Sunday 21 January 2024

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 16TH TO 21ST JANUARY 2024 ( INCLUDING PDF)

 National Startup Day - 16th January 

1) Researchers From The National Centre For Biological Sciences ( NCBS) Find a New Butterfly Species In Karnataka's Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kodagu. 

( Named Conjoined Silverline) Cigaritis Conjuncta). 

2) Prince Frederik X Crowned As The King Of Denmark. 

3) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Launched State Of Art AI Supported Telemedicine Mobile Clinic AROGYA-DOCTORS On Wheels In Remote Areas Of Udhampur District Of Jammu and Kashmir.

4) Chandrayaan 3 Has WON The ASTRO Award For The Most Inspirational And Innovative Mission In 2023.

5) ISRO Chairman, Dr S Somnath Has Inaugurated The Indian Space Startup PIXXEL, In Bengaluru.

6) 54th Annual Meeting Of World Economic Forum Set To Kicked Off At Davos, Switzerland.

( Theme 2024 - Rebuilding Trust, Emphasizing The Focus On The Exploration Of Opportunities Enabled By The New Technology And Their Implications On Decision Making And Global Partnerships).

7) Actor Hrithik Roshan Has Been Appointed As The Brand Ambassador Of Prime Volleyball  Season 3.

8) National Highway Authority Of India (NHAI) Has Initiated The One Vehicle One Fastag.

9) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Released The First Installment Of PM JANMAN to 1 Lakh Beneficiaries.

10) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar Has Launched The Decision Support System, National Framework Of Climate Services, And The Mobile App Of India Meteorological Department At Vigyan Bhaban Delhi.

11) Oppenheimer Gets 8 Award At The Critics Choice Award 2024.

12) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar Has Launched The Theme Song Of The Indian Meteorological Department To Commemorate 150 Years Of The Organization At Vigyan Bhaban, Delhi.

( Yeh Mausam Gyan Puratan) 

13) Deepti Ranjan Pattnaik Has Been Appointed As The New President Of EASTERN MEDIA.

14) Prakhar Chaturvedi, a Karnataka Player Registered 400 Runs Against Mumbai In Cooch Behar Trophy.

15) India International Science Festival (IISF) Set To Start From 18th-19th JANUARY At Faridabad, Haryana.

16) India Post payment Bank Payment Has Completed 8 Crores Customers.

17) Himalayan Wolf Has Been Classified As Vulnerable On The IUCN Red List.

18) State Bank Of India Has Launched The Green Rupee Term Deposit Scheme.

19) Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty Took Over As The 10th Commandant Of Indian Naval Academy ( INA). 

20) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and INDIAN Coast Guard Have Launched The 2nd Generation DISTRESS ALERT TRANSMITTER For Fisherman With Two Way Communication Including NAVIC Compatibility.

21) Vice Admiral AN Pramod Has Been Assumed As The Director General Naval Operation, Indian Navy.

22) The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) For The December Was 0.73%.

23) Rafael Nadal Has Been Appointed As The Brand Ambassador Of Saudi Tennis Federation.

24) Oxford Scientist Have Launched First Human Vaccine Trial For Nipah Virus.

25) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Has Launched DIVYA AYODHYA A Tourism Based App In Uttar Pradesh.

26) INDIA And Iran Agreed On Ink To Develop The Crucial Chabahar Port.

27) The Naval Exercise Between India N Navy And Thailand Has Been Named As EX AYUTTHAYA, Which Held in December 2023.

1) India Signed Agreement With Argentina For Lithium Exploration And Mining Project In Argentina. 

( Khanji Bidesh India Limited To Start Exploration) 

2) Lionel Messi Named FIFA's Best Men's Player Of The Year 2023. 

Aitana Bonmati Named FIFA's Women's Player Of The Year 2023. 

3) The University Grants Commission ( UGC) Has Introduced MULYA PRABAH 2.0 To Promoting Ethical Education In India. 

4) President Droupadi Murmu Inaugurated The MEGHALAYA GAMES. (5th Edition Of Meghalaya Games).

5) Indian All Rounder ( Women Cricketer) Deepti Sharma Named ICC Women's Player Of The Month December 2023. 

6) Australian Captain Pat Cummins Has Won ICC Men's Player Of The Month Award For December 2023. 

7) FINDING THE OASIS  Book Author - Sandeep Mall 

8) 9 Years Old Indian American Preesha Chakroborthy Named In World's Brightest Student in List By Johns Hopkins Center.

9) 76th Bargarh Dhanuyatra Kicked Off In Bargarh District Of Odisha.

10) IGNOU And India Meteorological Department Have Signed MoU To Install Automatic Weather Station.

11) Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh Launched The MPLADS E-SAKSHI Mobile Application For The Revised Fund Flow Procedure.

12) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The New Campus Of National Academy Of Customs, Indirect Taxes & Narcotics At Palasamudram, Sri Sathya Sai District, Andhra Pradesh.

13) India's Oldest City Has Been Discovered By ASI Almost 2800 Years Old In Vadnagar, Gujarat.

14) China Introduced A Nuclear Battery Which Lasts Upto 50 Years.

15) Sumit Nagal, Became The First Indian To Win A Seed In Australian Open in Last 35 Years.

16) Minister Of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Parshottam Rupala Has Chaired The National Conference On Fisheries And Aquaculture Insurance In Hybrid Mode In Delhi.

17) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Inaugurated The New Flight Route Connecting Gwalior To Bengaluru, Delhi And AYODHYA.

18) Rear Admiral Shantanu Jha NM Has Assumed Charge As Chief Staff Officer Of Eastern Naval Command.

19) Arunachal Pradesh State Government Has Approved For Increases of Rs 1000 Addition To 6225 Anganwadi Workers 

20) Former Chief Justice Of India Ranjan Gogoi To Receive Prestigious ASSAM VAIBHOV Award, Assam Highest Honor.

21) Karnataka Under 19 Team Has Won The Cooch Behar Trophy 2024 By Beating Mumbai.

22) The 10th Cheetah Shaurya Died in Kuno National Park.

23) International Cricket Council (ICC) Has Banned Bangladeshi Cricketer Nasir Hossain For 2 Years in Corruption Charges.

24) World Health Organisation (WHO) Has Granted Emergency Uses Of EUL Of CORBEVAX, Developed By Hyderabad Based Vaccines Maker Biological E.

25) Hyderabad Firms, Marut Drones Signed Deal With Japanese Firm SKYDRIVE To Introduce Flying Taxi In India.

1) 24th Edition Of Enterprise Odisha To Start At Jharsuguda From 19th to 21st January 2024 In Odisha. 

2) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar Inaugurated The 12th General Assembly Of The Asian Buddhist Conference For Peace In New Delhi. 

3) Admiral R Hari kumar, Chief Of The Naval Staff Flagged Off The Indian Navy CHADAR Trek ( Frozen Zanskar River, Ladakh) At INS SHIVAJI On 16th January 2024. 

4) Odisha Retention The Top Performer Award At The 4th Edition Of DPIIT State Startup Ranking 2022. 

5) Uttar Pradesh State Government Has Launched The PAYING GUEST Scheme To Boost Tourism. 

6) Haldia Petrochemical Limited ( HPL) Has Become The India's First BSI Certified ISO Petrochemical Firm. 

7) President Droupadi Murmu Unveiled The Statues Of Three Freedom Fighters from Meghalaya At Raj Bhavan, Shillong. 

(U Tirot Sing, U Kiang Nangbah, Pa Togan Sangma).

8) R Praggnanandhaa Became India's Number One Surpassed Viswanathan Anand.

9) Telengana State Government Has Signed Four MoU With The Adani Portfolio Of Companies For Over 12,400 Crores At World Economic Forum, Davos Switzerland.

10) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The Three Major Infrastructure Projects Worth RS More Than 4000 Crores At Cochin Shipyard Limited In Kerala.

11) Inox Air Products Has Signed MoU With Maharashtra State Government For Setting Up State's First Green Ammonia Worth Rs 25000 Crores.

12) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar Unveiled The New Book - FERTILISING THE FUTURE : Bharat's March Towards Fertilizers Self Sufficiency (Author - Dr Mansukh Mandaviya).

13) Cmde Asutosh Bhat Took Charge As Commanding Officer Of INS EKSILA, Vishakapatanam.

14) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Inaugurated The Sri Mandir Heritage Corridor Project Worth Rs 800 Crores In Shri Jagganath Temple, Puri Odisha.

15) Odisha Javelin Thrower Kishore Jena Received The Odisha Sports Journalist Association (OSJA) Award At Bhubaneswar.

16) Tanisha Crasto And Ashwini Ponnappa Have Now World Number One Pair in Women's Double Ranking.

17) CDS General Anil Chauhan Has Inaugurated The 9th Chapter Of CAPSULE ON Science And Technology And Apply Research ( CAPSTAR) At Pune.

18) FAULT LINES IN THE FAITH Book Author - Iqbal S Hasnain 

19) ECHOES OF THE ANCIENTS - Book Author Manoshi Sinha 

20) Union Minister Amit Shah Inaugurated The Central Registrar Of Cooperative Societies (CRCS) New Building In New Delhi.

21) Rear Admiral Satish Shenahi Has Took Charge As Chief Staff Officer Of Southern Naval Command.

22) Indian Masala Chai (Tea) Got 2nd Spot On World's Top Non Alcoholic Drinks By Taste Atlas.

23) Airbus Has Signed Contract With Mahindra For Supply Of 5000 Verities Of Metallic Components For All Commercial Aircraft Models.

24) Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha Named The Baramulla Stadium Name After Former Chief Of Defense Staff  General Bipin Rawat.

25) The Union Home Ministry Has Cancelled The Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA) Registration Of Center For Policy Research.

26) ICC Appoints Sue Redfern, Became The First Female Umpire To Officiate In A Neutral Game In A Bilateral Series 

1) Madison Marsh Has Crowned As Miss America 2024.

2) Dr Prasanna Kumar Acharya Has Been Appointed As The New Finance Director Of NLC India.

3) Researchers From Mizoram University Have Discovered a New Species Of Coral Snake Named SINOMICRURUS GOREI 

4) India's First Centrally Funded Cow Sanctuary Has Been Built in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh.

5) Khadi And Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Has Launched KHADI SANATAN VASTRA In New Delhi.

6) Rourkela City, ODISHA Has Received Award Of Excellence Under The Street For People And Cycling For Change Initiative By Government Of India.

7) External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar To Lead The Indian Delegation In 19th Non Aligned Movement (NAM) In Kampala, Uganda.

8) REC Wins ICAI Award For Excellence In Financial Reporting For Financial Year 2022/23. 

9) THE COOKING BOOKS - Book Author - Ramachandra Guha 

10) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Released Commemorative Postage Stamps On Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir And a Book Of Stamps Issued On Lord Rama. 

11) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited ( IREDA) And Indian Overseas Bank ( IOB) Have Signed MoU To Co-Finance Renewable Energy Projects. 

12) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar Has Presented The SCOPE Award To Public Sector Enterprises At Delhi.

13) Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Inaugurated Asia's Largest Aviation Expo Wings India 2024 in Hyderabad. 

( Theme - Connecting India To The World In Amrit Kaal : Setting The Stage For India Civil Aviation@2047 ) 

14) Life Insurance Corporation Of India (LIC) Has Overtaken SBI, Became The Most Valuable PSU Of 5.8 Lakh Crores.

15) Maharashtra State Government Has Signed Worth Rs 3.53 Lakh Crores At World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland.

16) Arunachal Pradesh Observes Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival, Protect The Wildlife Animals.

17) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Inaugurated The Cyber Security Operation Center In Assam Rifle Headquarters in Shillong.

18) Japan Signed Deal With US For 400 Land Based Tomahawk Cruise Missile.

19) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Has Launched The Shri Jagannath Express Bus Service From Different Districts To Puri.

20) Dr. Ravi Kota Has Been Appointed As The Chief Secretary Of Assam.

1) India Ranked Fourth In The Global Firepower Military Strength Rank 2024 

(US, Russia, China, INDIA) 

2) President Droupadi Murmu Attend The 50th Edition Of Karbi Youth Festival At Meghalaya 

3) 2nd Indo-French Joint Committee Of Science And Technology ( JCST) Held On Delhi 

4) Sreeja Akula Crowned As World Table Tennis Feeder Corpus Christi Champion 2024. ( WON Gold Medal) 

5) DRDO & BEL  Have  Developed Indigenous SARVATRA Bridge For The Indian Army. 

( It Is a Multi Span Mobile Bridge With a High Mobility Launch Platform And Multi Span Capability Up To 75 meter ) This Can Be Used In Plain, Desert, Semi Desert Terrain During Day And Night Condition. 

6) Union Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Has Presented The Wings India Award 2024 ( Host - Hyderabad) 

Bangalore And Delhi Airport Have Jointly Bagged The Best Airport Award For The 2024 

7) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju Inaugurated The Young Scientist Conference At India International Science Festival 2023. 

8) Odisha State Government To Launch Short Term Oncology Courses, Set Up 11 Cancer Care Units At An Investment Of 1000 Crores 

9) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launched Various Projects At Solapur, Maharashtra. ( 90000 Houses Are Dedicated PM-AY Urban Scheme In Maharashtra. 

10) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated Boeing's Largest Facility Outside Of US In BIETC Campus In Bangalore, Karnataka.  ( Built Cost 1600 Crores) Aerospace Firm. 

* ALSO Launched Boeing SUKANYA Program, Aiming To Support Girl Children In Aviation Sector).

11) British Petroleum Has Announced Plans To Set Up a New Center For Its Global Technical And Engineering Expertise In Pune, Maharashtra. 

12) India Has Been Elected As First VICE Chair Of COFI Sub Committee On Fisheries Management. 

13) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar Has Inaugurated The ATAL- KALAM Center For Extension Research And Innovation At Gujarat University. 

14) Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Dedicates 35 Development Projects Worth Rs 670 Crores Of BRO To Nation At Joshimath. 

15) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy Has Unveiled The 125 Feet Statue Of Dr B R Ambedkar (Statue Of Social Justice ) At Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.



16) Union Minister For State Ajay Kumar Mishra Has Inaugurated The Regional Officially Language Conferences Of The South South Western Region At HAL In Bengaluru .

17) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Inaugurated The 2nd Edition Of IINVENTiv At IIT Hyderabad.

18) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Has Signed MoU With IIT Madras At WINGS INDIA 2024 For Virtual Augmented Reality  Aircraft Training Module For Hindustan-228 Aircraft.

19) Chennai To Host The 6th Edition Of KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES 2024 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The 6th Edition Of Khelo India Youth Game.

( MASCOT - VEERA MANGAI) Legendary Freedom Fighter Rani Velu Nachiyar 

MASCOT FOR KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAME



20) Google Signed MoU With NPCI ( National Payment Corporation Of India) Expand UPI Service Beyond INDIA.

21) FARSI Language To Become India's 7th Classical Language.

22) NHPC Limited A Hydropower Company Has Been Awarded SCOPE's Commendation Certificate In The Category Of Effective Implementation Of RTI Act.

* REC Limited Has Been Honoured With Prestigious SCOPE EXCELLENCE Award In The Category Of Special Institutional Category ( Digitization) 

23) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launched The Revamped DD PODHIGAI.

24) Union Minister V Muraleedharan To Attend The G-77 3rd South Summit At Uganda.

25) INDIA Announced A New Alliance For Global Good, Gender Equity And Equality At The World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos, Switzerland.

26) FUTURE IS OURS Book Author - Sudhanshu Kaushik 

27) China Has Issued 1.8 Lakhs Visas For Indian In 2023.

28) INDIAN Women's Hockey Team Could Not Qualify For Paris Olympic 2024, As They Beaten From Japan.

29) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Chaired The 71st Planery Session Of The North Eastern Council In Shillong.

30) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma Attend The 11th Meeting Of The North Eastern Space Application Centre ( NESAC) Society Assam.

31) IPS Officer Daljit Singh Chaudhary Has Been Appointed As The Director General Of Seema Sashastra Bal (SSB) Up to November 2025.

32) Andhra Pradesh University Linguist Prasanna Sree Sathupati Has Been Selected For The Endangered Alphabet Writing Award For 2024.

33) Japan Successfully Sent A Moon Mission On Smart Lander For Investigating Moon (SLIM).

34) Google Launched A New Feature CIRCLE TO SEARCH.

60th Raising Day Of Seema Sashastra Bal (SSB) - 20th January 

1) Tata Advanced System Has Signed a Contract With Boeing Commercial Airplanes ( BAC) To Manufacture And Supply Advanced Composite Assemblies For Boeing 737 MAX, 787 Dreamliner. 

2) Meghalaya Set To Host The International Water Conclave 2024. 

3) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Has Laid Foundation Stone  For AYUSH DIKSHA A Human Resources Development Center At Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. 

4) State Bank Of India ( SBI) Has Featured Among The Top 25 Strongest Brands Globally For 2024. 

5) Cabinet Approved The Contingency Fund Of Meghalaya ( Amendment) Ordinance 2024. ( Increment From 500 Crores To 1000 Crores) 

6) Praveen Achuthan Kutty Has Been Appointed As MD & CEO Of DCB Bank. 

7) Chhattisgarh State Government Has Launched The MAHTARI VANDANA Yojana, Under This Scheme Women Of State Will Get 1000 Per Month As Financial Assistance. 

8) Former Member Of Parliament And IPS Officer Of Odisha Anadi Charan Sahu Passed Away.

9) Jagrut Kotecha Has Been Appointed As The Chief Executive Officer Of PepsiCo.

10) Cabinet Has Approved The State Anthem Of Meghalaya After 52 Years.

11) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar Has Launched The SANJEEVANI RICE At The 38th Foundation Day Of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, In Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

12) SILK: A History In Three Metamorphoses Book Author - AARATHI PRASAD 

13) Cabinet Has Approved The Draft Bill To Repeal The Meghalaya Civil Task Force Act 1974 

14) Tata Group Continues As The Sponsor Of IPL 2024.

15) Women's Skeet Team India Team Have Won Gold Medal At The Asian Shotgun Championship 2024.

16) Ayhika Mukherjee And Sutirtha Mukherjee Have Won Bronze Medals At WTT CONTENDER Doha.

17) India And Cuba Signed MoU On Cooperation In The Field Of Digital Solution.

18) Colonel Alper Gezerabci Became The First Turkish Astronaut To Travel International Space Station Mission.

19) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Launched A Book On Assam Brave heart Lachit Barphukan At Assam.

20) Union Minister For Petroleum And Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri Has Inaugurated The First Pilot Project Of Making Aviation Turbine Fuel From Alcohol.

21) Uttarakhand State Government Has Changed The Name Of PAVALGARH CONSERVATION RESERVE To SITAVANI CONSERVATION RESERVES.

22) India Has Deployed The Indigenous Portable Hospital AROGYA MAITRI Disaster Management Cube - BHISM At AYODHYA For The Inaugural Ceremony Of Pran Pratistha.

23) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Launched The Training Program For Tailoring Covering 1000 Beneficiary And Distributed 25 Sewing Machines Under NSDC In Sambalpur District, Odisha.


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