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PERFECTION Current Affairs Year 3 | Vol.-2 | Total Vol.- 16 | February 2021

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PERFECTION IAS FEBRUARY- 2021

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1. SPECIAL 1-8

2. NATIONAL 9-13

3. INTERNATIONAL 14-18

4. STATE SPECIAL 19-24

5. APPOINTMENTS 25-28

6. OBITUARIES 29-32

7. AWARDS 33-35

8. SCIENCE & TECH 36-37

9. DEFENCE 38-41

10. IMPORTANT DAYS 42-44

11. SPORTS 45

12. MISCELLANEOUS 46-51

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1. Dr. Rajiv Ranjan, a graduate · The Home Department has approved f r o m P a t n a U n i v e r s i t y , the purchase of new vehicles for the District Police and units against became the Chief Secretary of cancellation in the year 2019-20. Tamil Nadu. Under this, 379 light motor vehicles · Dr. Rajeev Ranjan has been made the will be purchased at a cost of about Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu on 1st 30.32 crore and 302 motorcycles will February 2021. Before being made the be purchased at a cost of 2.71 crore. Chief Secretary, he was in on 3. Bihar ranked 13th in central deputation. He has held many Justice Report -2020 important positions in the center. · The Tata Trusts released the "India · Dr. Rajiv Ranjan is a 1985 batch Justice Report-2020" in January ofcer of the Indian Administrative 2021. According to the report, Service. He hails from Gangapur tops the states in giving village in Samastipur district of Bihar. justice to the people in the country. It He did his graduation in Physics from is followed by Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Patna University. Punjab and . 2. Bihar government announced to provide security equipment to state policemen · On February 1, 2021, the Bihar government announced to provide bulletproof jackets, ballistic specs, tactical lights etc. for state policemen. · The Police Headquarters is to procure 24 bulletproof jackets, 12 ballistic goggles, 25lower hand guards, 25 ash lights and green laser site, a dozen inside barrel tactical lights and tactical cameras.

Highlights of the report: · The India Justice Report is released annually by the Tata Trusts. In this, every state is given ranking on many parameters including policing, jail, judicial. Assessment of infrastructure, legal aid, human resources and ve-

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year trends in the preparation of the Covid-19 transition period, the state report. government has decided to set up · This report assesses the ability of cryogenic oxygen tanks in 9 medical various states to do justice. The report college hospitals in Bihar. This will has been prepared by the Tata Trusts enable Bihar to cope with future in collaboration with the Center for situations. Social Justice, Common Cause, 5. Dr. Aruna Chaudhary became Daksh (DAKSH), the Law Center for the Head of Department of Legal Policy and the Commonwealth M a i t h i l i P o s t g r a d u a t e Human Rights Initiative. · Among the smaller states, D e p a r t m e n t o f P a t n a retained the top position and University at the bottom, · Dr. Aruna Chaudhary has been Bihar was ranked 13th in this report. appointed as Head of the Department · According to the report, the number of (HOD) of PG Maithili Department of women judges in India is just 29 Patna University for three years on 30 percent. However, the average of January 2021. women judges in the High Court has · Prior to this, she has contributed as increased from 11 to 13 per cent, while the Head of the Department of Maithili that of the ancillary courts has Department of Magadha Women's increased from 28 to 30 per cent. College, Patna since June 2003. · Bihar tops the list of 25 states, · After his service at Patna University, employing 25.3% women in the state his name continued to be replaced as a police force. This means that Bihar renowned writer in the literary world. has the highest number of women Many of his books are published. police personnel. It is the only state · In particular, the abstract creative w i t h m o r e t h a n 2 0 % w o m e n descriptions related to various genres participation in the police force. o f M i t h i l a - M a i t h i l i h a v e b e e n However, in the ofcer category, only published. 6.1% are women. 6. MukhtarAlam will get Maithili · There are no women judges in the four states - Bihar, , Savi Award and Meghalaya High Courts. Among · In view of the many important work states with a population of less than 1 done for Maithili language and literary crore, Tripura, and Goa are upliftment and public awakening, giving the highest justice to their Saharsa's young litterateur, Maithili citizens. language, engineer and teacher by 4. Installation of cryogenic p r o f e s s i o n , M u k h t a r A l a m h a s announced to be conferred with oxygen tanks in 9 medical Maithili SaviSamman by Social, college hospitals of Bihar Cultural Committee Madhubani. The · In view of problems like lack of oxygen a w a r d w i l l b e c o n f e r r e d o n cylinders in hospitals of Bihar during 8thFebruary 2021 at Madhubani.

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· Earlier, MukhtarAlam has been from Patna Smart City. honored by organizations like All India · Patna Smart City has planned to do M i t h i l a U n i o n D e l h i , 3D painting on all government YuvaVicharManch. MukhtarAlam is buildings so that it will become a the founder and director of the center of attraction among the visitors literary, social organization Maithili and a smart image of Patna is Words Lok. revealed. It has been proposed to make 7. NTPC will take initiative to a painting based on the department of publish the manuscript of which the building will be, so that it can be known from a distance which poet RamavatarShakra ofce is there. · On 1 February 2021on the occasion of · The entire project has been planned by 1 0 6 t h b i r t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f Patna Smart City. The entire area has revolutionary poet RamavatarShakra, also been selected under ABD (Area t h e N a t i o n a l T h e r m a l P o w e r Based Development). C o r p o r a t i o n ( N T P C ) B a r a u n i · Buildings falling under ABD area announced, that an initiative would be under Smart City are being selected taken towards publishing the for this. Due to the expansion of ABD manuscripts of Shakraji. With this, area, now this work will be started in Barauni NTPC will work to enrich the all places. In this, Son Bhawan, GPO surrounding village in the coming Building, Mauryalok Complex, Radio days. S t a t i o n , A G B u i l d i n g , · The poet RamavatarShakra is famous BiskomanBhawan, AayakarBhawan, as the laborer of the pen. Born on Patna Museum Boundary, etc. can be February 1, 1915 in a poor family in marked. Rupnagar, RamavatarShakra was rich in talent from the beginning. Till his death on 10 June 1988, he continuously moved his pen in the interest of the workers, the deprived and the victims. · Even today, his creation, 'I know I am walking on the trails, I am forcing myself to do in the path of light' is on 9. Akshara Singh receives half of the tongue of the people. the Women's Achievers Award 8. Modern look will be given to 2020 Bihar Smart City with 3D · Bhojpuri cine world popular actress painting Akshara Singh, who has proved her · Under the Smart City Scheme, now 3D talent in acting, singing and dance painting will be done on its walls in the talent, was honored with the Half smart city being built in various Population Women's Achievers Award districts in Bihar. It will be launched 2020 on February 1st, 2021 at the

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New Patna Club in Patna. Culture and Youth at GyanBhawan, · Akshara Singh was awarded this Patna. honor for her special contribution to the Bhojpuri art world. He was given this honor by Dr. Ranjit Kumar Singh, Director, Department of Education, . · Apart from him, 20 people including MandiraBedi, Rupal Patel, Parul Chaudhary received this award from Half Population Women's Achievers · 37 artists of the state were honored in Award 2020. this award ceremony. Following is the list of these award winners- Bihar Arts Award 2019-20 ü Shri Rajiv Ranjan - Radha Mohan Senior Award (Contemporary Art Photography Art) ü Shri Pintu Prasad – Radhamohan Yuva Puraskar (Contemporary Art Photography Art) ü Mrs. Sangeeta - Kumud Sharma Senior Award (Contemporary Art) ü Mrs. Shweta Saha - Kumud Sharma · H a l f t h e p o p u l a t i o n W o m e n ' s Yuva Award (Contemporary Art) Achievers Award has been organized ü Shri Firangi Lal Gupta - Sita Devi every year in different cities of the Senior Award (Folk Arts) country. Half-population Women's ü Shri Sinha - Dinkar Achievers Award is organized to honor Senior Award (Visual Art Writing) every common and special women ü Shri Dharmesh Mehta - Beggar presenting their works in different Thakur Yuva Award (Theater) areas. This time the event was held in ü Patna, the capital of Bihar. MuktiJha - Sita Devi Youth Award (Folk Arts) 10. 37 artists received Bihar Kala ü S h r i U m e s h K u m a r S i n g h - Puraskar cum honor Vindhyavasini Devi Senior Award · Mangal Pandey, Minister of Arts, (Folk Singing) Culture and Youth Department, ü Chandan Kumari - Vindhyavasini Bihar, announced the establishment Devi Yuva Puraskar (folk singing) of the Art University on 30 January ü Shri Deepak Kumar - Rameshwar 2021. S i n g h K a s h y a p Y u v a A w a r d · It was announced at Bihar Kala (Exhibition Art Writing) Puraskar / Samman ceremony ü Dr. Mujtaba Hussain - Bismillah Khan organized by the Department of Arts, Senior Award (Watch Playing)

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ü Shri Sudhanshu Anand - Bismillah public relations for the last 11 years . Khan Yuva Award (Instrumental) 12. Bihar's 'smart prepaid meter ü Gracie – Ambapali Yuva Puraskar s c h e m e ' w i l l n o w b e (Classical Dance) i m p l e m e n t e d a c r o s s ü Rama Das - Ambapali Senior Award (Classical Dance) thecountry. ü Shri Jai Jhirotia - (National Level) · In view of the improvement in the Award for Visual Arts electricity sector in Bihar, "Smart ü Shri Satyanarayan Lal - Lifetime Prepaid Meter" has now been proposed Achievement Award (Visual Arts) to be implemented across the country. ü Shri Ganesh Prasad Sinha - Lifetime Union Finance Minister Nirmala Achievement Award (Exhibition Art) S i t h a r a m a n h a s p r o p o s e d t o introduce smart prepaid meter in the 11. Kundan Kumar honored with country in the General Budget 'National Award2021' presented in Parliament on 1 February · PRO Kundan Kumar was honored 2021. with National Award 2021 for his · In Bihar in 2018, North and South outstanding contribution in the eld of Bihar Power Distribution Company art and culture in society and nation signed an agreement with Energy building. Efciency Services Limited (EESL), a · He was given the honor at the public sector company. After this, it Children's Flight and National Honor was decided to install smart prepaid Ceremony 2021,organized by Didiji meters in the state in 2019 in the Foundation, Patna at the Bihar Art cabinet meeting. Theater, Kalidas Rangalaya at Gandhi · Initially it was limited to a few Maidan in the capital Patna. districts. So far, over one lakh consumers have been equipped with smart prepared meters. 13. Organic garden to be built over150 acres in Araria · Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister cum Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department Minister Tara Kishore Prasad announced on January 28th, 2021 to create an organic garden center in Raniganj, Araria. · K u n d a n K u m a r h a v e b e e n · An organic garden center will be built awardedPataliputraSamman2019.Ku on about 150 acres of land in Raniganj ndan Kumar is originally from a n d t r e e g a r d e n i n A r a r i a . Ghosrama of Bandra block in Arrangements will be made to keep all Muzaffarpur district of Bihar. kinds of forest animals. About 20 · He has been working in the eld of crores will be spent on this.

