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INTERNATIONAL Germany extends coronavirus lockdown until Jan 31 In Germany, the federal and state governments have agreed to extend coronavirus lockdown in the country. Syria war killed 6,800 in 2020 in lowest annual toll The current lockdown regulations, including the closure The Syrian conflict claimed the lives of at least 6,800 of schools, will now be in place until at least January 31. people in 2020,NATION the lowest annual death toll since it began nearly a decade ago. US Congress certifies Joe Biden as the next President and Kamala Harris as Vice President More U.S. tariffs on ALFrench, German goods The US Congress has certified Joe Biden as the next The United States announced that it will impose President and Kamala Harris as Vice President of the additional tariffs on French and German products as part country. Of the 538 electoral college votes cast, Joe of a long-running dispute over subsidies for aircraft Biden and Kamala Harris received 306 and Donald manufacturers Airbus and Boeing. Trump and Mike Pence received 232.
India begins its two-year tenure as a Non-Permanent US: Four people die after President Donald Trump Member of the UNS supporters storm Capitol building India is beginning its two-year tenure as a Non- At least four people have been reported dead, as Permanent Member of the United Nations Security supporters of President Donald Trump stormed US Council, UNSC from January 1. India will be UNSC Capitol, overpowered security personnel to reach deep President in August 2021 and will preside over the inside the building, forced lawmakers to shelter in place council again for a month in 2022. under desks and in rooms.
WHO clears Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency Japan Commits ₹2,113 cr Loan Pact to India to use Support COVID-19 Relief Efforts The World Health Organization says it has cleared the A loan agreement was signed between India and Japan Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. for JPY (Japanese yen) 30 billion (₹2,113 crore) to This means poorer countries may soon get access to the support India’s efforts at providing social assistance to shot already available in Europe and North America. the poor and vulnerable households severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. India urges China to help stranded sailors India had urged China to provide “urgent” assistance to Brazil seeks two million doses of Covishield vaccine 39 crew members of the stranded cargo vessels m.v. from India on priority basis Jag Anand and m.v. Anastasia. Both the ships have Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has requested India been stuck for months near the Jingtang and Caofeidian for 2 million doses of Covishield vaccine produced ports. indigenously by the Serum Institute of India, Pune.
India sends relief materials to cyclone-affected WHO team to arrive in China on January 14 to people of Fiji investigate origins of COVID-19 The first consignment of relief materials from India for An international group of experts from the World Health the cyclone-affected people reached Fiji. Fiji was hit by a Organization (WHO) will arrive in China on 14th January, Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Yasa last month which to probe the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, ending caused extensive damage and destruction of critical the uncertainty and delay which drew sharp criticism infrastructure. from the world health body.
Niger’s ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum to Malaysia declares state of emergency over virus face former President Mahamane Ousmane in surge Presidential election Malaysia’s king declared a nationwide state of Niger’s ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum will emergency for the first time in more than half a century, face former President Mahamane Ousmane in a suspending parliament in a move that allows embattled presidential election runoff in February. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to avoid facing an election until the pandemic is over. Britain: PM Boris Johnson announces new lockdown to contain new variant of coronavirus U.S. rebrands Cuba as state sponsor of terrorism British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a President Donald Trump’s outgoing administration has new national COVID-19 lockdown in England, instructing returned Cuba to the U.S. blacklist of state sponsors of people to stay at home to contain a more contagious terrorism, erecting a last-minute roadlock to expected variant of the coronavirus. efforts by President-elect Joe Biden to ease tensions.
Gulf states sign ‘solidarity and stability’ deal at GCC US House of Representatives votes to impeach summit President Donald Trump Gulf leaders have signed a “solidarity and stability” Donald Trump has become the first US president to be agreement towards ending the diplomatic rift with Qatar impeached twice. The House of Representatives voted at a summit in Saudi Arabia. Leaders of the six-member to charge him with inciting last week's mob attack on the Gulf Cooperation Council signed the Al-Ula declaration, US Congress. Trump was impeached by 232 - 197 vote named after the Saudi city where the summit is being by the US House on a single charge of incitement of held, and a final communique. insurrection.
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US President elect Joe Biden unveils 1.9 trillion India, EU hold their first maritime security dialogue dollar Coronavirus relief package in virtual format US President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a 1.9 trillion India and the EU have held their first maritime security dollar Coronavirus emergency relief package. The dialogue in a virtual format. The consultations involved stimulus plan underscores Biden's intent to aggressively exchanges on developments in maritime security shore up a deteriorating economy and address the environment, regional cooperation activities, devastation wrought by the pandemic. developments of mutual interest and opportunities for cooperation between India and the EU. India and Japan sign MoU to enhance cooperation in Information and Communications Technologies field Myanmar, Mauritius, Morocco & Seychelles receive India and Japan signed a Memorandum of India made COVISHIELD vaccine Understanding to enhance cooperation in the field of India continues to forge ahead with its Neighbourhood Information and Communications Technologies. First policy as it extends a steady shoulder of a friend in need to its partner countries. Myanmar, Mauritius, United States maintains terrorist designation of Morocco and Seychelles received India made Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba COVISHIELD vaccine. The United States has reviewed and maintained the terrorist designations of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e- First-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons enters into Tayyiba (LeT) and Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ), along with ISIL force Sinai Peninsula (ISIL-SP) and several other organisations. ‘Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) adopted by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Biden ropes in 20 Indian-Americans, 17 in key White came into force from January 22, 2021. It is the First House positions ever International agreement which prohibits Nuclear U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has nominated at least Weapons. 20 Indian-Americans, including 13 women, to key positions in his incoming administration, a record for the UK variant of coronavirus may be more deadly: small ethnic community that constitutes one per cent of British PM Johnson America’s population. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that early evidence suggests the variant of coronavirus that Britain invites PM Modi to attend G7 Summit to be emerged in the UK may be more deadly. held in June this year United Kingdom has invited Prime Minister Narendra China empowers its coastguards to fire on foreign Modi to attend the G7 Summit as a guest. The G7 ships to prevent threats Summit is to be held in June this year. China passed its coastguard legislation that for the first time explicitly allows it to fire on foreign vessels, a move North Korea unveils new submarine-launched that could stoke tensions with its neighbours in contested ballistic missile waters. North Korea has unveiled a new submarine-launched ballistic missile described by state media as the world’s U.S. announces restoration of relations with most powerful weapon. It unveiled the missile during a Palestinians military parade. U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration announced that it was restoring relations with the Palestinians and Tunisia arrests over 600, deploys army after violent renewing aid to Palestinian refugees, a reversal of the protests Donald Trump administration’s cutoff and a key element Tunisian authorities had arrested more than 600 people of its new support for a two-state solution to the and deployed troops after a third consecutive night of decades-old conflict agreed to by Israelis and riots, mostly by young people in working class districts of Palestinians. several cities. UK becomes first European nation to surpass over Stranded ship MV Jag Anand with 23 Indian crew one lakh Covid-19 deaths members from China reaches Japan In United Kingdom, more than one lakh people have died MV Jag Anand, the Indian ship which was stranded at with COVID-19. A total of 100,162 deaths have been Chinese port of Jingtang has reached Japan on 18th recorded in the UK, the first European nation to pass the January for crew change. landmark. The UK is the fifth country to pass 100,000 deaths, coming after the US, Brazil, India and Mexico. Joe Biden takes over as President, Kamala Harris as Vice President of US Global Coronavirus cases surpass 100 million mark Joe Biden took oath as the 46th President of the United Global Coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million, as States of America at a scaled-back ceremony in the US countries around the world struggle with new virus Capitol building in Washington. 78-year-old Biden has variants and vaccine shortfalls. Almost 1.3% of the become the oldest US President in history. world’s population has now been infected with COVID- 19, and more than 2.1 million people have died. India sends 1 million doses of COVID vaccine to Nepal as gift under 'Vaccine Maitri' Initiative Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launches COVID-19 India had sent 1 million doses of a COVID vaccine to vaccination programme in Bangladesh Nepal as a gift under the 'Vaccine Maitri' Initiative. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the COVID-19 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed on vaccination programme in Bangladesh through video Twitter that Nepal received Indian vaccines. conferencing.
