Daily Current Affairs 23rd January 2024

Q1. Which state recently started the Mahtari Vandana Yojana 2024, which provides women with ₹1000 in monthly financial assistance?
Ans. Chhattisgarh
Q2. Who has the potential to become history by being the first female neutral umpire nominated by the ICC in a bilateral series?
Ans. Sue Redfern
Q3. Which Indian state is the venue for the Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival (PPHF) 9th edition?
Ans. Arunachal Pradesh
Q4. Which city hosted the opening of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace’s 12th General Assembly?
Ans. New Delhi
Q5. Who was recently appointed to the position of Eastern Naval Command’s Chief Staff Officer (Operations)?
Ans. Rear Admiral Shantanu Jha
Q6. In the men’s 25-meter center-fire pistol competition at the 2024 Asian Shooting Championship in Jakarta, who took home the gold medal as an individual?
Ans. Yogesh Singh
Q7. What is the name of the smartphone app that was introduced to provide for clear tracking of the funding flow for the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS)?
Ans. e-Sakshi
Q8. Which organization did Foxconn collaborate with to open a chip packaging and testing plant in India?
Ans. HCL Group
Q9. Which Indian city just created its first 3D urban spatial digital twin?
Ans. Varanasi
Q10. Which Indian institution has teamed up with Altair to launch the eMobility Simulation Lab, which will serve as a center for cutting-edge eMobility research and training?
Ans. IIT Madras
Q11. With ISRO’s second-generation ‘Distress Alert Transmitter’ (DAT-SG), improved satellite connection at sea allows for real-time acknowledgements. To whom does this benefit?
Ans. Fishermen
Q12. What is the main goal of the ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ campaign by NHAI?
Ans. To prevent the use of a single FASTag for multiple vehicles
Q13. Where did Union Fisheries Minister Parshottam Rupala announce the start of a project to create artificial reefs in order to increase fish populations and encourage sustainable fishing practices?
Ans. Vizhinjam, Kerala
Q14. Which city hosted the opening of Wings India 2024, Asia’s largest aviation expo, by Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia?
Ans. Hyderabad
Q15. Which language is one of the nine classical languages that the Indian government has chosen to include in the New Education Policy?
Ans. Farsi
Q16. Which company has won a significant contract between ₹10,000–₹15,000 crore for the electrical portion of the bullet train project that connects Mumbai and Ahmedabad?
Ans. Larsen & Toubro
Q17. Which business is ranked as the second most valuable IT services brand globally, according to Brand Finance’s 2024 Global 500 IT Services Ranking?
Ans. Tata Consultancy Services
Q18. Which Indian state has the record for the first-ever verified sighting of the endangered Tibetan brown bear?
Ans. Sikkim
Q19. What body recently eliminated Aadhaar from the list of eligible birth certificate documents?
Ans. Employee’s Provident Fund Organization
Q20. Which nation’s company, Betavolt, introduced a nuclear battery that promises to provide electricity for 50 years without requiring maintenance?
Ans. China