Current Affairs - January 2022
Which country launched its first in the series Project 22220 versatile nuclear-powered icebreaker 'Sibir' to boost India's Arctic Plans via Northern Sea Route?
Russia has launched its first in the series Project 22220 versatile nuclear-powered icebreaker known as 'Sibir', which will support the growing fleet of icebreakers to keep the Northern Sea Route open for year-round shipping through the Arctic and enable a wider presence of India in the arctic region.
A new biography based on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose titled 'Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient Nationalist' has been written by researcher and founder of 'Mission Netaji' Chandrachur Ghose.
The top five states in terms of increase in forest cover are Andhra Pradesh (647 sq km), Telangana (632 sq km), Odisha (537 sq km), Karnataka (155 sq km) and Jharkhand (110 sq km).
SMILE (Support for Marginalised Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise) is an umbrella scheme being formulated by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.