Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 25 January 2021

::NATIONAL::

President approves conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards-2020

• President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the conferment of Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards – 2020 on 40 persons which includes Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 01, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak to 08 and Jeevan Raksha Padak to 31 persons. One award is posthumous. 

The details are as under:-
Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak
 
1.    Shri Muhammed Muhsin (Posthumous), Kerala
 
Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak
 
1.    Shri Ramshibhai Ratnabhai Samad (Rabari), Gujarat
2.    Shri Parmeshwar Balaji Nagargoje, Maharashtra
3.    Kum. Amandeep Kaur, Punjab
4.    Shri Koripelly Srujan Reddy, Telangana
5.    Master Tinku Nishhad, Uttar Pradesh
6.    Smt. Himani Biswal, Madhya Pradesh
7.    Kum. Kalagarla Sahithi, Andhra Pradesh
8.    Shri Bhuwaneshwar Prajapati, Uttar Pradesh
 
Jeevan Raksha Padak
 
1.    Shri Bhaveshkumar Satuji Vihol, Gujarat
2.    Shri Ishwarlal Manubhai Sangada, Gujarat
3.    Shri Manmohansinh Rathod, Gujarat
4.    Shri Prakashkumar Bavchandbhai Vekariya, Gujarat
5.    Shri Rahver Virbhadrasinh Tejsinh, Gujarat
6.    Shri Rakeshbhai Babubhai Jadav, Gujarat
7.    Shri Vijay Ajit Chhaira, Gujarat
8.    Master Arun Thomas, Kerala
9.    Master Rojin Robert, Kerala
10.    Shri Shiju. P. Gopi, Kerala
11.    Shri Gourishankar Vyas, Madhya Pradesh
12.    Shri Jagdish Singh Siddhu, Madhya Pradesh
13.    Shri Pushpendra Singh Rawat, Madhya Pradesh
14.    Shri Rajesh Kumar Rajpoot, Madhya Pradesh
15.    Shri Anil Dashrath Khule, Maharashtra
16.    Shri Balasaheb Dnyandeo Nagargoje, Maharashtra
17.    Shri Sunil Kumar, Uttar Pradesh
18.    Shri Mohinder Singh, Punjab
19.    Shri Nihal Singh, Uttar Pradesh
20.    Master Fedrick, Andaman and Nicobar
21.    Shri Mukesh Choudhery, Rajasthan
22.    Shri Ravindra Kumar, Gujarat
23.    Shri S M Rafi, Karnataka
24.    Shri S.V. Jose, Kerala
25.    Shri Vani Hiren Kumar, Gujarat
26.    Shri Abujam Roben Singh, Manipur
27.    Shri Bala Naik Banavath, Kerala
28.    Shri Ashok Singh Rajput, Jammu and Kashmir
29.    Shri Paramjit Singh, Jammu and Kashmir
30.    Shri Ranjit Chandra Ishore, Jammu and Kashmir
31.    Shri Rinku Chauhan, Uttar Pradesh

• Jeevan Raksha Padak series of awards are given to a person for meritorious act of human nature in saving the life of a person. 
• The award is given in three categories, namely, Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak, Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Jeevan Raksha Padak.  Persons of all walks of life are eligible for these awards. 

::INTERNATIONAL::

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib was inspired by Netaji Subhas Bose: Information Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud

• Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was inspired by Netaji Subhas Bose, said the Information Minister of Bangladesh Dr. Hasan Mahmud.
• Paying rich tributes to Netaji Subhas Bose in Dhaka on Sunday, Dr. Mahmud said that Bangabandhu had written in his unfinished autobiography ‘Oshomapto Atmajiboni’ that he was attracted to the leadership of Netaji from his childhood and inspired by him.
• He said that the contribution of Netaji in the freedom movement of India will always be written in golden letters.
• Speaking at a seminar on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Bose in Dhaka on Sunday, Dr Hasan also spoke about India Bangladesh relationship.
• He said that the cooperation of India was very helpful in achieving the progress of Bangladesh.
• He said that India and Bangladesh friendship was forging ahead with  strengthening of the alliance and expanding the regional and people-to-people contact which will help in the development of the region, said the official press release.
• The Minister said that 20 lakh COVID 19 vaccines received from India as gift was a unique example of love and friendship between the two countries.
• He also recalled the sacrifice of Indian soldiers during the liberation war of Bangladesh and the shelter given to close to 1 crore Bangladeshi refugees during that period.

::ECONOMY::

NSO releases employment outlook report

• •    The National Statistical Office (NSO) under the ministry of statistics and programme has released the payroll report from September 2017 to November 2020. The report shows that around 38 million new subscribers joined the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme with around 45 million subscribing to the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) scheme and over 2 million contributed to the National Pension Scheme (NPS) of the Centre, state governments and corporate schemes during the same period.
• •    The ministry brings out the employment-related statistics in the formal sector covering the period September 2017 onwards, using the information on the number of subscribers who have subscribed under the three major schemes. The next report is scheduled to come on February 25, 2021.

Here are the key points:

1. From September 2017 to November 2020, there has been an increase of over a million in new female subscribers to the EPF scheme with the same increase in new male subscribers.

2. The new subscription in EPF scheme saw a major decline for both men and women from April 2018 to March 2020. While around 13.9 million new workforces joined the EPF scheme during the period of 2018 to 2019, the new subscriptions fell to around 10.5 million from 2019 to 2020.

3. In all the three schemes, the number of new registrations increased after June 2020, the time when the coronavirus restrictions started easing out in the country.

4. The total number of registrations in the EPF scheme and ESI scheme was maximum in September 2020, giving signs of recovery.

5. The new subscriptions in all the three schemes from the other gender have shown an increase from 2017 to 2020 the report showed their representation in the formal workforce is still very low.

::SCIENCE AND TECH::

SpaceX creates new world record; launches 143 satellites on single rocket

• A veteran rocket from billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX aerospace company launched 143 spacecraft into space on Sunday, a new record for the most spaceships deployed on a single mission, according to the company.
• The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 10 a.m. EST from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. It flew south along the eastern coast of Florida on its way to space, the company said.
• The reusable rocket ferried 133 commercial and government spacecraft and 10 Starlink satellites to space - part of the company’s SmallSat Rideshare Program, which provides access to space for small satellite operators seeking a reliable, affordable ride to orbit, according to the company.
• SpaceX delayed the launch one day because of unfavorable weather. On Jan. 22 Musk, also chief executive of Tesla Inc., wrote on Twitter: “Launching many small satellites for a wide range of customers tomorrow. Excited about offering low-cost access to orbit for small companies!”
• SpaceX has previously launched to orbit more than 800 satellites of the several thousand needed to offer broadband internet globally, a $10 billion investment it estimates could generate $30 billion annually to help fund Musk’s interplanetary rocket program, called Starship.

::SPORTS::

Russia confirms it won't appeal Olympic team restrictions

• The Russian anti-doping agency confirmed Monday that it will not file an appeal to further loosen restrictions on its teams at the Olympics and other major sports events.
• The Court of Arbitration for Sport last month ruled that Russia's name, flag and anthem would be barred from the next two Olympics after backing the World Anti-Doping Agency's finding that doping data was manipulated.
• However, CAS halved the duration of the sanctions from four years to two, removed vetting requirements for Russian athletes and allowed them to keep wearing national colors.

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