Today Current Affairs 18 January 2024

Today News Headline, Current Affairs - 18/01/2024

Government & Politics:

• Minister of State Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil inaugurates the three-day National Workshop on Healthy Village in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.

• Prime Minister performs darshan and puja at Shree Ramaswami Temple in Thriprayar, Kerala.

• PM to interact with beneficiaries of Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra.

Military & Defence:

• Chief of the Naval Staff flags off Chadar Trek Expedition to Zanskar River, Ladakh.

• Defence Secretary praises NCC cadets as role models for youth at NCC Republic Day Camp 2024.

• Chief of the Naval Staff inaugurates clean and green CO2-based AC plant at INS Shivaji.

Infrastructure & Development:

• Prime Minister dedicates infrastructure projects worth more than ₹4,000 crores in Kochi, Kerala.

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates new building of the Office of the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies in New Delhi.

• 597 Railway Stations made Divyangjan friendly.

Economy & Finance:

• Production Linked Incentive Schemes witness over Rs. 1.03 lakh crore of investment till Nov 2023.

• Department of Revenue invites suggestions on draft ‘Indian Stamp Bill, 2023’ from the public.

• Overall Mineral Production Increases by 6.8% in November 2023.

• KVIC launches ‘Khadi Sanatan Vastra’ from its flagship store in Connaught Place, New Delhi.

• Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M Scindia flags off inaugural flight connecting Ayodhya to Bangalore and Kolkata.

• PFRDA notifies Point of Presence (PoP) Regulations requiring only one registration for the National Pension System.

Science & Technology:

• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare leverages AI technologies for the benefit of farmers.

• Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, makes a transformative visit to the USA.

• NeGD organizes 41st CISO Deep Dive Training Programme under MeitY’s initiative Cyber Surakshit Bharat.

• Secretary, MeitY launches “Centre of Excellence in Intelligent Internet of Things Sensors” and “India Innovation Centre for Graphene” in Kerala.

International Relations:

• Text of the Vice-President’s Address at the inaugural ceremony of 12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace.

• Union S&T Minister Dr Jitendra Singh calls for finding Indian solutions to Indian problems.

Social Welfare & Culture:

• Prime Minister shares shlok from Shree Ram Raksha sung by Lata Mangeshkar.

• Buddha's teachings are not relics of the past but a compass for our future – VP.

• Mission Governing Board finalizes implementation strategy and timelines of NQM.

• Prime Minister pays homage to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji on his Parkash Utsav.

Others:

• 15 Crore Participants in Two Months.

• PM to visit Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu on 19 January.

• IISF 2023 Inauguration Ceremony.

• Shri Nitin Gadkari says committed to revive BOT model making it investment-friendly and attractive for private partnerships.

• Prime Minister remembers M.G. Ramachandran on his birth anniversary.

• YEAR END REVIEW 2023-International Cooperation Cell (ICC), Department of Higher Education.

• Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Shri Parashottam Rupala chairs the National Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture Insurance in hybrid mode today at PUSA, New Delhi.

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