11 January 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 11th January
Important Current Affairs 11th January 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 11th January including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 11th January 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 11th January – National News
1. Kerala becomes the first entirely digital banking state in the nation.
◉ Kerala has been designated as the first state in the nation to fully digitalize its financial system, according to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
◉ This accomplishment was made possible by social interventions made by institutions of local self-government, as well as by the growth of the banking industry’s infrastructure and technological advancements.
◉ The ambitious Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON) project of the state government will lessen the digital divide, he also stated.
2. India and Panama inked an MoU to expand their collaboration in diplomat training.
◉ To increase collaboration in diplomat training, India and Panama have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
◉ When Dr. S. Jaishankar, the minister of external affairs, and Janaina Tewaney, the minister of foreign affairs of Panama, met on the margins of the 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention in Indore, they exchanged an official agreement.
◉ The arrangement would enable ambassadors from the two nations to continue gaining knowledge and expertise from one another in their specialized sectors of diplomatic studies.
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Awards
3. The Kashmir Files by Vivek Agnihotri has been nominated for an Oscar in 2023.
◉ The Kashmir Files, a movie directed by Vivek Agnihotri, has been nominated for an Oscar in 2023.
◉ For the best actor category, actors Anupam Kher, Mithun Chakraborthy, Darshan Kumar, and Pallavi Joshi have also made the shortlist.
◉ Additionally chosen for the Oscars are Rishabh Shetty’s “Kantara,” Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Gangubai Kathiawadi,” Paan Nalin’s “The Chello Show,” and SS Rajamouli’s “RRR.”
◉ By chance, the movie made over 200 crores at the box office.
4. At the Golden Globes, RRR won Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu.
◉ A movie from South Cinema At the 80th “Golden Globe Awards 2023” presentation, RRR made history.
◉ One of the two categories in which the SS Rajamouli film RRR received nominations, Best Original Song for Naatu Naatu, was awarded.
◉ Additionally, it received a nomination for Best Non-English Language Film, which went to Argentina in 1985.
◉ Other foreign prizes, such as Best Director for Rajamouli at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, have already been won by RRR.
Defence
5. Veer Guardian-2023 will be the first bilateral air exercise between India and Japan.
◉ The first combined aviation exercise between India and Japan, called Veer Guardian 2023, is about to start.
◉ From January 12 through January 26, 2023, Hyakuri Aviation Base in Japan will host the first bilateral air exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
◉ The Japanese air bases of Hyakuri and Iruma will host the joint exercise “Veer Guardian 2023” between the Indian Air Force and the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
Sports
6. Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most hundreds is tied with Virat Kohli.
◉ Following his century against Sri Lanka in the opening ODI of the three-match series in Guwahati, former India captain Virat Kohli has now recorded the joint most ODI centuries in a nation.
It was Kohli’s 20th ODI hundred in India, tying Sachin Tendulkar for the most in the history of the game.
◉ On home turf, Kohli needed just 99 innings to reach his 20th ODI century while Sachin needed 160.
◉ The next two players on the record for most ODI hundreds in a nation are South Africans Hashim Amla (14 hundred in 69 innings for South Africa) and Ricky Ponting (14 hundred in 151 innings for Australia).
7. Men’s single Adelaide International 1 champion Novak Djokovic 2023
◉ American Sebastian Korda was defeated by Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic to claim the 2023 Adelaide International 1 men’s singles championship.
◉ Aryna Sabalenka defeated Czech player Linda Noskova to win the women’s singles title at Adelaide International 1. This was her 11th singles victory on the WTA Tour.
◉ Men’s doubles: Harri Heliovaara (Finland) and Lloyd Glasspool (United Kingdom) (Finland)
◉ Women’s doubles: Taylor Townsend and Asia Muhammad (both from the United States) (United States)
Book and Author
8. Dhoni published Prof. KK Abdul Gaffar’s autobiography.
◉ Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced the publication of Professor K.K. Abdul Gaffar’s autobiography, “Njaan Sakshi” (myself as the witness).
◉ It will shed light on Prof. Gaffar’s journey as well as how students and education have evolved over time.
◉ CEO of Dubai Health Authority Marwan Al Mulla was the recipient of the first copy of this book (DHA).
Important day
9. The 2023 National Science Day topic was announced by Jitendra Singh.
◉ At a ceremony in New Delhi, Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh unveiled the National Science Day 2023 theme.
◉ Global Science for Global well-being is the theme for 2023.
◉ The theme was chosen to increase public understanding of scientific challenges in a global context that are affecting overall well-being.
Obituary
10. Rehman Rahi, the first Jnanpith recipient from Kashmir, passed away.
◉ Prof. Rehman Rahi, a well-known poet and Kashmir’s first recipient of the Jnanpith prize passed away recently at the age of 98.
◉ Rahi composed a number of exquisite poetry and also rendered into Kashmiri the works of other well-known poets who wrote in other languages.
◉ For his collection “Siyah Rood Jaeren Manz,” he was given the Jnanpith prize in 2007, the nation’s top literary honor (In Black Drizzle).
11. Laparoscopic surgery’s founder Tehemton Udwadia died.
◉ The ‘father of laparoscopic surgery in India,’ Tehemton Erach Udwadia, an Indian surgeon and gastroenterologist, passed yesterday at the age of 88.
◉ In 1972, he was the first surgeon in India to use laparoscopy in surgery, and in 1990, he was the first to do laparoscopic surgery outside of developed nations.
◉ In 2017, the physician received the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honor in the nation.
◉ He received Padma Shri in 2002 in recognition of his contributions to medicine.
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