Current Affairs-January 23-24, 2023.

 

INDIA

• President Droupadi Murmu conferred Pradhanmantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awards on 11 children for exceptional achievement in six categories including Art, Culture, Bravery, Innovation, Social Service, and Sports.
• The first B20 meet being organized as part of the G20 will conclude in Gandhinagar.
• PM Modi interacts with youngsters selected under ‘Know Your Leader’ programme at his residence.
• Ayush Ministry signs MoU with ITDC for promotion of medical value travel in Ayurveda and other traditional systems of medicine.
• Foundation day of Uttar Pradesh is being celebrated on January 24.
• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) directed YouTube and Twitter to take down links sharing the BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question.’
• The Indian Navy commissioned the fifth diesel-electric Kalvari-class submarine Vagir.
• Centre to send a proposal to UNESCO for nominating Charaideo moidams of the Ahom kingdom as a World Heritage Site.
• Assam: Men marrying girls below 14 to be booked under POCSO Act.

ECONOMY

• SEBI launches information database on municipal bonds.
• World Bank lauds Bangladesh as one of the world’s greatest development stories.
• Atal Pension Yojana records 10 million enrolments in a calendar year.
• Jammu and Kashmir launches Rs 879-crore food processing project.
• RBI gave banks time till end of December 2023 to complete renewal of agreements for existing safe deposit lockers of customers.

WORLD

• United States launches several new initiatives and schemes to reduce delays in visa processing in India.
• Amazon India announced the launch of Amazon Air -dedicated air cargo service in India to speed up deliveries.
• Russia and Estonia expelled the ambassadors from each other’s countries in a tit-for-tat move.
• Brazil declares medical emergency in Yanomami territory after reports of children deaths from malnutrition.

SPORTS

• India’s Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna advances to mixed doubles quarter-finals in Australian Open Tennis.
• Thai shuttler Kunlavut Vitidsarn wins India Open Badminton title.
• FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup: New Zealand enters quarterfinals beating India in penalty shoot-out.