Current Affairs 15 January 2024

byhomeacademy •يناير 19, 2024

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FASTags with Incomplete KYC Process to Get De-Activated

The NHAI announced on January 15, 2024 that FASTags with valid balance but with incomplete KYC process will get deactivated or blacklisted after January 31, 2024.
The move came after the recent reports of multiple FASTags being issued for a particular vehicle and FASTags being issued without KYC, in violation of RBI’s mandate.
In a bid to enhance efficiency of the Electronic Toll Collection system and provide seamless movement at the Toll Plazas, NHAI has undertaken ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative.
FASTag is an electronic toll collection system in India, operated by the National Highways Authority of India.

Installment of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin Inaugurated

PM Narendra Modi released the first installment to one lakh beneficiaries of PM Awas Yojana - Gramin under the PM-JANMAN via video conferencing on January 15, 2024.
The PM-JANMAN was launched for the socio-economic welfare of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in November 2023.
The PM-JANMAN, with a budget of around ₹24000 crore, focuses on 11 critical interventions through 9 Ministries.
The initiative aims to enhance socio-economic conditions for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) by providing essential facilities like housing, education, healthcare etc.

54th WEF Summit in Davos

The 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum has begun on January 15, 2024 at Davos, Switzerland.
The theme is ‘Rebuilding Trust’, emphasizing the focus on exploring the opportunities enabled by the new technologies and their implications on decision-making and global partnership.
Issues related to climate change, threats from artificial intelligence, cooperation amid geopolitical fragmentation and other problems across the globe will be discussed.
Ongoing conflicts like the Ukraine War, Israel-Hamas war will also be part of the agenda.
Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Hardeep Singh Puri will be representing India at the 5-day event.

Crown Prince Frederik X became King of Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik X became the King of Denmark on January 15, 2024, succeeding his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who formally abdicated after 52 years as monarch.
83-year-old Margrethe is the first Danish monarch to voluntarily relinquish the throne in nearly 900 years.
She stunned the nation when she announced her plans to step down on television on New Year’s Eve.
Australian-born wife of King, Mary is the first commoner to become Queen of Denmark.

Asia Olympic Qualifiers 2024

Indian Shooter Yogesh Singh won gold in Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol at Asia Olympic Qualifiers on January 15, 2024.
Yogesh Singh winning the top prize in individual as well as team event of the men’s 25m centre fire pistol competition in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Yogesh claimed the individual gold medal after shooting 573, finishing ahead of silver winner Muad Al Balushi of Oman (570) and Indonesia’s Anang Yulianto (567).
The other two Indian participants in the event, Pankaj Yadav (567) and Akshay Jain (564), ended fourth and sixth.

Pranab My Father: A Daughter Remembers (Sharmishtha Mukherjee)

Sharmistha Mukherjee called on PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi and presented him book ‘Pranab My Father: A Daughter Remembers’ on January 15, 2024.
Sharmistha Mukherjee is daughter of Former President Pranav Mukherjee and this book based on her father's life.
The book is also a mirror to the father-daughter relationship between Pranab Mukherjee and Sharmishtha.
The book is being brought out by Rupa Publications.