January 2023 Current Affairs and Top Headlines

Indian women's team won the ICC Under-19 T20 Women's World Cup 2023 The young brigade, captained by Shefali Verma, defeated England by 7 wickets in the title match of the tournament held in South Africa.

President Murmu inaugurated Udyan Utsav 2023. Keeping in mind the theme of Amrit Mahotsav, the central government has renamed the Mughal Gardens as Amrit Udyan on the occasion of completion of 75 years of independence.

Data Protection Day is observed every year on January 28, with an aim to create more awareness about the various ways people can keep their data more secure.

The Government of India has announced the Padma Awards for the year 2023. This year 106 people have been accepted for Padma Awards, including 06 Padma Vibhushan, 09 Padma Bhushan and 91 Padma Shri winners.

India is celebrating its 74th Republic Day on 26 January 2023. Like every year, this year also in the presence of President, Prime Minister, Defense Minister and other dignitaries of the country on the duty path of the capital Delhi. A tableau of country and culture will be organized.

The first India Stack conference was organized on 25 January 2023 in New Delhi. The objective of the conference is to provide a platform to the industry and developer community to develop a robust build-up and innovation ecosystem and explore ways to take India's stack products to the country as well as to other countries.

Every year on 24 January "International Education Day" is celebrated all over the country. This year UNESCO has decided to dedicate the International Day of Education to Afghan girls and women on January 24, 2024.

INS Vagir, the fifth submarine of the Kalavari class, was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 23 January 2023. It is a diesel-electric attack submarine based on the Scorpene class, designed by the French naval defense and energy conglomerate Naval Group and built by Mazagon Dock Limited, an Indian shipyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Korean Ann Se-young won the women's singles final at the India Open Championship at the D Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on January 22.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched the School of Eminence scheme, under this project all government schools in the state will be updated with the latest technologies.

Praveen Sharma appointed as Director of National Health Authority Praveen Sharma has been appointed as Director in National Health Authority (Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Praveen Sharma has been appointed to the post for a period of five years under the Central Employees Scheme.

Aruna Miller became the first Indian-American politician to be sworn in as the Lieutenant Governor of the state of Maryland, USA on 19 January 2023.

The National Council for Education and Learning (NCERT) has released India's first national assessment regulator "PARKH" on 18 January 2023. Which will work on setting norms, standards and guidelines for student assessment and evaluation for all recognized school boards in the country.

Sri Lanka, as part of its 75th National Independence Day celebrations, has decided to issue a commemorative postage stamp, which includes the portrait of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

Indian Railways launched its Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train “Shri Ram-Janki Yatra: Ayodhya” which will depart from Delhi on February 17, 2023 for 7 days all inclusive tour. It will cover all three Ayodhya and Janakpur Dham (Nepal) as well as pilgrimage and heritage sites at Nandigram, Sitarmarhi, Varanasi and Prayag.

India beat Sri Lanka by a record 317 runs in the third and final ODI at Thiruvananthapuram. Batting for the first time at the Greenfield International Stadium, India scored 390 runs for 5 wickets.

State Bank of India (SBI) in association with National e-Governance Services Limited (NeSL) has launched e-Bank Guarantee (e-BG) facility. This will benefit the bank as well as those customers who use bank guarantees for business etc.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the river cruise 'MV Ganga Vilas' on 13 January 2023. This is the world's longest river cruise which will complete its journey in 51 days. The Prime Minister participated in the program through video conference. At the same time, the PM also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of several other inland waterway projects worth more than Rs 1000 crore.

Telangana High Court has appointed Shanti Kumari as the Chief Secretary of Internet. Shanti Kumari is an IAS officer of 1989 who became the first woman Chief Secretary of Telangana.

The 80th Golden Globe Awards, as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), honored the best of 2022 in film and American television. The ceremony, held at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, was broadcast live.

President Draupadi Murmu honored 27 overseas Indians with Bharatiya Samman on 10 January 2023 at the concluding session of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention.

Their help is sought in resolving the habit of the country connecting the overseas Indians with them. The Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan is being organized in Indore in partnership with the Government of Madhya Pradesh from 8-10 January 2023.

The International Kite Festival 2023 inaugurated by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on 8 January in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The festival is being organized by Gujarat Tourism on the G20 theme of 'One Earth, One Family, One Future'.

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur launched the Y20 Summit theme, logo and website at the curtain raiser event of Y20 Summit India in New Delhi. India is hosting the Y20 summit for the first time.

In a chess tournament held on 6 January, Tamil Nadu's Pranesh M became India's 79th Grandmaster, fulfilling all three criteria before the event.

In a chess tournament held on 6 January, Tamil Nadu's Pranesh M became India's 79th Grandmaster, fulfilling all three criteria before the event.

On 5 January, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced a collaboration with Microsoft to promote the development of space technology in the country.

Captain Shiva Chauhan of the Indian Army's Fire and Fury became the first woman officer to be operationally posted at Kumar Post in Siachen, the world's highest battlefield.

PM Modi inaugurated the 108th Indian Science Congress on 3 January 2023. Addressing this program through video conferencing, PM Modi said that the role of India's scientific power will be very important in the height at which India will be in the next 25 years.

Qin Gang has been appointed as the new and youngest Foreign Minister of China, replacing Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the new Integrated Food Security Scheme on 1 January 2023. Under the new scheme, free food grains will be provided to more than 81 crore people.