● The ancient name of Coastal Orissa was Kalinga.

● The Kalinga kingdom was spread in south East central areas of India.

● Odisha is the 8th largest state by area and the 11th largest by population.

● It has the third-largest population of Scheduled Tribes in India and It is known for its rich history and culture.

● It is also famous for its temples, beaches, street food, rivers and hilly terrains.

● Kaushambi is a major pilgrimage centre for Buddhists.

● The Dhauladhar range in the Himalayas is a part of the Lesser Himalayas.

● The elevation of the Dhauladhars ranges widely from 3,500 m to nearly 6,000 m.

● Hanuman ka tibba is the highest peak in the range.

● Lesser Himalayas is a major east-west mountain range along the crest paralleling the Higher Himalayas.

● The Transhimalaya is a 1,600-kilometre-long extending in a west-east direction parallel to the main Himalayan range.

● The Shivalik Hills are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas.

• Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has been appointed as the brand ambassador of the state of Uttarakhand.

• It was announced by the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced on February 7, 2022.

• In 2017, Akshay Kumar was appointed as the state's brand ambassador for 'Swachhata Abhiyan'.

• In 2021, cricketer Rishabh Pant, who hails from Roorkee, was appointed as Uttarakhand's brand ambassador.

● Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is located in Meghalaya.

● The entire area of the biosphere reserve is mountainous and Nokrek is the highest peak of the Garo hills, rising up 1,412 metres.

● This reserve contains major rivers and streams that form a perennial catchment system.

● Meghalaya is mostly famous for its sandstone caves, clean villages, mesmerizing waterfalls and breathtaking hill stations.

● It is also the home to a large variety of fruits, vegetables, spices and medicinal plants.

● Arunachal Pradesh is the largest of the Seven Sister States of Northeast India by area.

● Galileo Galilei is considered to be the ‘father of modem science’.

● He has been also called the father of Observational astronomy and Modern physics.

● Stephen Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology explained by a union of the general theory of relativity and quantum mechanics.

● C. V. Raman was known for his work in the field of light scattering.

● He was the first Asian to receive a Nobel Prize in any branch of science.

● Vikram Sarabhai is internationally regarded as the Father of the Indian Space Program.

● The 73rd Amendment Act of Indian Constitution gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj System.

● A uniform three-tier structure of Panchayati Raj was created.

1) Gram Panchayat

2) Block Samiti

3) Zila Parishad

● The first National Panchayati Raj Day was celebrated on 24 April 2010.

● White blood cells' production and function is affected in Blood Cancer.

● It caused the rapid production of abnormal white blood cells.

● The three main types of blood cancer are:

a) Leukemia

b) Lymphoma

c) Myeloma

• National Youth Day is also known as Vivekananda Jayanti.

• It is annually celebrated on 12^th January.

• The theme for National Youth Day 2022 is "It's all in the mind."

• In 1984 the Government of India declared this day as National Youth Day and since 1985 this event is celebrated every year in India.

• On the occasion of the 159th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 25^th National Youth Festival in Puducherry.

• As part of the festival, a National Youth Summit was also organized on January 13, 2022.

• China won the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

• China won the title by defeating South Korea 3-2 in the final.

• This is the record-extending 9th AFC Women`s Asian Cup title won by China.

• With this achievement, China has now qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand.

• The 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup was the 20th edition of the AFC Women's Asian Cup.

• The tournament was held in India (Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra) from January 20 to February 6, 2022.

• This is the second time that India has hosted this prestigious competition, the first time India has hosted this competition in 1979.

• ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the first programmable, electronic, general-purpose digital computer.

• It was made in 1945.

• It was designed by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert of the University of Pennsylvania, U.S.