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 The first city in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(SCO) region to be granted the rotating title of
‘Cultural & Tourism capital of SCO’ is
– Varanasi
 On April 10, 2023, the Election Commission of India
withdrew the national party status from
– Trinamool Congress (TMC), Nationalist
Congress Party (NCP) and the Communist
Party of India (CPI)
 Election Commission of India recognised Arvind
Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a national party,
which came into existence in – October, 2012
 Which only two Indians have been named in
TIME100: The Most Influential People of 2023 (in
April, 2023) - Shahrukh Khan & S.S. Rajamouli
 Who is awarded with the prestigious Vishwabharti
Samman (Award prize- 5.01 Lakh) for the year 2021
– Haridutt Sharma (74 Years old) from Prayagraj
 The Vishwabharti Samman award is given by
Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan, Lucknow, U.P.
 A 56-year-old woman has become the first person
to die from the H3N8 bird flu strain that is rare in
humans, is from which country – China
 H3N8 (Avian influenza A) is a kind of
– Bird flu, which is extremely rare in human
 Which states’ Metro achieved a new milestone when
a Metro rake completed a journey under the bed of
river Hooghly through a tunnel 32 metres below water
level – Kolkata Metro
 On April 10, 2023, Home Minister Amit Shah
launched the Vibrant Village program from which place
– Kibithoo - a border village in Anjaw district of
Arunachal Pradesh
 In February 15, 2023, the Prime Minister has approved
Centrally Sponsored Scheme - “Vibrant Villages
Programme” (VVP) with financial allocation of Rs.
4800 Crore for the Financial Years-
– 2022-23 to 2025-26
2023 (3)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 On April 9, 2023, the Prime Minister of India has
launched the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA)
at – Mysuru University in Mysuru, Karnataka
 The International Big Cats Alliance will focus on the
protection and conservation of seven major big cats
of the world. They are
– Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma,
Jaguar and Cheetah
 In September 17, 2022, 8 Cheetahs were brought to
India from Namibia to
– Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh
 The African Cheetah, with several subspecies
occurring in different African countries, is listed as
– Vulnerable (VU) species in IUCN Red List
 Recently, a bill was passed in Rajya Sabha to give the
ST status to which community in four districts of
Uttar Pradesh (Sant Kabir Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar,
Chandauli and Kushinagar)
– The Gond community
 The 3 rd ASEAN Digital Ministers (ADGMIN)
meeting with India was held (on 9-10 February 2023)
on a virtual platform in
– Bora-cay Island, Aklan, Philippines
 The leadership of the Asian Pacific Postal Union
(APPU) from January, 2023 will be provided to
– India
 Recently, Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar, Secretary,
Department of Science and Technology, inaugurated
the 1st ASEAN-India Start-up Festival (AISF) (27-30
October, 2022), it was held in – Bogor, Indonesia
 Recently, the 17th Annual Summit of G-20 was held in
Bali (Indonesia) under Indonesian presidency under
the theme
– ‘Recover Together, Recovery Stronger’
 India has assumed the charge of the G20 presidency
and the 18th Summit (2023), which will be held in
– New Delhi, India
 The theme of India’s G20 Presidency - “Vasudhaiva
Kutumbakam” or “One Earth · One Family · One
Future” - is drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text
– Maha Upanishad
 7th Eastern Economic Forum, 2022 (5–8 September,
2022), established by a decree of the President of
the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in 2015; was
recently held at – Vladivostok, Russia
 On February 24, 2023 the Kerala government has
launched robotic scavenger and become first state to
use robotic scavengers to clean manholes, it is named
as - Bandicoot
 On 9 October 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
laid the foundation stone of various projects (worth
over Rs. 3900 crore) in which village and declared it
as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village
– Modhera, Gujarat
 Modhera, a UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is famous
for its Sun temple, built by King Bhima-I (Chalukya
dynasty) on the bank of – River Pushpavati
 The theme of Pravasi Bhatiya Diwas Convention,
2023 was – “Diaspora : Reliable
partners for India’s progress in Amrit Kaal”
 First I2U2 Leaders’ Virtual Summit quadrilateral
forum (virtually) held recently for the first time; where
I2U2 stands for – India, Israel, UAE and USA
 Which country was named the world’s happiest
country for the sixth year in a row in the World
Happiness Report, 2023 – Finland
 In the World Happiness Report -2023 in the list of
137 countries, India was ranked at – 126
 There was no change in India’s score and position in
the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), 2022; the
position remained at – 85th position
 Which institute has developed the Viologen-unit
grafted organic-framework (iVOFm) technique for
tackling the problem of Water contamination
– Indian Institute of Science Education and
Research (IISER), Pune
 Which ministry has launched the Samudrayaan
Mission? – Ministry of Earth Science
 Samudrayaan mission is aimed at sending three
personnel to 6000-metre depth in a vehicle called
– ‘MATSYA 6000’ for deep ocean exploration
 MATSYA 6000’ vehicle is being designed and
developed by-
– National Institute of Ocean Technology
(NIOT), Chennai, T.N.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (4)
 1st All India Annual States’ Ministers Conference on
“Water Vision@2047” was recently held in which city
of India? – Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
 What is the name of Hawaiian volcano erupted again
recently? – Kilauea volcano
 Kilauea volcano is active shield volcano (erupts
magma of low viscosity and hence less steep) located
on – The Hawaiian Island
 Hawaii, USA is a group of 8 volcanic islands in the
central Pacific Ocean stretching in a crescent from-
– Kure Island in west to Hawaii in east
 What is the name of the scheme announced by
Finance Minister in the annual budget speech for
protection and conservation of mangroves-
– MISTHI ( Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline
Habitats & Tangible Incomes)
 According to fresh data released by the Sweden-based
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
(SIPRI), India was the world’s largest arms importer
between 2018 and 2022 accounting for
– 11 per cent of global imports
 11th International IP Index was released by the US
Chambers of Commerce; among 55 leading global
economies India was ranked at – 42nd Rank
 The Theme of the Human Development Report
2021/22 was
– “Uncertain Times, Unsettled Lives:
Shaping our Future in a Transforming World”
 Which country released special stamp to honour 75th
anniversary of India’s independence – Serbia
 Who has taken over the charge of new Chairman
& Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board
(Ministry of Railways) – Shri Anil Kumar Lahoti
 Who was appointed as head of New Delhi
International Arbitration Centre
– Judge of the Supreme Court Hemant Gupta
 The Border Security Force (BSF) inaugurated a new
theme park at the Sam Sand Dunes border crossing
in – Jaisalmer
 This edition of Youth Summit is set to take place on
26th February 2023 in – Bangalore.
 Which state is set to become the first state to launch
its own Climate Change Mission – Tamil Nadu
 Government of Haryana’s Forest Department and the
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
announced the launch of the
– “Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI)”
program
2023
 The UMEED programme is a centrally sponsored
scheme to encourage women to be self-dependent
and self-sufficient in – Jammu and Kashmir
 Which state tableau has won the top prize at the 74th
Republic Day Parade – Uttarakhand Tableau
 Name the author of the book “The Poverty Of
Political Economy: How Economics Abandoned the
Poor” – Meghnad Desai
 Which state governments has launched the ‘Ladli
Bahna’ scheme to give Rs 1,000 every month to
women from all sections of society who don’t pay
income tax – Madhya Pradesh
 What is the theme of World Wetlands Day 2023?
– ‘It’s Time for Wetlands Restoration
 International Lusophone Festival to be held in
– Goa
 National Minorities Rights Day is commemorated on
December 18 every year in India. Its theme for 2022
was – “All in 4 Minority Rights”
 First State to Set up Divyang department is
– Maharashtra
 World’s first science-Sanskrit film on ‘Mangalyaan’
– Yanam
 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
Researchers have developed an ‘Ocean Wave Energy
Converter’ that can generate electricity from sea wave
– Sindhuja-1
 In order to lessen conflict between people and
elephants, Nainital (Uttarakhand) has started a pilot
project called
– Reducing Human Attacks using Honey Bees
(Re-Hab)
 The Dhamma Dipa International Buddhist University
(DDIBU) is expected to become the first Buddhist-
run University in India to offer Buddhist education
along with courses in other disciplines of modern
education as well; it lies in
– Sabroom of South Tripura district
 Where does first fully digital literate panchayat lies
– Kerala’s Pullampara
 The recent initiative brokered between Russia and
Ukraine by the United Nations and Turkey in July,
2022 named as – The Black Sea Grain Initiative
 Out of 191 countries and territories on the 2021/22
Human Development Index, tracking the global
decline in human development, India was positioned
at – 132
2023 (5)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Between 6th to 9th December, 2022, the 17th Asia
Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International
Labour Organization (ILO) was held in
– Singapore
 PM Modi performed the foundation (‘shilanyas’)
ceremony to launch the construction of the India
International Centre for Buddhist Culture and
Heritage in – Lumbini Monastic Zone
 On September 22, 2022 the USA lawmakers voted to
ratify the Kigali Amendment, which is related to
– The Montreal Protocol
 Operation London Bridge (also known by its code
phrase “London Bridge is down”) was the known for
– Funeral plan for Queen Elizabeth II
 In May 2022, India has been unanimously elected as
the new Chair of the Association of Asian Election
Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024 at the meeting
held at – Manila, Philippines
 Recently, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka began the
first synchronised vulture survey in select regions of –
– The Western Ghats
 Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre (VCBC)
is located in – Pinjore, Haryana
 Diclofenac is toxic to vultures even in small doses,
causing – Kidney failure
 Recently, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers
has inaugurated the IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plants
at – Aonla and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh
 Local Biodiversity Management Committee,
concerned panchayat, along with SECURE Himalaya
Project recently resolved to declare Yaya Tso as-
– Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site (BHS)
 Yaya Tso is a nesting habitat for a large number of
birds and animals, such as
– The bar-headed goose, black-necked crane and
brahminy duck
 It is one of the highest breeding sites of the
– Black necked crane in India
 Recently, construction of 4.1-km Shinkun La tunnel
on NimuPadam-Darcha Road link has been approved,
which connects
– Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul valley and Ladakh’s
Zanskar valley
 It’ll be built by Border Road Organisation (BRO)
under its ambitious Project – Yojak
 Recently, Indian Agricultural Research Institute
(IARI) scientists have developed the 3rd climate-smart
variety of wheat, named as – HD-3385
 As part of Aatmanirbhar Bharat, India has developed
the world’s 1 bamboo crash barrier (Bahu Balli-200m
st
long) which has been installed on the-
– Vani-Warora Highway, Vidarbha, Maharashtra
 UN 2023 Water Conference 2023 is held in
– New York, USA (March 22- 24, 2023)
 The Conference was co-hosted by the Governments
of – Tajikistan and the Netherlands
 The Chief Guest of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023 was
– Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, (President of
Cooperative Republic of Guyana)
 Recently, Manipur Sangai Festival was held in
November, 2022 the theme of the Festival is
– ‘Festival of One-ness’
 Recently, who took oath as the new Chief Minister
of Himachal Pradesh on December 11, 2022
– Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
 The coveted International eco-label “Blue Flag”, has
been accorded to two new beaches of India
– Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach
(Lakshadweep)
 First women elected to the 60-member Nagaland
Assembly in recent election? (7 March, 2023)
 - Hekani Jakhalu and Salhoutuono Kruse
 Who took oath as the Chief Minister of Nagaland
for the 5th term? (7 March, 2023)
- Neiphiu Rio (Nationalist Democratic
Progressive Party :NDPP)
 Who took oath as the Chief Minister of Tripura for
the second term? (8 March, 2023)  - Manik Saha
 Indian Railways starts the Guru Kripa Yatra from (5
April, 2023) – Lucknow
 Where was the Youth Festival - India @ 2047
launched? (4 March 2023)  - IIT Ropar, Punjab
 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana
(PMBJP) train flagged off from (3 March 2023)
 - New Delhi
 Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Prime
Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina jointly
inaugurated which pipeline? (18 March 2023)
 - India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline
(first cross border energy pipeline between
both countries)
 How many Cities targeted to become 3-Star Garbage
Free by October 2024?(March,2023) -1000
 First state to pass bill for safety of lawyers? (March,
2023)  – Rajasthan
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (6)
 Which project was launched to green 5 km buffer
area around the Aravalli Hill Range in four states?(25
March, 2023) - Aravalli Green Wall Project
 The first India-Central Asia Culture Ministers’
meeting hosted by(3 April, 2023)
 - Ministry of Culture, India
 How many women WASH Champions were
conferred with the ‘Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman
2023’ by President Draupadi Murmu? (4 March 2023)
 - 36
 Swachhotsav, 3-week women-led swachhata campaign,
launched under (8 March 2023)
 - Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0
 Where was the Global Millets Conference organized?
(18-19 March 2023) – New Delhi
 Which city host B20 meeting under India’s G20
presidency? (16 March 2023) - Gangtok, Sikkim
 Where was the 2nd G20 Sustainable Finance Working
Group (SFWG) meeting held under India’s G20
presidency? (21-23 March 2023)
 - Udaipur, Rajasthan
 Top 3 states (large and mid-sized category) in India
Justice Report (IJR) 2022 overall ranking (April, 2023)
 - (1)Karnataka( score-6.38)
(2)Tamil Nadu(score-6.11)
(3)Telangana( score-6.11)
 Which country won bid to host third ICAO
Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels?
-(March, 2023)` - UAE
 Which country has invited Prime Minister Narendra
Modi to visit as a guest at the annual Bastille Day
parade in July?  - France
 Which country became 31st member of NATO? (4
April, 2023)  - Finland(a Nordic country)
 Where has the Ministry of Tourism inaugurated a
pavilion under its “Incredible India” brand? (March
2023) - Borse, Germany (ITB Berlin)
 Which Indian woman has conquered Mount
Kilimanjaro in Africa, wearing Luanchari?  - Anjali
Sharma
 Which Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 2022 sentenced to
10 years jail by Belarus court? (March 2023)
 - Ales Bialiatski
 Best and cleanest airports in the Asia Pacific region
by the Airports Council International (ACI) (March
2023)
 – Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)
 On the occasion of Digital Payments Awareness Week
(DPAW) Reserve Bank of India launched (6-12 March
2023) - ‘Har Payment Digital’ mission
2023
 Who was awarded with Governor of the Year 2023
by the international publication Central Banking
awarded? (17 March 2023)
- Shaktikanta Das(RBI Governor)
 Where was the ‘Semicon India Conference’
inaugurated? (18 February 2023)  - New Delhi
 Where was the 95 'World Ayurveda Congress and
th
Arogya Expo, 2022' inaugurated? - Panaji, Goa
Ü  Edition - 9th
 Where was Asia's largest 4-metre International Liquid
Mirror Telescope inaugurated by Union Minister Dr
Jitendra Singh? (March, 2023)
 - Devasthal, Uttarakhand
 Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate
the new International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) field office and innovation center? (22 March
2023)  - New Delhi
 First Indian state to pass the Right to Health Bill (21
March 2023)  - Rajasthan
 Which organisation successfully carried out the
landing experiment of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-
Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) programme?(2
April, 2023)
 - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
 10th edition of annual bilateral maritime exercise
SLINEX-23 held at (3 - 8 April 2023)
 - Colombo, Sri lanka
 Who becomes 1st woman to command combat unit
in Indian Air Force? (7 March 2023)
- Shalija Dhami
 Who has been selected for the prestigious Sangeet
Kalanidhi Award 2023? (19 March, 2023)
 - Bombay Jayshree
 Who took charge as the 28th Controller General of
Accounts (CGA)? (6 March, 2023)  - S. S. Dubey
 NMDC has appointed whom as its brand ambassador?
–Nikhat Zareen
 State tableau who has won the top prize at the 74th
Republic Day parade? –Uttarakhand Tableau
 Name the author of the book “The Poverty Of
Political Economy: How Economics Abandoned the
Poor”. –Meghnad Desai
 India’s G-20 Sherpa inaugurates India’s first Model
G-20 Summit. The India’s G-20 Sherpa was
–Amitabh Kant
 State governments was has launched the ‘Ladli Bahna’
scheme –Madhya Pradesh
2023 (7)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Which state government has launched a campaign,
‘Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan’ to make daughters of the
underprivileged classes capable and self-reliant?
–Uttar Pradesh
 Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has
presented the Union Budget for the –5th Time
 The Budget 2023 focuses on how many priorities?
which the FM called the “Saptrishis guiding us
through Amrit Kaal”. –Seven
 Which Indian institute ranked first in public
institutions category of Indian Institutional Ranking
framework of management and Business School?
–IIM Ahmedabad
 World Wetlands Day is celebrated annually on
–2nd February
 Who was recently conferred a Lifetime Achievement
Honour by the India-UK Achievers Honours.
–Dr Manmohan Singh
 Who has been conferred with FIH’s President’s Award
2023? –V. Karthikeyan Pandian
 Which country is to host football’s 2027 Asian Cup?
–Saudi Arabia
 Where will be the next edition of the Asian Football
Cup hosted in 2023? –Qatar
 Who launched Visit India Year 2023 initiative?
–Minister of Tourism G.Kishan Reddy
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the
world’s first nano urea plant in 2021 at which place?
–Kalol, Gujarat
 Which company in India has accepted digital currency
for payments? –Reliance Retail
 Which Indian musician won the grammy for the third
time? –Ricky Tej
 Who won the Record of the Year award in Grammy
Awards 2023 –Lizzo
 In which city PM Modi inaugurated India Energy
Week 2023? –Bengaluru
 Which country has been designated as the “Pioneer
Investor” by the International Seabed Authority?
–India
 Yaya Tso to be the first biodiversity heritage site
located in which Union Territory? –Ladakh
 Which Indian city becomes the first civic body to
launch green bonds. –Indore
 Who is nominated for the BBC Indian Sports Woman
of the Year Award?
–Sakshi Malik and Vinesh Phogat
 Deepak Chopra received Golden Book Awards 2023
for which book?
–The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success:
A Practical Guide to Achieving Your Dreams
 ISRO-NASA combined satellite to be launched from
India in September 2023 –NISAR
 Which university is declared the world’s first living
heritage university by UNESCO?
–Visva-Bharati University
 India’s First Glass Igloo Restaurant is inaugurated in
which state? –Jammu & Kashmir
 Where will the ICC T-20 Women’s World Cup 2023
be held? –South Africa
 Which country has named the world’s happiest
country for the fifth year in a row? –Finland
 What is the rank of India in the World Happiness
Index 2023? –136
 India is sending a field hospital, medicines, rescue
teams to earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria under
–Operation Dost
 PM Modi Inaugurates Global Investors Summit 2023
in –Lucknow
 Which Indian skipper became the 1st Indian skipper
to record hundreds in all 3 formats?
–Rohit Sharma
 Which state government launched Family ID – One
Family One Identity Portal? –Uttar Pradesh
 Where were Lithium reserves found for the first time
in India? –Jammu & Kashmir
 India To Get its First National Metro Rail Knowledge
Centre in which city?
–Delhi
 Who received the UNESCO Peace Prize in Ivory
Coast? –Angela Merkel
 Where did Union Minister of Chemicals and
Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Inaugurated
IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plants?
–Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh
 Where will India’s First Frozen Lake Marathon be
hosted? –Ladakh
 PM Modi Virtually Inaugurated Jal Jan Abhiyan in
which state? –Rajasthan
 Who unveiled a bust of Sardar Vallabhai Patel in Fiji’s
capital Suva? –S. Jaishankar
 Which film won the Best Film Award at the
Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023?
–The Kashmiri Files
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (8)
 APJ Abdul Kalam Satellite Launch Vehicle
Mission-2023 launched from which state in India?
–Tamil Nadu
 The World Health Organisation will be setting up an
mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid) vaccine hub in
which state? –Telanaga
 India’s first hybrid sounding rocket by private players
was successfully launched in which district of Tamil
Nadu? –Chengalpattu
 Who was awarded the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year 2022’
title? –Sajjan Jindal
 Which country hosted the first I2U2 Vice-Ministerial
meeting to discuss investment opportunities?
–UAE
 Who won the 2023 Marconi Prize?
–Hari Balakrishnan
 Which city in Maharashtra is going to be renamed
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. –Aurangabad
 Which team won the Women’s T20 World Cup for
the sixth time when they beat South Africa?
–Australia
 Which state infor mation commission worst
performing in RTI responsiveness? –Tamil Nadu
 Which year announced as the “International Year of
millets”? –2023
 Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah
has laid the foundation stone of the Central Detective
Training Institute (CDTI). –Karnataka
 Recently, Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) recommended Dexa as a selection criteria is
–Bone density scan
 Which country becomes the first Asian nation and
second in the world to launch Hydrogen powered
Train. –China
 1st women officer to be operationally deployed in
Siachen? –Captain Shiva Chauhan
 Which state has celebrated the Imoinu Eratpa festival?
–Manipur
 How many overseas Indian are awarded this year
by the Indian government for the Pravasi Bharatiya
Samman Awards? –27
 Which state won the UN-Habitat’s World Habitat
Awards 2023 for JAGA Mission? –Odisha
 Ministry of Jal Shakti organized “1st All India Annual
State Ministers Conference on Water’’ with the theme
“Water Vision@2047” in which city? –Bhopal
 India’s first-ever coal gasification plant is set to start
urea production in 2024, the plant is located in which
state/UT? –Odisha
2023
 Which state has declared as the first state in the
country to go fully digital in its banking service?
–Kerala
 In January 2022, who won the first Dr Patangrao
Kadam Memorial Award? –Adar Poonwalla
 What is the theme of World Hindi Conference 2023?
–Hindi – Traditional Knowledge to Artificial
Intelligence
 Which Indian song won the best song category in
Golden Globe Awards 2023? –Naatu Naatu
 Which flagship initiative of government has won
the Platinum Award in the Digital Empowerment of
Citizens Category in Digital India Awards 2022 held
in New Delhi? –e-NAM
 Name the author of the book Jadunama, a book
written on veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar.
–Arvind Mandloi
 Grand cultural program ‘Sur Sarita-Symphony of
Ganga’ organised in which city? –Varanasi
 Which government has recently implemented a policy
for blindness control with the objective of ‘Right to
Sight’? –Rajasthan
 Who has been crowned Miss Universe 2022 at a
ceremony held in New Orleans, Mexico?
–R’Bonney Gabriel
 Uttar Pradesh emerged as the top destination for
mobile gamers according to India Mobile Gaming
Report 2022. Which states were the second and third
states? –Maharashtra and Rajasthan
 ISRO ‘Shukrayaan I’ mission to planet Venus
reportedly shifted to –2031
 Think-20 meeting under the G-20 has begun in which
city of India? –Bhopal
 Which city was selected to host WEF Center for the
Fourth Industrial Revolution? –Hyderabad
 Which airport won the prestigious “Best Sustainable
Greenfield Airport” award?
–Manohar International Airport, Goa
 India’s first School of Logistics, Waterways, and
Communication has launched in which state?
–Tripura
 The Himachal Pradesh government intends to make
the state as the first Green Energy State by the end
of –2025
 In which state ‘International Craft Summit’ has been
inaugurated? –Odisha
 Which police station was awarded as the number one
police station in the country?
–Aska Police Station, Odisha
2023 (9)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Who has been awarded the Pandit Hariprasad
Chaurasia Lifetime Achievement Award?
–Dr. Prabha Atre
 U-Win was launched for which purpose?
–To digitise India’s Universal Immunisation
Programme
 Which railway station has been awarded the ‘Green
Railway Station Certification with the highest rating
of Platinum’? –Visakhapatnam Railway Station
 Who has become the 1st-ever Indian cricketer to have
won the ICC Men’s T20 Cricketer of the Year award?
–Surya Kumar Yadav
 Which former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
received Padma Vibhusan recently?
–Mulayam Singh Yadav
 Which state has celebrated the 3rd edition of the
annual Orange Festival 2023? –Nagaland
 Union Health Minister unveiled world’s first intranasal
COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech
International Limited, the vaccine was named as
–iNNCOVACC
 The Central government has renamed the Mughal
Gardens in New Delhi’s Rashtrapati Bhavan as ‘Amrit
Udyan’. The Mughal Gardens was designed in which
year? –1917
 Who has won the men’s singles title by defeating
Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Australian Open 2023?
–N. Djokovic
 The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India
(FSSAI) has approved which animal as a ‘food animal’
recently? –Himalayan Yak
 Who has been awarded the Para Sports Person of the
Year 2022? –Avani Lekhara
 Ministry of Power started a Scheme for Procurement
of Aggregate Power of 4500 MW on competitive
basis or five years on Finance, Own and Operate
(FOO) basis under –SHAKTI Policy
 Artemis I Mission has been launched by –NASA
 Singapore Airlines and Tata Sons have agreed to
merge Air India and Vistara by –2024
 What is the theme of World AIDS Day 2022?
–Equalize
 Who become first woman referee in FIFA men’s
World Cup 2022. –Stephanie Frappart (France)
 Which state has become the first state in the Northeast
to pass the first-ever Mental Health and Social Care
Policy? –Meghalaya
 International Lusophone Festival was held from 3 to
6 December 2022 in –Goa
 The 12th Edition of Exercise Agni Warrior, a bilateral
exercise between the Indian Army and
–Singapore
 The Central government on December 1 launched
its facial recognition system at Delhi, Bangalore and
Varanasi airports. What is the name of the system?
–DigiYatra
 What is the theme of International Day of Persons
with Disabilities 2022 (3 December)?
–Transformative solutions for inclusive
development: the role of innovation in fuelling
an accessible and equitable world
 Which Indian startup has won the Earthshot Prize
2022? –Kheyti
 Who has won the Best Director Award at the New
York Film Critics Circle? –S.S. Rajamouli
 India’s first Dark Night Sky Reserve will be set up in
which state/UT of India? –Ladakh
 What is the theme of International Volunteer Day
for Economic and Social Development 2022?
–Solidarity through volunteering
 India has jumped to the which position in the global
aviation safety ranking by the International Civil
Aviation Organization –48th
 The National Zoological Park, Delhi Zoo has
celebrated International Cheetah Day and Wildlife
Conservation Day in New Delhi on which date.
–4th December
 Which metro has successfully created a Guinness
World Record by constructing the longest double-
decker viaduct (metro)? –Nagpur Metro
 Which state has launched the One District One Sport
(ODOS) programme for promoting local sporting
talent? –Uttar Pradesh
 India’s first Gold ATM and world’s first Real Time
Gold ATM has launched in which city?
–Hyderabad
 The seventh edition of the Global Technology
Summit was held from 29th Nov till 1st of December
at New Delhi, the theme for 2022 summit was
–Geopolitics of Technology
 Who will unveil the FIFA World Cup trophy in Qatar
2022? –Deepika Padukone
 What is the rank of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
in the top 100 defence companies list? –42nd
 Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras)
Researchers have developed an ‘Ocean Wave Energy
Converter’ that can generate electricity from sea
waves. The product has been named? –Sindhuja-I
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (10)2023
 Which actress is included in the “BBC Releases 100
Most Influential Women’s List”?
–Priyanka Chopra Jonas
 Which President has been named Time Magazine’s
Person of the Year Award for 2022?
–Volodymyr Zelensky
 Which search remains the most searched query on
Google in India on 2022?
–Indian Premier League
 Which state government in partnership with startup
TechEagle has unveiled Asia’s first drone delivery hub
and network? –Meghalaya
 The Karthigai Deepam Chariot festival has been
organized in –Tamil Nadu
 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of
the United Nations, organized an opening ceremony
for the International Year of Millets 2023 in
–Rome, Italy
 Who has honoured with the 2022 Prime Minister’s
Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in secondary
schools in Australia? –Veena Nair
 Who has been appointed by the central government
as the Chair of Business 20 (B20) India in December
2022? –N. Chandrasekaran
 What is theme of International Anti-Corruption Day
2022? –Uniting the world against corruption
 Who has been elected as first female president of
Table Tennis Federation of India?
–Meghna Ahlawat
 Who has approached the Indian Institute of
Remote Sensing (IIRS), for developing “Spatial Data
Infrastructure geoportal? –Ladakh
 Which has won the World Athlete of the Year 2022
award?
–McLaughlin-Levrone & Mondo Duplantis
 Who has made a world record of making the fastest
double century in a One Day International (ODI)
against Bangladesh recently? –Ishan Kishan
 Which state is set to become the first state to launch
its own Climate Change Mission? –Tamil Nadu
 What is the rank of India in 2022 Hurun Global 500
list? –5th
 In which airport country’s largest business jet terminal
commissioned? –Cochin International Airport
 Which state of India has declared as first carbon
neutral farm in the country? –Kerala (Aluva)
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off India’s
sixth Vande Bharat Express between
–Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) to Nagpur
(Maharashtra)
 Which country launched world’s first commercial
moon lander in December 2022? –Japan
 Which state forest department has launched
‘Vanikaran’ project to restore natural vegetation?
–Kerala
 Who has inaugurated the statue of Mahakavi
Subramanian Bharathiyar at the renovated house of
Bharathiyar at Varanasi via video conference?
–M.K. Stalin
 The eighth edition of the India International Science
Festival (IISF) held in which city?
–Bhopal Most
 India plans to commission 20 nuclear power plants
by –2031
 According to Bloomberg 50 Report, who has topped
the list of people whose wealth witnessed the
maximum rise globally during this year?
–Gautam Adani
 Who has been appointed as first Chancellor of Gati
Shakti University? –Ashwini Vaishnaw
 Which player won the Golden Boot Award in the
FIFA World Cup 2022? –Kylian Mbappe
 In FIFA World Cup 2022, Golden Ball Award goes
to? –Lionel Messi
 Who has inaugurated a nationwide campaign,
Prashasan Gaon ki Ore? –Jitendra Singh
 Which state governments issued a notification making
the Aadhaar number mandatory for availing various
welfare schemes of the government?
–Tamil Nadu
 Who actress has been awarded PETA India’s 2022
Person of the Year title? –Sonakshi Sinha
 Who has been named the Men’s International Tennis
Federation (ITF) World Champion 2022?
–Rafael Nadal
 Which state recently launched ‘Friends of Library’
programme? –Tamil Nadu
 Which country has launched ‘Group of Friends’
to promote accountability for crimes against
peacekeepers? –India
 Which team has won 9th Season of the Pro Kabaddi
League title 2022? –Jaipur Pink Panthers
 India’s first-ever Surety Bond Insurance products
from Bajaj Allianz was launched for which purpose?
–Infrastructure Projects
 The Book, ‘The Indian Navy@75 Reminiscing the
Voyage’ is authored by –Arita Banerjee
2023 (11)
 Which minister has launched India’s first Green Steel
Brand “KALYANI FeRRESTA” in New Delhi?
–Jyotiraditya Scindia
 Which legendary athlete has been nominated by
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar to the
panel of vice-chairperson in the upper house of the
Parliament? –P.T. Usha
 The United Arab Emirate (UAE) has been selected
to host the World Trade Organisation’s 13th global
Ministerial Conference in February –2024
 Recently Indian forces acquiring, which ballistic
missile for striking targets at 150-500 Km. –Pralay
 A first-of-its-kind Tribal Winter Festival was held in
the Bandipora district of –Jammu and Kashmir
 Which vessel of the Indian Navy will participate in
the 50th edition of Cape to Rio Race 2023?
–INSV Tarini
 The Indian Railways completed the construction of a
tunnel on a 111-kilometre, the longest ‘escape tunnel’
in which state/UT in India?
–Jammu and Kashmir
 Which is India’s official entry for the 2023 Academy
Awards or Oscars awards in the International Feature
film category? –The Last Show
 In which state country’s first Infantry Museum has
been opened for the general public?
–Madhya Pradesh
 India’s manned Space flight Gaganyaan to be launched
in the fourth quarter of –2024
 Which country will host the next football Club World
Cup in February 2023? –Morocco
 Who has won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize
2021-22? –Sudeep Sen and Shobhana Kumar
 Recently, Anuradha Roy was awarded the Sahitya
Akademi Award, 2022 for her novel?
–All the Lives We Never Lived
 Who won BBC Sports Personality of Year 2022
award? –Beth Mead
 Who breaks all the records and became the most
expensive cricketer ever to be bought by any franchise
of the Indian Premier League (IPL)?
–Sam Curran
 10 edition of the North East Festival began at the
th
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in –New Delhi
 Who is the only player in the top 25 in Forbes’ annual
list of the highest-paid female athletes in the world?
–PV Sindhu
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Which institution has recently developed artificial
heart? –IIT Kanpur
 Which country topped in the FIFA world rankings
2022? –Brazil
 Anurag Thakur inaugurated the Sports Science Centre
in which state? –Karnataka
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to
observe Veer Bal Diwas 2022 on the occasion of the
Prakash Purab of –Guru Gobind Singh
 Who has been honoured with the prestigious 30th
Ekalavya Puraskar for the year 2022?
–Swasti Singh
 The famous Losar festival, is celebrated in which
state/UT of India? –Ladakh
 Which state will install a huge statue of former Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee? –Madhya Pradesh
 Which prison was awarded a five-star rating and
the tag ‘Eat Right Campus’ by the Food Safety and
Standard Authority of India (FSSAI)?
–Bulandshahr Prison
 Who has been selected for the first KR Gouri Amma
national award 2022? –Aleida Guevara
 Which will soon introduce “Bima Vahaks” in each
gram panchayat? –IRDAI
 Who has inaugurated the project “Development
of Srisailam Temple” at Srisailam Temple Complex
Andhra Pradesh? –Droupadi Murmu
 Which state government has inaugurated the
‘E-Sushrut’ hospital management information system
in the state medical colleges? –Uttar Pradesh
 Who has been awarded Atal Samman Award?
–Prabhu Chandra Mishra
 Which state recently inauguarted first ‘Bekal
International Beach Festival’? –Kerala
 Who has launched the ‘Stay Safe Online’ campaign
and the Digital Innovation Alliance (DIA) programme
recently? –Ashwini Vaishnaw
 Which state has become the first state in the country
to pass the Lokayukta Bill? –Maharashtra
 The Indian Army inaugurated its first 3-D Printed
House Dwelling Unit for soldiers at
–Ahmedabad Cantt
 Where was India’s Second National Model Vedic
School inaugurated recently? –Puri
 Mawmluh Cave has become the first Indian
Geoheritage Site to be recognised by UNESCO. It is
located in –Meghalaya
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (12)2023
 Recently, Defence minister Rajnath Singh dedicated
75 infrastructure projects to the nation. That is worth
to –Rs. 2180 crore
 Recently, Saudi Arabia won the bid to host Winter
Games for –2029
 Recently, India defeated Australia to win Sultan of
Johor Cup for –3rd Time
 IMT TRILAT is the first joint maritime exercise
among the navies of
–India, Mozambique and Tanzania
 What is the theme of World Cities Day 2022?
–Act Local to Go Global
 First ASEAN-India Start-Up Festival has been
inaugurated in which country to mark the 30th
anniversary of ASEAN and India’s relationship?
–Indonesia
 Which country has won FIFA U-17 Women’s World
Cup 2022? –Spain
 Which state has won the SKOCH award 2022 in
the women and child development category for its
popular ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’ scheme?
–West Bengal
 According to a report released by UNHCR in October
2022, which country hosted the largest refugee
population in the world? –Turkey
 Who has won the Rajyotsava Award this year, by the
Karnataka government? –K. Sivan
 Which state has inaugurated North India’s first hyper-
scale data centre Yotta Yotta D1 built?
–Uttar Pradesh (Greater Noida)
 Which state government will set up Cyber Intelligence
Unit in the state to curb cyber and financial crime?
–Maharashtra
 Which state government has decided to set up a
committee for the implementation of the Uniform
Civil Code in the state recently? –Gujarat
 Ministry of Electronics and IT has approved the
setting up of a greenfield electronics manufacturing
cluster (EMC) in Ranjangaon of which state?
–Maharashtra
 Which country has been conferred the prestigious
‘Friends of Liberation War’ honour on former US
Senator Edward M Kennedy posthumously?
–Bangladesh
 Which state begins National Tribal Dance Festival
2022? –Chhattisgarh
 Which state is hosting the three day Civil Air Navigation
Services Organisation (CANSO) Conference 2022
from 1st to 3rd November 2022? –Goa
 Falcon Heavy, the world’s most-powerful active rocket
was launched by which space technology companies?
–SpaceX
 Who was conferred ‘Karnataka Ratna’ posthumously
on 1 November 2022? –Puneeth Rajkumar
 Which word has been chosen as the Collins
Dictionary’s word of the year? –Permacrisis
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared Mangarh
Dham as national monument. It is located in which
state? –Rajasthan
 Which state hosted Track Asia Cup 2022 from
November 25 to 28? –Kerala
 India Post Payments Bank has conducted India’s first
Floating Financial Literacy Camp in –Srinagar
 Who is the 1st voter of Independent India, exercised
his right to franchise for the 34th time for the
Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections?
–Shyam Saran Negi
 Who has won the titles in the Open men’s in the Asian
Continental Chess championship 2022?
–R. Praggnanandhaa
 Which state has launched the “CM dashboard” to
access the real-time data of all departments and
decisions taken on major schemes? –Haryana
 Which country has created a world record by
operating the longest passenger train recently?
–Switzerland
 Who has been selected for the Kerala government’s
prestigious ‘Ezhuthachan Puraskaram 2022’?
–Sethu
 The Indian men’s team has won its first gold medal
by defeating which country in the Asian Squash Team
Championships? –Kuwait
 Haryana State Government’s Forest Department has
joined with which organisation to launch the “Trees
Outside Forests in India (TOFI)” program in the
state? –USAID
 What is the theme of World Travel Market (WTM)
for the year 2022?
–The Future of Travel Starts Now
 Which state is the host of ‘The Rising Sun Water
Fest-2022’ at Umiam Lake –Meghalaya
 UP government aims to make one of India’s largest
pilgrimage centres, Mathura-Vrindavan a “net zero
carbon emission” tourist destination by which year?
–2041
2023 (13)
 Who was awarded the 2022 Uttarakhand Gaurav
Samman, one of the two highest civilian awards of
the state awarded to a person for their extraordinary
contribution to any field of human endeavour?
–Ajit Doval
 The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has
partnered with whom to promote energy efficiency
financing for MSMEs in November 2022.
–SIDBI
 What is the theme of India’s G20 presidency 2023?
–Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: One Earth, One
Family, One Future
 Which American technology giant, has launched
a platform that displays flood forecasts, namely
‘FloodHub’. –Google
 Which state becomes 1st State to Introduce Uniform
Gold Price Based on Bank Rate? –Kerala
 Who has been selected for the International Kannada
Rathna award? –YKC Wadiyar
 India’s first private sector rocket Vikram-S, was
developed by which space technology companies?
–Skyroot Aerospace
 42nd International Congress of the Indian National
Cartographic Association inaugurated in
–Dehradun
 India will host the women’s world boxing
championships in 2023 in which city?
–New Delhi
 What is the theme of National Education Day 2022?
–Changing Course, Transforming Education
 Who has scripted history as he became the first batter
in history to reach 4000 runs in T20 Internationals?
–Virat Kohli
 Who has been awarded 31st Bihari Puraskar 2021 for
her 2018 novel ‘Hum Yahan The’?
–Madhu Kankariya
 Who has been awarded 32nd Bihari Puraskar 2022
for his 2015 literary criticism book ‘Pachrang Chola
Pahar Sakhi Ri’? –Dr. Madhav Hada
 Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced
Odisha will be made slum-free by which year?
–2023
 Who has been appointed as the ‘Friendship
Ambassador’ by Switzerland Tourism?
–Neeraj Chopra
 Who recently launched Fit India School Week Mascots
Toofan & Toofani? –P.V. Sindhu
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 The Indian Railways has set a target of 100 %
electrification of its network by –December 2023
 Which state has received ‘India Agribusiness Awards
2022’ in the best state category for their contribution
in the areas of agriculture? –Haryana
 Which tourism state has bagged the prestigious
Responsible Tourism Global award at the World
Travel Mart held in London? –Kerala Tourism
 Who has been elected as the head of ICC’s all
powerful Finance and Commercial Affairs (F&CA)
committee? –Jay Shah
 Reliance Industries will build India’s maiden
multimodal logistics park (MMLP) in which city?
–Chennai
 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) has agreed ‘in principle’ to admit which
country as the group’s 11th member?
–East Timor
 Which country will host the U-19 Men’s T-20 World
Cup 2024? –Sri Lanka
 United Nation’s Day of Eight Billion is celebrated on
which day? –15 November 2022
 What is the theme of 41st edition of India
International Trade Fair (IITF) that is taking place in
Delhi? –Vocal For Local, Local to Global
 Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement award was given
to –Carlos Saura
 Which group has launched a plan named ‘Global
Shield’ at the 27th UN Climate Change Conference?
–G7
 What is the objective of “In our LiFEtime” Campaign
launched by India at COP 27?
–To encourage the youth to follow sustainable
lifestyle.
 What is the theme of National Newborn Week 2022?
–Safety, Quality and Nurturing Care - Every
Newborn’s Birth Right
 What is the rank of India in Climate Change
Performance Index (CCPI) 2023? –8th
 The ‘Moscow format’ mainly deals with the affairs of
which country? –Afghanistan
 _________ was unveiled as the mascot for the 2024
Paris Olympics. –Phrygian cap
 Which has launched the 4th phase of the Digital
Shakti Campaign?
–National Commission for Women
 Who has inaugurated the silver jubilee edition of the
Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS 22)?
–Narendra Modi
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (14)2023
 Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
has inaugurated the GeoSmart India 2022 Summit in
which city? –Hyderabad
 Who has become the first player from India to
get elected in the Athletes’ Commission of the
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)?
–Sharath Kamal
 Recently, the Uttarakhand Government decided to
shift the Uttarakhand High Court from Nainital to
which places? –Haldwani
 Which state government has launched a new portal,
‘Amar Sarkar? –Tripura
 Which state has become the first state in the country
to bring out an Elephant Death Audit Framework?
–Tamil Nadu
 Cambridge Dictionary has declared which word as
the Word of the Year 2022? –Homer
 Who has represented India at the inauguration of the
FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar?
–Jagdeep Dhankhar
 What is the rank of India in the Network Readiness
Index 2022? –61st
 What is the name of official mascot of the Qatar
World Cup 2022? –La’eeb
 Who was conferred the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022
by Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Vishwanath
Arlekar? –Dalai Lama
 What is the theme of SCO summit 2023?
–For a SECURE SCO
 Where was the Indian Air Force’s Air Fest 2022
organized? –Nagpur
 Which state has inaugurated the UNESCO-India-
Africa Hackathon 2022 at the Gautam Buddha
University? –Uttar Pradesh
 Who has been conferred with Dr. Abdul Kalam Seva
Puraskar? –Ravi Kumar Sagar
 Who has become the first Indian woman to win
bronze medal at IITF-ATTU Asian Cup tournament
in Bangkok, Thailand? –Manika Batra
 Who was named as one of the five recipients of the
U.N.’s highest environmental award ‘Champions of
the Earth’ in November 2022?
–Purnima Devi Barman
 The fourth edition of the Indo-Pacific Regional
Dialogue (IPRD) 2022 was held at Delhi in November
2022, The theme of IPRD-2022 is
–Operationalising the Indo-Pacific Oceans
Initiative
 Which city becomes the first city in South Asia to top
CDP’s climate action list? –Mumbai
 Which has signed the world’s ‘longest’ gas supply deal
with China in November 2022? –Qatar
 Arittapatti village has been declared as the first
Biodiversity Site of which state? –Tamil Nadu
 The Indian government has invited which country’s
President as the chief guest for the Republic day
parade 2023? –Egypt
 Which state government has launched AMLAN
(Anemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan) programme
recently? –Odisha
 Which city will host the first G20 Sherpa Meeting in
India from 4 to 7 December? –Udaipur
 ‘Nai Chetana’ gender campaign was launched under
which schemes?
–National Rural Livelihoods Mission
 Who has become the first Women President of Indian
Olympic Association? –P.T. Usha
 Which film won the ‘Golden Peacock’ for the best film
of the 53rd edition of International Film Festival?
–I. Have Electric Dreams
 What is the Name of first Science documentry made
in Sanskrit, which was screened at the 53rd IFFI?
–Yanam
 Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman is
presenting the Union Budget 2023 for the ________
time in a row. –5th
 What is the current year’s economic growth is
estimated at the Union budget 2023? –7%
 What is the maximum deposit limit for Senior Citizen
Savings Scheme will be enhanced from?
–15 lakh to 30 lakh
 The outlay for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is being
enhanced by 66% to over –Rs. 79,000 cr
 What is the rate of tax for Income tax slab between
the income of Rs 3 Lakh to Rs 6 Lakh for assessment
year 2023-24? –5%
 “Bharat SHRI” will be set up in a digital epigraphy
museum, with digitization of one lakh ancient
inscriptions in the first stage. SHRI stands for
–Bharat Shared Repository of Inscriptions
 The Finance Minister proposed to reduce the highest
surcharge rate in the New tax regime from 37 percent
to –25 per cent
 In the which year, Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman replaced the Budget briefcase with the
traditional ‘Bahi Khata’ having the National Emblem?
–2019
2023 (15)
 How much fiscal deficit center has Pegged for FY
2024 –5.9 percent
 What is the budget allocated for National Green
Hydrogen Mission to shift low-carbon economy and
reduce reliance on fossil fuel? –Rs 19,700 crore
 The Total Expenditure of the Union Budget 2023-24
is: –45.03 Lakh Crore
 The Total Receipt of The Union Budget 2023-24 is:
–27.13 Lakh Crore
 The Fiscal Deficit of The Union Budget 2023-24 is:
–17.87 Lakh Crore
 Total resources being transferred to the States in The
Union Budget 2023-24 is:
–17.98 Lakh Crore
 Which of the following has the highest share in the
Proposed Expenditure from the Union Budget 2023-
24. –Interest Payment
 Which of the following has the least share in the
Proposed Expenditure from the Union Budget 2023-
24 –Pensions
 iGOT Karmayogi, an integrated online training
platform, launched to provide
–continuous learning opportunities for
government employees to upgrade their skills
and facilitate people-centric approach
 National Data Governance Policy to be brought out
in the Union Budget 2023-24 for
–Start-ups and academia
 Who is supported as Centre of Excellence for sharing
best practices regarding Shree Anna( Millets)
–Hyderabad
 In the Union Budget 2023-24, how much money has
been outlayed for energy security, energy transition
and net zero objectives –Rs. 35000 crore
 PM-PRANAM Scheme to be launched to incentivize
States and Union Territories to promote
–Alternative fertilizers and balanced use of
chemical fertilizers
 In the new tax regime rebate limit of Personal Income
Tax to be increased to –7 Lakh
 MISHTI scheme will be launched for
–mangrove plantation along the coastline
 Green Credit Programme to be notified under the
–Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
 Amrit Dharohar scheme to be implemented over the
next three years to encourage optimal use of
–wetlands, enhance bio-diversity, and carbon
stock.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Direct Benefit Transfer under a pan-India National
Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme to be rolled out
to provide stipend support to
–47 lakh youth in three years
 Which among the following will be used as the
common identifier for all digital systems of specified
government agencies to bring in Ease of Doing
Business. –PAN
 Rs. 5,300 crore to be given as central assistance to
Upper Bhadra Project to provide sustainable micro
irrigation and filling up of surface tanks for drinking
water, situated in which state –Karnataka
 Which Scheme that was announced in the Union
Budget 2023 includes skilled people who are engaged
in various traditional and skilled professions?
–PM VIKAS (Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma
Kaushal Samman)
 By which year the government aims to produce 5
MMT of green hydrogen? –2030
 What is the new MSME scheme announced in the
Union Budget 2023?
–Revamped credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs
 Which was the first budget that was a digital one?
–2021-22
 Total number of LPG connections provided under
Ujjwala scheme –9.6 crore
 Total number of bank accounts opened under PM
Jan Dhanschemeaccording to the Budget 2023-24
–47.8 crore
 Insurance cover is provided to how many persons
under PM Suraksha Bima and PM JeevanJyotiYojana
–44.6 crore
 For the use by MSMEs, large business and charitable
trusts etc., to store and share documents online
securely, a locker system is to be setup named as -
–Entity DigiLocker
 500 new ‘waste to wealth’ plants under which scheme
to be established for promoting circular economy at
total investment of Rs 10,000 crore?
–GOBARdhan (Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro
Resources Dhan) Scheme
 Pradhan MantriKaushalVikasYojana 4.0, to be
launched to skill lakhs of youth within the next three
years covering new age courses for –
–Industry 4.0; like coding, AI, robotics,
mechatronics, IOT, 3D printing, drones, and
soft skills.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (16)2023
 How many Skill India International Centres to
be set up across different States to skill youth for
international opportunities
–30Skill India International Centres
 Which scheme is to be launched to incentivize
States and Union Territories to promote alternative
fertilizers and balanced use of chemical fertilizers?
–“PM Programme for Restoration, Awareness,
Nourishment and Amelioration of Mother
Earth” (PM-PRANAM)
 When was the National Pharmacy Education Day
2023 observed?  - 6 March, 2023
 India’s Vaccine Growth Story - From Cowpox to
Vaccine Maitri’ authored by (4 March, 2023)
 - Sajjan Singh Yadav
 (Additional Secretary, Government of India)
 Retired army general, Petr Pavel was elected as
President of which country? –Czech Republic
 Accordint to Bloomberg Billionaires Index shows,
Now who has now lost his position in the elite club
of the world’s 10 richest billionaires.
–Gautam Adani
 The Economic Survey 2022-23 estimated India’s GDP
growth –6.5 %
 Which army regiment has been adjudged the best
marching contingent among the three services?
–Punjab Regiment
 Which government of India ministry won the best
prize at the 74th Republic Day parade?
–Ministry of Tribal Affairs
 A 5-day ‘Jeevan Vidya Shivir’ was organized for the
teachers of government schools of which state/UT?
–Delhi
 The 30th National Child Science Congress has
organized at which city? –Ahmedabad
 UNESCO has designated ‘Odesa’ a World Heritage
in danger site. In which country is it situated?
–Ukraine
 The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in
January 2023 saw a significant increase, reaching
over –Rs 1.55 lakh
 City which will be made the new capital of Andhra
Pradesh. –Visakhapatnam
 Which is the theme country at the 46th International
Kolkata Book Fair. –Spain
 Which state launched Vision for All School Eye
Health Program? –Goa
 NASA partners with whom to build AI foundation
models to advance climate science –IBM
 Where is India’s Fifth Nano Urea Plant located?
–Jharkhand
 Who has bagged the ‘Mathrubhumi Book of The
Year’ award at the fourth edition of Mathrubhumi
International Festival of Letters (MBIFL 2023)?
–Dr. Peggy Mohan
 Three countries established trilateral cooperation
initiatives, in fields including Energy, Defence, and
Economy –India, France, UAE
 The 12th edition of the National Ice Hockey
Championship held? –Ladakh
 Which song has won the Song of the Year Award in
Grammy Awards 2023? –‘Just like That’
 First Youth20 inception meeting 2023 begins in which
city? –Guwahati
 Which state has the highest unemployment rate in
India as of January 2023?
–Jammu and Kashmir
 Which government scheme has been extended till
March 2026? –PM KUSUM Scheme
 Which country is the highest milk producer in the
world contributing twenty-four percent of global milk
production in the year 2021-22. –India
 The Yuva Sangam is an initiative of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi to build close ties between ____.
–India and youth of northeast India
 Sculpture Park at Bikaner House in New Delhi has
been inaugurated by
–Rajasthan Chief Secretary Usha Sharma
 Kala Ghoda Arts Festival begins after a break of two
years in –Mumbai
 Which Indian actress was honored by Google Doodle
as the first female lead in Malayalam cinema on her
120th birth anniversary? –PK Rosy
 India is ranked in which place in the ICAO’s Aviation
Safety Oversight Ranking? –55th
 Which city is going to host the World Government
Summit 2023? –Dubai
 Who launched ‘Digital Payments Utsav’?
–Ashwini Vaishnaw
 Which payment platform released a QR Code with a
G20 theme to commemorate India’s presidency?
–Paytm
 India’s first AC double-decker electric bus was
introduced in which city? –Mumbai
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 Which is the first Arab country to send one of its
citizens into space? –United Arab Emirates
 Students from which educational institute from India
was Awarded Global Best M-GOV Awards?
–IIT Indore
 Who joined as the team mentor of Royal Challengers
Bangalore in the Women’s Premier League?
–Sania Mirza
 Union Home Minister Amit Shah has presented the
President’s Colour to which state police in recognition
of its exceptional service? –Haryana
 Which country will automatically qualify for the 2026
FIFA World Cup? –Mexico, Canada, U.S
 Which organization launched its second global
hackathon - ‘HARBINGER 2023 - Innovation for
Transformation’ with the theme ‘Inclusive Digital
Services’? –Reserve Bank of India
 Which bank was awarded ‘Prathista Puraskar’ under
‘Digidhan Awards 2021-22’ by the Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)?
–Karnataka Bank
 Tarkash is a military exercise between India and which
country? –US
 Which is the host country for the ICC T20 Women’s
World Cup? –South Africa
 Who is the current Chief of Army Staff ?
–General Manoj Pande
 Which bank recenly launched an electronic bank
guarantee scheme? –Indian Overseas Bank
 India and which country agreed to cooperate in digital
infra, climate action, and clean energy. –Spain
 Who develops a ‘Vayulink’ platform for steady
jammer-proof communication. –Indian Air Force
 Which European country became the first to pass a
law providing Menstrual Leave? –Spain
 Which is the World’s First Cloud-Built Demonstration
Satellite? –JANUS-1
 Which district in Kerala won Swaraj Trophy 2021-22
for Best District Panchayat? –Kollam
 The Bureau of Police Research and Development
(BPRD) and which institute Jointly Launch KAVACH-
2023.
–All India Council for Technical Education
 Which state Government organized the first state-
level ‘Shrimp Mela’? –Punjab
 When was the first Divya Kala Mela organized?
–December 2022
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 Where will be the World’s highest weather station
rebuilt? –Mount Everest
 India’s First Agri Chatbot Ama KrushAI Launched
in which state? –Odisha
 Which country will host the Malabar naval exercise
for the first time this August? –Australia
 18 World Security Congress Begins in which city?
th
–Jaipur
 Who received the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Lifetime
Achievement Award? –T.K. Ranagarajan
 Who launched the book “Modi: Shaping a Global
Order in Flux” in Chanakyapuri? –J.P. Nadda
 The Deepest salvage in the Arabian Sea was carried
out by which INS in India? –INS Nireekshak
 Who won the Argentina Open title in 2023?
–Carlos Alcaraz
 Who won gold in the 10m Air Rifle at ISSF World
Cup 2023? –Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil
 Who became the first digital citizen of the Bhutan?
–Prince Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck
 Which state became the first state to use robotic
scavengers to clean manholes? –Kerala
 When was the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
Yojana launched in India? –24th February, 2019
 India along with which countries have agreed to
cooperate in the oil and gas sector, including long-
term crude purchases. –Guyana
 When was the first World NGO Day celebrated?
–2010
 Which state government will build the country’s first
Marina or a boat basin offering dockage?
–Karnataka
 Amit Shah addressed the ‘Kol Janjati Mahakumbh’
organized on the occasion of Shabri Mata Janm
Jayanti in –Madhya Pradesh
 Ellora Ajanta International Festival 2023 is held in
which state in India? –Maharashtra
 Exercise Desert Flag VIll held in –UAE
 The ‘Dhanu Yatra’ festival, the largest open-air theatre
festival began in which state recently? –Odisha
 Election Commission has proposed introduction of
‘remote voting’ for whom? –Domestic Migrants
 Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways
Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Zuari bridge in –Goa
 Which state police has received the International
Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) 2022 Award
for the ‘Nijaat’ campaign? –Chhattisgarh
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (18)2023
 The Reserve Bank of India’s Medium-term Strategy
Framework for the period 2023-2025 that was
launched by Shri Shaktikanta Das is named as
–UTKARSH 2.0
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated
Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee National Institute of
Water and Sanitation in –Kolkata
 Name the author of the book “Breaking Barriers: the
Story of a Dalit Chief Secretary”.
–Kaki Madhava Rao
 According to the Coffee Board of India, the total
export of coffee from India rose by how much
percent to 4 lakh tonnes in 2022? –1.66 %
 India’s unemployment rate in December 2022 has
been increased to a 16-month high at how much
percent from 8% in November 2022? –8.30%
 Defence minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the
Siyom bridge in which state? –Arunachal Pradesh
 Which state has launched CM’s Sukhashray Sahayata
Kosh? –Himachal Pradesh
 President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Samvidhan
Udyan at Raj Bhavan in –Rajasthan
 Which state has launched two programme named
‘Didir Suraksha Kawach’ and ‘Didir Doot’, ahead of
the 2023 panchayat polls? –West Bengal
 Union Cabinet approves naming of Mopa airport in
Goa after the name of –Manohar Parrikar
 Who is the author of the book titled ‘Ambedkar: A
Life’? –Shashi Tharoor
 Which city police has won the ‘Best Police Unit’ award
for 2021? –Jalna & Nagpur Police
 Squadron leader Avani Chaturvedi, the first female
fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF), is
scheduled to participate in the inaugural air exercise
Veer Guardian, the exercise is set to take place in
which country? –Japan
 Who was awarded the “Award for Global Leadership”
in recognition of his lifetime of service to the legal
profession in India and around the world by Harvard
Law School Center on the Legal Profession (HLS
CLP)? –D.Y. Chandrachud
 Which state of India has began the International Kite
Festival 2023? –Gujarat
 Union Home Minister Amit Shah has recently
unveiled a 120 feet tall statue of a polo player in which
state? –Manipur
 What is the theme for National Science Day 2023?
–Global Science for Global Wellbeing
 A. Political / National Affairs
AAP Gets ‘National Party’ Status
 On April 10, 2023, the Election Commission of India
withdrew the national party status of Trinamool
Congress (TMC), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
and the Communist Party of India (CPI) and
recognised Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)
as a national party.
 The EC’s decision was based on a review of
the parties’ poll performances — the 2014 and
2019 Lok Sabha polls and 21 state assembly polls
since 2014.
 AAP: Besides Delhi, Goa and Punjab, AAP became
a state party in Gujarat after the 2022 Assembly
elections where it secured 12.92% of the votes.
 India now has six national parties -(1) Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) (2) Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP)(3)
Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) (4) Communist Party of
India (Marxist) (5) Indian National Congress(INC)
(6) National People’s Party (NPP)
Criteria for recognition as a national Party
 As per the ECI’s Political Parties and Election
Symbols, 2019 handbook, a political party would be
considered a national party if
 If it has won at least 2% of the total seats in the
Lok Sabha from not less than three states.
 If its candidates polled at least 6% of total valid
votes in any four or more states in the last Lok
Sabha or Assembly elections and has at least
four MPs in the last Lok Sabha polls.
 It is ‘recognised’ in four or more states.
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India gets 12 Cheetahs from
South Africa
Recently, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and
Climate change, Shri Bhupender Yadav has announced
the trans-location of twelve Cheetahs from South Africa
to India.
 Translocated on: February, 18, 2023
 Translocated from: South Africa
 Translocated to: Kuno National Park in Madhya
Pradesh
 In 1952 Cheetahs were declared as extinct.
 Earlier in September 17, 2022, 8 Cheetahs were
brought to India from Namibia (to Kuno National
Park) of these one of 8 cheetah ‘Shasha’ died due to
kidney infection on March 27, 2023.
 Also, Union Minister tweeted in March, 2023 that 4
cubs (of cheetah) has been born in 6 km enclosure
to Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
Objectives
 To establish breeding cheetah populations in safe
habitats across its historic range and manage them
as a meta -population.
About Cheetah
 Cheetahs in the wild (both male and female
combined) have an average age span of 10 – 12
years.
 The gestation (pregnancy) period for the Cheetah
is 93 days, and litters range in size from one or two
up to six cubs.
 The Cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal.
  The Cheetah is capable of reaching speeds
greater than 110 kilometers per hour in
just over three seconds.
 The African Cheetah, with several subspecies
occurring in different African countries, is listed
as a vulnerable (VU) species on the IUCN Red List.
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83rd All India Presiding Officers’
Conference
About 83rd All India Presiding Officers’
Conference
 Held on – January 11-12, 2023
 Held in – Jaipur , Rajasthan
 Conference presided by- Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla
 Earlier this conference was held in Rajasthan in the
year 2011 (fourth time in Jaipur).
Background
 The All India Presiding Officers’ Conference
(AIPOC) is the apex body of the Legislatures in
India that completed its hundred years in 2021.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the
inaugural session of the 82nd AIPOC in 2021 in
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
 The first Conference was held in Shimla in 1921.
ST status to Gond community in
four districts of UP
Earlier, on December 14, 2022, the Rajya Sabha
passed with voice vote the Constitution (Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second
Amendment) Bill-2022.
 It seeks to give the ST status to the Gond community
in four districts of Uttar Pradesh (Sant Kabir Nagar,
Sant Ravidas Nagar, Chanduali and Kushinagar).
 The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha in April, 2022.
 The passing of the Bill will ensure the inclusion of
the Gond community in the Scheduled Tribes list in
four districts of Uttar Pradesh.
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2023
Tripura Legislative Assembly Election
On February 16, 2023, Elections to the Tripura
Legislative Assembly were held to elect all 60 members
of the Tripura Legislative Assembly.
 The votes were counted and the results were declared
on March 2, 2023.
 BJP has come to power once again in the state as it
bagged a majority of 32 seats, followed by Tipra
Motha with 13 seats.
  Meanwhile, the Congress bagged 3 seats, and
CPI(M) got 11.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (20)2023
 BJP leader Manik Saha took charge as the Chief
Minister of Tripura for the second time on March 8,
2023.
Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Election
 Legislative Assembly elections were held in
Meghalaya on 27 February 2023 to elect all 60
members of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly.
 Meghalaya recorded 81.57% voter turnout in the
polling held on February 27, 2023.
 But voting was held in 59 constituencies because
a candidate of the United Democratic Party died in
Meghalaya.
 The votes were counted and the results were declared
on March 2, 2023.
 On March 7, 2023, Conrad Sangma was sworn
in as the Meghalaya chief minister for the second
successive term.
Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election
 The Nagaland Legislative Assembly election was
held in Nagaland on February 27, 2023 to elect all
60 members of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.
 The votes were counted and the results were declared
on 2 March 2023.
 The ruling NDPP-BJP has retained power in
Nagaland election, with two parties having secured
33 seats in the 60-member Assembly.
 Nagaland also scripted history as it elected women
lawmakers for the first time ever - Salhoutuonuo
Kruse won from the Western Angami assembly seat
and Hekani Jakhalu from Dimapur-III constituency.
 Nagaland political stalwart Neiphiu Rio took oath
as the chief minister of Nagaland for the fifth
straight term on March 7, 2023.
Kerala becomes first state to
use robotic scavengers to clean
manholes
On February 24, 2023 the Kerala government has
launched robotic scavenger, Bandicoot, to clean sewages.
 By doing this, Kerala becomes the first state in the
country to use robotic technology to clean all its
commissioned manholes.
 Bandicoot is inducted under the Guruvayur
Sewerage Project by Kerala Water Authority (KWA),
as part of the 100-day action plan of the State
Government.
 Bandicoot is developed by Kerala-based
Genrobotics.
 Genrobotics has recently bagged ‘Kerala Pride’
award at the Huddle Global 2022 conclave organised
by the Kerala Startup Mission.
Modhera: India’s first 24×7
solar-powered village
 On 9 October 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
laid the foundation stone and dedicated various
projects worth over Rs 3900 crore to the nation in
Modhera.
 During the occasion, PM also declared village
Modhera as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village.
About the Solar Powered Village
 Modhera will be India’s first village to become a
net renewable energy generator.
  It will be the first modern village to have
a solar-based ultra-modern electric vehicle
charging station.
 It is India’s first grid-connected megawatt-hours
(MWh) scale battery energy storage system.
Modhera Temple
 Modhera is famous for its Sun temple.
 It was built by King Bhima-I of the Chalukya
dynasty.
 It is made to honour the Sun God in Modhera
village of Mehsana district on the bank of River
Pushpavati.
 In 2014, Modhera Sun Temple entered the list of
UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
 It enjoys the same significance as the other two
well-known sun temples in Kashmir (Martand
Sun Temple) and Odisha (Konark Sun Temple).
Thanthai Periyar Wildlife
Sanctuary : Tamil Nadu
To mitigate the effects of climate vagaries on the
coastal ecosystem, the Tamil Nadu government has
announced the Tamil Nadu Coastal Restoration
Mission in the State Budget for the financial year
2023-24.
 The mission, to be implemented with World Bank
assistance at an estimated cost of Rs. 2,000 crore
over the next five years, is aimed at preventing sea
erosion, reducing marine pollution and conserving
marine biodiversity.
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 Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is announced in
in the State Budget for the financial year 2023-24.
 It will be spread across 80,567 hectares in the forest
areas of Anthiyur and Gobichettipalayam in Erode
district of Tamin Nadu.
 This will be the 18th wildlife sanctuary in the State
and will link the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve with the
Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary.
17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated
the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention in
Indore, Madhya Pradesh on January 09, 2023.
 The Prime Minister released a commemorative
postal stamp ‘Surakshit Jaayen, Prashikshit
Jaayen’ and also inaugurated the first-ever digital
PBD Exhibition on the theme ‘Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav - Contribution of Diaspora in Indian
Freedom Struggle’.
 The theme of this PBD Convention is “Diaspora:
Reliable partners for India’s progress in Amrit
Kaal”. Over 3,500 diaspora members from nearly
70 different countries have registered for the PBD
Convention.
 The Chief Guest of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2023
was Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, the President of
Cooperative Republic of Guyana, and the Special
Guest of Honour was Mr. Chandrikapersad
Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname.
Manipur Sangai Festival
On November 30, 2022, the Prime Minister of India
addressed the Manipur Sangai Festival via video message.
About Manipur Sangai Festival
 Held in: November, 2022
 Held at: Manipur
 The theme of the Sangai Festival: ‘Festival of
One-ness’
 The festival is named after the state animal, Sangai,
the brow-antlered deer found only in Manipur.
Brow-antlered deer
 Common Name: Sangai, Brow antlered deer,
Dancing Deer
 Status: State animal of Manipur, Schedule-1 of
Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Endangered on
IUCN Red List
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Kadmat Beach & Thundi Beach
Get Blue Flag Tag
Recently (in October, 2022), globally recognized
and the coveted International eco-label "Blue Flag”,
has been accorded to two new beaches of India –
Minicoy Thundi Beach and Kadmat Beach- both in
Lakshadweep. This takes the number of beaches
certified under the Blue Flag certification to twelve (12).
 Accorded by: Foundation for Environmental
Education (FEE)
What is the ‘Blue Flag’ tag?
 The Blue Flag is a voluntary tag given to environ-
ment-friendly and clean beaches with hygienic
facilities.
Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh
Assembly Election
 On December 8, 2022, Gujarat and Himachal
Pradesh Assembly election results were declared.
 The BJP has retained power in Gujarat for a
record seventh straight term as it won 156 seats in
182-member State Assembly.
 Bhupendra Patel has sworn in as the 17th Chief
Minister of Gujarat (second time in a row).
 The people of Gujarat voted in two phases, on 1 and
5 December, 2022 and the overall voter turnout in
Gujarat was around 64.65%.
 Himachal Pradesh voted in a single phase on 12
November, 2022.
 Himachal Pradesh’s voter turnout was more than
74%.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (22)2023
 Indian National Congress (INC) won 40 seats in 68-
member state assembly and formed the government.
 Congress’s Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on December
11, 2022 took oath as the new Chief Minister of
Himachal Pradesh.
President of India Election
2022
On 21st July 2022, with declaration of result of
presidential election, Shrimati Droupadi Murmu
became 15th President of India.
About 16th Presidential Election
 Won by : Shrimati Droupadi Murmu (NDA
candidate)
 Runner-up : Yashwant Sinha (UPA candidate)
 Schedule of Elections : 15 June-22 July
Method of Election
 The electoral college is made up of all the elected
members of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha (MPs) and
the elected Members of the Legislative Assemblies
of States and Union Territories (MLAs).
 Article 55 (3) of the Constitution provides that the
election shall be held in accordance with the system
of proportional representation by means of the
single transferable vote and the voting at such
election shall be by secret ballot.
 To win, the candidate must secure 50% of the total
votes cast + 1.
16th Vice-Presidential Election
 Shri Jagdeep Dhankar became the 14th
Vice-President of India.
 He replaces Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, whose term
ended on 10th August, 2022.
CDS: Amended Service Rules of
the Army, Navy and Air Force
The Ministry of Defence has issued gazette
notifications to amend regulations of three defence
forces – Army, Navy and Air Force -- related to the
appointment of the Chief of Defence Staff.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)
 The Prime Minister of India had announced the
creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff
during his address to the Nation on 15th August
2019.
  The Cabinet Committee on Security on 24th
December 2019 took the decision to create the
post of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
 The Chief of Defence Staff is the Permanent
Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee
and acts as the Principal Military Adviser to
Raksha Mantri on all tri-services matters so as to
provide impartial advice to the political leadership.
 Former Chief of the Army Staff, (Lt.) General
Bipin Rawat took office of as the country's first
Chief of Defence Staff on 1st January, 2020.
 Bipin Rawat was martyred in a chopper crash on
December 8, 2021.
Key Points
 Changes in eligibility criteria: An officer who
is serving as Lieutenant General or General or an
officer who has retired in the rank of Lieutenant
General or General but has not attained the age
of sixty-two years on the date of his appointment
can be appointed as the Chief of defence Staff
(CDS).
 The age limit for the CDS post is 65 years with no
fixed tenure defined, unlike for the Service Chief
which is three years of tenure or 62 years of age.
Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation
Commission Final Report
On May 5, 2022 the Jammu & Kashmir Delimitation
Commission submitted its final report.
B. National Schemes & Initiatives
Sagar Manthan
 On March 23, 2023, Union Minister for Ports,
Shipping and Waterways and Ayush Shri Sarbananda
Sonowal virtually launched Real-time Performance
Monitoring Dashboard of MoPSW ‘Sagar Manthan’.
  It is a digital platform having all the
integrated data related to the ministry and
other subsidiaries.
 Features of ‘SAGAR MANTHAN’ dashboard :
Data visualization, Real-time monitoring, Improved
communication, Data-driven decision making,
Increased accountability.
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About the Commission
 The Delimitation Commission was headed by
Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai (a retired Judge
of the Supreme Court of India).
Important Points of the Final Report
 The total number of Assembly seats in the UT will
increase from 83 to 90.
 Out of the 90 Assembly Constituencies in the
region,
 43 will be part of Jammu region and
 47 for Kashmir region.
India's 33rd Elephant Reserve to
come up in Uttar Pradesh'
The Ministry of Environment Forest and
Climate Change (on October 21, 2022) gave its nod to
Terai Elephant Reserve (TER), Spread over 3000sq
km. in Dudhawa-Pilibhit region in Uttar Pradesh.
 TER will conserve four wild species - Tiger, Asian
Elephant, Swamp deer and one horned rhinoceros
in entire landscape.
 Project Elephant : The GoI introduced Project
Elephant in 1992 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme
(CSS) with the objective to protect elephants, their
habitats & corridors.
 Karnataka has highest number of elephants
followed by Assam & Kerala (Elephant census
2017).
Namami Gange Initiative
The United Nations (UN) has recognized Namami
Gange initiative to rejuvenate India’s sacred River Ganga
as one of the top 10 World Restoration Flagships to
revive the natural world.
 Awarded on - December 14, 2022 (World Restoration
Day)
 Awarded by- United Nations (UN)
 Awarded to- Namami Gange initiative
 Awarded for- To rejuvenate India’s sacred River
Ganga
 Awarded as- one of the top 10 World Restoration
Flagships to revive the natural world.
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 Awarded at - 15th Conference of Parties (COP15)
to the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) in
Montreal, Canada
Namami Gange Programme
 Is an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved
as ‘Flagship Programme’ by the Union
Government in June 2014 with budget outlay of
Rs. 20,000 Crore.
 It aims to accomplish the twin objectives of
effective abatement of pollution, conservation
and rejuvenation of National River Ganga.
NTPC starts India’s first Green
Hydrogen blending operation
Recently, State-owned power generator NTPC Ltd.
has commissioned the country’s first green hydrogen
blending project in Surat, Gujarat.
About India’s first green hydrogen blending
operation
 Started on - January 4, 2023
 The project is a joint effort of NTPC and Gujarat
Gas Limited (GGL).
 The foundation stone was laid by the Prime Minister
of India on 30th July 2022.
 Green hydrogen in Kawas (in Surat) is made by
electrolysis of water using power from already
installed 1 MW floating solar project.
 This feat has been achieved only by few countries
like the UK, Germany, and Australia.
About National Thermal Power Corporation
Limited (NTPC):
 NTPC is India’s largest power utility with an
installed capacity of 71,594 MW (including JVs),
plans to become a 130 GW company by 2032.
 It was established in 1975.
SMART’ Program
 Launched on - January 2, 2023
 Launched - ‘SMART’ (Scope for Mainstreaming
Ayurveda Research in Teaching Professionals)
Program
 Launched by - National Commission for Indian
System of Medicine (NCISM) and the Central
Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences
(CCRAS), under the Ministry of Ayush
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 Objective : It aims to boost scientific research in
priority healthcare research areas through Ayurveda
colleges and hospitals.
About Ministry of AYUSH
 The Ministry of AYUSH was formed on the 9th
of November 2014 .
5 Crore citizens have subscribed
to Atal Pension Yojana: PFRDA
Recently, Atal Pension Yojana, the flagship social
security scheme of the Government of India has crossed
the landmark 5 crore enrollments.
About Atal Pension Yojana
 Launched on: May 9, 2015
 Objective: To provide old age income security to
all citizens, particularly to the people working in the
unorganised sectors.
 Administration of the scheme: The Pension Fund
Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA)
through NPS architecture.
 Under the APY, there is guaranteed minimum
monthly pension for the subscribers ranging
between Rs. 1000 and Rs. 5000 per month from the
age of 60 years.
 GoI will also co-contribute 50% of the subscriber’s
contribution or Rs. 1000 per annum, whichever is
lower.
National Green Hydrogen Mission
India has declared the goal to achieve Net Zero
emissions by 2070. Energy use has doubled in the last
20 years and is likely to grow by at least another 25% by
2030.
 India currently imports over 40% of its primary
energy requirements, worth over USD 90 billion
every year.
 In this context, the Union Cabinet, chaired by
the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has
approved National Green Hydrogen Mission.
About National Green Hydrogen Mission
(NGHM)
 Approved on: January 4, 2023
 Approved by: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
 NGHM is under: Ministry of New & Renewable
Energy
 Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will
formulate the scheme guidelines for implementation
of the respective components.
Key Highlights
 The mission is proposed to be implemented in a
phased manner, focusing initially on deployment of
Green Hydrogen in sectors that are already using
hydrogen, and evolving an ecosystem for R&D,
regulations and pilot projects.
 PHASE I (2022-23 TO 2025-26) & PHASE II
(2026-27 TO 2029-30).
 The initial outlay for the Mission will be Rs. 19,744
crore.
Mission Sub-Components
1. SIGHT Programme: Under the Strategic
Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition
Programme (SIGHT), two distinct financial incentive
mechanisms– targeting domestic manufacturing of
electrolysers and production of Green Hydrogen –
will be provided under the Mission.
2. Pilot projects: The Mission will also support pilot
projects in emerging end-use sectors and production
pathways.
3. R&D Projects: Public-Private Partnership
framework for R&D (Strategic Hydrogen Innovation
Partnership – SHIP) will be facilitated.
4. Skill Development: A coordinated skill
development programme will also be undertaken
under the Mission.
Mission Expected Outcomes
 Development of green hydrogen production
capacity of at least 5 MMT (Million Metric Tonne)
per annum with an associated renewable energy
capacity addition of about 125 GW in the country
by 2030.
Grey, Blue and Green Hydrogen
 Hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant element
in the universe.
 It is rarely found in nature in its elemental form
and must always be extracted from other hydrogen-
containing compounds.
 Depending on the nature of the method of its
extraction, hydrogen is categorised into three
categories, namely, Grey, Blue and Green.
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 Grey Hydrogen: It is produced via coal or lignite
gasification (black or brown), or via a process called
steam methane reformation (SMR) of natural
gas or methane (grey).
 Blue Hydrogen: It is produced via natural gas or
coal gasification combined with carbon capture
storage (CCS) or carbon capture use (CCU)
technologies to reduce carbon emissions.
 Green Hydrogen: It is produced using electrolysis
of water with electricity generated by renewable
energy.
 In 2020, India’s hydrogen demand stood at 6 million
tonnes (MT) per year.
Water Vision@2047
Marching forward with Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi’s vision to make India a developed Nation by 2047,
the Government is deliberating on the preparation of the
Action Plan and Vision Document of India@2047.
 The Prime Minister has proclaimed the ‘5P’
mantra which includes Political will, Public
financing, Partnerships, Public Participation
and Persuasion for sustainability.
 To take forward action plan, the Ministry of Jal
Shakti is organizing the “1st All India Annual State
Ministers Conference on Water’’.
About 1st All India Annual States’ Ministers
Conference on “Water Vision@2047
 Held on: 5-6 January, 2023
 Held in: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
 Organised by: Ministry of Jal Shakti
 Objective of the conference: Is to deliberate on
Water Vision for India for the next 25 years i.e., till
2047 as part of the larger plan of India@2047.
Vibrant Village Programme
Cabinet approves Centrally Sponsored Scheme-
“Vibrant Villages Programme”
 Approved in: February, 2023
 Approved by: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the
Prime Minister of India
 Approved: Vibrant Villages Programme (Centrally
Sponsored Scheme)
 For the Financial Years: 2022-23 to 2025-26
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 Financial Allocation: Rs. 4800 crore
 Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) has been
announced in the Finance Minister’s Budget Speech
2022.
Key Highlights
 The programme envisages coverage of border
villages on Northern border having sparse
population, limited connectivity and infrastructure,
which often get left out from the development gains.
 It will reverse the outmigration from these villages
adding to improved security of the border.
 The scheme will provide funds for development of
essential infrastructure and creation of livelihood
opportunities in 19 Districts and 46 Border blocks
4 states and 1 UT along the northern land border.
  In the first phase 663 Villages will be taken up
in the programme.
 Vibrant Village Action Plans will be created by
the district administration with the help of Gram
Panchayats.
  100 % saturation of Central and state schemes
will be ensured.
Country’s first Waste-to-
Hydrogen Plant in Pune
Recently, the Central government has announced that
Country’s first waste-to-hydrogen plant is to be set up in
Pune, Maharashtra.
 Set up by: Sustainability solutions provider The
GreenBillions Ltd. (TGBL)
 Project cost: Over 430 Crore
Key Facts
 The plant will be set up by sustainability solutions
provider TGBL, who has entered into a 30-year-
long agreement with Pune Municipal Corporation
(PMC).
 It will treat 350 tonnes of solid garbage every day by
next year.
 Plan is to produce 10 tonnes of hydrogen daily from
350 tonnes of solid waste.
  This is the first attempt in India to extract
hydrogen from waste.
 The company will invest Rs 350 crore in setting up
the plant and an additional Rs 82 crore will be spent
to construct the storage facility and logistics support.
 The first 10 tonne reactor will be installed by
November 2023 and the target to complete the
entire plant is November 2024.
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Hallmark Unique Identification
Number (HUID)
 Bureau of India Standards (BIS) has prohibited
the sale of hallmarked gold jewelry or gold artefact's
without 6 digit alphanumeric Hallmark Unique
Identification Number (HUID) after 31st March
2023.
 Till date, the old hallmarked jewelry with four marks
without HUID was also permitted to be sold by the
jewelers along with the 6 digit HUID mark.
About Hallmarking of Jewelry
 Hallmarking scheme for hallmarking of Jewelry was
started by BIS in the year 2000.
 6 digit HUID was introduced from 01 July 2021
and all articles hallmarked post 01 July 2021 have to
be hallmarked with HUID only.
  After introduction of HUID, hallmark
consisted of 3 marks viz, BIS logo, purity of
the article and six-digit alphanumeric HUID.
  Each hallmarked article has unique HUID
number which is traceable.
About Bureau of India Standards (BIS)
 BIS is the National Standard Body of India
established under the BIS Act 2016 for the
harmonious development of the activities of
standardization, marking and quality certification
of goods and for matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto.
 BIS has its Headquarters at New Delhi and
its 05 Regional Offices (ROs) are at Kolkata
(Eastern), Chennai (Southern), Mumbai (Western),
Chandigarh (Northern) and Delhi (Central).
‘Dhara: An Ode to Indian
Knowledge Systems’
 The unique and flagship initiative “Dhara: Ode to
Indian Knowledge Systems”, taken up under the
aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav by Ministry
of Culture has completed one year in February 2023.
 The programme was conceptualized as a series
of lectures and discussions dedicated to specific
areas of inquiry highlighting India’s civilizational
achievements.
 Dhara embodies that idea of ‘continuous flow’ of
knowledge and wisdom from one age to another.
 The Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Division of
the Ministry of Education located at AICTE, New
Delhi is the key execution partner for Dhara events.

India ranks globally 3rd in
Start-Up ecosystem
India ranks globally 3rd in Start-Up ecosystem and
also in terms of number of Unicorns, informed by the
minister at DST Start-up Utsav. As per the latest data,
there are currently 108 unicorns, out of which 44 were
born in 2021 and 22 in 2022.
What is a Unicorn?
 Unicorn is a term used in the venture capital industry
to describe a privately held startup company with a
value of over $1 billion.
Unicorns of India
 As of December, 2022, India is home to 108
unicorns.
 India has emerged as the 3rd largest ecosystem for
startups globally with over 84,000 DPIIT-recognized
startups across 640 districts of the country as of 8th
December, 2022.
11 New Ramsar Sites in India
The Convention on Wetlands is an inter-
 The convention entered into force in India on 1st
February, 1982.
 During this year itself (2022) a total of 19 sites have
been declared as Ramsar sites.
 Goa and Karnataka got there first Ramsar Sites,
this year (in 2022).
Wetlands in India
 India’s wetlands cover 4.63 per cent of the geo-
graphical area of the country.
 In state-wise distribution of wetlands:
  Gujarat is at the top with 34,749.5 sq km
followed by Andhra Pradesh (14,471.33 sq
km), Uttar Pradesh (12,425.3 sq km) and
West Bengal (11,079.07 sq km).
Other Facts
 The countries with the most Ramsar Sites are the
United Kingdom (175) and Mexico (144), as
per the Ramsar List.
 Bolivia has the largest area with 148,424.05 sq km
under the Convention protection.
 Canada, Chad, Congo and the Russian Federation

governmental treaty adopted on 2 February 1971 in the have also each designated over 100,000 sq km.
Iranian city of Ramsar and came into force in 1975. In State Major Ramsar Sites
August 2022, India added 11 more wetlands in to the Punjab Beas conservation Reserve (September 26,
list of Ramsar Sites. 2019)
Key Points About Ramsar Sites in India Harike Lake (March 23, 1990)
 Number of Newly added Sites in Ramsar list: 11 Ropar (Jan 22, 2022)
 11 new sites included from States: Tamil Nadu - Keshopur - Miani Community Reserve
4, Odisha – 3, Jammu & Kashmir – 2, and One (1) (Sep.26, 2019)
each from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Kanjli (January 22, 2002)
 Total Ramsar sites in India at Present: 75 Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary (September 26,
 State having the most number of Ramsar sites: 2019)
Tami Nadu (14) (And in U.P. - 10) Haryana Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary (May 25,
 Largest wetland under the Ramsar convention 2021
(in India): Sundarbans, West Bengal (423,000 Sultanpur National Park (May 25, 2021))
hectares) Rajasthan Sambhar Lake (March 23, 1990)
 Smallest wetland under the Ramsar convention Keoladeo National Park (Oct. 01, 1981)
(in India): Renuka Wetland, Himachal Pradesh (20 Gujarat Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary (Sept. 24, 2012)
hectares) Thol Lake (April 05, 2021)
 First wetland under the Ramsar convention (in Wadhvana Wetland (April 05, 2021)
India): Chilka Lake and Keoladeo National Park Khijadia Bird Sanctuary (April 13, 2021)
(Rajasthan) (1981) Madhya Bhoj Wetland (Aug 19, 2002)
Key Highlights Pradesh Sakhya Sagar Lake (Jan 07, 2022)
 India is one of the Contracting Parties to Ramsar Sirpur Wetland (Jan 07, 2022)
Convention, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971. Yashwant Sagar (Jan 07, 2022)

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Maharashtra Nandur Madhameshwar (June 21, 2019)
Lonar Lake (July 22, 2020)
Thane Creek (April 13, 2022)
Goa Nanda Lake (August 06, 2022)
Karnataka Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (Feb. 15,
2022)
Kerala Vembanad-Kol Wetland (Aug. 19, 2002)
Asthamudi Lake (Aug. 19, 2002)
Sasthamkotta Lake (Aug. 19, 2002)
Jammu & Wular Lake (March 23, 1990)
Kashmir Hokera Wetland (November 8, 2005)
Surinsar-Mansar Lakes (November 8, 2005)
Shallbugh
 Wetland and Conservation
Reserve (June 08, 2022)
Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve
(June 08, 2022)
Ladakh Tso Moriri (Aug 19, 2002)
Tsokar Wetland Complex (Nov. 17, 2020)
Himachal Pong Dam Lake (Aug 19, 2002)
Pradesh Chandertal Wetland (Nov 8, 2005)
Renuka Wetland (Nov 8, 2005)
Uttarakhand Asan Conservation Reserve (July 21, 2020)
Uttar Pradesh Upper Ganga River (Nov 8, 2005)
Haiderpur Wetland (April 13, 2021)
Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary (June 29, 2021)
Samaspur Bird Sactuary (Oct. 3, 2019)
Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary (Dec. 02, 2019)
Saman Bird Sanctuary (Dec. 02, 2019)
Sur Sarovar (Aug. 21, 2020)
Sandi Bird Sanctuary (Sept. 26, 2019)
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary (Sept. 19, 2019)
Sarsai Nawar Jheel (Sept 19, 2019)
Bihar Kabartal Wetland (July 21, 2020)
Assam Deepor Beel (August 19, 2002)
Manipur Loktak Lake 23 March, 1990
Tripura Rudrasagar Lake (Nov. 8, 2005)
Mizoram Pala Wetland (Aug. 31, 2021)
West Bengal Sundarban Wetland (Jan. 30, 2019)
East Kolkata Wetlands (Aug 19, 2002)
Odisha Chilika Lake (Oct. 01, 1981)
Satkosia Gorge (Oct. 12, 2021)
Bhitarkanika Mangrove (Aug. 19, 2002)
Hirakud Reservoir (Oct. 12, 2021)
Tampara Lake (Oct. 12, 2021)
Ansupa Lake (Oct. 12, 2021)
Andhra Kolleru Lake (Aug. 19, 2002)
Pradesh
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Tamil Nadu Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve
(April 08, 2022)
Point Calimere Wildlife (Aug. 19, 2002)
Pichavaram Mangrove (April 08, 2022)
Palli Karanai Marsh Reserve (April 08, 2022)
Vellode Bird Sanctuary (April 08, 2022)
Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary (Sep 08,
2021)
Karikili Bird Sanctuary (April 08, 2022)
Udhaya Marthandapuram Bird Sanctuary
(Aug. 04, 2022)
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary (April 08,
2022)
Vembannur Wetland Complex (April 08,
2022)
Chitragandi Bird Sanctuary (Aug. 08,
2021)
Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary (April 08, 2022)
Kanjiramkulam Bird Sanctuary (April 08,
2022)
Suchindram Theroor Wetland Complex
(April 08, 2022)
Launch of 5G Service in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi finally launched 5G
in India, at the 6th edition of India Mobile Congress
(IMC) held from October 1-4, 2022, at Pragati Maidan,
New Delhi.
About 5G Technology
 5G is the 5th generation mobile network. 5G is the
latest upgrade in the Long-Term Evolution (LTE)
mobile broadband networks with reduced latency
than 4G.
 From lower than 50 milliseconds for 4G, 5G
brings it down to below 10 millisecond
 It works in three bands of the spectrum.
When did India start its 5G project?
 Back in 2017, the government had set up a high-level
forum for rolling out 5G.
 The forum was headed by Prof A J Paulraj of
Stanford University-
About India Mobile Congress, 2022
 India Mobile Congress (IMC), 2022 was held
from October 1 to 4, 2022.
  It is organized with the theme “New digital
Universe”.
 It was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
 The event acts as the largest TMT forum in Asia.
 It is jointly organized by the Indian
Government’s Telecom Department and
the Cellular Operators Association of India
(COAI).
INSPIRE Scheme
On 14 September 2022, the 9th National Level
Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC)
of INSPIRE Awards – MANAK (Million Minds
Augmenting National Aspirations and Knowledge) was
inaugurated in Delhi, where the exhibits of 556 students
from schools across the country were displayed.
About INSPIRE Scheme
 INSPIRE Stands for: Innovation in Science
Pursuit for Inspired Research
 Flagship Programme of: Department of Science
& Technology (DST), Government of India.
 Basic objective of INSPIRE: To communicate to
the youth population of the country, the excitements
of creative pursuit of science and attract talent to
the study of science at an early stage;
 Scheme was approved in: November 2008 (11th Plan)
PM SHRI Schools Scheme
On 7th September 2022, Government of India
approved PM SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising
India) scheme.
About PM SHRI Schools Scheme
 Approved on: 7th September 2022
 Approved by: Union Cabinet headed by PM
Narendra Modi
 Objective: Test bed for National Education Policy
(NEP) 2020.
Structure of the Scheme
 This is completely centrally sponsored scheme.
 In the first phase of the scheme a total of 14500
schools across the country will be converted into
PM SHRI Schools.
 These schools will be strengthened academically,
infrastructure wise , technologically etc. to showcase
all components of the National Education Policy 2020.
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Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat
Abhiyaan
On September 9, 2022 the President of India,
Smt. Droupadi Murmu virtually launched the Pradhan
Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
Key Highlight of the movement
 It's an initiative of Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare (MoHFW) to accelerate the country’s
progress towards TB elimination by 2025.
It has two Components:
1. Ni-kshay Mitra Donor Initiative-This is also called
“adopt a TB-patient” (Ni-kshay Mitras) initiative.
  Ni-kshay Mitra would provide additional
support to all the on-treatment TB patients.
2. Ni-kshay Portal: Ni-kshay Mitra can adopt TB
patients through this portal.
Agnipath Defence Policy Reform
On 14th June 2022, Ministry of Defence,
Government of India has unveiled Agnipath scheme
for recruiting soldiers across the three services (Army,
Navy and Air force).
Those recruited will be called Agniveer and this will be
only mode of recruitment of ‘Other Ranks’ in armed
forces.
What is in Agnipath ?
 Under Agnipath scheme around 45,000 to 50,000
soldiers will be recruited annually, and will be
discharged on completion of four years of service.
 At the time of completion of their 4 year of service,
on discharge Agniveer will be paid a ‘Seva Nidhi’
package of around 11 lakhs to enable them to
return to the society for pursuing employment in
other sectors.
 After discharge, all of them will be able to apply for
permanent commission and up to 25% of them
will be granted permanent commission.
 Agniveer after their discharge will not be eligible
for any pension, gratuity or other facilities being
offered to regular recruits.
National Conference on Project
Mausam
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has
organized a two-day National Conference on Project
Mausam at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi .
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About National Conference on Project Mausam
 Held on: October 7th-8th, 2022
 Theme of Conference: Jaladhipurayatra: Exploring
Cross: Cultural Linkages along the Indian Ocean
Rim Countries
 Project Mausam was launched by: Ministry of
Culture, GOI
About Project Mausam
 Project Mausam was launched in 2014 at the
38th World Heritage Session at Doha, Qatar.
 Project ‘Mausam’ is a Ministry of Culture proj-
ect and the Project is being administered by the
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
Dharamshala Declaration 2022
 Held from: 18-20 September 2022
 Held in: Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
 Attended by: Tourism Ministers of States
 Organized by: Ministry of Tourism & Government
of India
 Adopted: “Dharamshala Declaration”(2022)
 The Dharamshala Declaration affirms the plan to
position India as a major tourism destination during
its presidency of G-20 in 2023.
Government Schemes related to tourism
sector:
 Swadesh Darshan Scheme : It is a Central Sector
scheme launched in 2014-15 by the Ministry of
Tourism and Culture, Government of India.
 PRASAD scheme : The Government of India
launched the PRASAD scheme in the year 2014-
2015 under the Ministry of Tourism. The full
form of the PRASAD scheme is ‘Pilgrimage
Rejuvenation And Spiritual Augmentation
Drive’.
 Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat : Launched
in 2015 on the occasion of the 140th birth
anniversary of Sardar Patel.
Make in India completes 8 years
About Make in India
 Make in India Launched on: September 25, 2014
 Completed 8 years on: September 25, 2022
The “Make in India” initiative is based on four
pillars (New Processes, New Infrastructure,
New Sector and New Mindset).
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Key Highlights (Achievements)
 Make in India has substantial accomplishments
across 27 sectors.
 FDI inflows in India stood at US $ 45.15 billion
in 2014-2015 and recorded the highest ever FDI at
$83.6 billion in the year 2021-22.
 This FDI has come from 101 countries, and
invested across 31 UTs and States and 57
sectors in the country.
Burhanpur (MP) : First District
to Certify ‘Har Ghar Jal’
Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur popularly known as
the ‘Darwaza of Dakhin’, became the first Certified
‘Har Ghar Jal’ district in the Country.
About Certification
 Certified in: July, 2022
 District certified: Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh
 Certification based on: Self declaration by all the
254 villages in Burhanpur
 Related Scheme: Jal Jeevan Mission
Jal Jeevan Mission
 Jal Jeevan Mission, is envisioned to provide safe
and adequate drinking water through individual
household tap connections by 2024 to all
households in rural India.
 It was launched in August 2019 and envisages 55
litres of water per person per day to every rural
household by 2024.
 Mission functions under Department of Drinking
Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jalshakti.
 The Jal Jeevan Mission will be based on a
community approach to water.
 In August 2022, Goa and Dadra & Nagar
Haveli and Daman & Diu (D&NH and D&D)
becomes the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified State
and UT in the country respectively.
Bundelkhand Expressway
 Inaugurated on : July 16, 2022
 Inaugurated by : Prime Minister of India
 Inaugurated at : Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of
Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh.
 It has been completed in record 28 months : 8
months ahead of its deadline.
Key facts
 Bundelkhand Expressway is a 296.07 Km four-lane
expressway.
 It has been constructed at a cost of around Rs
14,850 crores.
 It was constructed under the aegis of Uttar Pradesh
Expressways Industrial Development Authority
(UPEIDA).
 Starting Point : Near Bharatkoop at the Jhansi-
Prayagraj NH-35 in Chitrakoot district.
 End Point : Near Kudrail village in Etawah district,
where it merges with the Agra-Lucknow expressway.
 Bundelkhand Expressway passes through seven
districts, viz. Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba,
Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah.
Swanirbhar Naari scheme
 Launched on : July 19, 2022
 Launched by : Government of Assam
 Beneficiaries : Weavers of the state
 Involved Department : Directorate of Handloom
& Textiles, Assam
 Objective : To empower financially disadvantaged
women.
C. National Events & Programmes
GAJ UTSAV-2023
 On April 6, 2023, the President of India, Smt
Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Gaj Utsav-2023
at the Kaziranga National Park Assam.
  The event marked 30 years of Project
Elephant.
 Project Elephant was started in 1992 with the aim of
increasing the population of elephants and to secure
their habitat.
 It is included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife
(Protection) Act, 1972 and in Appendix I of the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES).
 Kaziranga National Park lies partly in Golaghat
District and partly in Nagaon District of Assam.
 Kaziranga National Park a world heritage site
is famous for the Great Indian one horned
rhinoceros.
  It has been declared as National Park in 1974.
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 First Phase was launched in : October 2020
 The scheme is prioritizes the hand-loom sector,
particularly for indigenous women weavers.
 This scheme will assist these individuals to
expand their businesses and support their families
financially.
PACER Initiative
The Cryosphere is the frozen water part of the
Earth system. Indian government has recently approved
Polar Science and Cryosphere (PACER) scheme.
About PACER Scheme
 Launched by : Ministry of Earth Science
 Approved in : March, 2022
 Objective : To improve our understanding of
Polar Science and cryosphere system with special
emphasis on the Antarctic, Arctic and Glaciers of
the Himalayas.
 Implementing Agency : National Centre for Polar
and Ocean Research (NCPOR) (Ministry of Earth
Sciences).
 Duration of the Initiative : The initiative has been
approved for continuation during 2021- 2026.
108th Indian Science Congress
 Held on – January 3-7, 2023
 Held in - Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur
University, Nagpur, Maharashtra
 Inaugurated by : Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 Focal Theme - Science and Technology
for “Sustainable Development with Women
Empowerment”
 Organized by - Indian Science Congress Association
(ISCA)
 It is an independent body functioning with the
support of the Department of Science and
Technology (DST) in the central government.
 107th ISC was held at University of Agricultural
Sciences, GKVK Campus, Bangalore, Karnataka
from 3-7th January, 2020.
 The first session of the Indian Science Congress was
held in 1914.
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 8th India International Science
Festival (IISF) 2022
 Held on - January 21-24, 2023
 Held in - Maulana Azad National Institute of
Technology (MANIT), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)
 Theme of IISF 2022 - ‘Marching towards Amrit
Kaal with Science, Technology and Innovation’
 Organized jointly by - The Ministry of Science and
Technology (MoS&T), Ministry of Earth Sciences
(MoES), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE),
Department of Space (DoS), GoI and Government
of Madhya Pradesh
 The Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of
Science &Technology is the nodal coordinating
department for organising IISF-2022
The first G20 Culture Working
Group (CWG) meeting at
Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
 Held on: February 22-25, 2023
 Held at: Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
 Organised by: Ministry of Culture, Government
of India
 Theme of the CWG meet is: Protection and
Restitution of Cultural Property
Key Highlights
 On the first day of the meeting Padam Shri Mr.
Nek Ram known as the Millet man has been
invited to celebrate the International Year of
Millets (IYM) 2023.
14th Edition of Aero India, 2023
 Inaugurated by : Narendra Modi
 Held on: February 13th- 17th , 2023
 Held at: Air Force Station, Yelahanka, Bengaluru,
Karnataka
 Organized by: Ministry of Defence
 Theme: The runway to a billion opportunities
 The Aero India show is held every 2 years
Objectives
 The event aims to promote export of indigenous
air platforms like Light Combat Aircraft (LCA)-
Tejas, HTT-40, Dornier Light Utility Helicopter
(LUH), Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) and
Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH).
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2nd International Conference on
‘Use of Technology and Elections
Integrity’:ECI
Recently, on January 23-24, 2023 the Election
Commission of India (ECI) hosted the 2nd International
Conference on the theme ‘Use of Technology and
Elections Integrity’ at New Delhi.
ECI is leading the Cohort on Elections Integrity
which was established as a follow up to the ‘Summit for
Democracy’ held virtually in December, 2021.
 The first international conference of the Cohort was
organized on 31 Oct – 01 Nov, 2022 at New Delhi
on the topic ‘Role, Framework and Capacity of
Election Management Bodies’.
 Summit for Democracy’, was an initiative of US
President and hosted in December 2021.
 The Prime Minister of India spoke at the Leaders
Plenary Session on December 9, 2021.
 The 2nd Summit for Democracy held on 29- 30 March
2023 and co-hosted by governments of Costa Rica,
Rep. of Korea, Netherlands, Zambia and the US.
2ndIndian Rice Congress
Recently, the President of India has inaugurated the
2nd Indian Rice Congress.
 Held on: February 11-14, 2023
 Held at: ICAR- National Rice Research Institute
(NRRI), Cuttack, Odisha
 Organized by: Association of Rice Research
Workers (ARRW), Cuttack
 Theme: Transforming Rice Research: Recent
Scientific Developments and Global Food Crisis
About National Rice Research Institute
(NRRI)
 Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) was
established on April 23, 1946 at Bidyadharpur,
Cuttack, Odisha.
 Subsequently, in 1966, the administrative control
of the Institute was transferred to the Indian
Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
 The Institute was renamed as ICAR-National
Rice Research Institute (NRRI) in the year
2015.
 ATL Sarthi
Recently, on March 14, 2023 Atal Innovation
Mission (AIM) – NITI Aayog launched ATL Sarthi, a
comprehensive self-monitoring framework to strengthen
the ever-growing ecosystem of Atal Tinkering Labs
(ATL).
 As the name suggests, Sarthi is a charioteer and
ATL Sarthi will enable the ATLs to be efficient and
effective.
 The initiative has four pillars ensuring the
performance enhancement of ATLs through regular
process improvements like—
  A self-reporting dashboard known as ‘MyATL
Dashboard’
  Compliance SOPs for schools to ensure
financial and non-financial compliances,
  On-ground enablement of ATLs in
collaboration with relevant local authorities
through Cluster-based Approach and
  Providing ownership to schools to analyze
their performance through Performance-
Enablement (PE) Matrix.
About Atal Innovation Mission (AIM),
 Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog
is Government of India’s flagship initiative
to promote a culture of innovation and
entrepreneurship in the country and was setup in
2016.
 ATL is a state-of-the-art space established in
a school with a goal to foster curiosity and
innovation in young minds, between grade 6th to
12th across the country.
Integrated Teacher Education
Programme (ITEP)
 On March 4, 2023, National Council for Teacher
Education (NCTE) has launched Integrated
Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) in 57
Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) from the
academic session 2023-24 throughout the country.
 ITEP, as notified on 26 October 2021, is a 4 Year
dual-major holistic undergraduate degree offering
B.A. B.Ed./ B. Sc. B. Ed. and B.Com. B.Ed.
  This course will prepare teachers for the
4 stages of the new school structure i.e.
Foundational, Preparatory, Middle and
Secondary (5+3+3+4).
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Jadui Pitara: Learning - Teaching
Material
As envisaged under National Education Policy
2020, recently, (on February 20, 2023) Union Education
Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched Learning
- Teaching Material for Foundational Stage in New Delhi.
Key Facts
 ‘Jadui Pitara’ is a play-based learning-teaching
material tailored for children between the age group
of 3-8 years.
 Jadui Pitara’ comprising of playbooks, toys, puzzles,
posters, flash cards, story books, worksheets.
 ‘Jadui Pitara’ is developed under the National
Curriculum Framework is available in 13 Indian
languages.
Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam
in Varanasi
Ministry of Education organized a three day
summit on higher education from 7 to 9 July 2022, in
Varanasi. The higher education summit was inaugurated
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
About the Higher Education Summit
 Organised by: Ministry of Education in association
with the University Grants Commission (UGC) and
Banaras Hindu University (BHU)
 Organised at: Rudraksh International Convention
Centre, Varanasi
 Time line: 7 July to 9 July, 2022
 Purpose: Discussion on New Education Policy
(NEP) 2020
Tamil Sangaman
 As a part of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” and
to uphold the Spirit of Ek Bharat Sreshtha
Bharat, Prime Minister of India inaugurated
the month-long Kashi Tamil Sangamam in
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in November, 2022.
Legislative Assembly Elections
in 5 States
On March 10, 2022, the Election Commission
declared the results of the Assembly Elections for 5
states - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa
and Manipur. The election schedule was announced
by the Election Commission of India on 8th January
2022.
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Uttar Pradesh
 18th Legislative Assembly Elections of Uttar
Pradesh were held in seven phases (from February
10 to March 7, 2022).
 In Uttar Pradesh there are 80 parliamentary
constituencies and 403 Legislative Assembly
constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
 In Legislative Assembly, reserved seats for SCs are
84 and for STs are 2.
 Bharatiya Janata Party along with its allies won 273
seats (43.1 per cent of total vote counts) (of which
255 by BJP alone) and secured an absolute majority.
Other Facts
 In 2022 election, the total voter turnout in Uttar
Pradesh was 60.8% (61.1% in 2017).
 In Amroha district the voting percentage of
women were highest as compared to men.
Major Ministries Allotment in Uttar Pradesh
Yogi Adityanath — Chief Minister, Home
Brajesh Pathak — Dy CM, Health Ministry
Keshav Prasad Maurya — Dy CM, Rural Development
Department
Surya Pratap Shahi — Agriculture Department
Suresh Kumar Khanna — Finance Ministry
Swatantra Dev Singh — Water Resource
Baby Rani Maurya — Women and Child Development
Ministry
Jayveer Singh — Tourism and Culture
Nand Gopal Gupta — Industrial Development
Anil Rajbhar — Labour ministry
Punjab
 For the 16th Assembly of the Punjab Legislative
Assembly (Total seats 117 seats) the elections were
held in Punjab on 20 February, 2022.
 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 92 seats in the
117-member State Assembly.
 As the single largest party, AAP secured 42.01 per
cent of the votes cast -- an increase of 18 percentage
points over the 2017 elections.
 AAP’s Punjab convener and MP, Bhagwant Mann
was sworn in as Chief Minister on 16 March 2022.
Uttarakhand
 Legislative Assembly elections in Uttarakhand (5th
Assembly) were held on 14 February 2022.
 Uttarakhand has 70 Assembly seats.
 In 2022, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 47
seats (more than majority mark).
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 In Uttarakhand the voting percentage was 65.4%
(65.6% in 2017).
 Pushkar Singh Dhami on March 23, 2022, took
oath as the Uttarakhand chief minister
 In Uttarakhand the reserved seats for SCs are 13 and
for STs are 2.
Goa
 Legislative Assembly elections for 8th Assembly in
the state, were held in Goa on 14 February 2022.
 Total voter turnout in the state was 79.61 per cent
(81.3% in 2017).
 The Goa Legislative Assembly has 40 constituencies
of which only 1 is reserved for Scheduled Caste.
 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the
single largest party (having 33.31% vote) in Goa by
winning 20 assembly seats (21 is required for clear
majority).
Mahakal Lok Project
Recently, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi
dedicated Phase I of the Mahakal Lok Project to the
nation at Shri Mahakal Lok in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh.
About Mahakal Lok Project Phase-I
 Inaugurated on: October 11, 2022
 Inaugurated by: Prime Minister of India
 Inaugurated: Shri Mahakal Lok corridor in Shri
Mahakaleshwar temple Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Key Highlights
 The project aims to decongest the entire area.
 The existing footfall of the temple, which is
currently around 1.5 crore per annum, is expected to
be doubled.
 The Mahakal Path contains 108 stambhs (pillars)
which depict Anand Tandav Swaroop (Dance
form) of Lord Shiva.
12th Edition of Defence Expo
With an aim to give impetus to the defence sector,
India's "biggest ever" defence exhibition - DefExpo
2022 was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
About 12th DefExpo
 Held between: October 18- 22, 2022
 Organised by: Ministry of Defence (Biennial event)
 Theme: Path to Pride
 11th DefExpo was held in February, 2020 in
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Key Highlights
 For the first time, the event has been organised in a
four-venue format.
 It is first- ever edition exclusively for Indian
companies.
 For the first time, ‘Invest for Defence’, the first ever
marquee event of Ministry of Defence, targeted to
promote investment in the defence sector.
 The 2nd edition of India-Africa Defence Dialogue
(IADD) was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022
in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on October 18, 2022.
 Indian Ocean Region plus (IOR+) conclave also
took place on October 19, 2022.
India's First Dark Sky Reserve
At the end of 2022, India got its First Dark Sky
Reserve in Hanle, Ladakh
About Dark Sky Rserve
 Announced to be set up in : September, 2022
 Set up by : Department of Science & Technology
(DST)
 It is located within Changthang Wildlife sanctuary.
What is a Dark Sky Reserve ?
 A Dark Sky reserve is an area usually surrounding a
park or observatory that is kept free of artificial light
pollution.
 The purpose of a dark sky reserve is generally to
promote astronomy.
WHO Global Centre For
Traditional Medicine In Gujarat
In April, 2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the
foundation stone of the World Health Organisation
(WHO) Global Centre for Traditional Medicine.
D. Reports / Indices
All India Survey on Higher
Education (AISHE) 2020-2021
Recently, on January 23, 2023 the Ministry of
Education, has released All India Survey on Higher
Education (AISHE) 2020-2021.
The Ministry has been conducting All India Survey
on Higher Education (AISHE) since 2011, covering all
higher educational institutions located in Indian Territory
and imparting higher education in the country.
Key Highlights
Student Enrollment
 The total enrollment in higher education has
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 Foundation stone laid by: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
 Foundation stone laid on: April 19, 2022
 Collaboration with: World Health Organisation
(WHO)
 Established at: Jamnagar, Gujarat
 Name of the Centre: Institute of Teaching and
Research in Ayurveda (ITRA)
 The centre will seek to set policies and standards
on traditional medicine products and help countries
create a comprehensive, safe, and high-quality health
system.
'PM Kisan Samman Sammelan - 2022'
India is the second largest fertilizer - consuming
country. It is world's largest importer of fertilizer
materials. In backdrop of it, PM Kisan Samman
Sammelan, 2022 have been announced in New Delhi.
About 'PM Kisan Samman Sammelan - 2022'
 Inaugurated on: 17 October, 2022
 Inaugurated by: PM Narendra Modi
 Key Reforms Include launch of PM Bhartiya Jan
Urvarak Pariyojna – One Nation One Fertilizer
Scheme.
 Under this scheme, ‘Bharat Urea Bags’ are
launched. These will help companies market
fertilizers under the single brand name
‘Bharat’.
 The single brand name for Urea, Di-Ammonium
phosphate DAP, Muriate of Potash (MoP) etc.
would be Bharat Urea, Bhrat DAP, Bharat MoP
and Bharat NPK respectively for all fertilizer
companies.
increased to nearly 4.13 crore in 2020-21 from 3.85
crore in 2019-20.
 The Female enrollment has increased to 2.01 crore
from 1.88 crore in 2019-20.
 The percentage of female enrollment to total
enrollment has increased from 45% in 2014-15 to
around 49% in 2020-21.
 As per 2011 population projections for 18-23 years
age group, Gross Enrollment Ratio(GER) has
increased to 27.3 from 25.6 in 2019-20.
  Female GER has overtaken Male GER since
2017-18.
 Gender Parity Index (GPI), the ratio of female
GER to male GER, has increased from 1 in 2017-18
to 1.05 in 2020-21.
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 Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu,  At National Level SSG launched on: 9th
Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan are September 2021
the top 6 States in terms of number of student  SSG, 2022 was conducted by: Ipsos Research Pvt.
enrolled. Ltd. (Survey Agency) in consultation with States and
Number of Institutions Districts.
 Highest number of Universities is in Rajasthan (92),  Swachh Survekshan Grameen (SSG) being
Uttar Pradesh (84) and Gujarat (83). carried out since: 2018
 Top 8 Districts with Highest number of Colleges: Key Outcomes
Bangalore Urban (1058), Jaipur (671), Hyderabad  Districts and States that were at the top based on
(488), Pune (466), Prayagraj (374) etc. overall scores :—
 Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka,
Among large States Among small States/
Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra
(Population>30 UTs (Population <30
Pradesh,Gujarat are top 8 States in terms of number
of colleges.
Lakhs) Lakhs)
1. Telangana, 1. Andaman & Nicobar
Swachh Survekshan - 2022 2. Haryana 2. Daman & Diu & Dadar
3. Tamil Nadu Nagar Haveli
About Swachh Survekshan 3. Sikkim
 Swachh Survekshan 2022 field assessment was
launched on: 1st March 2022 The top three Districts of India
 Implementing Ministry: The Ministry of Housing 1. Bhiwani (Haryana),
and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under its broader pro- 2. Jagtial (Telangana)
gram- SBM (Urban) Scheme 3. Nizamabad (Telangana)
 Swachh Survekshan 2022 is targeted toward:  Madhya Pradesh was given first prize among the
Capturing the initiatives of cities for the overall wel- states that have done outstanding work in the
fare and well-being of frontline Sanitation workers. Western Zone in Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2022
 New indicator added in 2022: ‘Swachh Technolo-
under the Swachh Bharat Mission.
gy Challenge’
 Scope of the survey expanded: To now cover Swachh Survekshan (SS) - 2023
100% of wards, as compared to 40% in 2021  The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
 Swachh Survekshan was first initiated in: 2016 (MoHUA) has launched the eighth edition of
Key Awards of Swach Survekshan Swachh Survekshan (SS) - 2023 under Swachh
Population above 1 lakh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0, on May 24, 2022.
 Indore has been ranked the cleanest city in India for  The survey would give priority to the principle of
the sixth consecutive year. 3Rs – Reduce, Recycle and Reuse.
 Surat and Navi Mumbai were ranked as the second
and third-cleanest cities. India Justice Report: 2022
Population below 1 lakh
 Panchgani and Karad from Maharashtra bagged India Justice Report 2022 ranks police forces of States
the first and third positions respectively. based on various indicators such as vacancies as against
 While Patan from Chhattisgarh bagged the second the sanctioned strength of personnel, representation
position. of women and Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe
 Madhya Pradesh emerged as the ‘Cleanest State communities and so on.
(more than 100 ULBs).’
About India Justice Report: 2022
 Tripura emerged as the Cleanest State in this
 Released on: April 4, 2023
category (less than 100 ULBs).
 Released by: Tata Trust
 Indore further cemented its position by emerging as
India’s first 7-star Garbage Free city.  First published in: 2019
Swachh Survekshan Gramin - 2022 Award  The IJR is an initiative of Tata Trusts in collaboration
 SSG Survey Managed by: The Department of with DAKSH, Commonwealth Human Rights
Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry Initiative, Common Cause, Centre for Social Justice,
of Jal Shakti Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and TISS-Prayas.

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Key Findings
1.Large and mid-sized states: Top 5
Rank States
1 Karnataka
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Telangana
4 Gujarat
5 Andhra Pradesh
18 Uttar Pardesh (lowest In large states)
2. Small states: Top 3
Rank States
1 Sikkim
2 Arunachal Pradesh
3 Tripura
India Tourism Statistics, 2022
India Tourism Statistics 2022 was released in New
Delhi on 27 September, 2022. It is 63rd edition of
this publication.
 Published in - September, 2022
 Published by - Ministry of Tourism (GOI)
 India is ranked 54th in 2021 in global Travel and
Tourism Development index (TTDI) released by WEF.
Key Highlights
 Foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) has decreased in 2021
to 1.52 million from 2.74 million in 2020 owing to
Covid 19 restrictions.
 Non-resident Indians (NRI) and International
Tourist Arrivals (ITAs) has seen positive growth
of 52.6% & 10.6% respectively in 2020-21.
 Top 5 sources of FTAs in India in 2021 United
States, Bangladesh, United Kingdom, Canada
& Nepal with the foreign exchange earnings of US
$ 8.797 billion (26.4% growth).
 Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu were the top two
states in number of foreign tourist visits in 2021.
 While Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh are top two
states in number of domestic tourist visits.
 Taj Mahal was most popular destination for
domestic tourists (residents visiting in their country
itself.
UP Cabinet Approves Formation of Uttar
Pradesh Eco-Tourism Development Board
 On August 16, 2022 the Uttar Pradesh cabinet,
chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
approved the formation of the Uttar Pradesh
Eco-Tourism Development Board.
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 Purpose : To harness the immense potential
hidden in eco-tourism in U.P.
 Nodal Department : Tourism department , UP
 Proposed headquarter at : Lucknow
 To be headed by : Chief Minister
Structure of the board
 The Chief Minister will chair the Board, Ministers
of 10 departments will be the members and the
Chief Secretary will be its Member-Secretary.
 The composition of the Board will be the Eco-
Tourism Development Board and the Eco-
Tourism Executive Committee.
NCRB Report - 2022
A new edition of Crime in India, the annual report
of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) was
released for crime related statistics in 2021.
About the report
 Released: August, 2022
 Released by: The Ministry of Home Affairs
 The Report released figures for: Crime against
women, suicide & Crime Rates.
Key Findings of Report
Suicide Rate -
 At National level the number of suicides increased
by 7.17% from years 2020 to 2021.
 The share of persons engaged in farming sector
among total recorded suicides stood at 6.6% during
2021.
 Maharashtra topped the country in total number
of suicides followed by Tamil Nadu & Madhya
Pradesh.
 Among Union Territories Delhi recorded highest
number of suicides 2840.
Crime Against women
 The rate of crime against women increased from
56.5% in 2020 to 64.5% in 2021 (number of
incidents per 1 lakh population).
State & Union Territories
 The highest rate of crime against women in 2021
registered in—1. Assam, 2. Odisha, 3. Haryana,
4. Telangana, 5. Rajasthan
 In terms of actual number of cases registered in
2021—1. U.P., 2. Rajasthan, 3. Maharashtra,
4. West Bengal
 Nagaland stood out with lowest number of crimes
against women.
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 Among UT, Delhi had the highest rate of crime Road Network as on March 31, 2019
against women in 2021. Length of Road Share in total
Road Category
 As per cities, Jaipur recorded highest crime rate (in KM) road
followed by Delhi, Indore & Lucknow. National Highways 1,32,499 2%
State Highways 1,79,535 2.8%
4th State Food Safety Index District Roads 6,12,778 10%
2021-22 Rural Roads (In-
45,22,228 71.42%
clude JRY Road )
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of
State/UT Wise Distribution of Total Road
India (FSSAI) releases the State Food Safety Index
(excluding JRY roads) (As On March 31, 2019)
(SFSI) annually for each financial year.
Length of the Share in country
About 4th State Food Safety Index 2021-22 State
Road (Km) (%)
 Published on - June 7, 2022, 1. Maharashtra 6,36,887 km 11.72%
 Published by- Food Safety and Standards Authority 2. Uttar Pradesh 4,42,907 km 8.1%
of India (FSSAI) 3. Assam 3,99,122 km 7.3%
 The first SFSI was published in 2018-19 with the
National Highways (NHs)
aim of creating a competitive and positive change in
 Maharashtra has the highest NH network with
the food safety ecosystem in the country. 17,757 km (13.4%) followed by Uttar Pradesh and
Key Findings of the SFSI 2021-22 Rajasthan with 11,737 km (8.9 %) and 10,342 km
 Tamil Nadu is the top-ranking state among the (7.8 %) respectively (31 March, 2019).
large states, followed by Gujarat and Maharashtra. State Highways
 Goa is the top-ranking state among the small states,  Maharashtra has the highest share of State
followed by Manipur and Sikkim. Highways network in the country i.e. 17.83 per cent
 Jammu & Kashmir is the top-ranking UT among (32005 Km) followed by Karnataka 10.85 per cent
(19473 Km).
the UTs, followed by Delhi and Chandigarh.
District Roads
About the Food Safety and Standards Authority  Maharashtra topped the States in the total length
of India (FSSAI) of District Roads in the country with 1,08,419 km
 The Food Safety and Standards Authority of (17.7%) followed by Uttar Pradesh 55,816 km (9.1%),
Madhya Pradesh 50,714 km (8.3%), Karnataka
India (FSSAI) has been established under Food
49,555 km (8%) and Tamil Nadu 48,236 (7.9%).
Safety and Standards , 2006.
 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govern- Asia’s Largest Bio-CNG Plant
ment of India is the Administrative Ministry for  Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated
Asia’s largest bio-CNG plant in Indore on 19th
the implementation of FSSAI.
February, 2022.
 To be run by : in PPP mode by MP Govt. and
Basic Road Statistics in India IEISL, New Delhi
2018-19  CNG, also known as Compressed Natural Gas, is
an eco-friendly alternative to gasoline.
 Released by : Ministry of Road Transport &
Highways (Transport Research Wing)
 India has a total road network of 63,31,757
India State of Forest Report
kilometres as on 31st March 2019. (ISFR), 2021
 India is the second largest in the world, after the On 13th January, 2021 the Ministry of Environment,
United States with 66,45,709 kilometres of roads. Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) released the
 The share of Railways was at 0.74 per cent, Air India State of Forest Report-2021. The report assesses
Transport at 0.12 per cent and Water Transport at the forest and tree cover, and is published every two
0.08 per cent (againt the total GVA contribution of years by the Forest Survey of India (FSI). The first
India’s transport sector at 4.58%). survey was published in 1987, and ISFR 2021 is the 17th.

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Key Findings of the Report
 Increase in Mangrove Cover : Increase of 17 km2.
 The Total Forest Cover (TFC) increased 1,540 km2
Total mangrove cover is now 4,992 km2
between 2019 and 2021. It is 713,789 km2 in 2021
 The TFC in 2021 is 21.71% of the Total Geographical National e-Governance Service
Area (TGA) of the country
 As against 21.67% of the TGA in 2019
Delivery Assessment (NeSDA)
 Tree cover has increased by 721 km2 Report, 2021
 Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover  Released on - June 13, 2022
 States showing highest increase  Released by - Ministry of Personnel, Public
 Andhra Pradesh 647 km2; Telangana 632 km2 &
Grievances & Pensions
Odisha 537 km2
 Edition - Second (First edition was launched in
Table : Forest Cover of India (in sq. km.) 2019.)
Class Area Percentage of  NeSDA was first introduced - In August 2018.
geographical  Based on - UNDESA e-Government Survey's
Area Online Service Index (OSI) (basically UN
Very Dense Forest 99,779 3.04 E-governance survey for countries)
Moderately Dense Forest 3,06,890 9.33
What is NeSDA?
 NeSDA is a biennial study that assesses States, Union
Open Forest 3,07,120 9.34 Territories (UTs), and focus Central Ministries on
Total Forest Cover 7,13,789 21.71 the effectiveness of e-Governance service delivery.
Scrub 46,539 1.42
Key findings of the report
 Kerala is the overall champion and has the highest
Non-Forest 25,27,141 76.87 overall compliance score amongst all the States and
Total Geographical Area 32,87,469 100.00 UTs.
 Among Union Territory- Jammu and Kashmir
 Highest Forest Cover (States) : MP > Arunachal scored the highest.
Pradesh > Chattisgarh > Odisha > Maharashtra  North-east and Hill States: Meghalaya and
 Forest Cover as percentage of TGA : Mizoram > Nagaland, with an overall compliance of 90%
Arunachal Pradesh > Meghalaya > Manipur > Nagaland across all assessment parameters.

E. Miscellaneous
Ganga-India’s first cloned GirCalf
On March 16, 2023, the National Dairy Research
Institute (NDRI) in Karnal, Haryana, has produced
the country’s first cloned female calf of the desi breed
Gir, named ‘Ganga.’
 The National Dairy Research Institute (ICAR-
NDRI) has become the first institute in the country
to produce a cloned calf of cattle.
 Gir cow is a native tract in Gujarat and is
popular for its docile nature, disease-resistance,
heat-tolerance and high milk producing
qualities.
 The newborn cloned female calf of the cow has
been named “Ganga”, which weighs 32kg.
 The project was started in 2021 by the NDRI
in collaboration with Uttarakhand Livestock
Development Board (ULDB), Dehradun, for the
cloning of indigenous cows such as Gir, Sahiwal,
and Red Shindhi.
About ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute
 The foundation stone of the edifice of NDRI was
laid at Bengaluru on July 1, 1923 and later head
quarter was shifted to Karnal in 1955.
Birth Anniversary of Savitribai
Phule
Recently in January, 2023 the Prime Minister, Shri
Narendra Modi has paid homage to Savitribai Phule on
her birth anniversary.
 A Dalit woman from the Mali community, Savitribai
was born on January 3, 1831, in Naigaon village,
Satara (Maharashtra).

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 She married to Jyotirao Phule in 1840.
 The couple opened a school for girls in Bhidewada,
Pune in 1848.
 This became the country’s first girls’ school.
 In 1873, the Phules (Savitri & Jyotirao) set up the
Satyashodhak Samaj (‘Truth-seekers’ society’), a
platform open to all, irrespective of their caste,
religion or class hierarchies with the sole aim of
bringing social equity.
Rani Velu Nachiyar
Recently, the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi
has paid tributes to Rani Velu Nachiyar on her birth
anniversary in January, 2023.
 Rani Velu Nachiyar was born on 3 January 1730
and died on 25 December 1796.
 She was the first queen to fight against the British
colonial power in India and known by Tamils as
Veeramangai.
 She was the princess of Ramanathapuram and the
only child of Raja Chellamuthu Vijayaragunatha
Sethupathy and Rani Sakandhimuthal of the
Ramnad kingdom.
Banjara Dharmaguru Santh
Sevalal Maharaj Jayanti
On February 26, 2023, the Government of India has
kick-started the year-long commemoration of the 284th
birth anniversary of Sant Sevalal Maharaj, a spiritual
and religious leader of the Banjara community.
284th birth anniversary of Santh Sevalal Maharaj
 Celebrated By: Ministry of Culture, Government
of India
 Under the aegis of: Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
About Santh Sevalal Maharaj
 Santh Sevalal Maharaj was born on 15 February
1739 at Surgondankoppa in Shivamogga district of
Karnataka.
 The Samadhi Sthal of Saint Sewalal Ji is situated in
Manora Taluka of Washim District of Maharashtra
at Pohradevi which is also known as Banjara Kashi.
The World’s 100 Most Powerful
Women
 In December, 2022 Forbes released the list of ‘the
World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’.
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 For her leadership during the Ukraine war, as well as
her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, European
Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen sits
atop (Rank – 1st ) in 19th annual Forbes list of the
World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.
 European Central Bank President Christine
Lagarde is placed at 2nd position and US Vice
President Kamala Harris ranked 3rd in the list.
Details of Indian women who made it to the list:
1. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman,
who is ranked 36, is on the list for the fourth
time in a row.
2. Roshini Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of
HCLTech, has been ranked 53rd.
3. Madhabi Puri Buch, Chairperson of the Se-
curities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI),
is ranked 54th on the list.
4. Soma Mondal, Chairperson of the Steel
Authority of India, is ranked 67.
5. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, executive chairperson
and founder of Biocon Limited and Biocon
Biologics Limited is ranked 77.
6. Falguni Sanjay Nayar, the founder and CEO
of the beauty and lifestyle retail company
Nykaa, is ranked 89th.
Statue of Prosperity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 11,
2022, unveiled the 'Statue of Prosperity' on the premises
of the Bengaluru International Airport. On this occasion
Prime Minister also flagged off the Chennai-Mysore
Vande Bharat Express at Krantiveera Sangolli
Rayanna (KSR) railway station. He also flagged Bharat
Gaurav Kashi Darshan Train at KSR railway station in
Bengaluru.
About the Statue
 The ‘Statue of Prosperity’ is 108-feet tall bronze
statue of Bengaluru founder Nadaprabhu
Kempegowda.
 It is made with 98 tonnes of bronze and 120
tonnes of steel.
 The statue was conceptualized and sculpted by Ram
V Sutar, who also curated the Statue of Unity.
About Nadaprabhu Kempegowda
 He was a chieftain under the Vijayanagara Em-
pire.
 The capital of Karnataka, Bengaluru, was forti-
fied by Kempe Gowda.
  This idol of Lord Shiva is built on Ganesh Tekri Mountain.
Statue of Belief  The height of the idol of Lord Shiva is 369 feet
Nathdwara Rajasthan has the statue of Lord (112.47m) and is built on a hill of 51 bighas.
Shiva which is one of the largest Shiva statue in the  Sculptor Naresh Kumar has prepared the world’s
world. The idol of Lord Shiva is known as Vishwas tallest statue of Lord Shiva.
Swaroopam, meaning ‘Statue of Belief ’.  The idol of Lord Shiva located in Nathdwara was
Key Highlights inaugurated on 29 October, 2022.
Statue Depicts Locations State Completed
Statue of Equality Shri Ramanujacharya Hyderabad Telangana February,
(54 feet) 2022
Statue of Unity Vallabh Bhai Patel Sadhu Bet, Sardar Sarovar Gujarat 2018
Dam
Thiruvalluvar Statue Thiruvalluvar Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu 2000
TathagataTsal Buddha Rabong (Ravangla) Sikkim 2013
Statue of Ahimsa Rishabhanatha Mangi-Tungi, Nashik Maharashtra –
Statue of Peace Swami Ramanujacharya Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir 2022
Statue of Peace Jain monk Acharya Shree Vijay Jetpura, Pali Rajasthan 2020
Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj
thwarted a drawn out attempt by Mughal forces
General Lachit Barphukan of
under the command of Ram Singh I to take over
Ahom Kingdom
Ahom Kingdom.
The 400th birth anniversary of Assam’s legendary
war hero Lachit Barpukan will be celebrated in New About Ahom Kingdom
 Established in 1228 in the Brahmaputra Valley of
Delhi from 23rd to 25th November, 2022.
 About Lachit Barphukan : Born on November Assam, the kingdom retained its sovereignty for
24, 1622 in Charaideo the first capital of the Ahom 600 years.
Kings. Led battles against an alien Mughal Army.  The Kingdom was founded by Chaolung
 Battle of Alaboi : Fought on August 5, 1669 in the Sukapha, a 13th century ruler.
Alaboi Hills near Dadara in Kamrup District  The Ahom state depended upon forced labour.
 Battle of Saraighat : Lachit Barphukan known Those forced to work for the state were called
for his leadership in 1671 battle of Saraighat that Paiks.

News in Short
ˆˆ Manipur hosts B20 Conference
 Recently, Manipur hosted the first of the four
B20 sessions scheduled in the North, which is the
official G20 dialogue forum for the global business
community.
About B20 Conference
 Held on: February 17-19, 2023
 Held in: Imphal, Manipur
 The Business 20 or B20 is a group that represents
the private sector within the Group of 20 (G20)
Forum.
ˆˆ Vaikom Satyagraha
 As the year 2024 marks the centenary of the
Vaikom Satyagraha, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi
Vijayan and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin
jointly inaugurated the centenary celebrations,
during a function held at Vaikom on April 1, 2023.
 Vaikom Satyagraha was a nonviolent protest that
took place from 30 March 1924 to 23 November
1925 in the Kingdom of Travancore, now part of
Kerala.
 E.V.S. Ramasamy Naicker ‘Periyar’ started Self
Respect movement.
ˆˆ Hornbill Festival of Nagaland
 Held on- December 1-10, 2022
 Held at – Naga Heritage Village, Kisama, Kohima,
Nagaland

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 Organized by- State Tourism and Art &Culture
Departments, Government of Nagaland
ˆˆ Ladakh sets Guinness World Record with
‘Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon’
 Recently, the exotic Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon
is officially registered in the Guinness Book of
World Records as the World’s Highest Frozen
Lake Half Marathon, setting a new achievement
for UT Ladakh.
About Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon
 Held in – February 2023
 Held in – Ladakh
 Organised by – LAHDC Leh in collaboration with
Adventure Sports Foundation of Ladakh (ASFL)
ˆˆ NTPC ranked as the top Independent
Power Producers and Energy Traders Globally
 NTPC Limited, the country’s largest power generating
company has been ranked No.1 Independent Power
Producers and Energy Traders Globally in the S&P
Global Commodity Insights Top 250 Global
Energy Company Rankings-2022.
ˆˆ North India’s first Nuclear Plant
 In a bid to increase India’s nuclear capacity, bulk
approval of the installation of 10 nuclear reactors
has been given a nod by the Central Government.
Key Highlight
 It will be north India’s first nuclear plant that will be
installed in Gorakhpur, Haryana.
ˆˆ Call before u Dig’ App
 On March 22, 2023, the Prime Minister of
India has inaugurated the new International
Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area office &
Innovation Centre in New DelhiI.
 He also launched the ‘Call before u Dig’ App.
  It will serve India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan and Iran,
enhancing coordination among nations
and fostering mutually beneficial economic
cooperation in the region.
 The Call Before You Dig (CBuD) app is a tool
envisaged for preventing damage to underlying
assets like optical fiber cables etc.
ˆˆ Basohli Painting and GI Tag
 On March 31, 2023, the world-famous Basohli
Painting from the Kathua district in Jammu and
Kashmir has obtained the Geographical Indication
(GI) Tag.
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 This is the first time that the Jammu region got a GI
tag for handicrafts.
ˆˆ SWAMIH Fund
 Recently, the Special Window for Affordable
and Mid-Income Housing (SWAMIH) Fund
completes 20,557 homes since inception in 2019.
 The Fund is sponsored by the Ministry of Finance,
Government of India, and is managed by SBICAP
Ventures Ltd., a State Bank Group company.
ˆˆ NALCO-BARC Releases India’s 1st Bauxite
CRM
 Recently on March 24, 2023, National Aluminium
Company Limited (NALCO), the Navratna
CPSE, under Ministry of Mines has successfully
developed a Bauxite Certified Reference Material
(CRM) naming as BARC B1201.
ˆˆ Himalayan yak accepted as food animal by
FSSAI
 In November 2022, the Himalayan yak has been
accepted as a food animal by the scientific panel of
Food Safety and Standard Authority of India
(FSSAI).
ˆˆ Ernakulam becomes first district in Kerala
to register 10,000 new MSMEs
 In December, 2022, Ernakulam (Kerala)has become
the first district to register 10,000 new micro, small
and medium enterprises (MSME) almost in sync
with the State. It crossed the target of one lakh new
units under the Year of Enterprises Campaign 2022.
ˆˆ Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu
Sangrahalaya (CSMVS)
 On November 26, 2022, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) was conferred
with the ‘Award of Excellence’ at the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Awards for
Cultural Heritage Conservation-2022.
ˆˆ The First Ever India Stack Developer
Conference
 Held on: January 25, 2023
 Held in: New Delhi
 Organised by: Ministry of Electronics & IT
 The event was participated by 100+ digital leaders
from Industry Associations, Industry, System
Integrators and Start-ups, mainly at CXO/MD/
Founder level.
 What is India Stack?
 India Stack is the moniker for a set of open APIs
(Application Programming Interfaces) and digital
public goods.
 It aims to unlock the economic primitives of
identity, data, and payments at population scale.
ˆˆ CEOs conference for 100 Smart Cities in
Panaji
 Recently, on January 23-24, 2023 the Chief Minister
of Goa, Dr. Pramod Sawant inaugurated the Smart
Cities CEOs Conference on Data and Technology in
Panaji, Goa.
 Organised by: The Union Ministry of Housing
and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in coordination with
Imagine Panaji Smart City Development Ltd (IPSCDL)
ˆˆ Kollam: India’s first Constitution literate
District
 In January, 2023 Kollam(Kerala) has become the
first constitution literate district in the country.
Around 16.3 lakh people in the district above the
age of 10 have been educated on various aspects of
the Constitution.
Key Points
 The feat was achieved by educating families on the
basic principles of the Constitution as part of ‘The
Citizen’, a constitution literacy campaign.
ˆˆ Rajasthan: first State to implement
blindness control Policy
 In January, 2023, Rajasthan has become the first
State to implement a policy to control blindness,
with the objective of ensuring the “right to sight”.
 As per the State government’s Medical & Health
Department, the prevalence rate of blindness, which
was 1.1% in 2020, will be brought down to 0.3%,
through the policy.
ˆˆ India’s First Centre of Excellence in Online
Gaming to be set up in Shillong, Meghalaya
 Recently , the Minister of State for Electronics &
Information Technology and Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship has announced that Digital India
Startup Hub through the Software Technology
Parks of India shall set up India’s first Centre
of Excellence in Online Gaming at Shillong
(Meghalaya) by March 2023.
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ˆˆ Captive Employment’ Initiative
 Recently, Union Minister for Rural Development Sh.
Giriraj Singh on-boarded 19 Captive Employers.
 It is a unique initiative under the Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-
GKY).
 Captive employers will train Rural Poor Youth
and provide employment to trained youth in their
company or subsidiary.
ˆˆ Yaoshang festival
 The five-day-long Yaoshang festival, Manipur’s
version of Holi, has begun on March 7, 2023.
 The festival is celebrated every year on the full moon
of Lamta (February-March) of the Meitei lunar
calendar.
 The thabal chongba is a traditional dance of the
Meitei, where boys and girls gathered in an open
ground and dance in a circle.
ˆˆ Civil-20 India 2023 Inception Conference
 Held on: March 20-21, 2023
 Held in: Nagpur, Maharashtra
 The theme of the First Plenary session was:
‘Balancing Development with Environment’.
About Civil-20
 C20 India 2023 is one of the official Engagement
Groups of the G20 that provides a platform for
Civil Society Organizations (CSO) around the
world to voice people’s aspirations to the world
leaders in G20.
 C20 will strive towards the realisation of the
Indian C20 motto – “You Are The Light”.
ˆˆ Matua Maha Mela 2023
 Organized in: March, 2023
 Organised by: All India Matua Mahasangha
 Organized at: Sridham Thakurnagar, Thakurbari in
North 24 Parganas of West Bengal.
 Organised to celebrate: The 212th birth
anniversary of Sri Sri Harichand Thakur ji
 Sri Sri Harichand Thakur ji was the founder of the
Matua sect.
ˆˆ Global Millets (Shree Anna) Conference
 Recently, on March 18-19, 2023 the Prime Minister
of India has inaugurated the Global Millets (Shree
Anna) Conference at Subramaniam Hall, NASC
Complex, IARI Campus, PUSA New Delhi.
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 The Prime Minister declared the Indian Institute
of Millets Research of ICAR as a Global Centre of
Excellence.
 International Year of Millets
 
Based on India’s proposal, the year 2023 was
declared the International Year of Millets
(IYM) by the United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA).
 IIMR is headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana.
ˆˆ Yuva Utsava-India@2047
 On March 4, 2023, Union Minister of Youth Affairs
and Sports and Information and Broadcasting Shri
Anurag Singh Thakur has launched Yuva Utsava-
India@2047 , from Ropar, Punjab.
 The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports through
its premier Youth organization Nehru Yuva Kendra
Sangathan (NYKS), is organizing “YUVA UTSAV-
India @2047” program in all districts across the
country.
ˆˆ World’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash
Barrier “Bahu Balli”
 On March 4, 2023, an extraordinary accomplishment
towards achieving Aatmanirbhar Bharat has been
made with the development of the world’s first
200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier .
  It has been installed on the Vani-Warora
Highway,Vidarbh, Maharashtra.
 This Bamboo Crash Barrier, which has been
christened Bahu Balli, underwent rigorous testing
at various government-run institutions such as the
National Automotive Test Tracks (NATRAX) in
Pithampur, Indore.
ˆˆ 7th International Dharma Dhamma
Conference
 On March 3, 2023, the President of India, Smt.
Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the 7th International
Dharma Dhamma Conference.
 It is organised by the India Foundation in
collaboration with the Sanchi University of
Buddhist-Indic Studies, in Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh.
ˆˆ CiSS Application
 Launched in - June, 2022
 Developed by - National Commission for the
Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
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 Objective - To help in the rehabilitation process of
Children in Street Situations (CiSS).
 Portal is launched - Under the Baal Swaraj portal
 Baal Swaraj is a portal launched by NCPCR for
online tracking and digital real-time monitoring
mechanism of children in need of care and
protection.
 The CiSS application is used for receiving data of
children in street situations from all the states and
union territories.
ˆˆ Kerala Becomes First State to Introduce
Carbon-Neutral Farming
 Kerala government has budgeted 6 crores in the
2022-23 fiscal year to implement carbon-neutral
agricultural practices in selected places in the state.
 This will make Kerala first state in the country to
introduce Carbon-Neutral Farming.
ˆˆ Amrit Bharat Station Scheme
 Launched on: December 27, 2022
 Launched by: Ministry of Railways
 It is based on Master Planning for long term and
implementation of the elements of Master Plan as
per the needs and patronage of the station.
 Under the scheme, attempts are being made to
develop passenger amenities by clubbing different
types of waiting halls and to provide good cafeteria
and retail facilities as far as possible.
ˆˆ Supreme Court Judgement on EWS
Reservation
 The Supreme Court of India on November 7th,
2022, in Janhit Abhiyan vs Union of India, 2019
case upheld the validity of the 103rd Constitutional
Amendment Act, 2019.
 The amendment introduced a 10% reservation in
education and government jobs in India for a section
of the General category candidates.
 Reservation based on economic criterion in jobs
and education was proposed to be provided by
inserting clause (6) in Articles 15 and 16 of the
Constitution.
 It was passed under Constitution (103rd) Amendment
Act 2019 by the Parliament, in January 2019.
ˆˆ Asian Conference on Diarrheal Disease and
Nutrition (ASCODD)
 On 11th November, 2022 Union Minister of State Dr.
Bharti Pravin Pawar addressed 16th Asian Conference
on Diarrheal Disease and Nutrition (ASCODD) at
Kolkata.
Key Highlights
 The Theme of ASCODD was “Prevention and
Control of Cholera, typhoid and other enteric
disease in low and middle income countries
through community Participation : beyond the
SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic”.
ˆˆ SMILE - 75 Initiative
 The initiative started by the government is named as
“SMILE-75” (SMILE- Support for Marginalised
Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise).
 Launched on : August 12, 2022
 Launched by : Ministry of Social Justice &
Empowerment, Government of India
Key Highlights
 The aim of SMILE- 75 is to make cities/town and
municipal areas begging-free.
 The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
has identified 75 Municipal Corporations to
implement SMILE- 75 initiative.
ˆˆ Country’s First Night Safari to Begin in
Lucknow
 On August 16, 2022, the cabinet meeting chaired
by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath approved the
proposal of the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department
to start the country’s first night safari in the capital
Lucknow. Currently, there are 13 safaris in the country
but they are all Day Safaris.
 To be open in : Kukrail forest area, Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh
 Inspired from : Singapore’s night safari
 This night safari will be developed on 350 acres in
Kukrail forest area spread over an area of 2027.46
hectare and a zoological park will be built in 150 acres.
ˆˆ SHRESHTA Scheme
 Launched on - 3 June 2022
 Launched by - The Union Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment
 Objective - Scheme is designed for residential education
for SC students in High School in targeted areas.
About the Scheme
 Scholarships will be provided to the beneficiaries
that will cover all the educational expenses of
meritorious students from class 9th to 11th.
 Only scheduled caste students (Parental income
should be less than 2.5 lakh per annum) will be able
to take benefit of this scheme.
 The NITI Aayog has identified 177 private schools.
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ˆˆ New Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh
 Recently, on September 27, 2022, the Uttar Pradesh
(UP) cabinet approved the notification of the
state’s fourth tiger reserve in the Ranipur Wildlife
Sanctuary (RWS) in Chitrakoot district.
 Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary will be the 53rd Tiger
Reserve in India.
 Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary (RWS) was Founded in 1977.
 The other tiger reserves in Uttar Pradesh includes
Dudhwa, Pilibhit, and Amangarh (buffer of
Corbett Tiger Reserve).
ˆˆ Himalayan yak accepted as food animal by
FSSAI
 In November 2022, the Himalayan yak has been
accepted as a food animal by the scientific panel of
Food Safety and Standard Authority of India
(FSSAI).
ˆˆ NCPCR launces ‘GHAR’ Portal
 The National Commission for Protection of Child
Rights (NCPCR) has launched the GHAR – GO
Home and Re-Unite Portal on the occasion of
World Children’s Day (20th November).
 Launched on: November 20, 2022 (on World’s
Children Day)
 Objectives: it is a portal for Restoration and
Repatriation of Child.
ˆˆ Ganga Vilas Cruise
 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagged off
the World’s Longest River Cruise-MV Ganga Vilas,
from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh to Dibrugarh in
Assam via Bangladesh; and also inaugurated the
Tent City at Varanasi via video conferencing on
January 13, 2023.
 The Ganga Vilas cruise on its longest river journey
of 51 days will cover (3,200 km) 27 river systems and
visit over 50 tourist sites including World Heritage Sites.
ˆˆ Three new sites on UNESCO’s tentative list
 In December 2022, Gujarat’s Vadnagar town, the
iconic Sun Temple at Modhera, and the rock cut
sculptures of Unakoti in Tripura have been added
to the tentative list of UNCESO World Heritage Sites.
 The UNESCO tentative list is an “inventory of
those properties which each State Party intends to
consider for nomination”.
 India now has 52 sites on UNESCO Tentative List.
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ˆˆ Science and Engineering Indicators 2022
 In January 2022, US-based National Science
Foundation (NSF) released a report on ‘Science &
Engineering Indicator’s 2022.
 As per report, India’s position rose to the third
position in the year 2020 from seventh in 2010.
 China and USA occupy the first and second ranks
with a contribution of 23% and 16%, respectively.
ˆˆ First Greenfield airport of Arunachal
Pradesh ‘Donyi Polo Airport’
 On November 19, 2022, the Prime Minister
inaugurated Donyi Polo Airport at Itanagar,
Arunachal Pradesh.
 The foundation stone for this airport was laid by the
Prime Minister in February 2019.
ˆˆ Nagpur Metro creates record for world’s
longest double-decker viaduct
 In December, 2022, Nagpur Metro has successfully
created a Guinness World Record by constructing
the longest double-decker viaduct (metro) is
3,140 meters (3.14KM) and was achieved by the
Wardha Road in Nagpur.
ˆˆ Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu
Sangrahalaya won UNESCO Asia-Pacific
Awards
 In November, 2022, the restoration of the 100-year-
old Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
in Mumbai has won the Award of Excellence in this
year’s UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural
Heritage Conservation.
 It was established as the Prince of Wales Museum of
Western India in 1922.
ˆˆ Yotta Infra to invest Rs. 39,000 cr in UP
 In October, 2022, Data centre company Yotta
Infrastructure announced that it will invest Rs.
39,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh over the next 5-7
years.
 The company has set-up hyper-scale data centre,
Yotta D1, at its Greater Noida Data Center Park,
with an investment of around Rs. 1,500 crore.
ˆˆ Arunachal Pradesh to get India’s first Aqua
Park & Northeast’s first fish museum
 In October, 2022, the Central Government has
approved the establishment of India’s first-ever
‘Integrated Aqua Park’ at Tarin (Ziro) in Lower
Subansiri District of Arunachal Pradesh.
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ˆˆ Mawmluh Cave
 In October, 2022, Mawmluh Caves located in the
East Khasi Hills district (Meghalaya) has made it
to the first 100 geological heritage sites listed under
International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS)
by UNESCO.
ˆˆ Cochin Shipyard to build India’s first
hydrogen fuel cell catamaran vessel in Varanasi
 In November, 2022, Cochin Shipyard has signed
an MoU with Inland Waterways Authority of India
to build the country’s first hydrogen fuel cell
catamaran vessel for Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
ˆˆ 3 Indian cities among largest data centre
markets in Asia-Pacific
 Hyderabad, Chennai and New Delhi have
emerged as three of the top data centre markets
in the Asia-Pacific region, as per a Knight Frank
Report published in November, 2022.
ˆˆ Kerala Won ‘Responsible Tourism Global
Award’ at the World Travel Market, London
 The Tourism Ministry of India participated in
the World Travel Market, which commenced on
November 7, 2022.
 The Kerala Tourism has bagged the prestigious
Responsible Tourism Global award at the World
Travel Mart held in London.
 The award was given for the STREET project.
 STREET is acronym for—Sustainable, Tangible,
Responsible Experimental, Ethnic Tourism.
 This was implemented from March 31, 2022.
ˆˆ Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary
 In November, 2022, the Tamil Nadu government
has notified the Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary on
68,640 hectares as the state’s 17th wildlife sanctuary.
 The declaration was made under the Section 26A(1)
(b) of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
ˆˆ 3 Indian Cities join UNESCO Global
Network of Learning cities
 In September , 2022, three Indian Cities namely
- Telangana’s Warangal, Kerala’s Thrissur &
Nilambur have been inducted into the UNESCO
Global Network of Learning Cities 2022 List.
ˆˆ Aurangabad first in India to publish
Google’s EIE data
 In July, 2022, as per the Aurangabad Smart City
Development Corporation Limited (ASCDCL),
Aurangabad has become the first in the country to
witness the official release of the Environmental
Insights Explorer (EIE) data from Google.
ˆˆ University of Forestry, first in India, third
in the world
 In September, 2022, the Telangana Legislative
Assembly and Council approved the University
of Forestry (UoF) Act, 2022, opening the way for
the transformation of FCRI (Forest College and
Research Institute) Hyderabad into a full-fledged
“University of Forestry (UoF)”.
ˆˆ Anang Tal lake declared monument of
national importance
 In August, 2022, the Anang Tal lake in South
Delhi (Near Qutub Minar) believed to have been
built a thousand years ago, has been declared a
monument of national importance through a gazette
notification by the Ministry of Culture.
ˆˆ Smriti Van Earthquake Museum
 On August 28, 2022, the Prime Minister of India has
inaugurated Smriti Van Memorial in Bhuj district,
Gujarat.
ˆˆ Bengaluru to have India’s first 3D post office
 In August , 2022, the country’s first 3D-printed
post office is ready to come up in the capital of
Karnataka, Bengaluru.
 The first 3D-printed post office will be located at
the Cambridge Layout in Halasuru, Bengaluru.
ˆˆ India’s First Commercial Space Situational
Observatory To Be Set Up In Uttarakhand
 Digantara, a space sector start-up of India, is going
to set-up India’s first commercial space situational
awareness observatory in the Garhwal region of
Uttarakhand.
 It can track objects as small as 10 cm in size orbiting
the earth.
ˆˆ India’s first pure green hydrogen plant
commissioned in Jorhat, Assam
 On April 20, 2022, Oil India Limited (OIL) has
commissioned India’s First 99.999% pure Green
Hydrogen pilot plant, with an installed capacity of
10 kg per day at its Jorhat Pump Station in Assam.
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ˆˆ Rankhar forest reserved for Wild Ass
 In April, 2022, For the conservation of Indian Wild
Ass, the state forest notified Rankhar conservation
reserve in Jalore, Rajasthan.
 This will be the second haven for the Indian Wild
Ass (after Kutch, Gujarat) in the country.
ˆˆ Largest Anthropomorphic Burial Site
 According to recent findings, Andhra Pradesh has
the largest anthropomorphic burial site collection in
Tirupati District.
 Anthropomorphic sites are those marked by a
representation of human from above the megalithic
burials.
 The structure locally referred to as ‘Pandava Gullu’
or ‘Pandavula Banda’ in memory of the Pandavas.
ˆˆ Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage Site
 The Tamil Nadu Government issued a notification
in November 2022, declaring Arittapatti Biodiversity
Heritage site the first Biodiversity heritage site in
the state.
About the Heritage Sites
 Total Biodiversity Heritage Sites in India are 36.
 It is Tamil Nadu’s first and India’s 35th Biodiversity
Heritage Site.
ˆˆ Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan
 The Central Government Initiative the Sugamya
Bharat Abhiyan (Accessible India Compaign) has
completed 7 years in December, 2022.
 It was launched by the Prime Minister of India on
International Day of Persons with Disabilites
on 3rd December, 2015.
ˆˆ Dhamma Dipa International Buddhist
University (DDIBU)
 Recently, on November 29, 2022, the chief monk
of the World Buddhist Pope Association of South
Korea laid the foundation stone for the Dhamma
Dipa International Buddhist University at Manu
Bankul in Tripura.
About the Buddhist University
 DDIBU is expected to become the first Buddhist-
run University in India to offer Buddhist education
along with courses in other disciplines of modern
education as well.
 It will be the first Buddhist University in India to
be headed by Buddhist monastics and run and
monitored by Buddhists.
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ˆˆ Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for
North East Region (PM-DevINE) Scheme
 In February 2022, a new scheme Prime Minister’s
Development Initiative for North East Region (PM-
DevINE) was announced in the Union Budget
2022-23. PM-DevINE is aimed at rapid and holistic
development of the North- East Region by funding
infrastructure and social development projects,
based on felt needs of the States.
ˆˆ Matdata Junction
 Recently, Election Commission of India has launched
Radio series - ‘Matdata Junction’ in collaboration
with All India Radio for voter awareness.
 Launched on: October 7, 2022
 Launched by: Election Commission of India
ˆˆ Indira Gandhi Urban Employment
Guarantee Scheme
Recently, Rajasthan government launched ‘Indira
Gandhi Urban Employment Gaurantee Scheme’ to
tackle unemployment problem in the state.
 Objective: To provide 100 days of employment in a
year to families residing in urban areas.
 Those who will get jobs under this scheme will be
paid under three categories – Rs. 259 per day for
unskilled labourers, Rs. 283 per day for skilled
ones and Rs. 271 per day for supervisors.
ˆˆ Kartavya Path
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the road
'Kartavya Path' between Rashtrapati Bhavan to India
Gate in September, 2022.
 The government of India has announced to change
the name of Rajpath and central vista lawns into
kartavya path to shed remnants of the British colony
in India.
 During the 15 August 2022 speech the Prime
Minister asked the Indians to take five pledges or
'panch pran'.
 They are :
 To make India a developed country by 2047.
 Remove Traces of colonialism.
 Take pride in legacy.
 Strength of unity.
 Fulfill duties as a citizen.
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ˆˆ Operation ‘Gear Box’
In September 2022, the Directorate of Revenue
Intelligence (DRI) launched operation ‘Gear Box’ to
stop heroin smuggling through the sea ports.
 Operation Gear Box is conducted to detect the
hidden drugs in the gear boxes. Thus, the operation
got its name.
ˆˆ JALDOOT App
 On September 27, 2022 the Ministry of Rural
Development has launched the “JALDOOT App
and JALDOOT App e-brochure” to capture the
Ground water level in a better way.
 Ministry of Rural Development has developed
‘JALDOOT’.
ˆˆ Operation Megh Chakra
 The CBI started the Operation Megh Chakra on
September 24, 2022 to combat the spread of Child
Sexual Abuse Materials online.
 A similar exercise code named “Operation Carbon”
was conducted by CBI in November 2021.
ˆˆ Jagriti
 The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA)
in July 2022 has launched “Jagriti”, a mascot for
empowering consumers and generating awareness
of their rights.
 Jagriti mascot shall be shown along with tagline
“Jago Grahak Jago” in all its media campaigns.
ˆˆ Right To Be Forgotten
Recognising ‘right to be forgotten’ as part of
‘right to privacy’, the Supreme Court in July, 2022
ordered its registry to work out a mechanism to remove
personal details of litigants entangled in matrimonial
litigation.
What is Right to be forgotten?
 It states, “the data subject shall have the right to
obtain from the controller the erasure of personal
data concerning him or her without undue delay”.
Right to Privacy : The KS Puttaswamy vs. UOI
Judgment, 2017
 In 2017, a nine-judge constitutional bench
headed by then Chief Justice of India JS Khehar
(44th CJI of India) ruled that “right to privacy is
an intrinsic part of the Right to life and personal
Liberty under Article 21 as a Fundamental Right.
ˆˆ PARIMAN
 With a view to effectively use GIS technology
and remote sensing technology, National Capital
Region Planning Board (NCRPB) has made the
Geo-Portal "PARIMAN" open to Public.
PARIMAN (Por tal for Analytical Regional
Information and Mapping of NCR)
 Launched on : 31 August 2021(Only for
government officials)
 Developed by : National Informatics Centre
(NIC)
 Objectives of the portal : NCR Geo-portal
(PARIMAN) is a robust system to facilitate better
sub-regional and local planning.
ˆˆ New Delhi SAH-BHAGITA’ scheme
 Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena in July 2022,
launched a SAH-BHAGITA scheme to increase the
involvement of the Residential Welfare Association
(RWAs) in optimal tax collection and waste
management systems.
ˆˆ Har Ghar Dastak 2.0
 Indian Government re-launched its campaign Har
Ghar Dastak in 2.0 version.
Har Ghar Dastak 2.0
 Launched on - 1 June 2022,
 Launched by - Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
 The first phase was launched - November 2021
 Objective - Door to Door drive for Covid-19
vaccination of all beneficiaries and spreading
awareness about covid-19 vaccination.
ˆˆ Bharat Gaurav Trains
 Indian Railways’ southern zone flagged off
the country’s first privately-run train under the
Bharat Gaurav Trains on 14 June 2022. The
train was being operated between Coimbatore in
Tamil Nadu to Sainagar Shirdi in Maharashtra.
Southern Railway became the first zone in Indian
Railways to get the first registered service provider
under the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ trains.
 The scheme was announced by the Indian Railways
in November 2021.
 This initiative was started by Union Government
under 'Dekho Apna Desh' to promote domestic
tourism.
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ˆˆ UNESCO Reserve List: Khuvsgul Lake
National Park
 The Khuvsgul Lake National Park of Mongolia has
been added to the World Network of Biosphere
Reserves by UNESCO.
 This decision was taken during 34th session of
International Co-ordinating council of Man and
Biosphere Programme.
ˆˆ EASE 5.0
 On June 8, 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman launched the EASE 5.0 “Common
reforms agenda” of EASE Next program.
 EASE 5.0 ‘Common reforms agenda’ has been
developed for Public Sector Banks.
 EASE Agenda was launched by government in
collaboration with PSBs in January 2018.
 EASE 1.0; showed significant improvement
in performance of PSB, in resolving Non-
Performing Assets (NPAs) in a transparent
manner.
ˆˆ Kerala: First in Asia’s Global Start-up
Ecosystem Report
 Asia’s Global Start-up Ecosystem Report was
recently released on June 14, 2022, in the light of
London Tech Week 2022.
 In the report, start-up ecosystem in Kerala has
been ranked at first position in Asia.
ˆˆ Delhi Startup Policy
 Launched in : May 2022
 Vision : To enable Delhi to emerge as a “Global
Innovation Hub and the most preferred destination
for Startups by 2030”.
 "Business Blaster" programme : Currently
being run in Delhi government schools
ˆˆ India's biggest Drone Festival Bharat
Drone Mahotsav, 2022
 Inaugurated on : 27 May 2022
 Inaugurated by : Prime Minister of India
 Place : Pragati Maidan (New Delhi)
 Focused on : India drone taxi prototype, Kisan
Drone, Digital mapping through Drone Technology
etc.
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ˆˆ Ladakh recorded highest sex ratio in the
country
 In May 2022, Office of the Registrar General &
Census Commissioner has published the annual
report on ‘Vital Statistics of India based on the
Civil Registration System 2020’.
 As per report , the Union Territory of Ladakh
(1104) recorded the highest sex ratio at birth in the
country in 2020.
 Ladakh is followed by Arunachal Pradesh (1011),
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (984), Tripura
(974) and Kerala (969).
ˆˆ India’s First Lavender Festival
 Recently, in May 2022, Ministry of Science &
Technology has inaugurated the country’s first
‘Lavender Festival’ in Bhaderwah, Jammu division
of UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
 Bhaderwah is the birthplace of India’s
Purple Revolution as it is the best place
for lavender cultivation in terms of land and
climate.
 In 2018, country’s first National Institute
of High-Altitude Medicine was built in
Bhaderwah, Jammu and Kashmir.
ˆˆ 540 Megawatt Kwar Hydro Electric Project
 In April 2022, the Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister,
approved the investment of Rs.4526.12 crore
for 540 Megawatt (MW) Kwar Hydro Electric
Project located on river Chenab, in Kishtwar
district of Union Territory of Jammy and Kashmir.
ˆˆ Mumbai and Hyderabad: ‘2021 Tree City of
the World’
 In April, 2022, the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and Arbor Day
Foundation have jointly recognised Mumbai and
Hyderabad as the ‘2021 Tree City of the World.
ˆˆ World’s highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass
 The Border Roads Organisation’s (BRO) Director
Lieutenant General Rajeev Chaudhary on April 16,
2022 informed that BRO will construct the world's
highest tunnel at Shinku La Pass at 16,580 feet to
connect Himachal Pradesh (Shinku La) to Ladakh
(Lakhang).
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ˆˆ NATGRID
 On May 03, 2022, Amit Shah (Union Home
Minister) inaugurates the National Intelligence
Grid (NAT GRID) campus in Bengaluru.
ˆˆ SAMARTH Initiative
 Launched on the occasion of : International
Women’s Day 2022 (8 March)
 Launched by : Ministry of Micro, Small &
Medium Enterprises
Objective : To provide Skill Development and
Market Development Assistance to women.
ˆˆ Sujalam 2.0 campaign
 Recent: On 22nd March 2022, the Sujalam
2.0 campaign was launched by Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat, the Union Minister of Jal Shakti.
 Objective: This campaign has been launched for grey
water management through the participation of the
people.
ˆˆ Bahini Scheme
 Recent: State government of Sikkim in March 2022,
announced to launch the Bahini scheme for girls.
 Objective: It aims at providing “100% access to
free and safe sanitary pads to secondary and senior
secondary school going girls”.
ˆˆ India’s first 100 per cent women-owned
industrial park
 India‘s first fully owned by women industrial park
opened its doors in Hyderabad in March, 2022
(presented by FICCI).
ˆˆ UP builds highest number of Amrit Sarovars
 Uttar Pradesh becomes the first state in India to
construct 8,462 Amrit Sarovar (Lakes) in India.
 Within Uttar Pradesh, Lakhimpur Kheri was the
top performer with the construction of 256 Amrit
Sarovars.
 The other top performing States & UTs under
this mission are Madhya Pradesh (1,668 lakes),
Jammu and Kashmir (1,458 lakes).
 Amrit Sarovar Mission was launched by the
Government of India on April 24, 2022 to
promote water conservation by development and
rejuvenation of water bodies in all districts across
India.
 List of Schemes (Central Government)
Scheme
NAL SE JAL YOJANA
(Launched In 2019)
PROMOTION of
ALTERNATE NUTRIENTS
for AGRICULTURE
MANAGEMENT YOJANA
(PRANAM)
PM-KISAN
(Launched In 2019)
ONE DISTRICT ONE
PRODUCT (ODOP)
INITIATIVE
(Launched In 2018)
PARVAT MALA
(Union Budget of 2022-23)
SAGAR PARIKRAMA
(Phase-II)
(Launched-19th February 2023)
PRADHAN MANTRI SHRAM
YOGI MAAN-DHAN
SCHEME (PM-SYM)
(Launched 05 MAR 2019)
SAMARTH
(Launched On the Occasion of
International Women’s Day 2022)
RAISING & ACCELERATING
MSME PERFORMANCE
(RAMP) PROGRAMME
(Launched On 30th June 2022)
UDYAMI BHARAT Campaign
(27 April, 2022.)
PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB
KALYAN ANNA YOJANA
(Launched April, 2020)
SVANIDHI SE SAMRIDDHI
PROGRAM
(Launched On 4th January 2021)
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Ministry
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare
Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare.
Ministry of Food Processing
Industries
Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways (Morth)
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
Husbandry & Dairying
Ministry of Labour and
Employment
Ministry of Micro, Small &
Medium Enterprises (Msme)
Ministry of Micro, Small &
Medium Enterprises (MSME)
Ministry of Micro, Small &
Medium Enterprises (MSME)
Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
Food and Public Distribution
Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs
Key Points
Aim: To Provide Piped Drinking Water to Every Rural
Home In the Country by 2024.
NOTE- It Is A Component of the Government’s Jal Jivan
Mission (2019)
Aim: To Reduce the Use of Chemical Fertilizers by
Incentivizing States.
Aim: Under the Scheme, the Centre Transfers An Amount
of Rs 6,000/Yr In Three Equal Installments Directly Into
the Bank Accounts of All Landholding Farmers
Aim : to Help Districts Reach Their Full Potential,
Foster Economic and Socio-Cultural Growth, and Create
Employment Opportunities, Especially In Rural Areas.
Aim: To Develop Ropeways In Hilly Areas of the Country
In a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Mode.
Aim : a Navigation Journey to be Conducted In All
Coastal States/Uts Through a Pre-Decided Sea Route to
Demonstrate Solidarity With All Fisherfolk, Fish Farmers
and Concerned Stakeholders.
Benefits: The Workers Working In the Unorganized Sector
In the Age Group of 18-40 Years will Receive the Minimum
Assured Pension of Rs 3,000 Per Month After Attaining
the Age of 60 Years.
 Purpose: It is a Special Entrepreneurship Promotion
Drive for Women to provide them with an opportunity
to be Self-Reliant and Independent by Undertaking Self-
Employment Opportunities.
Aim: To Support the MSMEs by Improving Access
to Market and Credit, Strengthening Institutions and
Governance At the Centre and State.
Aim: To Encourage MSMEs to Offer Products and Services
of International Standards for the Global Market.
This will Enhance the Participation of Indian MSMEs in the
Global Value Chain and help them realize their
export potential.
Aim : New Integrated Food Security Scheme for Providing
Free Food Grains to Antodaya Ann Yojna (AAY) &
Primary Household (PHH) Beneficiaries.
Aim: To Provide Social Security Benefits to Street Vendors
for Their Holistic Development.
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SAGARMALA PROGRAMME
(Approved by the Union Cabinet
On March 25, 2015.)
NAMASTE (“National Action  
for Mechanized Sanitation
Ecosystem” ) SCHEME
(Launched on 17 August 2022)
PRADHAN MANTRI
SURAKSHA BIMA YOJANA
(Launched In the Year 2015.)
PRADHAN MANTRI JAN-
DHAN YOJANA (PMJDY)
(Launched 28 August, 2014)
Services E-Health Assistance
and Tele-consultation (SEHAT)
INITIATIVE
(Launched on 27 May 2021)
PRADHAN MANTRI JAN-
AUSHADHI YOJANA
(Launched In 2015.)
PRADHAN MANTRI
KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA
(PMKVY)
(Launched In 2015,)
PADHE BHARAT CAMPAIGN
(100-Day Reading Campaign
Starting From January 1,2022 to
April 10, 2022.)|
MISSION VATSALYA
(April, 2022)
MISSION SHAKTI
(It Was Launched During the
15th Finance Commission Period
2021-22 to 2025-26.)
RASHTRIYA VAYOSHREE
YOJANA
(Launched in April, 2017)
PRADHAN MANTRI
UJJWALA YOJANA
(Launched In 2016)
Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay
Sanrakshan Abhiyan
(PM-AASHA)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (52)2023
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways
Joint Initiative of the Ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment
(Mosje) and the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs
(Mohua).
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Chemicals and
Fertilizers
Ministry of Education and Skill
Development
Ministry of Education and Skill
Development
Ministry of Women and Child
Development
Ministry of Women and Child
Development
Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment
Ministry of Petroleum and
Natural Gas
Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare
Aims: Port Modernization, Connectivity and New Port
Development.
Aim: To Achieve Outcomes Like Zero Fatalities In
Sanitation Work In India.
Benefits : It Provides a Cover of Rs. Two Lakh for
Accidental Death Or Total Permanent Disability and Rs
One Lakh in Case of Permanent Partial Disability.
Aim : To Ensure Universal Access to Financial Services
Namely, Banking/ Savings & Deposit
Accounts, Remittance, Credit, Insurance, Pension In An
Affordable Manner Through the Use of Technology.
1. It is a tri-Services Tele-consultation Service Designed for
All Entitled Personnel and Their Families.
2. Sehat Stay-Home OPD Is a Patient-To-Doctor System
Where the Patient Can Consult a Doctor Remotely Through
the Internet Using His Smartphone Or Laptop.
Aim: Ensure Access to Quality Generic Medicines.
Aim: Under PMKVY, Training and Assessment Fees
Are Paid Completely by the Government. Pay-Outs Are
Provided to The
Training Providers (TPs) In Alignment With the Common
Norms.
Aim: To Improve the Learning Levels of Students as It
Develops Creativity, Critical Thinking,Vocabulary and the
Ability to Express Both Verbally and In Writing.
Aim : To Secure a Healthy and Happy Childhood for Every
Child In India.
Aim: It Is a Mission Mode Scheme Aimed at Strengthening
Inter ventions for Women’s Safety, Security and
Empowerment.
Aim: It Aims to Provide Aids and Assistive Living Devices
to Senior Citizens belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL)
Category who Suffer From Age-Related Disabilities.
Aim: To provide LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas)
connections to poor households and Reduce Health Risk
Associated with Burning Biomass.
Aim : To Ensuring Remunerative Prices to Farmers for
Their Produce.
 Major Applications (Apps) Launched By Government
Apps Launched By Key points
Khanan Prahari Application Ministry of Coal , GoI Aim : To encourage citizen participation in acting against
illegal mining

Digi Claim MINISTRY OF Aim : To expediting the disbursement of insurance claims

AGRICULTURE & to farmers who have availed themselves of crop insurance.
FARMERS WELFARE, GoI
 EV-Yatra mobile Bureau of Energy Efficiency To facilitate in-vehicle navigation to the nearest public
application (BEE)  charger for EV users.
JALDOOT Ministry of Rural To enable Gram Rojgar Sahayak (GRS) to measure the
Development water level of selected wells twice a year (pre-monsoon
and post-monsoon).
DigiYatra app The Ministry of Civil Aim :  To provide contact-less passenger identification
Aviation (MOCA) and Digi at airports
Yatra Foundation
“Sign Learn” smartphone Ministry of social justice and It is a a 10,000-word lexicon for Indian Sign Language
app empowerment (ISL)
Saa'thi mobile app SEBI The application provides information about security
markets
NIDAAN portal Narcotics Control Bureau It is a one-stop solution for all narcotics offenders’
((National Integrated (NCB) related data and will help investigative agencies as
Database on Arrested an effective tool to connect the dots while probing
Narco-offenders) narcotics cases.
Gati Shakti Sanchar Portal  Ministry of  Communications, Aim : To provide broadband infrastructure to every
GOI citizen
SAMBHAV Portal Ministry of energy and urban For disposal of public grievances and monitoring
development , Government programmes and schemes of the two departments in
of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh.
PM-DAKSH Ministry of Social Justice and Aim : skill development schemes can be accessible to
(Pradhan Mantri Dakshta Empowerment. the target groups-Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes
Aur Kushalta Sampann and Safai Karamcharis.
Hitgrahi)
UP Rahi Government of Uttar It is a Roadways Buses ticket booking and passenger
Pradesh feedback mobile application.
Aapda Prahari Mobile App Government of Uttar Aim : It will provide an integrated early warning system
Pradesh for weather alerts.
Udyam Sarathi App Government of Uttar Aim : To avail information related to self-employment
Pradesh and job vacancies in industries of the state.

E Kavach Portal Government of Uttar Aim : To  eradication of  Japanese encephalitis

Pradesh
Family ID Portal Government of Uttar Aim :  Creation of ‘Family ID - One Family One Identity’,
Pradesh to identify families as a unit for implementing the ‘one job
per family’ proposal .

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 GI Tags (2021-23)
Geographical Goods/ State Sojat Mehndi Agricultural Rajasthan
Indications Products Bhotia Dann of Handicraft Uttarakhand
Marcha Rice (Mircha Agricultural Bihar Uttarakhand
Rice) Judima Manufactured Assam
Banaras Pan (Betel Leaf) Agricultural Uttar Pradesh Balaghat Chinnor Agricultural Madhya Pradesh
Banaras Langda Aam Agricultural Pithora Handicraft Gujarat
(Mango)
Manjusha Art Handicraft Bihar
Ramnagar Bhanta Agricultural Uttarakhand Aipan Handicraft Uttarakhand
(Brinjal)
Munsyari Razma Agricultural Uttarakhand
Adamchini Chawal Agricultural
(Rice) Uttarakhand Ringal Handicraft Uttarakhand
Craft
Aligarh Tala Handicraft
Uttarakhand Tamta Handicraft Uttarakhand
Bakhira Brassware Handicraft Product
Banda Shazar Patthar Handicraft Uttarakhand Thulma Handicraft Uttarakhand
Craft
Myndoli Banana Agricultural Goa
Nagina Wood Craft Handicraft
Banaras Zardozi Handicraft Uttar Pradesh
Pratapgarh Aonla Agricultural Mirzapur Pital Bartan Handicraft Uttar Pradesh
Hathras Hing Food Stuffs Banaras Wood Carving Handicraft Uttar Pradesh
Rewa Sunderja Mango Agricultural Madhya Pradesh Banaras Hand Block Handicraft Uttar Pradesh
Ladakh Shingskos Handicraft Ladakh (UT) Print
(Wood Carving) Kumaon Chyura Oil Agricultural Uttarakhand
Nagri Dubraj (rice) Agriculture Chhattisgarh Rataul Mango Agricultural Uttar Pradesh
Manapparaimurukku Food Stuffs Tamil Nadu (TN) Mau Saree Handicraft Uttar Pradesh
Cumbumpanneer- Agriculture Hathei Chilli Agricultural Manipur
thratchai (grapes) Mahoba Desawari Pan Agricultural India (Uttar
Marthandam honey Natural Goods Pradesh and
Madhya Pradesh)
Ootyvarkey Food Stuffs
Dalle Khursani Agricultural India
Manamadurai pottery Handicraft
Narasinghapettai Handicraft Tamil Nadu
Salem sago (javvarisi) Food Stuffs Nagaswaram
Authoorvetrilai Agriculture Mithila Makhana Agricultural Bihar
Negamam cotton saree Textiles Alibag White Onion Agricultural Maharashtra
Myladi stone carvings Handicraft Attappady Aattukombu Agricultural Kerala
Thaikkal Rattan craft Handicraft Avara
Sholavandan Vetrilai Agriculture Attappady Thuvara Agricultural Kerala
Basohli painting Handicraft Jammu & Onattukara Ellu Agricultural Kerala
Kashmir
Basohli Pashmina Textiles Kanthalloor Vattavada
Woolen Products Agricultural Kerala
Veluthulli
Rajouri Chikri wood Handicraft Kodungallur Agricultural Kerala
craft Pottuvellari
Bhaderwah rajmas Agriculture
Tandur Redgram Agricultural Telangana
Mushq budji Rice Agriculture
Udhampur Kaladi Food Stuffs Ladakh Raktsey Karpo
Agricultural Ladakh (UT)
(Dairy Product) Apricot
Ramban Sulai Honey Agriculture Gamosa of Handicraft Assam
Ramban Anardana Agriculture Till now, UP has 45 GI goods. Out of these, 20 belong to the
Chunar Glaze Pottery Handicraft Uttar Pradesh Varanasi region.

