Top 10 News for today, 2nd January 2021

Top 10 News for today
1. Suneet Sharma has been appointed as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) and ex-officio Principal Secretary to Government of India. Prior to this, Suneet Sharma worked as General Manager, Eastern Railway.
2. The RBI will conduct simultaneous purchase and sale of government securities under open market operations (OMOs) for ₹10,000 crores each on January 7, 2021. The decision was taken after a review of current liquidity and financial conditions.
3. India has started export of Moringa powder keeping in mind its rising global demand. Two tonnes of organic certified Moringa powder were sent to the United States through air consignment on 29 Dec 2020.
4. Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru now has a CAT IIIB compliant South runway that can be used by aircraft even during inclement weather and foggy conditions. It will facilitate aircraft landing with a runway visual range as low as 50 m and take off at 125 metres.
5. The World Health Organization has cleared the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. This means poorer countries may soon get access to the shot already available in Europe and North America.
6. The dry run for COVID-19 vaccine will take place across the country on 2 January 2021. The Centre has asked all states and UTs to ensure effective preparedness for the vaccine rollout.
7. Govt has decided to extend the benefit of the scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) to all export goods with effect from 1 Jan 2021, to boost export.
8. Defence Ministry has signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited for procurement of 10 Lynx U2 Fire Control systems for frontline warships of Indian Navy at a cost of 1,355 crore rupees.
9. Law and Justice Ministry has notified the elevation of four judges as Chief Justices (CJ) of Odisha, Telangana, Madras and J&K High Courts. President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Dr Justice S. Muralidhar as CJ of Odisha High Court and Kumari Justice Hima Kohli as CJ of Telangana.
10. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has bagged orders worth Rs 3,200 cr for hydro projects in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana