Today Top Current Affairs 24 January 2022 for Banking/Insurance/SSC and other related govt exams, covering the top news, Major Issues, Top 10 Current News of the day, Important events in National Current News, and International Current News.
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National News
Government to Promote Drone use in Agriculture Under ‘Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization’
The centre has planned to promote the use in Agriculture – Financial Support Being Extended Under ‘Sub-Mission on Agriculture Mechanization’.
- With this regard, the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has issued guidelines to make drone technology affordable to the stakeholders to promote precision farming in India.
- Govt of India will offer a 40-100 per cent subsidy to popularise drone in agriculture and Maximum subsidy will be Rs 10 lakh.
State News
World Bank approves loan of $125 million to Bengal government
The World Bank has approved a loan of $125 million (nearly Rs 1,000 crore) for West Bengal under the ‘West Bengal Building State Capability for Inclusive Social Protection’ operation.
- the long amount will be used for the social welfare schemes such as ‘Kanyashree’, ‘Rupashree’, ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’, ‘Swastha Sathi’, ‘Widow Pension’ and ‘Old Age Pension’ in West Bengal for inclusive social protection.
Ranking News
Amit Shah launches District Good Governance Index in 20 districts of J-K
Amit Shah has launched the District Good Governance Index (DGGI) in Jammu and Kashmir.
- District Good Governance Index (DGGI) covers the policies, schemes and programs of the central as well as the state governments at the district level.
- The Index will rank the districts and also present their comparative picture.
- The District Good Governance Index has been by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) in partnership with the Union Territory’s administration.
District Good Governance Index: Jammu tops followed by Doda, Samba
- the Jammu district has topped in the list followed by districts of Doda, Samba, Pulwama and Srinagar in the UT.
- The DGGI has 58 indicators with 116 data points.
International News
NATO will hold 12-day maritime drills in the Mediterranean Sea
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) member countries have partnered with the United States to conduct a 12-day maritime exercise in the Mediterranean Sea.
- 12-day maritime exercise “Neptune Strike 22 will be held from 24th January 2022 to 4th February 2022 in the Mediterranean Sea.
- The main purpose of the maritime exercise, called “Neptune Strike ’22” is to demonstrate and test NATO’s maritime capabilities.
Sports News
PV Sindhu wins Syed Modi International tournament, defeats Malvika Bansod
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has won her second women’s singles title at the Syed Modi International badminton tournament in Lucknow and defeated Malvika Bansod by 21-13 21-16.
- Prior to this, the former world champion Sindhu won the BWF World Tour Super 300 event in 2017.
- the men’s singles final was declared a ‘No Match’ after one of the finalists tested positive for COVID-19 which was played between Arnaud Merkle and Lucas Claerbout
- The 2022 Syed Modi International badminton tournament was held at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh between 18th January 2022 to 23rd January 2022.
Awards News
Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe conferred Netaji Award 2022
On 23rd January 2022, Former Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been conferred with the Netaji Award 2022 by Netaji Research Bureau at the Elgin Road residence of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary.
- The Netaji Award 2022 was received by Nakamura Yutaka on behalf of Abe.
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