National and International Current Affairs of 28th January 2024
1. World Leprosy Day: Raises awareness about
leprosy, a chronic disease. The theme
for 2024 is "Beat Leprosy."
2. UDAN 5.3: Launch
of UDAN 5.3.
3. Wings India Awards: FICCI
announced the 4th edition of "Wings India Awards" in the Civil
Aviation Sector.
4. Indigenous aircraft seat: Launch
of India's first indigenously designed aircraft seat at Wings India 2024.
5. RBI authorization: Zomato Payments
received authorization from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
6. Bank of Baroda: The
bank issued infrastructure bonds.
7. ICRA: ICRA
upgraded its FY24 bank credit growth estimate to 14.9-15.3%.
8. Supreme Court of India: Celebrating
the Diamond Jubilee of the Supreme Court of India.
9. Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger:
Announced
their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States
(ECOWAS).
10. Centre: Granted
Z-plus security to the Kerala Governor after concerns about his protection.