Monthly Current Affairs PDF for the Month January 2023 in English for UPSC, IAS, PCS, Civil Services, SSC CGL, CHSL, IBPS Banking and other Competitive Exams.
Current Affairs (1st to 31st December) 2022
- Indian Coast Guard Concludes Maiden Contract for 10 Multicopter Drones.
- Koneru Humpy wins Silver medal at FIDA World Blitz Chess Championship
- Govt revised interest rates on small savings schemes
- India and Cyprus signed an agreement on defense and military cooperation.
- Amit Shah Launched “Prahari app” of the Border Security Force in New Delhi.
- World population is projected to reach 7.9 billion in 2023, with 73.7 million people added since New Year’s Day 2022.
- Benjamin Netanyahu sworn-in as Israel’s prime minister for a sixth time
- BrahMos missile test fired against a Ship Target from Sukhoi fighter aircraft.
- Brazilian football legend Pele, dies at the age of 82
- Prabhu Chandra Mishra was honored with the Atal Samman Award.
- India’s Cuisine Ranked Fifth in the list of best Cuisines of the World.
- India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement has come into force from 29 December.
- IIT Madras won Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards 2022.
- Lt Gen Arvind Walia appointed as Engineer-in-Chief of the Army.
- Reliance acquires Metro AG’s India business for Rs 2,850 crore.
- E-sports officially recognized in the country.
- Railways will modernize stations under the AMRIT Bharat Station scheme to improve facilities for passengers.
- India to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in January in the form of a booster dose for citizens above the age of 18.
- UP’s first cow sanctuary to be built in Muzaffarnagar.
- Anil Kumar Lahoti has been named as the next Chairman and CEO of Railway Board.
- Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has been sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges of money laundering and bribery.
- Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen won gold medals in the Women’s Boxing National Championship.
- International Day of Epidemic Preparedness 2022 : 27th December
- India’s will become 3rd largest economy by 2035 : CEBR
- The Cabinet approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for copra season 2023.
- Veer Bal Diwas 2022 : 26th December
- Sitwini Rabuka became the new Prime Minister of Fiji.
- Good Governance Day 2022 : 25th December
- Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has become the PM of Nepal for the third time.
- Geto Sora won the Junior International Badminton Championship title in Malaysia.
- Christmas Day 2022 : 25th December
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- Indian Scientist Prof. Thalappil Pradeep was Awarded VinFuture Special Prize 2022.
- India-Japan will conduct the first bilateral air combat exercise “Veer Guardian 23” in 2023.
- National Consumer Day 2022 : 24th December
- Harmanpreet Singh will lead the Indian at FIH Hockey Men’s World Cup 2023.
- ‘Naatu Naatu’ song from RRR movie has become the first Indian song to be shortlisted for Oscar Award.
- UIDAI won the Data Security Council Award for India’s Best Security Practices in the Government Sector.
- Suhail Ejaz Khan as the new Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia.
- Sethrichem Sangtam was awarded the Rohini Nayyar Award for Rural Development.
- Goa to Host 1st Ever World Table Tennis Series Event in India.
- Indian female wrestler Antim Panghal nominated for United World Wrestling Rising Star of the Year Award
- National Farmers’ Day (Kisan Diwas) on 23 December : Birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh
- Asian Wrestling Championships 2023 will be held in New Delhi from 28th March to 2nd April.
- India voted in favour of the UNSC resolution on the mental health of UN peacekeepers.
- National Mathematics Day 2022 : 22 December
- India’s first human space flight Gaganyaan is targeted to be launched in the 4th quarter of 2024.
- UAE will host the 13th WTO Ministerial Meeting in 2024.
- Legendary athlete PT Usha was named to the vice-chairman panel in Rajya Sabha.
- SS Rajamouli’s RRR features in the global list of top 50 films of 2022.
- Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO.
- India & Maldives hold 6th Joint Staff Talks in New Delhi.
- Delivery of fifth Scorpene submarine ‘Vagir’ to the Indian Navy.
- The Government of Tamil Nadu started the ‘Friends of Library’ programme.
- NMDC National Mineral Development Corporation won IEI Industry Excellence Award 2022.
- INSV Tarini will participate in the 50th edition of the Cape Town to Rio Race 2023.
- International Human Solidarity Day 2022 : 20th December
- The 48th meeting of the GST Council was held on 17 December.
- PETA India’s 2022 : Sonakshi Sinha named as ‘Person of the Year’ title
- FIFA World Cup 2022 Awards
- Goa Liberation Day’ 2022 : 19th December
- Sargam Koushal wins Mrs World 2022 title.
- FINA World Swimming Championships 2022 : Chahat Arora sets national record in women’s 50m breaststroke.
- INS Mormugao, a P15B stealth-guided missile destroyer, commissioned into Indian Navy.
- Blind T20 World Cup 2022 : India won the title for the third time in the Blind T20 World Cup.
- Argentina is new FIFA World Cup champion; Beat defending Champions France in penalties
- Deepika Padukone unveils FIFA World Cup 2022 trophy in Qatar.
