Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2023

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Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan is set to host the FIDE World Chess Championship Match during April-May 2023.
The current world champion Magnus Carlsen won’t play in the 2023 FIDE World Chess Championship. Ian Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren will battle to seize the throne of the World Champion.

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UNESCO dedicates this year’s International Day of Education to Afghan girls and women, on the occasion of the International Day of Education, on 24 January.
UNESCO is hosting an event at the United Nations in New York. The first panel discussion will be devoted to the education of girls and women in Afghanistan. UNESCO will renew its call to immediately restore their fundamental right to education. 2.5 million (80%) of school-aged Afghan girls and young women are out of school.

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Indian Navy’s fifth stealth Scorpene class Submarine INS Vagir was commissioned into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard Mumbai.
Six Scorpene Class submarines are being built in India by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Mumbai, under collaboration with M/s Naval Group, France under Project 75 (P75). Vagir has the distinction of having the lowest build time among all indigenously manufactured submarines.

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As part of India’s G 20 presidency, a Business20 (B20) inception meeting was organised at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
The first B20 meet being organized was attended by over 500 delegates who discussed upon various global issues including climate change, sustainability, digital transformation, and financial inclusion during several plenary sessions.

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The Reserve Bank of India gave banks time till end of December 2023 to complete renewal of agreements for the existing safe deposit lockers of customers.
Banks were earlier required to complete the process by January 01, 2023. The central bank has directed them to complete work in phases with milestones of 50 per cent by June 30, and 75 per cent by September 30.

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The Monument Mitra scheme was transferred from the Ministry of Tourism to the Ministry of Culture.
Union Culture Secretary announced that the government will soon launch a revamped version of the Monument Mitra scheme under which the Culture Ministry will seek partnerships with private industries for upkeeping of 1,000 ASI monuments.

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According to the Kantar India Union Budget Survey 2023, Inflationary pressures remained the top concern among consumers regarding the Centre’s budget announcement on February 1, 2023.
Three out of four Indians expressed concerns about the rising inflation and want the government to introduce measures to tackle these challenges. Every one in four Indian is concerned about the threat of job layoff.

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The Ministry of Defence in collaboration with Ministry of Education, Department of School Education & Literacy, organised the Veer Gatha Project 2.0.
Under the project, school students may be motivated to do projects/activities based on gallantry award winners. Veer Gatha Edition-1 was attended by 8 lakh students last year, while this time the number of these entries has crossed 19 lakhs.

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The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the Budget preparation process for Union Budget 2023-24, was held recently.
Like the previous two Union Budgets, Union Budget 2023-24 will also be delivered in paperless form. All the 14 Union Budget documents, including the Annual Financial Statement (Budget), Demand for Grants (DG), Finance Bill, as prescribed by the Constitution, will available on the ‘Union Budget Mobile App’.

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A joint statement released by India and Egypt at the summit meeting said that Egypt plans to allot land to Indian industries in Suez Canal Special Economic Zone and India can arrange the master plan for the proposal.
India has offered to encourage its companies to undertake overseas investments. The current level of bilateral trade is USD 7.26 billion dollars in 2021-22. The Suez Canal, under Egyptian jurisdiction, connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.