- MoE, AICTE and DPIIT organises ‘National Innovation Week’ from 10th – 16th January, 2022 under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
- Shri Rajkumar Ranjan Singh to inaugurate a two days long E- Symposium on ‘Building Innovation Ecosystem In Educational Institutes’ tomorrow.
- PM to inaugurate 25th National Youth Festival on 12th January.
- Festival to incorporate discussion on themes in line with youth-led development and motivating youngsters to solve emerging issues and challenges. Open discussions with Olympians & Paralympians to also be held.
- PM to unveil selected essays on “Mere Sapno ka Bharat” and “Unsung Heroes of Indian Freedom Movement”.
- PM to also inaugurate an MSME Technology Centre and Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Manimandapam – an auditorium with open air theatre.
- Administration of precautionary dose of Covid-19 vaccine for eligible people begins in the country.
- Centre asks States and Union Territories to ramp up health infrastructure to effectively deal with rising COVID cases.
- Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya reviews Public Health preparedness for COVID-19 and National Vaccination progress with six western states and Union Territories.
- Four thousand 33 cases of Omicron variant reported in the country so far.
- Delhi Government closes Restaurants and bars for dine-in; allows ‘take away’ facilities only.
- UP govt approves voluntary retirement request of Kanpur Police Commissioner Asim Arun, official sources said. The senior IPS officer had applied for pre-mature retirement on Saturday amid speculation of him joining the BJP this week and contesting the assembly polls.
- A high level committee to be set up by Supreme Court to inquire into security lapses during Prime Minister’s Punjab visit.
- Second quarter report of Quarterly Employment Survey released; total employment in nine Select Sectors stands at three crore 10 lakh.
- IIT-Kanpur electrical engineering professor Laxmidhar Behera is next director of IIT-Mandi.
- Visually challenged students soon to have access to user-friendly durable Braille maps using advanced technology.
- Actor Sonu Sood’s sister Malvika Sood joins Congress. The party’s Punjab chief Navjot Singh Sidhu describes the development as a “game-changer” ahead of the assembly polls.
