Daily Current Affairs January 10

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January 10 | Daily Current Affairs 2024

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs January 10

1. What is celebrated every year on January 10 as a day to promote the Hindi language globally?
A) Hindi Diwas
B) BharatiyaBhasha Divas
C) Vishwa Hindi Diwas (World Hindi Day)
D) Hindi Saptah
E) Hindi Sammelan
Answer: C) Vishwa Hindi Diwas (World Hindi Day)

• Every year, January 10 is celebrated as ‘Vishwa Hindi Diwas’, or World Hindi Day.
• Hindi, declared the official language of the Union of India in 1950, was first spoken in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on January 10, 1949. As per Article 343 of the Constitution, Hindi in Devanagari script is the official language of the Union.
• The Centre hosts the ‘World Hindi Conference’ to promote Hindi, as promoting the language in foreign countries is a matter of high priority for it. It was organised for the first time in 1975 in Nagpur and was attended by 122 representatives from 30 nations.
• A unique theme is designated to World Hindi Day every year. In 2024, the theme of the World Hindi Day is “Hindi–Bridging Traditional Knowledge and Artificial Intelligence”.

Sports – Daily Current Affairs January 10

2. In the United Cup, which country, led by Alexander Zverev, emerged victorious by defeating IgaSwiatek’s Poland?
A) Germany
B) France
C) United States
D) Russia
E) Australia
Answer: A) Germany

• Germany beat top seeds Poland to clinch the United Cup after Alexander Zverev and Laura Siegemund won the deciding mixed doubles tie over Hubert Hurkacz and IgaSwiatek.
• With the score tied at 1-1 after Swiatek and Zverev won their respective singles matches, the German duo won the doubles match 6-4, 5-7, 10-4.

Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs January 10

3. Karnataka Bank has signed an agreement with which organization to provide financial services to dairy farmers?
A) Amul
B) NABARD
C) Digivriddhi
D) IFFCO
E) Dairy Development Board
Answer: C) Digivriddhi

• Karnataka Bank has partnered with fintech company Digivriddhi (DGV) to offer financial services catering to the needs of dairy farmers and milk societies. The services will be made available at village dairy co-operative societies associated with milk unions of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF).
• To begin with, the services are now made available to milk societies associated with Chamarajnagar Milk Union.

Business and Economy – Daily Current Affairs January 10

4. ONGC Videsh Ltd has established a wholly-owned subsidiary named OVL Overseas IFSC Ltd. Where is this subsidiary incorporated?
A) New Delhi
B) Mumbai
C) Bengaluru
D) Gujarat’s GIFT City
E) Hyderabad
Answer: D) Gujarat’s GIFT City

• ONGC Videsh Ltd has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary called OVL Overseas IFSC Ltd in Gujarat’s GIFT City that will function as a treasury hub catering to OVL and its 25 subsidiaries, including step-down subsidiaries, across 15 countries.
• OOIL will act as ONGC Group’s gateway to the world for its overseas ventures and investments, the company said.
• ONGC Videsh, recognised as one of 14 Navratana enterprises of the government, is the overseas arm of ONGC, the flagship national oil company. OVL plays a key role in securing the energy interests of India, which imports a significant part of its hydrocarbon requirements.
• The primary business of ONGC Videsh is to prospect for oil and gas acreages outside India, including exploration, development and production of oil and gas. It owns participating interests in 32 oil and gas assets in 15 countries.
• In terms of reserves and production, ONGC Videsh is India’s second-largest petroleum company, next only to its parent ONGC.
• The International Financial Services Centre, developed as a multi-services special economic zone at Gift City, allows domestic and multinational companies the option to shift their overseas investments onshore.
• The government has provided a competitive tax structure for IFSC in a bid to develop it as a hub for international financial services activities.
• Power Finance Corporation (PFC) received approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to set up a wholly-owned finance company in the GIFT City in Gujarat. The entity at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) will present new business opportunities for PFC and contribute to the growth of the country’s power sector

Acquisitions and Mergers – Daily Current Affairs January 10

5. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased its stake in Navin Fluorine International by what percentage?
A) 0.12%
B) 0.24%
C) 0.36%
D) 0.48%
E) 0.55%
Answer: B) 0.24%

• Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has increased its stake in Navin Fluorine International, one of the largest Indian manufacturers of speciality fluorochemicals, by about 0.24% through open market.
• The insurance behemoth disclosed in a regulatory filing that it bought 1.21 lakh shares of Navin Fluorine International on January 08 at an average price of ₹3,630.39 apiece. As a result of this transaction, LIC’s overall stake in Navin Fluorine International crossed over 5%, reaching 5.04%.
• Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Monday said its board has approved acquiring up to 10 per cent in a company promoted by the National Housing Bank (NHB).

Science and Technology – Daily Current Affairs January 10

6. The DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization) has launched an assault rifle named ‘Ugram’ for which branch of the Indian Armed Forces?
A) Indian Army
B) Indian Navy
C) Indian Air Force
D) Indian Coast Guard
E) Paramilitary Forces
Answer: A) Indian Army

• The Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) and a Hyderabad-based private firm launched an indigenous assault rifle named ‘ugram’ (ferocious).
• This is the first time that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) lab has collaborated with a private industry to manufacture a 7.62 x 51 mm calibre rifle, said an official.
• The weapon is designed and developed to meet the operational requirements of the Indian armed forces, paramilitary forces and state police forces, said the official.
• The rifle, weighing less than four kg with a 500-meter firing range, was unveiled at the hands of ShailendraGade, the director general of the Armament and Combat Engineering (ACE) system of the DRDO.

