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JANUARY 2023 CURRENT AFFAIRS BY PARMAR SSC

Hockey World Cup 2023


Won by : Germany (by defeating Belgium)
India : 10th
Indian Hockey Team Coach Graham Greed Resigns

Khelo India Youth Games 2022


Held in Madhya Pradesh
Mascot : Chetah (Asha & Mowgli)
Anthem : Hindustan ka dil dhadka do

M1 Abram Tanks : USA


Leopard Tanks : Germany

UNFAO declared Year 2023 as the International Year of Millets

Kamla Devi - A Fast Patrol Vessel Commissioned in Indian Coastguard

Khadi Fest - 23 Launched in Mumbai

Debbie Hockley Medal to be given by Newzealand every year to the best woman cricketer

India and South Africa sign Cheetah Reintroduction Pact (12 cheetahs to be introduced in Kuno
National Park, M.P.)

ADITYA L1 is India's Mission to : Sun

Guest in India's Republic Day Parade 2023 : Abdel Fattah El Sisi (President of Egypt)
Best Tableau Award : Uttarakhand
Best Defence Contingent : Army's Punjab Regiment
Best CAPF Contingent : CRPF
Best Ministry Contingent : Mo Tribal Affairs

Padma Vibhushan Awards


Shri Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumously) : Architecture
Zakir Hussain : Art
SM Krishna : Public Affairs
Dilip Mahalnobis(Posthumously): Medicine
Srinivas Varadhan : Science & Engineering
Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumously) : Public Affairs

Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasiya Lifetime Achievement Award : Dr. Prabha Atre


Largest Contingent of Women Peacekeepers deployed at Abyei by Indian Army

Neelakurunji added in Schedule 3 of Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (it is found in Western Ghats)

SCO Film Festival celebrated in Mumbai

INDIAN OPEN WINNERS :


Men's :- Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
Women's :- An Seyoung (South Korea)

Medical Emergency in Yanomami Territory of Brazil

Brazil President : Lula da Silva

A New Virus - 'Norovirus' which effects Gastro Intestinal Tract has been found in Kerala

INS Vagir has been Commissioned in Indian Navy under Project 75


This is 5th Scorpene Class Conventional Submarine (under Kalvari Class)
Vagsheer is the 6th and the final one.

21 Islands of Andaman and Nicobar named after Param Vir Chakra Awardees

Arjan Sikri appointed as Administrator of Shooting WC 2023

Deepest Metro to be built in Pune Civil Court

Report "Survival of the Richest : The India Story" has been released by : Oxfam

Coaching Beyond : My Days with the Indian Cricket Team :- R Kaushik & R Sridhar

Wildlife Conservation Bond launched by : World Bank

BHAR OS : Operating System developed by IIT Madras

Prabha Ben Sobhachand Shah passed away recently was a : Social Worker

Nilmani Phhokan who won 56th Jnanpith Award has passed away recently

Hashim Amla , South African Cricketer Retires

Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank received the Best Bank Award

WEF Centre for 4th Industrial Revolution :- Hyderabad


Padho Pardesh Scheme Discontinued by Ministry of Minority Affairs

Spot Bellied Eagle Owl Spotted in Sesachalam Forest for the first time

Kollam becomes India's first Constitutionally Literate District

1st district to provide basic documents & facilities : Waynad

Indian Library Congress : Kannur,Kerala

Film Naanera wins Golden Kailasha Award at Ajanta Ellora Festival

Joint Naval Exercise Conducted between India & France

Wassenar Arrangement :- It involves Exchange of Information in transfer of Conventional


weapons and du use goods and technologies

Capt. Shiva Chauhan : First Woman Officer deployed at Siachen

Novak Djokovic won Australian Open (imp.)

Adelaide International
Men : Novak Djokovic (by defeating Sebastian Korda)
Women :Arynka Sabalenka

Roller Coaster: An affair with Banking written by Tamal Bandopadhyay

Kilauea Volcano : Hawaii (USA)

LHS 475 B is a : Exoplanet

Harvard Law School honoured CJI DY Chandrachud with 2022 Award for Global Leadership

President of Vietnam - NGUYEN XUAN PHUC resigns due to Corruption Charges

Last Nizam of Hyderabad Mukarram Jah Bahadur passes away

Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum held in Davos


Theme : Cooperation in Fragmented World

Abdul Rehman Makki , Pakistani based Terrorist designated as a Global Terrorist

2nd Country to launch Hydrogen Trains : China (1st : Germany)


Golden Globe Awards
Song Naatu Naatu of film RRR(Rise,Roar,Revolt) won the Best Song Award in Composer of
Song : MM Keeravani
RRR was also awarded Best foreign language Film (Director: SS Rajamouli)
Best TV Series : Abbott Elementary
Best Performance by an Actor : Kevin Costner for "Yellowstone"
Best Director : Steven Spielberg

India's first drone with 5G Capabilities :- Skyhawk

SPIC MACAY & Ministry of Culture collaborates for 'Music in the Park' Series under 'Shruti
Amrut'

Mansukh Mandviya launches a Book : "Braving a viral storm India score : India's Covid 19
vaccine story" :- written by Ashish chandurkar

5th Global Mental Health Summit : Chennai

Very short range air defence system (VSHORAD) : This Missile System is a Man Portable Air
Defence System (MANPAD) designed & developed by DRDO

India's first City with 100% Severage Facility : Hyderabad

White tufted Royal Butterfly 🦋 : A Rare Species found in Kerala's Kannur


AC Charania has been appointed as the new Chief Technologist by NASA

Henly Passport Index 2023 : India : 85th;Japan topped the list

Tsirkon Hypersonic Cruise Missile : Russia

Section 6A of Citizenship Act deals with special provisions as to the citizenship of individuals
covered by the Assam Accord

Pralay Exercise Conducted by the Indian Airforce in the NorthEastern Sector of India

TROPEX23 is an Exercise Conducted by Indian Navy in Indian Ocean

PRITHVI 2 Tactical Ballistic Missile Successfully Tested at Integrated Testing Range in


Chandipur,Odisha {It is a Surface to Surface Short Range Ballistic Missile} ; development by
DRDO

Uttarakhand approves 30% Reservation for Women in Government Jobs


National Science Day(28 Feb) theme 2023 :- Global science for global well being

Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana,New Integrated Food Security Scheme launched : it
provides free foodgrains to Antyodaya Ann Yojana Beneficiaries

Fastest Player to achieve 1500 runs in T20 : Suryakumar Yadav

ICC Annual Awards


Sir Garfields Sobers Trophy : Babar Azam
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy : Nat Sciver
Men's Test Cricketer of the Year : Ben Stokes
Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year : Babar Azam
Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year : Nat Sciver

Croatia joins Eurozone (accepted Euro as its Currency)

First Female Sikh Judge : Manpreet Monica Singh

Speaker of House of Representatives in USA : Kevin McCarthy

1st Solar Powered Village : Modhera(Gujrat)

New PM of Newzealand : Chris Hipkins

President Droupadi Murmu inaugrated Samvidhan Udyan in Jaipur

World's Longest River Cruise "Ganga Vilas" : From Varanasi to Assam

U-WIN Platform launched to digitise India's Universal Immunization Programme

PARAKH - India's first national assessment regulator launched by : NCERT

Hakku Patra given to Lambadi Tribe of Karnataka

Siyom Bridge : Arunachal Pradesh

1st State to go fully digital in its Banking Services : Kerala

MAARG (Mentorship,Advisory, Assistance,Resilience,Growth) platform launched by :


Commerce & Industry Ministry

PRAJJWALA Challenge launched by : Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihood


Mission
State Icon for Bihar by Election Commission : Maithili Thakur

Strongest Brand in India : Reliance JIO

Qst bowler to take Hatrick in 1st over of Ranji : Jaydev Unadkat (Saurashtra)

1st Female Cricketer to have a Bronze Statue : Belinda Clarke

Anahat Singh is related to : Squash

India defeated SriLanka with the highest Margin in ODI of 317 Runs

ICC U-19 Women's T20 WC won by : India (by defeating England ; held in South Africa)

Youngest Player to score Double Century in ODIs : Shubhman Gill


Fastest Double Century in ODIs : Ishan Kishan

Malaysian Open
Men : Viktor Axelsen
Women : Akane Yamaguchi

UN Habitat's World Habitat Awards : Odisha

Best Police Unit Award : Jalna,Nagpur

Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia Award : Dr. Prabha Atre {Vocalist from Kirana Gharana}

Golden Kailasha Award : Naanera film

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