January Current Affairs part 4 (One liner)

 Hello friends in this article you are going to read some current affairs which can help you in competitive exams.

1. Dr. Harshvardhan has launched ‘Digital Ocean’ platform of Indian National Centre of Oceanic Information Services (INCOIS).

2. Umesh Sinha has been appointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner in the Commission of India.

3. The Delhi Government has notified the Tree Transplantation Policy.

4. RuPay has patnered with RBL Bank to launch an innovative payment solution for Indian Merchants.

5. President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Kathleen Hicks to be his Deputy Defence Secretary, making her the first woman to hold the post.

6. P Ravi Kumar, an IAS officer of 1984 batch, has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Karnataka.

7. Leon Mandonca has become India’s 67th Chess Grandmaster.

8. V.K. Yadav, Chairman and CEO, Railway Board has been conferred with the ‘Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2020’ by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

9. K Sivan, Chairman of ISRO has got an extension of 1-year extension till January 14,2022.

10. Odisha government will set up a memorial in honour of all Covid warriors.

11. Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru now has CAT IIIB compliant South runway.

12. Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the Virtual Agri-Hackathon 2020 in New Delhi.

13. General Manoj Mukund Narawane received a Guard of Honour at Republic of Korea.

14. Amazon has announced its acquisition of podcast publisher Wondery.

15. Lewis Hamilton awarded a knighthood as part of Britain’s traditional New Year’s Honour list.

16. Defence Ministry signs a contract with Bharat Electrnics Limited for procurement of 10 Lynx Fire Control systems.

17. Law and Hustice Ministry has notified the elevation of four judges as Chief Justices of Odisha, Telangana, Madras, and J and K High Courts.

18. Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar passes away, he contributed a lot in security of our country

19. Bharat Heavy Electronics Ltd,  has bagged orders worth Rs. 3,200 cr for hydro projects in Andhra Pradesh.

20. Indian Air Force Chief, Air Marshall RKS Bhadauria formally launched the IAF e-Governance (e-Office) portal in New Delhi.

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