1) ITBP Director General SS Deswal to handle additional charge of CRPF DG
ITBP Director General SS Deswal to handle CRPF DG's additional charge. Deswall will continue to head the force as an additional charge after the retirement of RR Bhatnagar's superannuation
2) Manoj Mukund Naravane appointed chief of Army
General Manoj Mukund Naravane was appointed 28th Chief of Army Staff, a 1.3 million-strong unit, succeeding General Bipin Rawat, who was named the first Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) of India.
3) First Woman CMD Of Shipping Corporation: Harjeet Kaur Joshi
India's Shipping Company (SCI) has appointed Harjeet Kaur Joshi as its chairperson & Managing Director (CMD). That makes her the first woman ever to hold that role. Harjeet Kaur Joshi has been the first woman to be at the helm of the largest and most diversified shipping company in India as of 19 December.
4)MANI app (Mobile Aided Note Identifier )
The Reserve Bank of India ( RBI) has introduced a mobile app to recognise currency notes with an eye to helping the differently-abled. The visually impaired consumer can use the application to recognise the denomination of a note, which can also function offline once enabled.
5) Atmospheric Water Generator - Meghdoot
The South Central Railways (SCR) have built a kiosk named 'Atmospheric Water Generator'.This kiosk was built within the context of the SCR's Green Initiatives and Water Conservation measures. This technology is developed by Maithri Aquatech under "Make in India," and is called Meghdoot.The kiosk produces around 1,000 litres per day. The storage tank is of food-grade material (stainless steel) which allows the water to remain fresh for several days
6) Malavath Poorna conquering Mt. Vinson Massif, the Antarctica continents highest mountain peak
Eighteen-year-old Poorna becomes the first and youngest tribal woman in the world to set foot on the six tallest mountain peaks across six continents.
7) Sethuraman Panchanathan nominated to the prestigious science position
The U.S. Senate appointed eminent Indian-American scientist Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan as the Director of the National Science Foundation, a top American organisation that funds fundamental research in science and engineering non-medical fields.
8)Gujarat CM unveils world’s 2nd tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani unveils the second tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in the world at Ahmedabad this morning.
9)107th Indian Science Congress was inaugurated by Prime Minister
The 107th Indian Science Congress (ISC) was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 3, 2019 at the University of Agricultural Sciences in Bengaluru.
10)National Ice Hockey Championship 2020 begins in Leh
The 5th Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI) National Ice Hockey Championship -2020 has begun in Leh, Ladakh. The tournament will continue till 7th January in Karzoo Ice Hockey Rink in Leh.
11)Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System
Election Commission of India has reviewed the system and process of registration of political parties. The new guidelines will be effective from 1st January,2020. Accordingly the “Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System” (PPRTMS) will be implemented through an online portal, to facilitate tracking of status of application by applicants. The salient feature in the Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System is that the applicant (who is applying for party registration from 1st January, 2020 onwards) will be able to track the progress of his / her application and will get status update through SMS and email. The applicant is required to provide contact mobile number and email address of the party / applicant in his application if he/she wishes to track the progress of the application.
12)Global Child Prodigy Awards 2020
Indian girl Sucheta Satish wins Global Child Prodigy Award 2020. A 13-year-old Dubai-based Indian girl Sucheta Satish has won the 100 Global Child Prodigy Award in Delhi.
13)YSR Aarogyasri
YSR Aarogyasri is the flagship scheme of all health initiatives of the state government andhra with a mission to provide quality healthcare to the poor.
14)Zoran Milanovic elected as the new President of Croatia
Zoran Milanović, the candidate of the opposition Social Democratic Party, was elected as the new president of Croatia after defeating incumbent President and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) candidate Kolinda Grabar Kitarović in the second round of presidential elections by more than 105,000 votes
15)Karmayoddha Granth
Amit Shah releases a book ‘Karmayoddha Granth’ on the life of PM Narendra Modi.
16)Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019
India has moved up six places to rank 34th on the World Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index 2019, released by the World Economic Forum. India was ranked 40th in 2018.
17)P.Magesh Chandran lifts Hastings International chess title
18)Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center
Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center (VSCIC) will be set up in Gujarat. The Vikram Sarabhai Children Innovation Center (VSCIC) will identify, nurture and promote innovative abilities of children in the state. The above announcement was made during the Children’s Innovation Festival (CIF) taking place in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.