Page-14 of Current Affairs - January, 2023

Jaipur Literature Festival

January 20, 2023

The Jaipur Literature Festival is celebrated in the month of January in the city of Jaipur, the Pink city. 16th edition of the festival is to be celebrated in 2023. The festival was introduced in 2006 and is the largest ..

Month: 

Category: 

Kerala rolls out menstrual and maternity leaves for students

January 20, 2023

The Kerala Government recently introduced menstrual leave for girl students above the age of 18 years. The decision is a part of the gender-sensitive education reforms of the Kerala Government. About Menstrual and Maternity leaves The decision on menstrual and ..

Month: 

Category: 

Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura Foundation Day: January 21

January 20, 2023

On January 21, 2023, the northeastern states Manipur, Meghalaya, and Tripura celebrated their Statehood day. The government of India granted their statehood on January 21, 1972, under the North Eastern Region (Reorganization) Act, 1971. Background During British rule, there were ..

Month: 

Category: 

India-UAE Partnership Summit

January 20, 2023

The India-UAE Partnership Summit is to be held in Dubai on January 23-25, 2023. International Business Linkage Forum is to host the summit along with Dubai Chambers. The summit follows increasing trade ties between the countries due to the Golden ..

Month: 

Category: 

World Population Review

January 20, 2023

The United States Census Bureau World Population Clock recently released its “World Population Review” report. According to the report, the world’s population (as of September 2022) was 7.9 billion. It is to reach 8 billion by November 2022. In 2015, ..

Month: 

Category: 

India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project

January 19, 2023

The India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project, signed in 2018 , will connect Siliguri in West Bengal in India and Parbatipur in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh. The Friendship pipeline from India will start supplying diesel to Bangladesh from June. The 131.5  kilometer ..

Month: 

Category: 

Sustainable Flight Demonstrator Project

January 19, 2023

NASA and Boeing will partner in the development and flight test of a full-scale Transonic Truss-Braced Wing demonstrator aircraft under SFD project. The partnership aims to revolutionize the commercial aviation industry through a much more fuel-efficient design of narrowbody airliners ..

Month: 

Category: 

The Bhopal Declaration

January 19, 2023

The Bhopal Declaration was released after a two-day meeting of Think-20 under G20 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The Declaration was made by more than 300 intellectuals from India and abroad What is Think 20 ? The Think 20 (T20) is ..

Month: 

Category: 

India’s Assurances to IMF backing Sri Lanka

January 19, 2023

India sends financing assurances to IMF to back Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring program. Sri Lanka’s three largest bilateral lenders are China, Japan, and India. India’s backing is a critical step for Sri Lanka to receive a $2.9 billion package from ..

Month: 

Category: 

The Annual Status of Education Report

January 19, 2023

The overall enrolment figures increased from 97.2% in 2018 to 98.4% in 2022,Despite school closures during the pandemic. The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2022, released by the NGO Pratham, records the impact of school closures in 2020 and ..

Month: 

Category: