Current Affairs 23 January 2024

byhomeacademy •January 31, 2024

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Bharat Ratna to Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur

PM Modi on January 23, 2024 expressed delight over the government's choice to award the Bharat Ratna to the illustrious Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur.
This esteemed award is a tribute to Karpoori Thakur's tireless work as an advocate for the underprivileged and a pillar of empowerment and equality.
He will be the 49th recipient and 15th to be accorded posthumously.
This announcement has been made on the eve of 100th birth celebration of Late Thakur i.e. January 24.
Karpoori Thakur served as the CM of Bihar for a short while – from December 1970 to June 1971 and from December 1977 to April 1979.

Central Government Launched ‘Anuvadini’ App

The central government on January 23, 2024 launched the "Anuvadini" app, an AI-based platform, with the goal of encouraging multilingualism in education.
The project intends to provide digital study materials—in Indian languages included in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution—for all courses.
This measure corresponds with the suggestions made by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which highlights the significance of learning in one's native tongue.
Study materials in regional languages must be made available in Department of School Education, the AICTE and UGC.

India is World’s Fourth Biggest Stock Market

The total market value of companies registered on Indian stock exchanges was $4.33 trillion as of January 23, 2024.
India's market rise has been driven by global capital inflows together with favorable domestic growth prospects.
India now has the fourth-largest equities market capitalization in the world, surpassing Hong Kong for the first time.
This accomplishment highlights the fast rise in the Indian stock market, which in only four years saw its market capitalization double from $2 trillion.

Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2024

60 Parachute Field Hospital in Uttar Pradesh was chosen to receive the Subhash Chandra Bose Disaster Management Award for 2024 in institutional category on January 23, 2024.
This award was announced by the Union Ministry in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the area of disaster management.
The institutional category winner receives a certificate and a cash prize of ₹ 51 lakh.
A certificate and ₹ 5 lakhs in cash are given in the instance of a person.

BCCI Awards 2024

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Awards 2024 ceremony was held in Hyderabad on January 23, 2024.
Jasprit Bumrah, Shubman Gill, and Ravichandran Ashwin were the leading recipients of the accolades in 2022–2023; 2021–2022; and 2019–2020, respectively.
A fantastic year was capped by Ashwin's second Polly Umrigar Award and the best wicket total in the India vs. West Indies Test series.
Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma were acknowledged for their exceptional performances during the previous five seasons by the women's awards.

Assam’s Braveheart Lachit Barphukan

Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the book “Assam’s Braveheart Lachit Barphukan,” in Guwahati (Assam) on January 23, 2024.
Shri Amit Shah emphasised the inspiring tale of Lachit Barphukan, who stood up to prejudice and forces driven by greed in the Northeast.
He emphasized the importance of Lachit Barphukan's involvement in India's freedom struggle by drawing comparisons between him and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Amit Shah emphasized the significance of the Battle of Saraighat by pointing out that Assam might have joined Bangladesh if Lachit had not prevailed.