- The Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh are listed as Wetlands of International Importance by the Ramsar Convention. Due to this, the total number of Ramsar sites in India goes up to 49.
- The United States was India’s top trading partner in 2021 with a trade of $112.3 billion. The 2nd and 3rd positions are marked by China and UAE respectively.
- The Aravalli Biodiversity Park-based Gurugram, Haryana was named as India’s first Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECM) site.
- India signed MoU with Nepal to construct a motorable bridge over the Mahakali River. The bridge will connect Dharchula from India to Darchula from Nepal. It will be a 110 km long bridge.
- Static Part:
- Capital of Nepal: Kathmandu
- Currency of Nepal: Nepalese Rupee
- Edelweiss General Insurance has launched an AI-based voice bot that will automate the registration process of motor claims. It is powered by the Yellow.ai platform. This is the first of its kind service of AI voice bot in the insurance sector in India.
- Static Part:
- HQ of Edelweiss General Insurance: Mumbai
- Awards and Recognition: Daryl Mitchell (Cricketer of New Zealand): He was awarded the International Cricket Council (ICC) Spirit of Cricket Award 2021.
- EXIM Bank Extended LoC to Sri Lanka
- RBI Cancelled the License of Independence Co-operative Bank Ltd.
- Appointments on 5th February 2022
- India Signed Interim Agreement with SKAO
Question:
Q.1 Which country was India’s top trading partner in 2021 with a trade of $112.3 billion?
a. UAE
b. China
c. US
d. Japan
a. UAE
b. China
c. US
d. Japan
