Current Affairs in English – January 24 2023

January 24, 2022

National Events:

WFI:

• Sports Ministry has formed an Oversight Committee to enquire into the allegations of sexual misconduct and financial irregularities in the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), leveled by prominent sportspersons.
• The Committee will be headed by Khel Ratna Awardee M C Mary Kom and other members include Yogeshwar Dutt and Trupti Murgunde. It will complete the inquiry within four weeks.

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2023:

• President Droupadi Murmu conferred Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2023 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 23 January 2023.
• The awards have been conferred upon 11 children for their exceptional achievement in six categories, which include Art, Culture, Bravery, Innovation, Social Service, and Sports. Each awardee has received a medal, a cash prize of one lakh rupees, and a certificate.

National Girl Child Day:

• National Girl Child Day is celebrated in India every year on January 24. It was initiated in 2008 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the government of India.
• The day aims to raise awareness of the disparities that girls face in a variety of areas, including education, employment, clothing, and others. The first National Girl Child was celebrated on January 24, 2008.

ITDC & Ayush Ministry:

• The Ayush Ministry has signed an MOU with India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), in January 2023. They will work together for the promotion of medical value travel in Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine.
• According to the MOU, the Ministry of Ayush will provide training to the officials of ITDC to sensitise them about Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine.

FIH:

• The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has partnered with JSP Foundation for Hockey Development and Men’s World Cup in Jan 2023. FIH will be working closely with JSP Foundation for some of its key initiatives for hockey development.
• The partnership will also see the JSP Foundation coming onboard the ongoing FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela as a global partner.

Youth-20:

• The first meeting of the Youth-20 Group will be held in Guwahati from 6-8 February, 2023. The Youth 20 (Y20) Summit is being hosted by India for the first time on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.
• The meeting will focus on five themes of the Future of Work-climate change and disaster risk reduction, peace building and reconciliation, democracy and youth in health, well-being and sport.

OSDMA:

• The Centre has selected the Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) and the Lunglei Fire Station, Mizoram, for the Subhash Chandra Bose Disaster Management Award 2023 for their work in disaster management.
• OSDMA was established in 1999. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 51 lakh in the case of an institution and Rs 5 lakh and a certificate in the case of an individual.

ULPIN:

• Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur launched the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) in Leh in January 2023. The 14-digit ULPIN would help in the digitization of land records and also reach a conclusive land titling.
• The scheme would also prove beneficial to collect accurate land records and land areas for hilly land to record the vertical dimension of land.

Jharkhand government:

• Jharkhand government has launched a water conservation scheme with an outlay of Rs 467.32 crore to benefit farmers who faced drought in 2022.
• Under the scheme, 2,133 ponds will be renovated and 2,795 percolation tanks will be built in all blocks of 24 districts of the state.
• The objective of this scheme is to provide water to the drought-affected farmers of the state for irrigation purpose.

Tamil Nadu Events:

AIF:

• The American India Foundation (AIF) inaugurated India’s first STEM Innovation and Learning Center (SILC) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in January 2023. It was inaugurated under the scheme of Vanavil Mandram.
• The Centre will introduce students to a transdisciplinary learning approach through robotics, Al, Space Technology, and the STEM Incubation workstation.