1. Over 155.39 cr doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered under nationwide vaccination drive.
2. Government has said that a total of 5,753 cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been reported so far in the country.
3. PM Modi will interact with Startups today at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. Prime Minister has been a firm believer in the potential of Startups to contribute significantly to the growth of the nation.
4. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on Wednesday the appointment of the eminent rocket scientist Dr S Somanath as its new chairman and Space Secretary. Dr Somanath will succeed Kailasavadivoo Sivan who completes his extended tenure on Friday. Kailasavadivoo Sivan joined ISRO in 1982 and after almost 36 years, he became the chairman of ISRO taking over the reins from A. S. Kiran Kumar on January 15, 2018. After four years, it is now time for him to move aside and hand over the chairmanship to S Somanath. January 14, 2022 is Sivan’s last day as ISRO chief.
5. Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav releases ‘India State Of Forest Report 2021’; total forest and tree cover in India is 80.9 million hectares in 2021 which is 24.6% of the geographical area of the country.
6. DELHI : In a major security threat, Delhi Police recovered an Improvised explosive device (IED) from an unattended bag at Ghazipur Flower Market on Friday.
7. KARNATAKA High Court on Friday directed the state government to execute the standard operating procedure (SOP) issued on January 4 in all districts in view of the COVID-19-19 pandemic and added that no rallies, dharnas or any other political gathering shall be permitted in the entire state, till the SOP is in operation.
8. KERALA : Classes 1-9 return to online mode for two weeks starting Jan 21.
9. UTTAR PRADESH : Former UP cabinet minister and prominent OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Friday joined the Samajwadi Party along with another rebel minister Dharam Singh Saini.
10. Ministry of Railways has paid all the ex- gratia amounts to the next of the kin of those lost their lives in the yesterday’s train accident as well as to the injured.
11.The budget session of Parliament will commence on January 31. The first half of the budget session will run from January 31 to February 11. It will reassemble on March 14 to sit until April 8, subject to government exigencies. The government will present the Budget for fiscal 2022-23 on February 1. The Winter session of Parliament concluded on December 22, RBI said the investment portfolio of banks shall now be divided into three categories—held to maturity (HTM), available for sale (AFS) and FVTPL.
12. KERALA police on Friday told the High Court that actor Dileep and five others, accused of threatening officers probing into the sexual assault of an actress in 2017, would not be arrested till January 18, when his anticipatory bail plea would be heard again.
13. Actor Raza Murad was on Friday removed as the brand ambassador of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation’s ‘swachchhata abhiyan’, a day after being appointed to the post. The decision was reportedly taken on the instruction of state Urban Development Minister Bhupendra Singh. Murad’s contribution in the field of cleanliness wasn’t known, the minister’s letter to Bhopal civic body chief said.
14. The 2022 Producers Guild Awards has been postponed due to surge in cases of Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the US. The ceremony, previously set to take place on February 26, will now be held on March 19.
15. Army Day 2022: New Combat Uniform Designed By the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) In Disruptive Digital Pattern To Be Unveiled On January 15.
16. The new Battle Dress Uniforms (BDU) will have a mix of Olive Green and earthy colours for better camouflage and the fabric is durable, sturdier and lighter than the ones being used currently
17. Defence Ministry launches three new initiatives for welfare of ex-servicemen, their families on Armed Forces Veterans’ Day14 Jan.
18. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh announced that the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare has allotted 320 crore rupees to Armed Forces Flag Day Fund for the welfare veterans and their families. This will benefit over one lakh 66 thousand wards and widows of Ex-Servicemen.
19. Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare also launched a dedicated Raksha Pension Shikayat Nivaran Portal designed to speedily redress pension, including family pension-related grievances of ex-servicemen and their dependents.
In a significant achievement, the Directorate General of Resettlement has issued around seven thousand 900 job letters to freshly retired Ex-servicemen during the period of April to December 2021.
20. The Indian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force held a Maritime Partnership Exercise in the Bay of Bengal on Thursday. A wide range of maritime operations including tactical manoeuvres aimed at enhancing interoperability between the two navies were conducted, the Indian Navy tweeted. INS Shivalik, INS Kadmatt took part in exercise.
21. The Tri-Services Court of Inquiry into the Mi-17 V5 accident on 08 Dec 21 has submitted its preliminary findings. The inquiry team analysed the Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder besides questioning all available witnesses to determine the most probable cause of the accident.
22. Three Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) jawans were martyred on Friday after a high-tension power line fell on them in the Supaul district of Bihar. Nine others have been injured in the mishap and of these, four are said to be critical. The jawans were electrocuted in SSB’s 45th Battalion Camp, located in the Birpur area.
23. North Korea Test Fires Two Railway-Borne Guided Missiles, Its Third test this Year.
24. The Monumental National Flag, which is the world’s largest national flag made of Khadi fabric, will be put to a grand public display along the India – Pakistan Border at Longewala in Jaisalmer to celebrate “Army Day” tomorrow. Longewala was the center stage of the historic battle between India and Pakistan in 1971.
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