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14. 18 policemen from Bihar General of Police Human Rights, Bihar honored with distinguished Police Headquarters Patna. 2. Mohammad Abdul Mannan Under medals Inspector, Bihar Police Headquarters, · On the Republic Day, 18 policemen Patna from Bihar were awarded medals out Anand Kumar Mahaveer Awarded of the Police Medal given to the Policemen of the country by the · Anand Kumar, the founder of Super . 30, Patna, was conferred Mahaveer Award by Tamil Nadu Governor · Out of these, 5 police personnel were BanwarilalPurohit at a function in awarded police medals for their on January 29, 2021Anand bravery while 2 soldiers received Kumar was given Rs10 lakh cash, a President Police Medal awards for citation and a memento under the distinguished service. award. · Apart from this, 11 soldiers were · Anand Kumar has been known for the awarded with Police Medals for past 18 years for running India's meritorious service. Following is the premier IIT-JEE for training 30 list of- students for one year of residential coaching for free through a highly innovative technique called Super 30 coaching. 15. A n j a n a M i s h r a b e c o m e s Chairman of Law Commission · Retired High Court judge Anjana Mishra has been made the chairman of the State Law Commission. Justice Mishra retired on 28th February last Police Ofcer awarded Bravery Medal year. 1. Virendra Kumar Meghavi, Inspector · Anjana Mishra became the judge of Special Task Force, Patna Patna High Court on 15 May 2014. 2. Pradeep Kumar, Inspector Special After which she retired in February Task Force, Patna 2020. 3. Dhanraj Kumar, Under Inspector 16. R a m V i l a s P a s w a n Special Task Force of Police, Patna posthumously awarded Padma 4. Uttam Kumar, Sepoy Special Task Force, Patna Bhushan 5. Kumar, Sepoy Special · R a m V i l a s P a s w a n h a s b e e n Task Force, Patna p o s t h u m o u s l y P o l i c e o f  c e r a w a r d e d w i t h a w a r d e d t h e . Distinguished Service Medal R a m V i l a s 1. Rajesh Tripathi, IPS, Deputy Inspector Paswan, an active

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leader of the JP movement and Mukesh Sahni were declared, elected founder of the Lok Janshakti Party, unopposed in the Bihar Legislative has been a MP twice and a Council. No one other than the two MP twice in his 32-year had led nomination. political career. He contested 11 · Hussain led nomination from the times, winning 9 times. seat vacated by former Deputy Chief · , born in Khagaria, Minister Modi, while Bihar, has a unique record of working Sahani led nomination for the seat with six Prime Ministers. vacated by former minister Binod · H e d i d n o t c o n t e s t i n t h e Narayan Jha when he was elected to 16thLokSabha but became the the Bihar Assembly. Minister of Consumer Affairs in the 18. "Cycle Girl" Jyoti becomes Modi government. He died on 8 b r a n d a m b a s s a d o r o f October 2020 due to illness. 'NashaMukti' campaign · Paswan was one of the prominent · 15-year-old Jyoti Kumari arrived at leaders of Indian politics. He was also Darbhanga after riding her father from President of Lok Janshakti Party and Gurugram in , covering a Union Minister in NDA Government. distance of 1200 km in seven days. · He represented the Hajipur Lok Sabha · This beautiful tale of courage and love constituency of Bihar in the sixteenth caught the attention of the Indian Lok Sabha. He was 9 times Lok Sabha people and the Bihar government. MP and 2 times Rajya Sabha MP. 17. Shahnawaz Hussain and M u k e s h S a h n i e l e c t e d u n o p p o s e d t o B i h a r Legislative Council · Former minister and BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain and Vikas Insan Party (VIP) president and Bihar government minister

· To honor this bravery, the Social W e l f a r e D e p a r t m e n t o f t h e Government of Bihar has appointed Cycle Girl Jyoti as the brand ambassador for the de-addiction campaign.

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19. NITI Aayog's Innovation Index 20. Ram Avatar Sharma became includes Bihar among the the new Accountant General worst states of Bihar · , Maharashtra, Tamil · Ramavatar Sharma, a 2003 batch Nadu, Telangana and Kerala were o f  c e r , h a s b e c o m e t h e n e w ranked in the top ve states in the Accountant General of Bihar. He has second Innovation Index released by t a k e n c h a r g e f r o m P r i n c i p a l NITI Aayog on 20thJanuary 2021. Accountant General Praveen Kumar · The index was released by NITI Aayog Singh on 1st January 2021. vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar and CEO · Ramavatar Sharma is a 2003 batch Amitabh Kant. It has been developed ofcer of the Indian Audit and on the lines of the Global Innovation Accounts Service. Before taking over Index. , and as the Accountant General of Bihar, Bihar ranked at the bottom of the Ram Avatar served as the director in index. the Ofce of the Principal Director in · The Innovation Index ranks states and Washington, USA. union territories based on their efforts to promote innovation and their relative performance. The purpose of this index is to nd out the strengths and weaknesses of the states in the eld of innovation and motivate them to strengthen in this direction. · In this index, states and union territories are divided into 17 major states, 10 northeast and hill states and nine urban states and union territories for comparison.

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1. PM Modi laid the foundation of and Child Development and Textiles Virtually Light House Projects Minister jointly launched Toykathon-2021 and Toykathon (LHPs) portal. · Prime Minister laid the · Toykathon is being organized to foundation stone of light house develop India as a global toy projects at six locations in six states manufacturing hub. Toyakathan will through video conference on 1st provide a platform to develop January 2021. innovative toy concepts based on the · These projects will be implemented in Indian value system that will develop Indore (), positive behavior and good value (), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), among children. Ranchi (Jharkhand), Agartala 4. G o v e r n m e n t o f I n d i a (Tripura) and Lucknow (). constitutes High Level Group 2. India becomes co-chairman of f o r S o u t h A s i a E n e r g y A s i a P r o t e c t e d A r e a s Security Partnership (APAP) · A high-level group has been formed by the central government to build a · India has been elected joint-president South Asia-focused energy security of the IUCN-backed Asia Protected architecture. Regional Partnership for a period of · The high level group named South three years until November 2023. Asia Group for Energy (SAGE) will be · India will replace South Korea, which headed by former Union Energy has held the position for the last 3 Secretary Ram Vinay Shahi. years until November 2020. As co- · SAGE is established under the think chairman, India will be responsible for tank Research and Information assisting other Asian countries in System for Developing Countries (RIS) managing their protected areas. of the Ministry of External Affairs · The APAP is chaired by the IUCN (MEA). (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Asia, and chaired by an APAP 5. P M M o d i d e d i c a t e s n e w nation member on a rotational basis. section of Western Dedicated 3. launches Freight Corridor to the Toyathon-2021 to promote country toy manufacturing · Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated the 306 km long New · Union Education Minister Ramesh Rewari-New Madar section of the Pokhriyal 'Nishank' and Union Women

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Western Dedicated Freight Corridor Parliament on 1st February, is going to (WDFC) to the nation. be completely paperless in view of the · PM Modi agged off the world's rst current coronavirus epidemic. double-stack long-haul 1.5 km long · This will be the rst time after container train from New Attlee-New independence when the copy of the Kishangarh by electric traction budget will not be published. In this through video-conferencing. regard, the Center has taken · The new Rewari-Naya Madar section permission from both houses of of WDFC is located in Haryana, which Parliament. is about 79 km long in Mahendragarh · This decision has been taken due to and Rewari districts and about 227 the transition to COVID-19, as around km in Jaipur, Ajmer, Sikar, Nagaur 100 employees are involved in the and Alwar districts in . process, which is isolated for about 15 6. India will chair 3 major days until the budget documents are printed, sealed and delivered on the committees of UN Security budget day. They are not allowed to go Council out or talk to anyone. · India's Permanent Representative to · Budget papers are usually printed in the United Nations, TS Tirumurthy, the North Block in the printing press of has announced that India will chair the ministry. In this year's budget, the three major committees of the United traditional 'halwa' ceremony will Nations Security Council (UNSC) reportedly not be held, or it can be held during its tenure as a non-permanent with limited people. member of the powerful 15-nation · Halwa ceremony is held in the Finance United Nations. Ministry every year before the budget. 7. will launch This is considered the formal " K h a d i N a t u r a l P a i n t " beginning of the budget-related developed by KVIC process. · Union Road Transport and Highways 9. C e n t e r l a u n c h e s P r i m e Minister Nitin Gadkari will launch an Minister's Skill Development innovative paint developed by the Scheme 3.0 K h a d i a n d V i l l a g e I n d u s t r i e s · The central government started the Commission. third phase of the Pradhan Mantri · Called "Khadi Natural Paint", this K a u s h a l V i k a s Y o j a n a o n paint is eco-friendly, non-toxic, which 15thJanuary 2021. The scheme has is the rst product of its kind with been launched for the current anti-fungal, antibacterial properties. nancial year ending March 2021 and 8. Union Budget 2021: Paperless will be implemented by the Ministry of budget will be presented for S k i l l D e v e l o p m e n t a n d Entrepreneurship. the rst time in history · The Union Budget 2021, presented in

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10. No foreign leader as chief 12. PM Modi approves 8 trains guest on Republic Day this connecting the Statue of year Unity · According to Foreign Ministry · Prime Minister Narendra Modi agged spokesman Anurag Shrivastava, due off eight trains connecting the Statue to the global COVID-19 status, it has of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat with been decided that the Head of State or various regions of the country through Head of Government will not be the video conferencing. PM Modi said that chief guest for the Republic Day this was the rst time in history that celebrations this year. many trains from different places were · President Ramnath Kovind will take left for the same destination. the parade salute this time. This will · The eight trains that were agged be the rst time in ve decades that off will connect Kevadia to these India will not have a chief guest at its cities: Republic Day parade. ü , · United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister ü Dadar, Boris Johnson canceled his visit to ü , India. Boris Johnson was scheduled to ü Hazrat be the chief guest at India's Republic ü Nizamuddin, Day Parade on 26thJanuary. ü Reva, 11. Petroleum Ministry launches ü Chennai, and 'Saksham' campaign ü Pratap nagar. · The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural 13. PM Modi launches Rs 1,000 Gas has launched a month-long crore 'Startup India Seed public awareness campaign called "Saksham" to spread awareness about Fund' green and clean energy. · Prime Minister Narendra Modi has · A campaign is being organized by the launched a Rs 1,000-crore 'Startup Petroleum Conservation Research India Seed Fund' on 16thJanuary 2021 Association (PCRA) to convince while addressing the 'Start: Startup consumers to move towards clean India International Summit' 2021. fuels and to bring behavioral changes · This initiative will help establish new to use fossil fuels wisely. startups and promote their growth. · The campaign will spread awareness 14. Nitin Gadkari inaugurates about seven major 7 carriers, which National Road Safety Month Prime Minister Narendra Modi 2021 recently mentioned. · Union Defense Minister and Union Road Transport and Highways and MSME Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the country's rst Road

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Safety Month. strategically important hydroelectric · Road Safety Week was being organized projects in the Union Territory. continuously for the last few years, · The development of this project Will be but keeping in view the seriousness of done by new joint venture company the matter, National Road Safety (JVC) of National Hydroelectric Power Month is being organized this year as Corporation and Jammu and Kashmir an awareness campaign. State Power Development Corporation · This month-long program aims to Ltd with 51% and 49% shareholding make people aware of road safety in respectively. India and reduce road accidents. It will 17. Republic Day 2021: India be held till 17thFebruary 2021. celebrates its 72nd Republic 15. Government of India will Day celebrate January 23 as · The nation celebrated its 72nd Parakram Divas Republic Day with a grand military · The Ministry of Culture announced parade held at Rajpath in Delhi and an that the birth anniversary of Netaji exhibition of its history, cultural Subhash Chandra Bose will be diversity and strategic weapons. celebrated on 23 January every year · The day is celebrated by all citizens in as 'Parakram Divas'. the country, which has been declared · This day is celebrated to honor and a s a n a t i o n a l h o l i d a y b y t h e greet Netaji's indomitable spirit and Government of India. seless service to the nation. · Prime Minister Narendra Modi will · Earlier this month, a high level start the Republic Day parade committee has been set up by the ceremony by visiting the National War Ministry of Culture under the Memorial. The national ag was chairmanship of Prime Minister Shri hoisted after the national anthem with Narendra Modi to commemorate the a 21-gun salute. 125th birth anniversary of Netaji · Indian Republic Day is celebrated with Subhash Chandra Bose. p a t r i o t i s m a n d e n t h u s i a s m 16. Cabinet approves investment throughout India. On the Rajpath, in Delhi, spectacular parades are of Rs 5,282 crore for 850 MW organized by regiments of the Indian Ratale Project on Chenab Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and River Paramilitary Forces. · The Union Cabinet has approved an · It also showcases India's defensive investment of Rs 5281.94 crore for 850 progress with the latest missiles, MW Ratale Hydropower Project aircraft and weapon systems. located on river Chenab in Kishtwar Beautiful tableaux representing the district of Jammu and Kashmir. uniqueness of all the states of India · The project is being implemented are also shown during the parade. under the Centre's plan to restructure

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· The parade usually ends with several · A consignment of vaccine has also air shows and y past by Indian forces. been sent to Bahrain. The country will 18. India announced $ 150,000 get 10,800 vaccines under the initiative. for UN Peace building Fund in · India has also given more than 5 2021 million doses to seven neighboring · India has promised USD 150,000 in countries. 2021 to contribute to the activities and · There are 7 countries - Maldives programs of the United Nations Peace (100,000 vaccines), Bhutan (150,000 building Fund this year. vaccines), Nepal (1 million vaccines), · The Peace building Fund has pursued Bangladesh (2 million vaccines), its ve-year strategy, which will Myanmar (1.5 million vaccines), require one and a half billion (1.5 Mauritius (100,000 vaccines), and billion) dollars for the Peace building Seychelles (50,000 vaccines). Fund during the years 2020-2024. It · Commercial supplies of Covishield was announced on 25thJanuary 2021 have also been sent to Morocco, Brazil by TS Tirumurthy, India's permanent ( 2 m i l l i o n d o s e s e a c h ) , a n d representative to the United Nations. Bangladesh (5 million doses). · UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he is grateful to the countries that have provided more than $ 439 million towards the UN's peace and conict prevention through the United Nations Peacekeeping Fund. 19. India's "Vaccine Friendship" initiative started · The Vaccine Friendship Initiative is an initiative by India to provide COVID- 19 vaccines to neighboring countries. Recently, Sri Lanka and Bahrain have received COVID-19 vaccines from India under the initiative. · The Vaccine Friendship initiative was launched by India on 20thJanuary to provide COVID-19 vaccines to neighboring countries. About the initiative: · Sri Lanka has received 5 lakh Covid- 19 vaccines from India as a part of the "Vaccine Friendship" initiative.

