INDIA
– DRDO tests advanced “Sea to Sea” variant of BrahMos missile from INS Visakhapatnam
– DRDO tests Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM)
– Rafale maritime fighter aircraft demonstrates operational capability at INS Hansa naval facility in Goa
– UNESCO agrees to publish Hindi descriptions of India’s World Heritage Sites on its website; World Hindi Day celebrated on January 10
– First Colombo Security Conclave Virtual Workshop hosted by India’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS)
– No complete ban on cannabis, medical use allowed: Centre to Delhi HC
– Raghuvendra Tanwar appointed Chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi
– Odia actor Mihir Das dies at 63
ECONOMY & CORPORATE
– India Digital Summit 2022 organised by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI)
– Swajal Water Private Limited, an Artificial Intelligence-driven Start-Up by IIT alumni for water purification, launched by Dr. Jitendra Singh
– Shriram Transport Finance raises $475 million through social bonds
– Govt to own 35.8% in Vodafone Idea after converting dues, says company
– Madras High Court dismisses SpiceJet’s appeal against winding up order; airline has time till Jan 28 to move SC
– Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo meet in New Delhi
WORLD
– IMF names University of California-Berkeley’s Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas as next chief economist
– Kazakhstan: Alikhan Smailov named new Prime Minister
– European Parliament President David Sassoli dies aged 65 in Italy
– European Parliament is headquartered in in Strasbourg, France
– US: Michael Lang, co-creator and promoter 1969 Woodstock music festival, dies at 77
– Poet Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman to feature on US coin
SPORTS
– Tata Group to replace Vivo as IPL title sponsor from 2022 for two years
