India Current Affairs January 2021

31st January:

• Dubai airport has been named the worlds busiest airport.
• Nagaland CM inaugurates States first Astro Turf Football Pitch.
• ICAR Launches National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP).
• Saudi Arabia: Corruption crackdown ‘ends with $106bn recovered.
• Punit Goenka appointed as the new chairman of BARC India.
• K J Alphons inaugurates the First Swadesh Darshan project in Sikkim.

30th January:

• Mahatma Gandhi Martyr’s Day Observed On 30th January 2021.
• India Replaces Japan To Become Second-Largest Crude Steel Producer.
• Pacer Mohammed Shami becomes fastest Indian bowler to take 100 ODI wickets.
• TN bags FSSAI award for Swasth Bharat Yatra.
• Ex-Defence Minister George Fernandes Passed Away.
• Hindi writer Chitra Mudgal among 24 honored with Sahitya Akademi Award.

29th January:

• D.N. Chakraborty gets Assam Republic Journalism Award.
• Russia Marks 75th Anniversary Of World War II, End Of Siege Of Leningrad.
• In a first, Pakistan appoints Hindu woman as civil judge.
• Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh appointed as Regional Director WHO SOUTH EAST Asia.
• Former defence minister George Fernandes passes away.
• Nartaki Natraj, Bharatnatyam Dancer, Becomes First Trans Person to Receive Padma Shri.

28th January:

• French Oscar-winning composer Michel Legrand passed away.
• Modi unveils Rs 16,504-crore largest refinery complex in Kerala.
• Canberra urges China and US to avoid Cold War.
• Taliban, US, Pakistan hail progress in peace talks.
• India Inks Uranium Deal With Uzbekistan as Delhi Builds Strategic Reserves.
• Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan creating joint business council.

27th January:

• RBI approved Ravneet Gill as Yes Bank MD & CEO.
• Indias first indigenously developed NGRAM was tested successfully.
• Floods and landslides killed at least 59 people in Indonesia.
• Saina Nehwal enters semifinals of Indonesia Masters tournament.
• Naomi Osaka wins Australian Open Grand Slam Singles title.
• IndiGo Airlines appoints Ronojoy Dutta as new CEO.

26th January:

• South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa to be Chief Guest at R-Day Parade.
• Sahitya Akademi Award Winning Bengali Writer Atin Bandyopadhyay Passes Away.
• Johan Botha Announces Retirement From all formats of Cricket.
• Airstrikes in Taliban Area Kill 29 Afghans Despite Peace Talks.
• India launched Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (APCC) in Chennai.
• Pakistani Top Chef contestant Fatima Ali passes away.
• Pahang’s Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah elected Malaysia.

25th January:

• Venezuela Breaks Off Diplomatic Ties With The US.
• Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba Commissioned New Naval Air Base ‘INS Kohassa’.
• Ex-Chief Justice of South Korea Is Arrested on Case-Rigging Charges.
• Iraq parliament approves $112bn budget after month of wrangling.
• Jammu and Kashmir Governor Gives Nod to Bill for Reservation to Paharis.
• PSLV-C44 carrying India’s military satellite Microsat-R, students’ payload Kalamsat,.

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24th January:

• WCD Ministry Celebrates National Girl Child Day Today.
• Emiliano Sala Fears for soccer player on board missing plane.
• 2nd World Integrated Medicine Forum 2021 inaugurated.
• Indian Navy conducts its largest-ever coastal defense exercise ‘Sea Vigil’.
• Prominent Saudi Scholar Ahmed Al Amari dies in prison.
• Former Indian Hockey Player Raghbir Bhola Passes Away.

23rd January:

• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate first interstate bridge in J&K.
• India captain Virat Kohli wins three ICC.
• Gigi Woo model passed away.
• UAE, Pakistan sign $3 Billion Bailout Package to shore up Economy.
• Pakistan vs South Africa: 2nd ODI South Africa won by 5 wickets.
• India Steel 2021 Exhibition and Conference inaugurated in Mumbai.

22nd January:

• Nepals Central Bank Announces Ban of Indian Notes Above Rs100.
• India knock Down UK In Largest Economy Rankings.
• MP Anurag Thakur Honoured With Sansad Ratna Award.
• AP Cabinet approved 5% quota for Kapus and EBCs.
• Israeli jets target Iranian positions around Damascus.
• Iraq agrees to allocate IQD 68 billion to Defense Ministry budget for Peshmerga.

