Foxconn Sets Up Joint Venture with HCL Group for Semicon OSAT in India

• Foxconn Technology Group from Taiwan and India's HCL Group established a joint venture (JV).
• The JV was established for the creation of a semiconductor outsourced assembly and testing (OSAT) unit.
• In this partnership, Foxconn will have a 40% equity stake, investing $37.2 million in the venture.
• The JV was a non-binding memorandum of understanding and would be followed by negotiations.

Mamata Banerjee Inaugurated 47^th International Kolkata Book Fair

• West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Inaugurated 47^th International Kolkata Book Fair.
• The United Kingdom is the theme country for this year’s fair.
• It has about 1,000 stalls and is held at Salt Lake’s Central Park.

PM Modi Inaugurated Khelo India Youth Games 2023

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Khelo India Youth Games 2023 in Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, Chennai.
• The event aims to replicate the success of the 44th Chennai Chess Olympiad organized in 2022.
• The traditional sport Silambam from Tamil Nadu will be featured as a demonstration sport for the first time in the Khelo India Youth Games.

Kokborok Day 2024

• Kokborok Day is annually observed on 19^th January in Tripura, India.
• In 2024, the day commemorates 46^th anniversary of Kokborok being officially recognized as a language of the state alongside Bengali and English.
• This day serves as a tribute to the diverse linguistic and cultural heritage of the Tripuri people.

Amit Shah Inaugurated Cyber Security Operations Centre in Assam Rifles

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a Cyber Security Operations Centre at the Assam Rifles Headquarters at Laitkor in Shillong.
• It strengthens Cyber Security by carrying out real-time monitoring of the network, mitigation of external threats & prevention of Cyber violations in the Assam Rifles Wide Area Network (ARWAN).
• The Centre is the first of its kind among all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs).