- think 20' meeting under g20 began in bhopal on January 2023
- the meeting was attended by 94 representatives from different countries besides intellectuals from India
- during the meeting, experts and foreign guests will discuss various topics including global governance with life values and well-being,
- the g20 or group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum of the world's major developed and developing economies.....Read more
2. UK treasury adviser Clare appointed as OECD chief economist
- UK's Clare lombardelli has been appointed as the new chief economist of the organisation for economic co-operation and development (OECD),
- she is currently the UK treasury's chief economic adviser
- lombardelli has 20 years of experience in analysis.......Read more
- S, S Rajamouli directed RRR won 2 awards one as best foreign language film and another for best song (Nattu Nattu)
- best picture; everything everywhere all at once
- best actor Brendan Fraser for the whale''
- best actress; Cate Blanchett for tar
- best director; daniel Kwan and daniel Scheiner for everything everywhere all at once......Read more
4. padho pardesh scheme discontinued by MoMA - ministry of minority affairs (MoMA) has discontinued the padho Pardesh scheme ,
- the scheme provided interest subsidy on education loans for overseas studies for students belonging to minority communities,
- the objective was to provide opportunities for higher education at master M,Phil and PhD levels abroad and enhance their employability......
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5. 148 foundation day of India meteorological department (IMD);15 Jan '2023
- The 148th foundation day of the India meteorological department (IMD) was celebrated on 15 Jan 2023 in New Delhi
- IMD is the chief government agency dealing in meteorology seismology and associated subjects
- IMD was founded in 1875......Read more
- Union minister dr Jitendra Singh on 15 Jan 2023 informed that by 2025 the entire country will be covered by the doppler radar network,
- the purpose is to predict extreme weather events more accurately,
- the number of doppler radars in the country has increased from 15 in 2013 to 37, in 2023...
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7. Jallikattu celebration begins in Tamil Nadu on 14 January 2023
- Jallikattu is a popular bull-taming sport practised in the state of Tamil Nadu
- it is also known as Eru Thazhuvuthal or mancuvirattu
- it is practised as a part of Pongal celebrations on the day of Mattu Pongal
- it is a sport where a bull is let loose among a crowd and people participating are supposed to take control of the bull by holding on to its hump for as long as they can.....Read more
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