Top Current Affairs 15 January 2021
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National
Indian Army inks $20 mn contract with ideaForge to buy SWITCH drones
- The Indian Army has recently signed a contract with Mumbai-based drone manufacturing company, ideaForge, to procure high-altitude variant of SWITCH unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
- The total cost of the deal is approximately USD 20 million. However the quantity of UAVs to be procured is not disclosed.
- SWITCH are fixed-wing UAV, capable of vertical takeoff and landing. They can be deployed at high altitude and harsh environments for day-and-night surveillance.
- These UAVs will be delivered to the Indian Army over a period of one year.
Economy
Fitch Ratings Projects GDP of India at -9.4% in FY21 & 11% in FY22
- The Fitch Ratings expect gross domestic product (GDP) of India to contract by 9.4 percent in FY21 (April 2020 to March 2021).
- Fitch further projects the GDP to expand by 11 percent in FY22 (April 2021 to March 2022).
Business
Elon Musk-owned Tesla Inc. sets up first India entity in Bengaluru
- Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle (EV) company Tesla has registered a fully-owned subsidiary in Bengaluru.
- The company will be called ‘Tesla India Motors and Energy Private Limited’.
- The Tesla India unit was incorporated on January 8, 2021.
- The total paid up capital of the company is Rs 1,00,000 and authorised share capital is Rs 15 lakh.
- This is the first centre of the American giant Tesla in India.
- Tesla, the most valuable auto company in the world, plans to open such centres in 5 states of India.
- Tesla headquarter – California, United States
Appointment
Sadyr Japarov wins Kyrgyzstan’s Presidential Election with Landslide Votes
- Sadyr Japarov, has won the Kyrgyzstan’s Presidential election by a landslide victory. The 52-year-old won 79% of the total votes cast.
- He would assume the charge of the office from 28 January 2021.
- KyrgyzstanCapital: Bishkek;Currency: Kyrgyzstani som
Dushyant Dave Resigns as SC Bar Association (SCBA) President
- The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Dushyant A. Dave has resigned from his post with immediate effect on 14 January 2021.
- The SCBA is an Indian bar association, comprising the practising lawyers of the Supreme Court of India.
Days
Indian Army Day: 15 January
- The Army Day in India is celebrated on 15 January every year, to salute the valiant soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect the country and its citizens.
- 2021 marks the 73rd Indian Army Day.
- The day is marked to commemorate the day when General (later Field Marshal) KM Carriappa took over the command of Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the last British Commander-in-Chief in 1949 and became the first Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army post Independence.
