NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.WCD minister Maneka Gandhi confers National Anganwadi Awards : The Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has conferred National Awards to 97 Anganwadi workers for their exceptional achievements for the year 2017-18 in New Delhi.The award is given to motivate the Anganwadi workers and recognize their exemplary services in the field of child development and related areas under the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme.The annual award was given in two levels .From this year, the cash prize of the national level has been increased from Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 50,000.State level award comprises of a cash prize of 10,000 rupees .
2.Vice President gives away Textiles Awards : The Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has given Textiles Awards to Seventeen persons for their outstanding contribution in different fields of textiles sector in New Delhi.Mr Naidu also stressed on improving the quality of products to become competitive in international markets and called upon the textiles industry to create brand for Indian textiles products.Earlier in the day, the national conclave was inaugurated by the Union Textiles Minister, Smriti Zubin Irani.He also presented commemorative stamps on GI registered handicrafts.For the first time, The Textiles Ministry is giving awards to people who have made a significant contribution to the textiles sector.
3. NCR launches a mobile app to help people navigate through Prayagraj city during Kumbh Mela : The North Central Railway (NCR) has launched a mobile application 'Rail Kumbh Seva Mobile App' to help people navigate through Prayagraj city during Kumbh Mela (from 15 th January).It will also provide information regarding all the 'Mela special' trains that will be run during the period.The app will provide a link to the user to buy both unreserved and reserved train tickets.Through this app, the users will not only get to know their current location but will also be able to reach to all railway stations, the mela zone, major hotels, bus stations and other facilities within Prayagraj.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.Bohemian Rhapsody’ wins Golden Globe 2019 for best motion picture drama :Bohemian Rhapsody and its lead star Rami Malek were declared as the Best Motion Picture (Drama) and theBest Actor, respectively in the 76th Golden Globe Awards 2019.Bohemian Rhapsody is a 2018 biographical film about the British rock band Queen .Green Book won the most awards for the ceremony with three, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy .Jeff Bridges was honoured with the Cecil B. DeMille Award for career achievement.
2.Norwegian Prime Minister arrives in New Delhi : Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg has arrived in New Delhi on a three-day state visit to India.She will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi , President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.The Norwegian Prime Minister will participate in the Indo-Norwegian Business Conference.The visit of the Prime Minister of Norway will provide an opportunity to review the progress in bilateral cooperation between the two countries.India and Norway enjoy close & multifaceted ties and economic, technical cooperation are important facets of the bilateral relation.
3.Sheikh Hasina takes oath as PM of Bangladesh : Awami League President Sheikh Hasina (71-years) took oath as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third consecutive term.President Mohammad Abdul Hamid has administered the oath of office to the Ministers at Bangabhaban.Recently, Awami League and its allies secured 288 seats (Awami League -266 seats & Jatiya Party-21 ) out of elections held for 299-member Parliament.The opposition N ational Unity Front (UNF) with BNP being its key partner got only seven seats and Independent candidates won in two seats.
OTHER UPDATES:
BUSINESS/ECONOMY :
1.Govt allocates Rs 10,900 cr for development of 40 satellite launch vehicles in next 4-years : According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman Dr K Sivan , the Union Government has allocated 10,900 crore rupees for the development of 40 satellite launch vehicles in the next four years.Chandrayan Mission will be launched within three months.It will land in one part of the Moon which is still unexplored.The human space flight Gaganyaan is planned to be launched by 2022 (the 75th anniversary of Independence).
BANKING/FINANCE :
1.Direct Tax Collections for F.Y. 2018-19 up to December 2018 : According to the provisional figures of Direct Tax collections 2018 , The gross collections are at Rs. 8.74 lakh crore which is 14.1% higher than the gross collections for the corresponding period of last year.Refunds amounting to Rs.1.30 lakh crore have been issued during April to December 2018, (17.0% higher) than refunds issued during the same period in the preceding year.Net collections (after adjusting for refunds) have increased by 13.6% to Rs. 7.43 lakh crore during April - December 2018.The net Direct Tax collections represent 64.7% of the total Budget Estimates of Direct Taxes for F.Y. 2018-19 (Rs. 11.50 lakh crore).So far as the growth rate for Corporate Income Tax (CIT) and Personal Income Tax (PIT) is concerned, the growth rate of gross collections for CIT is 14.8% while that for PIT (including STT) is 17.2%.
SPORTS:
1.Head Constable Rani wins gold medal in Senior National's Judo C'Ship : Lady head constable Rani of 5th Indian Reserve Battalion of Himachal Pradesh Police has won the Gold medal in the Senior National Women's Judo Championship at Visakhapatnam.She claimed top honours in the 78 kg category .Rani was also declared the best Judoka at the Championship.
2.India win their maiden series in Australia : India has won the first ever series (ending a 71-year wait) on Australian soil beating the home team 2-1 after the fourth and final Test ended in a draw due to inclement weather . India scored 622 for 7 in their first innings and then bowled out Australia for 300 thereby enforcing the follow-on.However persistent drizzle washed out day five thereby keeping the victory margin down to 2-1 and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with the series win.It is the first time India managed the feat since they began touring Australia in 1947-48 .Now, Virat Kohli has become the first Indian as well as the first Asian captain to win a Test series in Australia.
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