17 January 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 17th January
Important Current Affairs 17th January 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 17th January including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 17th January 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 17th January – National News
1. Launch of the “Geospatial Hackathon” by Jitendra Singh
◉ Jitendra Singh, India’s Minister of State for Science and Technology, has started a “Geospatial Hackathon” to encourage innovation and start-ups in the country’s geospatial ecosystem.
◉ Goal – To develop the ecosystem for geospatial start-ups in our nation as well as to encourage cooperation between the public and private geospatial sectors.
◉ The “Geospatial Hackathon” will include two sets of challenges: the Research Challenge and the Startup Challenge, and it will end on March 10, 2023.
2. By 2025, the entire nation will be covered by a doppler weather radar network.
◉ The Doppler weather radar network would cover the entire nation by 2025, according to Union Minister Jitendra Singh.
◉ The goal is to better correctly predict severe weather events.
◉ Doppler radars have increased in number across the nation from 15 in 2013 to 37 in 2023.
◉ In the next two to three years, India will add 25 more radars, bringing the total to 62.
3. Rajasthan becomes the first state to adopt a policy to combat blindness.
◉ The goal of the policy is to guarantee the “right to sight,” and Rajasthan has become the first state to put it into practice.
◉ The goal of the newly implemented policy is to improve the lives of the more than three lakh visually impaired residents of the state.
◉ The goal of the blindness control policy is to reduce the prevalence rate of blindness in the nation, which was 1.1 percent in 2020, to 0.3 percent.
◉ According to the policy, all government medical colleges in Rajasthan must operate Keratoplasty Centers and Eye Banks.
4. Bharat Gaurav will travel between Ayodhya and Janakpur on Indian Railways
◉ In a particularly special journey called “Shri Ram-Janaki Yatra: Ayodhya to Janakpur,” Indian Railways’ Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train will travel between the two most important pilgrimage sites in India and Nepal, Ayodhya and Janakpur.
◉ On February 17, 2023, the tourist train will depart from Delhi. This initiative will promote and deepen bilateral ties between the two nations.
◉ As additional attractions, the tourist train will visit Nandigram, Sitamarhi, Kashi, and Prayagraj.
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International News
5. Beginning in Davos is the World Economic Forum 2023 Summit.
◉ The annual World Economic Forum Summit, now in its 53rd year, will be held in Davos, Switzerland, from January 16 to 20, 2023.
◉ For the first time in three years, the five-day gathering of top corporate executives, politicians, financiers, and academics will take place in person.
◉ During the major summit, Davos is expected to host more than 2,700 delegates.
◉ This year’s conference has “Cooperation in a Fragmented World” as its topic. In addition to this, the war between Russia and Ukraine, the global economic downturn, climate change, and the rise in living expenses are some of the most important topics to be covered.
Banking
6. In December 2022, WPI inflation decreased to 4.95 percent.
◉ In December 2022, the wholesale price-based inflation dropped to 95%, primarily as a result of lower costs for food items and crude oil.
◉ Inflation measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was 85% in November 2022 and 14.27% in December 2021.
◉ In December 2022, the inflation rate for food items was (-)1.25% while it was 18.09% for fuel and electricity. The month’s rate of inflation for manufactured goods was 3.37 percent.
Awards
7. Mr. USA Miss Universe 2018 was crowned by R’Bonney Gabriel.
◉ The 71st annual Miss Universe pageant’s champion has been announced as R’Bonney Gabriel.
◉ Miss Venezuela Amanda Dudamel came in second, and Miss Dominican Republic Andreina Martinez came in third.
◉ She is the first American-born Filipina to win Miss USA.
8. Federal Bank Literary Award 2023 was given to author K Venu
◉ The first-ever Federal Bank Literary Award 2022 went to renowned author K Venu for his autobiography, “Oranweshananthinte Katha.”
◉ Balagopal Chandrasekhar, the chairman and independent director of the Federal Bank, gave the award.
◉ It was given at a gathering hosted at Kozhikode Beach as part of the ongoing sixth edition Kerala Literature Festival.
Sports
9. The fifth-highest run scorer in ODI cricket is Virat Kohli.
◉ Indian cricketer Virat Kohli has passed Sri Lankan star Mahela Jayawardene (12,650 runs in 448 appearances) to move into fifth place on the list of all-time ODI run scorers.
◉ He made this goal against Sri Lanka in Kerala’s third and final one-day international of the series.
◉ Virat scored 45 tonnes and 65 half-centuries while scoring 12,652 runs at an average of 57.78 in 268 ODIs.
◉ According to records, Indian great Sachin Tendulkar has scored 18,426 runs at an average of 44.83, making him the top run scorer in ODI history. In this format, he has 96 fifties and 49 centuries, with a best of 200.
10. Bangkok Open tennis champions Saketh Myneni and Yuki Bhambri in 2023
◉ The Bangkok Open Men’s Double Tennis Championship was won by the Indian tennis team of Yuki Bhambri and Saketh Myneni at Nonthaburi, Thailand.
◉ Bhambri-Saket defeated Christopher Rungkat of Indonesia and Akira Santillan of Australia in their seventh final as a pair by scores of 2-6, 7-6, and 14-12.
◉ They have won six ATP Challenger Tour championships together.
Important day
11. National Startup Day is on January 16.
◉ The 16th of January is designated as National Startup Day each year.
◉ Promoting and supporting new enterprises in the nation is the goal.
◉ PM Modi first announced the day’s adoption on January 15, 2022.
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