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Current Affairs : 8 January 2021

One Liner :-
  • The World’s Largest Floating 600 Megawatt (MW) Solar Energy Project which is under construction at Omkareshwar dam on Narmada river in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.
  • On January 6, 2021, the Central Government has decided to form a committee to protect the language, culture and land of the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh. The committee will be headed by the Minister of State (MoS) Gangapuram Kishan Reddy.
  • Sanjay Kapoor (45 years old), representing Uttar Pradesh Chess Sports Association, was elected as the president of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) and became the youngest president of the federation.
  • The book titled ‘Right Under Your Nose’ is authored by Reserve Bank of India(RBI) Manager R Giridharan.
  • Ravi Shastri, Former Indian all-rounder and current head coach of Indian Cricket team released a book titled,  ‘India’s 71-Year Test: The Journey to Triumph in Australia’ at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia.
  • On January 6, 2021 Arup Kumar(A.K.) Goswami was sworn in as the Chief Justice (CJ) of Andhra Pradesh(AP) High Court.
6th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention :- 
  • being organized on 9th January 2021
  • it is the flagship event of the Ministry of External Affairs 
  • were held every year since 2003.
  • Since 2015, its format has been revised to celebrate the PBD once every two years.
  • The theme of 16th PBD Convention 2021: “Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat”.
  • Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9th January 

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