22 January 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 22nd January
Important Current Affairs 22nd January 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 22nd January including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 22nd January 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 22nd January – National News
1. The International Craft Summit was launched by the chief minister of Odisha.
◉ In Jajpur, Odisha, the chief minister of that state, Naveen Patnaik, officially opened the “International Craft Summit.”
◉ Pioneering artisans, culture, and art enthusiasts are featured at this unique craft conference.
◉ International delegates from 15 nations have gathered in Jajpur to interact with regional stakeholders and artisans.
2. At Pune Civil Court, India’s deepest metro station will be constructed.
◉ The Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety (CMRS) will audit a section of the Pune Metro in February, and permissions are anticipated in March, according to the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (MahaMetro).
◉ India’s deepest underground station, which is part of this line and will open in a few months at the Civil Court, is 33.1 meters (108.59 feet) deep.
◉ It will serve as an interchange facility for a Pimpri-Chinchwad-Swargate route underground station, a Vanaz-Ramwadi route elevated station, and a Hinjewadi-Shivajinagar line elevated station.
3. Abdel Fattah El Sisi, the president of Egypt, will attend Republic Day festivities as the principal guest.
◉ Egypt At the Republic Day celebrations, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will be the featured guest.
◉ The Egyptian president has been invited as our Republic Day chief guest for the first time in 2023.
◉ The Egyptian army will also march in the Republic Day parade with a group of 180 soldiers.
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International News
4. Mukesh Ambani is ranked first among Indians and second overall in the Brand Guardianship Index 2023, which was created by Brand Finance. Mukesh Ambani is the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries.
◉ The Brand Guardianship Index recognizes CEOs on a global scale who are creating lasting corporate value by balancing the interests of all parties involved, including employees, investors, and the general public.
◉ Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, and Mukesh Ambani, the owner of Reliance, respectively rose to the first and second positions on the Brand Guardianship Index 2023. They both now rank higher than Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, who held the top spot last year and is currently in third position.
◉ According to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, he is also the ninth richest person in the world.
5. India is placed fourth in the world according to the 2023 Global Firepower Index, which places the United States at the top. Based on their potential military power, the countries are ranked according to the Index.
◉ Fourth place in the index goes to India. The 145 nations were ranked by the Global Firepower Index.
◉ The United States of America is the world’s most powerful nation, followed by Russia, China, and India.
◉ The Middle East and North Africa’s most powerful nation has once again been revealed to be Turkey. Turkey is ranked 11th overall, according to the rankings.
Appointment
6. Aruna Miller becomes the first Indian-American politician sworn in as the lieutenant governor of Maryland Aruna Miller has been the first Indian-American politician sworn in as the lieutenant governor of Maryland.
◉ She served as a representative to the Maryland House before being elected as the state of Maryland’s 10th lieutenant governor.
◉ Wes Moore, the newly elected governor of Maryland, is the state’s first and the only Black president at the moment.
Awards
7. The Best Sustainable Greenfield Airport Award goes to Goa Manohar International Airport.
◉ At the 14th International Conference-cum-Awards for Civil Aviation in 2023, GMR Goa International Airport (GGIAL), a division of GMR Airports Infrastructure, received the category for “Best Sustainable Greenfield Airport” within aviation sustainability and the environment.
◉ The Goa International Airport Limited (GGIAL) received the prize for its “excellent initiatives” in putting sustainability into practice.
◉ Contribution, inventiveness, application, relevance, and the potential for an influence in each category are the criteria for prizes.
◉ Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the Goa Manohar International Airport on December 11, 2022.
Science
8. BharOS, an indigenous mobile operating system, was created by IIT Madras.
◉ An IIT Madras-incubated company has created the “BharOS” indigenous mobile operating system.
◉ The OS is said to provide users with a secure environment and to make a big contribution to “Atmanirbhar Bharat.”
◉ The IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation formed JandK Operations Private Limited (JandKops), a non-profit entity, to develop BharOS.
◉ The National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems of the Government of India’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) provides funding for the Foundation (NMICPS).
Sports
9. Hashim Amla made the decision to stop playing all kinds of cricket.
◉ Hashim Amla, a cricketer representing South Africa, has declared his retirement from all forms of the game.
◉ In the County Championship 2022, he made his final appearance for Surrey and contributed to their championship success.
◉ After the World Cup in 2019, the right-handed batter has already hung up her international cricket boots.
◉ Hashim Amla, who is second all-time in Test run scoring for South Africa.
◉ He struck 27 hundred in ODIs and totaled 18672 runs for South Africa across all formats, finishing second only to Jacques Kallis in the test run-scoring with 9282 runs in 124 matches.
Important day
10. 21 January is Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura’s Foundation Day.
◉ On January 21, Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura commemorate their statehood.
◉ The three states that became independent under the North Eastern Areas (Reorganization) Act of 1971 are celebrating their 51st anniversary of statehood this year.
◉ Following the merger deal on September 21, 1949, Manipur became a part of India as of October 15, 1949. In 1956, Manipur became a Union Territory.
◉ Up until its union with the Indian Union on November 15, 1949, Tripura was a princely state. Maharani Kanchan Prabha, the wife of Maharaja Bir Bikram, represented the kingdom of Tripura and amalgamated it with India following the death of Bir Bikram Singh, the final Maharaja of Tripura, on May 17, 1947.
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