Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 1 to 9 January 2021

Weekly One Liner Current Affairs January: Part 1

Every exam, whether it is SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, LIC, SSC, Railway, or any other government exam, includes the General Awareness/ Current Affairs section, which shows the importance of the GA section.
So, we will provide weekly one-liner current affairs for every upcoming examinations that include General Awareness section.
Weekly one-liner current affairs is a must for all exams. Weekly one liners comprises one liners of the most essential news from the previous week.
We’ve added the weekly one-liner current affairs below to help you prepare for the upcoming examinations and keep you updated with Current events.

National News

• Government approved 19th Tranche of Electoral Bonds
• Jharkhand partnered with Indian School of Business to boost forest economy
• Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami launched Free Mobile Tablet scheme
• Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched ‘Padhe Bharat’, a 100-days reading campaign
• Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched “India Semiconductor Mission”
• Six Task Forces set up by Department of Telecommunications to explore 6G development
• Energy Transition Advisory Committee set up by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas to Prepare Energy Transition Roadmap for India; chaired by Tarun Kapoor
• Centre released 830 crores to Odisha for Jal Jeevan Mission implementation
• PM Modi laid foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand Sports University in Meerut
• Ladakh celebrated traditional new year ‘Losar Festival’ of Tibetan Buddhist
• Himachal Pradesh became 1st LPG enabled & smoke free Indian state
• Telangana topped in highest number of open defecation-free (ODF) villages
• Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched NEAT 3.0 ed-tech solutions
• Azure Power commissioned 600 MW soler project by SECI in Bikaner, Rajasthan
• PM Modi inaugurated & laid foundation stone of developmental projects worth over 4800 crores in Imphal, Manipur
• UJALA scheme completed 7 years; over 36 crores 70 lakh LEDs distributed across the country so far
• World Food Programme & The Akshaya Patra Foundation partnered to enhance PM POSHAN Scheme
• Kerala High Court became India’s 1st paperless court
• Sarbananda Sonowal laid foundation stone of International Yoga Academy in Hyderabad
• Himachal Pradesh CM launched UNNATI portal, website and mobile app of HPSIDC; HPSIDC signed an MoU with SAIL for the supply of steel
• Jitendra Singh launched theme of National Science Day 2022
• Sikkim celebrated Losoong (Namsoong) Festival
• Science & Technology minister inaugurated India’s first & unique ‘Open Rock Museum’ in Hyderabad
• Gujarat Chief Minister launched Student Start-ups and Innovation Policy (SSIP) 2.0
• Jitendra Singh inaugurated 24th Conference on e-Governance 2020-21 in Hyderabad
• Odisha government signed MoU with GAIL India for clean energy projects
• A committee constituted to enquire security lapses during PM Punjab visit; headed by Sudhir Kumar Saxena

International News

• India will chair Counter-Terrorism Committee of UNSC in January 2022
• France took over European Union Presidency for six months till June 30 2022
• Apple became world’s first company to touch $3 trillion M-Cap
• Antigua and Barbuda joined International Solar Alliance as 102nd member
• Google acquired Israeli cybersecurity startup Siemplify for $500 million
• Japan & Australia signed defence agreement to counter China

Banking and Financial

• LIC, GIC Re, and New India Assurance continue to be Domestic Systemically Important Insurers
• Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd acquired UK’s battery firm Faradion
• SBI will acquire 95% stake in India International Clearing Corporation (IFSC) Ltd
• SBI Card joined hands with Paytm for Card Tokenization to protect cardholders’ data
• LIC inaugurated “Digi Zone” to enhance its Digital Footprint
• RBI extended deadline for Periodic KYC Update till March 31, 2022
• Federal Bank signed an MoU with Schwing Stetter India to offer customised financial solutions
• SEBI reconstituted Market Data Advisory Committee; headed by S Sahoo
• PM released 10th installment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme
• CCI approved the acquisition of42% Stake in Jindal Power Limited by Worldone Pvt Ltd
• com partnered with Axis Bank to launch pre-qualified program for unsecured loans
• Government collected Rs 1.29 Lakh crores as GST of December 2021
• RBI approved Fino Payments Bank for international remittance business
• Tech Mahindra acquired 100% equity shares in Allyis India & Green Investments LLC
• Nippon India MF launched India’s first Auto Exchange Traded Fund
• Airtel Payments Bank got scheduled bank status from RBI
• SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank continue to remain Domestic Systemically Important Banks
• NBBL launched UPMS to simplify recurring bill payments
• RBI issued framework for facilitating small-value digital payments in offline mode
• RBI cancelled authorisation certificates of Muthoot Vehicle & Asset Finance, and Eko India Financial Services
• CryptoWire launched India’s 1st Index of Cryptocurrencies named ‘IC15’
• NTPC set to acquire 5% equity stake in Power Exchange India Limited
• RIL launched India Inc’s biggest bond sale abroad
• SBI General Insurance launched ‘#BahaneChhodoTaxBachao’ campaign
• RBI increased banks’ LCR maintenance on Funds received from Non-Financial Small business customers to Rs 7.5 crores
• RBI laid down eligibility norms for entities tapping credit bureau data
• Reliance Retail acquired 8% stake in Dunzo for USD 200 million
• Airtel Payments Bank collaborated with Park+ to offer FASTag-based Parking Solutions
• National Statistical Office (NSO) estimated India’s GDP Growth at 9.2% in FY22
• Ind-Ra projected India’s GDP growth forecast at 9.3% in FY22

