Dear Readers, Here we have given the list of Important Weekly Current Affairs of Jan 22nd to 31st Jan 2024. Candidates those who are preparing for Upcoming SBIClerk 2024 and other competitive exams can make use of it.

Weekly Current Affairs January 22nd to 31st PDF Download

CURRENT AFFAIRS : BANKING & FINANCE

• Even as the finance ministry expects FY24 economic growth to exceed the central bank's projection of 7%, it also expects growth in the following year, FY25, to be close to 7%, even though geopolitical risks could lead to supply chain disruptions and a rise in inflation.
• Having reaped rich dividends from the Reserve Bank in the current financial year, the government will be looking forward to receiving about Rs 70,000 crore from the central bank and the financial institutions (FIs) in the next financial year.
• CSB Bank on January 29 reported a net profit of Rs 150 crore for the October-December quarter of the financial year 2023-24, a 4 percent drop from Rs 155 crore clocked in the year-ago period.
• The Reserve Bank of India has allowed Life Insurance Corp. of India to acquire as much as 99 percent of HDFC Bank, the country's largest private lender, told stock exchanges on January 25.
• State-run Bank of Baroda on January 24 issued infrastructure bonds worth Rs 5,000 crore maturing in 10 years, according to people familiar with the development.
• Ratings agency ICRA has revised upwards its projection of bank credit growth in FY24 to 14.9-15.3 per cent, estimated at an incremental growth of ₹20.4-20.9 lakh crore, from the earlier projection of 12.8-13 per cent equating to a growth of ₹17.5-17.8 lakh crore.
• Zomato Payments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zomato Limited, has received the certificate of authorisation from the Reserve Bank of India to operate as an online payment aggregator.
• Gurgaon-based Aye Finance, a non-banking financial company (NBFC), achieves a significant milestone by disbursing loans totaling ₹10,000 crore to micro-enterprises.
• SBI Life Insurance, one of the most trusted private life insurers in the country, launched two products– ‘SBI Life - Saral Swadhan Supreme’ and ‘SBI Life - Smart Swadhan Supreme’,.
• Max Life Insurance Company Limited., has launched Smart Wealth Annuity Guaranteed Pension Plan - SWAG Pension Plan.
• The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has invested Rs 4.86 billion (around USD58.4 million equivalent) in India’s largest renewable energy Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT).
• HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, has become the first lender in the country to achieve the milestone of 20 million credit cards in force (CIF).
• The government has expanded the scope of activities that can be undertaken at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) by including services such as book-keeping, accounting, taxation, and financial crime compliance.
• Chennai-based Indian Bank is in the process of establishing an operations support subsidiary to offer value-added services while optimizing costs, particularly for operations in non-metropolitan areas.
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has announced that investors across all categories will be allowed to engage in short-selling, with the restriction that naked short-selling will not be permitted.
• Uncia Technologies has successfully launched its advanced Supply Chain Finance platform, Uncia Chain, at Unity Small Finance Bank Limited (Unity Bank), known for its digital-first banking approach.
• In celebration of its silver jubilee year, Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL), Asia's first listed depository, announced the launch of two unique multi-lingual initiatives namely Multi-Lingual CAS & CDSL Buddy Sahayta 24*7' Chatbot to signify its commitment to inclusivity and accessibility in the capital market landscape.
• Kyndryl, the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, has engaged with Canara Bank, one of the largest public sector banks in India, to optimize the bank’s business services and operations, and modernize its IT infrastructure.
• The Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC), representing non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), has introduced a comprehensive code of conduct for these entities.
• The Reserve Bank of India released a 'draft framework for recognising Self-Regulatory Organisations (SRO) for FinTech Sector', stating the characteristics of a FinTech SRO, including the required functions and governance standards.
• In a bid to fortify the stability of the financial system, policy researchers are advocating for the inclusion of a new parameter, the Debt-to-Income (DTI) ratio, when evaluating the creditworthiness of individuals seeking retail loans.
• Bank of Baroda’s wholly-owned subsidiary for cards, ‘BOB Financial Solutions Limited’, has been rebranded as ‘BOBCARD Limited’ with the tagline “Credit Reimagined”.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued guidelines for appointing and re-appointing auditors for state and central cooperative banks.
• The State Bank of India (SBI) has eliminated the 'fraud' designation on Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL), previously recorded in the Central Fraud Registry database, following a directive from the Delhi High Court.
• The General Insurance Council (GIC) in consultation with all the general and health Insurance companies have announced the “Cashless Everywhere” initiative.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

• The Government has declared Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) as an 'Unlawful Association' for a further period of five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967.
• Union Minister of Civil Aviation and Steel, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia virtually inaugurated a UDAN flight connecting Dehradun and Pithoragarh from New Delhi. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami also joined the event from Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand.
• Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 9 National Highway projects costing Rs 2,367 crore and total length of 225 km in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
• The second edition of India Energy Week (IEW) is scheduled to take place in Goa from the 6th to the 9th of February
• The Indian civil aviation regulator Directorate Genera l of Civil Aviation has imposed a penalty of ₹1.1 crore on Air India for safety violations on certain flights.
• Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), a Government of India enterprise under the administrative control of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, has unveiled 'Pahal'- the insightful house journal of its Vigilance Department.
• The 7th edition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha 2024’ will be held on the 29th of this month.
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah launched a book titled, 'A Promised Nation Hon'ble Shri Narendra Modi- the Maker of New India', written on the life and works of PM Modi in Braille script in New Delhi
• The government expanded the scope of activities at the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).
• President Droupadi Murmu has informed that the Election Commission of India plays an important role in the diversity of democracy
• The Government has approved that Coal India Limited (CIL) will set up two Coal Gasification Plants with a view to achieve the target of 100 MT coal gasification by the year 2030 and to fulfil India’s dual objectives of self-reliance an d energy independence.
• The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fined Air India a sum of Rs. 1.1 crore for allegedly violating safety protocols on specific long-range and terrain-critical routes.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron will be visiting Jaipur for a one-day visit.
• The Cabinet chaired by the  Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the scheme for promotion of Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects of Government PSUs and Private Sector with an outlay of Rs.8,500 crore towards incentive for coal gasification projects under three categories.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed between the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology of the Sultanate of Oman on cooperation in the field of Information Technology.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the proposal for signing of a protocol for establishment of a Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) between the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved proposal for equity investment by
• CIL for setting up of Coal-to-SNG (Synthetic Natural Gas) Project at ECL command area through a JV of CIL & GAIL; and
• for setting up of Coal-to-Ammonium Nitrate Project at the MCL command area through a JV of CIL & BHEL.
• Equity Capital of Rs.1,997.08 Crore (±25%) by CIL considering a Debt-Equity Ratio of 70:30, and 51% Equity Investment in JV Company with an estimated Project Capex of Rs.13,052.81 Crore (accuracy of ±25%) for the proposed Coal-to-Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) at Sonepur Bazari Area of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) in Burdwan district of West Bengal through JV of CIL and GAIL.
• Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Jal Shakti, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, is set to inaugurate Synopsys’ Chip Design Centre at DLF Tech Park in Noida.
• The 63^rdCentral Geological Programming Board (CGPB) meeting was held in Bhopal, Madhya Prade
• The Government of India has announced the “Rastriya Vigyan Puraskar” in the  field of Science, Technology and Innovation.
• The central government could fix a higher mandatory minimum wage rate applicable across the country ahead of the general elections, adopting recommendations of a high-level expert panel looking into the matter.
• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will inaugurate a year-long pan India campaign Hamara Samvidhan, Hamara Samman to commemorate the 75th Year of India as a Republic, in New Delhi.
• The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the new state-of-the-art Boeing India Engineering & Technology Center (BIETC) campus in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• India recently participated in the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos, Switzerland, which launched the “Global Good Alliance for Gender Equity and Equality”.
• India has been elected as the First Vice Chair of the FAO COFI (Food and Agriculture Organisation Committee on Fisheries) Sub-Committee on Fisheries Management.
• The Government has approved an outlay of Rs 235 cr for revamped Scheme for Administrative Reforms of DARPG to be implemented in next two years (2024-25 and 2025-26 ) of the 15th Finance Commission Cycle.
• The Finance Ministry has postponed plan of spending ₹5,000 crore in FY24 to refill the strategic petroleum reserves, citing emerging trends in oil markets.
• The Union Environment Ministry issued a notification titled: Wild Life (Protection) Licencing (Additional Matters for Consideration) Rules, 2024.
• 19 children have been selected for Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
• CA Institute, which is the world’s largest accounting body, has initiated an exercise to develop a ‘Vision 2049’ document to position itself as a globally recognised leader in the accounting profession.
• Prime Minister Modi has inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee celebration of the Supreme Court of India in New Delhi.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• QatarEnergy and US-based Excelerate Energy signed an agreement on Monday to supply 1 million metric tonnes per year (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh for 15 years from January 2026.
• Ukraine's energy ministry stated that it will begin building four new nuclear reactors this year to compensate for Russia's seizure of the country's largest nuclear plant.
• Pakistan and Iran agreed to work together to improve security cooperation in the wake of deadly airstrikesby Tehran and Islamabad earlier this month that killed at least 11 people, marking a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors.
• AP Moller-Maersk has revealed the Ane Maersk, the world’s largest Ship that can run on the green hydrogen
• Saudi Arabia is preparing to open its first alcohol store in the capital Riyadh which will serve exclusively non-Muslim diplomats.
• Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas embarks on its first official voyage on Jan. 27, 2024.
• After 16 years of negotiations, Switzerland and India have finally reached a consensus on a free-trade agreement, as confirmed by Swiss Economy Minister Guy Parmelin, reported.
• The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement in the global fight against the disease
• The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) successfully launched its Sorayya satellite into a 750-kilometer orbit.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE NEWS

• Odisha Cabinet approved a new scheme for the development of the tribals of Odisha-LABHA (Laghu bana jatya drabya kraya), officials stated.
• The Invest Goa 2024 Summit which will feature 24 different speakers addressing potential key sectors of the coastal state will begin on January 29, in
• Bharat Innovative Glass Technologies Private Limited, a joint venture firm between the US-based gorilla glass maker Corning International Corporation and Indian telecommunications company Optiemus Infracom, will be setting up a new factory near Chennai at an investment of ₹1,003 crore to manufacture front-cover glass products, meant for smartphones and electronic products.
• A major milestone has been achieved at the 850 MW Ratle Hydro Electric Project in Jammu & Kashmir, with the diversion of Chenab River through diversion tunnels at Drabshalla in Kishtwar district.
• The Desert Festival 2024 is scheduled to take place in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, from February 22 to 24, with the theme "Back to the Desert."
• The Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya will be opened to the general public from January 23.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• Japan’s Sony Groupstated it has sent a termination notice to Zee Entertainment to call off a $10 billion merger of their Indian operations, following an impasse over who will lead the combined entity.
• Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) has acquired General Motors India's Talegaon plant in Maharashtra and will invest Rs 6000 crore in the state.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS AND HONOURS

• The tableau of the Ministry of Culture has secured the first prize at the Republic Day Parade 2024.
• The Union government released the list of winners of the Padma Awards 2024, the nation's second-highest civilian honour & these awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order) and Padma Shri (distinguished service).
• Former India wicket-keeper Mr Farokh Engineer and all-rounder Mr Ravi Shastri were bestowed with the Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Awards at the glittering Naman Awards ceremony in Hyderabad.
• Rashtrapati Bhavan announced in its communique that prominent socialist leader and former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur will be posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• The government has appointed former chairman and chief executive officer of the Railway Board chairman, Anil Kumar Lohati, as the new chairperson of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai)
• Adani Energy Solutions Limited approved during the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held on January 29, 2024, approved that Rohit Soni, Chief Financial Officer (a Key Managerial Personnel, categorized as Senior Management Personnel), to relinquish his position as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, in view of transition to a new role, effective from closure of the business hours on March 31, 2024.
• Bhutans liberal politician Tshering Tobgay, leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), officially began his second term as prime minister, following elections earlier this month.
• Shri Sudhir Sekhri, an Apparel industry veteran, has taken over as the new Chairman of Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC).
• Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, breaking away from the grand alliance less than 18 months after forming a new government in the state with the support of Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal.
• In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Prasarma Bhalachandra Varale, Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, to be a Judge of the Supreme Court of India.
• To strengthen its leadership team, InterGlobe Enterprises has announced the appointment of Aditya Pande as its Group Chief Executive Officer, effective from March 1.
• India's Suryakumar Yadav was named captain of the ICC T20I team of the Year for 2023.
• Investment banker Atul Mehra has resigned from his position as joint managing director at JM Financial Services after a 33-year tenure in the group, the company stated.
• Manchester United appointed Omar Berrada as its new chief executive officer, the club stated in a statement.
• Chief Minister Revanth Reddy appointed his confidant Vemu Narender Reddy as adviser (public affairs) to the Chief Minister.
• Zaka Ashraf, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), has stepped down.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE NEWS

