1.Birendra Prasad Baishya, has been named Chef de Mission for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He is currently the President of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) & also one of the Indian Olympic Association Vice Presidents.Mascot for 2020 Olympics is Miraitowa meaning future & eternity.
2.In the rankings put out by AIBA, Mary Kom is placed top of the charts in the weight division with 1700 points.She is the only one to win all 7 world Boxing championships.
3.Union cabinet approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitating cross-border cooperation and investments in Maritime issues between India and Denmark.Denmark is the 10th-most-productivezcountry by GDP (PPP).Capital of Denmark : Copenhagen.
4.Reliance Jio launched Kumbh JioPhone, an app with family locator, lost and found features and other customised services for the world’s largest congregation Kumbh Mela to be held between January 15 and March 4, 2019 in Allahabad.Kumbh is largest human congregation with over 130 mn pilgrims
5.Centre has launched National Clean Air Programme to reduce particulate matter (PM) pollution by 20-30% in at least 102 cities by 2024. It is a scheme to provide the States and the Centre with a framework to combat air pollution.As per WHO 14 of world’s 15 most polluted cities were in India.
6.Union Minister Ravi Shankar inaugurated New Command & Control Centre (CCC) and Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence by NIC, at New Delhi to guide private sector in applying artificial intelligence to improve consumer centric services.National Data Centre are in Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad & Bhubaneswar.
7.To promote Ease of Doing Business cabinet approved the MOU between India & Japan on Development of Advanced Model Single Window for business operations, and to develop a structure in which administrative procedures are completed in an expeditious manner.By World Bank report Japan is 3rd largest Economy in world.
8.To mark the 353rd birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh ji, revered Sikh guru PM Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin on Guru Gobind Singh ji, on January 13, 2019 at New Delhi.Guru Gobind Singh was 10th Sikh guru of 17th century India.
9.In a report by Airlineratings.com, Jet Airways has topped the ‘product’ category list with a score of 7/7 in the full-service carrier category which included personal in-flight entertainment, cabin space and comfort and other inflight services.AirlineRatings rates safety & in-flight product of 405 airlines.
10.Former finance secretary, Ashok Chawla, got down as Chairman of The Energy Resources Institute (Teri) following the recent ongoing legal developments.TERI at Delhi specializes in the fields of energy & environment.
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