4th January, 2022 Current Affairs

Sakshi Education

NATIONAL

Union Home Secy releases three manuals & newsletter of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre

Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla today released three manuals and a newsletter of the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre.
The manuals are part of a focused awareness campaign for prevention of cybercrimes and to inculcate cyber hygiene in rural areas, industrial bodies and public. The quarterly newsletter CyberPravah aims to create awareness about recent developments in the field of cybercrimes and cybercrime terminology.
Government is spreading mass awareness through various social media handles in the name of CyberDost by providing cyber safety tips at frequent intervals for the public.

India administers more than 146.70 crore COVID vaccine doses under Nationwide Vaccination Drive

More than 146 crore 70 lakh COVID vaccine doses have been administered in the country so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive.
More than Rs. 99,27,000doses were administered in the last 24 hours. The Ministry said a total of 37 thousand 379 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
India's Active caseload stands at one lakh 71 thousand 830. The active cases account for less than one percent of total cases and are currently at 0.49 percent. The recovery rate is currently at 98.13 percent. A total of 11 thousand 7 people recovered in the last 24 hours and total recoveries touched over three crore 43 lakh and 6 thousand.
The weekly positivity rate currently stands at 2.05 percent while theDaily positivity rate is at 3.24 percent.

INTERNATIONAL

Leaders of US, Russia, Britain, France, and China in a joint statement adopts prevention of nuclear weapons

United States, Russia, Britain, France, and China have agreed that further spread of nuclear arms and nuclear war should be avoided. According to a joint statement by the five nuclear powers published by the Kremlin, the countries consider it their primary responsibility to avoid war between the nuclear states and should reduce strategic risks, with an aim to work with all countries to create an atmosphere of security.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu said the joint statement could help to increase mutual trust and replace competition among major powers with coordination and cooperation. Zhaoxu added that China has a "no first use" policy on nuclear weapons.
France also released the statement, underscoring that the five powers reiterated their determination for nuclear arms control and disarmament and they would continue bilateral and multilateral approaches to nuclear arms control.

Sudan's PM AbdallaHamdok resigns after mass protests

Sudan's Prime Minister AbdallaHamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum. Thousands marched against a recent deal he had done to share power with the army, who staged a coup in October.
Mr.Hamdok's decision to quit leaves the army in full control. It is another blow to Sudan's fragile attempts at a transition to democratic rule after a popular uprising led to the overthrow of Sudan's long-term authoritarian President Omar al-Bashir in 2019.
Mr. Hamdok said the country was at a dangerous turning point that threatens its whole survival.
Civilian and military leaders had made an uneasy power-sharing agreement after the army staged a coup on 25 October and initially placed Prime Minister Hamdok under house arrest.
Under the agreement reached with Mr. Hamdok in November, the reinstated prime minister was supposed to lead a cabinet of technocrats until elections were held. But it was unclear how much power the new civilian government would have, and protesters said they did not trust the military.
Coup leader Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has defended last October's coup, saying the army had acted to prevent a civil war. He says Sudan is still committed to the transition to civilian rule, with elections planned for July 2023.

Sri Lanka to go bankrupt by 2022 with record-high inflation

Sri Lanka is facing a deepening financial and humanitarian crisis as inflation rises to record levels, food prices rocket and its coffers run dry.
The meltdown faced by the government, led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is in part caused by the immediate impact of the Covid crisis and the loss of tourism but is compounded by high government spending and tax cuts eroding state revenues, vast debt repayments to China.
The World Bank estimates 500,000 people have fallen below the poverty line since the beginning of the pandemic, the equivalent of five years’ progress in fighting poverty.

ECONOMY

India achieves highest ever export of 37.29 billion dollars in December

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said India's exports in December surged 37 percent on an annual basis to 37.29 billion US Dollars, which is highest-ever monthly figure.
He said India's exports of goods will cross 400 billion dollars this fiscal. Imports in December too rose by 38 percent to 59.27 billion dollars on account of an increase in oil imports, which soared 65.17 percent to 15.9 billion dollars.
Cumulatively, during April-December 2021-22 exports rose by 48.85 percent to 299.74 billion dollars. Imports during the period increased by 69.27 percent to 443.71 billion dollars, leaving a trade deficit of 143.97 billion dollars.
Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) President A Sakthivel said looking at the current trend, India will achieve the 400 billion dollar merchandise exports target for the current fiscal.

SPORTS

WTA International: Australian wildcard Priscilla Hon claims win against top-20 Petra Kvitova

In Tennis, Australian wildcard Priscilla Hon has claimed the biggest win of her career by stunning two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-7, 7-5, 6-2 in the first round of the WTA International in Adelaide. Hon pulled off a head-turning upset in front of her home crowd. This victory was Hon's first over a Top 20 player.
Ranked 263 in the world, Priscilla Hon was sidelined for five months last year after suffering a hip injury. The 23-year-old Australian was competing in her first WTA main draw since Lyon 2020.

Published date : 04 Jan 2022 06:06PM