CURRENT AFFAIRS

JANUARY ‘2023
1. The BAIDU is a Chinese-based technology company. The company works on artificial
intelligence and internet-related products. The headquarters of the company is in Beijing.
2. Coruson is cloud software developed by a UK-based company called Ideagen.
3. United Nations released the ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects 2023’ report.
4. The International Blue Flag tag is awarded to the beaches that are cleanest and eco-
friendly. Kappad beach in Kerala is the only beach to receive the tag.
5. Trans fats are unsaturated fats. Increased consumption of trans fats leads to heart diseases
and bad cholesterol. The World Health Organization recently released a report on “Global
Trans – Fat Elimination”.
6. Bharat Biotech recently launched an intranasal vaccine to treat COVID-19. It is called
iNCOVACC. Intra-nasal means the vaccine is administered through nose.
7. India celebrated its 74th republic day on January 26, 2023, and Egyptian President Abdel
Fattah el-Sisi was the chief guest.
8. Holocaust means destruction on a large scale. International Holocaust Day is marked on
January 27.
9. The Indian Space Research Organization is working on a space project that will study the
sun. The name of the project is Aditya L1.
10. Padma Awards is a presented to honour people from different fields such as social work,
education, literature, public affairs, education, etc.
11. Bengaluru city is the host of the ‘G-20 Working Group on Environment and Climate
Sustainability’ meeting.
12. CARE is an international organization fighting against poverty.
13. The most popular fruit festivals in the world are the Pineapple Festival.
14. The Government of India is celebrating this year National Tourism Day at Pochampally
of Telangana.
15. Uganda has one of the largest oil reserves in the Saharan desert according to the
International Monetary Fund.
16. CARE is an international organization fighting against poverty.
17. Himachal Pradesh was the 18th state formed in the Indian Union. The government of
India passed the State of Himachal Pradesh Act in 1970 to make it a state.
18. India is to celebrate its 13th National Voters Day on January 25. The first NVD was
celebrated in 2011.
19. Jaipur District Administration is hosting a three-day international summit on crafts. The
main objective of the summit is to promote Odisha crafts in Rajasthan!
20. Full form of SEBI is the Security and Exchange Board of India.
21. Every year India celebrates National Girl Child Day on January 24. The main objective of
the celebrations is to create awareness about education for girls and provide them with
good health and nutrition.
22. The European Union is to launch the JUICE Spacecraft in April 2023. The spacecraft is to
explore the moons of Jupiter. Specifically, the mission is to study the three major moons
of Jupiter namely Ganymede, Europe, and Callisto.
23. Every year India celebrates the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on
January 23. Netaji founded the Azad Hind movement and led Azad Hind Fouj (Indian
National Army).
24. The eighth India International Science Festival is to be held in Bhopal.
25. In the path of strengthening multilateral ties, South Africa, Russia, and China are to hold
naval drills in the Indian Ocean. It is to be held in the month of February 2023. During the
exercise, the countries will exchange knowledge and operational skills.
26. The Jaipur Literature Festival is celebrated in the month of January in the city of Jaipur,
the Pink city. 16th edition of the festival is to be celebrated in 2023.
27. MV Ganga Vilas the world’s longest river cruise, which was flagged off by the Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
28. Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry observes Road Safety Week from 11th to
17th of January. During the Week, various activities is being organised throughout the
Country to create awareness.
29. India celebrates Army Day on January 15 every year to commemorate the achievements
of the first Indian Commanders in Chief of the Indian Army
30. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is aiming to launch the Aditya-L1
mission by June or July 2023. Aditya-L1 is the first Indian space mission to observe the
Sun.
31. The investiture ceremony in Springdales school, Dhaula Kuan was held on 25th January,
2023.
32. Aditya Gupta and Teesta Guha Ganguly are chosen as the Head boy and Head girl for the
session 2023-24, respectively.
33. A special assembly was conducted on 30th January for the observation of Martyrs’ Day to
commemorate the sacrifices of the martyrs’.
34. The song Naatu Naatu from the movie RRR won the Oscars for the best original song
category.
35. Prime Minister Narendra announced 21 Islands of Andaman and Nicobar to be named
after Param Vir Chakra awardees.
36. The sixth edition of Prime Minister’s interactive programme with the students appearing
for the board examination ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ was scheduled for January 27 at
Talkatora Indoor Stadium in the national capital.
37. On January 25, an earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hit Nepal. Tremors were also felt in
north-western region of India including Delhi and Jaipur.
38. On January 5, National Bird Day is celebrated to raise awareness of the value of tiny
tweets in the ecosystem.
39. Every year, January 8 is recognized as Earth Rotation Day. This day marks the
anniversary of French physicist Leon Foucault's 1851 proof that the Earth revolves on its
axis.
40. On January 11, it is Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri. He was the second Prime
Minister of Independent India. He popularised the slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' He
actively participated in India's freedom struggle. Due to cardiac arrest, he died on 11
January 1966. And he was also known as the 'Man of Peace' globally.