Today’s Current Affairs
Madhya Pradesh to bring law to regulate online gaming
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra informed on January 13, 2022 that the state government will bring a law to regulate online games after an 11-year-old boy committed suicide by hanging himself due to his addiction to an online game. The Minister said that to prevent such a tragic incident again, we are bringing a law to regulate online gaming. He said that a draft of the law has already been prepared and will be finalised soon.
Critics Choice Awards Awards postponed
The Critics Choice Awards ceremony has been postponed and will now be conducted at a later date. The ceremony is likely to be conducted on a date when BAFTA Awards will be conducted. The 27th edition of the Critics Choice Awards will be hosted by Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer in an in-person event in Century City in California.
Indian Naval Ships undertook maritime exercise with Japanese ships
Indian Naval ships Kadmatt and Shivalik participated in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Ships Uraga and Hirado in the Bay of Bengal on January 13, 2022. The maritime exercise included a wide range of operations including flying operations, tactical maneuvers and replenishment approaches.
Omicron mild, does affect children: Expert
AIIMS Director Dr. Randeep Guleria said during an interactive webinar session on January 13, 2022 highlighted that it is important for us to understand that children are not like adults and need to be treated separately. Another medical expert from AIIMS, Dr. Prof Ashok Deorari said that Omicron does affect children but it is a mild disease. He also spoke about curtailing the fear and panic created among families.
Omicron wave likely to subside by March 2022: Experts
The current COVID-19 wave caused by Omicron is likely to subside by March 2022 as per public health experts. The spread due to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is much faster than Delta and the last few days have seen a steep rise in cases. As per experts, the threat level is very high currently especially in regions with low population immunity.
India Open 2022: 7 Indian players test COVID-19 positive including Kidambi Srikanth
India Open 2022 has been struck with COVID-19 cases with 7 Indian players testing positive on January 13, 2022 including Kidambi Srikanth. The others include Ashwini pappa, Treesa Jolly, Ritika Thaker, Mithun Manjunath, Khushi Gupta and Simran Aman Singh. The Badminton Association of India (BAI) will not be able to replace these players in the main draw and their opponents will get a walk over to the next round automatically.
Legendary Music Composer Saroj Pattnayak passes away at 81
The legendary lyricist and music composer Saroj Pattnayak passed away on January 13, 2022, at the age of 81. He was bedridden for the last one year.
Saroj Patnaik was born on June 2, 1940, in Odisha and was interested in music since childhood. He had also learned to play harmonium himself.
Patnaik later became an acclaimed lyricist and a music director for Doordarshan and Akashwani.
Saroj Patnaik had started his career in 1977 as a music composer in Odia super hit film ‘Abhiman’. Before that, he was working as a renowned lyricist at Doordarshan and Akashwani.
WHO recommends two new drugs for COVID-19
The World Health Organisation has recommended the use of two new drugs called interleukin-6 (IL-6) and baricitinib in combination with corticosteroids to treat patients with severe or critical COVID-19 infection.
The recommendation by WHO is based on the new evidence from seven trials that involved over 4,000 patients with severe, non-severe, and critical COVID-19 infection.As per the experts, when both the drugs are available, one should be chosen on the basis of the cost availability and clinical experience. The usage of both drugs at the same time is onhe updated guidelines of WHO also recommends the use of monoclonal antibody drugs in the patients with mild COVID symptoms, but only in those at the highest risk of hospitalization.
Madhya Pradesh govt to bring law to regulate online gaming
The Home Minister of Madhya Pradesh Narottam Mishra announced that the state government is planning to bring an act to regulate.The decision came after an 11-years old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Bhopal because of his addiction to an online mobile game.The minister stated that online game is a serious issue and to prevent such tragic incident, the government will bring an act. The draft has been prepared and it will soon be finalized.
As per the Police, Suryansh Ojha was a class 5 student and according to his father, who is an optician, he was addicted to online games.
North East on Wheels Expedition launched
Meenakshi Lekhi, the Minister of State for Culture, has launched ‘North East on Wheels Expedition’ to promote the Culture of Northeastern States.The Bike Expedition is scheduled to take place between April 8 to April 16, 2022, to mark the celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.75 bikers who will be participating in this expedition will be selected from all over the country. They will cover about 9000 km in the North East region in 6 groups.Goalkeeper Savita Punia named Captain of India Women Hockey Team for Asia Cup.Savita Punia will captain an 18-member women Indian Hockey Team for Asia Cup 2022 in Muscat, Oman. It will be held from January 21 to 28, 2022.India women are the defending champions at the continental event. The team named by Hockey India includes 16 players who were part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where the team had finished fourth.Regular Captain Rani Rampal will miss out as she is undergoing rehabilitation for a hamstring injury. Defender Deep Grace Ekka has been announced as the Vice-Captain.Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand are the 7 other countries that will compete at the Women’s Hockey Asia Cup 2022.
