NEWS 12-01-2020. NEWS FOR 13-JAN (MONDAY) 1. The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas successfully landed on INS Vikramaditya. With this achievement, the LCA becomes the first aircraft to make an arrested landing on a naval ship. 2. Home Minister Amit Shah launched the country’s first Cyber Crime Prevention Unit called the AASHVAST in Gandhinagar. Along with AASHVAST, the Video Integration and State Wide Advance Security project called VISWAS was also launched. 3. India recently attended the Hormuz Peace Initiative that was held in Tehran. The initiative aimed at stabilizing one of world’s busiest shipping lanes, the Strait of Hormuz amidst US-Iran tensions. It was attended by leading trade partners of Iran namely China, Oman, India and Afghanistan. 4. China and Pakistan had launched a naval drill in North Arabian Sea called the Sea Guardians. The aim of the drill is to increase inter-operability between the two navies. 5. The World Bank released its Global Economic Prospect. According to its forecast, the world is expected to grow economically at the rate of 2.5%. This is the lowest prediction since that predicted in 2008-09, 3.1%. By then, the global financial crisis derailed the economy. 6. Iran had completely withdrawn from JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) nuclear deal. The announcement came after the US troops killed General Qassem Soleimani. 7. Tripura is leading the medal tally with 3 gold, Maharashtra is on 2nd position with 9 medals including 2 gold and UP settle for 3rd spot winning 2 gold with total 5 medals on 1st day of Khelo India youth games. < < Back