Current Affairs-January 30, 2023
INDIA
- Odisha’s Health Minister Naba Kishore Das died after being shot by a policeman.
- Patiala Military Literature Festival concludes
- New plateau found by ARI team in Thane, Maharashtra could hold clues to plant survival.
- First G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group meeting begins in Chandigarh.
- Nation observes Mahatma Gandhi’s 74th death anniversary on January 30.
ECONOMY
- Google blocked 50,000 pieces of content shared by pro-China accounts last year across various platforms.
- Tata Trusts are setting up endowment funding entities on the lines of the US-based Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
- NSE emerges as the World’s Largest Derivatives Bourse for 4th year in a row.
- High Street Rentals in Top 8 Cities rise up to 50% in 2022.
WORLD
- Google researchers create AI that can generate minutes-long musical pieces from text.
- British PM sacks Conservative Party Chairman Nadhim Zahawi from government over his tax affairs
- Pakistan federal government announces an increase in prices of petrol and diesel by 35 rupees.
SPORTS
- India claimed its maiden ICC title in women’s cricket as it lifted the inaugural U-19 World Cup.
- Germany beat Belgium 5-4 in penalty shootout to win FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar.
- Tech-driven sports company SFA signs a five-year sponsorship deal with Sports Authority of India (SAI) for Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG)
