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| 21st Jan 2023 |
- Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister of New Zealand
- Kerala’s Wayanad became the first district in the country to provide basic documents and facilities to all tribes people
- Nick Walker appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Cairn Oil & Gas, a unit of Vedanta Ltd
- Indian Olympic Association (IOA) formed a 7 member committee, including M C Mary Kom and Yogeshwar Dutt, to probe the allegations of sexual harassment against Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh by top grapplers
- “Nari Shakti” (women power) to be the theme of this year’s Republic Day tableau of Navy.
- Laxman Rawat Won National Sports Club of India Snooker Open Crown 2023
- Indian Navy to commission the fifth Kalvari class submarine Vagir
- ESAF Small Finance Bank bagged the prestigious Inclusive Finance India Awards 2022
- According to the latest report ‘Global 500 – 2023’ published by Brand Finance, Reliance Jio ranked as the strongest brand in India and placed ninth among the world’s strongest brands.
- The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) launched LIC Jeevan Azad Plan.
- A book titled ‘Coaching Beyond : My Days with the Indian Cricket Team’ authored by R. Kaushik & R. Sridhar released
- Indian Ports Association (IPA) and Research & Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) signed a Memorandum of Agreement for setting up a Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed a new set of rules governing loan loss provisioning by banks as it looks to enhance the resilience of the banking system
- SBI General Insurance, a leading general insurance company in India, partnered with Doers NGO to support the Himachal Pradesh police in reducing the number of road accidents.
| 20th Jan 2023 |
- Aruna Miller became the first Indian-American politician to be sworn in as the Lieutenant Governor in the state of Maryland
- Praveen Sharma appointed as Director in the National Health Authority (Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission) under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
- The Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of development projects worth more than Rs 38,000 crore in different sectors in Mumbai.
- From June this year India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFPL) to begin supplying diesel to Bangladesh on an experimental basis.
- Punjab National Bank (PNB) offers credit cards against Fixed Deposit to customers who don’t meet the eligibility criteria for regular credit cards.
- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution titled ‘Education for Democracy’ that reaffirms the right of everyone to education
- Himalayan Cataract Project Co-Founder Dr Sanduk Ruit won the ISA Award for Service to Humanity, a top civilian award of Bahrain.
- Ernst & Young, released a report titled India at 100: Realizing the potential of a US$26 trillion economy.
- Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the President of Vietnam announced his resignation
- Indian-American attorney Janani Ramachandran became first LGBTQ woman of colour city council. she became the youngest and the first queer woman of colour to take oath as the Oakland City Council member in the U.S. state of California
- New Goa Manohar International Airport (MIA) won the prestigious “Best Sustainable Greenfield Airport” award under Aviation Sustainability and Environment at ASSOCHAM 14th International Conference-cum-Awards for Civil Aviation 2023 at New Delhi
- International Tourism Fair FITUR 2023 began in Madrid, FITUR is the second most important tourism fair in the world
- Tata Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL) delivered the first fuselage for six AH-64 Apache attack helicopters ordered by the Indian Army from its state-of-the-art facility in Hyderabad
- Kerala State Higher Education Minister R Bindu announced 60 days Maternity leave for girls above 18 years
| 19th Jan 2023 |
- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, a global figurehead of progressive politics announced her resignation
- Mastercard announced expansion of its signature Girls4Tech, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education program in India
- Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited (TMB) bagged the Best Small Bank award in the Best Banks survey for the year 2022.
- During the current year, World Bank forecast Pakistan’s economic growth to slow further to two percent.
- The second phase of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh 2022-23 in Basti district, Uttar Pradesh by Harish Dwivedi was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- MSN Group launched the ‘world’s first’ generic Palbociclib tablets indicated for advanced breast cancer therapy under the brand Palborest
- Bharti Airtel Group announced that it will be investing Rs 2,000 crore for setting up a large hyperscale data centre in Hyderabad.
- Jammu & Kashmir became the first union territory in India to completely switch to a digital method of administration,
- Astronomers from McGill University in Canada and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru used data from the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) in Pune to detect a radio signal originating from atomic hydrogen in an extremely distant galaxy.
