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1.On the occasion of Swami Vivekananda Jayanti, which is observed as the National Youth Day all over India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 25th National Youth Festival in Puducherry today. The festival will be held virtually on January 12 and 13 owing to the ongoing coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, according to a statement by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).-hindustantimes.com

2.India and South Korea on Tuesday agreed to expand trade by upgrading the existing bilateral agreement and resolving industry specific issues to achieve $50 billion bilateral trade by 2030.-hindustantimes.com

3.The US has approved import of mangoes and pomegranates from India and secured New Delhi’s approval to supply of cherries, alfalfa hay, pork and pork products to India, the two governments said in separate statements.-hindustantimes.com

4.Scientists are seeing signals that Covid-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the US, at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically.-hindustantimes.com

5.luxury train service has been launched in Sri Lanka to connect the Jaffna district with the capital city of Colombo. The service has been started with the support offered by India in the form of a Line of Credit, marking a significant landmark in the strategic and cooperation ties between the two nations.-financialexpress.com

6.The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is on track to infect more than half of Europeans, but it should not yet be seen as a flu-like endemic illness, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.Europe saw more than 7 million newly-reported cases in the first week of 2022, more than doubling over a two-week period, WHO's Europe director Hans Kluge told a news briefing.-dnaindia.com

7.In the last 24 hours, India recorded 1,94,720 fresh Covid-19 cases and 442 deaths as the daily positivity rate of infections stood at 11.05%.Union Transport Minister and BJP stalwart Nitin Gadkari tested positive for Covid-19 for the second time. “I have tested positive for Covid 19 today with mild symptoms.--news18.com

8.Long term exposure to ambient air pollution may heighten the risk of COVID-19 infection, suggests recent research.The findings were published in the journal `Occupational and Environmental Medicine`.The association was strongest for particulate matter, with an average annual raise of 1 ug/m3 linked to a 5 per cent increase in the infection rate.-dnaindia.com

9.Mumbai on Tuesday reported 11,647 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in a health bulletin. The test positivity rate fell from 28 per cent on Monday to 18.7 per cent. The active cases in the city rose to 1,00,523.-theindianexpress.com

10.MBD Group has been conferred with the ‘North India Best Employer Award 2021 for employee motivation strategies and HR best practices. “At MBD Group, we have always believed that we are as good as our team. Our founder Ashok Kumar Malhotra, was a people’s person and he guided, nurtured, and created leaders.-hospitalitybizindia.com

11.Pride Group of Hotels has launched Pride Biznotel Manjusar in GIDC, Vadodara in close proximity to the National highway.Located in Mukut Nagar, the hotel is well-connected by road to prominent commercial and leisure destinations around the city namely Manjusar GIDC, Halol GIDC, Statue of Unity, Champaner Fort, Pawagadh Temple and Sayaji Baug.-hotelierindia.com