Deadline for introduction of ‘BS 7’:
- The 42nd meeting of the Transport Development Committee and State Transport Ministers was held in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
- It also discussed the timeline for introduction of new norms for BS-7, the proposed emission standard for vehicles in India, at par with Euro-7, to reduce pollution.
- The adoption of PUCC 2.0 software for issuing pollution under control certificates across the country has also been ensured by the States and revised guidelines have been issued.
One Nation, One Election: First meeting of Joint Committee of Parliament
- The first meeting of the Joint Committee of Parliament set up to consider the ‘One Nation One Poll’ bills is going to be held.
- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to hold simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies.
- The opposition parties had demanded that the bill be sent to a joint parliamentary committee for review.
- The 39-member committee is headed by BJP MP B. P. Chaudhary.
- The first meeting of the committee was held in Delhi.
January 8: Earth’s rotation day
- Earth Day is celebrated every year on January 8.
Drops of information:
- Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.
- The 42nd meeting of the Transport Development Committee and State Transport Ministers was held in New Delhi.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the ‘BharatPol’ portal in Delhi to track criminals.
- V Narayanan has been appointed as the 11th Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
- The current chairman of ISRO is Somanath.
- Minister for Tamil Development and Information M.P. Saminathan presented various awards for the year 2023 to 26 people who have made outstanding contributions to Tamil development.
- India’s Smriti Mandhana has been nominated for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award.