As per the latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, the foreign currency reserves of India declined by $1.466 billion to $633.614 billion, in the last week of 2021.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has appointed Kuwaiti oil executive Haitham Al Ghis as its new Secretary-General, as oil demand continues to improve amid a mild recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
In tennis, World Number 1 Ashleigh Barty of Australia defeated Danielle Collins of the US, 6-3 7-6, to win the women's singles final title at the Australian Open 2022.
India's under-19 shuttler Tasnim Mir has become the world number-1 badminton player in the women's singles category of Under-19, in the latest BWF junior rankings.
A team of scientists used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile to observe a newborn star (protostar) in the WB89-789 region.