Current Affairs | January 8 | 2023
Which state/UT has won
the UN-Habitat World Habitat Awards 2023?
A. Odisha
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Jharkhand
Odisha won the UN-Habitat World Habitat Awards 2023 for the
state's 5T (Transparency, Technology, Teamwork, Time, Transformation)
initiative Jaga Mission.
Jaga Mission is a land ownership and slum upgradation program
aimed at empowering the lives of slum dwellers.
Odisha government has set an ambitious target of becoming the
first slum-free state in India.
The region is also known as Utkala.
Area: 155,707 km²
Governor: Ganeshi Lal
Capital: Bhubaneswar
Population: 4.37 crores (2014)
Chief minister: Naveen Patnaik
Statehood: 1 April 1936
Literacy: 73.45%
State animal: Sambar
Dance: Odissi
Which country will take over the leadership of the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU)?
A. Pakistan
B. India
C. China
D. Bangalesh
India has taken over the leadership of the Asia Pacific
Postal Union (APPU) in January 2023. Dr Vinaya Prakash Singh will take over the
charge of Secretary General of the Union for a tenure of 4 years. This is the
result of the elections during the 13th APPU Congress held in August-September
2022.
There are 32 members in it. The Asia Pacific Postal Union’s
headquarters are in Bangkok, Thailand.
It was formed by International treaty through an
Asian-Pacific Postal Convention signed in Yogyakarta on 27 March 1981.
Which state/UT has launched
‘Didir Suraksha Kawach’ and ‘Didir Doot’, ahead of the 2023 panchayat polls?
A. West Bengal
B. Jammu & Kashmir
C. kerala
D. Gujarat
West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, has launched two
initiatives ahead of the panchayat elections this year – ‘Didir Suraksha
Kawach’ and ‘Didir Doot’. The programme, ‘Didir Suraksha Kawach’, will see 3.5
lakh party leaders reach every block and cover 2 crore families in 60 days,
with workers staying in villages to understand the problems faced by locals and
promoting the TMC government’s flagship programmes. An app, ‘Didir Doot’, has
also been developed for people to register their problems.
Which state/UT has celebrated the Imoinu Eratpa festival?
A. Assam
B. Goa
C. Manipur
D. Goa
Imoinu Day is celebrated in Manipur as a part of the Meitei
Cultural ritual. The traditional festival of Imoinu Day is celebrated on the
12th day of the Meitei Lunar Month of Wakching.
The festival is dedicated to the goddess Imoinu or Emoinu. In
Meitei mythology, Imoinu is associated with household, hearth, kitchen, wealth,
peace, and prosperity.
Merged with India on 15 October 1949
Governor: La. Ganesan[3]
Chief Minister: N. Biren Singh
Capital: Imphal
Districts: 16
State Animal: Sangai
