Current Affairs - February 2022
The legendary Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar passed away at the age of 92. In which of the following year was the singer honoured with the prestigious Bharat Ratna award?
The legendary Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar honoured with Bharat Ratna in 2001. Besides Bharat Ratna, Lata Mangeshkar was honoured with Padma Vibhushan in 1999 and the Rajiv Gandhi Award in 1997. The singer had also won three National Awards.
India has been ranked at 43rd place in the 2022 International Intellectual property (IP) Index released by the Global Innovation Policy Center of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The President of Russia Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine and soon explosions were heard across cities in Ukraine including the capital Kyiv.
Indian teenager Unnati Hooda beat compatriot Smit Toshniwal, 21-18, 21-11, to claim the women's singles title at the 2022 Odisha Open badminton tournament.
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