National

PM-JANMAN Scheme

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the first installment to one lakh beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN).
• PM-JANMAN was launched for the socio-economic welfare of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in November last year.

 Art & Culture

Festivals of Harvest

• Festivals of harvest - Makar Sankranti, Pongal, Uttarayan and Magh Bihu are being celebrated in different parts of the country today.
• These festivals mark the end of winter and the onset of longer days.

Defence

76th Indian Army Day

• The country is celebrating 76th Indian Army Day on January 15.
• The day commemorates General KM Cariappa taking command in 1949.

  Sports

Asian Shooting Championships

• In Shooting, India’s Yogesh Singh won a gold medal in the men’s 25m standard pistol event at the Asian Shooting Championships 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• Mongolian shooter Davaakhuu Enkhtaivan claimed the silver medal.

 Awards & Honours

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar-2024

• Government has invited nominations for Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar-2024 in the field of Science, Technology, and Innovation.
• The awards will be announced on 11th May on National Technology Day.
• The awards this year are being coordinated by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research under the Ministry of Science and Technology.

 Person in News

Frederik X

• Crown Prince Frederik X has become King of Denmark.

Miscellaneous

Rare Tibetan Brown Bear

• Rare Tibetan Brown Bear has been discovered in Sikkim.
• Tibetan brown bear also known as the Tibetan blue bear is one of the rarest subspecies of bears in the world, and is rarely sighted in the wild.
• It has been accorded the highest protection status under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 ( Schedule-I).
• It is also listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) as a protected species.