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1. US Congress passed 'Malala 4. Indian-American Raj Iyer Yousafzai Scholarship Act' becomes rst CIO of US Army · The US Congress has passed the · Indian-American Dr. Raj Iyer took over 'Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act' to as the rst Chief Information Ofcer of increase the number of scholarships the US Army after the post was made for Pakistani women in higher by the Pentagon in July 2020. education under a merit and needs- · Dr. Raj Iyer is one of the highest based program. ranked Indian-American citizens of · The bill was passed by the United the US Department of Defense. States Senate by voice vote on January 5. successfully tests 1st. The bill will now go to the White "Fatah-1" rocket system H o u s e f o r s i g n a t u r e w i t h U S President, after which it will take the · The Pakistani Army has successfully shape of the law. completed a successful ight test of the indigenously developed Guided 2. Alex Ellis will be the new Multi Launch Rocket System, Fatah- British High Commissioner in 1. The Fatah-1 weapon system is India capable of carrying "enemy territory" · Alex Ellis has been appointed British conventional armaments. High Commissioner to India. He has · According to the Army's Director held several positions in the Cabinet General, Media Wing, Major General Ofce, director general of Exiting from Babar Iftikhar, the Fatah-1 weapon the European Union, including system can hit targets up to a range of Deputy National Security Advisor, 140 km. D i r e c t o r - G e n e r a l a n d B r i t i s h 6. T o u d e r a a g a i n b e c a m e Ambassador in the Department. President of Central African 3. Biden elected Judge Merrick Republic Garland as Attorney General · Faustin - Archange Toudera was re- · Newly elected President Joe Biden will elected President of the Central nominate Federal Appeal Judge African Republic after winning the Merrick Garland as the next US election by more than 53% of the vote. Attorney General. · The 63-year-old president has been in · He currently serves as a Judge of the power since 2016 but is constantly in Court of Appeals of the District of the conict with armed opponents to Circuit of Columbia, one of 13 federal regain control of vast parts of the appellate courts. country.

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· The Central African Republic, a 10. I n d o n e s i a n S r i v i j a y a producer of gold and diamonds, has a passenger plane dropped into population of 4.7 million. the sea after takeoff 7. Joe Biden announced the · Srivijaya Air, a passenger aircraft inclusion of two Indian- carrying 62 people from Jakarta, Americans in the US National Indonesia, crashed into the sea Security Council shortly after takeoff. · The newly elected US President Joe · The Boeing 737-500 was estimated on Biden has named Indian-American a 90-minute ight from Jakarta to Sumona Guha as senior director of Pontianak, the capital of West South Asia and Tarun Chhabra as Kalimantan Province, on the island of senior director of technology and Borneo, Indonesia. national security. 11. S a d y r J a p a r o v w o n t h e 8. Japan announces Rs2,113 presidential election of crore loan for India's COVID Kyrgyzstan relief efforts · SadyrJaparov, who was at the · The Government of Japan has forefront of the presidential election in announced a development assistance Kyrgyzstan, has registered a major loan of 30 billion Japanese Yen (about victory in the elections. Rs. 2113 crore) to India. · According to the Central Election · The loan of this program aims to Commission, Japarov won 79% of the support India's efforts to provide votes. coordinated and adequate social 12. Donald Trump becomes rst security to poor and vulnerable people US President to be impeached across the country against the severe twice effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. · P r e s i d e n t D o n a l d T r u m p w a s 9. Twitter delays Trump's new historically impeached for the second tweet on @POTUS, campaign time on January 13thby the US account suspended House, accusing him of "inciting · Twitter Inc. has removed new tweets rebellion" over the deadly siege of the posted by US President Donald Trump Capitol crowd in a swift and eccentric on the ofcial government account collapse in his last days in ofce. He @POTUS and, after permanently was rst impeached on his Ukraine booting its private platform, also deal in 2019. suspended the presidential campaign · The House voted 232-197 to impeach account. Mr. Trump. U.S. calls on the president · The @POTUS Twitter account is the for a "hell-like ght" against the ofcial Twitter account of US election results. President Donald Trump. The name of · A week after the uproar by Trump's this account is President Trump. pro-violence loyalists in the Capitol,

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the proceeding proceeded with a slow Important point: pace with the vote of lawmakers. · The designation of strategic partners 13. Indian-American Garima w i l l s t r e n g t h e n t h e e x i s t i n g Verma Named as Digital partnership between the United States, Bahrain State and United Arab Director in First Lady's Ofce Emirates. · The incoming First Lady, Jill Biden, · T h e t w o c o u n t r i e s h a v e b e e n has named Indian-American Garima nominated for their commitment to Verma as its digital director and c o m b a t i n g v i o l e n t e x t r e m i s m Michael La Rosa's press secretary, the t h r o u g h o u t t h e r e g i o n , a n B i d e n T r a n s i t i o n T e a m h a s extraordinary security partnership, announced. and hosting thousands of United · He served as audience development States Airmen, Soldiers, Marines and and content strategist in the Biden- Sailors. Harris campaign. 16. Pakistan allows Dubai Royals · Prior to joining the campaign, Verma to hunt 'Houbara Bustard' was a volunteer with the content team, Designing Graphics, for distribution · P a k i s t a n h a s i s s u e d s p e c i a l to Biden-Harris volunteers across the permission to Dubai ruler Sheikh country. Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, 14. UN Human Rights Council The Crown Prince, and 5 members of the royal family to hunt Tilor (Houbara Elects Fiji in First Presidential Bastard) during the 2020–21 hunting Vote season. · The UN Human Rights Council elected · After permission, 11 members of the the Fiji ambassador as president in UAE royal family arrived in Panjgur 2021 in an unprecedented secret district of Baluchistan, Pakistan to ballot following a diplomatic deadlock hunt the highly vulnerable and in a unanimous decision. internationally protected Tilor 15. US Named UAE, Bahrain as (Houbara bustard) under license from Pakistan's Foreign Ministry. 'Key Strategic Partners' 17. YoweriMuseveni wins sixth · The United States has recently named the Kingdom of Bahrain and the term as President of Uganda United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the · The current President of Uganda, country's "key strategic partners". The YoweriMuseveni, has been announced announcement was made ahead of the as the winner of the country's formal change of presidential term presidential election for 2021. from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. The Museveni won 58.64 percent of the announcement of "key strategic total votes to win his sixth term as partners" was made by White House president. press secretary KelligMcNani. · The 76-year-old leader has served as President of the Republic of Uganda

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since 1986 and is one of Africa's with his entire government following longest-serving presidents. protests and public outrage over the 18. E n t i r e c a b i n e t r e s i g n s government's handling of the COVID- 19 pandemic. including Netherlands PM · 52-year-old Ukhanaa served as Prime Mark Rutte Minister of Mongolia from 4 October · The Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte 2017 to 21 January 2021. and his entire cabinet have recently · Prime Minister KhurelsukhUkhnaa resigned over the childcare subsidy has submitted his resignation and a scandal, in which thousands of proposal to dissolve his government families were wrongly accused of after a crowd of hundreds gathered cheating childcare allowances. outside the parliament to protest · However, the Rutte government will against the policies. remain in a caretaker role until the · T h e p a r l i a m e n t c o n t r o l l e d b y parliamentary elections in March Khurelsukh's Mongolian People's 2021. Party voted overwhelmingly to accept 19. Joe Biden becomes America's his resignation. 46th President, Kamala Harris 21. China overtakes Germany in sworn in as America's rst the case of world's largest female Vice President current account surplus · Joe Biden became the 46th President · According to a survey conducted by of the US after his swearing-in. At the Munich-based Ifo Institute, China has same time, Kamla Harris of Indian become the world's largest current origin was sworn in as the rst female account surplus country, the biggest Vice President of America. Joe Biden is savings in current accounts, in the the oldest president in American year 2020, surpassing Germany. history and the second Roman · The current surplus of China's current Cath olic p resid en t to b ecome accounts has more than doubled to $ president at the age of 78. 310 billion in 2020, while the current · Biden was the Vice President during surplus of German current accounts Obama's tenure. Biden will now has fallen to $ 261 billion for the fth immediately rejoin the Paris Climate time in 2020. Agreement and prohibit the exit of the · This data reects a major tectonic shift U S f r o m t h e W o r l d H e a l t h in world trade, which has boosted Organization and set new paths for Chinese exports due to the increasing immigration. demand for medical safety equipment 20. Mongolian Prime Minister and electronic equipment worldwide KhurelsukhUkhnaa and his due to the corona virus crisis. government resign · M o n g o l i a ' s P r i m e M i n i s t e r KhuralsukhUkhna has resigned along

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22. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa will again become President of Portugal · The current President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa) has won a second ve-year term by winning a landslide victory in the Portuguese presidential election of 2021. The 72- year-old former leader of the Social Democratic Party won 61 percent of the total votes. · He has been serving as the country's President since 9thMarch 2016 and will begin his second term on 9thMarch 2021. 23. KazaKalas becomes Estonia's rst female Prime Minister · Kaza Kalas, leader of the Reform Party, will become Estonia's rst female Prime Minister. The Kalas-led Reform Party won the 2019 parliamentary election in Estonia with 34 MPs in the country's 101-seat parliament, Rigikogu. · Estonia will thus become the only country in the world at present where both President KerstiKaljulaid and the Prime Minister are women. 24. I t a l i a n P r i m e M i n i s t e r Giuseppe Conte resigns · The Prime Minister of Italy, Giuseppe Conte, resigned after losing his Senate majority, leaving the country battling pandemics and recession in political uncertainty. · He submitted his resignation to President Sergio Matarella, the last arbiter of Italian political crises, who invited him to discuss further steps as a caretaker.

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1. ADB lends $ 231 million loan 3. ADB approves $ 100 million to increase power generation l o a n t o u p d a t e p o w e r capacity in d i s t r i b u t i o n s y s t e m i n · The Asian Development Bank has Bengaluru signed a $ 231 million loan with the · The Asian Development Bank has Government of India to increase power announced a loan of $ 100 million generation capacity in Assam. This is (about Rs 730 crore) to modernize and the third installment loan given for the update the electricity distribution "Assam Power Sector Investment system in Bengaluru city. Apart from Program", which was approved by the additional sovereign loans of US $ 100 ADB Board in July 2014. million, ADB will also provide a loan of · Under this project, a 120 MW US $ 90 million to Karnataka hydroelectric power plant will be Electricity Supply Company Limited constructed. The program focuses on (BESCOM), one of the ve state-owned increasing the capacity and efciency distribution utilities in Karnataka. of the energy service and distribution 4. World Bank approves $ 105 system in Assam to improve the million loan to improve water availability of electricity service to all consumers. transport in West Bengal 2. ADB signs $ 10 million loan · The World Bank has signed a $ 105 a g r e e m e n t w i t h c e n t r a l million (about $ 105 million) project with the Government of India and the g o v e r n m e n t t o s u p p o r t Government of West Bengal to improve horticulture at Himachal t h e i n l a n d w a t e r t r a n s p o r t Pradesh infrastructure in , West Bengal. · The Asian Development Bank (ADB) · The $ 105 million loan from the and the Government of India have International Bank for Reconstruction signed a US $ 10 million project and Development (IBRD) has a through readiness nancing. maturity period of 17 years with a grace period of 7 years. · The agreement aims to help nance piloting activities and design and 5. Madhya Pradesh government capacity building for an upcoming l a u n c h e d " L a u n c h P a d project, which aims to increase Scheme" to make youth self- h o r t i c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t i o n a n d reliant agricultural household income in the hilly state of . · The Government of Madhya Pradesh has launched a 'Launch Pad Scheme' for boys and girls who exited from

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child care institutions and completed Ladakh. This is the rst time that the the age of 18 years. The scheme has Chiktan women's team participated in been started by the state's Women and the Khelo India Games being played in Child Development Department with Kargil district. the objective of providing a platform to 9. Karnataka government gives these youth, through which they will green signal to agriculture be able to become self-sufcient by continuing their education and Sanjivani van for testing soil training. and water 6. Maharashtra's Journalist Day: · C h i e f M i n i s t e r o f K a r n a t a k a 6 January B.S.Yeddyurappa agged off 40 agricultural Sanjeevani vans in · Maharashtra Government annually Bengaluru. To start this agriculture celebrates January 6 as Journalist program, these vans have been Day in memory of late journalist Bal launched by the State Department of Shastri Jambhekar. Agriculture with central assistance · The rst Marathi language newspaper, under the National Agricultural Darpan, was published on January 6, Development Scheme. 1832, which is also the birthday of Bal Purpose of the initiative: Shastri Jambhekar. · T o c a r r y o u t l a b o r a t o r i e s i n

7. India and NDB sign $ 646 agricultural areas, to study the million loan agreement for conditions and address the needs of Andhra Pradesh the farmers in the current conditions · New Development Bank (NDB) has regarding pest control, soil fertility, signed loan agreements worth US $ weeds and suitable crops to help the 646 million with the Government of farmers for their farming techniques. India for two road projects in Andhra · Depending on the soil, water, and Pradesh. The cost of each project is pests that grow the crops, the 323 million USD. Department of Agriculture can · These projects will improve mobility suggest measures. and connectivity for socioeconomic 10. West Bengal CM inaugurates centers, improve transportation 26th Kolkata International efciency, improve road safety and Film Festival travel quality, and provide all-weather accessibility for road users in the · West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta state. Banerjee has inaugurated the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival

8. Khelo India Ice Hockey (KIFF). The opening ceremony was Tournament inaugurated in attended by superstar and Kargil brand ambassador of West Bengal · T h e K h e l o I n d i a I c e H o c k e y Shahrukh Khan virtually from Tournament has started in Chiktan, Mumbai.

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· Legendary lmmaker 's "Ease of Doing Business" reform set by classic "Apur Sansar will be the the Department of Expenditure, inaugural lm. Ministry of Finance. 11. CM Biren Singh of · Kerala has become eligible to raise inaugurated Cherry Blossom additional nancial resources of Rs 2,373 crore through open market Festival lending. Permission for similar was · Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh i s s u e d b y t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f inaugurated the fourth edition of Expenditure on 12thJanuary 2021. Cherry Blossom Festival in Mao. 14. Governor of Kerala launches However, this year, the authority decided to limit the festival due to the "One School One IAS" scheme COVID-19 pandemic. · Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad · The festival depicts Mao's picturesque Khan has inaugurated the 'VanSchool landscape with cherry trees laden with One IAS' scheme, which has been beautiful owers, which traditionally started under the Vedic Erudite attract tourists from all over the world. Foundation Scholarship Program. 12. Naveen Patnaik inaugurates · According to a notication, an institute considered by top academics India's rst 'Fire Park' in and retired IAS and IPS ofcers in the Bhubaneswar state is conducting a program that · Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik seeks to refute the general belief that inaugurated the "Fire Park", the rst of the civil service is for the elite only. its kind, to bring awareness and 15. Nitish Kumar inaugurates educate everyone on primary re Bihar's rst bird festival safety practices especially among students. This "re park" is located "Kalrav" inside the campus of Odisha Fire and · Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Disaster Academy in Bhubaneswar. inaugurated the state's rst bird · Apart from this, the minister also Mahostava Kalrava (Kalrav) at Nagi- launched Odisha Fire Service's online Nakti Bird Sanctuary located in Jamui portal, "Agnisham Seva". The re park district. The festival was organized by will feature demonstrations on rst t h e s t a t e ' s D e p a r t m e n t o f aid re ghting equipment, rescue and Environment, Forests and Climate disaster operations, exhibition halls, Change to create public awareness screening of lms and distribution of about birds, especially migratory leaets on re safety. birds. 13. Kerala becomes 8th state · Apart from this, he also unveiled the logo of the bird festival and also implementing Ease of Doing released a coffee table book on the Business birds available in the sanctuaries. · Kerala has become the 8th state in the country to successfully implement the

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16. Maharashtra government promote horticulture in unproductive renamed Gorewada Zoo named areas of the state. after Bal Thackeray 19. CM will inaugurate rst child · Maharashtra government renamed accessible police station of Gorewada International Zoo in Nagpur Uttarakhand as "Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada · The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, International Zoological Park" T r i v e n d r a S i n g h R a w a t , w i l l · "The zoological park is spread over inaugurate Uttarakhand's rst child- about 2,000 hectares of forest land. accessible police station, which aims · Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will to provide a conducive environment inaugurate the Indian Safari at the zoo for children involved in crimes. on 26thJanuary. Three special 40- · On the recommendation of the Child seat capacity vehicles and an online Protection Committee of Uttarakhand, ticket booking facility will be made a child-accessible police unit has been available to the people immediately established at Dalanwala Police after the inauguration of the Indian Station with a budget of about Rs 5 Safari. lakh. 17. CM Thakur launches HP's rst 20. CM Yediyurappa of Karnataka online youth radio station launched Avalokana software · Chief Minister has · Chief Minister of Karnataka, B.S. launched Himachal Pradesh's rst Yediyurappa has recently launched online youth radio station "Radio Avalokana software. The software will Hills-Youngistan Ka Dil". The Chief enable the state government to use Minister appreciated the efforts of data on expenditure and approvals young entrepreneurs. made on 1,800 programs. 18. Gujarat Dragon Fruit was · The software focuses on Sustainable renamed "Kamalam" Development Goals, Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan, Tribal Sub-Plan and · The Gujarat state government has Centrally Sponsored Schemes. named the dragon fruit "Kamalam". The move split the Internet and many 21. inaugurates new 4- p e o p l e c r i t i c i z e d i t u s i n g lane Thaltej-Shilaj-Rancharda #SanskariFruitSabzi. According to the railway overbridge Chief Minister of Gujarat, the dragon · The Union Home Minister Shri Amit fruit was renamed Kamalam due to Shah has inaugurated the new 4-lane the size of the fruit. Thaltej-Shilaj-Rancharda railway · The state government has applied for a overbridge in Ahmedabad city of patent for the fruit named Kamalam. It Gujarat through video conferencing. was announced at the inauguration of The new overbridge has been built at a the Chief Minister's Horticulture cost of Rs 55 crore. Development Mission. Horticulture Development Mission is a scheme to

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· There was a major problem of trafc at reliant Uttar Pradesh, development of more than one lakh railway crossings women young farmers. in the country. Railway gates open and 24. H a r i d w a r t e e n S h r i s h t i close more than 100 times a day, G o s w a m i t o b e c o m e causing wasted fuel and precious time. In view of this, Prime Minister Uttarakhand CM for one day Shri Narendra Modi decided and today under the leadership of Railway · Nineteen-year-old student Srishti Minister Shri a huge Goswami of Haridwar became the campaign in which the construction of Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for one overbridge or underbridge at one lakh day on National Girl Child Day. She is railway crossings was started. a student of B.Sc Agriculture, lives in 22. Odisha's famous "Toshali Daulatpur village in Roorkee, National Crafts Fair" begins Haridwar. This step has got the approval of Chief Minister Trivendra · Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Singh Rawat. has inaugurated the annual Toshali · The one-day chief minister has National Crafts Mela in Bhubaneswar. administered from Garsain, the The Mela was inaugurated virtually. summer capital of the state, and will Toshali Crafts Mela has become one of review various schemes run by the the most popular handloom and state government, including Atal handicraft fairs in Eastern India. Ayushman Yojana, Smart City Project, · Three artisans were also honored with Homestay Scheme by Tourism the State Handicraft Award 2019 at Department and other development the event. The three winners are - Dilip projects. Kumar Swain (palm leaf carving), Divyajyoti Behera (stone sculpture), 25. CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Priyanka Patra (terracotta). launches 'PANKH campaign' 23. UP government launches for girl child "Udyam Sarathi App" for youth · In Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has launched · The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, a new scheme 'PANKH Abhiyan' on has launched "Udyam 24thJanuary on the occasion of Sarathi App" on 24thJanuary 2021,on National Girl Child Day. the occasion of the 71st Foundation Day of the state. With the app, the · This scheme has been started under youth will be able to get every the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme i n f o r m a t i o n r e l a t e d t o s e l f - f o r t h e e m p o w e r m e n t a n d employment and job industry across development of girls. CM also the state. announced a scholarship of Rs 6.47 crore for 26,099 girls under Ladli · Uttar Pradesh Day celebrations will Laxmi Yojana. run from 24thJanuary to 26th January 2021. The theme of Uttar Pradesh Day 2021 is "Respect for self-

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26. Uttar Pradesh became the rst state in the country to have airstrip on 2 expressways · In Uttar Pradesh, a new 3,300 meter long airstrip has been constructed on the Purvanchal Expressway near Kurebhar. With this new runway, Uttar Pradesh has become the rst state in India with two runways on the expressway. · There is also an airstrip on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway in Uttar Pradesh. The runways on the expressway are designed to facilitate emergency landing and take-off of ghter jets. 27. Maharashtra launches 'Jail Tourism' initiative from Yerwada Jail in Pune · T h e P r i s o n D e p a r t m e n t o f Maharashtra started its prison tourism initiative from the 150-year- old Yerwada Central Jail in Pune. This initiative was launched to help students learn about historical experiences.

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1. ISRO Chairman K Sivan gets D e p u t y E l e c t i o n one year extension Commissioner · The central government has approved · Umesh Sinha has been appointed the extension of the tenure of the Deputy Election Commissioner in the chairman of ISRO by one year. He was Election Commission of India. scheduled to retire on January 14, · Sinha, a 1986 batch IAS ofcer 2021. (retired), currently serves as the · After the extension of the term, Sivan general secretary of the Election will now continue as the Chairman Commission. and Secretary of ISRO till January 14, 5. Pankaj Mithal takes oath as 2022. He joined ISRO in 1982, and has Chief Justice of Jammu and been chairman of the space agency since January 2018. Kashmir and Ladakh court 2. Soma Mandal takes charge as · Justice Pankaj Mithal has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of new Chairman of SAIL the Common High Court of Union · Soma Mandal has taken over as the Territories of Jammu and Kashmir new Chairman of Steel Authority of and Ladakh on 4thJanuary 2021. India Limited (SAIL) on 1st January 6. Sanjay Kapoor elected as the 2021. She is the rst female head of this body to hold the post of president. new president of All India · S h e w i l l r e p l a c e A n i l K u m a r Chase Federation C h a u d h a r y , w h o r e t i r e d o n · Sanjay Kapoor was elected as the new 31stDecember 2020. He joined SAIL in president of the All India Chess 2017 as Director (Commercial). Federation, while Bharat Singh 3. Suneet Sharma takes charge Chauhan is working to retain his secretary position. as new chairman and CEO of 7. GJC appointed Ashish Pethe Railways as its new president · The Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet has approved the · The All India Gem and Jewelry appointment of Suneet Sharma as Domestic Council (GJC), the national Chairman and CEO of the Railway apex body of the Gem and Jewelry Board as ex-ofcio Principal Secretary i n d u s t r y , h a s a n n o u n c e d t h e in the Ministry of Railways. appointment of Ashish Pethe as Chairman and Shyam Mehra as Vice · After the approval of the Cabinet, he President for a two-year term. has assumed his new ofce from 1stJanuary 2021. 8. Lieutenant General Shantanu 4. U m e s h S i n h a a p p o i n t e d D a y a l b e c o m e s t h e n e w

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Deputy Chief of Army Staff Chief Justice of Sikkim High · Lieutenant General Shantanu Dayal Court has been elected the new Deputy Chief · Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari of Army Staff (DCOAS). Lieutenant has been sworn in as the new Chief General Dayal is the commander of the Justice of Sikkim High Court. Sikkim 4 Corps based at Tezpur. Governor Ganga Prasad administered 9. Karan Bajwa will be the new t h e o a t h o f o f  c e t o J u s t i c e head of Cloud in Asia Maheshwari during a ceremony held Pacic at Raj Bhavan. · He has been appointed due to the · Google Cloud has announced to make appointment of Chief Justice of Karan Bajwa its new head for Asia Sikkim High Court Arup Kumar Pacic. Currently, Bajwa is leading the Goswami as Chief Justice of Andhra Google Cloud in India. Pradesh High Court. · He will lead all of Google Cloud's regional revenue and go-to-market 13. Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia operations, including the Google appointed as Chief Justice of Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Guwahati High Court W o r k p l a c e . H e r e p l a c e s R i c k · Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia has been H a r s h m a n , w h o l e a v e s t h e appointed as the Chief Justice of the o r g a n i z a t i o n w h e n m o s t n e w G u w a h a t i H i g h C o u r t , h i s opportunities arise. appointment was conrmed by the 10. A r u p K u m a r G o s w a m i Ministry of Law and Justice. becomes new Chief Justice of · The President, Ram Nath Kovind, Andhra Pradesh High Court through the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of · Arup Kumar Goswami was sworn in as India, has elevated Uttarakhand High Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge Sudhanshu Dhulia as Court by Governor Biswa Bhushan the new Chief Justice of the Guwahati Harichandan in the presence of High Court. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy. 14. Abhishek Yadav appointed as 11. Hema Kohli becomes rst the rst Deputy General woman Chief Justice of Secretary of AIFF Telangana High Court · Former India striker Abhishek Yadav has been appointed the rst Deputy · The senior-most judge of the Delhi General Secretary of the All India High Court, Justice Hema Kohli, has Football Federation (AIFF) after the been appointed as the new Chief sports body decided to create a new Justice of the Telangana High Court. post in the hierarchy. She is the rst woman to be sworn in as the Chief Justice of Telangana HC. · The 40-year-old former international player, who has played alongside 12. JK Maheshwari sworn in as Bhaichung , ,

