current affairs 15 january 2021

 1. Indian Army Major indigenously develops world’s first universal bulletproof jacket 'Shakti' 

• The ballistic vest, dubbed 'Shakti', made by Major Anoop Mishra is also the world's first flexible body armour
• Meant to be used by both male and female combatants
  
  
  

2. Bharat Dynamics and Thales partner to manufacture STARStreak Air Defence System in India

• The companies sign the Teaming Agreement to work in partnership with the support of both the Governments of India and the United Kingdom
  
  
  

3. NIC and CBSE to launch CollabCAD to provide solutions for students and faculty of engineering graphics curriculum

• A collaborative network, computer-enabled software system, providing a total engineering solution from 2D drafting and detailing to 3D product design
  
  
  

4. Cabinet approves procurement deal of 83 Tejas aircrafts worth Rs 48,000 crore to strengthen IAF

• LCA-Tejas incorporates a large number of new technologies
• The indigenous content of LCA-Tejas is 50% in Mk1A variant which will be enhanced to 60%
  
  
  

5. Memorandum of Understanding between POI FEB, Russian Academy of Sciences and CSIR-NIO/NGRI

• Pacific Oceanological Institute (POI), Russia along with CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Goa & CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (CSIR-NGRI), Hyderabad have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of Marine Sciences and Technology