Top Current Affairs 16 January 2021
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Centre launches Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0 in 600 districts
- The Government of India launched the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana on 15 January 2021.
- The scheme has been rolled out for the current financial year, ending March 2021, and will be implemented by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
- Under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana-3.0, skills training would be provided in 600 districts across all states, (except four states including Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal) to 8 lakh candidates over next three months with an outlay of Rs 948.90 crore with focus on Covid-related skills.
- The training will be imparted through 729 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras (PMKKs), empaneled non-PMKK training centres and more than 200 industrial training institutes (ITIs).
- Further, a five-year PMKVY will be launched in 2021-22 with an enhanced target of skilling 1.5 crore youth.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurates the ‘Prarambh: Startup India International Summit’
- The Union Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated the two day ‘Prarambh’, Startup India International Summit in New Delhi on 15 January 2021.
- The Summit has been organized by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under M/o Commerce & Industry.
- The inaugural event was participated by the members of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) countries.
- The ‘Prarambh’ Summit will provide a platform to the startups and young minds from around the world to come together and collaborate to work collectively to come with new ideas, innovation and invention.
- The focus of the Summit will be on enhancing multilateral cooperation and engagement with countries from around the globe to collectively develop and strengthen the startup ecosystems.
- The Summit marks the fifth anniversary of the Startup India initiative, launched by the Prime Minister on 16 January, 2016.
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh launches India’s First Indigenously Designed & Developed Driverless Metro Car
- Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled India’s first ‘Driverless Metro Car’ on 15 January 2021 during a function held at BEML’s Bangalore Complex
- The indigenously designed & developed state-of-the-art Driverless Metro trains are being manufactured at BEML Bangaluru manufacturing facility, for Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).
DRDO Develops India’s first Indigenously-Developed 9mm Machine Pistol ‘Asmi’
- The DRDO and Indian Army have jointly developed India’s first indigenous 9mm Machine Pistol, which has been named as “Asmi”, which means “Pride”, “Self-Respect” & “Hard Work”.
- The weapon has been designed and developed by Infantry School, Mhow and DRDO’s Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune in a record time of four months.
Agreement
India and Japan inks MoU to Enhance Cooperation in the Field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)
- India and Japan have signed an MoU to enhance cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) via videoconferencing on 15 January 2021,
- The MoU was signed between Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad and the Japanese Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda Ryota.
- Under the MoU, both countries will enhance mutual cooperation in the field of 5G technologies, telecom security, submarine optical fiber cable system to islands of India, spectrum management, smart cities, high altitude platform for broadband in unconnected areas, disaster management and public safety etc.
FSS Partners India Post Payments Bank to promote financial inclusion
- The India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has partnered with Financial Software and Systems (FSS), to promote financial inclusion among underserved and unbanked segments.
- Under the collaboration, IPPB will use FSS’ Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AePS) to provide interoperable and affordable doorstep banking services to customers across India.
- FSS is a a leading banking and digital payment processor and provider of integrated payment products.
