- Hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a stunning bid to overturn his election defeat. But after hours of chaos in which police battled to regain control, lawmakers returned to Congress to begin certifying Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
- CM Amarinder also launched BASERA for slum dwellers, Smart Metering for power consumers, 2500 cricket kits for youth and E-Daakhil portal for ease of consumers.
- India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,03,95,278 with 20,346 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of recoveries surpassed one crore, according to data updated by the Union health ministry on Thursday.The death toll increased to 1,50,336 as 222 people succumbed to the disease in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
- Around 55 per cent people above the age of 60 years suffer from a chronic disease, according to the wave one of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) released on Wednesday
- An India-funded free ambulance service is playing a vital role in Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 response.
- Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo area as COVID-19 cases surge. Tokyo cases at 2,447, surging past previous daily record; measures to be limited vs state of emergency last spring
- According to recent study poor air quality is associated with a considerable proportion of pregnancy loss in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.It is the first study to estimate the effect of air pollution on pregnancy loss across the region.
- 75% of the elderly people suffer from one or the other chronic disease. 40% of the elderly people have one or the other disability and 20% have issues related to mental health.
- Putting an end to the long wait over the contentious issue of reduction of fees by private schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic situation, as demanded by parents’ bodies across the State, the Orissa High Court on Thursday made it clear that the reductions would be made as per the recommendations of a high power committee that had been constituted for the purpose.
- As per the IT returns filed by the Party before the Election Commission of India (ECI), BJD had stated that the party had received a total of Rs 28.2 crore as political donations in the fiscal year 2019-20
- The Standing Committee of National Board of Wildlife(SC-NBWL) in its 60th meeting held recently has approved the advisory for management of Human-Wildlife Conflict(HWC) in the country. The advisory envisages empowering gram panchayats in dealing with the problematic wild animals as per the section 11 (1) (b) of Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
- Avian Influenza (AI) viruses have been circulating worldwide for centuries with four known major outbreaks recorded in the last century. India notified the first outbreak of avian influenza in 2006. Central government on Wednesday assured that no infection has yet been reported in humans and that there is no direct evidence that the avian influenza virus transmits to humans via consumption of contaminated poultry products.
- Railways extends to 9-months time to claim refunds for trains cancelled from Mar 21-Jun 31 last year
- Telangana got its first woman chief justice after Justice Hima Kohli was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court on Thursday.
- Rao, 80, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was admitted to Nanavati Hospital in the city owing to his health issues in November following the court's orders.
- India's recoveries are the highest in the world. The gap between active cases and recovered cases is continuously increasing and stands at 97,88,776, the ministry highlighted.
- The Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) Nalco will invest around Rs 30,000 crore for expansion and diversification by 2027-28, said Union Minister for Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi.
- Worried over the spate in cyber frauds, the Commissionerate Police on Thursday launched a special helpdesk and helpline number to initiate immediate action against the offenders. People can lodge their complaints or seek help by calling the Helpline number -700-000-6709.
- The second phase dry run of the COVID-19 vaccine will be conducted in Odisha on January 8 (tomorrow), said Additional Chief Secretary, PK Mohapatra on Thursday.
- The Odisha Medical Services Association (OMSA) has reiterated its demand for reduction of retirement age of healthcare professionals from 65 to 62 apart from the government nod for voluntary retirement from service.
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