Daily Current Affairs January 19

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January 19| Daily Current Affairs 2023

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs January 19

1. Who greeted National Disaster Response Force on their Raising Day?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Amit Shah
C) Rajnath Singh
D) Piyush Goyal
E) None of these
Answer: A) Narendra Modi

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted the National Disaster Response Force on their Raising Day on January 19.
• In his message, the Prime Minister said NDRF is making commendable efforts to assist people in the most challenging circumstances and their bravery is admirable.
• He added that India is making many efforts to strengthen disaster management apparatus including building disaster resilient infrastructure.

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2. Kokborok Day is observed on______________?
A) January 19th
B) January 20th
C) January 23th
D) January 24th
E) None of these
Answer: A) January 19th

• DAY : Kokborok Day
• DATE : 19 January
• OTHERS : the Indian State of Tripura observes Kokborok Day, also known as Tripuri Language Day, with the goal of fostering the Kokborok language. This day honours the year 1979 when Kokborok became officially recognized for the first time.

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs January 19

3. SEBI probed investments between Nippon Mutual Fund and which bank?
A) Yes Bank
B) UCO Bank
C) Canara Bank
D) Axis Bank
E) None of these
Answer: A) Yes Bank

• MUMBAI (Reuters) – An Indian regulator is investigating investments between Nippon India Mutual Fund, the largest foreign-owned fund in the country, and Yes Bank between 2016 and 2019 for suspected misuse of investors’ money, sources said.
• At the time, the parent company of the mutual fund was owned by the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.
• Yes Bank was taken over by the central bank in 2020 and sold to a consortium of banks after a dramatic rise in toxic assets.

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4. Who unveiled Jeevan Azad limited premium payment plan?
A) Yes Bank
B) UCO Bank
C) LIC
D) Axis Bank
E) None of these
Answer: C) LIC

• Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has introduced Jeevan Azad, a non-participating, individual, savings life insurance plan.
• A limited premium payment endowment plan, it is a combination of protection and savings.
• Besides financial support for the family in the event of death of life assured during the policy term, the plan takes care of liquidity needs through loan facility.
• It also provides guaranteed lumpsum amount to the surviving life assured on maturity.

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5. Which bank launched credit card against fixed deposit (FD). Features, other benefits?
A) Punjab National Bank
B) UCO Bank
C) Canara Bank
D) Axis Bank
E) None of these
Answer: A) Punjab National Bank

• State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) offers credit cards against Fixed Deposit to customers who don’t meet the eligibility criteria for regular credit cards.
• “Having an FD just got cool. Get lounge access, exciting reward points, cash advance and much more with Credit Card against Fixed Deposits!,” the PSU tweeted.
• PNB becomes the first public sector bank to launch credit card against fixed deposits digitally.
• Get your RuPay or VISA credit card digitally against single or multiple FDs with 80% credit limit, the lender said.
• Benefits of PNB credit card against fixed deposit (FD):
  1) No document submission
  2) No Branch visit
  3) NIL joining fees
  4) Instant issuance of virtual credit card

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Business and Economy – Daily Current Affairs January 19

6. Who among the following will promote exports of new co-op society?
A) Iffco
B) Kribhco
C) Nafed
D) GCMMF
E) All of these
Answer: E) All of these

• The Centre’s new multi-state cooperative society for exporting products of cooperatives will have an authorised share capital of Rs 2,000 crore and an initial paid-up capital of Rs 500 crore contributed by five such organisations.
• These are the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (Iffco), Krishak Bharti Cooperative (Kribhco), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (Nafed), Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), and National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
• The new cooperative for promoting exports is part of the three such organisations being formed.

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7. India produced record over ________ metric tons of sugarcane in sugar season 2021-22?
A) 4,000 Lakh Metric Tons
B) 5,000 Lakh Metric Tons
C) 6,000 Lakh Metric Tons
D) 7,000 Lakh Metric Tons
E) None of these
Answer: B) 5,000 Lakh Metric Tons

• India has produced a record over 5,000 Lakh Metric Tons (LMT) of sugarcane in the sugar season 2021-22.
• About 3,574 LMT of sugarcane was crushed to around 394 LMT of sugar.
• 36 LMT of sugar out of this was diverted to ethanol production and 359 LMT of sugar was produced by sugar mills.
• During 2021-22, the revenue of more than 20 thousand crore rupees was made by sugar mills from the sale of ethanol.
• During the sugar season between October and September 2021-22, India has emerged as the world’s largest producer and consumer of sugar.
• It has also become the world’s second-largest exporter of sugar after Brazil.

