Dear Aspirants, Here I provide January 2022 Monthly Current Affairs PDF . It covers important new appointments, important Day with their themes, Awards and honors, Books and Author, important government schemes, app, campaign, MoU, Summit and Conference, and Obituaries etc. These January 2022 Monthly Current Affairs help aspirants for all competitive examinations like Railway NTPC, Group D, RRB JE, SSC, Banking, and State PSU, etc.
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January 2022 Important Days with Theme
| Day | Observation/Theme |
| 1st Jan | Global Family Day |
| 1st Jan | World Peace Day |
| 4th Jan | World Braille Day |
| 5th Jan | National Bird Day |
| 6th Jan | Journalists’ Day in Maharashtra |
| 6th Jan | The World Day of War Orphans |
| 7th Jan | Infant Protection Day |
| 8thJan | African National Congress Foundation Day |
| 9th Jan | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas/NRI Day( 18th edition) |
| 10thJan | World Hindi Day |
| 11thJan | National Human Trafficking Awareness Day |
| 10thJan | World Laughter Day |
| 12thJan | National Youth Day or Yuva Diwas. |
| 14thJan | Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day |
| 15thJan | Indian Army Day(73nd) |
| 16thJan | Religious Freedom day |
| 18thJan | 16th Raising Day of NDRF(National Disaster Response Force) |
| 21stJan | Tripura, Manipur & Meghalaya 49th statehood day |
| 23rdJan | Parakram Diwas/Courage Day (Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti) |
| 24thJan | National Girl Child Day |
| 24thJan | International Day of Education
Theme: “Changing Course, Transforming Education.” |
| 25thJan | National Tourism Day
Theme: “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.” |
| 25thJan | National Voters Day
Theme: “Making Elections Inclusive, Accessible and Participative”. |
| 26thJan | International Customs Day (ICD)
Theme –“Scaling up Customs Digital Transformation by Embracing a Data Culture and Building a Data Ecosystem” |
| 26thJan | 72nd Republic Day |
| 27thJan | International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Theme –“Memory, Dignity and Justice”. |
| 28thJan | Data Protection Day |
| 28thJan | International Data privacy day |
| 29thJan | International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian |
| 30thJan | World Neglected Diseases day
Theme –“Achieving health equity to end the neglect of poverty-related diseases” |
| 30th Jan | Day Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas |
| 31st Jan(Last Sunday of January) | World Leprosy Day
Theme –“United for Dignity” |
2022 Important New Appointment
| Name of the Person | Designation |
| Alikhan Smailov | Prime Minister of Kazakhstan |
| Alka Mittal | 1st woman Chairman and MD of ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) |
| Amir Subhani | Chief Secretary of Bihar |
| Amit Doshi | CEO of Britannia Industries Ltd |
| Arun Kumar Purwar | Chairman of IIFL Finance |
| Atul Keshap | President of the U.S. India Business Council (USIBC) by the US Chambers of Commerce |
| Baldev Prakash | MD & CEO of Jammu & Kashmir Bank |
| Chanchal Kumar | MD of National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL) |
| Daniel Ortega | President of Nicaragua |
| Deepak Kumar and Ajay Kumar Choudhary | Executive Directors (ED) of RBI |
| Dileep Sanghani | 17th Chairman of the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) |
| Dr. S Somanath | New Chairman and Space Secretary of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
| Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran | New Chief Economic Adviser |
| Durga Shanker Mishra | Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh |
| G Asok Kumar | New Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Ministry of Jal Shakti |
| Haitham Al Ghais | New Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) |
| Jhulan Goswami | Ambassador to Legends League Cricket’s (LLC) |
| Justice Ayesh Malik | 1st Female judge of the Pakistan Supreme Court |
| Justice Indu Malhotra | To head the five member committee constituted by Supreme Court of India to probe the security breach during the recent visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Punjab |
| Mia Amor Mottley | Prime Minister of Barbados |
| Navrang Saini | Interim Chairperson of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) |
| Neeraj Chopra | Brand Ambassador of GoodDot |
| Pushp Kumar Joshi | New Chairman and MD of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) |
