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1) The CEPI centralized network lab has been inaugurated by Dr


Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology in
Faridabad.


👉 Ministry of Science and Technology (India):-

👉Headquarters - New Delhi


Founded - May 1971
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👉 Minister of State - Y. S. Chowdary
Minister - Harsh Vardhan
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2) Bird Flu/Avian Influenza/H5N1: 
1st found-China Geeze Bird (1996),
In India-Maharashtra's Nadurbar (2006).
It can spread from birds to humans but not if meat/egg cooked
beyond 70 Degrees.

3) KAMAL Hasan’s party-Makkal Needhi Maiam, promised


salaries to housewives. NSO survey: men spend 1.5 hrs in
unpaid domestic work, while women 5 hrs/day.

4) The Prime Minister inaugurated the National Atomic Scale at


National Metrology Conclave 2021 organised bythe Council of
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Scientific and Industrial Research(CSIR).

👉 CSIR :- 
Founded: 26 September 1942 , National Physical Laboratory,

 👉Head: Shekhar C. Mande


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5) Under the ICAR’s initiative ‘Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav’,


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6) New Industrial Development Scheme For Jammu & Kashmir


(J&K IDS, 2021) approved .It is a Central Sector Scheme for the
development of Industries in the UT of J & K.

7) Priti Pant has been made the head of the panel set up by the
Ministry of Health to examine the adverse consequences of
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NFHS-5.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 
Founded :- 1976
HeadQuarter - New Delhi
Minister of Health and Family Welfare - Harsh Vardhan

8) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said on


Wednesday (January 6) that auctions for 4G spectrum in the
700, 800, 900, 1,800, 2,100, 2,300, and 2,500 MHz bands will
begin from March 

9) Recently the state of Uttar Pradesh has launched a "Farmers


Welfare Mission" to double the income of farmers.
CM of UP - योगी आ द यनाथ
▪ Governor of UP - आनंद बेन पटे ल
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👉 "Varasat" योजना
All these important schemes related to Uttar Pradesh.

10) Who is the author of the book titled 'Sutranivednachi sutra-


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- Dr Roopa Chari

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11) On 7th January 2021, Indian Prime Minister flagged off the
world’s first Double Stack Long Haul 1.5 Km long Container Train
pulled by electric traction from New Ateli -New Kishangarh.
12) Hima Kohli was sworn in as the Chief Justice of Telangana


State.
Hima Kohli is currently the lone woman Chief Justice in one


of the country's 25 High Courts.

▪ CM of Telangana - Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao


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13) The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal


and the World Bank signed a $105 million project to improve the
inland water transport infrastructure in Kolkata, West Bengal

14) The proposed Chattergala tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir will


connect district Kathua with district Doda enroute the new
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Highway via Basohli-Bani through Chattergalla to touch
Bhaderwah and Doda.

15) Recently the World Bank has projected a 9.6% decline in


India's economy in FY 2020-21.


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👉 Founded - 1944

👉Headquarters - Washington, D.C., United States


President - David Malpass

16) Vietnam has started buying rice from India for the first time
in decades after its local prices jumped to their highest in nine
years amid limited domestic supplies.
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17) Recently DRDO has signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation for the
implementation of advanced biodigester MK-II technology in the
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metro rail network.


👉 Defence Research and Development Organisation( DRDO) :- 

👉 Founded - 1958

👉 Chairman - G. Satheesh Reddy


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18) PM Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the Kochi-


Managluru natural gas pipeline of the Gail Authority of India
Limited.
 -Mangluru or Manglore is an Arabian Sea Port of Karnatka. It is
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19) 125th Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on

👉
23rd January.
Prime Minister headed 85members committee to celebrate

👉
this occasion. 

👉 He became Congress president in 1938.


Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport- Kolkata

20) Book- India’s 71-Year Test: The Journey to Triumph in


Australia’
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21) Krishi Sanjeevani Vans launched by Karnataka Govt.