21st January:

• India signs 11 MoUs worth $9.5 million with Afghanistan.
• International Quad Series: England lose 48-45 to South Africa in London.
• 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Celebrations Begins Today in Varanasi.
• Businessman Badal, wife Soma’s assets frozen in corruption probe.
• Israel Confirms Another Attack on Iranian Targets in Syria.
• Erdogan to Trump: Turkey is ready to take over security in Syria’s Manbij.

20th January:

• PM Narendra Modi Launches National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai.
• Swedish lawmakers elect PM Lofven to second term.
• U.S. peace envoy held talks with Qureshi.
• Tamil Nadu State Cabinet approved the building rules.
• India 1st away team to win bilateral series in all formats in Australia.
• Wasim Jaffer became the 1st Asian to slam 2 first-class double tons after turning 40.

19th January:

• India and Mongolia Sign a Powerful MoU at ICMEI.
• Legendary actor Gulab Chandio passes away.
• Australia vs India: 3rd ODI India won by 7 wickets.
• PIA banned entertainment on flights to Jeddah and Madina
• Al Qaeda Leader killed in operation in southern Libya.
• Reliance Retail, Jio to launch new e-commerce platform.

18th January:

• Justice Asif Saeed Khosa to be sworn in as 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan.
• American company Cargill to invest US $200 million in Pakistan.
• BASF and Adani Group signed MoU in petrochemical JV.
• ECI appointed Dwivedi as CEO of Andhra Pradesh.
• President appoints senior advocate Sanjay Jain as Additional Solicitor General in Supreme court.

17th January:

• Yu Wensheng Wins Franco-German Human Rights Award.
• Chennai’s Gukesh Crowned India’s Youngest Grand master.
• India first electric cab service Blu Smart launched in Delhi.
• Asian Cup: South Korea beat China to win group.
• ISIS attack in Syria Kill 4 Americans.
• Manu Sawhney Appointed New ICC CEO.

16th January:

• ICICI Bank Appoints B Sriram, Rama Bijapurkar Independent Directors.
• Stephen Constantine resign as coach of the Indian football team.
• Veteran journalist Amanullah Kabir dies.
• Andy Murray announces retirement from tennis career.
• Detained Chinese lawyer Yu Wensheng wins Franco-German human rights award.
• Ananth Narayanan Steps Down As Myntra-Jabong CEO.

15th January:

• Army Day Celebrations In India today.
• PM Narendra Modi awarded first ever Philip Kotler Presidential Award.
• Su Tseng-chang appointed as Prime Minister of Taiwan.
• Macedonia Renamed As ‘The Republic Of Northern Macedonia’
• Government Launches ‘Womaniya on GeM’ Initiative.
• Ashok Chawla resigned as chairman of TERI.
• Yes Bank Appoints Brahm Dutt As Non-Executive Part-Time Chairman.

14th January:

• PM releases commemorative coin and stamp on Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.
• Kartik becomes youngest Indian to win junior world title.
• Gulab Chand Kataria elected Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan Assembly.
• Namita Gokhale wins Sushila Devi Literature Award.
• Record-breaking heatwave to hit Australia’s south-east, restricting sporting events.
• Centre has signed an agreement with five States for the Renuka dam.

13th January:

• SRiX signed agreement with Cranfield University.
• Karnataka State Cabinet approved four metro rail projects.
• Centre launches 5-yr Plan To Combat Pollution In 102 cities.
• Andhra Pradeshs seventh airport inaugurated at Orvakallu.
• India’s 1st Manned Mission To Space By December 2021: ISRO.
• Adi Godrej Conferred ICSI Lifetime Award.

12th January:

• Ashok Chawla Resigned As NSE Chairman.
• Renowned fiction writer Khalida Hussain passes away.
• Su Tseng-chang Appointed PM of Taiwan.
• Taliban Key Commander Sibghatullah Killed In Feryab.
• Yes Bank Appoints Brahm Dutt As Non-Executive Part-Time Chairman.

