Daily Current Affairs : 18th January 2024

Daily Current Affairs : 18th January 2024

Read the most important Current Affairs of 18th January 2024 related to International topics, Awards and Honours, Defence, Obituaries, Resignations, Banking, Appointments, News, , Important Places and Persons, Books and Authors, Science and Technology, State topics, National topics, Ranking and Reports and other

National Highways Authority of India introduced the One Vehicle, One FASTag 
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya M Scindia inaugurated Wings India 2024 at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a series of commemorative postage stamps dedicated to Ayodhya’s Ram Temple
Indian Army has developed SAMBHAV, an end-to-end secure mobile ecosystem
Global aerospace giant Boeing opened its first distribution center in India, located in Khurja, Uttar Pradesh.
DLabs at the Indian School of Business (ISB) in partnership with the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) and Union Bank of India launched Build for Billions
REC Limited, a prominent Maharatna Public Sector Unit and a leading Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) won ICAI Awards for Excellence in Financial Reporting
Employees Provident Fund Organization removed Aadhaar from the list of acceptable documents for proof of date of birth (DoB) for correction and updation purposes
12th General Assembly of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace was inaugurated by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar in New Delhi
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) secured a mega contract from an authorized Japanese agency to construct an electrification system for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed rail project in India
Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) unveiled a new clothing range called Sanatan Khadi Vastra at its flagship store in Connaught Place, New Delhi
Chess prodigy Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa secured the number one spot among India’s chess players by surpassing great Viswanathan Anand
Bengaluru based space data company Pixxel inaugurated its first spacecraft manufacturing facility in Bengaluru.
According to the 2024 Global 500 IT Services Ranking by Brand Finance, the Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) rated the second most valuable IT services brand in the world
IndusInd Bank launched EazyDiner IndusInd Bank Platinum Credit Card in association with EazyDiner.
Chhattisgarh State Government launched Mahtari Vandana Yojana 2024 to provide economic assistance of Rs 1000 to women every month, amounting to a total annual financial aid of Rs 12,000
Sue Redfern from England to become the first ICC appointed female neutral umpire to officiate in a bilateral series
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Rao Inderjit Singh launched MPLADS e-SAKSHI Mobile App
Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) became the first ISO 27001:2022 certified petrochemical organization in the industry by BSI (British Standards Institution)
Vice Admiral Vineet McCarty took charge as Commandant of the Indian Naval Academy