| Raghuvendra Tanwar | Chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) |
| Rajkummar Rao | Brand Ambassador of RenewBuy |
| Roberta Metsola | President of the European Union’s parliament |
| S Sahoo | Panel head of the primary market advisory committee on data setup by SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) |
| Shafali Verma | Brand Endorser by the Bank of Baroda (BoB) |
| Shersingh B Khyalia | CEO of Adani Power Limited |
| Sudhir Kumar Saxena | To head the three member committee constituted to enquire into the serious lapses in the security arrangements during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab |
| Tarun Kapoor | Energy Transition Advisory Committee (ETAC) set up by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas |
| Urjit Patel | Vice President of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) |
| Vijay Paul Sharma | Chairman of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) |
| Vijay Shekhar Sharma | UA Ambassador of Universal Acceptance Steering Group |
| Vikram Dev Dutt | CMD of Air India |
| Vinay Kumar Tripathi | New Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board |
| Vinod Kannan | CEO of Vistara Airlines |
| Vinod Rai | Independent Chairman of Unity Small Finance Bank |
| Vinodanand Jha | Chairperson of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) |
| VS Pathania | 24th Director General (DG) of the Indian Coast Guard |
| Zhang Ming | New Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) |
January 2022 Awards and Honours
| Award | Name of Awardee |
| 12th Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award 2022 | Actress Harshaali Malhotra |
| Assam Baibhav(Assam government’s highest civilian award ‘) | Ratan Tata |
| Best National Costume award at Mrs World 2022 pageant | Navdeep Kaur |
| Bihar Vibhuti Samman | Rohit Kumar (Founder of Media Trendz) |
| Global Private Banking Awards 2021: Best Private Bank’ in India | HDFC Bank |
| Global Women’s Health Tech Awards | NIRAMAI Health Analytix Pvt Ltd, and InnAccel Technologies Pvt Ltd(World Bank Group and Consumer Technology Association’s) |
| Gold medal at the International Folk Art Festival in Dubai | Sumit Bhale (Lavni artist from Maharashtra) |
| Guinness World Record in Numerology | JC Chaudhry (numerologists) |
| IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Innovation Award for 2021 under the category of ‘Best CRM System Implementation’ | Axis Bank and CRMNEXT Solution |
| ICMR’s National Award (Dr Subhas Mukherjee Award) | Dr. Satish Adiga |
| International Association of Working Women Award at the Washington DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF) 2021 | Sushmita Sen |
| International Craft Award 2021 | Kerala Arts and Crafts Village Organisation |
| Knighthood by Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge at Windsor Castle | Clive Lloyd(Former West Indies Cricketer) |
| KOCH Award | Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) |
| Mumbai Press Club’s RedInk Award 2020 | Danish Siddiqui(Photojournalist ) |
| national breed conservation award for 2021 | Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University (KVASU) |
| Netaji Award 2022 | Shinzo Abe (Former Japan Prime Minister) |
| Param Vishisht Seva Medal | Neeraj Chopra |
| Prestigious Genesis Prize 2022 | Albert Bourla (Pfizer Inc.’s Chairman and CEO) for COVID 19 vaccine |
| Ramnath Goenka Award (in the Photo Journalism category) | Zishaan A Latif |
| Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism awards | S Mahesh Kumar (Manorama News Senior Correspondent ) |
| TX2 award for doubling the population of wild tigers | Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (Tamil Nadu) |
| UiPath Automation Excellence Awards 2021 | South Indian Bank (SIB)( for Best Automation under ‘Crisis for business continuity) |
| World CEO Winner of the Year 2021 award | Kishore Kumar Yedam |
| Youth Climate Champion by UNDP | Prajakta Koli (Indian Youtuber and Actor) |
Golden Globe Awards 2022 (79th Edition)
The Golden Globe Awards 2022 ceremony was held to recognize excellence in film, both American and international, and American television.
This was the 79th edition of the annual event, which honoured the best in American television, as well as film in 2021 as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Two of the films namely The Power of the Dog and the West Side Story, won the most number of awards with 3 each.
List of winners :
| Category | Winners |
| Best Film (Drama) | The Power of the Dog |
| Best Film (Musical or Comedy) | West Side Story |
| Best Actor (Drama) | Will Smith for King Richard as Richard Williams |
| Best Actress (Drama) | Nicole Kidman for Being the Ricardos as Lucille Ball |
| Best Actor (Musical or Comedy) | Andrew Garfield for tick, tick… BOOM! as Jonathan Larson |
| Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) | Rachel Zegler for West Side Story as María Vasquez |
| Best Supporting Actor | Kodi Smit-McPhee for The Power of the Dog as Peter Gordon |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ariana DeBose for West Side Story as Anita |
| Best Director | Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog |
| Best Screenplay | Kenneth Branagh for Belfast |
| Best Original Score | Hans Zimmer for Dune |
| Best Original Song | “No Time to Die” (Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell) – No Time to Die |
| Best Animated Feature | Encanto |
| Best Non-English Film | Drive My Car (Japan) |
Padma Awards 2022 winners list
Galantary Award 2022 list
January 2022 BOOKS & AUTHORS
| Books Name | Authors Name | Published/ Released by |
| A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 years of Independence | Ruskin Bond | The book is Published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI). |
| Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist | Chandrachur Ghose | Published by Penguin Random House |
| Fearless Governance | Dr Kiran Bedi | |
| Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India | Dhirendra K. Jha | Published by Vintage Books. |
| India’s Women Unsung Heroes(comic book ) | Prepared by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India in partnership with Amar Chitra Katha | Released by Minister of State for Culture Meenakashi Lekhi |
| Indomitable: A Working Woman’s Notes on Life, Work and Leadership (Autobiography of Arundhati Bhattacharya) | Arundhati Bhattacharya | Published by HarperCollins. |
| Last among equals: Power, Caste and Politics in Bihar’s villages | MR Sharan | – |
| Liberty After Freedom: A History of Article 21, Due Process and the Constitution of India | Rohan J Alva | Published by HarperCollins. |
| Mamata: Beyond 2021 | Jayanta Ghosal
Translated by Arunava Sinha |
Harper Collins |
| Operation Khatma | R. C. Ganjoo & Ashwini Bhatnagar | Published by Locksley Hall Publishing LLP. |
| Ratan N. Tata: The Authorized Biography | Dr Thomas Mathew | Harper Collins |
| The $10 Trillion Dream | Subhash Chandra Garg | Published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI) |
| The Legend of Birsa Munda | Tuhin A Sinha and Ankita Verma | Released by Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
Conference /summits January 2022
| Name of the Summit Organized | Led by | Venue | Theme |
| GST Council’s 46th meeting | Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman | New Delhi | To change the rates in textiles recommended in the 45th GST Council meeting. Consequently, the existing GST rates of 5 % instead of 12% in textile sector would continue |
| 24th National Conference on e Governance | Union Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh | Hyderabad, Telangana | India’s Techade: Digital Governance in a Post Pandemic World |
| 19th Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) | Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav | Virtual meeting | – |
| 16th India Digital Summit 2022 | Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal ,Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) | Virtual meeting | Theme: ‘Supercharging Startups’ During the event, the Minister unveiled ‘LEAP’ as the way forward to further strengthen our Startups ecosystem. LEAP stands for “Leverage, Encourage, Access & Promote”. |
| World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Davos Agenda Summit 2022 | PM of India Narendra Modi | Virtual meeting | Theme: ‘The State of the World’ |
| BRICS Sherpas meeting of 2022 | China has taken on the rotating chairmanship | Virtual meeting | – |
| India Central Asia Summit 2022 | PM Narendra Modi | Video Conferencing | All the dignitaries assured to frame the roadmap for cooperation in various fields. |
List of MoUs signed by India in 2022
| Country/Organisation sign MoU | Purpose |
| Amazon India with NIF | To enhance grassroots innovation, develop the local economy and livelihood of people in rural India. |
| CSIR with Institut Pasteur | To enhance the scope for cooperation in the health research sector of both countries. |
| Flipkart with FITT | To perform research in the fields of social commerce, product recommendations to sellers, resellers, and the consumer product exploration journey. |
| Himachal Pradesh and Haryana | To construct the Adi Badri Dam on 77 acres of land in Himachal Pradesh. |
| IFSCA with Insurance Institute of India | To have capacity building for the experts and professionals in the insurance sector of IFSCs. |
| India and Denmark collaborated for R&D in Green Fuels | Both the countries will be working on Green Hydrogen research works. |
| India and Sri Lanka | They will redevelop the strategic Trincomalee Oil Tank Complex, which is also known as Trinco Oil Tank Farm. |
