Current Affairs - January 2022
As per the data by NPCI, which bank was the largest recipient of the UPI transaction amount in the October-December quarter in 2021?
According to data released by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), Paytm Payments Bank Ltd emerged as the biggest receiver of UPI amount in the October to December 2021 quarter.
The Ministry of Textiles has further extended the timeline for submission of applications under the PLI Scheme for Textiles. Total financial outlay- Rs 10,683 crore.
The Monumental National Flag, which is the world's largest national flag made of Khadi fabric, was put to a grand public display at Longewala, along the India - Pakistan Border in Jaisalmer on the occasion of "Army Day".
In a tragic incident on New Year occasion, 12 people were killed and 15 injured in a stampede at Vaishno Devi shrine in the Katra area of Jammu and Kashmir.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of PGI Satellite Centre at Ferozepur, Punjab. The PGI Satellite Centre will be built at a cost of over Rs 490 crore.