2022-01sports
P. V. Sindhu wins Syed Modi International
P. V. Sindhu opened her 2022 season by winning the Syed Modi International women's singles badminton title in January 2022.
- 📌 Title: Syed Modi International 2022
- 📌 Month: January 2022
Current affairs / 2022 / January 2022
Current affairs — January 2022
7 exam-relevant headlines, written simply. Read the bold fact in each — that's what exams ask.
2022-01-01states
Stampede at Vaishno Devi shrine kills 12
A stampede near Gate No. 3 on the Vaishno Devi shrine path in Jammu and Kashmir killed 12 pilgrims and injured 16 in the early hours of January 1, 2022, triggered by a scuffle between groups of devotees.
- 📌 Date: January 1, 2022
- 📌 Deaths: 12; injured: 16
- 📌 Site: Vaishno Devi shrine path, Jammu
2022-01-04obituaries
Social worker Sindhutai Sapkal dies
Sindhutai Sapkal, the social worker devoted to raising orphan children, died on January 4, 2022 at the age of 73.
- 📌 Died: January 4, 2022, aged 73
- 📌 Known for caring for orphans
2022-01-13states
Train derailment in Jalpaiguri kills at least nine
At least nine people were killed when several coaches derailed between New Maynaguri and New Domohani stations in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, on January 13, 2022.
- 📌 Date: January 13, 2022
- 📌 Place: Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal
- 📌 Deaths: at least 9
2022-01-15environment
Hunga Tonga eruption, largest in three decades
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga erupted violently on January 15, 2022, sending a column about 58 km high - the largest volcanic eruption since Mount Pinatubo in 1991 - and triggering tsunami waves that reached shores across the Pacific, from Japan to the Americas.
- 📌 Main eruption: January 15, 2022
- 📌 Largest eruption since Pinatubo (1991)
- 📌 Plume about 58 km high; Pacific-wide tsunami
2022-01-17obituaries
Kathak legend Pandit Birju Maharaj dies
Pandit Birju Maharaj, the leading exponent of the Lucknow gharana of Kathak, died in Delhi on January 17, 2022 at the age of 83; he had received the Padma Vibhushan in 1986.
- 📌 Died: January 17, 2022, aged 83
- 📌 Dance: Kathak, Lucknow gharana
- 📌 Padma Vibhushan: 1986
2022-01-23days
Parakram Diwas marks Netaji's birth anniversary
Parakram Diwas ('Day of Valour') is observed every January 23 to mark the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, founder-head of the Azad Hind Government and leader of the Indian National Army; it was first observed in 2021 and is a public holiday in five eastern states.
- 📌 Date: January 23
- 📌 Honours: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
- 📌 First observed: 2021
January 2022 quiz — 6 questions
From exactly the headlines above. If you read the month, you should score 8+.
Topic test · 6 questions
Suggested time 2 min · wrong answers go to your mistake notebook automatically.