Top Current Affairs 24 January 2022

Top Current Affairs 24 January 2022

Top Current Affairs 24 January 2022: This post contains the current affairs for 24 January 2022. These current affairs are important for banking exams, insurance exams and other competitive exams like IBPS PO and Clerk, SBI PO and Clerk, RBI Assistant and Grade B, etc. You can also attempt our Current Affairs Quiz after reading our daily current affairs.

National

Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2022 conferred to- GIDM and Professor Vinod Sharma

• Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (in the Institutional category) and Professor Vinod Sharma (in the Individual category) have been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar for their excellent work in Disaster Management for the year 2022.
• Government of India has instituted an annual award known as Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar, to recognize and honour the invaluable contribution and selfless service rendered by individuals and organizations in India in the field of disaster management.
• The award is announced every year on 23rd January, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. This year marks the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

PM Narendra Modi unveils hologram statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate on Parakram Divas

• January 23 is being observed as Parakram Diwas in India, to mark the birth anniversary of the legendary freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. (28 feet in height and 6 feet in width.)
• As a part of this year-long celebration, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated a hologram statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at India Gate in New Delhi.
• The hologram statue will be replaced by a grand granite statue of Netaji, once the statue is completed.
• The statue is being installed on 125th birth anniversary as a tribute to the immense contribution of Netaji in the country’s freedom struggle and would be a symbol of the country’s indebtedness to him.

India’s First “District Good Governance Index” launched for 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir; Top- Jammu

• The Union Minister of Home and Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has virtually released India’s First “District Good Governance Index” for 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu district has topped the Index.
• The top 5 districts in the District Good Governance Index” are (1) Jammu, (2) Doda, (3) Samba, (4) Pulwama and (5) Srinagar.
• This index has been prepared by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in collaboration with the Government of Jammu & Kashmir.
• The District Good Governance Index (DGGI) is a framework document comprising of performance under ten governance sectors having 58 indicators with 116 data points.

Govt annouces 40-100 per cent subsidy to popularise drone in agriculture; Maximum subsidy- Rs 10 lakh

• Union Agriculture Ministry has amended the guidelines of Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) to provide 40-100 percent subsidy until March 2023 in purchasing drones for farm mechanization.
• After the amendment, a grant for the purchase of drones up to 100 percent of the cost of agriculture drones or ₹10 lakhs, whichever is less, can be given. The detail of percent and maximum amount of subsidy is given below:
• Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institutes, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and State Agriculture Universities- 100% subsidy- Rs 10 lakh maximum
• Agriculture graduates establishing Custom Hiring Centers (CHCs)= 50 per cent subsidy up to ₹5 lakh
• Existing CHCs or new ones, already or to be set up by cooperative society of farmers, farmer producers organizations (FPOs) and rural entrepreneurs are entitled to receive= 40 per cent subsidy (maximum ₹4 lakh).

MNRE to infuse ₹1,000 crore in SECI for financing renewable energy (RE) capacity of 3,300 megawatt (MW)

• The Ministry of New and Renewable Ministry (MNRE) has announced that it will infuse ₹1,000 crores in the state-run Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). This has been done to enhance the capital asset base of SECI.
• As per present RBI norms, an agency can extend loans on 20 percent of its net worth. With infusion of Rs 1000 crore in SECI its network will increase and hence it can extend more loans.
• With this additional capital infusion, the government aims at financing renewable energy (RE) capacity of 3,300 megawatt (MW).
• In 2015 Government had allowed the change of name from “Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)” to “Renewable Energy Corporation of India (RECI)”

Loan in News

World Bank approves USD 125 million loan to West Bengal to support poor and and vulnerable groups

• The World Bank has sanctioned a loan worth $125 million (about Rs. 1,000 crore) to the government of West Bengal to support its effort to help the poor and vulnerable groups access social protection services.
• The loan has been provided under the ‘West Bengal Building State Capability for Inclusive Social Protection’ operation, on January 19, 2022.
• The financial assistance will help the state administration to improve services such as medical help through telemedicine, support for the elderly and differently-abled, financial inclusion of citizens with digital payments and disbursement of benefits for public schemes.

International

Scientists find evidence of secret ocean on Saturn’s moon Mimas

• A team of Scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in the US have discovered an underground ocean buried beneath the surface of the ‘Death Star’-like moon of Saturn, named Mimas.
• The new discovery would help the scientists in better understanding Saturn’s rings and pave the way for further investigation towards possible signs of life on the planet.
• If the discovery turns out to be true, Mimas ocean will represent a new class of small, ‘stealth’ ocean worlds.
• This report was published recently in the  journal Icarus.

NATO partners to hold 12-day maritime drills in Mediterranean Sea

• The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member countries will be conducting a 12-day maritime exercise in the Mediterranean Sea from January 24, 2022.
• The name of the maritime exercise is “Neptune Strike ’22”.
• The naval drill will end on February 04, 2022.
• The main purpose of this exercise will be to demonstrate and test NATO’s wide range of maritime capabilities.

Netaji Research Bureau presents Netaji Award 2022 to former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

• The former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been conferred with the Netaji Award 2022 by the Netaji Research Bureau, based in Kolkata.
• The award was presented by the Bureau on January 23, 2022 to commemorate 125th birth anniversary celebration of the legendary freedom fighter, Subhas Chandra Bose at his Elgin Road residence in Kolkata.
• The award was accepted by Consul General of Japan in Kolkata, Nakamura Yutaka on behalf of Abe.
• Japanese Ambassador to India – Satoshi Suzuki

Sports

PV Sindhu wins women’s singles title of Syed Modi International Tournament

• In badminton, ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu bagged the women’s singles title at the Syed Modi International Tournament on January 23, 2022, in Lucknow.
• Sindhu beat fellow Indian Malvika Bansod 21-13 21-16 to win her second Syed Modi title after 2017.
• The 2022 Syed Modi International badminton tournament was held at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from 18 to 23 January 2022.
• Men’s singles final was declared a ‘No Match’ between Arnaud Merkle and Lucas Claerbout, after one of the finalists tested positive for Covid-19.
• Complete list of winners

Days

International Day of Education: 24 January

• The International Day of Education is marked every year on 24 January globally to celebrate the role of education in bringing global peace and sustainable development..
• The first International Day of Education was held in 2019.
• The theme of 4th International Day of Education in 2022 is Changing Course, Transforming Education.
• The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on 3rd December 2018, proclaiming January 24 as International Day of Education.
• The celebration is led by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

National Girl Child Day : January 24

• In India the National Girl Child Day (NGCD) is observed annually on January 24 since 2008.
• The day was initiated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development to:
  • Spread awareness among people about all the inequalities faced by girls in the country.
  • Promote awareness about the rights of a girl child.
  • Increase awareness on the importance of girl education, health, and nutrition.