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27-01-21

BANKING / FINANCIAL / ECONOMICAL NEWS

India's bid for permanent UNSC membership matter of discussion: Biden's UN ambassador nominee US President Joe Biden's pick for the ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas- Greenfield, on Wednesday did not explicitly commit the support of the new administration for to be a permanent member of the Security Council. Three previous administrations, that of George W Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump, had publicly said that the United States supports India's bid to be a permanent member of the UN Security Council. IMPORTANT DAYS

Int. Holocaust Remembrance Day: 27 Jan International Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed on 27 Jan every year. It marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz- Birkenau by Soviet troops on 27 January 1945. Over a million men, women and children were killed in it. The official theme for 2021 is Facing the Aftermath: Recovery and Reconstitution after the Holocaust. SPORTS

I would prefer Messi to stay but La Liga is above clubs and players La Liga has already lost two of the world’s best players in and Neymar, and might lose another one in but the Spanish football league’s president, Javier Tebas, is not perturbed by these developments. Kohli, Rohit remain number 1 and 2 in ICC ODI rankings India Virat Kohli and senior batsman retained their number one and two position respectively in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen, while pacer remained at the third spot in the bowler's list. Kohli, who had scored 89 and 63 against Australia in his last two ODI appearance, has 870 points to his kitty. APPOINTMENTS AND RETIREMENTS

HUL appoints Ritesh Tiwari as Chief Financial Officer FMCG major HUL on Wednesday said it has appointed Ritesh Tiwari as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), while the incumbent Srinivas Phatak will move to parent firm Unilever's headquarters in

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27-01-21 . Tiwari, currently VP Finance - Global Performance management, is based out of the United Kingdom. SCHEMES AND POLICIES

NO MAJOR UPDATE AWARDS AND HONOURS

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2020-21 In , the Trophy 2020- 21 is being played from 26-31 January 2021, at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad. The stadium is now the largest in India in terms of capacity. As per the schedule, four quarter-finals were played from 26-27 January 2021, two semi- finals will be played on January 29, 2021, with the final scheduled on January 31, 2021. President awards Tatrakshak medals President Ram Nath Kovind has awarded Presidents Tatrakshak Medal (PTM) and Tatrakshak Medal (TM) to the Indian Coast Guard personnel. They have been awarded for their act of conspicuous gallantry and distinguished/meritorious service. These awards are being given to the personnel of Indian Coast Guard on Republic Day and Independence Day every year, since 26 Jan 1990 onwards. NATIONAL

PM Modi to address World Economic Forum's Davos Dialogue Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Davos Dialogue on Thursday via video conferencing. The Prime Minister would be addressing the forum at 5:30 pm IST. In a tweet on Wednesday, the Prime Minister said: "Will be addressing the @wef's Davos Agenda at 5:30 PM tomorrow, 28th January. Looking forward to speaking on a wide range (of) subjects relating to India's reform trajectory, increased usage of technology and other issues." Dr. Harsh Vardhan addresses an event Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare digitally addressed a high- level virtual event titled Family Planning 2020: Celebrating Progress, Transforming for the future”, on 26 Jan21. An Annual Progress Report for 2019-2020 was also released. India was one of the first countries in the world to formulate a National Family Planning Program way back in 1952.

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27-01-21

INTERNATIONAL

Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots in a week from India's Serum Institute The Serum Institute of India (SII) will supply Saudi Arabia with 3 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses priced at $5.25 each in about a week on behalf of the British drugmaker, its chief executive told Reuters on Monday. SII has no immediate plans, however, to divert supplies to Europe, even though AstraZeneca has come under pressure from the EU to deliver more shots after announcing a big cut in shipments due to production problems at a Belgian factory. DEFENCE

More firepower to IAF, 3 more Rafales to be added to fleet Three Rafale combat aircraft will arrive in India on Thursday after flying non-stop from France, an Indian Air Force official said on Wednesday. The three new additions will add to the current fleet of eight Rafale jets. The three Rafale combat aircraft, manufactured by French company Dassault Aviation, took off from Istres in France on Wednesday. Ravin Khosla takes command of Gajraj Corps The command of Indian Armys Frontier Gajraj Corps was taken over from Lt General Shantanu Dayal to Lt General Ravin Khosla. He comes to Gajraj Corps from Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence (Army), where he was holding the appointment of Director-General. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Students of college in Coimbatore develop satellite for Indian Space Research Organisation Students of Sri Shakti Institute of Engineering and Technology, here, have designed and developed a satellite at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore. It would be inaugurated by chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Dr R Sivan on January 28. The formation of the Indian

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27-01-21 National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre in June last by Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspired 12 students of the institute to collaborate with ISRO and develop 'SriShaktiSat', the institute chairman Dr Thangavel told reporters here on Wednesday. OBITUARIES

Carlos Holmes Trujillo passes away Colombias Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo passed away in Jan 2021. He has been replaced by Fernando Navarro, who was previously head of the Colombian armed forces. He became defense minister in November 2019, after serving as foreign minister. MISCELLANEOUS

Kenya taking over global markets, Indian tea producers look inward for price recovery As Kenya is flooding the global black tea consuming markets with the commodity due to higher production in the country, Indian tea producers are relying more on the domestic market this year for better price recovery. Tea prices have already gone up 20% in the past three months and are expected to remain firm owing to scarce supply. Kolkata gets boat library The West Bengal Transport Corporation in collaboration with a heritage book store has launched a childrens library on a boat in Kolkata. It is a first of its kind initiative. The boat library would take people on a three- hour-long trip. There will be three trips on all weekdays. A ride on the boat would cost Rs 100 for adults and Rs 50 for children. Akshay Kumar launches mobile action game FAU-G Akshay Kumar has announced on social media the launch of the mobile action game Fearless and United Guards (FAU-G) on the occasion of the 72nd Republic Day. nCore games FAU-G has crossed 5 million registrations on the Google Play Store. 20% of the net revenue generated will be donated to @BharatKeVeer Trust #FAUG. IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGIES

CFO = Chief Financial Officer

PTM = Presidents Tatrakshak Medal

TM = Tatrakshak Medal WEF = World Economic Forum's

SII = Serum Institute of India

ISRO = Indian Space Research Organisation

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27-01-21 FAU-G = Fearless and United Guards

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