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CM- B.S. Yediyurappa
Governor-Vajubhai Vala
Karnataka-Hampi, once the medieval Vijayanagara empire’s
capital, contains ruins of Hindu temples, elephant stables and a
stone chariot.

22) The Uttar Pradesh government has signed a MoU with the


Netherlands to set up a skill development centre to help farmers
CM of UP - योगी आ द यनाथ
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" मशन श "
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👉 "क या सुमंगला योजना"
👉 "Varasat" योजना
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All these important schemes related to Uttar Pradesh.


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23) Lucknow University (LU) has launched the ‘Karmayogi


Scheme’ which offers students part-time jobs while continuing
their studies on the campus.
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Nautanki. ...
Kathak.

24) PAKISTAN Army successfully launched Fatah-1 rockey


system. 
-Pakistan has some of the most famous polo matches in the
world that take place in Shandur, which is the highest altitude
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polo field in the world.
-But the National game of Pakistan is Field Hockey.

25) The science and technology minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has


released the report - Action Agenda for an Atma Nirbhar Bharat


prepared by TIFAC.

👉 Ministry of Science and Technology (India):-

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Founded - May 1971
Headquarters - New Delhi

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Minister of State - Y. S. Chowdary

26) Central African Republic president Faustin A. Touadera wins


reelection.

👉
Capital: Bangui
It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast,
South Sudan to the southeast, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest
and Cameroon to the west.
-Use the world map and understand the country.

27) The fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF2021), aimed at a


global discussion and development of Ayurveda, would be held

👉
in Kerala.
CM of Kerala - पनारयी वजयन
👉 Governor of Kerala - आ रफ मोह मद खान

28) Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal


‘Nishank’ has inaugurated the two-day Virtual International

👉
Akhand Conference ‘EDUCON 2020’ through video conferencing.
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29) The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva has
conferred the status of 'centennial observing station' to Patna
Meteorological observatory

30) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has


launched Mobile Application ‘Satark Nagrik’ and Departmental
Vigilance Officers Portal of J&K Anti Corruption Bureau.

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31) The India and France Strategic Dialogue 2021-


Held in New Delhi to discuss regional and global issues. Chaired

👉
by Ajit Doval from Indian Delegation Side.
France President: Emmanuel Macron
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32) Indian-American novelist Ved Mehta, best known for his 12-
volume autobiography "Exile of the Continents", has passed
away.

33) Indian Army has signed MOU with the Bandhan Bank for the
Bandhan Bank Shaurya Salary Account. The MOU was signed by
Lt Gen Ravin Khosla DG of Indian Army and Chandra Shekhar


Ghosh MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank.

👉 Bandhan Bank :- 

👉
👉
CEO - Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
HEADQUARTER :- Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Founded :- 23 August 2015

34) US President-elect Joe Biden named Indian-


American Sumona Guha as senior director for South
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Asia and Tarun Chhabra as senior director for Technology and
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National Security. 

35) The Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has made the biggest
charitable donation of 2020. He donated $ 10 Billion for
launching Bezos Earth Fund.

36) Government of India (GoI) has sanctioned INR 37.8 Crores


for the Developing Parashuram Kund Pilgrimage 
Site at Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh

37) NSO has estimated the India's GDP to contract by 7.7 % in

👉
2020-21.
The National Statistical Commission (NSC) of India is an
autonomous body which formed in June 2005 under the
recommendation of Rangarajan commission. 
👉
👉Headquarters :- New Delhi
Formed :- July 12 2006
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38) Recently Dr Najma Heptulla, Governor of Manipur released a


book titled ‘Making of a General – A Himalayan Echo’ through a
virtual mode at Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan, Imphal, Manipur. The
book is authored by (Redt) Lt. Gen. Konsam Himalay Singh.

39) The PM CARES Fund allocates Rs 201.58 cr for installation


of 162 Medical Oxygen Generation Plants in public health
facilities.