• The Indian Navy stated that its offshore patrol vessel INS Sumitra rescued an Iranian-flagged fishing vessel (FV) hijacked by armed pirates off the Somali coast, the second such action in the last 24 hours in the Arabian Sea where the security situation has deteriorated significantly due to the resurgence of piracy, and missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
• The launch of ‘Ammunition Cum Torpedo Cum Missile Barge, LSAM 19 (Yard 129)’, 5th Barge of 11 x ACTCM Barge Project, built by MSME Shipyard, M/s Suryadipta Projects Private Limited, Thane, Maharashtra for Indian Navy, was undertaken at M/s Suryadipta Project Pvt Ltd (Launch site of M/s SPPL).
• The Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) to acquire 14 Fast Patrol Vessels (FPVs) for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).
• The inaugural edition of Joint Military Exercise ‘SADA TANSEEQ’ between India and Saudi Arabia will be held from January 29 to February 10 in Rajasthan, the Indian Army stated on January 27.
• The Indian Army contingent comprising 25 personnel reached Egypt to take part in the India-Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise CYCLONE.
• The 11th edition of India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise Khanjar started at the Special Forces Training School in Himachal Pradesh’s Bakloh.
• Steadfast Defender 2024 is set to be the largest North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) military exercise since the Cold War, involving around 90,000 troops.
• The 11th edition of the India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise 'Khanjar' commenced at the Special Forces Training School in Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh.
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) announced that the debris of the An-32 aircraft, which went missing over the Bay of Bengal in 2016 with 29 people onboard, has been found after 7 years.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS NEWS

• Krutrim, an AI startup founded by Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal, stated it has raised a funding round that values it at $1 billion.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• India is set to enhance its meteorological monitoring capabilities with the launch of INSAT-3DS, an advanced weather satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
• The Aditya-L1 spacecraft has successfully deployed its 6-meter-long magnetometer boom in space at Lagrange Point-1.
• North Korea has conducted a test of its underwater nuclear weapons system in a protest against this week's joint military drills by South Korea, the United States and Japan.
• Cameroon, a Central African Country became the first country to begin immunising children with malaria vaccine as part of its national immunisation program.
• Hyderabad-based Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL) a wholly owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and a leading biopharmaceutical company in India launched India’s first indigenously developed Hepatitis A vaccine ‘Havisure’ in Hyderabad.
• Iran has achieved a significant milestone in its space program with the successful launch and operation of its domestically-developed satellite, Soraya.
• The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission, designed to observe natural processes and changes in earth’s complex ecosystems, is on track for an “early 2024” launch, a senior official at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
• In a noteworthy collaboration between the Department of Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) at Delhi-AIIMS and IIT-Delhi, a notable milestone has been reached with the creation of a valve, commonly referred to as a tracheoesophageal prosthesis.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING AND INDEX

• Delhi's BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd, BSES Yamuna Power Ltd, and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Company and Noida Power Company Ltd have topped the ratings of the power distribution companies in the country in FY23.
• Asia's richest billionaire Mukesh Ambani joined the exclusive club of tycoons having net worth of at least $100 billion after shares of Reliance Industries (RIL) ended at fresh all-time high levels.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: MOUS AND AGREEMENT

• NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Maharashtra for development of Green Hydrogen and derivatives (Green Ammonia, Green Methanol) of up to 1 million Ton capacity per annum, including Pumped Storage Projects of 2 GW and development of renewable energy projects with or without storage up to 5 GW in the state.
• Telecom major Reliance Jio and Chinese smartphone company OnePlus have joined hands to set up a 5G innovation lab in India.
• The Government of India has achieved another milestone in the water management sector, particularly in the interlinking of rivers (ILR) program And this is a significant moment for the people of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, as both states signed an MoU with the Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS), Government of India (GoI) in New Delhi.
• Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM), Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), and Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, have renewed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
• REC Limited, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power and a leading NBFC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund Limited (NIIFL) to collaborate on a suite of funding solutions for Renewable Energy Projects as well as large-scale infrastructure projects in India.
• State-owned power producer SJVN has signed an agreement with NHAI to provide technical consultancy services for highway projects.
• The CSIR-Human Resource Development Centre (CSIR-HRDC), Ghaziabad (UP) signed a collaborative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with M/s Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI), Capital Goods & Strategic Skill Council (CGSSC), Hydrocarbon Sector Skill Council (HSSC) and Life Sciences Sector Skill Development Council (LSSSDC).

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS NEWS

• In the Khelo India games, Maharashtra ranks first in the medal tally with a total of 127 medals including 44 gold, 39 silver, and 44 bronze medals followed by Haryana scoring 94 medals including 33 gold, 19 silver, and 42 bronze
• The International Cricket Council (ICC) has lifted the suspension of Sri Lanka Cricket with immediate effect.
• In air rifle shooting, Indian Olympian Divyasnsh Singh Panwar had struck gold in the men's event with a world record score in the final while Sonam Uttam Maskar, competing in her first International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup, bagged silver in the women's 10-metre event in
• Indian Tennis star Rohan Bopanna for the first time climbed to World Number One position in the latest ATP Doubles Rankings
• India's tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden clinched the grand slam title at the Australian Open 2024 after the duo defeated Italy's Simone Bolelli, and Andrea Vavassori in the men's doubles final at Melbourne Park.
• Aryna Sabalenka crushes Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2 to defend Australian Open title.
• Indian batting star Virat Kohli bagged the ICC ODI Player of the Year award for the fourth time, following his record-breaking performance in the World Cup 2023.
• In the Khelo India youth games, Nikita Kumari of Rajasthan won the gold in the discus throw event.
• Tata Group has won IPL sponsorship rights for 5 years for $300 million.
• In the Khelo India Youth Games 2023, defending champions Maharashtra opened their gold medal account when gymnast Aaryan Davande clinched the Boys Artistic All-Round crown at the SDAT Aquatics complex in Chennai.
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli has opted to withdraw from the first two Tests against England, citing personal reasons
• In Khelo India games, women's hockey under 18 category,Madhya Pradesh won against Chhatisgarh 1-0, Tamilnadu lost to Mizoram 0-7, Haryana won Jharkhand by scoring four goals against three Odisha scored a two-goal win against Punjab.
• India’s Man Singh claimed the gold medal at the Asian Marathon Championships 2024 with a personal best timing of two hours 14 minutes and 19 seconds in Hong Kong.
• In the rhythmic gymnastics individual event of the Khelo India Youth games, Sanyukta Kale from Maharashtra won the gold, Muskan Rana from Jammu and Kashmir won the silver and Life Adlakha won the bronze medals.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

• International Day of Education 2024 is observed on the 24th January 2024
• National Girl Child Day 2024 is observed on the 24th of January 2024.
• National Voters Day 2024 is observed on the 25th January 2024.
• National Tourism Day 2024 is observed on the 25th January
• Republic Day 2024 is observed on the 26th January 2024.
• International Customs Day 2024 is observed on the 26th January 2024.
• International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024 is observed every year on the 27th January.
• Indian Newspaper Day is a day to commemorate the birth of newspapers in India.
• Martyrs Day 2024 is observed on the 30th of January 2024.

CURRENT AFFAIRS : OBITUARIES

• Rana Talwar, the first person from Asia to head a global bank (Standard Chartered) passed away at the age of 76 after being unwell for some time.
• Dr Nitya Anand, who discovered India’s first oral contraceptive pill ‘Saheli’, passed away after a prolonged illness at SGPGIMS Lucknow. He was 99.
• Luigi “Gigi” Riva, Italy’s leading all-time national team goalscorer, passed away at the age of 79.