1. India and the UK have formally launched negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between two countries. 2. The 20th Dhaka International Fi...
1. India and the UK have formally launched negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between two countries.
2. The 20th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) will take place between January 15-23 at multiple venues in Dhaka.
3. Nigeria has lifted its ban on Twitter, seven months after clamping down on the social networking site.
4. Goalkeeper Savita Punia will captain an 18-member Indian squad at the Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2022 in Muscat, Oman from January 21-28.
5. Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav released India State Of Forest Report 2021. In 2021, the total forest and tree cover in India is 80.9 million hectares. This is over 24.60 percent of the geographical area of the country.
6. Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt undertook Maritime Partnership Exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Ships Uraga and Hirado in the Bay of Bengal on 13 Jan 22.
7. Philippines accepted BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd's to supply Shore-Based Anti-Ship Missile System Acquisition Project for its navy.
8. Paytm has announced to shut its Canada Business-to-Consumer (B2C) app to focus all its resources on the India business.
9. Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is facing a lawsuit in the UK worth over £2.3 billion (approx. $3.2 billion), following allegations of abusing its market position to gather and exploit the personal data of 44 million people.
10. India's merchandise exports for the month of December 2021 were $37.8 billion, as compared to $27.22 billion in the same month last year, an increase of 39%, data released by the government.
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