Current Affairs-January 14, 2023
INDIA
- Prime Minister Modi flags off world’s longest river cruise from Varanasi to Dibrugarh.
- Makar Sankranti festival is being observed across the country.
- TRAI releases Consultation Paper on Telecommunication Infrastructure Sharing, Spectrum Sharing and Spectrum Leasing.
- Indian Railways to launch Bharat Gaurav Tourist Train.
- Himachal Pradesh govt restores old pension scheme
- Tamil Nadu adopts Bill to make Tamil paper compulsory for State government jobs.
- Supreme Court held that exclusion of Sikkimese women who marry non-Sikkimese men from exemptions under the Income Tax Act is unconstitutional.
ECONOMY
- Rise in government capital spending pushes up investments till December by 53% higher than FY22.
- India-China trade recordec at $135.98 bn in 2022; Trade deficit crosses $100 bn mark for the first time
- Jio-BP to build EV charging infrastructure for Citroen’s India unit.
- Retail inflation eases to 12-month low of 5.72% in December
WORLD
- US renames five places that used racist slur for Native Americans
- WHO urges South-East Asian countries to take urgent and accelerated measures against measles
- Europe’s largest known deposit of rare earth elements found in Sweden.
- Sri Lanka plans to downsize military by half by 2030.
- China operates first domestic Boeing 737 MAX flight since 2019
SPORTS
- FIFA charges Argentine Football Association for alleged offensive player misconduct and violations of fair play at World Cup final.
- Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy storm into semifinals of Malaysia Open Men’s doubles Badminton event.
- India defeats Spain in the opening match of World Cup Hockey 2023.
