Daily Current Affairs: 28 January 2028
Q. Which country has announced the launch of Debbie Hockley Medal to honor outstanding women cricketer?
England
New Zealand
West Indies
Australia
♦ In News
New Zealand Cricket announced the introduction of the Debbie Hockley Medal to honor an outstanding female cricketer.
♦ Key Points
Cricketer Debbie Hockley played 118 ODIs and 19 Tests for New Zealand from 1979 to 2000.
Hockley was the fourth woman to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame, after Belinda Clarke (Australia), Enid Bakewell and Rachael Hayhoe-Flint (England).
New Zealand presented the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal for the outstanding male cricketer of the year.
She is the only woman to win the highest New Zealand Cricketer of the Year award, in 1998, 13 years before it was changed to the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal.
In the Test arena, he scored 1301 runs at 52.04 including four centuries, seven half-centuries and 126 not out against Australia at Auckland in 1990.
In both formats, he captained New Zealand on 33 occasions.
She was the first woman to be elected chair of the NZC.
Hockley retired from international cricket in 2000 after playing in New Zealand’s victorious World Cup final against Australia in Lincoln.
♦ Additional Information
New Zealand:
Capital – Wellington
Currency – New Zealand Dollar
Prime Minister – Chris Hipkins
National Game – Rugby
Q. Who has become the first Asian to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Actress in January 2023?
Ke Hui Quan
Kerry Washington
Michelle Yeoh
gong li
♦ In News
Michelle Yeoh became the first Asian to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination in January 2023 for her film “The Everything Everywhere All at Once”.
♦ Key Points
Of Malaysian origin, Michelle Yeoh has also won the Golden Globe Award in the Best Actress category for her performance in the film ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’.
She became only the second Asian actress to win the award (Awkwafina won the award in 2020 for her role in The Farewell).
Yeoh has also received Best Actress awards from the Saturn Awards and the Hollywood Critics Association for her role in the film.
He was also nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Awards 2022.
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ star Jamie Lee Courtesan also received a nod for her performance at the Academy Awards.
♦ Additional Information
95th Academy Awards:
The 95th Academy Awards will be telecast on March 12.
The award ceremony will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
It will honor films releasing in 2022 and is scheduled to take place on March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
The ceremony will be televised by ABC in the United States.
Q. Asif Sheikh has been named the recipient of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2022. He belongs to which of the following country?
Bangladesh
West Indies
South Africa
Nepal
♦ In News
Nepal’s wicket-keeper Asif Sheikh has been named as the recipient of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2022 for his decision not to run out Ireland’s Andy McBrine while attempting a run.
♦ Key Points
Asif has thus become the first player from Nepal to win the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award.
The award is given every year by the ICC to recognize a player or team that upholds the spirit of the game.
♦ Additional Information
Other news related to ICC:
England captain Ben Stokes has been named the International Cricket Council Test Player of the Year for 2022.
Indian fast bowler Mohammad Siraj became the number 1 bowler in the ICC Cricket ODI Rankings on 25 January 2023.
Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav has been named the ICC T20 Cricketer of the Year for the year 2022 for his stellar performance.
India became the No. 1 ODI team in the ICC rankings after a 3–0 series win over New Zealand at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.
Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant has been included in the ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 24 January 2023.
Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya have found a place in the ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year for 2022.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and NIUM announced the launch of “Next In”, a global hackathon in January 2023.
Nepal:
Capital – Kathmandu
Currency – Nepalese Rupee
President – Vidya Devi Bhandari
Prime Minister – Pushpa Kamal Dahal
The Parliament of Nepal is called the Federal Parliament.
Q. With which of the following the National Mission for Clean Ganga organized a seminar on ‘Cullets for Life (Lifestyle for Environment): Developing Climate Resilient Local Communities in the Ganga Basin’ in January 2023 in New Delhi ?
Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
Forest Research Institute
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing
Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
♦ In News
The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) organized a conference on the topic ‘Coarse Cereals for Life (Lifestyle for the Environment): Developing Climate Resilient Local Communities in the Ganga Basin’ in January 2023 in New Delhi. Organized the seminar.
♦ Key Points
The objective of the event was to formulate a strategy towards sustainable development and promotion of natural farming practices in the Ganga basin.
It also gave an understanding to develop skills for millet based alternative livelihood to increase local income.
The symposium was attended by experts from many aspects of millet cultivation and marketing promotion, including policy makers, academicians and businessmen.
♦ Additional Information
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has declared 2023 as the International Year of Millets (IYM).
NMCG:
It is implemented by the National Ganga Council for Rejuvenation, Conservation and Management of River Ganga.
It was established on 12 August 2011 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
It aims to reduce pollution and rejuvenate the Ganges River by adopting a river basin approach to promote inter-sectoral coordination for planning and management.
Q. How many personnel have been awarded the President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service on 26 January 2023?
39
43
47
49
♦ In News
On 26 January 2023, 47 personnel were awarded the President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service.
♦ Key Points
Of these, Firdaus Ahmad Khan and Bashir Ahmad Ahangar from Jammu and Kashmir were awarded the Fire Service Medal for Gallantry.
President’s Home Guard and Civil Defense Medals were also awarded to 55 personnel for distinguished and meritorious services.
The President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service is awarded to seven personnel and the Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service is awarded to 38 personnel for their distinguished and meritorious record of service.
President’s Home Guard and Civil Defense Medal for Distinguished Service and Home Guard and Civil Defense Medal for Meritorious Service are awarded to 09 personnel and 45 personnel respectively.
♦ Additional Information
For Fire Service:
Two types of Gallantry Medals and two types of Service Medals have been established by Presidential Notification in October 1975 for Fire Service as per the following details:-
gallantry medal
President’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry
Fire Service Medal for Gallantry
service medal
President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service
Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service
It is awarded every year during Republic Day and Independence Day on the recommendation of the State/UT Government.
Q. Yoshio James Yoda passed away on 23 January 2023. He was a famous _.
Doctor
lawyer
actor
footballer
♦ In News
Yoshio James Yoda, a Japanese actor and businessman who appeared in every episode of the ’60s TV sitcom McHale’s Navy, passed away on January 23, 2023.
♦ Key Points
His first role was in the 1962 war film The Horizontal Lieutenant.
Yoda also appeared on ABC’s Love, American Style in 1969 and served as assistant vice president of Toyota Hawaii in Honolulu.
♦ Additional Information
Recent Tributes:
Mexican comedian Leopoldo Roberto García Peláez Benitez, better known as “Polo Polo”, passed away on 23 January 2023.
David Crosby, one of the most influential rock singers of the 1960s and ’70s who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with two different groups, passed away in January 2023.
Renowned social worker P.A. Mallesh died on 19 January 2023 in Mysore, Karnataka.
Eddy. Damodaran, renowned scientist and former director of CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), passed away in Thiruvananthapuram in January 2023 at the age of 87.
Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida passed away at the age of 95 on 16 January 2023 in Rome, Italy.
Mukarram Jah Bahadur, the last Nizam of Hyderabad, died in Turkey on 14 January 2023.