STATE
1. India’s 1st War Memorial of Animals will be setup in Meerut, UP.
2. World Largest Meditation centre & Global Headquarters of Heartfulness Institute opened in Hyderabad.
3. India’s 1st Super Fab Lab inaugurated in Kerala for developing Hardware Industry.
INTERNATIONAL
4. Guyana took over chairmanship of G77 for year 2020.
APPOINTMENTS
5. Nirmaljeet Singh kalsi – chairperson, Punjab Police complaints authority.
6. LV Prabhakar – MD & CEO, Canara Bank.
SUMMITS & CONFERENCE
7. India & China Border Personnel met at Ladakh.
8. Department of Biotechnology organised International Summit on Women in STEM – “Visualizing the Future: New Skylines” in Delhi.
MOU
9. NIRDPR (National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj) & UNICEF will jointly establish CRU (Communication Resource Unit) to provide communication support for national flagship programmes.
10. India & Brazil signed 15 MoUs on Health, Bio-energy cooperation, Cultural Exchange, Geology & Mineral Resources.
BANKING
11. Reliance Jio launched UPI payment service.
12. RBI raised Short-term Investment Limit to 30% from 20% for FPI (Foreign Portfolio Investor).
AWARDS
13. Tata Steel Kalinganagar honoured at World Economic Forum 2020 for its entry into Global Lighthouse network.
14. Kumar, Vice-chancellor of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University conferred with Harit Rana Award 2019 for motivating students.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
15. ISRO will send half-humanoid robot Vyom Mitra for unmanned trip into space before Mission Gaganyaan.
DAYS
16. International Customs Day – January 26, Theme “Customs Fostering Sustainability for People, Prosperity and Planet”.
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