Current Affairs- Today’s Headlines: January 22, 2023

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Here are Today’s News Headlines by GK Today for January 22, 2023

Prime Minister Modi to name 21 islands of Andaman & Nicobar after Param Vir Chakra awardees
G20’s first Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group Meeting to be held in Bengaluru.
Centre has decided to nominate Assam’s Charaideo Maidams for the UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
Tamil Nadu to set up a turtle conservation and rehabilitation centre in Chennai.
President of India to confer the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2023 on 11 children for their achievement.
Jharkhand launches a water conservation scheme with an outlay of Rs 467.32 crore.
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and Union Minister for Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated “India International Science Festival, IISF-2022” in Bhopal.
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issues directions to block the first episode of BBC Documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ on YouTube.

Average days of employment provided per household under the Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is at a five-year low.
Commerce Ministry relaxes Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) scheme norms to promote ease of doing business.
World Economic Forum’s 2023 Davos event ends

UNESCO dedicates this year’s International Day of Education to Afghan girls and women.
CDC : Omicron XBB.1.5 estimated to make up nearly half of US COVID-19 cases.
The United States is set to send hundreds of armored vehicles, rockets to Ukraine.
The U.S. designated Russia’s Wagner group as a transnational criminal organisation.
New research reveals the genes that allowed whales to grow to giant sizes.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik releases ‘Hockey & India — A Golden Legacy’ book by Sportstar on Indian hockey
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna stormed into second round of the Australian Open 2023 mixed doubles event.
World Number one Iga Swiatek knocked out of Australian Open by Elena Rybakina.