Current Affairs - January 12, 2023 Current Affairs

The Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ship 'Kamala Devi' was commissioned on 12 January 2023 in Kolkata. It was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd.

Bandhan Bank Ltd. won the award for Best Digital Channel/Platform Implementation: Best Project Implementation' at IBSi Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2022 along with Clayfin Technologies.

Sharad Yadav, a former Union Minister and Janata Dal (RJD) leader, passed away at the age of 75 on 12 January 2023. He was known for his work in politics.

Hockey India has launched a new metaverse product 'Hockeyverse' for live broadcasting of the Men's World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13-29, 2023.

'Centralised Receipt and Processing Center (CRPC)' and 'Integrated Ombudsman Scheme' are related to the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana government initiative.

India ranks 85th in the Henley Passport Index for 2023.

Kerala kicked itself into the Guinness Book of World Records, by taking 4500 penalty kicks within a span of 12 hours at the Dream Goal Penalty Shootout organised at the Payyanad Stadium in Malappuram district on Jan 10, 2023. Former Indian football player U Sharaffali took the first kick at 7.38 am, while the last kick was taken by the State Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports V Abdurahiman at 7.38 in the evening.

The National Health Authority (NHA) launched a new system to measure and grade hospital performance under AB PM-JAY.

National Youth Day is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

'Kumarakom and Beypore', which were selected under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Scheme, are located in Kerala.

TOI 700 e, an Earth-sized rocky planet, was recently discovered by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

In January 2022, the Australian government announced that it would adopt Punjabi as a language for its school students.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, released his memoir titled "Spare" in January 2023. The book was written with the assistance of J.R. Moehringer.

IG Drones developed India's first 5G-enabled drone.

The Grand cultural event Sur Sarita-Symphony of Ganga will be held in Varanasi.

A.C. Charania has recently been appointed as NASA's new chief technologist.

Constantine II, the last King of Greece and 1960 Olympic Gold Medalist, recently passed away.

The United Arab Emirates has named Sultan al-Jaber to preside over the upcoming United Nations climate negotiations in Dubai.

Recently the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for three capital acquisitions, the value of the proposal is Rs 4,276 crore.

The Union Minister Sonowal and the Tripura CM inaugurated the School of Logistics, Waterways, and Communication in Agartala.