Today Current Affairs 12 January 2024

Today News Headline, Current Affairs - 12/01/2024

Government:

• Defense: Raksha Mantri calls on UK Prime Minister in London

• Waterways: Inland Waterways takes a giant step with IWDC towards fulfilling Maritime India Vision 2047

• Economy: One District One Product achieves milestone enlisting 50 Aggregators to promote ‘Brand India’

• Youth: PM to inaugurate 27th National Youth Festival at Nashik, Maharashtra on 12th January

• Telecom: DoT Takes pro-active measures in preventing cyber frauds

• Cleanliness: PRESIDENT OF INDIA PRESENTS SWACHH SURVEKSHAN AWARDS

• Rural Development: Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj Shri Vivek Bharadwaj inaugurates the Two-Day Regional Conference on Strengthening of PESA today at Pune, Maharashtra

• Mental Health: NITI Aayog organises National Workshop on “Strengthening Mental Health Services and Care in India”: An initiative under State Support Mission (SSM)

• Trade: Indian delegation visits Hawaii to discuss progress of TMT

• Skill Development: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan attends special session on Developing Global Networks for Skill Development in Gandhinagar

• Finance: GIFT City to be the gateway for India’s vision to become developed nation by 2047, says Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman at the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in Gandhinagar

• Financial Inclusion: India Post Payments Bank enter into MoU with Hindustan Zinc to offer financial inclusion services to its CSR beneficiaries

• Tribal Welfare: Pradhan Mantri Anusuchit Jaati Abhuyday Yojana

• Religion: PM presents sacred Chadar to be placed during the Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at Ajmer Sharif Dargah

• Aviation: Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia flags off flight from Ayodhya to Ahmedabad

• Fishing: Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Shri Parshottam Rupala leads the Sagar Parikrama Yatra Phase-XII on its second day at West Bengal

• Industry 4.0: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan attends inaugural session on Building Workforces for Future: Development of Skills for Industry 4.0 in Gandhinagar

• Awards: Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023 conferred

• Science & Technology: ISRO presented with “Indian of the Year Award" for the year 2023 in the category ‘Outstanding Achievement’

• Disabilities: Historic Initiatives Unveiled for Persons with Disabilities

Business & Economy:

• India-UAE: India-UAE Business Summit held as part of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 to strengthen bilateral ties

Tax & Finance:

• Direct Tax: Direct Tax collections at 80.61% of total Budget Estimates of Direct Taxes for F.Y. 2023-24 upto 10.01.2024

Infrastructure & Transportation:

• Ports: Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways embarks upon a developmental journey with futuristic plans in Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024

Others:

• Consumer Affairs: Consumer interest is of paramount importance: Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India

• Telecom: TRAI releases report on drive tests conducted at 20 locations to assess mobile network quality

• Energy: Restructuring of Coal Controller Organisation Underway

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