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Mahesh Gawli and Climax Lawrence, Export Promotion Council (TEPC) has has been working as the director of the appointed Sandeep Aggarwal as the national team since January 2018. new chairman. Agarwal, managing 15. RS Sharma to head the director and promoter of Delhi-based empowered panel set up for Paramount Communications, will take over from former telecom Covid-19 vaccine secretary Shyamal Ghosh. · The central government appointed · TEPC is an independent body former TRAI chief RS Sharma as established by the government to c h a i r m a n o f t h e E m p o w e r e d promote and develop the export of Committee set up to administer the telecommunications equipment and Covid-19 vaccine. A ten-member team services. h a s b e e n f o r m e d u n d e r t h e 19. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw elected chairmanship of Sharma. · The move comes days before the mega Vice-Chairman of USIBC vaccination campaign started in India. · The US-India Business Council He has also been included as a (USIBC) has selected three top member of the National Expert Group corporate leaders with immediate on Vaccine Administration of Kovid-19 effect as vice president of the 2021 which was formed in August 2020. Global Board of Directors of USIBC. 16. Dushyant Dave resigns as · The three new leaders will now work together with USIBC President Nisha P r e s i d e n t o f S C B a r Biswal and Council's Policy Director to Association (SCBA) strengthen US-India commercial · Supreme Court Bar Association relations for the future. (SCBA) President Dushyant Dave has 20. Vishwaveer Ahuja reappointed resigned his post with immediate as RBL bank chief effect, forfeiting his right to continue. · The Board of Directors of RBL Bank · Acting SCBA Secretary Rohit Pandey has approved the reappointment of conrmed that the senior advocate Vishwaveer Ahuja as Managing has resigned with immediate effect. Director and CEO of the bank for three 17. Intel Appoints Pat Gelsinger years. as New CEO · The bank said in a regulatory ling · Intel has appointed Pat Gelsinger as that the reappointment is effective its new Chief Executive Ofcer since from June 30, 2021 to June 29, 2024, February 15, 2021. Gelsinger will also and the Reserve Bank of India join the Intel Board of Directors when recommended for its approval. He is he takes ofce. He will replace Bob the MD and CEO of RBL Bank since Swan, who will remain CEO until 30th June 2010. February 15. 21. Kiran Rijiju gets additional 18. TEPC appointed Sandeep charge of Ministry of AYUSH Aggarwal as new president · Sports and Youth Affairs Minister · The Telecom Equipment and Services Kiran Rijiju has been given additional

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charge of the Ministry of AYUSH. · A c c o r d i n g t o a n o r d e r o f t h e · He will hold the post until Shripad Department of Personnel and Training Yesso Naik recovers. The President (DoPT), Kumar has been appointed for has directed that "this system can a period of ve years from the date he continue till Shri Shripad Yesso Naik assumes ofce, or till his retirement resumes his work related to the age, or until further orders, whichever Ministry of AYUSH". is earlier. 22. Sundaram Finance named · He is currently employed as Director Rajiv Lochan as MD (Technical) at Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL). · The Board of Sundaram Finance has nominated Rajiv Lochan (Director 25. Dhanalakshmi Bank Board Strategy) as the Managing Director approves appointment of JK from 1st April. Shivan as MD and CEO · Sundaram Finance Limited has made · The Board of Directors of Kerala-based top level changes as the current Dhanalakshmi Bank has approved the Managing Director TT Srinivasa appointment of JK Shivan as the Raghavan will retire on 31stMarch Managing Director and CEO of the bank. 2020. · It may be recalled that on September 23. G o v e r n m e n t a p p o i n t s 30, 2020, Kerala-based shareholders S i d d h a r t h M o h a n t y a s voted against MD and CEO Sunil Managing Director of LIC Gurbaxani. Then in December the same year, the lender appointed · The Appointments Committee of the Shivan as the new MD and CEO. C a b i n e t a p p o i n t e d S i d d h a r t h Mohanty as the Managing Director of 26. Swaminathan Janakiraman India's largest insurance company Life and Ashwani Kumar Tiwari Insurance Corporation (LIC) from became SBI's MD 1stFebruary. · The Appointments Committee of the · He is currently the CEO of LIC Cabinet (ACC) has approved the Housing Finance Limited. He will a p p o i n t m e n t o f S w a m i n a t h a n serve as MD of LIC till his retirement Janakiraman and Ashwini Kumar on 30thJune 2023. He will replace Tiwari as the new Managing Directors TC Sushil Kumar, who is scheduled (MD) of State Bank of India (SBI) for a to retire on 31stJanuary 2021. period of three years. 24. ACC appoints Sanjeev Kumar · P r i o r t o t h i s , S w a m i n a t h a n as new CMD of TCIL J a n a k i r a m a n w a s t h e d e p u t y · The Appointments Committee of the managing director (nance) at SBI and Cabinet (ACC) has approved the Ashwani Kumar Tiwari was assistant appointment of Sanjeev Kumar as the to SBI, MD and CEO of SBI Card. new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Telecom Consultants India Limited (TCIL).

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1. The great music director passed away. He played 3 men's ShantanuMohapatra passed hockey World Cups in 1971, 1973 and 1975, where India won bronze, silver away and gold medals. · Famous Odia musician, Shantanu · He also played in the 1972 Olympic Mohapatra passed away. He was also Games where India won a bronze the rst musician to work with medal. Kindo received the Arjuna luminaries like , Award in 1972. and MD Ra, as well as in the , Bengali, Assamese and 5. The oldest surviving rst- Telugu lm industries. class cricketer Alan Burgess 2. Former Union Minister Buta died Singh died · Alan Burgess, the world's oldest surviving cricketer of the rst class, · Former Union Minister and senior died at the age of 100. A right-handed Rajasthan Congress leader Buta batsman and left-arm slow bowler, Singh passed away. Veteran politician Allen also played 11 rst-class Buta Singh served as Home Minister m a t c h e s f o r C a n t e r b u r y f r o m in the government from 1940/41 to 1951/52 and for New 1986 to 1989. Zealand Services in England in 1945. 3. Noted mountaineer Colonel 6. Veteran Professor Chitra Narendra 'Bull' Kumar dies Ghosh passed away · The death of Col. Narendra 'Bull' · Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's niece Kumar, a well-known mountaineer and noted educationist Chitra Ghosh who played a key role in securing passed away. she made pioneering India's Siachen Glacier. He was contributions to academics and instrumental in the success of community services and devoted his Operation Meghdoot in 1984. life to teaching and motivating youth. · He was the rst Indian to climb Nanda Devi. He climbed Mount Everest, 7. Renowned Indian fashion Mount Blanc (the highest peak of the designer Satya Paul dies Alps) in 1965, and later Mount · Famous fashion designer Satya Paul Kanchejunga. He received the title of passed away, famous for giving a new 'Bull' for his courageous deeds. look to Indian sari for contemporary 4. World Cup winning hockey women. Satya Paul started L'Affaire, player Michael Kondo dies the rst sari boutique in India in 1980. · Olympic bronze and World Cup winning hockey player Michael Kondo

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8. Former Gujarat Chief Minister 11. Indian American writer Ved dies Mehta passes away · The death of veteran Congress leader · Indian-American writer Ved Mehta Madhav Singh Solanki, former passed away. An Indian-American External Affairs Minister of India and novelist who lost his eyesight in Chief Minister of Gujarat. He served as childhood, is widely known as a 20th the External Affairs Minister of India century veteran writer who introduced from June 1991 to March 1992. American readers to India. · He was chief minister of Gujarat three 12. Social worker and times between 1976 and 1990. He was awarded D Prakash Rao dies the longest-serving leader of the state · Renowned social worker and Padma before NarendraModi. Shri awardee D. Prakash Rao passed 9. Padma Shri Awardee Telugu away. He was originally a tea seller journalist TurlapatiKutumba from Cuttack, spending his entire Rao dies income to educate the children of slum-poor sections through his school · Veteran journalist and speaker (public 'Asha O Ashwasana' program started speaker) Mr. TurlapatiKutumba Rao in 2000. passed away. He is known for his service to journalism in the Telugu 13. The great classical musician language. UstadGhulam Mustafa Khan · He has written more than 4000 died autobiographies and made more than · Ghulam Mustafa Khan, the 16000 public speeches which have great Indian classical musician and been recorded as world records by the awarded , passed Telugu Book of Records. away. He was awarded the Padma Shri 10. Pulitzer Prize winning writer in 1991, the Padma Bhushan in 2006, and journalist Neil Sheehan and the Padma Vibhushan in 2018. He dies was also awarded the Award in 2003, which is the · Neil Sheehan, a reporter and Pulitzer highest honor given to SangeetNatak Prize-winning author who broke the Academy for practicing Indian artists. story of the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times, and who chronicled 14. Former Union Minister and the deception at the heart of the industrialist Kamal Morarka War in his epic book about passed away the war, has died. · Former Union Minister and noted · His account of the Vietnam War, 'A industrialist Kamal Morarka has Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann passed away. He served as Minister of and America in Vietnam', took him 15 State during the tenure of Prime years to write. The 1988 book won the Minister Chandra Shekhar from 1990 Pulitzer Prize for nonction. to 1991. The 74-year-old leader, a

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businessman was also the former vice- 18. P o p u l a r B h a j a n s i n g e r president of the BCCI. He was the Narendra Chanchal passed president of the Samajwadi (Chandra Shekhar). He was away elected to the Rajya Sabha in 1988. · The iconic Indian hymn singer 15. Renowned oncologist Dr. V Narendra Chanchal, who specializes in religious songs and hymns, has Shanta conferred with Padma passed away. He sang a Bollywood award song undoubtedly Mandir Masjid for · Famous oncologist Dr. V Shanta, the 1973 lm Bobby and won the Film winner of the Padma Awardee, has fare Best Male Playback Award. passed away. · Some of his popular hymns include · She was the chairperson of the Adyar C h a l o B u l a w a a a y a h a i , Cancer Institute in Chennai, in which B h e j a h a i B u l a w a t u n e T u n e she joined in 1954. This institute is Sherawaliye, Ambetuhai Jagadambe known for providing state-of-the-art Kali, Hanuman Chalisa, Sankat health services to all patients. Mochannam Tiharo,. Apart from many 16. Former Arunachal Governor hymns, Chanchal also sang songs in several Hindi lms. passed away 19. Noted American talk-show · Former Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Mata Prasad has died at the host Larry King passes away age of 95. He served as a minister in · Distinguished American radio and the Congress government in Uttar television host, and paid spokesman P r a d e s h i n 1 9 8 8 - 8 9 a n d w a s Larry King. He rose to fame as the appointed as the Governor of radio host of The Larry King Show in Arunachal Pradesh in 1993. 1978 and then hosted Larry King Live 17. M a l a y a l a m a c t o r Show on CNN from 1985 to 2010 for nearly 25 years. UnnikrishnanNamboothiri 20. Renowned bureaucrat, poet passed away and historian · V e t e r a n M a l a y a l a m a c t o r , Unnikrishnan Namboothiri died Narendra Luther passes away during the transition to COVID-19. He · Renowned historian, writer, poet and made his acting debut in 1996 with retired bureaucrat Narendra Luther Desadanam. However, he became a has passed away. A 1955 batch IAS household name among Malayalam ofcer, Luther was closely related to lm audiences for his performance as the history and culture of the erstwhile a funny grandfather in Kalyanaraman Hyderabad State and its rulers. (2002). · He served in various positions before retiring as the Chief Secretary of undivided Andhra Pradesh in 1991. He has written many books on the history, heritage and architecture of Hyderabad.

