# Multi agency centre

• The Union Government has asked the states to share more intelligence inputs through the multi agency centre (MAC).
• Multi agency centre (MAC) is a common counter terrorism grid under the intelligence bureau that was made operational in 2001 following the kargil war.
• At a high level meeting on Monday, Union home minister Amit shah asked the Directors general of police to share adequate information and actionable inputs through the MAC.
• As many as 28 organizations, including the research and analysis wing, armed forces and states police are part of the platform.

# Srilanka

• Srilanka’s government has given its nod for a new deal announced by the energy minister last week to jointly develop the Trincomalee oil tank farm with India.
• The cabinet of ministers approved a proposal presented by the power minister to allocate 24 oil tanks for the business activities to the ceylon petroleum corporation.
• Cabinet also allocated 14 tanks of the lower oil tanks complex already in use by Lanka IOC for the company’s business activities.

# Galwan valley

• Photographs of Indian Army troops holding a large tricolour at the Galwan valley in Eastern Ladakh as part of the new year celebration were released on January 4 by sources in the security establishment.
• The images were released three days after China’s state media played up a purported video of PLA soldiers sending new year greetings to Chinese people from a location near the Galwan valley.
• The sources said the photographs were taken on January 1 in the Galwan valley.

# Gold imports

• India splurged a record $55.7 billion on gold imports in 2021.
• The 2021 gold imports bill easily easily doubled the $22 billion spent in 2020 and surpassed the previous high, set in 2011 of $53.9 billion.