11th January:

• India’s Mary Kom becomes world’s top woman boxer.
• Ex Israeli Minister Charged of Iran Spying to Serve 11 years.
• Sheila Dikshit appointed as Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief.
• Houthi drone targets senior Yemeni officers kills five solidors.
• 21 killed as Taliban strom security posts in west Afghanistan.
• Nicolas Maduro sworn in as Venezuela Prez for 2nd term amid economic crisis.

10th January:

• 1st Ever Global Aviation Summit To Be Held In Mumbai.
• Muhammad Salah retains African Player of the year award.
• Jim Youg Kim steps down as President of World Bank.
• Citizenship Amendment Bill 2021 Passed in Lok Sabha.
• Interim Budget To Be Presented on 1 February.
• MoU Signed Between Indian Army And PNB.

9th January:

• Lok Sabha passed the ‘DNA Technology Regulation Bill, 2021’.
• RJ Karamat Bhandari appoint chairman PHC.
• Dr. Asad Majeed reaches US to take charge as Pakistan ambassador.
• Vikram Misri takes charge as India’s new envoy to China.
• DRDO receives Exhibitor of the Year Award.

8th January:

• Lok Sabha passes Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2018.
• Sheikh Hasina takes oath as Bangladesh PM.
• 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards Presented in the USA.
• India born Gita Gopinath joins IMF as 1st woman Chief Economist.
• Government merged three Regional Rural Banks.
• Saudi Arabia new regulation to get divorce notices over text.

7th January:

• Rami Malek, Glenn Close win Best awards at Golden Globes 2021.
• India win first-ever cricket Test series in Australia.
• Journalist Dinu Randive conferred with lifetime achievement award.
• Pentagon chief of staff Kevin Sweeney resigned.
• Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards.

6th January:

• NGT imposes Rs 100 Cr fine on Meghalaya govt.
• Donald Trump Signs Asia Reassurance Initiative Act Into Law.
• Arunima Sinha Becomes Worlds 1st Female Amputee To Scale Antarctica’s Highest Peak.
• LS passed a Bill to amend the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill.
• China successfully tested its Mother of All Bombs.
• Sudhir Bhargava appointed as the new CIC.

5th January:

• Indian Arunima Sinha is first woman amputee to scale Mount Vinson in Antarctica.
• China’s Chang’e 4 probe makes the historic landing on ‘Dark side’ of the Moon.
• 27th New Delhi World Book Fair 2021 begins today.
• National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) Amendment Bill Passed.
• Governor Brown Swears In Justice Groban to California Supreme Court.
• 2 Muslim women elected to USA congress.

4th January:

• Indian Panorama Film Festival begins today.
• Green-Ag Project- Transforming Indian Agriculture Launched.
• PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Indian Science Congress in Jalandhar.
• Sri Lanka vs New Zealand: 1st ODI NZ won by 47 runs.
• Improved LCA Tejas gets approved for production.
• Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair declared as authorized Immigration.

3rd January:

• Home Ministry approved UPs proposal of renaming Allahabad as Prayagraj.
• Cricket coach Achrekar passed away.
• Israel and US officially withdraw from UNESCO over ‘anti-Israel’ bias.
• Cabinet approved the amendment on Trade Unions Act.
• India and Pakistan exchanges list of Nuclear Installations.
• French World Cup champions awarded Legion of Honour.
• Sudhir Bhargava is elected as Chief Information Commissioner of India.

2nd January:

• Veteran Actor Kader Khan dies at 81 last rites in Canada.
• Vinod Kumar Yadav appointed as Railway Board Chairman.
• Smriti Mandhana wins ICC women’s cricketer of the year award.
• National Nritya Shiromani Award 2021 for Anindita.
• Axis Bank MD & CEO Shikha Sharma retires; Amitabh Chaudhry takes charge.
• Taliban attacks in Northern Afghanistan kill 27 security officers.

1st January:

• Sheikh Hasina becomes Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third consecutive term.
• Rishabh Pant first Indian wicket-keeper to claim 20 catches in Test series.
• Germany approves USD 8 billion rail and road tunnel link to Denmark.
• Transgenders can file sexual harassment case under IPC.
• US Adventurer Completes 1st Unaided Solo Trek Across Antarctica.
• PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Indian Science Congress-2021 in Punjab.
• Andhra Pradesh gets a separate high court from today.