12th January Daily Current Affairs – English

SpaDex spacecraft distance reduced to 3 meters:

• As the work of integrating the SpaDex twin spacecraft is underway, the distance between the spacecraft has been reduced to 3 meters.
• ISRO has implemented the SpaDex research project as a pilot effort to set up an Indian research station in space by 2035.
• The two spacecraft, SpaDex A and SpaDex B, designed for this purpose, were launched on December 30 from the launch pad in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, by the PSLV C-60 rocket and placed in a circular orbit.
• Currently, these two spacecraft are orbiting each other in the same orbit at a certain distance.
• The distance between the two spacecraft, SpaDex A and SpaDex B, was initially reduced to 15 meters, and now, ISRO has announced that it has been reduced to 3 meters.

Jammu and Kashmir Sonmarg Tunnel:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Sonmarg Tunnel on the Srinagar-Kargil National Highway in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
• The development project of this road, located at an altitude of 8,650 feet above sea level, is being carried out at a cost of Rs 2,700 crore.
• It has been reported that once the Sonmarg Tunnel becomes operational, the transport connectivity between Srinagar-Leh will remain uninterrupted in all weather conditions.
• Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

India in UN Committee of Experts on Big Data Group:

• India has joined the UN Expert Group on Big Data and Data Science (UN-CEBD).
• UN-CEBD was formed to study the benefits and challenges of big data, including its ability to monitor and inform the Sustainable Development Goals.
• India recently became a member of the UN Statistical Council.
• At this time, India has joined the UN-CEBD group.
• By joining the UN-CEBD group, it was stated that India will contribute to shaping global standards and practices in using big data and data science for authoritative statistical needs.

‘Viksit Bharat’ project:

• The launch of the ‘Viksit Bharat’ project is seen as an important milestone.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now set a target for it.
• That is, the target has been set to make India a developed country by 2047, the 101st year of India’s independence.
• Viksit Bharat means ‘big leap’.
• A total of 3,000 young people have been selected to participate in the Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the ‘Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue’, which is being held as part of efforts to bring together one lakh politically unaffiliated youth.

January 12: National Youth Day

• The birthday of Swami Vivekananda is celebrated every year on January 12.
• He was born on January 12, 1863.
• Since Swamiji’s philosophy and the ideals for which he lived and worked are a great source of inspiration for the youth of India, the government decided to observe it as Rashtriya Yuva Divas.
• On September 11, 1893, Swami Vivekananda addressed the Western world at the Parliament of the World’s Religions held in Chicago.

Important Facts:

1. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
2. Donald Trump, who will be sworn in as the 47^th President of the United States on the 20th, has announced that an additional 25 percent import tax will be imposed on Canada and Mexico and an additional 10 percent on imports from China.
3. The global economy is expected to stabilize in 2025.
4. The IMD was founded in 1875 with its headquarters in Kolkata.
5. The IMD is currently headquartered in Delhi.
6. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has said that it will not participate in the 150th anniversary celebrations of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
7. The IMD completes 150 years on January 15, 2025.
8. The President of the Southeast Asian country of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, will be visiting India on 14^th
9. Chief Minister Stalin will inaugurate the ‘Chennai Sangamam-Namma Ooru Festival’.
10. Indian player Maaya Rajeshwaran won the title at the ITF J300 tennis tournament held in New Delhi.
11. Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime and Madison Keys won the championship title in the men’s category and women’s category at the Adelaide International Tennis Tournament.