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Awards – Daily Current Affairs January 19

8. Which bank bagged Inclusive Finance India Award 2022?
A) Au Small Finance Bank
B) Capital Small Finance Bank
C) Equitas Small Finance Bank
D) ESAF Small Finance Bank
E) None of these
Answer: D) ESAF Small Finance Bank

• ESAF Small Finance Bank has bagged the prestigious Inclusive Finance India Awards 2022 for its contributions in advancing the goal of financial inclusion and supporting inclusive growth.
• K. Paul Thomas, MD and CEO, ESAF Bank, received the award from Anantha Nageshwaran, Chief Economic Advisor at the 19th Inclusive Finance India Summit held in New Delhi.
• The Inclusive Finance India Awards is an initiative of ACCESS Development Services constituted in 2009 in partnership with HSBC India.
• “This valued recognition is a great encouragement for us to reach out to more deserving people who are still out of the banking purview in our country.
• SAF Bank has successfully fostered a culture of financial discipline and also encouraged those people, especially women, to become financially stable in the unbanked and underbanked regions of the country”.

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Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs January 19

9. NASA awarded ____________ million to Boeing Company for agency’s sustainable flight demonstrator project?
A) 425 million dollars
B) 450 million dollars
C) 525 million dollars
D) 450 million dollars
E) None of these
Answer: A) 425 million dollars

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, has awarded 425 million dollars to Boeing Company for the agency’s sustainable flight demonstrator project.
• Under the project, Boeing will work with NASA to build, test, and fly a full-scale demonstrator aircraft and validate technologies aimed at lowering emissions.
• The space agency said that over the next seven years, NASA will invest 425 million dollars, while Boeing and its partners will contribute the remainder of the agreement funding estimated at about 725 million dollars.
• The Transonic Truss-Braced Wing demonstrator single-aisle airplane aims to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by up to 30 percent.
• The concept involves an aircraft with extra-long, ultrathin wings stabilized by diagonal struts and higher-aspect ratios that could eventually accommodate advanced propulsion systems.

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10. Kyndryl and which institution to work on AI-based 3D printing tech?
A) IIT Madras
B) IIT Bombay
C) IIT Indore
D) IIT Tirupati
E) None of these
Answer: D) IIT Tirupati

• Kyndryl, a New York Stock Exchange-listed company that provides IT infrastructure services, has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT, Tirupati) for collaboration in research and promoting innovation in artificial intelligence-enabled 3D printing technology.
• “The collaboration will focus on quickly developing cost-effective 3D prototypes for complex products in manufacturing,” a Kyndryl statement said.
• “IIT Tirupati’s domain knowledge in 3D printing and our expertise in AI will enable co-creation of machine learning models that will allow the identification of potential defects during 3D printing in near real time”.

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Environment and Energy- Daily Current Affairs January 19

11. Which country aimed to become key semiconductor supplier for world?
A) India
B) UK
C) USA
D) UAE
E) None of these
Answer: A) India

• Sensing a huge opportunity in the global semiconductor market, India has set in motion an ambitious plan to become a key supplier for the world with the government itself putting in $10 billion, Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
• Speaking at a session on ‘Learning from semiconductor supply shocks’ at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 here, the minister said there is a very large market that requires semiconductor and India has a huge potential in terms of infrastructure, talent pool and technology.

