Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new building of the Central Institute of Classical Tamil in Perumbakkam on the outskirts of Chennai city. CICT was formerly known as the Centre of Excellence for Classical Tamil (CECT).
As per the weekly Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, the foreign exchange reserves of India declined by $878 million to USD 632.736 billion in the week ended January 7, 2022.
Indian Forest Service officer, Chandra Prakash Goyal has been appointed as Director-General of Forests and Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
In the women's category, Kerala defeated the Indian Railway 3-1, to lift the 70th Senior National Volleyball (Men & Women) Championship 2021-22, held at the Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar.
The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) launched a portal of Student Learning Assessment (PARAKH), which will conduct assessments of students and faculty members of higher educational institutes and schools.