INDIA
– Atal Tunnel recognised as ‘Longest Highway Tunnel above 10,000 feet’ by World Book of Records; connects Manali to the Lahaul-Spiti Valley
– 4,844 foreigners granted Indian citizenship in past 5 years under Citizenship Act 1955
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– India received Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows worth USD 339.55 billion in last 5 years
– PSU THDC India Limited (THDCIL) signs agreement to set up 10,000MW solar projects in Rajasthan
WORLD
– EU unveils plan to quadruple the supply of semiconductors in Europe by 2030; reduce dependence on Asia
– Scientists in Britain smash fusion energy record; generated 59 megajoules of sustained energy during an experiment in December
– India to help Sri Lanka implement a ‘Unitary Digital Identity framework’ modelled on the Aadhaar card
SPORTS
– IPL 2022: Ahmedabad IPL franchise to be called ‘Gujarat Titans’
