28 January 2023 Daily Current Affairs

 

China building new dam near India border

China building dam on Mabja Zangbo river near Indian border.

The new dam is located around 16 km north of the tri-junction and is opposite the Kalapani area of Uttarakhand.

The Mabja Zangbo river flows downstream into the Ghaghara or Karnali river before eventually meeting the Ganges in India. Mabja Zangbo originates from Mount Kailash, but is not a major tributary of the critically important water of the Karnali.

The Karnali river is the second biggest tributary by length of the Ganges, after River Yamuna, and the biggest tributary of the Ganges by volume.

 

Toyota New CEO

Toyota names Koji Sato new CEO as Akio Toyoda takes chairman role

 

India Signed MoU Between Prasar Bharati and National Media Authority of Egypt

  

Soon Union budget on Feb 1

On February 1, the Union Budget 2023 for the fiscal year 2023–24 is scheduled to be presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

2 hours and 40 minute 2021 Union budget address set a record for length in Indian history

 

‘Green Railway Station Certification’

East Coast Railways‘ Visakhapatnam railway station has received the prestigious ‘Green Railway Station Certification’ with the highest Platinum rating.

 

India elected as Vice Chair of….

In the 12th Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Animal Genetic Resources (held in Rome) India was elected as Vice-Chair and represented Asia & Pacific region

The Working Group, established by the FAO’s Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA).

 

‘Ironman of India’ passes away

‘Ironman of India’ Sabir Ali, who won the decathlon gold at the 1981 Asian Athletics Championships in Tokyo, passed away. He was 67. Ali, who retired from Railways

 

100 New Cheetahs soon in India

India to get more than 100 Cheetahs from South Africa

The previous transfer from Namibia marked the first intercontinental relocation of cheetahs.

 The Asiatic cheetah is classified as a “critically endangered” species by the IUCN Red List, and is believed to survive only in Iran. Where as Africa Cheetah is classfifed as “Vulnerable” by the IUCN.

 

World’s First Photonic-based Quantum Computer

Canada to Commercialise World’s First Photonic-based Quantum Computer

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new federal investment to build and commercialise the world's first photonic-based, fault-tolerant quantum computer.

Google creative doodle for 74^th Republic Day

Google celebrates the 74th Republic Day of India with a creative masterpiece by a Gujarat-based guest artist Parth Kothekar.