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Daily GK Current Affairs News viable of 1st February 2022. – Here is the Regular current affairs viable of 1st February 2022 covering the following news headlines: Union budget 2022-23, SeHAT scheme, World Games Athlete of the Year award, Chennai Super Kings, Tata Steel Chess 2022.

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International News
National News
Business News
Banking News
Sports News
Awards News
Miscellaneous News

International News

Xiomara Castro sworn in as first female President of Honduras

In Honduras, Freedom and Refoundation Party (Liber) member Xiomara Castro has been sworn in as the country’s first female president. Castro, 62, will succeed President Juan Orlando Hernández as the 56th President of Honduras. Hernandez held the position for eight years, from 27 January 2014 to 27 January 2022.
Castro announced part of her cabinet on Thursday, with her son Hector Zelaya as private secretary and Jose Manuel Zelaya – her husband’s nephew – as defense minister.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Honduras Capital: Tegucigalpa
Currency: Honduran lempira
Continent: North America

National News

Prime Minister Modi launches Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation on the occasion of the 92nd birth anniversary of the Indian classical singer.
Prime Minister Modi said that the world has the right to benefit from Indian music as it has got from Yoga.
Durga Jasraj and Pandit Shaarang Dev keep alive the glorious legacy of the maestro. Yoga, Indian music has the capacity to stir the depth of the human mind and the world is entitled to be benefited from it.
The Pandit Jasraj Cultural Foundation has been founded by Pandit Jasraj’s son Shaarang Dev Pandit, and his daughter, Durga Jasraj. The main objective of the fluctuation is to protect, preserve, develop and promote the National Heritage, Art & Culture of India.

Business News

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Tata group acquires Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd for Rs 12,100 crore

Tata Steel Long Products Limited (TSLP), a Tata group company, has acquired Odisha-based Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL) for Rs 12,100 crore.
Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited (NINL) is a steel plant located in Kalinganagar, Odisha and was shut down in March 2020 due to persistent losses. It has a capacity of 1.1 million tonnes per annum.
This is the first instance of privatization of a public sector steel manufacturing enterprise in India.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams:

Tata Steel Founded: 25 August 1907, Jamshedpur;
Tata Steel CEO: T. V. Narendran (31 Oct 2017–);
Tata Steel Founder: Jamsetji Tata;
Tata Steel Headquarters: Mumbai.

Banking News

RBI imposed restrictions on Indian Mercantile Cooperative Bank Ltd

Reserve Bank of India has imposed several restrictions on Indian Mercantile Cooperative Bank Ltd, Lucknow, including a cap of Rs 1 lakh on withdrawals. The restrictions came into force from the closure of business hours on January 28, 2022.
RBI said the Lucknow-based co-operative bank will not, without its prior approval, grant or renew any loans and advances, or make any investment. The restrictions would remain in force for six months and are subject to review.
The RBI has imposed the above restriction in the exercise of powers vested in it under sub-section (1) of Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (AACS). In particular, a sum not exceeding Rs 1 lakh of the total balance across all savings bank or current accounts or any other account of a depositor, may be allowed to be withdrawn, subject to certain conditions.

Sports News

Unnati Hooda and Kiran George wins 2022 Odisha Open

Indian teenager Unnati Hooda defeated compatriot Smit Toshniwal 21-18, 21-11 to claim the women’s singles title at the 2022 Odisha Open badminton tournament. 14-year-old Unnati is the youngest Indian to win the tournament.
In men’s singles, India’s 21-year-old Kiran George defeated Priyanshu Rajawat 21-15, 14-21, 21-18 to emerge as the winner. The 2022 Odisha Open is a BWF Super 100 tournament, held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack, Odisha.

Chennai Super Kings becomes India’s First Unicorn Sports Enterprise

Chennai Super Kings (CSK), has become the first sports unicorn in the country with a market cap to touch an all-time high of Rs 7,600 crore and share in gray market trading in the Rs 210-225 price band.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK, which won its fourth IPL title in Dubai last year, now has a higher market cap than its parent unit India Cements. India Cements had a market cap of Rs 6,869 crore.
CSK’s market cap has surpassed its parent unit for two key reasons, with the team winning its fourth IPL title in Dubai, and two new franchises being added in the upcoming season at record prices.

Tata Steel Chess 2022: Magnus Carlsen beats Fabiano Caruana

World champion Grand Master Magnus Carlsen took victory with one round remaining in Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). The world champion defeated GM Fabiano Caruana and is now ahead by a full point in the 2022 Tata Steel Chess Tournament. This was his 8th victory, a unique achievement.
Arigasi Arjun (India) has won the Tata Steel Challengers. By doing so, he has made it to the Tata Steel Masters next year. The 85th edition of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament will be held from 13 to 29 January 2023.

Awards News

PR Sreejesh wins World Games Athlete of the Year award 2021

Indian men’s hockey player PR Sreejesh has won the World Games Athlete of the Year award for 2021. He is the second Indian after Rani Rampal to win this award. In 2020, Indian women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to win the honor for her performance in 2019.
A total of 24 athletes from 17 countries were nominated for the annual awards based on individual or team performance. Spain’s Alberto Jeanes López and Italy’s wushu player Michele Giordano were the runners-up. At the FIH Stars Awards in October, Sreejesh was voted Goalkeeper of the Year for 2021.

Miscellaneous News

Indian Coast Guard celebrates its 46th Raising Day 2022

Indian Coast Guard is celebrating its 46th Raising Day on 01 February 2022. As the world’s fourth largest Coast Guard, the Indian Coast Guard has played a vital role in protecting the Indian coast and enforcing regulations in India’s maritime zones.
The ICG was formally established on 1 February 1977 by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India. It works under the Ministry of Defence.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams: