1. border security force (BSF) starts ops alert exercise
- the border security force (BSF) has started a weeklong exercise ops alert'' all along the Indo-Pak international border from sir creek to rann of kutch in Gujarat and Barmer district of Rajasthan in order to tighten security ahead of the republic day
- India will celebrate in 74th republic day on January 26. 2023
- the exercise began on 21 January and will end on 27 January 2023......Read more
- Medical emergency was declared following reports of children dying of malnutrition and other diseases caused by illegal gold mining
- purpose of the declaration is to restore health services for the Yanomani people
- govt had also announced food packages......Read more
3. dr Prabha Atre conferred with the pandit Hariprasad chaurasia award
- hindustani vocalist dr Prabha Atre was conferred with the pandit Hariprasad Chaourasia lifetime achievement award
- dr Atre was presented with a citation and Rs 1 lakh
- she is an Indian classical vocalist from the kirana Gharana......Read more
- Charaideo Moidams is India's nomination for UNESCO's world heritage site status in the cultural category
- site of Moidams the mound burial system of the Ahom dynasty in the Charaideo district of Assam is the nomination to UNESCO
- Moidams (or madams) represent the late medieval (13th-19th century CE) mound burial that lasted almost 600 years......Read more
5. Indian films bag awards for the best scriptwriter and best actress at DIFF
- Anik Dutta directed the film Aparajito (the undefeated )got the best scriptwriting award
- Ketaki Narayan was declared the best actress for her role in krishnendu kalesh directed film Prappeda (hawk's muffin )
- the award was given during the Asian film competition section at the 21st Dhaka international film festival (DIFF) held in Bangladesh......Read more
6. Aska police station of Odisha becomes the country's number 1 station
- Aska police station in the ganjam district of Odisha was awarded the number one police station
- the award was given during DGSP/IGSP conference held on 20 Jan 23 in New Delhi
- Aska station got this title in the annual ranking of police stations for the year 2022.......Read more
7. Vikram dev butt to be the next chief of DG of civil aviation
- union govt approved the appointment of Vikram dev Dutt as the next chief of the directorate of general of civil aviation (DGCA) on 21 January 2023
- he is currently serving as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of air India asset holding ltd
- he will take over as the head of the DGCA on February 28 upon the superannuation of incumbent DGCA chief Arun Kumar......Read more
- netflix's founder reed hastings on 19 January 2023 resigned from his position as the co-chief executive officer of the company
- Greg Peters will step up from chief operating officer to become the co-CEO alongside ted Sarandon
- in November 2022 Netflix launched a less expensive ad-supported option in 12 nations to jumpstart growth.......Read more
- retd supreme court judge A, K Sikri has been appointed by the Delhi high court as administrator to manage the use of funds for the ISSF shooting world cup in 2023
- the world cup will take place in march 2023 in Bhopal
- according to the court, the administrator can enlist the services of any athlete of his choosing who has competed at the national or international level in shooting.....Read more
10. PM Modi distributes title deeds (Hakku Patra) to Karnataka banjaras
- prime minister Narendra Modi distributed Hakku Patra (land title deeds) to families of the banjara (Lambani ) community in the Kalaburagi district of Karnataka in January 2023
- a title deed is a document of ownership of property and the holder of the document is the owner of the land
- a title deed enables the owners of the land to get a bank loan with the said document.......Read more
11. ESAF finance bank wins inclusive finance India awards 2022
- ESAF small finance bank won the prestigious inclusive finance India awards 2022 in January 2023
- it was awarded for its contributions to advancing the goal of financial inclusion and supporting inclusive growth
- Paul Thomas k, MD $ CEO of ESAF bank received the award from Anantha Nageshwaran chief economic advisor at the 19th inclusive finance India summit hed in New Delhi....Read more
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