Daily Current Affairs of 21st January 2019
International Current Affairs
- Today (21st January) is Squirrel Appreciation Day.
- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has recognised Rio de Janeiro as the 'World Capital of Architecture' for 2020.
- Having defeated Paris and Melbourne, Rio was selected to host the 27th edition of the World Congress of the International Union of Architects (UIA) in July 2020.
- Note : The "World Capitals of Architecture" initiative was launched by UNESCO and UIA in November 2018.
- Aadhaar cards are now valid travel documents for Indians under 15 and over 65 travelling to Nepal and Bhutan.
- Note : Indians other than those in the two age brackets will not be able to use Aadhaar to travel to these countries.
National Current Affairs
- Today (21st January) is the 47th Statehood Day of 3 states Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya.
- The three states attained statehood on this day in the year 1972 under the North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act, 1971.
- While Meghalaya was a part of Assam before becoming a full-fledged state, Manipur and Tripura were Union Territories before 1972.
