Daily Events January 20.
Hema Malini to be honoured with Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan Award
- The ‘Hasri’ concert is held annually in Mumbai to mark the death anniversary of classical Hindustani vocalist Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan.
- Actress Hema Malini was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan award at an event held at Jio International Stadium in Bandra, Mumbai.
- In recognition of her unparalleled contribution to Indian art and culture, Hema Malini was presented the award by music composer A. R. Rahman.
Shaktisat Mission: Empowering 12,000 girls in space technology.
- SpaceKids India has launched the Shaktisat programme to train 12,000 girls aged 14-18 years from 108 countries in space technology with a target of launching a satellite under ISRO’s Chandrayaan-4 mission in 2026.
- Aerospace startup SpaceKids India has launched Shaktisat with an aim to train 12,000 girls aged 14-18 years from 108 countries in space technology.
- The initiative not only emphasizes skill development in the space sector but also seeks to inspire and empower young women globally.
- The ShakthiSAT mission involves 120 hours of online training focusing on various aspects of space technology, payload development and spacecraft systems.
- The countries participating in the initiative include the UK, UAE, Brazil, Kenya, Australia, France, Greece, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
January 20th is Penguin Awareness Day.
- Every year on January 20, Penguin Awareness Day is observed.
Drops of information:
- Gyanendra Pratap Singh has been appointed as the new Director General of CRPF.
- Anish Dayal Singh, who was the DG of the CRPF, retired and Vidul Kumar was appointed as the officer in charge of the CRPF.
- The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) is planning to set up a solar power plant at Sabarimala.
- The power plant will be set up with the technical support of Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), the world’s first fully solar-powered airport.
- Kochi International Airport became the world’s first fully solar-powered airport in 2015.
- National Voters’ Day is celebrated on January 25, the day on which the Election Commission of India was established.
- The first elections in the country were held in 1951-52.
- Senior advocate Jaideep Gupta has been appointed as amicus curiae to assist the Supreme Court in the case seeking disclosure of marks, cut-off marks and other details of civil services aspirants after the completion of the examination.
- India and Italy have decided to step up counter-terrorism cooperation.
- India-Italy Joint Working Group Meeting on Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Regulated Crime was held in Rome, Italy.
- At least 17 people have died in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district.
- Mohammad Amir became the first Pakistani wicket-keeper to take 100 catches in Test cricket.
- A 600-year-old warrior temple has been discovered near Nattarampalli in Tirupattur district.