15th January 2023

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MV Ganga Vilas Launch: PM Modi flags off world’s longest river cruise, trip to cost 20 lakhs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the world’s longest luxury river cruise tour in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The highly-awaited event commenced on Friday, and the river cruise will travel from Varanasi to Assam’s Dibrugarh via Bangladesh.The international cruise is being offered by Antara Luxury River Cruises. You can book tickets from their website. For now, the bookings are not open as the ongoing voyage has been booked by a Switzerland company. If you want to book your ticket, you’ll have to wait till September.

Where PM Narendra Modi launched Ganga Vilas, the world’s longest river tour?

Shanti Kumari is new Chief Secretary of Telangana

Senior IAS officer A. Shanti Kumari has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Telangana. The State government has issued orders appointing her as the Chief Secretary after Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao gave his consent for her appointment to the top bureaucratic post in the State. The order was given a day after the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) relieved Somesh Kumar from the post.She worked as a Principal Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Office and as Special Secretary in the TS-iPASS. She is currently holding the post of Special Chief Secretary in the Forest department prior to being appointed as Chief Secretary. The new Chief Secretary called on the Chief Minister at Pragathi Bhavan and thanked him for reposing confidence in her and entrusting her the Chief Secretary’s post.

Shanti Kumari has been appointed as its new chief secretary in which state?

Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies at 54.

Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, who helped oversee her famous father’s estate and pursued a music career of her own, has died. She was 54. Priscilla Presley’s publicist confirmed Lisa Marie’s death in a statement shared with The Times on Thursday evening. “Priscilla Presley and the Presley family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Lisa Marie,” the statement said. “They are profoundly grateful for the support, love and prayers of everyone, and ask for privacy during this very difficult time.” Lisa Marie Presley suffered cardiac arrest at a home near Calabasas on Thursday. A source familiar with the incident told The Times she collapsed and had trouble breathing.Emergency personnel responded to a 10:37 a.m. call at a home off Las Virgenes Road, L.A. County Fire Department Capt. Sheila Kelliher confirmed to The Times. Presley was then transported to West Hills Hospital.

Singer Lisa Marie Persley passed away, was from which country?

Mumbai to get India’s first solar plant for housing society

The ongoing debate regarding climate change worldwide has inspired people to switch from fossil fuels to cleaner energy substitutes. Following a similar path, Mumbai is now set to become India’s first city to get a solar power plant for residential use.

Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited will erect this solar plant in Himayatnagar to generate solar energy for the residential society in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai. Once fully commissioned, the plant will generate solar energy upto 3 Mega Watts.

As per Tata Power, name of the city that will house the society’s first solar facility in India?

Ravi Kumar appointed as CEO of Cognizant’s.

IT major Cognizant has appointed Ravi Kumar S as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after the company’s Board of Directors gave their nod. Ravi Kumar S, a member of the Board at Cognizant and known for his former stint at Infosys, succeeds Brian Humphries as the CEO. 

As per the official release, Kumar’s appointment has been into effect on an immediate basis. But in order to facilitate a smooth transition, Humphries will act as Special Advisor to Cognizant until March 15, 2023. Ravi Kumar S, most famous for his vibrant tenure at Infosys, served the company for 20 years in different leadership roles. As the former President of Infosys from January 2016 to October 2022, Kumar led the Infosys Global Services Organisation across all global industry segments. This included driving digital transformation services, engineering services, data and analytics, cloud and infrastructure and so on. 

Who will serve as Cognizant’s new CEO?

Union Minister Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates School of Logistics, Waterways and Communication in Agartala

The Centre for Logistic, Communication and Waterways would facilitate in conducting studies/research, training, workshops/seminars for stakeholders like businesses, exporters/importers, Chambers of Commerce and Industries, local entrepreneurs, tourist operators etc. It has been set up under State Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (SIPARD). SIPARD is an autonomous body funded by the Government of Tripura and partially by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.

Name of the city/state that hosted the opening of the School of Logistics, Waterways, and Communication by Union Minister Sonowal and the Tripura Chief Minister?

World Bank Sees India Growth Slowing to 6.6% In FY24

New Delhi: The World Bank has estimated that India’s economic growth will slow to 6.6% in the financial year (April to March) 2023-24 from an expected 6.9% in the current fiscal.Increased infrastructure spending and “business facilitation measures” will, however, crowd-in private investment and support the expansion of manufacturing capacity, it added, according to Reuters. India is expected to be the fastest-growing economy of the seven largest emerging markets and developing economies, it said. Beyond the fiscal year ending March 2024, growth in India is likely to slip back towards its potential rate of just over 6%, the bank added. Globally, the bank is forecasting a sharp, long-lasting slowdown, with global growth declining to 1.7% in 2023 from the 3% expected just six months ago, Reuters reported. “This reflects synchronous policy tightening aimed at containing very high inflation, worsening financial conditions, and continued disruptions from the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine,” it said.

As per the Global Economic Prospects Report published by the World Bank, how much economic growth has been estimated in India in 2023–2024?

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

Khelo India National Women Kho Kho leagues set to take place from Jan 10 in Punjab. The Khelo India Senior Women National Kho Kho league is set to take place at Chandigarh University, Punjab from January 10 to January 13. The Union Ministry has sanctioned the tournament at a total cost of INR 32.25 Lakh over the three phases, which includes a total sum of INR 18 lakh as Prize Money for the top 4 positions over the 3 Phases. A total of 12 teams will be a part of the tournament and close to 200 players are slated to participate.

Which state is ready to host the Khelo India Senior Women National Kho Kho league, which will be held from January 10 to January 13 of 2023?

Suryakumar Yadav has become the fastest player to reach 1500 runs in T20 International cricket in terms of balls faced.

Surya Kumar Yadav becomes fastest player to reach 1,500 runs in T20I. Suryakumar Yadav has become the fastest player to reach 1,500 runs in T20 International cricket in terms of balls faced. He took only 843 balls to reach this landmark. However, he is the third-fastest batter to reach the 1,500-run mark in terms of innings. The fastest batters to reach this landmark are Indian batter Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Australian veteran Aaron Finch and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who all took 39 innings to score 1,500 runs in T20 International cricket. Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammed Rizwan reached the milestone in 42 innings and Suryakumar did so in 43 innings. In 45 matches and 43 innings, Suryakumar has scored 1,578 runs at an average of 46.41. He has three centuries and 13 half-centuries in the format, with the best individual score of 117.

What is the name of the player, who has scored 1,500 runs in T20 international cricket the quickest In terms of balls faced?

2023 golden globes ‘naatu naatu’ wins best original song award

The track ‘Naatu Naatu’ from SS Rajamouli’s blockbuster period action film RRR has won the award for ‘Best Original Song’ at the 80th Golden Globes. ‘Naatu Naatu’ is the first Indian song to win the prestigious award. The song was composed by MM Keeravani and sung by Kaala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj. The other songs nominated under the category were Ciao Papa from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Carolina by Taylor Swift for Where The Crawdads Sing, the Top Gun song ‘Hold My Hand’ by Lady Gaga, and Rihanna’s ‘Lift Me Up’ from Black Panther. RRR, now the first Indian film to win a Golden Globe, has also been nominated under the ‘Best Non-English Language Film’.

Which song received the Golden Globe for Best Original Song in 2023?