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1. Over 1.15 lakh cr gross GST revenue was collected in Dec 2020 which is 12% higher than the GST revenues Dec 2019.The gross GST revenue collected in Dec'20 is ₹ 1,15,174 cr of which CGST is ₹ 21,365 cr, SGST is ₹ 27,804 cr, and IGST is ₹ 57,426 cr.
2. China's Zhong Shanshan has become Asia’s richest person, replacing India’s Mukesh Ambani and a group of Chinese tech titans including Jack Ma.Zhong’s net worth has surged $70.9 billion in 2021 to $77.8 billion, making him the 11th-richest person on the planet, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
3. The Indian Army has created a new human rights cell for greater transparency and probity in its functioning in disturbed areas like J&K and the northeast.Major General Gautam Chauhan, who was commissioned into the Gorkha Rifles, has taken charge as the first additional director general (human rights) at the Army headquarters in New Delhi.
4. The RBI has constructed a composite Digital Payments Index (DPI) to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country.It comprises five broad parameters that enable measurement of deepening and penetration of digital payments in the country over different time periods.
5. The Indian Army has signed a contract with Goa Shipyard Limited for 12 fast patrol boats for surveillance and patrolling of large water bodies.The boats would be used for patrols in high altitude regions.
6. Bajaj Auto has become the first two-wheeler company across the globe to cross a market capitalisation of ₹1-lakh crore (around $13.6 billion).Bajaj Auto is the world's third-largest manufacturer of motorcycles and the largest manufacturer of three-wheelers
7. The J&K administration signed a historic MoU with National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) on 1 Jan 2021.
8. India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a USD 231 million loan.It will augment electricity generation capacity in Assam through the construction of a 120 MegaWatts hydroelectric power plant that will enhance the availability of electricity for households
9. India and the Asian Development Bank have signed a $10 mn project readiness financing (PRF).It will help finance piloting activities and design and capacity building for an ensuing project that aims to expand horticulture production and farm household income in Himachal Pradesh
10. India began its two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council on 1 Jan 2021.India will sit in the 15-nation United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2021-22 term as a non-permanent member - the eighth time that the country has had a seat in UNSC
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