TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today said that the severe day cold and day cold conditions are likely to continue over some parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan during the next two days.
2. The Government has launched PRERANA, an experiential learning programme for developing leadership qualities in students. The Union Education Ministry said Prerana is driven by a strong commitment to integrate principles of the Indian education system and the philosophy of value-based education which is a cornerstone of the National Education Policy 2020. It is a week-long residential programme for selected students of classes 9th to 12th.
3. Bellatrix Aerospace team with ISRO Chief S Somanath Two Indian space start-ups have found success under ISRO’s POEM initiative. Space start-up Dhruv Space has successfully tested its P30 satellite platform, while Bellatrix Aerospace has successfully tested its green propulsion system.
4. In J&K: Vice President Shri. Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurates Mega Expo under theme “Emerging StartUp Trends in North India” at Kathua.
5. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi passed on the baton to Randhir Jaiswal, who assumed the charge as official MEA spokesperson on Wednesday.
6. Election Commission has revised the proforma of application to allot common symbols to registered unrecognised political parties, which have submitted contribution reports and audited annual accounts for the last three financial years.
7. Ministry of DoNER will organise Uttar Purvi Mahotsav 2024 from 13th of this month at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
8. Lt. Governor of Puducherry Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy inaugurated the 29th International Yoga Festival 2024 organised by Tourism Department at Gandhi Thidal, Beach Road, Puducherry.
9. Sikkim bags Second Runner-up position in the inaugural One District One Product (ODOP) Awards instituted by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) today at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
10. Forest and Environment Department, Government of Sikkim in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) had jointly deployed camera traps across the high-altitude regions of Sikkim to understand the impact of climate change on large mammals.
11. UTTAR PRADESH Leads in Implementing ICJS
(Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System) for the third year, ICJS entry rates, showcasing the state’s commitment to technology in justice administration. The ICJS platform, a brainchild of the Supreme Court’s e-committee and implemented by the Ministry of Home Affairs, plays a pivotal role in enhancing the efficiency of the criminal justice system in India.
12. Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala and Minister of State for Fisheries Dr. Dr.L.Murugan handed over the approval letter to a private company of Srikakulam District for operations of the Broodstock Multiplication Centre (BMC) facility established for SPF L. Vannamei during Sagar Parikrama Yatra at Kakinada.
13. PM Modi on Thursday shared pictures of him trying out snorkelling in Lakshadweep and added that early morning walks along its pristine beaches were “moments of pure bliss”. During his visit to Lakshadweep, the Prime Minister inaugurated development projects worth more than Rs 1,150 crore.
14. Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, P.K.Mishra attends Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra programme in Goregaon, Mumbai.
15. The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced by-elections for three legislative assembly seats in Telangana and Uttar Pradesh on January 29.
16. Maharashtra cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal that offers an option of availing the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to the state government employees who joined the service after November 2005.
17. Y S Sharmila, the daughter of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and founder of Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Telangana Party, joined the Congress in New Delhi on Thursday.
18. Congress on Thursday renamed the Rahul Gandhi-led Manipur-Mumbai yatra starting on January 14 as the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which will travel through 100 Lok Sabha segments in 15 states including Arunachal Pradesh, and asserted it will prove to be as ‘transformative’ as his earlier cross-country march.
19. Mumbai’s eagerly awaited Mumbai Trans Harbour Link (MTHL), famously known as Atal Setu, is all set to debut this month, bringing with it a toll of Rs 250 for car commuters.
20. Former senior Indian Information Service officer Mrs N J Krishna today passed away in Noida. She was 81.
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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. India’s President has appointed Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, as the NALSA Executive Chairperson, succeeding Justice S. K. Kaul.
2. An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Hadigam area of Kulgam district.
3. In J&K, Javed Ahmed Mattoo, a wanted terrorist of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen in Jammu and Kashmir, was caught in Delhi on Thursday.
4. A sessions court on Wednesday sentenced to death two men, including one from Bangladesh, for carrying out the Shramjivi Express train blast in 2005 that left at least 14 people dead and 62 injured.
Hilaluddin, a resident of Bangladesh has been accused of planting a bomb on the train, Nafikul Biswas who is a resident of West Bengal was accused of helping him. Two others in the Shramjeevi train blast case were given death sentences in 2016.
5. The Commission of Inquiry headed by former Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court Justice Ajay Lamba which was formed to investigate the cause and spread of violence in Manipur from the 3rd of May last year extended the last date of the submission of the affidavits.
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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 ₹ 83.24
💷 GBP ₹ 105.61
€ Euro : ₹ 91.13
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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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1. Puneet Chhatwal, the Managing Director and CEO of Indian Hotels Company Limited, has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH).
2. Toy Industry registers 239 percent increase in toy exports in 2022-2023.
3. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman flags off Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) rally in Chennai.
4. Union Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurates India International Jewellery Trade Show -IIJS 2024 in Mumbai.
5. 11 firms expressed interest in port project in Great Nicobar IslandIsland : The government has received expressions of interest (EOIs) from 11 firms for the Rs 41,000-crore international transhipment port project at Great Nicobar Island in the Bay of Bengal, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal said.
6. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on January 4 said it has imposed monetary penalty on five co-operative banks for rule violations.
These banks are The Co-operative Urban Bank, Shree Bharat Co-operative Bank, The Limdi Urban Co-operative Bank, The Sankheda Nagarik Sahakari Bank and The Bhuj Commercial Co-operative Bank.
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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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Prabhas-starrer SALAAR movie made a spectacular debut at the box office, emerging as the biggest opener of 2023. Salaar, which is almost through its second week, had amassed a total of Rs 308 crore in its first week. Salaar has crossed the impressive Rs 650 crore mark worldwide.
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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. ALL-WOMEN CONTINGENTS TO MARCH IN REPUBLIC DAY PARADE : The contingent will include women Agniveer soldiers from the Navy and Air Force. Another all-women contingent from the Directorate General of the Armed Forces Medical Services will feature nurses from the military nursing services, led by women doctors at the parade. All-women contingent consisting of 144 personnel.
2. The Defence Ministry on Thursday signed two contracts worth ₹802 crore towards equipment for the Army. They include 697 Bogie Open Military (BOM) wagons at a cost of ₹473 crore with Jupiter Wagons Limited and 56 Mechanical Minefield Marking Equipment (MMME)-Mark II at a cost of ₹329 crore with Bharat Earth Movers Limited under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category.
3. Vice Admiral Sanjay J Singh, AVSM, NM, officially took over as the Flag Officer Commanding–in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Western Naval Command (WNC) from Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM.
4. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the legal team of eight jailed former Indian Navy personnel has been given 60 days to appeal against the ruling by Qatar’s Court of Appeal.
5. Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rashmi Shukla on Thursday became Maharashtra’s first woman Director General of Police (DGP).
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Nickname : The City of Beauty
Formation: 7 Oct 1953
Chief secretary : Dharam Pal, IAS
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BIRD : Grey hornbill
FLOWER : Dhak
FRUIT : Mango
MAMMAL : Grey mongoose
TREE : Mangifera indica
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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
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