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India provided medical supplies to more than 150 Centre extends Disability Compensation to all serving counties during COVID-19 pandemic: S Jaishankar employees, if they get disabled in line of duty External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India Centre has decided to extend Disability Compensation to provided medical supplies and equipment to more than all serving employees, if they get disabled in the line of 150 nations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr duty while performing their service and are retained in Jaishankar said, this is expected to cover other partner service in spite of such disablement. countries in the coming days. Indian Army & Goa Shipyard signs to produce 12 Myanmar launches COVID 19 vaccination programme patrol boats for Pangong Lake in Eastern Ladakh Myanmar has started COVID 19 vaccination programme Indian Army has signed an agreement with Goa with health workers from hospitals and employees of the Shipyard Ltd to procure the 12 high-performance patrol Department of Health receiving the Oxford University- boats to boost its surveillance of major water bodies like AstraZeneca vaccine made by the Serum Institute of Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh and India. its surroundings including those in high altitude areas.
Putin signs off on extension of New START treaty India approves two COVID-19 vaccines Russian President Vladimir Putin had signed off on India has formally approved the emergency use of two legislation extending a key nuclear pact between Russia coronavirus vaccines as it prepares for one of the world's and the U.S. by five years until February 5, 2026. biggest inoculation drives. The drugs regulatory authority gave the green light to the jabs developed by UN chief says India's vaccine production capacity is AstraZeneca with Oxford University and by local firm the best asset for today's world Bharat Biotech. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has Prime Minister Modi rated most popular leader in the called upon India to play a major role in the global world Corona vaccination campaign. UN Chief termed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been rated as the vaccine production capacity of India as the best asset most popular head of state by an American research the world has today. firm, Morning Consult. Over 75 per cent people approved Mr Modi, while 20 per cent disapproved, putting his net Sri Lanka begins vaccine roll-out approval rating at 55 per cent. Sri Lanka commenced its COVID-19 vaccination drive, a day after receiving a consignment of 5,00,000 doses of FSSAI slashes limit for transfat levels in foods Covishield vaccine gifted by India. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has capped the amount of trans fatty acids
NATIONAL (TFA) in oils and fats to 3% for 2021 and 2% by 2022 from the current permissible limit of 5% through an amendment to the Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations. Law and Justice MinistryNATI notifies elevation of four judges Argentine filmmaker Pablo Cesar to head 51st IFFI''s Law and Justice Ministry has notified the elevation of International Jury four judges as Chief Justices of Odisha, Telangana, The International Jury for 51st edition of International Madras and Jammu andON Kashmir High Courts. Film Festival of India has been announced with eminent President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Dr. Justice S. filmmakers from across the world. The Information and Muralidhar as Chief Justice of Odisha High Court and Broadcasting Ministry said that the Jury will comprise Kumari Justice Hima KohliAL as Chief Justice of Pablo Cesar of Argentina as Chairman. Telangana. Justice Pankaj Mithal will be Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court and Justice U.K. PM Boris Johnson calls off India visit Sanjib Banerjee, Chief Justice of Madras. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has cancelled his planned India visit for the last week of January when he ISRO Chairman K Sivan gets one year extension as was to be the Chief Guest of the Republic Day festivities. Space Secretary The appointments committee of the Union cabinet has SC clears Centre’s plan for a bigger Parliament approved giving an extension of one year to ISRO The Supreme Court, in a majority judgment gave its chairman K Sivan, who was due superannuation on go-ahead to the multi-crore Central Vista redevelopment January 14, 2021. project, which proposes to build a new Parliament three Ayurvedic institute, CCMB ink agreement times bigger than the existing 93-year-old heritage building.
CSIR and CCMB Hyderabad, has entered into an Government launches hackathon for toys agreement with Kerala-based Arya Vaidya Sala (AVS), Union Minister for Women & Child Development and Kottakkal, to check the efficacy of Ayurvedic formulations Textiles Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani and Union Education in the fight against coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ jointly launched the Toycathon 2021. Kerala international film fest in 4 phases at 4 venues Forced by the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Kerala Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan releases India State Chalachitra Academy has decided to organise the report on LASI Wave-1 on virtual platform 25th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has released India (IFFK) in four phases in four regions of the State. report on Longitudinal Ageing Study of India (LASI)
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Wave-1 on the virtual platform. LASI is a full-scale PM Modi urges youngsters to join Startup India national survey of scientific investigation of the health, international summit economic, and social determinants and consequences of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called upon population ageing in India. youngsters to attend ‘Prarambh’, the Startup India international summit on January 15 and 16, saying it 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention organized seeks to bring together top minds from industry, on 9th January in virtual format academia, investment, banking and finance besides The 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention was the young startup leaders. The summit will be held on organized on 9th January in virtual format in the backdrop January 15-16. of COVID pandemic. The theme of the Convention this year is "Contributing to Atma Nirbhar Bharat". Prakash Javadekar releases MEE of 146 National Park & Wildlife Sanctuaries Law Ministry notifies new Chief Justice of Gauhati Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister High Court Prakash Javadekar released Management Effectiveness The Union Law Ministry has notified the appointment of Evaluation (MEE) of 146 National Park and Wildlife Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia as the new Chief Justice of Sanctuaries in the country. At present, India has Gauhati High Court. a network of 903 Protected Areas in the country covering about five per cent of the total geographic area of the Union MoE Ramesh Pokhriyal Inaugurated Virtual country. International Akhand Conference ‘EDUCON-2020’ SC stays rollout of three controversial farm laws The two-day Virtual International Akhand Conference The Supreme Court of India stayed the implementation ‘EDUCON 2020’ was inaugurated by Union Minister of the three controversial farm laws against which Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, Ministry of Education (MoE). farmers, particularly from Punjab and Haryana, have This 31-hour long marathon International Conference was been protesting at Delhi’s borders since November 2020. the first of its kind conference in India. The court also ordered the formation of a four-member committee to hear all the parties and stakeholders and Dr Harsh Vardhan dedicates coastal research vessel report to the court about the same. to Nation at Chennai Port Trust Union Minister for Earth Sciences, Harsh Vardhan Cabinet clears purchase of 83 Tejas fighter jets for launched Coastal Research Vehicle (CRV) ‘Sagar Indian Air Force Anveshika’ at the Chennai Port. The vehicle will be used Government has approved procurement of 83 Light to carry out environment indexing and bathymetric Combat Aircraft, LCA, Tejas worth about 48 thousand (mapping underwater features) in both coastal and crore rupees from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for offshore waters. Indian Air Force.