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21. F o r m e r I n d i a a n d M o h u n B a g a n g o a l k e e p e r Prasanta Dora passes away · Former Indian national football team's goalkeeper, Prasanta Dora has passed away. He represented Tollygunge Agargami, Calcutta Port Trust, Mohammedan Sporting, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal in domestic football. · He was also selected as the best goalkeeper when Bengal won back-to- back Santosh Trophy titles in 1997-98 and 99. At the national level, Dora m a d e  v e a p p e a r a n c e s i n competitions such as the SAFF Cup and SAF Games. 22. Oscar winner-actor Cloris Leachman dies · Oscar-winning actor Cloris Leachman has passed away. The late star was known as one of Hollywood's most prolic actors, winning Academy Awards, Golden Globes and eight Primetime Emmy Awards.

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1. Biswajit Chatterjee gets · He will be given this award along with "Indian Personality of the two others. Srivastava is currently an associate professor of mathematics at Year" award at IFFI the University of California. · Union Information and Broadcasting 4. Prime Minister National M i n i s t e r P r a k a s h J a v a d e k a r announced noted actor, director and Children Award 2021 singer Biswajit Chatterjee as the · T h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r N a t i o n a l recipient of the "Indian Personality of Children's Award (PMRBP) for the year the Year" award. 2021 has been conferred to32 children · The 84-year-old actor is known for from 32 districts of 21 states / UTs. acting in lms like "Twenty Years · The PMRBP Award is given by the Later", "Night in London" and "April Government of India to children with Fool". exceptional abilities and outstanding 2. Shyam Srinivasan becomes a c h i e v e m e n t s i n t h e  e l d s o f innovation, scholars, sports, arts and Business Standard Banker of culture, social service and bravery. the Year 5. Home Ministry announced the · Shyam Srinivasan, Managing Director Padma Awards for the year and Chief Executive Ofcer of Federal Bank, has been elected Business 2021 Standard Banker of the Year for 2019- · The Ministry of Home Affairs has 20. announced a list of 119 celebrities who · Srinivasan has been chosen for this will be honored with the Padma honor due to the consistently good Awards by President Ram Nath Kovind performance of the bank in difcult this year. times. · These awards will be presented for 3. Nikhil Srivastava received outstanding contributions in various disciplines including arts, social work, Michael and Sheila Held p u b l i c a f f a i r s , s c i e n c e a n d Award engineering, business and industry, · Young Indian mathematician Nikhil medicine, literature and education, Srivastava has been declared the sports and civil service, to the winners winner of the prestigious 'Michael and where distinguished service in any Sheila Held Prize of Mathematics' eld 'Padma Shri' is awarded, while 2021. Nikhil has been working for a "Padma Bhushan" is awarded for long time to solve unanswered distinguished service given to a higher questions on the Kadison-Singer position. problem and the Ramanuj Graph.

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· O n t h e o t h e r h a n d , ' P a d m a ü , Haryana Vibhushan' is awarded for exceptional 6. Bhandari and distinguished service. Among the wins Subhash Bose Disaster awardees for the year 2021, 29 are women, one is transgender, 10 are Management Award 2021 foreign / NRI / OCI and 16 have · Dr. Rajendra Kumar Bhandari has passed away. been awarded the Subhash Chandra · No one has been selected for Bharat Bose Disaster Management Award Ratna for the year 2021. All these 2021 in the individual category and winners will be formally honored by the Sustainable Environment and the President in Ecological Development Society in March or April. (SEEDS) in the institutional category. Padma Vibhushan Award List · The award carries a cash award and a ü Shinzo Abe, Japan certicate of Rs 51 lakh for an institution and a cash prize of Rs 5 ü S . P . B a l a s u b r a m a n i a n lakh for an individual and a certicate. (posthumously), Tamil Nadu ü Belle Monappa Hegde, Karnataka 7. 51st Indian International Film ü N a r i n d e r S i n g h C o m p a n y Festival Concludes (posthumous), USA · The 51st edition of the Indian ü Maulana Waheeduddin Khan, International Film Festival (IFFI) was Delhi held from 16 January to 24 January ü B. B. Lal, Delhi 2021 at the Shyama Prasad Stadium ü Sudarshan Sahu, Odisha near Panaji, Goa. Due to the COVID- Padma Bhushan Award List 19 pandemic, the festival was held in ü Krishnan Nair Shantakumari hybrid mode, physical and virtual Pictures, Kerala screening of 50 lms out of 224 lms in different categories. ü (posthumously), Assam · This time Bangladesh was chosen as ü C h a n d r a s e k h a r K a m b r a , the 'Country of Focus' section. Four Karnataka lms from Bangladesh were included in the 'Country of Focus' section. ü S u m i t r a M a h a j a n , M a d h y a Pradesh 8. Meghalaya won National ü Nripendra Mishra, Uttar Pradesh Award for Best Electoral ü Ram Vilas Paswan (posthumous), Practice 2020 Bihar · The Ofce of the Chief Electoral ü (posthumous), Ofcer, Meghalaya was selected by the Gujarat Election Commission of India (ECI) in ü (posthumously), Uttar the National Best Electoral Practices Pradesh Award -2020 for a special award for ü Devidas Shroff, information technology applications Maharashtra in elections.

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· President Ramnath Kovind virtually promote sanitation, health and build conferred the award to Meghalaya sustainable efforts in public health CEO F.R. Kharkongor at the National facilities by winning the Rejuvenation Voters day Award function. Award Scheme for the third time. 9. Ram temple tableau of Uttar AIIMS Bhubaneswar will receive a prize of Rs 2 crore for the performance. Pradesh wins rst prize in Republic Day parade · The tableau of the Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh, which was displayed in the Republic Day 2021 parade, received the rst prize among all tableaux. The theme of the tableau of Uttar Pradesh was 'Ayodhya: Cultural Heritage of Uttar Pradesh'. · The cultural heritage of the ancient holy city of Ayodhya, a replica of the Ram temple, glimpses of 'Deepotsav' and various stories of the Ramayana epic were depicted in the tableau. 10. AIIMS Bhubaneswar won the rejuvenation award for the third time in a row · B h u b a n e s w a r - b a s e d A l l I n d i a Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has once again proved its ability to

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1. DCGI approves use of Covid- nd a suitable instrument for space 19 vaccine by SII and Bharat missions. Biotech 3. NASA is about to test the · The Drugs Controller General of India world's most powerful rocket (DCGI) has given formal nal approval · The National Aeronautics and Space for emergency use of Oxford- Administration (NASA) is about to test AstraZeneca's "Covishield" and eighth and nal in its "Green Run" test Bharat Biotech's "Covaxin" vaccines series. for coronavirus disease (Covid-19). · This eighth phase has been dubbed · The Central Drugs Standard Control the "hot re", ending a series of tests Organization (CDSCO) has accepted that, NASA says, will gradually bring the recommendations of the Subject the main phase of the Space Launch Expert Committee on Serum and System (SLS) to life for the rst time. Bharat Biotech's Covid Vaccines. · The main stage of the SLS will be "the About Covishield: world's most powerful rocket" · The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) according to NASA and will power its under CDSCO recommended the n e x t - g e n e r a t i o n h u m a n m o o n Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which is missions. being made by the Serum Institute of · After this phase, other parts of the India (SII), for emergency use under rocket and NASA's Orion spacecraft the name Covishield. will be assembled for Artemis I, which About Covaxin: will be the rst integrated ight of the Orion-SLS under which NASA will · Covaxin is an indigenous vaccine take a woman and a man to the moon developed by Bharat Biotech in by 2024. collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). 4. Infosys gets Google Cloud 2. Japan to launch rst satellite Partner status made of wood by 2023 · Recently Infosys has announced that it has been recognized by Google · Japan's Sumitomo Forestry Company Cloud Partner Specialization in the and Kyoto University have announced data and analytics space. Infosys has the launch of the world's rst wood- joined the list of top global system made space satellite by 2023 to tackle integrators that have been recognized the problem of space Debris and with this expertise. waste. 5. MeITY and AWS Announce · Currently, the process is in its initial stage as several wood materials are Q u a n t u m C o m p u t i n g being tested by the research team to Applications Lab in India

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· The Ministry of Electronics and engineering talent and resolve global Information Technology (MeitY) has impact. announced the establishment of a · I D C N C R i s M i c r o s o f t ' s t h i r d Quantum Computing Application Lab development center in India after in partnership with Amazon Web and Hyderabad. The Services (AWS). a r c h i t e c t u r e o f t h e I D C N C R · The move will give select researchers, w o r k s p a c e i s i n s p i r e d b y t h e scientists access to Amazon's bracket TajMahal, one of the seven wonders of cloud-based quantum computing the world. service. 8. ISRO to launch City College's 6. SpaceX breaks ISRO's record educational satellite by launching 143 satellites · ISRO Chairman K Sivan is likely to · SpaceX successfully launched its inaugurate the 'Sri Shakthi Sat' ambitious rideshare mission called ground station at the Sri Shakti Transporter-1 carrying 143 small I n s t i t u t e o f E n g i n e e r i n g a n d satellites and set a new record for Technology in Coimbatore. launching multiple satellites with a · The station will help in monitoring the single rocket. satellite developed by the institute, · With this launch, SpaceX broke the which is scheduled to be launched by record of ISRO boarding 104 satellites I S R O . I n 2 0 1 0 , a s a t e l l i t e in a single mission on PSLV in communication laboratory was February 2017. established in the college. · SpaceX used a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket for the mission from Space L a u n c h C o m p l e x 4 0 a t C a p e Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. · The 143 satellites included 133 commercial and government satellites and SpaceX's 10 Starlink satellites. 7. I n s p i r e d b y T a j M a h a l , Microsoft launched its new engineering hub · Tech giant Microsoft announced the launch of its new India Development Center (IDC) facility in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The new facility will serve as a major center for driving engineering and innovation. · The center will build on Microsoft's commitment to tap India's world-class

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1. BEL and Indian Navy Sign 3. India and Israel successfully Agreement for Initial Supply test MRSAM air defense of Laser Dazzlers system · The Indian Navy has signed a contract · India and Israel successfully tested with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) the medium-range Surface-to-Air for the purchase of Light Amplication Missile (MRSAM) defense system. through rapid induction of Radiation · The MRSAM Missile Defense System Dazzlers (Stimulated Emission of has been jointly developed by DRDO Radiation Dazzlers). and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to · Initially, the agreement has been counter air strikes by enemy signed for 20 Laser Dazzlers. The laser countries. dazzlers technology has been · The air and missile defense system is developed by the Defense Research currently in use by the three branches and Development Organization of the as well as the Israel (DRDO) and will be manufactured by Defense Forces (IDF), was a joint the BEL, Pune plant. venture of the Defense Research and · This is the rst time this unique Development Organization (DRDO) product has been indigenously and the IAI. designed and developed for the armed 4. Harsh Vardhan launches forces. coastal research vessel "Sagar 2. GRSE Assigns 8th Landing Anveshika" Craft Utility Ship to Indian · Union Earth Science Minister Harsh Navy Vardhan has launched the coastal · K o l k a t a - b a s e d G a r d e n R e a c h research vehicle "Sagar Anveshika" at Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Chennai port. This vehicle will be used has delivered the landing craft utility for environmental sequencing and (LCU) MK IV class vessel "IN LCU L-58" bathymetric (mapping underwater (Yard 2099) to the Indian Navy. features) in both coastal and offshore · The watershed has been deployed at waters. an important location in the Andaman · It will be used for research purposes and Nicobar Islands, close to various by the National Institute of Ocean routes to the South China Sea. The T e c h n o l o g y ( N I O T ) a n d i s LCU L-58, built by GRSE assigned by manufactured by Titagarh Wagons, the Indian Navy, is the last ship in the Kolkata, West Bengal. NIOT already 8 LCU series. has 6 research vessels - Sagar Kanya, Sagar Sampada, Sagar Nidhi, Sagar Manush, and Sagar Tara.