- Hyderabad chosen as host of World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
- Jeff Bezos’s e-commerce company Amazon became the most valued brand, overtaking Apple
- South Africa’s Hashim Amla announced his retirement for Cricket, ended his 22-year playing career, with his legacy secure as one of South Africa’s all-time cricketing greats.
| 18th Jan 2023 |
- Kollam became India’s first constitution literate district, announced by the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
- The National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) released India’s first national assessment regulator, PARAKH which aims to set up assessment guidelines for all boards to help remove disparities in the scores of students enrolled with different state boards.
- Pankaj Kumar Singh appointed as the Deputy National Security Adviser in National Security Council Secretariat.
- Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi announced donation of 12,500 doses of pentavalent vaccines to Cuba.
- Paytm Payments Bank received final approval from the Reserve Bank of India to operate as a Bharat Bill Payment Operating Unit (BBPOU)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first new exoplanet named LHS 475 b
- The union minister Jitendra Singh said the entire country will be covered by Doppler Weather Radar Network by 2025 to help predict extreme weather events more accurately
- Rajasthani film, Naanera, directed by Deepankar Prakash bagged the ‘Golden Kailasha’ award for the best movie at the Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival
- India to support Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring plan as the island nation looks to trim its huge public expenditure to win approval for a crucial bailout from the International Monetary Fund
- English version of the book titled ‘Come! Let’s Run’ by Tamil Nadu Health and Family Welfare Minister, Ma. Subramanian released by Krishnamachari Srikkanth
- Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA) discontinued the Padho Pardesh scheme of interest subsidy on education loans for overseas studies for students belonging to minority communities from 2022-23
- K Venu conferred with Federal Bank Literary Award 2022 for his autobiography ‘Oranweshananthinte Katha
- Archeological Survey of India (ASI) of the Patna circle unearthed 1200 years old two miniature votive stupas near the Sarai Tila mound on the “Nalanda Mahavihara” grounds in the Nalanda district
| 17th Jan 2023 |
- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist
- Warehousing Development Regulatory Authority (WDRA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the State Bank of India to help farmers in getting low interest rate loans
- 21st edition of “Varuna” the bilateral naval exercise between India and France commenced on the western seaboard
- For the first time since 1961 China’s Population Shrinks, also lends weight to predictions that India will become the world’s most populous nation in this year.
- According to P. Sreekumar, the Satish Dhawan Professor at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), ISRO ‘Shukrayaan I’ mission to planet Venus reportedly shifted to 2031.
- Akane Yamaguchi and Viktor Axelsen won the Malaysia Open Super 1000 women’s and men’s singles titles in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) listed Neelakurinji under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
- The first 15 meetings of the Business 20 (B20) India Inception Meeting will be held in Gandhinagar
- Fr the first time since the competition was revamped and moved to Saudi Arabia, Barcelona won the Spanish Super Cup with a 3-1 victory over Real Madrid
- For next 5 years Viacom18 bagged Women’s IPL media rights for Rs 951 cr
| 15 & 16th Jan 2023 |
- Captain Surbhi Jakhmola of the Indian Army’s 117 Engineer Regiment became the first woman officer to be posted on a foreign assignment at the Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
- Clare Lombardelli, Chief Economic Adviser to the Treasury, appointed as the new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Chief Economist
- Virat Kohli became the fifth-highest run-scorer in history of ODI cricket, overtaking Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene
- RRR won Best Song award for Naatu Naatu, as well as Best Foreign Language film at 28th Critics Choice Awards.
- Central Government to launch five year National Urban Technology Mission which is able to infuse technological improvements in municipal providers and infrastructure
- At a ceremony held in New Orleans, Mexico the United States candidate R’Bonney Gabriel crowned Miss Universe 2022, crown was presented to her by Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu
- Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot implemented the policy for Blindness Control with the objective of ‘ight to Sight. Rajasthan became the first state to have such a policy
- As per Guinness World Records (GWR) Italian man Michele Santelia sets Guinness World Record by creating ‘mirror typing’ books.
