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Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 1st January to 8th January 2024

January Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 1

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Our weekly one-liner current affairs provide a summary of the most significant news of the week in a single line. This makes it easier for you to study for the general awareness and current affairs section, ensuring that you stay informed on all crucial topics. Check out our weekly one-liner current affairs to remain updated and prepare effectively for competitive exams.

National News

  • UAE initiates process of investing $2 billion in food parks in India
  • Gujarat To Unveil India’s First Submarine Tourism In Dwarka
  • Defence Secretary Opens HAL’s Aero Engine R&D Facility In Bengaluru
  • Hardeep Puri inaugurates India’s first ‘Zero Waste Street Food Festival’ in Delhi
  • Guinness world record of performing mass Surya Namaskar created in Gujarat on New Year Day
  • Assam CM flags off 200 green buses for pollution-free Guwahati
  • Reliance Power to sell Kalai II hydropower project to THDC India
  • PM to attend DGP conference at Jaipur
  • India inaugurated its first all-girls Sainik School in Vrindavan, UP
  • PM Modi inaugurates new terminal building at Tiruchirappalli airport
  • Udhampur achieved 100% saturation in ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra”
  • Surat Hosts 12th Divya Kala Mela 2023
  • J&K becomes first UT to implement PM Vishwakarma Yojana
  • Flipkart co-founder, Binny Bansal launched e-commerce start-up ‘OppDoor’
  • IREDA Declared 2024 as ‘Year of HR Development and Discipline’
  • Reliance Industries first in India to receive ISCC-Plus certification
  • KABIL (Khanij Bidesh India Ltd) to invest over ₹200 cr towards securing lithium supplies in Argentina
  • CCI approved Punjab government’s buy of private thermal plant
  • Hyderabad, Bengaluru airports score high in global on-time ranking
  • Maharashtra aims to become Global Drone hub
  • PM inaugurates Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fibre Connection
  • ArcelorMittal partners with IIT Madras to create Hyperloop facility
  • P. tops in entry rate on Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) platform
  • Kerala launches K-Smart tech solution
  • Czech PM to be chief guest at Vibrant Gujarat Summit
  • Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated Startup Expo in Kathua
  • Jharkhand govt reduces qualifying age for old-age pension to 50
  • Andhra Pradesh CM boosts social security pension to Rs 3,000
  • NHAI collaborates with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) to develop ‘Green Cover Index’
  • REC limited signs with Rail Vikas Nigam (RVN) to finance multi-modal
  • UP distributed loans over Rs 6 lakh crore to boost MSME sector
  • Ayodhya to host International Kite Festival ahead of Ram Temple consecration
  • Amit Shah inaugurates 58th DGsP/IGsP conference 2023 in Jaipur
  • Cabinet Approves India-USAID MoU For Railways’ Net-Zero Emission Goal
  • Ayodhya Airport Renamed As ‘Maharishi Valmiki International Airport’
  • Sarbananda Sonowal chair first Inland Waterways Development Council Meeting in Kolkata
  • Amit Shah chairs ‘National PACS Mega Conclave’ in New Delhi
  • Suchetha Satish sets new world record for singing in most languages during single concert in Dubai

International News

  • Argentina Rejects BRICS Membership Under President Javier Milei
  • Francoise Bettencourt Meyers becomes first woman with a $100 billion
  • Russia takes over the BRICS chairmanship
  • France becomes first European country to issue digital Schengen visas
  • EAM Jaishankar to represent India at Uganda NAM Summit in January 2024

Banking and Financial

  • Sukanya Samriddhi Schemes’ interest rates hiked up to 20 bps for Q4FY24
  • GST collection rises 10% in December to Rs 1.64 lakh cr
  • UPI ends 2023 with record transactions worth ₹18-lakh crore
  • India Ratings revises PNB Housing Finance NCD ratings from AA to AA+
  • Bank of India introduced Super Special Fixed Deposit
  • India Ratings raises GDP growth forecast for FY’24 to 6.7% from 6.2%
  • Canara Bank to launch Data Analytics center in Bengaluru
  • REC Limited and Bank of Baroda join hands to finance Power, Infra, and Logistics Projects
  • SBI raises $250 mn via Green Bonds to fund sustainable projects
  • Indian economy to grow at 3 percent in current financial year; NSO

Appointment and Resignation

  • Arvind Panagariya appointed as 16th Finance Commission Chairman
  • Andrew Saberton appointed as the Deputy Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
  • Ashok Vaswani assumes charge as Kotak Mahindra Bank’s MD and CEO
  • Ravindra Kumar Tyagi takes over as CMD of Power Grid Corporation
  • Tshisekedi re-elected president of Congo
  • Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to step down after 52 years on throne
  • Vivek Srivastava appoints as DG of Fire Service
  • Dong Jun Named As China’s New Defense Minister
  • Kia India names Gwanggu Lee as new MD & CEO
  • Justice BR Gavai appoints chairperson of SC legal services committee
  • Nadia Calviño takes over as European Investment Bank (EIB) President
  • Randhir Jaiswal became Spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs
  • Sanjay Jasjit Singh took charge of Western Naval Command
  • P Santhosh appoints as MD & CEO of National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL)
  • Shashi Singh appointed as new president of All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA)
  • Vice Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi appointed as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
  • Sanjiv Aggarwal appoints as MD & CEO of Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (IIFL)
  • Raghuram Iyer appointed as CEO of Indian Olympic Association
  • Vikas Sheel appointed as ED of Asian Development Bank
  • Rajiv Shah named as ‘Class C’ director on Board of Directors of Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  • Indra Mani Pandey assumes charge of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Secretary General
  • Ashwani Gupta appointed as CEO of Adani Ports

Awards

  • Prof B R Kamboj honoured with M S Swaminathan Award

Defence

  • India, UAE to conduct joint military exercise ‘Desert Cyclone’ in Rajasthan

Science

  • ISRO launched XPoSat aboard PSLV-C58
  • Google DeepMind Introduces Mobile ALOHA Humanoid Technology

Sports

  • Australian batter David Warner announces his retirement from ODI
  • Anahat wins U-19 girls” title at Scottish Junior Open squash
  • Beatrice Chebet breaks 5 km world record in Barcelona event

Important day

  • Maharashtra govt to observe 15 January as state sports day
  • 1 January – Global Family Day
  • 1 January – World Day of Peace
  • 1 January – Copyright Law Day
  • DRDO celebrates 66th Foundation Day on January 1
  • 2 January – World Introvert Day
  • 4 January – World Braille Day
  • Chhattisgarh declared dry day on January 22 to honor Ram temple
  • 6 January – World Day of War Orphans
  • 5 January – National Birds Day (Theme 2023 – Right To Fight)
  • 8 January – Earth’s Rotation Day
  • 8 January – South African Native National Congress (SANNC) Day

Obituary

  • Professor Ved Prakash Nanda died
  • Former India defender Prabir Majumdar passes away

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