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 National Indices/Reports, 2022-23
Index Index released by 1stRank
Worst state list in terms of child In 2020 by the office of the Registrar General Jharkhand
marriage and Census Commissioner
Public Affairs Index 2022 Prepared by the Bengaluru-based think tank Haryana
Public Affairs Center (PAC) Tamil Nadu
Grievance Redressal Index Department of Administrative Reforms and Unique Identification Authority of India
Public Grievances for October 2022 (UIDAI)
India Tourism Statistics 2022 Ministry of Tourism Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
(For Foreign Tourist)
Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
(For Domestic Tourist)
Disposal & entry of cases through the Portal is managed by the Union govt under its Uttar Pradesh
e-Prosecution portal Digital India Mission
1st Edition of State Ranking Index Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Rank 1 : Odisha
For NFSA Public Distribution Piyush Goyal Rank 2 : Uttar Pradesh
3rd India Innovation Index By Suman Bery (Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog) Karnataka (Major States)
Manipur
(North East and Hill States category)
Chandigarh
(in UT and City States category)
4th State Food Safety Index (SFSI) FSSAI Tamil Nadu (Large State)
Goa (Small State)
J & K (Union Territory)
NeSDA Report 2021 National e-governance ser vice deliver y Kerala topped among remaining States
assessment (Group-A), J&K topped among UTs

Civil Registration System Report 2020 Registrar General of India (Ministry of Home Highest sex ratio at birth in the
Affairs) country in 2020:
 Ladakh (1104)
 Arunachal Pradesh (1011)
Lowest sex ratio at birth in the
country in 2020:
 Manipur (880)
 D
 adra and Nagar Haveli and Daman
and Diu (898)
 Gujarat (909) 
NITI Aayog’s State Energ y and NITI Aayog Larger states—1. Gujarat, 2. Kerala,
Climate Index SECI- Round One 3. Punjab
Smaller states—1. Goa, 2. Tripura, 3.
Manipur
NITI Aayog`s Export Preparedness NITI Aayog and Institute of Competitiveness Top states: Gujarat, Maharashtra,
Index 2021 Karnataka,
Top UTs: Delhi, Goa, Jammu and
Kashmir,
Top Himalayan states: Uttarakhand,
Himachal Pradesh
India Press Freedom Report, 2021 Rights and Risks Analysis Group Top states in attacks on journalists
in 2021:
1.     J&K
2.     Uttar Pradesh
3.     Madhya Pradesh

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 A. International Relations
India and Malaysia Agree to
Settle Trade in Indian Rupees
India and Malaysia have agreed to settle trade in
the Indian rupees, the Ministry of External Affairs
announced on April 1, 2023.
Highlights
 Trade between India and Malaysia can now be settled
in Indian Rupee (INR) in addition to the current
modes of settlement in other currencies.
  India-Malaysia bilateral trade touched $19.4
billion during 2021-22.
  Malaysia is the third largest trading partner
of India in the ASEAN region, after Singapore
and Indonesia that account for $30.1 billion
and $26.1 billion bilateral trade with India
respectively.
Bhutan’s King Visits India
King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
- who is on a three-day state visit to India - met Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on April 4, 2023.
 Hydropower
 On hydro-power, the government has agreed
to a long pending demand from Bhutan to
increase the power tariffs for the Chhukha
hydro-electric project, which began
operations with India’s help in 1986.
 India has also agreed to discuss buying power
from the Basochhu hydel project that was built
with Austrian support in 2008.
 Integrated Check Post
 India is also examining the possibility of setting
up the first Integrated Check Post along
the India-Bhutan border at Jaigaon and
expediting the proposed Kokrajhar-Gelephu
rail link project.
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Cross-border connectivity
between the Unified Payments
Interface (UPI) and PayNow
On February 21, 2023 Prime Minister Narendra
Modi and Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien
Loong witnessed the launch of cross-border connectivity
between the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) of
India and PayNow of Singapore via video conferencing.
(UPI) and PayNow linkage
 Organised on: February 21, 2023
 Launched by: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Governor Shaktikanta Das and Monetary Authority
of Singapore (MAS) managing director Ravi Menon
 The linkage will allow individuals in India and
Singapore to remit money to their bank accounts in
real-time and at a competitive rate.
 Singapore has become the first country with
which cross-border Person to Person (P2P) payment
facilities have been launched.
 Funds held in bank accounts or e-wallets can be
transferred to/from India using just the UPI-id,
mobile number, or Virtual Payment Address.
4th Defence Cooperation Dialogue
between India & the Maldives
India and the Maldives conducted the 4th  Defence
Cooperation Dialogue (DCD) in Male on March 19,
2023. The dialogue was co-chaired by Defence Secretary
Shri Giridhar Aramane and his Maldivian counterpart,
Chief of Defence Force, Maldives National Defence
Forces Major General Abdulla Shamaal.

India and Seychelles sign Agreement
on Maritime Cooperation
In order to further the existing cooperation in
maritime safety and security, Information Fusion
Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) signed an
MoU on 21 February 2023 with Regional Coordination
Operations Centre (RCOC), Seychelles.
 The MoU signed by Captain Rohit Bajpai,
Director, IFC-IOR and Capt Sam Gontier,
Director, RCOC aims to promote collaboration
between the two Centres towards enhancing
maritime domain awareness, information sharing
and expertise development.
 To date the Centre has hosted ILOs from 12
partner nations - Australia, France, Italy, Japan,
Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Seychelles,
Singapore, United Kingdom, and the United States
of America.
India-US Commercial Dialogue
India and the United States of America held the 5th
Ministerial level meeting of the bilateral Commercial
Dialogue in New Delhi on 10 March 2023.
Highlights
 India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry,
Piyush Goyal, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce,
Gina Raimondo, co-chaired and re-launched
the Commercial Dialogue in accordance with
the U.S.-India Joint Leaders’ Statement of
September 2021, with a renewed focus on future and
emerging areas of bilateral commercial partnership.
 The Commercial Dialogue is part of ongoing efforts
to strengthen the U.S.-India Comprehensive
Global Strategic Partnership, develop inclusive
and fair trade and investment policies.
India and Austria Comprehensive
Migration and Mobility
Partnership Agreement
Recently, India signed “Comprehensive
Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement”
(MMPA)  with Austria. It was during External Affairs
Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to Vienna, on the line of
similar mobility agreements with France, United
Kingdom, Germany and Finland.
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About the Agreement
 It aims at the facilitation of mobility of  students,
academics, and researchers, migration for
professional and economic reasons, and abiding
by equal treatment of nationals of both Parties in a
similar situation.
Important highlights of the Agreement
 The agreement will regulate multiple entry visas for
professionals and student exchange programmes,
and will be reviewed regularly by a Joint Working
Group (JWG).
 The migration and mobility agreement is the first
such agreement reached by Austria with any country
with whom they have a visa regime and only the
second with a non-OECD Country.
 Similar agreements have been recently concluded by
India with Germany, France, Portugal, the UK and
Denmark, amongst others.
India Assumes Chairmanship of
Wassenaar Arrangement (WA)
India assumes Chairmanship of Wassenaar
Arrangement (WA) on 01 January 2023 for a period of
one year.
 At the 26th annual Plenary of the WA held in
Vienna on 30 November-01 December 2022,
Ambassador Eoin O’Leary of Ireland handed over
the Chairmanship to Ambassador Jaideep Mazumdar,
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to UN
and International Organizations in Vienna.
About the Agreement
 India joined the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA)
on 08 December 2017 as its 42nd Participating
State.
 WA is a multilateral export control regime, which,
through regular information exchange among
members on transfers of conventional arms and
dual-use goods and technologies, seeks to promote
transparency and greater responsibility in such
transfers and prevent destabilising accumulations.
India France Strategic Dialogue
Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor
and G7/G20 Sherpa to the President of the French
Republic, Emmanuel Macron, paid a visit to India on
5 January 2023 for the 36th session of the Indo-French
Strategic Dialogue.
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Important Highlights of Dialogue
 Emmanuel Bonne held wide-ranging talks with his
counter-part, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval,
during the Strategic Dialogue.
 The agenda covered all aspects of the Indo-
French strategic partnership: defence and security
cooperation; major international and regional issues,
including the war in Ukraine, and cooperation in the
Indo-Pacific; counter-terrorism cooperation; cyber-
security; space; civil nuclear energy.
India and Egypt Declare
Strategic Partnership
India and Egypt agreed on January 25, 2023, to
elevate their bilateral ties to “Strategic Partnership”
covering political, security, defence, energy and economic
aspects.
Key Highlights
 President El-Sisi is the first Egyptian President
to have been invited as the “Chief Guest” at the
Republic Day parade of January 26.
 India and Egypt exchanged Memorandum of
Understanding (MoUs) in the fields of cyber
security, culture, information technology, youth
matters and broadcasting.
 India is already Egypt’s seventh-largest trading
partner, according to data from Cairo’s central
bank, with a joint statement issued touting “a record
high of $7.26 billion” during the last fiscal year.
 The two leaders agreed to increase Indian
investments in Egypt, which currently stand at “over
$3.15 billion”.
  It includes a potential “dedicated land area for
Indian industries in the Suez Canal Economic
Zone”.
SAARC Currency Swap
Framework
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed
a Currency Swap Agreement with the Maldives
Monetary Authority (MMA) under the SAARC
Currency Swap Framework.
 The  SAARC Currency Swap Facility came into
operation on 15th November, 2012.
 This is to provide swap support as a backstop line
of funding for short term foreign exchange liquidity
requirements.
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 This agreement will enable the MMA to make
withdrawals in multiple tranches up to a maximum
of USD 200 million from the RBI.
Currency Swap Agreement
 A  currency swap is an agreement between two
cross-border entities where one of them agrees to
provide a loan to another in a foreign currency.
 India signed a currency swap agreement of $400
million with Sri Lanka for the year 2019-22.
“Group of Friends”
India has launched a ‘Group of Friends’ to
promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepers
on December 15, 2022.
Key Highlights
 India, Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Morocco
and Nepal are co-chairs of the ‘Group of Friend’.
 It was launched on during India’s current presidency
of the U.N. Security Council.
 Group of Friends represents the “political will” of
member states to champion the implementation of the
provisions of UN Security Council resolution 2589.
Indian Antarctic Act, 2022
The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022, was passed by
parliament (Lok Sabha – July 22, 2022 and Rajya Sabha
– August 01, 2022) to become an act. The Act give effect
to the Antarctic Treaty, Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources, and the protocol on
Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.
Key Provisions of the Act
Applicability
 The provision of the act will apply to any person,
vessel or aircraft that is a part of an Indian expedition
to Antarctic.
Prohibited Activities
 It aims at ensuring de-militarization of the region
along with getting it rid of mining or illegal activities.
Constitution of Committee
 The Act also proposed to set up the Indian
Antarctic Authority (IAA).
India-Africa Security Fellowship
Programme
During the India-Africa Defence Dialogue
(IADD) which was held on the sidelines of DefExpo
2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Raksha Mantri Shri
Rajnath Singh launched the ‘India-Africa Security
Fellowship Programme’.
Highlight of the Fellowship Key Highlights
 Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and  The two sides signed seven agreements covering
Analyses (MP-IDSA), the knowledge partner for the railways, science and technology, space cooperation,
IADD, will host the Fellowship Programme. media, and water sharing.
 The fellowship will give an opportunity to African  The two Leaders agreed to expedite efforts to
scholars to pursue research on defence and security improve bilateral and sub-regional connectivity
issues in India. through early operationalisation of the BBIN
Motor Vehicle Agreement.
India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD)
 Held on: October 18, 2022 Projects Inaugurated/Announced/Unveiled
 Held in: Gandhinagar, Gujarat.  Unveiling of Unit I of Maitree power plant -
 IADD’s theme: ‘Adopting Strategy for Syner- The 1320 (660x2) MW super critical coal-fired
gizing and Strengthening Defence and Security thermal power plant at Rampal, Khulna.
Cooperation’.  Inauguration of Rupsha Bridge - The 5.13 km
Rupsha Rail Bridge is a key part of the 64.7 km
14th India-UAE Joint Commission Khulna-Mongla Port single track broad gauge rail
project.
Recently, 14th India-UAE Joint Commission  Khulna Darshana railway line link project -
meeting was held in Abu Dhabi (UAE). It assessed The project is upgradation of existing (doubling
the significant progress made in multiple domains of of Broad Gauge) infrastructure linking the
cooperation. current cross border rail link at Gede-Darshana
 Held on: September 1, 2022 to Khulna.
 Held in: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
 The 14th India-UAE JCM was co-chaired by US Emerges as India’s Largest
External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Trade Partner in FY-2022
Foreign Minister of UAE Sheikh Abdulla bin
Recently, the Ministry of Commerce and
Zayed Al Nahyan.
Industry has released the data, which showed that the
Key Highlights
US has surpassed China becoming India's top trading
 Both Ministers reiterated commitment to achieving
partner in 2021-22.
the goal of USD 100 billion of bilateral trade in the India’s Top Trading Partner
next five years.  U.S.A. surpassed China to become India's top
 Two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) was trading partner in 2021-22, reflecting strengthening
signed— economic ties between the two countries.
 MOU between Wildlife Institute of India  In 2021-22, the UAE with $72.9 billion, was
and International Fund for Houbara the third largest trading partner of India.
Conservation for the Conservation of the  China was India’s top trading partner from 2013-14
Great Indian Bustard and the Lesser Florican. till 2017-18 and also in 2020-21.
 Before China, the UAE was the country’s largest
India - Bangladesh Bilateral Meet
trading partner.
 India is Bangladesh’s second biggest trade partner, India's Top Trading Partners FY 2021-22 (US$ Billion)
and its largest export market in Asia. Trading
 Despite Covid-19 related disruptions, bilateral Export Import Total trade
partner
trade grew at an unprecedented rate of almost 44 US US$76.1 US$43.31 US$119.4
per cent from $10.78 billion in 2020-21 to $18.13
China US$21.25 US$94.16 US$115.41
billion in 2021-22.
UAE US$28.04 US$44.83 US$72.87
 To strengthen the relation between both countries,
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saudi
US$8.75 US$34.10 US$42.85
September 05, 2022 arrived in India on a four-day Arabia
(05-08 September 2022) state visit. Iraq US$2.40 US$31.92 US$34.33

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India and Canada to Re-launch
the CEPA
In 2010, Canada and India launched negotiations
toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement (CEPA). The most recent round of
negotiations was held in August 2017 in New Delhi.
Recently, India and Canada has announced to re-launch
the CEPA.
Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
 So far, India has signed 13 Free Trade Agreements
(FTAs) with its trading partners, including—
S. Name of Agreement
No.
1. India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
2. Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area
(SAFTA) (India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangla-
desh, Bhutan, the Maldives and Afghanistan)
3. India-Nepal Treaty of Trade
4. India-Bhutan Agreement on Trade, Commerce and
Transit
5. India-Thailand FTA - Early Harvest Scheme (EHS)
6. India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic
Cooperation Agreement (CECA)
B. Summits/Conferences and Organisations
3rd ASEAN Digital Ministers
Meeting
The 3 rd ASEAN Digital Ministers (ADGMIN)
meeting with India was held on a virtual platform in
Boracay Island, Aklan, Philippines on 9-10 February
2023.
 The Minister of State for Communications (MoSC),
Shri Devusinh Chauhan, and Mr. Ivan John E.
Uy, Minister of the Department of Information
and Communication Technology, Philippines co-
chaired the meeting.
 Theme: “Synergy Towards a Sustainable Digital
Future”.
 The Ministers meeting approved the India-ASEAN
Digital Work Plan 2023.
  The work plan includes the capacity building
and knowledge sharing in emerging areas in
the field of Information and Communication
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7. India-ASEAN CECA - Trade in Goods, Services
and Investment Agreement (Brunei, Cambodia, In-
donesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sin-
gapore, Thailand and Vietnam)
8. India-South Korea Comprehensive Economic
Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
9. India-Japan CEPA
10. India-Malaysia CECA
11. India-Mauritius Comprehensive Economic Cooper-
ation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA)
12. India-UAE CEPA (*)
13. India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade
Agreement (ECTA) (*)
(*) Signed, but yet to be implemented.
 In addition, India has signed the following 6 limited
coverage Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs):
S. Name of Agreement
No.
1. Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA)
2. Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP)
3. SAARC Preferential Trading Agreement (SAPTA)
4. India-Afghanistan PTA
5. India-MERCOSUR PTA
6 India-Chile PTA
Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence in
Cyber Security, Application of IoT & AI in
Next Generation Smart City & Society 5.0 etc.
Biodiversity Beyond National
Jurisdiction (BBNJ)
On 4th March 2023 global negotiations concluded on
the landmark Treaty of the High Seas to protect the
ocean, tackle environmental degradation, fight climate
change, and prevent biodiversity loss.
 This new instrument is being developed within
the framework of the UNCLOS, the main
international agreement governing human activities
at sea.
Key Developments
 The new treaty will allow to establish large-scale
marine protected areas on the high seas, which
are also necessary to meet the global commitment
of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity
 Agreement concluded last December to protect at
least 30% of the ocean by 2030.
 For the first time, the treaty will also require
assessing the impact of economic activities on
high seas biodiversity.
 The high ambition coalition on Biodiversity Beyond
National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) was launched at the One
Ocean Summit in Brest, on 11th of February 2022.
18th UIC WORLD SECURITY
CONGRESS
Railway Protection Force India and UIC jointly
organized the 18th edition of the UIC World Security
Congress held in Jaipur, India on 20-23 February 2023.
 The theme was “Railway Security Strategy :
Responses and Vision for Future”.
About UIC
 The UIC (Union International Des Chemins)
or International Union of Railways established
in 1922 is headquartered in Paris. It is the
worldwide professional association representing
the railway sector for research, development &
promotion of rail transport.
About Railway Protection Force (RPF)
 Constituted as a federal Force in the year
1957, RPF is responsible for security of railway
property, passenger and passenger zones.
 RPF personnel serve the Nation and go the extra
mile in their line of duty embodying its tagline
“SEWA HI SANKALP”- “A PROMISE TO
SERVE”.
Conference of Global Intelligence
Chiefs
India held the second conference of Intelligence
and Security Chiefs and top officials from around the
world, called the Raisina Security Dialogue, on March
1, 2023 which saw participation from over 26 countries.
Highlights
 The focus of the discussions was largely on global
security which encompassed counter-terrorism,
radicalisation, drug trafficking, and illegal arms
smuggling, among others.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and National Security
Advisor Ajit Doval addressed the conference, which
is modelled on the lines of the Munich Security
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Conference, the 59th edition of which took place
from February 17 to 19, 2023, and Singapore’s
Shangri-La Dialogue.
 The conference was held for the first time in
April 2022. Also the eighth edition of Raisina
dialogue was held from March 2-4, 2023.
First Movers Coalition (FMC)
Leadership Meeting
Recently, India participated in the First Movers
Coalition (FMC) Leadership Meeting of the World
Economic Forum which deliberated on the world
need for clean energy technologies to confront climate
crisis globally.
 Held In: Davos (Switzerland)
What Is First Movers Coalition ?
 The First Movers Coalition is a global initiative
focused on decarbonizing seven sectors of
heavy industry and long-distance transport that
produce “hard to abate” CO2 emissions.
 Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry
and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Anurag Jain highlighted
India’s role in democratizing the digital ecosystem at
the CII-EY Session.
 At the Building Unicorns panel, Secretary
underscored India’s push for the Startup 20 (S-20)
agenda as the G20 President.
About World Economic Forum
 Established in- 1971 
 Headquarter-Geneva, Switzerland
 World economic forum is an international
organization for public private cooperation.
 The Forum engages the foremost political,
business, cultural and other leaders of society to
shape global, regional and industry agendas.
 It is independent, impartial and not tied to any
special interests.
The Business 20 (B20) Inception
Meeting
The Business 20 (B20) inception meeting was
held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat as part of the G20.
 Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Ashwini
Vaishnaw, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel,
India’s Sherpa for the G20, Amitabh Kant, Tata
Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran, and a host of
national and international business leaders attend
the inaugural meeting.
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 Organized In- Gandhinagar, Gujarat
 Organized from – January 22-24 , 2023
 B20 Theme -The theme for the B20 India
is R.A.I.S.E. This stands for Responsible,
Accelerated, Innovative, Sustainable, Equitable
Businesses.
Key Highlights of Meeting
 B20 India will operate through Task Forces and
Action Councils in streamlining the B20 strategic
vision and translating it into policy deliverables on
key topics of the global economic agenda.
About B20
 The Business 20 (B20) is the official G20 dialogue
forum with the global business community.
Established in 2010, B20 is among the most
prominent Engagement Groups in G20, with
companies and business organizations as
participants.
 Each year, the G20 Presidency appoints a B20
Chair (an eminent business leader from the G20
host country), who is supported by a B20 Sherpa
and the B20 secretariat.
India hosted the Energy
Minister’s Session of the Voice
of Global South Summit
India hosted the Energy Minister’s Session of the
Voice of Global South Summit, a special two-day virtual
event organized as part of India’s G20 Presidency on
January 13, 2023.
 The summit was inaugurated by the Prime
Minister on 12th January 2023 as an important group
of nations to collaborate on political, economic,
social, environmental, cultural, and technical issues.
 Theme of Summit: “Energy Security and
development: Road map to Prosperity”
 Inaugurated by : PM Narendra Modi
 Organized From: January 12–13, 2023
Key Highlights of Summit
 The Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas
& Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep S Puri
addressed the Energy Minister’s session of “Voice
of Global South Summit–2023”.
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India takes over leadership of
the Asian Pacific Postal Union
India will take over the leadership of the Asian
Pacific Postal Union (APPU) from January, 2023.
Following the successful elections held during the 13th
APPU Congress held in Bangkok during August-
September 2022, Dr. Vinaya Prakash Singh, erstwhile
Member (Personnel), Postal Services Board will take over
the charge of Secretary General of the Union for a tenure of
4 years.
 Held in: Bangkok, Thailand (also the head-quarter)
 Held from: August-September, 2022
 New Secretary General: Dr. Vinaya Prakash Singh
Key Highlights
 Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) is an
intergovernmental organization of 32-member
countries of the Asian-Pacific region. APPU is
the only Restricted Union of the Universal
Postal Union (UPU) in the region, which is a
specialized agency of the United Nations. 
 The goal of APPU is to extend, facilitate and improve
postal relations between member countries and to
promote cooperation in the field of postal services.
 This is the first time an Indian is leading an
international organization in the postal sector.
India elected as Vice-chair
at the 12th session of FAO’s
Intergovernmental Technical
Working Group (ITWG)
In the recently concluded 12th Session of the
Intergovernmental Technical Working Group (ITWG)
on Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) at Rome during
18 -20 January 2023, India was elected as Vice-chair and
represented Asia & Pacific region.
Key Highlights
 The 12th Session is intended to hold to address the
issues to –
Review the implementation of the Global Plan
 
of Action for Animal Genetic Resources;
Review the status of the Domestic Animal
 
Diversity Information System; and
Preparation of the third Report on the State
 
of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for
Food and Agriculture.
 Earlier to the ITWG Session, the Global National
Coordinators’ Workshop was held at FAO Head
Quarter, from 16-17th January 2023.
‘Stay Safe Online’ Campaign and
‘G20 Digital Innovation Alliance’
Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw launches ‘Stay Safe Online’
Campaign and ‘G20 Digital Innovation Alliance’ as part
of India’s G20 presidency.
Key Highlights
 As part of India’s G20 presidency, the Minister
for Electronics & Information Technology,
Communications and Railways, Shri Ashwini
Vaishnaw has launched the “Stay Safe Online”
campaign and the “G20 Digital Innovation
Alliance” (G20-DIA).
 The event was graced by Shri Amitabh Kant, G20
Sherpa, dignitaries from Union Ministries and
Departments, representatives of Embassies and
Consulates, invited guests from the Government,
Industry associations, social media platforms, start-
ups, and civil society organisations.
 MeitY, the Nodal Ministry for the G20 Digital
Economy Working Group (DEWG), has
represented India in numerous working groups and
Ministerial sessions during previous presidencies.
NSA Meet with Central Asia
The first India-Central Asia meeting of National
Security Advisors was held on December 6, 2022 in
New Delhi.
 The NSAs of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
and Uzbekistan participated in the meeting.
 Turkmenistan was represented by its ambassador
in New Delhi.
 The NSAs/Secretaries of Central Asia agreed that
greater connectivity must be given high priority to
increase economic and commercial links
 India invested in the Iranian port of Chabahar and
the International North South Transport Corridor
(INSTC) to address the connectivity issue.
 The Ashgabat Agreement, which facilitates the
movement of products among members, was also
signed by New Delhi.
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi also hosted the
first India-Central Asia Summit in virtual format
on 27 January 2022.
 This first India-Central Asia NSAs meet coincided
with the 30th anniversary of establishment of
diplomatic relations between India and Central
Asian countries.
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5th The Bay of Bengal Initiative
for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation Summit
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
is a Multilateral Regional Organisation established
with the aim of accelerating shared growth and
cooperation between littoral and adjacent countries in
the Bay of Bengal region.
 On 30 March, 2022, BIMSTEC grouping’s fifth
summit took place virtually hosted by Sri Lanka.
Highlights of the Summit
 Theme : "Towards a Resilient Region, Prosperous
Economies, Healthy People”.
BIMSTEC
 It has a total of seven member countries- five
from South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, and two from
Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Thailand.
 It came into being on 6 June 1997 through the
Bangkok Declaration.
 It holds 21.7% of the world’s population with a
combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of
USD 2.7 trillion
1st ASEAN-India Start-up Festival,
2022
Recently, Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar, Secretary,
Department of Science and Technology, inaugurated the
1st ASEAN-India Start-up Festival (AISF).
About 1st ASEAN-India Start-up Festival 2022
 Held between: 27-30 October, 2022
 Held in: Bogor, Indonesia
 Hosted by: The ASEAN Committee on Science,
Technology and Innovation (COSTI), in partnership
with the Indian Department of Science and
Technology (DST), through the National Research
and Innovation Agency (BRIN) of Indonesia and
Start-up Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC)
IIT Kanpur.
Key Highlights
 ASEAN-India Startup Festival is a flagship initiative
that aims to strengthen cooperation and collaboration
in science, technology and innovation.
 It is between the ASEAN Member States and
India as highlighted in the Plan of action for the
ASEAN-India Partnership for peace, progress,
and shared prosperity (2021-2025).
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 G20 Summit - 2022
Recently, the 17th annual summit of G-20 was held in
Bali (Indonesia) under Indonesian presidency under the
theme ‘Recover Together, Recovery Stronger’. Now
India has assumed the charge of the G20 presidency and
the 18th Summit will be held in India in 2023.
Bali Leaders Declaration
Condemning Russian Aggression
 A draft of a declaration by leaders of G20 countries
said ‘most’ members strongly condemned the war in
Ukraine.
Food and Energy Security
 G20 leaders pledged to take action to promote food
and energy security.
Indian got the Presidency of the G20 for 2023.
 This is the first time the country will be holding an
International Summit of this scale.
19th ASEAN-India Summit
The Association of South East Asian
Nations (ASEAN) and India had the 19th Summit
to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-
India dialogue relations.
 The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, led
the Indian delegation at the 19th ASEAN-India
Summit, held on November 12, 2022 in Phnom
Penh, Cambodia.
 India and ASEAN’s relationship is now elevated to
Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) level.
 The Joint Statement proposed expediting the review
of ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement
(AITIGA) to make it more user-friendly, simple,
and trade-facilitative.
 ASEAN and India signed the Agreement at the 7th
ASEAN Economic Ministers-Meet in Bangkok,
Thailand in 2009. The Agreement, which came
into effect in 2010, is sometimes referred to as the
ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement.
 First ASEAN - India Start-up Festival (AISF) was
held on 27th October, 2022 in Bagor, Indonesia.
Global Partnership on AI (GPAI)
France, the outgoing Council Chair, handed over
the presidency to India at the third edition of the
annual GPAI summit which was held in Tokyo (Japan)
in November, 2022.
 India Assumed Presidency on: 21st November, 2022
 India was represented on 3rd edition by: Shri
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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About GPAI
 GPAI is a congregation of 25 member countries,
including the US, the UK, EU, Australia, Canada,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New
Zealand, Republic of Korea, and Singapore.
 India in 2020, joined the group as a founding
member.
Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue
2022 (IPRD-2022)
IPRD is the apex-level global dialogue on maritime
strategy held by Indian Navy annually.
 Theme for 2022: “Operationalising the Indo-Pacific
Oceans initiative.”
 AIM of IPRD : Deal with Geopolitical situation in
the Indo-Pacific region.
Key Highlights of IPRD-2022
 Conference organised by National Maritime
Foundation (NMF).
 First IPRD was held in 2018.
 4th Edition of Dialogue held in New Delhi from 23
November to 25 November, 2022.
About Indo-Pacific Region
 The Indo-Pacific region is one of the most
populous and economically active regions of the
world which includes four continents Asia, Africa,
Australia and America.
7th Eastern Economic Forum,
2022
The Eastern Economic Forum was established by
a decree of the President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin in 2015 to support the economic
development of Russia’s Far East and to expand
international cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Recently, the forum meet took place.
7th Eastern Economic Forum 2022
 Held on: 5–8 September, 2022
 Held at: Vladivostok on the Far Eastern Federal
University (FEFU) campus, Russia
 Theme: "The Path to a Multipolar World"
 Objective: The Forum aimed to promote the
accelerated development of the Far East economy
and broaden international cooperation in the Asia-
Pacific region.

Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
(IPEF)
On 09 September 2022, Union Minister of
Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and
Public Distribution and Textiles, Piyush Goyal attended
the first in-person Ministerial meeting of the India-
Pacific Economic Forum (IPEF) in Los Angeles.
About IPEF
 The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF)
was launched jointly by the US and other partner
countries of the Indo-Pacific region on May 23,
2022 in Tokyo Japan.
 The 14 members of the IPEF are -- Australia,
Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea,
Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Vietnam and the US.
First I2U2 (India-Israel-UAE-USA)
Leaders’ Virtual Summit
The I2U2 Grouping was conceptualised during
the Foreign Ministers’ meeting of the four countries,
held on the 18th of October 2021. The leaders of a new
quadrilateral forum met (virtually) for the first time.
About I2U2 Leaders’ Virtual Summit
 Virtually held on : 14th July, 2022
 Members of I2U2 are : India, Israel, UAE and USA
 I2U2 seeks to empower the partners and encourages
them to collaborate more closely, resulting in a more
stable region.
Abraham Accords
 The Israel–UAE normalization agreement is
officially called the Abraham Accords Peace
Agreement.
 It was initially agreed to in a joint statement by
the United States, Israel and the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) on August 13, 2020.
 The UAE thus became the third Arab country,
after Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994, to agree
to formally normalize its relationship with Israel
as well as the first Persian Gulf country to do so.
G7 Partnership for Global
Infrastructure and Investment (PGII)
On June 27, 2022 the G7 countries, who met
at Leaders’ Summit in Germany, have officially
launched the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and
Investment (PGII).
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 It is a joint initiative to fund infrastructure projects
in developing countries.
 The project is being seen as the bloc’s counter to
China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’.
 Group of Seven leaders pledged to raise $600 billion
in private and public funds over five years to finance
needed infrastructure in developing countries.
About the Project
 The infrastructure plan was first announced in June
2021 during G7 Summit in the UK.
 Back then, US President Joe Biden had called it the
Build Back Better World (B3W) framework.
14th BRICS Summit, 2022
The 14th BRICS summit took place between 23
to 24 June 2022. The conference convened under the
Chairmanship of China. It was the third hosting of
China, first was in 2011 and another in 2017.
 Theme- Foster High-quality BRICS Partnership,
Usher in a New Era for Global Development.
 Note- India hosted the 13th BRICS Summit on
9th September 2021, (Chairmanship). It also hosted
the BRICS Summit in 2012 and 2016.
Adopting Beijing Declaration
 The declaration was based on “making instruments of
global governance more inclusive, representative
and participatory”.
QUAD Summit - 2022
Established in the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean
Tsunami to coordinate humanitarian assistance and
disaster relief, the QUAD has since become a leading
regional partnership dedicated to advancing a common
vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific through practical
cooperation on diverse 21st-century challenges.
 Summit Venue : Tokyo (Japan)
 Held on : May 24, 2022
 Participants : Prime Minister of Japan, Australia
and India and President of US.
 Objective : To renew QUAD's steadfast
commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
 Edition of Summit : Fourth
Highlights of the Summit
 QUAD members discussed QUAD’s respective
responses to the conflict in Ukraine and the ongoing
humanitarianism crisis.
 QUAD members launched the 'QUAD Climate
change Adaptation and Mitigation Package’.
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World Happiness Report -2023 Corruption Perceptions Index
Finland was named the world’s happiest country for (CPI), 2022
the sixth year in a row in the World Happiness Report Recently, the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) was
-2023. India was ranked 126 of the 137 countries on the released which shows that most of the world continues
list. to fail to fight corruption: 95 per cent of countries have
World Happiness Report -2023 made little to no progress since 2017.
 Released on: March 20, 2023 About the Index
 Released by: United Nations Sustainable  Released on: January 31, 2023
Development Solutions Network (UN-SDSN)  Released by: Transparency International (TI)
 India Ranked: 126 out of the 137 countries (India’s  Transparency International Headquarters at:
rank in 2022 was -136th among 146 countries) Berlin, Germany
 Bottom rank: Afghanistan (137th)  CPI Ranks: 180 countries and territories
About World Happiness Report Key Highlights of the Report
 Use observed data on the six variables - GDP per  The CPI global average remains unchanged at 43
capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, for the eleventh year in a row, and more than two-
freedom, generosity and corruption. thirds of countries have a serious problem with
 On 2 April 2012, chaired by Prime Minister Jigmi corruption, scoring below 50.
Y. Thinley and Jeffrey D. Sachs, the first World  Top Performers: Denmark (90) tops the index this
Happiness Report was presented year, with Finland and New Zealand following
 The General Assembly of the United Nations in its closely, both at 87.
resolution 66/281 of 12 July 2012 proclaimed 20 Score Country/Territory
March the International Day of Happiness. 90 Denmark
Important Points of World Happiness Report 87 Finland
-2023 87 New Zealand
 Top-3 countries 40 Guyana
World's Happiest Countries in 2023 40 India
Rank Country Average Life Value 40 Maldives
1 Finland 7,804 40 North Macedonia
2 Denmark 7,586 40 Suriname
3 Iceland 7,530 40 Tunisia
 Bottom 3 countries  Bottom Performers: Somalia (12), South Sudan
  137th – Afghanistan (13) and Syria (13).
  136th –Lebanon  The significant decliners are: Luxembourg (77),
  135th –Sierra Leon Canada (74), the United Kingdom (73)
 India has the lower happiness score behind China India’s Position
(rank- 64) Nepal (rank- 78), Pakistan (rank  Notably, there was no change in India’s score and it
-108), Bangladesh (rank -118) and Sri Lanka remained at 85thposition, however, the report raised
(rank -112). concern over the country’s democratic status.
 While Ukraine’s ranking improved from 98 to 92  Earlier in 2021, India’s rank improved by one place
this year, despite the Russian invasion, its overall to 85 from 86th in 2020, according to the index.
score fell from 5.084 to 5.071, on a scale of zero to Except for Bhutan, all of India’s neighbours are
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 Transparency International Safety Perceptions Index (SPI),
 It is an international non-governmental organisation
founded in 1993 based in Berlin, Germany. 2023
 Its non-profit purpose is to take action to The Safety Perceptions Index, 2023 provides a
combat global Corruption with civil societal anti- comprehensive assessment of worries and experiences
corruption measures and to prevent criminal of risk across 121 countries, offering valuable insights
activities arising from corruption. into citizens’ perceptions of safety around the world.
About the Index
Global Terrorism Index 2023  Released on: February 22, 2023
 Released by: A collaboration between Lloyd’s
Recently, the tenth edition of Global Terrorism
Register Foundation and the Institute for Economics
Index (GTI) 2023 was released. This report provides a
& Peace (IEP)
comprehensive summary of the key global trends and
 Edition: Second
patterns in terrorism over the last decade. Key Highlights of the Report
About the Index  The country most impacted in the SPI was Mali,
 Released on: March 14, 2023 which has experienced two recent coups and has
 Released by: The Institute for Economics and been racked by multiple violent conflicts.
Peace (IEP)–A global think tank headquartered in  In 2021, the SPI improved globally across two
Sydney, Australia domains – food and water and violent crime – and
 Most affected Country by terrorism: Afghanistan deteriorated in two – severe weather and mental
Key Findings health.
 In 2022, deaths from terrorism fell by nine per cent Least Risk Impacted Most Risk Impacted
to 6,701 deaths and is now 38 per cent lower than at Countries in the 2023 Countries in the 2023
its peak in 2015. SPI SPI
 Afghanistan remains the country most impacted by
1. Uzbekistan 1. Mali
terrorism for the fourth consecutive year, despite a
2. United Arab 2. Sierra Leone
decline in death numbers.
Emirates 3. Guinea
 Outside Afghanistan, terrorism deaths rose 4% in
3. Saudi Arabia 4. Republic of Congo
the rest of the world.
 Islamic State (IS) and its affiliates remained the 4. Norway 5. Mozambique
world’s deadliest terrorist group in 2022. 5. Estonia
 The Sahel is the most impacted region, representing  Uzbekistan recorded the best overall score, while
43% of global terrorism deaths, 7% more than the Mali recorded the worst overall score.
year prior.  Sub-Saharan African countries are the most risk-

Status of India impacted in the world.

 India is positioned at rank 97 with the score of
 India is ranked 13th on the index, marking a marginal
0.320.
decrease from the previous year.
 The ranks of the neighbor countries of India—
South Asia GTI Score, Rank and Change in Score, 2021-
 China (Rank 9, Score 0.113)
2022
 Pakistan (Rank 29, Score 0.159)
Country Overall Overall Change Change
Score Rank 2012-2022 2021-2022 SIPRI : Trends in International
Afghanistan 8,822 1 -0.312 -0.308
Pakistan 8,160 6 -0.992 0.308
Arms Transfers 2022, Report
India 7,175 13 -0.640 -0.250 India was the world’s largest arms importer
Sri Lanka 4,839 29 -0.605 -0.508 between 2018 and 2022, accounting for 11 per cent
Nepal 4,134 36 -1.005 -0.578 of global imports, according to fresh data released by
Bangladesh 3,827 43 -0.627 -0.579 the Sweden-based Stockholm International Peace
Bhutan 3,827 43 -0.627 -0.579 Research Institute (SIPRI).

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Highlights
 The volume of international transfers of major
arms in 2018-22 was 5.1 per cent lower than in
2013-17 and 4.8 per cent higher than in 2008-12.
 The five largest arms exporters in 2018–22 were
the United States, Russia, France, China and
Germany. Together, they supplied 76 per cent of
the world’s arms exports in 2018–22.
 US arms exports accounted for 40 per cent of the
global total in 2018–22 and were 14 per cent higher
than in 2013–17.
 The five largest arms importers in 2018–22, India,
Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Australia and China,
together received 36 per cent of the world’s arms
imports.
India
 With an 11 per cent share of total global arms
imports, India was the world’s biggest importer of
major arms in 2018–22, a position it has held for the
period 1993–2022.
 Russia was the largest supplier of arms to India
in both 2013–17 and 2018–22.
International Intellectual
Property (IP) Index, 2023
India ranks 42 nd among 55 leading global
economies on the 11th International IP Index released
by the US Chambers of Commerce.
 International IP Index benchmarks the IP framework
in 55 global economies across 50 unique indicators.
International IP Index
 Released in: February, 2023
 Released by: US Chambers of Commerce
Key Findings
 Morocco, Thailand and Vietnam had the largest
improvements in their overall score at 2.5%, 2.5%,
and 2.02% respectively.
 Asia had the greatest improvement in the regional
average score.
 Russia’s score dropped 21.62%.
Human Development Report 2021/22
The human development approach, developed by the
economist Mahbub Ul Haq, is anchored in the Nobel
laureate Amartya Sen’s work on human capabilities,
often framed in terms of whether people are able to “be”
and “do” desirable things in life.
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The first HDR was published in 1990 by United
Nations Development Programme
About Human Development Report 2021/22
 Launched on: September 8, 2022
 Launched by: United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP).
 Launched: Human Development Report 2021/22
 Theme of the Report: “Uncertain Times, Unsettled
Lives: Shaping our Future in a Transforming World”.
 India ranks 132 out of 191 countries in the Human
Development Index (HDI) 2021/22.
 In 2021, India’s life expectancy at birth was recorded
at 67.2 years; expected years of schooling at 11.9
years; mean years of schooling at 6.7 years; and gross
national income per capita (2017 PPP) at $6,590.
Global Gender Gap Report, 2022
The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks the
current state and evolution of gender parity across
four key dimensions (Economic Participation and
Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and
Survival, and Political Empowerment). It is the
longest-standing index which tracks progress towards
closing these gaps over time since its inception in 2006.
About Global Gender Gap Report, 2022
 Published on : July 13, 2022 (WEF)
 The Global Gender Gap Index was first introduced
by the World Economic Forum in 2006.
Key Findings
 The global gender gap has been closed by 68.1% in 2022.
The top 3 countries in Global Gender Gap Report 2022
Rank Country Score
1 Iceland 0.908
2 Finland 0.860
3 Norway 0.845
 Bottom 3 countries India and its Neighbours
Rank Country Score Rank Country Rank Country
144 Congo, Demo. Rep 0.575 73 Nepal 135 India
145 Pakistan 0.564 89 China 147 Pakistan
146 Afghanistan 0.435 90 Sri Lanka

India
 India ranks 135th among a total of 146 countries
and is the worst performer in the world in the “health
and survival” sub-index where it is ranked 146th.
 In 2021, India ranked 140 out of a total 156
countries.
 India also ranks poorly among its neighbours and is
behind Bangladesh (71), Nepal (96), Sri Lanka
(110), Maldives (117) and Bhutan (126).
 Only Pakistan (145) and Afghanistan (146) perform
worse than India in South Asia.
About World Economic Forum (WEF)
 WEF was established in 1971 as a not-for-profit
foundation.
 It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
 Founded by : Klaus Schwab
16th Global Peace Index 2022
96 Bangladesh
Network Readiness Index 2022
India has improved its position by six slots and is now
placed at 61st rank as per the Network Readiness Index
2022 (NRI 2022).
About the NRI-2022 Report
 Released on: 15 November 2022
 Released by: Portulans Institute
 Ranks: 131 Countries
 India’s rank: 61st (2021 rank: 67th)
 India’s score: 51.19 (49.74 in 2021)
The Network Readiness Index
 Initially launched in 2002 with the World Economic
Forum.
 NRI has been redesigned in 2019 by its founders and
co-editors, Soumitra Dutta and Bruno Lanvin
 NRI is an in-depth analysis of 131 countries

The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has performance across four dimensions of digital
published the Global Peace Index 2022. readiness–Technology, People, Governance and
About Global Peace Index 2022 Impact.
 Published On- June 20, 2022  It uses 58 different indicators.
 The GPI covers 163 countries comprising 99.7 per Economy NRI Rank NRI Score
cent of the world’s population. United States 1 80.30
Key Findings Singapore 2 79.35
 The average level of global peacefulness
Sweden 3 78.91
deteriorated by 0.3 per cent in the 2022 Global
Peace Index. India’s Performance
 India is ranked 3rd out of 36 in the group of
 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
lower-middle-income countries.
region remained the world’s least peaceful.
 India secured -
 Europe remains the most peaceful region in the
 1st rank in “AI talent concentration”,
world.  2nd rank in “Mobile broadband internet
 Iceland is the most peaceful country, a position it traffic within the country” and “International
has held since the inception of the index. Internet bandwidth”,
 Afghanistan remains the least peaceful country, a  3rd rank in “Annual investment in telecommu-
position it has held for the last five years. nication services” and “Domestic market size”,
Ranking of the Countries
Top 3 Country in GPI 2022 Travel and Tourism Development
Rank Country Rank Country Index, 2021
1 Iceland 4 Denmark A report titled “Travel & Tourism Development
2 New Zealand 5 Austria Index 2021: Rebuilding for a Sustainable and
3 Ireland Resilient Future” was published on May 24, 2022.

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 This report covered 117 countries and accorded
India 54th position globally (earlier wast at 34th place
in 2009).
About the report
 Published by: World Economic Forum
 Earlier known as: Travel and Tourism Competitive-
ness Index
 Theme: “Rebuilding for a Sustainable and Resilient
Future”
 The index is comprised of five sub indexes, 17
pillars and 112 individual indicators.
Top 3 Countries in Index
1. Japan
2. United States
3. Spain
Global Wind Report, 2022
 Launched on : April 4, 2022
 Launched by : Global Wind Energy Council
 Objective : To look up the countries wind energy
installations and capacity.
 Global wind power capacity is now up to : 837
GW.
 Topped country : China followed by the United
States.
India in Report
 Globally India ranks fourth in installed wind capacity
with 40.1 GW as of January, 2022.
 Expanded its renewable power capacity by 30% (from
2020 to 2021), added 1.45 Gigawatts.
Democracy Report, 2023
Recently, in March, 2023 V-Dem Institute (at Sweden’s
University) released Democracy Report for 2023.
 There are 5 indexes used by V-Dem to capture
democratic values.
 Egalitarian Democracy Index: Examines equal
access to rights and liberties. India ranked 123 on this
Index.
 Electoral Democracy Index:  Evaluates election
cleanliness and lack of fraud.
 India’s ranking dipped from the 100th position in
2022 to 108th this year in the Electoral Democracy
Index (EDI) report’s while it was 97th in the Liberal
Democracy Index (LDI). India is far behind nations like
Tanzania, Bolivia, Mexico, Singapore, and even Nigeria.
 Denmark ranked first with the highest comprehensive
score of 0.89 in the Liberal Democracy Index (LDI).
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WJP Rule of Law Index, 2022
The World Justice Project has released its 2022 edition
of the WJP Rule of Law Index.
 Released on: October 26, 2022
 Released by: World Justice Project
 It evaluates 140 countries and jurisdictions around
the world.
 India is ranked 77 out of 140 countries.
Key Findings
The top 3 country in Rule of Law Index 2022
Rank Country
1 Denmark
2 Norway
3 Finland
 The countries with the biggest decline in rule of law
this year are Sudan, Myanmar, Haiti, Afghanistan,
and Nicaragua.
 The countries that improved their rule of law score
the most this year are Honduras, Kosovo, Belize,
Moldova, and the United States.
The Global Liveability Index,
2022
The Global Liveability Index assesses which
locations around the world provide the best or the
worst living conditions. To assess the best city , the
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has published
the ‘Global Liveability Index 2022’.
 Published In - June 2022
 Austria’s city Vienna ranked first and Damascus
ranked last (172nd) in the Global Liveability Index
2022 (excluding Kiev).
The Asia University Rankings,
2022
On June 01, 2022, The Times Higher Education
(THE) released the latest edition of Asia University
Rankings.
About the 2022 Rankings
 Launched by: The Times Higher Education
 Launched on:1st June 2022
 Ranking based on: 13 performance indicators
 Key trait: This year’s ranking comprises 616
Universities from 31 countries and territories.
Key Findings
 Japan is the most-represented nation again this year,
with 118 institutions, up from 116 last year.
 China is home to the continent’s top two universities
for the third consecutive year. Asia Pacific Sustainability Index,
 China is also the second most represented country 2021
with 97 mainland Chinese Universities in the ranking,
 Launched in - June/July, 2022
up from 91 last year.
 Launched by - Knight Frank, an international
 A Palestinian University is ranked for the first
property consultant based in London, UK.
time.
 Titled - Raising Capital in Uncertain Times - Active
Top Institutions as per the Rankings in Asia
Capital Asia-Pacific Perspective
1. Tsinghua University ,China
 The index is divided in 3 categories :-
2. Peking University ,China
 Platinum
3. National University of Singapore, Singapore
 Gold
India’s Presence in the Rankings  Silver
 India is the third most-represented country in the Top 3 Cities in the Index
rankings. Rank Cities Category
 There are 17 Indian universities in the top 200
1 Singapore Platinum
as compared to 18 last year.
2 Sydney Platinum
 The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Ban-
3 Wellington Platinum
galore, is the only institute to make the top-50
list with 42nd rank. Indian Scenario - Among Indian cities following
cities topped in Index
Henley Passport Index, 2022 Rank Cities Category
14 Bengaluru Gold
Henley Passport Index 2022 (Q3) 17 Delhi Silver
 Published on : 19 July 2022
18 Hyderabad Silver
 Published by : Henley & Partners (An immigration
20 Mumbai Silver
consultancy)
 Objective : Index Defines The Strength Of
Diplomatic Relations of Any One Country With
24th World Population Prospects,
Others. 2022
 India’s Position : 87th
 Released on : July 11, 2022 (World Population Day)
Henley Passport Index, 2023  Released by : Department of Economic and Social
 Henley Passport Index 2023 (Q1) was released on Affairs, Population Division , United Nations
10 January, 2023. Key Findings
Important Points  The world’s population is projected to reach 8 billion
 Japan has retained its position as the most
on 15 November 2022, and India is projected to
favourable passport.
 It allows visa-free entry in 193 countries. surpass China as the world’s most populous country
Ranks of top 3 countries in 2023.
1st Japan (193)  On November 15, 2022 United Nations Celebrated
2nd Singapore and South Korea (192) “Day of 8 Billion”, as the 8th billion child came into
3rd Germany (190) existence.
Ranks of bottom 3 countries  World population reached to 7 billion in 2011.
109th Afghanistan (27)
 It will take approximately 15 years until 2037 - for it
108th Iraq (29)
107th Syria (30) to reach 9 billion.
India’s Rank  Global fertility is projected to decline further to 2.1
 India stands at the 82nd position. It is two places births per woman by 2050.
ahead of last year’s 87. Indian Passport holder has  India is projected to surpass China as the world’s
visa-free access to 60 countries. most populous country during 2023.
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World Investment Report, 2022
Global flows of foreign direct investment
recovered to pre-pandemic levels last year (2021),
reaching $1.6 trillion, as estimated by released World
Investment Report, 2022: International Tax
Reforms And Sustainable Investment. Report finds
that India jumped one position to 7th among the top
recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI).
About World Investment Report, 2022
 Released on: 09 June, 2022
 Released by: United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD)
 Report focuses on: Trends in Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) worldwide, at the regional and
country levels.
Global Investment Trends And Prospects
 Singapore (27.01%) and USA (17.94%) have
D. International Events
Finland joins NATO
Finland became NATO’s newest member 4 April
2023, upon depositing its instrument of accession to the
North Atlantic Treaty with the United States at NATO
Headquarters in Brussels.
 NATO Allies signed Finland’s Accession
Protocol on 5 July 2022, after which all 30
national parliaments voted to ratify the country’s
membership.
NATO
 The  North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is
an  intergovernmental  military alliance between
31  member states – 29 European and two North
American.
 NATO’s main headquarters are located in Brussels,
Belgium, while NATO’s military headquarters are
near Mons, Belgium.
 Members:
 In 1949, there were 12 founding members
of the Alliance: Belgium, Canada, Denmark,
France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United
Kingdom and the United States.
  Since then, 19 more countries have joined
the Alliance: Greece and Turkey (1952);
Germany (1955); Spain (1982); Czechia,
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emerged as top 2 sourcing nations in FDI equity
flows into India in FY2021-22 followed by Mauritius
(15.98%), Netherlands (7.86%) and Switzerland
(7.31%).
 Global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows in
2021 were $1.58 trillion.
Trend on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in
India
 India has improved one position to 7th rank among
the top 20 host economies for 2021.
 Karnataka (37.55%) and Maharashtra (26.26%)
are the top 2 States in receiving FDI.
 Top 5 sector receiving highest FDI in flow during
2021-22 are—
(1) Computer Software and Hardware, (2) Service
Sector, (3) Automobile Industry, (4) Trading, (5)
Construction.
Hungary and Poland (1999); Bulgaria, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and
Slovenia (2004); Albania and Croatia (2009);
Montenegro (2017); North Macedonia (2020);
and Finland (2023).
 In addition, NATO currently recognizes Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Georgia, and Ukraine as aspiring
members.
Black Sea Grain Initiative
The Black Sea Grain Initiative was brokered
between Russia and Ukraine by the United Nations and
Turkey in July, 2022.
 The Joint Coordination Centre (JCC) facilitates
the implementation of the Black Sea Grain
Initiative to allow ships to safely export grain, other
food stuffs and fertilizers, including ammonia, from
Ukraine via a maritime humanitarian corridor.
 The JCC was established on 27 July 2022 in
Istanbul.
 The JCC comprises representatives of Ukraine, the
Russia, Türkiye and the United Nations.
 The Initiative specifically allows for commercial
food and fertilizer (including ammonia) exports
from three key Ukrainian ports in the Black Sea –
Odesa, Chornomorsk, Yuzhny/Pivdennyi.

Russia suspends START, the last
Nuclear Treaty
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced in an
address to his nation on February 21, 2023 that Russia is
suspending its participation in the New START, the last
remaining major military agreement with the United States.
New START
 The name START comes from the original
“Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty”, known as
START-I, which was signed between the US and the
erstwhile USSR in 1991, and came into force in 1994.
  START-I, which capped the numbers of
nuclear warheads and intercontinental ballistic
missiles (ICBMs) that each side could deploy
at 6,000 and 1,600 respectively, lapsed in
2009, and was replaced first by the Strategic
Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT, also
known as the Treaty of Moscow), and then
by the New START treaty.
 The New START, officially, the “Treaty between
the United States of America and the Russian
Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction
and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms”,
entered into force on February 5, 2011, and placed
new verifiable limits on intercontinental-range
nuclear weapons.
Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA)
Recently, the apex edible oil industry associations
from five major palm oil importing countries in Asia
have come together for the first time to form an alliance
— Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA).
 Launched on: September 21, 2022
 Launched at: The Globoil Summit
 Globoil Summit was held at: Agra, India
 Globoil Summit is one of the World’s Leading
Edible Oils and Agri Trade Conference,
Exhibitions & Awards.
 APOA is an oil industry associations of: Five
major palm oil importing countries of Asia
News in Shorts
ˆˆ U.K. Signed CPTPP
 Recently, the U.K. Signed the Comprehensive and
Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
(CPTPP).
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 Five countries are – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
Bangladesh and Nepal
 Next meeting is expected to be held in: Indonesia
(2023)
Stockholm+50
June 2022, marks the fifty years since the first
United Nations conference on the human environment
took place – the 1972 Stockholm Conference.
Stockholm+50
 Type - United Nations high-level conference
 Date - 2 to 3 June, 2022
 Place - Stockholm (Sweden)
 Co-hosted by - Sweden and Kenya
 The International Climate and Environment
Week - Held between 30 May to 5 June 2022
Objective of the Meeting
 Theme of the Conference : “A healthy planet
for the prosperity of all – our responsibility, our
opportunity.”
 The aim was to contribute to accelerating a
transformation that leads to sustainable and green
economies, more jobs, and a healthy planet for all,
where no one is left behind.
Seoul Forest Declaration
The World Forestry Congress is held approximately
once every six years. The first Congress was held in
Italy in 1926. FAO has helped host countries organize
the Congress since 1954. The Congress is a forum for
the exchange of views and experiences on all aspects
of forests and forestry, at national, regional and global
levels. In this sequence, recently, XV World Forestry
Congress has been held.
About XV World Forestry Congress
 Hosted by: Republic of Korea and co-organized
with FAO.
 Held in: Seoul, South Korea
 Theme for 2022: Building a Green, Healthy and
Resilient future with forests.
 Congress Adopted: Seoul Declaration
 Declaration was signed by: 141 participant
countries.
CPTPP
 The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement
for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a trade
agreement between 11 nations: Australia, Brunei,
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 Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New
Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.
 It succeeded the Trans-Pacific Partnership after the
United States withdrew under former President
Donald Trump in 2017.
ˆˆ India-Mongolia Joint Working Group
 The 11th meeting of India-Mongolia Joint Working
Group was held on 10th February 2023 in New
Delhi.
ˆˆ Sweden International Information Campaign
 Recently, the Swedish government has announced
an “International information campaign” to reduce
the number of migrants to the country.
ˆˆ 17th Asia Pacific Regional Meeting
 Between 6-9th December, 2022 the 17th Asia
Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the
International Labour Organization (ILO) was held
in Singapore.
ILO (International Labour Organization)
 It is only tripartite U.N. agency, since 1919.
 Established in: 1919.
 Headquarters: Geneva.
 Member states: 187 member states.
 Director General: Gilbert F. Houngbo
ˆˆ Global Food Security Platform
 According to the World Bank’s Commodity
Markets Outlook, food prices are likely to exceed
their pre- Russia –Ukraine war crisis levels at least
through the end of 2024. In this wake, Global Food
Security Platform has been started.
Global Food Security Platform
 Launched by: International Finance Corp. (IFC)
 Objective: To support the private sector for
sustainable production and delivery of food stocks
to countries affected by food instability.
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
 It is an international financial institution that
offers investment, advisory, and asset management
services to encourage private sector development
in developing countries.
 It was established in 1956 as a private sector arm
of World Bank Group.
 It is a member of the World Bank Group and is
headquartered in Washington, D.C., United
States.
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ˆˆ 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers Meeting,
2022
 Recently, on November 10, 2022, India hosted
the Second Agriculture Ministerial-level meeting
of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
(BIMSTEC). Agriculture ministers of India,
Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
and Thailand participated in the BIMSTEC meeting
2022.
ˆˆ PM Visit to Nepal
 Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi made an
official visit to Lumbini, Nepal, on May 16,
2022, overlapping with the momentous occasion of
Buddha Purnima.
 The Prime Minister of the two countries celebrated
the 2566th Buddha Jayanti celebrations together.
 PM Modi performed the foundation (‘shilanyas’)
ceremony to launch the construction of the India
International Centre for Buddhist Culture and
Heritage in the Lumbini Monastic Zone.
 India has offered to set up a satellite campus of
the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in
Rupandehi.
ˆˆUN-Energy Plan of Action Towards- 2025
 Launched on: May 4, 2022
 Launched by: United Nations
 Framework for: Collective action by nearly 30 UN
and international organizations
 Objective: To achieve the massive pledge made
by the organizations at the time of the High-level
Dialogue on Energy last September.
ˆˆ 7th India-Canada Joint Science and Technology
Cooperation
 Meet Held on: May 19, 2022
 Meet Held at: Ottawa, Canada
 Joint Committee Meeting was co-chaired by:
David Morrison, Deputy Minister of International
Trade at Global Affairs Canada, and Prof. Srivari
Chandrasekhar, Secretary at the Indian Department
of Science and Technology (DST).
ˆˆ Gold Refining and Recycling Report
About Gold Refining and Recycling Report
 Published On - June 21, 2022
 Published by - World Gold Council
 As per report, India is 4th largest country in global
gold recycling in the year 2021 (China ranked at the
top).
ˆˆ The Australia-India Centre for Energy (AICE)
 The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
Madras partnered with Australian Universities to
launch “Australia-India Centre for Energy” to work
on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 The virtual centre was formally launched during IIT
Madras Energy Summit 2022 held in Chennai in
December 2022.
ˆˆ Spain passes Europe’s first menstrual paid
leave law
 The Spanish government approved a law granting
paid medical leave to women suffering from severe
menstrual pain - a first for any European country.
Such facilities are presently available in a handful of
countries including Japan, Indonesia and Zambia.
ˆˆ EU formally bans gas, diesel car sales from
2035
 In a move to boost the transition to electric vehicles
(EVs), the European Parliament has approved the
law to ban the sale of new gas and diesel cars in the
EU, starting in 2035.
ˆˆ NEOM: Saudi’s Future Mega City
 Neom is a planned smart city in Tabuk Province in
northwestern Saudi Arabia. The site is north of the
Red Sea, east of Egypt across the Gulf of Aqaba,
and south of Jordan. The total area of Neom is
26,500 km2 (10,200 sq mi) or 33 times the size of
New York City.
ˆˆ UAE Hosted First I2U2 Vice-Ministerial
Meeting
 The UAE hosted the first vice-ministerial meeting
of the I2U2 in Abu Dhabi from February 21-22,
2023. The forum was attended by Director General
of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ronen Levi
and, India’s Economic Relations Secretary Dammu
Ravi, while the US delegation was led by the Under
Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy,
and the Environment Jose W Fernandez.
ˆˆ Cyclone Gabrielle
 Severe Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle was a severe
tropical cyclone that devastated the North Island
of New Zealand and affected parts of Vanuatu and
Australia in February 2023.
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ˆˆ India Joins Agriculture Innovation Mission
for Climate
 India has joined Agriculture Innovation Mission
for Climate launched by the U.S. and the U.A.E.
with an aim to accelerate investment and support
for climate-smart agriculture and food systems
innovation, the state department said here.
 The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate was
launched by the two nations in November 2021.
ˆˆ Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy
 Canadian Foreign Minister met with External Affairs
Minister S. Jaishankar on February 6, 2023 for the
India-Canada Strategic Dialogue in Delhi.
 India welcomed the announcement of Canada’s
Indo-Pacific Strategy, given the shared vision of a
free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.
ˆˆ World Government Summit 2023
 Every year the World Government Summit is held
in Dubai, UAE. The World Government Summit
2023 was held from 13-15th February, 2023 under
the theme of “Shaping Future Governments”.
 The Summit bring together global thought leaders,
global experts and decision makers from around the
world to share and contribute to the development
of tools, policies, and models that are essential in
shaping future governments.
 The first World Government Summit was held in 2013.
ˆˆ REAIM 2023
 On 15 and 16 February, 2023 the government of
the Netherlands hosted the first global Summit
on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the
Military Domain, REAIM 2023.
 The summit provided a platform for all stakeholders
to discuss the key opportunities, challenges and risks
associated with military applications of AI.
 The event was co-hosted by the Republic of
Korea and took place at the World Forum in the
Hague, the international city of peace and justice.
ˆˆ India-Denmark Cooperation
 Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate
Change expressed , during the India-Denmark:
Partners for Green and Sustainable Progress
Conference in New Delhi, that India and Denmark
can together show the world that delivering on
ambitious climate and sustainable energy goals is
possible.
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ˆˆ India-UK Young Professional Scheme Launch
 As part of a new agreement with India, the UK
government has agreed to participate in a scheme
aimed at allowing increased mobility for a limited
number of young people between India and the UK.
ˆˆ ‘Stay Safe Online’ campaign and ‘G20 Digital
Innovation Alliance’
 Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the
‘Stay Safe Online’ campaign and the ‘G20 Digital
Innovation Alliance’ (G20-DIA) on 28th December
2022.
ˆˆ The Australia-India Centre for Energy
(AICE)
 The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),
Madras partnered with Australian Universities
to launch “Australia-India Centre for Energy” to
work on UN Sustainable Development Goals
(SDG-7).
 The virtual centre was formally launched during IIT
Madras Energy Summit 2022 held in Chennai in
December 2022.
ˆˆ 7th ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting
 7th ASEAN - India ministerial meeting on
Agriculture and Forestry was held virtually on
26th October, 2022. In this ministerial meeting,
the commitment to ASEAN-India cooperation in
agriculture and forestry was reaffirmed.
ˆˆ Just Transition Initiative
 Kenya and South Africa have announced an initiative
to end plastic pollution in a way that is as fair and
inclusive as possible to everyone concerned.
ˆˆ Baguette makes it to UNESCO Intangible
Cultural Heritage List
 On November 30, 2022, Baguette — the staple
French bread — was inscribed into the UN’s list of
intangible cultural heritage (ICH).
What is a baguette?
 The baguette is a long and thin loaf made of flour,
water, salt and yeast, and is consumed as a staple in
France.
ˆˆ 77th Session of the UN General Assembly
 Leaders from across the world convened in New
York for the 77th session of the UN General
Assembly (UNGA), which opened on September
13, 2022.
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 It is based on the theme —“A Watershed Moment:
Transformative Solutions to Interlocking
Challenges”.
ˆˆ Innovation Roadmap of the Mission
Integrated Bio-refineries
 Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has announced
the launch of the “Innovation Roadmap of the
Mission Integrated Biorefineries” at the Global
Clean Energy Action Forum-2022 in Pittsburgh, in
the United States.
 It is developed by co-leads and active inputs from
Brazil, Canada, EC and the UK.
 It was launched alongside the Paris Agreement
in 2015.
ˆˆ USA ratifies the Kigali Amendment
 On September 22, 2022 the US lawmakers voted
to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal
Protocol
 US making this, the first time in 30 years to
adopt an international climate treaty.
 The amendment phases down the use of powerful
greenhouse gases called Hydrofluorocarbons
(HFCs) and aligns with existing bipartisan law.
 The US now joins 136 other nations and the
European Union in ratifying the amendment.
ˆˆ Global Fintech Fest, 2022
 Indian Finance Minister and Reserve Bank of India
Governor reiterated their commitment towards
sustainable development speaking at the Global
Fintech Fest 2022 (GFF 2022) being held in
Mumbai, between September 20 to 22, 2022.
 The GFF 2022 is jointly organized by National
Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the
Payments Council of India (PCI) and the Fintech
Convergence Council (FCC).
 The theme of India's largest fintech conference
is, "Creating a Sustainable Financial World:
Global, Inclusive, Green."
ˆˆ World Water Congress and Exhibition, 2022
 The International Water Association’s World
Water Congress and Exhibition was organized
in Denmark from September 1 to 15, 2022 in
Copenhagen.
 The 2022 edition was organized in Copenhagen
based on the theme ‘Water for Smart Liveable
Cities’.
ˆˆ Operation London Bridge
 Operation London Bridge (also known by its code
phrase "London Bridge is down") was the funeral
plan for Queen Elizabeth II.
 The part of the plan for her death at her favourite
castle in Scotland was codenamed ‘Operation
Unicorn’.
ˆˆ Varanasi: First ‘Cultural and Tourism capital
of SCO’
 Varanasi will be the first city in Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation (SCO) region to be
granted the rotating title of ‘Cultural & Tourism
capital of SCO’ under a new mechanism during
India’s SCO Presidency from September 2022 to
September 2023.
ˆˆ Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’
Meeting (SAIFMM)
 India hosted a Special ASEAN-India Foreign
Ministers’ Meeting (SAIFMM) on June 16-17, 2022,
in order to commemorate 30 years of ASEAN-India
Dialogue Relations.
ˆˆ Singapore Shangri-La Dialogue
 The 19th Shangri-La Dialogue was hosted in
Singapore, from June 10 to June 12, 2022, in
Singapore after two-years.
 It is hosted by International Institute for Strategic
Studies (IISS).
ˆˆ India-Qatar Start-Up Bridge
 On June 5, 2022, then Vice President of India M
Venkaiah Naidu launched the India-Qatar Start-Up
bridge.
ˆˆ Partners in the Blue Pacific’ Initiative
 The United States and allied countries namely
Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United
Kingdom have launched a new initiative called
‘Partners in the Blue Pacific’.
 Under the new initiative, countries will involve in
“effective and efficient cooperation” with small
island nations of the region.
ˆˆ Lok Sabha passes WMD Amendment Bill
 Recent: On April 06, 2022, Lok Sabha passed the
Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery
Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities)
Amendment Bill, 2022 to expand the 2005 law.
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ˆˆ India elected as Chair of the AAEA for
2022-24
 In May 2022, India has been unanimously elected
as the new Chair of the Association of Asian
Election Authorities (AAEA) for 2022-2024 at
the meeting of the Executive board and General
Assembly, held at Manila, Philippines.
  Commission on Elections, Manila was the
current chair of AAEA.
 The new member in the Executive Board now
includes Russia, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka,
Maldives, Taiwan and Philippines.
ˆˆ First International Migration Review Forum
(IMRF)
 From May 17 to May 20, 2022 the First International
Migration Review Forum (IMRF) was held under
the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New
York, USA.
 In the “Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and
Regular Migration (GCM)”, it was decided that
the IMRF will act as a platform.
ˆˆ The State of the World’s Birds
 The State of the World’s Birds, an annual update
from BirdLife International, a non-profit global
conservation group.
 It was founded in 1922 as the International
Council for Bird Protection.
ˆˆ Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle
On 16th March, 2022, “Green Triangle”
(Madagascar) named after “Mahatma Gandhi” and
inaugurated in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar.
 Commemoration: It was inaugurated as a part of
the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to commemorate
the 75th year of India’s independence.
ˆˆ Global Vaccine Market Report 2022
 The World Health Organization (WHO)
published the ‘Global Vaccine Market Report 2022’.
This is the first report to capture the implications of
Covid-19 for vaccine markets highlighting the issues
of vaccine inequity.
ˆˆ The Raisina Dialogue
 7th Raisina Dialogue (hosted by observed Research
Foundation) was held 25 to 27 April, 2022 at New
Delhi. It was inaugurated by Prime Minister of
India.
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 Rankings/Indices/Reports (International)
Index/Report Released by India’s Rank Top Rankings
Commitment to Reducing Oxfam International and Develop- 123rd Norway
Inequality Index, 2022 ment Finance International (DFI)
Global Hunger Index, Published by: Concern Worldwide 107th —
2022 and Welthungerhilfe
Human Development United Nations Development 132nd Switzerland
Index 2022 Programme (UNDP)
Global Crypto Adoption Published by Hedge with Crypto 7th Australia
report 2023 Research
Global Innovation Index The World Intellectual Property 40th Switzerland
2022 Organization (WIPO)
Asia Pacific Sustainability Knight Frank (London, UK) Bengaluru (14th) Singapore
Index 2021 Ranked first among
the Indian cities
The Global Gender Gap World Economic Forum (WEF) 135th (out of 146 Iceland
Index 2022 countries)
Henley Passport Index Based on exclusive data from 85th (out of 199 Japan
2023 the International Air Transport passports)
Association (IATA)
World Competitiveness Institute for Management 37th Denmark
Index 2022 Development (IMD).
Global Skills Report (GSR) Coursera 68th Switzerland
2022
The Global Liveability Economic Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) New Delhi (112), Vienna
Index 2022’ Mumbai (117) etc.
Global Environmental Yale University and Columbia 180th Denmark
Performance Index 2022 University
Global Startup Ecosystem Policy advisory and research firm Bengaluru ranked 22nd Silicon Valley USA
ranking Startup Genome
Forbes’ highest-paid Forbes’ — 1. L  ionel Messi (Soccer):
Athletes list for 2022 $130m
2. L  ebron James $ 121.2
million
3. C  ristiano Ronaldo (Soccer):
$115m
20th World Press Freedom Reporters Without Borders (RSF) 150th Norway (1st)
Index 2022 Denmark (2nd)
Sweden (3rd)
THE Impact Rankings Times Higher Education (THE) Amrita Vishwavidya Western Sydney University
2022 Peetham ranked at 41. (Australia)
2021 Cryptocurrency Gains Chainalysis India ($1.85 billion) 1. U nited States ($46.95
by Country ranked 21st in billion)
estimated Crypto 2. U nited Kingdom ($8.16
Gains in 2021 billion)
3. G ermany ($5.82 billion)
Forbes’ Global 2000 list Forbes’ 1. R eliance Industries 1. Berkshire Hathaway
of public companies Ltd (54th globally) 2. Industrial and Commercial
worldwide 2022 2. S tate Bank of India Bank of China
(105th). There are 10
companies in total.

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World Air Power Index World Directory of Modern IAF ranked 6th 1st: United States Air Force
2023 Military Aircraft (WDMMA) (USAF)
Hurun Richest Self-Made Hurun Research Institute Falguni Nayar (10th) 1. China (78 Women)
Women in the World 2022 1stin India 2. United States (25 Women)
Radha Vembu (25th), 3. U nited Kingdom (5
Kiran Mazumdar- Women)
Shaw (26th)
SIPRI’s “Trends in World Stockholm International Peace India’s military spends 1. US
Military Expenditure, Research Institute (SIPRI) 3rd highest in the 2. China
2021” report world
‘Democracy Report 2023: V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy) 97th 1. Denmark
Autocratisation Changing Institute 2. Sweden
Nature’ 3. Norway
Trends in International Stockholm International Peace Rank 1st in imports Largest Arms Importers in
Arms Transfer, 2022 Research Institute (SIPRI) Majority of India’s 2018-22: India, followed by
overall imports were Saudi Arabia, Qatar
from three countries. Largest Arms Exporters
Russia (45%), in 2018-22: USA, with 40%
France (29%), and share (1st), followed by Russia
the USA (11%) (16%), France (11%)
World Happiness Report United Nations Sustainable India ranked 126th 1. Finland
2023 Development Solutions Network 2. Denmark
3. Iceland
Afghanistan was ranked as
the unhappiest nation.
2023 World Air Quality IQAir Bhiwadi was the World’s most polluted
Report most polluted city cities
in India, followed 1. Lahore
by Delhi (NCT), 2. Hotan
Darbhanga etc. 3. Bhiwadi
UNEP’s Annual Frontier United Nations Environment Most noise polluted Most noise polluted city in
Report 2022 Programme cities in India: world:
1. Moradabad (114 dB), 1. Dhaka (Bangladesh),
2. Kolkata (89 dB), 2. Moradabad (UP, India),
3. Asansol (89 dB), 3. Islamabad (Pakistan)
4. Jaipur (84 dB),
5. Delhi (83 dB).
11th International Global Innovation Policy Centre 42nd 1. United States of America
Intellectual Property (GIPC) of United States Chambers 2. United Kingdom
Index, ‘Compete for of Commerce (USCC) 3. France
Tomorrow’ (IIP Index
2023)
2022 Corruption Berlin, Germany-based non- 85th 1. Denmark;
Perceptions Index (CPI) governmental organisation 2. Finland;
Transparency International 3. New Zealand;
South Sudan (Last)
Safety Perception Index Lloyd's Register Foundation and 97th 1. Uzbekistan;
(SPI), 2023 IEP 2. United Arab Emirates;
3. Saudi Arabia

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 A. Economic Initiatives, Schemes & Projects
Foreign Trade Policy 2023
 Union Minister of Commerce and Industry,
Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal on March 31, 2023
launched the Foreign Trade Policy 2023.
 The policy came into effect from April 1, 2023.
 FTP seeks to take India's export to 2 trillion USD by
2030.
 The FTP 2023 encourages recognition of new towns
through “Towns of Export Excellence Scheme”
and exporters through “Status Holder Scheme”.
 The FTP 2023 is facilitating exports by streamlining
the popular Advance Authorization and EPCG
schemes, and enabling merchanting trade from India.
 The FTP 2023 aims at process re-engineering and
automation to facilitate ease of doing business for
exporters.
 The previous foreign trade policy for 2015-2020 had
targeted exports of USD 900 billion by 2020;
 This target was extended along with the policy
for three years till March 2023.
Four pillars
 The Key Approach to the policy is based on these 4
pillars:
(i) Incentive to Remission,
(ii) Export promotion through collaboration -
Exporters, States, Districts, Indian Missions,
(iii) Ease of doing business, reduction in transaction
cost and e-initiatives
(iv) Emerging Areas – E-Commerce Developing
Districts as Export Hubs and streamlining
SCOMET policy.
Key Highlights
 Process Re-Engineering and Automation:
The policy emphasizes export promotion and
development, moving away from an incentive regime.
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 Reduction in fee structures and IT-based
schemes.
 Towns of Export Excellence (TEE): Four new
towns, namely Faridabad, Mirzapur, Moradabad
and Varanasi, have been designated as TEE in
addition to the existing 39 towns.
 Recognition of Exporters: Exporter firms
recognized with ‘status’ based on export performance.
 Promoting Export from the Districts
 Facilitating E-Commerce Exports
 Facilitation under (EPCG) Scheme
 Facilitation under Advance authorization
Scheme
 Amnesty Scheme
National Mission on Natural
Farming (NMNF)
 To promote natural farming across the country,
the Centre has launched the National Mission on
Natural Farming (NMNF) by upscaling the Bharatiya
Prakritik Krishi Paddhati (BPKP) Scheme.
 NMNF will cover 7.5 lakh hectare area by
developing 15,000 clusters in the next four years with
a total budget outlay of Rs. 1,584 crore (Centre’s
share)
 Under NMNF, farmers will receive a financial
assistance of Rs. 15,000 per hectare per year
for three years for the creation of on-farm input
production infrastructure.
 The Centre intends to set up 15,000 Bhartiya
Prakritik Kheti Bio-inputs Resources Centres
(BRCs) to provide easy access to bio-resources like
Jeevamrit, Ghana Jeevamrit and neemastra, wherein
cow dung and urine, neem and bioculture play an
important role.

PM Formalisation of Micro Food
Processing Enterprises Scheme
Government of India, is implementing a Centrally
sponsored scheme-PM Formalisation of Micro Food
Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME).
 PMFME is implemented for providing financial,
technical and business support for setting up and
upgradation of two lakh micro food processing
enterprises through credit linked subsidy during five
years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs.
10,000 crores.
 Out of this, a total of 22,234 units and 7,331 units
have been allocated to Maharashtra and Rajasthan
respectively
PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing
Enterprises Scheme (PM FME)
 It was launched on 29th June 2020.
 It is a part of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
 It is a centrally sponsored scheme.
 The share of expenditure under the PM FME
scheme is as follows:
6 0:40 between the central government
 
and state governments and UTS with the
legislature
  90:10 between central and North Eastern and
Himalayan states
  100 percent central assistance for UTs without
legislatures.
 It will run for five years – 2020-21 to 2024-25.
 One-District One-Product Approach (ODOP)
plan to be implemented to encompass input
procurement, common services availability, and
product marketing.
Three Centers of Excellence for
Horticultural crops approved
under MIDH
The Mission for Integrated Development
of Horticulture (MIDH), under the Ministry of
Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has approved three new
center of Excellence (CoEs) for horticultural crops on
March 9, 2023:
 Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has
approved 49 CoEs till now, out of which following
3 CoEs have been approved on March 09, 2023 :
  CoE for Kamlam (Dragon Fruit) by Indian
Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR),
Bengaluru, Karnataka at Experimental station,
Hirehalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka.
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CoE for Mango and Vegetables under
 
Indo-Israel Action Plan at Panikoili, Jajpur
District, Odisha.
CoE for Vegetables and Flowers under
 
Indo-Israel Action Plan at Govt. Agricultural
Farm, Codar, Khandepar, Ponda, South
Goa, Goa
Mission for Integrated Development of
Horticulture (MIDH)

Mission for Integrated Development of
Horticulture (MIDH) is a Centrally Sponsored
Scheme, operational from 2014-15.
 For the holistic growth of the horticulture sector
covering fruits, vegetables, root & tuber crops,
mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants,
coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo.
SWAYATT Initiative
In March, 2023 Government e-Marketplace
(GeM) commemorates the success of “SWAYATT”,
an initiative to promote Start-ups, Women and Youth
Advantage through Government e-Transactions on GeM.
About SWAYATT Initiative
 The initiative to promote “Start-ups, Women and
Youth Advantage Through eTransactions” (SWAYATT)
on GeM was first launched in February 2019.
 The intent of SWAYATT 2019 was to promote
inclusiveness of various categories of sellers and
service providers on the portal
 More than 8.5 lakh Micro and Small Enterprises
(MSEs) are registered on GeM portal who have
been able to get business of over Rs. 1.87 lakh crore
spread across 68 lakh+ orders.
About Government e Marketplace (GeM)
 The initiative was launched on August 9, 2016
by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
Government of India.
MSME Competitive (LEAN) Scheme
 Launched on: March 10, 2023.
 Launched by: Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium
Enterprises
 Objective: Create awareness amongst MSMEs
about LEAN Manufacturing practices 
What is Lean Manufacturing
 Lean manufacturing is a methodology that focuses
on minimizing waste within manufacturing systems
while simultaneously maximizing productivity.
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 Under the scheme, MSMEs will implement LEAN
manufacturing tools like 5S, Kaizen, KANBAN,
Visual workplace, Poka Yoka etc.
Champions Portal
 CHAMPIONS stands for Creation and
Harmonious Application of Modern
Processes for Increasing the Output and
National Strength.
 CHAMPIONS portal launched by Prime
Minister on 1st June, 2020, is an ICT
based technology system for making the smaller
units big by helping and handholding them.
Amendment in the PM-KUSUM
Scheme
In March 2023, the Ministry of New and Renewable
Energy has taken several steps to achieve the targets
under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam
Utthan Mahabhiyaan (PM-KUSUM) Scheme.
 This includes amendment in the Scheme guidelines
based on feedback received during implementation.
Scheme has been extended till March 31, 2026.
About PM- KUSUM Scheme
 PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Ur ja
Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan) Scheme
(launched in 2019) is aimed at ensuring energy security
for farmers in India, along with honouring India’s
commitment to increase the share of installed capacity
of electric power from non-fossil-fuel sources to
40% by 2030 as part of Intended Nationally
Determined Contributions (INDCs).
Important achievements of the Scheme
 As on February 28, 2023, grid-connected solar
power plants of 89.45 MW capacity have been
installed and 2.09 lakh agriculture pumps have
been solarized under the Scheme.
PM MITRA Parks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on
March 17, 2023 that 'PM MITRA mega textile parks'
will be set up in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Karnataka,
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar
Pradesh.
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Important Points
 These parks are inspired by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s 5F vision, which aims to boost the Indian
textile industry from farm to fashion to foreign
markets.
 The PM MITRA scheme was announced in October
2021, and the parks are expected to be set up by 2026-
27, with a total outlay of Rs. 4,445 crore.
About PM MITRA Parks Scheme
 A park will be developed by a Special Purpose
Vehicle which will be owned by the Central and State
Government and in a Public Private Partnership
(PPP) Mode.
National Technical Textiles Mission
(NTTM)
About National Technical Textiles Mission
(NTTM)
 Recent projects was cleared on: 14th September,
2022
 Recent project include: 23 strategic research
projects worth around Rs 60 crores
 NTTM was approved for: FY 2020-21 to 2023-24.
 Mission implemented by: Ministry of Textiles.
 Aim of NTTM: It aims to position the country as
a global leader in technical textiles and increase the
use of technical textiles in the domestic market.
 It aims at taking the domestic market size from
USD 40 billion to USD 50 billion by 2024.
Status of Technical Textile in India
 The current world market is USD 250 billion
and India’s share is estimated at USD 16 billion,
which is approximately 6% of the global technical
textiles market.
 The biggest players are the USA, Western Europe,
China and Japan.
Government’s Effort to Boost Technical Textiles
in India
 Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP):
To boost entrepreneurship by providing financial
support and state-of-the-art infrastructure.
 The scheme was launched in 2005.
 Centers of Excellence: Ministry of Textiles had
launched Technology Mission on Technical Textiles
(TMTT) with two mini-missions for five years from
(2010-11 to 2014-15).
 Harmonized System of Nomenclature (HSN)
Codes for Technical Textile: In 2019, the Ministry
of Textiles, Government of India dedicated 207
HSN codes to technical textiles.
 100% FDI under Automatic Route : Government
of India allows 100% FDI under automatic route.
National Centre of Excellence for
Green Port and Shipping (NCoEGPS)
On 19th November, 2022, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal
has launched India’s First Centre of Excellence for
Green Port and Shipping.
Key Points
 NCoEGPS is a major initiative by the Ministry of
Ports and Shipping towards providing greener
solutions.
 The Announcement was made by the Union Minister
at the “INMARCO 2022” in Mumbai.
 The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is
the knowledge and implementation partner for this
project.
India’s First Floating Financial
Literacy Camp
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has conducted
India's first floating Financial Literacy Camp with an
initiative called 'Niveshak Didi' to promote financial
literacy by the women' for the women in Dal Lake of
Srinagar, J&K.
India’s First Floating Financial Literacy Camp
 Conducted in: November, 2022
 Conducted By: IPPB
 Under initiative: ‘Niveshak Didi’
Key Points
 The Floating Financial Literacy Camp was conducted
among the local residents around the world-famous
Dal lake of Srinagar.
 The Niveshak Didi held the Financial Literacy
session in the local Kashmiri language.
15th Urban Mobility India (UMI)
Conference & Expo, 2022
On November 4, 2022, Union Minister of
Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri
and Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan
jointly inaugurated 15th Urban Mobility India (UMI)
Conference & Expo 2022 in Kochi, Kerala.
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 Organized from: 4-6 November 2022
 Organized in: Kochi, Kerala
 Theme of 15th UMI: ‘Azadi@75 – Sustainable
Aatmanirbhar Urban Mobility’
 Organized by: Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs in collaboration with Govt. of Kerala
 16th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference &
Expo 2023 will be held in New Delhi.
Winner of Awards
 The city with the most sustainable transport system
: ‘Ahmedabad bus rapid transport system’.
 The city for the best public transport system was
won by Navi Mumbai for Sustainable city bus
initiatives.
 The city with the best Non- Motorized Transport
(NMT) : New Town, Kolkata
 The city with the best intelligent transport
system : Chennai
 The City with the most innovative financial
mechanism : Bhopal City Link Ltd (BCLL).
 The city with the best green transport initiative:
Indore for Green mobility initiative.
 The city for the best multimodal integration
(metro rail) : UP metro rail corporation, Lucknow,
Uttar Pradesh.
 The best metro rail for passenger service and
satisfaction : Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation.
PM Gati Shakti Multimodal
Waterways Summit, 2022
With the aim to further strengthen the role of inland
waterways, the ‘PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways
Summit 2022’ was held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
About PM Gati Shakti Multimodal Waterways
Summit, 2022
 Held on: 11- 12 November, 2022
 Held in: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
 Organised by: The Inland Waterways Authority
of India (IWAI), Ministry of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways (MoPSW), GoI
Key Highlights
 Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the
foundation stones of community jetties on National
Waterways-1 (River Ganga) at Ravidas Ghat.
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Sl.
National Waterway No. Details of Waterways STATES
No.
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,
Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System
1 National Waterway 1 (1620 km) Jharkhand & West
(Haldia - Allahabad)
Bengal
2 National Waterway 2 (891 km) Brahmaputra River (Dhubri - Sadiya) Assam
West Coast Canal (Kottapuram - Kollam),
3 National Waterway 3 (205 km) Kerala
Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals
4 National Waterway 4 (1078 km) Krishna River (Vijayawada – Muktyala) Andhra Pradesh
About PM GatiShakti National Master Plan
 The PM GatiShakti National Master Plan for providing multi-modal connectivity infrastructure to various
economic zones was launched on 13th October 2021.

NAMASTE (National Action for Business Reforms Action Plan

Mechanised Sanitation 2020, Assessment
Ecosystem) Scheme  Released on - 30 June 2022
 Released by - Ministry of Commerce & Industry
 Launched on : 17 August 2022
 Based on - Implementation of Business Reforms
 Launched by : Ministry of Social Justice and
Action Plan for the year 2020.
Empowerment (MoSJE)
 Edition - 5th (Previously for the years 2015, 2016,
 Collaboration with: Department of Drinking 2017-18 and 2019)
Water and Sanitation and the Ministry of Housing  States have been placed under the four categories
and Urban Affairs. viz. Top Achievers, Achievers, Aspirers and
 Implementing Agency : National Safai Karamchari Emerging Business Ecosystems.
Financial Development Corporation (NSKFDC)
Top Achievers Category Achievers Category
 Type : Central Sector Scheme
 Andhra Pradesh  Himachal Pradesh
 Budget : The Scheme has been approved with an
 Gujarat  Madhya Pradesh
outlay of Rs. 360 crore for four years from 2022-23  Haryana  Maharashtra
to 2025-26.  Karnataka  Odisha
Objectives  Punjab  Uttarakhand
 Zero fatalities in sanitation work in India.  Tamil Nadu  Uttar Pradesh
 All sanitation work is performed by skilled workers.  Telangana
 No sanitation workers come in direct contact with Aspirers Category Emerging Business Ecosystems
human faecal matter. Category

National Solar Mission (NSM)  Assam  Andaman & Nicobar

 Initially known as Jawaharlal Nehru National  Chhattisgarh  Bihar
Solar Mission (JNNSM), was launched in  Goa  Chandigarh
January 2010.  Jharkhand  Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar
 It has launched with an aim to generate 20 GW  Kerala Haveli
solar power capacity by year 2022 but later  Rajasthan  Delhi
increased to 100 GW.  West Bengal  Jammu & Kashmir
 The 100 GW solar power capacity has been  Manipur
divided into:  Meghalaya
 Roof top solar electricity generation – 40 GW  Nagaland
  Large and Medium Scale grid-connected  Puducherry
solar projects – 60 GW  Tripura

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 B. Reports & Indices
Index of Economic Freedom,
2023
India ranked at 131 position in the 2023 Index of
Economic Freedom released on February 28, 2023 by
Washington-headquartered think tank The Heritage
Foundation.
About the Index
 The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual
index and ranking created in 1995 by The Heritage
Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.
 The index measure the degree of economic freedom
in the world’s nations.
 The Index comprises of twelve aspects divided into
four categories:
1. Rule of Law : Property rights, judicial
effectiveness, government integrity
2. Government size : Tax burden, Fiscal health,
government spending
3. Regulatory Efficiency : Business freedom,
labor freedom, monetary freedom
4. Market Openness : Trade freedom, investment
freedom, financial freedom
 Singapore (83.9) placed at the first rank followed
by Switzerland (83.8), Ireland (82.0) and Taiwan
(80.7).
 North Korea (2.9) placed at the last position (176th).
India’s Performance
 India’s economic freedom score is 52.9, making its
economy the 131st freest in the 2023 Index. Its score
is 1.0 point lower than last year.
 India is ranked 27th out of 39 countries in the
Asia–Pacific region, and its overall score is below the
world and regional averages.
 The overall rule of law is weak in India. The country’s
property rights score is below the world average; its
judicial effectiveness score is above the world average.
 The regulatory framework is burdensome.
Technology and Innovation
Report, 2023
Recently, The United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD) published on March 16,
2023, the Technology and Innovation Report, 2023.
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Key Highlights of the Report
 The report highlights that developed countries benefit
the most from these technologies, while developing
countries may miss out on economic opportunities
if decisive actions are not taken.
 The report analyses the market size of 17 green and
frontier technologies, such as artificial intelligence,
the Internet of Things, and electric vehicles, and their
potential to create jobs.
 Green technologies can create a market worth USD
9.5 trillion by 2030, up from USD 1.5 trillion in 2020.
 The total exports of green technologies from
developed countries jumped to more than USD 156
billion in 2021 from about USD 60 billion in 2018.
 While exports from developing countries rose to only
about USD 75 billion from USD 57 billion.
 According to the ‘frontier technology readiness
index’ included in the report, only a few developing
countries have the capacity to take advantage of
frontier technologies such as blockchain, drones, and
solar power.
 Green frontier technologies such as electric
vehicles, solar and wind energy, and green
hydrogen are expected to reach a market value of
USD 2.1 trillion in 2030.
 The frontier technology readiness index which has
ranked 166 countries, is dominated by high-income
economies, notably the US, Sweden, Singapore,
Switzerland and the Netherlands.
 The second quarter of the list includes emerging
economies – notably Brazil - ranked at 40, China at
35, India at 46, the Russian Federation at 31, and
South Africa at 56.
 India remains the greatest over-performer
ranking at 67 positions better than expected,
followed by the Philippines (54 positions better) and
Viet Nam (44 better).
‘City Finance Rankings 2022’
portal
 The ‘City Finance Rankings 2022’ portal has been
made live by Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs (MoHUA) on 20th March, 2023.
 The Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across the country
can now participate in the Rankings through an
entirely digital, 100% paperless, process.
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  The last date for participating in the ‘City
Finance Rankings 2022’ is 31st May, 2023.
 The final rankings are expected to be announced
in the month of July, 2023.
 As per the Guidelines of ‘City Finance Rankings
2022’, which had been launched by Shri Hardeep
Singh Puri, Hon’ble Minister Housing and
Urban Development on December 28, 2022, the
participating ULBs will be evaluated on 15 indicators
across three key municipal finance assessment
parameters, namely:
 Resource Mobilization,
 Expenditure Performance and
 Fiscal Governance.
 Earlier two key initiatives of Housing and Urban
Development Ministry was launched on December
28, 2022 –
 ‘City Finance Rankings’ launched to evaluate,
recognize and reward ULBs on basis of their
strength across key financial parameters.
 ‘City Beauty Competition’ aims to encourage
and recognize the transformational efforts made
by cities and wards in India to create beautiful,
innovative and inclusive public spaces.
Women and Men in India
 Sex Ratio
 Sex ratio in case of rural areas is expected
to increase from 949 in 2011 to 969 in 2036
whereas in urban areas it is expected to hover
around 929 with a decline to 926 in 2036.
 Health Statistics
 TFR has reduced from 2.3 in 2016 to 2.0 in
2020, slightly lower than the replacement level
fertility.
 Participation in Economy
 LFPR of the persons aged 15 years and above
has been increasing from 2017-18 onwards for
both male and female population. However,
LFPR of female population is far behind than
that of male population in the age group of
15 years and above (77.2 for males and 32.8
for females in 2021-22) and the disparity has
remained almost the same over the years.
Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) Report, 2022
 Published on - June 2, 2022
 Published by - The Sustainable Development
Solutions Network (SDSN)
 Published - The Sustainable Development Goals

Report-2022 Report 2022.

Top 3 Countries in SDGs Report 2022
India’s sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) is expected
to improve to 952 by 2036, up significantly from 943 in Rank Country Score
2011, according to the Women and Men in India 2022 1. Finland 86.51
report released on March 15, 2023. 2. Denmark 85.63
Women and Men in India Report -2022 3 Sweden 85.19
 Released by: National Statistical Office, Ministry of
Statistics & Programme Implementation Bottom 3 countries in SDGs Report
 Population demographics and dynamics Rank Country Score
 The total population is expected to reach to
161 Chad 41.29
152.2 crore during 2036 with a slightly improved
percentage of female population (48.8). 162 Central African Republic 39.28
  Population growth has been slowing down 163 South Sudan 39.05
from an average annual growth rate of 2.2%
India and Its Neighbours
in 1971 to 1.1 % in 2021 which is projected to
Rank Country Score
further fall to 0.58% in 2036.
 Trend of Working Age-Population 56 China 72.38
  735 million people or 60.7% of India’s 76 Sri Lanka 70.03
population was in the working age group i.e. 98 Nepal 66.18
15-59 years in 2011 and this population group 104 Bangladesh 64.22
is expected to increase over the years and 121 India 60.32
would reach 988.5 million in 2036. 125 Pakistan 59.34

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India in SDGs Report 2022  Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan
 In the SDGs index 2022, India is ranked 121 out
(PMSMA) is focus on identifying high-risk
of the 163 countries.
pregnancies and facilitating their appropriate
 India had ranked 117 in 2020 and 120 in 2021.
management.
 India’s rank in the global Sustainable Development
 LaQshya and Midwifery initiatives concentrate
Report, 2022 has slipped for the third consecutive
on promoting quality care.
year.

Special Bulletin on Maternal Global Hunger Index (GHI), 2022

Mortality in India, 2018-20 The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is an annual
publication that was started in 2006. According to
In a new milestone, there has been a significant
GHI 2022, India has a score of 29.1 and hence falls
decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio from 130 in 2014-16
under the “serious” category.
to 97 per lakh live births in 2018-20 in the country.
Special Bulletin on Maternal Mortality in India Global Hunger Index, 2022
2018-20  Published in: October, 2022
 Published on: Nov 28, 2022  Published Jointly by: Concern Worldwide and
 Published by: Office of the Registrar General & Welthungerhilfe.
Census Commissioner, India (ORGI)  India is ranked: 107th out of 121 countries.
Key Points of Bulletin  India was ranked 101st position in 2021
 Significant Decline in the Maternal Mortality Ratio  India’s Neighbours: Sri Lanka (64), Nepal (81),
(MMR) from 130 in 2014-16 to 97 per lakh live Bangladesh (84) Pakistan (99), and Afghanistan (109)
births in 2018-20.
 Top Rank countries: Collectively ranked between 1
 India achieves National Health Policy (NHP)
and 17 having a score of less than five.
Target for MMR.
 Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chile ,China,Croatia,
 8 States achieve Sustainable Development Goal
Estonia, Hungary, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania,
(SDG) target for MMR i.e. Kerala (19), Maharashtra
Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia,
(33), Telangana (43), Andhra Pradesh (45), Tamil
Slovakia, Türkiye, Uruguay.
Nadu (54), Jharkhand (56), Gujarat (57) & Karnataka (69).
 Worst Ranks: 121st - Yemen, 120th - Central African
 Country has witnessed a progressive reduction in
MMR from 130 in 2014-2016, 122 in 2015-17, 113 Republic, 119th - Madagascar
in 2016-18, 103 in 2017-19 and to 97 in 2018-20.  GHI based on: Four indicators-Child stunting,
Undernourishment, Child wasting and Child
Table 1 : Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Maternal
mortality
Mortality Rate and Life Time Risk
India & MMR 95% CI Maternal Lifetime 15th Global Innovation Index, 2022
Major States Mortality Risk
Rate India, for the first time, made it to the top 40
India 97 (88-106) 6.0 0.21% countries at the Global Innovation Index (GII), 2022.
Assam 195 (117-272) 121. 0.42% Global Innovation Index, 2022
Bihar 118 (78-157) 11.2 0.39%  Title: What is the future of innovation driven
growth?
Uttar Pradesh 167 (126-207) 14.3 0.50%
 Published on: September 28, 2022
Steps Taken to reduce MMR  Published by: World Intellectual Property
 “Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram” and Organization (WIPO)
“Janani Suraksha Yojana” modified and upgraded  Switzerland: For the 12th year in a row – ranks first
to Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan’ (SUMAN). in the GII 2022.

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 Top 3 Countries Bottom 3 Countries  LEADS 2022 focuses on indicators introduced
across 3 established pillars as:
1st Switzerland (64.6) 132nd Guinea (11.6)
 Infrastructure,
2nd United States (61.8) 131st Iraq (11.9)
 Services
3rd Sweden (61.6) 130th Burundi (12.3)
 Operating & Regulatory Environment.
 China ranked at 11th place.
National Logistics Policy
India in index
 On 17th September, 2022 Prime Minister, Shri
 India’s six-notch jump to the 40th spot in the
132-nation GII in 2022 from 46th rank in 2021. Narendra Modi launched the National Logistics
 It is the top most innovative economies among
Policy (NLP) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
lower middle-income economy in the world.
 India continues to lead the world in the ICT services LEADS 2022 categorizes Grading each of these
exports indicator with the first rank. States into 4 categories categories into three
categories
Logistics Ease Across Different  Landlocked,  The “Achievers”
States (LEADS) Survey, 2022  Coastal,  The “Fast Movers”
 North-eastern regions  “Aspirers” –
 Published in: October, 2022
and
 Published by: DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce and
Industry  Union Territories.

LEADS Survey, 2022

Categories Achievers Fast movers Aspirers
Landlocked states Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand
Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan
Coastal states Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala Goa, West Bengal
Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu
North-Eastern Region Assam Sikkim, Tripura Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland
UTs Chandigarh, Delhi Puducherry Andaman & Nicobar, Daman Diu &
Dadara and Nagar Haveli, Jammu &
Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep

Trade and Development Report, NFHS-5 National Report 2019-

2022: UNCTAD
 Released by: United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD)
 Released at: Geneva, Switzerland
 Released on: 03 October 2022
 Theme: Development prospects in a fractured
world: Global disorder and regional responses
Key Findings of the Report
Growth Outlook : According to the Report, world
economic growth will slow to 2.5 per cent in 2022
and drop to 2.2 per cent in 2023.
Problem of Inflation
 69 Economies with confirmed double-digit
inflation, representing more than 2.1 billion of
world population.
2021
Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare
released the National Report of the fifth round of
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) for the
year 2019-2021.
NFHS-5
 Released on : 5 May, 2022
 Released by : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
 Round : Fifth (Phase 2), Phase 1 was released in
December 2020.
 Report comprises- around 131 indicators (population;
fertility; family planning; infant and child mortality;
maternal and child health; nutrition etc.)

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 New dimensions added in NFHS-5 : Death
registration, pre-school education, menstrual hygiene,
disability, access to a toilet facility.
 NFHS-1 was conducted in : 1992-93.
Key findings
 The Total Fertility Rate (TFR), has further
declined from 2.2 to 2.0 at the national level between
NFHS 4 and 5.
 There are only five states in India which are above
replacement level of fertility of 2.1. These states
are Bihar, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand
and Manipur.
 Bihar (3.0) and Meghalaya have the highest
fertility rates in the country, while Sikkim (1.1) and
Andaman and Nicobar Islands have the lowest.
 Total fertility rate (children per women) is 2.4 (total)
in Uttar Pradesh (for rural areas it is 2.5 and for
urban areas it is 1.9)
 In rural areas, TFR has declined from 3.7 children
per woman in 1992-93 to 2.1 children in 2019-21.
 The corresponding decline among women in urban
areas was from 2.7 children in 1992-93 to 1.6 children
in 2019-21.
 TFR of all communities except Muslims is now less
than the current TFR average of 2 in the country.
TFR of the Muslim community 2.4.
 West Bengal, along with Bihar, remains one of the
states with highest rate of underage marriages.
Domestic Violence Against Women
 Overall domestic violence has come down
marginally from 31.2% in 2015-16 to 29.3% in
2019-21.
 Domestic violence against women is highest in
Karnataka, followed by Bihar, Telangana, Manipur
and Tamil Nadu.
 Lakshadweep has the least domestic violence.

NFHS-5 NFHS-4
Indicator
(2019-21) (2015-16)
Urban Rural Total Total
Female population age 6 years and above who ever attended school (%) 82.5 66.8 71.8 68.8
Population below age 15 years (%) 23.1 28.1 26.5 28.6
Sex ratio of the total population (females per 1,000 males) 985 1,037 1,020 991
Sex ratio at birth for children born in the last five years (females per 1,000 males) 924 931 929 919
Households using clean fuel for cooking (%) 89.7 43.2 58.6 43.8
Women who are literate (%) 83.0 65.9 71.5 na
Women age 20-24 years married before age 18 years (%) 14.7 27.0 23.3 26.8
Total fertility rate (children per woman) 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.2
Adolescent fertility rate for women age 15-19 years 27 49 43 51
Neonatal mortality rate (NNMR) 18.0 27.5 24.9 29.5
Infant mortality rate (IMR) 26.6 38.4 35.2 40.7
Under-five mortality rate (U5MR) 31.5 45.7 41.9 49.7
Average out-of-pocket expenditure per delivery in a public health facility (Rs.) 3,385 2,770 2,916 3,197
Institutional births (%) 93.8 86.7 88.6 78.9
Institutional births in public facility (%) 52.6 65.3 61.9 52.1
Children under 5 years who are stunted (height-for-age) (%) 30.1 37.3 35.5 38.4
Children under 5 years who are wasted (weight-for-height) (%) 18.5 19.5 19.3 21.0
Children under 5 years who are severely wasted (weight-for-height) (%) 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.5
Children under 5 years who are underweight (weight-for-age) (%) 27.3 33.8 32.1 35.8
Children under 5 years who are overweight (weight-for-height) (%) 4.2 3.2 3.4 2.1
Women having a bank or savings account that they themselves use (%) 80.9 77.4 78.6 53.0
Women age 15-24 years who use hygienic methods of protection during their menstrual
89.4 72.3 77.3 57.6
period (%)
Ever-married women age 18-49 years who have ever experienced spousal violence (%) 24.2 31.6 29.3 31.2
Young women age 18-29 years who experienced sexual violence by age (%) 1.1 1.6 1.5 1.5

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 C. Fiscal & Monetary Affairs
Countries Funds (USD)
Monetary Policy Statement,
1. India 87
2022-23 2. China 53
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the 3. Mexico 53
Reserve Bank of India on February 8, 2023 hiked the  The largest source countries are—
key policy rate, the Repo rate or the rate at which the RBI  
The United States of America (USA), UAE,
lends funds to banks, by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent Saudi Arabia & Switzerland.
in a bid to rein in retail inflation.
 Consequently, the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate India Gets Highest Annual FDI
stands adjusted to 6.25 per cent Inflow
 and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate
and the Bank Rate to 6.75 per cent. India has recorded highest ever annual FDI inflow
Domestic Economy of USD 83.57 billion in the financial year 2021-22.
 The first advance estimates (FAE) released by the FDI Data for the Financial Year 2021-22
National Statistical Office (NSO) on January 6,  Published in : May, 2022
2023, placed India’s real gross domestic product  Published by : Department for Promotion of
(GDP) growth at 7.0 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of
for 2022-23. Commerce and Industry
 On the supply side, gross value added (GVA) was  FDI Equity inflow in Manufacturing sectors have
estimated at 6.7 per cent. increased by 76% in FY 2021-22 (USD 21.34 billion)
 CPI headline inflation moderated to 5.7 per cent compared to previous FY 2020-21 (USD 12.09
(y-o-y) in December 2022 – after easing to 5.9 per cent billion).
in November – on the back of double digit deflation  FDI inflow to India has almost doubled in the last
in vegetable prices. seven years.
About Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Share of top investing countries
 Section 45ZB of the amended RBI Act, 1934 Percentage to total
provides for an empowered six-member Monetary Country
inflows (FY 2021-22)
Policy Committee (MPC). 1. Singapore 27 %
 The first such MPC was constituted on September
2. U.S.A. 18%
29, 2016. 3. Mauritius 16%

India Top Remittance Recipient  Karnataka is the top recipient state with 38%

in 2021 : WHO
The first ‘World Report on the Health of
Refugees and Migrants’, published by the ‘World
Health Organisation (WHO)’, placed India as the top
recipient in remittances in 2021.
 Theme : ‘Health for all, including refugees and
migrants : time to act now’.
Findings of the Report : Remittances
 India had received 87 billion dollars, which is a way
ahead of the countries like Mexico and China.
Top Remittance Recipients (Among Low &
Middle Income countries)
share of the total FDI Equity inflow during the
FY 2021-22 followed by Maharashtra (26%) and
Delhi (14%).
‰‰India’s First Sovereign Green Bonds
(SGrb) Framework
 Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman approves the final
Sovereign Green Bonds framework of India.
Sovereign Green Bonds Framework
 Approved on: 09 November, 2022
 Objective: Strengthen India’s commitment
towards its Nationally Determined Contribution
(NDCs) targets

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 D. Sectors of Economy : Agriculture, Industry, Services
NSE gets the final SEBI approval
to launch Social Stock Exchange
In February, 2023 the National Stock Exchange
(NSE) has got the green-light from the capital markets
regulator SEBI to launch its Social Stock Exchange.
What is a Social Stock Exchange?
 A Social Stock Exchange is a platform that will help
social enterprises to raise funds from the public.
 It is similar to a stock exchange which helps companies
raise funds from the public.
Background
 The idea of a social stock exchange was first mooted
in the Union Budget 2019-20.
 The Securities and Exchange Board of India
(SEBI) had given an in-principle approval to National
Stock Exchange (NSE) for setting up the exchange
in December, 2022.
Indian States’ Electricity Transition
About the Report
 Published in: February 26, 2023
 Jointly Published by: Institute for Energy
Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and
Ember
 Analysed: 16 Indian states
Key Findings
 Karnataka and Gujarat made the most progress
towards clean electricity transition. Haryana and
Punjab are best positioned to further this transition.
 Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal must
ramp up efforts to maximise their renewable energy
generation potential and increase clean electricity
transition commitments.
India’s Climate Targets
 At the 26th United Nations Climate Change
Conference of the Parties (COP26), held in
Glasgow in November 2021, India displayed
its climate stewardship with its ‘Panchamrit’
commitments:
  Install 500 gigawatts (GW) of non-fossil
electricity capacity by 2030
2023 (91)
 Generate about 50% cumulative electric
power installed from non-fossil fuel
resources by 2030
 Reduce carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes
from now till 2030
 Reduce emissions intensity of its gross do-
mestic product (GDP) by 45% by 2030
 Achieve net zero by 2070
Kirit Parikh Panel for Gas Pricing
The Kirit Parikh panel to review natural gas prices
in India has recommended a price band of $4-6.50/unit
for gas from old legacy fields, which account for over
70 per cent of the domestic output, and ushering in of
fully market-determined rates by January 2027.
 Background : The committee was set up in
September, 2022 to review the gas pricing formula
Important suggestions
 India should have completely free and market-
determined pricing for natural gas extracted from
legacy fields and remove all caps by January 1, 2027.
 Till then, the committee has suggested a floor
price of $4 per MMBtu (metric million British
thermal unit) be kept in place to cover the cost of
gas production by Oil India (OIL) and the Oil and
Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
 The committee has also recommended a ceiling
price of $6.5 per MMBTu, which may be increased
yearly by about $0.5 per MMBTu till 2027.
T+1 Settlement Plan
India will become the second country after China in
the world to start the ‘trade-plus-one’ (T+1) settlement
cycle in top listed securities from January 27,2023.
T+1 settlement cycle
 Launched on - On January 27, 2023
 Launched by - National Stock Exchange (NSE)
and Bombay Stock Exchange BSE
 Objective - Trade-related settlement within 24
hours
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About the T+1 settlement Plan  Aizawl (Mizoram), Solan and Shimla (Himachal
 The T+1 settlement cycle means that trade-related Pradesh) were the top three districts.
settlements must be done within a day, or 24 hours,  Uttar Pradesh is at 31st Place in Making Social
of the completion of a transaction. Progress with SPI score of 49.16 points.
 This is different from T+2, where they will be settled  For the dimension of Basic Human Needs :
in 2 days. Goa, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, and Chandigarh
 Previously, in 2003, SEBI (Securities Exchange are the top four states with the best performance in
Board of India) reduced the settlement period from Water and Sanitation and Shelter.
T+3 days to T+2 days.  Opportunity dimension : Tamil Nadu has achieved
the highest component score of 72.00.
Social Progress Index (SPI)
Tier-I: Very High Social Progress
Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister Table : State and UTs belonging to Tier-I
(EAC-PM) released the Social Progress Index (SPI) State SPI Rank
for states and districts of India on December 20,
Puducherry 65.99 1
2022. The report has been prepared by Institute for
Lakshadweep 65.89 2
Competitiveness and Social Progress Imperative.
Goa 65.53 3
The report was released by Dr. Bibek Debroy, Chairman,
EAC – PM. Table : State and UTs belonging to Tier-II
About Social Progress Index (SPI) State SPI Rank
 SPI is a comprehensive tool intended to be a holistic Jammu and Kashmir 60.76 10
measure of the Social Progress made by the country Punjab 60.23 11
at the national and sub-national levels. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & 59.81 12
 The index assesses states and districts based on 12 Diu
components across three critical dimensions of Table : State and UTs belonging to Tier-III
social progress— State SPI Rank
 Basic Human Needs,
Uttarakhand 58.26 16
 Foundations of Well-being, and
Karnataka 56.77 17
 Opportunity.
Arunachal Pradesh 56.56 18
 The index uses an extensive framework comprising
89 indicators at the state level and 49 at the district Table : State and UTs belonging to Tier-IV
level. State SPI Rank
 Based on the SPI scores, states and districts have Haryana 54.15 21
been ranked under six tiers of social progress. Gujarat 53.81 22
The tiers are Tier 1: Very High Social Progress; Andhra Pradesh 53.60 23
Tier 2: High Social Progress; Tier 3: Upper Middle
Table : State and UTs belonging to Tier-V
Social Progress; Tier 4: Lower Middle Social
State SPI Rank
Progress; Tier 5: Low Social Progress; and Tier 6:
Uttar Pradesh 49.16 31
Very Low Social Progress.
Odisha 48.19 32
Important Points of the Report Madhya Pradesh 48.11 33
 Puducherry has the highest SPI score of 65.99 in
the country. Table : State and UTs belonging to Tier-VI
 Lakshadweep and Goa closely follow it with State SPI Rank
scores of 65.89 and 65.53, respectively. Assam 44.92 34
 Jharkhand and Bihar scored the lowest, 43.95 Bihar 44.47 35
and 44.47, respectively. Jharkhand 43.95 36

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 Crop MSP 2021- MSP Increase
The Global Startup Ecosystem 22 2022-23 in MSP
Report, 2022 (Rs. per (Rs. per (Absolute)
quintal) quintal) (Rs. per
quintal)
 Published On - June 14, 2022
Paddy (Common) 1940 2040 100
 Published by - Startup Genome
 Published - ‘The Global Startup Ecosystem Report Paddy (Grade A) 1960 2060 100

2022’. Jowar (Hybrid) 2738 2970 232

 Kerala has been ranked first in Asia in Affordable Jowar (Maldandi) 2758 2990 232
Talent in Global Startup Ecosystem Report Bajra 2250 2350 100
(GSER). Ragi 3377 3578 201
 The first Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER)
Maize 1870 1962 92
was published in the year 2012.
Tur (Arhar) 6300 6600 300
Top 3 Countries
Moong 7275 7755 480
Rank Country Performance
Urad 6300 6600 300
1 Silicon Valley 10
Groundnut 5550 5850 300
2 New York City 10
Sunflower Seed 6015 6400 385
2 London 9
Soyabean (yellow) 3950 4300 350
Indian Cities in GSER 2022
Sesamum 7307 7830 523
22 Bangalore 5 Nigerseed 6930 7287 357
26 Delhi 8 Cotton (Medium
5726 6080 354
Staple)
36 Mumbai 6
Cotton (Long Staple) 6025 6380 355
Key Findings
 540 companies achieved Unicorn status in 2021, up
MSP for all Rabi Crops for Marketing Season
2023-24
from 150 in 2020.
 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
 Several Indian ecosystems have risen in the
chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has
rankings, such as Delhi, which is ranked 26 in GSER
approved the increase in the Minimum Support
2022. Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi Crops for
 Bangalore ranked 22nd in GSER 2022. Marketing Season 2023-24.
 Mumbai has moved out of the Emerging Eco-
Crops MSP RMS MSP RMS Increase in
systems ranking and into the global overall rankings 2022-23 2023-24 MSP (Ab-
(ranked 36). (Rs. per (Rs. per solute)
quintal) quintal) (Rs. per
quintal)
Minimum Support Prices for all
Wheat 2015 2125 110
Kharif crops for Marketing Season, Barley 1635 1735 100
2022-23 Gram 5230 5335 105
On June 8, 2022, the Cabinet Committee Lentil (Masur) 5500 6000 500
on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Prime Rapeseed & 5050 5450 400
Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the increase Mustard
in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Safflower 5441 5650 209
Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2022-23.  Jute 4500 4750 250

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 E. International Economic Activities
QS World University Rankings
2023 by Subject
In March 2023, QS World University Rankings 2023
by subject were released.
 The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
cover a total of 54 disciplines, grouped into five
broad subject areas.
 This year’s rankings include three new subjects: data
science, history of art, and marketing.
 Global Performance: Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) of US is ranked first followed by
University of Cambridge of UK, Stanford University
of US respectively.
Performance of India
 Led by its Institutes of Eminence (IoE), India has
improved its position in the Quacquarelli Symonds
(QS) World University Rankings by Subject, with 44
courses, in their respective subject categories.
 JNU’s sociology at 68th place
 IIT-Kanpur (Electrical engineering, ranked 87th),
featuring in the top 100 categories for the first time.
 IIT-Madras (in Petroleum Engineering, ranked
21st)
 IIT-Bombay (Mathematic, ranked 92nd)
 IIT-Delhi (Electrical engineering, ranked 49th)
 Jawaharlal Nehru University (Sociology, ranked 68th)
 Apart from these 10 entries from BITS Pilani and
two from OP Jindal University also made it to top
100.
Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
On March 10, 2023 banking regulators in the U.S.
took control of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which
typically catered to start-ups, venture capitalists and tech
firms, after it suffered a sudden collapse. Later another
bank, Signature Bank, was also closed.
About Silicon Valley Bank  Migration and Development Brief
 Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was a state chartered
commercial bank  headquartered in Santa Clara,
California.
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 Silicon Valley Bank was founded in 1983 by Wells
Fargo  executive Bill Biggerstaff and Stanford
University professor Robert Medearis.
Why did SVB fail?
 Since the pandemic began, Silicon Valley Bank  had
been buying lots of what are often considered “safe”
assets like U.S. Treasury and government-backed
mortgage bonds. 
 The Federal Reserve has been aggressively raising
rates.
Global Minimum Tax
In November, 2022 a global deal to ensure big
companies pay a minimum tax rate of 15% and make
it harder for them to avoid taxation has been agreed by
136 countries.
What is Global Minimum Tax
 EU members have agreed to implement a minimum
tax rate of 15% on big businesses
 It is accordance with Pillar 2 of the global tax
agreement framed by the Organisation for
Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD) in 2021.
 This is to ensure that big businesses with global
operations do not benefit by domiciling themselves
in tax havens in order to save on taxes.
 On February 2, 2023, the OECD/G20 Framework
on BEPS released technical guidelines to assist
governments with implementation of the landmark
reform to the international tax system, which will
insure multinational enterprises (MNEs) will be
subject to a 15% effective minimum tax rate.
Migration and Development Brief
of World Bank
Retaining its spot as the world’s top recipient of
remittances, migrant workers from India are set to send
home a record USD 100 billion in 2022, despite global
headwinds like rising prices.
 Published on - November, 2022
 Published by - World Bank
 Title- Remittances Brave Global Headwinds
 Special Focus: Climate Migration
 About : An update on migration and remittance
flows.
Important Points of the Report
 India is expected to receive a record $100 billion in
remittance in 2022, the top recipient in 2022.
 It attributed the feat to the large share of Indian
migrants earning relatively high salaries in the United
States, United Kingdom and East Asia.
 Despite reaching a historic milestone at $100 billion
and retaining its position as the top recipient of
remittances globally, India’s remittance flows are
expected to account for only 3 per cent of its GDP
in 2022.
 For the world, remittance flows are expected to
reach $794 billion in 2022.
 The United States is the top destination country
for foreign-born individuals, including documented
and undocumented migrants.
Forbes : India’s 100 Richest
People
 In November, 2022, Forbes has launched its annual
list of India’s 100 richest billionaires.
 According to the list, the combined wealth of India’s
100 richest grew by $25 billion to touch $800 billion.
 The cumulative net worth of the top 10 richest
stands at $385.2 billion, up 15.1 per cent from 2021.
 While the richest man in the country has a net worth
of $150 billion, the richest Indian woman Savitri
Jindal has a net worth of $16.4 billion.
 There are nine women billionaires on the list this
year.
 Top 10 richest Indians in the Forbes 2022 list:
1. Gautam Adani (net worth $150 billion)
2. Mukesh Ambani (net worth $88 billion)
3. Radhakishan Damani (net worth $27.6 billion)
4. Cyrus Poonawalla (net worth $21.5 billion)
5. Shiv Nadar (net worth $21.4 billion)
6.  Savitri Jindal and Family (net worth $16.4
billion)
7. Dilip Shanghvi and Family (net worth $15.5
billion)
8. Hinduja Brothers (net worth $15.2 billion)
9. Kumar Birla (net worth $15 billion)
10. Bajaj Family (net worth $14.6 billion)
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NOBEL Prize in Economics
On October 10, 2022 Sveriges Riksbank Prize
in Economic Sciences for 2022 was awarded to three
American economists: Ben S Bernanke, Douglas
W Diamond and Philip H Dybvig for significantly
improving “our understanding of the role of banks
in the economy, particularly during financial
crises.”
Ben S Bernanke
 Bernanke demonstrated how failing banks played a
decisive role in the global depression of the 1930s,
the worst economic crisis in modern history.
 His research was based on—
  “If banking collapses can cause so much
damage, could we manage without banks?
 Must banks be so unstable and, if so, why?
Douglas W Diamond and Philip H Dybvig
 Both Diamond and Dybvig worked together to
develop theoretical models explaining:
 Why banks exist;
 How their role in society makes them vulnerable
to rumours about their impending collapse,
and how society can lessen this vulnerability.
 They are awarded for research on banks and financial
crises.
Previous Years’ Nobel in Economics
 David Card “for his empirical contributions to
labour economics”
 Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens
“for their methodological contributions to the
analysis of causal relationships”
Hurun India Rich List, 2022
 Hurun India Rich List is a ranking of individuals
with a net worth of INR 1,000 crore+ and has
grown to become the most comprehensive rich list
in India.
 Over the last decade, the list grew from 100
individuals from 10 cities to 1,103 richest Indians,
from 122 cities.
 Released on: September 21, 2022
 Released by: Hurun India and IIFL Wealth
 This is the 11th annual ranking of the richest
individuals in India.
 As per report 1,103 individuals have INR 1,000
crore wealth.
 It is an increase of 62% over the last five years.
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 With INR 10,94,400 crore, Gautam Adani
overtakes Mukesh Ambani, to bag the richest
Indian title.
 602 individuals increased their wealth, of which 149
are new faces.
 The Founder of Nykaa - Falguni Nayar overtakes
‘Biotech Queen’ Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
become the richest self-made Indian woman.
 With 283 individuals, Mumbai tops the India Rich
list followed by New Delhi (185) and Bengaluru
(89).
 Co-founder of Confluent, a streaming data
technology company, Neha Narkhede (aged 37)
is the youngest self-made woman entrepreneur in
India.
 India has 221 billionaires in the year 2022.
About the Hurun Report
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 Hurun Report is a leading research, luxury
publishing and events group established in
London in 1998
 Hurun India was launched in 2012.

News in Shorts
‰‰Credit Suisse Crisis
 One of the strongest pillars of banking
in Switzerland Credit Suisse, collapsed– triggered by
a number of fatal financial losses and scandals. This
led to takeover of it by its banking rival UBS for
$3.23 billion.
 167 year-old Credit Suisse Group was among 30
banks in the world deemed too large to fail.
 Credit Suisse was Switzerland’s second-largest
bank and the world’s eighth-largest investment bank.
‰‰Swachhotsav
 In line with the theme for International Day of
Zero Waste 2023 - ‘Achieving sustainable and
environmentally sound practices of minimizing and
managing waste’, The Ministry of Housing and Urban
affairs is organizing Swachhotsav- International Day of
Zero Waste: Rally for Garbage Free Cities in New Delhi.
 The SwachhMashaal March set the tone for the
‘Women-led Swachhotsav’, where citizens rallied for
Garbage-Free Cities on 29, 30, 31st March, 2023.
‰‰Government of Uttar Pradesh and USAID
Launch New Initiative to Increase Tree
Coverage in Uttar Pradesh
 The Government of Uttar Pradesh’s Environment,
Forest and Climate Change Department and the U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID)
on January 31, 2023, announced the launch of the
“Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI)” program
in Uttar Pradesh, which will bring together farmers,
companies, and other private institutions to rapidly
expand tree coverage outside of traditional forests in
the state.
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 TOFI is a five year (2021 to 2026) joint program
in 7 states (Andhra Pradhes, Assam, Haryana,
Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu & U.P.)
 The new initiative will enhance carbon sequestration,
support local communities, and strengthen the climate
resilience of agriculture, thereby supporting global
climate change mitigation and adaptation goals.
‰‰Amazon joins ONDC, the e-commerce
network
 Amazon has announced that it will integrated its
logistics network (from pickup to delivery) and Smart
Commerce Service within the Open Network for
Digital Commerce (ONDC).
 It is a private non-profit company established by the
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Trade of Government of India.
‰‰Subsidiary of EXIM Bank and data
embassies at GIFT City in Gujarat
 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman 2nd
February 2023 announced the setting up of a
subsidiary of EXIM Bank and data embassies at
GIFT City in Gujarat. Move will “enhance business
activities” at GIFT IFSC.
Important Points
 Mrs. Sitharaman also announced to establish a
subsidiary of EXIM Bank for trade refinancing is
also expected to benefit GIFT City.
‰‰ “Undernourished and overlooked: A GLOBAL
NUTRITION CRISIS IN ADOLESCENT
GIRLS AND WOMEN” Report
 Published in: March, 2023
 Published by: United Nations Children’s
Fund (UNICEF).
 Analysed data on- more than 190 countries.
 Key Findings : No region is on track to meet the
2030 global targets to reduce anaemia in adolescent
girls and women by half and low birth-weight in
newborns by 30 per cent.
‰‰Utkarsh 2.0 – Reserve Bank of India’s
Medium-term Strategy Framework
 Recently, on December 30, 2022 the Reserve Bank
of India’s Medium-Term Strategy Framework for
the period 2023- 2025 – ‘Utkarsh 2.0’ – was launched
by Shri Shaktikanta Das, Governor, RBI.
 Objective: Guide the Reserve Bank of India over
the period 2023-25
 The first strategy framework (Utkarsh 2022) covering
the period 2019-2022 was launched in July 2019.
‰‰5 Edition of Youth Co: Lab India
th
 The 5 th
edition of Youth Co: Lab India, Asia
Pacific’s largest youth innovation movement
was jointly launched by Atal Innovation Mission
(AIM), NITI Aayog, UNDP India and Citi
Foundation on December 15th, 2022.
‰‰SIDBI, Google ink partnership to help
MSMEs
 Small Industries Development Bank of India
(SIDBI), the principal financial institution engaged
in the promotion, financing and development of
MSMEs has entered into a collaboration with Google
for having social impact lending programme.
 This partnership with GIPL brings a corpus of $15
million (around Rs. 110 crore) to micro, small and
medium enterprises (MSMEs) as a crisis response
related to COVID-19.
‰‰CCI Imposed a Penalty of 936.44 Crore on
Google
 In October 2022, Competition Commission of India
imposed a penalty of Rs. 936.44 crore on Google for
“abusing its dominant position” with respect to
its play store policies, apart from issuing a cease and
desist order.
 In its orders, the CCI has accused the company
of adopting “discriminatory practices” and
indulging in “anti-competitive” behaviour.
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‰‰India becomes 5th largest Economy
 According to figures from the International
Monetary Fund (IMF), India passed the United
Kingdom (UK) to become the fifth-largest
economy in the world in the last quarter of 2021.
A decade ago, India ranked 11th among the largest
economies, while the UK was 5th.
 The United States, China, Japan, and Germany
are the only nations with economies larger than India.
‰‰First green steel brand ‘Kalyani FeRRESTA’
 On December 20, 2022, the Union Minister of Steel
and Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya has launched
the Kalyani Group’s first green steel brand ‘Kalyani
FeRRESTA’ in New Delhi.
‰‰NMDC wins IEI Industry Excellence
Award 2022
 On 16th December, 2022, National Miner NMDC
won the coveted IEI (Institution of Engineers,
India) Industry Excellence Award 2022 in Chennai,
Tamil Nadu.
‰‰Surety Bond Insurance
 On December 19, 2022, Union Minister for
Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari
launched one of India’s first-ever Surety Bond
Insurance product from Bajaj Allianz.
‰‰IGX Launches India’s First-Ever Gas Price
Index
 On December 20, 2022, the Indian Gas Exchange
(IGX), India’s first national level Gas Exchange
for physical delivery of natural gas, announced the
launch GIXI – the first ever nation-wide price index
to reflect benchmark natural gas price for India in
New Delhi.
 It is developed with the purpose to derive a single
price for the country.
‰‰K-shaped Recovery
 K-shaped recovery occurs when following a
recession, different parts of the economy recover at
different rates, times, or magnitudes.
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 Recently, in the latest round of ICE-360 Survey
2021, conducted by People’s Research on India’s
Consumer Economy (PRICE), a Mumbai- based
think-tank found the K-shaped recovery emerged
from the economy hit by the pandemic.
‰‰REC accorded with ‘Maharatna’ Company
Status
 On September 21, 2022, Rural Electrification
Corporation (REC) has been accorded with the
status of a ‘Maharatna’ Central Public Sector
Enterprise, thus giving REC greater operational and
financial autonomy.
 As on 30th November 2022, there are 12 Maharatna
companies in India.
‰‰World Bank report “Poverty and Shared
Prosperity 2022”
 A total of 5.6 crore Indians slipped into poverty in
the pandemic year of 2020, the World Bank said in
its “Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2022: Correcting
Course” report.
 The pandemic increased the global extreme poverty
rate to an estimated 9.3% in 2020, up from 8.4% in
2019, the report said.
 Theme –“Correcting Course”
 Published in –October, 2022
‰‰11th Agriculture Census
 The Eleventh Agricultural Census (2021-22) was
launched on 28 July, 2022 by the Union Minister for
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra
Singh Tomar.
 Agriculture Census is organized by Department
of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Ministry of
Agriculture.
‰‰Power Sector’s Revamped Distribution
Sector Scheme
 On 30th July, 2022 addressing the Grand Finale
marking the culmination of ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal
Bhavishya – Power @2047’, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi launched the Power Sector’s
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme.
 Launched on : 30 July, 2022
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 Aimed at : Improving the operational efficiencies
and financial sustainability of the DISCOMs and
Power Departments.
 Implementing Ministry: Ministry of Power.
‰‰IIDPF (India Infrastructure Project
Development Fund Scheme)
 Launched On: 3rd November 2022.
 Launched By: Department of Economic Affairs
(DEA), Ministry of Finance
 Type of Scheme : Central Sector Scheme
 Objective: To aid development of quality PPP
projects by providing necessary funding support
‰‰‘FloodHub’
 IT-gaints Google has recently launched a platform
to forecast flood globally called ‘FloodHub’.
 Launched in: November, 2022
 Special: platform will display when and where
floods may occur
‰‰SAARC Currency Swap Framework
 In December, 2022 The Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) has signed a currency Swap Agreement with
the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) under
the SAARC currency swap framework.
‰‰World Economic Outlook (WEO) Report
 IMF latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report
has sharply cut the forecast for global growth —
from 6.0 per cent in 2021 to 3.2 per cent in 2022 and
2.7 per cent in 2023.
 Published on: October 11, 2022
 Published by: International Monetary Fund
 Title of the report: Countering the cost-of-living
crisis
 India is projected to grow at 6.8% in the current
fiscal year, following 8.7% growth in the fiscal year
that ended March 31, 2021.
‰‰Digital Banking Units (DBUs)
 On 16th October, 2022 the Prime Minister, Shri
Narendra Modi dedicated 75 Digital Banking
Units (DBU) across 75 districts to the nation.
 Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha
and Rajasthan will get four DBUs each.
‰‰RBI removes Central Bank of India from
PCA framework
 On September 20, 2022, the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) has removed Central Bank of India (CBI)
from its Prompt Corrective Action Framework
(PCAF).
 The RBI introduced the PCA framework in 2002.
‰‰World’s First CNG terminal
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation
stone for the “world’s first CNG (Compressed
Natural Gas) terminal” at Bhavnagar in Gujarat
on September 29, 2022.
‰‰Swachh Toycathon Competition
 Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs launched
Swachh Toycathon on September 26, 2022.
 Swachh Toycathon is a competition under Swachh
Amrit Mahotsav with the aim of ‘Rethinking Indian
toy industry’.
‰‰KRITAGYA 3.0
 Indian Council of Agricultural Research with its
National Agricultural Higher Education Project
and Crop Science Division organized Hackathon
“KRITAGYA 3.0” on September 16, 2022, on
promoting ‘speed breeding for crop improvement’.
‰‰Google Startup School India Initiative
 Launched on : July 6, 2022
 Launched by : Google India
 Aim : To gather relevant information on startup
building into a systematic curriculum to help
10,000 startups in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
 Duration of the program : July 6 to September
15, 2022 (nine-week programme)
‰‰SCALE App
 The SCALE (Skill Certification Assessment
for Leather Employees) app was unveiled
on September 20, 2022 by Union Minister of
Education Dharmendra Pradhan.
 It was launched at the Council of Scientific &
Industrial Research (CSIR)-Central Leather
Research Institute (CLRI) in Chennai.
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‰‰Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
Awards 2022
 On July 30, 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture
and Farmers Welfare organized the AIF Award
Ceremony to felicitate the Banks and States for their
contribution to the scheme.
 Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) was
launched on 8th July, 2020, under the ambitious
Aatmanirbhar Bharat Package.
 Among the Best performing banks, State Bank of
India was awarded as Numero UNO followed by
PNB.
‰‰BSNL-BBNL Merger
 The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
(CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
had approved the merger of Bharat Sanchar Nigam
Limited (BSNL) and Bharat Broadband Network
Limited (BBNL) on July 27, 2022.
‰‰"Jute Mark India" logo
 The government on July 9, 2022 introduced
certification of authenticity for jute products with
the unveiling of "Jute Mark India" logo by the
Union Textile Secretary U P Singh.
 The Jute Mark India (JMI) will be a hallmark of
the jute products manufactured in India.
‰‰Natural Farming Conclave
 The Natural Farming Conclave was organised on
July 10, 2022.
 The Conclave was organised in Surat, Gujarat.
‰‰Mission Kushal Karmi
 In July, 2022 Manish Sisodia, the deputy Chief
Minister of Delhi, started Mission Kushal Karmi to
help construction workers improve their abilities.
 The government aims to train 2 lakh workers in a
year under this programme.
‰‰RBI’s Payments Vision 2025
 On June 17, 2022 Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
released a document named “Payments Vision
2025”.
 Core Theme: E-Payments for Everyone,
Everywhere, Everytime (4 Es)
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 The Payments Vision 2025 document is presented
across the five anchor goalposts of Integrity,
Inclusion, Innovation, Institutionalisation and
Internationalisation (5I's).
‰‰T-Hub 2.0: World’s Largest Innovation
Centre
 Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on
28 June, 2022 inaugurated T-Hub 2.0, the world's
largest innovation campus in Hyderabad.
‰‰‘Dak Karmayogi’
 On June 28, 2022, Minister of Communications
Ashwini Vaishnaw launched ‘Dak Karmayogi’. It is
an e-learning portal of Department of Posts.
‰‰Vanijya Bhawan And NIRYAT Portal
 In the direction of Citizen-Centric Governance
and ensuring ease of access to the all stakeholders
Government has launched Niryat Portal and a
new building called Vanijya Bhawan.
 Inaugurated on - 23 June 2022
 Inaugurated by - PM Narendra Modi
 Place - Delhi
 NIRYAT stands for 'National Import-Export
Record for Yearly Analysis of Trade'.
‰‰India’s Textiles Exports in FY 2021-22
 In the financial year 2021-22, India recorded its
highest-ever apparel and textiles exports which
stood at USD 44.4 billion.
 The top export destinations of textiles from India
were: USA (27 per cent of all apparel and textiles
exports), European Union (18 per cent), and
Bangladesh (12 per cent).
‰‰Global Ayush Investment and Innovation
Summit (GAIIS), 2022
In April, 2022 Prime Minister inaugurated the
Global Ayush Investment & Innovation Summit 2022
at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
 The Summit was organized in line with Sustainable
Development Goal Number 3 of promoting
“Good Health and Well-being.”
‰‰One Station, One Product
 On February 1, 2022, ‘One Station, One Product’
initiative was announced in the budget 2022-23.
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 One station-one product as a concept aims to
promote a local product from each stop of the Indian
Railways by making the railway station of that area a
promotional and sales hub for the product.
‰‰ Indian Pharma records highest Exports in
2021-22
 The Central government on May 02, 2022 announced
that Indian pharma sector recorded its best-ever
exports performance in 2021-22, with a remarkable
growth of almost $10 billion in 8 years.
‰‰World’s First “Crypto-Backed” Payment Card
 In April 2022, Crypto lender Nexo has partnered
with Mastercard to launch the world’s first “crypto-
backed” payment card.
‰‰Identification of New Marine Species –
‘Queen fish’ in Kerala
 A new Carangid species has been identified by the
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)
from the Indian coast of Kerala in April 2022.
 The scientific name of this fish is
Scomberoides pelagicus. In the local
language this fish is called ‘pola vatta’.
‰‰Indian Railways’ First Gati Shakti Cargo
Terminal
 The first ‘Gati Shakti’ Cargo Terminal of Indian
Railways’ was inaugurated in the Eastern Railways'
Asansol Division.
‰‰Food Barons, 2022
 In September, 2022 a report titled Food Barons
2022 : Crisis Profiteering, Digitalization and
Shifting Power was published by ETC Group. As
per report the ‘geographic center of power of the
food barons is shifting east’.
 Pepsico (USA) Nestle (Switzerland) and JBS
(Brazil) are ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in
the leading companies by Food & Beverage Sales,
2020.
 India’s major food delivery platforms Swiggy and
Zomato are placed at 9th and 10th rank among top
10 e-commerce-based food delivery companies.
 Meituan (China) is the world’s biggest e- commerce
food delivery companies.
 UNION BUDGET 2023-24
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman
presented the budget 2023-24 on 1st February 2023 in
the Parliament.
 GDP : The government has estimated a nominal
GDP growth rate (i.e., real growth plus inflation) of
10.5% in 2023-24.
 Fiscal Deficit : Fiscal deficit target of 6.4% achieved
in the Revised Estimate for FY 2022-23.
 Fiscal Deficit in 2023-24 is targeted at 5.9% of
GDP.
 Expenditure : The government proposes to spend
Rs 45,03,097 crore in 2023-24, which is an increase
of 7.5% over the revised estimate of 2022-23.
 The centre gave a boost to infrastructure development
and earmarked Rs 10 lakh crore as capital expenditure
for financial year 2023-24.
 This is 33% higher than the Rs 7.5 lakh crore
allocated in the fiscal 2022-23.
What is Fiscal Deficit?
 Fiscal deficit is the difference between the
government's total expenditure and its total receipts
excluding borrowing
Gross Fiscal Deficit = Total Expenditure –
(Revenue Receipts + Non-debt Creating Capital
Receipts)

Rupee Comes From Rupee Goes To

Pensions (4%)
Other Expenditure
(8%) Interest Payments
(20%)
Union Excise Income Tax
Duties (7%) (15%) Borrowing and
Other States' share of Taxes
Liabilities (34%) and Duties (18%)
Centrally Sponsored
Corporation Tax Schemes (9%)
(15%)

Finance Commission and Subsidies (7%)

Non-Tax Receipts (6%) Other transfers (9%)
Goods & Services Tax Non-Debt Capital Receipts (2%)
& Other Taxes (17%) Customs (4%) Defence (8%)
Central Sector
Schemes (17%)

 Person with annual Income up to Rs 7 lakh will not Indirect taxes:

have to pay any tax.  The total indirect tax collections are estimated to be Rs
 Also number of slabs in the tax structure introduced 15,29,200 crore in 2023-24. Of this, the government
in 2020 has been reduced to five. has estimated to raise Rs 9,56,600 crore from GST.
Important Highlights of Budget 2023-24 Corporation tax:
Total Expenditure  The collections from taxes on companies are
 The government is estimated to spend Rs 45,03,097
expected to increase by 10.5% in 2023-24. In 2022-23,
corporate tax collection is expected to be 16% higher
crore in 2023-24. This is an increase of 7.5% over the
than the budget estimate (Rs 7,20,000 crore).
revised estimate of 2022-23.
 Income tax: The collections from income tax are
 Out of the total expenditure,
also expected to increase by 10.5% in 2023-24 to Rs
  Revenue expenditure is estimated to be Rs 9,00,575 crore. Income tax collection is expected to
35,02,136 crore (1.2% increase) and be 16.4% higher than the budget estimate in 2022-23.
  Capital expenditure is estimated to be Rs Non-tax receipts:
10,00,961 crore (37.4% increase).  Non-tax revenue consists mainly of interest receipts
Total Receipt on loans given by the centre, dividends, license fees,
 Total Receipts: Government receipts (excluding tolls, and charges for government services.
borrowings) are estimated to be Rs 27,16,281 crore,  In 2023-24, non-tax revenue is expected to increase
an increase of 11.7% over the revised estimates of by 15% over the revised estimates of 2022-23.
2022-23. Disinvestment target:
Break up of central government receipts in  The disinvestment target for 2023-24 is Rs 51,000 crore
2023-24 (a marginal increase by 2% of estimate of 2022-23).
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 Break up of Central Government Expenditure in 2023-24
Table : Ministry wise expenditure in 2023-24 (Rs. Crore)
Actuals Budget Revised Budgeted % Change
2021-22 2022-23 2022-23 2023-24 (2022-23 RE
to 2023-24
BE)
Defence 5,00,681 5,25,166 5,84,791 5,93,538 1.5%
Road Transport and Highways 1,23,551 1,99,108 2,17,027 2,70,435 24.6%
Railways 1,35,242 1,40,367 1,62,312 2,41,268 48.6%
Food and Public Distribution 3,06,571 2,17,684 2,96,523 2,05,765 -30.6%
Home Affairs 1,68,791 1,85,777 1,93,912 1,96,035 1.1%
Chemicals and Fertilisers 1,54,789 1,07,715 2,27,681 1,78,482 -21.6%
Rural Development 1,61,643 1,38,204 1,82,382 1,59,964 -12.3%
Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare 1,22,836 1,32,514 1,18,913 1,25,036 5.1%
Communications 51,545 1,05,407 1,05,478 1,23,393 17.0%
Education 80,352 1,04,278 99,881 1,12,899 13.0%
Jal Shakti 83,467 86,189 74,029 97,278 31.4%
Health and Family Welfare 84,470 86,201 79,145 89,155 12.6%
Housing and Urban Affairs 1,06,840 76,549 74,546 76,432 2.5%
Other Ministries 17,13,022 18,39,751 17,70,613 20,33,419 14.8%
Total Expenditure 37,93,801 3944,909 41,87,232 45,03,097 7.5%
Sources : Expenditure Budget, Union Budget 2023-24.
Expenditure on Subsidies  Effective revenue deficit in the budget estimates of
 In 2023-24, the total expenditure on subsidies is 2023-24 is 1.7 %of GDP while it is 2.9 % of GDP
estimated to be Rs 4,03,084 crore, a decrease of 28.3% in revised estimate of 2022-23.
from the revised estimate of 2022-23. Primary Deficit
 Food subsidy: Allocation to food subsidy is  Primary deficit is defined as the difference between
estimated at Rs 1,97,350 crore in 2023-24, a 31.3% the fiscal deficit and the previous year interest
decrease over the revised estimate of 2022-23. payments of the government.
 Fertiliser subsidy: Expenditure on fertiliser subsidy  Primary deficit in the budget estimate 2023-24 is 2.3%
is estimated at Rs 1,75,100 crore in 2023-24. This is a of GDP while it is 3.0% of GDP in revised estimate
decrease of Rs 50,120 crore (22.3%) from the revised of 2022-23.
estimate of 2022-23. Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
Deficits: Targets
Fiscal deficit  The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management
 Fiscal deficit in 2023-24 is targeted at 5.9% of GDP, (FRBM) Act, 2003 requires the central government
lower than the revised estimate of 6.4% of GDP in to progressively reduce its outstanding debt, revenue
2022- 23. deficit and fiscal deficit, and give three year rolling targets.
Revenue deficit  In the Budget speech, the finance minister reiterated
 The excess of expenses over receipts on revenue the government’s aim to reduce fiscal deficit to below
account is called revenue deficit. Revenue deficit = 4.5% of GDP by 2025-26.
Revenue Expense – Revenue Receipts . Actuals Revised Budgeted
 Revenue deficit is targeted at 2.9% of GDP in the 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
budget estimate of 2023-24. It is 4.1% of GDP in Fiscal Deficit 6.7% 6.4% 5.9%
revised estimate of 2022-23.
Revenue Deficit 4.4% 4.1% 2.9%
Effective Revenue Deficit
 Effective Revenue Deficit is the difference between
Primary Deficit 3.3% 3.0% 2.3%
revenue deficit and grants to states for creation of Sources : Medium Term Fiscal Policy Statement,
capital assets. Union Budget 2023-24.

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 Budget at a Glance
(in Rs. Crore)
2021-22 2022-23 2022-23 2023-24
Actuals Budget Revised Budget
Estimates Estimates Estimates
1. Revenue Receipts 2169905 2204422 2348413 2632281
2. Tax Revenue (Net to Centre) 1
1804793 1934771 2086662 2330631
3. Non Tax Revenue 365112 269651 261751 301650
4. Capital Receipts 1623896 1740487 1838819 1870816
5. Recovery of Loans 24737 14291 23500 23000
6. Other Receipts 14638 65000 60000 61000
7. Borrowings and Other Liabilities 2
1584521 1661196 1755319 1786816
8. Total Receipts (1 + 4) 3793801 3944909 4187232 4503097
9. Total Expenditure (10 + 13) 3793801 3944909 4187232 4503097
10. On Revenue Account of which 3200926 3194663 3458959 3502136
11. Interest Payments 805499 940651 940651 1079971
12. Grants in Aid for Creation of Capital Assets 242646 317643 325588 369988
13. On Capital Account 592874 750246 728274 1000961
14. Effective Capital Expenditure (12 + 13) 835520 1067889 1053862 1370949
15. Revenue Deficit (10 – 1) 1031021 990241 1110546 869855
(4.4) (3.8) (4.1) (2.9)
16. Effective Revenue Deficit (15 – 12) 788375 672598 784958 499867
(3.3) (2.6) (2.9) (1.7)
17. Fiscal Deficit (9 – (1 + 5 + 6)] 1584521 1661196 1755319 1786816
(6.7) (6.4) (6.4) (5.9)
18. Primary Deficit (17 – 11) 779022 720545 814668 706845
(3.3) (2.8) (3.0) (2.3)
1. RE 2022-23 is reduced by Rs. 32,607 crore on account of net amount payable by Centre for prior years. Growth
in BE 2023-24 over RE 2022-23 is 10% excluding prior year adjustment.
2. Includes drawn-down of Cash Balance.
Notes :
(i) Nominal GDP for BE 2023-24 has been projected at Rs. 3,01,75,065 crore assuming 10.5% growth over the
estimated Nominal GDP of Rs. 2,73,07,751 crore as per the First Advance Estimates of FY 2022-23.
(ii) Individual items in this document may not sum up to the totals due to rounding off.
(iii) Figures in parenthesis are as a percentage of GDP.
Important tax proposals in the Finance Bill Vision for Amrit Kaal
Income tax regime:
 Currently, those with income up to Rs 5 lakh can avail 1. Opportunities for Citizens with focus on
a rebate and not pay any tax this limit has been raised the Youth
to Rs 7 lakh. 2. Growth and Job Creation
 The number of tax slabs has been reduced from six
to five. 3. Strong and Stable Macro-Economic
 The surcharge on the income when it exceeds Rs 5 Environment
crore will be reduced from 37% to 25%. Achievements
Important Announcement in the budget Speech  Per capita income has more than doubled to Rs. 1.97
 This Budget hopes to build on the foundation laid lakh in around nine years.
in the previous Budget, and the blueprint drawn for  Indian economy has increased in size from being 10th
India@100. to 5th largest in the world.

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 EPFO membership more than doubling to 27 crore,
and 7,400 crore digital payments of `126 lakh crore
has taken place through UPI in 2022.
 11.7 crore household toilets under Swachh
Bharat Mission.
 9.6 crore LPG connections under Ujjawala.
 220 crore Covid vaccination of 102 crore persons,
 47.8 crore PM Jan Dhan bank accounts,
  Insurance cover for 44.6 crore persons under
PM Suraksha Bima and PM Jeevan Jyoti Yojana, and
 Cash transfer of Rs. 2.2 lakh crore to over 11.4
crore farmers under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi.
Priorities of this Budget
1. The Budget adopts the following seven priorities.
They complement each other and act as the ‘Saptarishi’
guiding us through the Amrit Kaal.
Priority 1: Inclusive Development
Agriculture and Cooperation
 Digital public infrastructure for agriculture will be built.
 A n Agriculture Accelerator Fund will be
set-up to encourage agri-startups by young
entrepreneurs in rural areas.
 Government will launch an Atmanirbhar Clean Plant
Program to boost availability of disease-free, quality
planting material for high value horticultural crops at
an outlay of Rs. 2,200 crore.
 Global Hub for Millets ‘Shree Anna’: India is the
largest producer and second largest exporter of ‘Shree
Anna’ in the world. The Indian Institute of Millet
Research, Hyderabad will be supported as the Centre
of Excellence
Health, Education and Skilling
 One hundred and fifty-seven new nursing colleges
will be established.
 A Mission to eliminate Sickle Cell Anaemia by 2047
will be launched.
Priority 2: Reaching the Last Mile
 Recently, the government has launched the
Aspirational Blocks Programme covering 500 blocks
for saturation of essential government services.
 To improve socio-economic conditions of the
particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs),
Pradhan Mantri PVTG Development Mission will
be launched.
 Bharat Shared Repositor y of Inscriptions’
(BharatSHRI) will be set up in a digital epigraphy
museum.
Priority 3: Infrastructure & Investment
Capital Investment as driver of growth and jobs
 Capital investment outlay is being increased steeply
for the third year in a row by 33 per cent to Rs. 10
lakh crore, which would be 3.3 per cent of GDP. This
will be almost three times the outlay in 2019-20.
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 A capital outlay of Rs. 2.40 lakh crore has been
provided for the Railways. This highest ever outlay is
about 9 times the outlay made in 2013-14.
Priority 4: Unleashing the Potential
 Under Mission Karmayogi, Centre, States and Union
Territories are making and implementing capacity-
building plans for civil servants.
 Vivad se Vishwas II will be introduced for MSMEs
for settling Contractual Disputes .
 An Entity DigiLocker will be set up for use by
MSMEs, large business and charitable trusts.
Priority 5: Green Growth
Green Growth
PM-PRANAM* Will incentivize State/UTs to promote
to be usage of aleternative fertilizers
launched
500 New ‘Waste To be established under GOBARdhan
to Wealth’ plants scheme for promoting circular economy
Other Initiatives l S etting up 10,000 bio-inputs
resource centres-to facilitate
farmers to adopt natural farming
l Promotion
 of Battery energy
storage systems
l P romotion of coastal shipping for
energy efficient transportation
l F unds to be allocated for replacing
old polluting vehicles
Priority 6: Youth Power
 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 will be
launched to skill lakhs of youth within the next three
years.
 States will be encouraged to set-up Unity Malls:
For promotion and sale of ODOP (One District-One
Product), GI and handicraft products.
Priority 7 : Financial Sector
 Economic Survey 2022 -23
 On January 31, 2023, the Finance Minister, Ms.
Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey
2022-23 in Parliament. The Economic Survey is
prepared by the Department of Economic Affairs
(DEA), Ministry of Finance, under the guidance of
Chief Economic Advisor.
  The current chief economic advisor is V
Anantha Nageswaran.
Key Highlights of Economic Survey 2022-23
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
 The Survey has estimated real GDP growth in 2023-
24 at 6.5%.
 It observed that the actual growth rate would lie in
the range of 6-6.8%, depending on the trajectory of
economic and political developments globally.
 In 2022-23, GDP is estimated to grow at 7% in real
terms.
 India is the 3rd largest economy in the world in
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms and the 5th
largest in market exchange rates.
Inflation:
 In 2022-23, retail inflation is estimated at 6.8%,
higher than 2021-22 (5.5%).
 Retail inflation increased to 7.8% in the month of
April 2022 before falling to 5.7% in December 2022.
 The Survey expects inflation in 2023-24 to be
lower than 2022-23 on the back of less economic
uncertainties.
Current account balance:
 India recorded a current account deficit of USD
36.4 billion (4.4% of GDP) in the second quarter of
2022-23 as compared to a deficit of USD 9.7 billion
(1.3% of GDP) in the second quarter of 2021-22.
 Between April-September 2022, India’s recorded a
current account deficit of 3.3% of GDP due to an
increase in merchandise trade deficit.
 Sharp rise in oil prices and foreign portfolio
investment outflows due to rise in interest rates
abroad put pressure on India’s Balance of Payments
in 2022.
Fiscal deficit:
 The central government’s fiscal deficit moderated to
6.7% of GDP in 2021-22, after increasing to 9.2%
of GDP in 2020-21.
 Buoyant revenue collection over the last two
years have helped in bringing down the fiscal
deficit.
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 The Survey estimated that the central government is
on track to meet its fiscal deficit target for 2022-23
(6.4% of GDP).
 In 2022-23, general government deficit is estimated
to be 9.4% of GDP, lower than in 2021-22 (10.3%
of GDP).
Debt:
 Total liabilities of the central government are
estimated to decline from 59.2% of GDP in 2020-
21 to 56.7% of GDP in 2021-22.
 Outstanding liabilities of the general government
are estimated to be 86.5% in 2022-23.
 Most of it is held by residents and is denominated in
rupees (95.1% of the total).
 External debt is entirely owed to official sources,
which insulates it from changes in international
capital markets.
 About 98% of the debt is contracted at fixed interest
rates, insulating from changes in interest rates.
Agriculture and allied activities :
 India’s agriculture sector has grown at an average
annual rate of 4.6% during the last six years.
 In 2021-22, it grew by 3%, lower than 2020-21
(3.3%).
 India has also emerged as a net exporter of
agricultural products with exports reaching an all-
time high of USD 50.2 billion in 2021-22.
 The production of foodgrains and oil seeds has
been increasing year-on-year.
  However, wheat production was adversely
impacted in 2022 due to an early heat wave.
 The Survey observed that there has been a consistent
increase in institutional agricultural credit.
 In 2021-22, agricultural credit was 13% higher
than the target of Rs 16.5 lakh crore.
 The target for agricultural credit for 2022-23 is
Rs 18.5 lakh crore.
Industry:
 Industry accounts for 31% of India’s GDP and
employs over 12.1 crore people.
 In 2022-23, the industrial sector is estimated to
grow by 6.7%.
 India is ranked 3rd worldwide in the production of
pharma products by volume and 14th by value.
 The sector is the largest provider of generic
medicines globally, occupying a 20 per cent
share in global supply by volume, and is also
the leading vaccine manufacturer globally with
a market share of 60 per cent.
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Services sector:
 The services sector recovered swiftly in 2021-22
after bearing the maximum burden of the pandemic.
 In 2021-22, the services sector grew by 8.4% as
compared to a contraction of 7.8% in 2020-21.
 In 2022-23, the services sector is estimated to grow
by 9.1%.
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Service:
 The World Investment Report 2022 of UNCTAD
places India as the 7th largest recipient of FDI in the
top 20 countries in 2021.
 In FY22 India received the highest-ever FDI inflows
of US$ 84.8 billion including US$ 7.1 billion FDI
equity inflows in the services sector.
External Sector:
 India achieved an all-time high annual merchandise
export of US$ 422.0 billion in FY22.
 Merchandise exports were US$ 332.8 billion over
April-December 2022 against US$ 305.0 billion
during the period April-December 2021.
 Non petroleum and non-gems & jewellery exports
in April-December 2022 were US$ 233.5 billion, as
compared to US$ 230.0 billion in April-December
2021.
 Petroleum, oil, and lubricants (POL) exports
constituted about 21.1 per cent and non-POL
exports were 78.9 per cent of total exports
during FY23 (until December 2022).
Capital Account Balance:
 Foreign investment, consisting of Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) and foreign portfolio investment
(FPI), is the largest component of the capital account.
 During April-September 2022, gross FDI inflows
were US$ 39.3 billion as compared to US$ 42.5
billion a year ago.
  Computer Software and Hardware attracted
the highest share of FDI equity inflow (23.4
per cent) followed by Services (15.4 per cent)
and Trading(12.2 percent).
 In terms of FDI inflow, Singapore was the top
investing country with a 37.0 per cent share, followed
by Mauritius (12.1 per cent), UAE (11.0 per cent),
and the USA (10.0 per cent).
Foreign Exchange Reserves:
 As of December 2022, Forex Reserves stood at US$
563 bn covering 9.3 months of imports.
 As of end-November 2022, India is the 6th largest
foreign exchange reserves holder in the world.
 Remittances are the second largest major source of
external financing after service export.
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Infrastructure:
 Capital expenditure in 2022-23 is targeted at 7.5 lakh
crore, 35.4% higher than2021-22.
 To sustain the investment drive, the National
Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) has provided a
forward-looking roadmap of investible projects
of around Rs 111 lakh crore between 2019-20 and
2024-2025.
 Currently, the NIP has 8,964 projects with a total
investment of more than Rs 108 lakh crore under
different stages of implementation.
  The transport sector constitutes more than
half of these projects.
Employment:
 Labour markets have recovered beyond pre-COVID
levels in both urban and rural areas.
 The unemployment rate decreased from 5.8% in
2018-19 to 4.2% in 2020-21.
 There was also an increase in the rural female labour
force participation rate from 19.7% in 2018-19 to
27.7% in 2020-21.
 Unemployment rate in urban areas decreased from
8.3% in July-September 2019 to 7.2% in July-
September 2022.
 The number of persons demanding work under
MGNREGS was seen at levels similar to the pre-
pandemic period during July-November 2022.
 The number of works done under MGNREGS
has steadily increased over the years with 85
lakh completed works in 2021-22 and 70.6 lakh
completed works in 2022-23 as on January 9,
2023.
Insurance and pension:
 Insurance penetration (insurance premiums to GDP
ratio) in India increased from 2.7% in 2000 to 4.2%
in 2021.
  The Survey noted that life insurance
penetration in India was 3.2% in 2021.
 An increase in FDI limit for insurance companies
and digitisation of the insurance market is likely to
facilitate growth.
 India’s pension sector has expanded since the
introduction of the National Pension Scheme (NPS)
and APY.
 The coverage of population under NPS and APY as
a share of total population increased from 1.2% in
2016-17 to 3.7% in 2021-22.
 The Survey noted that there is significant scope for
growth in India’s pension sector as per capita income
is expected to rise in the future.

Indian Space Policy, 2023
The Union Cabinet on April 6, 2023 approved
the Indian Space Policy, 2023 under which roles and
responsibilities of organisations such as ISRO, New
Space India Limited (NSIL) and private sector entities
have been laid down.
 India’s share in the global space economy (currently
at less than 2%) will be increased to 10% in the future.
Highlights
 Private sector participation: The policy seeks to
institutionalize the private sector participation in the
space sector, with ISRO focusing on research and
development of advanced space technologies.
 The private sector can take part in end-to-end
space activities like - building satellites, rockets,
launch vehicles, data collection, and dissemination.
 Private sector infrastructure: The policy
encourages the private sector to invest in creating
new infrastructure for the sector.
Roles and responsibilities
 ISRO: It will focus on developing new technologies,
new systems, and research and development. It will
not do any operational and production work for the
space sector.
 PSU New Space India Limited (NSIL): It will
carry out strategic activities related to the space
sector and will work in a demand-driven mode. It is
the commercial arm of ISRO.
 INSPACe (announced in 2020; formally
inaugurated in 2022) : It will be the interface
between Indian Space Research Organisation and
non-governmental entities.
Biotech-KISAN scheme
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Science & Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh on April 6, 2023
informed the Rajya Sabha that so far 1,60,000 farmers
have received benefits during the last one-year (January
2022- December 2022) of Biotech-KISAN scheme.
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 Biotech-KISAN scheme is a farmer-centric
scheme for farmers, launched in 2017, developed
by and with farmers under the Department of
Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology.
 It is a pan-India program, following a hub-and-
spoke model and stimulates entrepreneurship
and innovation in farmers and empowers
women farmers.
 Biotech-KISAN Hubs have been established
covering all 15 Agro-climatic zones and
Aspirational Districts in the country.
About Agricultural biotechnology
 Agricultural biotechnology is a collection of
scientific techniques used to improve plants, animals
and microorganisms.
 Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO): These
are plants, bacteria, fungi and animals whose genes
have been altered by manipulation.
 GM plants (Bt Cotton) have been useful in
many ways.
3D-Printed Dhawan II Engine
 Private space vehicle company Skyroot Aerospace
on April 04, 2023 test-fired its 3D-printed Dhawan
II engine for a duration of 200 seconds.
 The engine was developed by the company for its
heavier vehicle, Vikram II.
 The ‘Dhawan-II endurance test was conducted at
Solar Industries’ propulsion test facility in Nagpur,
Maharashtra, using an indigenously constructed
mobile cryogenic engine test pad.
 Earlier in November 2022, Skyroot launched India’s
first privately developed rocket Vikram-S.
Dhawan II
 The Dhawan cryogenic engine series of Skyroot is
named in honour of Satish Dhawan, an eminent
Indian rocket scientist who played a crucial role in
the development of India’s space programme.
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  Dhawan II builds upon Skyroot’s first privately
developed fully-cryogenic rocket engine -
Dhawan–I, which was successfully test fired in
2021.
 It is completely indigenous and used a super-alloy
for 3D printing the engine, which reduced the
manufacturing time by 95%.
 It will use Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) and
Liquid Oxygen (LoX) as propellants.
3D Printing
 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing.
 It is a technique that employs materials such as
plastics and metals to turn computer-aided design
goods into genuine three-dimensional items.
 It is the inverse of subtractive manufacturing.
ISRO’s Reusable Launch Vehicle
Mission RLV LEX
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
on April 2, 2023 successfully carried out the landing
experiment of the Reusable Launch Vehicle-
Technology Demonstration (RLV-TD) programme at
the Aeronautical Test Range in Challakere, Chitradurga,
Karnataka.
 The space agency also said that in a first in the world,
a winged body has been carried to an altitude of
4.5 km by helicopter and released for carrying an
autonomous landing on a runway.
What is ISRO’s RLV TD project?
 According to ISRO, the series of experiments
with the winged RLV-TD are part of efforts at
“developing essential technologies for a fully
reusable launch vehicle to enable low-cost
access to space”.
 In the future, this vehicle will be scaled up to become
the first stage of India’s reusable two-stage-to-orbit
(TSTO) launch vehicle.
 The RLV-TD will be used to develop technologies
like hypersonic flight (HEX), autonomous
landing (LEX), return flight experiment (REX),
powered cruise flight, and Scramjet Propulsion
Experiment (SPEX).
 Remark: RLV-TD was successfully flight tested
on May 23, 2016, from Sriharikota validating the
critical technologies such as autonomous navigation,
guidance and control, reusable thermal protection
system, and re-entry mission management.
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Sky Canvas Project: Artificial
meteor showers
According to a report by ‘The Independent’ in
April, 2023, Tokyo-based ALE is set to launch the
satellite in 2025 and it hopes to give people all over the
world “the opportunity to view the world’s first live
human-made meteor shower.”
About the Project
 It is the world’s first artificial  meteor shower
project.
 The aim of the project will be to collect atmospheric
data in the mesosphere.
 Under this project, meteor-replicating particles
will be installed in a satellite 250 miles (400 km)
up and then released over a designated area.
 These metallic particles will be spheres with
a diameter of 0.4 inches (1 cm) and a mass of a
few grams.
 The pea-sized balls have a secret chemical formula
that causes them to light up from the friction of
re-entry at speeds of up to five miles (8km) a second.
 ALE says they will travel more slowly and light up
for longer than natural shooting stars - up to ten
seconds each.
 They will be visible over a 125-mile (200 km) area. 
BOAT (Brightest Of All Time) –
Gamma Ray
Radiation from the explosion — a gamma-ray burst
(GRB) known as GRB 221009A — swept over Earth on
October 9, 2022.
 It saturated gamma-ray detectors on multiple space
telescopes, earning the nickname the BOAT, short
for “brightest of all time.”
 The astronomers recorded these brightest gamma-
ray radiation, which could overturn a long-standing
theory of GRB jets.
GRB 221009A
 GRB 221009A was detected in October 2022, by
NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, Neil
Gehrels Swift Observatory, and Wind spacecraft.
 The signal originated from the direction of the
constellation Sagitta, and it took approximately 1.9
billion years to reach Earth.
 The 5-minute-long radiation pulse was the
brightest GRB ever and nearly 70 times brighter
than any other such eruption ever observed.
 ‘Global Hub for Green Ship’
building by 2030
 With an aim to make India a global hub for building
green ships, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways (MoPSW) on March 22, 2023 launch
‘Green Tug Transition Programme’ (GTTP).
 It will convert all tugboats working in the
country into ‘Green Hybrid Tugs’, running
on non-fossil fuel like Methanol, Ammonia,
Hydrogen.
 The target is to have the initial Green Tugs
working in all major ports by 2025, and 50% of
all Tugs converted into Green Tugs by 2030.
 Country’s first National Centre of Excellence in
Green Port & Shipping (NCoEGPS) is the result
of a collaboration between the Ministry of Ports,
Shipping & Waterways, Government of India and
the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
 With the NCoEGPS acting as the Nodal entity for
the industry, the plan is afoot to make India as the
‘Global hub for building Green Ships’ by 2030.
National Rabies Control
Programme (NRCP)
The Central Government in April, 2023 launched
the National Rabies Control Programme (NRCP) for
prevention and control of Rabies.
 As per information received from National Centre
for Disease Control (NCDC), Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare, the Strategies of the National
Rabies Control Program are as follows:
 Provision of rabies vaccine & rabies
immunoglobulin through national free drug
initiatives
 Training on appropriate animal bite
management, prevention and control of rabies,
surveillance and inter-sectoral coordination
 Strengthening surveillance of animal bites and
rabies deaths reporting
 Creating awareness about rabies prevention
 The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI)
has also requested the concerned authorities to take
appropriate action and to effectively implement
the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2023 to
control the dog population.
 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and Ministry
of Fisheries Animal Husbandry & Dairying,
Government of India jointly launched ‘National
Action Plan For Dog Mediated Rabies
Elimination (NAPRE) from India by 2030’.
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Bharat 6G project
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 22, 2023
unveiled India’s 6G mission.
 The mission visualises a focused initiative for the
next-generation tech in India, and the official 6G
testbed project to allow research on new network
technologies.
 India’s 6G project will be implemented in two
phases—
 The first one from 2023 to 2025 and
 The second one from 2025 to 2030.
 The government has also appointed an apex council
to oversee the project and focus on issues such as
standardization, identification of the spectrum
for 6G usage, create an ecosystem for devices and
systems, and figure out finances for research and
development, among other things.
 A key focus of the council will be on
new technologies such as Terahertz
communication, radio interfaces, tactile
internet, artificial intelligence for connected
intelligence, new encoding methods and
waveforms chipsets for 6G devices.
 As opposed to 5G, which at its peak can offer
internet speeds up to 10 Gbps, 6G promises to offer
ultra-low latency with speeds up to 1 Tbps.
 As per the vision document, 6G use cases will
include remote-controlled factories, constantly
communicating self-driven cars and smart wearables
taking inputs directly from human senses.
LVM3 M3/ OneWeb India-2
Mission
 According to the ISRO, LVM3 M3/ OneWeb
India-2 Mission was accomplished successfully on
March 26, 2023.
 The vehicle took off with a total payload of 5,805
kg from Sriharikota.
 The vehicle performed a sophisticated manoeuvre
to orient in orthogonal directions and injected the
satellites into precise orbits with defined time-gaps
to avoid collision of the satellites.
 As per the contract signed between ISRO’s
commercial arm NSIL and OneWeb, a total of
72 satellites are set to be launched in two phases.
 The first phase, which included 36 satellites,
was successfully launched on October 23,
2022, in the LVM3-M2/OneWeb India-1
mission.
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 OneWeb Constellation
 OneWeb Constellation operates in a LEO Polar
Orbit.
 Satellites are arranged in 12 rings (Orbital
planes) with 49 satellites in each plane.
 The orbital planes are inclined to be near polar
(87.9 Deg.)
 The orbital planes are 1200 km above the Earth.
Each satellite completes a full trip around the
earth every 109 minutes.
 ISRO has renamed the GSLV Mark-III as Launch
Vehicle Mark-III. A GSLV – for the Geostationary
Orbit (GEO) – will continue to be called so.
 The LVM3 will go everywhere —GEO, Medium
Earth orbit (MEO), LEO, and missions to the
moon, sun.
ICAR develops wheat that can
beat the heat
In a major development towards climate smart
farming in India, Indian Council of Agriculture
Research (ICAR) has announced the development of a
new wheat variety, amenable to early sowing and escaping
the impact of temperature spikes in March. This new
variety is named HD-3385.
About the IARI and ICAR
 Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI),
popularly known as Pusa Institute is an institute
of national importance under ICAR.
 IARI works to provide leadership in technology
development and policy guidance for vibrant and
resilient agriculture and is Headquartered at Delhi.
 The ICAR is an autonomous body responsible for
coordinating agricultural education and research
in India.
 It reports to the Department of Agricultural
Research and Education, Ministry of
Agriculture and the Union Minister of Agriculture
serves as its president.
Influenza Sub-type H3N2
Recently, India has witnessed a rapid spread of
Influenza Sub-type H3N2 in the country with
Karnataka and Haryana confirming one death each from
H3N2 influenza.
 Common Symptom: fever, cough, runny nose,
body ache, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea
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 Also known as: Hong Kong Flu (due to causing
Hong Kong flu pandemic of 1968)
What is Variant Influenza?
 Influenza viruses are associated with common cold.
Influenza viruses that normally circulate in pigs
are called “variant” viruses when they are found in
people.
Spread of Virus
 Infections with H3N2 have mostly been associated
with prolonged exposure to pigs.
 Limited human-to-human spread of this virus has
been detected.
IIT Kanpur develops energy-efficient
system to transport minerals
In February 2023, IIT Kanpur showcased a
Hyperloop type energy-efficient system to transport
coal, minerals at UP Global Investor Summit 2023.
About the Transport System
 Developed by: Professor Bishakh Bhattacharya
and research scientists Kanhaiya Lal Chaurasia and
Yashasvi Sinha at the Department of Mechanical
Engineering, IIT Kanpur
 Showcased at: UP Global Investor Summit 2023
 Based on: compressed air-based pipeline system
 It is a cargo based hyperloop system and can reach
speeds of 120 km per hour. 
Hyperloop
 A hyperloop is a proposed high-speed
transportation system for both public and goods
transport.
 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk started building the
hyperloop project. However, he stopped in the
middle, as the cost of implementation increased
exponentially.
ISRO launches second
developmental flight SSLV D2
ISRO successfully launched the second developmental
flight of Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV), SSLV-D2
on February 10, 2023.
 Launched from: launch pad at Satish Dhawan
Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh
 Payload: EOS-07, Janus-1 and AzaadiSAT-2
Key Objective of the launch
 Demonstration of designed Payload capability of
SSLV in Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
 Injection of EOS-07 satellite and two passenger
satellites Janus-1 & AzaadiSAT-2 into 450 km
circular orbit.
About the payloads
 ES-07
 It was developed by ISRO. It weighs 156 kg.
It carries a spectrum monitoring payload and
humidity sounder. It is an earth observation
satellite.
 Janus-1
  The satellite was developed by the USA.
The weight of the satellite was 10.2 kg. It
is a demonstration satellite developed by
ANTARIS.
NASA Space-X Crew-6 Mission
NASA along with private space company Space-X
has successfully sent its Crew-6 mission to International
Space Station(ISS) aboard the Space-x spacecraft
Endeavour.
About the Mission
 Launched on: March 2, 2023
 Launched from: NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in
Florida
Objective
 Conducting new scientific research, Crew-6 will help
prepare for human exploration beyond low-Earth
orbit and benefit life on Earth.
Red Tide
Red tide has recently occurred on the coast of Florida
in USA.
About Red Tide
 Recently occurred in : Florida , USA
 What happens in it: Coastal water changes colour
to Reddish brown
 Reason: Algal bloom
What has happened?
 The harmful “red tide,” which has been known to
discolor coastal waters and harmfully impact marine
life has occurred on the coast of Florida, USA.
Zhongxing-26 satellite
China has resumed its Orbital Launches With
Zhongxing-26 Satellite Mission following a pause for
Chinese New Year
About the Mission
 Launched in: February 2023
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 Launched from: Xichang, southwest China
 Launched using: Long March 3B rocket
Key Points
 It is China’s first satellite providing more than 100
gigabits per second (Gbps) and was developed by
CASC’s China Academy of Space Technology
(CAST).
BharOS Software
Recently an indigenous operating system
‘BharOS ‘developed by the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Madras was tested by Union Minister
for Communications, Electronics and Information
Technology Dharmendra Pradhan.
About the Operating System
 Developed for: Mobile operating system like
Android or iOS
 Funded by: Science and Technology department of
the Government of India.
 Launched under : NMICPS (National Mission on
Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems)
Features of the OS
 It is an indigenous mobile operating system
(OS), like Android or iOS. It is focused on privacy
and security.
 BharOS would offer Native Over the Air (NOTA)
updates, meaning that security updates and bug
fixes will be automatically installed rather than
users having to check for updates and implementing
them on their own.
JUICE Space Mission of Europe
ESA (the European Space Agency) will launch
the JUICE ((or Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) Spacecraft
in April 2023. 
About The launch
 Launch window: April 2023
 Launch location: Europe’s Spaceport in French
Guiana
 Launch vehicle: Ariane 5
 Destination: Jupiter system
Objectives
 To make detailed observations of the giant gas
planet (Jupiter) and its three large ocean-bearing
moons – Ganymede, Callisto and Europa.
Key points
 It is also the first satellite from the earth to enter the
orbit of Ganymede.
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 JUICE will spend approximately eight years cruising
to Jupiter, during which it will complete fly-bys of
Venus, Earth, and the Earth-Moon system.
 It will reach Jupiter in July 2031; six months before
entering orbit around Jupiter, Juice will begin its
nominal science phase.
Jupiter and its moons
 Jupiter is the fifth planet from our Sun and is, by
far, the largest planet in the solar system .
 It is giant gas planet with 95 moons, among these
4 are most fascinating-Io, Europa, Ganymede, and
Callisto.
 Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system
(even bigger than the planet Mercury).
Norovirus cases detected in
Kerala
The Kerala Health Department on January 24,
2022 confirmed two cases of the norovirus in class 1
students in Ernakulam district.
About the Virus
 Detected in India in: Ernakulam district, Kerala
 Detected on: January 24, 2022
 Type of: Gastrointestinal infection
 Also knows as: “winter vomiting disease”
 Norovirus is a very contagious virus that causes
vomiting and diarrhea.
 Anyone can get infected and sick with norovirus
from :
 Having direct contact with an infected person
 Consuming contaminated food or water
  Touching contaminated surfaces and then
putting your unwashed hands in your mouth
Note :
 The virus is capable of surviving low temperatures,
and outbreaks tend to be more common during
the winter and in colder countries — that is why
it is sometimes referred to as “winter vomiting
disease”.  project with Indian institutions for mapping the
Skyhawk: India’s first 5G
enabled drone
Startup firm  IG Drones has developed a
5G-enabled drone ‘Skyhawk’ that is capable of vertical
take-off and landing.
The firm was incubated at Veer Surendra Sai
University of Technology (VSSUT) campus in Odisha’s
Sambalpur.
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Key Specifications
 Skyhawk drone can carry a 10 kg payload and has an
endurance of around five hours.
 As it’s a VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing), it
can be operated from any terrain without the need
of a conventional runway.
 It is IP67 rated and can be controlled via a
combination of NavIC + GPS navigational satellites.
Indian Navy Launches INS Arnala
The Indian Navy has recently launched ‘Arnala’,
the first of the eight indigenously-built anti-submarine
warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC).
About INS Arnala
 Launched on: 20 December 2022
 Launched by: Indian Navy
 Launched at: Shipbuilding facility of L&T in
Chennai’s Kattupalli
 Type of: ASW-SWC (anti-submarine warfare
shallow water craft)
 Build by: Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
(GRSE)
Key points
 Arnala class of ships will replace the Abhay class
ASW Ships of the Indian Navy and are designed
to undertake anti-submarine operations in coastal
waters  and Low-Intensity Maritime Operations
(LIMO) including subsurface surveillance in littoral
waters.
 The ship has been named Arnala to signify the
strategic maritime importance accorded to the
island of Arnala by the great Maratha warrior,
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Project Vaani
Google have launched a collaborative digital
language diversity of India.
About Project Vaani
 Launched by: The Indian Institute of Sciences
(IISc), ARTPARK (AI and Robotics Technology
Park) and Google
 Launched in: December 2022
 Type of: Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool
 Launched for: Mapping the language diversity of
India.
 What it Vaani?
 It is supposed to be an AI-based language model
that can understand diverse Indian languages and
dialects.
Surface Water and Ocean
Topography (SWOT) Mission of NASA
NASA launched its SWOT satellite on 15th
December 2022. It was launched atop a SpaceX rocket
from Space Launch Complex 4E at California’s
Vandenberg Space Force Base.
 Collaborative mission of: NASA and the French
space agency CNES with contributions from the
Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and the UK Space
Agency
 Objective:  To track nearly all the water on the
surface of the Earth
 Mission duration: 3 years
About SWOT Satellite
 The scientific heart of the spacecraft is an
innovative instrument called the Ka-band radar
Interferometer (KaRIn).
US announces historic nuclear
fusion breakthrough
Recently Scientist from USA has announced a
nuclear fusion breakthrough claiming to achieve net
energy gain form nuclear fusion reaction.
About the breakthrough
 Announced by: Researchers at the Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California
 Key achievement: First time produced more energy
in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it
About Nuclear Fusion Energy
 Nuclear fusion energy powers celestial bodies like
the Sun and other stars. It is produced when two
light hydrogen atoms come together and release a
large amount of energy in the process.
What scientist did?
 The US researchers used the world’s largest laser
for the first time to create a nuclear fusion reaction.
 This is the first scientific experiment that achieved
success in replicating the same energy that powers
the Sun.
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ISRO’s PSLV-C54 Launch
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
has successfully placed nine satellites, including an Earth
Observation Satellite (EOS-06) in multiple orbits with
the help of the space agency’s Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV-C54) recently.
About PSLV-C54 Launch
 Launched from: Satish Dhawan Space Centre in
Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota
 Launched on: 26th November 2022
 Earth Observation Satellite EOS-06 (Primary
Payload): It is third generation satellite in the
OceanSAT series, which provides continued services
of Oceansat-2 with enhanced payload capability.
 Astrocast is a 3U spacecraft with 4 nos. of Satellites
from Spaceflight Inc, USA and is technology
demonstrator satellite for the Internet of Things
(IoT) as the payload.
iNCOVACC gets Approved by
DCGI
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI)
has approved World’s first Intranasal vaccine
iNCOVACC for SARS-CoV-2. It is developed by
Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech.
 Funded by: Partially by Department of
Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India
 It is a recombinant replication-deficient adenovirus
vectored vaccine with a pre-fusion stabilized SARS-
CoV-2 spike protein.
Methane Alert and Response
System (MARS)
The Methane Alert and Response System
(MARS) was launched at the 27th Conference of
Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Sharm
El-Sheikh, Egypt.
 Objectives of MARS : It is a data-to-action
platform set up as part of the UNEP International
Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) strategy
to get policy-relevant data into the right hands for
emissions mitigation.
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 Indian initiative to Cut Methane Emission
 ‘Harit Dhara’ (HD): Indian Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed
an anti-methanogenic feed supplement ‘Harit
Dhara’, which can cut down cattle methane
emissions by 17-20% and can also result in higher
milk production.
Artemis-1
Artemis-1 is headed to the Moon on board
‘Orion’ are 3 dummies that mimic astronauts with the
intention of carrying out tests ahead of future manned
missions to the Moon and beyond.
 Launch dated: 16 November, 2022.
 Launched by: NASA
 Launch Site : Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy
Space Center in Florida.
 Rocket used: Space-Launch System (SLS) rocket.
 AIM of Artemis: To carry Human into the space in
future.
 “Orion” is a capsule where 3-dummies, placed and
it act as mimic astronauts.
 Artemis-1 is carrying several payloads in the form of
small satellites called “CubeSATs”.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022:
“Click Chemistry”
 Awarded on: 5th October 2022
 Awarded to:
 
Carolyn R. Bertozzi (Stanford University, CA,
USA)
 
Morten Meldal (University of Copenhagen,
Denmark)
 K. Barry Sharpless (Scripps Research, La Jolla,
CA, USA) (two times Nobel Prize)
 Awarded by: The Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences, Sweden
 Awarded for : For the development of click
chemistry and bio-orthogonal chemistry
What is Click Chemistry?
 Functional form of chemistry – click chemistry
– in which molecular building blocks snap to-
gether quickly and efficiently
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Nobel Prize in Medicine 2022 :
Mapping Neanderthal genome
 Awarded on: 3rd October 2022
 Awarded by: The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska
Institute, Sweden
 Awarded to: Svante Pääbo, Sweden
 Awarded for: His discoveries concerning
the genomes of extinct hominins and human
evolution.
Key Highlights of Svante Paabo’s Research
 Svante Pääbo accomplished sequencing the genome
of the Neanderthal, an extinct relative of present-
day humans.
What is paleogenomics meaning?
 Paleogenomics is a New scientific discipline
based on the revealing genetic differences
that distinguish all living humans from extinct
hominins.
What Scientists worked on
 Pääbo first decided to study mitochondrial DNA
from Neanderthals.
 Mitochondria, popularly called the powerhouse of
the cell, is an organelle inside the cell that has its own
DNA.
 Although the mitochondrial genome is small and
only contains a fraction of genetic information in
the cell, it is present in thousands of copies. This
increases the chance of its successful sequencing.
 Dr Pääbo’s research has great significance in
understanding the origin of Homo sapiens.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2022
 Awarded on: 4th October 2022
 Awarded by: The Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences, Sweden
 Awarded to:
Alain Aspect (Université Paris—Saclay and
 
École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France)
  John F. Clauser (J.F. Clauser & Assoc., Walnut
Creek, CA, USA)
  Anton Zeilinger (University of Vienna, Austria)
 Awarded for: Experiments with entangled
photons, establishing the violation of Bell
inequalities and pioneering quantum information
science.
What is Quantum entanglement
 When two or more particles link up in a certain way,
they share a common, unified quantum state.
 Quantum entanglement was first elucidated by
Erwin Schrödinger in 1935, leading to his well-
known cat paradox.
What is Bell Inequality?
 In the 1960s, John Stewart Bell developed the
mathematical inequality - Bell Inequality which
states that if there are hidden variables, the
correlation between the results of a large number of
measurements will never exceed a certain value.
First commercial launch for LMV-3
On 23rd October 2022 Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) launched its heaviest rocket
Launch Vehicle Mark 3 (LVM3 or GSLV Mark 3).
It successfully orbited 36 satellites of U.K.-based
OneWeb.
 It was first such mission of NSIL and LMV3.
 This was till date heaviest payload mass of 5,796 kg.
of LVM3.
About LMV3
 It is designed for launching 4,000-kilogram class
of satellites into GTO (Geosynchronous Transfer
Orbit) and 8,000 kgs of payloads into LEO.
 It is a three-stage launch vehicle.
Kuafu-1: China’s first
space-based solar telescope
China recently (on October 09, 2022) launched its
first space-based solar telescope, the Advanced Space-
based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) — nicknamed
Kuafu-1, after a giant in Chinese mythology who chased
the sun (using Long March 2D rocket).
Aditya-L1
 Aditya-L1 is the proposed first observatory-class
space-based solar mission from India. The space-
craft will be placed in a halo orbit around the first
Lagrange point, L1, of the Sun-Earth system.
Optimus – Tesla’s humanoid
robot
On 30th September 2022 Tesla CEO Elon
Musk has revealed his much-touted humanoid robot
'Optimus'. It is a prototype of the robot which was
launched on the Tesla’s "AI Day" event.
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 A humanoid robot is a robot resembling the human
body in shape.
Humanoid Robots in India
 Manav, India’s first 3D printed humanoid robot,
was first unveiled at IIT Mumbai Tech Fest.
 IRA, launched by HDFC Bank Ltd, was placed
near the welcome desk at a branch in Mumbai.
 Mitra, a customer-service robot, was developed
by Bangalore-based Invento Robotics. It is fa-
mously known for greeting Ivanka Trump and
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the GES 2017
summit, and declaring the event open.
Ministry of Health launched
Tele-MANAS Initiative
 Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
launched Tele Mental Health Assistance and
Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) on
the occasion of World Mental Health Day (10
October, 2022).
 The Tele-MANAS was launched virtually by the
Thawar Chand Gehlot, Hon’ble Governor of
Karnataka;
 It was launched at National Institute of Mental
Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS).
ISRO's SSLV-D1EOS-02 Mission
 ISRO’s maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
(SSLV) (launched on August 07, 2022), carrying
Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-02) and a student-
made satellite- AzaadiSAT, lifted off from the
Sriharikota spaceport.
 ISRO developed a Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
(SSLV) to cater the launch of up to 500 kg satellites
into Low Earth Orbits on ‘launch-on-demand’ basis.
EOS-02
 EOS-02 is an experimental optical remote sensing
satellite with a high spatial resolution. The objective
of EOS-02 is to realise and fly an experimental
imaging satellite with a short turn-around time
and to demonstrate launch on demand capability.
India gets world’s first liquid-
mirror telescope
Recently, India’s first liquid-mirror telescope
became operational. With this India became the first
country to have such telescope.
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 The International Liquid-Mirror Telescope
(ILMT) has been set up at the Devasthal
Observatory campus owned by Aryabhatta
Research Institute of Observational Sciences
(ARIES), Nainital in Uttarakhand.
What is Liquid-mirror Telescope?
 Liquid-mirror telescopes are telescopes with mir-
rors made with a reflective liquid.
 The most common liquid used is mercury, but
other liquids will work as well (for example, low-
melting alloys of gallium).
First indigenous vaccine for
cervical cancer
 Approved on : 12 July 2022,
 Approved by : The Drugs Controller General of
India (DGCI)
 Prepared by : Serum Institute of India
 Name of vaccine : CERVAVAC
 Specialty : India's first Quadrivalent Human
Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) against cervical
cancer.
 Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the
cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that
connects to the vagina.
Prithvi-II missile
On 15 June 2022, DRDO successfully test-fired
the short-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-2
from an Integrated Test Centre in Odisha. It was a
successful test and met all the prescribed operational
and technical parameters during the test. On 10 January,
2023, a succesful training launch of this Missile was
successful.
Prithvi-II missile
 Type - Surface-to-surface missile and capable of
striking targets with high degree of precision.
 Specifications - Single staged, two engines, and
liquid-fuel propulsion.
 Strike range - 350 km,Short-Range Ballistic Missile
(SRBM)
 It can be launched through a mobile launcher.
 Prithvi is India's first indigenously developed
ballistic missile under IGMDP (Integrated Guided
Missile Development Programme).
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PARAM Ganga Super Computer
 The National Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
was announced in 2015, with an aim to connect
national academic and R&D institutions
with a grid of more than 70 high-performance
computing facilities by 2022. In this series, NSM
has deployed PARAM Ganga, a High-Performance
Computational (HPC) facility at IIT Roorkee.
PARAM Ganga
 Supercomputing capacity : 1.67 Petaflops.
 Designed and Commissioned by : Centre for
Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
 Commission Under : Under Phase-II of National
Supercomputing Mission (NSM)
 Deployed at : Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Roorkee.
 Previous Supercomputer : 'Param Pravega' (IISc
Bengaluru)
 In February 2022, the Indian Institute of Science
(IISc), Bengaluru, has commissioned and installed
Param Pravega (3.3 peta flops), which is claimed to
be one of the most powerful supercomputers in the
country.
PARAM PORUL Supercomputer
 PARAM PORUL was dedicated to the nation
under National Supercomputing Mission
(NSM).
About PARAM PORUL Supercomputer
 Inaugurated on : May 25, 2022
 Inaugurated at : NIT Tiruchirappalli (Tamil
Naidu)
 Established under : Phase 2 of the National
Supercomputing Mission.
 Software stack developed by : C-DAC
 PARAM Shivay was the first supercomputer
assembled indigenously, was installed in IIT (BHU).
INS Vagsheer
The contract for six submarines under P75
(approved in 1999) was given to Mazgaon dock Ltd.
in October 2005. In this series, the last and 6th
submarine, INS Vagsheer, was launched into water.
About INS Vagsheer
 Launched on: April 20, 2022
 Class: French Scorpene/Kalvari class submarines
Other 5 Submarines Launched under Project 75
 INS Kalvari was commissioned in December 2017
 INS Khanderi in September 2019
 INS Vagir in November 2020
 INS Karanj in March 2021
 INS Vela in November 2021
Ethanol Blending
 Ethanol is a bio-fuel naturally produced by the
fermentation of sugars by yeasts or by petrochemical
processes like ethylene hydration.
 Process of mixing petrol with ethanol that mixture
is called Ethanol Fuel / Gasohol.
 It is considered as a quasi-renewable energy.
 National Policy on Bio-fuels, 2009 made
mandatory for oil companies to sell petrol blended
with at least 5% of ethanol.
Fuel Ethanol Production Worldwide
 USA > BRAZIL > EUROPEAN UNION > CHINA
> INDIA
First Trial Flight Using GAGAN
Satellite Technology
On 28th April 2022, IndiaGo carried out a landing
operation of one of its flight at Kishangarh Airport near
News in Short
‰‰ Laser Carbon to Produce Hydrogen
 Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology
(IIT), Mandi, have developed a novel carbon-based
catalyst to make water electrolysis more efficient, as
well as being more stable and affordable than other
catalysts that perform the same function.
‰‰ Right to Health in Rajasthan
 The Right to Health Bill, passed in the State
Assembly of Rajasthan on March 21, 2023 gives
every resident of Rajasthan the right to emergency
treatment care without pre-payment of requisite
fee or charges to any health institution.
‰‰ IAF develops ‘Vayulink’ platform
 Recently, in February, 2023, the Indian Air
Force (IAF) has come out with a new data link
communication system called ‘Vayulink.’
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Ajmer with an ATR72 aircraft using GAGAN navigation
system. With this IndiGo became the first airline in
Asia that used the indigenously developed satellite-based
navigation system. India becomes the first country in Asia
Pacific Region to achieve such a landmark.
About GAGAN
 Developed by: AAI and ISRO jointly
 Developed for: Navigational services over Indian
FIR (Flight Information Region)
 First launched: 2015 (though was not used for civil
aviation purposes before)
 Full Name: GPS Aided GEO Augmented
Navigation
Semicon India Conference 2022
From April 29 - May 1, 2022, three-day Semicon
India 2022 conference held in Bengaluru.
 Inaugurated by: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
 Organized by: India Semiconductor Mission in
partnership with industry associations
 Theme: catalyzing India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem.
 Aim: To make India a global hub for Semiconductor
Design, Manufacturing, and Technology
Development which will help propel the vision of
the India Semiconductor Mission.
What will Vayulink do?
 It will provide communication link for IAF that
would aid pilots in dealing with bad weather.
‰‰ Skye UTM: India’s first advanced drone air
traffic management system
 Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways
Nitin Gadkari unveiled Skye UTM (unmaned traffic
management), touted as the most cutting-edge
unmanned traffic management system in the world
on February 7, 2023.
 Developed by: Skye Air, a Gurugram-based drone
solutions provider
‰‰ SwasthGarbh App
 IIT Roorkee and AIIMS Delhi have recently
launched an app for pregnant women called Swasth
Garbh app.
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About the App
 Launched in: December 2022
 Developed by: IIT Roorkee and AIIMS Delhi
 Purpose: lets pregnant women connect with doctors
in real-time
 Developed under: PM Swasth Bharat Mission
‰‰ Indian Biological Data Center (IBDC)
 Department of Biotechnology Government of
India, recently (on 10 November, 2022) dedicated
Indian Biological Data Center (IBDC) to the nation.
It is India’s first national repository for life science
data.
‰‰ Bio-transformation Technology
 A UK-based startup claims to have developed Bio-
transformation technology that can alter the state
of plastics and make them biodegradable without
leaving behind any micro-plastics.
 The tech was co-developed by the Imperial College
in London, UK, and a Britain-based startup,
Polymateria.
 Biotransformation technology is a novel approach
to ensure plastics that escape refuse streams are
processed efficiently and broken down.
‰‰ Geomagnetic Storm
 Recently, Earth has been hit by a powerful
Geomagnetic Storm, having a severity grade of
G4 according to the US National Ocean and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
 A geomagnetic storm refers to the disruptions to the
Earth’s magnetic field caused by solar emissions.
 When a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) or a high-
speed solar stream reaches our planet, it slams into
the magnetosphere.
‰‰ GOES-T Satellite
 NASA on March 1, 2022 successfully launched the
third in a series of four next-generation weather
satellites, Geostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite (GOES).
‰‰ HAKUTO-R Moon Mission: Japan
 A Japanese space startup Space Inc. launched a
spacecraft to the moon on December 11, 2022. This
is the first for any nation and for a private company.
 The national space agencies of the United States,
Russia and China have achieved soft landings on
Earth’s nearest neighbour in the past half century
but no companies have.
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 Space Inc’s HAKUTO-R mission 1 took off from
Cape Canaveral, Florida, on SpaceX Falcon 9
rocket.
‰‰ Vikram-S Launched by ISRO
 Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
successfully launched India’s first privately built
rocket Vikram-S (VKS), Skyroot launched its maiden
rocket under the launch mission, ‘PRARAMBH’.
 Launched on: 18th November, 2022
 Launched from: Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh
 Developed by: Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot
Aerospace Private Limited
‰‰ Successful launch of Submarine Launched
Ballistic Missile (SLBM)
 On 14th October 2022 India’s strategic Strike
Nuclear Submarine INS Arihant carried out a
successful launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic
Missile (SLBM).
 A ballistic missile is a type of missile which uses
projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target.
So, a SLBM is a ballistic missile capable of being
launched from submarines.
‰‰ Forever Chemicals
 According to a recent study, scientists have found
that rainwater from many places across the globe
is contaminated with “per - and Polyfluoroalkyel
substances (PFAs)”
 PFAs are synthetic chemicals used to create nonstick
cookware, water- resistant clothing, stain-resistant
fabrics, cosmetics, and a variety of other products.
 During the course of their manufacturing and usage,
PFAs can move to the land, water, and air.
‰‰ China’s Pilot Reusable Spacecraft
 On 5th August 2022, China successfully launched its
pilot reusable spacecraft.
 Launched from: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in
the northwest China
 Launched using: Long March-2F carrier rocket
‰‰ National Automated Fingerprint
Identification System (NAFIS)
 The Union Home Minister has inaugurated the
‘National Automated Fingerprint Identification
System’ (NAFIS).
 Launched by : Union Home Minister
 Launched on : August 17, 2022
 Developed by : National Crime Records Bureau
(NCRB).
 The project is a country wide searchable database of
crime and criminal - related fingerprints.
 In April 2022, Madhya Pradesh become the first
state in the country to identify a deceased person
through NAFIS.
‰‰ 75th Regional Committee Session of WHO
South - East Asia
 The 75th Regional committee session of the World
Health Organisation (WHO) South East Asia was
held in Bhutan between 5th to 9th September, 2022.
 The member countries endorsed the implementation
roadmap for the prevention and control of non-
communicable disease in South - East Asia 2022-2030.
‰‰ ‘Tomato flu’ outbreak in India
 First observed in India: May 2022
 First observed in India at: Kollam distirct of Kerala
 Symptoms: Red and painful blisters on the skin
 An infected sample was tested in UK which revealed
that it is caused by a virus named Coxsackie A16.
‰‰ RS-28 Sarmat
 Recently (in April, 2022), Russia has tested its new
Inter Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)
Sarmat. It was launched from Plesetsk in North West
Russia with the intended target in the Kamchatka
peninsula almost 6,000 km away.
‰‰ India’s first private space vehicle launchpad
 Chennai-based space-tech startup Agnikul Cosmos
recently opened (on 28 November, 2022) India’s first
private launchpad and mission control centre. It is
opened at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC)
in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
‰‰ LVM3-M2
 On October 23, 2022, Indian Space Research
Organisation’s heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 on its
maiden commercial mission successfully placed 36
broadband communication satellites of a UK-based
customer into the intended orbit.
 The LVM3-M2 mission is a dedicated commercial
mission for a foreign customer OneWeb, through
NSIL.
‰‰ INS Sindhudhvaj
 On July 16, 2022, INS Sindhudhvaj was
decommissioned from Indian Navy, after providing
service for 35 years. It was commissioned into the
Navy in 1987.
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‰‰ TiHAN
 India’s first Autonomous Navigation Testbed (Aerial
& terrestrials) facility, TiHAN was inaugurated by
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for
Science and Technology & Earth Sciences at IIT
Hyderabad on 4th July, 2022

TiHAN (Technology Innovation Hub on
Autonomous Navigation) is a multidisciplinary
initiative that will make India a global player in
the futuristic and next generation ‘smart mobility’
technology.
‰‰ Mpox
 On November 27, 2022, World Health Organization
(WHO); in the wake of reports of racist and
stigmatizing language surrounding the name of the
disease; announced to renamed Monkeypox as mpox.
‰‰ Exercise PowerEX-2022
 On 12th October 2022 Indian Computer Emergency
Response Team (CERT-In) in collaboration with
Power-CSIRTs (Computer Security Incident
Response Teams in Power sector), successfully
designed & conducted the Cyber Security Exercise
“PowerEX” for 193 invited Power Sector Utilities in
New Delhi.
 Theme: Defending Cyber induced disruption in IT
& OT infrastructure
‰‰ Kala-azar Elimination by 2023
 Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare has
informed the Lok Sabha that Government has set
the target to eliminate Kala-azar by year 2023 from
the country. Whereas World Health Organisation
(WHO) has set the target for Kala-azar elimination
is 2030.
‰‰ INS VIKRANT
 India's newest and most powerful ship, the
aircraft carrier INS Vikrant was commissioned in
September, 2022, by PM Narendra Modi.
 Vikrant is the largest warship to have ever been
built in India, and the first indigenously designed
and built aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy.
 It is designed by the Warship Design Bureau
(WDB), its in-house organisation, from the
manufacturer, Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL).
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‰‰ India’s First Observatory to Monitor Space
Activity
 India's first commercial Space Situational
Awareness (SSA) Observatory will be set up in the
Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.
‰‰ Centre-State Science Conclave
 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated
the Centre- State Science Conclave on the 10th
September 2022, at Science City, Ahmedabad, via
video conferencing.
‰‰ India wins UN award for hypertension
control initiative
 Recently, on September 21, 2022, India
Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) won
‘2022 UN Inter-agency Task Force, and WHO
Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award’.
 It was announced at the UN General Assembly
side event at New York, USA
‰‰ First cloned wild Arctic wolf ‘Maya’
 A wild arctic wolf ‘Maya’ was successfully cloned by
a China-based gene firm, Sinogene Biotechnology.
‰‰ NASA's DART spacecraft hits target
asteroid
 After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double
Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s
first planetary defense technology demonstration
– successfully impacted its asteroid target on
September 26, 2022.
‰‰ Integrated Cryogenic Engine
Manufacturing Facility (ICMF) Inaugurated
 President Droupadi Murmu on September 27,
2022 inaugurated Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s
(HAL) Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing
Facility (ICMF) in Bengaluru.
‰‰ 'Abhyas' High-speed Expendable Aerial
Target
 On June 29, 2022 the Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) announced
the successful flight test of ABHYAS - the High-
Speed expendable Aerial Target (HEAT) in Odisha.
‰‰ Centre for Brain Research (CBR)
 On June 20, 2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi
inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research (CBR).
 The Centre for Brain Research (CBR) has been set
up at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), at a cost of
Rs 280 crore.
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‰‰ GSAT-24
 On June 23, 2022 India launched its GSAT-24
satellite that has been built by ISRO for NewSpace
India Limited (NSIL).
‰‰ India’s first ‘Flow Chemistry Technology
Hub’
 India's first flow chemistry technology hub was
launched in Telangana (Hyderabad) on 4th May,
2022.
‰‰ INS Gomati Decommissioned
 INS Gomati was decommissioned at the
Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on 28 May 2022
(commissioned in 1988).
‰‰ Astra Mark-1
 The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract
with the Hyderabad-based public-sector Bharat
Dynamics Ltd (BDL) for supply of the Astra
Mark-1, on May 31, 2022.
 The Astra Mk-1 is a beyond visual range (BVR),
air-to-air missile (AAM) (100 km – 200 km).
‰‰ Centre of Excellence for Hyperloop Technologies
 In May 2022, the Ministry of Railways has
announced that it’s going to collaborate with IIT
Madras to set up a Centre of Excellence for
Hyperloop Technologies at IIT Madras.
‰‰ Country’s first greenfield grain-based
ethanol plant
 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on April 30, 2022
opened the country’s first Greenfield grain-based
ethanol plant in Purnea District.
‰‰ SPHEREx Mission
 SPHEREx, short for Spectro-Photometer for the
History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization,
and Ices Explorer, will be launched in June, 2024 by
NASA.
‰‰ Powerthon-2022
Recently, Union Minister of Power, R K Singh
has launched Powerthon-2022. It was launched to find
technology-driven solutions to solve the complex
problems in power distribution.
‰‰ Asia’s Largest Bio-CNG plant
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 19, 2022
inaugurated Asia’s largest bio-CNG plant in Indore
district of Madhya Pradesh.

5th World Air Quality Report 2022
 India stands at 8th as per World Air Quality Report
2022, Ranking lower than Last Year’s (2021) 5 th
place.
 The report released - By IQ Air.
 The report released on - 15th March, 2023
Key findings
 For 2022, the country has witnessed a little drop in
the ranking as 2022 data goes down to 8th with the
PM2.5 level.
 Delhi ranked 4th out of 50 of the world’s
most polluted cities in terms of PM2.5 with
levels 92.6 μg/m3 in 2022, a little below the
average of 96.4 μg/m3 in 2021.
 The WHO guideline for annual PM2.5 levels is
5 μg/m3.
 Lahore was the most polluted city in the world,
followed by Hotan in China, and Bhiwadi in
Rajasthan.
 New Delhi is the second most polluted capital city in
the world, with N’Djamena in Chad topping the list.
 Chad, Iraq, Pakistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh are the 5
most polluted countries in 2022.
About IQAir
 IQAir is a Swiss air quality technology company,
specializing in protection against airborne
pollutants, developing air quality monitoring and
air cleaning products.
  Founded in - 1963
  Founder - Manfred Hammes, Klaus Hammes
  Headquarters - Goldach, Switzerland
First Carbon Neutral Farm
Recently, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan
declared a seed farm, located in Aluva, as the first
carbon neutral farm in the country.
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About Carbon-neutral agriculture
 It involves a wide range of agricultural practices
with the primary goal of removing excess carbon
from the atmosphere to reduce global warming.
 It can help achieve carbon neutrality by storing
carbon in the soil where the carbon can
improve soil fertility and nutrient retention.
What is Carbon Neutrality
 According to the definition of the Inter-
governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
carbon neutrality, or net zero CO2 emissions,
refers only to carbon dioxide emissions and is a
state of balance between the CO2 emitted into
the atmosphere and the CO2 removed from the
atmosphere
Plastiglomerate
 A team of marine biologists (working in the
Andaman and Nicobar Islands) have stumbled upon
a piece of rock (Plastiglomerate) made from plastic
from a beach on Aves Island.
 This is the first such find from India.
About Plastiglomerate
 It is a rock composed of sand, rock fragments,
shells and other materials held together by plastic. It
is a new form of plastic pollution, which scientists
described in 2014.
Aves Island
 Aves Island is an island of the Andaman Islands.
It belongs to the North and Middle Andaman
administrative district, part of the Indian union
territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
The Oscar for Best Documentary Short film was
announced for ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ which
revolves around a family who adopts two orphan baby
elephants in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and rears them.
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 Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) is located in
the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu.
 It is at the tri-junction of Karnataka, Kerala and
Tamil Nadu.
 The Tiger Reserve comprises of the wildlife
sanctuary and the national park of the same name.
 It forms a part of the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve.
Theppakadu Elephant Camp
 Theppakadu Elephant Camp is located deep
inside the Mudumalai National Park in the
Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu.
 The Elephant camp located on the bank of the
river Moyar, was established way back in 1927.
 It is the oldest elephant camp in Asia.
Terai Elephant Reserve (TER)
 According to the information given by the Uttar
Pradesh Forest Department on October 23, 2022,
the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment
has given its approval to the Terai Elephant
Reserve (TER), which covers 3,049 sq km
including Dudhwa Tiger Reserve and Pilibhit
Tiger Reserve (located in Lakhimpur and
Pilibhit districts) respectively, will be developed in
the area.
 It has a common boundary with Wyanad Wildlife
Sanctuary (Kerala) on the West, Bandipur Tiger
Reserve (Karnataka) on the North.
 The Moyar River flows downstream into the
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and is the natural line
of division between Mudumalai and Bandipur
Sanctuary.
MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for
Shoreline Habitats & Tangible
Incomes)
Recently, the Union Budget for 2023-24 announced
an initiative for mangrove plantation along the coastline
and on saltpan lands, under MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative
for Shoreline Habitats & Tangible Incomes).
About MISHTI Scheme:
 MISHTI will be implemented through convergence
between the MGNREGS (Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee
Scheme), CAMPA (Compensatory Afforestation
Fund Management and Planning Authority) Fund,
and other sources.
About Mangrove
 A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal
saline or brackish water.
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 The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation
consisting of such species.
  They are located in the intermediate zone
between the land and the sea and represent one
of the best examples of ecotone.
Mangroves in India
 The ‘State of World Mangroves 2022’ report
by the Global Mangrove Alliance puts the total
mangrove cover of the world at 1,47,000 sq km
(14.7 million hectares).
 India has about 4,992 sq km (0.15% of the
country’s total geo-graphical area) of mangroves,
according to the Indian State of Forest Report
(IFSR) 2021.
 Mangroves in India are distributed across nine
States and three Union Territories with West
Bengal having the highest mangrove cover of
2,112 sq km.
 The IFSR report also points out that there has
been an increase in the mangrove cover from
4,046 sq km in 1987 to 4,992 sq km in 2021.
Revival of Adi Ganga River
Recently, plans to revive Adi Ganga (the original
channel of River Ganga passing through the city of
Kolkata) have been announced.
 The National Mission for Clean Ganga
has allocated around Rs 650 crore to revive
the ancient river and it has been included in a
multi-country South Asian River project on
combating pollution.
 The developments come after the National Green
Tribunal had directed the West Bengal government
to complete its rejuvenation by 2025.
 The panelists at an International Water Conference
organised in Sylhet, Bangladesh by the non-profit
Action Aid decided to explore the possibility of a
pan-south Asian project to address the pollution of
one key river each in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, China
and Malaysia. Adi Ganga was selected from India.
About the River: Adi Ganga
 Adi Ganga (also known as the Gobindapur Creek
and Tolly’s Canal), is a stream that was part of the
Hooghly River in the Kolkata area of India.
 Source of the river- Sundarbans
 Around 1750, a canal was dug to connect
the main course of the river. The lower part
of River Saraswati adjacent to the resultant
Hooghly became the main river stretch
  Adi Ganga turned into a secondary tributary.
 About NMCG
 The National Mission for Clean Ganga is
implementing arm of Namami Gange program.
 This mission was established on 12th August 2011
under the Societies Registration Act,1860 as a
registered society.
Objectives:
 The mission incorporates rehabilitating and
boosting the existing STPs (Sewage Treatment
Plants) and instant short-term steps to curb
pollution at exit points on the riverfront in order
to check the inflow of sewage.
Various initative for Ganga Rejuvenation
 Namami Gange Programme: It is an Integrated
Conservation Mission, approved as a ‘Flagship
Programme’ by the Union Government in June
2014 to accomplish the twin objectives of effective
abatement of pollution and conservation and
rejuvenation of National River Ganga.
 Ganga Action Plan: It was the first River
Action Plan that was taken up by the Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 1985.
 National River Ganga Basin Authority
(NRGBA): It was formed by the Government
of India in the year 2009 under Section-3 of the
Environment Protection Act, 1986.
 Ganga was declared as the ‘National River’ of India
in 2008.
 Clean Ganga Fund: In 2015, it was formed for
cleaning up of the Ganga.
 Bhuvan-Ganga Web App: It ensures involvement
of the public in monitoring of pollution entering
into the river Ganga.
‘Save Wetlands Campaign’
Recently (On February 4, 2023), Union Minister for
Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the
‘Save Wetlands Campaign’.Nanda Lake is Goa’s first
Ramsar Site
Key Points
 Two publications were also released during the
occasion, ‘India’s 75 Amrit Dharohar- India’s
Ramsar Sites Factbook’ and ‘Managing Climate
Risks in Wetlands – A Practitioner’s Guide.
 Approach: This campaign is structured on a
“whole of society” approach for wetlands
conservation, enabling affirmative actions for
wetlands conservation at all levels of society and
involving all strata of society.
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 Mission Sahbhagita: Launched by the Ministry
of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(MoEFCC) in 2022, it aims to effectively manage
the network of 75 wetlands of national and
international significance.
Cyclone Freddy
Recently, Cyclone Freddy dissipated over Malawi in
March 2023 after a record-breaking 34 Days stint over
the southern Indian Ocean and Africa.
Key features
 Traverse Path - Cyclone Freddy first developed
off the North Australian coast and tracked across
the entire southern Indian Ocean.
 Landfall - The cyclone made landfall thrice — once
in Madagascar and twice in Mozambique.
 Cyclone Freddy is the longest lived tropical
cyclone ever recorded in any of Earth’s oceans.
 Cyclone Freddy is the first tropical cyclone ever to
experience 7 phases of rapid intensification (RI)
over its lifetime. (previous record - 4 RI phases)
‘Gross Domestic Climate Risk’
Report
According to ‘Gross Domestic Climate Risk’ report
‘Majority of the Indian states are at a great risk of damage
to the built environment due to climate change hazards,
according to a new report ‘Gross Domestic Climate Risk’.
About the Report
 The report was published by Australia-based
Cross Dependency Initiative or XDI.
 The report ranks over 2,600 jurisdictions around the
world in 2050 according to modelled projections of
damage to the built environment from extreme
weather and climate change including from
flooding, forest fires and sea level rise.
Major Highlights of the Report
 Most vulnerable countries: China has the highest
number of provinces in the top 50 most climate
risk-prone territories of the world, followed by the
United States.
 Over half of the provinces in the global top 50
are in China. After China, the US has the most
high-risk states with 18 states in the top 100.
 Together, China, India and the US make up
over half the states and provinces in the top
100.
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India’s Climate Risk Profile for 2050
 The 14 Indian states in the top 100 in the world for
damage risk all share flooding as their main hazard –
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Rajasthan, Tamil
Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Haryana,
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
  Bihar is set to be the most climate-vulnerable
region in India by 2050 with a global rank of
22nd, according to the report.
 It is followed by Uttar Pradesh and Assam
with 25th and 28th ranks respectively.
Landslide Atlas of India
Recently, National Remote Sensing Centre
(NRSC) under the Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) has released the Landslide Atlas of India.
 A landslide is defined as the movement of a mass of
rock, debris, or earth down a slope.
 This Atlas provides risk assessment in landslide
locations during the period of 1998-2022 and covers
vulnerable regions in 17 states and 02 UTs of India
in the Himalayas and Western Ghats.
 Top 5 districts based on their exposure to
landslide: Rudraprayag and Tehri Garhwal
(Uttarakhand), Thrissur (Kerala), Rajouri
(J&K), and Palakkad (Kerala).
India’s Vulnerability:
 India is among the top four landslide-prone
countries globally, where at least one death per
100 sq km is reported in a year due to a landslide
event.
  Excluding snow-covered areas, the Atlas
states that approximately 12.6 per cent of
the country’s geographical land area (0.42
million sq km) is prone to landslides.
 As many as 66.5 percent of the landslides are
reported from the North-western Himalayas,
about 18.8 per cent from the North-eastern
Himalayas, and about 14.7 per cent from the
Western Ghats.
Lithium inferred resources in
Jammu & Kashmir
Geological Survey of India (GSI) has for the first
time established Lithium inferred resources of about 6
million tonnes in the Salal-Haimana area of the Reasi
District of Jammu & Kashmir (UT).
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 51 Mineral Blocks including Lithium and Gold were
handed over to State Governments.
 As of now, India currently imports all its lithium
needs.
 The Department of Atomic Energy, Government
of India has discovered 1600kg Lithium in Mandla
district of Karnataka.
 Lithium reserves in large quantity has been found for
the first time in the country in Jammu and Kashmir.
About Lithium
 Lithium (Li), sometimes also referred as ‘White
gold’ due to its high demand for rechargeable
batteries, is a soft and silvery-white metal.
Other potential sites of Lithium in India
 Mica belts in Rajasthan, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh.
 Pegmatite belts in Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
 Rann of Kutch in Gujrat.
Major Global Lithium Reserves:
 Bolivia > Argentina > Chile > Australia & China
are top countries with Li reserves.
Lithium Triangle
 The Lithium Triangle is a region of the Andes
rich in lithium reserves around the borders of
Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.
 The lithium in the triangle is concentrated in
various salt pans that exist along the Atacama
Desert and neighbouring arid areas.
 The area is thought to hold around 54% of the
world’s lithium reserves.
Aravalli Green Wall Project
 Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate
Change inaugurated the Aravalli Green Wall Project
at a function organised to celebrate International day
of Forests at Tikli village, Haryana on March 25, 2023.
 On the same occasion, the minister also unveiled the
National Action Plan to Combat Desertification and
Land Degradation Through Forestry Interventions.
Aravali Green Wall Project
 It is an ambitious plan to create a 1,400km long
and 5km wide green belt buffer around the
Aravali Mountain range covering states of Haryana,
Rajasthan, Gujarat and Delhi.
 In the initial phase, 75 water bodies will be
rejuvenated, starting with five waterbodies each in
every district of Aravalli landscape.
 These water bodies will cover degraded land in
Gurgaun, Faridabad, Bhiwani, Mahendergarh and in
Rewari districts of Haryana.
 The plan is inspired by Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’  The United Nations General Assembly has declared
project, running from Senegal (West) to Djibouti 2023 as International Year of Millets at its 75th
(East), which came into effect in 2007. Session in March, 2021.
About Millets (a Kharif Crop)
18th Global Risks Report 2023  It is a common term to categorise small seeded grasses
The Global Risks Report 2023 presents the results of that are often termed Nutri-cereals or dry-land-
the latest Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS). cereals and included sorghum, pearl millet, ragi etc.
 Published in: January 2023  They are also hardier and drought resistant crops.
 Published by: World Economic Forum Global Distribution
(WEF) ahead of the Forum’s Annual Meeting  India, Niger and China are largest producers of
in Davos, Switzerland. millets in World.
 Edition - 18th India 39%
 Report describes: Changes occurring in the global
Niger 11%
risks landscape from year to year.
China 9%
Key outcomes of report Nigeria 7%
 The report says the world is facing two severe
Distribution in India
risks ‘Failure to Mitigate Climate Change’ and
‘Failure of Climate Change Adaptation’ in the Rajasthan 36%
next decade. Uttar Pradesh 12%
 This is followed by ‘natural disasters and Karnataka 11%
extreme weather events’ and ‘Biodiversity loss Gujarat 9%
and ecosystem collapse’.
 Covid-19 and Ukraine war has resulted in rising Aravalli Safari Park Project
inflation, rapid normalization of monetary policies,
Recently, some Environmental Activists have raised
low-growth and low-investment era. concerns over the 10,000-acre Aravalli Safari Park Project
  Failure on climate action to address climate proposed in Haryana.
change’ has continued to figure among the top
Key Points
risks in the report since 2011.
 The proposed area to build the World’s largest
 Technologies such as AI, Quantum and
jungle safari park in Aravalli hills.
Biotechnology are going to exacerbate the
 For the making of the World’s largest jungle safari
inequalities and digital divide ( if no action is taken park an Aravali Foundation will be set up which will
to mitigate it). manage the project.
Some major reports published by WEF are:  Increase in human footfall and vehicular traffic will
 Energy Transition Index. affect fauna of the area.
 Global Competitiveness Report.
India’s first “other effective area-based
 Global IT Report.
conservation measures” (OECM) site
 Global Gender Gap Report.
 Aravalli Biodiversity Park in Gurugram
 Global Travel and Tourism Report.
declared as India’s first “other effective area-based
conservation measures” (OECM) site.
International Year of Millets - 2023
About other effective area-based conservation
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the measures” (OECM) tag:
United Nations, organized an opening ceremony for the  It is a conservation designation for areas that are
International Year of Millets – 2023 at its headquartered achieving the effective in-situ conservation of
in Rome, Italy in December 2022. India wants to make it biodiversity outside of protected areas.
a people’s movement and position itself as a global hub  Given by: This tag is given by the International
for millets. Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
 India’s proposal was approved by Food and to areas that are not protected but support rich
Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in 2018. biodiversity.

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Global Status of Black Soils
To mark World Soil Day 2022 on 5 December,th
the Food and Agriculture Organization released its
first Global Status on Black soils.
Key Findings:
 It finds Black soils are at greater risk than ever due to
climate crisis, biodiversity loss and land use change.
 Black soils have potential to provide 10% of total
soil organic carbon sequestration if they receive
proper attention.
 Black soils were home to 2.86% of global
population and had 17.36% of cropland.
 It was home to 8.05% of soil organic carbon and
30.06% of global cropland soil organic carbon.
 Black soil quickly loosing their soil organic carbon stocks.
SAIME initiative
To conserve Mangrove Sustainable Aquaculture
In Mangrove Ecosystem (SAIME) initiative, is
extended in Sundarban for mangrove restoration.
About SAIME initiative
 It is a community-based pilot project in West
Bengal under which farmers are planting mangrove
trees around shrimp ponds.
 SAIME initiative, farmers have taken up cultivation
of shrimp on 30 hectares in West Bengal.
 They are also rebuilding mangroves.
 The project has been implemented in India and
Bangladesh in collaboration with Global Nature
Fund, Bangladesh Environment & Development
Society (BEDS).
Sundarbans Delta
 The Sundarbans, located on the Ganges,
Brahmaputra, and Meghna River deltas on the
Bay of Bengal, are home to the biggest mangrove
forests in the world.
 40% of Sundarbans lies in India and the rest
in Bangladesh. Sundarbans was designated a
UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987 (India) and
1997 (Bangladesh).
COP-15
Recently, at the 15th Conference of Parties
(COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological
Diversity “Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity
Framework” (GBF) was adopted.
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About COP-15
 Conference concluded in Montreal, Canada.
 Chaired by China and hosted by Canada-first phase
took place in Kunming, China and second phase in
Montreal Canada.
 It reinforced the commitment to address the
biodiversity crisis and the Kunming Declaration was
adopted by over 100 countries.
Key Targets of the GBF
 GBF includes 4 goals and 23 targets for achievement
by 2030.
 Goals
  oal A : Halting Human-induced extinction
G
of threatened species and reducing the rate of
extinction of all species tenfold by 2050.
 Goal B : Sustainable use and management of
biodiversity.
  Goal C : Fair sharing of benefits from the
utilization of genetic resources and digital
sequence information and gentic resources.
  Goal D : Adequate means of implementing
the GBF be accessible to all parties particularly
least Developed Countries and Small Island
Developing states.
 30*30 deal
 Restore 30% degraded ecosystems globally (on
land and sea) by 2030
 Conserve and manage 30% areas (terrestrial,
inland water, and coastal and marine) by 2030.
 Reduce risk from pesticides by at least 50% by 2030
 Reduce global footprint of consumption by 2030.
 Secure the safe, legal and sustainable use and trade
of wild species by 2030.
 The United Nations Convention on Biological
Diversity, also known as the Biodiversity
Convention, is multilateral treaty opned for
signature at the Earth summit in Rio De Janeiro in
1992. It comes under UNEP.
CoP-27
This year annual Conference of Parties (COP)
of UNFCCC concluded its 27th edition at Sharm El
Sheikh, Egypt.
About CoP-27
 Held Between: 6th - 18th November, 2022
 Held at: Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
 First CoP held at: Berlin
 CoP-26 held at: Glasgow, U.K.
 CoP-28 will be held in: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(UAE) (30 Nov.-12 Dec.).
The Agenda at CoP 27
 Mitigation - The world is not on track to achieve
the Paris Agreement’s stated goal of limiting global
temperature rise to 1.5 or 2°C.
 Adaptation - At COP 26, the Glasgow–Sharm el-
Sheikh (GlaSS) work programme was established till
2023 to define the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA)
and set up robust tracking mechanisms.
 Finance - At COP 26, developed countries noted
the US $100 billion target of climate finance, first
determined in 2009, has not been delivered and is
expected to be delivered only by 2023.
 Loss and Damage - At COP 26, the G77 and China
negotiating bloc (representing 80% of the world’s
population) had demanded for a loss and damage
(L&D) finance facility.
The major initiative from COP-27, 2022 at Egypt
Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC)
 MAC initiative is led by the UAE and Indonesia,
and includes India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Japan, and
Spain.
 It seeks to educate and spread awareness worldwide
on the role of mangroves in curbing global warming
and its potential as a solution for climate change.
 Under MAC, UAE pledges to plant 100 million
mangroves by 2030.
AWARE (Action for Water Adaptation or
Resilience)
 AWARE initiative, which was drafted by the CoP-27
presidency with support of world meteorological
organisation, was launched on 14 November, 2022
 It is an initiative that will champion inclusive
cooperation to address water related challenges
and solutions across climate change adaptation.
'Loss and Damage'
 'Loss and Damage' refers to impacts of climate change
that cannot be avoided either by mitigation (cutting
greenhouse gas emissions) or adaptation (modifying
practices to buffer against climate change impacts).
Infrastructure Resilience Accelerator Fund
(IRAF)
 It was launched by the Coalition for Disaster
Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) at the Indian
Pavilion, COP27, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
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 IRAF is a multi-donor trust fund, established with the
support of United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) and United Nations Office for Disaster Risk
Reduction (UNDRR).
 It will be managed by the United Nation Multi-
Partner Trust Fund Office (UN MPTFO), New
York.
Global Shield Plan
 The Global Shield (GS) is a funding mechanism
that provides funding to countries suffering climate
disasters.
 Coordinators - The Group of 7 (G7) and the V20
group of climate-vulnerable countries.
Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group
 The Vulnerable Twenty (V20) Group was
established with the inaugural meeting of the V20
Ministers of Finance of the Climate Vulnerable
Forum in 2015 at Lima, Peru.
 Total Members - 58 Nations (India is not a member
of V20 Group).
Technology Mechanism
 The UNFCCC launched the first joint work
programme of the Technology Mechanism for 2023-
2027.
 The joint work programme will focus on high-
potential sectors and high-potential actions across
water, energy, food, industry, and other systems.
Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA)
 COP27 has seen new countries including Germany,
Japan, the UK, the US, Australia, etc., Join the Global
Offshore Wind Alliance to ramp up the offshore wind
to tackle the climate and energy security crises.
Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA)
 Global Offshore Wind Alliance was initiated by
the International Renewable Energy Agency
(IRENA), Denmark and the Global Wind Energy
Council.
19th COP of CITES
CITES (Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora,
also known as the Washington Convention) is a
multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and
animals from the threats of international trade. Recently
its 19th Conference of Parties was held.
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 Held on:14 to 25 November 2022.
th th
 Held in: Panama
 Aim: to reduce the risks of future zoonotic diseases
India and CITES COP19
 India has voted against a proposal to re-open the
international trade in ivory at the ongoing conference
of the CITES.
 The ivory trade was globally banned in 1989 when
all African elephant populations were put in CITES
Appendix I.
 In COP -19, two Indian turtle species – the red-
crowned roofed turtles (Batagur kachuga) and Leith’s
soft-shell turtle (Nilssonia leithii) – have made it to
Appendix I of the Convention on International
Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
  Red-crowned roofed turtle is native to India,
Nepal, and Bangladesh and known to be
widely found in the Ganga and Brahmaputra
river basins, according to the Wildlife Institute
of India (WII).
 At present in India, the National Chambal River
Gharial Sanctuary is the only geographic area where
the species is found in substantial numbers.
CITES was drafted as a result of resolution
adopted in 1963
 It came into force in 1975.
 The CITES Secretariat is administratered by
UNEP.
 Its secretariat is located in Geneva, Switzerland.
 India hosted COP-3 in 1981.
India Bioeconomy Report, 2022
The bio-economy can be defined as "the pro-
duction of renewable biological resources and the
conversion of these resources and waste streams into
value added products, such as food, feed, bio-based
products and bio-energy.
About India Bio-economy Report, 2022
 Released on : July 19, 2022
 Released by : Dr. Jitendra Singh (Minister of State
(Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Earth
Sciences)
 Report prepared for : “Make In India Facilitation
Cell for Biotechnology” of Biotechnology Industry
Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) by Association
of Biotechnology Led Enterprises (ABLE).
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Key Highlights
 India’s Bio-Economy in 2021 registered 14.1%
growth over 2020.
 The Indian Bio-Economy for the period January-
December 2021 is valued at $80.12 billion over
$70.2 billion in 2020.
 Indian Bio-Economy share in India’s GDP is
about 2.6 percent in 2021.
 India has 2nd highest number of USFDA
approved manufacturing plants outside the US.
 As per report, India’s Bioeconomy will touch 300
billion US dollars by 2030 from 80 billion US
Dollars in 2021.
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
(COP14) Conference
Recently, the 14th Meeting of the Conference
of the Contracting Parties (COP14) to the Ramsar
Convention on Wetlands began to discuss the state of
wetlands globally.
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP14)
 Held on: 5-13 November 2022
 Co-hosted by: Wuhan (China) and Geneva
(Switzerland), hybrid format
 Theme of COP14: ‘Wetland actions for people and
nature’
 World Wetland Network (WWN) played an active
role in it.
 The aim of COP-14 was calling for action for people
and nature.
 During the Conference, the Wuhan Declaration was
adopted and a report on Ramsar sites was released.
The State of the Climate in Asia
2021, Report
 Released on: November 14, 2022
 Released by: World Meteorological Organization
and the UN Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
 Asian countries incurred financial losses worth USD
35.6 billion in 2021 because of natural disasters.
 Flooding was the event with “by far the
greatest impact in Asia in terms of fatalities
and economic damage.”
 India suffered a total loss of USD 3.2 billion from
flooding.
 Storms also caused significant economic damage,
especially in India (USD 4.4 billion), followed by
China (USD 3 billion) and Japan (USD 2 billion).
 Five cyclonic storms (Tauktae, Yaas, Gulab,
Shaheen, Jawad) occurred in India during 2021,
with maximum sustained wind speeds of ≥ 34 knots.
Climate Change Performance
Index, 2023
Climate Change Performance Index, 2023 was
released in COP 27, assessing 59 countries and the
European Union on Climate change policies and
actions.
Important Facts About CCPI
 India ranked 10th in CCPI, 2022 and 8th in CCPI,
2023.
 CCPI Aims to enhance transparency in international
climate politics and enables comparison of climate
protection efforts and progress made by Individual
countries.
 The CCPI looks at four categories, with 14
Indicators : GHG Emissions (40% of the overall
score) Renewable Energy (20%), Energy Use (20%)
and Climate Policy (20%).
CCPI 2023
 India has been ranked amongst top 5 countries in
the world, and the best among the G20 countries,
based on its climate change performance.
 CCPI places India as the only G-20 country in the
top 10 Rank.
 Denmark, Sweden, Chile and Morocco as the
only four small countries that were ranked above
India as 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th respectively.
 The First, Second and Third ranks were not
awarded to any country.
 As per the CCPI report India is on track to meet its
2030 emissions target (compatible with a well-below
2°C Scenario).
State of the Global Climate
2021, Report
WMO released the State of the Global Climate
2021 report.
 Launched on : 18 May 2022
 Focus on : Details of climate indicators such as
temperatures, ocean heat, ocean acidification, sea
level rise, sea ice glaciers and extreme weather.
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Major highlights of the Report
 The report confirms that the past seven years have
been the warmest seven years on record.
World Meteorological Organization
 An intergovernmental organization with a mem-
bership of 193 Member States.
 India is a member.
 It originated from the International Meteo-
rological Organization (IMO), which was
established at the 1873 Vienna International
Meteorological Congress.
 Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
 Four key climate change indicators –
Greenhouse gas concentrations, Sea-level rise,
Ocean heat and Ocean acidification – set new
records in 2021.
 The global mean temperature in 2021 was around
1.11 ± 0.13 °C above the 1850–1900 pre-industrial
average.
 Global mean sea level reached a new record high
in 2021, rising an average of 4.5 mm per year over
the period 2013–2021.
The State of the World’s Forests
2022
 Released on : May 2, 2022.
 Released by : United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO)
 The state of the World's Forest report is published
bi-annually.
Key Highlights of SOFO, 2022
 Forests cover 31 percent of the Earth's land surface
(4.06 billion PA).
 The 420 mha of forests have been lost between
1990 and 2020, due to deforestation.
 Approximately 124 million more people fell into
extreme poverty after COVID-19 and this may
have longer-term impacts on wood-based fuel.
The Breakthrough Agenda Report,
2022
Global Clean Energy Action Forum, a joint
convening of the 13th Clean Energy Ministerial
(CEM 13) and the 7th Mission Innovation Ministerial
(MI-7), was hosted by United States for the first time,
from 21st to 23rd September 2022.
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 The Breakthrough Agenda Report, 2022 puts
forward 25 recommendations for leaders to discuss
at Global Clean Energy Action Forum.
 Released by: International Energy Agency (IEA),
the International Renewable Energy Agency
(IRENA) and the UN Climate Change High-Level
Champions
 Primary Focus on: International collaboration to
drive faster reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.
 There is an anticipated rise in worldwide renewable
capacity of 8% in 2022;
 It is pushing beyond the 300GW barrier for
the first time and enough to powering almost
225 million homes.
 Together, the five industries examined in the report
represent almost 60% of the world's Greenhouse
Gas (GHG) emissions.
UNEP ‘Annual Frontier Report,
2022’
 Released on : 17th February, 2022
 Report Titled as : Noise, Blazes and Mismatches
 Objective of the 2022 Report : Identifies and
offers solutions to three environmental issues: urban
noise pollution, wildfires and phenological shifts.
 Frontiers Report first published in : 2016
 Edition : 4th
 This Report is divided into 3 Segments : Noise
Pollution; Phenological Shifts; Wildfires
Key Highlights
 Five Indian cities have been ranked in this list
of being among the noisiest cities of the world
– Asansol, Jaipur, Kolkata, New Delhi, and
Moradabad.
Noisiest City Rank
1. Dhaka, Bangladesh (119 db)
2. Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh (144 db)
3. Islamabad, Pakistan (105 db)
5th Assembly of the International
Solar Alliance
 Held on: October 18, 2022
 Conference inaugurated by: Shri Raj Kumar
Singh, Minister of Power and New & Renewable
Energy
 Held in: New Delhi, India
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Key Highlights
 India and France re-elected President and Co-President
of the ISA Assembly for a period of two years.
 The ISA Assembly approved the Solar Facility, a
payment guarantee mechanism : Solar Payment
Guarantee Fund and Solar Insurance Fund.
 The ISA Assembly also approved the SolarX Grand
Challenge, which is planned to focus on innovation
and start-ups.
GM Crop - DMH 11
Recently, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal
Committee (GEAC) that functions under the Union
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change has approved seed production prior to
commercial release of genetically modified (GM)
mustard.
DMH 11
 Dhara Mustard Hybrid (DMH 11) is a genetically
modified variant of herbicide tolerant mustard.
 It contains two alien genes from a soil bacterium
called Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.
 It is indigenously developed by the Centre for
Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants (CGMCP).
 Recently India has approved commercial cultivation
of only one genetically modified crop, i.e. BT
cotton, which has been a huge success.
13th Emissions Gap Report 2022: UNEP
 Title of the report: ‘Emissions Gap Report 2022:
The Closing Window — Climate Crisis Calls for
Rapid Transformation of Societies’.
 Released on: 27 October 2022
 Released by: United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP)
 The report assess: The gap between anticipated
emissions in 2030 and levels consistent with the
1.5°C and 2°C targets of the Paris Agreement.
"Mission LiFE" (Lifestyle for
Environment)
Mission LiFE which was announced by PM Modi
at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26)
was launched at the Statue of Unity in Kevadiya
Gujarat by PM Narendra Modi.
"Mission LiFE" (Lifestyle for Environment) Kuno National Park
 Launched: 20 October, 2022
 Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh was
 Nodal Agency: NITI Aayog
established in 1981 as wildlife sanctuary.
Key Point  It was later given the status of national park in
 Mission life is a global initiative by India to help
2018.
to lead to a sustainable way of life to achieve the
 It was named after Kuno River, one of the major
sustainable development goals set by UN.
tributaries of the Chambal River.
 It aims to nudge individuals and communities to
adopt a life style that is synchronous with nature and
does not harm it.
Renewables Global Status
Report, 2022
Climate Transparency Report, 2022
 Released on : 15 June 2022
 Released on: October 20, 2022
 Released by : Renewable Energy Policy Network
 Edition: Eighth (8th)
(REN21)
 Prepared by: Report was developed by experts
 Objective : Provides a world map of renewable
from 16 partner organizations from the majority of
the G20 countries energy shares by country and highlights progress in
 Theme for the 2022 edition: G20 response to the some of the leading countries.
energy crisis: critical for 1.5°c. Key Highlights
 Report highlights the link between: Climate And  Renewable power capacity additions grew 17% in
Energy Crises 2021 to reach a new high of more than 314 GW of
 As per the report, the losses were the highest in four
added capacity globally.
sectors—
 India added around 15.4 gigawatts (GW) of
  Services, manufacturing, agriculture, and
renewable power capacity in 2021, the third
construction.
 With respect to global emissions, the USA ranked highest after China (136 GW) and the United
first, as America contributes 25 percent of it; States (43 GW).
 India suffered an income loss of 5.4 per cent of Parameters Ist IInd IIIrd
Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the highest among
Solar PV capacity China United States India
the G20 nations in 2021.
Wind power China United States Brazil
Reintroduction of Cheetahs at capacity
Kuno National Park Hydropower China Canada India
capacity
On September 17, 2022, Prime Minister Geothermal power China Turkey Iceland
Narendra Modi (on his birthday) released eight African capacity
cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park Concentrating solar Chile - -
from Namibia. Cheetahs in India went extinct long thermal power
back in 1952 due to too much reckless hunting activities. (CSP) capacity

 The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Solar water heating China India Turkey
capacity
Change is working in collaboration with the
Air-source heat China Japan United
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) pump sales States
and the Wildlife Institute of India (WII). Ethanol United Brazil China
 Under the plan, 50 Cheetahs will be introduced in production States
the different National Parks in the country in a span Biodiesel Indonesia Brazil United
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 India was the second largest market for new
solar PV (Photovoltaic) capacity in Asia and third
largest globally.
India's First Green Hydrogen
Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
Toyota launched India’s first all-hydrogen
electric vehicle, Mirai, in India. As part of the
company’s pilot project with the International Center
for Automotive Technology (ICAT), Toyota launched
a car that runs on hydrogen generated electricity.
First hydrogen fuel cell car of India
 Name : Mirai ('future' in Japanese)
 Launched by : Toyota INDIA Motors
 Range : Up to 650 km in a single charge, with a
refueling time of five minutes.
 Aim : Spreading awareness about Hydrogen, FCEV
technology, and disseminating its benefits to support
hydrogen-based society for India.
News in Short
‰‰ Sarus crane
 A man from UP was booked under the Wildlife
Protection Act 1972, for “illegally” keeping and
nursing an injured Sarus crane (Grus Antigone).
The Sarus crane
 It is a large non-migratory crane found in parts
of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and
Australia.
 It is the world’s tallest flying bird classified
as ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List and is a
CITES Appendix II
 In India, it is usually found in wetlands and is the
state bird of UP.
‰‰ Turkey Earthquake
 Recently, a major earthquake struck Turkey and
Syria killing more than 2600 people and flattening
thousands of buildings.
Why is Turkey prone to Earthquakes?
 In the region of Turkey, Syria, and Jordan, tectonics
are dominated by complex interactions between the
African, Arabian, and Eurasian tectonic plates, and
the Anatolian tectonic block.
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 Equipped with : A high-pressure hydrogen fuel
tank and an electric motor.
 FCEV - Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
Global Annual to Decadal Climate
Update Report
 Published on : 9 May 2022
 Published by : World Meteorological Organisation
(WMO)
 For the year : 2022 to 2026
 In one of the next five years, there is a 50%
possibility that the planet may momentarily exceed
1.5°C of warming.
 Between 2022 and 2026, the annual mean global
near-surface temperature is expected to be
between 1.1 and 1.7 degrees Celsius higher than
pre-industrial levels the average over the (years 1850-
1900).
‰‰ India’s First Biomass-Based Hydrogen
Plant
 India’s first commercial-scale biomass-based
Hydrogen Plant will come up at the Khandwa
district of Madhya Pradesh.
‰‰ Petrol Blending
 On 6 February, 2023 PM rolled out Petrol blended
with 20% ethanol at select petrol pumps in 11
States/UTs as part of a programme to increase
the use of biofuels to cut emissions as well as
dependence on foreign exchange-draining imports.
E20 fuel
 E20 fuel is a blend of 20% of ethanol and gasoline.
 Ethanol is a biofuel and a common by-product
of biomass left by agricultural feedstock such as
corn, sugarcane, hemp, potato, etc.
 It is produced mainly from molasses, a byproduct
of sugar manufacture.
 Ethanol is basically alcohol of 99% plus purity,
which can be used for blending with petrol
 The PM launched the higher 20% ethanol-
blended petrol (E20) at the India Energy Week
(IEW) 2023.
‰‰ Willow Project
 Recently, the Joe Biden-led United States
administration formally approved the controversial
Willow project in Alaska.
 Willow Project is a massive and decades-long oil
drilling venture on Alaska’s North Slope in the
National Petroleum Reserve.
Operation Gear Box
 The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
launched operation ‘Gear Box’ to stop heroin
smuggling, seizes 39.5 kg of contraband from
Kolkata port.
 Operation Gear Box is conducted to detect the
hidden drugs in the gear boxes.
‰‰ UNESCO to soon declare Visva-Bharati the
World’s First Living Heritage University
 Visva-Bharati University will soon get the ‘heritage’
tag from UNESCO to take the distinction of world’s
first living heritage university.
 Normally heritage tag is given to a dead monument.
For the first time in the world, a living university,
which is functioning, is going to get the heritage tag
from UNESCO.
About Visva Bharati University
 It was founded in 1921 and named after Nobel
Laureate Rabindranath Tagore until the Visva-
Bharati Society was registered as an organization in
May 1922.
‰‰ India Annual State Minister’s Conference
on Water
 Recently, the 1st All India Annual State Minister’s
Conference on Water organized by the Union
Ministry of Jal Shakti in Bhopal.
The theme of the 1st Conference
 The theme of the 1st Conference is ‘Water Vision
@ 2047’.
 Five thematic Sessions of the Conference and their
Significance—(1) Water Security, (2) Water use
efficiency including re-use of wastewater and grey
water, (3) Reduce the effect of Climate Change, (4)
Climate Change Resilient Water Infrastructure, (5)
Water Quality.
‰‰ Water Birds Status Survey 2022
 Chilika Lake, the Asia’s largest brackish water
lagoon, witnessed over 10.74 lakh birds, including
uncommon Mongolian gull, visiting the water-
body in Odisha this winter, according to a census
report released on January 05, 2022.
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‰‰ Red Sanders Falls Back in IUCN’s
‘Endangered’ Category
 Red Sanders (Red Sandalwood) has fallen back
into the ‘endangered’ category in the International
Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red
List. The species was classified as ‘near threatened’
in 2018.
‰‰ Heat Dome
 Several countries in Europe recorded their hottest
January weather even in 2023 with temperatures
10 to 20 degrees Celsius above average due to heat
dome.
About Heat Dome
 According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), a heat dome occurs
when the atmosphere traps hot ocean air like a lid or
cap for an extended period of time.
‰‰ International Big Cat Alliance
 Recently, India has proposed the creation of a
new global alliance called the International Big Cat
Alliance (IBCA) to protect seven major big cats,
namely- tiger, lion, leopard, snow leopard, puma,
jaguar and cheetah.
 The IBCA will be open to 97 countries and
organizations interested in protecting these
animals.
‰‰ Methane Global Tracker report
 According to the latest Methane Global Tracker
report-2023, fossil fuel companies released
120 million metric tonnes of methane into the
atmosphere last year.
 Methane Global Tracker report is the annual report
released by the International Energy Agency.
Global Methane Pledge
 It was announced by the US and EU.
 It aims to reduce methane emissions by 30% in
2030 as compared to 2020.
MARS:
 MARS is Methane Alert and Response System.
 It integrates data related to methane emissions.
 It was launched by the United Nations
Environment Programme. It is a satellite-based
monitoring programme.
‰‰ Great Nicobar Island Project
 Recently, the central government has granted
clearance for the diversion of forest land for the
development project of the Great Nicobar Island.
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 The project is to be implemented in the Great
Nicobar Island at a cost of Rs 75,000 crores, that is,
9.4 billion USD.
 It was prepared by NITI Aayog and to be
implemented by ANIIDC (Andaman and Nicobar
Islands Integrated Development Corporation).
‰‰ Agriculture Innovation Mission
 Recently, India Joins the Agriculture Innovation
Mission for Climate.
 The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate is a
joint initiative of the US and UAE.
‰‰ India’s First Geo Park
 The first geological park of India will be built
in Lamheta, Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh. In
January 2022, approval for the park was given by the
Geological Survey of India, under the Ministry of
Mining.
 Lamheta Park : In 1928, William Henry Sleeman
had discovered Dinosaur fossil from this area.
UNESCO has also recognised Lamheta as geo
heritage site. Lameta Formation is also called
Infratrappean Beds.
‰‰ Three medicinal plant species added to the
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
 The IUCN assessment in the Himalayan region
shows deforestation, habitat loss, forest fires,
illegal trade and climate change pose a serious
threat to the species.Recently,three medicinal plant
species (Meizotropispellita, Fritillaria cirrhosa,
Dactylorhizahatagirea) found in the Himalayas
have been added to the IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species.
‰‰ India’s first e-waste Eco-park
 On February 24, 2022, the Deputy Chief Minister of
Delhi, Manish Sisodia, announced that Delhi will get
India’s first e-waste Eco-park.
‰‰ India's First Geo Thermal Energy Project
in Ladakh
 Geological Survey of India (GSI) estimate suggests
that there could be 10 GW geo-thermal power
potential in our country. In a recent development
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) started
drilling for India's first geo thermal energy project
Puga Valley in Ladakh.
‰‰ Living Planet Report - 2022
 Recently, WWF on October 13, 2022, has released
its biennial Living Planet report - 2022 showing
trends in global biodiversity and health of planet.
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 69% decline in wildlife populations of mammals,
birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish across globe
between 1970 and 2018.
‰‰ New Target under National Clean Air
Programme
 Recently, the central government has set a new target
of a 40% reduction in particulate matter (PM)
concentration in cities covered under the National
Clean Air Programme (NCAP) by 2026. The
earlier goal was 20 to 30% reduction by 2024.
About National Clean Air Programme
 Launched by: Ministry of Environment, Forests
and Climate Change (MoEFCC) (in 2019)
‰‰ Green Fins Hub
 The United Nations Environmental Programme
(UNEP), along with UK-based charity Reef-World
Foundation, recently launched the Green Fins Hub
on 13 September 2022.
 Green Fins Hub is a global digital platform for
diving and snorkelling operators worldwide. The
Green Fins Hub is the first-ever global marine
tourism industry platform, helping operators to
make simple, cost-efficient changes to their daily
practices.
‰‰ India’s longest rubber dam
 Recently, on September 08, 2022 Chief Minister
of Bihar Nitish Kumar inaugurated the country’s
largest rubber dam and a steel bridge over the Falgu
river near Vishnupad temple (Gaya) in Bihar.
‰‰ Fridays for Future Campaign
 Thousands of young activists took to the streets
across the world on September 23, 2022.
 The Global Climate Strikes were organised
under the banner of Fridays for Future (FFF)
campaign, a youth-led climate justice movement.
 This movement was inspired by Greta Thunberg.
‰‰ 1st Year Anniversary of Shoonya Campaign
 NITI Aayog held a day-long forum on September
14, 2022 to commemorate the one-year anniversary
of Shoonya, India’s zero pollution e-mobility
campaign.
‰‰ First India Animal Health Summit, 2022
 On July 06, 2022, the Union Minister of Fisheries,
Animal Husbandry, and Dairying inaugurated the
First India Animal Health Summit 2022, in New
Delhi.
‰‰ India’s first indigenously developed lithium-
ion cell
 Ola Electric on July 12, 2022, unveiled India’s first
indigenously developed lithium-ion cell, NMC 2170.
‰‰ 'Clean and Green' campaign
 Launched on - 5 June 2022, (World Environment day)
 Launched by - Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs
 Objective - To make country free of Single Use
Plastic (SUP).
‰‰ COP 15 UNCCD
 Session took place : From 9 to 20 May 2022
 Took place at : Abidjan (Ivory Coast).
 COP 15 theme : ‘Land Life Legacy: From scarcity
to prosperity
 The COP-14 was held in New Delhi in 2019.
 First Session held : Rome (1997), Italy.
‰‰ State Butterfly of Sikkim
 On World Environment Day 2022 (June 05); the
Chief Minister of Sikkim, P.S. Golay, declared Blue
Duke as “State Butterfly of Sikkim”.
 Blue Duke is a native butterfly species of Sikkim.
‰‰ 75th World Health Assembly
 From 22nd to 28th May 2022 World Health Assembly
was organized by World Health Organisation
(WHO).
 It is the first in-person Health Assembly since the
COVID-19 pandemic began.
 "Health for peace, peace for health" was the
theme of the World Health Assembly, 2022.
‰‰ Global Collaboration Village
 Launched in : May 2022
 Launched by : World Economic Forum (WEF)
 Type of : A global village in Metaverse Universe.
 Launched during : WEF annual meeting at Davos.
 Global Cooperation Village : The Village will
provide immersive spaces where stakeholders can
convene, create and take action on the world’s most
pressing challenges.
‰‰ First Organic Waste-powered EV Charging
Station: Mumbai
 India’s first organic waste-powered Electric Vehicle
(EV) charging station has been inaugurated at
Keshavrao Khadye Marg, Mumbai, on 9th May 2022.
‰‰ ‘Nanjarayan Tank’
 The Nanjarayan Tank is recently declared the 17th
bird sanctuary of Tamil Nadu.
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‰‰ 2022 World Food Prize
 “Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA’s head of
the Climate Impacts Group and a senior research
scientist at Goddard Institute for Space Studies
(GISS) received this year’s prize from the World
Food Prize Foundation on 5th May 2022.
‰‰ Rajasthan: First State to surpass 10 GW
Solar Capacity
 According to Mercom’s India Solar Project
Tracker, Rajasthan becomes the first state in India
to exceed 10 GW of cumulative large-scale solar
power installations with a total of 32.5 GW of
installed power capacity, with renewable energy
contributing 55%, thermal energy at 43%, and
nuclear energy 2%.
‰‰ Palli: India’s First ‘Carbon-neutral Panchayat’
 Palli village located in the Samba district of Jammu
has become India’s first panchayat to become carbon
neutral, fully solar energy powered, and all its records
have been digitized which will help in receiving all
benefits of Central schemes easily.
‰‰ 50 Years of UNEP
 The UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
celebrated its 50th Anniversary (founded in 1972) at a
special session in Nairobi, Kenya on March 03, 2022.
 Theme of the event: “Strengthening UNEP for the
implementation of the environmental dimension of
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”.
‰‰ First Dugong Conservation Reserve of India
 The Tamil Nadu government has commenced work
to set up the first Dugong Conservation Reserve of
India in the Palk Bay region.
‰‰ 21st World Sustainable Development Summit 2022
 Umbrella theme : Towards a Resilient Planet:
Ensuring a Sustainable and Equitable Future.
 Organised by : The Energy and Resources
Institute’s (TERI)
 Objective : Single platform to accelerate action
towards sustainable development and climate
change.
‰‰ Water Convention
 2022 marks the 30th Anniversay of United Nations
Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Convention.
 Water convention adopted in Helsinki in 1992 and
entered into force in 1996.
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 Zero Tolerance against Prosperous Farmers
Crime and Corruption Payment of more than Rs. 2
Action against 75,746 mafias/ lakh crore for sugarcane price,
criminals, illegally occupied Payment of more than Rs. 1
property worth $11,841 crore lakh 4 thousand crore to farmers
confiscated/demolished by purchasing 568 lakh metric
tons of wheat and paddy

Social Security
Distribution of free ration to Quality Education
15 crore people, a monthly Better infrastructure
pension of Rs. 1,000 to facilities in 1,38,000
98.28 lakh destitute women, primary/upper primary

(At a Glance)
senior citizens and physically schools under Operation
challenged Kayakalp

One District-One Medical MSMEs

Pure Water for All UP Global Investors
College Capital of India
Drinking water facility in Summit-2023
65 Operational, 22 Under Highest no. of
35,495 gram panchayats under Rs. 35 lakh crore MoUs signed
construction MSMEs 96 lakh
Har Ghar Nal Yojana 94 lakh job opportunities
units operational

Metro Rail
Express Service
Pradesh Maximum no. An Emerging Center of Tourism
Operational in
6 expressways of Airports Development of Shri Kashi Vishwanath
5 cities Under
operational 5 9 airports Dham Corridor and construction of Shri
construction in 5
under construction operational 12 Ram temple in Ayodhya, Grand celebration
cities
under construction of Kumbh, Deepotsav, Rangotsav and Dev
Deepawali

52.50 lakh houses built/approved under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana;
Rs. 52,190 crore transferred to 2.60 crore farmers under PM Kisan
Samman Nidhi; Construction of 2.61 crore individual toilets; 1.75 crore
families benefitted from Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, distribution of
one free gas cylinder on Holi and Diwali; Rs. 1,190 crore loan to 10.33
lakh street vendors under PM SVANidhi scheme.
Electrification of 1,21,324 majra; Free electricity connections to 1.58
crore houses.
36 irrigation projects completed, 23.04 lakh hectares additional irrigation
potential created; 2 lakh 51 thousand 287 km silt cleaning of Canals;
Natural farming in 49 districts; Insurance of 18,73,000 hectares of
agricultural land.
Implementation of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Kisan Samriddhi Yojana
worth Rs. 602 crore; Rs. 61,270 crore crop loan distributed; Renovation
of 6,000 state tube wells, Construction of 2,100 new tube wells.
Establishment of 6,484 Cow Shelters for the protection of stray cows
10,73,695 Cows Protected; Provision to give 1 cow and an allowance
of Rs. 900 per month to the families associated with agriculture/animal
husbandry.
Medical insurance coverage to 8.90 crore beneficiaries under Ayushman
Bharat and Mukhyamantri Jan Arogya Yojana; 4,720 ambulances
operational; Effective control of encephalitis, reduction in death rate
up to 96 percent; Establishment of Health ATMs in all PHCs; AIIMS
Operational in Gorakhpur and Raebareli; Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical
University in Lucknow; More than 40 crore Covid Vaccinations; 552
Ayurvedic Hospitals developed as Health Wellness Center; An increase
of 3,988 seats in MBBS and 1,747 seats in PG; An increase of 7,000 seats
in Nursing and 2,000 seats in Paramedical; Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay
Cashless Medical Scheme for state employees and pensioners.
17 cities included in the Smart City Project; 10 cities funded by the
Central Government, 7 cities funded by the State Government.
221 projects completed under Amrit Yojana; Water supply in 8.46 lakh
houses and sewerage connection in 7.06 lakh houses.
Conviction rate of 59.1% for crimes against women, first rank in the
country; Police Commissionerate system in Lucknow, Gautam Buddha
Nagar, Kanpur Nagar, Varanasi, Agra, Ghaziabad and Prayagraj;
Establishment of women help desks in all the police stations.
Enrollment of 1.92 crore children Under School Chalo Abhiyan;
Distribution of free textbooks, uniforms, sweaters, shoes-socks and
school bags and stationery to children from classes 1 to 8; 321 High
Schools/Inter Colleges operational; Approval of 60 New Inter Colleges;
Free coaching in all districts under Mukhyamantri Abhyudaya Yojana.
Establishment of 3 State Universities and 78 State Colleges; Letter of
Intent issued for the establishment of 15 Private Universities.
Marriage of 2.26 lakh couples under Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah
Yojana; The grant amount increased from Rs. 35,000 to Rs. 51,000; 14.86
lakh daughters benefitted from Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana
Appointment of 58,000 BC Sakhi.
Under MGNREGA 164.80 crore man-days have been generated;
Assistance of Rs. 5 lakh in case of accidental death at the workplace,
Rs. 3 lakh for permanent disability and Rs. 2 lakh for partial disability
under Nirman Kaamgar Mrityu Va Divyangta Sahayta Yojana.
Distribution of 'Gharauni' to more than 51 lakh families; 29,487 children
benefitted under Mukhyamantri Bal Sewa Yojana.
Purvanchal Expressway and Bundelkhand Expressway operational;
Construction of Gorakhpur Link Expressway under progress; Decision to
build Ballia Link Expressway.
60,397 km pothole free roads and renovation of 6,926 km route 7,268
km road repaired; Reconstruction of 2,941 km of roads, widening/
strengthening of 2,242 km routes; Construction of 125 bridges.
Declaration of 70 new state roads and 57 new major district roads;
Rs. 2,590 crore allocated for connecting widening of Tehsil/Block
Headquarters with 2 lanes.
Decision to set up the PM Mitra Mega Textile Park on 1,000 acres of land
in Lucknow-Hardoi with Rs. 1,200 crore; Global Recognition of ODOP
Scheme.
Medal winners of International Sports Competitions appointed as
Gazetted Officers.
Formation of Uttar Pradesh Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad, Shri Vindhya
Dham Teerth Vikas Parishad, Shri Chitrakoot Dham Teerth and
Naimisharanya Dham Teerth Vikas Parishad.

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75 lakh tap water connections provided in state
 The Uttar Pradesh government on January 31, 2023
celebrated reaching the milestone of installing 75
lakh tap water connections in the state.
 A total of more than 75,26,740 rural households
have been provided tap water connections.
 Bihar tops the list with more than 1.58 crore
connections, followed by Maharashtra with more
than 1.06 crore and Gujarat with more than 91 lakh
connections.
 The event also featured the screening of a
government film ‘Har Ghar Pani Khud Nigrani’
and the release of an e-book on the successful
journey of two years of the ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’
and listing the achievements of the department.
PM SHRI Scheme to upgrade over 1700 schools
in Uttar Pradesh
 Recently, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi
Adityanath has stated that a total of 1,753 schools in
the state would be equipped and upgraded under the
PM SHRI Scheme.
 During the Uttar Pradesh Budget 2023, the state
government has allocated more than Rs 1,000
crores for the PM SHRI Scheme.
UP Government adds 55 villages to YEIDA
Territory
 The Uttar Pradesh government on February 03, 2023
added 55 villages from Khurja and Secunderabad
tehsil areas in Bulandshahr district to the Yamuna
Expressway Industrial Development Authority
(YEIDA) territory.
 The total number of notified villages in the YEIDA
has now gone up to 1,242.
 The authority area has been extended to the Delhi-
Howrah railway route, Dedicated Freight
Corridor (DFC) and new Noida.
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New Vidhan Bhavan will be built in Uttar
Pradesh on the Lines of Central Vista
 On March 3, 2023, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker
Satish Mahana said that Uttar Pradesh will soon get
the gift of a new Vidhan Bhavan on the lines of the
country’s new Parliament Building (Central Vista).
 The Uttar Pradesh government has made token
budgetary provision of Rs 50 crore for the
construction of the new building, on the lines of
Central Vista in Delhi, in the state capital.
  The present Vidhan Sabha was inaugurated
on February 21, 1928 and its chief architects
were Sir Swinton Jacob and Hira Singh.
Bareilly division tops UP’s Development Index
 The Bareilly division has emerged as the best on
the scale of development in the ranking released by
the Programme Implementation Department of
Uttar Pradesh.
  The division has secured the first position
in the entire state in the implementation
of government schemes in the category of
divisions
 Along with the Bareilly division, the Saharanpur
division has also performed well.
 Also Varanasi, Lucknow and Meerut are included
in the top five divisions.
 On the other hand, Bareilly, Badaun,
Shahjahanpur and Pilibhit districts of Bareilly
division have secured first place in the category of
districts.
5 Rural Learning Centers will be Built in
Bareilly Division of Uttar Pradesh
 In March, 2023, D.D Mahendra Singh of
Panchayati Raj Department of Uttar Pradesh told
that five learning centers will be set up in Bareilly
division of the state, in which training will be
given to the villagers at the village level.
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UP Commission on OBC Quota in Local
Bodies Submits Report
 On March 9, 2023, the UP State Local Bodies
Dedicated Backward Classes Commission submitted
a report to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
 The commission was set up to fix reservation for
backward classes in the civic elections,
 The state government on December 28, 2022,
constituted a five-member commission under the
chairmanship of retired High Court Judge Ram
Autar Singh.
  The commission has submitted the report.
  After this, giving the information of the report
to the Supreme Court, permission was sought
to hold civic elections in Uttar Pradesh.
 Recently in April, 2023, State Election Commission
announced that Uttar Pradesh Civic Polls will
be held in two phases—on May 4 and May 11,
2023, with the counting of votes for both phases
scheduled on May 13, 2023.
UP to junk all government vehicles older than 15 years
 The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath on March 10, 2023, approved the
proposal of the state transport department’s new
vehicle scrapping policy.
 Under this, Uttar Pradesh will receive Rs 300 crore
from the central government.
 Under this, scrapping of government vehicles 15
years or more old in the registered vehicle scrapping
facility.
New UP Sports Policy 2023
 The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved the new UP
Sports Policy 2023 in a cabinet meeting chaired by
the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on March 10,
2023.
 The state will set up 14 centers of excellence, each
centered around a particular sport.
 There is a provision to establish a state sports
authority on the lines of the Sports Authority of
India (SAI).
  Additionally, the state will put in place a State
Sports Development Fund.
 Each registered player will receive a health
insurance cover of up to Rs 5 lakh from the state
government.
 A sports center will be established in each district.
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Indian Grassland and Fodder Research
Institute inaugurated at Jhansi
 Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri
Narendra Singh Tomar in March, 2023 inaugurated
the Seed Processing and Storage Facility at Indian
Grassland and Grassland Research Institute,
Jhansi.
  It is an institution under the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR).
 Apart from the institute headquarters, 3 units of this
type of seed processors have been installed at the
regional research centers located at Dharwad and
Srinagar, which have been funded by the Ministry of
Agriculture for Rs 3.7 crore.
Uttar Pradesh Township Policy-2023
 On March 14, 2023, the Uttar Pradesh government
announced that it is going to amend several rules to
meet the residential needs of the people in the cities.
For this, the proposed Uttar Pradesh Township
Policy-2023 was presented before Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath.
 The proposed Uttar Pradesh Township Policy-2023
will allow setting up of colonies on a minimum of
cities with a population of less than two lakh 12.5
acres of land in in other cities and 25 acres. To reach
the colonies, 24 meters of road will be mandatory
and 12 meters inside.
Four New Private Universities Will Open in
Uttar Pradesh
 On March 10, 2023, in the cabinet meeting chaired
by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, it has been
decided to issue letters of intent to four new private
universities.
 These universities include Varun Arjun University
Shahjahanpur, T.S Mishra University Lucknow,
Farukh Hussain University Agra and Vivek National
University Bijnor.
Online Game App ‘Shastrarth’ Made for
Learning Sanskrit
 In March, 2023 Dr. Aruney Mishra, has created
an online game app for learning Sanskrit, which is
named ‘Shastrarth’.
 He is presently, Chairman of the Department of
Sanskrit at Ewing Christian College (ECC), a
constituent college of Allahabad University, Uttar
Pradesh.
 The Shastrartha app will not only useful for learning
Sanskrit in sports but also for preparing competitive
exams.
Uttar Pradesh tops charts for mobile gaming
 Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the top location
for mobile gamers, followed by Maharashtra,
Rajasthan, Bihar and West Bengal, according to
the India Mobile Gaming Report 2022 issued by
the gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL).
 India overtook Japan as the top user of mobile
games in 2016.
 The Indian gaming market was worth $2.6 billion in
the fiscal year 2022 with over 15 billion downloads,
and with a compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) of 27%, it would increase to $8.6 billion
by 2027.
9 National Highway projects in Mahoba
 In March, 2023, Union Minister for Road
Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari
inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 9
National Highway projects in Mahoba, Uttar
Pradesh with an investment of more than 3,500
crores in presence of Chief Minister Shri Yogi
Adityanath and all MPs, MLAs and officers.
 Shri Gadkari  announced 4 laning of 258 km
Ramvangaman road in Chitrakoot, 15 km 4-lane
bypass at a cost of 200 crores, 18 km 4-lane bypass
in Mahoba and 15 km 4-lane bypass in Artara
alongwith 4-laning of 70 km stretch from Prayagraj
to Mirzapur (NH-76E) .
‘Chief Minister Road Improvement Scheme’
 In February, 2023, the Uttar Pradesh government
about to launch ‘Chief Minister Road Improvement
Scheme’ to provide better road facilities to the
people in cities.
 Several announcement was done in the Uttar
Pradesh Budget 2023 –
  Among the major projects for which funds
have been allocated are Rs 150 crore for the
ropeway service in Varanasi, Rs 585 crore
for the Kanpur Metro Rail Project, Rs 465
crore for Agra Metro Rail Project and Rs 1,306
crore for Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Corridor
Regional Rapid Transit System project
  Another Rs 100 crore has been allocated for
the Metro Rail in Varanasi, Gorakhpur and
other cities.
  To provide better road connectivity in rural
areas, Rs 5,966 crore has been allocated under
the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
  Another Rs 550 crore has been allocated
for Bundelkhand Expressway and Defence
Corridor Project. For development of
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an industrial corridor on both sides of the
Gorakhpur Link Expressway, Rs 200 crore
has been allocated.
The government has also proposed to build six
 
industrial manufacturing complexes, four along
the Purvanchal Expressway and two along the
Bundelkhand Expressway.
The government will spend Rs 1,000 crore
 
on development of religious routes and Rs 50
crore on construction of four-lane roads in
industrial and logistics parks.
Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023
 Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 has
been inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on February 10, 2023 at Lucknow.
 He also inaugurated Global Trade Show and
launched Invest UP 2.0.
 Around 10,000 delegates, including over 400
participants from 41 countries, top industry leaders,
etc. attended summit.
 Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 was
three days event from 10 to 12 February 2023.
 It is the flagship investment summit of the
Government of Uttar Pradesh.
 The event is important for the state which initially
set a target to attract investment proposals of Rs 10
lakh crore at the UPGIS-2023, and later revised it to
Rs 17.3 lakh crore.
Purvanchal Ki Shaan 2023
 In February, 2023 Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief
Minister Brajesh Pathak felicitated the personalities
who enhanced their glory at the ‘Purvanchal Ki
Shaan 2023’ felicitation ceremony organized by
Amar Ujala at a hotel in Lucknow.
Uttar Pradesh Film Policy 2023
 The state cabinet on February 22, 2023 gave nod to
the Uttar Pradesh Film Policy 2023.
 The policy provides for subsidy of 50 percent
of the cost if the films are made in Awadhi, Braj,
Bundeli or Bhojpuri.
 For films made in English, Hindi or other
languages, the subsidy will be 25 percent of the
cost of film making.
 A subsidy of 25 percent or a maximum of Rs. 50
lakh would be given for setting up of studios/labs
etc. in the state. If the studios/labs are opened in
Purvanchal, Vindhyachal and Bundelkhand, the
amount would be 35 percent or a maximum of 50
lakh.
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New DCGI of the Country: Rajeev
Raghuvanshi of Ballia
 Recently, on February 22, 2023 Appointments
Committee of the Cabinet appointed Dr. Rajeev
Singh Raghuvanshi, as the new Drug Controller
General of the country.
Second Indo-Israel trauma course at BHU
 The Institute of Medical Science - Banaras Hindu
University (BHU) hosted a three-day (from 24 to
26 February) second Indo-Israel trauma course
and Mass Casualty Science (MCS) workshop at
Trauma Centre of BHU Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
7 National Highway Projects in Ballia
 Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways,
Mr. Nitin Gadkari inaugurated seven national
highway projects on February 27, 2023, with an
investment of US$ 785 million (Rs. 6,500 crores) in
Chitbada Village, Ballia, Uttar Pradesh.
 The minister said the greenfield road from
Chandauli to Mohania being constructed at a
cost of Rs. 130 crore will provide connectivity to
Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh and Kaimur district of
Bihar through the Delhi-Kolkata GT Road.
 The new connectivity route between Ballia-Ara
through 28 km greenfield spur road at a cost of US$
181 million (Rs. 1,500 crores) was also announced.
Prime Minister inaugurated Varanasi ropeway
project
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 24, 2023
laid the foundation stone of the country’s first
urban transport ropeway in Kashi (Varanasi).
 The entire Kashi ropeway project will cost about Rs.
645 crores to the exchequer.
 The ropeway system will be 3.75 km in length with
five stations - Vidya Peeth, Bharatmata Mandir, Rath
Yatra, Girja Ghar and Godowlia Chowk.  Transport Nagar inaugurated in Aligarh
About Varanasi ropeway project - Features
 This is the first urban ropeway project under
Parvatmala Pariyojana.
 It can carry 3,000 passengers per hour per
direction.
 About 153 Gondolas/Cabins will be deployed to
carry 10 passengers.
 This will be operational for 16 hours a day.
UP Board revises norms for private school’s
affiliation
 On January 2, 2023, Deepak Kumar, principal
secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary
Education, said that the state board has made it
mandatory to have 3000 square meters of land for
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opening private schools in urban areas, which was
earlier 650 square meters.
 Similarly, 6000 square meters of land will be
mandatory in rural areas, which was earlier 2000
square meters.
 It has also been made necessary to have smart class,
computer class and various resources.
Self-Sustainable Model for Gaushalas
 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on January 04,
2023 stressed the need for developing a self-
sustainable model for running ‘gaushala’ and said
that gaushalas should be constructed in public-
private participation (PPP) mode.
 He stressed that the cow shelters should be linked
to natural farming, cow dung paint, CNG and CBG
(compressed biogas).
Mau’s Dakshayani Pandey’s Car Security Model
 On January 5, 2023, Dakshayani Pandey (17 years),
daughter of a poor farmer in Mau district of
Uttar Pradesh, was selected on the basis of her car
safety model with a 100% scholarship at Stanford
University in California, USA. She is currently
studying in class 12.
First Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Center of
the Country in BHU, Uttar Pradesh
 On January 15, 2023, Prof. Saurabh Singh said that
the Union Health Ministry has given in-principle
consent to open the country’s first spinal injury
rehabilitation center at BHU Trauma Center.
 The Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Center will provide
facilities for artificial intelligence of brain, spinal,
neuro-ophthalmic injury as well as treatment with
traditional medicine. Such a treatment facility is
currently in Australia.
 Transport Nagar was formally inaugurated by
Minister of State for Basic Education Sandeep
Singh, MP Satish Gautam, MLA Rajkumar Sahai
at the District Level Investors Summit held at
Habitat Center in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh
on January 17, 2023.
 Registration for allotment of plots in Transport
Nagar has been started from February 18, 2023. It
has a total of 1803 plots.
Second Phase of Sansad Khel Mahakumbh
2022-23 in Basti District
 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated
the second phase of Saansad Khel Mahakumbh
2022-23 via video conferencing on January 18, 2023.
 Saansad Khel Mahakumbh has been organised in
Basti district by Shri Harish Dwivedi, Member of
Parliament from Basti since 2021.
‘Uttar Pradesh Gaurav Samman’
 On January 22, 2023, Uttar Pradesh Government
Secretary Raghunath Prasad Verma said that on the
lines of the Yash Bharti Award of the Samajwadi
Party government of the state, now the state
government will also award ‘Uttar Pradesh Gaurav
Samman’ to the personalities who have brought
glory to the state in the country and abroad.
 The Uttar Pradesh government had stopped the
Yash Bharti award two years ago.
 Under the Yash Bharti Award, Rs. 11 lakh was given
to such personalities.
  The nominee for this honour must be a native
of Uttar Pradesh.
 Bahraich resident poet Yogendra Yogi has
recently been honored with the UP Gaurav Samman.
He got this honor for his better performance in the
field of literature.
 Uttar Pradesh girl Shubhi Gupta has brought
laurels to India by winning the gold medal in the
Under 12 World Cadet Chess championship 2022.
She therefore honoured with the Uttar Pradesh
Gaurav Samman.
 All India Chess Association President Dr. Sanjay
Kapoor will also be honoured with uttar Pradesh
Gaurav for the successful conduct of the 44th
Chess Olympiad.
Islands of Andaman and Nicobar Named
After Four Param Vir Chakra Winners of Uttar
Pradesh
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 23, 2023
named 21 Islands in Andaman and Nicobar after
recipients of India’s highest military decoration, the
Param Vir Chakra.
 Three of the four Param Vir Chakra winners
from Uttar Pradesh – Company Quarter Master
Havildar Veer Abdul Hameed, Naik Jadunath
Singh, Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey – have
been awarded Param Vir Chakra posthumously and
Honorary Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav while alive.
 During his visit to Andaman and Nicobar Islands in
the year 2018, the Prime Minister renamed the Ross
Islands as ‘Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island.
Neil Island and Havelock Island were renamed as
‘Shaheed Dweep’ and ‘Swaraj Dweep’.
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Uttar Pradesh Became the State with Maximum
Electricity Connections in the Country
 On 27 January 2023, Uttar Pradesh Power
Corporation Chairman M. Devraj said that with the
issuance of 1.47 crore new electricity connections
in just eight years, Uttar Pradesh has become the
state with the highest electricity consumers in the
country. Uttar Pradesh is followed by Maharashtra
at number two and Tamil Nadu at number three.
 The number of domestic consumers in Uttar Pradesh
is 2.74 crore, about 2.40 crore in Maharashtra and
about 2.20 crore in Tamil Nadu.
Digi Yatra at Varanasi Airport
 On December 1, 2022 The government has
introduced paperless entry at selected airports to
make air travel hassle-free. The airport will use facial
recognition software termed as “Digi Yatra” for
entry, which means passengers won’t need to carry
their ID card and boarding pass.
 Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
launched Digi Yatra in the national capital.
 In the first phase, it will be launched at seven
airports. It was initially launched at three airports --
Delhi, Bengaluru and Varanasi and it will followed
by four airports namely Hyderabad, Kolkata,
Pune and Vijayawada by March 2023.
Mukhyamantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
 In December, 2022 Government of Uttar Pradesh
has launched Mukhyamantri Matasya Sampada
Yojana on the line of Pradhanmantri Matasya
Sampada Yojana .
 Aim of this scheme is to increase the income of
farmers and increase the production of fishes in
ponds of villages.
 This scheme will be implemented for five years
(2022-23 to 2026-27).
 As per this scheme, government will set up 100 Fish
Seed Banks in Ponds.
'One District One Sport’ Scheme
 Uttar Pradesh government has launched the One
District One Sport (ODOS) programme for
promoting local sporting talent.
 According to officials, one sport will be identified in
each of the 75 districts of UP.
 Under the One District, One Sport (ODOS)
scheme, players will get training in the specified
sport for their district to play both at national and
international events.
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‘Mundera Baazar’ and ‘Telia Afghan’ village
 Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has
given its approval to the Uttar Pradesh government
to change the name of Gorakhpur district’s
‘Mundera Baazar’ municipal council to ‘Chauri
Chaura’ and Deoria district’s ‘Telia Afghan’ village
to ‘Telia Shukla’.
Bird Festival 2023
 Yogi Government will organise Bird Festival this
time in Bundelkhand. To promote the tourism of
Bundelkhand, an event will be held at Vijay Sagar
Bird Sanctuary in Mahoba from Feburary 1-3,
2023.
Delhi-Meerut-Regional Rapid Transit System
Train
 Country’s first Rapid Train on track between Duhai
Depot to Sahibabad, Ghaziabad station successfully
tested.
 Passenger will get a chance to travel in Rapid Train
from March 2023.
 The National Capital Region Transport Corporation
(NCRTC), the agency implementing the Regional
Rapid Transit System (RRTS).
Longest River Voyage
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the world’s
longest river cruise MV Ganga Vilas on January 13,
2023 in Varanasi.
 The luxury cruise covers a distance of more than
3,200 km across 27 river systems in five states in
India and Bangladesh.
Country’s Largest city Forest
 The country’s largest city forest is being developed
in the Uttar Pradesh in temple city of Vrindavan.
 Saubhari Nagar Van is being developed by the state
forest department on 130 hectares of land near
Sunrakh village in Vrindavan.
State’s First cow Sanctuary
 In December, 2022 the first’ cow sanctuary’ in
Uttar Pradesh has been proposed on 70 hectares
of land in Chandan village of Purkaji block in
Muzaffarnagar.
Atal Swasthya Mela
 On December 24, 2022 Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath inaugurated two-day Atal Swasthya Mela
at Vikas Nagar Mini Stadium, Lucknow to mark
the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and
Lucknow MP Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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Glass Skywalk
 Uttar Pradesh will get its first glass skywalk at the
Tulsi waterfall in Chitrakoot.
 It was initially called Shabri waterfall but earlier
this year, the state government changed its name to
Tulsi waterfall.
Clean Air Survey, 2022
 Three UP cities - Lucknow, Prayagraj and Varanasi
- have bagged top three slots among 47 cities with
population of over 10 lakh in the Swachh Vayu
Sarvekshan- 2022 (clean air survey) conducted by
the Union ministry of environment, forest and
climate change (MEFCC) under its National
Clean Air Programme.
 Lucknow was declared the ‘No.1 city’ in the national
ranking of ‘Clean Air Survey’, and received a reward
of R.s 1.50 crore along with a citation.
Ranipur Tiger Reserve
 In September, 2022 Ranipur Tiger Reserve in
Uttar Pradesh has been approved as the 53rd tiger
reserve of India. Besides this, it is also the fourth
tiger reserve in Uttar Pradesh.
 Ranipur Tiger Reserve located in Bundelkhand
region of Uttar Pradesh.
 Apart from Ranipur, the state has three tiger
reserves– Dudhwa, Pilibhit and Amangarh.
Uma Singh of Gorakhpur Climbs Mount
Friendship by Bicycle
 In November, 2022, Uma Singh of Gorakhpur
district has created history in the field of
mountaineering, conquering the peak of Mount
Friendship in Manali in Himachal Pradesh with
a bicycle and thus becoming the first mountaineer to
reach the top of this mountain on a bicycle.
 She has also climbed to the top of Africa’s highest
peak, Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
Convention Center in Gorakhpur
 In November 2022, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
directed to build a large convention center in
Gorakhpur in the state, with a seat capacity between
three thousand and five thousand.
Khelo India National University Game
 Khelo India National University Games to be held
in April 2023 in the country will be held in Uttar
Pradesh.
 Khelo India National University Game will be held
in four cities of the state - Lucknow, Gorakhpur,
Varanasi and Noida.
Lakhpati Mahila Karyakram
 Uttar Pradesh government is going to start ‘Lakhpati
Mahila Karyakram’ to make the women of the state
financially more capable, through which 15 lakh
women will be made millionaires in the first three
years.
 In the first phase of ‘Lakhpati Mahila Karyakram’, it
will be launched in 11 districts.
Police Commissioner System
 In November, 2022 the three new police
commissionerates of Uttar Pradesh namely, Agra,
Ghaziabad and Prayagraj got their first police
commissioners. System already exists in Lucknow,
Kanpur, Varanasi and Gautam Buddh Nagar
(Noida).
Uttar Pradesh Solar Energy Policy, 2022
 UP Government announced Uttar Pradesh Solar
Energy Policy in November, 2022.
 Uttar Pradesh aims to generate 22,000 MW solar
power over the next five years (2026-27) under the
state government’s Solar Policy-2022.
 The UP Solar Policy-2022 will be applicable for five
years or notification of new policy.
 Ayodhya, Noida and 16 Nagar Nigams of State
will be developed as Solar Cities.
State of the Court will be built in all District of
Uttar Pradesh
 The Uttar Pradesh government, headed by Chief
Minister Yogi Adityanath, is readying to construct
integrated court complexes in 10 districts initially.
 The districts selected to pilot the project, which
aims to house all courts of a district under one
roof, are Mahoba, Hathras, Chandauli, Shamli,
Amethi, Hapur, Auraiya, Sonbhadra, Sambhal
and Chitrakoot.
Integrated Check Post (ICP) Land Port
 Integrated Check Post (ICP) land-port will be built
on 120-acre campus on the lines of the airport at
Sonauli, the international exit point of the Buddhist
circuit of Maharajganj.
International Agriculture Research Center will
be Established in Gorakhpur University
 Consortium of International Agriculture Research
Center (GCIAR) will be established at the Institute
of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur
Uttar Pradesh.
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Indian Road Congress
 The 81st annual convention of the Indian Roads
Congress (IRC) was held at Indira Gandhi
Pratishthan in Uttar Pradesh from October 8 to 11, 2022.
 The IRC, a premier body in the infrastructure sector,
will discuss the introduction of new technology and
maintenance of roads.
International Abhidhamma Day
 International Buddhist Confederation hosts
Abhidhamma Day (October 9, 2022) Conference in
Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
 International Abhidhamma Day program was
organized by the Ministry of Culture of the state
government.
Jagriti Yadav of Lucknow became UK High
Commissioner for a Day
 In October, 2022 twenty-year-old Jagriti Yadav from
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, spent a day as the UK’s top
diplomat in India after winning the sixth edition of
the ‘High Commissioner for a Day’ competition.
Uttar Pradesh Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
and Mobility Policy-2022
 In October, 2022 UP govt rolls out new Electric
Vehicle Policy-2022 to attract investments and
promote faster EV adoption in state.
 It has also been decided to give a subsidy of 15
percent on factory price to EVs purchased in UP.
GI Mahotsav Inaugurated
 Union Minister of State for Culture and
Parliamentary Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal
inaugurated the six-day GI Mahotsav organized by
the Department of Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade. At Deendayal Hastkala Sankul at
Badlapur in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh between 16
to 21 October, 2022.
CNG to be made from garbage in Lucknow,
Ghaziabad, Prayagraj
 In September, 2022 Government announced that
Prayagraj, Lucknow and Ghaziabad districts will
have bio-solid waste-based bio CNG (compressed
natural gas) plants.
North Central Railway Becomes Fifth Zone in
the Country with 100% Electrification
 North Central Railway’s takes a long leap forward,
the entire broad gauge network becomes 100%
electrified .
 NCR attains this feat by electrifying the last section
of NCR, Barhan-Etah of Prayagraj division and
Ishanagar-Udaipura of Jhansi Division.
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Center Approves Terai Elephant Reserve
 The Union Forest and Environment Ministry has
given its approval to the Terai Elephant Reserve
(TER), which will be developed over a 3,049 square
kilometre area, including the Dudhwa Tiger
Reserve and the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve located in
Lakhimpur and Pilibhit districts.
 India has now 33 Elephant Reserve.
India Food Expo held in Lucknow
 India Food Expo 2022, a three-day event from
2-4 November, 2022 held at Indira Gandhi
Pratishthan in Lucknow with focus on food
processing and agriculture based micro, small and
medium enterprises.
Uttar Pradesh Tops in Country in Vaccination
Against Lumpi Virus
 Uttar Pradesh has emerged as the first state in the
country to have administered 1.58 crore vaccine
doses to the cattle of the state for the Lumpy Virus
disease by vaccinating more than 1.50 crore animals
in the government campaign to prevent lumpi virus.
 Gujarat was second only to Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Ranks Eighth in Plastic Waste
Emission
 According to the Plastic Alternative Report-2022,
Maharashtra ranks first in terms of plastic waste
emissions in the country and Goa is ranked one in
terms of per capita waste removal.
 Uttar Pradesh ranks eighth in terms of plastic
waste emissions in the country.
Asia’s First Pathogen Reduction Machine in
Lucknow
 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Asia’s
first pathogen-reducing machine at the blood and
transfusion medicine department KGMU Lucknow.
Uttar Pradesh Rank Second in Bajra Production
 Uttar Pradesh ranks second in the country in the
production of millets, including jowar, bajra, kodo
and sanwa among others.
World Dairy Conference, 2022 at Greater Noida
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the
International Dairy Federation World Dairy
Conference 2022 held in Greater Noida, Uttar
Pradesh on September 12, 2022.
 The conference focuses on the theme ‘Dairy for
Nutrition and Livelihood’.
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Nandi Sanctuary to be built in Moradabad
Division
 In September, 2022 Moradabad Divisional
Commissioner said that an initiative is being taken
to create Nandi Sanctuary in Moradabad division
to overcome the problem of stray cattle.
Alakh Pandey Physicswala named in Global
Hurun Richlist
 India’s newst edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah’s co-
founders Alakh Pandey is the newest to join the
millionaires’ club, according to a report by Hurun
India and IIFL Wealth.
 Alakh Pandey is from Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
India’s Second Nano-Fertilizer Plant Set-up in
Prayagraj
 India’s First Nano Fertilizer Plant was setup at
Kalol, Gujarat and country’s second nano fertilizer
plant has been ready in Phulpur, Prayagraj.
State Planning Commission’ Now ‘State
Transformation Commission’
 In September, 2022 the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet
cleared the proposal for restructuring of the Uttar
Pradesh State Planning Commission on the lines of
the NITI Aayog at the Centre and renamed it as the
State Transformation Commission.
 State Transformation Commission (STC) will
be headed by the Chief Minister and the vice-
president of STC will be a renowned economist or
social scientist.
Uttar Pradesh Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises Promotion Policy-2022
 In September, 2022 Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved
a Micro Small Medium Enterprises Promotion
Policy (MSME) 2022 and Uttar Pradesh Bioenergy
Policy-2022 to help setting up of MSMEs and
bioenergy projects.
 Under the new policy, subsidy ranging from 10
percent to 25 percent will be made available as
capital subsidy to the new MSME enterprises to
be set up. Capital subsidy (rebate) is available for
investment on plant and machinery etc.
Metro in Twelve Cities of Uttar Pradesh
 After the successful run of metro rail in Lucknow,
Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida and Kanpur,
the Uttar Pradesh government is focussing on
expanding the services to Gorakhpur, Varanasi,
Meerut, Bareilly, Jhansi and Prayagraj while the
project is nearing completion in Agra.
Rupal Chaudhary Won Bronze Medal in World
Athletics U-20
 Rupal Chaudhary of Meerut district of Uttar
Pradesh made history by becoming the first Indian
athlete to win two medals at the World U-20 Athletics
Championship here. After winning a 4x400m relay
silver, she won bronze in the women’s 400m.
Annu Rani Won Bronze Medal in Javelin Throw
 Annu Rani (Javelin Queen) scripted history as she
became the first Indian female javelin thrower to win
a medal, a bronze, in the Commonwealth Games on
the penultimate day in Birmingham in August, 2022.
Cabinet Approves Formation of Uttar Pradesh
Eco-Tourism Development Board
 In August, 2022 the state cabinet gave its approval
for setting up an eco-tourism development board,
with headquarters in Lucknow, for the development
and management of infrastructure facilities in
forests and in outer areas of wildlife sanctuaries.
 The CM would be the Chairman of the board.
Uttar Pradesh Mango Festival, 2022
 On July 4, 2022, Chief minister Yogi Adityanath
inaugurated the four-day Lucknow Aam Mahotsav
at the Awadh Shilpa Gram Lucknow.
Uttar Pradesh Plastic Waste Management
Conclave, 2022
 Plastic Waste Management Conclave, 2022 was
organized at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on
International Plastic Carry Bag Free Day in
Lucknow on 3rd July 2022.
 The theme of this conclave is ‘3R’ (Reuse, Recycle
and Reduce).
Van Mahotsav Campaign
 On July 5, 2022 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
started the Van Mahotsav campaign by planting
Harishankari saplings in Kodand forest area
located in Sehrin village, the ashram of Maharishi
Valmiki Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh.
Unique River Art Gallery to be built in
Prayagaraj
 Themed food trail, river museum and art gallery
to come up at Curzon bridge in Prayagraj before
Mahakumbh 2025.
Biggest Mall of North India
 On July 10, 2022 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
inaugurated North India’s largest ‘Lulu Mall’ in
Lucknow.
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One Tehsil-One Product Scheme
 In July, 2022 UP Government to decided to
introduce ‘One Tehsil, One Product’ Scheme.
 There are products in UP that are found nowhere
else – like the ancient and nutritious ‘Kala namak’
rice, the rare and intriguing wheat-stalk craft,
world-famous chikankari and zari-zardozi work
on clothes, and the intricate and stunning horn
and bone work that uses the remains of dead
animals rather than live ones, a nature-friendly
replacement for ivory.
Mukhyamantri Nagar Srijan Yojana
 The UP government has approved a proposal to
set up Mukhyamantri Nagar Srijan Yojana. It will
set up the guidelines to upgrade, expand and create
new urban local bodies with an aim to improve basic
urban facilities.
 Provision of Rs 550 crore has been made in the
budget of the financial year 2022-23 under this
scheme.
President of India inaugurates Sant Kabir
Academy and Research Centre
 The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind
paid tributes to Sant Kabir and inaugurated Sant
Kabir Academy and Research Centre and Swadesh
Darshan Yojana (June 5, 2022) at Kabir Chaura
Dham, Maghar, Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh’s First Carbon-Free Zone to be
‘Kashi Vishwanath Dham’
 Kashi Vishwanath Dham will be the first such
temple in the state, which will be completely free
from carbon and dust particles.
Sparrow-UP Portal for PCS Officers of the State
 In June, 2022 the Uttar Pradesh government created
the ‘Sparrow-UP’ portal to provide online details
of their All Assets to PCS Officers of the state.
 Under this, all PCS officers of the state will have
to give an account of their assets between January
1 and 21 every year.
Agra Cantt. Station gets Green Ratings
 Agra Cantt station, DRM office and railway hospital
have been given green rating by IGBC in terms of
greenery, garbage management and cleanliness.
Nano Silica Discovered from Bio Sources for
the first time in the Country
 National Sugar Institute, Kanpur has achieved
success in producing Nano Silica Particles from Fly
Ash of the Bioler in Sugar Industry.
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ISKCON & PREM Temple of Mathura got
Bhog Certificate
 Food Safety and Drug Administration on behalf
of FSSAI, Government of India, granted Bhog
Certificates to Prem Temple and ISKCON at
Vrindavan in Mathura under ‘Eat Right’ programme.
First Transgender Cell of Uttar Pradesh
 June, 2022 First Transgender Cell (Police Help
Center) inaugurated at Qaisar Bagh Kotwali,
Lucknow Police Commissionerate.
Gharauni Yojana
 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that
about 2.5 crore people living in villages of Uttar
Pradesh will be granted Gharauni certificates
under Svamitva Scheme by October 2023.
 The Gharauni certificate enables the villagers to get
loans easily and facilitates transfer of ancestral land
and properties to their rightful owners.
The Longest Saryu River Front to be Built in
Ayodhya
 Yogi Adtiyanath government has decided to build a
two kilometer long Saryu River Front on the banks
of Saryu river Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh.
e-Pension portal
 On May 1, 2022 on the occasion of Labour Day,
Chief Minister Of Uttar Padesh Yogi Adityanath
rolled out a new platform e-Pension portal to
ensure transparent and hassle-free disbursement of
pension to the retired government employees.
Bhatkhande Music College got the status of
Cultural University
 On May 10, 2022 Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved
the Deemed Bhatkhande State Cultural University
Ordinance, 2021.
Ajay Kumar Mishra to be new Advocate general
of Uttar Pradesh
 Senior Supreme Court advocate, Ajay Kumar
Mishra, has been appointed as new advocate general
of Uttar Pradesh in May, 2022.
India’s first AMRIT SAROVAR built in
Rampur
 On May 13, 2022 India’s first Amrit Sarovar was
inaugurated in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh by the then
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas
Naqvi and Swatantra Dev Singh, Uttar Pradesh Jal
Shakti Minister.
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 The Mission Amrit Sarovar was launched on
National Panchayati Raj Day on 24th April 2022
as a part of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav
with an objective to conserve water for future.
Food Forest Project
 Uttar Pradesh Government rolled out a new
initiative under which Fifteen districts of different
agro-climatic zones have been identified where food
forests will be developed.
 The districts identified for this project are Bijnor,
Amroha and Saharanpur of the mango belt,
Sambhal, Rampur, and Badaun of the guava belt.
 The primary objective of the government is to
increase the income of the farmers.
NeVA Service Center
 Hon’ble Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on 19th
May, 2022, inaugurated the NeVA (National
e-Vidhan Application) Seva Kendra and Tablet
equipped Vidhan Mandap located in the Vidhan
Bhawan in the presence of Hon’ble Speaker Shri.
Satish Mahana.
 Nagaland Assembly is the first assembly in the
country to implement the NeVA.
Country’s First Floating swimming pool to
come up at Khirkiya (Namo) Ghat
 The country’s first floating swimming pool and
changing room will be built at Khirkiya (Namo) Ghat.
 If the use of these pools and changing rooms built
on the waves of the Ganges is successful at the
Khirkiya Ghat, then it will also be prepared on other
ghats of Kashi.
Batagur Turtle
 On May, 23 World Turtle day 2022 , Uttar Pradesh
Government released approx 300 Batagur Turtle in
Chambal river in Etawah.
Greenfield Economic Corridor approved
 The Center has approved a new expressway
connecting two industrial cities of Uttar Pradesh
Ghaziabad and Kanpur.
 The Ghaziabad-Kanpur Greenfield Corridor
will pass through Nine districts which include
Ghaziabad, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Kasganj,
Farrukhabad, Kannauaj, Unnao and Kanpur.
Uttar Pradesh Tops in buying from GeM Portal
 Uttar Pradesh tops the country among states in terms
of purchases made by the departments through the
GeM portal.
 Gujarat comes second followed by Madhya Pradesh.
'Eat Right Station' Certification
 The “Eat Right Station" certification is awarded by
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
(FSSAI) to the railway stations that set benchmarks
(as per the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006) in
providing safe and wholesome food to passengers.
 Mumbai Central railway station was the country’s
first to earn the certification with a 4-star rating.
 Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus received a 5-star
rating and ‘Eat Right Station’ certification in 2019.
 Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station was the
third to be recognised with a 5-star rating by the
FSSAI.
 Chandigarh Railway Station, won a 5-star rating
along with the certification.
 Vadodara Railway Station: In 2020, this railway
station was also honoured with the certification and
a 5-star rating.
 Bhubaneswar Railway Station have a 4-star rating.
 Vizag Railway Station is a 4-star rated railway station.
 The Prayagraj junction station has bagged “Eat
Right Station” certification, thereby becoming the
first station in Uttar Pradesh to get this recognition
(2022).
 The Varanasi Cantt railway station has been
awarded a 5- star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification
(January, 2023).
Uttar Pradesh Special Security Forces
 Recently, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided
to establish the Sixth Battalion of UPSSF in Ayodhya.
Dastak Campaign
 On April 15, 2022 Dastak campaign started in
Uttar Pradesh with Asha & Anganwadi workers to
educating people about the symptoms and cure of
communicable diseases and prevent the spread of
water-borne and vector-borne diseases.
National Center for Disease control in
Lucknow
 In April, 2022 the Uttar Pradesh Government
approved a proposal to set up a National Center for
Disease Control in Lucknow. A total of six centres
will open across the country with one in Lucknow.
 NCDC has its headquarters in Delhi and eight out-
station branches located in Alwar in Rajasthan,
Bengaluru in Karnataka, Kozhikode in
Kerala, Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, Jagdalpur in
Chhattisgarh, Patna in Bihar, Rajahmundry in
Andhra Pradesh and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
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Uttar Pradesh Textile and Garment Policy, 2022
 On October 17, 2022 the U.P. Textile and Garment
Policy – 2022 has been notified with the objective to
attract fresh investments to the tune of INR 10,000
crores in the upcoming five years.
Operation Kayakalp
 On October 17, 2022 the Yogi Adityanath
government in its second term under ‘Operation
Kayakalp’ will transform the primary and secondary
schools into ‘smart schools’.
 ‘Operation Kayakalp’ which aims at transforming
the primary schools of the state, was started in the
year 2018.
Community Radio station to be launched in Jai
Ghosh at Sangeet Natak Academy
 CM Yogi Aditya Nath launches Radio Station
on August 9, 2022 ‘Jai Ghosh’ at Sangeet Natak
Akademi .
Uttar Pradesh to have its own Silk Exchange
in Varanasi
 The silk exchange will be developed as Integrated
silk complex in Varanasi .
 The complex is being developed at the cost of Rs. 8
crore under One District One Product scheme.
Uttar Pradesh’s Arti Rana and Neerja Madhav
Honored with Nari Shakti Puraskar
 On the occasion of women’s day President Ram
Nath Kovind conferred the Nari Shakti Puraskar
on 8th March 2022 for the years 2020 and 2021 at
the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.
 1-Arti Rana , A Handloom Weaver and a Teacher
from Kheri U.P., 2. Neerja Madhav is a Hindi Author
Hindi Sahitya Sammelan
 The two-day 73rd Annual Convention of Hindi
Sahitya Sammelan was organized at Prayagraj,
Uttar Pradesh from March 12 to 13, 2022.
Lok Nirmala Samman-2022
 On March 30,2022 UP Governor Anandiben Ptael
honored folk singer Padam Bhushan Dr. Sharda
Sinha with Lok Nirmala Samman started by Malini
Awasthi.
Major Dhyan Chand Sports University
 In January, 2022 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
laid the foundation stone of Major Dhyan Chand
Sports University in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
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 Uttar Pradesh Budget 2023-24
 Under Article 202 of the Constitution of India, a  Out of total receipts Revenue receipt is estimated
statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure to be Rs. 570865.66 crore and capital receipt is
of the state government for financial year (i.e. from estimated to be Rs. 112427.08 crore.
1st April to 31st March) is presented before the State  This receipt is Rs. 107163.37 crore more than the
Legislature. It is termed as “Annual Financial revised estimate of 2022-23 which is Rs. 576129.37
Statement” in the Constitution and also known as crore.
“Budget”.
Total Expenditure
 On February 22, 2023 the Finance Minister of Uttar
 Total expenditure of Rs. 690242.43 crore is
Pradesh Mr. Suresh Kumar Khanna presented the
estimated for the budget 2023-24.
budget for the financial year 2023-24.
 Out of total expenditure, revenue account
Important points of Budget 2023-24 are expenditure is Rs. 502354.01 crore and capital
followings account expenditure is Rs. 187888.42 crore.
Size of the Budget Revenue Account Expenditure
 The size of the budget 2023-24 is Rs. 690242.43  In the budget estimate of 2022-23 revenue
crore and it includes new scheme of Rs. 32,721.96 expenditure was Rs. 456089.06 crore. For the
crore. financial year 2023-24, it is Rs. 502354.01 crore.
Total Receipts  Thus, in the financial year 2023-24 revenue
 Total Receipts of Rs. 683292.74 crore is estimated expenditure is estimated to be increase by Rs.
in the budget estimate of 2023-24. 46264.95 crore.
Rupee Comes From Rupee Goes To
Other Revenue
Loan and Advance Expenditure 13.3% Capital Outlay
Public Recovery 21.7%
Debt 0.4% Interest
Net of Public 14.6% 7.4%
Account 0.8% Recovery of
State's own tax
Loans 3.1%
Revenue
38.8%
Grants in Aid from Pensions
12.1% Loans and
Centre 14.9%
Advance 1.4%
Salaries-Govt.
Grants-in-Aid Employee
State's share in 9.2% 12.7%
Central taxes Salaries aided
Subsidy Assignment to
27.0% Non-Tax Revenue Institutions
3.9% Local Bodies
3.5% 11.7%
3.5%

Sector wise Revenue Expenditure

(in Rs. crore)
Item Budget Estimate Budget Estimate % increase/
2022-23 2023-24 Decrease
1. General Services 177670.39 193465.41 8.89
2. Social Services 169118.02 181579.25 7.37
3. Economic Services 91300.63 103596.27 13.47
4. Assignment to Local Bodies and 18000.02 23713.08 31.74
Panchayati Raj Institutions

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 Main Items of Revenue Account Expenditure
(in Rs. crore)
Item Budget Estimate 2022- Budget Estimate % Increase/
23 2023-24 decrease
Interest Payment 48487.46 52755.56 8.80
Education, Sports, Art and Culture 71061.12 77455.03 9.00
Health and Family Welfare 33022.25 37335.02 13.06
Social Welfare and Nutrition 30194.22 31964.98 5.86
Agriculture and Allied Activities 14671.56 16406.77 11.83
Rural Development 21176.96 23153.10 9.33
Energy 23072.91 27215.15 17.95
Transportation 5352.48 7118.29 32.99
Capital Account Expenditure Receipt from the Central Government
 In the budget estimate of 2022-23, capital account  In the budget estimate of 2023-24, total receipt from
expenditure was Rs. 159429.92 crore. In the the Central Government in the form of state’s share
Budget estimate of 2023-24 it is estimated to be Rs. in central taxes grants-in-aid and loans and advances
187888.42 crore. is estimated to be Rs. 305379.89 crore.
 Thus, in the budget 2023-24 capital expenditure is  It is Rs. 6022.24 crore (2.01 per cent) more than the
estimated increased by Rs. 28458.51 crore (17.85 revised estimate of 2022-23 which is Rs. 299357.65
per cent). crore.
 Under this, mainly capital outlay increased by Rs. Revenue Account Receipts
23572.45 crore (19.02 per cent).  In the budget 2023-24, state’s own tax revenue is
 Decrease in internal debt of the State Government estimated to increased by Rs. 77396.02 crore (41.78
is estimated to be of Rs. 1378.23 crore (4.45 per per cent) from the revised estimate of 2022-23
cent) which is Rs. 185237.98 crore.
Major Items of State’s Own Tax Revenue
(in Rs. crore)
Item Revised Estimate Budget Estimate Change in percent
2022-23 2023-24
1. State GST 76709.80 108212.00 41.07
2. Land-Revenue 243.07 962.00 295.77
3. Stamp and Registration Fee 24266.69 34560.00 42.42
4. State Excise Duty 41349.27 58000.00 40.27
5. Sales Tax 31541.50 41788.00 32.49
6. Vehicle Tax 8770.55 12672.00 44.48
7. Electricity Tax and Duty 2357.10 6440.00 173.22
Total 185237.98 262634.00 41.78
Revenue Surplus Fiscal Deficit
 In the budget estimate of 2023-24 revenue surplus is  In the financial year 2023-24 fiscal deficit is estimated
estimate to be Rs. 68511.65 crore. to be of Rs. 84883.16 crore.
 It is 3.48 per cent of Gross State Domestic Product
 In the budget estimate of 2022-23 it was
(GSDP).
estimate to be Rs. 43123.65 crore. In the revised  In the budget estimate of 2022-23 it was Rs.
estimate of 2022-23 it is estimated to be 53907.26 81177.98 crore which increased to Rs. 81325.63
crore. crore in the revised estimate.

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Capital Outlay  In the budget estimate of 2022-23 it was estimated
 In the budget of 2023-24 capital outlay is estimated to be Rs. 123919.85 crore which increased in the
to be Rs. 147492.92 crore. revised estimated to be Rs. 126601.11 crore.
Budget at a Glance
(in Rs. crore)
S. 2021-22 2022-23 Budget 2022-23 2023-24
N. Actual Estimate Revised Budget
Estimate Estimate
1. Revenue Account Receipts 371011.44 499212.71 478816.53 570865.66
2. Tax Revenue* 307725.79 367153.76 354983.28 445871.59
3. Non-Tax Revenue@ 63285.65 132058.95 123833.25 124994.07
4. Capital Account Receipt 76690.62 91739.00 97312.84 112427.08
5. Recovery of Loans 939.43 2565.00 2565.00 3312.18
6. Borrowings and Other Liabilities (out 75751.19 89174.00 94747.84 109114.90
of which ways and means Advances
from RBI)
7. Total Receipts (1 + 4) 447702.06 590951.71 576129.37 683292.74
8. Expenditure on Revenue Accounts, in 337581.38 456089.06 424909.27 502354.01
which
9. Interest Payment 44875.56 48487.46 47865.50 52755.56
10. Expenditure on Capital Accounts, in 102381.85 159429.92 160363.02 187888.42
which
11. Capital Outlay 71442.55 123919.85 126601.11 147617.29
12. Loan Repayments in which ways and 28725.94 32563.29 22565.13 31181.43
means Advances redemption from RBI
10000.00 10000.00 0.00 10000.00
13. Total Expenditure (8 + 10) 439963.23 615518.98 585272.29 690242.43
14. Revenue Surplus (1 – 8) 33430.06 43123.65 53907.26 68511.65
15. Fiscal Deficit 39286.42 81177.98 81325.63 84883.16
16. Primary Deficit (15 – 9) -5589.14 32690.52 33460.13 32127.60
* This includes state’s own taxes and state’s share in central taxes.
@ This includes state’s own taxes and grants received from centre.
Gross Tax Collection/Gross State Domestic government was calculated to be Rs. 666153.39
Product crore.
 Tax collection as a per cent of Gross State Domestic  In the revised estimate it is Rs. 700445.52 crore.
Product (GSDP) is 16.5 per cent in Actual data of  In the year 2023-24 it is estimated to increased to Rs.
2021-22, 17.3 per cent in revised estimate of 2022- 784113.65 crore which is 32.1 per cent of GSDP.
23 and 18.3 per cent in budget estimate of 2023-24.
Important Announcement in the Budget Speech
Debt/Gross State Domestic Product  The growth rate in Gross State Domestic Product
 This ratio was 28.3 per cent in 2013-14 which has (GSDP) for 2023-24 is estimated to be 19 per cent.
became 33.4 per cent in 2021-22.   State’s share in country’s GDP is more than 8
 It is 34.2 per cent in revised estimate of 2022-23 and
per cent.
32.1 per cent in budget estimate of 2023-24.
 Unemployment rate in the state was 14.4 per cent
Indebtedness of the Government before 2017 which has currently reduced to 4.2 per
 In budget estimate of 2022-23 indebtedness of the cent.

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 UP Global Investors Summit was organized in 16. Uttar Pradesh Solar Energy Policy 317
Lucknow between 10-12 February, 2023. 2022
 More than 19,000 MoUs of about Rs. 33.50 lakh
17. Mahakumbh Mela 2025 2500
crore were signed in the summit.
 Most of the MoU were signed in renewable energy 18. AMRUT 2.0 5616
(16 per cent) electronics (12 per cent), industrial 19. Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 2707.86
parks (11 per cent), education (9 per cent) and
logistics (9%). 20. Akanshi Nagar Yojna 100

Farmers 21. Accelerated Economic Develop- 1500

 Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat in Rabi
ment Scheme
season 2022-23 was determined at Rs. 2015 per 22. Bundelkhand Special Plan 600
quintal. 23. Purvanchal Special Plan 525
 Government of India determined the MSP for
common grade paddy at Rs. 2040 per quintal and 24. PM Awaas Yojna (Grameen) 9000
for Grade-A paddy at Rs. 2060 per quintal. 25. PM Gram Sadak Yojna 5966
 More than 51639.68 crore rupees has been
26. Mukhyamantri Awaas Yojna 1203
transferred through DBT till now under Prime
Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in the year 27. Rashtriya Krishi Vikash Yojna 984.54
2022-23. 28. National Crop Insurance Scheme 753.70
Allotment of Fund under Major Schemes 29. PM Matsya Sampada Yojna 257.50
(2023-24) 30. Uttar Pradesh Food Processing 100
S. Scheme/Programme/Policy Allocated Industry Policy, 2022
N. Fund (in 31. Uttar Pradesh Electronics 401
Rs. crore) Manufacturing Policy
1. Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangla 1050
32. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan 20255
Yojna
2. Swami Vivekanand Yuva Sashak- 3600 33. Operation Kayakalp 1000
tikaran Yojna 34. Project Alankar 500
3. Seed Fund 100
35. Kaushal Vikas Mission 150
4. Uttar Pradesh IT and Start-up 60
36. Mukhyamantri Shikshuta 70
Policy
Prashikshan Yojna
5. Old Age/Kisan Pension 7248
37. Khelo India University Games 30
6. Divyang Pension 1120
38. Mukhyamantri Paryatan 300
7. Mukhyamantri Jan Arogya 100
Samvardhan
8. Mukhyamantri Durghatna Bima 12
39. Tourism Policy 2018 45
Yojna
9. Jhansi Link Express Way and 235 40. Buddha Circuit 40
Chitrakoot Link Expressay 41. Social Forestry Scheme 600
10. Bundelkhand Expressway 550
42. Green India Mission 100
11. Gorakhpur Link Expressway 200
43. Eco-Tourism 10
12. National Rural Health Mission 12631
13. PM Atmanirbhar Swasthya Yojna 1655 44. Annapurti Yojna 21791.25

14. ODOP Unity Mall 200 45. Ujjwala Yojna 3047

15. Jal Jeevan Mission 25350 46. Rastriya Poshan Abhiyan 455.52

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 List of Scheme Uttar Pradesh
Scheme Ministry Key Points
One District-One Department  Of Aim: To encourage such indigenous and specialized products and
Product Programme  MSME & Export Promotion crafts. There are products in UP that are found nowhere else 
Under Ministry of Micro
Small and Medium
Enterprises.
Vishwakarma Shram Directorate of Industries Aim: Promote the development and self-employment of the
Samman Yojana and Enterprise Promotion state’s Labourers.
Under Ministry of Micro Benefits : The state government would grant financial assistance
Small and Medium ranging from Rs.10,000 to Rs.10 lakh artists and artisans in Uttar
Enterprises. Pradesh hrough the Vishwakarma Yojana scheme.
UTTAR PRADESH The Ministry of Health and Aim :
NEW POPULATION Family Welfare 1. Decreasing the total fertility rate from 2.7 to 2.1 by 2026 and
POLICY FOR 2021-30 1.7 by 2030
( Announced on 2. Increase modern contraceptive prevalence rate from 31.7%
11th JULY-WORLD to 45% by 2026 and 52% by 2030
POPULATION DAY )
NAYA SAVERA Labour Department Comes Aim : To get rid of the child Labour by identifying Labourers and
SCHEME (Announced Under Ministry of Labour & their social , educational and moral development
on June 2017 ) Employment
VIVEKANAND YOUTH Ministry of Sports and Youth Aim : To revive the vivekanand youth award scheme under the
AWARD SCHEME (4th Welfare provincial guard group development team and youth welfare
December 2017) department
Mukhyamantri Samuhik Social Welfare department Aim : This Scheme is centered at the marriage of daughters of
Vivah Yojana (October, comes under Ministry of Social all section of society people living below the poverty line in the
2017) Justice & Empowerment state.
CHIEF MINISTER Ministry of Rural Aim : All round development of the required villages located on
SAMAGRA Gram Development the border area ( international, inter-state ) of the state will be
VIKAS YOJANA done under the scheme .
( Inaugurated on 24th
January 2018 on Uttar
Pradesh Day)
Chief Minister Kisan Aim : Compensation of 5 Lakhs in case of accidental death (from
evam Sarvahit Bima road accident, fire or gas leak, snake bite, drowing etc.)/disability
Yojana of eligible head/ bread earner .
Mukhyamantri Kanya Ministry of Women and Child Aim :
Sumangala Yojana Development 1. Financial assistance to girl child in a phased manner from the
birth to the completion of her graduation .
2. From the birth to graduation of the girl , Rs 15000 will be
given by the state government in six stages.
Mukhyamantri Krishak Ministry of Finance Benefit : Under this scheme, the legal hier/heirs/farmer himself
Durghatna Kalyan will be provided maximum Rs. 5 Lakhs as a social security in case
Yojana (on 19th January of death or disability due to accident .
2020 )
Mukhyamantri Saksham Aim : To deal with the problem of malnutrition among women
suposhan Yojana and children
( financial year 2021-22 )
Mukhyamantri Bal seva Aim : For the welfare, security and education of the children who
Yojana ( Announced on lost their parents due to the covid-19 pandemic
29th may 2021 )

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 Uttar Pradesh Economic Survey, 2022-23
State Economy and Public Finance
 According to advanced estimates of 2021-22, the
growth rate of Gross State Domestic Product
(GSDP) is 9.64% at constant prices and 16.76% at
current prices.
 According to advanced estimates of 2021-22, the
growth rate of primary, secondary and tertiary sector
at constant prices in 2021-22 is (-)14.59 percent, 10.32
percent and 6.53 percent respectively and at current
prices, it is (-)16.16 percent, 14.90 percent and 14.02
percent respectively.
 According to advanced estimates of 2021-22, the
contribution of primary, secondary and tertiary
sector in GSVA at constant prices is 25.33 percent,
26.74 percent and 47.93 percent respectively and at
current prices, it is 28.44 percent, 24.61 percent and
46.95 percent respectively.
 According to advanced estimates of 2021-22, the per
capita income at current prices with reference to Net
State Domestic Product (NSDP) has increased from
Rs. 32002 in 2011-12 to Rs. 61374 in 2020-21 and Rs.
70792 in 2021-22 respectively.
 At constant prices, the per capita income has increased
from Rs. 32002 in 2011-12 to Rs. 42525 in 2021-22.

State of Gross State Value Addition (GSVA)

At Constant prices At Current prices
year GSVA Growth rate GSVA Growth rate
(in Rs. crore) (in %) (in Rs. crore) (in %)
2018-19 1039562 4.12 1442854 9.0
2019-20 1079526 3.84 1555681 7.82
2020-21 1026120 -4.95 1504324 -3.30
2021-22 1123455 9.49 1727540 14.84
Sectorwise Growth rate and Contribution in Gross State Value Addition (GSVA) at constant prices (base
year 2011-12)
(In percent)
year Primary Sector Secondary Sector Tertiary Sector
Growth rate Share Growth rate Share Growth rate Share
2018-19 3.61 24.12 1.02 26.99 6.18 48.89
2019-20 (-) 2.10 22.74 3.48 26.89 6.98 50.37
2020-21 1.18 24.21 (-)6.18 26.54 (-) 7.05 49.25
2021-22 14.59 25.33 10.32 26.74 6.53 47.92
 Revenue Receipt - According to data of 2020-21 the Structure of State's own tax Revenue (financial
total revenue of state is Rs. 296176.33 in which the year 2022-23)
share of state's own tax revenue and non tax revenue 4.93%
is Rs. 131743.45 crore and share of Grant from centre 2
1. S t a m p a n d
7
and share in Central taxes is Rs. 164432.88 crore. 13.46% 2.51% Registration
 State's Revenue receipt - (55.52%) Transfers from 1 fee
centre and (44.48%) state's own tax and non-tax 2. Electricity Tax
revenue (2020-21 Actual Data). 40% 3. S t a t e e x c i s e
22.28% duty
 According to budget estimate of 2022-23, share of 6
3
GST in state's own tax revenue is 40.00 percent while 5 4. Land Revenue
VAT accounts for 16.41 percent. 16.41% 5. VAT
0.41%
 Revenue Expenditure - The main components of 4
6. GST
revenue expenditure are - expenditure on recovery 7. Vehicle tax
of state taxes, interest payments expenditure on  In the financial year 2022-23, share of non-
administrative and general services and expenditure development expenditure in the total expenditure is
on social and economic services. estimated to decrease to the level of 38.9 percent.

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 Main Components of Revenue Expenditure
year Total Revenue General
Expenditure Services
2020-21 298543.46 119057.50
2021-22 (PE) 356624.21 139315.57
2022-23 (BE) 456089.06 177692.39
 The Share of developmental expenditure is 57
percent.
 Capital Outlay - Capital outlay denotes the
developmental activities of the state. Capital outlay
was 2.69 percent of GSDP in 2020-21. It has
increased to 5.51 percent in 2021-22 (P.E.) and 6.05
percent in 2022-23 (B.E.).
 Fiscal Deficit and Primary Deficit
  Fiscal deficit of the state in the financial year
2020-21 was 2.81 percent of GSDP which was
within the limit of 5 percent.
  Primary deficit (fiscal deficit – interest payment)
for financial year 2022-23 is estimated to be at
the 1.72 percent.
 The limit for fiscal deficit under Uttar Pradesh Fiscal
Responsiblity Act 2004 was increased from 3 to 5
percent for financial year 2020-21 due to COVID.
Banking and Institutional Finance
 UP stands at first place in stand-up India Scheme.
 UP stands first in the country by opening largest no.
of accounts 7.93 crore (17.46 percent) of total 45.41
crore under Jan Dhan Yojna.
 Short-term agricultural activities accounts the most
share in loan given for agriculture sector in the state.
 Under Annual loan scheme a loan scheme is prepared
for every district.
 Rs. 1 crore was provisioned for Agriculture
Infrastructure Fund Scheme of central government.
Agriculture, Forest and Environment
 According to advanced estimates of state's income
for 2021-22, the share of primary sector in GSVA is
28.4 percent.
 UP stands at first place in the production of wheat
and foodgrains in the country.
 Rs. 189.07 lakh were distributed to 133 farmers
under Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghtna Scheme in
finanacial year 2021-22.
 UP is fourth largest state from the geographical
extension point of view.
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(in Rs. Crore)
Social Services Economic Grants to local
Services bodies
109726.67 55550.91 14208.38
127198.88 73609.73 16500.02
169118.02 91300.62 18000.02
 It's area is 2,40,928 square km which accounts for 7.3
percent of total area of the country.
 It has 4 ecological regions which covers - Terai, plains
of the Ganga, Bhabhar and Vindhya region.
 State has been divided into nine Agro-Climatic
Zones.
 Tree and Forest cover in the state is only 9.23 percent
of total geographical area of 240928 square km. It is
less than standard level of 33.33 percent of National
Forest Policy, 1988.
Livestock, Dairy Development and Fisheries
 Uttar Pradesh is on the top in terms of number of
livestock (excluding poultry).
 According to 20th Livestock Census 2019, there are
692.20 lakh livestock in the state.
 The availibity of milk, egg and meat is as - milk 370
gram per person per day, 15 egg per person and 4530
gram per person per year year respectively.
 Poultry Farming - 108 crore egg is produced every
year in the state while consumption is 473 crore.
 Poultry Development policy - 2013 has been extended
till 2022.
 Milk Production - Uttar Pradesh was at the top
positon in the country in milk production by
producing 313.597 lakh metric tonnes in 2020-21
(growth rate - 1.58 percent) and 329 lakh metric
tonnes in 2021-22 (growth rate - 4.85 percent).
Horticulture and Food Processing
 According to the data of 2017-18, Uttar Pradesh
contributes 30.32 percent, 20.86 percent and 22.90
percent in the production of potato, mango and guava
respectively. Uttar Pradesh is on the first place in the
production of these three product.
 Fruit belt is being developed for 3 fruits - Mango,
Guava and Amla.
Industrial Development
 According to advanced estimates of 2021-22, growth
rate in secondary sector compared to previous year
has been 10.3 percent at constant prices for 2021-22
and 14.9 percent at current prices.
 The growth rate in manufacturing sub-sector
compared to previous year has been 13.6 percent at
constant prices of 2021-22 and 21.0 percent at current
prices.
 Defence Industrial Corridor - In order to
promote security level in country and state, various
infrastructure projects are on progress by establishing
industries operating in defence sectors in Jhansi,
Chitrakoot, Lucknow, Aligarh, Agra and Kanpur.
 State is leading state in the implementation of PM
Gatishakti National Master Plan.
Service Sector
 Among the three sectors of economy - Primary,
Secondary and tertiary, the contribution of tertiary
sector is largest in the economy.
 According to advanced estimates of 2021-22, the
contribution of service sector in GSVA of the state
at current prices is increased from 45.51 percent in
2011-12 to 46.95 percent in 2021-22.
 According to advanced estimates of 2021-22, growth
rate of this sector has been 6.53 percent.
Infrastructure, Energy and Communication
 Bundelkhand Expressway Access Controlled Project
(Green Field) was inaugurated by Prime Minister on
16th July, 2022 in Katheri Village in Jaluan district.
 In order to connect western part (meerut) to eastern
part (Prayagraj), 600 km long Ganga expressway
has been approved by the state government. It's
construction work was started in November, 2022.
 In order to strengthen the construction related activities
for roads and bridges, healthy competition and
complete transparancy, "Chankya", "Vishwakarma"
and "Prahari" portal have been implemented.
Current Status of Road Network (in Km)
Classification Till March Till March
of Road 2021 2022
National
11455 11590
Highway
State Highway 11060 10901
Main District
5550 6749
Road
Other District
50316 54244
Road
Rural Road 182626 204148
Total 261007 287632
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 In order to promote solar energy production in the
state, Uttar Pradesh Solar Energy Policy- 2022 was
formulated by stage government. In this policy target
has been set to generate 22000 Mega watt electric
generation capacity in next 5 years.
 Uttar Pradesh state Bio Energy Policy, 2022 was
announced in September, 2022.
 Per Capita electricity production in Uttar Pradesh is
317 kilowatt-hour and per capita consumption is 634
kilowatt-hour.
Tourism and Civil Aviation
 In year 2022 (from January to October, 2022) total
2487.42 lakh tourist visited Uttar Pradesh. In which
2483.31 lakh Indian tourists and 4.10 lakh foreign
tourists.
 In the Annual plan of 2022-23, total Rs. 108419.53
lakh was arranged for tourism.
 Uttar Pradesh Tourism Policy, 2018 was announced
to promote tourism in the state. Under this Ramayan
circuit, Krishna Circuit, Sufi Circuit, Budhha Circuit,
Bundelkhand Circuit, Jain Circuit/Braj Pilgrimage
Development Council was established.
 New Tourism Policy, 2022 was also approved by
cabinet.
 Important Eco-tourism sites - Pilibhit Tiger Reserve,
Dudhwa National Park, SurSarovar (Keetham) Bird
Sanctuary and Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary.
 With present international airports in Lucknow and
varanasi and new international airport in Kushinagar
along with Jewar Greenfield airport Noida and
Maryada Purushottam Shriram international airport
in Ayodhya, state will soon become first state in the
country to have 5 international airports.
 In the under construction Jewar airport number of
airbelts will be increased from 2 to 6 and it will develop
as largest airport of Asia.
Health and Education
 Birth rate has declined from 28.7 per thousand in
2009 to 25.1 per thousand in 2020.
Birth Rate, Dealth Rate, Natural Growth Rate
and Infant Mortality Rate in the state
Item 2009 2020
Birth Rate 28.7 25.1
Death Rate 8.2 6.5
Natural Growth
20.5 18.7
Rate
Infant Martality
63 38
Rate
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  Indian-origin AnuAiyengar from J.P. Morgan, Ariel
Persons in News Investment’s Rupal J. Bhansali, Sonal Desai of
Franklin Templeton, Goldman Sach’sMeena Flynn
Kalikesh Singh Deo
and Savita Subramanian from Bank of America are
 On April 6, 2023, Senior vice-president Kalikesh among the 100 women.
Narayan Singh Deois appointed as president of
Neeraj Nigam
National Rifle Association of India (NRAI).
 He replaced Raninder Singh, who had completed 12  On April, 3, 2023, The Reserve Bank of India has
years as president — from December 29, 2010 to appointed Neeraj Nigam as executive director (ED).
Dec 29, 2022.  He will look after four departments, including
that of consumer education and protection.
Shah Rukh Khan tops 2023 TIME100 reader poll
Manuela Roka Botey
 In April, 2023, Shah Rukh Khan has secured the
 Equatorial Guinea has appointed Manuela Roka
top position in Time Magazine’s poll for its annual
Botey as Prime Minister (first women) on January
TIME100 list.
31, 2023.
 As per report, over 1.2 million votes were cast in the
poll with Shah Rukh receiving 4%. Seven New Supreme Court Judges
 The second spot went to the Iranian women  With seven new judges appointed to the Supreme
protesting for greater freedoms from the country’s Court in February, 2023, the apex court will now
Islamic regime, garnering 3% of the vote. have its full strength of 34 judges.
 The Iranian women were also recognised in TIME’s Judges Previous Appointment
2022 Heroes of the Year and also won last year’s Justice Pankaj Mithal 40th Chief Justice of the
Person of the Year reader poll. Rajasthan High Court
 With 1.9% vote share, Britain’s Prince Harry and his Justice Sanjay Karol Chief Justice of the Patna High
wife Meghan Markle came third and fourth on the Court
poll. Justice PV Sanjay Chief Justice of the Manipur
 Messi, who steered Argentina to World Cup glory in Kumar High Court
an epic final against France last year in Qatar, is at Justice Ahsanuddin Judge of the Patna High Court
the fifth spot with 1.8% of the vote.
Amanullah
Dr. Nitya Abraham Justice Manoj Misra Judge of Allahabad High Court
 In April, 2023, Dr. Nitya Abraham, an Indian- Justice Rajesh Bindal Chief Justice of the Allahabad
American physician and professor has been High Court
honoured with the Young Urologist of the Year Justice Aravind Kumar Chief Justice of the Gujarat
Award. High Court
5 Indian-origin women feature in ‘100 Most Shamika Ravi
Influential Women  In February, 2023, Economics Professor and
 In April, 2023, Five Indian-origin women executives Researcher Shamika Ravi has been appointed as a
have made it to Barron’s prestigious annual ‘100 member of the Economic Advisory Council to
Most Influential Women in US Finance’ list. Prime Minister (EAC-PM).

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Apsara Iyer
 In February, 2023, a second year Indian-American
student at Harvard Law School has been elected
president of the prestigious Harvard Law Review.
 She becomes the first woman from the
community to be named to the position in the
prestigious publication’s 136-year history.
President of India appoints Six new governors,
reshuffles Seven others
 In February, 2023, the Rashtrapati Bhavan
announced the appointments of governors to 12
states and the Lieutenant Governor of the Union
Territory of Ladakh (February 12, 2023).
Six new Governors
  Lt. General Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik is
now the governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
  Lakshman Prasad Acharya has taken over as
governor of Sikkim.
  C.P. Radhakrishnan has become the
governor of Jharkhand.
  Shiv Pratap Shukla is the new governor of
Himachal Pradesh.
  Gulab Chand Kataria has been appointed as
governor of Assam.
  Justice (Retd.) S. Abdul Nazeer will take
charge as governor of Andhra Pradesh.
Reshuffle Govenors
  Biswa Bhusan Harichandan, the governor
of Andhra Pradesh has been appointed as
governor of Chhattisgarh.
  Sushri Anusuiya Uikye, currently governor
of Chhattisgarh will take over as governor of
Manipur.
  La. Ganesan, governor of Manipur will now
be the governor of Nagaland.
  Phagu Chauhan, governor of Bihar is now
the governor of Meghalaya
  Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, governor of
Himachal Pradesh will take over as governor
of Bihar.
  Ramesh Bais, governor of Jharkhand has
been appointed as governor of Maharashtra.
  Brig. (Dr.) Shri B.D. Mishra (Retd.),
governor of Arunachal Pradesh has now been
appointed as Lt. governor of Ladakh.
Mohammad Shahabuddin
 Mohammad Shahabuddin will be the next President
of Bangladesh (February 13, 2023).
 The incumbent President Abdul Hamid’s tenure is
coming to an end on April 23, 2023.
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B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
 Former IAS officer B.V.R. Subrahmanyam was
appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of
Niti Aayog (February 25, 2023).
Rajesh Rai
 He has assumed charge as Chairman and Managing
Director of Indian Telephone Industries Limited
(ITI Ltd.) on 21st February 2023.
Rajeev Raghuvanshi
 The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
appointed Rajeev Raghuvanshi as the new Drugs
Controller General of India (DCGI) (February 22,
2023).
Ajay Banga
 United States President Joe Biden has nominated
former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to become
president of the World Bank (February 23, 2023).
Salhoutuonuo Kruse and Hekani Jakhalu
 Nagaland have elected two women candidates after
60 years since it attained statehood (March 2, 2023).
 Salhoutuonuo Kruse and Hekani Jakhalu, both from
the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party.
 They made history by becoming the first
women candidates to be elected in the state
assembly election.
Bola Tinubu
 Bola Tinubu has been elected as the President of
Nigeria (March 1, 2023).
Vo Van Thuong
 Vietnam has chosen a new president after an anti-
corruption drive and power struggle within its
leadership (March 1, 2023).
Rashmi Shukla
 Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rashmi
Shukla has been appointed as the Director-General
of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) (March 2, 2023).
Ales Bialiatski
 A court in Belarus has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize
winner Ales Bialiatski to 10 years in prison (March 3,
2023) for Smuggling & Violating Public order.
Tejal Mehta
 Tejal Mehta, an Indian-American woman judge, has
taken oath as the first justice of a district court in the
US state of Massachusetts (March, 2023).
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S.S. Dubey
 S.S. Dubey took charge as the 28th Controller General
of Accounts (CGA) (March 6, 2023).
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
 Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani
was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Qatar
(March, 2023).
Group Captain Shaliza Dhami
 The Indian Air Force has selected Group Captain
Shaliza Dhami to take over command of a frontline
combat unit in the Western sector (March 7, 2023).
 She is the first woman to command any combat
unit of IAF.
Neiphiu Rio
 NDPP leader Neiphiu Rio took oath as the Chief
Minister of Nagaland for the fifth term (March 7,
2023).
Colonel Geeta Rana
 Colonel Geeta Rana has become the first woman
officer to take over command of an independent
field workshop in the Eastern Ladakh sector with
China (March 2023).
Arun Subramanian
 The United States Senate has confirmed Indian-
American Arun Subramanian to be the District
Judge for the Southern District of New York
(March, 2023).
Ram Chandra Poudel
 Ram Chandra Poudel of Nepali Congress sworn as
the third President of Nepal (March 13, 2023).
Ram Sahay Prasad Yadav
 He is a senior leader from the Madhes region, elected
as Nepal’s Vice President (March 20, 2023).
Ranveer Singh
 Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has become the
most valued celebrity for endorsements in 2022,
with a brand value of $181.7 million (Rs 1500 crore).
 He replaced Indian batsman Virat Kohli,
according to a new ‘Celebrity Brand Valuation’
report by corporate investigation and risk
consulting firm, Kroll.
Maithili Thakur
 Folk singer Maithili Thakur is appointed the state
icon for Bihar by the Election Commission.
 She trained in Indian classical and folk music
(December, 2022).
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Chetan Sharma
 In February, 2023 he quits as BCCI Chief selector.
 In January 2023, Chetan Sharma reappointed as the
chairman of the senior selection committee.z
Aruna Miller
 Indian-American woman Aruna Miller has became
the first immigrant to hold the office of Lieutenant
Governor in Maryland, Mid-Atlantic region of the
United States. (18 January, 2023)
Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi
 Retired Karnataka High Court Chief Justice Rituraj
Awasthi has been appointed as the chairperson of
the 22nd Law Commission of India (November,
2022).
Neeraj Chopra
 Switzerland Tourism has appointed Olympic
Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra as the ‘Friendship
Ambassador’ (November, 2022).
Greg Barclay
 New Zealand’s Greg Barclay unanimously re-elected
as the International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman
for another two-year term (12 November, 2022).
 Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
Secretary Jay Shah was elected as the head of
ICC’s all powerful Finance and Commercial Affairs
(F&CA) committee at the board meeting.
Natasa Pirc Musar
 Natasa Pirc Musar becomes the first female President
of Slovenia. (23 December, 2023).
 Natasa Pirc Musar (First Female President), won the
second round of Slovenia’s Presidential elections.
Arvind Virmani
 Former Chief Economic Advisor, Arvind Virmani
has been appointed as a full time member of NITI
Aayog (16 November, 2022).
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi become
chief guest for the Republic Day 2023.
Shri Rajiv Kumar
 25th Chief Election Commissioner (appointed in
May, 2022) Rajiv Kumar was invited by the Election
Commission of Nepal as an international
observer for the forthcoming elections to Nepal’s
House of Representatives and Provincial Assembly
(November, 2022).
Deepa Malik
 Union Health Ministry designated Padma Shri, Khel
Ratna, Arjuna Awardee and the President of the
Paralympic Committee of India, Dr. Deepa Malik
as Nikshay Mitra ambassador in New Delhi (26
November, 2022).
Lalit Bhasin
 Noted lawyer Lalit Bhasin has been appointed as the
national president of Indian American Chambers of
Commerce (IACC). (October, 2022)
Pankaj Tripathi
 Election Commission of India (ECI) has declared
actor Pankaj Tripathi as the ‘National Icon’ of ECI.
(October, 2022)
Dr. Vivek Murthy
 Indian-origin Dr. Vivek Murthy has been nominated
by US President Joe Biden to serve as the US
Representative on WHO Executive Board and he
will continue his duties as the US Surgeon General
(October, 2022).
K G Balakrishnan
 The Union Government has appointed a three-
member commission, headed by former Chief
Justice of India K G Balakrishnan. (October, 2022)
 Commission was created to consider the possibility
of granting SC (October, 2022) status to “new
persons who have historically belonged to the
Scheduled Castes’’ but have converted to religions
other than Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.
Justice DY Chandrachud
 He took oath as 50th Chief Justice of India on
November 9, 2022.
 He is the 50th Chief Justice of India.
 He was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad
High Court in 2013.
Aparajita Sarangi
 Aparajita Sarangi has been elected as a member to
the executive committee of the Inter-Parliamentary
Union (IPU). (October, 2022)
 She is a Lok Sabha member from Bhubaneswar,
Odisha.
Mallikarjun Kharge
 Veteran Karnataka leader Mallikarjun Kharge
become the first non-Gandhi Congress President in
24 years and the first Scheduled Caste chief of the
grand old organization in four decades. (October,
2022)
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Anna May Wong
 Anna May Wong set to become first Asian American
to feature on US currency. (October, 2022)
 She was first Asian American Hollywood actress.
Xi Jinping
 Chinese President Xi Jinping re-elected for an
unprecedented third term in power with the prospect
of ruling China for life. (October, 2022)
 He has created history, becoming the first leader
of the ruling Communist Party after party founder
Mao Zedong to get an unprecedented third term in
power.
Shefali Juneja
 Shefali Juneja has been elected as the chairperson of
the United Nations’ specialized aviation agency Air
Transport Committee (ATC).
Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma)
 Spiritual leader Mata, Amritanandamayi Devi
(Amma) has been appointed as the Chair of the
country’s Civil 20 (C20). (October, 2022)
Lt Gen Anil Chauhan
 The government of India has announced the
appointment of Lt General Anil Chauhan (Retired)
as the 2nd Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
(September, 2022)
Mohammed bin Salman
 Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed
bin Salman has been appointed as prime minister by
a royal decree. (September, 2022)
Edward Snowden
 President Vladimir Putin has granted Russian
citizenship to former U.S. intelligence contractor
Edward Snowden. (September, 2022)
R Venkataramani
 Senior advocate R Venkataramani has been
appointed as the new Attorney General of India.
Mr. Venkataramani replaced Attorney General K.K.
Venugopal (October, 2022).
Kalyan Chaubey
 Kalyan Chaubey was elected as president of the All
India Football Federation (2 September, 2022).
 He become first ex-player to hold the top office of
India’s football governing body.
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Volker Turk
 The United Nations (UN) General Assembly
approved Volker Türk of Austria to be the global
body’s Human Rights Chief by UN Secretary-
General Antonio Guterres. (September, 2022)
Alkesh Kumar Sharma
 UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has
nominated India’s Electronics and Information
Technology Secretary, Alkesh Kumar Sharma to
Internet Governance Leadership Panel. (August, 2022)
Samir V Kamat
 Distinguished scientist Samir V Kamat was appointed
as Secretary of the Department of Defence Research
and Development and Chairman of the Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
(26 August, 2022)
K Subramanian
 He took charge of Executive Direction (India) at the
IMF (1 November, 2022)
 He was former Chief Economic Adviser
Government of India.
Eknath Shinde
 Eknath Shinde has elected as the new chief minister
of Maharashtra (July, 2022)
Rahul Narwekar
 Mumbai lawyer and first-time legislator, Rahul
Narwekar has been elected as the youngest Speaker
of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. (July, 2022)
Lt. General Mohan Subramanian
 India’s Lieutenant General, Mohan Subramanian has
been appointed the Force Commander in the United
Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). (July,
2022)
Jahnavi Dangeti
 19-year-old Jahnavi Dangeti has scripted history
by becoming the youngest to complete the Analog
Astronaut programme from the Analog Astronaut
Training Centre (AATC) at Krakow in South Poland.
(July, 2022)
Vineet Saran
 Former Supreme Court judge, Vineet Saran has
taken over as the Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI) ethics officer and ombudsman. (July, 2022)
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Kamal Haasan
 Kamal Haasan, a prominent figure in the Tamil
cinema industry, has been given the prestigious
Golden Visa by the United Arab Emirates. (July, 2022)
 Shah Rukh Khan was the first Indian actor to get the
UAE holden visa.
Indermit Gill
 Indermit Gill started working as its chief economist
of the World Bank Group and senior vice-president
for development economics.
Gustavo Petro
 Gustavo Petro has been sworn in as the first leftist
president of Colombia. (August, 2022)
 He succeeds Ivan Duque.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
 Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first
Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court of
USA. (June, 2022)
Yair Lapid
 Leader of Yesh Atid Party, Yair Lapid officially
became the 14th Prime Minister of Israel from July,
2022 to December, 2022.
 Later, Benjamin Netanyahu became Prime Minister
of Israel since December, 2022.
T. Raja Kumar
 T. Raja Kumar of Singapore has been appointed
as the president of Financial Action Task Force
(FATF).(July, 2022)
Gita Gopinath
 India-born Gita Gopinath became the first woman
and second Indian to feature on the ‘wall of former
chief economists’ of the International Monetary
Fund (IMF). (July, 2022)
Ranil Wickremesinghe
 Veteran Sri Lankan politician and six-time Prime
Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected as
the 9th President of Sri Lanka. (July, 2022)
Sheikh Mohammed Sabah Al Salem
 Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber
Al-Sabah has issued a decree to appoint Sheikh
Mohammed Sabah Al Salem as a new Prime Minister.
(July, 2022)
Parameswaran Iyer
 Appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of
NITI Aayog. (11 July, 2022)
Dinesh Gunawardena
 Senior politician, Dinesh Gunawardena has been
appointed as the new and 15th Prime Minister of Sri
Lanka, by President Ranil Wickremesinghe (July, 2022).
Satish Pai
 The International Aluminium Institute (IAI),
the only body representing the global primary
aluminium industry, has announced the appointment
of Satish Pai as its new Chair. (6 June, 2022)
 He is the Managing Director of Hindalco Industries.
Ramkrishna Mukkavilli
 For the first time in the world, an Indian has been
named a Global Sustainable Development Goal
(SDG) Pioneer for Water Stewardship by the
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).
Virat Kohli
 Indian cricket star Virat Kohli has crossed the 200
million followers mark on the social media site
Instagram. (June, 2022)
Dr. D J Pandian
 New Development Bank (NDB) has appointed Dr
D J Pandian as the Director-General of its Bank’s
India Regional Office in Gujarat International
Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). (20 June, 2022)
Ruchira Kamboj
 Senior Diplomat Ruchira Kamboj has assumed the
position of Permanent Representative of India
to the United Nations at New York. (2 August, 2022)
 She is the first lady diplomat from India assume this
position.
Major General Bajram Begaj
 Albania’s parliament has elected a top military
official, Major General Bajram Begaj as its new
president (4 June, 2022)
Krishna Srinivasan
 International Monetary Fund, Managing Director
Kristalina Georgieva has announced the appointment
of Indian national Krishna Srinivasan as director of
the Asia and Pacific Department (APD) (22 June,
2022.)
Arati Prabhakar
 US president Joe Biden has nominated Arati
Prabhakar as the Head of the White House Office
of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). (June,
2022)
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Lisa Sthalekar
 Former Australia cricketer, Lisa Sthalekar has become
the first female president of the Federation of
International Cricketers’ Association (FICA), the
sport’s international player’s association (June, 2022).
Geetanjali Shree
 Geetanjali Shree has won the 2022 International
Booker Prize for translated fiction. (27 May, 2022)
 She won the award for her book ‘Tomb of Sand’,
which was translated by Daisy Rockwell.
 The original name of the book is “Ret Samadhi.”
 This book has been originally written in Hindi and
is the first book in any Indian language to have
won this high-profile award.
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Ethiopia)
 He is re-elected for a second five-year term
as Director-General of the World Health
Organization (WHO) (24 May, 2022).
 He was first elected in 2017.
Captain Abhilasha Barak (Haryana)
 She has become the Indian Army’s first woman
combat aviator. (25 May, 2022)
Anthony Albanese
 He sworn in as Australia’s 31st Prime Minister on
May 23, 2022.
Devasahayam Pillai (Born in Tamil Nadu)
 Devasahayam Pillai became the first Indian layman
to be declared a saint by the Vatican (15 May, 2022).
B.V. Doshi
 Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi has been conferred with
the prestigious Royal Gold Medal 2022 (11 May,
2022).
 This award is said to be one of the world’s highest
honours that one can receive in the field of
architecture.
Katalin Novak
 She has been elected as the first female President
of Hungary (10 May, 2022).
Suman Bery
 The central government appointed economist
Suman Bery as the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog (1
May, 2022).
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 Other Important Personalities (National)
●● Subhrakant Panda : The Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
has announced Mr Subhrakant Panda as its President-
Elect (November, 2022).
●● Gaurav Dwivedi : Senior IAS officer, Gaurav
Dwivedi was appointed the Chief Executive Officer
of public broadcaster Prasar Bharati on November
14, 2022.
●● Arun Kumar Singh : BPCL’s former chairman Arun
Kumar Singh is appointed as to be the new chairman
and CEO of India’s top oil and gas producer Oil and
Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
●● T G Sitharam : Professor TG Sitharam, Director
of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
(IIT Guwahati) has been appointed as the new
Chairman of the All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE).
●● Sandeep Kumar Gupta : Sandeep Kumar Gupta
assumed charge as the chairman and managing
director of GAIL (India) Limited.
●● Jaxay Shah : The Government of India has
nominated Jaxay Shah as the chairman of the Quality
Council of India (QCI) for three years, effective 21
October, 2022.
●● Bharat Lal : Bharat Lal has been appointed as the
Director General, National Centre for Good
Governance (NCGG). (September, 2022)
●● Dr Rajiv Bahl : Dr Rajiv Bahl has been appointed as
the new director general of the Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR)- cum-secretary of the
department of health Research. (September, 2022)
●● Suresh N Patel : Vigilance Commissioner,
Suresh N. Patel appointed as the Central Vigilance
Commissioner (August, 2022).
●● Sanjay Arora : Sanjay Arora, a Tamil Nadu-cadre
IPS officer, has been appointed as Delhi Police
commissioner. (31 July, 202)
Obituary (National)
●● Jurist Shanti Bhushan : The Former Union law ●● Om Prakash Kohli : Former Gujarat governor
minister and eminent jurist Shanti Bhushan, passed
away at the age of 97 (January 31, 2023).
●● K. Viswanath : Legendary film director K.
Vishwanath passed away in Hyderabad (February
2, 2023).
●● Tulsidas Balaram : Tulsidas Balaram, one of the ●● Chandrashekhar Dasgupta : Chandrashekhar
greatest footballers ever to play for India, passed
away in Kolkata, West Bengal (February 16, 2023).
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●● Nallathamby Kalaiselvi : Senior electrochemical
scientist, Nallathamby Kalaiselvi has become the first
woman director general of the Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research. (August, 2022)
●● Vikram Doraiswami : Vikram K. Doraiswami
appointed as India’s new High Commissioner to the
United Kingdom. (August, 2022)
●● Ashish Kumar Chauhan : The National Stock
Exchange (NSE) has appointed Ashish Kumar
Chauhan as its new managing director and CEO.
●● Manoj Kumar : Manoj Kumar has been appointed
as the Chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries
Commission (KVIC).(July, 2022)
●● Jayanti Prasad : The Central Government has
appointed, Jayanti Prasad as a whole-time Member
of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India
(IBBI) for five years.(July, 2022)
●● Rajarshi Gupta : Rajarshi Gupta has been appointed
as Managing Director of ONGC Videsh.
●● Nakul Jain : Paytm’s parent One97 Communications
has appointed Nakul Jain as the CEO of Paytm
Payments Services Ltd (PPSL).
●● A Manimekhalai : Ms. A Manimekhalai assumed
charge as Managing Director of Union Bank of
India. (3 June, 2022)
●● Alok Kumar Choudhary : Alok Kumar Choudhary
has took charge as the new Managing Director (MD)
of State Bank of India (SBI). (7 June, 2022)
●● B S Patil : Former Karnataka High Court judge,
Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil was sworn in as
the Lokayukta of Karnataka. (15 June, 2022)
●● Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai : Former Supreme
Court judge Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai assumed
charge as the chairperson of the Press Council of
India (PCI). (20 June, 2022)
and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Om
Prakash Kohli passed away (February 20, 2023).
● ● Kanak Rele : Classical dance legend Kanak Rele
passed away (February 22, 2023). The Mohiniyattam
exponent in 2022 had released the book — Me and
My Mohini Attam.
Dasgupta, former Indian diplomat and the recipient
of Padma Bhushan, passed away (March 2, 2023).
●● A.M. Ahmadi : Former Chief Justice of India A.M.
Ahmadi passed away (March 2, 2023). He was the
26th Chief Justice of India (from 1994 to 1997).
●● Krishnakumar Kunnath (KK) : Noted Bollywood
singer KK (Krishnakumar Kunnath) who mesmerized
music lovers for over three decades is dead (31 May, 2022)
●● Rakesh Jhunjhunwala : Veteran stock market
investor, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passed away at the
age of 62. (August, 2022)
  Often referred to as ‘India’s Warren Buffett’
and the ‘Big Bull’ of Indian share markets.
●● Keshari Nath Tripathi : Keshari Nath Tripathi was
an Indian politician who served as Governor of West
Bengal from July 2014 to July 2019 died on January
8, 2023. He briefly served as governor of Bihar,
Meghalaya, and Mizoram at various times. He was
the Speaker of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly
three times.
●● Bhajan Sopori : Santoor maestro and Padma Shri
awardee, Bhajan Sopori has passed away at the age
of 73. (2 June, 2022)
  Hailed as ‘Saint of the Santoor’ and the ‘King
of Strings’, Sopori won the Sangeet Natak
Akademi Award in 1992 and the Padma Shri in
2004.
●● Sharad Yadav : Sharad Yadav , an Indian politician
from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party died on
January 12, 2023. He was elected to the Lok Sabha
seven times and to the Rajya Sabha four times from
JD(U).
●● Mukarram Jah Bahadur : The last Nizam of
Hyderabad Mukarram Jah Bahadur passed away in
Turkey on January 15, 2023.

Obituary (International)
●● Pervez Musharraf : Pakistan’s former president
General Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in
a coup in 1999, has died in Dubai (February 5,
2023). He was president of Pakistan between 2001
and 2008.
●● Lucile Randon : The world’s oldest known person,
French nun Lucile Randon died on January 17, 2023.
Living to the age of 118 years and 340 days, she had
been the world’s oldest verified living person since
19 April 2022.
●● Burt Bacharach : Legendary American pop
composer, songwriter, and pianist, Burt Bacharach,
passed away in Los Angeles (February 8, 2023).
●● Shinzo Abe : Shinzo Abe, Former Japan’s Prime
Minister, who was shot at during an election campaign
in western Japan’s Nara city, has passed away. (July, 2022)
  Abe was the country’s longest-serving prime
minister until he resigned in 2020.
  It was the first assassination of a sitting or
former Japanese premier since the days of pre-
war militarism in the 1930s.

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Suryakumar Yadav Urban Gabru & ICICI Smriti Mandhana Gulf Oil India
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Season of Culture Wildlife Sanctuary, making it the 18th wildlife
Vidya Balan Bharti AXA Life Insurance sanctuary in the state (March 20, 2023).

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Keeladi Museum
 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin inaugurated
the Keeladi Heritage Museum in Sivaganga district,
close to the historic archaeological site which was
discovered in 2014 (March 05, 2023).
Dibang Multipurpose Project
 The Indian Government has approved its largest
ever hydropower project in the mountainous
northeastern region- Dibang Multipurpose Project
(MPP) (February, 2023).
 The project will generate 2,880 MW of hydropower.
Yamunotri Dham
 The state government of Uttarakhand has inked a
contract, to construct a 3.38 km ropeway from Janki
Chatti in Kharsali to Yamunotri Dham (February 23,
2023).
 Yamunotri Dham is part of Char Dham – the four
famous Hindu pilgrimages.
Buddhist Stupa, Odisha
 The Archaeological Survey of India recently
discovered a 1,300-year-old Buddhist stupa from
Jaipur district Odisha. Khondalite stones were
supplied for the beautification project of Shree
Jagannath temple located in Puri. (February, 2023)
Byndoor, Udupi district
 Karnataka is set to get India’s 1st Marina which will
be constructed at Byndoor in the Udupi district.
(February, 2023)
Shivamogga Airport
 The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated
the newly constructed Shivamogga Airport.
(February 27, 2023)
Yaya Tso
 Yaya Tso, known as birds’ paradise for its beautiful
lake located at an altitude of 4,820 metres, has been
proposed as Ladakh’s first biodiversity heritage site
(BHS) (February 17, 2023).
Tashigang
 Tashigang (Lahaul & Spiti’), has world’s highest
polling station at 15,256 ft & 52 registered voters.
Kameng Hydro Power Station
 Prime Minister of India Dedicates 600 MW Kameng
Hydro Power Station (in Arunachal Pradesh) to the
nation.
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Srinagar
 Kashmir’s first Technology Business Incubation
Centre named as ‘Greenovator Incubation
Foundation’ (GIF) is coming up in Srinagar.
(October, 2022)
Indore
 An International Seminar on ‘Road Safety :
Current Scenario & Way Forward’ was organized
in view of problem of road safety.
 The Seminar was organized on 28 and 29 October,
2022 at Indore.
Sikkim
 India’s first avalanche monitoring radar has been
installed in North Sikkim. (September, 2022)
Bhavnagar
 PM Modi laid the foundation stone for the
‘world’s first CNG terminal’ at Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
(September, 2022)
Mayapur (West Bengal)
 The World’s largest Vedic temple, Temple of
Vedic Planetarium is all set to open by 2023 in
Mayapur of Nadia district. (28 August, 2022)
Mandla
 A tribal dominated district of Madhya Pradesh,
Mandla, has become India’s first fully functionally
literate district. (15 August, 2022)
Gun Hill (Ladakh)
 Point 5140 at Drass in Kargil (Ladakh) has been
renamed as Gun Hill. (30 July, 2022)
 This is to commemorate the victory of Indian armed
forces and pay tributs to the sacrifice of the gunners
in ‘Operation Vijay’.
Kibithu
 The military camp at Kibithu, Arunachal Pradesh
has bee renamed as ‘Gen. Bipin Rawat Military
Garrison’. (September, 2022)
Tirupathi
 India’s first full-fledged lithium-ion cells
manufacturing unit is set to commission at Tirupati,
Andhra Pradesh.
Hyderabad
 The Telangana Legislative Assembly and Council
has passed a legislation to set up University of
Forestry. (September, 2022)
 It will be first of its kind in the country.
Baansera
 The Delhi’s first bamboo theme park titled
‘Baansera’ is going to set up at the Yamuna flood
plain. (9 August, 2022).
Reasi
 The world's highest railway bridge - Chenab river
bridge's Golden joint has been launched.
 It is a steel and concrete arch bridge between Bakkal
and Kouri in Reasi district of J&K.
Haridwar
 The NITI Aayog has awarded the first rank to
Haridwar in basic infrastructure category among
aspirational districts in India.
Anang Tal (Delhi)
 Anang Tal lake declared as monument of national
importance. (25 August, 2022)
Ramagundam
 India’s largest floating solar plant becomes
operational at Ramagandam in Telangana’s
Peddapalli district. (1 July, 2022)
Gandhinagar
 The Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) has
set up a ‘Remote Pilot Training Centre’ to teach
drone flying to defence and security forces personnel
as well as citizens at its campus in Gandhinagar. (5
July, 2022)
Pappankuzhi Village (Tamil Nadu)
 100% saturation of Grey Water achieved in
Pappankuzhi village of Tamil Nadu. (15 July, 2022)
New Delhi
 India’s first e-waste eco park will be developed in
Holambi Kalan in Delhi in an area of 21 acres. (8
July, 2022)
Varanasi
 Varanasi nominated as the first ‘Cultural and Tourism
Capital of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
(SCO) for 2022-23. (September, 2022)
Kalol (Gujarat)
 Nano Urea (Liquid) plant built at IFFCO , Kalol has
been inaugurated Hyderabad (Telangana).
 World’s largest innovation centre T-Hub 2.0
inaugurated in Hyderabad. (28 June, 2022)
 The T-shaped facility will support over 2000 startups
under one roof.
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Nainital (Uttarakhand)
 A Unique Liquid-Mirror Telescope Commissioned
at Devasthal, Nainital, Uttarakhand
 It is India’s first and Asia’s largest liquid mirror
telescope has commissioned at Aryabhatta Research
Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) in
Nainital. (May, 2022)
Raxaul (Bihar)
 A National Food Laboratory (NFL) constructed by
Food Safety and Standard Authority of India has
been inaugurated at Raxaul. (5 June)
Manesar (Haryana)
 Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has installed Asia’s largest
20 Mega watt Peak (MWp) solar power plant at its
production facility in Manesar. (6 June)
 India gets first Virtual Smart Grid Knowledge
Centre, located within the POWERGRID
Centre in Manesar (8 March, 2022).
Panaji (Goa)
 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
inaugurated ‘Dharohar’, the National Museum of
Customs & GST in Goa. (11 June, 2022)
 ‘Dharohar’ housed in Panaji’s famous Blue Building
on the bank of river Mandovi.
Ahmedabad
 PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Indian National
Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-
SPACE) headquarter in Ahmedabad. (10 June, 2022)
Bengaluru
 India’s first centralised AC railway terminal in
Bengaluru was made operational. (6 June, 2022)
Jaipur (Rajasthan)
 Jaipur became the country's first city to house two
leopard reserves, Jhalana and Amagarh.
Kolkata
 Kolkata becomes first major metro city to prepare
People's Biodiversity Register (PBR) (22 May,
2022)
Kanger Ghati National Park, Chhattisgarh
 Kanger Ghati National Park became the 2nd
National Park in the country where community
Forest Resource (CFR) rights has been recognised.
 In 2016, the Odisha government was first to
recognise CFR rights in the Simplipal National
Park.
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Kathua (J & K)
 North India's first industrial biotech park has
been inaugurated at Kathua in J & K on 28 May
2022.
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh)
 The construction of world largest integrated
renewable energy storage project (IRESP) has
been initiated on 17 May 2022.
Bhaderwah (J & K)
 The India's first 'Lavender Festival' organised in
Bhaderwah on 25-26 May 2022.
 The 'Purple Revolution' in India is related with
'lavender crop'.
INTERNATIONAL
Dubai
 A majestic Hindu temple has been inaugurated in
Jabel Ali Village, Dubai. (October, 2022)
Norway
 On the shore of Norway’s North Sea Coast, on as
Island, Norway is building a carbon storage site.
(September, 2022)
 It is the World’s First Open access transport and
carbon storage infrastructure.
Kotka
 Small amounts of radioactive isotopes have been
detected in air of Kotka in Finland. (31 August,
2022)
Ashgabat
 The 6th Caspian Summit has taken place at
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. (29 June, 2022)
Lisbon
 United Nations Ocean Conference 2022 has taken
place in Lisbon, Portugal between 27th June - 1st
July, 2022.
Abu Dhabi
 The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
announced that it will established its first overseas
office outside Beijing, as the AIIB aimed to expand
its global presence. (7 July, 2022).
Turkiye
 Turkey will now be known as Turkiye at the United
Nations. (June, 2022)
Thailand
 Thailand becomes first Asian country to legalise
Cannabis (Marijuana). (9 June, 2022)
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Tasmania (Australia)
 Tasmania becomes third region (after Bhutan and
Surinam) in the world to achieve Net Negative
Carbon Emissions (May, 2022)
Singapore
 Asia’s premier security summit, the IISS Shangri La
Dialogue, took place in Singapore on 10-12 June, 2022.
Bahrain
 In a major boost to the export of mangoes, the
Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA) launched 8 day
long Mango Festival in the kingdom of Bahrain.
(13 June, 2022)
95th Ocsar Awards-2023
Present Scenario –
 On 12 March, 2023 the ceremony for 95th Academy
awards was held at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles,
California (USA).
 An American television host and comedian Jimmy
Kimmel has hosted the show.
Nomination
 According to rules, a film must screened in pre-
vious calendar year in Los Angeles, and play for
seven consecutive days with atleast 3 shows each
days (one show must starting between 6 pm – 10
pm)
 This qualification is not applicable for the Best In-
ternational Feature Film, Best Documentary and
short film categories.
 For 95th Oscar Awards ‘Everything Everywhere All
At Once’ was the most nominated film, with 11 nods.
 Directed by ‘Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, this
film has won awards in 7 categories.
 ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ an American
comedy-drama film has awarded with ‘Best Picture’
Oscar award.
 For the film Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert have
won ‘Best Director’ award.
 For the film the Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh has
won Oscar for ‘Actress in a Leading Role’.
 She becomes first Asian to win an Oscar for ‘Best
Actress’.
 Brendan Fraser has won Oscar for ‘Actor in a
Leading Role’ (for ‘The Whale’).
 German epic anti war film ‘All Quiet on the Western
Front’ has won ‘Best International Feature Film’ award.
 Music (Original Song) – Naatu Naatu
 Oscar 2023 : Indian Scenario Deepika Padukone
 The Indian actress Deepita Padukone was one
The Elephant Whisperers of the presenter of the award at 95th Academy
Awards.
 India created history at the 95th Academy Awards.
 Deepika has previously represented India at
 The Elephant Whispers has won Best Documentary
short film award. Cannes Film Festival, 2022.
 It is the first Indian production (Sikhya  She also unveiled the FIFA World Cup trophy in
Entertainment) to win an Oscar in this category. Lusail Stadium, Qatar before the final match.
 This documentary has directed by Karthiki  Persis Khambatta was first Indian actress to
Gonsalves and produced by Gunelt Monga. present an award at the 1980 Oscars.
 The documentary shows the lives of Bomman and  In 2016 Priyanka Chopra was one of the presenter
Bellie, two indigenous people entrusted with the at the 88th Oscars.
care of two orphaned baby elephants, Raghu and
Ammu in Tamil Nadu’s Mudumalai National Park. Awards and Honours
 The film delves into themes of conservation,
human-animal conflict and coexistence between NATIONAL
nature and humans.
Padma Award 2023
Naatu Naatu (Film – RRR)
Padma Vibhushan (6)
 The Telugu song has created on another historical
moment for India at the 95th Academy awards. S. Name Field State/
 RRR (Directed by S.S. Rajamouli) has created history N. Country
by becoming the first Indian feature film to win an 1. Shri Balkrishna Doshi Others- Gujarat
Oscar. (Posthumous) Architecture
 ‘Naatu Naatu’ soundtrack by M.M. Keeravani has 2. Shri Zakir Hussain Art Maharashtra
awarded the Best Original Song award. 3. Shri S.M. Krishna Public Affairs Karnataka
 Composer M.M. Keeravani along with lyricist 4. Shri Dilip Mahalanabis Medicine West Bengal
Chandrabose collected the award. (Posthumous)
 Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava are the singers
5. Shri Srinivas Varadhan Science & United State
of the soundtrack. Engineering of America
Note—‘Naatu Naatu’ had also won Best song award
6. Shri Mulayam Singh Public Affairs Uttar Pradesh
in 80th Golden Globe Awards, 2023.
Yadav (Posthumous)
Indian Glory at the Oscars Padma Bhushan (9)
 In 1983, Bhanu Athaiya had won Oscar under ‘Best 7. Shri S.L. Bhyrappa Literature & Karnataka
Costume Design’ category for film ‘Gandhi’. Education
 In 1992, Bengali filmmaker ‘Satyajit Ray’ was 8. Shri Kumar Mangalam Trade & Maharashtra
bestowed with an Honorary Academy Award. Birla Industry
 In 2009 A.R. Rahman and Gulzar had won Oscar 9. Shri Deepak Dhar Science & Maharahstra
under original song category (Jai Ho) for the film Engineering
‘Slumdog Millionaire’. 10. Ms. Vani Jairam Art Tamil Nadu
 A.R. Rahman had also won Oscar award under
11. Swami Chinna Jeeyar Others - Telangana
original score category for this film. Spiritualism
 Resul Pookutty had won award under ‘Sound Mixing’
12. Ms. Suman Kalayanpur Art Maharashtra
category for Slumdog Millionaire.
13. Shri Kapil Kapoor Literature & Delhi
Note—The film Gandhi (1982) was co-produced by
Education
India & United Kingdom while Slumdog Millionarie
(2008) was a British film. In the film ‘RRR’ it is first 14. Ms. Sudha Murty Social Work Karnataka
time in the history of Oscars that Indian films are 15. Shri Kamlesh D. Patel Others - Telangana
awarded. Spiritualism

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 Padma Shri (Uttar Pradesh)  Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year –
S. Name Field State/ Harmanpreet Singh
N. Country  Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year –
1. Shri Radha Charan Literature & Uttar Pradesh Krishan B. Pathak
Gupta Education  Jaman Lal Sharma Award for Invaluable
2. Shri Dilshad Hussain Art Uttar Pradesh Contribution – Pritam Siwach
3. Shri Arvind Kumar Science & Uttar Pradesh  Hockey India President’s Award for Outstanding
Engineering Achievement – Hockey Ace Foundation
4. Shri Uma Shankar Social Work Uttar Pradesh  Hockey India President Award for Umpire/
Pandey Umpire Manager – Gurinder Singh Sangha
5. Shri Manoranjan Sahu Medicine Uttar Pradesh  Hockey India President Award for Technical
6. Shri Ritwik Sanyal Art Uttar Pradesh Official – Mohd. Mogul Muneer
7. Shri Vishwanath Literature & Uttar Pradesh BBC India Sportwoman Awards-2022 (March
Prasad Tiwari Education 5, 2023)
Saraswati Samman-2022 (March 15, 2023)  BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2022 –
 Place – New Delhi Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting)
 Winner – Sivasankari (Tamil Nadu)  BBC Para Sportswoman of the Year 2022 –
 She has been selected for the Samman for her book Bhavina Patel (Para Table Tennis)
Survya Vamsam.  BBC Lifetime Achievement Award – Pritam
 Saraswati Samman has been instituted by the K.K. Siwach (Former Captain of the India’s Women
Birla foundation in 1991. Hockey Team)
32nd Vyas Samman-2022 (March 9, 2023)  BBC Emerging Player of the Year 2022 – Nitu
Ghanghas (Boxing)
Place – New Delhi
 BBC Changemaker of the Year Award 2022
 Winner – Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi (Jhansi)
 His 2018 satirical novel – Pagalkhana has been
– Lovely Choubey, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki and
selected for the Vyas Samman. Nayanmoni Saikia (Lawn Bowls)
 The award has been instituted by the K.K. Birla  Special Trophy for Achievements in 2022 –
foundation in 1991. Bhagwani Devi and Rambai (Athletics)
 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the year award was
Sangita Kalanidhi-2023 (March 19, 2023)
launched in 2019.
 Place – Chennai  Mirabai chance has becomes the first sportswoman
 Winner – Bombay Jayashri
to won the award twice (2021 & 2022).
Hockey India Awards-2022 (March 17, 2023)
National Awards for Excellence in Journalism
Place – New Delhi 2022
Winners –
 Dates – February 28, 2023
 Balbir Singh Dr. Award for Player for the Year
(Men) – Hardik Singh  Place – New Delhi
 Balbir Singh Dr. Award for Player for the Year Category Winner
(Women) – Savita Punia 1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award Dr. Anne Bhavani
 Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Koteswara Prasad
Award – Gurbux Singh (Hyderabad)
 Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Player of the 2. Rural Journalism Award Rhitashava Kumar Verma
Year (U21 Men) – Uttam Singh (Dainik Jagran, Uttar
 Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of
Pradesh)
the Year (U21 Women) – Mumtaz Khan
 Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward of the Year –
3. Reporting from Conflict Area Rohan Dua (Times of
Vandana Katariya India, New Delhi)
 Ajit Pal Singh Award for Midfielder of the Year 4. The Best Newspaper Art Shankar Parmar (Telugu
– Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam Daily, Hyderabad)

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Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival
Awards-2023
 Dates – February 20, 2023
 Place – Mumbai
 Winners –
 Best Film – The Kashmir Files
 Film of the Year – RRR
 Critics Best Film – Drishyam
  Best Actor – Ranbir Kapoor (Brahmastra:
Part One-Shiva)
  Best Actress – Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi)
 Best Director – R. Balakrishnan (Chup :
Revenge of the Artist)
 Most Versatile Actor of the Year – Anupam
Kher
13th Sansad Ratna Awards-2023
 Date – February 20, 2023
 Place – New Delhi
 Eight MPs from Lok Sabha and Five from Rajya
Sabha (Total 13 MPs) have won the award.
 Winners –
Lok Sabha –
 Bidyut Baran Mahato (BJP, Jharkhand)
 Sukanta Majumdar (BJP, West Bengal)
 Kuldeep Rai Sharma (INC, Andaman Nicobar
Islands)
 Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (INC, West Bengal)
 Amol Ramsing Kholhe (NCP, Maharashtra)
Rajya Sabha –
Sitting Member –
 Manoj Kumar Jha (RJD, Bihar)
 Smt. Fauzia Tahseen Ahmed Khan (NCP,
Maharashtra)
ATD Best Award-2023
Date – February 6, 2023
 NTPC bags ‘ATD Best Award 2023’ for 6th
consecutive year.
Best Adventure Tourism Destination Award-2023
 Dates – February 24, 2023
 Place – New Delhi
 Winner – Jammu & Kashmir Tourism
 The India Today Tourism Survey has chosen J&K
Tourism Department in recognition of its efforts in
promoting ‘Gulmarg’ as an Adventure destination
of international order.
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia Lifetime
Achievement Award-2023
 Winner – Dr. Prabha Atre (22nd January, 2023
 The award was presented to her by Maharashtra
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
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Most Distinguished Scientist of the Year 2022
 Date – January 17, 2023
 Place – Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
  Winner – R. Vishnu Prasad
 The Indian Achievers Award has recognized
individuals for their outstanding contributions in
various fields including culture, science, sports etc.
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2023
 Date – January 23, 2023
 Place – Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
 The Award has instituted by Ministry of Women
and Child Development.
 President Smt. Droupadi Murmu conferred the
award on 11 exceptional children.
 A book ‘Young Heroes of India; was also released
by Smt. Smriti Irani.
Winners—
1. Aadithya Suresh (Art & Culture/Kerala), 2.
Aditya Pratap Chauhan (Innovation/Chhattisgarh),
3. Anoushka Jolly (Social Service/Delhi), 4. Hanaya
Nisar (Sport/J&K), 5. Kolagatla Alana Meenakshi
(Sports/Andhra Pradesh), 6. M. Gauravi Reddy
(Art & Culture/Telangana), 7. Rishi Shiv Prasanna
(Innovation/Karnataka), 8. Rohan Ramchandra
Bahir (Bravery/Maharashtra), 9. Sambhav Mishra
(Art & Culture/Odisha), 10. Shauryajit Khaire
(Sports/Gujarat), 11. Shreya Bhattacharjee (Art &
Culture/Assam).
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan
Puraskar-2023
 Date – January 23, 2023
 Winners—
 Odisha State Disaster Management Authority
(OSDMA),
 Lunglei Fire Station (LFS), Mizoram
14th International Conference-cum-Awards on
Civil Aviation-2023
 Date – January 18, 2023
 Place – Hotel Leela Palace, New Delhi
 Winners –
 Best Sustainable Greenfield Airport – Goa
International Airport
 Best Aircraft Manufacturer – Airbus
 Best Helicopter Flights – Pawan Hans
 Best Cargo Carrier – Spice Jet
 Best MRO Service – GMR
 
Best Air Hostess Training Institute –
Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training
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Green Railway Station Certification Award 2023 GRIHA Exemplary Performance Award 2022
 Date – January 24, 2023 (22 December, 2022)
 Winner – Visakhapatnam Railway Station.  Winner – UIDAI Headquarters in New Delhi
 Visakhapatnam Railway Station secured 82 out of  It is top national Green Building Award
100 points in six environmental categories.  GRIHA (Green Rating for Integrated Habitat
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards-2023 Assessment) is a national rating system for green
 Dates – January 08-10, 2023 building in India.
 Place – Indore, Madhya Pradesh Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2021-22 (19
Winners— December, 2022)
1. Jagadish Chennupati (Australia), 2. Sanjeev
Mehta (Bhutan), 3. Dilip Loundo (Brazil),  Winner – Joint winners :
4. Alexander Maliakel John (Brunei), 5. Vaikuntam 1. Book – A Sky full of Bucket List (Shobhana
Iyer Lakshmanan (Canada), 6. Joginder Singh Kumar)
Nijjar (Croatia), 7. Ramjee Prasad (Denmark), 2. Book – Anthropocene : Climate change,
8. Kannan Ambalam (Ethiopia), 9. Amal Kumar contagion, consolidation (Sudeep Sen)
Mukhopadhyay (Germany), 10. Mohamed  Tagore Prize for Social Achievement 2021-22
Irfaan Ali (Guyana), 11.Reena Vinod Pushkarna Winner – Sanjoy K. Roy
(Israel), 12. Maqsooda Sarfi Shiotani (Japan),
13. Rajagopal (Mexico), 14. Amit Kailash Digital India Awards 2022 (19 December, 2022)
Chandra Lath (Poland), 15. Parmanand Category Winners
Sukhumal Daswani (Republic of Congo), 1. Digital Platinum – eNAM
16. Piyush Gupta (Singapore), 17. Mohanlal Empowerment of Gold – Transport Mission Mode
Hira (South Africa), 18. Sanjaykumar Shivabhai Citizens Project (eTransport)
Patel (South Sudan), 19. Sivakumar Nadesan 2. Digital Initiatives Platinum – eVivechna App (MP)
(Sri Lanka), 20. Dewanchandrebhose Sharman at Grassroots Level Gold – DeGS Computer Basic
(Surinam), 21. Archana Sharma (Switzerland), 22. Training Grassroot level
Frank Arthur Seepersad (Trinidad & Tobago), 3. Digital Initiatives Platinum – Mine Mitra (UP)
23. Siddharth Balachandran (UAE), 24. Chandrakant for Ease of Doing Gold – eAbkari (Odisha)
Babubhai Patel (UK), 25. Darshan Singh Dhaliwal Business
(USA), 26. Rajesh Subramaniam (USA), 27. Ashok 4. Data Sharing Platinum – Smart Cities Mission
Kumar Tiwari (Uzbekistan). and use for
Jamnalal Bajaj Awards 2022 (08 December, 2022) Socio Economic
Development
Winners –
5. Publish Digital Platinum – Duare Sarkar (West
 Outstanding contribution in constructive work :
Platforms Bengal)
 Mr. Nilesh Desai (Madhya Pradesh)
6. Digital Initiatives Platinum – Digital Workforce
 Application of Science & Technology for Rural
in Collaboration Management System (Kerala)
Development
with Startups
 Mr. Mansukhbhai Prajapati (Gujarat)
7. Best Web & Platinum – Bilaspur District Website
 Development and Welfare of Women and Children :
Mobile Initiatives (Chhattisgarh)
 Mr. Sophia Shaikh (Odisha)
 Promoting Gandhian values outside India by Atal Anveshi Shikhar Samman 2022 (24
Individuals other than Indian citizens : December, 2022)
  Dr. Ogarit Younan & Dr. Walid Slaybi
 Winner – Prabhu Chandra Mishra (Stem Cell &
(Lebanon).
Regenerative Medicine)
Local Adaptation Champion Award (12
November, 2022) K.R. Gouri Amma Award 2022 (26 December,
2022)
 Winner – Swayam Shikshan Prayog (NGO)
 Pune based Non-Government Organisation (NGO)  Winner – Aleida Guevara (Cuba)
received the award organized by the Global Centre  This is first award instituted by the K.R. Gouri
of Adaptation, at the COP 27 climate summit. Amma Foundation.

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PMAY (Urban) Awards 2021 (19-21 October, 2022) FICCI’s TURF 2022 & India Sports Awards –
 Winners – (November, 2022)
1. Uttar Pradesh  Sportsperson of the Year (Para) – Avani Lekhara
2. Madhya Pradesh (Para Shooting)
3. Tamil Nadu  Lifetime Achievement Award – Sarkar Talwar (Cricket)
Most Popular GI Food Award  Sportsperson of the Year (Special) - Shrey Kadyan

Winner – Hyderbadi Haleem (Softball)

 The award is given out by the ministry of commerce  Emerging Player (Male) – Payas Jain (Table Tennis)
and industry. (18 October, 2022)  Emerging Player (Female) – Linthoi Chanambam
(Judo) and Antim Panghal (Wrestling)
Kailash Gautam Kavya Kumbh Award-2022
 The award has presented by the ‘Kailash Gautam
26th National Awards for e-Governance 2022
Srujan Sansthan’ a literature, Social and cultural  The awards are presented by the Department of
institute at Prayagraj (27 December, 2022) Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
Winner – Azhar Iqbal (Muzaffarnargar) (DAR & PG) since 2003.
S. No. Category Project Name Dept./Orgn./State/District Award
Category I - Excellence in Government Process Re-engineering for Digital Transformation
1. (i) Central e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of GOLD
level initiatives (eGramSwaraj & Audit Online) India
2. (ii) State/ UT MINE MITRA Directorate of Geology & Mining, Govern- GOLD
level initiatives ment of Uttar Pradesh
Category II - Excellence in Providing Citizen Centric Delivery
1. (i) Central Judgement & Orders search Portal eCommittee, Supreme Court of India, GOLD
level initiatives (High Courts of India) Ministry of Law and Justice, Government
of India
2. (ii) State/ UT eRegistration (Self Help Portal) for Department of Registration & Stamps, GOLD
level document registration Government of Maharashtra
3. initiatives Chikitsa Setu Medical Education Department, Govern- SILVER
ment of Uttar Pradesh
Category III - Excellence in District level initiative in e-Governance
1. (i) North-East Parvarish (A step Towards Kuposhan District Cachar, Government of Assam GOLD
States + Hill Mukta Bharat)
States
Category IV-Outstanding research on Citizen Centric Services by Academic/Research Institutions
1. Category IV Video Analytics for Safety and Com- Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay GOLD
pliance Applications
2. Category IV Analysing Public Grievances using Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur SILVER
Artificial Intelligence
Category V - Excellence in Adopting Emerging Technologies
1. Category V Trinetra: Integrated Command and Police Department, Government of Gujarat GOLD
Control Center (i3C)
53rd International Film Festival of India 2022  Silver Peacock (Best Actor Male) – Vahid Mobasseri
(20-28 November, 2022) (Act of ‘No End’)
 Silver Peacock - Best Actor (Female) - Daniela Marin
 Founded - 1952
Navarro (Act of I have Electric Dreams)
Winner –
 Best Debut Feature Film of a Director – Behind the
 Golden Peacock (Best Film) – I have Electric
Haystacks (Asimina Proedrou)
Dreams (Spanish) (Director-Valentina Maurel Costa  ICFT-UNESCO Gandhi Medal – Nargesi (Director-
Rica) Payam Eskandari)
 Silver Peacock (Best Director) – Nader Saeivar  Indian Film Personality of the Year Award
(Iran), No End 2022-Chiranjeevi
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National Intellectual Property Award 2021 &
2022
Winner – IIT Madras
 The award is given out by the Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry
of Commerce and Industry. (18 October, 2022)
JCB Prize for Literature 2022
Winner – ‘The Paradise of Food’
 The book is written by Khalid Jawed (as Ne’mat
Khana) in Urdu and translated by Baran Farooqi.
(November, 2022)
Gandhi Mandela Award 2019
 Winner – Dalai Lama (14th)
 The award is given by New Delhi based Gandhi
Mandela Foundation. (19th November, 2022)
National Sports Awards 2022
 Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the
National Sports Awards 2022. (14 November, 2022).
 They have received their awards from the President
of India Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30 November, 2022.
Major Dhayan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022
Winner – Sharath Kamal Achanta (Table Tennis)
Arjun Awards 2022
1. Seema Punia Athelitcs (Discus throw)
2. Eldhose Paul Athelitcs (Triple Jump)
3. Avinash Sable Athelitcs (3000m Steeplechase)
4. Lakshya Sen (Badminton)
5. Prannoy HS (Badminton)
6. Amit Panghal (Boxing)
7. Nikhat Zareen (Boxing)
8. Bhakti Pradip Kulkarni (Chess)
9. R. Praggnanandhaa (Chess)
10. Deep Grace Ekka (Hockey)
11. Shushila Devi (Judo)
12. Sakshi Kumari (Kabaddi)
13. Nayan Moni Saikia (Lawn Bowl)
14. Sagar Kailas Ovhalkar (Mallakhamb)
15. Elavenil Valarivan (Shooting)
16. Omprakash Mitharval (Shooting)
17. Sreeja Akula (Table Tennis)
18. Vikas Thakur (Weightlifting)
19. Anshu (Wrestling)
20. Sarita (Wrestling)
21. Praveen Kumar (Wushu)
22. Manasi Girishchandra Joshi (Para Badminton)
23. Tarun Dhillon (Para Badminton)
24. Swapnil Sanjay Patil (Para Swimming)
25. Jerlin Anika J. (Deaf Badminton)
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Dronacharya Awards 2022
A. Regular Category—
1. Jiwanjot Singh Teja (Archery)
2. Mohammad Ali Qamar (Boxing)
3. Suma Siddharth Shirur (Para Shooting)
4. Sujeet Maan (Wrestling)
B. Lifetime Category—
1. Dinesh Jawahar Lad (Cricket)
2. Bimal Prafulla Ghosh (Football)
3. Raj Singh (Wrestling)
Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement
2022
1. Ashwini Akkunji C. (Sprint Athlete)
2. Dharamvir Singh (Hockey)
3. B.C. Suresh (Kabaddi)
4. Nir Bahadur Gurung (Para-Athletics)
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2022
1. Trans Stadia Enterprises Private Limited
2. Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
3. Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy
2022
 Winner – Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2021
Winners Category
1. Naina Dhakad - Sand Adventure
2. Shubham Dhananjay Vanmali - Water Adventure
3. Kunwar Bhawani Singh Samyal - Life Time Achievement
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament
and Development 2022
 Winner – The Country’s Medical Fraternity as a
whole.
 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament
and Development 2021 winner is Pratham
(NGO).
32nd Bihari Puraskar 2022
 Winner – Dr. Madhav Hada
 Dr. Madhav Hada was awarded for his 2015 literary
criticism book ‘Pachrang Chola Pahar Sakhi Ri’.
 The Award was instituted by K.K. Birla Foundation
in 1991 to honour Rajasthani authors.
31 Vyas Samman
st
 Winner - Dr. Asghar Wajahat (Play-Mahabali)
 The Vyas Samman is given by K.K. Birla Foundation.
 ahitya Puraskar 2022 of the Lok Nayak
S
Foundation (05 September, 2022)
 Winner - Tanikella Bharani (Telugu Writer and
Actor)
 The award is popularly referred to as Andhra’s
Jnanpith.
 The award is given annually to an eminent Telugu
writer/poet.
Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur -
Winner - Swati Piramal
(Vice Chairperson, Piramal Group)
 Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the
Legion of Honour) is the highest French Civilian
award.
 ata Mangeshkar Award 2019-2021 (September,
L Important Winners-
2022)
 Winners-
 2021 - Kumar Shanu (Singer)
 2020 - Anand-Milind (Composer)
 2019 - Shailendra Singh (Singer)
 The State Government of Madhya Pradesh started
this award in 1984.
5 2nd Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020 (September,
2022)
 Winner - Asha Parekh
 Asha Parekh worked in more than 95 films.
 She was the Chairperson of Central Board of Film
Certification from 1998-2001.
Miss Diva 2022 (28 August, 2022, Mumbai)
 Miss Diva Universe 2022 : Divita Rai (Karnataka)
 Miss Diva Supranational 2022 : Pragnya Ayyagari
(Telangana)
 Miss Popular Choice 2022 : Ojasvi Sharma
68th National Film Awards 2020
 Date - 22 July, 2022, announced the winner for year
2020.
 Best Feature Film (Swarna Kamal) —
Soorarai Pottru
 Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film
of a Director (Swarna Kamal) — Mandela
(Tamil) (Director : Madonne Ashwin)
 Best Popular Film providing wholesome
Entertainment (Swarna Kamal) — Tanhaji :
The Unsung Warrior
 Best Direction (Swarna Kamal) — A.K.
Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam) (Director
- Sachidanandan KR)
 Best Actor (Rajat Kamal) — Suriya (Soorarai
Pottru) & Ajay Devgan (Tanhaji : The Unsung
Warrior)
 Best Actress (Rajat Kamal) — Aparna
Balamurali (Soorarai Pottru)
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 Most Film Friendly State Award - Madhya
Pradesh
 Best Lyrics (Rajat Kamal) — Manoj Muntashir
(Saina), Hindi
 Best Hindi Film (Rajat Kamal) - Toolsidas
Junior
 Best Film on Social Issues (Rajat Kamal) -
Funeral (Marathi)
67th Film-fare Awards 2022
 Date - 30-31 August, 2022
 Place - Jio World Centre, Mumbai
 Best Film - Shershaah (Director-Vishnuvardhan)
 Best Film (Critics) - Sardar Udham (Director-
Shoojit Sircar)
 Best Actor in a leading role (Male) - Ranveer
Singh (83)
 Best Actor (Critics) - Vicky Kaushal (Sardar
Udham)
 Best Actor in a leading role (Female) - Kriti
Sanon (Mimi)
 Best Actress (Critics) - Vidya Balan (Sherni)
 Best Director - Vishnuvardhan (Shershaah)
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2022
Dates - 12-30 August, 2022
Place - Melbourne, Australia
 Winners­-
 Best Film - 83 (Director-Kabir Khan)
 Best Indie Film - Jaggi (Director-Anmol
Sidhu)
 Best Actor - Ranveer Singh (83)
 Best Actress - Shefali Shah (Jalsa)
 Best Director - Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham)
 Best Director - Aparna Sen (The Rapist)
 Lifetime Achievement Award - Kapil Dev
UIC International Sustainable Railway Awards
2022
Category Winner
Best Use of Zero-Carbon Indian Railway (Project-Solar
Technology (Planet) Energy directly feeding to 25
kvac traction system).
Best Climate Change Indian Railway (Project-Indian
adaptation and resilience Railways Mission Electrifica-
(Prosperity) tion)
District Skill Development Planning Awards
2022
 Top 3 Winners list
1. Rajkot (Gujarat)
2. Cachar (Assam)
3. Satara (Maharashtra)
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National MSME Awards 2022 “Best Village Panchayat”– Takhatgadh, Sabarkantha,
Category Winner West Zone Gujarat
States/UT for Outstand- 1. Odisha “Best Village Panchayat”– Sialsir, Sirchip, Mizoram
ing contribution in the Pro- 2. Bihar North-East Zone
motion & Development of 3. Haryana “Best Urban Local Body” Vapi Urban Local Body,
MSME sector. Gujarat
To Aspirational district for 1. Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) “Best Media (Print & Mission Paani (Network 18)
outstanding contribution in 2. Karauli (Rajasthan) Electronic)”
the Promotion & Develop- 3. Kalahandi (Odisha) “Best School” Govt. Girls Hr. Secondary
ment of MSME sectors. School, Kaveripattinam,
Tamil Nadu
UP in DSDP awards
“Best Industry” Welspun India Textile Ltd.,
 4 districts of Uttar Pradesh awarded with DSDP
Gujarat
award.
“Best Water User Panchgachiya MDTW
10. Bahraich Association” WUA, Hooghly, West
16. Ghaziabad Bengal
17. Chandauli “Best Industry for CSR ITC Limited, Kolkata, West
22. Sonbhadra activities” Bengal
PM Yoga Awards 2021 INTERNATIONAL
 Individuals –
Abel Prize 2023 (March 22, 2023)
1. Bhikkhu Sanghasena, Leh (Ladakh)
2. Marcus Vinicius Rojo Rodrigues, Sao Paulo (Brazil) Place – Norway
 Winner – Luis A. Caffarelli (USA)
3rd National Water Awards for the year 2020
 The Abel Prize recognizes pioneering scientific
 The Union Minister of Jal Shakti declared the achievements in mathematics.
winners of the third National Water Awards for
The Pritzker Architecture Prize 2023 (March
the year 2020.
 Uttar Pradesh has been adjudged as the Best State
7, 2023)
in water conservation efforts in the National Water Place – USA
Awards 2020.  Winner – Sir David Alan Chipperfield (U.K.)
 It is followed by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu  The Pritzker Architecture Prize is an international
respectively. architecture award.
Category Winners  It is also referred to as the Nobel Prize of
“Best State” Uttar Pradesh architecture.
“Best District” – North Muzaffarnagar, Uttar  The award was established by the Pritzker family of
Zone Pradesh Chicago through their Hyatt Foundation in 1979.
“Best District”– South Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala Pen/Nabokov Award for Achievement in
Zone
International Literature-2023 (March 2, 2023)
“Best District”– East Zone East Champaran, Bihar and
Godda, Jharkhand  Winner – Vinod Kumar Shukla (India)
“Best District”– West Zone Indore, Madhya Pradesh  ‘Naukar ki Kameez’ and ‘Deewar Mein Ek Khirkee
“Best District”– North- Goalpara, Assam Rahati Thi’ are famous novels of Vinod Kumar
East Zone Shukla.
“Best Village Panchayat”– Dhaspad, Almora, Porter Prize-2023 (March 2, 2023)
North Zone Uttarakhand
“Best Village Panchayat”– Yelerampura Panchayat, Place – USA
South Zone Tumakuru District,  Winner – Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry
Karnataka (India)
“Best Village Panchayat”– Telari Panchayat, Gaya  The prize recognizes the strategy followed
East Zone District, Bihar Government of India in managing COVID-19.
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The Golden City Gate Tourism Multimedia
Award 2023 (March 07-09, 2023)
 The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, has
bagged a Golden and Silver star.
GSMA Government Leadership Award-2023
(February 27, 2023)
Place – Barcelona, Spain
 Winner – India
 GSM Association (GSMA) has conferred the award
to India for implementation of best practices in
telecom sector.
Special Literar y Award Confer r ed on
Bangabandhu (March 26, 2023)
 The foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature
(FOSWAL) conferred a special literary award
on Bengabandhu Sheikh Mojibur Rahman (first
President of Bangladesh).
 The award has been conferred for his trilogy. The
Unfinished Memoirs, The Prison Diaries and the
New China 1952.
Central Banking Awards-2023 (March 15, 2023)
 Central Bank of Year – National Bank of Ukraine
 Governor of the Year – Shaktikanta Das (RBI,
India)
AHF Best Organiser Award-2023 (March 23,
2023)
 Place – Mungyeong, South Korea
 Winner – Hockey India
 Hockey India has awarded with the Best Organiser
Award by the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) for
FIH Men’s World Cup-2023.
Zelensky awarded Poland’s highest honour
 In April, 2023, Ukraine’s president
VolodymyrZelensky has been awarded the Order
of the White Eagle, Poland’s highest distinction, for
his services to security, resilience and the defense of
human rights.
 The Order of the White Eagle is the oldest and
highest decoration of the Republic of Poland.
Marconi Prize-2023
 Date – February 21, 2023
 Winner – Mr. Hari Balakrishnan (Professor in
Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
 The Marconi Prize is a top honour within the
field of communications technology.
 It is awarded by US based Marconi Society.
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FIH President Award-2023
 Date – January 29, 2023
 Place – Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
 Winner – Mr. V.K. Pandian (Odisha CM Secretary)
UNESCO Peace Prize-2022
 Date – February 08, 2023
 Place – Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
 Felix Houphouet- Boigny – UNESCO Peace Prize
2022 has awarded to Angela Merkel in recognistion
of her efforts to welcome refugees.
The BEST FIFA Football Awards-2022
 Dates – February 27, 2023
 Place – Paris, France
 The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2022 – Lionel Messi
(Argentina)
 The Best FIFA Women’s Player 2022 – Alexia
Patellas (Spain)
 FIFA Puskas Award 2022 (Most Beautiful Goal
of the Year) – Marcin Oleksy (Amputee Player of
Poland)
 The Best FIFA Men’s Coach 2022 – Lionel

Scaloni (Argentina Coach)
 The Best FIFA Women’s Coach 2022 – Sarina
Wiegman (Manager of English Women Team)
 The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper 2022 –

Emiliano Martinez (Argentina)
International Mother Language Award- 2023
 Dates – February 21, 2023
 Place – Dhaka (Bangladesh)
Winner –
 Mahendra Kumar Mishra (Linguist & Folklorist
from Odisha)
 Mother Language Lovers of World Society,
Vancouver (Canada)
 The Award was instituted in 2021 by UNESCO.
Anthem Awards to UNDP’s Climate Campaign
Dates – February 15, 2023
 The ‘Don’t Choose Extinction’ Campaign of UN
Development Programme (UNDP) has won—
  Gold – in category : Sustainability, Environment
& Climate – Non-Profit Campaign
  Silver – in category : Sustainability, Environment
& Climate – Global Awareness Campaign.
65th Grammy Awards - 2023
 Date – February 05, 2023
 Place – Los Angeles (USA)
 Winners –
 Record of the Year – About Damn Time
(Lizzo)
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   Album of the Year – Harry’s House (Harry
Styles)
 Song of the Year – Just Like That (Bonnie
Raitt)
  Best New Artist – Samara Joy
  Best Rock Performance – Broken Horses
(Brandi Carlile)
  Best Rock Song – Broken Horses (Brandi
Carlile)
 Best Rock Album – Patient Number – 9
(Ozzy Osbourne)
 Best Alternative Music Performance –
Chaise Longue (Wet Leg)
 Best Alternative Music Album – Wet Leg
  Best Rap Album – Mr. Morale & The Big
Steppers (Kendrick Lamar)
  Best Children’s Music Album – The
Movement (Alphabet Rockers)
76th British Academy Film (BAFTA) Awards
 Dates – February 19, 2023
 Place – London (UK)
 Winners –
 Best Film – All Quiet On the Western Front
  Outstanding British Film – The Banshees
of Inisherin
  Film Not in English Language – All Quiet
On the Western Front (German)
 Best Director – Edward Berger (All Quiet on
the Western Front)
 Leading Actor – Austin Butler (Elvis)
 Leading Actress – Cate Blanchett (Tar)
  Special Visual Effects – Avatar : The Way of
Water
 Rising Star – Emma Mackey
India-UK Achievers Honour 2023
 Dates – January 25, 2023
 Place – London (UK)
 Former Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan
Singh has awarded with Lifetime achievement award.
National Geographic-Pictures of the Year
Award-2023
 Dates – February 17, 2023
 Place – Washington, USA
 Winner – Dance of the Eagles’ (Karthik Subramaniam)
71 Miss Universe – 2022
st
 Date – January 14, 2023
 Place – New Orleans, United States
  Winner – R’ Bonney Gabriel (USA)
 India’s Divita Rai made her place in top 16.
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28th Critics Choice Awards-2023
 Date – January 15, 2023
 Place – Los Angeles, USA
 Winners –
 Best Picture - Everything Everywhere All at
Once
 Best Actor - Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
 Best Actress - Cate Blanchett (Tar)
 Best Director - Daniel Kwan & Daniel
Scheinert (Everthing Everywhere All at Once)
 Best Cinematography - Claudio Miranda-
Top Gun, Maverick
 Best Foreign Language Film - RRR
 Best Song - Naatu Naatu (RRR)
 Best Drama Series - Better Call Saul
80th Golden Globe Awards-2023
 Date – January 10, 2023
 Place – Beverly Hills, California (USA)
 Winners –
 B est Picture (Drama) – The Fabelmans
 Best Picture (Musical/Comedy) – The
Banshees of Inisherin
  Best Actress (Motion Picture-Drama) –
Cate Blanchett (Tar)
 
Best Actor (Motion Picture-Drama) –
Austin Butler (Elvis)
 Best Actress (Musical/Comedy) – Michelle
Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
 Best Actor (Musical/Comedy) – Colin
Farrell (The Banshees of Inisherin)
 Best Director – Steven Spielberg (The
Fabelmans)
 Best Picture (Animated) – Guillermo del
Toro’s Pinocchio
  Best Picture (Non-English Language) –
Argentina, 1985
 Best Song – Naatu Naatu (RRR) (Composer-
M.M. Keeravani)
 Best Drama Series – House of the Dragon
 Cecil B.deMille Award – Eddie Murphy
 Carol Burnett Award – Ryan Murphy
United Nations Medal for Exception Service
 Date – January 13, 2023
 W  inner – Indian Peacekeepers Serving with
UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
 1171 Indians have received UN medals for their vital
work in Upper Nile (South Sudan).
Award for Global Leadership
 Date – January 11, 2023
 Place – Harvard Law School Centre, USA (Online
Event)
 Winner – D.Y. Chandrachud (50th Chief Justice
of India)
ICC Awards, 2022
 Date – January 24, 2023
 Winners –
 S ir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Men’s
Cricketer of the Year – Babar Azam (Pakistan)
  Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for ICC
Women’s Cricketer of the Year – Natalie
Sciver (England)
 ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year –
Suryakumar Yadav (India)
 ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year –
Babar Azam (Pakistan)
 ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year – Ben
Stokes (England)
  ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year
– Marco Jansen (South Africa)
 ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year –
Tahlia Mcgrath (Australia)
 ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year –
Natalie Sciver (England)
 ICC Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the
Year – Renuka Singh (India)
 ICC Umpire of the Year – Richard Illingworth
(England)
 ICC Spirit of Cricket award – Aasif Sheikh
(Nepal)
 ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year
– Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia)
 ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the
Year – Esha Oza (UAE)
World Habitat Awards-2023
 Date – January 04, 2023
 W  inner – Jaga Mission – Odisha Liveable
Habitat Mission
 Odisha Jaga mission was launched in 2017.
 Jaga mission is working with inhabitants to create
liveable Habitats.
 World Habitat is an international charity.
 It is recognized by the United Nations and work in
support of the goals of UN-HABITAT.
TIME’s Person of the Year 2022 (07 December,
2022)
 Time Magazine has named Ukrainian president
Volodymyr Zelensky and “the spirit of Ukraine” as
its 2022 person of the year.
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 ‘Person of the year’ is an annual issue of the
American new magazine and website TIME.
 TIME’s 2022 Heroes of the year – Women Protesters
in Iran
 TIME’s 2022 : Athlete of the Year : Aaron Judge
(American baseballar)
 TIME’s 2022 : Icon of the Year : Michelle Yeoh
(Malaysian Actress)
Mrs. World 2022 (17 December, 2022)
 Winner – Sargam Koushal (India)
 Aditi Govitrikar had won the title in year 2001.
PETA India’s Person of the Year 2022 (15
December, 2022)
 Winner – Sonakshi Sinha
 This year Sonakshi appeared in a campaign against
leather for PETA India.
Excellence in Leadership for Family Planning
(EXCELL) Awards 2022
 India came out as the only country which bagged this
award in the ‘country category’ at the conference.
Responsible Tourism Global Award 2022
 Winner – Kerala Tourism
 The award was given at World Travel Mart held in
London, 7-9 November, 2022.
UNEP Champions of the Earth 2022
Winner Category
1. Purnima Devi Barman Entrepreneurial Vision
(Assam)
2. Partha Dasgupta (UK) Science and Innovation
3. Arcenciel (Labanon) Inspiration and Action
4. Cecile Bibiane Ndjebet Inspiration and Action
(Cameroon)
5. Constantino Aucca Inspiration and Action
Chutas (Peru)
The Literature Nobel Prize 2022
 The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by the
Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden.
 Winner – Annie Ernaux, France
 In her writing Ernaux consistently examine a life
marked by strong disparities regarding gender,
language and class.
 Some of her noted books are—Happening (2000),
A man’s Place (1983), I Remain in Darkness (1998),
A women’s story (1988), etc.
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The Peace Prize 2022 – UN SDG Action Awards 2022
 The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a committee
Category Winner
elected by Parliament of Norway (Stortinget).
 Winners— 1. Changemaker Srishti Bakshi, India
1. Ales Bialiatski, Belarus 2. Mobilize Supvivors say no more - Ecuador
2. Memorial, Russian Human Right Organization 3. Inspire The Masungistory
3. Center for Civil Liberties, Ukrainian Human Right 4. Connect Cyprusinno
Organization.
 The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in  amon Magsaysay Awards 2022 (64th) (30
R
their home countries. August, 2022)
UNHCR Nansen Refuges Award 2022  Winners-
Winner – Angela Merkel (former Chancellor of  Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia)
Germany) (10 October, 2022)  Tadashi Hattori (Japan)
 Under Merkel’s leadership, Germany Welcomed  Bernadette J. Madrid (Philippines)
more than 1.2 million refuges in 2015 and 2016.  Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia)
 The annual awards are named after a Philippine
The Booker Prize 2022
President.
 Established – 1969
 Winner – Shehan Karunatilaka (Sri Lanka)
Emmy Award (Creative Arts)
 Shehan Karunatilaka won the award for his book  Former US President Barack Obama won a creative
‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’. (17 October, Arts Emmy Award, 2022. (4 September, 2022)
2022)
International Travel Award 2023
Sastra – Ramanujan Award 2022
 West Bengal has bagged the award under category
 Winner – Yunqing Tang (University of California, ‘best destination for culture’.
USA)
 First awarded – 2005
Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards 2022
 Given for – Contributions in the field of Mathematics  Winners- Dursula Von der Leyen (President of
 Age – Given to individuals aged 32 or below. European Commission)
Ballon d’Or 2022 (Football)  Dr. Radhika Batra (India)
 Zahra Joya (Afghanistan)
 Ballen d’Or is presented annually by French News
 Vanessa Nakate (Uganda)
Magazine France Football.
 Winners- UNESCO Peace Prize-2022
 Ballon d’Or – Karim Benzema, France (Real Madrid)  Winner - Angela Markel
 Ballon d’Or (Women) – Alexia Patellas, Spain (FC  Former German Chancellor has been awarded for
Barcelona) her efforts to welcome refugees.
 Club of the Year – Manchester City F.C.
22nd International India Film Academy (IIFA)
FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2021-22 Awards 2022 (4 June, 2022)
 FIH Player of the Year (Men) – Harmanpreet Singh,
 Winners -
India
 FIH player of the Year (Women) – Felice Albers 1. Best Picture Shershaah
(Netherlands) 2. Best Director Vishnu Varadhan (Shershaah)
 FIH Goalkeeper of the Year (Men) – PR Sreejesh, 3. Best Actor Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)
India 4. Best Actress Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
 FIH Goalkeeper of the Year (Women) – Savita
Global Energy Prize 2022
Punia, India
 FIH Coach of the Year (Men) – Graham Reid (India  Winners -
Men’s team)  Kaushik Rajashekara (USA) (Indian Origin)
 FIH Coach of the Year (Women) – Janneke  Mercouri Kanatzidis (USA)
Schopman (India women’s tema)  Viktor Orlov (Russia)

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Golden Achievement Award 2021  Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen's documenatry
 Winner – Vijay Amritraj
"All That Breathes" won the Golden Eye award
 The Golden Achievement Award is presented for best documentary.
annually by the International Tennis Hall of Fame
(ITHF) and International Tennis Federation (ITF). Organisations/Institutes
Pulitzer Prizes 2022 (09 May 2022) INDIA
A. Journalism India elected as member of UN Statistical
Category -
Winners Commission
1. Public Service -
The Washington Post  In April 2023, India has been elected as a member of
C. Johnson, R. Woolington the UN Statistical Commission, the Commission on
Investigative Narcotic Drugs and the Programme Coordinating
2. - & Eli Murray (The Tampa
Reporting Board of the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS
Bay Times)
(UNAIDS).
Staff of the New York
International  India was elected by the Economic and Social
3. - Times, notably Azmat Council ECOSOC of the United Nations.
Reporting
Khan
Delhi Airport ninth busiest in the world in 2022
Salamishah Tillet, The
4. Criticism -  Delhi airport has emerged as the ninth busiest
New York Times
B. Books, Drama & Music airport in the world in 2022 with passenger traffic of
more than 5.94 crore, according to Airports Council
Category - Winners International (ACI) list.
The Netanyahus A historical novel by  DIAL is the operator of the Indira Gandhi
1. Fiction - International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital.
Joshua Cohen
 As per ACI the top 10 busiest airports in the
2. Drama - Fat Ham by James Ijames world for 2022 is topped by Hartsfield-Jackson
(i) Covered with Night - by Nicole Atlanta International Airport (ATL, 93.7 million
passengers).
Eustace
3. History -  The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)
(ii) C
 uba : An American History - by is the only airport to figure in the top 10 list from
Ada Ferrer South and South East Asia.
Chasing Me to My Grave - by
4. Biography - Indian Institute of Millet Research (IIMR)
Winfred Rembert
 Union Budget 2023-24 has announced to support
5. Poetry - Franks : Sonnets- by Diane Seuss Hyderabad based IIMR as centre of excellence. (1st
Invisible Child : Poverty, Survival and February, 2023)
General  IIMR, Hyderabad is a premier agricultural research
6. - Hope in an American City by - Andrea
Nonfiction institute (estd. - 1958).
Elliott
 Established – 1958
7. Music - Voiceless Mass by - Raven Chacon  Located At – Hyderabad

Cannes Film Festival 2022 (17-28 May 2022)
Winners
 Palme d'or - Ruben Ostlund (for - Triangle of
Sadness)
 Grand Prix (tied) - Lukas Dhont (for - Close)
 Grand Prix (tied) - Claire Denis (for - Stars at
Noon)
 Best Director - Park Chan - Wook (for - Heojil
Kyolshim) (Decision To Leave)
 Best Actor - Song Kang Ho (for - Broker)
 Best Actress - Zar Amir Ebrahimi (for - Holy
Spider)
Centre for Policy Research (CPR)
 The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has
suspended the Foreign Contribution (Regulation)
Act 2010 (FCRA) registration of CPR for 180 days
(February 27, 2023).
Vulture/Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre
(VCBC)
 Vultures/Jatayu may be released in wild after
breeding. (20th February, 2023)
 VCBC is a joint project of the Haryana Forest
Department and the Bombay Natural History
Society.

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Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
 CEA releases Disaster Management Plan (DMP) for
power sector. (11 January, 2023)
 It established under the Electricity (Supply) Act,
1948.
Coal India Limited (CIL)
 CIL launched M-Sand Projects in big way. (27
January, 2023)
 Sand is one of the major geological resources of the
country and manufactured sand (M-sand) is a form
of artificial sand.
 Established – 1975
National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO)
 NACO (constituted in 1992) has revealed that the
country’s annual rate of HIV infection has declined
by 46% between 2010-2021.
 NACO is a division of the Ministry of Heath and
Family Welfare.
Print and Digital Media Association (PADMA)
 The government has approved the PADMA as
a self-regulatory body for publishers of news and
current affairs across country. (02 December, 2022)
Indian Road Congress (IRC)
 81st Annual Session of the IRC has been held in
Lucknow. (8-11 October, 2022)
 The IRC is the Apex Body of Highway Engineers in
the country.
Indian Virtual Herbarium (by the Botanical
Survey of India)
 On 1st July, 2022 India’s largest Online herbarium
database, the Indian Virtual Herbarium was
launched.
National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
 NIOT has invented India’s first Saline Water Lantern
called 'Roshni'. (13 August, 2022)
Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB)
 The government has transformed Bank Board
Bureau (BBB) into FSIB by making some
amendments. (1 July, 2022)
National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)
 Union Agriculture Minister, Shri Narendra
Singh Tomar, inaugurates centenary year (100th)
celebration of NDRI at Karnal, Haryana. (1st July,
2022)
 Established - 1923 (at Bangalore)
 Shifted to Karnal - 1955
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India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX)
 IIBX is India’s first International Bullion Exchange
set up at GIFT City in Gandhinagar, Gujarat,
inaugurated by PM Modi on 29 July, 2022.
 IIBX is the third exchange of its kind in the world.
National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI)
 Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates the
NTRI in New Delhi. (7 June, 2022)
 The NTRI will be the premier national institute for
the promotion and preservation of tribal heritage
and culture.
Tribal Health Observatory (TriHob) (04 - May)
 Odisha is set to establish India's first TriHOb.
Cotton Council of India
 The Union Government has announced on 18 May,
the formation of Cotton Council of India under
Chairmanship of veteran cotton man Suresh Bhai
Kotak.
Indian Gas Exchange (IGX)
 ONGC on 23 May 2022 became first exploration
& production (E&P) company in India to trade
domestic gas on the Indian Gas exchange.
IIT - Madras
 Indian Railways joined hand with IIT - Madras for
the development of Hyperloop system and to set up
a centre of excellence for Hyperloop Technology at
IIT - Madras (19 May, 2022).
WORLD
International Seabed Authority (ISA)
 ISA has officially designated India as a ‘Pioneer
Investor’. (1st February, 2013).
 Established – 16th November, 1994
 Headquarters – Kingston, Jamaica
UN Commission for Social Development
(CSocD) (Established – 1946)
 Ruchira Kamboj, Permanent Representative of
India to the United Nations, was elected on behalf
of India as the chair of the 62nd Session of the
CSocD. (15th February, 2023).
 Headquarters – New York (USA)
 Director – Ms. Daniela Bas
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
 FATF has suspended Russia’s membership over the
Ukraine War. (24th February, 2023).
 FATF is the global money laundering and terrorist
financing watchdog.
 Established – 1989 (by G7)
 Headquarters – Paris (France)
Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU)
 India took over the leadership of the APPU. (03
January, 2023)
 Vinaya Prakash Singh of India took over the charge
of the secretary general of APPU for a tenure of
four years.
 Established – 1962 (Manila, Philippines)
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial
Analysis (IEEFA)
 A new report of IEEFA has projected exponential
growth in India’s Battery Energy Storey System
(BESS). (16 January, 2023)
 BESS is an emerging technology in the Indian
renewable energy sector.
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
 India supports UAE proposal to include digitalization
in IMO strategic plan. (30 November, 2022)
 128th Session of the Council of International
Maritime Organisation (IMO) has been in London
during 28 November – 02 December, 2022.
 Established – 1948
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
 Scientists achieve a major breakthrough in nuclear
fusion. (13 December, 2022)
 The fusion record was achieved at Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL).
Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC)
 The Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project was handed
over to DGPC, Bhutan. (27 December, 2022)
 The 720 MW Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project
(MHP) was jointly inaugurated by India and Bhutan
in August, 2019.
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
 India has won IEC Vice Presidency and
Standardization Management Board (SMB) chair for
2023-25 term.
Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)
 Prasar Bharti has hosted 59th ABU General
Assembly 2022 in New Delhi. (25-30 November,
2022)
 Theme of assembly 2022 - Serving the People :
Media’s Role in Times of Crisis.
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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)
 National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) and National
Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) of India have
hosted the 3rd WADA Athlete Biological Passport
(ABP) Symposium in New Delhi. (12-14 October,
2022)
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
 From 23-28 May the 7th Session of Global Platform
on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 (GP2022) took
place in Bali (Indonesia).
 Established - 1999
 Headquarters - Geneva (Switzerland)
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure
(CDRI)
 5th edition of the International Conference on
Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2022
concluded in New Delhi on 4-5 April, 2023.
 CDRI launches Infrastructure Resilience Academic.
Association of Asian Election Authorities (AAEA)
 India has been elected as the new chair of
AAEA for 2022-24 (7 May, 2022).
 Established - 1998
New Development Bank (NDB)
 India's Governor for NDB Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
chaired 7th Annual meeting of Board of Governors
of NDB (19 May 2022).
Conference
5 th International Conference on Disaster
Resilient Infrastructure (ICDRI) 2023 (April
4-5, 2023)
 Place – New Delhi
 Theme – Delivering Resilient and Inclusive
Infrastrucutre : Pathways for Risk Informed Systems,
Practices and Investments
 Organiser – Coalition for Disaster Resilient
Infrastructure (CDRI), New Delhi
World Vaccine Congress-2023 (April 3-6, 2023)
 Place – Washington (USA)
 Vaccine Industry Excellence (VIE) awards have
provided during the congress.
 Bharat Biotech has won the ‘Best Production/
Process Development’ award.
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ASEAN – India Business Summit-2023 (March
6, 2023)
 Place – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 Theme – Strengthening and Moving Forward
ASEAN – “India Economic Relations for a Strategic
Business Partnership.”
 It has been held as part of the ASEAN – India Year
of Freindship.
7th International Dharma Dhamma Conference
 Date – March 3-5, 2023
 Place – Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
 Organisers – Sanchi University of Buddhisht –
India Studies and by India Foundation.
 Participating Countries – 15
8 National Conference on Economics of
th
Competition Law, 2023
 Date – March 3, 2023
 Place – New Delhi
 Organiser – Competition Commission of India
(CCI)
 Topic – Antitrust and Regulation : Interfaces and
Synergies
SCO’s 1 st Business-to-Business Global
Conference & Expo on Traditional Medicine
 Date – March 2-5, 2023
 Place – Guwahati, Assam
 Participating Countries – 17
GSMA Mobile World Congress-2023
 Dates – February 27 – March 2, 2023
 Place – Barcelona, Spain
5th United Nations Conference on theLeast
Developed Countries (LDC5) (March 5-9, 2023)
 Place – Doha, Qatar
 Theme – From Potential to Prosperity
35 Meeting of Green Climate Fund (CGF)
th
Board (March 13-16, 2023)
 Place – Incheon, South Korea
 CGF, the world largest climate fund, has mandated
to support developing countires to raise and realize
their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC).
Seven Decades of the Constitution of India
(March 28, 2023)
 Place – New Delhi
 Ministry of External Affairs organized a seminar on
‘Seven Decades of the Constitution of India’.
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 Themes –
 Seven decades of the Indian Constitution.
 Indian Constitution and Human Rights
 Indian Constitution and Internationalism
One World TB Summit 2023 (March 24, 2023)
 Place – Varanasi
 TB Free India by – 2025 (Five year a head of the
global goal)
 Launched – TB-Mukh Panchayat Initiative
India Energy Weak (IEW)-2023 (February 6-8,
2023)
 Place – Bengaluru
 Tagline – Growth, Collaboration; Transition
Sessions – 19 Strategic Conference Sessions
 The Global Biofuel Alliance, one of the priorities
under India’s G20 presidency, was announced during
the IEW 2023.
7th Asia Economic Dialogue 2023 (February
23-25, 2023)
 Place – Pune, Maharahstra
 Theme – Asia and the Emerging World Order
 It is the External Affairs Ministry’s annual flagship
event on Geo-economics.
 It has co-hosted by Pune International Centre.
2nd Indian Rice Congress-2023 (February 11-14,
2023)
 Place – National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack
 Theme – Transforming Rice Research : Recent
Scientific Developments and Global Food Crisis.
World Government Summit-2023 (February
13-15, 2023)
 Place – Dubai, UAE
 Theme – Shaping Future Governments
 The World Government Summit is a global forum
held annually in Dubai.
9 th Asian Ministerial Energy Roundtable
(AMER9)-2023 (February, 2023)
 Place – Bengaluru (At the Sideline of India Energy
Week)
 Theme – Mapping new pathways for energy
security, inclusive growth and energy transitions.
 India has hosted the AMER9 in association with the
International Energy Forum (IEF).
12th World Hindi Conference
 12th World Hindi Conference take place from
February 15-17, 2023 in Nadi, Fiji
 Theme: “Hindi-Traditional Knowledge to Artificial
Intelligence”.
5 th Inter national Marine Protected Area
Congress (IMPAC5) (February 3-9, 2023)
 Place – Vancouver, Canada
 Mandate – To define a roadmap for achieving
ocean conservation targets to protect at least 30%
of world’s land and ocean by 2030.
1 9 th A n n u a l Z o n e I I I c o n f e r e n c e o f
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
(CPA) (February 23, 2023)
 Place - Gangtok, Sikkim
 Zone III of the CPA India region is an important
platform for legislatures of the North Eastern
Region to discuss many subjects and issues.
BIMSTEC Energy Centre (BEC) Governing
Board Meeting (February 27, 2023)
 Place – Shangi-La Hotel, Bengaluru
 As the host of the BIMSTEC Energy Centre, India
made a presentation on establishing the BIMSTEC
Energy Centre (BEC) in India.
 Cyber Security, Green Hydrogen and Energy
transition have recommended as additional areas to
add under specialized wings of BEC.
14th edition of World Spice Congress
 14th edition of World Spice Congress held organized
in Maharashtra (Mumbai) from February 16 to 18,
2023.
 Theme : VISION 2030 : S-P-I-C-E (Sustainability,
Productivity, Innovation, Collabotration, Excellence
and Safety).
World Sustainable Development Summit-2023
(February 22-24, 2023)
 Place – New Delhi
 Organised by – The Energy and Resource Institute
(TERI)
 Theme – Mainstreaming Sustainable Development
and Climate Resilience for Collective Action
The 90th General Assembly of Interpol
 The 90th General Assembly of Interpol was held
in New Delhi from 18th October to 21st October
2022.
 The last General Assembly was held in India in the
year 1997.
SC-ST hub conclave
 The Ministry of MSME hosted the National SC-ST
Hub Conclave in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (September,
2022)
The 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC)
 The 9th World Ayurveda Congress (WAC) and
Arogya Expo, was held in Panjim, Goa from 8th to
11th December 2022.
 The theme for the 9th World Ayurveda Congress
(WAC) this year is ‘Ayurveda For One Health’.
Agni Tattva campaign
 Agni Tattva campaign first seminar under LiFE
mission held in Leh. (October, 2022)
 It is being carried out by Power Foundation of India
in collaboration with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA).
The Semicon India Conference 2022
 Prime Minister Modi introduced the Semicon India
Conference 2022 in Bengaluru (April 29-May, 1,
2022)

Exercises and Operations

Name of Exercise Participating Countries Location
Al-Mohed Al-Hindi Exercise Indian Navy Forces and Royal Mumbai, India
(March 14-15, 2023) Suadi Naval Forces
Exercise Sea-Dragon, 2023 India and USA Navy Guam, USA
(March 14, 2023)
Exercise Bold-Kurukshetra India & Singapore Army Jodhpur, Military Station, Rajasthan
(March 06-13, 2023)
Exercise FRINJEX-2023 India & French Army Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
(March 7-8, 2023)
Internation Maritime Exercise/Cut Loss Indian Navy with Bahrain, Japan, Gulf Region
Express, 2023 Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK &
(March 5-9, 2023) USA Navy

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Exercise Desert Flag VIII
(February 27 - March 17, 2023)
Exercise KOBRA WARRIOR
(March 6-24, 2023)
Indo-Uzbekistan Joint Military Exercise India Army & Uzbekistan Army Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand
Dustlik (February 20, 2023)
Dharma Guardian
(February 17 - March 2, 2023)
21st Edition of VARUNA – 2023
(January 16, 2023)
Theatre Level Operation Readinees Tri-Services & Coast Guards of Indian Ocean Region
Exercise (TROPEX-23)
(January-March, 2023)
Veer Guardian-2023
(12-26 January, 2023)
Cyclone-I
(January, 2023)
Veer Guardian 23
(January 16 to 26, 2023)
12th Edition of ‘Agni Warrior’
(November 13-30, 2022)
Sudarshan Prahar
(November 29, 2022)
7th Edition of Exercise Sangam
(commenced from 01 Dec 22)
6th Edition of KAZIND – 2022
(15 to 28 December 2022)
IND-INDO CORPAT (39th coordinated
patrol exercise)
(08 – 19 December 2022)
SURYA KIRAN-XVI
(16 – 29 December 2022)
50 edition of Cape Town to Rio Race 2023 INSV Tarini (from India) took From Cape Town and will culminate at
th
(Flagged off on 2 January 2023)
Shatru Nash
(on November 21, 2022)
Exercise Naseem Al Bahr – 2022
(November 19 to 24, 2022)
8th edition of Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI Indian Army Special Forces and SanggaBuana Training Area, Karawang,
(commenced on 21 November 2022)
Samanvay 2022
(November 28-30, 2022)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (184)2023
Airforces of UAE, France, UAE
Kuwait, Australia, UK, Bahrain,
Morocco, Spain, Republic of
Korea, USA and India
Multilateral Air Exercise of Waddington Airforce Base, UK
Finland, Sweden, South Africa,
United States of America,
Singapore and India
India & Japan Camp Imaza, Shiga, Japan
India and France Western Seaboard.
India
India & Japan Air Force Japan
India & Egyptian Army Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Indian Air Force (IAF) and Jap-
Hyakuri air base and Iruma air base (Ja-
anese Air Self Defence Force
pan)
(JASDF)
Field Firing Ranges, Devlali (Maharash-
Singapore & Indian Army
tra)
Indian Army’s Sudarshan Chakra
Deserts of Rajasthan
Corps
Indian Navy MARCOs and US
Goa
Navy SEALs
Indo - Kazakhstan joint training
Umroi (Meghalaya)
exercise
India and Indonesia The Andaman Sea and Malacca Strait
Indo-Nepal joint training Exer- Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi
cise (Nepal)
part in the race. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The South Western Command of
Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
the Indian Army
13thEdition of the Indian Navy
(IN) - Royal Navy of Oman Offcoast of Oman
(RNO) bilateral exercise
Indonesian Special Forces Indonesia
Indian Air Force (IAF), Humani-
tarian Assistance and Disaster Re-
Air Force Station, Agra
lief (HADR) Exercise, ASEAN
Member countries

IBSAMAR VII (7th Edition)
(October 10 to 12, 2022)
Tiger Triumph 2022
(18 to 20 October 2022)
1st edition of India-Mozambique-Tanzania A joint maritime exercise between
Trilateral Exercise (IMT TRILAT)
(October 27, 2022)
Exercise Garuda-VII (7th Edition)
Simbex - 2022
(26 to 30 October, 2022)
YudhAbhyas 2022
(Nov 16 – Dec 2, 2022)
Vostok 2022
(September 01-07, 2022)
Gagan Strike (September 09, 2022)
6th Edition JIMEX 2022 (September 17,
2022)
Joint Maritime Exercise (Nigeria’s first
joint operation deployment)
(September 12-13, 2022)
Abhyas-01/22 (September 19, 2022)
Parvat Prahar (September, 2022)
Vajra Prahar 2022 (August 28, 2022)
VINBAX 2022 (August 01-28, 2022)
Pitch Black 2022
(August 19 – September 08, 2022)
Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022
(June 29 – August 04, 2022)
Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX)
(July 23, 2022)
Khaan Quest 2022 (multinational exercise) Mongolia and India and other 14
(June 06 to 20, 2022)
Sampriti-X
(June 16, 2022)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
(NATO) Exercise
 Defender Europe 2022 (DE22)
 Swift Response 2022 (SR22)
(May 01-27, 2022)
Bongosagar 2022 (Naval Exercise)
(24-25 May, 2022)
Indian Navy-Bangladesh
Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)
(22 May, 2022)
2023 (185)
Joint multinational maritime
Port Gqeberha (also known as Port
exercise, among the Indian,
Elizabeth), South Africa
Brazilian and South Africa navies
Indo-US Tri-Services
Visakhapatnam
Amphibious HADR Exercise
Indian, Mozambique and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Tanzanian navies
Indian Air Force (IAF) and the
French Air and Space Force Air Force Station, Jodhpur
(FASF)
29thedition of the Singapore-
Visakhapatnam
India Maritime Bilateral Exercise
18th Edition of Indo – USA joint
Auli,Uttarakhand
training exercise
At Sergeyevsky, Eastern Military District,
India and Russia
Russia
Indian Army and Indian Air
Punjab
Force
India and Japan Bay of Bengal Region
India and Nigeria Gulf of Guinea
Coast Guard of India & United
The coast of Chennai, Tamil Nadu
States
Conducted by the One Strike
Ladakh
Corps of the Indian Army
India and USA Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
Vietnam and India Chandimandir, Haryana
India and Australia and more
Australia’s Darwin
Nations
Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii
26 Countries including India
(United States military base)
Japan and India Andaman Sea
Mongolia
Nations
India and Bangladesh Jashore Military Station, Bangladesh
Between Allies and Partners
Eastern Europe, the Arctic High North,
of the United States (US) and
the Baltics, and the Balkans
NATO
India and Bangladesh Port Mongla, Bangladesh
Navy
Northern Bay of Bengal, Indian Navy-
India and Bangladesh
Bangladesh Navy (IN-BN)
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 Important Days/Week (National)
IMPORTANT DAYS/WEEK DATE (Year 2022-23) THEME
National Vaccination Day 16 March —
National Pharmacy Education Day 6 March —
National Safety Day 4 March “Our Aim – Zero Harm”.
The 5th Jan AushadhiDiwas 1-2 March “Jan Aushadhi – SastibhiAcchibhi”.
Indian Coast Guard Day 1 February —
Safer Internet Day 7 February ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations
about life online.’
National Deworming Day 10 February —
Darwin Day 12 February —
National Productivity Day 12 February “Productivity, Green Growth, and Sustainability: Celebrating
India’s G20 Presidency.”
National Science Day 28 February ‘Global Science for Global Wellbeing’.
Rare Disease Day 28 February “Share Your Colours”.
National Road Safety Week 2023 11-17 January “Swachhata Pakhwada”
National Youth Day 12 January “Viksit Yuva-Viksit Bharat.”
Indian Army Day 15 January —
National Girl Child Day 24 January “Digital heneration, Our Generation, Our Time is Now-Our
Rights, Our Future”.
National Voters’ Day 25 January ‘Nothing Like Voting, I Vote for Sure’
National Tourism Day 2023 25 January “Rural and Community-Centric Tourism.”
World Hindi Day, 2023 (Fiji) 10 January ‘Hindi—Traditional knowledge to Artificial Intelligence’
Constitution Day 26 November —
Martyrdom Day 24 November —
National Newborn Week 15-21st November “Ensuring quality heatlh care for every Newborn”
National Press Day 16 November “The Media’s Role in Nation Building”
National Education Day 11 November —
National Legal Services Day 9 November. —
National Cancer Awareness Day 7 November —
Vigilance Awareness week 31 October to 6 “Corruption free India for a developed Nation”.
November
National Unity Day or Rashtriya 31 October —
Ekta Diwas
* To commemorate the birth anniversary of India’s first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Swachh Bharat Diwas 2 October —
World Maritime Day 29 September “New technologies for greener shipping”.
Hindi Diwas 14 September —
National Sports Day or Rashtriya 29 August —
Khel Divas
* As a tribute to hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.
Renewable Energy Day 20 August —
Javelin Throw Day 7 August —
* The day was declared in 2021 in honour of Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra.
Kargil Vijay Diwas 26 July —
National Fish Farmers Day 10 July
* Every year, this annual event is celebrated to commemorate Professor Dr Hiralal Chaudhury and his colleague Alikunhi.

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National Doctor’s Day 1 July “Family Doctors on the Front Line."
National Statistics Day 29 June ‘Data for Sustainable Development‘.
National Endangered Species Day third Friday of May —
(May 20, 2022)
National Maritime Day 2022 5 April “Propelling Indian Maritime to Net Zero”
National Panchayati Raj Day 2022 24 April —

Important Days/Week (International)

IMPORTANT DAYS/WEEK DATE (Year 2022) THEME
World AIDS Day 1 December, 2022 “Equalize”
International Day of Sports For 6 April 2023 Scoring for People and the Planet
Development And Peace
World Health Day 2023 7 April 2023 Health For All
International Anti-Corruption 9 December, 2022 “Uniting the world against corruption”
Day
The Inter national Day for 18 April 2023 Heritage Changes
Monuments and Sites or World
Heritage Day
World Tuberculosis Day 24 March 24 “Yes! We can end TB!”
World Meteorological Day 23 March “The future of weather, climate, and water across
generations.”
World Water Day 22 March “Accelerating the change to solve the water and sanitation
crisis.”
* In 1992, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to observe World Water Day on March 22 every year.
International Day of Forests 21 March “Forests and Health.”
International Day for the Elimination 21 March —
of Racial Discrimination
Human Rights Day 10 December, 2022 “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All”
International Women’s Day 8 March Embrace Equity or #EmbraceEquity.
World Wetlands Day 2 February ‘Wetland Restoration’ which highlights the urgent need to
prioritize wetland restoration.
World Cancer Day 4 February “close the care gap”
International Day of Zero Tolerance 6 February “Partnership with Men and Boys to transform Social and
for Female Genital Mutilation gender Norms to End FGM”.
World Pulses Day 10 February ‘Pulses for a Sustainable Future’
World Radio Day 13 February ‘Ratio and Peace’.
International Epilepsy Day 13 February “Stigma”
International Mountain Day 11 December, 2022 “Women Move Mountains”
World Day of Social Justice 20 February “Overcoming Barriers and Unleashing Opportunities for
Social Justice”
International Mother Language 21 February “Multilingual education – a necessity to transform
Day education”.
* On 17 November 1999, it was first announced by UNESCO.
Universal Health Coverage Day 12 December, 2022 “Build the world we want: A healthy future for all”
Global Family Day 1 January “working toward a better future.”
National Consumer Rights Day 24 December, 2022 —
World Hindi Day 10 January “Hindi – Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence”.
World Religion Day 21 January “Many Faiths – One Community”.

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International Day of Education 24 January “To invest in people, priority education.”
Data Protection Day, or Data 28 January ‘Think Privacy First’.
Privacy Day 2023
World Leprosy Day (WLD) 30 January “Act Now. End Leprosy.”
International Day for the Elimina- 25 November “UNiTE! Activism to End Violence against Women and
tion of Violence against Women Girls.”
World Fisheries Day 21 November “Sustain and Conserve the lite in blue”
World Children’s Day 20 November “Inclusion, for every child”
Day of Eight Billion 15 November —
World Diabetes Day 14 November "Access to Diabetes Care.”
World Science Day for Peace and 10 November “Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development”.
Development
United Nations Day 24 October. —
World Statistics Day 20 October “Data for Sustainable Development”.
Global Handwashing Day 15 October “Unite for Universal Hand Hygiene”.
I n t e r n a t i o n a l D a y f o r t h e 17 October “Dignity For All in Practice”.
Eradication of Poverty
World Food Day 16 October “Leave NO ONE behind.”
International E-Waste Day 14 October “Recycle it all, no matter how small”.
International Day for Disaster Risk 13 October
Reduction
* In 2022, the International Day focused on Target G of the Sendai Framework: “Substantially increase the availability of
and access to multi-hazard early warning systems and disaster risk information and assessments to people by 2030.”
World Arthritis day 12 October “It’s in your hands, take action”.
International Day of the Girl Child 11 October “Our time is now—our rights, our future”.
World Mental Health Day 10 October “Make mental health & well-being for all a global priority.”
World Migratory Bird Day 8 October “Dim the lights for birds at night”.
World Teachers’ Day 5 October “The Transformation of Education Begins with Teachers”.
World Space Week 4-10 October “Space and Sustainability”.
International Day of Awareness of 29 September “Stop Food Loss and waste, for the people, for the planet”.
Food Loss and Waste
World Rabies Day 28 September “Rabies: One Health, Zero Death.”
World Tourism Day 27 September “Rethinking Tourism”.
World River Day 25 September “The importance of Rivers to Biodiversity”.
World Environment Health Day 26 September “Strengthening Environmental Health Systems for the
implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals”.
International Day for the Total 26 September —
Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
International Day of Peace 21 September “End racism. Build peace.”
World Bamboo Day 18 September
* International Equal Pay Day
International Day for the preserva- 16 September “Montreal Protocol @ 35 : Global Cooperation Protecting
tion of the Ozone Layer Life on Earth”.
International Literacy Day 8 September “Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces”
Women’s Equality Day 26 August “Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow”.
World Senior Citizens’ Day 21 August —
World Humanitarian Day 19 August —

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World Sanskrit Day 12 August —
* It is celebrated on the occasion of Shraavana Poornima.
International Youth Day 12 August “Intergenerational solidarity: creating a world for all ages.”
World Biofuel Day 10 August “Biofuels Towards a Carbon Neutral World.”
World Lion Day 10 August
International Day of the World’s 9 August “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and
Indigenous Peoples Transmission of Traditional Knowledge.”
World Breastfeeding Week 1-7 August ‘Step Up for Breastfeeding: Educate and Support.
World Day Against Trafficking in 30 July “Use and abuse of technology”.
Persons
International Tiger Day 29 July —
World Hepatitis Day 28 July “Bringing hepatitis care closer to you.”
World Brain Day 22 July “Brain Health for all”
World Chess Day 20 July —
World Youth Skills Day 15 July ‘Transforming youth skills for the future’..
World Population Day 11 July “A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all –
Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices
for all”.
International Asteroid Day 30 June “small is beautiful.”
International Day Against Drug 26 June “Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian
Abuse and Illicit Trafficking crises.”
International Widows’ Day 23 June “Sustainable Solutions for Widows Financial Independence”.
United Nations Public Service Day 23 June “Building back better from COVID-19: Enhancing inno-
vative partnerships to meet the Sustainable Development
Goal.”
International Day of Yoga 21 June “Yoga for Humanity”.
World Refugee Day 20 June “Whoever Wharever Whenever. Everyone has the right to
seek safety.”
World Day to Combat Desertification 17 June “Rising up from drought together”.
and Drought
The International Day of Family 16 June “Recovery and resilience through digital and financial
Remittances inclusion.”
World Blood Donor Day 14 June “Donating blood is an act of solidarity. Join the effort and
save lives”.
International Albinism Awareness 13 June “United in making our voice heard”.
Day
World Day Against Child Labour 12 June “Universal Social Protection to End Child Labour.”
World Oceans Day 8 June “Revitalization: collective action for the ocean”
World Food Safety Day 7 June “Safer food, better health”.
World Environment Day 5 June “Only One Earth”
World No-Tobacco Day 31 May "Tobacco: Threat to our environment".
International Day of UN 29 May “People. Peace. Progress. The Power of Partnerships.”
Peacekeepers
World Thyroid Day 25 May “It’s not you. It’s your thyroid.”
International Day for Biological 22 May “Building a shared future for all life”.
Diversity
World Metrology Day 20 May Metrology in the Digital Era.

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World Bee Day 20 May
International Museum Day 18 May
International Day of Families 15 May
World Migratory Bird Day 14 May
International Nurses Day 12 May
World Thalassaemia Day 8 May
World Press Freedom Day 3 May
Books & Authors
l Heavy Metal : How a Global Corporation Poisoned
Kodaikanal –Ameer Shahul
l Greenhouse Planet : How Rising CO2 changes Plants
and Life as We Know it –Lewis H. Ziska
l Insatiable – My Hunger for Life –Shobhaa De
l Temple Lamp : Verses on Banaras
–Mirza Ghalib (Translated by Maaz Bin Bilal)
l The Indian Metropolis : Deconstruction India’s
Urban Spaces –Feroze Varun Gandhi
l Nehru’s India : A History in Seven Myths
–Taylor C. Sherman
l After Tiananmen : The Rise of China
-by Vijay Gokhale
l Mysteries of Mind : A Scientific Enquiry
- by Sunil Mishra
l All the World’s a stage : A personal Branding Story
- by Ambi Parameswaran
l Rhythm of the Ruins - by Mukul Kumar
l The Struggle for Narmada - by Nandini Oza
l Kala Paani - by M. Rajendran
l The Museum of the World
- by Christopher Kloeble
Translated by – Rekha Kamath Rajan
l Our India : Reflections on a Nation Betwixt and
Between - by Captain G.R. Gopinath
l Forks in the Road : My Day at RBI and Beyond
- by C. Rangarajan
l We the People of the States of Bharat – The Making
and Remaking of India’s Internal Boundaries
- by Sanjeev Chopra
l The Most Incredible World Cup stories
- by Luciano Wernicke
l Among Tigers : Fighting to Bring Back Asia’s Big
Cats - by K. Ullas Karanth
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (190)2023
“Bee Engaged: Celebrating the diversity of bees and
beekeeping systems.”
“The Power of Museums”.
“Families and Urbanization”.
“light pollution”
“Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and respect
rights to secure global health”.
“Be Aware. Share. Care: Working with the global community
as one to improve thalassaemia knowledge.”
“Journalism under digital siege,".
l The World : A Family History - by Simon Sebag
l Tippu Nija Kanasugalu (Real Dreams of Tipu)
- by Addanda C. Cariappa
l Hyderabad : Book 2 of the Partition Triology
-by Manreet Sodhi
l The Song of the Cell : An Exploration of Medicine
and the New Human -by Siddhartha Mukherjee
l The Last Heroes : Foot soldiers of Indian Freedom
-by P. Sainath
l The Chipko Movement : A People’s History
-by Shekhar Pathak
l Gods of Willow : A Coming of Age Innings
-by Amrish Kumar
l The Making of a Catastrophe : The Disastrous
Economic Fallout of the Covid-19 Pandemic in
India -by Jayati Ghosh
l Kautilyanomics : For Modern Times
-by Sriram Balasubramanian
l South vs. North : India’s Great Divide
- by Nilakantan RS
l The Mendicant Prince - by Aruna Chakravarti
l Genetically Modified Democracy : Transgenic Crops
in Contemporary India - by Aniket Aga
l Wildlife India @ 50 : Saving the Wild, Securing the
Future Edited by – Manoj Kumar Misra
l In the Shadow of the Mountain
- by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
l Nights of Plague - by Orhan Pamuk
l Ideology and Organization in Indian Politics :
Polarization and the Growing Crisis of the Congress
(2009-19) – by zoya hasan
l Shivaji : India’s Great Warrior King
- by Vaibhav Purandare
l Between Heaven & Earth : Writings on the Indian
Hills
– Edited by Ruskin Bond and Bulbul Sharma
l Ambedkar : A Life - by Shashi Tharoor
l India’s Pakistan Conundrum : Managing a Complex
Relationship - by Sharat Sabharwal
l Do Different : The Untold Dhoni l Kashmir : The Vajpayee Years
-by Joy Bhattacharjya and Amit Sinha
l The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida l The Book of Joy
-by Shehan Karunatilaka
l Liberalism and its Discontents
-by Francis Fukuyama
l Ambedkar and Modi : Reformer’s Ideas Performer’s
Implementation
- Compiled by Bluekraft Digital Foundation
l The Lost Diary of Kastur, My Ba
- by Tushar Gandhi
l The Hero of Tiger Hill
- by Capt. Yogendra Singh Yadav
l Kashmir : Lands of Regrets - by Moosa Raza
l Lockdown Lyrics - by Sanjukta Dash
l India, Bharat and Pakistan. The Constitutional
Journey of a Sandwiches Civilisation.
- by J. Sai Deepak
l Indian Bankin in Retrospect : 75 years of
Independence - by Dr. Ashutosh Raravikar
l Satyajit Ray Miscellany - by Satyajit Ray
l From Space to Sea : My ISRO Journey and Beyond
- by Abraham E. Muthunayagam
l Mind Master : Winning Lessons form a Champion’s
Life - by Viswanathan Anand
l The McMahon Line : A Century of Discord
- by General J.J. Singh
l Dilip Kumar : In the Shadow of a Legend
- by Faisal Farooqui
l Bhartiya Samvidhan : Ankahi Kahani
- by Ram Bahadur Rai
l Loktantra Ke Swar : The Republican Ethic
Selected Speeches of the President Ram Nath
Kovind, featuring 4th year of Presidency.
l Listen to your Heart : The London Adventure
– by Ruskin Bond
l The Struggle for Police Reforms in India
- by Prakash Singh
l Birsa Munda : Janjatiya Nayak
- by Prof. Alok Chakrawal
l Queen of Fire - by Devika Rangachari
l Crunch Time : Narendra Modi's National Security
Crisis - by Sreeram Chaulia
l Not just a Night watchman : My innings in the
BCCI - by Vinod Rai
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l Mein to Yaha Hu - by Ramdarsh Misra
l The Boy Who Wrote a constitution
- by Rajesh Talwar
- by A.S. Dulat & Aditya Sinha
- by Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu
l Unfilled Barrels : India’s oil story
- by Richa Mishra
l Tomb of Sand Author- Geetanjali Shree
Translator - Daisy Rockwell
l Wrist Assured : An Autobiography
- by Gundappa Vishwanath wtih R. Kaushik
l A Nation To Protect : Leading India through the
Covid Crisis - by Priyam Gandhi Mody
l A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 years of
Independence - by Ruskin Bond
l Fearless Governance - by Dr Kiran Bedi
l Operation Khatma
- by R C Ganjoo & Ashwini Bhatnagar
l India, That is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation,
Constitution - by J Sai Deepak
l Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra
- by Navdeep Singh Gill
l Atal Bihari Vajpayee - by Sagarika Ghose
l India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons
- by Rajiv Bhatia
l How to Prevent the Next Pandemic - by Bill Gates
l Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace
and Reinvented War - by Samuel Moyn
l The Legend of Birsa Munda
- by Tuhin A Sinha & Ankita Verma
l Bose: The Untold Story of An Inconvenient
Nationalist - by Chandrachur Ghose
l Indomitable: A Working Woman’s Notes on Life,
Work and Leadership
- by Arundhati Bhattacharya
l Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse
and His Idea of India - by Dhirendra K. Jha
l Mamata Beyond 2021 - by Jayanta Ghosal
l The Modi Gambit: Decoding Modi 2.0
– by Sanju Verma
l The Kashmir Conundrum: The Quest for Peace in a
Troubled Land - by Nirmal Chander Vij
l The Turnover Wizard – Saviour of Thousands
- by Dr. Arup Roy Choudhury
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 Important Event
Tennis Grand Slam Tournaments, 2022-23
Category Australian Open, 2023 French Open, 2022 Wimbledon, 2022 U.S. Open, 2022
Men’s singles Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic
Winner (Serbia) Rafael Nadal (Spain) (Serbia) Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)
Runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas Casper Ruud Nick Kyrgios Casper Ruud (Norway)
(Greek) (Norway) (Australia)
Women’s singles Aryna Sabalenka Elena Rybakina
Winner (Belarus) IgaŚwiątek (Poland) (Kazakhstan) IgaŚwiątek (Poland)
Runner-up Elena Rybakina Coco Gauff (US) Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
(Kazakhstan)
Men’s doubles Rinky Hijikata & Marcelo Arévalo
Winner Jason Kubler (Both ( El Salvador) & Mathew Ebden Rajeev Ram (USA) &
Australia) Jean-Julien Rojer & Max Purcell Joe Salisbury (Great
(Netherlands) (Australia) Britain)
Runner-up Hugo Nys (Monaco) Ivan Dodig (Croatia) Nikola Mektić & Mate Wesley Koolhof
& & Pavić (Croatia) (Netherlands) & Neal
Jan Zielinski (Poland) Austin Krajicek (US) Skupski (Great Britain)
Women’s doubles Katerina Siniaková Katerina Siniaková
Winner & Barbora Krejčíková Caroline Garcia & Barbora Katerina Siniaková
(Czech Republic) (France) & Kristina Krejčíková (Czech & Barbora Krejčíková
Mladenovic (France) Republic) (Czech Republic)
Runner-up Shuko Aoyama & Ena Jessica Pegula (USA) & Elise Mertens & Caty McNally & Taylor
Shibahara (Both Japan) Coco Gauff (USA) Zhang Shuai Townsend (USA)
Mixed Doubles Lusia Stefoni & Rafael Ena Shibahara Desirae Krawczyk
Winner Matos (Both Brazil) (Japan) & (USA) & Neal Storm Sanders & John
Wesley Koolhof Skupski (Great Peers (Australia)
(Netherlands) Britain)
Runner-up Sania Mirza & Joran Vliegen Mathew Ebden Kirsten Flipkens
Rohan Bopanna (Belgium) & (Australia) (Belgium) & Édouard
(Both India) UlrikkeEikeri & Sammantha Stosur Roger-Vasselin (France)
(Norway) (Australia)
 Odisha hosted consecutive two world cups 2018 &
1st FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023.
 Debuts teams – Chile and Wales (total teams – 16)
2023 (January 13-29, 2023)
 Official Song (Anthem) – Hockey Hai Dil Mera
Places – Bhubaneswar and Rourkela (Odisha)  Composed by Pritam and sung by a group of 11
 India has hosted Hockey Men’s World Cup for singers.
record fourth time (1982, 2010, 2018 and 2023).  Mascot – Olly (An Olive Ridley Turtle)

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   Odisha has adopted Olly as permanent
mascot for sporting event held in Odisha
since 2017.
 First Edition – 1971
 Winning Teams – 6
1. Pakistan – 1971, 1978, 1982 & 1994
2. Germany – 2002, 2006 & 2023
3. Netherlands – 1973, 1990 & 1998
4. Australia – 1986, 2010 & 2014
5. Belgium – 2018
6. India – 1975
15th Men’s Hockey World Cup
 The 16 teams in the 2023 Hockey World Cup were
divided into four groups.
 India finishes the 2023 World Cup at number 9
jointly with Argentina.
 Germany the Champion –
 The final match of 2023 world cup has been
played between Germany and Belgium.
 Germany beat Belgium in the penalty shootout.
  Germany won third hockey world cup title
after 2002 and 2006.
 Awards –
  Best player – Niklas Wellen (Germany)
  Best Goalkeeper – Vincent Vanasch (Belgium)
 Top Scorer – Jeremy Hayward (Australia), 09
Goals
 Best Team Goals Celebration – South Korea
 Fair Play Award – Belgium
Important Fact-
 Most Goal Scorer Team – Netherlands (32 Goals)
 Top scorer Indian Player – Harmanpreet Singh
(04 Goals)
 Captain of Indian Team – Harmanpreet Singh
 Next Edition –
  Belgium and Netherlands will co-host the
men’s and women’s Hockey World Cups in
2026.
8th ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
2023 (February 10-26, 2023)
 Place – South Africa (1st Time)
 Teams – 10
 Total Matches – 23
 Title Winner teams – Australia (6 title), England
(2009) and West Indies (2016)
 First Edition – 2009
  Winner – Australia-W (6th title)
  Runner-up – South Africa-W
2023 (193)
 India-W team had to face defeat in semi-final match
against Australia-W by 5 runs.
 Awards and Stats
  Player of the Series – Ashleigh Gardner
(Australia)
 Most run scorer Indian – Smriti Mandhana,
151 runs
  Most wickets by Indian Player – Renuka
Thakur, 7 wickets
  Captain of Indian-W team – Harmanpreet
Kaur
 Next Edition (9th) – 2024, Bangladesh
  10th Edition – 2026, England
FIFA World Cup 2022
 FIFA world cup bags the title of most watched
sporting event in the world.
 Since 1930 twenty-two editions have been organized.
 However, only 8 teams have won the title at least
once.
Brazil (5 titles) - 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 &
2002
Germany (4 titles) - 1954, 1974, 1990 & 2014
(*1954, 1974, 1990 titles was
won by West Germany)
Italy (4 titles) - 1934, 1938, 1982 & 2006
Argentina (3 titles) - 1978, 1986 & 2022
France (2 titles) - 1998 & 2018
Uruguay (2 titles) - 1930 & 1950
England (1 title) - 1966
Spain (1 title) - 2010
 Brazil is the only team which participated in all
twenty-two editions.
‰‰ 22nd FIFA Men’s World Cup, 2022
 It was organized in Qatar during 20 November to
18 December, 2022.
 Qatar is first Arabic country to host the Football
World Cup.
Official Soundtrack
 It was the first time that Qur’an had been recited
as part of the opening ceremony.
 The FIFA World Cup 2022 official soundtrack
contains following 6 songs—
 Hayya Hayya (Better Together): Performed
by Trinidad Cardona, Davido and AISHA.
 Arhbo: Performed by Ozuna and Gims
 The world is yours to Take : Performed by
Lil Baby
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  Tukoh Taka : Performed by Nicki Minaj;
Maluma and Myriam Fares
 Light the Sky: Performed by Rahma,
Balqees, Nora Fatehi and Manal
 Dreamers: Performed by Fahad Al Kubaisi
and JungKook (BTS Member)
Official Mascot : La’eeb
 La’eeb is an Arabic word meaning ‘Super-skilled
player’.
Official Emblem
 The FIFA World Cup 2022 emblem incorporates
the burgundy and white colour that are synony-
mous with Qatar national flag.
 It also depicts infinity symbol (∞) reflecting the
FIFA word cup nature – fusing tradition with
modernity.
Official balls : Al Rihla & Al Hilm
 ‘Al Rihla’ was the official FIFA World Cup 2022
ball. It means ‘the journey’ in Arabic.
 For the final match between Argentina and
France, an variation of Al Rihla named ‘Al Hilm’.
 ‘Al Hilm’ is Arabic word means – the dream.
 Croatia finished the tournament at number three.
Argentina the Champion
 The final match, between Argentina and France,
has been held at Lusail Stadium, Lusail on 18
December, 2022.
 Argentina was playing her sixth final (1930, 1978,
1986, 1990, 2014 and 2022) whereas France’s fourth
(1998, 2006, 2018 and 2022).
 Leonel Messi captained the Argentina while France
was laid by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
 Argentina’s goal scorer were Lionel Messi (2) and
Angel Di Maria (1), whereas Kylian Mbappe of
France recorded his hat-trick.
 Argentina becomes champion after penalty shootout
(4-2).
 This is Argentina’s third world cup title after 1978
and 1986.
Awards
 Golden ball (player of the tournament) – Lionel
Messi (Argentina)
Silver ball – Kylian Mbappe (France)
 Golden Boot (Most goal scorer) – Kylian Mbappe,
08 goals
Silver Boot – Lionel Messi, 07 goals
 Golden Glove (Goalkeeper of the tournament) –
Emiliano Martinez (Argentina)
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World Cup 2022 : Important Facts
 Total goals – Record 172 (without penalty shootouts)
 Team which scored most goals – France, 16 goals
 First player who scored goals in five world cups –
Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
 Youngest player to score in 2022 world cup – Gavi
(Spain) (18 year 110 days)
 First woman referee in the history of FIFA men’s
world cup – Stephanie Frappart (France)
 Debut team/teams – Qatar
Lionel Messi : World Cup 2022
 Lionel Messi became first player to win two
Golden ball awards (2014 and 2022).
 Messi won most ‘man of the match’ award (5
times) in a single world cup (2022).
 Messi also has record of most ‘man of the match’
awards (11 times) during world cups.
 Messi has scored most goals (13) in world cups for
Argentina (2006, 2014, 2018 & 2022)
Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT)
 FIFA has deployed a new technology to quickly
confirm offside position during 2022 world cup.
8th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
2022 (16 October-13 November,
2022)
 Host – Australia
 Winner – England (2nd Title)
 Runner-up – Pakistan
England became first men’s cricket team to win
consecutive ODI World Cup (2019) and T20 World
Cup (2022).
 Player of the tournament – Sam Curran (England),
13 wickets
 First Edition Men’s T20 World Cup – 2007
 Winners – India (2007), Pakistan (2009), Sri Lanka
(2014), Australia (2021), West Indies (2012 and 2016),
England (2010 and 2022)
 Captain of England Cricket team – Jos Buttler
 Most Fifties – Virat Kohli (India), 4 fifties
 Fastest half century – Marcus Stoinis (Australia),
17 balls, against Sri Lanka
 Hat-tricks in the tournament – 1. Karthik
Meiyappan (UAE) vs. Sri Lanka
2. Joshua Little (Ireland) vs. New Zealand
 9th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – 2024, West Indies
and USA
 10th ICC Men’s T20 World Cup – 2026, India and
Sri Lanka
 Virat Kohli Eldhose Paul : Triple Jump
 Virat Kohli became most run scorer player in the  Eldhose Paul won India’s first gold medal (17.03
history of ICC Men’s T20 World Cups. m) in Men’s Triple jump event in the history of
 He scored total 1141 runs with help of 14 half commonwealth games, before him the silver by
centuries in 5 T20 World Cups between 2012-2022 Mohinder Singh Gill in 1974 was the India’s best
(27 Matches, 25 innings). performance.
Important Facts
22nd Commonwealth Games, 2022  PV Sindhu's women’s singles badminton gold medal
 Dates - 28 July - 8 August, 2022 was India’s 200th gold medal in the history of CWG.
 Place - Birmingham, England (U.K.)  In the all time medal table of CWGs, India stands
 Debut sports - Women’s T20 Cricket, Mixed at number 4 with 203 golds while Australia (1003
Synchronised Diving, 3 × 3 Wheelchair Basketball golds), England (773 golds) and Canada (510 golds)
and 3 × 3 Basketball. are the top three.
 Mascot - Peery (A Multi-coloured Bull)  India’s first Gold medal in the CWGs was won
Medal Table (Top 5) by Milkha Singh at the Commonwealth Games 1958.
Territory/Team Gold Silver Bronze Total India's Gold Medal Winners
 Wrestling
1. Australia 67 57 54 178
1. Vinesh Phogat - Women's Freestyle, 53kg
2. England 57 66 53 176
2. Sakshi Malik - Women's Freestyle, 62kg
3. Canada 26 32 34 92 3. Ravi Kumar Dahiya - Men's Freestyle, 57kg
4. India 22 16 23 61 4. Bajrang Punia - Men's Freestyle, 65kg
Emma Mckeon : Most decorated athlete in 5. Naveen - Men's Freestyle, 74kg
6. Deepak Punia - Men's Freestyle, 86kg
CWG
 Australian Swimmer, Emma Mckeon becomes the Table Tennis & Para Table Tennis
most successful athlete of Commonwealth Games 1. Achanta Sharath Kamal - Men's Singles
2022 [won 8 medals (6 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze)]  Weightlifting : Mirabai Chanu - Women's 49kg
 Boxing : Nikhat Zareen - Women's Light Flyweight
India at Birmingham  Badminton
 Flag bearers (Opening ceremony) - Manpreet
1. PV Sindhu - Women's Singles
Singh and P.V. Sindhu
2. Lakshya Sen - Men's Single
 Flag bearers (closing ceremony) - Nikhat Zareen
and Achanta Sharath Kamal. Commonwealth Games, 2022 : Hockey
 India’s first Gold Medal - Saikhom Mirabai Chanu Men’s Hockey -
(Weightlifting)  Gold - Australia
 Silver - India (Indian Captain) - Manpreet Singh
India won her first medal in following Sports/ Women’s Hockey -
Events-  Gold - England
 Lawn Bowls -
 Indian women beat New Zealand to won bronze
 Athletics-
medal. (Indian Captain - Savita Punia)
 3000m steeplechase - Avinash Sable (Silver)
  10000m Race walk - Priyanka Goswami (Silver)
and Sandeep Kumar (Bronze)
36th National Games 2022
 High jump - Tejaswin Shankar (Bronze)  Date – 29 September – 12 October, 2022
 Women’s Javelin throw - Annu Rani (Bronze)  Place – Gujarat (First time)
 Para Table Tennis - Bhavina Patel (Gold) and  Mascot – Savaj (representation of The Asiatic Lion)
Sonalben Patel (Bronze)  Anthem – Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat (Judega
 Women’s T20 Cricket - Silver Indian Jitega India)
Achanta Sharath Kamal  Motto – Celebrating Unity through Sports
 40 years old table tennis player won total 4 medals  New Sports - Mallakhamb, Yogasana, Softball, Soft
and becomes the most successful Indian Athlete at Tennis and Golf.
Birmingham 2022.  37th National Games – Goa, 2023

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 Medal Table  
He has been named the ‘best male athlete at
Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total the National Games 2022’.
1. Services Sports 61 35 32 128  
Sajan Prakash has bagged the honour second
Control Board
consecutive time after Kerala, 2015.
(SSCB)*
2. Maharashtra 39 38 63 140 New National Records—
3. Haryana 38 38 40 116 1. Ram Baboo : Uttar Pradesh athlete Ram Baboo
8. Uttar Pradesh 20 18 18 56 set a New National Record in 35 km walk (2 hrs
 Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) won Raja 36 minutes and 34 seconds).
Bhalindra Singh Trophy at the National Games 2022 2. Rosy Meena Paulraj : Tamil Nadu’s Rosy
 Maharashtra won the Indian Olympic Association’s Meena Paulraj set a New National Record in the
‘Best State’ trophy for finishing first amongst the women’s pole vault with 4.20m jump at 36th Nation-
States and Union Territories.
al Games.
 Hashika Ramchandra: 14 years old Karnataka’s
3. Shauryajit Khaire : 10 year old Shauryajit Khaire
Swimmer Hashika Ramchandra won the ‘best female
athlete’ award at the National Games, 2022. from Gujarat created history by becoming the
 Sajan Prakash: The 29 year old Kerala’s Swimmer youngest medalist of the 36th National Games
Sajan Prakash won 8 medals (5 gold, 2 silver and 1 with a bronze in the Individual Apparatus-Pole
bronze). event of Mallakhamb.

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 Marathon
Marathon 2022-23 Men's Winner Women’s Winner
Dubai Marathon, 2023 Abdisa Tola Adera (Ethiopia) —
Tokyo Marathon 2023 DesoGelmisa (Ethiopia) Rosemary Wanjiru (Kenya)
Dhaka Marathon 2023 Stanley KiprotichBett (Kenya) BashankeImosheBiloEthiopia
Berlin Marathon, 2022 Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) TigistAssefa(Ethiopia)
Nagoya Women’s Marathon, 2023 — Ruth Chepngetich (Kenya)
Seoul International Marathon, 2023 Amedework Walelegn (Ethiopia) —
London Marathon, 2022 Amos Kipruto (Kenya) Yalemzerf Yehualaw (Ethiopia)
Boston Marathon, 2022 Evans Chebet of Kenya —
‰‰ Australia Tour of India (9 February – 22
Cricket March, 2023)
‰‰ 1st Women’s Premier League-2023 (4-26  Result of Border – Gavaskar Trophy
(Test Series)
March, 2023)
 Winner – India (2-1)
 Place – Mumbai and Navi Mumbai  Individual Awards –
 Mascot – Shakti (A Tigress)   Player of the Series – Ravichandran Ashwin
 Title Sponsor – TATA Group and Ravindra Jadeja jointly.
 Number of Teams – 5; Total Matches – 22   Most Runs – Usman Khawaja (Australia), 333
Runs
 Winer Prize Money – 6 crore
  Most Wickets – Ravichandran Ashwin (India),
 Result –
25 wickets
Winner – Mumbai Indians (Women)
    Highest Individual score (In single inning)
Runner-up – Delhi Capitals (Women)
  – Virat Kohli (India), 186 runs
 Individual Awards –  Result of ODI Series –
  Most Valuable Player – Hayley Mathews   Winner – Australia (2-1)
(Mumbai Indians)  Individual Awards –
  Player of the Series – Mitchell Marsh
  Fair play award – Mumbai Indians
(Australia)
  Orange Cap (Most runs) – Meg Lanning
  Most wickets – Mitchell Starc (Australia), 8
(Delhi Capitals), 345 runs wickets
  Purple Cap (Most wickets) – Hayley  Suryakumar Yadav became the first Indian to register
Matthews (Mumbai Indians), 16 wickets three consecutive golden ducks in ODI.
  Highest Individual score – Sophie Devine  Ravichandran Ashwin become fastest Indian bowler
(Royal Challenges Bangalore), 99 runs to reach milestone of 450 Test wickets.
  Fastest fifty – Sophia Dunkley (Gujarat ‰‰ Irani Cup 2023 (01-05 March, 2023)
Giants) on 18 balls vs. Royal Challenges  Place – Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior
Bangalore  Result –
  Winner – Rest of India
Player Auction
  Runner-up – Madhya Pradesh
 The player auction for the Tata WPL had been  Individual Award –
held in Mumbai on 13th February, 2023.   Player of the Match – Yashasvi Jaiswal (ROI)
 Total Number of Player go for the auction : 409 (213 & 144 Runs)
 Total number of player sold in the auction : 87  Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes first batsman to score
(including 30 overseas players) double hundred and hundred in same Irani Cup
 Most expensive player in the auction – Smriti Match.
Mandhana (Royal Challengers Bangalore) 3.4  He also became the highest run scorer in a single
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‰‰ Ranji Trophy 2022-23 (December 13, 2022 –
February 20, 2023)
 Winner – Saurashtra (Second title)
 Runner-up – Bengal
 Player of the Series – Arpit Vasavada (Saurashtra)
 Most Runs – Mayank Agarwal (Karnataka), 990
runs
Jaydev Unadkat
 Saurashtra Skipper Jaydev Unadkat became first
bowler in the History of Ranji trophy to pick up a
hat-trick in the first over of a match.
 He pick hat-trick against Delhi on January 3, 2023.
‰‰ 1st ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup, 2023
(January 14-29, 2023)
 Place – South Africa (Final at Potchefstroom)
 Edition – First; Teams – 16
  Winner – India U19 (First Title)
  Runner-up – England U19
 Awards & Stats –
 Player of the Series – Grace Scrivens
(England)
  Most Runs – Shweta Sehrawat (India), 297
runs.
 Most wickets – Maggie Clark (Australia), 12
wickets
 Captain of India U19 Women’s team –
Shafali Verma
‰‰ Sri Lanka Tour of India (January 03-15,
2022)
 Result of T20 I Series –
  Winner – India (2-1)
  Player of the series – Axar Patel (India)
  Captain of Indian Team – Hardik Pandya
 Result of ODI Series –
  Winner – India (3-0)
 Player of the Series – Virat Kohli (India)
Biggest ODI Victory
 India have won the 3rd ODI match (15 January,
2023) by 317 runs.
 This is the biggest margin of victory in terms of
runs in the history of ODI cricket.
‰‰ Vijay Hazare Trophy, 2022-23 (12 November
– 02 December, 2022)
 Winner – Saurashtra (2nd Title)
 Runner-up – Maharashtra
 Player of the Series – Ruturaj Gaikwad
(Maharashtra)
 Most runs – N. Jagadeesan (Tamil Nadu)
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 Ruturaj Gaikward: Maharashtra captain Ruturaj
Gaikwad sashed 7 sixes in an over against Uttar
Pradesh to set a List A world record.
‰‰ Women’s T20I Tri Series 2023 (January 19 –
February 02, 2023)
 Place – East London in South Africa
 Teams – India; West Indies and South Africa
Result –
 Winner – South Africa Women
 Player of the Series – Deepti Sharma (India)
 Most Wickets – Deepty Sharma (India), 9
wickets
‰‰ India Tour of Bangladesh
 During the tour an ODI series of 3 matches (won
by Bangladesh 2-1) and a test series of 2 test (won
by India 2-0) matches have been organized between
04-26 December, 2022.
‰‰ Ishan Kishan
 During the 3rd match of the series at Zahur
Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram (10
December, 2022) Ishan Kishan has completed
fastest double century (126 balls) of the ODI
cricket. He broke the previous record of Chris
Gayle (138 balls).
 Ishan Kishan is 9th International and 4th Indian
after Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and
Rohit Sharma (3 double century) batsman to
score a double century in an ODI match.
‰‰ CABI (Blind) T20 World Cup, 2022 (6-17
December, 2022)
 Hosted by – India
 Organiser – Cricket Association for the Blind in
India (CABI)
 Teams – 06 (India, Australia, South Africa,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal)
 Winner – India (3rd title)
 Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh was appointed
as the Brand Ambassador for this world cup.
‰‰ New Zealand Tour of India
Dates – January 18 – February 01, 2023
 Result of ODI series (Winner) : India (3-0)
 Player of the Series – Shubman Gill (India)
 Result of T20I Series (Winner) : India (2-1)
 Player of the Series – Hardik Pandya (India)
 He became youngest player (at 23 years, 132 days) to
score a double century in ODI.
  Indian Captain for 5th Test - Jasprit Bumrah.
Largest Victory of India in T20 I
 Jasprit Bumrah become the first pacer to lead India
 India registered a 168 run victory against New
in test since Kapil Dev.
Zealand in 3rd T20I at Ahmedabad on 1st February,
2023.
‰‰ Deaf ICC T20 Champions Trophy 2022
(October, 2022)
 The 168 run victory is India’s biggest ever win (by
runs) in T20Is.  Place – Ajman, UAE
 Winner – India; Runner-up – South Africa
‰‰ Australian Women Cricket Team in India  Indian Captain – Virendra Singh
(09-20 December, 2022)
‰‰ 15th Asia Cup T20 I 2022 (27 August - 11
 5 Women T20 International matches (won by September, 2022)
Australia by 4-1) have been organized between the
 Place - Dubai & Sharjah (UAE)
two countries.
 Winner - Sri Lanka (6th title) buy defeating Pakistan.
 Player of the Series – Ashleigh Gardner (Australia)
 Most Wickets - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India, 11
‰‰ Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022 (11 October-5 wickets)
November, 2022)
 First Edition: 2007
Tennis
 Winner – Mumbai (First Title)
‰‰ Miami Open 2023 (March 21 – April 2, 2023)
 Player of the Final Match – Tanush Kotian
(Mumbai)  Place – Miami, United States
 Most Runs – Yash Dhull (Delhi), 363 runs  Men’s Singles –
  Winner – Danil Medvedev (Russia)
‰‰ 8th Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2022 (October,   Runner-up – Jannik Sinner (Italy)
2022)  Women’s Singles –
 Host – Bangladesh   Winner – Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic)
 Teams – 7 (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,   Runner-up – Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
Thailand, Malaysia and UAE)  Men’s Doubles –
 Winner – India (7th title) Runner-up – Sri Lanka   Winner – Santiago Gonzalez (Mexico) and
 Player of the Series – Deepti Sharma (India), Edouard Roger Vasselin (France)
 Women’s Doubles –
 Most Runs – Jemimah Rodrigues (India), 217 Runs
  Winner – Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula
 Most Wickets – Deepti Sharma (India) & Inoka
(Both USA)
Ranaweera (Sri Lanka) – 13 wickets each.
‰‰ WTA Charleston Open-2023 (April 03-09,
‰‰ South Africa Tour of India 2022 (28
2023)
September – 11 October, 2022)
 Place – Charleston, United States
 During the tour South Africa played an ODI series
 Women’s Singles –
(won by India 2-1) and a T20 International Series   Winner – Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
[won by India (2-1)].   Runner-up – Belinda Bencic (Switzerland)
 Player of the Series in T20 I – Suryakumar Yadav  Women’s Doubles –
(India)   Winner – Danielle Collins & Desirae Krawczyk
 Player of the Series in ODI – Mohammed Siraj (Both USA)
(India), 5 wickets Runner-up – Giuliana Olmos (Mexico) & Ena
 
‰‰ 5th Test of India-England Test Series-2021 Shibahara (Japan)

 India led the series by 2-1 at the end of 4th test.

 5th Test had been postponed due to corona outbreak
and rescheduled 1-5 July, 2022 at Edgbaston,
Birmingham (England won by 7 wickets).
 Player of the series - Joe Root (England) & Jasprit
Bumrah (India)
‰‰ Dubai Tennis Championships 2023
(February 19 – March 4, 2023)
Place – Dubai, UAE
 Men’s Singles (Winner) : Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
 Women’s Singles (Winner) : Barbora Krejcikova
(Czech Republic)

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 It was last international tennis tournament of Sania
Mirza.
 Women’s double pair of Sania Mirza (India) and
Madison Keys (USA) defeated in first round by
Russian duo Veronika Kudermetova and Liudmila
Samsonova.
‰‰ Qatar Open 2023 (February 13-25, 2023)
Place – Doha, Qatar
Results –
 Men Singles (Winner) : Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
 Women’s Singles (Winner) : Iga Swiatek (Poland)
‰‰ ABN Amro Rotterdam Open 2023 (February
13-19, 2023)
Place – Rotterdam, Netherlands
 Men’s Singles (Winner) : Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
 Men’s Doubles (Winners) : Ivan Dodig (Croatia)
and Austin Krajicek (USA)
‰‰ ATP Chennai Open 2023 (February 13-19,
2023)
Place – Chennai, India
Results –
 Men’s Singles (Winner) : Max Purcell (Australia)
Australian Open
 Novak Djokovic won Australian Open Men’s
Singles title for record 10th time.
 He equal Rafael Nadal (Spain) record of 22 Grand
Slam Men’s Singles title.
 Djokovic also became only the 2nd man after
Rafael Nadal (14 French Open Titles) to win 10
titles at a single Grand Slam Tournament.
 Sania Mirza was playing her last Grand Slam
tournament.
 She finished the tournament as runners-up in
mixed doubles with Rohan Bopanna.
 However, in women’s doubles the pair of Sania
Mirza and Anna Danilina (Kazakhstan) was
defeated in second round.
‰‰ Adelaide International 1-2023 (January 01-
08, 2023)
 Place - Adelaide, Australia
Results –
 Men’s Singles (Winner) – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
 Women’s Singles (Winner) – Aryna Sabalenka
(Belarus)
‰‰ Adelaide International 2-2023 (January 09-
14, 2023)
 Place – Adelaide, Australia
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 Men’s Singles (Winner) – Soonwoo Kwon (South
Korea)
 Women’s Singles (Winner) – Belinda Bencic
(Switzerland)
‰‰ Tata Maharashtra Open 2023 (January 02-
07, 2023)
 Place – Pune, Maharashtra
 Men’s Singles (Winner) – Tallon Griekspoor
(Netherlands)
 Men’s Doubles (Winners) – Sander Gille & Joran
Vliegan (Both Belgium)
‰‰ Tennis Premier League 2022 (Season 4)
(07-11 December, 2022)
 Place – Pune, Maharashtra
 Winner – Finecab Hyderabad Strikers
 Runner-up – Mumbai Leon Army
‰‰ ATP Paris Masters-2022
Men’s Singles –
 Winner – Holger Rune (Denmark)
 Runner-up – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
‰‰ WTA Finals 2022 (31 October - 07 November,
2022)
 Place – Fort Worth, United States
Women’s Singles (Winner) – Caroline Garcia (France)
‰‰ ATP Finals 2022 (13-20 November, 2022)
 Place – Turin, Italy
Men’s Singles (Winner) – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
‰‰ 110th Davis Cup 2022 (Tennis) (4 March-27
November, 2022)
 Place (Finals) – Malaga, Spain
 Winner – Canada (First title)
‰‰ ATP Astana Open 2022 (03-09 October,
2022)
 Place – Astana, Kazakhstan
 Men’s singles (Winner) – Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
‰‰ ATP Vienna Open 2022 (24-30 October,
2022)
 Place – Vienna, Austria
 Men’s singles (Winner) – Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
‰‰ Chennai Open-2022 (12-18 September, 2022)
 Place - Chennai, India
 A WTA tournament returned to India for the first
time since 2008 and it is India’s first WTA 250 event.
 Women’s Singles (Winner) - Linda Fruhvirtova
(Czech Republic)
‰‰ Laver Cup 2022 (23-25 September, 2022)
 Place - London, U.K.
 Winner - Team World; Runner-up - Team Europe
 Roger Federer played last match of his ATP career
during Laver Cup 2022.
 Federer along with Rafael Nadal represented Team
Europe in men’s doubles.
 On 23 September, 2022, they lost their match to
Team World pair of Jack Sock and Frances Tiafoe.

Tournament Men's Singles Women's Singles

Winner Runner-up Winner Runner-up
‰‰ Cincinnati Open 2022; Borna Coric Stefanos Tsitsipas Caroline Garcia Petra Kvitova
Cincinnati, Ohio (USA) (Croatia) (Greece) (France) (Czech Republic)
‰‰ Canada Masters (National Pablo Carreno Busta Hubert Hurkacz Simona Halep Beatriz Haddad
Bank Open) 2022; For Men’s - (Spain) (Poland) (Romania) Maia (Brazil)
Montreal (Canada)
‰‰ Hamburg European Open Lorenzo Musetti Carlos Alcaraz Bernarda Pera Anett Kontaveit
2022; Germany (Italy) (Spain) (USA) (Estonia)
‰‰ Madrid Open (Tennis) 2022; Carlos Alcaraz Alexander Zverev Ons Jabeur Jessica Pegula
Madrid, Spain (Spain) (Germany) (Tunisia) (USA)
‰‰ Italian Open 2022; Rome Novak Djokovic Stefanos Tsitsipas Iga Swiatek Ons Jabeur
(Italy) (Serbia) (Greece) (Poland) (Tunisia)
‰‰ Miami Open 2022; Miami Carlos Alcaraz Casper Ruud Iga Swiatek Naomi Osaka
(USA) (Spain) (Norway) (Poland) (Japan)

‰‰ 13th Senior Women National Championship

Hockey 2023 (February 15-26, 2023)
‰‰ 2nd Khelo India Women’s Hockey League Place – Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
(U-21)-2022 (05-11 April, 2023) (Final Phase)  Winner – Madhya Pradesh (Women Hockey)
 Runner-up – Maharashtra (Women Hockey)
Place – Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
 Best Goalkeeper – Sonal Minj (Jharkhand)
 Result
 Winner – Pritam Siwach Sports Foundation ‰‰ India Women Hockey Tour of South Africa
 Runner-up – HAR Hockey Academy (Test Matches) (January 16-28, 2023)
‰‰ Men’s FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup 2023  Place – Cape Town, South Africa
(February 05-11, 2023)  Team – India, South Africa and Netherlands
Place – South Africa  Result of India – South Africa 4 test matches
 Teams – 12   Winner – India (3-0)
 Winner – Austria  Result of India – Netherlands 3 test matches –
 Runner-up – Netherlands   Winner – Netherlands (3-0)
‰‰ Women’s FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup ‰‰ 124th All India Beighton Cup Hockey
2023 (February 05-12, 2023) Tournament 2022 (December 11-18, 2022)
Place – South Africa  Place – Kolkata, West Bengal
 Teams – 12  Organiser – Hockey Bengal
 Winner – Netherlands-W  Winner – Indian Navy (First Title)
 Runner-up – Austria-W ‰‰ FIH Hockey Nations Cup (Women’s) 2022
‰‰ Khelo India U21 Women’s Hockey League  Dates – December 11-17, 2022
2023 (February 19-24, 2023)  Place – Valencia, Spain
Place – New Delhi and Lucknow  Edition – First
 Winner – Pritam Siwach Hockey Academy (Sonepat)  Winner – India

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‰‰ 124th All India Beighton Cup Hockey
Tournament 2022 (11-18 December, 2022)
 Place – Kolkata, West Bengal
 Organiser – Hockey Bengal
 Winner – Indian Navy (First Title)
 Runner-up – Punjab National Bank
‰‰ FIH Hockey Nations Cup (Women’s) 2022
(11-17 December, 2022)
 Place – Valencia, Spain
 Winner – India
‰‰ Sultan of Johor Cup 2022 (22-29 October,
2022)
 Place – Johar, Malaysia
 Winner – India (3rd title)
‰‰ FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup 2022 (2-
18 July, 2022)
 Place - Spain & Netherlands
 Winner - Netherlands (Record 9th title)
 Runner-up - Argentina
Football
‰‰ 9th Indian Super League-2022-23 (7 October,
2022 – 18 March, 2023
 Total Matches – 117; Teams – 11
 Organiser – All Indian Football Federation (AIFF)
 Result –
 Winner – ATK Mohun Bagan (1st Title)
  Runner-up – Bengaluru FC
 Individual and Team Awards –
  Hero of the League – Lallianzuala Chhangte
(Mumbai City FC)
Golden Boot – Diego Mauricio (Odisha FC),
 
12 Goals
Emerging Player of the League – Sivasakthi
 
Narayanan (Bengaluru FC)
‰‰ I-League-2022-23 (12 November, 2022 – 12
Mach, 2023)
 Place – India
 Result (Winner) – Romd Glass Panjab FC
‰‰ AIFF Santosh Trophy 2022-23 (23 December,
2022 –04 March, 2023)
 Places – Group Stage & Final Round – India
 Knockouts (01-04 March, 2023) – Riyadh (Saudi
Arabia)
 Teams – 36; Edition - 76th
 First Edition – 1941
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 Most Successful team – West Bengal (32 titles)
 Winner – Karnataka
 Runner-up – Meghalaya
 Individual Awards –
 Best Player of the Championship – Robin
Yadav (Karanataka)
Best Goalkeeper of the Championship –
 
Rajat Paul Lyngdoh (Meghalaya)
‰‰ 19th FIFA Club World Cup 2022 (February
1-11, 2023)
Place – Morocco, Teams – 7
 Winner – Real Madrid (Record 5th title) (Spain)
 Runner-up – Al-Hilal (Saudi Arab)
‰‰ 131st Durand Cup 2022 (16 August-18
September, 2022)
 Place - Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal.
 Final - Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
 1st Edition - 1888, Shimla, under the leadership of
Sir Henry Durand
 Winner - Bengaluru F.C. (1st title)
 Runner-up - Mumbai City
 Golden Ball award - Greg Stewart (Mumbai City),
6 goals
 Golden boot - Lallianzuala Chhangte (Mumbai
City), 7 goals
‰‰ UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 (6-31 July, 2022)
 Place - England
 Winner - England (1st title)
 Runner-up - Germany
 Golden Boot - Beth Mead (England)
 Player of tournament - Beth Mead (England)
‰‰ Women’s Copa America Cup 2022 (8-30
July, 2022)
 Place - Colombia
 Winner - Brazil (Record 8th title)
 Runner-up - Colombia
 Most Valuable Player - Linda Caicedo (Colombia)
 Goalkeeper of the tournament - Lorena (Brazil)
‰‰ 75th Santosh Trophy 2022 (16 April-2 May,
2022)
 Host - Kerala
 Winner - Kerala (7th Title)
 Runner-up - West Bengal
 Top scorer - Jesin TK (Kerala), 9 goals
 First edition of Santosh Trophy-1941
 West Bengal is most successful team with 32
titles in Santosh Trophy.
 ‰‰ German Open-2023 (07-12 March, 2023)
Badminton
 Place – Mulheim, Germany
‰‰ Madrid Spain Masters-2023 (March 28 –  Men’s Single (Winner) – Ng Ka Long Angus
April 2, 2023) (Hong Kong)
 Women’s Single (Winner) – Akane Yamaguchi
 Place – Madrid, Spain
Results – (Japan)
 Men’s Singles – ‰‰ BWF Swiss Open-2023 (21-26 March, 2023)
  Winner – Kenta Nishimoto (Japan)
 Place – Basel, Switzerland
  Runner-up – Kanta Tsuneyama (Japan)
 Women’s Singles –  Results -
  Winner – Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia)   Men’s Single (Winner) – Koki Watanabe
  Runner-up – P.V. Sindhu (India) (Japan)
 Men’s Doubles –   Women’s Single (Winner) – Pornpawee
  Winner – He Ji Ting and Zhou Hao Dong Chochuwong (Thailand)
(Both China)  Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
 Women’s Doubles – and Chirag Shetty have won their first title of the
  Winner – Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning (Both year and the fifth World Tour title of their career.
China)
 Mixed Doubles – ‰‰ Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championship
  Winner – Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra 2023 (February 14-19, 2023)
Boje (Both Denmark) Place – Dubai, UAE
‰‰ Orleans Masters Badminton 2023 (April 04-  Results –
09, 2023)   Winner – China
 Place – Orleans, France   Runner-up – South Korea
Results –  Indian team, led by P.V. Sindhu has defeated by
 Men’s Singles – China in the semifinal and settled for the bronze
  Winner – Priyanshu Rajawat (India) medal.
  Runner-up – Magnus Johannssen (Denmark) ‰‰ 84th Senior National Badminton Champion-
 Women’s Singles –
ship 2023 (February 22-28, 2023)
  Winner – Carolina Marin (Spain)
  Runner-up – Beiwen Zhang (USA) Place – Pune, Maharashtra
 Men’s Doubles –  Men’s Singles (Winner) : Mithun Manjunath
  Winner – Chen Bo Yang & Liu Yi (Both China)  Women’s Singles (Winner) : Anupama Upadhyay
  Runner-up – Muhammad Shohib Fikri &
‰‰ Peru Para Badminton International 2022
Bagas Maulana (Both Indonesia)
 Women’s Doubles –
(29 November – 04 December, 2022)
  Winner – Rena Miyaura & Ayako Sakuramoto  Place – Lima, Peru
(Both Japan)  Indian para-shuttlers shone at the Peru para-
  Runner-up – Liu Sheng Shu & Tang Ning badminton International by clinching total 14
(Both China) medals (6 Gold, 1 Silver and 7 Bronze).
 Mixed Doubles –  Mandeep Kaur defeated world champion Oksana
  Winner – Chen Tang Jie & Toh Ee Wei (Both Kozyna (Ukraine) in the final. Indian male para-
Malaysia)
shuttler Nehal Gupta claimed two gold medals.
  Runner-up – Ye Hong Wei & Lee Chia Hsin
(Both Taiwan) ‰‰ BWF Player of the Year Awards 2022 (04-05
‰‰ All England Open Badminton Champion- December, 2022)
ships-2023 (14-19 March, 2023)  Place – Bangkok, Thailand
 Place – Birmingham, England  Male Badminton player of the year – Viktor
 Men’s Single (Winner) – Li Shifeng (China) Axelsen (Denmark)
 Women’s Single (Winner) – An Se Young (South  Female Badminton player of the year – Akane
Korea) Yamaguchi (Japan)

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 Male Para badminton player of the year – Daiki
Kajiwara (Japan)
 Female Para badminton player of the year –
Manisha Ramadass (India)
‰‰ BWF Para-Badminton World Champion-
ships 2022 (01-06 November, 2022)
 Place – Tokyo, Japan
 India ended its campaign with 2 gold, 2 silver and 12
bronze medals, total 16 medals.
 Indonesian para shuttlers bagged highest – 6 gold
medals in the World Championship.
Gold Medals –
1. Pramod Bhagat (Men’s Singles-SL3)
2. Manisha Ramdass (Women’s Singles-SU5)
Pramod Bhagat
 Pramod Bhagat has appeared in his 7th para-
badminton World Championship in 2022.
 He has won 6 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze medals
in singles and doubles events during his career.
‰‰ Thomas (Men’s) & Uber (Women’s) Cup
2022 (8-15 May, 2022)
 Host - Bangkok, Thailand
 32nd Thomas Cup (Men’s Badminton)
Thomas Cup
 Winner - India (First title)
 Runner-up - Indonesia
 India becomes 6th country to win Thomas cup.

Tournament Men's Singles Women's Singles

Winner Runner-up Winner Runner-up
Malaysia Open 2022 Viktor Axelsen — Akane Yamaguchi —
(Denmark) (Japan)
Yonex Sunrise Indian Open 2023 Kunlavut Vitidsarn — An Se Young —
(Thailand) (South Korea)
Indonesia Masters-2023 Jonatan Christie Chico Aura An Se Young —
(Indonesia) Dwi Wardoyo (South Korea)
(Indonesia)
BWF World Tour Finals 2022; Viktor Axelsen Anthony Sin Akane Yamaguchi Tai Tzu Ying
Thailand (Denmark) Ginting (Indonesia) (Japan) (Taiwan)
Hylo Open 2022; Germany Anthony Sin Chou Tien Chen Han Yue (China) Zhang Yi Man
Ginting (Indonesia) (Taiwan) (China)
Australian Open (Badminton) Shi Yu Qi (China) Lu Guang Zu An Se Young Gregoria Ma
2022; Australia (China) (South Korea) Tunjung (Indonesia)
BWF Denmark Open 2022; Shi Yu Qi (China) Lee Zii Jia He Bing Jiao Chen Yu Fei
Denmark (Malaysia) (China) (China)
BWF World Junior Championship Kuo Kuan Lin S. Sankar Muthusamy Tomoka Miyazaki Yuan An Qi
2022; Spain (Taiwan) Subramanian (India) (Japan) (China)
Maharashtra Inter national Meiraba Luwang Mithun Manjunath Miho Kayama Gadde Ruthvika
Challenge-2022; Maharashtra Maisnam (India) (India) (Japan) Shivani (India)
BWF World Championships 2022; Viktor Axelsen Kunlavut Vitidsarn Akane Yamaguchi Chen Yu Fei
(Denmark) (Thailand) (Japan) (China)
Japan
Singapore Open 2022; SingaporeAnthony Sinisuka Kodai Naraoka P.V. Sindhu (India) Wang Zhi Yi
Ginting (Indonesia) (Japan) (China)
Odisha Open Badminton, 2022; Kiran George (India) Priyanshu Rajawat Unnati Hooda Smit Toshniwal
Cuttack (India) (youngest Indian (India)
to win a Super 100
tournament)
Syed Modi India International Note - Match was — P. V. Sindhu (India) Malvika Bansod
2022; India declared ‘No match’ (India)
as finalist was covid
positive

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Chess
‰‰ FIDE Women’s Grand Prix (3rd Tournament)
(March 24 – April 6, 2023)
 Place – New Delhi
 Result –
  Winner – Aleksandra Goryachkina (Russia)
  Runner-up – Bibisara Assaubayeva
(Kazakhstan)
 FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2022-23 is a series of
four tournaments exclusively for women.
‰‰ Armageddon Championship Series : Asia 7
Oceania (April 3-9, 2023)
 Place – Berlin, Germany
 Result –
Winner – D. Gukesh (India)
 
Runner-up – Nodirbek
  Abdusattorov
(Uzbekistan)
‰‰ Noisiel International Open Chess
Tournament-2023 (February 18-23, 2023)
Place – Noisiel, France
 Winner – P. Iniyan (India)
‰‰ WR Chess Masters, 2023 (February 15-26,
2023)
Place – Dusseldorf, Germany
  Winner – Levon Aronian (USA)
 Runner-up – D. Gukesh (India)
‰‰ 59th Senior National Chess Championship
2022 (22 December, 2022 – 03 January, 2023)
 Place – New Delhi
 Winner – Karthik Venkataraman
 Runner-up – Abhijeet Gupta
‰‰ FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championship
2022 (December 25-30, 2022)
 Place – Almaty, Kazakhstan
 Result : Open Blitz
  inner – Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
W
 Result : Women’s Blitz –
 Winner – Assaubayeva Bibisara (Kazakhstan)
 Result : Open Rapid –
 Winner – Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
 Result : Women Rapid –
 Winner – Tan Zhongyi (China)
2023 (205)
‰‰ Tata Steel Chess India 2022; Kolkata (29
November – 04 December, 2022)
Results –
 Winner (Blitz Open) – Arjun Erigaisi (India)
 Winner (Rapid Open) – Nihal Sarin (India)
 Winner (Blitz Women) – Vaishali R. (India)
 Winner (Rapid Women) – Anna Ushenina (Ukraine)
‰‰ Asian Continental Chess Championship
2022 (25 October-04 November, 2022)
 Place – New Delhi
Results : Open
 Winner – R. Praggnanandhaa (India)
 Runner-up – Harsha Bharathakoti (India)
‰‰ Commonwealth Chess Championship 2022
(November, 2022)
 Place – Sri Lanka
 Winner – P. Shyam Nikhil (India)
 Runner-up – Mitrabha Guha (India)
‰‰ Fide World Team Championship 2022
(November, 2022)
 Place – Jerusalem, Israel
 Winner – China
 Runner-up – Uzbekistan
‰‰ FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2022 (17-30
September, 2022)
 Place - Astana, Kazakshtan
 Winner - Kateryna Lagno (FIDE), Russia
 Runner-up - Aleksandra Goryachkina (FIDE),
Russia
 Russian players are participating under FIDE flag
due to suspension of Russia and Belarus by FIDE.
‰‰ 22nd Dubai Open-2022 (27 August-4
September, 2022); Dubai, UAE
 Winner - Aravindh Chithambaram (India)
‰‰ 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022 (28 July -
10 August, 2022)
 Place - Mamallapuram/Mahabalipuram, Chennai
(First time in India)
 Teams - Open - 188, teams from 187 Nations
 Mascot - Thambi (a Chess Knight dressed in the
traditional Tamil male attire vetti whith a white shirt)
Torch Relay
 1st time in Chess Olympiad history
 Started on 19 June, 2022 from Indira Gandhi
International Stadium, New Delhi
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY
 FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich handed the torch
to the PM Narendra Modi, who in turn handed it over
to G.M. Vishwanathan Anand.
 Gold Medal (Men’s) - Uzbekistan
 Gold Medal (Women’s) - Ukraine
Basketball
‰‰ 72nd National Basketball Championship
2022 (27 November – 4 December, 2022)
 Place – Udaipur, Rajasthan
Men Result –
 Winner – Punjab
 Runner-up – Tamil Nadu
Women Result –
 Winner – Indian Railways Women
 Runner-up – Kerala Women
‰‰ FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022
(22 September – 01 October, 2022)
 Place – Sydney, Australia
 Winner – USA (11th title)
 Runner-up – China
‰‰ All India Basketball Tournament - 2022 (29
may - 3 June, 2022)
 Place - Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Men's (55th Nachimuthu Gounder Trophy)
 Winner - Indian Navy
Women's (19th CRI Pumps Trophy)
 Winner - KSEB Thiruvananthapuram
Wrestling
‰‰ Asian Wrestling Championship 2023 (09 - 14
April, 2023)
 Asian Wrestling Championship 2023 has been
organised in Astana (Kazakhstan) between 09-14
April, 2023.
 Aman Sehrawat (India) (defeated Almaz Smanbekov,
Kyrgystan) has won gold medal in men’s 57 kg
freestyle event.
 India finished at number 7 in the medal tally (14
medals with 1 Gold) while Kazakhastan has topped
the list.
CURRENT DRISHTI YEARLY (206)2023
‰‰ UWW World Championship (U23) 2022 (17-
23 October, 2022)
 Place – Pontevedra, Spain
 Indian Wrestlers bagged 6 medals at the Championship
including 1 gold.
 Indian gold medal winners-
1. Aman Sehrawat – Gold (57 kg men’s freestyle)
‰‰ UWW U-20 World Championship 2022 (15-
21 August, 2022)
 Place - Sofia, Bulgaria
 India concluded their campaign at the U-20 World
Wrestling Championship 2022 with best ever
performance, winning total 16 medals (1 Gold, 4
Silver and 11 Bronze).
 Antim Panghal : Antim Panghal, 17, became the first
Indian woman to win gold medal (53 kg cateogory) in
the history of U-20 world wrestling Championship.
Team Ranking
Women’s Freestyle Men’s Freestyle
1. Japan (230 Points) 1. Iran (159 Points)
2. India (160 Points) 2. United States (132 Points)
3. United States (124 Points) 3. India (112 Points)
Marathon
‰‰ Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon 2022 (16
October, 2022)
 Place – New Delhi
 Elite Categories Men : Winner - Chala Regasa
(Ethiopia)
 Indian Finishers Men’s : Winner - Avinash Sable
(1 : 04 : 00 hours)
 Elite Categories Women : Winner - Irine Cheptai
(Kenya)
 Indian Women’s Finishers : Winner – Sanjivani
Jadhav (1 : 17 : 53 hours)
‰‰ 37th Indira Marathon 2022 (19 November,
2022)
 Place – Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
 Winner (Men’s) – Sher Singh (Rajasthan)
 Winner (Women’s) – Sudha Singh (Raebareli,
U.P.)

Golf
‰‰ Women’s World Championship (Golf)-2023
(02-05 March, 2023)
 Place – Singapore
 Winner – Jin Young Ko (South Korea)
‰‰ The Players Championship (Golf)-2023 (09-
12 March, 2023)
 Place – Florida, USA
 Winner – Scottie Scheffler (USA)
‰‰ The DGC Open (Golf)-2023 (16-19 March,
2023)
 Place – Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi
 Winner – Miguel Tabuena (Philippines)
‰‰ World Golf Championship 2023 (22-26
March, 2023)
 Place – Texas, USA
 Winner – Sam Burns (USA)
‰‰ Magical Kenya Ladies Open 2023 (February
02-05, 2023)
Place – Mombasa, Kenya
 Winner – Aditi Ashok (India)
‰‰ Hero Indian Open 2023 (February 23-26,
2023)
Place – Gurugram
 Winner – Marcel Siem (Germany)
‰‰ Queen Sirikit Cup 2023 (February 20-24,
2023)
Place – Manila, Philippines
 Winner (Individual) – Avani Prashant (India)
 Winner (Team) – South Korea
 Avani Prashant is first Indian golfer who win the
Queen Sirikit Cup (Asia-Pacific Amateur Ladies
Golf Team Championship).
‰‰ Hero World Challenge 2022
 Place – Albany, Bahamas (01-04 December, 2022)
 Winner – Viktor Hovland (Norway)
‰‰ PGTI Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational 2022
(13-16 October, 2022)
 Place – Chandigarh
 Winner – Gaganjeet Bhullar (Punjab)
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‰‰ LPGA Dana Open 2022 (01-04 September,
2022)
 Place - Sylvania, Ohio (USA)
 Winner - Gaby Lopez (Mexico)
‰‰ Kapil Dev - Grant Thornton Invitational
2022 (27-30 September, 2022)
 Place - Gurugram, Haryana
 Winner - Varun Parikh (Ahmedabad)
 Runner-up - Manu Gandas (Gurugram)
Squash
‰‰ PSA Tournament of Champions 2023
(January 18-26, 2023)
 Place – New York, USA
 Men’s Championship –
 Winner – Diego Elias (Peru)
 Women’s Championship –
 Winner – Nour El Sherbini (Egypt)
‰‰ 78th Senior National Squash Championship,
2022; Chennai (04-10 December, 2022)
 Winner (Men’s) – Abhay Singh (Tamil Nadu)
 Winner (Women’s) – Joshna Chinappa (Tamil
Nadu)
‰‰ 21st Asian Team Championship 2022 (31
October-4 November, 2022)
 Place – Cheongju, South Korea
 Winner (Men’s) – India (First Title)
 Winner (Women’s) – Hong Kong
Archery
‰‰ Archery Asia Cup (Leg 3) 2022 (20-25
December, 2022)
 Place – Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
 Indian archers dominated the Asia Cup 2022 stage 3
and topped the medal tally with 10 medals – 5 golds,
3 silvers and 2 bronze.
Gold medal –
1. Men’s Individual Compound – Priyansh
2. Women’s Individual Compound – Pragati
‰‰ Hyundai Archery World Cup, Stage 3 - 2022
(June, 2022)
 Place - Paris, France
 Indian archers won 3 medals, including 1 gold, at
Archery World cup stage 3.
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 Indian Medal - 1 Gold & 2 Silver Indian Medal Winner –
1. Gold – Rudrankksh Patil (10m Air Rifle Men)
Events Ind. Archers Medal
2. Silver – Anjum Moudgil (50m Rifle 3 position women)
1. Recurve Ankita Bhakat Simranjeet Silver
‰‰ WSPS World Championship 2022 (3-18
Women Team Kaur, Deepika Kumari
November, 2022)
 Place – Al Ain (UAE)
Shooting  Indian para-shooters returned home with an
impressive haul of 5 medals, including 3 golds (at 5th
‰‰ ISSF World Cup (Rifle/Pistol) Bhopal 2023 Rank).
(20-27 March, 2023)  The tally is topped by South Korea with 20 medals
 Place – Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (6 golds).
 Indian shooters have won 7 medals, including 1  Indian Medal Winners—
gold, and finishes 2nd at the medal tally. 1. P1 Men’s 10m Air Pistol SH 1 – Gold – Manish
Medal Standing (Top 4) Narwal, Singhraj and Nihal Singh
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 2. P3 Mixed 25m Pistol SH 1 – Gold – Rahul Jakhar,
1. China 8 2 2 12 Singhraj and Nihal Singh.
2. India 1 1 5 7 ‰‰ ISSF World Championship (Rifle/Pistol)
3. Germany 1 1 1 3 2022 (12-28 October, 2022)
4. Hungary 0 2 0 2  Place – Cairo, Egypt

 India’s Gold Medal Winner – Country Gold Silver Bronze Total

 Sarabjot Singh (10 m Air Pistol Men) 1. China 27 16 15 58
‰‰ ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol Cairo 2023 2. India 12 9 13 34
(February 17-24, 2023) 3. Norway 7 3 2 12

Place – Cairo, Egypt ‰‰ WSPS Para-shooting World Cup-Chang

Medal Table (Top-5) won 2022 (15-25 August, 2022)
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total  Place - Changwon, South Korea
1. India 4 0 3 7
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
2. Hungary 2 1 0 3
1. South Korea 11 9 8 28
3. Italy 1 1 0 2
2. France 6 5 0 11
 Indian Gold Medal Winners—
3. Iran 3 2 1 06
 Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil (10 m Air Rifle
4. India 1 4 5 10
Men)
 Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (50 m Rifle 3 Boxing
positions Men)
 Narmada Nithin Raju and Rudrankksh Patil ‰‰ IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship
(10 m Air Rifle mixed team) 2023 (15-26 March, 2023)
 Rhythm Sangwan and Varun Tomar (10 m Air Place – K.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall, New Delhi
Pistol Mixed Team)  Indian boxers have awarded the Best Team of the
tournament.
‰‰ ISSF President’s Cup (Rifle/Pistol/
 India is also the most successful team with 4 gold
Shotgun) 2022 medals.
 Place – Cairo, Egypt (28 November – 04 December, Medal Standing (Top 3)
2022) Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
 India finished the Cairo meet with one gold and one 1 India 4 0 0 4
silver; whereas medal tally is topped by France with 2 China 3 1 3 7
6 medals. 3 Russia 1 1 1 3

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Important Results -
 Elite Women 48-50 kg (Light Fly Weight) –
  Winner – Nikhat Zareen (India)
  Runner-up – Nguyen Thi Tam (Vietnam)
 Nikhat Zareen has becomes second Indian women
boxer to won two gold medals (2022 & 2023) at the
women world Boxing Championship.
 Mary Kom had won 6 gold medals (2002, 2005,
2006, 2008, 2010 and 2018) in this Championship.
‰‰ ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships
2022 (November, 2022)
 Place – Amman, Jordan
 Indian boxers have won total 12 medals, including 4
golds at the Amman.
 India ranked at 3rd position in the medal table.
 India Gold Medals Winners—
1. Parveen Hooda (Light Welterweight, Women 63 kg)
2. Lovlina Borgohain (Middleweight, women 75 kg)
Shiva Thapa
 Indian boxer Shiva Thapa became the first male
boxer in the history of ASBC Asian Championship
to win six medals.
Kabaddi
‰‰ Pro Kabaddi (Season 9) 2022 (07 October –
17 December, 2022)
 Places – Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad and Mumbai
 Winner – Jaipur Pink Panthers (2nd title)
 Runner-up – Puneri Paltan
 Most valuable player – Arjun Deshwal (Jaipur Pink
Panther)
Athletics
‰‰ National Open 400m Championships 2023
(05-06 March, 2023)
 Place – Trivandrum, Kerala
 Men’s Championship (Winner) – V. Muhammed
Ajmal
 Women’s Championship (Winner) – Jyothika Sri
Dandi
‰‰ 16th Asian Cross Country Championship-2023
(7 March, 2023)
Place – Kathmandu, Nepal
 The Indian contingent emerged victorious at
Kathmandu, Nepal, wining 3 teams gold medals and
a bronze medal.
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 India won gold medals in—Under 20 Boys 8 km,
Under 18 girls 6 km and Women’s 10 km.
 Indian won bronze in Men’s 10 km team.
 Members of Women’s 10 km team – Sonika, Chhavi
Yadav, Munni Devi and Sanjivani Jadhav.
‰‰ Lagos City Marathon-2023 (February 04,
2023)
Place – Lagos, Nigeria
 Men’s Winner – Edwin Kibet Koech (Kenya)
‰‰ 10th National Open Race Walking
Championships 2023 (February 14-15, 2023)
Place – Ranchi, Jharkhand
Results –
 Men’s 35 km (Winner) – Ram Baboo (Uttar
Pradesh)
 Women’s 35 km (Winner) – Manju Rani (Punjab)
 Ram Baboo (2:31.36 hours) and Manju Rani (2:57.54
hours) have set New National Records in Men’s 35
km and Women’s 35 km races, respectively.
‰‰ New Delhi Marathon-2023 (February 26,
2023)
Place – New Delhi
 Elite Men (Winner) : Man Singh
 Elite Women (Winner) : Jyoti Shankar Gawate
‰‰ World Athletics Championships - 2022 (15-
24 July, 2022)
 Place - Eugene, Oregon (USA)
 USA topped the medal tally at Oregon with 33 medals,
including 13 golds.
 India placed at 33th position with only one silver
medal.
 India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won silver
medal with his 88.13m throw.
 The Gold medal of Javelin throw event was won by
Anderson Peters (Grenada) with 90.54 m throw.
Table Tennis
‰‰ 84th Senior National & Inter-State Table
Tennis Championship 2022 (20-27 March,
2023)
 Place – University of Jammu, J&K
 Men’s Single (Winner) – Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
 Women’s Single (Winner) – Sreeja Akula
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‰‰ TP Mexican Open, 2023 (27 February – 04 ‰‰ Women’s Snooker World Cup-2023
March, 2023) (February 25-27, 2023)
 Place – Acapulco, Mexico Place – Bangkok, Thailand
 Men’s Single (Winner) – Alex de Minaur (Australia)  Winner – India-A
 Men’s Doubles (Winner) – Alexander Erler &
 Runner-up – England-A
Lucas Miedler (Both Austria)
‰‰ World Women’s Snooker Championship-2023
‰‰ Indian Wells Masters-2023 (8-19 March,
(February 28 – March 04, 2023)
2023)
 Place – Indian Wells (USA)
Place – Bangkok, Thailand
 Men’s Single (Winner) – Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)  Winner – Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan (Thailand)
 Women’s Single (Winner) – Elena Rybakina ‰‰ Baulk Line 2.0 All India Snooker Open 2023
(Kazakhstan)
 Dates – 2-15 January, 2023
 Rohan Bopanna became the oldest player to win
 Place – Mumbai
the Masters 1000 title.
 Winner – Laxman Rawat
 The 43 year old Bopanna broke the record of Daniel
 Runner-up – Aditya Mehta
Nestor of Canada.
‰‰ WTT Star Contender Goa 2023 (February 27 Formula-1
– March 5, 2023)
Place – Goa, India ‰‰ Bahrain Grand Prix-2023 (05 March, 2023)
Results –  Winner – Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
 Men’s Singles (Winner) : Liang Jingkun (China)
‰‰ Saudi Arabia Grand Prix-2023 (19 March,
 Women’s Singles (Winner) : Wang Yidi (China)
2023)
‰‰ WTT Contender Durban-2023 (January 10-
 Winner – Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
15, 2023)
‰‰ Winners of Formula One (F1) Grand Prix
 Place – Durban, South Africa
2022-23
 Men’s Singles (Winner) – Hugo Calderano (Brazil)
 Women’s Singles (Winner) – Qian Tianyi (China) S. Grand Prix Winner
 Men’s Doubles (Winner) – Chen Yuanyu & Lin No.
Shidong (Both China) 1. Bahrain Grand Prix Max Verstappen
 Women’s Doubles (Winner) – Zhang Rui & Kuai 2023 (Red Bull)
Man (Both China) 2. Saudi Arabian Grand Sergio Perez
Prix 2023 (Red Bull)
‰‰ ITTF World Team Championship 2022 (30
3. Australian Grand Prix Max Verstappen
September-09 October, 2022) 2023 (Red Bull)
 Place- Chengdu, China 4. Emilia Romagna Grand Max Verstappen
 Winner (Men’s Single) – China (Record 22nd title) Prix 2022 (Red Bull – Netherlands)
 Winner (Women’s Single) – China (Record 22nd 5. Emilia Romagna Grand Max Verstappen
title) Prix 2022 (Red Bull – Netherlands)
6. Miami Grand Prix 2022 Max Verstappen
Snooker and Billiards (Red Bull – Netherlands)
7. Spanish Grand Prix Max Verstappen
‰‰ Asian Snooker & English Billiards 2022 (Red Bull – Netherlands)
Championships-2023 (11-19 March, 2023) 8. Monaco Grand Prix Sergio Pérez
 Place – Doha, Qatar 2022 (Red Bull – Mexico)
 Result : Asian Men’s Billiards (Winner) – Pankaj 9. Azerbaijan Grand Prix Max Verstappen
Advani (India) 2022 (Red Bull – Netherlands)
 Result : Asian Men’s Snooker (Winner) – Amir 10. Canadian Grand Prix Max Verstappen
Sarkhosh (Iran) 2022 (Red Bull – Netherlands)

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 11. British Grand Prix 2022 Carlos Sainz Jr. (Scuderia  Vision 2047 would serve as a strategic roadmap as to
Ferrari – Spain) how Indian football would progress over next two
12. Austrian Grand Prix Charles Leclerc (Scuderia decades.
2022 Ferrari- Monaco)  Unver Vision 2047 plan, AIFF wants to provide all
13. French Grand Prix Max Verstappen (Red Bull kinds of support so that the men’s national team can
2022 – Netherlands) rank among the top 4 nations in Asia by 2047.
14. Hungarian Grand Prix Max Verstappen (Red Bull  It aims to become one of the top footballing talent
2022 – Netherlands) hubs for the world.
15. Belgian Grand Prix Max Verstappen (Red Bull  It also aims to produce at least one iconic player with
international stardom in both men’s and women’s
2022 – Netherlands)
football.
16. Dutch Grand Prix 2022 Max Verstappen (Red Bull
 The AIFF wants to focus on youth development
– Netherlands)
and emphasis on a tiered youth league system.
17. Italian Grand Prix 2022 Max Verstappen (Red Bull
– Netherlands) ‰‰ APRC South India Rally – 2023 (17-19
18.  Singapore Grand Prix Sergio Pérez (Red Bull – March, 2023)
2022 Mexico)  Place – Madras International Circuit, Chennai
19. Japanese Grand Prix Max Verstappen (Red Bull   inner – Gaurav Gill & Aniruddha Rangnekar
W
2022 – Netherlands) (India)
20. United States Grand Max Verstappen (Red Bull  Runner-up – Mana Pornsiricherd & Meenil
Prix 2022 – Netherlands) Thanyaphat (Thailand)
21. Mexico City Grand Prix Max Verstappen (Red Bull  Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) is an
2022 – Netherlands) international rally championship organized by the
FIA.
Miscellaneous ‰‰ 4th Asian Kho-Kho Championship-2023 (20-
23 March, 2023)
‰‰ Khelo India Dus Ka Dum Tournament-2023
(March 10-31, 2023)  Place – Tamulpur, Assam
 Men’s Championship (Winner) – India
 Organiser – Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports,  Women’s Championship (Winner) – India
Government of India Women
 Purpose – To Celebrate International Women’s Day
 Open Ceremony – New Delhi, March 10, 2023 World Athletics : Gender Equity in 2023
 World Athletics, International governing body for
 Participants – About 15000 women
 Total Games – 10 (Kho-Kho, Wushu, Wrestling, the athletics, will take significant steps towards
Fening, Archery, Swimming, Basketball, Judo, gender equity in 2023. The main steps are— (08
March, 2023)
Athletics and Yoga)
 World Athletics Council set to home 40% female
 Cities – Each games in 10 different cities (Total
representation including at least one female Vice
more than 50 cities)
President in 2023.
‰‰ Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium  Target of 40% female participation in online courses
 Situated at Rourkela, Odisha for future sports administration.
 It is officially recognised by the Guiness World ‰‰ FIFA World Cup 2026 : A New Format (14
Record as the largest fully seated hockey arean in the March, 2023)
world.
 The FIFA Council unanimously approved the
 It has a seating capacity of 20011 spectators.
proposed amendment to the FIFA World Cup 2026
‰‰ Vision 2047 : The Indian Football Strategic competition format.
Raodmap (2023-2047)  The 2026 World Cup will be first edition in which 48
 The idea is to build an ecosystem where football teams taking part (previously 32 teams).
can not only thrive in India but also add a value  The group stage will be comprising of 12 groups of
proposition for the world. 4 teams (previously 8 groups of 4 teams).

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 The 2026 world cup will have 104 matches ‰‰ Khelo India Winter Games-2023 (February
(previously 64 matches). 10-14, 2023)
 The 2026 edition will be co-hosted by the United Place – Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir
States, Canada and Mexico. Mascot – Snow Leopard
Medal Table (Top 3 and Uttar Pradesh)
‰‰ BCCI Annual Player Retainership 2022-23
Rank Team Gold Silver Bronze Total
 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
1 Jammu and 26 25 25 76
has announced the Annual Player Contract for Kashmir
Team India (Senior Men) for the 2022-23 season (26 2 Maharashtra 13 8 6 27
March, 2023) 3 Himachal 10 14 7 31
 Total 26 players have retained for period October Pradesh
2022-September, 2023.
19 Uttar 0 2 5 7
 Grade A Plus (Rs. 7 crore) – Rohit Sharma, Virat
Pradesh
Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja (4 players)
‰‰ 68th Nehru Trophy Boat Race 2022 (04
 Grade A (Rs. 5 crore) – Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin,
September, 2022)
Mh. Shami, Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel (5 players)
 Place - Punnamada Lake (Vembanad), Alappuzha
 Grade B (Rs. 3 crore) – Cheteshwar Pujara, K.L.
(Kerala)
Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Mohd. Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav
 Winner - Pallathuruthy Boat Club (PBC)
and Shubman Gill (6 players)
‰‰ Rugby Sevens World Cup 2022 (9-11
 Grade C (Rs. 1 crore) – Umesh Yadav, Shikhar
September, 2022)
Dhawan, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan, Deepak
 Place - Cape Town, South Africa
Hooda, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav,
 Winner (Men’s) - Fiji
Washington Sunder, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh
 Winner (Women’s) - Australia
and K.S. Bharat (11 players)
‰‰ Commonwealth Fencing Championship
‰‰ 4th Khelo India Youth Games-2022 2022 (August, 2022)
Dates – January 30 – February 11, 2023  Place - London, England
Place – Madhya Pradesh (8 Cities) and New Delhi  Governing Body - Commonwealth Fencing Federation
Edition – 5th (Khelo India School Games, 2018 and Overall Medal Table (Top-3)
Khelo India Youth Games 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022) Teams Gold Silver Bronze Total
Mascot – Asha (A Cheetah) and Mowgli 1. England 22 10 25 57
Torch – Amarkantak (First Smart Torch) 2. Australia 7 3 8 18
Anthem – Hindustan Ka Dil Dhadka Do (by Shaan) 3. India 2 8 6 16
Sports – 27
Bhavani Devi -
Debut Sports – Fencing and 2 water sports –
 Bhavani Devi won the gold medal in the senior
Canoeing & Kayaking, Rowing. women’s sabre individual category of Commonwealth
Medal Table (Top 3 and Uttar Pradesh) Fencing Championship 2022.
Rank States Gold Silver Bronze Total Raghavendra -
 Indian para-fencer Raghavendra scripted history as he
1 Maharashtra 56 55 50 161
became first para-fencer from India to won a medal
14 Uttar Pradesh 06 14 16 36 at Commonwealth Fencing Championships.
‰‰ Dahi Handi is now official sport in
‰‰ 105 Feet long Sand Hockey Stick
Maharashtra
 Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik builds  Maharashtra government recognise Dahi Handi as
world largest hockey stick using sand and 5000 an adventure sport and participants, called Govindas,
hockey balls in Cuttack. (January 16, 2023) will be recognised as sportperson.

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‰‰ National Javelin Day
 The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) celebrated
August 7 as National Javelin Day across the country
to commemorate one of the greatest moments in
country’s sporting history, Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic
gold medal.
‰‰ 11th The World Games 2022 (July, 2022)
 Place - Birmingham (USA)
 Organised - One year after summer Olympics.
 Organising body - International World Games
Association
 The World Games are an international multi-sport
event comprising sports and events that are not
contested during Olympic Games.
Gold Silver Bronze Total
1. Germany 24 7 16 47
2. U.S.A. 16 18 10 44
 India ranked 70th in the games with only one bronze
medal.
 The only bronze medal for India was won by
Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam in
mixed team compound event of Archery.
 Next Edition (12th) - Chengdu (China), 2025
‰‰ 24th Deaflympics -2021 (1-15 May, 2022)
 Place - Caxias do Sul, Brazil
 Mascot - Nino (South American Coati)
 Motto - sports comes from the our hearts.
 India recorded her best performance at
Deaflympics in this edition by winning 16
medals, including 8 golds.
Indian gold medal winners
1. Dhanush Srikant (Shooting, World Record - 247.5)
2. Abhinav Deshwal (Shooting)
3. Jerlin Jayaratchagan (Women’s singles, Badminton)
  Jerlin Jayaratchagan emerged as the most
successful Indian athlete with 3 gold medals at
Deaflympics 2021.
‰‰ IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship
2022 (May, 2022)
 Place - Istanbul, Turkey
 Turkey won total 7 Medals (5 Gold, 2 Bronze) highest
in Championships (India-1 gold).
1. Nikhat Zareen (Women’s Fly, 50-52 kg) - Gold
 Nikhat Zareen (Telangana) became the fifth
women in India to win a gold medal at women’s
World Boxing Championship after Mary Kom
(6 Golds), Sarita Devi, Jenny RL and Lekha KC.
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‰‰ World's third largest Cricket Stadium
 Place – Jaipur
 It will be the third largest Cricket stadium in the world
after Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmadabad and
the Melbourne Cricket stadium, Australia.
 At present Eden gardens, Kolkata is the third largest.
Players in News
‰‰ R.P. Singh
 Uttar Pradesh Sports director.
 He has been appointed as Chairman of Hockey
India’s Selection Committee. (11 April, 2023)
‰‰ Kim Cotton
 In April, 2023, New Zealand’s Kim Cotton became
the first woman on-field umpire in a full-member
men’s T20I during New Zealand’s second match
against Sri Lanka in Dunedin, New Zealand.
‰‰ MCC lifetime membership
 In April, 2023, the iconic Marylebone Cricket
Club, owner of the famous Lord’s cricket stadium
in England, has revealed the names of its latest
members on whom the club has bestowed honorary
life membership.
 The members’ list has five names from India. They
are as follows-Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh,
Suresh Raina,Mithali Raj and JhulanGoswami.
‰‰ SanjitaChanu
 In April, 2023, the two-time Commonwealth Games
champion and Indian weightlifter SanjitaChanu was
handed a four-year ban by India’s National An-
ti-Doping Agency (NADA) .
 Sanjita had tested positive for an anabolic ste-
roid -- Drostanolone Metabolite -- that features
in the World Anti-doping Agency’s (WADA)
prohibited list.
‰‰ D. Gukesh
 Indian Chess Grandmaster D. Gukesh has been
honoured with player of the year award by Asian
Chess Federation (ACF). (02 March, 2023)
‰‰ Aishwarya Babu
 Indian women triple jumper and national record
holder Aishwarya Babu has been banned by the
National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) for four
years. (01 March, 2023)
 Her sample return positive for Ostarine, the drug
prohibited by WADA.
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‰‰ Vingesh NR
 Tamil Nadu based Chess player.
 Becomes 80th Grandmaster of India.
‰‰ Armand Duplantis
 Armand Duplantis of Sweden has set a New World
Record of 6.22 meters in pole vault. (25 February,
2023)
 He also won the All Star Perche 2023 in France.
‰‰ ICC Players of the Month-February, 2023
 Men’s Player – Harry Brook (England)
 Women’s Player – Ashleigh Gardner (Australia) (13
March, 2023)
‰‰ Akshdeep Singh
 Indian athlete Akshdeep Singh has won gold
medal in the Men’s 20 km event at Race Walking
Championships held in Nomi, Japan. (19 March,
2023)
 Priyanka Goswami has bagged bronze in women’s
category.
‰‰ Salima Tete (Jharkhand)
 She has appointed the AHF Athlete Ambassador
from India.
‰‰ Virat Kohli
 Virat Kohli has becomes first player to won at least
10 man of the match awards each in all the 3 formats
of cricket. (13 March, 2023)
 Sachin Tendulkar has held the record of most
number of man of the match award – 76 (14 in
Tests and 62 in ODIs).
‰‰ Prithviraj Tondaiman
 Indian trap shooter.
 He has won a bronze medal in the ISSF Shotgun
World Cup held in Doha, Qatar. (11 March, 2023)
‰‰ Rani Rampal (Hockey)
 She has becomes the first woman hockey player of
India to have a stadium named after her. (21 March,
2023)
 The MCF Raebareli has renamed the hockey stadium
as ‘Rani’s Girls Hockey Turf ’.
‰‰ Dipa Karmakar
 Tripura based Indian women gymnast has been
serving a 21 month ban after positive dope test.
(February 4, 2023).
 She is first Indian woman gymnast to win a bronze
medal at Commonwealth Games (2014).
‰‰ Tejaswin Shankar
 Indian high jump athlete has won high jump title
at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix 2023 in Boston
(USA). (04 February, 2023)
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‰‰ MC Mary Kom
 MC Mary Kom has led a six member oversight
committee to probe allegations against Wrestling
Federation of India. (23rd January, 2023)
‰‰ Craig Fulton (South Africa)
 He is appointed as new Chief Coach of Indian
men’s hockey team. (03rd March, 2023)
‰‰ Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Shot Put)
 He has win gold medal at Asian Indoor Athletics
Championship 2023 in Astana, Kazakhstan. (12th
February, 2023)
‰‰ Preeti Muske (Women Cyclist)
 She has created a new record by travelling Srinagar
to Kanyakumari (3676 km) in 11 days. (23rd February,
2023).
‰‰ Vidhi Chaudhary
 Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh based Vidhi Chaudhary
has been appointed as Coach of Indian Shuttler P.V.
Sindhu. (February, 2023)
‰‰ Meghna Ahlawat
 Meghna Ahlawat has elected as President of the
Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI). (05
December, 2022)
‰‰ Unnati Hooda
 Unnati Hooda created history at the Badminton Asia
Junior Championship 2022 in Nonthaburi, Thailand
by becoming first Indian to enter the Under-17
Singles final. (04 December, 2022)
‰‰ Pele
 Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the greatest
football player of Brazil, better known as ‘Pele’ and
‘Black Pearl’.
 He was the only player in history to had won three
FIFA World Cup Titles (1958, 1962 and 1970).
 He was youngest player in the history of FIFA
World Cup to—score a goal (1958), score hat-trick,
play final and score in final.
 ‘Pele’ and Diego Maradona (Argentina) were joint
winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th century.
 Guinness world records recognized him as the most
goals scorer (1279 goals) in a specific period (1956-1977).
‰‰ Deepak Kumar
 Deepak Kumar, principle secretary, secondary and
basic education department, Uttar Pradesh.
 He has elected as President of the School Games
Federation of India (SGFI). (17 January, 2023).
‰‰ Dutee Chand
 A 26 year old woman Olympian of India, national
100m record holder.
 She has been provisionally suspended by the National
Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) due to positive dope
test. (18 January, 2023)
‰‰ Suryakumar Yadav
 Suryakumar Yadav has grabbed top position for
batsman in ICC Men’s T20 I player ranking. (02
November, 2022)
 Suryakumar Yadav become India’s leading T20I run
scorer in a calender year (1164 Runs). (December,
2022)
‰‰ Akanksha Vyavahare
 Weightlifter Akanksha Vyavahare created new
National Weightlifting Record in the 40 kg category.
(28 October, 2022)
 She recorded 71 kg in Clean & Jerk, and registered a
total lift of 131 kg.
‰‰ Vidhi and Deepika
 Vidhi (Uttar Pradesh) and Deepika (Haryana)
registered new girls under-18 national records in shot
put and Javelin throw respectively. (14 November,
2022)
‰‰ Mohammad Tayyab Ikram
 Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) CEO Mohammad
Tayyab Ikram (Macau) has elected as new President
of the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
(05 November, 2022)
‰‰ PT Usha
 Former athlete PT Usha has been elected unopposed
as the President of the Indian Olympic Association
(IOA). (10 December, 2022)
 Usha is the first woman to occupy the top job of IOA.
 She is also the first international medalist to take over
the top post.
‰‰ Pranay Sharma
 Pranay Sharma of India (first Indian) created history
by winning Gold medal in WKF Karate 1 Series A
2022, held in Jakarta, Indonesia. (18-20 November,
2022)
‰‰ Pankaj Advani
 Pankaj Advani has claimed his 25th gold medal at
world level. (08 October, 2022)
 He won the IBSF World Billiards Championship 2022
in Kuala Lumpur, Malayasia.
‰‰ Roger Binny
 Former cricketer Roger Binny has been elected as the
36th President of the Board of Control for cricket
in India (BCCI). (18 October, 2022)
 He replaces Sourav Ganguly, who held the post since
2019.
2023 (215)
‰‰ Virat Kohli
 Virat Kohli has become first Indian player to appear
in 100 international matches across all the three
formats. (28 August, 2022)
‰‰ Anupama Upadhyay
 Anupama Upadhyaya has become the second Indian
shuttler in U-19 girls singles category to claim the
top spot in BWF junior ranking. (7 September, 2022)
‰‰ Neeraj Chopra
 Indian javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has become first
Indian to win the Zurich Diamand League Final,
2022 (88.44 m) in Switzerland. (8 September, 2022)
 He also won gold Medal with 86.69 m effort at the
Kuortane games 2022 in Finland on 18 June, 2022.
Nominated for the 2022 "Laureus world Breakthrough
 
of the year" award.
Neeraj is only third Indian to be nominated for a
 
Laureus Award after wrestler Vinesh Phogat and Sachin
Tendulkar.
‰‰ Sudha Singh (Raibareli Express)
 Indian long-distance runner Sudha Singh announced
her retirement. (18 September, 2022)
 Sudha Singh won gold medal during Asian Games
2010 in Women’s 3000m Steepechase event.
‰‰ Dilip Tirkey
 Former India captain Dilip Tirkey elected as first
player - President of Hockey India. (23 September,
2022)
‰‰ Jhulan Goswami
 Indian woman pacer Jhulan retired from international
cricket. (24 September, 2022)
 She was made her International debut in 2002 against
England.
 Her International Career 44 wickets W-Test, 255
wickets in W-ODI and 50 wickets in W-T20 I.
 She is leading (255) wicket taker in W-ODI.
 She has 2nd longest career (20 years 261 days) in
W-ODI after Mithali Raj.
‰‰ Roger Federer
 The Swiss tennis giant Roger Federer announced his
retirement on 15 September, 2022.
 Federer made his ATP debut in 1998 during Swis
Open.
 French Open 1999 was his first Grand Slam
tournament.
 During his two decades long career he won 20 Grand
Slam Singles title; 8 Wimbledon, 6 Australian, 5 U.S.
Open and 1 French Open.
 During Beijing Olympics 2008, Roger Federer along
with his Swiss fellow Stanislas Wawrinka won gold
medal in men's doubles event.
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‰‰ Rupal Chaudhary  She is highest run scorer in world in women cricket
 Uttar Pradesh’s Rupal Chaudhary became first Indian
ODI. (7805 runs)
 Leading run-scorer in women's international Cricket
athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the
(U-20) world championship. (10868 runs in 333 matches)
 Only Indian women cricketer to score a double
 She won bronze in women’s 400 m and was also part
century in a test.
of silver winning India’s 4 × 400m mixed relay team
 Only woman cricketer to played in six world cups.
at U-20 World Athletics Championship 2022 in Cali,
Third after Sachin Tendulkar and Javed Miadad
Colombia. (4 August, 2022)
(Pakistan).
‰‰ Vishwanathan Anand  Awards : 2003 - Arjun Award; 2015 - Padma Shri;
 India’s First Grandmaster and legend Viswanathan 2017 - Wisden Leading Woman Cricketer in the world;
Anand has been elected as deputy president of 2021 - Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. (First
FIDE, the Chess’s world governing body, while Woman Cricketer).
Arkady Dvorkovich was elected President for a ‰‰ Sunil Chhetri
second term. (7 August, 2022)
 Indian Football Captain Sunil Chhetri (now be came
‰‰ Manisha Kalyan 5th highest goal scorer) equals the 84 goals record of
 Striker Manisha Kalyan became the first Indian Hungarian great Ferenc Puskas.
footballer to play at UEFA women’s Champions  Now he became 5th highest goal scorer in the world,
League when she made her debut for Apollon Ladies Jointly with Ferenc Puskas.
FC at Engomi, Cyprus. (18 August, 2022) ‰‰ Preeti Maske
‰‰ Shreyansh Trivedi  The 45 years old, mother of two, Preeti Maske (Pune)
 Uttar Pradesh’s para athlete Shreyansh Trivedi won set a Guinness world record as the first woman to
gold medals in 100m and 200m (Class T-37) events at cycle solo from Leh to Manali (430km) in 55 hours
4th Indian open para athletics meet held in Bengaluru. and 13 minutes.
‰‰ Gagan Kumar Paswan ‰‰ Poorna Malavath
 A U.P. Police constable posted in Noida, Gagan Kumar  Telangana mountaineer Poorna Malavath has
Paswan has won Bronze medal in Badminton at completed the 'Seven Summit Challenge'.
 She conquered the Mt. Everest at age 13 in 2014.
the World Police and Fire Games in Netherland’s
Rotterdam. (28 July, 2022) ‰‰ Sajan Prakash and Vedant Madhavan
‰‰ Parul Chaudhary  The Indian duo won individual gold medals at Danish
 Indian runner smashes the national record at sound
open swimming event at Copenhagen.
 Sajan Prakash won men's 200m Butterfly gold.
Running meet in Los Angeles in Women’s 3000m
 V. Madhavan won a gold in men's 800m freestyle and
event. (2 July, 2022)
a silver in news's 1500m freestyle.
‰‰ Kalyan Chaubey
‰‰ Devendra Jhajharia
 Former Indian goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey was
 Devendra Jhajharia become the first para athlete to
elected as the new president of the All Indian
receive the Padma Bhushan.
Football Federation (AIFF). He will become the
 Para javelin thrower has won two golds (2004 and
first ex-player to hold the office.
2016) and one silver (2020) for the country in
‰‰ Mithali Raj Paralympics game.
 The Captain of Indian Women Cricket Team, Mithali ‰‰ Jiya Rai
Raj (39 year) announced her retirement from all
 13 years and 10 months old Mumbai’s Jiya Rai became
formats of cricket on 8 June, 2022 (debut in 1999).
the youngest and fastest female swimmer in the world
Format Matches Runs
Highest
Century
Half to cover 29 km at a stretch in 13 hours and 10 minutes
score Century across Palk strait.
Women
Test
12 699 214 1 4 ‰‰ Tasnim Mir
Women  World no. 1 in Under-19 (U-19) Girls Singles category
232 7805 125* 7 64
ODI (first Indian)
Women  As per new Badminton World Federation (BWF)
89 2364 97* 0 17
T20I Junior rankings
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