Today’s top news:

  1. PM Modi launched the pan India rollout of COVID-19 vaccination drive via video conferencing yesterday. This is the world’s largest vaccination programme covering the entire length and breadth of the country.
  2. The first to get vaccinated were frontline workers . Dwelling at length on the contribution of doctors, nurses, para-medical staff, ambulance drivers, ASHA workers, sanitation workers, police and others who endangered their lives to save others.
  3. India’s First Air Taxi Service Launched In Chandigarh : The AirTaxi will have a fleet of Tecnam P2006T, a twin-engine 4-seat plane. The government has opened the Chandigarh to Hisar route. It will open up Dehradun, Dharamshala and add Shimla and Kullu later
  4. Vehicle Scrappage Policy likely to be approved by the Government soon, the Govt of India proposed amendments to motor vehicle standards to allow scrapping of vehicles older than 15 years.
  5. Covaxin Has Not Completed Phase 3 Trials : Activist Saket S Gokhale has moved the Bombay High Court against the Drugs Controller General of India, urging that the safety and efficacy trial results of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine “Covaxin” be made public.
  6. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday demanded more vaccines from the Centre, saying that she needed vaccines for all the citizens of the state.
  7. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas recently launched SAKSHAM awareness campaign. The campaign was launched to spread awareness about green energy.
  8. The Bhartiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) moved to the Supreme Court on Saturday against the formation of a four-member committee to resolve the deadlock between farmers and the Centre over the new agriculture laws.
  9. Masks are a must even after vaccine! :. , until the epidemic curve is bent and the case load starts to decrease. Dr Laxminarayan the founder and director of the Washington-based Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy said.
  10. AIIMS security guard reports allergy post COVID vaccination, in hospital care. Bharat Biotech to pay compensation if Covaxin causes side effects.
  11. A group of 100 former civil servants wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday raising questions over transparency in the PM-CARES Fund
  12. Partho Dasgupta, a former chief executive officer of TV ratings agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) who was arrested in the Television Rating Points (TRP) rigging case, has been admitted to the intensive care unit of a hospital in Mumbai after his sugar level shot up.
  13. Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das, on Saturday, stressed appropriate risk culture is need of hour among all lenders . Speaking at the 39th Palkhivala Memorial Lecture, he said banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) need to strengthen the governance structure to ensure larger financial stability in the system.
  14. Mumbai Schools, Colleges to remain closed till further orders
  15. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Indian Army has boosted the morale of the country and also enabled the people to hold their heads high during the border standoff with China. Singh said this while addressing a gathering during the ‘bhoomipujan’ and foundation stone laying ceremony of a new Command Hospital in UP.
  16. The annual TETTRA (Technical Type Training) conference was held in a hybrid format at Air Force Station Jalahalli in Bengaluru
  17. Coronavirus Cases:
    10,556,184
    Deaths: 152,272
    Recovered: 10,192,158

✈INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  1. PM Modi addresses Prarambh-Startup India International Summit on Saturday via video conferencing. Prarambh….the beginning of a journey of innovation, talent and problem solving.
  2. The Summit will be the largest startup conclave being organised by the Government of India since the launch of startup India initiative. More than 25 countries and 200 global speakers are to participate in the Summit.
  3. Objective of the Summit : The main objective of the Summit is to focus attention of global capital for startups in India, provide opportunities for accessing International markets to the startups in the country, mobilize domestic capital and evolve enabling policy provisions.
  4. The three main pillars of the startup India scheme are as follows:
    (a) To provide funding support and incentives to the startup in the country
    (b) To provide industry Academy partnership
    (c) .Simplification and handholding
  5. The 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) was opened at 3PM on Saturday in the presence of Minister of Information and Broadcasting Shri Prakash Javadekar and Chief Minister of Goa Dr Pramod Sawant.
  6. WhatsApp has announced that it is moving forward the date to accept its new terms and conditions to May 15. The previous date for this was February 8.
  7. The new changes affect only those who interact with WhatsApp Business accounts on the service. These Business accounts can now use Facebook hosting services to manage their WhatsApp chats, use Facebook branded commerce features such as Shops, and display an ad on Facebook to message the business directly on WhatsApp. In each of these cases, Facebook will now collect information on you if you interact with these business and their ads, similar to clicking any other ad on Facebook.
  8. India and Japan recently signed Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technology . The agreement included standardization of 5G as well.

🌎WORLD NEWS🌍

  1. The 19th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) was inaugurated on Saturday by the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr. A K Abdul Momen
  2. Continuing Corona pandemic, the government of Bangladesh has further extended the closure of schools till January 30
  3. UK to close all travel corridors from Monday : UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday (local time) announced that the country is temporarily closing all travel corridors from 4 am local time on Monday, a move that aims to prevent the spread of new variants of coronavirus into the country.
  4. The US President Donald Trump has become the first president of the country to be impeached twice. The US President can be impeached based on accusation such as treasons, high crime, bribery and misdemeanors.
  5. Pakistan recently issued special permits to Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and five other members of their family to hunt Houbara Bustard during the 2020-21 hunting season. The Houbara Bustard is a large terrestrial bird found in the parts of Asia, Africa and middle east.
  6. US President-elect Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American community and economic development expert Sameera Fazili to a key White House position . Fazili has been named as Deputy Director, National Economic Council at the White House.
  7. Coronavirus Cases:
    94,576,375
    Deaths: 2,023,369
    Recovered: 67,524,831

Sports:

IND vs AUS 4th Test: Rohit Sharma once again threw away a good start after India’s rookie bowling attack restricted Australia at 369 on a rain-affected second day of the fourth and final Test in Brisbane on Saturday. Heavy thundershowers followed by wet outfield prevented the action from resuming post the tea break as India finished Day 2 at 62/2, still trailing by 307 runs.

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Facts about India

The first bank was the Bank of Hindustan, which was established in 1770 and liquidated in 1829-32.

The largest bank, and the oldest still in existence, is the State Bank of India (S.B.I). It originated as the Bank of Calcutta in June 1806.

Thought of the day

Every day may not be good. But there is something good in every day.

Joke of the day

Pappu found cigarette in daughter’s room “Ohh God! She smokes?”😱
Then she found wine, “O God! She drinks?” Then he saw boy,🧐
“Thank God@ Tho ye sab ess ladke ka hai”🤷🏻‍♂️💁🏻‍♂️

GK Today

In 1748 William Cullen of University of Glasgow developed a process for creating an artificial cooling refrigerator

Why❓❓❓

Why Leech bite doesn’t pain..

Leech bites are not dangerous or painful, just annoying. The bite doesn’t hurt since leeches release an anaesthetic when they bite, but due to the anticoagulant, the wounds bleed a fair bit.

LEARN Sanskrit🙏🏻

सहस्र Sahasra : Thousand

How it works ⁉

Your hair begins growing from a root in the bottom of the follicle. The root is made up of cells of protein. Blood from the blood vessels in your scalp feeds the root, which creates more cells and makes the hair grow. The hair gets pushed up through the skin as it grows, passing an oil gland along the way.

GK TODAY

Colour of the Octopus blood is blue bcoz
Hemocyanin absorbs all colours except blue which it reflects, making their blood appear blue.

🛕 VEDIK GNAN

Lalita Sahasranama (ललिता सहस्रनाम), is a Hindu text from the Brahmanda Purana. The Lalita Sahasranama is the thousand names of the Hindu mother goddess Lalita. It is a sacred text for the Hindu worshippers of the Goddess Lalita Devi, who considered to be a manifestation of the Divine Mother (Shakti), and the text is therefore used in the worship of Durga, Parvati, Kali, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Bhagavati, etc. as well

🧬 HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES🩺

( Note : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻)

What do you do after a leech bite?

First Aid

A. After the leech has been removed, wash with soap and water.

B. Apply a cold pack and take a simple analgesic if required to relieve pain or swelling.

C. Apply pressure if there is bleeding from the bite.
Seek medical attention if the area becomes infected or if a wound or ulcer develops.

Leech removal techniques include burning it with a flame or with the embers of a cigar or cigarette, or dumping salt or vinegar over the animal. These approaches will get the leech off, but they increase the risk of infection for you,

Regards
CH. Naveen Kumar

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