Daily Current Affairs January 04

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January 04| Daily Current Affairs 2023

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs January 04

1. World Braille Day is being observed on__________?
A) 4th January
B) 5th January
C) 6th January
D) 7th January
E) None of these
Answer: A) 4th January

• DAY : World Braille Day
• DATE : 4th January
• OTHERS : International World Braille Day is celebrated yearly in recognition of the birth of Louis Braille.

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Sports – Daily Current Affairs January 04

2. Which state will host first-ever ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race in India on Feb 11?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Telangana
E) None of these
Answer: D) Telangana

• The countdown to the first-ever ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race in India to be held in Hyderabad on February 11 kicked off with the sale of tickets for the prestigious event getting underway.
• Telangana Special Chief Secretary (Municipal Administration) Arvind Kumar booked the first ticket at an event here.
• Akbar Ebrahim, president Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India, and other dignitaries were present.
• Speaking on the occasion, Kumar said Hyderabad has been witnessing tremendous growth and Hyderabad has also won the ‘world green city award’ recently.
• State Municipal Administration K T Rama Rao has been emphasising that Hyderabad should aim to be among the top 25 cities in the world.

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3. Manika Batra reached which position in women’s singles in latest ITTF world rankings?
A) 34th
B) 35th
C) 36th
D) 37th
E) None of these
Answer: B) 35th

• Indian table tennis star Manika Batra has reached her career-best 35th position in women’s singles.
• She moved up three spots in the latest International Table Tennis Federation world rankings.
• It is reported that Manika Batra’s rise comes on the back of an impressive outing at the Asian Cup in November, where she claimed a historic medal for India.
• She defeated the world No. 6 Hina Hayata (Japan) and world No. 7 Chen Xingtong (China) to win the bronze medal.
• Manika became the first Indian woman table tennis player to medal at the continental event and only the second Indian to achieve the feat.
• Chetan Baboor won a silver in 1997 and a bronze in 2000.

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs January 04

4. Issues related to cards, mobile, net banking top complaint areas at banking ombudsman which comes under which section BRA,1949?
A) Section 35 A
B) Section 36 A
C) Section 37 A
D) Section 38 A
E) None of these
Answer: A) Section 35 A

• Issues related to ATM/debit cards and mobile/electronic banking were the top grounds of complaints received at the Office of Banking Ombudsman (OBO) during April 1 to November 11, 2021.
• The volume of complaints received under the Ombudsman Schemes/Consumer Education and Protection Cells during 2021-22 increased by 9.39 per cent over the previous year and stood at 4,18,184.
• Of these, 3,04,496 complaints were handled by the 22 Offices of RBI Ombudsman (ORBIOs), including the complaints received under the three erstwhile Ombudsman Schemes till November 11, 2021.

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5. Who partnered With RATNAAFIN to Facilitate Embedded B2B BNPL Offerings?
A) CashE
B) Amazon Pay
C) actyv.ai
D) LazyPay
E) None of these
Answer: C) actyv.ai

• actyv.ai, headquartered at Singapore and a category creator in the enterprise SaaS with embedded B2B BNPL and insurance space, announced its partnership with RATNAAFIN, an NBFC which is a part of the Ratnamani Metals Group, one of the largest industrial groups of Gujarat, to enhance its embedded offerings.
• “RATNAAFIN’s rapid expansion and its commitment to provide sustainable credit to the B2B ecosystem aligns with the predominant objectives of actyv.ai.
• This partnership will further augment our platform’s capabilities to enrich the embedded offerings to our customers,” said Raghu Subramanian, Founder and Global CEO, actyv.ai.
• Technology-enabled solutions in a supply chain ecosystem will optimise service levels and costs.
• actyv.ai and RATNAAFIN’s firm belief in a collaborative approach will ensure delivery of differentiated customer experience.

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Business and Economy – Daily Current Affairs January 04

6. NCLAT directs Google will pay 10 pc of ___________ cr penalty?
A) Rs 29,744 crore
B) Rs 19,744 crore
C) Rs 1,337 crore
D) Rs 15,678 crore
E) None of these
Answer: C) Rs 1,337 crore

• The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal directed Google to pay 10 per cent of the Rs 1,337.76-crore penalty imposed on the tech giant by fair trade regulator CCI.
• A two-member bench, however, declined to grant any immediate stay the operations of Competition Commission of India (CCI) penalty and said it would pass any order after hearing out other parties.
• The appellate tribunal has issued notices to CCI and directed to list the matter on February 13, for hearing over interim stay.

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Acquisitions and Mergers – Daily Current Affairs January 04

7. Who signed MoUs with various stakeholders to facilitate continued education of Agniveers?
A) Ministry of Defence
B) Ministry of Education
C) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
D) All of these
E) None of these
Answer: D) All of these

• The Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and all three Services have signed MoUs with various stakeholders to facilitate the continued education of Agniveers while serving in the Armed Forces.
• Under these MoUs, with the National Institute of Open School and Indira Gandhi National Open University, suitable 12th Class certificates and Bachelor’s degrees will be awarded to the Agniveers.

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Awards – Daily Current Affairs January 04

8. Which of the following state won World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Odisha
E) None of these
Answer: D) Odisha

• Odisha won the UN-Habitat’s World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission, a 5T initiative of the state.
• The Jaga mission is the land titling and slum upgrading program that aims at empowering the lives of slum dwellers.
• “Under the leadership of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the Government of Odisha has set itself the ambitious target of becoming the first slum-free state in India and is leading the Jaga Mission programme to upgrade all of the state’s 2,919 slums,”.
• It further said that the initiative in the last five years, 1,75,000 families have been granted land tenure security.

