Current Affairs One-Liner: 9th January 2021

• MoU signed between Indian Air Force and Institute of Defence Studies and Research (IDSR) to allow the IAF Officers to pursue higher education in the IDSR institutes. The MoU is signed under IAF’s Project Akashdeep.
• Static Part: 
• Chief of Air Staff: Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
• Japan will be launching first wood-based satellite by 2023. It will be launched by Japan’s Sumitomo Forestry Company and Kyoto University.

• Static Part: 
• Capital of Japan: Tokyo
• Currency of Japan: Japanese Yen
• The Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MSRAM) system was successfully tested by India and Israel. The missile system is jointly developed by DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
• Static Part: 
• Capital of Israel: Jerusalem
• Currency of Israel: Israeli Shekel
• Shivalik Mercantile Cooperative Bank (SMCB): It has become the first urban cooperative bank of India to get the license from RBI to operate as Small Finance Bank.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of SMCB: Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh
• Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament 2021: It is being held at Chiktan in Kargil, Ladakh. 
• Important Days and Themes: 9th Jan 2021: Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or NRI Day
• Theme for 2021: ‘Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat’
• Obituaries: Chitra Ghosh: She was academician by profession
• Satya Paul: He was a Fashion Designer.
• Alan Burgess: He was a Cricket Player.
• Flipkart Signed MoU with Logistics Skill Sector Council (LSC)
• SC-NBWL approved the Advisory for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management
• Rewari-Madar Section of WDFC Inaugurated by PM Modi
• Appointments on 9th January 2021
• India and NDB Signed Loan Agreement to Upgrade Highways in Andhra Pradesh

Question: 

Q.1 What is the theme for Pravasi Bharatiya Divas which is marked on 9th Jan?
a. ‘Apna Bharat, Apna Gaurav’
b. ‘Redefining engagement with the Indian diaspora’
c. ‘Role of Indian Diaspora in building Self-Reliant India’
d. ‘Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat’