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January, 2022 - - Part 30_4.1

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail invests $200 mn in Dunzo to acquire 25.8% stake

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail has invested $200 million or around Rs 1,488 crore in Bengaluru-based quick commerce player Dunzo for a 25.8 per cent stake on a fully diluted basis. The move will help Reliance get a foothold in the country’s growing quick delivery market. Dunzo raised a total of $240 million in this latest …

January, 2022 - - Part 30_5.1

TS Tirumurti assumes Chair of UNSC Counter-Terrorism Committee

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, T S Tirumurti has been appointed as the Chair of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee for 2022. India has assumed the chairmanship of the United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (UNSC-CTC) for one year, beginning from January 01, 2022. Buy Prime Test Series for all Banking, SSC, Insurance …

January, 2022 - - Part 30_8.1

India records highest-ever monthly exports at $37 billion in December

The preliminary data released by the commerce and industry ministry, India exported goods worth $37.29 billion in December, the highest ever in a month, as demand for items such as engineering products, petroleum items, and gems and jewellery continued to soar. India’s export has increased by 37 per cent from the figures of December 2020. …

January, 2022 - - Part 30_9.1

Raj Kumar Singh dedicates Automatic Generation Control to nation

Power and new and renewable energy minister, Raj Kumar Singh has dedicated Automatic Generation Control (AGC) to the nation. The AGC sends signals to power plants every four seconds to maintain the frequency and thereby reliability of India’s power system. It will help in achieving the government’s target of 500 GW non-fossil fuel-based generation capacity …

January, 2022 - - Part 30_10.1

3-time Olympic Gold winning Triple Jump Champion Viktor Saneyev passes away

The Olympic triple jump 3-time gold medalist and former world record holder, Viktor Danilovich Saneyev passed away in Australia. He was a triple long player who represented the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) in the Olympic games. Later he worked as a coach in Australia. He secured gold medals in European Games organized in …

January, 2022 - - Part 30_11.1

Indian-Origin Captain Harpreet Chandi reaches South Pole

Captain Harpreet Chandi, Indian-origin British Sikh Army officer and physiotherapist, also known as Polar Preet, has created history by becoming the first woman of colour to complete a solo unsupported trek to the South Pole. Capt. Chandi announced her history-making feat at the end of Day 40 after travelling 700 miles (1,127 kilometres) while pulling …