There are so many upcoming exams like SSC CHSL, NTPC, Railway Group-D, and UPSI. This is important current affairs from January 2021. The various exam is in a queue of the states so the quick revision of current affairs will be helpful to you all.
One Liner Current Affairs for January 2021, SSC, Railway
- Recently, Australia has changed the second line of the anthem from “For we are young and free” to “For we are one and free”.
- Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru has become the only airport in South India to have CAT IIIB compliant runway.
- Jammu and Kashmir have signed a historic MoU with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) for the Horticulture sector.
- The government has approved the export of the indigenous developed Akash missile system.
- Recently, Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO along with the Indian Navy conducted the successful maiden test trial of SAHAYAK-NG. SAHAYAK-NG is a/an Air Dropped container
- India’s first Testbed for Autonomous Navigation Systems (Terrestrial and Aerial) has been inaugurated at IIT Hyderabad.
- Assam has passed a bill to abolish all state-run Madrasas.
- The North East’s first-ever specialized Ginger Processing Plant in Meghalaya is being revived and is likely to become functional at the beginning of 2021.
- Recently, The Cabinet has approved the Multi-Modal Logistics Hub & Multi-Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) at Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
- K Sivan gets a one-year extension up to January 14, 2022, as the chairman of ISRO.
- India has been chosen as the co-chair of the IUCN-supported Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) for three years till November 2023.
- Indian Navy has signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited to procure Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Dazzlers (Laser Dazzlers).
- V G Somani is the current Drug Controller General of India.
- The 51st IFFI is being organized from 16th to 24th January in Goa.
- Union Home Ministry’s initiative Operation ‘Muskan’ is associated with Rescuing missing children.
- Bajaj Auto has become the world’s most valuable two-wheeler company.
- The USA has recently passed the ‘Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act’ for Pakistani women.
- Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the National Metrology Conclave 2021 organized by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.
- Pankaj Mithal has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh High Court.
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated Kochi – Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the Nation. The pipeline has been built by GAIL (India) Ltd.
- The 40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica was flagged off from Goa.
- Madhya Pradesh state government has launched the ‘LaunchPad Scheme’ to make youth self-reliant.
- Ram Vinay Shahi will head the recently formed high-level group named the South Asia Group for Energy (SAGE).
- Ashish Pethe has been appointed as the All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC).
- Sanjay Kapoor has been elected as the President of the All India Chess Federation (AICF).
- Ministry of Commerce & Industry recently organised “Udyog Manthan”.
- Alexander Ellis has been appointed as the new British High Commissioner to India.
- Recently, Justice Hima Kohli has become the first woman Chief Justice of Telangana high court.
- Recently, the Khelo India Ice Hockey tournament began in Kargil.
- Claire Polosak became the first female match official in the men’s Test match.
- The theme of the 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention is “Contributing to Atma Nirbhar Bharat”.
- Pakistan recently tested the Fatah-1 weapon system.
- Recently, PM Modi flagged off the Double Stack Long Haul Container Train. It will run from New Ateli in Haryana to New Kishanganj in Rajasthan.
- Karnataka has recently launched the Krishi Sanjeevani vans to test soil, water & suggest remedies for pest control.
- G Kishan Reddy will head the committee for ‘protecting language, culture and land of Ladakh’.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up an academic advisory council called ‘College of Supervisors (CoS)’ to further strengthen supervision over regulated entities. N S Viswanathan will head this CoS.
- Punjab National Bank has announced the alliance with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and FIRST (Foundation for Innovation & Research in Science & Technology), to jointly establish Innovation Centre at the IIT campus.
- Recently, Alan Burgess passed away. He was a Cricketer.
- IDFC Mutual Fund has announced the launch of its latest pan-India investor awareness campaign #PaisonKoRokoMat, nudging savers to become investors.
- Prakash Javadekar has launched the Indian government’s Digital Calendar, Diary App.
- Raj Iyer, Indian-American took charge as the US Army’s first Chief Information Officer.
- Recently, Indian Railways achieved a train speed of 130km/hr on the Golden Quadrilateral – Golden Diagonal route.
- Gujarat has decided to create a new Bagasara Prant in Amreli district.
- Manipur hosted the Cherry Blossom Mao Festival.
- Bandhan Bank has announced a ‘Shaurya Salary Account’ to provide banking services to Defence personnel.
- Thousand Islands was recently in the news due to a plane crash. It is a part of which of Indonesia.
- The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is organizing a week long National Youth Festival. The festival is organised to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification to facilitate the issuance of IDP for Indian citizens. IDP stands for International Driving Permit.
- Maharashtra has started a “Period Room” for women at a public toilet.
- Arunachal Pradesh is likely to become India’s prime producer of vanadium.
- Bangladesh will be the focus country of the 51st International Film Festival of India.
- Recently, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the ‘Single Window Clearance System’ for Coal mines.
- Indian Space Research Organization will adopt one hundred Atal Tinkering Labs across the country to promote education.
- Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan launched the state-of-the-art vessel ‘Sagar Avneshika’ in Chennai.
- Odisha has recently launched the Bindu Sagar Cleaning Project.
- Recently, The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) has signed an MoU with NHPC Limited for developing renewable energy projects.
- India’s first ‘Fire Park’ has been inaugurated in Odisha.
- The Union Cabinet has given its approval to the Memorandum of Understanding on scientific and technical cooperation between India and UAE.
- The National Informatics Centre in collaboration with the Central Board of Secondary Education jointly launched CollabCAD Software.
- Recently, The Reserve Bank of India has set up a working group to study the digital lending activities of the regulated and unregulated players under the chairmanship of Jayant Kumar Dash.
- Indian Ship MV Jag Anand is likely to reach Japan on 18th January for a crew change. MV Jag Anand was stranded at Jingtang port in China in June last year.
- ‘Rin Samadhan Yojana was launched by Maharashtra.
- Recently, a powerful earthquake hit Sulawesi island. Sulawesi island is a part of Indonesia.
- Bangladesh observed the Kite festival Shakrain.
- The Aero India show will be organised in Bengaluru.
- According to a recent announcement, India plans to achieve 20% ethanol-blending with gasoline by 2025.
- Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh launches India’s First Indigenously Designed & Developed Driverless Metro Car designed and developed by BEML Limited.
- Recently, Arjun Munda received the SKOCH Challenger Award.
- India’s first Labour Movement museum will be opened in Kerala.
- Recently, the first bird festival ‘Kalrav’ has been inaugurated at Nagi bird sanctuary. Nagibird sanctuary is in Bihar.