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JANUARY 2021 COMPILATION
Appointments(Person in news)-
Soma Mondal takes charge as new SAIL Chairman
The Election Commission of India has chosen Umesh Sinha as its deputy election commissioner.
The Railway Board has named Suneet Sharma as its new Chairman and CEO.
Justice Pankaj Mithal has been named the next Chief Justice of the Common High Court of
Jammu for the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
Alexander Ellis, the British High Commissioner to India, has been appointed.
The Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Arup Kumar Goswami, was sworn in.
Dr. Raj Iyer, an Indian-American, has been named the US Army's first Chief Information Officer.
Hima Kohli has been named the Telangana High Court's first female Chief Justice.
Sikkim High Court Chief Justice JK Maheshwari is sworn in.
Guwahati High Court Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia has been appointed.
RS Sharma has been chosen as the chairperson of a Covid-19 vaccine administration committee.
Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname, will be the chief guest during
India's Republic Day parade.
Sadyr Japarov wins the presidential election in Kyrgyzstan.
Pat Gelsinger has been named as Intel's new Chief Executive Officer.
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has been re-elected for a sixth term.
At the Republic-Day parade, Bhawana Kanth will become the first woman fighter pilot.
Joe Biden was elected 46th President of the United States.
Siddhartha Mohanty is named managing director of LIC by the government.
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa of Portugal is re-elected for a second term.
Kaja Kallas will be Estonia's first female prime minister.
Swaminathan Janakiraman and Aswini Kumar Tewari are the new MDs of SBI.
SBI's new MDs are Swaminathan Janakiraman and Aswini Kumar Tewari.
Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is re-elected to a second term.
Important Days-
1st January-DRDO 63rd Foundation day
4 January-World Braille Day
9 January-Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or NRI Day
The theme of 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2021 is “Contributing to Aatmanirbhar
Bharat”.
12 January-National Youth Day
The theme for National Youth Day 2021 is ‘Channelizing Youth Power for Nation Building‘.
15 January-Indian Army Day
23 January-Parakram Diwas
24 January - International Day of Education
24 January - National Girl Child Day
25 January-National Voters Day
The theme for 2021 is, ‘Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed’.
25 January - National Tourism Day
26 January - International Customs Day
The theme for 2021 is “Customs bolstering Recovery, Renewal and Resilience”.
30 January - Martyr’s Day/Shaheed Diwas
31 January - World Leprosy Day 2021
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This year theme of World Leprosy Day 2021 is “Beat Leprosy, End Stigma and advocate for
Mental Wellbeing ”.
Obituaries-
Legendary Odia musician, Shantanu Mohapatra passed away.
Former Union Minister and senior Rajasthan Congress leader Buta Singh passed away.The
veteran politician served as Home Minister of India in the Rajiv Gandhi government from 1986
to 1989.
Colonel Narendra ‘Bull' Kumar, an ace mountaineer who helped India recover the Siachen
Glacier, died.
Alan Burgess, the world's oldest living first-class cricketer, has died.
Turlapati Kutumba Rao, a Padma Shri Awardee Telugu Journalist, has died.
D Prakash Rao, a social activist and Padma Shri Awardee, has died.
Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan is an Indian classical musician and recipient of the Padma
Vibhushan award.
Olympic bronze and World Cup-winning hockey player Michael Kindo passed away.
Veteran Indian Fashion Designer Satya Paul passes away.
Former Gujarat Chief Minister Madhavsinh Solanki passes away.
Padma Award winning Renowned Oncologist Dr V Shanta passes away.
Former Arunachal Governor Mata Prasad passes away.
Malayalam actor Unnikrishnan Namboothiri passes away.
Oscar winning-actor Cloris Leachman has passed away.
Rankings/Indexes-
Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021
1-Jeff Bezos
2-Elon Musk
3-Bill Gates
12-Mukesh Ambani
The Henley Passport Index 2021
1-Japan
2-Singapore
3-South Korea,Germany
85-India
NITI Aayog Releases India Innovation Index 2.0
States-1.Karnataka
Union Territories-Delhi
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NE and Hill states-Himachal Pradesh
Global Climate Risk Index 2021 of Germanwatch
1-Mozambique
2-Zimbabwe
3-Bahamas
7-India
According to a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD), China was the greatest beneficiary of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020,
overtaking the United States.
Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2020 by Transparency International
1-New Zealand and Denmark
86-India
In a recently released health index that measures progress toward personalised treatment, India
came in 10th out of 11 Asia Pacific countries. Overall readiness was similarly good in Singapore
(1st), Taiwan (2nd), Japan (3rd), and Australia (4th).
Awards and Honours-
Rajendra Kumar Bhandari has been awarded the Subhash Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for
the year 2021.
51st International Film Festival of India Venue: Goa
Opening Film: Another Round by Thomas Vinterberg
Closing Film: Wife of a Spy by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Best Film (Golden Peacock) Award: Into the Darkness directed by Anders Refn
Best Director Award (Silver Peacock): Chen-Nien Ko for ‘The Silent Forest’ Best Actor (Male)
(Silver Peacock): Tzu-Chuan Liu for The Silent Forest Best Actor (Female) (Silver Peacock): Zofia
Stafiej for I Never Cry Special Jury Award (Silver Peacock): Kamin Kalev for February
Padma Awards 2020
Padma Vibhushan
1. Public Affairs: Shri Shinzo Abe
2. Art: Shri SP Balasubramaniam (Posthumous)
3. Medicine: Dr. Belle Monappa Hegde
4. Science and Engineering: Shri Narinder Singh Kapany (Posthumous)
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5. Others-Spiritualism: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
6. Others-Archaeology: Shri B.B. Lal
7. Art: Shri Sudarhshan Sahoo
Padma Bhushan
1. Art: Ms. Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra
2. Public Affairs: Shri Tarun Gogoi (Posthumous)
3. Literature and Education: Shri Chandrashekhar Kambara
4. Public Affairs: Ms. Sumitra Mahajan
5. Civil Service: Shri Nripendra Misra
6. Public Affairs: Shri Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous)
7. Public Affairs: Shri Keshubhai Patel (Posthumous)
8. Others-Spiritualism: Shri Kalbe Sadiq (Posthumous)
9. Trade and Industry: Shri Rajnikant Devidas Shroff
10. Public Affairs: Shri Tarlochan Singh
Meghalaya has been named the winner of the National Award for Best Electoral Practices in
2020.
