Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 27th National Youth Festival in Nashik, Maharashtra on January 12 and address the youth of the country.
This year, National Youth Day will be celebrated by all the field organizations of the Department of Youth Affairs in districts across India in collaboration with several government departments.
12 January 2024 is the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda and it is celebrated as National Youth Day.
State Current Affairs
2.Lanjia Saura paintings, which recently got GI tag, belong to which state? – Odisha
Lanjia Saura paintings, also known as ekons or iditals, are a unique style of wall mural art from Odisha.
The art form belongs to the Lanjia Saura community, a PVTG largely residing in the Rayagada district.
White paintings figure over a crimson-maroon background.
It is believed that the Lanjia Sauras paint their walls with Idital artworks to show gratitude to their deities and forefathers, and also for the well-being of their community.
Reflecting the love and affection of the primitive tribes for nature, they feature subjects like tribal humans, trees, animals, birds, the Sun and the Moon.
Economic Affairs
Economic Initiatives, Schemes & Projects
3. What is the theme of the 10th edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024? – ‘Gateway to the Future’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the summit in Gandhinagar, where several global leaders, including United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, are in attendance.
4. Who has the Indian fintech ‘PhonePe’ recently appointed as the CEO of its international payments business? – Ritesh Pai
A new campus of IIT Madras will be started in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Earlier, IIT-Madras had started its campus in Tanzania in November 2023.
7. Which statements is best describes “Sky Dew”, recently seen in news: – one of the largest high-altitude observation balloons deployed by Israel alongside the Lebanon border
