Current Affairs - January 2022
What is the name of the scheme launched by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for the welfare of De-notified, Nomadic and Semi Nomadic Tribal Communities?
The Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar launched a central sector scheme named the Scheme for Economic Empowerment for DNTs, (SEED) at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi.
Researchers from SNM College Maliankara, the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, and the Payyanur College have reported two new plant species from the biodiversity-rich Western Ghats regions in Thiruvananthapuram.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the newly launched Agartala-Jiribam-Agartala Jan Shatabdi Express. It is the first rail line connection between Tripura and Manipur.
NITI Aayog has released a report titled 'Banking on Electric Vehicles in India', which outlines the need and importance of inclusion of Electric Vehicles in RBIs priority-sector lending guidelines.