TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. AFTER USA, INDIA SECOND COUNTRY TO SEND DEDICATED SATELLITE TO STUDY BLACK HOLES.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) aboard Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C58. The satellite was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 9.10.
2. PM Modi will be on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu and Lakshadweep beginning from today.
He will attend the 38th Convocation Ceremony of Bharathidasan University.
Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth over 19,850 crore rupees related to aviation, rail, road, oil and gas, shipping and higher education sectors at a public programme in Tiruchirappalli.
On Wednesday, PM Modi will reach Kavaratti, Lakshadweep, he will dedicate to the Nation the Low Temperature Thermal Desalination (LTTD) plant at Kadmat. Other projects which are dedicated to Nation include the solar power plant at Kavaratti, which is the first ever battery-backed solar power project of Lakshadweep.
3. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said cold day to severe cold day conditions are likely to continue over some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and north Rajasthan in the next two days.
4. The Haryana government on Monday issued transfer and posting orders of 18 IAS officers with immediate effect, an official statement.
5. PM Modi will inaugurate the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL) on 12 January, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde said.
6. RAJASTHAN is likely to get another Vande Bharat train in January, said officials from North Western Railway (NWR), as a rake has already reached the state capital.
7. KERALA Government on Monday launched K-SMART (Kerala Solutions for Managing Administrative Reformation and Transformation), which will bring all services of the three-tier local self-government institutions on a unified digital platform.
8. PM Modi urged the citizens to take JANMAN Survey on the NaMo app and share their views on the progress achieved by India in the last ten years.
9. The tenth phase of Sagar Parikrama began from Chennai Port today. Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala and Union Minister of State Dr. L. Murugan jointly inaugurated the mission which will travel through Nellore, Visakhapatnam and Srikakulam.
10. WEST BENGAL government has issued an order saying the State Song shall compulsorily be played with due respect in all state government functions at the start of the ceremony.
11. Nitin Kareer, additional chief secretary (finance), on Sunday took over as the new chief secretary of the state after the Centre refused an extension to the outgoing chief secretary Manoj Saunik.
12. In KARNATAKA Amith Singh took charge as the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) (Western Range) on Monday. Earlier, he was on central deputation with National Investigation Agency (NIA) for four years.
13. The Centre has requested TELANGANA government to relieve Commissioner of Police Vishnu S Warrier after he was posted to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Warrier is a 2013 Telangana cadre IPS officer. He was appointed as Khammam Commissioner of Police in April, 2021.
14. N Priya Ravichandran from the TAMIL NADU Fire and Rescue Service (TNFRS) has been appointed as an IAS officer under the non-state civil service of Tamil Nadu. Priya becomes the first TNFRS officer to climb the ranks of an IAS officer.
15. Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya inaugurates cashless health facility under Ayushman Yojana.
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LEGAL REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Joan Donoghue
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1. Gujarat high court on Monday indicated that looking at the record of social activist Teesta Setalvad, it was not inclined to grant her any relief in the Pandarwada mass grave digging case.
2. Social activist Teesta Setalvad on Monday failed to get any relief from the Supreme Court in the Pandarwada grave digging case in which she and her husband Javed Anand are accused of being part of the illegal exhumation of bodies of the 2002 Gujarat riots victims.
3. Karnataka police on Monday arrested a 50-year-old man, who was allegedly involved in rioting in the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya. The police arrested Poojary from the Hubballi district in what was dubbed as a “long-pending” case. The arrest comes 30 years after the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992 and the accused, Poojary, was 20 years old at that time.
4. A pastor was arrested from North Goa on Monday for his alleged involvement in religious conversions, Police also invoked sections of the Magic Remedies Act in the FIR against pastor Domnick D’Souza of Five Pillar Church.
5. The operators of truck, taxi and bus went on a nation-wide strike opposing the new provision of ₹7 lakh penalty and 10-year jail term for hit-and-run cases under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, asking the central government to withdraw the provision claiming it could lead to their undue harassment.
The three-day strike, which started on Monday, is likely to impact distribution of petrol and diesel at fuel stations and fruit and vegetable supplies in coming days.
