The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has become an Associate Member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). The Headquarter of IOSCO is at Madrid, Spain.

Legendary Odia musician, Shantanu Mohapatra passed away. He was the first Odia music composer to work with legends like Lata Mangeshkar, Manna Dey and Md Rafi and also the first to work in Hindi, Bengali, Assamese and Telugu film industries.

Alfredo Covelli, an Italy based author has launched his new book Vahana Masterclass for children and Young Audience.

Phnom Penh [Cambodia], January 1 (ANI): Indian Naval Ship (INS) Kiltan on Friday departed from Sihanoukville Port in Cambodia after delivering 15 tonnes of humanitarian assistance and flood relief (HADR) material for the flood-affected people as a part of the Mission Sagar III. “INS Kiltan departs SHV port.

In a major move to boost domestic defence manufacturing, the government on Wednesday approved the export of indigenously-developed surface-to-air Akash missile system and set up a high-level committee to authorise the sale of major platforms to various countries.

Senior scientist Hemant Kumar Pandey has been honoured with DRDO”s ”Scientist of the Year Award” for his contribution in developing several herbal medicines, including the popular drug Lukoskin meant for the treatment of leucoderma.

Suneet Sharma has been appointed as the new Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) and ex-officio Principal Secretary to Government of India. The appointments committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointment of Suneet Sharma as Chairman & CEO of Railway Board

Private sector lender ICICI Bank has collaborated with payment app, Google Pay, to issue FASTag to users digitally.The partnership will allow users to order, track, and recharge ICICI Bank FASTag digitally through the UPI on the Google Pay itself.The ICICI Bank is the first bank to partner with Google Pay for issuing FASTags.

The Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has been nominated as the board member of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI). The seat is currently held by Myint Htwe of Myanmar. He will assume the charge with effect from January 1, 2021 and serve till December 31, 2023. The vaccine alliance GAVI is an international organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland,

The Karnataka Forest Service and the Bat Conservation Foundation of India (BCIT) are preparing to save the Koala leaf-nosed bat from extinction. BCIT is a non-profit organization whose mission is to protect bat species in India by protecting their habitat. Its headquarters is located in Bangalore, Karnataka.

The Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ laid the foundation stone of ‘TiHAN-IIT Hyderabad’, through virtual mode on 29 December 2020 at IIT Hyderabad.. ‘TiHAN-IIT Hyderabad’ is India’s first Testbed for Autonomous Navigation Systems (Terrestrial and Aerial).

Multi Modal Logistics Hub (MMLH) and Multi Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh (estimated cost of Rs. 3,883.80 crore).

The Central Government has approved the extension of the term of ISRO Chairman K Sivan, for a period of one year.He was due to retire on January 14, 2021.Sivan will now continue as ISRO chairman and Secretary, Department of Space up to January 14, 2022.