17 Jan 2021 Current Affairs Update | Current Affairs for all competitive exams | Daily news with Detailed Analysis

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CURRENT AFFAIRS 

17th January 2021

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• PCRA launches month-long mass awareness campaign ‘SAKSHAM’ to spread awareness about ‘Green and Clean Energy’

To create awareness among the consumers of fossil fuels, Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA), Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas. launched it for highlighting the adverse health & environmental impacts of increasing carbon footprints.

Important takeaways

SAKSHAM’s idea to conceive consumers to switch to cleaner fuels

• PM announces Startup India Seed Fund Scheme of Rs 1000 cr for startups

The government will launch a Rs 1,000-crore seed fund for startups called Startup India Seed Fund will help startups with the initial capital for growth and operations. The new seed fund for startups comes after the Ministry of Electronics&Information.

Important takeaways

Union minister of MeitY-Ravi Shankar Prasad

• SKOCH Challenger Award to Ministry of Panchayati Raj for Transparency in Governance

This category of award for IT-led initiatives and transformational reforms leading to outcome-based performance improvement, better transparency, and strengthening of the e-Governance in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) across the country.

Important takeaways

Minister of Panchayat Raj: Narendra Singh Tomar

• Veteran Actor and Director Biswajit Chatterjee has been conferred the Indian Personality of the Year Award, at 51st IFFI, Goa

Shri Biswajit Chatterjee, veteran actor, producer, director, and singer of Hindi and Bengali cinema, conferred with the Indian Personality of the Year Award. He is known for his roles in Bees Saal Baad, Kohra, Mere Sanam, etc.

Important takeaways

Minister for Information & Broadcasting, :Prakash Javadekar

• Manish Kumar; India's First Covid Vaccine Recipient

Sanitation Worker Manish Kumar, a 33-year-old became the first person in the country to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.Healthcare worker Dhawal Dwivedi was the second person to be inoculated, followed by AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria.

Important takeaways

Union Health Minister: Harsh Vardhan

• Airtel Xstream Fiber launches the Gigabit Wi-Fi Experience

Airtel Xstream Fiber 3999 plan now comes 4x4 Wi-Fi router delivers seamless 1 Gbps Wi-Fi coverage across homes & small offices.Airtel Xstream Fiber customers can now enjoy 1 Gbps data speeds over Wi-Fi & no longer have to be constrained by a dedicated LAN.

Important takeaways

Airtel launched Xstream in 2016 (earlier V-Fiber service).

• Indian diaspora largest in the world, 18 million living outside India according to International Migration 2020

Other countries with a large diaspora population included Mexico and Russia (11 mi each), China (10 m), Syria (8M). According to a report by the UN, which says the UAE, the US, and Saudi Arabia host the largest number of migrants from India.

Important takeaways

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) released.

• CARE lowers Centre’s fiscal deficit projection to 7.8% of GDP

CARE Ratings has revised downwards its projection of the Centre’s fiscal deficit to 7.8 % of GDP during FY21 against its earlier estimate of 9-9.5 %. Combined effect of lower revenues & higher expenditure is likely to push the fiscal deficit to 7.8% of GDP

Important takeaways

Care Ratings HQ: Mumbai; CEO:Ajay Mahajan

• New Delhi Municipal Council launches Automated Mask-Dispensing Kiosk at Khan Market

Plastic Lao -Mask Pao” kiosk inaugurated as the target of collecting 80-100kg Plastic waste every day 2 Metric tons of plastic waste collected at the Connaught Place kiosk.Where citizens can come & deposit their plastic waste in exchange for masks.

Important takeaways

Partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

• Ramchandra Guha's latest book 'The Commonwealth of Cricket'

His latest book juxtaposes his life with his abiding love for the game & this conversation could not come at a better time with India and Australia in the midst of an enthralling test series.He is a historian,academician, anthropologist, environmentalist

Important takeaways

Works:Gandhi Before India, India after Gandhi, Environmentalism

• IRDAI sets up committee to study health insurance products

The insurance Industry is offering various products/services to cater to the needs of the society & also bringing in innovative products/services regularly. IRDA set-up a committee to study health insurance products with the help of scientists and doctors.

Important takeaways

HQ: Hyderabad
Formed: 1999

• Apple contractor Pegatron takes up space in Casa Grande’s Chennai industrial park

Taiwanese component maker, Pegatron, which is also Apple's second-largest contract manufacturer, is likely to set-up a manufacturing plant for iPhones in India in a bid to expand its production capacity outside mainland China.

Important takeaways

Apple’s second-largest contract manufacturer Pegatron

• What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE) India’s Report:- How India Fared In 2020

Share of women in the labour force is extremely low in urban areas (around 10.3%), which suggests that around 90% of women who are aged 15 or more in urban India are not employed either are they actively seeking employment.

Important takeaways

This jointly commissioned by The Quantum Hub

• UGC asks universities to set up International Affairs office on campus to promote India as a global study destination

Establishment of the office for International affairs in each university will be an indispensable part of the internalisation of higher education in India. National Education Policy 2020 emphasized developing a global outreach of higher education.

Important takeaways

Chairman of UGC: Dhirendra Pal Singh

IMPORTANT DAY - January 2021

DATE	DAY(E)	THEME(E)	DAY(H)	THEME(H)
4 JANUARY	World Braille Day		वश्व ब्रेल दिवस
9 JANUARY	PRAVASI BHARTIYA DIWAS(NRI DAY)	"Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat”	भारतीय प्रवासी दिवस	"आत्मनिर्भर भारत में योगदान"
12 JANUARY	NATIONAL YOUTH DAY		राष्ट्रीय युवा दिवस
14 JANUARY	Veteran’s Day		वृद्ध दिवस
15 JANUARY	ARMY DAY		सेना दिवस

 

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