8th & 9th January 2023

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 Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Launched ‘Didir Suraksha Kavach’ Campaign

 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a new campaign “Didi’rSurakha Kavach” for her party, Trinamool Congress. The campaign “Didi’rSurakha Kavach” ahead of the panchayat polls due in April. The “Didi’rSurakha Kavach” will begin on 10th January 2023.The campaign will continue for 60 days during which   the workers of the party will reach out to the people across the state and ensure that everyone can avail of the welfare schemes of the state government.

• During the “Didi’rSurakha Kavach” campaign every leader of the party, MP, and MLA will stay at         people’s homes for 10 nights.
• TMCs campaign in 2021 has resonance with Bengal voters and Mamata Banerjee will have to                         replicate something along those lines to ensure similar results in       the Panchayat polls.
• Mamata Banerjee will focus on her government’s performance with state schemes as well as the              implementation of central government schemes.
• The “Didi’rSurakha Kavach” was launched on 2nd January 2023.
• The campaign was launched by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and TMC national general                       secretary   Abhishek Banerjee, and State President Subrata Bakshi.
• The objective of the campaign is to reach and connect with the people similar to the ‘Duare Sarkar’                 (Government at Doorstep)
• According to the campaign, 3.5 lakh party workers will reach out to around 10 crore people in the                   state.
• To ensure the welfare of the people of Bengal, the “Didi’rSurakha Kavach” will cover 15 GoWB                        schemes.

Chief Which of the following state has launched two programme named ‘Didir Suraksha Kawach’ and ‘Didir Doot’, ahead of the 2023 panchayat polls?

ImoinuEratpa Festival Celebrated in Manipur, CM Extends Warm Greetings to People.

Imoinu Day is celebrated in Manipur as a part of the Meitei Cultural ritual. The traditional festival of Imoinu Day is celebrated on the 12th day of the Meitei Lunar Month of Wakching. Every year on this day, people of the valley serve dishes in odd numbers as part of the ImoinuEratpa ritual. They regard ImoinuEratpa as a goddess of health, prosperity, abundance, and order of domesticity in Manipur.

Which of the following state has celebrated the ImoinuEratpa festival?

India Takes Over Leadership of the Asian Pacific Postal Union.

India has taken over the leadership of the Asia Pacific Postal Union (APPU) in January 2023. Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh will take over the charge of Secretary General of the Union for a tenure of 4 years. This is the result of the elections during the 13th APPU Congress held in August-September 2022.

Who has assumed the charge as the Secretary General of the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU)?

Election Commission appointed Maithili Thakur as Bihar’s state icon

Folk singer Maithili Thakur was appointed the state icon for Bihar by the Election Commission. The singer will create awareness among the voters for their participation in the electoral process. This recognition will give her (Maithili) more impetus to spread Bihar’s folk music across continents and generate awareness about the importance of participating in the electoral process.

Folk singer Maithili Thakur has been appointed as the state icon for which of the following state by the Election Commission?

Jason Moo appointed as CEO of Bank of Singapore.

Bank of Singapore (BoS), the private banking arm of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), announced that it has appointed Jason Moo as its new CEO. BoS’s announcement comes after Bloomberg’s article on Dec 26, 2022. Moo will succeed Bahren Shaari officially from March 6 onwards.

Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bank of Singapore?

IIT Madras & DRDO tie-up for Advanced Defence Technologies.

IIT Madras Centre of Excellence working with DRDO on Advanced Defence Technologies including Combat Vehicle Technologies. Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is operating a Research Centre dedicated to defence technologies jointly with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop advanced technologies for the national defence and security needs of the nation. It was established by DRDO but IIT Madras has now taken over and converted it into a centre of excellence.

Which IIT has collaborated with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to develop Advanced Defence Technologies?

Odisha wins World Habitat Award 2023 for its JAGA Mission.

Odisha won the UN-Habitat’s World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission, a 5T initiative of the state. The awards recognise and highlight innovative, outstanding and revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes from across the world. The Jaga mission is the land titling and slum upgrading program that aims at empowering the lives of slum dwellers.

Which state won the UN-Habitat’s World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission?

Mopa Airport to be Named After Late CM of Goa Manohar Parrikar.

The Union Cabinet has approved the naming of Greenfield International Airport at Goa’s Mopa as Manohar International Airport after former Defence Minister and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar. The airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2022 at Mopa Goa. The airport will be named after the late Manohar Parrikar to honor his contribution to building modern Goa.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Mopa International Airport, at Goa. The foundation stone of the airport was also laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2016. The Mopa International Airport is developed at a cost of around Rs 2,870 crores.The airport has been built on the theme of sustainable infrastructure and comprises a solar power plant, green buildings, LED lights on the runaway, rainwater harvesting, and a state-of-the-art sewage treatment plant with recycling facilities. Phase I of the airport will cater 4.4 to million passengers per annum (MPPA). It can be expanded up to the capacity of 33 MPPA

Union Cabinet approves naming of Mopa airport in Goa after __________.

Under State Food Security Scheme Odisha Govt to Provide Free Rice for one Year.

Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik directed the distribution of five kilograms of rice per month free of cost to beneficiaries of the State Food Security Scheme (SFSS) for the next one year. The state government has decided to provide 5 kilograms of rice under SFSS to the beneficiaries free of cost for a period of one year starting from January 2023 to December 2023. The total expenditure of the plan will be Rs 185 crore.

Which state government to provide free rice for one year under the State Food Security Scheme?

5-time MLA Kuldeep Singh Pathania to be next speaker of Himachal Assembly.

Five-time MLA from Bhattiyat Kuldeep Singh Pathania is all set to be the next Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly. Pathania submitted his nomination papers to Vidhan Sabha secretary Yash Pal in the presence of senior leaders including HPCC president Pratibha Singh. Three sets of nomination papers were filed for him. His name was proposed by the Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and was seconded by the leader of the opposition in the house and BJP leader Jai Ram Thakur.

_________ is all set to be the next Speaker of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly.