Current Affairs - January, 2021

Current Affairs January, 2021 with important news articles, questions and updates for various competitive exams in India. The articles will be saved in this category from January 1, 2021. 2021 is the International Year of Peace and Trust, International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development, International Year of Fruits and Vegetables and International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour.

Current Affairs – January 31, 2021 [Today’s News Headlines]

January 31, 2021

Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for January 31, 2021. India President launches first round of Pulse Polio Programme 2021 President Ram Nath Kovind on January 30, 2021 launched the countrywide Pulse Polio Programme for 2021 by administering polio drops to children less than five years old at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The Polio ..

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New Industrial Policy of Tamil Nadu

January 30, 2021

The State Cabinet meeting which was chaired by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami, cleared the 34 major investment proposals with a total investment of Rs 52,257 crore. Highlights These new Industrial Policy have the potential to create 93,935 jobs. These investments will be done in the sectors including automobiles & auto components, ..

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Who has been appointed as New Chief Executive of Ayushman Bharat?

January 30, 2021

Recently, R. S. Sharma has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Ayushman Bharat scheme or the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana which is an insurance scheme by the National Health Authority’s (NHA). Highlights The newly appointed chief executive, RS Sharma, will replace Indu Bhushan. He was appointed after Indu Bhushan has ..

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UNWTO report: 2020 is Worst Year on Record

January 30, 2021

The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has highlighted that the year 2020 the worst year on record. Key findings of the report The UNWTO has made this statement in the light that global tourism suffered massively because of the international travel bans that was into force in order to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. As ..

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UAE’s new Citizenship Policy

January 30, 2021

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced its new citizenship policy. The government has planned to offer citizenship to a select group of foreigners. The UAE has thus become the first Gulf Arab nation that formalized the process of giving expatriates a bigger stake in the economy. Aim of the policy The new citizenship policy ..

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