Over ₹1,200 cr to be spent for safe movement of Cabinet approves MoU between India, UAE for wildlife on National Highway scientific and technical cooperation Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister over 1,200 crore rupees will be spent by the Road Narendra Modi has given its approval to the Memorandum Transport and Highways Ministry to create infrastructure of Understanding on scientific and technical cooperation for safe movement of wildlife on the National Highway. between National Centre of Meteorology of the United Arab Emirates and Ministry of Earth Sciences. Indian Railways achieves a train speed of 130 kilometer per hour on Golden Quadrilateral - Golden Diagonal Kerala becomes 8th state to successfully undertake route Ease of Doing Business reform Indian Railways has started the New Year by achieving a Kerala has become the 8th state in the country to landmark to enhance the maximum speed to 130 kilometres successfully undertake Ease of Doing Business reform per hour for 1,280 km length out of 1,612 Km in Golden stipulated by the Finance Ministry. With this, the state has now become eligible to mobilise additional financial Quadrilateral - Golden Diagonal route. resources of two thousand 373 crore rupees through
Open Market Borrowings. ISRO to adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs across country to promote education Manipur becomes 4th state to successfully Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO will adopt undertake ULB reforms one hundred Atal Tinkering Labs across the country to Manipur has become the 4th state in the country to promote education in the field of Space Education successfully undertake Urban Local Bodies, ULB reforms and Space Technology related innovations for school stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of students. Finance. Manipur has now joined the three other States Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana, who Nitin Gadkari to launch eco-friendly, non-toxic paint have completed this reform. developed by KVIC Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will Coastal defence exercise ‘Sea Vigil’ concludes be launching an innovative new paint developed by Exercise Sea Vigil, the two-day coastal defence exercise Khadi and Village Industries Commission. The eco- was concluded. The conceptual and geographical friendly, non-toxic paint, called “Khadi Prakritik Paint” is expanse of Sea Vigil included the entire coastline and a first-of-its-kind product, with anti-fungal and anti- Exclusive Economic Zone, EEZ of the country and bacterial properties. contingencies from Peace to War-time were exercised
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Govt. says, due to global COVID-19 situation, there MoRTH notifies Inter Country Transport Vehicles won't be foreign Head of State as chief guest at Rules 2021 Republic Day ceremony Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified The Union government has said that due to the global Inter Country Transport Vehicles Rules, 2021 which COVID-19 situation, it has been decided that this year would facilitate and regulate the movement of passenger there will not be a foreign Head of State or Head of Govt and goods vehicles between India and neighbouring as the chief guest at the republic day ceremony. countries.
3rd phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana Union Minister Kiren Rijiju assigned additional launched in 600 districts across the country charge of Ministry of AYUSH The Third Phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has been assigned the Yojana was launched in 600 districts across the country. additional charge of the Ministry of AYUSH. Due to Skill India Mission-PMKVY 3.0 envisages training of the hospitalization and treatment of AYUSH Minister eight lakh candidates over a scheme period of 2020- Shripad Naik following a road accident, his portfolio 2021 with an outlay of ₹949 crore. related to the Ministry of AYUSH has been temporarily
DRDO, Army develops India's first indigenously assigned to Rijiju. 9mm machine pistol India’s first indigenous 9mm Machine Pistol has been Govt. says, Avian Influenza is confirmed in 5 States jointly developed by DRDO and Indian Army. for poultry birds and in 10 States for Crow, Migratory and Wild birds PM announces ₹1,000-crore startup India seed fund The Union government said that Avian Influenza has Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a Start-up been confirmed in five States for poultry birds and in ten India seed fund worth ₹1,000 crore to enable startups States for Crow, Migratory and Wild birds. to raise initial funding. “This will help to start and grow new start-ups,” Modi said at the Prarambh Start-up India Karnataka tops in innovation, shows NITI Aayog International summit. index Karnataka retained its leadership position in the major Petroleum & Natural Gas Ministry launches SAKSHAM States category in the second edition of India Innovation campaign to spread awareness about green energy Index released by NITI Aayog. It was followed by The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry launched Maharashtra, which moved past Tamil Nadu to occupy month-long mass awareness campaign 'SAKSHAM' to the second place. Delhi topped among Union Territories, spread awareness about green and clean energy. and Himachal Pradesh among North-Eastern and Hill States. 51st International Film Festival of India begins in Goa
The 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India Govt proposes to suspend new farms laws for one (IFFI) was inaugurated in Goa. Italian cinematographer and a half years Mr Vittorio Storaro will be honoured with lifetime The Centre had proposed to suspend the three achievement award. For this year Bangladesh will be the contentious farm laws for one and a half years, and set country of focus. up a committee to look into the future course of action Nation's first COVID-19 vaccination drive held over the legislations. successfully, over 1.91 lakh people inoculated on day one SC rejects petition seeking re-examination of its India successfully rolled out the world's largest Covid-19 2018 verdict declaring Aadhaar act valid & vaccination drive on January 16. It was launched by constitutional Prime Minister Narendra Modi through video The Supreme Court has rejected petitions seeking re- conferencing. More than 1.91 lakh people across the examination of its 2018 verdict which declared Aadhaar country were inoculated on the first day. Act valid and constitutional. A five-judge bench of the apex court dismissed the petitions by majority of 4 : 1. Connectivity through 8 new special trains to Kevadiya will give a boost to tourism, job Union Cabinet approves MoU between India, opportunities: PM Uzbekistan for cooperation in field of Solar Energy Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off through video The Union Cabinet was apprised of signing of conferencing eight trains connecting different regions of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India the country to Kevadiya in Gujarat. These trains will and Uzbekistan for cooperation in the field of Solar facilitate seamless connectivity to the Statue of Unity. Energy.
PM Modi unanimously chosen as next Chairman of Cabinet approves ₹5,282 cr investment for Ratle Shree Somnath Trust Hydro Power Project in J&K Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unanimously chosen The Union Cabinet has given its approval for the as the next Chairman of Shree Somnath Trust. The trust investment of over 5200 crore rupees for 850 MW Ratle manages the world famous Somnath Temple at Prabhas Hydro Electric (HE) Project located on river Chenab, in Patan town in Gir-Somnath district of Gujarat. Kishtwar in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian Air Force, French Air and Space Force to conduct bilateral air exercise at Jodhpur India, Singapore sign pact on Navy support Indian Air Force and French Air and Space Force will India and Singapore have signed the implementing conduct a bilateral Air exercise, Ex Desert Knight-21 at agreement on submarine rescue support and cooperation between the two Navies. Air Force Station Jodhpur.
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PM Modi releases over ₹2,500 crore to more than 6 Sunderbans is home to 428 species of birds, says ZSI lakh beneficiaries in UP under PMAY-G The Indian Sunderbans, which is part of the largest Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released financial mangrove forest in the world, is home to 428 species of assistance of around ₹2,691 crore to over six lakh birds, a recent publication of the Zoological Survey of beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Awas India (ZSI) state. Kaliash Chandra, Director ZSI said that Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G), through video conferencing. India has over 1,300 species of birds of which 428 species of birds are from Sunderbans. Large scale Joint Military exercise – ‘Exercise Kavach’ to be conducted in coming week DRDO conducts maiden launch of Akash-NG missile A large scale Joint Military exercise - Exercise Kavach from Integrated Test Range off coast of Odisha involving assets of Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) Force and Indian Coast Guard will be conducted in the has conducted the successful maiden launch of Akash- coming week under the aegis of the Andaman and NG (New Generation) Missile from Integrated Test Nicobar Command. Range off the coast of Odisha.
Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates 1st small-scale 20-year-old Shrishti Goswami is Uttarakhand CM for LNG supply infrastructure of Shell Energy India at a day Hazira, Gujarat Shristi Goswami, a twenty-year-old Haridwar-based Union Minister for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Steel student, become the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the first small-scale one day on National Girl Child Day. LNG supply infrastructure of Shell Energy India at its LNG terminal at Hazira in Gujarat. This will now augment Indian Railways' longest freight train 'Vasuki' sets a Shell’s natural gas supply offerings in India to include new record supply of LNG via trucks. The South-East Central Railways (SECR) zone in Chhattisgarh breaks its own previous record by Centre invested ₹27,000 cr for schemes relating to successfully operating the longest ever freight train by blue economy: Giriraj Singh amalgamating five rakes of goods trains as one unit of Union Minister for Fisheries Dr. Giriraj Singh has said around 3.5 km. Named as ‘Vasuki’, it covered the that the Centre has invested 27 thousand crore rupees distance of 224 km between the railway stations of Bhilai for schemes relating to blue economy. and Korba and took about seven hours.
Govt. uses Rapid Assessment System, RAS for taking Bharat Parv begins on virtual platform showcasing feedback from people vaccinated for COVID-19 glory of nation The Union Government is using Rapid Assessment Bharat Parv 2021, a festival to celebrate the spirit of System, RAS for taking feedback from those who get India has begun. The festival is being organised on a vaccinated for COVID-19. This initiative is aimed at virtual platform www.bharatparv2021.com this year from th improving the vaccination experience for citizens, while January 26 to till 31st of January. The mega event ensuring that all norms are being followed during the envisages generating patriotic fervour and showcases vaccination process at all Vaccination Centers. the rich and varied cultural diversity of the country.
DRDO successfully conducts captive and release India signs framework for Strategic Partnership with trial of SAAW International Energy Agency members to enhance DRDO successfully conducted captive and release trial global energy security of indigenously developed Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon India and International Energy Agency members have SAAW from Hawk-I of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited signed the framework for Strategic Partnership to (HAL) off the Odisha coast. This was the ninth strengthen mutual trust and cooperation and enhance successful mission of SAAW conducted by DRDO global energy security, stability and sustainability. The till now. contents of the Strategic partnership will be jointly decided by IEA members and India. Justice Gita Mittal appointed Chairperson of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council Finance Ministry releases over ₹12,000 crore to 18 Former Chief Justice of the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) High States for providing grants to Rural Local Bodies Court, Justice Gita Mittal has been appointed Chairperson The Department of Expenditure of Ministry of Finance of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC). has released an amount of over ₹12,351 crore to 18 States for providing grants to the Rural Local Bodies. Ministry of Tribal Affairs Virtually Launches “Shramshakti” Digital Data Solution for Migrant Textiles Committee of Ministry of Textiles signs MoU Workers with Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre, Japan The Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda The Textiles Committee of the Ministry of Textiles has virtually through Video Conference launched “ShramShakti”, signed a Memorandum of Understanding- MoU with a National Migration Support Portal that would effectively Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre, Japan to boost help in the smooth formulation of state and national level export of Textile and Apparel to Japanese market. programs for migrant workers. Three more Rafale fighter jets join Indian Air Force 122 Bangladesh Armed Forces personnel to participate Country’s Rafale squadron added third batch of three in India’s Republic Day parade fighter jets which arrived last night after flying non-stop For the first time ever, a 122 member strong contingent from France. This is the third set of deliveries of of the Bangladesh Armed Forces will participate in the the aircraft to the IAF. With the new jets, the number of Rafales in the IAF’s inventory has increased to 11. Republic Day parade.
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Bharat Biotech to make malaria vaccine BANKING & ECONOMY Global pharma major GSK, non-profit health organisation PATH and Bharat Biotech have signed a product transfer agreement pertaining to malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01. India and Japan sign MoC to promote movement of skilled workersNATIONAL from India to Japan COVID-19 curve flattened, says Minister India and Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, India has flattened its COVID-19 graph and 146 districts MoC a Basic Framework for Partnership for Proper recorded no new cases in the last seven days, 18 Operation of the System Pertaining to Specified Skilled districts in 14 days, six districts in 21 days and 21 Worker (SSW). The MoC covers 14 categories of districts in 28 days, said Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. specified skills under which skilled workers from India who meet the skills requirement and Japanese language Boeing gets U.S. govt. approval to offer F-15EX tests would be eligible for employment in Japan on fighter jet to IAF a contractual basis. The U.S. government has given licence to aircraft manufacturer Boeing to market its F-15EX fighter jet to India starts export of Moringa powder keeping in the IAF’s tender for 114 jets. mind its rising global demand India has started export of Moringa powder keeping in 1 lakh NCC cadets to be trained by Army, Navy and mind its rising global demand. Two tonnes of organic Air Force certified Moringa powder were sent to the United States One lakh National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets, which are through air consignment on 29th of this month. being trained by the Army, Navy and Air Force, will serve in coastal and border areas, said Prime Minister Govt extends benefit of RoDTEP scheme to all Narendra Modi while addressing the NCC Rally at export goods to boost export from January 1 Cariappa Ground in Delhi. The Union government has decided to extend the benefit of the scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on India fastest country to reach one million Exported Products (RoDTEP) to all export goods with vaccination in first six days: Government effect from January 1st to boost export. The union Government has said that India is the fastest country to reach one million vaccinations in the first six Fiscal deficit shoots up to 135% of target days. United States achieved this feat in 10 days, Spain India’s fiscal deficit shot up to 135.1% of the Budget target in 12 days, Israel in 14 days, UK in 18 days, Italy in 19 of nearly ₹8 lakh crore for 2020-21, in the 8 months from days and Germany in 20 days. April to November 2020, as per data released by the
Controller General of Accounts. India, World Bank sign 500-million-dollar Programme to improve quality of school education in India FDI inflow rises 21% to $35.3 bn in April-Oct. The Government of India and the World Bank signed Foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflows into India a 500-million US dollar Strengthening Teaching-Learning grew 21% to $35.33 billion in the April-October period and Results for States Programme (STARS) to improve the quality and governance of school education in six of the current financial year, as per the data of the Indian states. These include Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan. (DPIIT).
Govt. tightens oversight on funds received by NGOs IDBI Bank sells ₹507-cr. stake in insurance JV The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has laid down LIC-controlled IDBI Bank said it had sold 23% stake in its a charter for banks which says that donations received in life insurance venture to foreign partner Ageas Insurance Indian rupees by non-governmental organisations International for ₹507 crore. With this transaction, the stake of the Belgian partner in IDBI Federal Life (NGOs) and associations from any foreign source even Insurance Co Ltd (IFLI) has risen to 49 per cent. if that source is located in India at the time of such donation should be treated as “foreign contribution”. Govt selects Milliman Advisors to ascertain LIC''s
embedded value ahead of IPO Government to take necessary steps to establish virtual universities: Education Minister The Union government has selected actuarial firm Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Milliman Advisors for ascertaining the embedded value said that the government will soon take necessary steps of Life Insurance Corporation of India, ahead of its initial to establish virtual universities in the country. public offer.
Navy''s fast attack craft T-81 decommissioned RBI’s digital payments index unveiled Indian Naval Fast Attack Craft (IN FAC) T-81 of the The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constructed a Super Dvora MK II class, was decommissioned at Naval composite Digital Payments Index (DPI) to capture the Dockyard, Mumbai after having served the nation extent of digitisation of payments across the country. successfully for more than 20 years IFSCA Becomes an Associate Member of International India proposes to expand research, tourism in the Organisation of Securities Commissions Arctic India’s International Financial Services Centres Authority India has unveiled a new draft ‘Arctic’ policy that, among (IFSCA) became an associate member of the International other things, commits to expanding scientific research, Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), an sustainable tourism and mineral oil and gas exploration international organisation which sets the global standards in the Arctic region. for securities markets regulation.
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Soma Mondal takes charge as new SAIL Chairman ₹28,400 crore industrial deal for J&K Soma Mondal has taken over as the new Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) with effect. She is announced a ₹28,400 crore “Industrial Development the first-ever women-head of the body. Package-2021”, aimed at creating 4.5 lakh jobs and attracting ₹20,000 crore investments in the Union India sees a sharp drop in number of start-ups Territory (UT). founded in 2020 In 2020, a pandemic stricken year, India witnessed a Union Bank sells bonds to raise ₹1,000 cr. sharp 44.4 per cent drop in the total number of tech start- State-owned Union Bank of India said it had raised ups being founded at 3,061, compared to 5,509 in 2019. ₹1,000 crore by issuing Basel III-compliant bonds on a private placement basis. The coupon rate on the bonds FPIs invest record ₹62,016 crore in equities in is 8.64% per annum, payable annually. December 2020 Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) remained net buyers Flipkart signs MoU with LSC to set up Centre of for the third month in a row by investing ₹68,558 crore in Excellence in Logistics Skill Indian markets as global investors continued betting on Flipkart has signed a memorandum of understanding emerging markets. (MoU) with the Logistics Skill Sector Council (LSC). It is LSC’s first-of-its-kind industry partnership with Flipkart to Global, India output set to expand in FY22: World set up the industry-first Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bank Bengaluru, Karnataka. Global economic output is projected to grow by 4% in 2021 assuming widespread roll-out of a COVID-19 PNB Collaborates with IIT Kanpur &FIRST to Set up vaccine throughout the year, as per the World Bank’s Fintech Innovation Centre at IIT Kanpur Campus Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report. India is Punjab National Bank (PNB) partnered with IIT Kanpur expected to grow at 5.4% in fiscal year 2021/22 and and Foundation for Innovation &Research in Science 5.2% in fiscal 2022/23 after an expected contraction of &Technology (FIRST) to jointly set up ‘Fintech 9.6% in fiscal 2020/21. Innovation Centre (FIC)’ at the IIT Kanpur campus.
₹8,000 crore estimated to have been circulated CCI Approves Acquisition of 100% Shareholding of through loan apps Columbia Asia Hospitals by Manipal Health Enterprises Investigation into unearthing the money trail in app- The Competition Commission of India (CCI) gave based loan companies has revealed that ₹8,000 crore approval to the acquisition of 100% shareholding of was circulated through these apps. Columbia Asia Hospitals Private Limited (CAHPL) by Manipal Health Enterprises Private Limited (MHEPL). Union Budget set to be presented on Feb. 1 The Union Budget 2021-2022 will be presented on Q3 private investment in manufacturing jumps 102% February 1 and President Ram Nath Kovind will address A continued rise in private investments in the third a joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament on quarter (Q3) of 2020-21, led by a 102% surge in January 29. manufacturing investments, helped India register a healthy 10.3% increase in fresh project spending in Q3 BSE-listed firms’ market cap rises to ₹193 lakh cr. over the previous quarter. Total market capitalisation of all listed companies on RBI approves re-appointment of Vishakha Mulye as BSE zoomed to a record high of ₹192.87 lakh crore, ICICI Bank ED helped by a continuous rally in equity markets. The Reserve Bank of India has approved the re-
appointment of Vishakha Mulye as an Executive Director Spectrum bidding from March 1: DOT of the ICICI Bank for a three-year period. Bidding for the sixth round of spectrum auction for radio waves worth ₹3.92 lakh crore will start from March 1, NCDEX’s ₹500-cr IPO to open soon according to a notice issued by the Department of The ₹500-crore IPO of National Commodity and Telecom on Wednesday. Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) is likely to open in the next few weeks and the plan is to get the exchange GDP likely to contract by 7.7% this fiscal: govt. listed before the end of this fiscal. NCDEX will become India’s real GDP is estimated to contract by 7.7% in the second commodity bourse exchange in India to be 2020-21, compared to a growth rate of 4.2% in 2019-20, listed. with GVA (Gross Valued added) shrinking by 7.2%, advance estimates released by the National Statistical FinMin releases ₹6,000 cr to states, UTs to meet GST Office. compensation shortfall The Finance Ministry released the 11th instalment of U.S. Nov. trade deficit jumps to $68.1 billion ₹6,000 crore to states and UTs to meet the GST The U.S. trade deficit jumped to $68.1 billion in compensation shortfall, taking the total amount provided November as a surge in imports overwhelmed a smaller so far under this window to ₹66,000 crore. rise in exports. The November gap between what America buys from and sells abroad rose by 8% from the CBDT launches e-portal for filing complaints October deficit of $63.1 billion. regarding tax evasion, benami properties The Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBDT has launched SBI raises $600 mn via bonds an automated dedicated e-portal on the e-filing website State Bank of India (SBI) has raised $600 million through of the Department to receive and process complaints of bonds issued to international investors at a coupon of tax evasion, foreign undisclosed assets as well as 1.8%, which is the lowest pricing for such an issue. complaints regarding benami properties.
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Inflation slows to 4.59% as food prices ease India Exim Bank, SBI list foreign currency bonds on According to the data released by the Ministry of INX Statistics and Programme Implementation, India’s retail Export-Import Bank of India (India Exim Bank) and State inflation decelerated appreciably to 4.59% in December, Bank of India listed their foreign currency bonds from 6.93% in November. aggregating $1 billion and $600 million, respectively, on the India International Exchange (India INX). Bharat Biotech to supply Covaxin to Brazil Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech has signed an agreement Warburg ups stake in IPO-bound mortgage lender with Precisa Medicamentos, a firm in Brazil, to supply Home First Finance to 30.62% the COVID-19 vaccine candidate to the Latin American Private equity major Warburg Pincus has increased its country. stake in IPO-bound mortgage lender Home First Finance Company by 5 per cent to 30.62 per cent. Tesla Makes India Entry, BS Yediyurappa Welcomes Elon Musk To Karnataka India's December trade deficit reaches 25-month US electric car giant Tesla finally made its entry in India high of $15.4 billion and registered as a company in Karnataka's Bengaluru Imports moved into positive territory for the first time prompting Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to welcome since March, sending the trade deficit to a 25-month high CEO Elon Musk to the country and to his state. The of $15.44 billion in December against $9.87 billion in the carmaker has set up an R&D unit in Bengaluru. previous month. Imports grew 7.56 per cent to $42.59 billion in December, against $39.59 billion a year ago. Govt to sell up to 10% in SAIL via OFS, may fetch ₹2,600 crore FSS and India Post Payments Bank join hands to The government will sell up to 10 per cent of stake held promote financial inclusion in Steel Authority of India through an offer for sale, in a Financial Software and Systems (FSS has partnered move that’s expected to fetch ₹2,600 crore to the with India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to promote exchequer in divestment receipts. financial inclusion among underserved and unbanked segments. Income-Tax department brings out 'faceless penalty scheme' India's m-cap to GDP ratio crosses 100% for first In another step to eliminate physical interface between time in over a decade taxpayers and tax authority, the income-tax department The combined market capitalisation of all listed companies has come out with a ‘faceless penalty scheme’.It is in India has crossed the country’s GDP for the first time in aimed to complement the faceless assessment scheme more than 10 years. This happened last in September by handling penalty recommendations. 2010, when the market capitalisation to GDP ratio was
RBI constitutes working group to develop and 100.7 per cent. The m-cap on the BSE reached ~197.7 regulate digital lending trillion, against India’s nominal GDP at current prices of The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) constituted a working around ~190 trillion during the year ended December group to develop and regulate digital lending, including 2020. lending through online platforms and mobile applications (apps). The working group will study all aspects of digital Aurobindo Realty to buy 41.12 per cent stake in lending activities in the regulated financial sector as well Kakinada Seaports as by unregulated players. Hyderabad-based Aurobindo Realty and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd will acquire a 41.12% stake in Kakinada Seaports Ltd. Intel taps VMware's Pat Gelsinger as CEO, to replace Bob Swan China’s economy grows 2.3%, slowest pace in 44 Chipmaker Intel Corp said it would replace Chief years Executive Officer Bob Swan with VMware Inc CEO Pat China’s economy expanded in 2020 by 2.3% , the Gelsinger beginning Feb. 15. slowest pace of growth since the end of Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution in 1976. China’s economy contracted Hurun Global 500 list: 11 Indian companies in top- 6.8% in the first quarter. 500 globally by value, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance leads among local enterprises Total to buy 20% stake in Adani Green Total 11 private Indian firms have made it to the list of Global energy major Total will pick up a 20 per cent 500 most valuable companies across the world, and the stake in Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), the renewable country is ranked 10th on the chart, according to Hurun power company of the Adani group, by way of acquiring Global 500 report. The total value of these 11 companies shares held by the promoter group. grew 14 per cent and has been pegged at $805 billion or nearly a third of the Indian GDP. Mukesh Ambani-led GST shortfall: Govt. releases 12th tranche Reliance Industries leads among the local enterprises The Finance Ministry released the twelfth instalment of with a 20.5 per cent jump in valuation to $168.8 billion as ₹6,000 crore to States to meet the Goods and Services of December 1 and is ranked 54th globally. Tax (GST) compensation shortfall, taking the total amount released so far under this window to ₹72,000 crore. Wholesale inflation down to 1.22% in December Wholesale inflation in India fell to 1.22% in December Sundaram Finance names Lochan as MD driven by lower food inflation, data released by the Sundaram Finance Ltd. has named Rajiv Lochan as its commerce and industry ministry showed. The inflation next Managing Director, after the current incumbent T. T. based on Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was 1.55% in Srinivasaraghavan retires on March 31. Mr. Lochan, who is director-strategy, will assume office on April 1. November 2020.
