Developed countries should contribute to the global health system:
- Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that developed countries should help the WHO more.
- The United States is a member of the World Health Organization.
- Each country must contribute a certain percentage of its gross domestic product to the World Health Organization. Developed countries need to contribute more.
- Geneva is the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO).
- It carries out the functions of coordinating health services at the international level and the prevention and control of various diseases at the international level.
India, Indonesia sign 5 agreements
- Five agreements were signed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the areas of maritime security, health, culture, maritime security and traditional medicine.
- This is the first time that the Indian Army is participating in the Republic Day parade.
- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations.
- The Indian side welcomed the accession of Indonesia to the BRICS.
- Indonesia is India’s largest trading partner in the Indo-Pacific region.
Ajith Padma Bhushan, Aswin padmashri:
- As many as 139 awardees have been conferred with the Padma Awards for their outstanding contribution in various fields such as social work, public affairs, science and engineering, medicine, literature and education.
- This year, 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri Awards have been announced.
- In Tamil Nadu, actor Ajith Kumar, actress Shobana and Nallikuppusamy Chetty have been awarded the Padma Bhushan, while 10 others, including Bharathiar Sini Viswanathan, have been awarded the Padma Shri.
- Ashwin (Sports), R. G. Chandramohan (Commerce and Industry), Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy (Arts), Seeni Viswanathan (Literature and Education), Veluasan (Arts).
The river-linking project:
- The river-linking project helps in better water management.
- Therefore, the government is in talks with many states to link more rivers in the coming days, “said C. R. Patil, Union Minister for Water Resources (Jal Shakti).
- Patil was speaking at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
- This is the first time that a Water Resources Minister of a country is participating in this conference.
- Water supply schemes are being implemented in the States of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
January 25: National day.
- National Tourism Day is celebrated every year on 25th January in India to spread awareness about the importance of tourism and its role in the Indian economy and to educate the people.
26th January: Republic Day.
- On November 26, 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution as the supreme law of the land and enacted the Government of India Act, 1935. It came into force with the establishment of a democratic government on 26 January 1950.
January 26: The International Day of Peace.
- The International Customs Day (ICD) is celebrated every year on January 26 by the Customs Organization to recognize the role of Customs officers and agencies in maintaining border security.
Drops of Informations:
- Veluasan from Alanganallur in Madurai district has been awarded the Padma Shri.
- Dr.Dakshinamoorthy, a musician from Puducherry, who has more than 50 years of experience in Thavil style of music, has been announced as a Padma Shri awardee.
- Harvinder Singh, who won a gold medal in wrestling at the Paralympics, will be awarded the Padma Shri.
- Dr Neerja Batla, a Delhi-based medical practitioner, has been awarded the Padma Shri.
- Bihar-based social activist Bhim Singh has been awarded the Padma Shri.
- Kuwait-based yoga practitioner Sheikha Alsaba will also be awarded the Padma Shri.
- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has removed Thalamuthu and Natarajan from their posts.
- New Zealand all-rounder Meliger won the ICC Men’s T20I Player of the Year award.
- Australia defeated England in the third T20I to clinch the three-match series.
- Arshdeep Singh was named the ICC Men’s T20I Player of the Decade.
- Lukashenko won the presidential election in Belarus for the seventh time.
- Rudiger Koch, an aerospace engineer from Germany, has found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records by creating a 320-square-foot underwater shelter.