The day was chosen to honour the birth anniversary of the fifth Prime Minister of India, Choudhary Charan Singh. This day aims to praise the farmers as they are the spine of India.Chaudhary Charan Singh followed the famous slogan - "JAI JAWAN JAI KISAN"
"JAI JAWAN JAI KISAN" introduced by Lal Bahadur Shastri.
The R-Cluster is expected to reach plateau gas production of 12.9 million standard cubic meters per day in 2021.The deepwater gas projects in the KG D6 block (R,Satellite Cluster & MJ field) combined are likely to meet 15% of India’s gas demand by 2023.
This block is in Krishna-Godavari basin of Bay of Bengal coast.
Funds mainly to the highway corridors in the states of Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.The project will also enhance the capacity of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in mainstreaming safety and green technology.
President: David Malpass;
HQ: Washington DC
Centre appointed a panel headed by home minister Amit Shah to celebrate Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary to honour his contributions to the freedom struggle.The committe will start its working on 23th jan 2021.
He was leader of Azad Hind Fauj/ INA; founded by Mohan singh.
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Ministry of Jal Shakti and CSIR-NGRI, Hyderabad for use of advanced heliborne geophysical survey and other scientific studies in parts of the States of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana under the Aquifer Mapping Programme.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan: Ministry of Science and Technology
Agreements for cooperation in areas such as defence, petrochemicals and nuclear energy and unveiled a joint vision for peace and prosperity against the backdrop of concerns in both countries about China’s aggressive actions across the region.
PM of Vietnam: Nguyen Xuan Phuc;Capital :Hanoi; Currency: dong
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the ‘Legion of Merit’ by U.S. President Donald Trump for his role in advancing the India-U.S. relationship. The Legion of Merit, instituted in 1942 by former U.S President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa received this award in 1949.
Renowned poet and activist Sugathakumari passed away on Wednesday, after testing positive for the coronavirus. One of the most active campaigners of the Save Silent Valley Movement.Raathrimazha, Ambalamani(temple bell) and Manalezhuthu are her famous works
Silent Valley: tropical evergreen forest in Palakkad, Kerala
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the PMJAY - SEHAT scheme stands for Social, Endeavour for Health and Telemedicine, a health insurance scheme for the Union Territory. All the inhabitants of J & K to get free cashless health cover upto 5 lakhs.
Lieutenant Governor of J& K:Manoj Sinha
To support the livelihoods of microfinance borrowers and MSMEs in India. The loan is disbursed to NACL as part of ADB's ongoing COVID-19 response. NACL will on-lend the loan proceeds and provide guarantees to financial institutions &individual borrowers.
HQ: Mandaluyong, Philippines;
President: Masatsugu Asakawa
Maharashtra former Chief Minister and present leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Devendra Fadnavis released the book 'Ayodhya' written by Madhav Bhandari. It deals with the fight to build a Ram temple is a fight to awaken the Hindu community.
CM: Uddhav Thackeray;
Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
This integration allows non-residential Indians (NRIs) & persons of Indian origin (PIOs) in the US, Canada,& Europe to remit money to their family and friends in India.The recipients can set up a default bank account for receiving payments in that account.
Xoom users can remit money to 66 Indian banks
The deployment of Salesforce, the global leader in Customer Relationship Management Loan Origination System for retail banking will enable the Bank to provide personalized solutions and connected banking experiences for consumers across segments.
Arundhati Bhattacharya, CEO and Chairperson, Salesforce India.