current affairs 20 january 2022

9th Women's National Ice Hockey Championship-2022 was inaugurated in Himachal Pradesh.

• The 9th Women's National Ice Hockey Championship 2022 was inaugurated on January 16, 2022 at an ice skating rink, Kaza in the Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh at an altitude of 12,000 feet.
• The program was inaugurated by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
• National level ice hockey competition is being organized in Himachal Pradesh for the first time.
• Six teams from Himachal Pradesh, Telangana, Ladakh, ITBP Ladakh, Chandigarh and Delhi are participating in the mega event.

Jio has become the first telecom company to roll out UPI Autopay.

• National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Jio have announced that UPI Autopay is now introduced for the telecom industry with Jio.
• Jio's integration with UPI AUTOPAY has made it the first player in the telecom industry to go live with the unique e-mandate feature launched by NPCI.
• Using UPI Autopay launched by NPCI, customers can now enable recurring e-mandate using any UPI application for recurring payments like Mobile Bills, Electricity Bills, EMI Payments, Entertainment/OTT Subscriptions, Insurance, Mutual Funds

MobiKwik launched "Clickpay" in association with NBBL for faster bill payments.

• MobiKwik has launched a new facility ClickPay to enable its customers pay recurring online bills, such as mobile, gas, water, electricity, DTH, insurance, and loan EMIs, with ease by eliminating the need to remember individual bill details and due dates.
• ClickPay has been launched in association with NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL), a wholly owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
• ClickPay is a two-step payment feature in which billers generate a unique payment link within the bill-pay message, so that customers can pay directly on the payment page.

Narendra Goenka took charge as the new Chairman of AEPC.

• Narendra Kumar Goenka has been appointed as the new chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) with effect from January 17, 2022.
• He replaces Dr A Sakthivel.
• Earlier Shri Goenka was the Vice Chairman of AEPC.
• AEPC is the official body of garment exporters in India under the aegis of Ministry of Textiles.

Axis Bank and CRMNEXT won the IBSi Innovation Awards 2021.

• Axis Bank and CRMNEXT Solutions won the IBS Intelligence (IBSi) Global Fintech Innovation Awards 2021 for Best CRM (Customer Relationship Management) System Implementation.
• It is one of the most prominent awards for global bankers and IT (Information Technology) consultants across the globe.
• Axis Bank implemented CRMNEXT for sales and service modernization and also enables smart lead processing, automated routing, complete tracking and visibility.
• It has identified and honored technology players and banks for excellence in banking technology implementation and innovations using emerging technologies.