Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 25 January to 31 January 2023

January Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 4

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Our weekly one-liner current affairs is basically a summary of the week’s most important news in one line.

We have given weekly one-liner current affairs below to help you study for general awareness / current affairs section and remain up to date on current events.

National News

• First meeting of the Youth 20 Group will be held in Guwahati
• International Trade Fair on Millets organized in Bengaluru
• Sports Ministry forms oversight committee to probe allegations in Wrestling Federation of India (WFI)
• MSME Ministry organized National SC-ST Hub Conclave in Mumbai
• Lt Governor R K Mathur launched Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN) in Ladakh
• Jharkhand government launched water conservation scheme for farmers
• American India Foundation (AIF) inaugurated India’s first STEM innovation centre in Chennai
• Visakhapatnam Railway Station awarded ‘Green Railway Station Certificate’
• Indian Railways launches ‘Ideal Train Profile’
• North India’s largest floating Solar project inaugurated in Chandigarh
• Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Film Festival to be organized in Mumbai
• Ayush Ministry signed MoU with India Tourism Development Corporation
• Hardeep S Puri flagged off low carbon cruise on Mahabahu Brahmaputra
• ECI hosted 2nd International Conference in New Delhi
• Delhi host first-ever India Stack Developer Conference
• Annual Orange festival 2023 celebrated in Nagaland
• Nitin Gadkari chaired 10th meeting of Group of Infrastructure Committee
• Andhra Pradesh CM launched 165 veterinary ambulances
• G20 group to hold Startup20 Engagement meet in Hyderabad
• Ministry of Tourism organized 6-day mega event “Bharat Parv” at Red Fort lawns
• Government renamed Delhi’s Mughal Gardens as ‘Amrit Udyan’
• Luminous to build India’s first green solar panel factory in Uttarakhand
• PM Modi addressed 1111th Avataran Mahotsav of Bhagwan Devnarayan
• Woxsen University launched Project Aspiration in Telangana for girls
• Sonowal inaugurated NLP-Marine, a portal to reduce logistics cost
• Government to hand over 1,000 sites to private sector under Monument Scheme
• Khadi Fest-23 inaugurated in Mumbai
• India & Egypt signed an MoU on Cultural Cooperation
• Third Interpol Young Global Police Leaders Program begins
• Jharkhand launched first survey of migrants
• India & South Africa signed MoU to introduce 12 African Cheetahs
• Amit Shah laid the foundation stone for National Forensic Sciences University in Karnataka
• G20 International Financial Architecture Working Group begins in Chandigarh
• First Employment Working Group Meeting will be held in Jodhpur
• India’s G-20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant inaugurated India’s first Model G-20 Summit
• PM Modi released special Rs 75 coin to mark 75 successful years of NCC
• UP government launched ‘Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan’ campaign
• ‘Jeevan Vidya Shivir’ organized for Delhi govt school teachers
• National Child Science Congress organized in Ahmedabad

International News

• Canada to commercialize world’s first photonic-based Quantum Computer
• South Africa to host 15th BRICS summit in August 2023
• UNESCO designated Ukraine’s Odesa a World Heritage in Danger site

Banking and Financial

• AU Bank launched credit card offering platform SwipeUp
• UN cuts India’s Economic Growth Forecast by 20 bps to 5.8% for 2023
• Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) launched Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0 Program
• NSE becomes world’s largest derivatives exchange for 4th straight year

Appointment and Resignation

• US President Biden nominated Julie Turner as North Korea human rights envoy
• Siddharth Sharma appointed as new CEO of Tata Trusts
• Prabdev Singh appointed as new CEO of JP Morgan Chase
• Shamalbhai B Patel appointed as Chairman of Amul
• Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari named for US Air Force Brigadier Gen
• National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) signs up Champion Boxer Nikhat Zareen as its Brand Ambassador
• Petr Pavel elected as President of the Czech Republic
• Air Marshal AP Singh appointed as new Vice Chief of Air Force

Awards

• ESAF Finance Bank won Inclusive Finance India Awards 2022
• Govt announced Subhash Chandra Bose Disaster Management Award 2023
• President Murmu conferred Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar
• Aska police station of Odisha becomes country’s number 1 station
• Padma Awards 2023 Winners List Announced; .
• President Murmu approved 412 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces personnel
• New Zealand to introduce Debbie H. Medal to honour women cricketers
• M Yeoh becomes first Asian to bag Oscar nomination for Best Actress

Defence

• Indian Air Force (IAF) to conduct ‘PRALAY’ exercise in Northeast

Science

• Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) Space Mission of Europe to be launched in April 2023
• ISRO to launch Aditya-L1 by June-July 2023

Sports

• International Hockey Federation (FIH) signed an MoU with JSP Foundation for hockey development
• Sports Ministry holds its 1st Mission Olympic Cell meet outside Delhi
• Aasif become the 1st Nepali cricketer to win the ICC Spirit of Cricket
• England’s Ben Stokes and Nat Sciver won ICC annual awards
• Arina Sabalenka has won Women’s Singles in Australian Open 2023 title
• Novak Djokovic has won Men’s Singles in Australian Open 2023 title
• Germany beat Belgium to win FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar
• India defeated England to win Women’s U -19 T20 World Cup
• 5th Khelo India Youth Games begins in Madhya Pradesh

Book and Author

• A new book ‘India’s Knowledge Supremacy: The New Dawn” written by Ashwin Fernandes released

Important day

• 25 January – National Voter’s Day (Theme 2023 – Nothing Like Voting, I Vote For Sure)
• 24 January – Foundation Day of Uttar Pradesh (Theme 2023 – ‘Investment and Employment’)
• 24 January – International Education Day (Theme 2023 – To Invest in People, Prioritise Education)
• 25 January- National Tourism Day
• 25 January – Himachal Pradesh Statehood Day
• 26 January – International Customs Day (Theme 2023 – Nurturing the next generation: promoting a culture of knowledge-sharing and professional pride in Customs)
• 27 January – International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Theme 2023 – Home and Belonging)
• 28 January – Data Privacy Day (Theme 2023 – Think Privacy First)
• 29 January 2023 (last Sunday of January) – World Leprosy Day (Theme 2023 – Act Now. End Leprosy)
• 30 January – World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (Theme 2023 – Act Now. Act Together. Invest in Neglected Tropical Diseases)
• 30 January – Martyr’s Day (Shaheed Diwas)

Obituary

• Renowned architect Dr. B.V. Doshi passed away
• Popular Mexican comedian Polo Polo passes away
• Veteran actress and former MP Jamuna passed away