National: International Akhand Conference EDUCON 2020: Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ inaugurated the two-day Virtual International Akhand Conference “EDUCON 2020” via video conferencing, on 07 January 2021. This two-day International Conference was organized by Central University of Punjab, Bathinda in collaboration with the Global Educational Research Association under the patronage of Prof (Dr)

National: Appointment of new chief of CISF: Former Maharashtra DGP Subodh Kumar Jaiswal on 08 January 2021 took over as the 28th new chief of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at the CISF headquarters at Lodhi Road in central Delhi. Mr Jaiswal is 1985-batch Indian Police Service officer. Jaiswal is set to retire from

National: Swasth Vayu Non-invasive Ventilator: The “Swasth Vayu Non-invasive Ventilator” has been indigenously designed developed by CSIR-NAL, with additional features to treat Covid-19 patients. ‘Swasth Vayu Ventilator’ (स्वस्थ वायु वेंटिलेटर) may be used on Covid-19 patients who require oxygen supplementation up to 35%. It is a microcontroller based precise closed-loop adaptive control system with a

National: Toycathon-2021: Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Union Minister WCD and Textiles Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani jointly launched Toycathon-2021 on January 05, 2021. This Toycathon is aimed to conceptualize innovative toys based on the Indian value system which will inculcate the positive behaviour and good value among the children. Ministry of Education,

National: Western Dedicated Freight Corridor: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the 306 Km Rewari-Madar Section of the ‘Western Dedicated Freight Corridor‘ (WDFC), on 7th January 2021. During the event, the Prime Minister also flagged off the 1.5 km long container train from New Ateli to New Kishangarh, the world’s first double

National: 40th scientific expedition: On 04 January 2021, India launched the 40th scientific expedition to Antarctica. This Indian expedition marks four decades of country’s scientific endeavour to the southern white continent. The 40th expedition journey for Antarctica was flagged off from Mormugao Port, Goa on January 5, 2021, with 43 members onboard. The chartered ice-class

National: Kochi – Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated the Kochi – Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the nation on 05 January 2021. The event marks an important milestone towards the creation of ‘One Nation One Gas Grid’. The 450 km long pipeline has been built by GAIL (India) Ltd, &