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Defence – Daily Current Affairs January 19

12. Army will get first Apache attack helicopter in _______________?
A) Feb 2024
B) Mar 2024
C) Apr 2025
D) May 2026
E) None of these
Answer: A) Feb 2024

• The first fuselage for the Indian Army’s contract for six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters has rolled out of the Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) facility in Hyderabad, the Joint Venture between Tata Advanced Systems Limited and aircraft manufacturer Boeing.
• The first Apache is scheduled to be delivered to the Army in February 2024 and training of Army Aviation pilots and technicians has commenced in the U.S. last December, according to a defence official.
• The first fuselage — which is the main body of an aircraft — was formally handed over to the Director General of Army Aviation Lt. Gen. A.K. Suri before it was dispatched by TBAL to Arizona in the U.S. for final assembly, one official said.

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International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs January 19

13. India and which country were natural allies with strong relations in education and skill development sectors?
A) Singapore
B) UK
C) USA
D) UAE
E) None of these
Answer: A) Singapore

• Discussions were centred around strengthening cooperation in the education sector with a focus on democratising innovation, driving entrepreneurship and creating opportunities for the youth.
• Union Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan met a delegation of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, led by Ms. Amanda Kwek, First Secretary, Singapore High Commission.
• They discussed strengthening cooperation in the education sector with a focus on democratising innovation, driving entrepreneurship and creating opportunities for the youth.
• During the meeting, Shri Pradhan said that India and Singapore are natural allies with strong relations in education and skill development sectors.
• We look forward to enhancing cooperation with participation of academia and the industry, he added.

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs January 19

14. PM Modi launches several development projects related to water security, farmers’ welfare and road connectivity at Yadgiri district in ____________?
A) Karnataka
B) Kerala
C) Punjab
D) Haryana
E) None of these
Answer: A) Karnataka

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasised that the double engine government at the Centre and State has focussed on the development of the backward regions by implementing projects that will improve the living standards of the people.
• He was speaking after inaugurating Narayanpur left bank canal with modern irrigation system at Yadgir in North Karnataka.
• The project is implemented at a cost of 4699 crore rupees and will help irrigate over five lakh hectares in the backward regions of Yadgir, Raichur and Kalburgi.

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15. Which edition of Jaipur Literature Festival begins in Jaipur?
A) 15th
B) 16th
C) 17th
D) 18th
E) None of these
Answer: B) 16th

• The 16th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival began this morning in Jaipur.
• The festival was declared open with the performance of classical singer Sushma Som and Nathu Lal Solanki from Pushkar.
• AIR correspondent reports that 20 Indian and 14 international languages are being represented in the 5 day festival.
• More than 250 speakers from the field of Art, literature, and culture across the world are participating in the festival.
• Several writers, thinkers, politicians, business leaders, sports people, and entertainers are participating in the different sessions of the festival, who will discuss diversified issues.
• This year’s themes of the festival include the climate crisis, G20, economics, geopolitics, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Indo-China relations, agriculture, health, and energy.

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16. Who, Kerala Dept. of Fisheries and fishermen signed pact to build 10 advanced fishing vessels?
A) Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited
B) ABG Shipyard Limited
C) Bharati Defence And Infrastructure Limite
D) All of these
E) None of these
Answer: A) Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited

• Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited (UCSL), the Kerala Department of Fisheries and five fishermen Self Help Group societies from Kerala have signed a tripartite agreement for construction of ten deep-sea tuna long liner cum gill netter fishing vessels.
• The order value is about ₹14 crore.
• UCSL at Malpe in Udupi is a fully owned subsidiary of Cochin Shipyard Limited.

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17. Who organized All India meeting of Nodal Officers on Acid Attack?
A) National Commission for Backward Classes
B) Law Commission
C) National Commission for Women
D) National Commission for Minorities
E) None of these
Answer: C) National Commission for Women

• The National Commission for Women (NCW) organized an ‘All India Nodal Officers Meeting on Acid Attack’ to deliberate, discuss, and share suggestions to resolve the issues regarding sale and purchase of acid and other corrosive substances, compensation for survivors, treatment and rehabilitation of survivors, among other topics.
• The meeting was attended by 23 Nodal Officers and representatives from States across India.
• The meeting was chaired by Chairperson, NCW, Ms. Rekha Sharma, and also attended by Shri Asholi Chalai, Joint Secretary of NCW, and Shri Ashutosh Pande, Senior Research Officer of the Commission

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