DAILY GK 28-31 JAN
1. WINGS INDIA 2024: ASIA’S LARGEST EVENT ON CIVIL AVIATION
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Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya M Scindia inaugurated
Asia’s Largest Aviation Expo-Wings India 2024 at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad,
Telangana
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The theme for the show was “Connecting India
to the World in AmritKaal: Setting the Stage for India Civil Aviation @2047.”
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India’s First Indigenously Designed and Manufactured Aircraft Seat
Launched at Wings India 2024
2.
54TH ANNUAL MEETING OF WEF
HELD IN DAVOS
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The 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum(WEF), also known as
“Davos Summit 2024” was held at Swiss Alpine School, Davos in Switzerland
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The theme of 2024 summit is “Rebuilding
Trust.
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India in partnership with WEF launched the “Global Good
Alliance for Gender Equity and Equality” to bring together
world’s best practices, knowledge sharing and investments in the identified
areas of women’s health, education and enterprise.
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Union Minister Smriti Irani announced the establishment of the Business
20 (B20) Global Institute.
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During the discussion titled ‘Preparing for Disease X’ at
WEF 2024, health industry leaders discussed the importance of preplanning for
the outbreak of a hypothetical “Disease X”
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WEF Founder and Executive
Chairman–
Prof. Klaus Schwab
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Headquarter– Cologny, Geneva Canton, Switzerland
3.
FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF
LONDON” AWARD
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The City of London Corporation honoured Ajit Mishra,
an India-born Lawyer in the United Kingdom(UK) with the “Freedom
of the City of London” Award for his contribution to
strengthening the business partnership between the City of London and India.
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The origin of Freedom of the City of London
dates back to the 13th century(1237). It is one of the oldest surviving
traditional ceremonies still in existence.
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Before 1996, Freedom was only open to British
or Commonwealth Citizens. Later it was extended globally to admit persons of
any nationality.
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Previous Notable recipients of this award
include the first Prime Minister(PM) of India, Jawahar Lal
Nehru, the First President of South
Africa Nelson Mandela, former PMs of the United Kingdom- Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher,
Microsoft Founder Bill Gates, among others.
4.
INDIAN NAVY TESTS BRAHMOS
MISSILE
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Indian Navy (IN), in collaboration with BrahMos
Aerospace Private Limited (BAPL), test-fired an extended-range
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile (BrahMos ER)
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The BrahMos ER is developed by BAPL.
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BAPL is a joint venture (JV) between
Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya (NPO Mash)
and India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
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BrahMos
ER is an improved variant of the basic BrahMos missile,
with a range of around 450 to 500 kilometres, compared to 290
kilometres for the baseline version.
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The two-stage missile operates on the
self-guided “fire-and-forget” principle.
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Chief of the Naval Staff
(CNS) – Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar
5.
AUSTRALIA’S BIG BASH LEAGUE
2023-24 TITLE
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Brisbane Heat cricket
team won Australia’s Big Bash League(BBL) 2023-24 title by defeating Sydney Sixers in the finals held
at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney(Australia).
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Spencer Johnson(Brisbane Heat) was named man
of the match(Finals).
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The Big
Bash League is Australia’s premier domestic Twenty20 cricket competition
which has been held since 2011.
6.
BOOK ‘A PROMISED
NATION HON’BLE SHRI NARENDRA MODI
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Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit
Shah launched a book titled, ‘A Promised Nation
Hon’ble Shri Narendra Modi- the Maker of New India’
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The book is written in Braille
script to help people with visual impairment to know about the
life journey of Narendra Modi, the 14th Prime Minister(PM) of India.
7.
75TH REPUBLIC DAY OF INDIA-
JANUARY 26, 2024
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The republic day events and
parade were held at the newly-renovated and renamed Kartavya Path (previously
known as Rajpath) in New Delhi, Delhi.
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Theme of R-Day
2024: ‘Viksit Bharat’ (Developed India) and ‘Bharat- Loktantra ki Matruka‘ (Bharat
– The Mother of Democracy)
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President of France Emmanuel Macron was the chief guest for Republic Day 2024
8.
PLASTIC WASTE
REDUCTION-LINKED BOND BY WORLD BANK
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World Bank launched 7-year USD
100 million principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond to support the World Bank’s
sustainable development activities globally.
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Citi served as the Lead Manager for this bond.
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This bond has a unique feature of linking investors’ return to the issuance
and monetization of Plastic Waste Recycling Credits, Plastic Waste
Collection Credits (collectively known as Plastic Credits), and Verified Carbon
Units (“VCUs”) from two plastic waste collection and recycling
projects in Ghana and Indonesia.
