January Current Affairs part 10

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•TRIFED signs MoU with Akhil Bhartiya Ashram 

TRIFED (Tribal Co-operative Marketing Federation of India) under Ministry of Tribal Affairs, has signed an MoU with Akhil Bhartiya Vanvasi Kalyan Kendra.  The MoU was exchanged between the two organisations on January 3, 2021, to work together for setting up of TRIFOOD Parks in 5 districts in Madhya Pradesh. The two organisations will work together by undertaking various initiatives. 

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•Sanjay Kapoor elected AICF President 

Sanjay Kapoor was elected President of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) while Bharat Singh Chauhan retained the Secretary's post in the polls held online on 4 Jan 2021. Kapoor, representing Uttar Pradesh Chess Association, defeated incumbent P R Venketrama Raja in a close contest. Naresh Sharma, belonging to the Chauhan faction, was elected as treasurer, 

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•Tata Power, SIDBI to finance MSMEs 

Tata Power has announced a partnership with Small Industries Bank of India (SIDBI) to provide affordable financing scheme for MSME customers in the rooftop solar segment. The scheme will empower MSMEs to adopt sustainable energy for their businesses. Tata Power and SIDBI will provide a financing solution without any collateral at an interest rate of less than 10 per cent. 

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•Ramalingeswara Park inaugurated 

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurated Ramlingeshwar Park in Berhampur of Ganjam district, through video conferencing on 4 Jan 2021. The Ramlingeshwar Reservoir and Park has been built at a cost of Rs 12 crore.The park has a huge statue of Lord Shiva in the centre of the pond. Besides, water fountains have also been put in the park. 

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•Desh Nayak Diwas on 23 January 

To mark the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, West Bengal will observe January 23 as 'Desh Nayak Diwas. A national university will also be built-in Netaji's memory. On January 23, 2021, a rally will be taken out from Shyambazar to Netaji Statue in Kolkata, along with the police band. A tableau will also be displayed on the theme based on Netaji's life on January 26, 2021. 

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•DRDO to boost mushroom farming in Northeast 

Defence Research Laboratory (DRL), under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has conducted a three-day skill development program on mushroom farming and spawn production technology in Jan 2021. In the training session, participants from Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Assam have imparted training on oyster mushroom cultivation technology. 

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•Centum Electronics Limited receives an award 

Centum Electronics Limited has been awarded the Defence Technology Absorption Award by DRDO. The award was handed over to Centum CMD, Apparao V Mallavarapu by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. It is given in recognition of Centum Electronics’ outstanding contribution towards the absorption of critical technology in defence space systems and pioneering the development of space-grade hardware. 

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•Tamil Nadu announces a public holiday 

Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami has declared government holiday on January 28 on account of Thaipusam festival celebrated in the honour of Lord Murugan. Thaipusam is an important festival that is celebrated in Tamil Nadu and also in Kerala and foreign countries like Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Singapore and Malaysia. Thaipusam will be included in the list of public holidays in the coming years. 

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•lOC launches new initiative 

The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has launched a new initiative Prayaas to address the needs of the local communities near its fuel stations. 

Shyam Bohra, Executive Director and State Head of Delhi and Haryana State Office, distributed blankets to the inhabitants of night shelters near |OC-owned company-operated outlet in Jangpura, on 4 Jan 2021. These shelters are run by the Delhi govt. 

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•Internet shutdowns cost India $2.8 billion 

Internet shutdowns cost India $2.8 billion, putting it at the top of a list of 21 countries that curbed citizens’ web access in 2020. India accounted for about three-quarters of the $4 billion lost worldwide to internet curbs. It's losses more than doubled compared to 2019, a report from a U.K.-based digital privacy and security research group showed. 

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•UK abolishes ‘tampon tax’ 

The UK has abolished the 5 per cent rate of value-added tax (VAT) on menstrual products, known as the tampon tax. There will no longer be VAT on period products from January 1, 2021. This is a part of wider government action to ‘end period poverty’ which includes the roll-out of free sanitary products in schools, colleges and hospitals. 

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•Internet shutdowns cost India $2.8 billion 

Internet shutdowns cost India $2.8 billion, putting it at the top of a list of 21 countries that curbed citizens’ web access in 2020. India accounted for about three-quarters of the $4 billion lost worldwide to internet curbs. It's losses more than doubled compared to 2019, a report from a U.K.-based digital privacy and security research group showed. 

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