👉 PM CARES Fund:-
Founded :- 28 March 2020
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Chairperson:- Narendra Modi


40) Recently Soma Mondal took charge as the chairman of Steel
Authority of India Limited (SAIL). he becomes the 1st woman
chairperson of SAIL

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41) Alexander Ellis has been appointed as the new British High
Commissioner to India. He will succeed Sir Philip Barton.

42) Recently, India flagged off the 40th Indian Scientific


Expedition to Antarctica (40-ISEA) from the ormugao Port, Goa
by the Ministry of Earth Science.

43) Abhishek Yadav has been appointed as the 1st deputy


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general secretary of AIFF?
▪ All India Football Federation:- 
President: Praful Patel
Founded: 23 June 1937
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FIFA affiliation: 1948
AFC affiliation: 1954
Headquarters: Dwarka, Delhi

44) Recently, Uttar Pradesh government (UP) Chief Minister


(CM) Yogi Adityanath launched a 3-week ong campaign namely
“Kisan Kalyan Mission” for the state’s farmer welfare and to
double their income.

45) World's largest floating solar energy project in India is going


to be constructed on Omkareshwar Dam on Narmada river.
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👉 The Omkareshwar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada River
just upstream of Mandhata in Khandwa district, Madhya
Pradesh, India.

46) J Venkatramu has been appointed the managing director

👉
and chief executive officer of India Post Payments Bank. 
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47)Uttarakhand is in talks with the Madhya Pradesh government


to bring white tigers to Nainital’s Sitabani ildlife Reserve for a
forthcoming tiger safari project..
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48) World bank has signed the USD 105 million project with
government of India and government of West Bengal to improve


waterways in Kolkata, West Bengal.

👉 World Bank :- 

👉
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Founded - 1944

👉 President - David Malpass


Headquarters - Washington, D.C., United States

49) The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked


universities, colleges to celebrate the National Youth Day 2021 -
- the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda -- on January 12,
to take inspiration from his ideals and commemorate his works.

50) The Punjab government has declared the entire state a


'controlled area' in view of bird deaths in neighboring states.
👉
Punjab :- 

👉 Heart of India’s Sikh community

👉
👉
CM :- Captain Amarinder Singh
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Major steel manufacturer.
A major producer of essential crops.
The first to host President rule.

51. Manipur state has launched the mPension Manipur app.


mPension is a Web App and provides facilities to the pensioners
to send feedbacks and make queries online. It also notifies
pensioners on the status of photographs submitted and the
responses of their queries.

👉
Manipur :- 
CM :- Nongthombam Biren Singh
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👉Governor :- Najma Heptulla 
52.the 3rd edition of Digital Evolution Scorecard 2020 developed
by Tufts University’s Fletcher School in partnership with
Mastercard was released in which India ranked 4th.The
scorecard is topped by China 

53.Amit Shah launches ‘Single Window Clearance System’ for


Coal Sector.

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About Ministry of Coal:

👉 Union Minister – Pralhad Joshi


Headquarters – New DeDelhi
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54.Cherry Blossom Mao Festival held in Senapati, Manipur;

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Virtually Inaugurated by CM N.Biren Singh
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👉Governor of Manipur:Najma Heptulla
55.Padma Shri Turlapati Kutumba Rao, Veteran Telugu
Journalist, Writer and Orator Passed Away at 7

56. Kerala has announced to launch India’s first Solar Electric

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RORO service.

👉 Kerala: Periyar River

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Kerala: Cherai Beach
Vallam Kali boat race in Kerala. 

57.The Health and Family Welfare Ministry has set up a


technical expert under the  
chairmanship of PREETI PATEL to examine the adverse findings
of NFHS-5.
👉
58. Book 'Making of a General A Himalayan Echo ’
Author: .Lt Gen Konsam Himalay Singh

59.The oldest surviving Olympic champion, Ágnes Keleti , turned


100 recently. She is associated with Gymnastics. 

60. Assam has launched a Bhraman Sarathi scheme to provide

👉
free bus service to women and senior citizens.

