Hindi NewsCareerCentral Government Approves Formation Of 8th Pay Commission; India Becomes The Fourth Country To Dock In Space
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America lifts ban on 3 Indian nuclear institutions. Justice K. Vinod Chandran took oath as SC judge. At the same time, the third satellite launch pad will be built in Sriharikota for Rs 3,985 crore.
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NATIONAL
1. Central Government approved the formation of 8th Pay Commission: The Central Government has approved the formation of the Eighth Pay Commission today on January 16.
After the cabinet meeting, Union Minister Ashwani Vaishnav informed the journalists about the decisions.
The recommendations of this commission will be implemented from the year 2026. This is expected to bring major changes in the minimum wage and pension. The 7th Pay Commission came into effect on January 1, 2016. About 1 crore people were benefited by this. The 7th Pay Commission was constituted on 28 February 2014 during the tenure of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Generally, the next Pay Commission is constituted every 10 years.
2. Third satellite launch pad to be built in Sriharikota for Rs 3,985 crore: The Central Government today on January 16 approved the construction of a third launch pad at Sri Harikota in Andhra Pradesh.
It is estimated to be completed in 48 months. At present there are 2 launch pads in Sriharikota.
It will cost Rs 3,985 crore to prepare this launch pad. The third launch pad will meet the needs of the next generation launch vehicles (NGLV). It will be designed to place heavy satellites in orbit. Till now both the launch pads More than 60 launches have been made since then. By building a third launch pad, the number of satellites and space craft launches sent into space can be increased.
SCIENCE & TECH
3. India becomes the fourth country to dock in space: India has become the fourth country to successfully dock two spacecraft in space. ISRO said that the docking experiment was completed on the morning of 16 January.
Before this, only Russia, America and China have been successful in doing this.
Missions like Chandrayaan-4, Gaganyaan and the Indian Space Station depended on the success of this mission. In the Chandrayaan-4 mission, samples of the Moon's soil will be brought to Earth. At the same time, in the Gaganyaan mission, humans will be sent to space. ISRO on December 30 Space Docking Experiment Mission was launched on 2024 at 10 pm from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota. Under this, two spacecraft will be launched from Earth with PSLV-C60 rocket. Deployed above 470 km.
4. America lifts ban on 3 Indian nuclear institutions: On January 15, America lifted the 20-year-old ban on 3 Indian nuclear institutions.
This decision of America has come after the visit of American NSA Jake Sullivan (left) to India on January 6. During this time, he met Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in New Delhi.
The names of Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Indira Gandhi Atomic Research Center (IGCAR) and Indian Rare Earth (IRE) are there. America has added 11 institutions of China to the list of sanctions regarding national security. Actually, India India conducted nuclear tests on 11–13 May 1998 in Pokhran, Rajasthan. This test was known as Operation Shakti. Due to these tests many countries had imposed economic sanctions on India. The US then imposed sanctions on more than 200 Indian institutions.
5. Justice K. Vinod Chandran takes oath as SC judge: Supreme Court Chief Justice Sanjeev Khanna on January 16 appointed Justice K. Vinod Chandran sworn in as SC judge.
With the swearing-in of Justice Chandran, the strength of judges in the Supreme Court has increased to 33 (total sanctioned judges are 34), which also includes the Chief Justice.
On January 13, the Center had approved the proposal of the collegium headed by the SC Chief Justice. On January 7, the collegium had recommended the promotion of Justice Chandran as a Supreme Court judge. In addition to the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court Collegium, Justice BR Gavai, Justice Surya Kant, Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice Abhay S Oka were also included.Justice K. Vinod Chandran was appointed judge of the Kerala High Court on 8 November 2011. On 29 March 2023, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Patna High Court.
International
6. Hindenburg Research Company, which presented report on Adani, closed: American short-selling firm Hindenburg Research is about to shut down. Company founder Nathan Anderson announced this late on the night of January 15.
Hindenburg Company was founded in 2017. It was founded by Nathan Anderson. ()
Hindenburg Research was started in 2017. Hindenburg Research's reports had caused billions of dollars in losses to many companies including India's Adani Group and Icahn Enterprises. In August 2024, Hindenburg claimed in its report that the Securities and Exchange Board of India ( SEBI) Chief Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch have stake in an offshore company linked to Adani Group.
7. Djokovic became the player to play the most Grand Slam matches: Defending champion Novak Djokovic has made it to the third round of Australian Open 2025 by defeating Jaime Faria of Portugal.
This was Djokovic's 430th singles match of his Grand Slam career.
Djokovic has become the first player to touch the figure of 430. He left behind Swiss player Roger Federer (429). America's Serena Williams (423) is at third place in the list. Djokovic won 3 out of 4 Grand Slam tournaments last year. Won which include Australian Open in January, French Open in June and US Open in September. By winning the US Open in September, he took the total Won the 24th Grand Slam.
8. Sitanshu Kotak becomes the new batting coach of the Indian team: On January 16, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appointed Sitanshu Kotak as the new batting coach of the Indian team.
Sitanshu will take over his responsibility from the upcoming series against England.
Sitanshu had earlier taken over the responsibility of the Indian team as head coach in 2023. Sitanshu Kotak got the responsibility of the head coach of the Indian team for the first time in the absence of Rahul Dravid. He was also associated with the India-A team since 2019. Sitanshu did not get a chance to play international cricket but he has played domestic cricket for Saurashtra. Before this, there was no official special batting coach in the coaching staff of India. Apart from head coach Gautam Gambhir, the staff includes Morne Morkel (bowling coach), Abhishek Nair (assistant coach), Ryan ten Doeschate (assistant coach) and T Dilip (fielding coach).
On this day in 2003, Kalpana Chawla flew to space in NASA's space shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle, but she could not return to Earth again. Kalpana's space shuttle crashed on 1 February 2003 while returning to Earth. In 2009, Mumbai won the Ranji Championship for a record 38th time by defeating Uttar Pradesh. In 2006, socialist leader Michelle Bachelet was elected the first woman President of Chile. In 2000 The Chinese government had recognized a two-year-old Tibetan boy as the incarnation of 'Sakaar Buddha'. In 1989, the famous actor of Malayalam films Prem Nazir passed away. He made a Guinness World Record for playing the role of lead actor in 610 films. In 1920, the League of Nations held its first council meeting in Paris. In 1761, the British had snatched Puducherry from the French occupation.
Also read the current affairs of the previous days:
1. Current Affairs January 15: PM commissions 2 warships and 1 submarine to Navy; Approval to create 2 reserve battalions of CISF
2. Current Affairs January 14: PM Modi launches 'Mission Mausam'; Government of India launches National Turmeric Board
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