Current Affairs 19 January 2024

byhomeacademy •يناير 31, 2024

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PM Modi Laid Foundation Stone of 8 Projects of AMRUT

PM Modi on January 19, 2024, claimed that to make these families' lives easier, his government launched several programmes.
He said that 10 crore toilets and 4 crore pucca dwellings had already been supplied by the government.
The PM dedicated the first of eight Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) projects, totaling around ₹2000 crore.
The first and second installments were distributed to 10000 beneficiaries of PM-SVANIDHI in the state by the Prime Minister as well.

Two-Day 19th NAM Summit to Begin in Kampala

The Two-day 19th NAM summit began on January 19, 2024 in Kampala, Uganda.
The Indian delegation will be led by Dr. S. Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister (EAM).
There will be discussions at the ministerial and senior official levels before the summit.
India is represented in the NAM Foreign Ministers' meeting, which takes place before the NAM Summit, by Minister of State for External Affairs Dr. Rajkumar Ranjan Singh.

₹ 17 Lakh Crore Investments Made in the Power Sector

The country's electricity deficit, according to the union power minister, has decreased from almost 4.5 percent in 2014 to less than 1% as of January 19, 2024.
The last nine years have seen investments in the electricity sector totaling 17 lakh crores rupees.
According to the International Energy Agency, this is the fastest and biggest increase in energy access in the history of the power industry.
The Union Power Minister declared that by 2030, non-fossil energy sources will account for 65% of the country's renewable energy capacity.

Khelo India Youth Games Declared Open

The sixth iteration of the Khelo India Games was officially opened in Chennai by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 19, 2024.
He claimed that Indian sports, particularly paralympic sports, have undergone a remarkable metamorphosis and are becoming more and more popular worldwide.
According to him, exposure to international athletes and coaching from foreign coaches have given India a newfound prominence on the world scene.
India has submitted bids for both the 2036 and 2039 Youth Olympics, according to the prime minister.

Expansion of the Mangalore-Mudigere-Tumkur Section

It was sanctioned for the extension of the Mangalore-Mudigere-Tumkur stretch of the National Highway in Karnataka was signed on January 19, 2024.
The Minister stated that this project is positioned to significantly improve communication, navigating difficult hills and mountainous terrain, especially the Charmadi Ghat.
Over 343 crore rupees have been approved by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.
According to Mr. Gadkari, the 10.8-km project would be carried out using the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) mode.

'Mumbai Festival 2024' is All Set to Open

The Kala Ghoda Art Festival is organizing the Grand Opening Ceremony, which is scheduled for January 19, 2024, at Mumbai's Cross Maidan.
Deputy Chief Ministers Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis will be in attendance, in addition to Chief Minister Ekanth Shinde.
More than fifty events have been scheduled at as many sites, according to Maharashtra's Minister of Tourism Girish Mahajan.
The Maha Mumbai Expo, which takes place at the MMRDA Grounds, is going to be one of the Festival's highlights.