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 1.January 3 marks the birth anniversary of a social reformer and feminist icon Savitribai Phule. Phule was born on January 3, 1831, and is remembered for her vital role in championing women rights in India.Savitribai, together with her husband Jyotirao Phule, founded one of India's first girls' schools in Pune, at Bhide Wada, in 1848.-hindustantimes.com

2.The UK is planning to relax immigration rules by offering cheaper and easier visas for Indian tourists, students and professionals, in an attempt to clinch a trade deal with India, a media report said on Saturday.UK International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan is expected to travel to New Delhi this month, when formal negotiations on a proposed India-UK free trade agreement (FTA) are expected to begin.-ndtv.com

3.The United Arab Emirates announced a travel ban on its citizens unvaccinated against coronavirus disease (Covid-19), starting January 10. The National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) of the UAE said that the vaccinated citizens, in order to travel, are further required to obtain the booster dose as per the country’s Covid protocol.-hindustantimes.com

4.World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reiterated that the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic will end in 2022 "if we end inequity" together. He gave the message in his New Year address, as the world entered in its third year of the pandemic.-hindustantimes.com

5.Vaccination For 15-18 Age.-Vaccination opens for teens in the 15 to 18 age group from today amid a surge of Covid cases in multiple cities. Over 8 lakh teens have registered in the government's CoWin portal and all will get a dose of Covaxin.-ndtv.com

6.Hindustan Unilever, it is now Colgate Palmolive India.Distributors have decided to stop supplying products of Colgate Palmolive India (Colgate India) in Maharashtra in phases from January 1 owing to the issue of price disparities between the traditional trade and organised channel, which includes players like Jiomart, Metro Cash & Carry, and commerce B2B companies like Udaan, and Elastic Run.-businessstandard.com

7.India reported 33,750 new Covid-19 cases and 123 deaths in the past 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry data at 8am on Monday.  As many as 10,846 people recovered from the disease in the past 24 hours.-hindustantimes.com

8.With the daily surge in Covid cases continuing in Mumbai on Sunday, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) appealed to all citizens to strictly follow ‘extreme’ Covid-appropriate behaviour, wear masks in public places, and avoid crowded places.-hindustantimes.com

9.At least 2,000 people are stuck on the Mumbai-Goa Cordelia cruise ship after a crew member tested positive from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), Hindustan Times’ sister publication Livehindustan reported.The ship had come from Mumbai and is docked at Mormugao cruise terminal.-hindustantimes.com

10.WHO announces the launch of a new Food Safety Community of Practice (COP). The Community of Practice is a new peer-to-peer online forum for global professionals working on and sharing interest in food safety issues, who seek to deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area, exchange information and discuss ideas by interacting on an ongoing basis.-fnbnews.com

11.Ginger signs a new hotel in Goregaon, Mumbai.-Ginger expanded its footprint in Mumbai, the financial capital of India, with the signing of a new hotel in Goregaon. The hotel is designed around the brand’s lean luxe design and service philosophy of offering a vibrant, contemporary, and seamless hospitality experience to its guests.-hotelierindia.com

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