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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Current Affairs-January 19, 2022

 

INDIA

– World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Davos Agenda 2022: PM Modi introduces ‘P3 (Pro-Planet People) movement’ for climate change commitments
– Padma Shri awardee Bengali cartoonist Narayan Debnath dies at 97 in Kolkata; created comic characters ‘Bantul The Great’, ‘Handa Bhonda’, ‘Bahadur Beral’ and ‘Nonte Phonte’

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

– Indian Army signs contract worth Rs 96 crore with Anadron Systems Pvt Ltd under Make-II for Maneuverable Expendable Aerial Target
– Bureaucrat Vikram Dev Dutt appointed new CMD of Air India

WORLD

– Microsoft to buy video game company Activision Blizzard in $68.7-bn deal

SPORTS

– Football: Robert Lewandowski of Poland & Bayern Munich wins Best FIFA Men’s Player Award