- International Migrants Day 2022 : 18th December
- Indian-origin Leo Varadkar has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Ireland.
- Indian women’s hockey team beat Spain 1-0 to lift the FIH Nations Cup in Valencia.
- NASA Launches International Mission to Survey Earth’s Water.
- Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Ko Kaam Karyakram (PMKKK) now named as Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme.
- India receives all 36 Rafale aircraft from France.
- The Free Trade Agreement between India & Australia will come into effect from 29 December.
- India will be the first country to auction satcom spectrum.
- Assam government launched ‘Orunodoi 2.0’ scheme to benefit over 10 lakh people.
- 20-year-old Irani confirmed as world’s shortest man.
- Indo-Nepal Joint Training Exercise “SURYA KIRAN-XVI” Begins at Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi (Nepal)
- Chinese hackers attacked Delhi AIIMS server.
- FINA World Swimming Championships 2022 : Chahat Arora created national record in women’s 100m breaststroke
- Nation celebrates Vijay Diwas 2022 : 16th December
- India successfully conducted night trial of nuclear-capable ‘Agni-V missile’.
- UK, France, UAE extend support for India’s permanent membership at UNSC.
- 8th India International Science Festival 2022 to be held in Bhopal.
- New Zealand passed a law banning cigarettes for future generations.
- UGC announced Four Year Undergraduate Programs (FYUP).
- India-Kazakhstan joint military exercise “KAZIND – 2022” will begin in Umroi (Meghalaya).
- France beat Morocco 2-Nil in FIFA World Cup Semi-Final
- WHO announced Sir Jeremy Farrar as its new chief scientist.
- Nominations for the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards for Film and Television have been announced.
- National Energy Conservation Day 2022 : 14th December
- Tamil Nadu became the 1st state to launch its own climate change mission.
- The 1st case of Zika virus has been confirmed in a 5-year-old girl from Raichur district of Karnataka.
- FIFA World Cup : Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to enter final.
- United Arab Emirates successfully launched the first Arab-built lunar spacecraft.
- Clash between Indo-Chinese soldiers on LAC in Tawang sector, many soldiers injured.
- First meeting of the G20 Development Working Group under the chairmanship of India began in Mumbai on 13 December.
- Manu Bhaker won the gold medal in the 10m pistol junior women’s event at the National Shooting Championship.
- BJP leader Bhupendra Patel became the Chief Minister of Gujarat for the 2nd time.
- Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu is the new Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
- FIFA 2022: Argentina, Croatia, France and Morocco in Semi Final
- PM inaugurated Manohar International Airport in Goa
- Britain, Italy & Japan to jointly develop future fighter jet.
- Human Rights Day 2022 : 10th December
- ISRO successfully completed the hypersonic vehicle test run.
- Indian Naval Ships Kochi, Kavaratti and Sumedha are participating in IFR-22 at Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
- 9th World Ayurveda Congress & Arogya Expo 2022 was inaugurated in Goa.
- BJP will form a new government on 12 Dec after a landslide victory in the assembly elections.
- Meghna Ahlawat has been elected the first woman president of TTFI.
- AAP wins Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) Election
- Reserve Bank of India increased the repo rate by 35 basis points (bps) to 6.25%.
- Dina Boluarte’s has assumed office as the first female President of Peru.
- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has been named ‘Person of the Year’ 2022 by Time magazine.
- Saikhom Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal at the Weightlifting World Championships in Colombia.
- Nation remembers Dr BR Ambedkar on his 67th Mahaparinirvan Divas.
- Aditya Mittal becomes India’s 77th Chess GM.
- National Armed Forces Flag Day 2022 : 7th December
- India, Germany signed Migration & Mobility Agreement for easier access to study, research & work in both the countries.
- World Bank has raised India’s GDP growth forecast for 2022-23 to 6.9% from 6.5%.
- Hyderabad gets India’s first real-time gold ATM.
- International Cheetah Day and Wildlife Conservation Day 2022 : 4th December
- Ladakh will soon have India’s first Dark Night Sky Reserve with 18 telescopes set up for stargazing.
- 6th New Vande Bharat Express train will be inaugurated on 11th December.
- Parakram Diwas to be celebrated in Rajasthan to mark 51st anniversary of Longewala battle.
- World Soil Day 2022 : 5th December
- Asia Junior Badminton Championships: Unnati Hooda became the first Indian to enter the U-17 women’s singles final.
- Vijender Sharma elected as the President of the Institute of Cost Accountant of India.
- Indian Navy Day 2022 : 4th December
- ‘Divya Kala Mela’ starts for the first time on Kartavya Path.
- Prasanth Kumar elected as new president of Advertising Agencies Association of India.
- 3rd T20 World Cup cricket tournament for the blind to be held in India from 5th Dec.
- India assumes the Presidency of UN Security Council for December 2022
- World Computer Literacy Day : 2 December 2022
- The name of monkeypox disease was changed to Mpox by WHO.
- P T Usha becomes first woman President of Indian Olympic Association.
- India will assume the presidency of the G20 for one year.
- BSF 58th Raising Day : 1st December 2022
