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Suneet Sharma: New CEO of Railway Board The state government has decided to construct
the memorial in the capital Bhubaneswar.
Suneet Sharma has been appointed as the new
This was announced by CM Naveen Patnaik.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) and ex- Runway of Bengaluru now CAT III B compliant
officio Principal Secretary to Government of India.
Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru
Prior to this, Suneet Sharma worked as General
now has a CAT IIIB compliant South runway that
Manager, Eastern Railway.
can be used by aircraft even during inclement
During the course of his career, he has won many
weather and foggy conditions.
professional awards as well.
It will facilitate aircraft landing with a runway
RBI to sale-purchase of govt securities visual range as low as 50 m and take off at 125
metres.
The RBI will conduct simultaneous purchase and
The Bengaluru airport is the only airport in South
sale of government securities under open market
India and sixth in the country to have CAT IIIB
operations (OMOs) for ₹10,000 crores each on
compliant runway.
January 7, 2021.
The decision was taken after a review of current WHO clears Pfizer vaccine for emergency use
liquidity and financial conditions.
The World Health Organization has cleared the
Eligible participants should submit their bids in
Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for
electronic format on RBI's core banking solution
emergency use.
(E-Kuber) system on January 7, 2021.
This means poorer countries may soon get access
India starts export of Moringa powder to the shot already available in Europe and North
America.
India has started export of Moringa powder
WHO's review found that the Pfizer-BioNTech
keeping in mind its rising global demand.
vaccine met the must-have criteria for safety and
Two tonnes of organic certified Moringa powder
efficacy set out by WHO.
were sent to the United States through air
consignment on 29 Dec 2020. Deadline for filing ITR extended further
Moringa has been used for centuries due to its
The Government has further extended the
medicinal properties and health benefits in
deadline to file the income tax return (ITR) for
various forms.
individual taxpayers till 10th January 2021 in view
Odisha government to set up a memorial of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The deadline for filing ITR for the financial year
The Odisha government will set up a memorial in
2019-20 by companies has also been extended till
honour of all the Covid warriors who sacrificed
15th February 2021.
their lives fighting the deadly virus.
This is the third time that the Income Tax
The memorial will carry the names of all the
department has extended the return filing
martyred Covid warriors to keep their memory
deadline.
alive.
1|PageNationwide dry run for vaccination on 2 Jan PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of the
permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur on 2 Jan
The dry run for COVID-19 vaccine will take place
2021.
across the country on 2 January 2021.
IIM Sambalpur is the first IIM to implement the
The Centre has asked all states and UTs to ensure
idea of flipped classrooms where the basic
effective preparedness for the vaccine rollout.
concepts are learnt in digital mode and
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan chaired a
experiential learning takes place in the class,
high-level meeting to review the preparedness at
through live projects from the industry.
session sites for COVID-19 vaccination on 31
It has also outscored all other IIMs in terms of
December 2020.
highest gender diversity.
Virtual Agri-hackathon 2020 inaugurated
Centre orders 83 crore syringes
Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister
Government has ordered 83 crore syringes for
Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the Virtual
COVID-19 vaccination drive and Universal
Agri-hackathon 2020 in New Delhi on 31 Dec
Immunization Programme in the country.
2020.
The centre has also invited bids for 35 crore more
The two-month-long event is the first of its kind
syringes.
and the largest virtual event in the history of
Government has prioritized 30 crore people for
Indian agriculture.
COVID vaccine which includes health workers,
The hackathon will happen in three elimination
frontline workers and sanitation staff.
rounds and the final 24 winners will get a cash
prize of Rs 1 lakh. Govt extends benefit of RoDTEP scheme
Postal articles to be affixed with forms Govt has decided to extend the benefit of the
scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on
All postal articles including ordinary articles
Exported Products (RoDTEP) to all export goods
containing goods meant for delivery to foreign
with effect from 1 Jan 2021, to boost export.
destinations will be affixed with correct and
The scheme will refund to exporters the
complete relevant custom declaration forms.
embedded central, state and local taxes that were
These forms include details of sender and
so far not being given rebate or refunded.
recipient along with a description of the contents
The refund will be credited in the exporter's
of the article.
ledger account with customs.
India Post will not accept any article in the
absence of correct disclosure by the customer. Defence Ministry signs contract with BEL
IAF e-Governance (e-Office) portal launched Defence Ministry has signed a contract with
Bharat Electronics Limited for procurement of 10
Indian Air Force Chief, Air Marshal R K S Bhadauria
Lynx U2 Fire Control systems for frontline
formally launched the IAF e-Governance (e-Office)
warships of Indian Navy at a cost of 1,355 crore
portal in New Delhi on 31 Dec 2020.
rupees.
The launch of the portal is part of Digital India and
The LYNX U2 GFCS is a Naval Gun Fire Control
e-governance initiative that will transform the
System designed to acquire, track and engage
entire IAF into a paperless office workflow.
targets amidst sea clutter.
It marks a major shift from the current method of
It is capable of accurately tracking air and surface
correspondence, filing and documentation to a
targets.
digital one.
Elevation of four judges notified
Foundation stone for IIM Sambalpur to be laid
2|Page Law and Justice Ministry has notified the IRCTC's upgraded e-ticketing website
elevation of four judges as Chief Justices (CJ) of
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has launched an
Odisha, Telangana, Madras and J&K High Courts.
upgraded version of the e-ticketing website of the
President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Dr
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
Justice S. Muralidhar as CJ of Odisha High Court
(IRCTC).
and Kumari Justice Hima Kohli as CJ of Telangana.
The booking of meals, retiring rooms and hotels
Justice Pankaj Mithal will be CJ of J&K and Ladakh
has been integrated with the website and
High Court and Justice Sanjib Banerjee, CJ of
passengers can directly book along with the
Madras.
tickets.
Colonel Narendra 'Bull' Kumar passes away Passengers can check their refund status at the
user accounts page.
Colonel Narendra 'Bull' Kumar (Retired), who
contributed significantly to the security of our General Naravane receives Guard of Honour
country by paving the way for India's move into
Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Mukund
the Siachen Glacier, passed away in Dec 2020.
Naravane received a Guard of Honour at Republic
The mountaineering legend led an expedition of
of Korea (ROK) Army Headquarters at Gyeryong
the Indian Army to the Siachin Glacier in April
in December 2020.
1984.
The Chief of Army Staff also called on General
The pre-emptive mobilisation helped the then
Nam Yeong shin, Chief of Staff of the Republic of
Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, launch Operation
Korea Army and discussed issues of bilateral
Meghdoot.
defence cooperation.
BHEL gets Rs 3,200 cr hydro projects in Andhra He also visited the Agency for Defence
Development at Daejeon.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has bagged
orders worth Rs 3,200 cr for hydro projects in Amazon acquires podcast network Wondery
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Amazon has announced its acquisition of podcast
The order for electro-mechanical works for 12 x
publisher Wondery.
80-megawatt Polavaram hydropower project in
Wondery was founded in 2016 by former Fox
Andhra Pradesh envisages manufacture and
executive Hernan Lopez, it has around 20 million
supply of India's highest unit rating Kaplan hydro
listeners per month.
turbines.
It’s behind true-crime hits like Dirty John, about
BHEL sets account for 45% of India's total installed
the life and death of John Meehan, and Dr Death,
hydropower capacity.
about infamous neurosurgeon Christopher
Centre approves transport hub in Greater Noida Duntsch.
Government has approved the construction of a All calls from Jio to any networks to be free
multi-modal logistics and transport hub in UP's
Voice calls from Reliance Jio's network to any
Greater Noida at an estimated cost of Rs3,883.80
network across India will be free starting January
crore.
1, 2021.
The hub will be located near a railway station in
Reliance Jio's move comes as the interconnect
Boraki.
usage charges (IUC) for all domestic voice calls
It also cleared the construction of trunk
will end from January 1 and 'Bill and Keep' regime
infrastructure components for Krishnapatnam
will be implemented.
and Tumakuru industrial areas in Andhra Pradesh
In September 2019, Jio had started charging its
and Karnataka worth Rs2,139.44 cr and
customers for off-net voice calls.
Rs1,701.81 cr.
3|PageLewis Hamilton knighted in UK honours list Unacademy has acquired test preparation startup
NeoStencil to grow its footprint in Tier II and III
Lewis Hamilton was awarded a knighthood as part
cities.
of Britain's traditional New Year's Honours list.
In 2020, Unacademy has acquired Kreatryx, and
Hamilton’s knighthood was awarded in the
PrepLadder, besides funding in Mastree, and is
“overseas” section of the honours list because he
taking over the custodianship of CodeChef.
lives in low-tax Monaco.
Founded by Kush Beejal and Love Beejal in 2014,
The queen’s honours are awarded twice a year, in
NeoStencil has tie-ups with over 100
late December and in June, when the monarch’s
institutes and offers 500 plus courses to nearly 1
birthday is observed.
M students.
FASTag deadline extended till Feb 15, 2021
Punjab CM launches mobile app 'DigiNest'
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has virtually
extended the deadline for FASTags for all vehicles
launched a mobile application 'DigiNest'.
in India till February 15, 2021.
It will give people digital access to the state
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had
government's directory, which can be synced with
announced to completely do away with cash
the smartphone with the click of a button.
transactions for paying toll charges from January
The Chief Minister also rolled out an online
1, 2021.
Punjab Advertisement Release Order System
The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 have been
which would help streamline the process of
amended to accommodate the change.
issuance of advertisements.
ISRO Chief Sivan gets one-year extension
CSC partners with IIT Delhi
K Sivan, Chairman of Indian Space Research
Common Services Center's Special Purpose
Organisation and Secretary, the Department of
Vehicle has partnered with IIT Delhi.
Space, has got a 1-year extension till January 14,
It will establish a design and innovation lab which
2022.
will conduct research on new products and
The Appointments Committee of the
services for village-level entrepreneurs (VLE).
Cabinet extended the tenure of Sivan for one
The project named 'Design and Innovation in
year.
VLE's Indigenous Network Ecosystem' (Divine) Lab
He joined ISRO in 1982 and was inducted into the
will promote design and innovation among the
PSLV Project. He took over as ISRO chairman in
village level entrepreneurs (VLE).
January 2018.
V.K. Yadav bags Eminent Engineer Award
Biden names Kathleen Hicks as first woman DDS
V.K. Yadav, Chairman and CEO, Railway Board has
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Kathleen
been conferred with the 'Eminent Engineer Award
Hicks to be his Deputy Defence Secretary, making
for the Year 2020’ by the Institution of
her the first woman to hold the post if she is
Engineering and Technology (IET).
approved by the Senate.
He has been awarded for his outstanding
Hicks served in the Obama regime and was
contribution towards modernization and reforms
confirmed by the Senate in 2012 as the Chief
over Indian Railways.
Deputy Under Secretary of Defence for policy.
IET is one of the world’s largest engineering
Hicks also served as the Deputy Under Secretary
institutions with over 168,000 members in 150
of Defence for strategy, plans, and forces.
countries.
Unacademy buys test prep startup NeoStencil
RuPay partners with RBL Bank
4|Page RuPay has partnered with RBL Bank to launch an Umesh Sinha has been appointed as the Deputy
innovative payment solution for Indian merchants Election Commissioner in the Election
– RuPay PoS, in association with PayNearby. Commission of India.
The RuPay PoS will transform smartphones into Sinha, a 1986-batch IAS officer (retired) of the
merchant Point of Sale (PoS) terminals for the Uttar Pradesh cadre, is at present the Secretary-
retailers. General in the commission.
Merchants will now be able to accept contactless Sinha is a part of a committee set up by the
payments of up to ₹5,000 through a simple tap Election Commission to look into the issue of
and pay mechanism on his NFC enabled mobile revising the election expenditure of candidates
phones. during campaigning.
Leon Mendonca: India’s 67th Grandmaster INCOIS launches ‘Digital Ocean’
Leon Mendonca has become India’s 67th chess Union Minister for Science and Technology Dr
Grandmaster by winning the third and final norm Harshvardhan has launched the ‘Digital Ocean’
at the Vergani Cup in Italy. platform of Indian National Centre for Oceanic
Mendonca, who achieved the feat at 14 years, is Information Services (INCOIS).
the second GM from Goa. It is a one-stop-solution for all data related needs
At the Vergani Cup in Bassano del Grappa, he of a wide range of users, including research
finished second with 6.5 points behind Ukraine’s institutions, operational agencies, etc.
Vitaliy Bernadskiy (7 points). It will facilitate an online interactive web-based
environment for data integration.
New Karnataka Chief Secretary appointed
Ronaldo named 'Player of the Century'
P Ravi Kumar, an IAS officer of the 1984 batch,
has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 'Player of
Karnataka. the Century' award at the Globe Soccer Awards.
He will take over from incumbent T M Vijay Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, during the
Bhaskar, who will retire from service on event, won the Player of the Year award.
December 31, 2020. The club's coach Hansi Flick bagged the Coach of
Kumar, who is presently the Additional Chief the Year award.
Secretary, will be the 38th Chief Secretary of the Also, Bayern Munich won the Club of the Year
state. award.
Delhi government notifies a policy Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola won the
Coach of the Century award.
The Delhi govt has notified the Tree
Rafale jets to carry out SKYROS wargames
Transplantation Policy.
Under this, agencies will have to transplant a Rafale fighter jets of India and France will carry
minimum of 80 per cent of the trees affected by out wargames codenamed Exercise SKYROS in
their development works. Jodhpur in the third week of Jan 2021.
Ten saplings will be planted for each tree The French Air Force Rafale fighters would be
transplanted or felled and the Department of coming to Jodhpur which would see them flying
Forests and Wildlife will keep a detailed and up- with Indian Rafales from the 17 Squadron and the
to-date record of applications approved for tree Su-30MKI fighters.
felling. This would be the first major wargame of
Umesh Sinha appointed Dy Election Commissioner the Indian Air Force (IAF) involving the Rafale
fighters.
'Artificial sun’ achieves 100 million degrees
5|Page South Korea's magnetic fusion device, the Korea The KSTAR was able to achieve a temperature of
Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research, or over 6.6 times more than that of Sun’s.
KSTAR, has set a new world record, reaching an The KSTAR has often been referred to as South
ion temperature of over 100 million degrees Korea’s “artificial sun”.
Celsius for a record 20 seconds.
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