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9. Govt likely to award MMLPs at Bengaluru, Nagpur and Indore by __________?
A) Feb 2023
B) Mar 2023
C) Apr 2023
D) May 2023
E) None of these
Answer: B) Mar 2023

• The government is processing the bids for three multimodal logistic parks (MMLPs) at Bangalore, Nagpur, and Indore and expects the process to be completed by March this year.
• Bids for MMLPs at Bengaluru, Nagpur, and Indore are in process by the National Highways Logistics Management (NHLM) and are expected to be completed by FY23 end.

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International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs January 04

10. India initiated anti-dumping probe into import of vitamin from ____________?
A) China
B) European Union
C) Switzerland
D) All of these
E) None of these
Answer: D) All of these

• India has initiated an anti-dumping probe into import of a certain kind of vitamin, used for animal consumption, from China, European Union and Switzerland following a complaint by a domestic player.
• The commerce ministry’s investigation arm Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) is probing the alleged dumping of ‘Vitamin A Palmitate’ originating in or exported from these countries.
• Piramal Pharma Ltd has filed a petition before the DGTR seeking imposition of anti-dumping duty on the imports.
• The applicant has alleged that dumping of the product is impacting domestic companies.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs January 04

11. Which of the following state CM launched ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo Abhiyan’?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Himachal Pradesh
E) None of these
Answer: D) Himachal Pradesh

• Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu launched ‘Haath Se Haath Jodo Abhiyan’ here.
• He said the campaign is an extension of the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra and would begin throughout the state from January 26.
• The abhiyan will reach up to the village and block-level in two months and at least one meeting will be ensured in every village, Sukhu added.
• State Congress president and Member of Parliament Pratibha Singh and other Congress leaders were present on the occasion.

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12. Which of the following ministry organised 2-day water conference in Bhopal from Jan 5?
A) Ministry of Rural Development
B) Ministry of Defence
C) Ministry of Finance
D) Ministry of Jal Shakti
E) None of these
Answer: D) Ministry of Jal Shakti

• The Union Jal Shakti Ministry is organizing a national level conference on water on the theme of ‘Water Vision@2047’ in Bhopal from January 5-6.
• The primary objective of the two-day ‘All India Annual State Ministers Conference on Water’ is to gather inputs for the India@2047 and ‘5P’ vision from the different water stakeholders of the states and also to improve engagement and partnership with the states and to share the initiatives and schemes of the government.
• The ‘5P’ stands for political will, public financing, partnerships, public participation and persuasion.

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13. Cabinet approved _________crore for National Green Hydrogen Mission?
A) Rs 29,744 crore
B) Rs 19,744 crore
C) Rs 18,756crore
D) Rs 15,678 crore
E) None of these
Answer: B) Rs 19,744 crore

• The Union Cabinet approved the National Green Hydrogen Mission with an outlay of Rs 19,744 crore with an aim to make India a global hub for manufacturing of this clean source of energy.
• ”The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved National Green Hydrogen Mission,” Union Minister Anurag Thakur said while briefing reporters about the Cabinet decisions.
• The initial outlay for the mission will be Rs 19,744 crore, including an outlay of Rs 17,490 crore for the SIGHT programme, Rs 1,466 crore for pilot projects, Rs 400 crore for R&D, and Rs 388 crore towards other mission components.

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14. Which of the following state government launched Chief Minister’s Residential Land Rights Scheme at Bagaj Mata temple complex in Tikamgarh district?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Assam
E) None of these
Answer: A) Madhya Pradesh

• In Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Chief Minister’s Residential Land Rights scheme (Mukhyamantri Awasiya Bhu Adhikar Yojana) in a programme organised at the Bagaj Mata temple complex in Tikamgarh district.
• Chief Minister also gave land rights letters to the eligible beneficiaries of this scheme.
• Under the scheme, plots worth about 129 crore rupees were distributed to 10 thousand 918 families of Tikamgarh district.
• The objective of this scheme is to provide free plots to the poor living in rural areas for building their houses.

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15. Which of the following state administration launched e-library?
A) Jammu and Kashmir
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Kerala
D) Assam
E) None of these
Answer: A) Jammu and Kashmir

• In Jammu and Kashmir, the Doda district administration has launched e-library to benefit thousands of students of the district by providing them with notes and study material prepared by the best subject matter specialists in the district.
• AIR Jammu Correspondent reports that the feat has been achieved after working for more than five months under the ADBHUT Doda campaign launched in the district.
• The facility will enable the students to use the study material prepared not only for the examination in the month of March/April but to clear their doubts/concepts when schools reopen after winter vacations.
• The site (www.adbhutdoda.org/elibrary) shall have the facility of reading, downloading and getting the notes printed by any student in the district or for that matter any part of the UT.

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16. President of India Graces the Launch of National Campaign on ‘RISE’, Organized by Brahma Kumaris. RISE stands for____________?
A) Rising India through Spiritual Empowerment
B) Rural Infraustructure Spatial Ecosystem
C) Regular Info Of Social Enforcement
D) Regular Interface System Of Enrichment
E) None of these
Answer: A) Rising India through Spiritual Empowerment

• The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu graced the launch of the National Campaign on ‘RISE-Rising India through Spiritual Empowerment’, organized by Brahma Kumaris at Mount Abu, Rajasthan (January 3, 2023).
• She also virtually inaugurated the Brahma Kumaris Silence Retreat Centre, Secunderabad, Telangana and laid the foundation stone for Brahma Kumaris Auditorium and Spiritual Art Gallery at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.

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