Appointment and Resignation

• Vinay Kumar Tripathi appointed as Chairman and CEO of Railway Board
• VS Pathania takes over as Director-General of Indian Coast Guard
• Sanjay Arora will hold additional charge as DG of Sashastra Seema Bal
• Amir Subhani appointed as new Chief Secretary of Bihar
• Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble suspended over allegations of corruption
• Vinod Kannan took over as CEO of Vistara airlines
• Sudan’s PM Abdalla Hamdok announced resignation amid political deadlock
• Ajay Kumar Choudhary and Deepak Kumar appointed as new Executive Directors of RBI
• G Asok Kumar appointed as Director-General of National Mission for Clean Ganga
• Alka Mittal appointed as the 1st woman CMD of ONGC
• Shafali Verma appointed as Brand Endorser of Bank of Baroda
• TS Tirumurti assumed new chair of UN Counter-Terrorism Committee
• Vini Mahajan took charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Jal Shakti
• Atul Keshap appointed president of U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC)
• Zhang Ming took over as Secretary-General of Shanghai Cooperation Organization
• Vijay Paul Sharma reappointed as Chairman of Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
• Kuwait’s Haitham Al Ghais appointed as new secretary general of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
• RBI re-appointed Anup Bagchi as Executive Director of ICICI Bank
• LLC appointed Jhulan Goswami as Ambassador of All Women Match Official Team

Awards

• Zishaan A Latif won Ramnath Goenka Award in Photo journalism category
• Harpreet Chandi became 1st woman of colour to make solo unsupported trek to South Pole
• JC Chaudhry achieved first ever Guinness World Record in Numerology
• South Indian Bank won UiPath Automation Excellence awards 2021
• Indian Express Group announced Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards 2019
• UP ranked best state in water conservation efforts at 3rd National Water Awards 2020; Rajasthan 2^nd
• Satish Adiga received ICMR national award “Dr Subhas Mukherjee Award”

Defence

• Defence Minister announced 27 Border Infrastructure Projects
• Russia test-fired Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles from frigate and submarine
• India participated in ‘Sea Dragon’ 2022 exercise at Guam in the Western Pacific

Science

• Bharti Airtel partnered with HCIPL to offer satellite broadband services

Sports

• India won U-19 Asia Cup 2021 title in Dubai by defeating Sri Lanka
• South Africa’s Quinton de Kock announced retirement from Test cricket
• Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez announced retirement from International Cricket
• Nodirbek Abdusattorov won World Rapid Chess Championship 2021

Book and Author

• A new book titled “Mamata: Beyond 2021” authored by Jayanta Ghosal
• A new book titled “Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India” authored by Dhirendra Jha

Important day

• 1 January: DRDO Foundation Day
• 4 January: World Braille Day
• 6 January: World Day of War Orphans
• DPIIT & Ministry of Commerce organized “Startup India Innovation Week” from January 10-16, 2022
• 6 January: BIS Foundation Day

Obituary

• Bollywood film producer Vijay Galani passed away
• Three-time Olympic Gold winning Triple Jump Champion Viktor Saneyev passed away
• 1971 Indo-Pak war veteran Vice Admiral Sree Harilal Sarma passed away
• Padma Shri awardee social worker Sindhutai Sapkal passed away
• Shillong Chamber Choir founder Neil Nongkynrih passed away

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