NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Global Investors Summit in Indore: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated the two-day Global
Investors Summit in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Chandrika Prasad Santokhi
(President of Suriname) and Dr Mohammed Irfan Ali (President of Guyana)
attended the inaugural session of summit. Theme of the Global Investors
Summit is ‘Madhya Pradesh - a future-ready state'. Environmental protection
has been taken care of in this summit that will be completely based on Carbon
Neutral and Zero Waste. Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister said India has been
on the path of 'Reform, Transform and Perform' since 2014. He said,
Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan has imparted greater momentum to it. As a result,
India has become an attractive destination for investment, Mr Modi said. Prime
Minister said, Institutions and credible voices that track the global economy
have unprecedented confidence in India.
2. Road Transport and Highways Ministry observed Road Safety Week: Ministry
of Road Transport and Highways has observed the Road Safety Week from
11 - 17 January, 2023 across the country. Aim: To propagate the cause of
safer roads for all under the Swachhata Pakhwada.
Various
activities such as awareness campaigns related to causes of road accidents
and measures to prevent them, will be organised throughout the Country. Activities
like Nukkad Nataks and Sensitization Campaigns will be conducted at
various locations in New Delhi. Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways will observe the Road Safety Week from Wednesday to 17th of January
across the country to propagate the cause of safer roads for all under the
Swachhata Pakhwada.
3. Justice N. Kotiswar Singh appointed as acting Chief Justice of
Gauhati HC: The Central
government has appointed Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh as
the acting Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court, effective from
January 12. He replaced Chief Justice, Rashmin Manharbhai Chhaya, who
superannuated on 11 January 2023. In May 2022, he was appointed as the
Acting Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court. While Supreme Court judges
retire at the age of 65 years, high court judge retire at 62.
4. ReNew Power installs India’s first 3x platform wind turbine
generators: ReNew Power has installed India’s first 3x
platform wind turbine generators (WTGs) in Gadag, Karnataka. The WTGs
have a nameplate capacity of 3.3-3.465 MW and are 128-140m in height. Aim: To
improve capacity over models installed in India, which typically have a
nameplate capacity of 2-3 MW. This project will produce enough energy to
power over 1 million households in India annually.Chairman and CEO, ReNew
Power: Sumant Sinha
5. Kerala becomes country’s first fully digital banking state: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has
declared Kerala as the first state in the country to go fully digital in
its banking service. This achievement was possible due to social interventions
through local self-government institutions along with infrastructure
development and technological advances in the banking sector. He has also
announced that the ambitious Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON) project of the
state government will reduce the digital divide. The K-FON will ensure internet
facility to everyone in the state and 17,155 km-long optic fibre cable network
has been laid. Once the project gets completed, internet will be available to
everyone in the state either for a cheaper price or for free-of-cost.
6. Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The KashmirFiles’ nominated for Oscars 2023: Vivek Agnihotri’s film ‘The Kashmir
Files‘ has been shortlisted for Oscars 2023. Actors Anupam Kher, Mithun
Chakraborthy, Darshan Kumar, and Pallavi Joshi are also shortlisted for the
best actor category. Rishabh Shetty’s ‘Kantara’, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s
‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, Paan Nalin’s ‘The Chello Show’ and SS Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’
have also been selected for the Oscars. The film had incidentally collected
over ₹200 crores at the box office. Meanwhile, Kannada film Kantara has made it
to the Oscars qualification list in the ‘Best Picture and ’Best Actor’
categories. Written and directed by Rishab Shetty, the blockbuster had minted
₹400 crores at the box office worldwide last year.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Indian-American, A C Charania named new chief technologist of NASA: An Indian-American
aerospace expert, AC Charania has been appointed as new chief
technologist of NASA. He will serve as principal advisor to Administrator
Bill Nelson on technology policy and programmes. He joined the space
agency in his new role on January 3, 2023. He has replaced Indian-American
scientist, Bhavya Lal, who served as acting chief technologist prior to
the former’s appointment. He has also served as vice president of product
strategy at Reliable Robotics In his position, Charania will align NASA’s agencywide technology
investments with mission needs across six mission directorates and oversee
technology collaboration with other federal agencies, the private sector, and
external stakeholders, NASA said in a statement on Monday.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS
1. Virat Kohli equals Sachin Tendulkar's record of slamming 20 ODI
centuries: Former captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat
Kohli has equalled Sachin Tendulkar record of slamming 20
One Day International centuries on the home soil. He has scored a hundred
in just 80 balls against Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the
three-match series.
He took only 99
innings to score his 20th ODI hundred on home soil, while Sachin did so in 160
innings. Kohli now has 73 centuries to his credit across all formats,
second only to Tendulkar's 100 centuries.
2. Dwaine Pretorius announces retirement from international cricket: South Africa all-rounder Dwaine
Pretorius has announced his retirement from international cricket. The
all-rounder had made a total of 60 appearances for the Proteas across all
formats, with the maximum being in the shorter format. Pretorius had featured
in 30 T20ls, 27 ODIs, and 3 Tests, in which he amassed 1895 runs and scalped 77
wickets. He made his international debut in 2016 and was part of the South
Africa squad for the 2019 ODI World Cup and the 2021 T20 World Cup. Pretorius
had finished as the joint-highest wicket-taker from the Proteas camp in the T20
World Cup in UAE, where he picked nine wickets in five matches.
