Grassroot InnovationAIR
73Daughters to inherit father’s self-acquired propertyHindustan Times
74Para-athlete Kamalakanta Nayak clocks 213 km in 24 hours in wheelchair marathon, sets recordHindustan Times
75Sushmita Sen wins International Association of Working Women AwardIndia Today
76GoodDot ropes in Neeraj Chopra as its brand ambassadorLivemint
77Swiggy becomes decacorn, valuation crosses $10.7 bn in new funding roundBusiness Standard
78Ola rebrands quick commerce segment as Ola Dash; aims to set up 500 ‘dark stores’Livemint