*📚 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk :*
25 January 2024
1) The Himachal Pradesh government launched the "My School-My Pride" initiative, urging individuals and organizations to embrace a school of their preference.
▪️ Himachal Pradesh :-
CM :- Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
➠Kinnaura tribe , Lahaule Tribe, Gaddi Tribe and Gujjar Tribe
➠Sankat Mochan Temple.
➠Tara Devi Temple
➠Great Himalayan National Park
➠Pin Valley National Park
➠Simbalbara National Park
➠Inderkilla National Park
2) Former Indian Cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 edition of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) awards.
3) International Day of Education is observed every year on 24 January to spread awareness about education globally and to make education accessible to all.
➨ Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, has decided to dedicate the Day to Afghan girls and women.
➨The Theme of International Day of Education 2023 is "learning for lasting peace".
4) Parakram Diwas is observed every year on January 23 to inspire people of the country, especially the youth, to act with fortitude in the face of adversity as Netaji did, and to infuse in them a spirit of patriotic fervour.
➨It was on this day in 1897, that Neta Ji was born in Cuttack, Odisha. The day is celebrated as Parakram Diwas.
5) The Centre appointed senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Daljit Singh Chaudhary as the director of general of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
➨Chaudhary, a 1990 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, is presently working as Special Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
6) Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early.
7) Tai Tzu Ying, the legendary player from Chinese Taipei, triumphed in the India Open 2024 women's singles against China's reigning Olympic champion, Chen Yu Fei.
8) An MoU has been signed between Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Republic Of India and the Ministry of Communications of the Republic of Cuba on Cooperation in the field of Sharing Successful Digital Solutions Implemented at Population Scale for Digital Transformation in New Delhi.
9) SEBI Chairperson Smt. Madhabi Puri Buch has officially launched two new multi-lingual initiatives by Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL), in celebration of its silver jubilee.
10) Union minister of petroleum and natural gas, Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the first pilot project of making aviation turbine fuel from Alcohol. Sustainable Biofuel (SAF) would be produced in this project.
11) The 11th edition of the India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise KHANJAR has kicked off at the Special Forces Training School in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh.
12) Sunil Dahiya has been recommended for the post of Director (Projects) of Engineering Projects (India) Limited.
➨Presently, he is serving as Senior General Manager of Engineers India Limited's (EIL) HRRL Project, Barmer, Rajasthan.
13) In a groundbreaking move, YES BANK has become the inaugural Indian bank to execute an export finance transaction on RXIL Global IFSC Limited's International Trade Financing Services Platform (ITFS).
➨ The collaboration marks a significant stride in digitization and cross-border business for YES BANK.
14) National Tourism Day is celebrated every year on January 25 to recognize India's natural beauty and raise awareness about the importance of tourism for the Indian economy.
➨The theme of National Tourism Day 2024 in India is "Sustainable Journeys, Timeless Memories."
15) National Voters' Day is observed every year on January 25 to commemorate the founding day of the Election Commission of India, which was created on that date in 1950.
➨The theme for National Voters' Day 2024 is "Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure".