22ND JANUARY, 2020

India has been ranked 76^th place out of 82 countries on a Social Mobility Index compiled by the World Economic Forum. While Denmark has topped the Index.
Lieutenant Governor Dr. Kiran Bedi inaugurated the 12^th National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme in Puducherry.
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad will inaugurate the second edition of NIC Tech Conclave-2020 in New Delhi.
India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate is forecasted at 4.8% for the financial year 2019-2020.
Andhra Pradesh to have three capital: Vishakhapatnam: Executive Capital, Kurnool: Judicial capital, Amravati: Legislative capital.
Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted a Squadron of Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets armed with BrahMos Supersonic cruise missiles, at its Thanjavur Air Force Station.
Brazil President Bolsonaro will be the chief guest at 71^st Republic Day.

According to the report based on analysis of PM10 data from 287 cities across the country:

Coal-Belching Jharia in Jharkhand continues to be the most polluted cities in India
Jharkhand’s Dhanbad known for its rich coal reserves and industries, is the second most populated city in India.
Delhi is the 10^TH most populated city in India.
Lunglei in Mizoram is the least polluted City.
Six of the top 10 polluted cities in India are in Uttar Pradesh – Noida, Ghaziabad, Bareilly, Allahabad, Moradabad and Firozabad.

Uber Technology Inc has its sold food delivery business in India, Uber Eats to Zomato in exchange for a 9.99% stake in the Indian food ordering platform.
Government appointed Challa Sreenivasulu Setty as Managing director of the SBI and Sanjiv Lingam Venkata Prabhakar and Atanu Kumar Das as MD & CEO of the Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, and the Bank of India respectively.

Australian Open: India’s top ranked tennis player Prajnesh Gunneswaran knocked out in first round. Rafael Nadal registers crushing first round win.
PV Sindhu lost to Sayaka Takahashi (Japan) in the second round of Indonesia masters.