5 January 2023 CURRENT AFFAIRS.pptx

1. Dr. A. PRABAHARAN
Research Director, Public Action
CURRENT AFFAIRS
5 JANUARY 2023
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2. UN-HABITAT'S WORLD HABITAT AWARDS 2023:
ODISHA WINS AWARD FOR JAGA MISSION
• Odisha won the UN- Habitat's World Habitat Awards
2023 for the Jaga mission. The mission is a 5T
initiative of the state.
• The awards recognize and showcase innovative,
exceptional, and game-changing housing concepts,
initiatives, and programmes from throughout the
world.
• The Jaga mission is a land titling and slum
rehabilitation initiative that attempts to improve
slum residents' lives.
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3. AUSTRALIAN PLAYER STEVE SMITH BROKE RECORD OF
HIGHEST TEST CENTURIES OF SIR DONALD BRADMAN
• On January 5, 2023, Australia's Steve Smith
smashed another century, breaking the great Sir
Donald Bradman's record for the most Test
hundreds in Australian history.
• Smith scored his 30th century in the game's
longest format.
• Smith became the fourth Australian to achieve 30
after Ricky Ponting (41), Steve Waugh (32), and
Matthew Hayden (30).
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4. KULDEEP SINGH PATHANIA ELECTED AS SPEAKER OF
HIMACHAL PRADESH ASSEMBLY
• Kuldeep Singh Pathania, a senior Congress lawmaker
and five-time MLA, was unanimously elected Speaker
of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly by voice vote on
January 5, 2023.
• Following his election, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh
Sukhu and Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur
accompanied Mr. Pathania to the Speaker's chair.
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5. UNION MINISTER ASHWINI VAISHNAW LAUNCHED
HIGH-SPEED 5G TELECOM SERVICES IN ODISHA
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• Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Communications,
Information Technology, and Railways, has launched
high-speed fifth-generation (5G) communication
services in Odisha.
• Following the introduction of the service, the Minister
stated that by August 2024, the whole state of Odisha
will be covered by telecom towers, with fibre reaching
every hamlet.
• Vaishnaw went on to say that with government
assistance, it will grow into a powerful organization. He
stated that the administration of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has set aside 5,600 million rupees to
build 5,000 towers in 7,000 villages throughout Odisha.
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6. PRESIDENT DRAUPADI MURMU INAUGURATES
18TH NATIONAL SCOUT AND GUIDE JAMBOREE
• President Droupadi Murmu kicks off the 18th
National Scout and Guide Jamboree in Rohat,
Rajasthan's Pali district.
• The President arrived in Jaipur on January 3, 2023,
on a two-day visit. Rajasthan is hosting the
Jamboree for the first time in 66 years.
• This 7-day mega-event will bring together over
35,000 scouts and guides from throughout the
country.
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7. UMRAN MALIK CLOCKS 155KMPH, BECOMES
FASTEST BOWLER IN INDIA
• Umran Malik, India's pace phenom, hit 155 kph
on the speed radar in the first T20I against Sri
Lanka.
• The player becomes the fastest Indian bowler,
surpassing Jasprit Bumrah's record. Bumrah
holds the record for 153.6kph.
• Umran Malik received widespread acclaim for
recording a speed of 155 kmph on the ball that
took the wicket of Dasun Shanaka, bringing the
Indian cricket team dangerously near to victory
over Sri Lanka.
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8. NTPC STARTED INDIA’S FIRST GREEN HYDROGEN
BLENDING OPERATION IN GUJARAT
• Green hydrogen blending has begun in the
NTPC Kawas township's piped natural gas
(PNG) network in Surat, Gujarat.
• The project is a collaboration between NTPC
and Gujarat Gas Limited (GGL). Prime Minister
Narendra Modi lay the project's foundation
stone in July of last year.
• Shri P Ram Prasad, project head, Kawas,
launched the first molecule of green
hydrogen from the project in the presence of
several top executives from NTPC Kawas and
GGL.
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9. HONG JU JEON APPOINTED NEW MANAGING
DIRECTOR OF LG ELECTRONICS INDIA PVT LTD
• LG Electronics, a South Korean electronics
conglomerate, announced the appointment of
Hong Ju Jeon as the company's new managing
director for LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd. on
January 4, 2023.
• Jeon was formerly the subsidiary president of the
Gulf region.
• He has held various top roles at LG Electronics,
including managing director of companies in Iraq,
Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
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10. DOMESTIC SYSTEMATICALLY IMPORTANT BANK: RBI
ISSUED D-SIBS LIST
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) published its
list of Domestic Systemically Important
Banks (D-SIBs) for 2021 on Monday.
• According to the central bank, SBI, ICICI
Bank, and HDFC Bank are still classified as
Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-
SIBs) in accordance with the 2020 list.
• The extra Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1)
requirement for DSIBs was phased in
beginning April 1, 2016, and was completely
implemented from the beginning of April 1,
2019.
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11. SWEDEN TOOK OVER PRESIDENCY OF COUNCIL OF
EUROPEAN UNION FOR FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2023
• Sweden assumed the Presidency of the
European Union Council for the first six
months of the year on January 1, 2023,
succeeding the Czech Republic, which
led the Council in the second half of
2022.
• Sweden is taking up the Presidency of
the Council for the third time.
• The EU Council Presidency is rotated
every six months among EU Member
States.
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12. 27 INDIANS ABROAD TO RECEIVE PRAVASI
BHARATIYA SAMMAN AWARDS
• Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards have been
announced for this year. 27 people were chosen
on January 2, 2023, the highest honour for
overseas Indians.
• The 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention
will be held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, from
January 8 to 10, 2023.
• The President will present the honours during
the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas festivities'
valedictory session. A jury-cum-awards
committee led by the vice president selected
the honorees.
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13. PM MODI INAUGURATES 108TH INDIAN SCIENCE
CONGRESS
• he 108th Indian Science Congress (ISC) will be held
at R.T.M. Nagpur University in Nagpur,
Maharashtra, from January 3-7, 2023.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the
Indian Science Congress through video
conferencing on January 3, 2023.
• ISC 2023 is the first major scientific event to be
held in India this year.
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