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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.