Daily Events January 22, 2025
Indus Waters Treaty:
India and Pakistan signed the Indus Waters Treaty on September 19, 1960.
Since then, the two countries have been at loggerheads over the implementation of the Kisanganga and Ratle Neemin projects.
In this context, India has been insisting on resolving the issue in accordance with the advice of the expert appointed by the World Bank in accordance with the Indus Waters Treaty.
However, Pakistan is trying to resolve the issue through the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.
The World Bank-appointed expert on the issue, Michael Lino (head of the International Commission on Large Dams), said the two hydropower projects would be a win-win solution for both countries.
The Keezhadi open-air museum:
- Chief Minister MK Stalin will lay the foundation stone for the Keezhadi Open Air Museum and Gangaikonda Cholapuram Museum.
- The Keezhadi excavation site is a Sangam age settlement excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India and later operated by the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department.
- The excavation site is located 12 km southeast of Madurai in Tamil Nadu. The village is located in the Thiruvallur taluk of Tiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.
- This is the second major excavation undertaken by the Archaeological Survey of India in Tamil Nadu after the Adichanallur archaeological site.
- It showcases the culture of the Tamils on the banks of the Vaigai River.
- The site is believed to date from between the 6th and 5th centuries BC.
- This excavation is also related to the Indus Valley Civilization.
- This is the biggest scam in the history of Tamil Nadu.
- During the excavation of more than 40 pits, the remains of ancient people of the Sangam age have been found in large numbers.
- The Keezhadi civilization is 2600 years old.
- According to the results of the Keezhadi Phase IV excavation, the Keezhadi civilization is a city civilization and the Tamil Sangam period is 300 years old.
- The site was discovered in 2014 by Amarnath Ramakrishna, who was the Superintendent of the Archaeological Survey of India.
- The excavation was started in 2015 by Superintendent of Archaeology Amarnath Ramakrishna.
Foundation Day of Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya
- Northeast India comprises seven states – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura.
- On 21 January 1972, the states of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya became full-fledged states under the North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
- In 1949, the states of Manipur and Tripura were granted the status of Union Territories. Nagaland was granted statehood on 1 December 1963.
- As per the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India, within Assam, Meghalaya was made an autonomous state by the Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act 1969.
- In 1972, Tripura and Meghalaya were granted full statehood through the North-East Reorganisation Act of 1972.
- In 1972, three states were formed – Manipur, Tripura and Meghalaya.
Drops of information:
- Nagaland Governor L. Ganesan.
- European Union President Ursula von der Leyen.
- The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has warned non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that they will be penalised if they do not register under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) or continue to receive and use foreign funds even after the expiry of their registration.
- The Defence Ministry has signed a contract with the Heavy Vehicles Factory, a unit of the Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited (AVNL), for the procurement of 47 bridge-capable T-72 armoured vehicles.
- Venus and Mars in the solar system can be seen directly from time to time, in this case, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn are coming in one node.
- The Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, P. K. Sekarbabu, has launched a new app, KCBT, to guide passengers using the Kalaiyaru Centenary Bus Terminal at Kilambakkam.
- Chief Minister Stalin will lay the foundation stone for the Thiruvuruva idols for Marudu brothers in Sivaganga at an estimated cost of Rs 1 crore.
- Namakkal is ranked first in the All India Bank Rankings.
- He inaugurated the Lakshmi Padhava Tamil Library built with the personal funds of former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram at the Alagappa University campus in Karaikudi.
- India beat England in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy to lift the trophy.
- India won the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia.