National

Hub of Green Hydrogen by 2030

• G-20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said that the Government is working to make India the hub of green hydrogen by 2030. 
• The cost of green hydrogen is 4.5 dollars per kilogram today and India is aimed at bringing it to one dollar per kilogram by 2030.

International

SteelFab 2024 Exhibition

• In the United Arab Emirates, the SteelFab 2024 exhibition, organized by Expo Centre Sharjah with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), has become the focal point for India's robust representation in the global steel industry.

 Sports

Tata Steel Chess tournament 2024

• Tata Steel Chess tournament 2024 will begin at Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands. 
• The tournament is also called the "Wimbledon of Chess".
• R. Praggnandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi and D. Gukesh will represent India.

 Zagreb Open 2024

• Reigning Asian champion Aman Sehrawat won the Gold medal in Men’s 57kg at the Zagreb Open 2024 Wrestling Tournament in Croatia. 
• He defeated China’s Zou Wanhao via technical superiority in the 57kg final.

Asian Shooting Championship

• In Women's shooting, Rhythm Sangwan bagged the Bronze medal in the 25-meter Pistol event at the Asian Shooting Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Awards & Honours

Swachh Survekshan Awards 2023

• Indore and Surat received the cleanest cities award of the country in the Cleanliness Survey-2023, in the category of more than one lakh population. Navi Mumbai got the third position in the same category. 
• Maharashtra got the first prize for cleanliness in the state category, Madhya Pradesh got second and Chhattisgarh got the award of third cleanest state. 
• Varanasi and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh clinched the top spots as the Cleanest Ganga Towns.

 Person in News

Sheel Vardhan Singh

• Former CISF chief Sheel Vardhan Singh has been appointed as UPSC member.

Samir Kumar Sinha

• Samir Kumar Sinha has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Director General (Acquisition) in the Ministry of Defence.

Satish Chandra

• Government has appointed Satish Chandra as chairperson of the Jammu and Kashmir Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA).

Miscellaneous

‘Made In India’ Memory Chip

• Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said the first ‘Made In India’ Memory chip is expected to be produced in Gujarat in 2024.

National Youth Day

• National Youth Day is observed in India every year on January 12 to mark the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
• Swami Vivekananda was the chief disciple of 19th century mystic and yogi Ramakrishna Paramhansa who founded the Ramakrishna Math in Kolkata and a worldwide spiritual movement known as the Ramakrishna Mission based on the ancient Hindu philosophy of Vedanta.