DAILY DOSE 17TH JAN CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launches “Geospatial Hackathon”
- Union Minister of State Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on 14 Jan 2023 launched “Geospatial Hackathon” to promote Innovation and Start-Ups in India’s Geospatial ecosystem.
- It will foster partnerships between the public and private geospatial sectors.
- The “Geospatial Hackathon” will end on March 10, 2023 and will have two sets of challenges – Research Challenge and Startup Challenge.
2) Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel crowned the new Miss Universe
- R’Bonney Gabriel was named the winner of the 71st annual Miss Universe pageant on 15 January 2023.
- In second place was Miss Venezuela Amanda Dudamel, followed by Miss Dominican Republic Andreína Martínez.
- She is also the first Filipina American to win Miss USA.
- This year’s Miss Universe pageant allowed married women and mothers to compete for the first time in its 70-year history.
3) 75th Army Day celebration held in Bengaluru, Karnataka
- India celebrated the 75th Army Day on 15 January 2023 to honor the defense forces and the first Chief of the Indian Army, General K.M. Cariappa.
- On this day, General K.M. Cariappa took over the command of the Indian Army from General Sir FRR Bucher, the last British. Commander-in-Chief in 1949.
- A parade was held in Bengaluru, making it 1st time that the Army Day parade was held outside Delhi.
4) Know About: Indian Army
- The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army.
- The major operations undertaken by the army include Operation Vijay, Operation Meghdoot, and Operation Cactus.
- It is divided into seven commands.
- It is the largest standing army in the world
- HQ: New Delhi
- Founded: 1895
- Motto(s): सेवा परमो धर्म: “Service Before Self”
- Army Day: 15 January
- Army Chief: General Manoj Pande
5) World Economic Forum 2023 Summit to begin on January 16
- The 53rd edition of the annual World Economic Forum Summit would be held in Davos, Switzerland from January 16 to 20, 2203.
- A delegation of Indian Ministers Union ministers including Ashwini Vaishnaw, Mansukh Mandaviya, Smriti Irani, and RK Singh would be present during the event.
- The theme of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2023 meeting is ‘Cooperation in a fragmented world.’
6) World Economic Forum (WEF)
- It is an international non-governmental and lobbying organisation.
- It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab.
- First named the European Management Forum, it changed its name to the World Economic Forum in 1987.
- The Davos Declaration was signed in 1988 by Greece & Turkey.
- President: Børge Brende
- Headquarters: Cologny, Switzerland
- Founder: Klaus Schwab
7) G20’s first Infrastructure Working Group meeting to be held in Pune
- The first-ever Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) meeting of the G20 Group under India’s G-20 presidency will be held in Pune, Maharashtra on January 16-17, 2023.
- The meeting is being hosted by the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance.
- Australia and Brazil are joining as co-chairs.
- The theme of the Indian G-20 presidency of 2023 is, ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future.’
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