1 Former Chief Minister of Bihar Karpoori Thakur will be posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna.
Former Chief Minister of Bihar Karpoori Thakur will be posthumously decorated with Bharat Ratna . Rashtrapati Bhavan has given this information in a release. This has been announced before the 100th birth anniversary of Karpoori Thakur tomorrow. Karpoori Thakur was a well-known socialist leader. Karpuri Thakur became the Chief Minister of the state for the first time in 1970 . On 22 December 1970, he took command of the state for the first time. His first term lasted only 163 days. Even when the Janata Party got a massive victory in the Janata wave of 1977, Karpoori Thakur became the Chief Minister of Bihar for the second time. Karpoori Thakur died in 1988, but even after so many years, he is very popular among the backward and extremely backward voters of Bihar.
2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Valor Day celebrations on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, also inaugurated Bharat Parv.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose participated in the Valor Day , also inaugurated Bharat Parv. Reiterated the government’s commitment to fulfill the ideals and dreams of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. In line with the Prime Minister’s vision to gracefully honor the contributions of freedom fighters who played an important role in the freedom struggle, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose is being celebrated as ‘Parakram Diwas’ from the year 2021. The event to be held at the Red Fort this year will be a multi-faceted celebration coordinating historical reflections and vibrant cultural expressions. The celebrations will continue till January 31, 2024. During the program, the Prime Minister also inaugurated the Bharat Parv to be organized from 23 to 31 January. It will showcase the rich diversity of the country with Republic Day tableaux and cultural performances, highlighting the efforts of 26 ministries and departments, citizen-centric initiatives, Vocal for Local and diverse tourist attractions. It will be held at Ram Leela Maidan and Madhav Das Park in front of the Red Fort.
3 ‘Our Constitution, Our Respect’ campaign launched today
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will launch the year-long pan – India ‘ Our Constitution, Our Respect ‘ campaign in New Delhi to commemorate the 75th year of the Indian Republic . The Ministry of Law and Justice said that the objective of this campaign is to reaffirm the collective commitment to the principles enshrined in the Constitution of India and to celebrate the shared values that hold the nation together . This nationwide initiative will reflect the sense of responsibility and pride in upholding the ideals of the constitutional framework. This campaign will empower every citizen to engage and contribute to the democratic journey in various ways. The ministry said that this campaign includes Justice for all – Justice for every home , Nav Bharat Nav Sankalp and Vidhi Jagriti Abhiyan . The objective of Justice for all, Justice for all is to connect the villagers through entrepreneurs of public convenience centers at the village level and to motivate them to read the Nyay for all resolution. Whereas the objective of Nav Bharat, Nav Sankalp is to encourage the common people to read the Panch Pran Sankalp and adopt its proposals. The objective of the Vidhi Jagriti Abhiyan is to involve students in taking the message of Panch Pran to the villages adopted by law colleges. During this program , Nyay Setu will be inaugurated, which is an important step to provide legal facilities to the last person of the society. A booklet of achievements related to the Disha i.e. Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice scheme will also be released in this program . Its objective is to provide everyone access to justice. Under this scheme, more than 67 lakh citizens have been linked to telephonic law related programs. They are being advised on disputes through mobile app and 2.5 lakh Jan Suvidha Centers in 36 states and union territories.
4 Subhash Chandra Bose Disaster Management Award-2024
60 Parachute Field Hospital , Uttar Pradesh has been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Award-2024 for the institutional category of the year 2024 for excellent work in disaster management . The Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has instituted an annual award named Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Award to recognize and honor the invaluable contribution and selfless service rendered by individuals and organizations in India in the field of disaster. This award is announced every year on 23 January, the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. In the case of an institution, Rs 51 lakh in cash and a certificate and in the case of an individual, Rs 5 lakh in cash and a certificate are given as awards. 60 Parachute Field Hospital, Uttar Pradesh was established in 1942 . It is the only air medical establishment of the Indian Armed Forces. , recognized for its exceptional service in various global crises. It provided medical assistance during the Uttarakhand floods (2013), Nepal earthquake under Operation ‘Maitri’ (2015) and Operation Samudra Maitri (2018) during the Indonesian tsunami. Recently, in response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria in February 2023, the unit rapidly assembled a 99-member team and responded to resource constraints and language constraints to establish a 30-bed hospital in a school building in Hatay province. Established India’s leading Level-2 medical facility in Turkey, overcoming the hurdle of Rs. The unit provided a wide range of medical services including rescue, triage, surgery, dental treatment, X-ray and laboratory facilities and during a period of 12 days under ‘Operation Dost’ Offered care to 3600 patients.
5 India overtakes Hong Kong to become the world’s fourth largest stock market in terms of stock market capitalisation.
India’s stock market has overtaken Hong Kong to become the fourth largest stock market globally for the first time. to becomeAccording to Bloomberg, a company providing equity trading platform and data services, the capitalization of shares listed on Indian exchanges has reached $ 43 trillion 30 billion. This is more than Hong Kong’s $42 trillion 90 billion. On the 5th of last month, India’s stock market capitalization crossed forty trillion dollars for the first time. The rise in the Indian stock market has been driven by rising retail investors, continued inflows from institutional foreign investors, strong corporate earnings and strong economic fundamentals.
6 Union Minister Shri Rajeev Chandrashekhar inaugurates Synopsys’ Chip Design Center in Noida
Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Jal Shakti, Shri Rajiv Chandrashekhar inaugurated Synopsys ‘ Chip Design Center at DLF Tech Park, Noida . The event was attended by an exclusive audience including senior leadership, employees, partners and representatives of Synopsis. Synopsis offers a diverse design portfolio ranging from silicon to software, which has played a key role in generating revenues of $5.9 billion.
7 Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates Digital Forensics Center in Gandhinagar
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Indian criminal justice system will be the most modern system in the world in the coming five years. Mr Shah said this after inaugurating the Center of Excellence for Digital Forensics at the National Forensic Science University in Gandhinagar.
8 A major agreement for the supply of green ammonia from India to Japan was signed between Indian renewable energy company – ACME and Japanese heavy industry major IHI.
ACME Group , India’s leading renewable energy company, and IHI Corporation, Japan ‘s integrated heavy industries group, have signed an offtake term sheet to supply green ammonia from Odisha , India to Japan . On the term sheet, Mr. Manoj Upadhyay, Founder and Chairman of ACME Group and Mr. Hiroshi Ide, President and CEO of IHI Corporation, met the Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Mr. R.K. Singh, New and Renewable Energy Secretary Mr. Bhupinder Singh Bhalla and Mr. Hiroshi Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan to India. Under this term sheet between Japanese company IHI and Indian company ACME, 0.4 MMTPA (million metric tons per year) green ammonia will be supplied on long-term basis from Phase-1 of Gopalpur project in Odisha. The two companies intend to partner to create a market for green ammonia in a variety of power generation applications and various industrial uses in Japan, from production to logistics, supply to Japanese consumers, and overall emissions reduction.
9 Women’s World Cup hockey match in Muscat
The Indian team ‘s first match in the FIH Hockey 5 Women’s World Cup will be against Poland in Muscat . The Indian team is led by experienced goalkeeper Rajni Itimarpu while defender Mahima Chaudhary. is the vice-captain of the team. India’s final group match will be with Namibia. The top two teams of each group will face each other in the quarter-final match on January 26. The semi-finals will also be held on the same day while the final match will be played on January 27.
10 Bravery Day: 23 January
‘ Parakram Diwas ‘ was celebrated across the country on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on January 23, 2023 . The Government of India recently announced that the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose will be observed as “Parakram Diwas”. Netaji was born on January 23, 1897 . Netaji started a newspaper named “ Swaraj ” . He wrote a book named “ The Indian Struggle ”. This book covers the Indian independence movement between 1920 and 1942. The term “ Jai Hind ” was coined by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.