Daily Current Affairs- 28 January

Today's Current Affairs 28th January 2023

NATIONAL NEWS

EPFO launches massive outreach programme in all districts through revamped 'Nidhi Aapke Nikat' programme

• Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO, launched a massive outreach programme in all the districts through a revamped 'Nidhi Aapke Nikat' programme for expanding its presence across the country.
• The aim of this programme is to reach all the districts on 27th of every month and strengthen the relationship between the organization and its stakeholders.

NITI Aayog’s AIM, CBSE, and Intel India Collaborate to Bring Change in Education Sector

• NITI Aayog, Central Board of Secondary Education -Ministry of Education, and Intel India have collaborated to bring a change in the education sector by embedding future skills such as AI and Tinkering in the formal curriculum.
• The larger aim is to align the NEP 2020’s guidance to increase the pace of tech integration for youth, the need to bridge the future skills gap in the country, and optimize the current infrastructure (ATLs, etc.) towards making India AI-ready.
• Together, they launched the AIoT Integration in School Curriculum in September 2022 and initiated a pilot

 First edition of the SCO Film Festival begins in Mumbai

• Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur and Minister of State (External Affairs and Culture)Meenakshi Lekhi inaugurated the 5-day SCO Film Festival at NPCA, Mumbai.
• The film festival is being organized by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) in association with SCO Council of Heads of States.

 INTERNATIONAL NEWS

MoU signed with South Africa to introduce 12 African Cheetahs into India annually; first batch to be flown in next month

• India and South Africa on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to introduce 12 African Cheetahs annually over the next eight to ten year.
• In terms of the agreement, an initial batch of 12 cheetahs will be flown from South Africa to India next month.
• The cats will join eight Cheetah brought in India from Namibia last year.

 SPORTS

England's Ben Stokes and Nat Sciver win ICC annual awards

• England Test captain Ben Stokes and England all-rounder Nat Sciver are among the winners in the International Cricket Council's annual awards.
• All-rounder Stokes has been named Men's Test Cricketer of the Year while Sciver won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year.

 

IMPORTANT DAYS

Data Privacy Day 

• January 28 is celebrated as Data Privacy Day (DPD) across the world.
• The objective of the day is to sensitize individuals and disseminate privacy practices and principles. It encourages everyone to own their privacy responsibilities to create a culture of privacy.
• The theme for this year is ‘Think Privacy First’.