Satish Vyas, a renowned santoor player, has been awarded the Tansen Samman 2020 by the
Madhya Pradesh government.
Sports-
Leon Mendonca becomes India’s 67th Grandmaster
The Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament was held at Chiktan, Ladakh.
Summits and Conferences-
PM Modi inaugurates National Metrology Conclave 2021 This year's theme is ‘Metrology for the
Inclusive Growth of the Nation’.
The Government of France organised the fourth ‘One Planet Summit’,which aimed at protecting
the world’s biodiversity.The Summit was organised in cooperation with the United Nations and
the World Bank.The theme of the Summit was “Let’s act together for nature!”.
Government Schemes/Projects-
Madhya Pradesh's government has introduced a 'Launch Pad Scheme' for boys and girls who
have passed 18 years of age and have left child care institutions. The state's Women and Child
Development Department created this programme with the goal of providing a platform for
these young people to become self-sufficient by completing their education and training.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 450-km Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas
pipeline.The event marks an important milestone towards the creation of One Nation One Gas
Grid.
CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches ‘PANKH Abhiyan’ for Girl Child.‘PANKH Abhiyan’ is a year-
long programme. The letter in the PANKH scheme stands for:‘P’ – protection,‘A’ – awareness of
their rights,‘N’ – nutrition,‘K’ – knowledge,‘H’ – health.
PM Narendra Modi has launched Rs 1,000-crore ‘Startup India Seed Fund’. This initiative will
help in setting up new startups and promote their growth.The Startup India Seed Fund would
support startups in need of initial capital to start and grow their business and help budding
entrepreneurs pursue innovative ideas.The scheme will be implemented by the Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DIIT).
Science and Technology-
To fight the problem of space trash, Japan plans to launch the first wood-based satellite by
2023.
Finance-
The Indian economy is expected to contract, according to the World Bank in the year 2020-21,
by 9.6%.
India's GDP estimate for FY21 has been revised downward to -8 percent by the IMF.
According to the United Nations, India's economy would increase at 7.3 percent in fiscal year
2021.
Defence-
A Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) defence system was successfully tested by
India and Israel.
The DRDO develops the ASMI, India's first indigenously developed 9mm machine pistol.
India will buy 21 MiG-29 fighter jets and 12 Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jets from Russia.
The indigenously developed "SAAW"Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon was successfully tested by the
DRDO.
A.EXERCISES-
The biennial pan-India coastal defence exercise “Sea Vigil-21” conducted.
The bilateral air exercise by Indian Air Force and French Air and Space Force conducted at Air
Force Station, Jodhpur – Ex Desert Knight-21
Indian Navy conducts exercise AMPHEX – 21 with Army and Air Force.
Books-
Ramchandra Guha - The Commonwealth of Cricket
Pramod Sawant - Manohar Parrikar- Off the Record
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Environment-
Gorewada International Zoo in Nagpur has been renamed Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada
International Zoological Park by the Maharashtra government.
Nitish Kumar launches the state's first bird festival, dubbed "Kalrav," in the Nagi-Nakti bird
sanctuary in Bihar's Jamui district.
Prakash Javadekar has designated the year 2021 as the Indo-French Year of the Environment.
Haldwani, Uttarakhand, is the site of India's first pollinator park, which was dedicated by famous
butterfly specialist Peter Smetacek.
Miscellaneous-
In Bhubaneswar, Naveen Patnaik inaugurates India's first "Fire Park."
The AIIMS in Bhubaneswar has won the Kayakalp Award Scheme for promoting cleanliness,
hygiene and creating sustainable practices in public health facilities.
Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. President to be impeached twice.
Kerala becomes 8th State to complete ease of doing business reforms and joined the seven
other States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil
Nadu and Telangana, who have completed this reform.
Rajnath Singh unveils India’s 1st indigenously developed driverless metro car.
Over the childcare subsidies controversy, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and his whole
Cabinet resigned recently.
India’s 1st Labour Movement Museum to be set up in Alappuzha,Kerala.
Gujarat to Rename Dragon Fruit as ‘Kamalam’.
The ‘Netaji Express' has replaced the Howrah-Kalka Mail.
Uttarakhand CM, Trivendra Singh Rawat will inaugurate the first child-friendly police station
which is meant to provide a friendly environment to children associated with crimes.
In Ahmedabad, Amit Shah officially opened the new 4-lane Thaltej-Shilaj-Rancharda railway
overbridge.
India’s longest Road Arch Bridge “Wahrew Bridge” inaugurated in Meghalaya.
The Election Commission has begun issuing “e-EPIC” computerised voter ID cards.
India’s First ‘Gender Park’ in Kozhikode,Kerala.
Rakshita is the name of the bike-based casualty vehicle developed by the DRDO's Institute of
Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences and handed over to the CRPF.
Khadi Prakritik Paint is India's first cow dung paint having antifungal and antibacterial
characteristics, which was launched by Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari.
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