News Headlines : 5th January 2022

  • 19th Meeting of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) held.
  • Action Plan for Introduction of Cheetah in India unveiled,50 Cheetahs to be introduced in various Parks over 5 years.
  • Government working on a futuristic and multi-pronged strategy for next decade of tiger conservation in the country: Shri Bhupender Yadav.
  • 14 Tiger Reserves accredited under globally developed CA|TS frameworks.
  • Six One District One Product brands launched under the PMFME scheme of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
  • Amrit Phal, Cori Gold, Kashmiri Mantra, Madhu Mantra, Somdana, & Whole Wheat Cookies of Dilli Bakes launched under the Scheme.
  • APEDA working in collaboration with state governments, farmers and others to boost honey exports.
  • APEDA supporting farmers to explores new markets for natural honey exports; currently 80% of exports go to United States.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled rally in Punjab’s Ferozepur cancelled due to breach in security; Home Ministry seeks a detailed report from Punjab government.
  • BJP hits out at Punjab government in connection with security breach of Prime Minister.
  • Government says, around 2 thousand 135  Omicron cases detected in 24 states and Union Territories.
  • Several states take measures to curb the spike of the pandemic.
  • USA records more than one million new Covid cases as Omicron variant surges.
  • Various development projects launched by Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari in Uttar Pradesh.
  • UPSC decides to conduct Civil Services Main Examination 2021 as per schedule.
  • Number of subscribers of Atal Pension Yojana reaches three crore 68 lakh.
  • In Cricket, India set a victory target of 240 runs for South Africa in Second Test at Johannesburg.