Republic Day: January 26, 2020 is near, some observations - News, firsts and major attractions

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  Republic Day: January 26, 2020 is near, some observations - News, firsts and major attractions

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• Startup India Tableau in Republic Day 2020 –

1. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry will showcase a tableau on Startup India in this year’s Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi. The tableau on the theme Startups: Reach for the Sky will showcase stages of the lifecycle of a startup and the all-round support provided by the Government in this journey. 
2. Startup India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India. The Startup India Action Plan, launched in Jan 2016. Under the Startup India Scheme, eligible companies can get recognized as startups by DPIIT in order to access a host of tax benefits, easier compliance, IPR fast tracking and other benefits. More than 26,000 startups from 551 districts of 28 States and 7 Union Territories have been recognized in this period.

• It is the first time that a chief of defence staff (CDS) is attending it.
• Homage to fallen soldiers ceremony moves from India Gate to National War Memorial – 

1. In a break for tradition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay respect at the National War Memorial along with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the three service chiefs before proceeding for the Republic day parade.  Earlier, PM and others used to lay wreaths at the Amar Jawan Jyoti located at India Gate.
2. The National War Memorial is located at the ‘C’ Hexagon near India Gate. It was built in memory of 22,500 Indian soldiers who had laid down their lives for the country after Independence. A new Amar Jawan Jyoti was also established there.

• Anti-satellite missile tested under Mission Shakti –

1. A major attraction will be the anti-satellite missile tested under Mission Shakti by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). 
2. The Army will showcase the recently inducted 155-mm Dhanush towed howitzer. 

• Chief Guest –

1. Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro is the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations this year. President Bolsonaro, a former army captain, won a landslide victory in Brazil’s presidential election in October 2018 and took the reins of the country in January last year.
2. India and Brazil are looking to conclude a whopping 20 pacts across defence, energy, agriculture, healthcare and minerals. The biggest ever Brazilian business delegation to India comprising 62 businessmen including 12 defence industry leaders will accompany Bolsonaro in this trip.
3. In 2018, India was the Eleventh biggest exporter to Brazil and the tenth biggest importer from the country. While the Brazilian companies have invested in automobiles, IT, mining, energy, biofuels and footwear sectors in India, the Indian companies have invested in IT, pharmaceutical, energy, agri-business, mining, engineering and automobiles.

• First woman Parade Adjutant – Tania Shergil

1. Captain Tania Shergill, an officer with Army's Corps of Signals, will be the first woman parade adjutant for the Republic Day parade. A parade adjutant is responsible for the parade. Commissioned in March, 2017, from the Officer Training Academy, Chennai, Shergill is an electronics and communications graduate. Parade adjutant is responsible for executing the parade. In the 2019 Republic Day parade, Captain Bhavna Kasturi was the first woman officer to lead an all-men contingent.

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