BANKING AND FINANCE
1. RBI imposes monetary penalty on 5 cooperative banks for rules
violation: RBI has imposed a monetary penalty on five
cooperative banks for non-compliance with varied central bank directions. The
monetary penalties slapped on these entities range between Rs 50,000 to Rs
3 lakh. Banks: Shree Mahayogi Lakshmamma Co-operative Bank (Andhra
Pradesh); The Attur Town Co-operative Bank (TN); Gondia District Central
Co-operative Bank (Maharashtra); Shirpur Peoples’ Co-operative Bank
(Maharashtra); and Tirupati Urban Co-operative Bank (Maharashtra) The
entities are Shree Mahayogi Lakshmamma Co-operative Bank Ltd., Kurnool, Andhra
Pradesh; The Attur Town Co-operative Bank Ltd., Attur, Salem District, Tamil
Nadu; Gondia District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Gondia (Maharashtra);
The Shirpur Peoples’ Co-operative Bank Ltd., Shirpur (Maharashtra); and
Tirupati Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Nagpur (Maharashtra).
2. Sebi extended trading hours in case of outage at stock exchanges: As per
the guidelines issued by Securities and Exchange Board of India,
the trading hours in case of an outage at a stock exchange along with
standard operating procedures for stock exchanges for handling such an outage
has been extended. An outage would mean stoppage of continuous
trading, either suo motu by the exchange or by reasons beyond their control. If
there is a failure to start pre-opening by 2:15 pm, then trading hours
will be extended till 5 pm for the day. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has issued guidelines
for extension of trading hours in case of an outage at a stock exchange along
with standard operating procedures for stock exchanges for handling such an
outage.
3. South Indian Bank launches MSME online portal: The South
Indian Bank has launched a MSME online portal providing instant
online ‘In Principle’ approval of up to ₹1 crore. Aim: To provide quick loans to micro and
small businesses MSME enterprises are the most important pillars of the
economy and the government is working towards making the sector stronger. This
development is at the backdrop of central government considering to make India
a $5 trillion economy. MD & CEO, South Indian Bank: Murali Ramakrishnan
AWARDS AND HONOURS
1. RRR wins Best Original Song for ‘Naatu Naatu’ at 2023 Golden Globe
Awards: SS Rajamouli's "RRR" has won the 2023
Golden Globe Awards for the best original song–motion picture for
"Naatu Naatu" track. The movie was also nominated for the 'best picture-non
English'. This track was composed by veteran music director, MM
Keeravaani and sung by Kala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj
Best Film
· Drama:
The Fabelmans
· Musical
or Comedy: The Banshees of Inisherin
· Best
Drama Series: House of the Dragon
· Best Musical
or Comedy Series: Abbott Elementary
2. Harry Brook, Ashleigh Gardner named ICC Players of the Month: Harry
Brook (England) has won his maiden ICC Men's Player of the Month
crown for December 2022. Reason: His blistering run of scores which helped
England win World Test Championship series in Pakistan.
While, Australia's
Ashleigh Gardner has won the ICC Women's Player of the Month award
for December 2022 Reason: For her contributions to win the T2OI series in
India She has scored 115 runs at an impressive strike rate of 166.66
and also took 7-wicket during T20I series.
DEFENCE
1. Defence Ministry
approves proposals worth Rs 4,276: Defence Acquisition
Council (DAC), under the chairmanship of Rajnath Singh, has given
its approval to the proposal of worth Rs 4,276 crore with an aim
to strengthen the Indian defence system. The amount will utilised
to procure the indigenous anti-tank missiles to be fitted onboard the
advanced light helicopter and a new short-range air defence missile. All
projects are under the Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured
(IDDM) category. The defence ministry has given its go-ahead
for the procurement of indigenous anti-tank missiles to be fitted onboard the
advanced light helicopter and a new short-range air defence missile, clearing projects worth
?4,276 crore.
2. India and Japan to hold 1st bilateral air exercise ‘Veer
Guardian-2023’: India and Japan are all set to
commence the maiden joint air exercise Veer Guardian 2023. Indian Air
Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) will hold the first
bilateral air exercise at Hyakuri Air Base in Japan from 12 January 2023 to 26
January 2023. Exercise ‘Veer Guardian 2023’ between the Indian Air Force and
the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will be conducted from January 12
to 26 at the Hyakuri air base and Iruma air base in Japan. During the joint air
exercise Veer Guardian 2023, the participating IAF contingent will include four
Su-30 MKI, two C-17 & one IL-78 aircraft. On the other hand, the JASDF
contingent will consist of four F-2 & four F-15 aircraft.
OBITUARIES
1. Father of laparoscopic surgery Tehemton Udwadia passed away: Tehemton
Erach Udwadia, an Indian Surgeon and Gastroenterologist, who was known as
the ‘father of laparoscopic surgery in India’ passed away at the age
of 88. He was the 1st surgeon in India to introduce laparoscopy in surgery in
1972, and the 1st to perform laparoscopic surgery in the developing world in
1990.
The doctor was awarded the
Padma Bhushan, the country’s third-highest civilian award, in 2017. In 2002, he
was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to the field of medicine.
2. Kashmir’s first Jnanpith awardee Rehman Rahi passed away: Renowned poet and Kashmir’s first Jnanpith
awardee Prof. Rehman Rahi passed away recently at the age of 98.
Rahi wrote several
beautiful poems and also translated the works of many renowned poets of other
languages into Kashmiri. In 2007, he received the highest literary award in the
country, the Jnanpith award for his collection ‘Siyah Rood Jaeren Manz’ (In
Black Drizzle). Earlier, in the year 2000, the poet was also honored with the
prestigious Padma Shri award. Rahi received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1961 for
his collection of poems called ‘Nawroz-i-Saba’.
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