New Playing Conditions For T20Is New Playing Conditions for T20Is: The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently announced new playing conditions for T20I. Key Points: It will come into effect with the upcoming T20I match between West Indies and Ireland at Sabina Park.The change was rec ...
Veer Baal Diwas: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 January 2022 announced that December 26 will be observed as “Veer Baal Diwas†as a tribute to the Sikh guru's two sons who were executed by the Mughals. Key Points: He made this announcement of the occasion of the birth annive ...
Golden Globe Awards 2022 Golden Globes 2022: The most awaited award night, Golden Globe Awards 2022, took place online on January 9, 2022. Key Highlights: The winners of the Golden Globe Awards 2022 were announced on January 10, 2021, by Hollywood Foreign Press Association in a private ce ...
Mission Olympic Cell to TOPS: Ten athletes have been added by the Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry’s Mission Olympic Cell to the list of athletes. Key Highlights: They would be provided support under the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). Ace rider Fouaad Mirza, golfers Anirb ...
2022 Melbourne Summer Set tennis tournament: 2022 Melbourne Summer Set was a series of two simultaneous tennis tournaments organized by Tennis Australia at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne Summer Set 1: World number six Rafael Nadal won the men’s singles tennis tit ...
Rohan Bopanna & Ramkumar Ramanathan 2022 Adelaide International: The 3rd edition of Adelaide International 2022 was held at The Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia as two tournaments. Key Highlights: The two tournaments were held at Adelaide, Australia from 3rd January 20 ...
Thiruvalluvar Day: Thiruvalluvar Day is celebrated by the state of Tamil Nadu in honour of the Saint Poet Thiruvalluvar. Key Highlights: It is celebrated during Pongal celebrations.Every year, the day is celebrated on the 2nd day of the Thai month.This day was first celebrated on May 17 a ...
Robert Lewandowski and Alexia Putellas FIFA Best Player Award: Bayern Munich's Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the FIFA Best Men's Player award for 2021 with Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas winning the FIFA Best Women's Player prize. The Bayern Munich and Poland striker b ...
ICC Women Cricketer of the year 2021: Indian opener Smriti Manadhana of India has won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for the ICC Women Cricketer of the year 2021. Key Highlights: The left-handed opener beat competition from Tammy Beaumont of England, Lizelle Lee of South Africa and Gaby L ...
Asia Cup 2022 Asia Cup 2022: The Indian women's hockey team defeated China 2-0 to attain a bronze medal finish at the 2022 Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman. Key Highlights: Japan won the Women's Hockey Asia Cup in Oman by defeating three-time champions South Korea 4-2 in the final at the Sultan Qa ...
Australian Open 2022: Rafael Nadal scripts history by winning the 21st Grand Slam and second Australian Open in five sets at Melbourne. Key Highlights: Nadal edged past Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian open final on 30 January 2021.He pulled off one of his finest performances to wi ...
Hoysala temples: The Hoysala Temples of Belur, Halebid, and Somnath Pura in Karnataka have been finalized for the nominations for consideration in the World Heritage Sites List for 2022-23. Key Facts: They were finalized by the Union Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India ...
Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year 2022 Award: India's Olympic gold medal-winning javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has been nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award. Key Highlights: He is the third Indian athlete to be nominated for Laureus World Sports ...
IND vs WI 2022, 1st ODI: India defeated West Indies by six wickets in the first ODI of their three-match series in Ahmedabad on 6th February 2022. Key Highlights: Chasing a target of 177, the hosts reached 178 for four in 28 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma top-scored for his side with a kn ...
Statue of Equality: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5th February 2022 inaugurated the 'Statue of Equality' in Hyderabad to commemorate the 11th-century Hindu saint Sri Ramanujacharya. Note: He promoted the idea of equality in all aspects of living including faith, caste and creedâ€. ...
ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022: India won a record-extending fifth Under-19 World Cup title, beating England by four wickets in the final. Key Highlights: The 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament that was held in the West Indies in Janu ...
Draft National Air Sports Policy (NASP 2022): The Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen. Dr. V K Singh recently informed Rajya Sabha that the Government has prepared a draft National Air Sports Policy (NASP 2022). Key Points: NASP 2022 has been prepared to promote air sports in the cou ...
Chintamani Padya Natakam: The Andhra Pradesh (AP) government has banned a 100-year-old play named ‘Chintamani Padya Natakam’. Key Highlights: The play 'Chintamani Padya Natakam' has enthralled people for almost 100 years.The government’s decision to ban the stagi ...
Dayananda Saraswati: India, on 12th February 2022 paid tributes to Hindu reformer and Arya Samaj founder Dayananda Saraswati on his birth anniversary. Key Facts: Born on this day in 1824, the noted Vedic scholar had launched a Hindu reform movement, denouncing idolatry and ritualism.The y ...
Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2022: Guru Ravidas Jayanti was observed on February 16, 2022, in honour of the birthday of Guru Ravidas. Key Facts: This year was the 645th birth anniversary of guru Ravidas also known as Raidas who was one of the most renowned saints of the North Indian Bhakti moveme ...
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti: Nation celebrated the 392nd birth anniversary of the great Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on February 19, 2022. Key Highlights: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti is based on the Hindu calendar followed in Maharashtra.The day is, also ref ...
International Olympic Committee Session 2023: India has won the bid to host the 2023 International Olympic Committee's (IOC) session in Mumbai, in an unopposed race on February 19. Key Highlights: Mumbai was officially announced as the host by IOC president Thomas Bach following a voting ...
Airthings Masters 2022: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, a 16-year old Indian Grandmaster scripted history on February 21, 2022, by defeating the World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Key Highlights: Indian GM defeated him in the eighth round of the Airthings Masters online rapid Chess tourn ...
