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Daily GK Current Affairs News viable of 21 January 2022. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 21 January 2022 covering the following news headlines: Metro Express Project, Chairman of IFFCO, Genesis Prize for COVID-19 vaccine development, ‘Anxiety’.

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National News

India Extends $190-million line of credit to Mauritius for the Metro Express Project

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth jointly inaugurated the India-aided Social Housing Unit project in Mauritius via video-conferencing on January 20, 2022.
The two leaders also launched the Civil Service College and 8MW Solar PV Farm projects in Mauritius, which are being undertaken with development support from India.
An agreement was exchanged in which India is providing a $190 million loan to Mauritius for the Metro Express project and other infrastructure projects.
Meanwhile, in the defense sector, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and the Government of Mauritius (GoM) have signed a contract under which HAL will export an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)-MkIII for the Mauritius Police Force.
Mauritius already operates ALH and Dornier Do-228 aircraft manufactured by HAL.

Appointment News

Dileep Sanghani elected as new Chairman of IFFCO

The Board of Directors of the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO) has unanimously elected Dilip Sanghani as the 17th Chairman of the cooperative on January 19, 2022.
Dilip Sanghani will succeed Balwinder Singh Nakai, who passed away earlier on October 11, 2021.
Prior to this, Sanghani was serving as the Vice President of IFFCO since 2019.

Internet panel on languages UASG ropes in Vijay Shekhar Sharma as ambassador

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has been appointed as the ambassador of Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG), a community-based team of industry leaders backed by global internet body ICANN.
The UASG works on developing and recommending standards for scripts in languages that are not currently used to access the Internet.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) aims to help ensure a stable, secure and unified global Internet. Its headquarter is located in California, United States.

Awards News

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wins $1 million Genesis Prize for COVID-19 vaccine development

The global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.’s Chairman and Chief Executive, Albert Bourla, has been awarded with the prestigious Genesis Prize 2022 on January 19, 2022.
He has been awarded for his efforts in leading the development of a COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine).
The award comes with cash prize of $1 million.
The annual prize is awarded to Jewish people who have achieved significant professional success, in recognition of their accomplishments, contributions to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values and/or to the State of Israel.
It is widely referred to as the “Jewish Nobel Prize”

Oxford University Press declares ‘Anxiety’ as Children’s Word of the Year 2021

Oxford University Press (OUP) has chosen ‘Anxiety’ as the Children’s Word of the Year 2021 based on its recent research.
In addition to “anxiety” (21%), “challenging” (19%), “isolation” (14%), “well-being” (13%) and “resilience” (12%) were the top five words for children.
In 2020, Coronavirus was the Children’s Word of the Year by OUP.

Sports News

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Pakistan’s Babar Azam Named Captain of ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year

Pakistani skipper Babar Azam has been named as the captain of the ICC Men’s T20I team of the year for 2021.
The ICC Team of the Year recognises 11 best players in men’s cricket who have impressed one and all with their performances in a calendar year, either with the bat, ball or their all-round performance.
No Indian male player has found place in the team of 11.
However in ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year for 2021, Smriti Mandhana is the only Indian women player named in the 11 member team. Smriti has made in the list for third time in the T20I team of the year after 2018 (opener) and 2019 (number three).
England’s Nat Sciver has been made the captain of ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year for 2021.

Obituary News

World’s oldest living man, Saturnino de la Fuente, passes away at 112 in Spain

The Guinness World Record holder for the living person (male), Saturnino de la Fuente García (Spain) has passed away at the age of 112 years and 341 days.
Saturnino claimed the record as the oldest person (male) in September 2021, when he was exactly 112 years and 211 days old.
He was born on February 11, 1909, in the Puente Castro neighborhood of León in Spain.

Padma Shri recipient professional mountaineer Major HPS Ahluwalia passes away at 85

Major Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia, a professional mountaineer and retired army officer, has passed away. He was 85 years old.
HPS Ahluwalia was an army officer as well as a trained mountaineer, writer and social activist.
Above all, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan (2002), the Padma Shri (1965), the Arjuna Award (1965) and the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award (2009).