Today's Current Affairs-13 Jan 2023

13th Ministerial-level meeting of the India United states Trade Policy Forum(TPF) was held on jan 10-11,2023 in Washington, DC(USA)
TPF aims to lay the foundation for forgin robuts bilateral trades ties and enhancing the bilateral economic relationship between both Countries
India and US launched a new working group on "Resilient Trade" to deepen bilateral dialogue.....Read more

2. jadunama a book written on writer-lyricist javed akhtar released

jadunama a book written on veteran writer lyricist javed akhtar was released on January 9 2023
the author of the book is arvind mandloi.

the name of the book is jadunama as jadu' was the childhood name of javed akhtar.....Read more

4. centre approves 3 national-level multi state cooperative societies

centre approves setting up of 3 national-level multi-state cooperative societies to promote exports and organic products
the move will help in achieving the government goal of sahakar-see-samriddhi'
society will work as an umbrella organization for the export of surplus goods and services
they will be set up under the multi state cooperative......Read more

5. health minister launched book titled braving a viral storm

health minister mansukh mandaviya on January 11,2023 launched book titled braving A viral storm india's covid-19 vaccine story
the book is co-authored by aashish chandorkar and suraj sudhir,
it depicts the country's strength and capability in handling covid crisis....Read more

6.centre named new integrated food security scheme as PMGAY

centre has named the new integrated food security scheme as pradhan mantri garib kalyan ann yojana PMGAY
cabinet had approved new integrate food security scheme for providing free foodgrains to antodaya ann yojana and prime household beneficiaries
implementation of new scheme has started from jan,1,2023......Read more

7. India-japan environment week inaugurated on jan 12,2023

india japan environment week has been inaugurated on jan 12,2023 in new delhi
on the occasion environment minister bhupender yadav met environment minister of japan akihiro nishimura
during the meeting yadav stressed tadav stressed that india and japan may explore strengthening bilateral cooperation especially on cirualar economy and resource efficiency low carbon technology and green hydrogen.....Read more

8. gabon names first female vice president and new prime minister

gabon's president ali bongo on 9 jan 2023 appointed the country's first female prime minister rose christiane ossouka raponda to the role of vice-president,
former minister alain claude bile by nze will replace ossouka raponda and from a new government in the country
ossouka raponda was named budget minister in 2012 becoming the first woman to hold that position since 1956........Read more

9. thiru S. nadesan awarded pravasi bhartiya samman award 2023

thiru kumar nadesan has been awarded the pravasi bharatiya samman award for his contribution towards community welfare in jan 2023
he had initiated a fundraiser to assist stranded indians in shri lanka during the covid outbreak
he actively promotes business $ cultural exchanges between india and shri lanka.....
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10. airtel backed oneweb launches 40 satellites with spacex

airtel backed oneweb successfully launched 40 satellites onboard a spacex launcher on January 9
oneweb initially sought to deploy a complete 648 satellites to allow its community all over the world
oneweb is a communication company that aims to build broadband satellite internet services.....
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11. aparna sen receives lifetime award at jaipur film festival

aparna sen was honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 15th edition of the jaipur international film festival on 11 January 2023
aparna sen debuted in satyajit ray's teen kanya in 1961,
she is director and actress who also works in bengali cinema and has received nine national film awards......
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12. tripura state government launches saharsh special education program

thirupura state government has launched saharsh special education program to promote social emotional learning
the saharsh was launched in ausust last year in 40 schools of the state on a pilot basis ,
it will be extended to all government and aided schools of the state from the second week of January....
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13. herbalife signs up cricketer smriti mandhana as brand ambassador

herbalife nutrition appointed smriti mandhana as a nutrition sponsor in January 2023
currently she is the vice captain of the indian women's national cricket team,
herbalife nutrition has signed over 100 sponsorship deals with various world class athletes......Read more

14. avani chaturvedi becomes 1th IAF women pilot to participate in wargame

first female fighter pilot squadron commander avani chaturvedi will participate in the inaugural air exercise veer guardian 2023
the exercise aims to improve air defence cooperation between japan and india
for the first time an india an indian air force (IAF) female fighter pilot will participate in aerial war games.....Read more

15. japan tops the worls's strongest passport list in 2023

according to the 2023 henley passport index japan has topped the list as the most powerful passport in the world which allows visa-free entry to 193 global destinations in 2023
india improved its position by two spots from 2022 and is ranked 85th on the index,
the second spot is shared by Singapore and south Korea and has visa-free access in 192 countries........Read more