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FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
#IMF MD:
Kristalina Georgieva
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USD ₹ 83.23
💷 GBP ₹ 105.91
€ Euro : ₹ 92.14
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GDP rate (2023 ) : 6.5% ( $3.75 trillion)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : 4.7%
Population : 141.81 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%
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BSE SENSEX
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NIFTY
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DIESEL : ₹ 90/Ltr
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DIESEL : 95/Ltr
Auto Gas : ₹ 60/Ltr
CNG : 76/Kg
LPG : ₹ 903/14.2 Kg
1. Reliance Power has inked an agreement to sell its 1,200 MW Kalai II hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh for Rs 128.39 crore to THDC India.
2. State-owned power producer SJVN Ltd on January 1 said it has received the finance ministry’s permission to form four joint venture firms for the development of hydro and renewable projects with a total capacity of 8,778 MW in India and Nepal.
3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on January 1 said it has decided to enhance the bulk deposit limit for scheduled primary (urban) co-operative banks, in tier 3 and 4 cities, to Rs 1 crore and above.
4. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced that the Punjab government has bought GVK Group’s 540MW thermal plant at Goindwal Sahib in Tarn Taran district. The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has purchased the plant for ₹1,080 crore.
5. 97.38% of ₹2,000 currency banknotes in circulation, back in banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday. The total value of ₹2,000 banknotes remaining in circulation as of 29 Dec 2023, stood at ₹9,330 crore, the central bank said.
6. The sale of Electoral Bonds will start from Tuesday. It will be sold through 29 authorised branches of SBI till the 11th of January.
the Bonds will be valid for fifteen calendar days from the date of issue and no payment will be made to any payee political party if the Bond is deposited after expiry of the validity period. The Bond deposited by the eligible Political Party in its account will be credited on the same day. The Bonds can be purchased by Indian citizens. Only the registered political parties, which secured not less than one per cent of the votes polled in the last general election or the legislative assembly of the State, will be eligible to receive the electoral bonds.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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1. Vicky Kaushal’s SAM BAHADUR movie is turning out to be one solid fighter at the box office, The film has already completed 4 weeks at the box office and even in its 5th weekend. The film would cross the Rs 90 crore mark at the ticket window.
First it clashed with Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal as both released on the same day. And now, it is surviving the onslaught by Shah Rukh Khan’s DUNKI and Prabhas’ SALAAR which have together minted over Rs 500 crore at the box office.
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DEFENCE
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
Ajay Bhatt
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. Outgoing Vice Admiral SJ Singh received the Guard of Honour and laid a wreath at the National War Memorial. He will be the next Western Navy Commander, succeeding Vice Admiral Dinesh Tripathi.
Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi has been appointed as the next Vice Chief of the Indian Navy.
2. The Indian Navy is set to assign women sailors to its newest guided-missile destroyer, INS Imphal, in February-March 2024 as the country’s first warship with separate accommodation for women officers and sailors prepares for its operational deployment on the high seas.
3. INS Guldar Set to Decommission After 38 Years of Service. The Andaman & Nicobar Command announced a bittersweet milestone on December 30, 2023, as the Kumbhir-class tank landing ship INS Guldar celebrated its 38th and final anniversary before decommissioning in January 2024.
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ODISHA = Bhubaneswar
Before was
Orissa Province
Formation: 01 April 1936;
Districts: 30 (3 divisions)
Governor: Raghubar Das
CM : Naveen Patnaik (BJD)
STATE SYMBOLS
BIRD : Indian roller
Fish: Mahanadi mahseer
Flower: Asoka
Mammal: Sambar
Tree: Sacred Fig
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In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.
Population of Bharat:
142 cr (2023)
President of Bharat ,
Smt Droupadi Murmu
Vice President
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
Prime Minister : Shri Narendra Modi
Speaker Lok Sabha :
Shri Om Birla (BJP)
Rajyasabha Seats : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)
Loksabha : 550 members (530 States + 20 Union Territories)
Chief Election Commissioner:
Shri Rajiv Kumar
02 Jan (Tuesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Shishir Ritu
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Agrahayana 21 (Amanta)
Pausa 7, (Purnimanta)
Nakshatr : Purva Phalguni (up to 11:42 am)Uttara Phalguni
Tithi : Shashthi (up to 5:11 pm)Saptami
Rahu 03:09 PM – 04:29 PM
Yamaganda 09:51 AM – 11:11 AM
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