| India Mortgage Guarantee Corporation with Muthoot Homefin | To grant mortgage guarantee backed home loan products to the customers of MHIL. |
| Indian Naval Placement Agency with IIFL Home Finance Ltd | To explore the opportunities for the recruitment of Naval Veterans within IIFL HF. |
| J&K gov. with Century Financial | To enhance current efforts to strengthen Hospitality & Tourism Industry in UT. |
| MSDE with IGNOU | To enhance the vocational and technical training framework. |
| Odisha Gov. and GAIL | To develop cooperation in the production of eco friendly fuels in the state. |
| Philippines with BrahMoS Aerospace Private Limited | For the supply of shore based anti ship variants of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile. |
| RIL with Gujarat | This partnership will generate 10 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities in the state. |
| TRIFED with RMP NFPRC | To have a partnered effort to leverage knowledge, expertise, and institutional strengths. |
Scheme, App & Campaign in January 2022
| Scheme ,App& Campaign | Launched By | Purpose |
| Raksha Pension Shikayat Nivaran Portal | Defence Minister | To resolve pension related grievances of ex servicemen (ESM) and their dependents |
| ‘Apna Kangra’ app | Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur | In view of providing a hassle free experience for tourists and simultaneously boosting sales of local handicrafts |
| Koyla Darpan Portal | Coal Secretary Dr. Anil Kumar Jain | to share Key Performance Indicators related to the Coal Sector |
| ”Yogyata” mobile phone application | Common Services Centers (CSC) | To provide vocational education and skill enhancement opportunities to youth and citizens in rural areas |
| CGHS (Central Government Health Scheme) website (www.cghs.gov.in) and mobile app, MyCGHS | Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya | For Health and Family Welfare |
| National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research(NIPER) Research Portal | Union Minister for Chemical and Fertilizers, Mansukh Mandaviya | – |
| ‘Digital Sansad App’ | Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla | – |
| India Semiconductor Mission | IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw | Under the scheme, interested companies which seek to tap the Rs 76,000 crore incentives earmarked by the Central government for developing semiconductors and displaying the manufacturing ecosystem in India will be able to start applying for it from January 1, 2022. |
| Saa₹thi mobile app | SEBI | For investor education |
| 100 days reading campaign Padhe Bharat | Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan | to have the participation of all stakeholders at the national and state level including children, teachers, parents, community, and educational administrators.( January 1, 2022, to April 10, 2022) |
| ‘#BahaneChhodoTaxBachao’ campaign | State Bank of India General Insurance Company Ltd | to increase awareness around the need to buy health insurance to save tax. It will also highlight the other benefits of opting for health insurance |
January 2022 SPORTS NEWS
FIFA Football Awards 2021
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 ceremony was held virtually in Zurich, Switzerland to crown outstanding players for excellent achievement in football.
Complete List of Winners:
| Category | Winner |
| Best FIFA Men’s Player | Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, Poland) |
| Best FIFA Women’s Player | Alexia Putellas (Barcelona, Spain) |
| Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper | Edouard Mendy (Chelsea, Senegal) |
| Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper | Christiane Endler (Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon, Chile) |
| Best FIFA Men’s Coach | Thomas Tuchel (Chelsea, Germany) |
| Best FIFA Women’s Coach | Emma Hayes (Chelsea, England) |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | Denmark national football team and medical staff |
| FIFA Special Award for an Outstanding Career Achievement | Christine Sinclair (Female) & Cristiano Ronaldo (Male) |
- India to host AFC Women’s football Asian Cup 2022.
- India’s first Para-Badminton Academy inaugurated in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- New Zealand’s Ross Taylor announces retirement from international cricket.
- U-19 Asia Cup 2021 title : India defeat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates.
- Veteran Pakistan All-rounder Mohammad Hafeez Retires From International Cricket.
- 14 year-old Bharath Subramaniyam became India’s 73rd chess Grandmaster, after completing his third and final GM norm at Vergani Cup Open in Italy.
- Karnataka to host Khelo India Games in 2023.
- Virat Kohli steps down as India’s Test captain.
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has partnered with Canada Running Series (CRS) to become the new title sponsor and official IT services and technology consulting partner of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon and Virtual Race through November 2026.
- India’s tennis queen Sania Mirza Announces Her Retirement From Professional Tennis.
