Today’s Top News – 20 January 2024

Tourism Ministry to organize annual event “Bharat Parv” from 23rd

TODAYS TOP NEWS
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1. The Amrit Udyan of Rashtrapati Bhavan will open for public viewing from 2nd February to 31st March under the Udyan Utsav-I, 2024. People can visit the Udyan six days a week except on Mondays.

2. Ministry of Education has issued ‘Regulation of Coaching Centers 2024’ Guidelines, saying that no coaching center shall enroll students below 16 years of age.

3. Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Rajeev Chandrasekhar reviewed the Jal Jeevan Mission in Agartala on Friday.

4. The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has introduced guidelines to prevent misleading environmental claims, known as greenwashing, frequently seen across sectors. Effective 15 Feb 2024, these mandate that green claims in ads are reliable, verifiable and transparent.

5. ISRO plans to carry out the first tests of the proposed Bharatiya Space Station next year and talks are on with the industry to manufacture, test and launch its first module by 2028, the space agency’s chief S Somanath said.

6. PM Modi inaugurated the new state of the art Boeing India Engineering and Technology Center and launched the Boeing Sukanya programme in Bengaluru on Friday.

7. Ministry of Tourism will organize the nine day annual event ‘Bharat Parv’ at the Lawns and Gyan Path in front of Red Fort, Delhi as part of the Republic Day celebrations.

8. Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra inaugurates Regional Official Language Conference of South and South Western Region in Bengaluru.

9. Preparations for the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lala virajman in Ayodhya are in final stage. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath reviewed the preparations on Friday in Ayodhya.

10. The 9-day long ‘Mumbai Festival 2024′ is all set to open on Saturday. The Grand Opening Ceremony, being organised in association with Kala Ghoda Art Festival, will be held at Mumbai’s Cross Maidan.

11. The National Voters’ Day will be celebrated in Haryana on January 25. Competitions such as debates, discussions, and essay writing will be organized in all schools and other educational institutions under the theme “Nothing like voting, I vote for sure.”

12. Maharashtra Minister Deepak Kesarkar undertakes ‘Swachh Mandir’ campaign at Shirdi Sai temple.

13. Assam government introduced Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyaan (MMUA) to empower rural women entrepreneurs through a financial assistance scheme.

14. Former Chief Justice of India and current Rajya Sabha MP, Ranjan Gogoi, is set to be honored with the prestigious ‘Assam Baibhav’ award, the highest civilian award in Assam.

16. The Jal Jeevan Mission has ensured tap water supply in 9.24 lakh (90.65%) schools and 9.57 lakh (86.63%) anganwadi centres nationwide.

17. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the 47th International Kolkata Book Fair on 18 January.

18. Tourism Ministry to organize annual event “Bharat Parv” from 23rd to 31st January.

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LEGAL REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
#International Court Of Justice Prz. : Joan Donoghue

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1. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties worth ₹5 crores across the Kashmir Valley as the first direct action in connection with a case pertaining to the alleged selling of medical seats in various institutions in Pakistan to aspiring students back home for personal benefits and alleged terror funding.

2. The Central Consumer Protection Authority has issued notice to Amazon for sale of sweets under the misleading name of ‘Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad.’

3. Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached properties valued nearly nine crore rupees under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, in a case related to Online Betting App.

“”””””””” MISHAPS “”””””””””

A fire broke out in a DRDO office at Metcalfe House in north Delhi’s Civil Lines area on Friday afternoon.No injuries were reported in the incident.

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FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank : Ajay Banga
#IMF MD: Kristalina Georgieva
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💰 USD ₹ 83.12
💷 GBP ₹ 105.61
€ Euro : ₹ 90.73
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GDP rate (2023 ) : 6.5% ( $3.75 trillion)
India is the fifth largest economy in the world.
Inflation rate : Retail Inflation 5.69% in Dec 2023
Population : 141.81 cr
(17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%

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1. Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal announced the upcoming Trade Connect ePlatform to boost MSME and startup participation in exports. It was announced at the second meeting of the reconstituted Board of Trade.

2. ICICI Bank Canada, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICICI Bank Limited, has introduced its latest mobile banking app, ‘Money2India (Canada),’ providing Canadian customers with a seamless platform for 24/7 fund transfers to any Indian bank without the necessity of opening an account with ICICI Bank Canada.

3. HDFC Bank Ltd, India’s largest private sector lender, is actively pursuing its first branch in Singapore. Following its significant merger with Housing Development Finance Corp.

4. Adani Group unveiled plans to invest Rs 50,000 crore over the next decade in establishing a 1 GW hyperscale data centre in Maharashtra.

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

#Chairman of The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) :
R Madhavan

#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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1. Bollywood Movies
Released on 19 Jan 2024
DASHMI
Cast: Aadil Khan, Vardhan Puri

INDIAN POLICE FORCE
Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Shilpa Shetty

MAIN ATAL HOON
Cast: Pankaj Tripathi, Benedict Garrett

2. Popular Indian actress Nayanthara issued an apology on Thursday following the controversy surrounding her recent film Annapoorani: The Goddess of Food. The apology comes in the wake of allegations that the film hurt religious sentiments, disrespected Hindu deities, and promoted “love jihad”.

3. On January 25, Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning will be available to stream in the US and Canada. It will arrive in additional international markets beginning in February.

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DEFENCE
#Supreme Commander of Armed Forces: The President
#Def Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Def Minister of State :
Ajay Bhatt
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is developing a new mission suite for six additional early Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) that would have enhanced operational capabilities than the one presently being utilised by the IAF.

2. The new suites would be integrated on Embraer-145 aircraft, which are being procured from the secondary market. The IAF already has two such aircrafts in service, christened Netra.

3. India has issued a NOTAM for Naval Ship missile firing between 24-01-2024 and 25-01-2024 for a range of 900kms. 900 kms is a very long range for India’s existing missiles, perhaps it is the BrahMos-ER or something entirely new.

4. Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated 35 development projects worth Rs 670 crore of BRO to the nation at Joshimath in Chamoli District of Uttarakhand benefitting seven states and union territories of the country.

5. A total of 51 Indian Air Force aircrafts including 29 fighter aircrafts, 8 transport aircrafts, 13 helicopters and one heritage aircraft will participate in Republic Day flypast this year.

6. Senior IPS officer Daljit Singh Chaudhary has been appointed as the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).

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JHARKHAND :
Capital: RANCHI
The word “Jhar” means ‘forest’ and “Khand” means ‘land’

Before was
Part of Bihar 15 Nov 2000
Districts: 24
Governor : C. P. Radhakrishnan
CM : Hemant Soren (JMM)
STATE SYMBOLS
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Bird: Koel
Flower: Palash
Mammal: Elephant
Tree: Sal
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In Bharat there are 28 states and 8 Union territories.
Population of Bharat:
142 cr (2023)

President of Bharat ,
Smt Droupadi Murmu

Vice President
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar

Prime Minister : Shri Narendra Modi

Speaker Lok Sabha :
Shri Om Birla (BJP)

Rajyasabha Seats : 245 (233 Elected + 12 Nominated)

Loksabha : 550 members (530 States + 20 Union Territories)

Chief Election Commissioner:
Shri Rajiv Kumar
20 Jan (Saturday)
Vedic Ritu/ Hemant Ritu
Drik Ritu : Shishir Ritu
पक्ष :: Shuklapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Pausa 09 (Amanta)
Pausa 25, (Purnimanta)

Nakshatr: Krithika
Rohini

Tithi : Dashami (up to 7:27 pm)Ekadashi
Rahu 09:55 AM – 11:16 AM

Yamaganda 01:58 PM – 03:19 PM
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