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The Bond will be listed on the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange in Luxembourg
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The bond was issued at par providing
investors with a minimum guaranteed
return of approx. 1.75%.
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WB President
-Ajay Banga
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Establishment–
1944
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Headquarters–
Washington D.C
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Members–
189 member states
9.
PADMA AWARDS 2024
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The list also comprises 8 persons
from the category of Foreigners/ NRI/ PIO/OCI and 9 Posthumous awardees..A total of six foreigners were included in the list of winners of the Padma
Awards for the year 2024..
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Among 6 foreign nationals, 4
people are from France, one from Taiwan and Papua New Guinea each.
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The Padma Vibhushan, India’s
second highest award, has been conferred to 5 eminent personalities this
year.
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These include former Vice
President Venkaiah Naidu, renowned Bharatnatyam
dancer Padma Subrahmanyam, veteran
actor Chiranjeevi, noted social
reformer Bindeshwar Pathak (posthumous) and acclaimed dancer Vyjayantimala Bali.
10.
TSHERING TOBGAY SET
TO BECOME PM OF BHUTAN FOR 2ND TIME
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Bhutan’s former Prime Minister (PM) Tshering Tobgay, President of
People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is
set to become PM of Bhutan for 2nd term.
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He served as PM for the 1st time from 2013 to 2018.
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TsheringTobgay will succeed LotayTshering, who
served as the PM of Bhutan from 2018 to 2023.
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The King of Bhutan is the head of the state
whereas the PM is the head of the government.
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The Parliament of Bhutan consists of the King of Bhutan, the National Council (upper
house), and the National Assembly (lower house).
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Bhutan Capital–
Thimphu
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Head of State–
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
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Currency–
Bhutanese Ngultrum
11.
NITISH KUMAR SWORN IN
AS BIHAR CM FOR 9TH TIME
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Janata Dal (United) (JD-U) President Nitish Kumar took
oath as the Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar for
the 9th time after he joined hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National
Democratic Alliance (NDA)
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He was administered the oath of office by Bihar Governor
Rajendra Arlekar at Raj Bhavan, Patna (Bihar).
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Along with him, Samrat Chaudhury, and Vijay
Kumar Sinha took oath as Deputy
CMs.
12.
WORLD LEPROSY DAY 2024-
JANUARY 28
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World Leprosy Day (WLD) is annually observed across the
globe on the last Sunday of January to celebrate
people who have experienced leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, and to
promote the dignity of people affected by the disease.
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The 2024 theme of WLD is, “Beat
Leprosy.”
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WLD was established by the French journalist Raoul Follereau in 1954
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WHO Director
General– Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Established on– 7
April 1948
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Headquarters–
Geneva, Switzerland
13.
DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION
OF SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
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The Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi inaugurated the Diamond
Jubilee (75th Year) celebration of the Supreme Court of India (SCI) at the
Supreme Court auditorium in Delhi.
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PM Modi launched multiple citizen-centric
information and technology initiatives – Digital Supreme Court Reports(SCR),
Digital Courts 2.0 and new website of Supreme Court(https://www.sci.gov.in/)
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Current CJI–
Dhananjaya Yeshwant (DY) Chandrachud
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Establishment–
January 28, 1950
14.
INDIA-SAUDI ARABIA MILITARY
EXERCISE ‘SADA TANSEEQ’
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The inaugural edition of the India-Saudi
Arabia joint military exercise, “SADA TANSEEQ“,
started at Mahajan, Rajasthan.
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The primary aim of ‘SADA TANSEEQ’ is to provide intensive training to
troops from both nations in executing Joint Operations within Semi Desert
terrain under Chapter VII of the United Nations (UN) Charter.
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Saudi Arabia:Capital– Riyadh
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Head of State– His Majesty King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al
Saud
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Prime Minister– Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al
Saud
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Currency– Saudi Riyal
15.
69TH FILMFARE AWARDS
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The 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards (Filmfare Awards 2024) was held in
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
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Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s directorial venture “12th Fail” won 5 awards at the 69th
Filmfare Awards 2024, including Best
Film and Best Director.
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Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s “Animal” movie also won
5 awards including Best Actor In A
Leading Role (Male) and Best Music Album.
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Best Actor in a Leading Role
(Female)- Alia Bhatt (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani)
16.
14TH NATIONAL VOTERS
DAY
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DroupadiMurmu, President of India, presented the Best
Electoral Practices Awards 2023 during the
event organised by Election Commission of India(ECI) as a part of the 14th
National Voters Day (NVD 2023) in New Delhi, Delhi.
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A
total 16 awards were presented during the event.. These
include, Best Electoral Practices Awards 2023 to 13 individuals and ECI
Media Awards to 3 Organization.
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During the event, ECI also launches a voter
awareness campaign with the tagline, “Chunavka Parv, Deshka Garv” (Festival
of Elections, Pride of the Nation), ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
17.
COMOROS PRESIDENT
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Azali Assoumani has been re-elected as the President of the Union of Comoros for a fourth 5 year term .
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He won the 2024 Comorian Presidential Election with 62.97% of the total
votes.
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Azali Assoumani has been serving as the President of Comoros since 1999.
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Comoros is an archipelagic country made up of
3 islands in Southeastern Africa.
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Capital–
Moroni
18.
IRAN SIMULTANEOUSLY LAUNCHES
3 SATELLITES
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Iran simultaneously launched 3
satellites for the 1st time using the
2-stage, liquid-fueled Simorgh (Phoenix) Satellite
Launch Vehicle (SLV) developed by the Ministry of Defence.
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The satellites were launched from the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Semnan
province, Iran into Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
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The 3 satellites incldues a larger satellite named Mahda and
two nanosatellites, Keyhan-2 and Hatef-1.
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Mahda,
a “research satellite” developed by Iran’s Space Agency (ISA),
is designed to test advanced satellite subsystems.
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Keyhan
2 and Hatef 1 nano-satellites have been developed by Iran
Electronics Industries (IEI), a state-owned subsidiary of the Ministry of
Defence.
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Iran President–
H.E. Dr.Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi
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Capital–
Tehran
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Currency–
Iranian Rial
19.
INDIAN NAVY DECOMMISSIONED
INS NIRUPAK
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The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Nirupak,
an indigenously designed and built hydrographic survey ship, was decommissioned at
the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh(AP).
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The ship was decommissioned after 38 years of
service to the nation.
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INSNirupak, the 3rd ship of the Sandhayak class, was launched on June 1981 at Garden Reach Shipbuilders &
Engineers Ltd(GRSE) in Kolkata, West Bengal(WB).
20.
INS SUMITRA CARRIED
OUT TWO SUCCESSFUL ANTI PIRACY OPERATIONS
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INS Sumitra successfully carried out Two anti-piracy operations in the
Southern Arabian Sea approximately 850 nautical miles (nm) West of Kochi,
Kerala.
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In less than 36 hours, INS Sumitra rescued two hijacked Fishing Vessels (FVs) and prevented misuse
of these FVs for acts of Piracy on Merchant Vessels.
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INS Sumitra responded to a distress message
from Iranian-flagged FV Iman and rescued the FV and
her crew of 17 Iranian Nationals from pirates
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INS Sumitra also rescued another Iranian-flagged
FV Al Naeemi and her Crew of 19 Pakistani Nationals from
11 Somali Pirates.
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INS Sumitra is an indigenous Offshore Patrol
Vessel deployed for Anti-Piracy and Maritime Security Operations in East of
Somalia and the Gulf of Aden.
21.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS 2024
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Jannik Sinner of Italy won the men’s singles title, while Aryna Sabalenka of
Belarus won the women’s singles
title at the Australian Open (AO) 2024 held at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne,
Australia.
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India’s Rohan Machanda Bopanna became
the oldest man (at 43 years and 329 days) to win a Grand Slam after he and his partner Matthew Ebden (Australia) won
the men’s doubles title at the Australian Open.
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Australian Open 2024, the 112th edition of the Australian Open
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The Australian Open is played on hard courts.
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Rohan Bopanna also became the oldest world No. 1 in
the Pepperstone Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) men’s doubles at 43
years and 331 days Rankings as per the list released by ATP
22.
FOOTBALL: KALINGA SUPER
CUP 2024 FINAL
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Fourth edition of the 2024 Indian Super Cup
(also known as the 2024 Kalinga Super Cup) final football match was held
between East Bengal FC and Odisha FC at the Kalinga Stadium in
Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
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East Bengal FC won the match 3-2 and secured
the Kalinga Super Cup 2024 defeating Odisha FC
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Odisha FC’s Lalthuammawia Ralte was adjudged
the Best Goalkeeper of the tournament
23.
UN INTERNATIONAL DAY OF
CLEAN ENERGY – 26 JANUARY 2024
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The first-ever United Nations (UN) International
Day of Clean Energy was globally observed on 26
January 2024 to create awareness and mobilise action towards a
fair and inclusive transition to clean energy for the benefit of people and the
planet.
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26 January is also the founding date of the International Renewable
Energy Agency (IRENA), 26 January 2024 marks
the 15th anniversary of IRENA.