7. The Indian Navy’s P8I aircraft participated in Exercise Sea Dragon-24. Where did this exercise take place?
A) Indian Ocean
B) Arctic Ocean
C) South China Sea
D) Bay of Bengal
E) Guam
Answer: E) Guam

• Indian Navy’s P8I aircraft landed at Guam, a US island territory in Western Pacific, to participate in Exercise Sea Dragon – 24.
• The exercise aims to enhance synergy and interoperability amongst participating navies from US, Australia, South Korea and Japan through professional interactions on ground and in air.

International Affairs – Daily Current Affairs January 10

8. At the Vibrant Gujarat summit, India signed bilateral cooperation agreements with which two countries?
A) United States and France
B) United Arab Emirates and Russia
C) United Kingdom and Japan
D) United Arab Emirates and Czech Republic
E) China and Germany
Answer: D) United Arab Emirates and Czech Republic

• India signed a slew of bilateral cooperation agreements with the United Arab Emirates and the Czech Republic at the Vibrant Gujarat summit.
• With the UAE, India reached agreements on healthcare, development of food parks, and renewable energy, while with the Czech Republic it signed a strategic partnership on innovation
• UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was the chief guest at the summit. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, Mozambique President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, and Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos Horta also attended the summit.
• The cooperation with the UAE has been particularly intense.
• Apart from agreements on healthcare sector and innovation with the UAE, a pact on logistics cooperation was also signed between the government of Gujarat and Dubai-based logistics firm DP World.
• At the same time, India and the Czech Republic released a strategic partnership on innovation.
• The partnership will focus on “sectors such as startup and innovation, cybersecurity, digital domains, artificial intelligence, defence, nuclear energy and circular economy,” India’s foreign ministry said in a joint statement released after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala.
• Prime Minister Modi also met with President Nyusi of Mozambique and President Horta of Timor-Leste.

9. What has the World Health Organization (WHO) recently launched?
A) ICD-10
B) ICD-11
C) Traditional Medicine Module 1
D) Traditional Medicine Module 2
E) Global Health Atlas
Answer: B) ICD-11, Traditional Medicine Module 2

• With the launch of ICD 11, Traditional Medicine Module 2 by the World Health Organization, preparations have started for its implementation.
• The data and terminology relating to diseases based on Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Medicine have been included in the WHO ICD-11 classification. With this effort, the terminology defining diseases in Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha medicine has been indexed as a code and included in the WHO Disease Classification Series ICD-11.
• The Ministry of AYUSH in collaboration with World Health Organization has prepared a classification of diseases used in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani systems under TM-2 module of ICD-11 series. A Donor Agreement between the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Ayush was also signed earlier for this classification. This effort will further strengthen and expand India’s healthcare delivery system, research, Ayush insurance coverage, research & development, policy making system. Apart from this, these codes can also be used to formulate future strategies to control various diseases in the society.
• Launching the ICD-11, TM Module-2 at the India Habitat Centre, Dr.MunjaparaMahendrabhai, Union Minister of State for Ayush and Women & Child Development said that there is a need to modernize Ayush medicine by integrating it with global standards in India as well as across the world.

National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs January 10

10. The Indian Navy has received its first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) from which defense and aerospace company, strengthening maritime surveillance?
A) HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited)
B) DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation)
C) BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited)
D) Adani Defence and Aerospace
E) Tata Advanced Systems Limited
Answer: D) Adani Defence and Aerospace

• The Indian Navy received the first indigenously made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ‘Drishti 10 Starliner’ from the Adani Defence and Aerospace, with Admiral R Hari Kumar hoping that the drone “may turn out to be a third eye in the sky” for securing maritime domain witnessing increasing challenges of conflict.
• Adani Defence and Aerospace was contracted by the Ministry of Defence about ten months ago to supply four medium altitude long endurance (MALE) drones to the Indian Navy and Indian Army. Both the services will get two each in the next few months.
• As per a private defence company, Drishti is an advanced surveillance and reconnaissance platform with 36 hours of endurance and 450 kg payload capacity. It’s the only all-weather military platform with NATO’s STANAG 4671 (standardised agreement 4671) certification for the UAV system’s airworthiness.

11. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the 10th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Gandhinagar
D) Bengaluru
E) Chennai
Answer: C) Gandhinagar

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12. Who inaugurated Indus Food 2024 at Greater Noida?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Amit Shah
C) Nirmala Sitharaman
D) Piyush Goyal
E) Rajnath Singh
Answer: D) Piyush Goyal

• Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal inaugurated the ‘Indus Food 2024’, exhibition to showcase India’s vibrant and diverse food ecosystem, being held in India Exposition Mart, Greater Noida. While delivering an inspiring address at the inauguration of the exhibition, the Minister praised India’s diverse food industry, emphasizing its potential to captivate global markets.

13. What has recently received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag in Odisha?
A) Pattachitra Art
B) Odissi Dance
C) Sambalpuri Saree
D) Chilika Lake
E) Red Ant Chutney
Answer: E) Red Ant Chutney

• The “Kai Chutney,” which is made from red weaver ants, has recently bagged the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag. In the Mayurbhanj district, the Similipal forests, (Asia’s second-largest biosphere) the production of this chutney is an important part of the culinary culture.
• Known to be a great source of protein, zinc, vitamin B-12, calcium, iron etc, it is also claimed that it helps with healthy brain development and thenervous system
• The tribal dish has also gained mainstream popularity in the last decade. From being included in food menus across restaurants to getting British chef Gordon Ramsay’s nod of approval in 2018, the tag will help protect the distinctive flavour profiling, limiting dilution or imitation of the dish. The chutney received the GI tag on January 2, 2024.

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