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• Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed regret over his handling of the bushfire crisis ravaging the country.


• The PM has faced mounting criticism over his government's response to the bushfires and its climate policy.


• Since September, bushfires have killed at least 28 people and destroyed thousands of homes.

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• Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has secured a second term after sweeping to victory in an election dominated by the island's relationship with China.


• Ms. Tsai secured just over 57% of the ballot - a record 8.2m votes - well ahead of her rival Han Kuo-yu.


• Ms. Tsai opposes closer ties with China, with Mr. Han suggesting they would bring economic benefits.

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• US President Donald Trump warned Iran against cracking down on protests that broke out after it admitted shooting down an airliner by mistake, killing all 176 people aboard.


• "The government of Iran must allow human rights groups to monitor and report facts from the ground on the ongoing protests by the Iranian people,".

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• The EU's air safety agency on Saturday advised airlines to avoid flying over Iran, after Tehran admitted mistakenly shooting down a passenger jet, killing 176 people.


• After days of denials, Iranian authorities finally acknowledged that air defenses had brought the Ukrainian airliner down with missiles, blaming "human error"

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• The JJP, which is in alliance with the BJP in Haryana, on Saturday announced that it will contest the Delhi assembly elections but put the ball in the saffron party's court on the question of alliance.


• The announcement was made after a meeting of the Delhi election committee of the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), chaired by Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala.

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• Union Home Minister Amit Shah today inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and also dedicated National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to the nation today. This state-of-the-art Centre is located in New Delhi.


• The scheme to set up I4C was approved in October 2018 at an estimated cost of around 416 crore rupees to deal with all types of cyber-crimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner.


• At the initiative of Home Ministry, 15 States and UTs have given their consent to set up Regional Cyber Crime Coordination Centres.

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• In partnership with NITI Aayog, the International Energy Agency (IEA) today released the first in-depth review of India’s energy policies.


• The report highlights the achievements of India’s energy policies and provides recommendations to support the government’s goals of promoting well-functioning energy markets and boosting the deployment of renewables.

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• Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled over five lakh postcards written by the residents of Ahmedabad to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thanking him for the Citizenship Amendment Act.


• The postcards were stacked on the dais as Mr Shah addressed a gathering of BJP workers who formed letters "CAA'' in front of him.


• "These are not just words but letters of thanks written from the heart. Our public outreach program is a reply to the lies being spread against the CAA," Mr. Shah said at the gathering.

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• Indian Maritime University has declared the IMU Common Entrance Test 2020 result on its official website. Candidates who have appeared in the IMU CET examination can check their results online at imu.edu.in.


• IMU conducted the Common Entrance test on January 4, 2020. Candidates who qualify the examination will be called for the next round of counseling.

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• Haryana Board of school education has declared the Haryana teacher’s eligibility test 2019 on its official website. Candidates who have appeared in the HTET 2019 level 1, 2 and 3 examination can check their results online at bseh.org.in.


• The Haryana TET 2019 was conducted on November 16 and 17, 2019, at different examination centres spread across the state.

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• India's industrial output grew 1.8 percent in November 2019 against a contraction of 3.8 percent in October 2019, as per data on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) released by the government on January 10.


• Industrial output, or factory output, is the closest approximation for measuring the economic activity of the country's business landscape.

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• US job growth slowed more than expected in December, but the pace of hiring likely remains sufficient to keep the longest economic expansion in history on track despite a deepening downturn in a manufacturing sector stung by trade disputes.


• The Labor Department's closely watched monthly employment report on Friday also showed the jobless rate holding near a 50-year low of 3.5 percent. A broader measure of unemployment dropped to a record low last month, but wage gains ebbed.

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• Odisha FC toppled Mumbai City FC 2-0 to make it three wins out of three at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.


• After a barren first-half, goals from Aridane Santana (48') and Xisco Hernandez (74') were enough for Josep Gombau's men to floor Mumbai City, who suffered their second consecutive defeat in the Indian Super League.


• The three points have taken Odisha's tally to 18 points from 12 matches. The win also saw Odisha surge into the top-four at the expense of Mumbai who are two points adrift.

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• Serena Williams delivered a masterclass in her semi-final at the WTA Auckland Classic, needing only 43 minutes to down rising star Amanda Anisimova and set up a showdown against Jessica Pegula.


• The unsung and unseeded Pegula stunned Caroline Wozniacki in a three-set semi-final 3-6, 6-4, 6-0. Top-seed Williams, at her imperious best, rapidly eliminated third-seed Anisimova 6-1, 6-1.

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• Merck Young Scientist Awards 2019 in chemical science, instituted by Merck was announced in Bengaluru in Karnataka.


• Indian Scientist Dr Sakya Singha Sen and his team won the Merck Young Scientist Award 2019.

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• Dr.Bipul Bihari Saha of Hyderabad, India has been elected as a bureau member of the IUPAC(International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the period 2020-23.


• Saha is the only second Indian after “Bharat Ratna” Professor Chintamani Nagisa Ramachandra Rao (CNR Rao), to be elected(1979) for this position in a century.