1 February 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 1st February
Important Current Affairs 1st February 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 1st February including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 1st February 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 1st February – National News
1. The capital of Andhra Pradesh’s new state will be Visakhapatnam.
◉ At the International Diplomatic Alliance summit in New Delhi, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy announced that Visakhapatnam would be named the new capital of Andhra Pradesh.
◉ Hyderabad was chosen as the new state’s capital when Telangana was split off from Andhra Pradesh in 2014.
◉ Amaravati, in the Vijayawada-Guntu region on the banks of the river Krishna, was to become the new capital, according to the Andhra government of 2015, which was led by TDP’s N Chandrababu Naidu and functioning out of Hyderabad in the interim.
2. The Vision for All School Eye Health program was started by the Goa government.
◉ The OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation and Prasad Netralaya are partners in the Goa government’s Vision for All School Eye Health initiative.
◉ The Vision for All School Eye Health initiative will concentrate on educating 2000 teachers on how to conduct basic visual acuity tests for the students in their particular schools, which will be followed by thorough refraction by qualified Prasad Netralaya staff members.
◉ The OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation has pledged to give 25,000 kids who have refractive defect-free glasses.
3. The inaugural G20 Energy Transition Working Group meeting will be held in Bengaluru.
◉ Bengaluru will host the first G20 Energy Transition Working Group meeting under India’s Presidency from February 5–7, 2023.
◉ The Working Group will include representatives from both host and G20 nations.
◉ Leading international organizations will also send representatives to the summit, including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, United Nations Development Program, International Energy Agency, Clean Energy Ministerial, and International Solar Alliance, among others.
4. President Murmu spoke on the 31st NCW Foundation Day.
◉ On January 31, 2023, President Droupadi Murmu spoke at the National Commission for Women’s (NCW) 31st Foundation Day in New Delhi.
◉ The program’s focus is “Sashakt Nari Sashakt Bharat.”
◉ The topic aims to honor the experiences of women who have excelled in their quest to make a lasting impression.
◉ As a statutory entity established by the National Commission for Women Act of 1990, NCW was established in January 1992.
5. The inaugural G20 Education Working Group meeting will be held in Tamil Nadu.
◉ The inaugural meeting of the Education Working Group will take place in Tamil Nadu on February 1 and 2, 2023, at IIT Madras.
◉ Assuring fundamental reading and numeracy is one of its four main responsibilities, especially in the context of blended learning.
◉ Up to 75 delegations from G20 members, invited nations, three international organizations, and other parties are in attendance.
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Banking
6. IMF anticipates a slowdown in Indian economic growth to 6.1% in 2023.
◉ The World Economic Outlook of the IMF projects that India’s economic growth will drop from 6.8% in 2022 to 6.1% in 2023 before increasing to 6.8% in 2024.
◉ According to the report, growth in emerging and developing Asia is predicted to increase to 5.3% and 5.2%, respectively, in 2023 and 2024.
◉ Additionally, according to the IMF, global growth will decrease from roughly 3.4% in 2022 to 2.9% in 2023 before increasing to 3.1% in 2024.
Appointment
7. Harmanpreet Kaur was appointed brand ambassador by Puma India.
◉ Puma India, a producer, and designer of footwear have chosen Harmanpreet Kaur to serve as its newest brand ambassador.
◉ Through the brand campaign, Harmanpreet Kaur will promote the company’s footwear, clothing, and accessories, including a few ranges.
◉ Harmanpreet now stands among brand ambassadors Virat Kohli, Neymar Jr., Sunil Chhetri, MC Mary Kom, K L Rahul, and Avani Lekhara for PUMA.
◉ Harmanpreet Kaur holds the world record for the fourth-fastest women’s T201 hundred.
Sports
8. Chahal surpasses all previous Indian team wicket-takers in T201 history.
◉ In T201 Cricket history, Yuzvendra Chahal has taken the most wickets for Team India.
◉ In Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, during the second T201 match against New Zealand, he reached the milestone.
◉ Bhuvneshwar Kumar is second on the leaderboard with 90 wickets in 87 T201s, while Chahal has 91 wickets in 75 games.
◉ With 72 wickets, Ravichandran Ashwin is the third bowler on this list.
Important day
9. 01.02.2019 is Indian Coast Guard Day.
◉ Every year on February 1, the Indian Coast Guard Day is observed to honor the agencies that oversee maritime security.
◉ India will commemorate Coast Guard Day for the 47th time this year.
◉ On February 1, 1977, the interim Indian Coast Guard was first constituted to stop the seaborne smuggling of goods that impeded India’s internal economy.
◉ The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Day was formally established by the Parliament on August 18, 1978, and is observed on February 1.
Obituary
10. K.V. Tirumalesh, a renowned author, passed away.
◉ KV Tirumalesh, a well-known poet and author, passed away lately at the age of 82.
◉ For his book of poems, Akshaya Kavya, he received the Sahitya Akademi award in 2016 in addition to various other literary honors. His analytical writings include a Kannada-language article on existentialism and the poems of Da Ra Bendre.
◉ He was a retired professor who had formerly taught at Hyderabad’s English and Foreign Languages University.
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