👉 Assam CM: Sarbananda Sonowal


The Khasi and Jaintia Hills are a mountainous region that was
mainly part of Assam and Meghalaya. 

61. 12 January the birthday of Swami Vivekananda- celebrated


as National Youth Day since mid-80s. Today Every 5th young
person in the world is Indian. Quotes: “Arise, awake and stop not
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till the goal is reached"
62. The Centre would soon hold a campaign named “know your
Constitution” in schools, colleges and universities across the
country.

63. Udisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the ‘Fire


Park’ in Bhuvneshwar, a first of its kind initiative in the country,
 to bring awareness on fire safety measures.

64. Ramgarh in Jharkhand has topped the list of aspirational

👉
districts ranked by the government think tank Niti Aayog.
Ramgarh district is one of the 24 districts in the Indian state
of Jharkhand. It was also a military district during the British
Regime, referred to then as Ramgahr district.
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65. Arup Kumar Goswami was sworn in as the Chief Justice (CJ)
of Andhra Pradesh High Court by Governor Biswab Bushan
Harichandan in the presence of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan
Reddy .
Before that, he served as chief justice of Sikkim High Court.

66. Google Cloud has appointed its India MD Karan Bajwa as its

👉
new leader for Asia-Pacific.

👉 Thomas Kurian is the chief executive officer of Google Cloud


Launched:-April 7, 2008
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67. The Chief Minister of Karnataka, B.S. Yediyurappa launched


"Krishi Sanjeevani Vans" in Bengaluru. 
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Karnataka:- 
CM :- Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa 
Governor :- Vajubhai Vala
Formation :- 1 November 1956
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Language :- Kannada
Port :- New Mangalore Port

68. The Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has launched a


set of welfare projects, including free sanitary pads for high
school and college girl students in the state.


👉 Punjab :- 

👉 CM :- Captain Amarinder Singh

👉Major steel manufacturer.


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69. Rabi Narayan Mishra former Executive Director of the RBI
has been appointed as the Director of RBIs CoS.

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👉 Headquarters:- Mumbai, Maharashtra, 

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Governor:- Shaktikanta Das

70. The Punjab National Bank has announced an alliance with


the IIT Kanpur and the Foundation for Innovation and Research
in Science and Technology for an innovation center at the
institute's campus.

71. The Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan has


inaugurated a migrant worker cell at Surat in Gujarat.
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👉 British East India company set its first footsteps in Surat in
the year 1818. 
Gujarat CM :- Vijay Ramniklal Rupani
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Governor :- Acharya Devvrat

72.Japarov Sadyr Nurgojoevich was elected as the president of


Kyrgyzstan after securing nearly 80% votes.
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Capital-Bishkek

73. Kerala received the 1st Prize in the State Designated


Agencies Category for its effective 
energy conservation programme at the 30th National Energy
Conservation Awards 2020.
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Kerala: Pamba River
74.‘Euphranta Siruvani’-New Species of Fruit Fly named after
Siruvani in Western Ghats.

75.Industrial Disputes (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2020 gets


Presidential Nod.
Gujarat: Girnar Hills , Girna River:Maharashtra 

76. Japan has committed ₹2,113 crore support to India for its
efforts to mitigate socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 in the
ccountry. 
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Japan PM:Yoshihide Suga

77.Thane Municipal Corporation of India has launched a "Period


Room” initiative to promote menstrual hygiene in women.
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78.Assam state government has decided to provide khadi shirts,
and shawls and stoles made of ‘Eri silk’ to grade IV mployees of
the state?.
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79. Bangladesh is the focus country of the 51st International


Film Festival of India (IFFI).
Bangladesh: Ganga known as Padma
Brahmaputra known as Jamuna 
Ganga Brahmaputra Delta: Meghna Delta

70.Sabrina Singh has been named as the White House Deputy


Press Secretary in the upcoming Joe Biden administration.