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DPIIT unveils compliance portal RBI proposes bank-like norms for big NBFCs The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed a tighter Trade has unveiled a regulatory compliance portal that regulatory framework for non-banking financial will act as a bridge for citizens, industries and the companies (NBFCs) by creating a four-tier structure with government to minimise burdensome compliances. a progressive increase in intensity of regulation.
SBI does deals using SOFR as benchmark HDFC Bank submits action plan to RBI, hopes to fix State Bank of India (SBI) has executed two inter-bank outage issue in 3 months short term money market deals with pricing linked to The country's largest private sector lender HDFC Bank SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate). SOFR is has submitted a detailed plan of action to the RBI to a replacement for USD LIBOR that may be phased out address repeated service disruption issues due to end-2021. outage and hopes to improve its technology platform in three months. Future-RIL deal gets nod with riders NIIF makes equity investment of less than ₹5,000 Future Retail’s ₹24,713-crore deal to sell its retail assets crore in 5 years to Reliance Industries (RIL) has got approvals from stock The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) exchanges with certain riders. Markets regulator SEBI in its five years of existence has made an equity has also given a go-ahead to Future Group’s scheme of investment of less than ₹5,000 crore in infrastructure arrangement and sale of assets to Reliance Industries projects. NIIF has made an equity investment of Ltd (RIL). ₹4,689 crore.
RBI withdraws 3 circulars on excess pension DCB Bank Q3 profit flat at ₹96.21 crore recovery after discovering anomalies DCB Bank has registered a flat growth in net profit at The Reserve Bank of India said rules regarding recovery ₹96.21 crore during the quarter ended December largely of excess or wrong pensions are being flouted, and on account of higher provisioning. withdrew three circulars concerning the same. Infosys, TCS join global initiative by WEF to end Bandhan Bank posts 13% decline in net profit at racism at workplace ₹633 cr Indian technology services firms Infosys and Tata Bandhan Bank has registered a 13 per cent decline in Consultancy Services joined a global coalition launched net profit at ₹633 crore for the quarter ended December by the World Economic Forum (WEF) to end racism at 31, 2020, against ₹731 crore in the same period last the workplace. year on the back of higher provisioning. India witnesses highest growth in FDI in 2020 due to South Indian Bank posts loss of ₹91.62 crore in Q3 digital investments Private sector lender South Indian Bank posted a loss of FDI flows into India rose 13% in 2020, the highest ₹91.62 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, among top recipients of FDI in 2019, due to investments 2020, due to an increase in provisioning for bad loans. in the digital sector. It was followed by China which saw The bank had recorded a net profit of ₹90.54 crore in the 4% growth, said the UN Conference on Trade and corresponding period of the previous financial year. Development.
Irdai introduces 'Saral Pension', a standard individual Indian bank Q3 net more than doubles annuity product State-owned Indian Bank reported more than doubling of The insurance regulatory and development authority of its profit at ₹514.28 crore for the third quarter ended India (Irdai) has introduced a standard individual December 2020. The percentage of net NPA was lower immediate annuity product “Saral Pension”, which all life at 2.35 per cent as against 3.50 per cent. insurers have to start offering to consumers by April 1.
Yes Bank Q3 net at ₹147 cr. India set to grow 11.5% in 2021: IMF Yes Bank reported consolidated net profit of ₹147 crore The IMF in its latest World Economic Outlook Update for the December quarter and a jump in asset quality projected an 11.5% growth rate for India in 2021, making stress due to COVID-19. the country the only major economy to register double- digit growth this year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Opening of India Africa Trade Council in India China is next with 8.1 per cent growth in 2021 followed India Africa Trade Council was inaugurated in Hotel by Spain (5.9 per cent) and France (5.5 per cent). Crowne Plaza, Chennai for building up business relations between both the countries of India and African Overseas investment by Indian firms dipped to $1.45 Region. India Africa Trade council will open 13 Trade bn in Dec. offices in Major Metro cities of India to facilitate Indian Overseas investment by domestic firms fell by over 42% Businessmen wanting to do Trade in African countries. to $1.45 billion in December 2020, according to Reserve Bank data. In the year earlier period, companies in India NSE remains world's largest derivatives exchange had invested $2.51 billion in their foreign firms (joint for 2nd consecutive year ventures / wholly owned units. The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) remained the world's largest derivatives exchange for the Axis Bank Q3 profit falls 36% to ₹1,117 crore second consecutive year in 2020 in terms of number of Private sector lender Axis Bank reported a 36.4% contracts traded, according to the Futures Industry decline in standalone net profit to ₹1,116.60 crore for the Association (FIA). third quarter ended December 2020.
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FDI inflows hit $58.37 bn in April-Nov. ’20 “Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2020” by the India received $58.37 billion foreign direct investment Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for his during April-November 2020, the highest so far for the outstanding contribution towards modernization and first eight months of a financial year, the commerce and reforms over Indian Railways. industry ministry said. Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda to receive India’s gold demand fell to 25-year low in 2020: WGC SKOCH Challenger Award Gold demand in India hit a 25-year low at 446.4 tonnes Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda will receive SKOCH in 2020, compared with 690.4 tonnes in 2019 due to the Challenger Award conferred to the Ministry of Tribal COVID-19 induced lockdown and on account of record Affairs for e-Governance. The award has been given to high prices, the India office of the World Gold Council the Ministry for its IT-led initiatives and other said. transformational initiatives leading to outcome-based
Economic Survey 2021 Highlights performance improvement. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey that details the state of the economy List of Padma awardees — 2021 ahead of the government's Budget for fiscal year On the eve of the Republic Day, President Ram Nath beginning April 1, 2021.The Economic Survey 2020-21, Kovind has approved the conferment of 119 Padma authored by a team led by Chief Economic Adviser awards – seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian. and 102 Padma Shri.
India’s GDP is estimated to contract by 7.7% in FY2020- Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe and late 21.India to become the fastest growing economy in next singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam have been honoured two years as per IMF. with India’s second-highest civilian award Padma V-shaped economic recovery due to mega vaccination Vibhushan this year, while former chief ministers Tarun drive, robust recovery in the services sector and robust Gogoi and Keshubhai Patel and former Union minister growth in consumption and investment. Ram Vilas Paswan have been awarded Padma Bhushan
V-shaped recovery is due to resurgence in high posthumously. frequency indicators such as power demand, rail freight, E-Way bills, GST collection, steel consumption, Etc Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan is also among the 10 Padma Bhushan awardees, while no one Agriculture to clock 3.4% Growth, while industry and has been named for the Bharat Ratna – India’s highest services to contract by 9.6% and 8.8% respectively this civilian award. year.
