Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off eight trains connecting different regions of the country to Kevadiya tomorrow through video conferencing. 

The Indian diaspora

India has the largest diaspora population in the world with 18 million people from the country living outside their homeland in 2020, according to a report by the United Nations.

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> Seema Verma, one of the highest-ranking Indian Americans in the outgoing Trump administration, has resigned from her top healthcare             position.

> US President-elect Joe Biden has announced an ambitious goal of inoculating 100 million Americans with Covid-19 vaccines in the first 100 days of his administration, noting that the vaccine rollout in the country, the worst hit by the pandemic, has been a “dismal failure.”

> The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Cuba’s Interior Ministry and its leader, accusing them of serious human rights violations.

> Earth Sciences Minister Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the doppler weather radars in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh that will improve forecasts in the hilly states and also for Char Dham and Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimages.

> Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated a Doppler radar weather station at Mukteshwar in Nainital district on the occasion of the 146th foundation day of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

> Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra inaugurated 21 development works in Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh and 11 in Kushinagar district through video conference from Raj Bhawan.

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Major Ketan Sharma who sacrificed his life fighting a hardcore Pakistani terrorist was among 15 Army personnel awarded the Sena Medal for their exceptional courage and bravery on Army Day.

Union minister

Former Union minister and noted businessman Kamal Morarka died. He was 74. Shocked with the demise of former Union minister and famous industrialist of Nawalgarh, Kamal Morarka ji. This is an irreparable loss to all of us. Praying to the Lord to give the bereaved family the power to bear this sorrow,” Mr Sharma tweeted

The organization of active US President Donald Trump on January 19, 2021 pronounced China’s outrages against the Muslim Uyghurs and other ethnic gatherings in Xinjiang as ‘decimation’. The Government added that the Chinese Communist Party should be held for its uncaring activities. The Department of State have been coordinated to get the pertinent insights about the continuous abominations in Xinjiang.

India Innovation Index 2020: Karnataka, Delhi end up being most imaginative State/UT

NITI Aayog on January 20, 2021 delivered the India Innovation Index 2020 for all intents and purposes. Karnataka bested the Index as the most inventive state and Delhi has been positioned as the most creative UT. Then again, Himachal Pradesh beat the list in the NE/Hilly states classification. Bihar has been positioned last state in the list.

India starts supply of COVID-19 immunization to 6 nations

India started the COVID-19 antibody supply to six countries including Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Bhutan, Maldives and Seychelles with impact from January 20, 2021. The public authority is additionally anticipating the important endorsements with respect to the stock of immunizations to Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Mauritius.

PM Modi discharges assets to more than 6 lakh UP recipients under PMAY-G

PM Narendra Modi on January 20, 2021 delivered the Rs. 2,691 crore monetary help to in excess of 6 lakh recipients of Uttar Pradesh under the aspiring plan, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G).

UN dispatches program against fear monger dangers 

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) on January 19, 2021 dispatched a program to handle the psychological oppressor dangers. The program dispatched in organization with different offices will empower the UN part states to manage this scourge.