81. Flipkart partnered with NITI Aayog to launch the updated


version of Women ntrepreneurship Platform (WEP), in January,
👉
20211.
Flipkart CEO: Kalyan Krishnamurthy
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82. The Central Government approved eight hydropower projects


of 144 MW on the Indus River and its tributaries in Ladakh.

83. the Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament is being organized In


Kargil Ladakh.

84. Indian-American Dr Raj Iyer has taken over as the first Chief
Information Officer of the US Army,

85. the author of the book titled 'Right Under Your Nose' is R
Giridharan, general manager at RBI.
86. Justice RS Chauhan has take oath as the new Chief Justice
of Uttarakhand High Court.

▪ Uttarakhand CM :- Trivendra Singh Rawat 

👉
Governor :- Baby Rani Maurya

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👉Integrated Model Agriculture Village Scheme.


Country's first Pollinator Park 

87. Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani flagged-off the 91st


K9 VAJRA-T Gun from L&T's Armoured System Complex (ASC)
at Hazira.
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Gujarat :- 
👉
👉 Fifth-largest Indian state by area.

👉Asiatic lions, Rann of Kutch (White Desert).


Ninth-largest state by population. 

88. Ministry of Coal launched Single Window Clearance Portal, a


unified platform that facilitates grant of clearances and

👉
approvals required for starting a coal mine in India. 
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah launched the portal in
presence of Union Minister of Coal & Mines Shri Pralhad Joshi.

89. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana completes 5 years of


operation.

👉
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👉 Launched :- 13 January 2016

👉Prime Minister :- Narendra Modi


Ministry :- Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
90. Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal recommended
the constitution of a task force for coordinating National
Education Policy 
implementation between educational institutions.


👉 Ministry of Education :- 
Ramesh Pokhriyal (Union Minister)
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Headquarters :- New Delhi

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91. Paramilitary forces gear up for COVID-19 vaccine.
25,000 doctors, paramedics to get vaccine in first phase.
92. The third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
(PMKVY 3.0) launched on 15 January, 2021 in 600 districts

👉
across India. 

▪ this phase will focus on new-age and Covid-related skills.


Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE):-
Minister :- Mahendra Nath Pandey
Founded :- 9 November 2014
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Headquarters :- New Delhi

93. The India Meteorological Department has launched digital


portal to record weather conditions.


👉 India Meteorological Department:-
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👉Headquarters: Mausam Bhavan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi


Founded :- 1875
94. The Minister Awangbow Newbai has launched a website for
community based sustainable forest management for wet
resource conservation in Manipur (COSFOM).

👉
👉 Manipur CM :- Nongthombam Biren Singh

👉 Governor :- Najma Heptulla

👉Loktak Lake
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95. Bhupinder Singh Mann, the Bharti Kisan Union national


president and All India Kisan Coordination Committee chairman
recused himself from the four-member committee constituted
by the Supreme Court.

96. Brazil is the first country where India is exporting 2 million


doses.
97. In a move to help the film industry in the state, the Kerala
government has decided to waive entertainment tax for cinemas
from January to March 2021.

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👉 Kerala: Periyar River

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Kerala :- Pamba River

98. Army Day is celebrated on 15th January since 1949. Army


Day marks the day when Lt Gen KM Carriappa became the first
Indian appointed as Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army.
👉 The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the

👉
Indian Army.
Headquarters :- Integrated Defence Headquarters, Ministry of
Defence, New Delhi
Founded :- 1 April 1895

👉
 
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS):- General Bipin Rawat

👉 Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) :- General Manoj Mukund


Naravane

👉 Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) :- Lieutenant


General Satinder Kumar Saini

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99. Telecom company Bharti Airtel and National Small Industries
Corporation (NSIC) have teamed up to drive the digital
transformation of small businesses and Micro, Small, and


Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India.
National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) :- 
Founded :- 1955
Headquarters :- NSIC Bhawan, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi

100. Book, titled "Modi India Calling - 2021", is the brainchild of


senior BJP leader Vijay Jolly. It was released by Delhi BJP
president Adesh Gupta at the Press Club of India.

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