Core sector output shrank 1.3% in Dec. Liberation War fighter Lt. Col Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir Steep declines in the output of steel, fertiliser and and Musicologist Sanjida Khatun from Bangladesh cement made an index of India’s infrastructure sectors awarded Padma Shree contract 1.3% in December, contradicting hopes of a Bangladesh Liberation War fighter Lt. Col. (Retd.) Quazi recovery in line with other economic indicators. The Sajjad Ali Zahir and well known musicologist, Rabindra output of eight key infrastructure sectors contracted for Sangeet exponent and academic Sanjida Khatun from the third month in a row. Bangladesh have been awarded the Padma Shri for the year 2021. Fiscal deficit soars to 146% at ₹11.6 lakh cr. The Union government’s fiscal deficit soared to ₹11.58 President approves conferment of Jeevan Raksha lakh crore or 145.5% of the Budget Estimate (BE) at the Padak Series of Awards to 40 persons end of December 2020, mainly on account of lower The President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the revenue realisation. conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards - 2020 on 40 persons. The awards include Sarvottam Govt approves closure of Scooters India Jeevan Raksha Padak to one person, Uttam Jeevan Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Raksha Padak to eight persons and Jeevan Raksha approved the closure of state-owned Scooters India Padak to 31 persons. One award is posthumous. Limited (SIL). The company is being closed as it has Muhammed Muhsin of Kerala has been awarded with been only accumulating losses. SIL was founded in 1972 Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak posthumously. and is known for its scooters like Lambretta, Lamby, Vijay, Vikram & Lambro. Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards are given to a GDP growth rate for FY20 revised downwards to 4% person for meritorious act of human nature in saving the The National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of life of a person. Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the First Revised Estimates (FRE) which stated Govt announces 455 Gallantry Awards and Defence that the growth rate of Indian economy was 4% in Decorations FY2019-20. President has approved awards of 455 Gallantry and other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel
and others. These include one Mahavir Chakra, 5 Kirti
AWARDS Chakras, 5 Vir Chakras, 7 Shaurya Chakras, 4 Bar to
Sena Medal (Gallantry), 130 Sena Medal (Gallantry), V.K. Yadav chairman of railway board conferred with one Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry), 4 Vayu Sena Medal Eminent Engineer Award (Gallantry), 30 Param Vishisht Seva Medal, 4 Uttam V.K. Yadav, ChairmanNAT & CEO, Railway Board, Ministry Yudh Seva Medal, 51 Ati Vishisht Seva Medal among of Railways has been conferred with the prestigious others
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Galwan valley hero Col Santosh Babu gets Maha Vir D Prakash Rao Chakra posthumously Noted social activist D Prakash Rao died at the SCB Colonel B.Santosh Babu, the Commanding Officer of 16 Medical College Hospital in Cuttack. He was 63. Mr Rao Bihar Regiment, who lost his life during the Galwan was awarded Padma Shri in 2019 by the government of Valley clash last year, will be posthumously awarded India for his contribution towards boosting the value of with Maha Vir Chakra. education among slum children and orphans.
IFFK lifetime award for Jean-Luc Godard B. S. Gnanadesikan French-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, the pioneer Former Member of Parliament B. S. Gnanadesikan of the French New Wave film movement, will receive the passed away. He served as Rajya Sabha Member from lifetime achievement award of the International Film the Congress Party twice from 2001 to 2013. Festival of Kerala (IFFK). Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan Uttar Pradesh wins best tableau award Legendary Indian classical musician and Padma Uttar Pradesh was adjudged the best tableau among the Vibhushan awardee Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan died in 32 tableaux, 17 from States and Union Territories (UTs), Mumbai. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991, nine from various Ministries, departments and followed by Padma Bhusan in 2006 and Padma paramilitary forces and six from Defence Ministry, that Vibhushan in 2018. In 2003 he was awarded the participated in the Republic Day parade. Tableau of Sangeet Natak Akademi award. Tripura and Uttrakhand were adjudged the second and third best respectively. V. J. Thomas
Former India hockey player V. J. Thomas passed away
due to age-related ailments. He was 71. Thomas was PERSONS IN NEWS part of the National team that toured New Zealand in
(National and International) 1975.
Dr V Shanta Buta Singh Dr. V. Shanta, the world-renowned oncologist passed Former Union Minister Buta Singh passed away. He was away due to brief illness in Chennai. She was 94. 86. He served as Union Home Minister, Minister for Dr. Shanta's contribution to the field of oncology, had Agriculture, Parliamentary Affairs, Civil Supplies, earned her the Magsaysay, Padma Shri, Padma Housing, Shipping, Transport and Sports. He also Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan awards. served as the Governor of Bihar and Chairman of the
National Commission for Scheduled Castes. Unnikrishnan Namboothiri Anil Panachooran Veteran actor Unnikrishnan Namboothiri passed away at Malayalam Poet and lyricist Anil Panachooran passed a private hospital in Kannur. He was 98. Unnikrishnan away recently at a private hospital following health made his acting debut with Desadanam 1996. He complications. He was 55. became a household name among the Malayalam film audience for his performance as a witty grandfather in Raj Iyer Kalyanaraman (2002). Indian-American Raj Iyer has taken over as the first Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the U.S. Army after the V. Narayanan Pentagon created the position in July 2020. V. Narayanan, who served as the chairman and managing director of Pond’s India Ltd., which became Elon Musk part of Hindustan Lever Ltd. (HLL), and who served on Elon Musk has overtaken Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the board of HLL, passed away. the world’s richest person, driven by a meteoric rise in the value of Tesla Inc., the electric-car maker he runs. Khurelsukh Ukhnaa Mr. Musk’s net worth totaled around $195 billion, up from Mongolia’s Prime Minister Khurelsukh Ukhnaa submitted roughly $30 billion a year ago and topping Mr. Bezos’s his resignation to parliament after protests in the capital wealth by about $10 billion, according to the Bloomberg Ulaanbaatar over the government’s handling of the Billionaires Index. COVID-19 pandemic.
Satya Paul Jayant Khobragade Fashion designer Satya Paul, who reinvented the saree Jayant N Khobragade, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) for contemporary women through his brand, passed officer of the 1995 batch, has been appointed as India’s away in Coimbatore. He was 79. next Ambassador to ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. Madhavsinh Solanki Madhavsinh Solanki, a former Chief Minister (CM) of KP Sharma Oli Gujarat who served for 3 terms passed away at the age Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been expelled of 94 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. from the ruling Communist Party over his decision to dissolve the Parliament. Neil Sheehan Cornelius Mahoney ‘Neil’ Sheehan, an American Giuseppe Conte journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author passed away Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte stepped down at the age of 84 in Washington D.C., United States (US) following disputes within the governing alliance over the due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. post-pandemic economic recovery package.
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Michael Kindo Ronaldo goes past Pele Michael Kindo, a member of India’s 1975 hockey World Cristiano Ronaldo has surpassed Brazilian legend Pele to Cup winning and the 1972 Olympics bronze winning become the second-highest goal scorer. The Portuguese teams, passed away due to age-related ailments. forward's brace took him to 758 career goals, edging He was 73. Kindo was bestowed with the Arjuna Award ahead of Pele's total by one. in 1972. South Africa wins second Test for 2-0 series sweep Marcelo Rebelo de Sousawas over Sri Lanka Portugal’s centre-right president Marcelo Rebelo de South Africa completed a sweep of its two match series Sousawas has been re-elected by a comfortable majority against Sri Lanka as it strolled to a 10-wicket win on to a second five-year term after a campaign fought during one of the world’s worst outbreaks of coronavirus. the third day of the second Test. South Africa knocked off a target of 67 runs without loss. Prasanta Dora Former India goalkeeper Prasanta Dora, who also Jamieson bowls NZ to series sweep played for the big three clubs of Kolkata football, passed Paceman Kyle Jamieson completed an 11-wicket away. Prasanta made his national debut in 1999 against match haul as New Zealand thrashed Pakistan in Thailand in the Olympic qualifiers. the second Test to become the world’s top-ranked team. The win in Christchurch, which completed a 2-0 series Ved Mehta sweep, also confirmed New Zealand had overtaken Celebrated Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, who Australia to be the world’s number one Test side for overcame blindness and became widely known as the the first time. 20th century writer most responsible for introducing American readers to India, has died at the age of 86. ICC probes racist abuse charges
K.D. Sethi The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched an Krishan Dev Sethi, who was the last surviving member of investigation into the Indian team’s allegations of racist the Jammu & Kashmir Constituent Assembly, passed abuse from sections of the crowd in the third Test in away. Mr. Sethi was an elected member of the first Sydney. Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir formulated in 1951. Team India snatches a memorable draw from Australia in Sydney test Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh The Third Cricket Test between India and Australia Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of at Sydney ended in a draw. Chasing an imposing target a militant named Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh convicted of 407 runs set by the hosts the visitors put up 334 runs of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl. for the loss of five wickets on the last day of the match.
