2 January 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 2nd January
Important Current Affairs 2nd January 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 2nd January about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 2nd January 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 2nd January – National News
1. Goa welcomes the opening of the eighth-lane, second-longest cable-stayed bridge in India.
◉ Union Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways, has officially opened the first phase of the New Zuari Bridge, which spans the Zuari River and connects Verna junction in South Goa with Bambolim in North Goa.
◉ The bridge, which is situated on NH-17/NH-66 on the Panjim-Mangalore stretch of the state of Goa, would shorten travel times between North and South Goa by reducing the amount of time that traffic is blocked between Bambolim-Agasaim-Cortalim-Sancoale and Verna Junction.
2. India and Cyprus signed a defense and military cooperation deal.
◉ A number of agreements have been negotiated between India and Cyprus in a variety of fields, including their military cooperation.
◉ In order to establish a shared framework for arrangements and collaboration to support the mobility of students, academics, businesspeople, and professionals, a Letter of Intent on Migration and Mobility Partnership was also signed.
◉ Dr. Jaishankar will meet with Annita Demetriou, the head of the House of Representatives, during his three days in Cyprus.
3. In January, Tata Motors will finish acquiring the Ford India manufacturing facility.
◉ On January 10th, 2023, Tata Motors will complete the acquisition of Ford India’s Sanand manufacturing facility through a subsidiary.
◉ On August 20, 2022, the subsidiary, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML), announced that it would purchase the Sanand factory of Ford India Pvt Ltd (FIPL) in Gujarat for $725.7 crore.
4. The Central Detective Training Institute (CDTI) in Karnataka is inaugurated by Amit Shah.
◉ Amit Shah, Union Minister of Housing and Cooperation, has officially opened the Central Detective Training Institute (CDTI) in Devanahalli, Karnataka.
◉ He also opened the Indo-Tibetan Border Police’s residential and administrative structures (ITBP).
◉ Residential Quarters, Joint Building, Barracks for 120 Jawans, Staff Officers’ Mess, and Officers’ Mess are among the ITBP residential complexes that Shri Amit Shah officially opened.
◉ This will be the nation’s sixth CDTI produced by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs Bureau of Police Research & Development.
5. On January 1, 2023, the International Year of Millets (IYM) officially begins.
◉ The International Year of the Millets will be celebrated in 2023 all around the world.
◉ The Indian government wants to establish India as the “Global Hub for Millets” and turn the International Year of the Millets into a “People’s Movement.”
◉ The idea was approved and adopted by the UN General Assembly at its 75th session in 2021, and 2023 was designated as the International Year of Millets.
◉ To promote the International Year of Millets and raise awareness of the advantages of millets, Central Ministries, States, and Indian embassies set aside a dedicated month in 2023.
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International News
6. According to Reporters Without Borders, 1668 journalists have been killed in the last 20 years.
◉ According to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), 1,668 journalists have died globally in the course of their journalism job between the years of 2003 and 2022 as a result of murders, contract killings, ambushes, deaths in combat situations, and fatal injuries.
◉ According to the report, 80 journalists died on average per year. 1,787 people have died since the year 2000.
◉ With 144 and 142 journalists killed, respectively, 2012 and 2013 saw the highest annual death tolls.
◉ These high points, which were largely caused by the Syrian conflict, were followed by a slow decline and then historically low numbers starting in 2019.
Banking
7. Utkarsh 2.0 was released by the RBI for the years 2023–2025.
◉ Utkarsh 2.0, the second stage of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) medium-term strategy for improving regulatory and supervisory systems, has been introduced by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.
◉ By keeping the six vision statements, together with the core purpose, values, and mission statement from Utkarsh 2022, Utkarsh 2.0 builds on its strengths.
◉ In July 2019, the first strategic framework (Utkarsh 2022) spanning the years 2019–2022) was released. It evolved into a medium-term strategy plan that directed the Bank’s advancement toward the achievement of the listed milestones.
Appointment
8. Dinesh Shukla is named the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board’s chairman.
◉ Dinesh Kumar Shukla, a distinguished scientist and former executive director of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has been named the organization’s chairman.
◉ He was appointed to this position for a three-year term.
◉ Dinesh Kumar Shukla is a well-respected expert in nuclear safety on a global scale.
9. Sujoy Thaosen, the director-general of the CRPF, now oversees the BSF.
◉ Sujoy Lal Thaosen, the director general of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), has been assigned an additional responsibility as the director general of the Border Security Force by the Indian government (BSF).
◉ He succeeds Pankaj Kumar Singh, director general of the BSF.
◉ Thaosen, a Madhya Pradesh cadre officer from the 1988 batch, would undertake the “additional charge” of BSF DG till the appointment of a permanent DG of BSF or until further instructions.
◉ In addition to playing a number of tasks in the country’s internal security, the roughly 2.65 lakh-strong BSF monitors more than 6,300 kilometers of the Indian border with Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Sports
10. Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia.
◉ Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain of Portugal’s national team, has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr club.
◉ The contract, which Ronaldo, 37, signed, is expected to be valued at more than 200 million euros and would last until June 2025.
◉ After a successful tenure with Real Madrid in Spain from 2009 to 2018, where he won two La Liga championships, two Spanish Cups, four Champions League championships, and three Club World Cups, Ronaldo will go to Saudi Arabia.
Important day
11. Global Family Day is on January 1.
◉ Every year on January 1st, the world celebrates Global Family Day.
◉ To spread optimism and work toward world peace.
◉ Through the concept of families, the day fosters a sense of brotherhood, community, and solidarity among all races and cultures.
◉ According to the book “One Day in Peace,” the United Nations was requested to host a commemoration of Global Family Day on January 1 in 1999.
Obituary
12. Benedict XVI, a former pope, passed away.
◉ Recently, former Pope Benedict XVI passed away in the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery.
◉ At 95 years old, he was.
◉ Former Pope Benedict, who served as the leader of the Catholic Church, was the first pope to step down in 600 years. He resigned in 2013, and Pope Francis took his place.
◉ In a thousand years, Pope Benedict was the first German to hold office. From 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013, he served as the head of Vatican City.
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