29 January Current Affairs 2024 in English

29 January Current Affairs 2024

29 January Current Affairs 2024 refers to the latest news and events happening worldwide and are relevant to our daily lives. Staying updated with the 29 January Current Affairs 2024 is essential for students who are preparing for exams, especially competitive exams, as it forms an important part of the syllabus. The importance of the 29 January Current Affairs 2024 lies in its ability to help students enhance their general knowledge, improve their reading and comprehension skills, and develop their critical thinking abilities.

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29 January Current Affairs 2024 also provides students with insights into issues such as politics, economics, and social issues that are important for their overall development as informed citizens. Regularly reading and analyzing the 29 January Current Affairs 2024 not only helps students ace their exams but also prepares them for their future roles as responsible and well-informed citizens of society.

Australian Open: India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden win Men’s Doubles title

In the men’s doubles final of the Australian Open, India’s Rohan Bopanna won his first Grand Slam title in men’s doubles as he, along with Matthew Ebden, beat the all-Italian duo of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori 7-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final.

Australian Open: Jannik Sinner defeats Daniil Medvedev in the Men’s Singles final and Aryna Sabalenka wins the Women’s Singles

Italy’s Jannik Sinner defeated Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in a hard-fought game 3-6, 3-6, 6-4,6-4,6-3 in the men’s singles final of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Aryna Sabalenka crushes Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-2 to defend the Australian Open title. She became the first woman to do so in more than a decade.

Indian Newspaper Day 2024

India’s Newspaper Day is celebrated every year on 28 January to commemorate the launch of the country’s first newspaper in 1780. “Hicky’s Bengal Gazette, also known as the Calcutta General Advertiser, was the name of the first weekly publication. Augustus Hicky, a James Irishman, is also known as the “father of the Indian press”.

THDC dedicates India’s largest Green Hydrogen pilot project

THDC India Limited, a leading Power Sector PSU, has also established a benchmark in Green Hydrogen production, by successfully implementing India’s one of the first pilot projects aligned with the “National Green Hydrogen Mission” on the auspicious occasion of 75th Republic Day. The Project will be India’s largest electrolyzer end fuel cell-based pilot project.

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister for record ninth time

JD(U) president Nitish Kumar took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar for a record ninth time. Kumar was sworn in by Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Raj Bhavan. BJP leaders — Samrat Choudhary and former Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha- were among those who took oath of office. The two are named as Deputy Chief Ministers.

The gap between credit and deposit growth widens: RBI

The gap between credit and deposit growth as of the first fortnight of January 2024 has widened vis-a-vis the last fortnight of September 2023 even as the former continues to outpace the latter on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, going by RBI data.

Bank of Baroda’s arm rebranded as ‘BOBCARD Limited’ with a ‘Credit Reimagined’ tagline

Bank of Baroda’s wholly-owned subsidiary for cards, ‘BOB Financial Solutions Limited’, has been rebranded as ‘BOBCARD Limited’ with the tagline “Credit Reimagined”. Accordingly, the NBFC has also unveiled a new logo called ‘Baroda Sun’, which comprises dual ‘B’ letterforms that hold the rays of the rising sun.

Zomato, Stripe secure final RBI nod for online payment aggregator

Food-delivery platform Zomato and international financial infrastructure provider Stripe are the latest entities to have received final approval from the regulator to operate as online payment aggregators. With the latest additions, 11 entities have now obtained the regulator’s final nod to operate as online aggregators in the country.

CoRover.ai unveils BharatGPT a GenAI as a Service

CoRover.ai, a Human-Centric conversational AI platform unveils India’s first indigenous Generative AI LLM, BharatGPT. The platform, which aims to cater to over 130 crore users, was showcased at the 2023 Global Partner Artificial Intelligence Summit in New Delhi.

ICC Awards 2023 Winners List: Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav crowned ODI and T20I Cricketer of the Year

The ICC Awards 2023 will encompass a total of 13 categories, recognizing outstanding individuals who excelled in specific formats as well as across multiple formats. The coveted Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy will be awarded for the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy will be presented for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year.

NASA Unveils Aircraft That Can Travel Faster Than Speed Of Sound.

As NASA‘s newest X-plane, the X-59 is designed to break the sound barrier without the thunderous sonic booms that typically occur when aircraft go supersonic. Instead, the Quesst will make a much quieter “thump,” similar to the sound of a car door slamming as heard from indoors. Its predicted top speed is 1.4 times the speed of sound or 1,488 kilometers per hour.

Yes Bank becomes the first Indian bank to conduct export finance transactions on RXIL’s ITFS platform

Yes Bank became the first Indian bank to execute an export finance transaction on the International Trade Financing Services Platform (ITFS) of RXIL Global IFSC Limited (RXIL), a leading cross-border fintech company registered under the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA).

AIIB Anchor Investor in India’s Largest Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Trust

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has invested INR4.86 billion (around USD58.4 million equivalent) in India’s largest renewable energy Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT). The InvIT (Sustainable Energy Infra Trust or SEIT), has eight operating solar power generation assets of 1.54 gigawatt-peak total capacity located nationwide in India.

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