Federer oldest to reach Aus Open quarters since Indian-American sworn in as Trump's economic affairs aide

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1 Federer oldest to reach Aus Open quarters since 1977 Roger Federer reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. He became the oldest player since 1977 to do so. The 36-year-old Federer will now face Tomas Berdych in the quarters. Indian-American sworn in as Trump's economic affairs aide Indian American Manisha Singh, a lawyer and Congressional staffer, has been sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of State for economic and business affairs in the Trump administration. She is the first woman appointed to the post. Singh was sworn in by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Born in India, Singh was the chief lawyer and policy adviser to Republican Senator Dan Sullivan. SPORTS Tokyo holds first missile attack drill since WWII Tokyo held its first missile attack drill after world war II. A loudspeaker rang out a terrifying warning, urging people to seek shelter indoors or underground. Japanese government official Hiroyuki Suenaga told volunteers that "a missile from North Korea would arrive in less than 10 minutes and the first alert would come about three minutes after launch, which gives us only around five minutes to find shelter." DEFENCE Tiger census begins in Maharashtra The six-day, four-yearly national wildlife census, generally called tiger census, began in Maharashtra. It started with the help of ground staff of forest guards and foresters. Page 1 of 5

2 Some areas in the state reported non-compliance of mandated use of gadgets like GPS and personal data assistant (PDA) by forest guards and foresters. Gujarat starts cow tourism project to promote the animal Cow is set to become the newest tourist attraction for travellers in Gujarat. Authorities have initiated a cow tourism project. It has been introduced by the Gujarat State Gauseva Ayog. Indian Navy's All-Women Sailing Boat Reaches Falkland Islands The Indian Navy's sailing boat INSV Tarini entered Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands. It has all-women crew.on Monday. The boat is on its maiden voyage to circumnavigate the world. DEFENCE Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Joins PM Modi At Davos Summit Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will join Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will take part in the 48th annual summit of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Mr. Fadnavis will interact with senior directors of the World Bank. He and his delegation will also seek more investments in the state. Page 2 of 5

3 Malta's capital Valletta named European Capital of Culture Valletta was officially inaugurated as the European City of Culture on 20th January Valletta was chosen as the European City of Culture on October 13. The title has triggered several key infrastructural projects, among them a new museum of art and a revamp of the famous Strait Street. With about 6,000 inhabitants, Valletta is the smallest capital in the European Union. It is located in a fortress and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. India's 1st Garbage Festival organised in Chhattisgarh The Raipur Municipal Corporation organised the three-day Kachra Mahotsav It is India's first Garbage Festival. The festival used waste generated in the city creatively, and to showcase multiple techniques for reusing things that are labelled as garbage. The Shape of Water won Guild Award Movie The shape of the water has won guild award. It is based on the 1960s-set fairytale about a mute government laboratory janitor falling in love with a mermaid-like creature. It won best director for Del Toro at the Golden Globes. It also has 12 other nominations. AWARDS Page 3 of 5

4 Researchers patent glasses which can prevent motion sickness University of Michigan have patented a system that could use glasses to prevent motion sickness in a moving car. The glasses provide light stimuli in the rider's visual periphery to mimic the outside movement to prevent getting sick. It has been designed for users to read a book or check their phone in self-driving cars. India's richest 1% held 73% wealth generated in 2017: Survey The richest 1 percent in India has 73 per cent of the wealth generated in the country in crore Indians comprising the population's poorest half saw their wealth rise by just 1%. Survey was released by the international rights group Oxfam. Global freedom declined in 2017 for 12th straight yr: Report 71 countries witnessing net declines in rights and civil liberties, global freedom declined for the 12th straight year in This report has been given by Freedom House. Only 45% of the world's countries are 'free'. Page 4 of 5

5 India loses 4% of GDP to malnutrition: Report Nearly 4% of India's GDP is estimated to have been lost due to malnutrition and certainly. India has 50% of undernourished children of the world and women and girl children fall last in the household food serving. Close to 60% of our children aged between 6-59 months are anaemic. It is only about 10% of the country's total children who are receiving adequate diet. Google signs patent agreement with Tencent amid China push Google has announced that it has agreed to a patent cross-licensing deal with China's Tencent Holdings. This will help Google in entering the Chinese market. Google also said the tie-in with Tencent is "long-term" and covers "a broad range of products and technologies". Google's Search, Play Store, and services are blocked in China. PM Modi will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) On Tuesday Narendra Modi will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. He will use the elite annual meeting of billionaires, businessmen and politicians as a chance to show off his economic successes so far in office. The last Indian PM to attend the summit was H.D. Deve Gowda in Page 5 of 5