National Youth Day celebrated every year on 12th January every year. It is celebrated being the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. He was one of the greatest social reformers, thinkers, and philosophers of India.
In 1984 the Government of India declared this day as National Youth Day and since from 1985 the event is celebrated in India every year.
Tsai Ing-wen has won the Taiwan presidential election. She wins the second term as Taiwan president. Tsai Ing-wen’s Democratic Progressive party retained control of the legislature.
Tsai Ing-wen defeated Han Kuo-yu with 57.1% of the vote. She received 8.2m votes, the highest number since Taiwan started direct presidential elections in 1996.
Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq al Said has taken the oath of allegiance as the new Sultan of Oman after the death of longtime ruler Sultan Qaboos bin Said. The Sultan is the prime decision-maker in Oman and also holds the portfolio of Prime Minister, supreme commander of the armed forces, minister of foreign affairs, minister of finance and minister of defence.
Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq al Said served in several positions in the Gulf state, including the head of a committee that forged the country’s vision for 2040. He also served as the Minister of Heritage and Culture from 2002 until January 2020.
The 18th edition of Dhaka International Film Festival begins at Dhaka, Bangladesh. The theme of the festival is ‘Better Film, Better Audience and Better Society’. The Festival was inaugurated by the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr. A.K. Abdul Momen.
It started with the screening of the Spanish-Greek film ‘Window to the Sea’, directed by Miguel Angel Jimenez, at Bangladesh National Museum (BNM). During the festival 220 films from 74 countries will be screened across various venues in Dhaka between 11-19 January.
PM Narendra Modi announced to rename Kolkata Port Trust as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port on the occasion of 150th years celebration of Kolkata Port Trust. He dedicated a Commemorative Stamp to mark 150 years of Kolkata port trust to India.
PM Modi launched several Port led development projects worth Rs 600 cr rupees to mark the day. The projects include upgraded Ship repair facility at Netaji Subhash Dry Dock, upgraded railway infrastructure of Kolkata dock system of the Kolkata Port for smooth cargo movement and river front development scheme.
PM Modi honored two oldest pensioners of the Port Smt. Nagina Bhagat of 105 years and 100-year old Naresh Chandra Chakraborty on the occasion besides launching the Port Anthem at the event. He also advocated for expansion of water based tourism in the country besides creating new infrastructures in Port connected cities.
Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Steel launched mission PURVODAYA for the development of eastern India through integrated steel hub in Kolkata, West Bengal. Through this programme, the government aims to transform logistics and utilities infrastructure which would change the socio-economic landscape in the eastern India.
The mission will drive India’s march towards five trillion dollar economy set by the government. The steps, under mission, also include growth of steel industry along with employment opportunities across the entire value chain.
The Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation (GAIC) has imported 300 metric tonnes (MT) of water soluble fertilisers from China, which it will be selling to farmers in Gujarat. GAIC Chairman and BJP MLA Madhu Shrivastav launched six different grades of imported water soluble fertilisers at a formal event in Ahmedabad. The new-generation fertilizers will be sold in the market under its brand – ‘AGRO’.
Gujarat has become a front-runner State in terms of area under drip irrigation system. The use of water-soluble fertilizers will be the next step for precision agriculture and to produce fruits and vegetables matching global standards. The water-soluble fertilisers that were launched include, AGRO MKP, AGRO NOP, AGRO MAP, AGRO NPK, AGRO CN, AGRO SOP.
The products that the company will be selling in markets across Gujarat are Calcium Nitrate, Mono Ammonium Phosphate, Potassium Sulphate, Soluble Potassium Nitrate, Mono Potassium Phosphate and NPK, which have been imported in powder form.
India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the nodal body for India’s pulses trade & industry announced that the 5th edition of The Pulses Conclave, will be held from 12th to 14th February, 2020 at Amby Valley City in Lonavala, Maharashtra. Prime Minister’s vision is to double the farmer’s income by the year 2022 and a huge effort has been put into achieving the same.
IPGA expects close to 1500 trade stakeholders from India and key pulses exporting countries like the USA, Australia, Canada, Myanmar, Ethiopia, etc. to participate in the conclave. The Pulses Conclave 2020, as a part of its agenda, will discuss about the increasing domestic production and consumption and will also bring to fore other areas of the trade like improving processing efficiencies, increasing consumption, exports, value addition, protein extraction, post-harvest crop management, etc.
The first phase of the world’s second largest Muslim congregation after Haj begins in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Thousands of devotees from Bangladesh and abroad are thronging the bank of river Turag at Tongi near Dhaka to participate in the congregation called Bishwa Ijtema. The Ijtema began with the ‘aam bayan’ and will end on January 12 with the final prayers ‘Akheri Munajat’. The second phase of Bishwa Ijtem will take place between January 17-19.
The Carriage and Wagon Depot at Mangaluru Junction railway station, which is capable of examining freight train formations for rail worthiness, has obtained Integrated Management System (IMS). The IMS certification covers ISO 9001-2015 for quality management, ISO 14001-2015 for environment management, and ISO 45001-2018 for occupational health and safety, and is valid up to December 2022.
Functions associated with the examination of freight trains and maintenance activities performed at the depot, platform yard, and sick line; and the stores and material management functions at the depot are certified under the IMS. The brake power certificate issued by the depot is the authority to utilize the rakes in the specified schedule. On average, 49 such rakes are examined at the depot in a month