Published on: January 26, 2023
Snippets – 26 JANUARY 2023
Snippets – 26 JANUARY 2023
- Sparsh Leprosy awareness(SLAC) campaign to be held in Dakshina Kannada
- Veteran politician M. Krishna selected for the Padma Vibhushan and noted Kannada novelist S.L. Bhyrappa and Infosys Foundation chairperson Sudha Murty has been selected for the Padma Bhushan.
- From Karnataka those who chosen for the Padma Shri are Khadar Valli Dudekula (Science & Engineering), Rani Machaiah (Art), Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa (Art), Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri (Art), and S. Subbaraman (Archaeology).
- In order to encourage more young voters to take part in the political process, Government of India has decided to celebrate January 25 every year as “National Voters’ Day”. The theme for this year is , ‘Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure’.
- The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is all set to launch “Nimmbus” mobile app, which will help commuters in planning their trips, locating nearby bus stops, and checking arrival time of the bus, among other things
- Albinism in wild dog documented in Karnataka’s Cauvery sanctuary
- Major Shubhang and Naik Jitendra Singh will receive the Kirti Chakra while Commander Nishant Singh from the Navy, who lost his life in a MiG-29K fighter crash, will be remembered with the Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry).
- The Monument Mitra scheme, which entails adopting a heritage site and maintaining it, will soon be revamped to enable private firms, to partner for the upkeep of 1,000 ASI monuments. The scheme was under the Ministry of Tourism and recently transferred to the Ministry of Culture
- Supreme Court to release judgments in 13 Indian languages on Republic day. It includes Hindi, Odia, Marathi, Assamese, Garo, Kannada, Khasi, Malayalam, Nepali, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
- Jacinda Ardern replaced by Chris Hipkins as New Zealand PM
- India pacer Mohammed Siraj became the 1 in the ICC rankings for ODI bowlers, a testament to his rapid rise in international cricket.
- First G20 startup group meeting in Hyderabad
- Veer Gatha project was launched to inspire school children, by making them aware with stories of war heroes and brave hearts as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
- Visakhapatnam railway station receives ‘Green Railway Station Certification’ with highest Platinum rating
- Indian Navy’s “TROPEX 2023” maritime exercise held in the Indian Ocean
