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Current Affairs Today – 4th January 2020
NEWS AT A GLANCE
- The world Braille Day is observed annually on 4 January.
- India’s largest private sector port operator agreed to buy a 75% stake in Krishnapatnam Port Co. Ltd (KPCL) at an enterprise value of Rs 13,500 crores, APSEZ.
- Indian paddler Manav Thakkar became world no.1 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings in the Under-21 men’s singles category.
- Indian mountaineer Malavath Poorna, the youngest girl to have climbed the world’s highest mountain Mt. Everest 5 years ago, accomplished another feat by conquering Mt. Vinson Massif, Antarctica’s highest mountain peak (4,987 mts).
- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, inaugurating the 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019, in New Delhi.
- The External affairs ministry announced the setting up of new emerging and strategic technologies (NEST) division.
- Maharashtra Government has launched a ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative.
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the proposal of Ministry of Home Affairs for extending the deputation tenure of IPS Abhinav Kumar, Inspector General, Border Security Force (BSF).
- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai inaugurated the 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019 in New Delhi.
- South Korean electronics Samsung and Noida-based Dixon Technologies jointly manufacture LED televisions in India.
IMPORTANT DAYS AND THEMES
World Braille Day observed on 4 January
- The world Braille Day is observed annually on 4 January.
- World Braille Day celebrated since 2019, is observed to raise awareness of the importance of Braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and partially sighted people.
- The day is marked remembering the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the inventor of Braille – for people with visual disabilities.
- Louis Braille was born on 4th January 1809 in the town of Coupvray in northern France.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Adani to buy 75% stake in Krishnapatnam Port
- India’s largest private sector port operator agreed to buy a 75% stake in Krishnapatnam Port Co. Ltd (KPCL) at an enterprise value of Rs 13,500 crores, APSEZ.
- The purchase will accelerate the Adani Ports plan to expand its cargo-handling capacity to 400mt by 2025.
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Krishnapatnam Port: The Krishnapatnam Port is located in southern Andhra Pradesh and is a multi-cargo facility. It handled 54 million tonnes (mt) of cargo in the year ended 31 March 2019.
Adani Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It was founded by Gautam Adani in 1988 as a commodity trading business with the flagship company Adani Enterprises Limited. Gautam Adani is the chairman.
- Headquarters: Ahmedabad
- Founder: Gautam Adani
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS
Indian paddler Manav Thakkar became world no.1
- Indian paddler Manav Thakkar became world no.1 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings in the Under-21 men’s singles category.
- With this, Thakkar became the fourth Indian to achieve the feat after Harmeet Desai, G Sathiyan and Soumyajit Ghosh.
- Manav Thakkar achieved the top spot after clinching the Under-21 men’s singles title at the ITTF Challenge Plus Benemax-Virgo North American Open in Markham, Canada.
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ITTF: The International Table Tennis Federation is the governing body for all national table tennis associations. The role of the ITTF includes overseeing rules and regulations and seeking technological improvement for the sport of table tennis.
- Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland
- President: Thomas Weikert
- Membership: 226 member associations
- CEO: Steve Dainton
- Founded: 1926
- Type of business: Sports governing body
India’s Malavath Poorna scales Antarctica’s Highest Peak
- Indian mountaineer Malavath Poorna, the youngest girl to have climbed the world’s highest mountain Mt. Everest 5 years ago, accomplished another feat by conquering Mt. Vinson Massif, Antarctica’s highest mountain peak (4,987 mts).
- With this, the 18-year-old becomes the first and youngest tribal woman in the world to set foot on the six tallest mountain peaks across six continents.
- She has already scaled Mt Everest (Asia, 2014), Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa, 2016), Mt. Elbrus (Europe, 2017), Mt. Aconcagua (South America, 2019), Mt. Cartsnez (Oceania region, 2019), and now Mt. Vinson Massif (Antarctica, 2019).
MEA sets up new emerging and strategic technologies (NEST)
- The External affairs ministry announced the setting up of new emerging and strategic technologies (NEST) division.
- The division will work to increase investment coordination among the states of the country and also with the foreign countries.
- NEST will act as the nodal division within the ministry for issues pertaining to new and emerging technologies.
- It will help in collaboration with foreign partners in the field of 5G and artificial intelligence. The division will also hold responsibility for matters that involve negotiations with multilateral fora like the United Nations, G20.
- This will help to safeguard India’s interests as such forums govern the rules of access to such technologies.
- Earlier, this cluster has been organized by Sashtra Seema Bal (SSB) in 2016, West Bengal Police in 2017 and Odisha Police in 2018.
STATE CURRENT AFFAIRS
Maharashtra Government has launched a ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative
- Maharashtra Government has launched a ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative.
- Under this scheme awareness camps will be held across all the districts of the state regarding cyber safety.
- The initiative will help in educating women about how the web is used by anti-social elements and child predators to commit various types of crimes.
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Maharashtra:
- Capital: Mumbai
- Chief Minister: Uddhav Thackeray
- Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
- National Parks: Chandoli National Park, Nawegaon National Park, Gugamal National Park, Pench National Park, Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park, Tadoba National Park
- Wildlife Sanctuaries: Amba Barwa WLS, Bor WLS, Great Indian Bustard WLS,
- Lonar WLS, Melghat WLS, Gangewadi New Great Indian Bustard WLS, etc.
APPOINTMENT
Abhinav Kumar gets extension as BSF IG
- The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the proposal of Ministry of Home Affairs for extending the deputation tenure of IPS Abhinav Kumar, Inspector General, Border Security Force (BSF).
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BSF: The Border Security Force is the border defence organisation of India. It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of India, and was raised in the wake of the 1965 War on 1 December 1965, “for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected there with”.
- Motto: जीवन पर्यन्त कर्तव्य (Duty Unto Death)
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- General nature: Federal law enforcement
- Founder: Khusro Faramurz Rustamji
- Founded: 1 December 1965
- Minister responsible: Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs
SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS
Shri Nityanand Rai inaugurated 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019
- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai inaugurated the 4th All India Police Judo Cluster Championship 2019 in New Delhi.
- The five-day sporting event will draw to a close on the 7th of this month.
- The Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister organized the Khelo India program.
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CRPF: The Central Reserve Police Force is India’s largest Central Armed Police Force. It functions under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India. The CRPF’s primary role lies in assisting the State/Union Territories in police operations to maintain law and order and counter insurgency.
- General nature: Federal law enforcement
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Motto: “सेवा और निष्ठा”
- Minister responsible: Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Dixon Technologies planned to manufacture LED TVs for Samsung
- South Korean electronics Samsung and Noida-based Dixon Technologies jointly manufacture LED televisions in India.
- The electronics maker will manufacture television sets for the consumer goods giant at its facility in Tirupati.
- Dixon Technologies (India) Limited and Samsung India Electronics Pvt Ltd agreed to manufacture of LED TVs.
- The Dixon shall be producing LED TV for Samsung from its manufacturing facility located at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
- The companies work with local contract manufacturers to make or assemble goods in India. Dixon also manufactures part of Samsung washing machines and feature phones in India.
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Andhra Pradesh:
- Capital: Amravati
- Chief Minister: Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
- Governor: Biswabhusan Harichandan
