Current Affairs - January 6, 2021 Current Affairs

A river cruise named Brahmaputra Mukuta has been inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal.

On January 1, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched the January 2021 round of household surveys namely "Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH)" and "Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS)" to represent inflation expectations and consumer confidence. These surveys will act as useful inputs for RBI's monetary policy which is scheduled to be announced by Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on February 3-5, 2021.

The Odisha government has created a memorial in the State Capital city to honor the fallen Covid warriors.

The 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will open on 16th January, with the Indian premiere of the movie 'Another Round' by Thomas Vinterberg.

Eastward side of Mathikettan Shola national park, which shares an inter-state boundary with Kerala and Tamil Nadu, is notified as the ESZ area.

This year 2021 has been marked as third edition of the World Braille day.

The science and technology minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has released the report - Action Agenda for an Atma Nirbhar Bharat prepared by TIFAC.

The MoU is signed between J&K Power Development Department (PDD), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) to implement and execute mega hydro power projects.

The Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh virtually launched a mobile application 'digiNest' to give people digital access to the state government's directory.

The petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan has launched a unique missed call facility for booking LPG refills and registration of new connections.

The Department of Art, Culture and Language of the Delhi government set up a Tamil academy to promote the South Indian language and culture in the Capital.

The government is implementing a Rs 320-crore project for five major ports in order to provide a digital port ecosystem.

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch Amazonia-1, the first satellite to have been developed completely in Brazil by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).

The UGC has set up a seven-member committee headed by the vice-chancellor of Central University of Punjab, R.P. Tiwari, to consider the issue (of) holding common entrance tests at undergraduate level.

The Indian Air Force Chief, Air Marshal R K S Bhadauria has formally launched the IAF e-Governance (e-Office) portal in New Delhi.

India has become the 1st nation to isolate and culture the United Kingdom (UK) strain of SARS COV -2 virus.

The fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF2021), aimed at a global discussion and development of Ayurveda, would be held in Kerala.

India has been chosen as the co-chair of the IUCN-supported Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) for a period of three years till November 2023.

The world's longest railway platform at the Hubbali railway junction in Karnataka. It will now be extended to 1,505 meters.

The Uttar Pradesh government has signed a MoU with the Netherlands to set up a skill development centre to help farmers.