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DAILY DOSE 31ST JAN CURRENT AFFAIRS

DAILY DOSE 31ST 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…

 

3) World Leprosy Day 2023: 29th January

  • The day is celebrated on last Sunday of January.
  • It is celebrated to praise people who have experienced leprosy, raise awareness and end leprosy-related stigma and discrimination.
  • This date was chosen by French humanitarian, Raoul Follereau as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who did much work with persons affected by leprosy and died at the end of January in 1948.
  • Theme: Act Now. End Leprosy.

 

4) India won Inaugural Women’s U -19 T20 World Cup

  • In the first edition of the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup, India defeated England by seven wickets to win the tournament.
  • For the first time the Indian women’s team has been successful in winning any ICC tournament.
  • Indian player Shweta Sehrawat scored the most runs in the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. She scored 292 runs in 6 matches.
  • Player of the match in the final – Tita Sadhu

 

5) National Strategic Plan and Roadmap for Leprosy 2023-2027 launched

  • It was launched on National Anti Leprosy day on 29 Jan’23.
  • Aim of the Plan is to eradicate Leprosy in the country by 2027.
  • National Guidelines for Surveillance for Antimicrobial Resistance in Leprosy were also launched.
  • India has nearly 52% of total cases of Leprosy worldwide.
  • Prevalence rate of Leprosy cases has come down from 0.69% per 10,000 population in 2014-15 to 0.45 in 2021-22.

 

6) Two Indian Air Force fighter aircraft crashed in the Madhya Pradesh

  • Sukhoi-30 and Mirage 2000 aircraft of Indian Air Force have crashed in MP.
  • Sukhoi 30:
  • It is a twin-engine Fighter Jet manufactured by Sukhoi Aviation Corporation of Russia.
  • Range 3000 Km
  • Maximum Speed – Mach 2
  • Mirage 2000:
  • Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation fighter jet manufactured by Dassault Aviation.
  • Range 1550 Km
  • Maximum Speed – Mach 2.2

 

7) PM Modi releases special Rs 75 coin to mark 75 successful years of NCC

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 Jan’23 released a special day cover and a commemorative specially minted coin of Rs 75 denomination.
  • It was released on the occasion of 75 successful years of the National Cadet Corps (NCC).
  • NCC rally was organised on the occasion of 75 years commemoration at Cariappa Maidan, Delhi on 28 January 2023.
  • NCC was formed in 1948.

 

8) Know About: National Cadet Corps (NCC)

  • It was formed in 1948 on the recommendation of H N Kunzru Committee-1946 under National Cadet Corps Act, 1948.
  • It is largest uniformed youth organisation in the world.
  • Defence Ministry deals with NCC at the National level and the Education Ministry deals with NCC in all States.
  • Headquarters – New Delhi
  • Director General: Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh
  • Motto: Unity and Discipline

 

9) Fifth Khelo India Youth Games 2022 to begin in Madhya Pradesh

  • 5th edition of Khelo India Youth Games 2022 is commencing on 30 Jan’23.
  • Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and CM of Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh will inaugurate it at TT Nagar Stadium in Bhopal.
  • They were started in 2018 with the name ‘Khelo India School Games!
  • Its purpose is to find and groom sports talent at local level and nurture them for national-international sports events.

 

10) Bengaluru to host first G20 Energy Transition Working Group meeting

  • First G20 Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) Meeting under India’s Presidency will be held in Bengaluru, from Feb 5-7, 2023.
  • The meeting will have 9 special invitee guest countries Bangladesh, Egypt, Mauritius, – Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Singapore, UAE and Spain along with G20 member countries.
  • It will focus on Energy security, Energy efficiency, Fuels for Future etc.

 

11) G20 Financial Architecture Working Group meet to begin on 30 January

  • The first G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group meeting under the G20 Indian Presidency will be held on 30 Jan 2023 in Chandigarh.
  • The meeting will be jointly inaugurated by Minister of Agriculture, Narendra SinghTomar, and Minister of Food Processing Industries, Pashupati Kumar Paras.
  • It aims to focus on strengthening the international financial architecture.

 

12) Know About: Chandigarh

  • Chandigarh is a Union Territory and also the capital of Punjab and Haryana.
  • It was designed by the Swiss architect, Le Corbusier.
  • Chandigarh’s Capitol Complex was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO at the 40th session of the World Heritage Conference in July 2016.
  • Administrator: Banwarilal Purohit
  • Mayor: Anup Gupta
  • Official animal: Indian grey mongoose
  • Formation: 7 October 1953

 

13) Odisha’s VK Pandian conferred with FIH President’s Award 2023

  • V Karthikeyan Pandian, an IAS officer, and private secretary to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik was conferred with FIH’s President’s award on 29 Jan 2023.
  • He was awarded for successfully hosting the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 in Bhubaneswar and Sundargarh.
  • Previously, He successfully organized other hockey tournaments like the Champions Trophy, Hockey World League, and FIH Pro-League.

 

14) UN General Assembly President Csaba Korosi arrives in India

  • United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Csaba Korosi on 29 January 2023, arrived in India for a three-day visit.
  • Korosi is a career diplomat from Hungary who served as his country’s permanent representative to the UN.
  • During his visit, he will interact with officials of NITI Aayog and India’s G20 presidency team to explore the scaling up of the country’s best practices.

 

15) United Nations

  • The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization.
  • The UN Charter was adopted on 25 June 1945 and took effect on 24 October 1945.
  • The UN has six principal organs.
  • Official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
  • Founded: 24 October 1945
  • Headquarters: New York
  • Secretary general: António Guterres
  • Members: 193 member states

 

16) Central government renames Mughal Gardens as Amrit Udyan

  • The Central government on 28 January, 2023 renamed the Mughal Gardens in New Delhi’s Rashtrapati Bhavan as ‘Amrit Udyan!
  • On the occasion of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the President of India has given a common name to Rashtrapati Bhavan Gardens as Amrit Udyan.
  • The gardens will open for the general public on January 31, 2023 and will remain open till March 26, 2023, except on Mondays.

 

17) Know About: NMDC Limited

  • National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) is under the ownership of the Ministry of Steel, Government of India.
  • NMDC is India’s largest producer and exporter of iron ore.
  • It also operates the only mechanized diamond mine in the country at Panna in Madhya Pradesh.
  • It was awarded Global Metals Award 2018 in London.
  • Headquarters: Hyderabad
  • Founded: 1958
  • Chairman & MD: Sumit Deb

 

 


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