World Steel Association’s report estimates, India's crude steel production in 2018 stood at 106.5 MT, up by 4.9% from 101.5 MT in 2017, which makes India replace Japan as the world's 2nd largest steel producing nation. Japan produced 104.3 MT in 2018.
China is largest producer of steel at 928 MT in 2018.
Welcoming over 89 million passengers in 2018 over last year’s 88.2 mn, Dubai remains the Busiest Airport in the world for International Travel category. It has remained in top position since 2014, surpassing London’s Heathrow Airport
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is ruler of Dubai
IndiaFirst Life Insurance recently bought 9% stake in CSC e-Governance Services India Ltd. with an objective to reach out to the masses and underserved customers with simple, easily accessed risk management solutions
IndiaFirst Owners: Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank, Legal & General
RBI approved appointment of Dilip Sadarangani as Chairman of Federal Bank, who has been part of Federal Bank’s board since 2013. He is a veteran banker & has been instrumental in ushering in of technology in multiple banks.
Federal Bank HQ: Aluva, Kerala, CEO: S Srinivasan.
HRD Ministry signed an agreement with Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development for India’s Participation in Programme for International Student Assessment-2021, triennial international survey to evaluate the education system
Human Resource Development Minister: Prakash Javadekar
HRD Minister Javadekar to inaugurate the new Campus of the National Museum Institute at Noida to impart higher education leading to Master of Arts and Ph.D in the field of History of Art, Conservation and Museology.
Mos Mahesh Sharma is chancellor of NMI.
Jaipur Literary festival saw the Tamil translation of the French novel La vie d'un homme inconnu (The Life of an Unknown Man) by Andreï Makine, awarded the prestigious Romain Rolland Prize by the French Embassy. It was translated by S.R. Kichenamorti.
Jaipur Literature Festival is organised in January every year.
Civil Aviation ministry in association with Goa state government launched the country’s 1st Geographical Indication (GI) store at Dabolim International Airport in Goa with an aim to have one GI store in every airport in the country over next few years.
Union minister for Civil aviation: Suresh Prabhu
Former Defence Minister and Anti-Emergency fighter George Fernandes passed away in New Delhi at the age of 88. He founded the Samata Party and was elected to the Lok Sabha 9 times and once to the Rajya Sabha.
He hails from Mangaluru, Karnataka.
Former Corporate executive Mukund Rajan & 2 others in partnership with Quantum Advisors will launch a $1 billion ESG Fund in order to invest in Indian companies that value the environment, society & corporate governance to core.
All 3 are former Tata Group Executives