Ami Bera Varun Kapur, Samiya Imad Farooqui and 4 other Veteran Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera has Indians shuttlers confirm Top-10 spots in latest been re-elected as chairman of the House Foreign world junior rankings of BWF Subcommittee on Asia, Pacific, Central Asia and Non- In badminton, promising Indian shuttlers Varun Kapur proliferation. and Samiya Imad Farooqui along with four other Indians
Sylvestre Ilunga have confirmed Top-10 spots in the latest world junior Democratic Republic of Congo's Prime Minister rankings of Badminton World Federation (BWF). Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba resigned after the country's parliament passed a no-confidence motion against him. Sporting facilities to be named after renowned athletes: Kiren Rijiju Paul Crutzen Sports Ministry has decided to name all upcoming and Nobel Prize-winning chemist Paul Crutzen passed away. upgraded sporting facilities of the Sports Authority of Crutzen discovered in 1970 that nitrogen pollution was India, after renowned athletes, who have contributed to capable of destroying ozone in the atmosphere, a critical sports in India. layer of that protects living things from the sun’s ultraviolet radiation. England seals seven-wkt. Win England won the first Test against Sri Lanka by seven SPORTS wickets with Jonny Bairstow and Dan Lawrence negotiating a tricky finish. Bairstow and Lawrence steadied the innings and scored the required 36 runs in
less than 10 overs on the final day. Test Rankings: Williamson goes to the top
New Zealand skipper KaneNA Williamson has overtaken India registers historic win over Australia in Australia’s Steve Smith and India captain Virat Kohli to be the No. 1 Test batsman in the world in the latest ICC Brisbane test to seal 4-match series 2-1; Retains rankings. T Border-Gavaskar Trophy India made history by defeating Australia by three Leon Mendonca is India’s 67th GM wickets in the fourth and final Test at the Gabba in Leon Mendonca became India’sI 67th chess Grandmaster Brisbane and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. by winning his third and final norm in a tournament in India successfully chased the 328-run target to seal the four-match series 2-1. Italy.
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Malinga retires from franchise cricket 19th Dhaka International Film Festival pays tribute to Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga, one of the greatest Satyajit Ray Twenty20 bowlers, has decided to retire from franchise The 19th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF), cricket. which inaugurated on 16th January. 227 films from 73 countries have been screened during the 9 day long Juventus lifts Super Cup festival between 16-24 January. The tribute section of Andrea Pirlo won his first trophy as a coach as Juventus the festival was dedicated to the legendary filmmaker defeated Napoli 2-0 in the Italian Super Cup. Satyajit Ray to commemorate his birth centenary.
UNICEF, WHO, IFRC and MSF announce the Thailand Open Super 1000: Carolina Marin and Viktor establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile Axelsen claim second consecutive singles titles Four international health and humanitarian groups Spain’s Carolina Marin and Viktor Axelsen from namely WHO, UNICEF, IFRC and MSF have established Denmark have claimed their second Thailand Open a global Ebola vaccine stockpile in order to secure badminton singles titles. outbreak response.
England win second Test by six wickets to complete Pak test-fires nuclear-capable surface-to-surface series sweep ballistic missile England completed a 2-0 series victory over Sri Lanka Pakistan has successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable by winning the second Test by six wickets with a day to surface-to-surface ballistic missile named Shaheen-III spare. which can strike targets up to 2,750 km.
ICC announces Player of the Month awards to Fareed Zakaria’s Book titled “Ten Lessons for a recognise best performances of both male & female Post–Pandemic World” cricketers. Fareed Zakaria, a CNN host and one of the “top 10 The International Cricket Council (ICC) had announced global thinkers of the last decade on Foreign Policy”, the introduction of the ICC Player of the Month awards. authored the book titled “Ten Lessons for a Post– The award will recognize and celebrate the best Pandemic World”. performances of both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket throughout the SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket With Record 143 year. Satellites Elon Musk's SpaceX has managed to break the world Umpire Oxenford quits international scene record of the most number of satellites carried by a Australian umpire Bruce Oxenford has announced his single rocket as Falcon 9 carried as many as 143 payloads into space. The launch was part of SpaceX's retirement from international cricket after officiating in all SmallSat Rideshare Program mission. three formats of the game for over 15 years. New Zealand tops COVID-19 performance ranking Women’s Asian Cup in India next year New Zealand and Vietnam were ranked the best The 2022 Women’s Asian Cup, to be hosted by India, performing countries in their response to the pandemic, will be held from January 20 to February 6, the Asian according to a COVID-19 “performance index” put Football Confederation announced. together by the Lowy Institute, an Australian think tank. India ranked 86 out of 98 countries, while the U.S. stood Expo 2020 Dubai to host World chess at 94 and Brazil at the bottom of the index. Expo 2020 Dubai will host this year’s World chess championship from November 24 to December 16. Bangladesh sends 3rd Batch of Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char Island Nauman and Yasir shine in Pakistan’s victory The third batch of Rohingya refugees living in camps at Debutant Nauman Ali took five wickets and fellow Cox’s Bazar district sailed for relocation at the newly spinner Yasir Shah grabbed four to give Pakistan a developed facility at the Bhashan Char island in seven-wicket victory in the first Test against South Bangladesh. A total of 1778 refugees left for Bhashan Africa. char island in four navy ships from Chattogram port.
Nepal decides to award hydropower project to MISCELLANEOUS India's Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Nepal has decided to award the contract for construction of 679 megawatt Lower Arun Hydropower Project to India launches 40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica India's Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN).
India launched the 40th Scientific Expedition to World Braille Day is observed on January 4 Antarctica. This Indian expedition marks four decades of World Braille Day is observed every year on January 4th the country's scientific endeavour to the southern white to raise awareness about how Braille plays a significant continent. role in the complete realization of human rights in the lives of blind and partially sighted people. Twitter permanently suspends US President Donald Trump's account Nation celebrates birth anniversary of Swami US President Donald Trump has been permanently Vivekananda on January 12 suspended from social network app Twitter due to the The Nation is celebrated the birth anniversary of Swami risk of further incitement of violence. Vivekananda on January 12. Swami Vivekananda’s
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birth anniversary is also celebrated as National Youth Parakram Diwas celebrations mark 125th birth Day in the country. anniversary year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose The Government has decided to celebrate the birth Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day: January 14 anniversary of Netaji as 'Parakram Diwas' on 23rd Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day is celebrated on 14th January every year. of January every year to honour services rendered by veterans of the Army. National Girl Child Day: 24th January The National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India every year on January 24. National Girl Child day 2021 is Army Day: January 15 being celebrated across the country with the objective of The Army Day is being celebrated on January 15 to mark raising awareness on the issue of declining Child Sex the taking over as commander-in-chief of the Indian Army Ratio (CSR). by the then Lt Gen K M Carriappa in 1949 from General Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief National Voters' Day: January 25th of India. The National Voters’ Day (NVD) is celebrated on the 25th of January every year since 2011, to mark the Statehood Day Of Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya foundation day of Election Commission of India (ECI). observed on January 21 Meghalaya, Manipur & Tripura celebrate their statehood Martyrs’ Day: 30th January day on January 2. On January 21, 1972, the three states The Martyrs’ Day which is also known as “Shaheed of Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya became full-fledged Diwas” is annually observed across India on 30th states under the North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) January to pay respect to the martyrs who lost their lives Act of 1971. during India’s freedom struggle.
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