- V. Sindhu has won the Women’s singles title at the Syed Modi International tournament in Lucknow.
- The Ladakh women’s team has won the ninth national women’s ice hockey championship organized by the Ice Hockey Association of India in Himachal Pradesh.
- Lucknow’s IPL team to be called Lucknow Super Giants.
ICC Awards 2021 Winners
| Cricketer of the Year | Men’s: Shaheen Afridi (Pakisthan)
Women’s: Smriti Mandhana(India) |
| Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year | Joe Root(England) |
| ODI Cricketer of the Year | Men’s: Babar Azam(Pakisthan)
Women’s: Lizelle Lee (South Africa) |
| T20I Cricketer of the Year | Men’s: Mohammad Rizwan(Pakisthan) Women’s: Tammy Beaumont(England) |
| Emerging Player of the Year | Men’s: Janneman Malan (South Africa) Women’s: Fatima Sana(Pakisthan) |
Australian Open 2022 winners list are:
| Event | Winner | Runners Up |
| Men’s Singles | Rafael Nadal (Spain) | Daniil Medvedev (Russia) |
| Women’s Singles | Ashleigh Barty (Australia) | Danielle Collins(United States) |
| Men’s Doubles | Thanasi Kokkinakis (Australia)
Nick Kyrgios (Australia) |
Max Purcell (Australia)
Matthew Ebden(Australia) |
| Women’s Doubles | Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic)
Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) |
Annadanilina (Kazakhstan)
Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil) |
| Mix Doubles | Kristina Mladenovic (France)
Ivan Dodig(Croatia) |
Jaimee Fourlis (United States)
Jason Kubler (United States)
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| Boy’s Singles | Bruno Kuzuhara (US) | Jakub Mensik (Czech Republic) |
| Girls’ Singles | Petra Marcinko (Croatia). | Sofia Costoulas(Belzium) |
| Boys’ Doubles | Bruno Kuzuhara (US)
Coleman Wong (Hong Kong) |
Alex Michelsen(US)
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo (Paragua) |
| Girls’ Doubles | Clervie Ngounoue(Us)
Diana Shnaider(Russia) |
Kayla Cross (Canada)
Victoria Mboko(Canada) |
| Wheelchair men’s singles | Shingo Kunieda(Japan) | Alfie Hewett(UK) |
| Wheelchair women’s singles | Diede de Groot (Netherland) | Aniek van Koot (Netherland) |
| Wheelchair men’s doubles | Alfie Hewett (UK)
Gordon Reid (UK) |
Gustavo Fernandez (Argentina)
Shingo Kunieda (Japan) |
| Wheelchair women’s doubles | Diede De Groot (Netherland)
Aniek Van Koot(Netherland) |
Yui Kamiji (Japan)
Lucy Shuker (UK) |
| Wheelchair quad singles | Sam Schroder(Netherland) | Dylan Alcott (Austalia) |
| Wheelchair quad doubles | Andy Lapthorne(UK)
David Wagner(US) |
Sam Schroder(Netherland)
Niels Vink (Netherland) |
OBITUARIES in January 2022
| Person | Related field |
| Anil Awachat | Author & Social Activist |
| Charanjit Singh | Indian hockey legend |
| Collarwali | One of India’s most popular tigresses in the wild at the Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh. |
| Ibrahim Boubacar Keita | Mali’s former president |
| Kaifu Toshiki | Former Japanese Prime Minister |
| Major Ahluwalia | Spine institute Founder and Mountaineer |
| Milena Salvini | Kathakali artist |
| Narayan Debnath | Bengali cartoonist |
| Prof M K Prasad | Environmentalist /Botanist
who successfully spearheaded the Save Silent Valley movement |
| R. Nagaswamy | Archeologist and Tamil Director |
| Shanti Devi | Eminent social activist |
| Sindhutai Sapkal | ‘Mother of Orphans’ from Maharashtra |
| Spaniard Saturnino de la Fuente Garcia | world’s oldest man
(at the age of 112 years and 341 days old). |
| Subhash Bhowmik | Former Indian footballer and coach |
| Vice Admiral S H Sarma | The Indian Navy’s 1971 Indo Pak war |
| Vijay Galani | Bollywood producer |
| Viktor Saneyev | Olympic triple jump champion (USSR) |
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