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DAILY DOSE 28th JAN – 2025 CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Uttarakhand became first state to implement Uniform Civil Code.
- Uttarakhand became the first state to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
- The UCC seeks to establish a uniform and equal set of rules on marriage, divorce, succession, and inheritance for all citizens except the scheduled tribes.
- It has made registration of all marriages and live-in relationships mandatory.
- Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s portal has been launched and issued a notification marking the adoption of the civil code.
2) Smiriti Mandhana won the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award.
- Smriti Mandhana became the first Indian to win the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award for the second time.
- She was the highest run-scorer in the ODI format in 2024.
- She is the first batter in women’s ODIs to hit four hundred in a calendar year.
3) Doordarshan has been recognized for the “Chunav Ka Parv Desh Ka Garv” series.
- Doordarshan has received an award in the Electronic Media category for its comprehensive campaign on Voter Awareness and Education.
- The Doordarshan has been recognised for its coverage during Lok Sabha Election 2024, including the “Chunav Ka Parv Desh Ka Garv” series.
- Doordarshan Director-General Kanchan Prasad received the honour from President Droupadi Murmu.
- Under this campaign, Doordarshan fostered an informed and active citizenry.
4) RBI will fund the banking system with Rs 1.1 lakh crore.
- A variable rate repo auction and open market operations will be used to fund the banking system.
- Three tranches of Government securities valued at Rs 60,000 crore would be purchased through open market operations.
- January 30, February 13, and February 2025 are the dates of the tranches of open market purchase.
- On February 7, 2025, a 56-day Variable Rate Repo auction for Rs 50,000 crore will take place.
5) Hariman Sharma received the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian agriculture.
- He is known as the ‘Apple Man of India. He developed the HRMN-99 apple variety.
- This self-pollinating, low-chilling apple variety grows well in tropical and sub-tropical regions.
- HRMN-99 enables apple cultivation in regions having summer temperatures of 40-45°C.
- These areas include plains and regions spread over 29 Indian states and Union Territories.
6) An agreement reached between India and China on the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra.
- A slew of measures was agreed upon during the meeting of the Foreign Secretary-Vice Minister mechanism to stabilize and rebuild bilateral ties between India and China.
- The new understanding includes resumption of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, restoration of direct flights between the two countries, and sharing of cross-border river data, etc.
- The meeting was attended by Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, who was on a two-day visit to China.
- The Ministry of External Affairs said the relevant mechanisms will discuss modalities for resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra as per the existing agreements.
7) On 28 January, ‘Utkarsh Odisha-Make-in-Odisha Conclave’ 2025 inaugurated by PM Modi in Bhubaneswar.
- ‘Utkarsh Odisha’ is a major global investment summit that is being organized by the Government of Odisha.
- It aims to establish Odisha as the centre of the Purvodaya Vision as well as a leading investment destination and industrial hub in India.
- In January, this was PM Modi’s second visit to Odisha.
- He had attended the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrations at the same place on the 9th of this month.
8) On 28 January, the 38th National Games inaugurated by PM Modi at Maharana Pratap Stadium in Dehradun.
- It is being organized in Uttarakhand during its silver jubilee year.
- It will be held in 11 cities in 8 districts of Uttarakhand from 28 January to 14 February.
- 36 states and one union territory will participate in the National Games. Competitions in 35 sports will be held in these 17-day games.
- Medals will be awarded in 33 sports, while two sports will be exhibition sports. Yoga and Mallakhamb have been included in the National Games for the first time.
9) Odisha Warriors won the inaugural Women’s Hockey India League.
- On 26 January, the inaugural women’s Hockey India League was won by the Odisha Warriors, who secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over JSW Soorma Hockey Club in the final in Ranchi.
- The 5,000-seat capacity Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Stadium hosted the finals of the inaugural season of the world’s only professional women’s hockey league.
- Showing her exceptional performance, Rutuja Dadaso Pisal scored two goals in the final in the 20th and 56th minutes for Warriors.
10) National Geographic Day 2025: 27 January
- Every year on January 27, National Geographic Day is celebrated.
- The day is celebrated to commemorate the founding of the National Geographic Society, one of the most renowned organizations in the field of natural sciences, geography, and environmental conservation.
- In 1888, the National Geographic Society was founded by 33 prominent scholars and scientists, an organization dedicated to the “increase and diffusion of knowledge.”
- In the same year, the Society launched its official monthly magazine called “National Geographic Magazine” (also known as “Nat Geo”).
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