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5. Coastal defense exerciseSea 7. DRDO made India's rst 9mm Vigil 21" started on the beach " machine pistol · Major exercises have begun on the · India's rst indigenous 9 mm machine beach to test the country's sea military pistol has been jointly developed by readiness. This is the second edition of DRDO and Indian Army. the biennial All India Coastal Defense · T h e A r m a m e n t R e s e a r c h a n d Exercise "Sea Vigil-21", which held on Development Establishment (ARDE) 12th and 13th January. of Infantry School, Mhow and DRDO, · This will be India's largest coastal Pune have designed and developed defense exercise, organized on a this weapon using their respective "transition from peace to conict", expertise in complementary elds. involving all coastal states and union · The weapon has been developed in a territories as well as other maritime record time of four months. The stakeholders. weapon is aptly named "Asmi" which · The exercise is set for the next stage means "pride", "self-esteem" and "hard and level of practice called "Tropex" work". (theater-level readiness operational 8. DRDO handed over motor bike exercise), which is expected to be held ambulance to CRPF at the end of the month or beginning of February. · T h e D e f e n s e R e s e a r c h a n d Development Organization has · The Ministries of Defense, Home h a n d e d o v e r t h e m o t o r b i k e Affairs, Shipping, Petroleum and ambulance to the Central Reserve Natural Gas, Fisheries and Customs, Police Force (CRPF). This bike State Governments and other Central ambulance will immediately help in and State agencies are coordinating. the problems faced by the Indian 6. Indian Army signs $ 20 million security forces and emergency contract to buy SWITCH drone healthcare providers. · The Indian Army has recently signed a · This bike will provide life-saving contract with ideaForge, a Mumbai- support while evacuating the injured based drone manufacturing company, from less intense conict areas. to purchase high-altitude variants of 9. India will buy 21 MiG-29 and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of 12 Sukhoi-30MKI ghters SWITCH. from Russia · T h e t o t a l c o s t o f t h e d e a l i s approximately USD 20 million. · The Indian government is ofcially However, the quantity of UAVs to be moving towards procuring 21 MiG-29 purchased has not been disclosed. and 12 Sukhoi-30 MKI (Sukhoi- These UAVs will be distributed to the 30MKI) from Russia. In addition, the Indian Army over a period of one year. center will also purchase upgrades to the existing eet of aircraft from the Russian state-run defense export arm Rosoboron export.

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10. Indo-France practiceDesert 13. BSF starts operation on Knight-21 starts Rajasthan border "Chill Hawa" · The Indian Air Force and the French · The Border Security Force (BSF) has Air and Space Forces are conducting a launched "Operation Chill Hawa" on bilateral air exercise, Ex Desert the western international border of Knight-21, in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Rajasthan. The objective of the This exercise is an important operation is to investigate incidents of milestone in the series of contracts inltration due to dense fog in the area between the two air forces. It is unique and to increase security in the border because it involves the zoning of Rafale areas in Jaisalmer. aircraft by both sides and is indicative · Keeping in mind the Republic Day of of a growing interaction between the India, the week-long campaign has two Premier Air Forces. been started from 21stJanuary 2021 11. A n d a m a n a n d N i c o b a r to 27thJanuary 2021. Command conduct joint 14. I n d i a n N a v y c o n d u c t s military exercise "Kavach" AMPHEX - 21 exercises with · The Indian Army is going to conduct a Army and Air Force large-scale joint military exercise in · AMPHEX-21, a joint hydropower the Andaman Sea and the Bay of maneuver of the three Army wings, Bengal. was conducted on a large scale in the · This practice is to be done under the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Army, auspices of the Andaman and Nicobar Navy and Indian Air Force soldiers Command. The joint military exercise were involved in this exercise. armor will include the Indian Navy, the · The purpose of this exercise was to Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and verify India's capabilities to protect the the Indian Coast Guard. territorial integrity of its island 12. DRDO successfully tests territories. The combined force carried indigenously developed ight out multi-domain, high-intensity offensive and defensive maneuvers in "SAAW" the Andaman Sea and the Bay of · DRDO successfully conducted captive Bengal. and release trials of indigenously 15. DRDO successfully tests d e v e l o p e d S m a r t A n t i - A i r  e l d Weapons (SAAW) from the Hawk-I Akash-NG missile aircraft of Hindustan Aeronautics · T h e D e f e n s e R e s e a r c h a n d Limited (HAL) off the Odisha coast. Development Organization (DRDO) This was the 9th successful mission of successfully launched the Akash NG the SAAW by DRDO so far and was the (New Generation) missile from the rst test carried out by Hawk-I Integrated Test Range off the coast of aircraft. Odisha. · Akash NG is a new generation surface- to-air missile used by the Indian Air

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Force with the aim of preventing high over from Lieutenant General SK Saini maneuvering air threats. Performed on 1stFebruary 2021, who is retiring high maneuvers during the trajectory on 31stJanuary 2021. Lieutenant and fullled all test objectives. General CP Mohanty is an alumnus of 16. Lieutenant General Chandi the National Indian Military College, Dehradun and the National Defense Prasad Mohanty appointed as Academy. He is a 1982 batch Infantry new Army Vice President Ofcer from the Rajput Regiment. · Lieutenant General Chandi Prasad Mohanty has been appointed as the new Deputy Army Chief. He will take

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1. DRDO celebrated its 63rd to making India self-reliant". F o u n d a t i o n D a y o n 1 s t 4. World Hindi Day: 10thJanuary January 2021 · World Hindi Day is celebrated every · T h e D e f e n s e R e s e a r c h a n d year January 10 since2006 to Development Organization (DRDO) promote Hindi language globally. celebrated its 63rd Foundation Day on · The day is also the anniversary of the 1 s t J a n u a r y 2 0 2 1 . D R D O w a s rst World Hindi Conference, which established in the year 1958. was inaugurated on 10thJanuary 2. World Braille Day: 4thJanuary 1975 by the then Prime Minister . · Every year from the year 2019 on January 4, World Braille Day is 5. N a t i o n a l Y o u t h D a y : celebrated globally. The day is 12thJanuary celebrated to raise awareness about · Every year January 12 is celebrated as the importance of Braille as a means of National Youth Day in India to communication in achieving human commemorate the birth anniversary of rights for the visually impaired. Swami Vivekananda. This day was · The day is celebrated to mark the birth announced by the Government of anniversary of Louis Braille, who India in the year 1984. developed the Braille script for the · The main purpose of celebrating this visually impaired, who was born on day is to ensure that students across 4thJanuary 1809 in the city of the country are encouraged to learn Coupvray, northern France. about Swami Vivekananda's life, 3. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: thoughts and philosophy and apply 9thJanuary them in their lives. · In the year 2021, the 158th birth · Biennially, 9th January is celebrated anniversary of Swami Vivekananda as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or NRI Day (12 January 1863) is being celebrated. to mark the contribution of the The theme of National Youth Day 2021 overseas Indian community in the is "Channelizing Youth Power for development of India. Nation Building". · The purpose of celebrating this day is to provide a platform for NRIs to 6. National Road Safety Month express their views about India and 2021: 18thJanuary –17th thereby involve them in Indian February development work. The theme of the · The Ministry of Road Transport and 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Highways celebrates National Road Convention 2021 is "Contributing to Safety Week every year in the second Aatmanirbhar Bharat" ie "Contribute week of January (National Road Safety

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Week), but in the year 2021, the force of the country, the National government Has decided to celebrate Disaster Response Force (NDRF) came National Road Safety Month instead of into existence on 19thJanuary 2006, National Road Safety Week. playing an important role in disaster · National Road Safety Month will be m a n a g e m e n t a n d c o m m u n i t y observed from January 18, 2021 to a w a r e n e s s f o r D i s a s t e r R i s k February 17, 2021 from now on. Reduction (DRR) in the country. During this period various programs 10. Might day (Parakram Divas): will be organized across the country in 23 january association with the organizations of · The 125th birth anniversary of Netaji the Central / State Governments / Subhash Chandra Bose is celebrated Union Territories Administration, and on 23thJanuary 2021 as Parakram others. Divas. This day is celebrated to honor 7. Veterans Day: 14thJanuary and remember Netaji's indomitable · Armed Forces Veterans Day:. The spirit and seless service to the Veterans Day is celebrated by the nation. armies every year since 2017 on 14th 11. N a t i o n a l G i r l ' s D a y : January in celebration of our brave 24thJanuary army heroes and ex-servicemen towards the nation. In the beginning it · In India, 24thJanuary is celebrated was called Armistice Day. every year as National Girl Child Day. 8. I n d i a n A r m y D a y : The purpose of this day is to promote education, health and nutrition of the 15thJanuary girls and spread awareness about · In India, Army Day is celebrated on their rights. 15thJanuary every year to salute the · This day was celebrated for the rst brave soldiers who sacriced their time in the year 2008 as an initiative lives to protect the country and its by the Ministry of Women and Child citizens. This year is the 73rd edition Development and Government of Indian Army Day. India. · Army Day is celebrated at all Army 12. I n t e r n a t i o n a l D a y o f Command Headquarters to set the Education: 24thJanuary greatest example of seless service and brotherhood to the soldiers of our · The United Nations General Assembly country, and above all, love for the d e c l a r e d 2 4 t h J a n u a r y a s country. International Education Day to 9. NDRF celebrated its 16th commemorate the role of education for peace and development. Foundation Day · International Education Day was · The National Disaster Response Force celebrated for the rst time on ( N D R F ) c e l e b r a t e d i t s 1 6 t h 24thJanuary 2019 as per the Foundation Day on 18 January. A resolution passed on 3rdDecember special multi-skilled, humanitarian 2018 by the United Nations General

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Assembly to commemorate the role of II. education in development. · A massacre took place during World 13. National Voters' Day: 25 War II in which Nazi Germany, along January with its allies, systematically m u r d e r e d a r o u n d s i x m i l l i o n · India celebrates "National Voters Day" European Jews, between 1941 and on 25 January every year to encourage 1945, around two-thirds of Europe's more young voters to participate in the Jewish population. political process. · The theme for International Holocaust · The 11th National Voters' Day is being Remembrance Day 2021 is "Facing the celebrated on 2021. The theme of NVD A f t e r m a t h : R e c o v e r y a n d 2 0 2 1 i s ' M a k i n g O u r V o t e r s Reconstitution after the Holocaust". Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed' meaning empowering, alert, 16. 73rd Martyr's Day: 30th safe and knowledgeable voters. January · National Voters' Day is celebrated · Martyr's Day is celebrated every year across the country on 25thJanuary on 30thJanuary in memory of every year since2011 to commemorate M a h a t m a G a n d h i , w h o w a s the establishment day of Election assassinated in 1948 at Birla House Commission of India (ECI) i.e. by Nathuram Godse. The day is 25thJanuary 1950. celebrated to commemorate the 14. International Custom Day: sacrices made by freedom ghters in India's struggle for freedom and to 26thJanuary show our respect for them. · International Customs Day is celebrated globally on 26thJanuary every year. The day is celebrated to recognize the role of custom ofcers and agencies and to focus on the situations and challenges faced while performing their work. The theme of International Customs Day this year is: "Customs bolstering Recovery, Renewal and Resilience". 15. International Day in memory of victims of Holocaust · International Day (International Holocaust Remembrance Day) is celebrated in commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust since2006 o n 2 7 J a n u a r y e v e r y y e a r t o commemorate the anniversary of the Holocaust tragedy during World War

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1. L e o n M e n d o n c a o f G o a but was recently hospitalized due to b e c o m e s I n d i a ' s 6 7 t h heart disease, where he underwent primary angioplasty. Grandmaster 4. Dhaka Marathon 2021: Jigmet · 14-year-old Leon Mendonca of Goa has b e c o m e I n d i a ' s 6 7 t h C h e s s Dolma of Ladakh achieved Grandmaster by winning the third and fourth place last norm in a tournament held in Italy. · India's Jigmet Dolma nished fourth · Mendonca, who achieved this feat at in the Dhaka Marathon 2021. Jigmet the age of 14, 9 months and 17 days, is Dolma is SPO in Ladakh Police. the second grandmaster from the · In the marathon, Morocco's Hicham coastal state. Lakohi nished rst in the men's 2. Claire Polosak: The rst marathon elite competition while woman to ofciate in a men's Angela Jim Asande of Kenya won the women's event in the same event. Test · In the entire marathon, among the SAARC · Australia's Claire Polosk has become and local runners, Bahadur Singh of India the rst woman ofcial to become an became the champion in the men's umpire in a men's test match by category and Pushpa Bhandari of Nepal in playing the fourth umpire in the third the women's category. Test between India and Australia. 5. Khelo India Zaskar Winter · The 32-year-old from New South Wales, has already achieved the Sport and Youth Festival 2021 distinction of being the rst woman in inaugurated in Ladakh the men's ODI match of Namibia and · The inaugural season of Khelo India Oman in the ICC Division 2 men's ODI Zaskar Winter Sport and Youth match played at Windhoek in 2019. Festival 2021 was launched on 3. Jai Shah will represent BCCI 18thJanuary 2021 in Ladakh. in ICC Board · The 13-day-long Zanskar Winter Sports Festival aims to usher in a new · Jai Shah has been elected as the sports era for adventure and nature- ofcial representative of the Board of loving tourists in Ladakh, and add Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for excitement to the local youth to hone board meetings of the International their skills at the Winter Games to Cricket Council. represent India. · Shah is the secretary of the Board of · A series of snow-based activities will be Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). He organized over the next 13 days to will replace BCCI President Sourav promote tourism and economic activities G a n g u l y , w h o w a s c u r r e n t l y in Snowbound, picturesque Zanskar. representing India on the ICC Board,

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1. IFSCA becomes new associate 4. Denmark's Oscar nominee member of IOSCO 'Another Round' to be opening · The International Financial Services movie at 51st IFFI in Goa. Centers Authority (IFSCA) has become · The 51st Indian International Film a n a s s o c i a t e m e m b e r o f t h e Festival (IFFI) will begin on January I n t e r n a t i o n a l O r g a n i z a t i o n o f 16, with the Indian premiere of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). Thomas vinterberg's lm 'Another IOSCO is headquartered in Madrid, Round'. Spain. · Cannes is the star-studded line of 2. Amit Shah released the lms shown in the lm IFFI starring inaugural issue of 'National B e s t A c t o r A w a r d w i n n e r Police K-9 Journal MadsMikkelsen. The lm is also Denmark's ofcial entry to the Oscars. · H o m e M i n i s t e r A m i t S h a h inaugurated the 'National Police K-9 · The festival will also witness the world magazine' in . This is the premiere of 'Mehrunisa'. Sandeep rst publication in the country on the Kumar's lm will be premiered in the subject of Police Service K9, (PSK) is middle of the festival. Police Dogs. This is a unique initiative 5. Argentine lmmaker Pablo which will further enrich the subjects Cesar to be chairman of 51st related to Police Service K-9s, police IFFI International Jury dogs. · An international jury has been 3. Delhi government established announced for the 51st edition of the Tamil Academy International Film Festival of India, · The Department of Arts, Culture and partnering with the world's premier Languages of the Government of Delhi lmmakers. has established the Tamil Academy to · The International Jury for 51st edition promote the language and culture of of International Film Festival of India the southern state of Tamil Nadu. has been announced with eminent · Delhi has a large population of people lmmakers from across the world. from Tamil Nadu and therefore want to · According to the Information and present a platform for the people of Broadcasting Ministry, the Jury will Delhi to taste the art and culture of comprise Pablo Cesar of Argentina as Tamil Nadu. Chairman, Prasanna Vithanage of Sri Lanka, Abu BakrShawky of Austria, Priya darshan of India and Rubaiyat Hossain of Bangladesh.

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6. India launches 40th scientic will be increased from 1,500 to expedition to Antarctica 10,000. · The 40th Indian Scientic Expedition 9. J&K Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha to Antarctica was agged off by India launches 'Vigilant Citizen' from Mormugao Port in Goa on 5th mobile application January 2021. · Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor, · The chartered ice-class vessel MV Manoj Sinha has launched the mobile Vasily Golovin has been selected for application 'Vigilant Citizen' and the 40th Indian Scientic Expedition Departmental Vigilance Ofcer Portal to Antarctica Mission voyage to the of J&K Anti Corruption Bureau. prestigious Antarctica, which will · The Lieutenant Governor said that the reach Antarctica in 30 days. UT administration is making extensive 7. FSSAI made a rule to limit the efforts to ensure transparent, amount of trans fat in all oils a c c o u n t a b l e a n d a c c o u n t a b l e and fats to 2% by January governance. 2022 10. India's 7th Trade Policy · The Food Safety and Standards Review (TPR) concludes at Authority of India have amended the WTO F o o d S a f e t y a n d S t a n d a r d s · The second session of India's 7th (Restrictions and Restrictions on Trade Policy Review concluded at the Sales) Regulations, amending the World Trade Organization. This was amount of exemption of the use of the last session of the 7th Trade Policy trans fatty acids (TFA) in oils and fats. Review. · The present exemption limit has been · The review of trade policy is an reduced from 5% to 3% for tax year important mechanism under the 2021 and 2% for 2022. monitoring function of the World 8. PM Modi inaugurates - Trade Organization. M a n g a l u r u n a t u r a l g a s · During the review of this trade policy, pipeline the WTO has assessed Member States' trade and related policies with the aim · Prime Minister Narendra Modi has of complying with WTO rules and inaugurated the 450 km long Kochi- providing constructive feedback. Mangaluru natural gas pipeline built at a cost of Rs3,000crore through 11. Bangladesh to be "Focus video conferencing. This program is an Country" at 51st Indian i m p o r t a n t s t e p t o w a r d s t h e International Film Festival construction of the One Nation One · Bangladesh has been selected as the gas grid. 'Country in Focus' for the 51st Indian · The natural gas pipeline network will International Film Festival of India. be doubled in the next 5-6 years and The festival will be held in Goa from 16 the number of existing CNG stations January to 24 January 2021.

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· The Country in Focus is a special 14. S a n t o k h i , P r e s i d e n t o f segment that marks the country's Suriname of Indian origin, will c i n e m a t i c e x c e l l e n c e a n d be the chief guest on India's contribution. The 51st IFFI will feature four Bangladesh lms in this segment. Republic Day 12. O l d e s t l i v i n g O l y m p i c · President of the Republic of Suriname Chandrika Prasad Santokhi will be the c h a m p i o n A g n e s K e l e t i chief guest in the Republic Day Parade celebrates her 100th birthday of India to be held on 26thJanuary. · The oldest living Olympic champion 15. Tesla registers Indian unit in Agnes Keleti has celebrated his 100th Bengaluru, will start business birthday. soon · She is one of the most successful Olympians in his country, having won · Tesla, an electric vehicle (EV) company 10 medals for Hungary at the Olympic owned by the world's richest man Elon Games Helsinki 1952 and Melbourne Musk, has registered a wholly owned 1 9 5 6 i n g y m n a s t i c s . H e r subsidiary in Bengaluru, Karnataka. achievements also included ve golds. Tesla, the world's most valuable · Keleti won the oor event in Finland carmaker, has registered a wholly and won four golds in the ninth bars, owned subsidiary Indian unit as a rst balance beam, oor and team events step to set up an R&D unit and a b e f o r e s h o w i n g a s t u n n i n g manufacturing plant for its electric performance in Australia. vehicles in the country. · At the age of 35, she became the oldest 16. IFFI 2021 to pay tribute to female gymnast to win an Olympic famous lmmaker Satyajit title. Ray 13. First ice climbing festival held · The 51st International Film Festival of in Nubra Valley India (IFFI) will celebrate by screening · The ice climbing festival was ve classics of renowned lmmaker celebrated for the rst time in the Satyajit Ray. Nubra Valley of Leh. The seven-day- 17. Rajnath Singh inaugurates long event was organized by Nubra India's rst indigenous driver Adventure Club. Ice climbing is a Equip Metro Car popular winter sport abroad. · The Union Defense Minister, Rajnath · To promote winter tourism in the Singh unveiled India's rst "driverless Nubra Valley, the Nubra Adventure metro car" on 15th January 2021 Club has organized a seven-day ice during a ceremony held at BEML's climbing festival with the help of social Bangalore Complex. activist Dr. Norden Otzer. · State-of-the-art driverless metro · Trainer Riggin Tsawang said Nubra trains designed and developed has the potential to become the ice i n d i g e n o u s l y f o r t h e M u m b a i climbing capital of the Himalayas.

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Metropolitan Region Development the chairman of the temple trust. Authority (MMRDA) are being According to the trust's records, PM constructed at the BEML Bengaluru Modi has become the eighth chairman manufacturing facility. of the trust. According to the record, 18. Manish Kumar is India's rst Desai served as president between 1967 and 1995. COVID-19 vaccine recipient 20. India's rst labor movement · On January 16, 2021, PM Modi agged off a nationwide vaccination museum to be opened in campaign, after which Manish Kumar, Kerala a sanitation worker in Delhi, became · The Labor Movement Museum, the the rst person in India to receive the rst of its kind in India, will be opened COVID-19 vaccine. in Alappuzha in Kerala, which will · Manish Kumar was injected at AIIMS reect the history of the world labor in Delhi, where Union Health Minister movement. Dr. Harsh Vardhan was also present. · The museum will display the history of · PM Modi launched a nationwide the World Labor Movement and the v a c c i n e c a m p a i g n t h r o u g h Labor Movement of Kerala through videoconferencing and congratulated paintings, documents and other the people of India on getting made in exhibits. Alappuzha is famous as a India vaccines. India's vaccination global houseboat tourist center. program is based on a very important 21. Bhavna Kanth to be the rst principle that people who need a w o m a n  g h t e r p i l o t t o vaccine will be vaccinated rst. · Our doctors, nurses, medical and participate in R-Day parade paramedical staff, sanitation workers · Flight Lieutenant Bhawna Kanth will in hospitals - whether it is private or become the rst female ghter pilot to the hospital authorities are entitled to participate in the Republic Day receive vaccinations. This will be done Parade. on priority. · She will be part of the Indian Air Force 19. PM Modi becomes president of tableau in the 2021 Republic Day Somnath Temple Trust Parade, which will showcase mock- ups of light combat helicopters, light · Prime Minister NarendraModi was combat aircraft and Sukhoi-30 ghter appointed the new chairman of the aircraft. trust, which manages the world 22. JSW Sports signs agreement famous Somnath temple in Prabhas Patan town of Gir-Somnath district, with Rishabh Pant to manage Gujarat, becoming the second PM to commercial rights hold the post. · JSW Sports (JSW Sports), the sports · After former PM , arm of the JSW Group, tied up with Narendra Modi is the second Prime Rishabh Pant. Rishabh Pant has Minister who has been appointed as entered into a multi-year contract with

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JSW Sports, which will manage all the · Called 'Vasuki', the train covered a commercial and marketing rights of distance of 224 km between the the 23-year-old cricketer, who railway stations of Bhilai and Korba in recently played the most important about seven hours. role in India's Test series triumph in · The 'Vasuki', consisting of 300 wagons Australia. of long haul rakes of ve freight trains, · As part of the association, JSW will ran with the help of a pilot, an manage the sports athletes' image assistant loco pilot and a guard. positioning and brand endorsements 26. U n i o n M i n i s t e r a n d a l l t h e i r c o m m e r c i a l engagements, including appearances, NirmalaSitharaman opens social media demonetization and NCLAT Chennai Bench business deals. · Union Finance and Corporate Affairs 23. "Howrah-Kalka Mail" is named Minister NirmalaSitharaman has "Netaji Express" virtually inaugurated the Chennai Chair of National Company Law · One of the oldest trains of Indian Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). Railways, Howrah-Kalka Mail has · This will be the second NCLAT bench been renamed as 'Netaji Express'. in the country after the Principal Indian Railways has changed the Bench in New Delhi. name of the train a few days before the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash 27. E l e c t i o n C o m m i s s i o n Chandra Bose on 23 January. Launches Digital Voter ID 24. Inauguration of India's longest Card "e-EPIC" road arch bridge in Meghalaya · The Election Commission has · On 22thJanuary 2021, Meghalaya launched e-EPIC, an electronic Chief Minister ConradSangma version of the photo identity card of inaugurated India's longest road arch voters, which can be stored and bridge "Vahra Bridge" at Sohbar in downloaded on mobile phones and East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya. personal computers. · The project was approved in 2013 and · It takes time to print the physical card work began in 2014. This bridge was and reach to the voters. In such a completed in December 2018. situation, with the help of this new beginning, the idea is to deliver the 25. Indian Railways' longest train documents fast and easily. 'Vasuki' set a new record 28. E n v i r o n m e n t M i n i s t e r · The South East Central Railway released National Marine (SECR) zone in Chhattisgarh has broken its own previous record by Turtle Action Plan successfully operating the longest · Recently, Ministry of Environment, freight train by adding ve rakes of Forest and Climate Change (MoEF& freight trains as a unit of about 3.5 CC) has released National Marine km. Turtle Action Plan in New Delhi.

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· The ministry also issued guidelines for the Marine Turtle Action Plan as well as the Marine Mega Creatures series. Main Moint: · The National Marine Turtle Action Plan and the Marine Mega fauna Stranding Guidelines have been issued acknowledging the need for the conservation paradigm of sea turtles and marine mega fauna. · At the launch, the minister called for conservation of both botanical and fauna diversity, including marine biodiversity. · Both these documents include methods and measures to promote inter-sectorial action for protection. 29. Airtel Announces 5G Ready Network in Hyderabad · Bharti Airtel gained the edge by becoming the rst telecom operator in India to successfully display 5G services. Bharti Airtel announced that it planned a fth generation (5G) on a commercial network in Hyderabad.

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