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DAILY DOSE 30TH JAN CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 30TH JAN CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

1) PM Modi to address 1111th Avataran Mahotsav of Bhagwan Devnarayan

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the ceremony commemorating 1111th ‘Avataran Mahotsav’ of Bhagwan Shri Devnarayan Ji in Bhilwara, Rajasthan on 28th January 2023.
  • PM Modi will be the chief guest during the programme.
  • Bhagwan Shri Devnarayan Ji was born in the family of a popular Mandalji Gurjar who established the famous Mandal Lake near Bhilwara district in Mewar.

 

2) South Africa

  • South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent.
  • Africa has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
  • According to the 2011 census, the two most spoken first languages are Zulu (22.7%) and Xhosa (16.0%).
  • Capitals: Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein
  • President: Cyril Ramaphosa
  • Population: 5.94 crores (2021) World Bank
  • Currency: South African rand

 

3) Woxsen University launches Project Aspiration in Telangana for girls

  • Woxsen University launched Project Aspiration to empower adolescent girls of standards 9-12 of Model Schools and Junior Colleges of Telangana.
  • Under the Project, the school principal selected a few deserving students to participate in the ‘Train the Trainer’ workshop, which commenced in Dec 2022.
  • The univeristy is located in Hyderabad and is one of the 1st private universities in Telangana.

 

4) India’s first mission to the Sun will be launched by June-July 2023

  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch the Aditya-L1 mission by June or July 2023.
  • Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space mission to observe the Sun and the solar corona.
  • In total it has seven payloads, which the primary payload is the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC), designed and fabricated by the Indian. Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru

 

5) Soren becomes first CM to visit former Maoist hotbed ‘Budha Pahad’

  • Hemant Soren became the first Jharkhand Chief Minister to visit the ‘Budha Pahad.’ on January 27, 2023.
  • Security forces freed the area from the grip of Maoists through three special operations that were launched at the beginning of April 2022.
  • Budha Pahad, is located around 150 km from Ranchi, along the Latehar and Garhwa districts.

 

6) Important amendments of the Constitution

  • 7th Amendment Act,1956: Provision of having a common High Court for two or more states was introduced.
  • 25th Amendment Act,1971: Fundamental Right to Property was curtailed
  • 26th Amendment Act,1971: Privy purse abolished
  • 42nd Amendment Act,1976: Mini Constitution of India
  • 73rd Amendment Act,1992: Panchayati Raj
  • 74th Amendment Act,1992: Urban local bodies
  • 101 Amendment Act, 2016: GST

 

7) Lala Lajpat Rai birth anniversary: 28th January

  • He was a prolific freedom fighter for India.
  • He was born in 1865 in Punjab.
  • He was also known as ‘Punjab Kesari!
  • Along with Bipin Chandra Pal and Bal Gangadhar Tilak, he formed Lal-Bal-Pal trio of extremist leaders.
  • He founded Servants of People Society in 1921.
  • He co-founded Punjab National Bank in 1894.
  • He was elected deputy leader of Central Legislative Assembly in 1926.

 

8) Data Privacy Day: 28 January 2023

  • The day is celebrated globally on Jan 28 every year.
  • Year 2023 is 17th edition of the day.
  • The celebration was initiated by the Council of Europe in 2006.
  • 28 Jan was chosen, as this was the day on which the Council of Europe’s data protection convention-‘Convention 108’ was opened.
  • Celebrations are aimed at raising awareness about right to data protection.
  • Theme 2023: Think Privacy First’

 

9) ‘She Feeds the World’ programme in India

  • ‘She Feeds the World’ program has been launched by PepsiCo Foundation, philanthropic arm of PepsiCo and CARE, in India.
  • Aim of programme is to strengthen the role of small-scale women producers through sustainable training and economic support.
  • Programme will be implemented in Coochbehar and Alipurduar districts of West Bengal.
  • This programme aims to improve the status of over 48,000 women.

 

 

 


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