Page-33 of Current Affairs - January, 2023

India’s Pranesh M Becomes Youngest Grandmaster at 16

January 6, 2023

India has gained its 79th Grandmaster with the title being awarded to 16-year-old Pranesh M from Tamil Nadu. Pranesh achieved the required 2500 ELO rating and won the Rilton Cup in the final round of the competition, which featured 136 ..

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Freedom Caucus Group

January 6, 2023

On January 4 and Thursday January 5, Republicans in the House of Representatives failed to elect a leader, with a faction of holdouts, largely from the ultra-conservative, hard-right Freedom Caucus, refusing to vote for nominee Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). This marks ..

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Fay Weldon: A Pioneering Feminist Writer

January 6, 2023

Fay Weldon was an English author, essayist, and playwright known for her work as a self-declared feminist. Throughout her 55-year career, she published 31 novels, including “The Life and Loves of a She-Devil,” which was televised by the BBC in ..

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Village Defence Committees

January 6, 2023

After militants killed six people in two days in the Upper Dangri village of Jammu and Kashmir this Sunday and Monday, locals have demanded that they be provided weapons to take on attackers. Responding to the demands, Lt Governor Manoj ..

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Kerala: WhatsApp grievance redress mechanism for industries

January 6, 2023

The industries department of the Kerala government has launched a new system for entrepreneurs to submit complaints or seek redressals using WhatsApp. This temporary solution will be in place until the statutory grievance settlement mechanism is put into effect. Details ..

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Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM)

January 6, 2023

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has announced that the Pradhan Mantri National Apprenticeship Mela (PMNAM) will be held on January 9th, 2023. The event will be held in 242 districts across states and union territories, and is open ..

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Startup India Innovation Week

January 6, 2023

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) will be organizing the Startup India Innovation Week from January 10th to January 16th, 2023. This event is part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations and will take place ..

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New electrolyte to help better ammonia synthesis

January 6, 2023

Ammonia synthesis is an important process for industries producing green energy or hydrogen. However, the electrochemical ammonia synthesis process has been limited by the poor solubility of nitrogen (N2) in an aqueous electrolyte environment, as well as the competitive hydrogen ..

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