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NATIONAL NEWS
• 1. Govt to Launch World’s Longest River Cruise "Ganga Vilas" from Varanasi (UP) to Dibrugarh (Assam).
• 2. The NCERT has notified India's First National assessment regulator "PARAKH" (Performance Appraisal,
Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development).
• 3. Egypt President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will be the chief guest at Republic Day celebrations.
• 4. PM Modi named 21 islands of Andaman and Nicobar after Paramveer Chakra awardees.
• 5. The Central government has renamed the Mughal Gardens in New Delhi's Rashtrapati Bhavan as
"Amrit Udyan".
• 6. Union Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya unveils World’s 1st intranasal COVID-19 vaccine –"iNCOVACC"
• 7. Operation Dost is a rescue operation initiated by the Government of India to aid Syria and Turkey,
• after an earthquake hit both countries.
• 8. Solar Energy Corporation of India gets "Miniratna Category-l" status.
• 9. Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman approves Navratna Status to Rail Vikas Nigam.
• 10. India has assumed the chairmanship of the plenary of the Wassenaar Arrangement for one year on
1st January 2023.
• 11. Hyderabad-based MSN Group announced that it has launched the World's First Generic Palbociclib
tablets for advanced breast cancer therapy under the brand name "PALBOREST".
• 12. Oil Ministry panel proposes ban on 4-wheeler diesel vehicles by 2027.
• 13. Cabinet clears National Medical Devices Policy 2023 , CCEA approved to set up 157 new nursing
colleges.
• 14. Ministry of Rural Development signed MoU with Meesho to on board rural women as online sellers.
• 15. According to the data shared by the Ministry of Education, Bihar (61.8 %) has the lowest literacy and
Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India at 94%.
• 16. PM Modi inaugurates NAMO Medical Education and Research Institute in Silvassa.
• 17. Acc to report (Aug,2023) India's tiger population estimated to 3,925 with annual growth rate of
• 6.1%. With 785 big cats, Madhya Pradesh retains its spot as Tiger state.
• 18. Central government has approved the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for 14 crops for the 2023-24
season.
• 19. President Droupadi Murmu will inaugurate a 12-foot statue of Mahatma Gandhi and a "Gandhi
Vatika" near Rajghat.
• 20. SencoGold launches India’s 1st virtual jewellery showroom on Metaverse.
• 21. Northeast’s mithun gets ‘Food Animal’ Tag.
• 22. Lok Sabha passes Women’s Reservation Bill. Bill grants 33% of seats to women in Lok Sabha and state
legislative assemblies.
• 23. Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysalas & Santiniketan added in UNESCO world Heritage site.
• 24. Ircon International Ltd (IRCON) and RITES Ltd (RITES) both Central Public Sector Enterprise under
the Ministry of Railways, have been announced as 15th and 16th Navratna respectively among CPSEs.
• 25. State-run Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has launched India’s First gasoline and diesel
reference fuel, used by automobile manufacturers for testing vehicles.
• 26. According to the Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy (CMIE), the unemployment rate in India
fell to 7.1% in September 2023 from 8.1% in August.
• 27. Baiga Tribe Becomes the 2nd Tribe to Get Habitat Rights in Chhattisgarh.
• 28. Colors TV has collaborated with the Ministry of Women and Child Development to support the Beti
Bachao, Beti Padhao initiative through its show “Doree”.

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• 29. Krishi 24/7, the first-ever AI-powered solution for automated agricultural news monitoring and
• analysis.
• 30. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi looks forward to welcoming French President Emmanuel
Macron as Chief Guest at 75th Republic Day.
• 31. World's First portable hospital "Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube" unveiled in Gurugram

INTERNATIONAL NEWS
• 1. Bangladesh will receive electricity from Godda power plant in Jharkhand.
• 2. Finland became the 31st member of NATO.
• 3. Ghana becomes First country to approve Oxford malaria vaccine for children.
• 4. Syria becomes world's largest 'Narco-state'.
• 5. India launches Operation Kaveri to evacuate stranded citizens from Sudan.
• 6. Dubai-based airline Emirates has unveiled the world's First robotic check-in assistant named "Sara".
• 7. US Approves World's First Vaccine for Declining Honey Bees.
• 8. China Launched Asia’s 1st hydrogen powered passenger train.
• 9. World’s longest Calligraphic Mural Painting Installed At Makkah’s Grand Mosque Road.
• 10. Egypt became Member of BRICS New Development Bank.
• 11. Meta Platforms launch a microblogging app "Threads" Instagram's text-based conversation app.
• 12. Twitter changes logo to "X" replacing blue bird symbol.
• 13. BRICS alliance has announced the inclusion of six new member countries. These countries are Egypt,
Ethiopia, Iran, Argentina, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.
• 14. The Tallest statue of B.R. Ambedkar known as the "Statue of Equality" is set to be unveiled in
Maryland on October 14. This statue of Ambedkar is an integral component of the Ambedkar
International Center (AIC).
• 15. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed offshore tax haven Cayman Islands from its 'grey
list’.
• 16. India launched "Operation Ajay" to evacuate Indian nationals from Israel amid the ongoing 2023
Israel-Hamas War.
• 17. Bhutan Becomes 1st Country to Fully Sterilise its Entire Street Dogs Population.
• 18. Cambodia’s Angkor Wat becomes the 8th wonder of the world.
• 19. Chile becomes 95th member of International Solar Alliance.
• 20. China has launched the world’s fastest internet network that can transmit data at a rate of 1.2
terabits per second.
• 21. Thailand announces Visa-Free Entry for Indians to boost tourism.
• 22. Dictador, a spirit brand based in Colombia’s Cartagena, has appointed the AI-powered robot named
Mika as its experimental CEO.
• 23. "800"- biopic of Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan released.
• 24. Nepal is the First country in South Asia to register same sex marriage.
• 25. World's biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor JT-60SA inaugurated in Japan.

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STATE

Andhra Pradesh
• 1. Visakhapatnam will be the new Andhra Pradesh capital.
• 2. AP Government renamed Bhavanapadu Port in Srikakulam as Mulapeta Greenfield Port.
• 3. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has laid the foundation stone for a 108-feet tall statue of Lord Ram
in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool in a virtual ceremony.

Arunachal Pradesh
• 1. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Inaugurates Siyom Bridge in Arunachal Pradesh.

Assam
• 1. Assam Cabinet Grants Industry Status to the Tourism Sector in Assam.
• 2. Assam to come up with Northeast India's First-ever compressed biogas plant.
• 3. Guwahati Airport becomes First in northeast to get 'Digi Yatra' facility.
• 4. Assam Governor Unveils ‘Sarpanch Samvad’ Mobile App.

Bihar
• 1. Bihar government has begun caste surveys in different parts of the State.
• 2. State icon for Bihar by the Election Commission of India "Maithili Thakur".
• 3. Bihar government launched "Mission Daksh" to minimize school dropout.

Goa
• 1. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the First phase of the
New Zuari Bridge across River Zuari connecting North Goa to South Goa.

Gujarat
• 1. NTPC Launches India’s First Green Hydrogen Blending Operation in the piped natural gas (PNG)
network of its Kawas township in Surat, Gujarat.
• 2. Amit Shah unveils 54 feet tall statue of Lord Hanuman at Gujarat.
• 3. India gets its First IVF mobile unit for Animals in Gujarat’s Amreli.
• 4. Gujarat to host 69th edition of Filmfare Awards in 2024.
• 5. PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate "Semicon India 2023" in Gandhinagar .
• 6. India’s First Bullet Train Terminal Built At Sabarmati In Ahmedabad.

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Himachal Pradesh
• 1. Himachal Pradesh targets to be First "Green Energy state" by 2025.
• 2. Himachal Pradesh (HP) has become the First Indian state to develop a DNA database for unidentified
bodies.
• 3. Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra Tea got a European Union (EU) GI Tag.
• 4. Himachal Pradesh becomes 1st State in India to have Organised Liquorice (Mulethi) Cultivation.

Jammu Kashmir/Ladakh
• 1. CRPF celebrated Jashn-e-Chillai-Kalan' with students in Srinagar.
• 2. Yaya Tso to become Ladakh's First biodiversity heritage site.
• 3. J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has inaugurated a Tulip garden at Sanasar in Ramban district.
• 4. India’s First ever Lithium Reserves (5.9M Tonnes) found in Salal-Haimana (J&K).
• 5. India’s 1st Glass Igloo Restaurant Opened At Gulmarg (J&K).
• 6. Ladakh to host India’s First Frozen-Lake Marathon at Pangong Tso.
• 7. R K Mathur, LG of the UT of Ladakh, launched a 14-digit Unique Land Parcel Identification Number
(ULPIN) in Ladakh.
• 8. Law Minister Kiren Rijiju releases 1st Edition of Dogri version of Constitution of India at the University
of Jammu (J&K).
• 9. India’s First Cable-Stayed Anji Khad Railway Bridge will be ready in May 2023.
• 10. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated the construction of the "Balidan Stambh" in
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.
• 11. Kashmir to Host Miss World 2023 in December.
• 12. J&K Police Becomes 1st in India to Use GPS Tracker Anklets for Terror-Accused on Bail.

Jharkhand
• 1. Jharkhand Cabinet Approves Pension And OBC Status For The Transgender Community.

Karnataka
• 1. PM Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the world’s longest Railway platform at “Shree
Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Station” in Hubballi-Dharwad, Karnataka. The Railway platform is 1507
metres long.
• 2. Nitin Gadkari Unveiled IND’s 1st Methanol Run Buses In Bengaluru.
• 3. For the First time in Asia, World Coffee Conference to be held in Bengaluru.
• 4. India's 1st state-of-the-art 3D-Printed post office opens In Bengaluru.
• 5. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah launched ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme.
• 6. THDC India Ltd is planning to set up 3,270 megawatts of clean energy projects, including pumped
storage and floating solar, in Karnataka.
• 7. Bengaluru To Get India’s Largest Circular Railway, Spanning 287 Kilometers.

Kerala
• 1. World's First museum of Palm leaf manuscripts opened in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

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• 2. CM Pinarayi Vijayan has declared Kerala as the First state in the country to go fully digital in its banking
service.
• 3. Kollam becomes First constitution-literate district in India.
• 4. Kerala becomes First state to use Robotic scavengers "Bandicoot" to clean manholes.
• 5. PM Modi flagged off India's First water metro project in Kochi
• 6. PM Modi laid foundation stone for First Digital Science Park in Thiruvananthapuram.
• 7. Kerala became the First state in India to adopt a water budget to tackle water shortage in summer.
• 8. Wayanad (Kerala) become India ’s 1st District to Provide basic documents to all tribals.
• 9. Kerala Higher Education Minister allows 60 days Maternity Leave for Female Students.
• 10. Wayanad (Kerala) has become the First ODF Plus district in India.
• 11. State-owned Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC) has introduced its
Solarpowered hybrid Boat “Sooryamshu”, a First-of-its-kind Tourist boat in Kerala, in Kochi backwaters,
Kerala.
• 12. Kerala becomes First state to have Drone Surveillance in all police districts.
• 13. The Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple in Kerala's Thrissur district has become the First in the country
to use a mechanical, lifelike elephant for temple rituals.
• 14. Kerala's First AI school launched in Thiruvananthapuram.
• 15. Kerala becomes First state with Hallmarking Centers in every district.
• 16. Kerala has unveiled its First 3D-printed building, named Amaze-28, which is situated within the Kerala
State Nirmithi Kendra (Kesnik) campus in PTP Nagar, Thiruvananthapuram.
• 17. Kasaragod Becomes 1st District in India to Declare "Kanjiram" as Official Tree, "Periya Polathali" as
Official Flower, "Vellavayaran Kadal Paranthu"as Official Bird & "Palappoovan Aamma" as Official
Species.
• 18. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will inaugurate the 5th Global Ayurveda Festival in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
• 19. India’s Fastest’ Solar-Electric Boat Barracuda Launched in Kerala.

Madhya Pradesh
• 1. Gandhisagar Floating Festival 2023, Asia’s 1st Floating festival, started in MP.
• 2. Mauganj becomes 53rd district of Madhya Pradesh.
• 3. With 785 big cats, Madhya Pradesh retains its spot as Tiger state.
• 4. PM Modi laid foundation of Sant Ravidas temple in Madhya Pradesh.
• 5. The World Heritage Site Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district has become India's first solar city.
• 6. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan To Inaugurate 108-Feet Tall Statue Of Adi Shankaracharya In Omkareshwar.
• 7. Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve becomes the 7th tiger reserve of MP.
• 8. PM Modi has inaugurated the country's First high-tech sports training centre for Divyangjan in Gwalior,
Madhya Pradesh.
• 9. CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveiled a 108-feet-tall statue of Adi Guru Shankaracharya on the Mandhata
hillock in Omkareshwar, Khargone district of MP.
• 10. Bhopal's Mahila Thana became India's 1st Women-centric Police Station to get ISO Certification.

Maharashtra
• 1. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated Arabic Academy in Mumbai. The academy belongs to the Dawoodi
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• 2. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has laid the Foundation Stone of the
world's largest and unique Divyang Park - Anubhuti Inclusive Park in Nagpur, Maharashtra.
• 3. The Union government has approved the renaming of Maharashtra's Aurangabad city as 'Chhatrapati
Sambhajinagar' and that of Osmanabad city as Dharashiv.
• 4. Apple Inc. To Open Its First India Store in Mumbai.
• 5. India’s First AC Double Decker Electric Bus Launched In Mumbai.
• 6. The world's First 200-metre-long bamboo crash barrier has been installed on a Vani-Warora Highway
connecting Chandrapur and Yavatmal districts in Maharashtra.
• 7. Maharashtra recognised "Jai Jai Maharashtra Majha" as State Song.
• 8. AIIMS Nagpur becomes First AIIMS to receive NABH accreditation.
• 9. Navi Mumbai to become country’s First septic tank-free city.
• 10. Mumbai -Thane to get India’s First-Ever Vertical University Campus.
• 11. Sarbananda Sonowal (MoPSW) flags off India’s 1st International Cruise Liner "Costa Serena" in
Mumbai.
• 12. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort
in Maharashtra's Sindhudurg district.

Meghalaya
• 1. Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated the
"North East Krishi Kumbha-2023" in Meghalaya.
• 2. India’s 1st Centre of Excellence in online gaming be set up in Shilong.
• 3. Meghalaya’s Shillong is set to host Space20 programme of G20 in April 2023.

Nagaland in News
• 1. Nagaland Becomes First State In North Eastern Region To Initiate Aadhaar Linked Birth
Registration.New Delhi
• 1. India's 1st National Metro Rail Knowledge Centre to be built in Delhi .
• 2. Dy CM Manish Sisodia launched the WhatsApp Chatbot "Bal Mitra" developed by the Delhi
Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR).
• 3. Narendra Singh Tomar launched the First of its kind "Millets Experience Centre (MEC)" at Dilli Haat in
New Delhi.
• 4. Nitin Gadkari launches world's First 100% Ethanol-fueled Car in New Delhi.
• 5. Hardeep Puri launched India’s First Green hydrogen fuel cell bus in Delhi.
• 6. India hosted the 6th Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) at Bharat Mandapam, in New
Delhi.

Odisha
• 1. CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium, India’s largest hockey
stadium, in terms of seated (chair) capacity of 20,000, in Rourkela, Odisha.
• 2. Ganeshi Lal, Governor of Odisha, launched “Ama KrushAI”, India’s First Artificial Intelligence (AI)
powered ChatBot for the Agriculture sector.
• 3. Gandhamardan Hills of Odisha named as 37th Biodiversity Heritage Site of India.
• 4. Odisha state cabinet approved a proposal to recommend the inclusion of the Kui language in the eighth
schedule of the Constitution of India.

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Punjab/Chandigarh
• 1. Punjab Govt Has Launched "Schools of Eminence" project. Under This Project, Punjab Govt will
upgrade 117 Govt Schools.
• 2. UT Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit inaugurated North India’s largest floating solar power project of
2000kWp at Chandigarh.
• 3. Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurates National Genome Editing & Training Centre at Mohali,
Punjab.
• 4. Punjab become the First state to implement “Right to Walk”.
• 5. Chandigarh Smart City launches AI-driven Chatbot ‘BIRBAL’ to provide a one-stop platform for citizens
to access information and services.

Rajasthan
• 1. Rajasthan has become the First state to implement a policy to control blindness, with the objective of
ensuring the "right to sight".
• 2. Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot Announces Creation of 19 New Districts & 3 New Divisional Headquarters.
Now Total number of Districts are 50.
• 3. After Jammu and Kashmir, Lithium reserves have been traced in the Degana district of Rajasthan.
• 4. Wax statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar installed in Jaipur Wax Museum.

Tamil Nadu
• 1. India's First 'Police Drone Unit' launched in Chennai.

Telangana
• 1. Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao unveils India’s Tallest Ambedkar Statue of 125ft in Hyderabad.
• 2. Telangana Grabs India’s First Gorilla Glass Factory.
• 3. Hyderabad (Telangana) Firm Grene Robotics Unveils India’s First AI-Powered Anti-Drone System –
"Indrajaal".
• 4. India’s First Solar Roof Cycling Track Inaugurated in Hyderabad.
• 5. Telangana has unveiled the world's First 3D-printed temple, a groundbreaking structure situated in
Burugupally, Siddipet district.

Tripura
• 1. India’s First School of Logistics, Waterways, and Communication has launched in Agartala, Tripura.
• 2. Tripura Became 4th State in India to Introduce E-Cabinet System.

Uttar Pradesh
• 1. Uttar Pradesh has become the First State to provide Digital Health cards for children.
• 2. "Kashi" declared as 1st Tourism & Cultural Capital of SCO.
• 3. The Modern Coach Factory (MCF) Stadium in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh(UP), has been renamed the
"Rani’s Girls Hockey Turf" in honour of former captain of the Indian women’s hockey team Rani Rampal.
• 4. UP government has approved the establishment of the state’s First Pharma Park in Lalitpur district of
Bundelkhand.

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• 5. UP govt launches "Elder Line" service to give shelter to elderly homeless.
• 6. The Uttar Pradesh Police Department has launched "Operation Conviction" to combat criminals and
mafias in the state.
• 7. The Third khelo India University games has been concluded at IIT BHU campus in Varanasi.
• 8. India's First Vedic-themed park unveiled in Noida.
• 9. Uttar Pradesh has achieved 100 percent Open Defecation Free (ODF) Plus coverage under the flagship
Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) programme.
• 10. CM Yogi Adityanath Declared Gangetic Dolphin as State Aquatic Animal of UP.
• 11. Uttar Pradesh state govt to conduct Cow Census.
• 12. Uttar Pradesh has set a new Guinness world record by lighting over 22 lakh Diyas (lamps) in Ayodhya.
• 13. India is going to have its First Telecom Centre of Excellence in Uttar Pradesh, located at the IIT
Roorkee campus in Saharanpur.

Uttrakhand
• 1. Asia’s second and country’s First Cable suspension bridge “Bajrang Setu” is being constructed in
Rishikesh.
• 2. Country’s First Cartography Museum Inaugurated In Mussorie (UK).
• 3. Uttarakhand is set to become the First state in the country to implement the Uniform Civil Code.

West Bengal
• 1. Visva-Bharati University, West Bengal is set to become the world's First "Living Heritage University".
• 2. Kolkata will get India’s First underwater metro train in 2023

BOOKS
• Monsoon=abhay K
• How prime ministers decide=neerja Chowdhury
• Pitchside:my life in indian cricket=amrit mathur’s autobiography
• The life,vision and songs of kabir=vipulrikhi
• Western lane=chetana maroo
• Ambedkar: A Life - Shashi Tharoor
• Irrfan Khan: A Life in Movies - Shubhra Gupta
• Victory City - Salman Rushdie
• Jaadunama : Javed Akhtar's Journey - Arvind Mandloi
• The Golden Years: The Many Joys of Living - Ruskin Bond
• Made In India: 75 Years of Business and Enterprise” – Amitabh Kant
• Breaking the Mould - Raghuram Rajan
• The Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras - Radhika Iyengar
• Welcome to Paradise - Twinkle Khanna
• The Book of Life: My Dance with Buddha for Success - Vivek Agnihotri
• Zeba: An Accidental Superhero - Huma Qureshi
• Fire the ganges:life among the dead in banaras=radhika iyengar

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• People’S G20=shri apurva Chandra
• Nations Calling=sonal goel
• The reverse seing :colonialism to cooperation=Ashok Tandon
• The Professionals’ Handbook to ChatGPT = V Pattabhi Ram and Dungar Chand U Jain
• Igniting Collective Goodness: Mann Ki Baat @ 100 = Team of BlueKraft Digital Foundation
• The Reverse Swing: Colonialism to Cooperation = Ashok Tandon
• Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal = S. Somanath
• The Lords of the Wankhede – Tales Between Two Titles = W.V. Raman and R. Kaushik
• The Book of Life: My Dance with Buddha for Success = Vivek Agnihotri
• Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal = S. Somanath
• Do Palkon Ki Chhavn Main = Dr. Hema Joshi
• Thread by Thread = Kapil Dev
• Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Remembers = Sharmishtha Mukherjee
• India’s Moment: Changing Power Equations around the World = (Dr.) Mohan Kumar
• Welcome To Paradise = Twinkle Khanna
• Courting India: England, Mughal India and Origins of Empire" = Nandini Das
• Kashmir: Book 3 of the Partition Trilogy = Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
• Resileint india = Pushkar Dhami
• Zeba: An Accidental Superhero = Huma Qureshi
• Naye Bharat Ka Samveda on PM Modi = Shri Ramnath Kovind
• Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India’s Economic Future = Raghuram Rajan & Rohit Lamba

IIT IN NEWS
• 1. IIT Madras developed Indigenous Mobile Operating System "BharOS".
• 2. IIT Madras to set up its First International campus in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
• 3. IIT Bombay’s "SHUNYA" Takes Second Place in Solar Decathlon Build Challenge in the US.
• 4. IIT Guwahati researchers develop 'Time bomb' liquid marbles with Nanoclay for controlled drug
• delivery.
• 5. IIT Roorkee signs pact with Taiwanese centre for developing tech solutions for Earthquakes, Floods

APPS & PORTALS IN NEWS

• Ministry of Coal Launched "Khanan Prahari" Mobile App to Curb Illegal Mining. Narendra Singh Tomar
introduced a new platform called "DigiClaim" on the national crop insurance portal.
• The University Grants Commission has launched a unified recruitment portal "CUChayan" for the
recruitment of faculty in central universities.
• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) virtually
launched ‘Sagar Manthan’, a Real-time Performance Monitoring Dashboard of MoPSW, in New Delhi,
Delhi.
• The Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) launched
a A application – “SAGAR SETU”, the app Version of National Logistics Portal (Marine) in New Delhi, Delhi.

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• Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister launches "Arunpol App" which will facilitate common people to lodge
complaints without coming to the police station
• Hello ujjvan app: Ujjivan Small Finance Bank launched Hello Ujjivan, India’s first mobile banking
application to individuals who have limited reading and writing skills.
• mPassport Police App: A new app developed by the external affairs ministry and rolled out in New Delhi
is expected to cut the time for police verification of passport applicants to five days and reduce the scope
for misuse of the process. The new digital services were launched by Union Home Minister Amit Shah
during the 76th Raising Day Parade of Delhi Police.
• khanan prahari app: Khanan Prahari App Helping To Curb Illegal Coal Mining Activities Through Public
Participation.
• Call Before u Dig app: The app has been developed jointly by the Department of
Telecommunications and the Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics, which
operates under the Gujarat government. Its primary aim is to protect the country’s underground public
infrastructure.
• Quit Tabacco App: The app has been developed by WHO.To help people become smokeless and quit
tobacco.
• 1064 Anti-Corruption Mobile App: This mobile application has been developed by the vigilance
department, Uttarakhand. It helps the citizens to lodge corruption-related complaints directly with the
authorities.

MILITARY EXERCISES

Exercise Veer Guardian 2023

• Indian Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defence Force
• Place:Japan

"FRINJEX-23"
• India and france
• Place:pangode military station ,Thiruvananthapuram,kerala

BRIGHT STAR-2023
• 34 COUNTRIES
• Place:Egypt

NOMADIC ELEPHANT
• India and mogul
• Place:Ulaanbaatar Mongolia

VAJRA PRAHAR 2023

• 14th edition

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• India and americA
• Place:umroi Meghalaya

EX Vinbax
• India and Vietnam
• Place:Hanoi vietnam

EX SAMPRATI-X-2023
• India and Bangladesh
• Place:Meghalaya

EX KHAN QUEST EXERCISE 2023

• 16 countries
• Ulaanbaatar,Mongolia

KHANJAR2023
• India-kyrgyztan
• 10th edition
• Place:Bishkek,kyrgyztan

Dustlik IV 2023
• 4th edition
• India and Uzbekistan
• Pithoragarh ,uttarkhand

LAMITIYE-2023
• India and Seychelles
• Seychelles

DHARMA GUARDIAN IV 2023

• India and japan
• Camp imamzam,shinga province ,japan

EKUVERIN 2023
• India and Maldives
• 12th edition
• Chaubatia,uttarkhand

AJAY WARRIOR 2023

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• India and uk
• Salisbury plains ,uk
• 7th edition

SURYA KIRAN XVI 2023

• India and Nepal
• Pithoragarh,uttarakhand
• 17th edition

KAZIND 2023
• India and kazakhastan
• Otar,Kazakhstan
• 7th edition

AUSTRA HIND 23
• India and Australia
• Perth, Australiaa

Yudh Abhyas 23
• India and USA
• Alaska,USA
• 19th edition

SIMBEX 2023
• 30th edition
• India and Singapore
• South china

JIMEX 2023
• 7TH Edition
• India and japan
• Bay of Bengal

CORPAT 2023
• India and Thailand
• 35th edition
• Andaman sea

BONGO SAGAR 2023

• 4th edition

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• Indo –bangladesh
• Northern bay of bengal

VARUN 2023
• India and france
• 21th edition
• goa

SLINEX 2023
• India and srilanka
• Colombo,srilanka
• 10th edition

MALABAR EXERCISE 2023

• India ,japan,usa and Australia
• Syndey,Australia
• 27th edition

VAYU PRAHAR 2023

• India and china
• Place:line of actual control(LAC)
• 96hour Multi-domain air and land exercise

DESERT FLAG VIII

• INDIA –UAE,Multilateral Exercise
• PLACE-UAE,AL Dhafra airbase

COBRA WARRIOR EXERCISE 2023

• Multinational exercise
• Place:uk,Waddington Airforce base

VEER GUARDIAN 23
• India and japan
• Place:japan

TARKASH EXERCISE
• India and Usa
• Chennai tamilnadu

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KONKAN SHAKTI
• India and uk
• Arabian sea

SPACE IN NEWS
• Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) Mission Will Be Launched By ESA (European Space Agency) in 2023.
Mission will study 3 of Jupiter’s Moons Ganymede, Callisto & Europa.
• SpaceX Sends First Saudi Arabian Astronauts "Rayyanah Barnawi" to the International Space Station.
• Kenya Launched Its First Operational Earth Observation Satellite “Taifa-1”.
• China launched "Fengyun-3G" (FY-3G), its First satellite allowing scientists to monitor the Earth’s
precipitation from space.
• SpaceX launches European space telescope Euclid to explore Dark Universe.
• SpaceX launches "Jupiter 3" world's largest private communication satellite
• Japan launches "Moon Sniper" lunar lander SLIM into space.
• Iran launched Noor 3 satellite into orbit.
• China launches Yaogan-33 04 new remote-sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch
Center in northwest China. The satellite was launched by a Long March-4C carrier rocket.
• China launched the world's first Methane powered rocket "Zhuque 2".

NASA In News
• New Chief Technologist of NASA - AC Charania
• NASA astronaut Christina Koch becomes the First woman to go around the moon.
• Blue Origin to launch ESCAPADE Mars mission for NASA in late 2024.
• NASA launches Mission "Psyche" to study Metal-rich Asteroid Named Psyche located in the main asteroid
belt between Mars and Jupiter. This is NASA’s First mission to study an asteroid that has more metal than
rock or ice.

ISRO in News
• Aditya-L1 - India’s 1st mission to Study the Sun to be launched by June-July 2023.
• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch India’s 1st Atmamirbhar human flight
“Gaganyaan” by the year 2024.
• Shukrayaan1 - First Venus Mission to study the surface and atmosphere of Venus.
• The ISRO is collaborating with the Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bengaluru to build the X-Ray
Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat).
• The ISRO has announced a new introductory-level online training programme called Space Science and
Technology Awareness Training "START".
• India becomes the First country to Land on South Pole of the Moon.
• Skyroot Aerospace unveils its First commercial rocket "Vikram 1".
• ISRO has partnered with Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) to launch the innovative “Space on Wheels” program.

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Chandrayaan 3
• • Launched Date - 14 July 2023
• • Land on the moon - 23 Aug 2023
• Launched from - Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)
• • Rocket used by ISRO to launch Chandrayaan-3 - LVM3
• • Lander Name - Vikram
• • Rover Name - Pragyaan
• • Budget - Apprx. Rs. 615 Crore
• • Director of the Chandrayaan-3 mission - Ritu Kharidhal Mission
• • Director of ISRO - S. Mohanakumar
• • Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre - S Unnikrishnana Nai

ISRO’S UPCOMING MISSION

MISSION LAUNCH POINTS
NISAR Jan 2024 NASA-ISRO synthetic aperture
radar (NISAR) is the first dual
band radar imaging satellite

Venus Orbiter Mission Dec 2024 It is a planned orbiter to Venus

by the ISRO to study the
atmosphere of Venus.

Gaganyaan-1 Oct 2023 This will be the first of two

flight tests prior to the
inaugural crewed mission.

Ganganyaan-2 2024-2025 Unmanned spacecraft flight

test
Gaganyaan-3 2025 First crew of gaganyaan
mission
Shukrayaan- 1 December 2024 Orbiter will be sent to study
Venus
Lunar Polar 2026-28 Mission by JAXA and ISRO to
exploration explore the Moon’s south pole
mission region

Mangalyaan 2 2024 Orbiter lander and rover will be

sent to study Mars

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SUMMITS/CONFERENCE/EVENTS

1. 15th BRICS Summit - South Africa

• Theme - “BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and
Inclusive Multilateralism”.

2. 16th BRICS Summit - Kazan (Russia)

• Theme :- "Strengthening of multilateralism for the purposes of just global development and security”

3. 18th G20 Summit 2023 - New Delhi

• Theme of India’s G20 Presidency - “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth , One Family , One Future”

4. 42nd ASEAN Summit - Indonesia

• Theme - "ASEAN Affairs: Epicenter of Growth"

5. G20 Summit 2024 – Brazil

6. 78th UN General Assembly - New York City, USA

• Theme - “Rebuilding trust and reigniting global solidarity: Accelerating action on the 2030 Agenda and
its Sustainable Development Goals towards peace, prosperity, progress and sustainability for all".

7. 3rd World Hindu Congress 2023 - Thailand

• Theme :- Jayasya Aayatnam Dharmah, which translates to "Dharma, the Abode of Victory

8. 53rd Annual World Economic Forum Summit 2023 - Davos, Switzerland

• Theme - "Cooperation in a fragmented world"

9. 9th India International Science Festival (IISF) 2023 - Faridabad

• Theme :- "Science and Technology Public Outreach in Amrit Kaal"

• 10. 7th Global Investors Summit - Indore, Madhya Pradesh

• 11. 96th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan - Wardha district of Maharashtra

• 12. Digital Health Summit 2023 - Panaji, Goa

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• 13. 1st Global Buddhist Summit New - Delhi

• Theme - "Responses to Contemporary Challenges: Philosophy to Praxis"

• 14. Global Maritime India Summit 2023 - New Delhi

• 15. Indian Space Conclave (ISC 2023) - Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi
• Theme - "Bhumandal se Brahaman Tak (From Earth to the Entire Universe)".

• 16. Bharat Tex 2024 (World’s largest Textile Event) - Bharat Mandapam & Yashobhoomi in New Delhi

• 17. 2023 World Health Summit - Berlin, Germany

• Theme - "A Defining Year for Global Health Action."

• 18. India Mobile Congress (IMC 2023) - New Delhi

• Theme - "Global Digital Innovation".
• 19. AI Safety Summit 2023 - United Kingdom
• Theme - "Al for Good."

• 20. World Climate Summit (COP 28) - Dubai

• 21. G20 EMPOWER Summit - Gandhinagar, Gujarat

• 22. Think20 Secretariat Summit - Mysuru

• 23. Youth 20 Summit 2023 - Varanasi

• 24. B20 Summit India 2023 - New Delhi

CONFERENCE/MEETINGS
• 1. 49th Meeting of the GST Council - New Delhi
• 2. BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting - Cape Town
• 3. 1st I2U2 Vice-Ministerial Meeting - UAE (IIUU - IND, ISRAEL, UAE & USA)
• 4. 16th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) - New Delhi
• 5. SCO Foreign Ministers Meeting - Goa
• 6. Good Governance Conference - Bhopal, MP
• 7. One Earth One Health 2023 Conference - Pragati Maidan (New Delhi)
• 8. 26th National Conference on eGovernance – Indore
• 9. 12th World Hindi Conference - Fiji
• Theme - "Hindi - Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence".
• 10. 7th International Dharma Dhamma Conference - Bhopal
• Theme - Eastern Humanism for the New Era.
• 11. India Calling Conference 2023 - Mumbai
• Theme - "Rising IndiaInviting Partnership for Growth".
• 12. World Coffee Conference - Bengaluru

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• Theme - "Sustainability through Circular Economy and Regenerative Agriculture"
• 13. 2nd National Spice Conference 2023 - Hyderabad
• Theme - Food Safe Spices: The Way Forward to a Stable & Sustainable Income
• 14. Combined Commanders Conference 2023 - Bhopal, MP
• Theme - Ready, Resurgent, Relevant
G20 MEETINGS
• First Meeting of the working group on G20 Financial Inclusion - Kolkata
• G20’s First Infrastructure Working Group Meeting - Pune
• Business-20 (B-20) inception Meeting Under G20 - Gandhinagar, Gujarat
• First G20 Health Working Group Meet - Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
• "Think 20" Meeting under G20 - Bhopal, MP
• G20’s First Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group Meeting - Bengaluru
• First Meeting of the Youth 20 Group - Guwahati
• G20 group to hold Startup20 Engagement Meeting - Hyderabad
• First G20 Education Working Group Meeting - Tamil Nadu At IIT Madras
• First G20 Energy Transition Working Group Meeting - Bengaluru
• G20 Science 20 Inception Meeting - Puducherry
• First Tourism Working Group Meeting - Dhordo in Rann of Kutch in Gujarat
• Digital Economy working group Meeting of G20 - Lucknow
• First G20 Culture Working Group Meeting - Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh
• Y20 India Summit under India’s G20 Presidency - The Maharaja Sayajirao University Gujarat
• First Meeting of the W20 (Women 20) under India's G20 Presidency - Sambhaji Nagar, Maharashtra
• B20 or Business20 Meeting under India's G20 presidency - Gangtok
• G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Conference - Dibrugarh, Assam
• First G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group Meeting - Gandhinagar, Gujarat

EVENTS
• 1. The 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention - Indore
• Theme - “Diaspora: Reliable partners for India’s progress in Amrit Kaal
• 2. 14th World Spice Congress - Mumbai , India
• Theme - VISION 2030 : S-P-I-C-E-S (Sustainability, Productivity,Innovation, Collaboration, Excellence and
Safety).
• 3. PM Modi has inaugurated the 108th Indian Science Congress
• Theme - “Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment”.
• 4. 2nd State Biodiversity Congress - Kozhikode, Kerala
• 5. 18th World Security Congress 2023 - Jaipur, Rajasthan
• 6. Food Conclave 2023 - Telangana
• 7. 76th World Health Assembly - Geneva, Switzerland

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UNION BUDGET 2022-2023

• Minister of finance Nirmala sitaraman presented union budget 2022-23,With this budget,india has
marked the 75 years of independence through azadi ka amrit mahotsav.

CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION
• According to Article 112 of the Indian Constitution, the Union Budget of a year is referred to as the
Annual Financial Statement (AFS).
• It is a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government in a Financial Year (which
begins on 1st April of the current year and ends on 31st March of the following year).

Overall, the Budget contains:

• Estimates of revenue and capital receipts.
• Ways and means to raise the revenue.
• Estimates of expenditure.
• Details of the actual receipts and expenditure of the closing financial year and the reasons for any deficit
or surplus in that year.
• The economic and financial policy of the coming year, i.e., taxation proposals, prospects of revenue,
spending programme and introduction of new schemes/projects.
• In Parliament, the Budget goes through six stages:
• Presentation of Budget.
• General discussion.
• Scrutiny by Departmental Committees.
• Voting on Demands for Grants.
• Passing an Appropriation Bill.
• Passing of Finance Bill.
• The Budget Division of the Department of Economic Affairs in Ministry of Finance is the nodal body
responsible for preparing the Budget.
• After Independence, India’s first Finance Minister, Shri Shanmukham Chetty, presented the first budget
of independent India on 26th November, 1947.
• The Government presents it on the first day of February so that it could be materialised before the
beginning of new financial year in April.
Key Highlights of Budget 2022-23
• Growth Rate: India’s economic growth in the current year (2021-22) is estimated to be 9.2% of GDP, the
highest among all large economies.
• The revised Fiscal Deficit in the current year is estimated at 6.9% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) as
against 6.8% projected in the Budget Estimates.
• The Fiscal Deficit in 2022-23 is estimated at 6.4% of GDP, which is consistent with the broad path of fiscal
consolidation announced last year to reach a fiscal deficit level below 4.5% by 2025-26.
• Amrit Kaal: India has entered into Amrit Kaal, the 25-year-long leadup to India@100. During the Amrit
Kaal, the government aims to attain the following vision:
• Complementing the macro-economic level growth focus with a micro-economic level all- inclusive
welfare focus.

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• Promoting digital economy & fintech, technology enabled development, energy transition, and
climate action.
• Relying on a virtuous cycle starting from private investment with public capital investment helping to
crowd-in private investment.

Blueprint of Amrit Kaal: Four Priorities:

• PM Gati Shakti ‫܀‬
• Inclusive Development
• Productivity Enhancement & Investment, Sunrise Opportunities, Energy Transition, and Climate
Action
• Financing of investments
• Productivity linked incentive:60 lakhs new jobs to be created under the productivity linked incentive
scheme in 14 sectors.

Other Major Announcements in Budget:

• Railways: One Station One Product concept to help local businesses & supply chains.
• Parvatmala: It is a National Ropeways Development Program, Parvatmala to be taken up on PPP mode.
• Kisan Drones: For crop assessment, digitization of land records, spraying of insecticides and nutrients.
• MSME: Udyam, e-shram, NCS and ASEEM portals to be interlinked.
• Skill Development: Digital Ecosystem for Skilling and Livelihood (DESH-Stack e-portal) will be launched
to empower citizens to skill, reskill or upskill through on-line training.
• Education: One class-One TV channel&#’ programme of PM eVIDYA to be expanded to 200 TV channels.
• Health: An open platform for the National Digital Health Ecosystem to be rolled out.
• Saksham Anganwadi (New Generation Anganwadi): Integrated benefits to women and children through
Mission Shakti, Mission Vatsalya, Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0.
• PM-DevINE: New scheme Prime Minister’s Development Initiative for North-East Region (PM-DevINE)
launched to fund infrastructure and social development projects in the North-East.
• Vibrant Villages Programme: Vibrant Villages Programme for development of Border villages with sparse
population, limited connectivity and infrastructure on the northern border.
• Sunrise Opportunities: Government contribution to be provided for R & D in Sunrise Opportunities
like Artificial Intelligence, Geospatial Systems and Drones, Semiconductor and its eco-system, Space
Economy, Genomics and Pharmaceuticals, Green Energy, and Clean Mobility Systems.
• GIFT-IFSC: World-class foreign universities and institutions to be allowed in the GIFT City. An
International Arbitration Centre to be set up for timely settlement of disputes under international
jurisprudence.
• Digital Rupee: Introduction of Digital Rupee by the Reserve Bank of India starting 2022-23.

MAJOR SCHEMES
PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana 11 Jan 2023
Arogya Maitri Yojana 13 Jan 2023
Amri Dhrohar Yojana 5 June 2023
MISHTI Yojana 5 June 2023

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Vibrant Villages Programme Apr 2023
PM MITRA Yojana Mar 2023
Mahila Samman Bachat Pramanpa 1 Apr 2023
New India Literacy Programme 31 Mar 2023

Swadesh Darshan 2.0 Yojana Jan 2023

Aspirational Block Programme Jan 2023
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) Feb 2023
Jal Jan Abhiyan Feb 2023
National Rabies Control Programme Mar 2023
Vivad se Vishwas Scheme I Yojana Apr 2023
Sangathan Se Samriddhi Scheme Apr 2023
Smart Cities Mission Jun 2023
PM Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) Jun 2023
PM Special Scholarship scheme (PMSSS) Jun 2023

PM-YASASVI Jul 2023

PM E-Bus Sewa Scheme Aug 2023
CM Seekho Kamao Yojana Aug 2023
Mera Bill Mera Adhikaar Yojana 1 Sep 2023
Vishwakarma kaushal samman yojana sep 2023

14 Minutes Miracle scheme oct 2023

• 1. Government of India has launched the "SMART" (Scope for Mainstreaming Ayurveda Research in
Teaching Professionals) programme to boost scientific research in priority healthcare research areas
through Ayurveda colleges and hospitals.

• 2. PM Modi has announced a "Aarogya Maitri" project under which India will provide essential medical
supplies to any developing country affected by natural disasters or humanitarian crisis.

• 3. PM Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated the "Jal Jan Abhiyan" in Abu Road in Sirohi district of
Rajasthan.The main objective of this campaign is to plant trees along with water harvesting and motivate
people for water conservation.

• 4. Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0 "Grievance redressal & information exchange platform" For employees
launched by EPFO (Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation).

• 5. Union Minister Bhupender Yadav Launches "Save Wetlands Campaign" As A “Whole of Society”
Approach for Wetlands Conservation.

• 6. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched “Jaadui Pitara” a playbased learning and
teaching material for the foundational stage children in the age group of 3 to 8 years as envisioned by
the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020).

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• 7. Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, has launched the scheme, “Vivad se Vishwas I –Relief
to MSMEs” for providing relief to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for COVID-19 period.

• 8. Union Minister for Rural Development, Giriraj Singh has launched the "SAMARTH" Campaign to
promote Digital Transactions in 50000 Gram Panchayats' in Lucknow.

• 9. Union Minister Smriti Zubin Irani, the Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD), launched
“Poshan Bhi, Padhai Bhi”, the flagship programme of MoWCD, to strengthen Early Childhood Care and
Education (ECCE) component of Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 (Mission Poshan 2.0).

• 10. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced "Amrit Dharohar and MISHTI" (Mangrove
Initiative for Shoreline Habitats and Tangible Incomes) scheme which will help in reviving and protecting
the mangrove ecosystem in the country.

• 11. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of “Meri Mati Mera Desh” campaign in run-up
to Independence Day to honor the martyred bravehearts of the country.

• 12. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has launched the "Addiction Free
Amrit Kaal" campaign to promote a healthier & addictionfree India

• 13. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched a new initiative "Women for Water, Water for
Women Campaign", celebrating “Jal Diwali”

• 14. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the "Ayushman Asom: Mukhya Mantri Lok Sevak Arogya
Yojana" an online medical bill reimbursement scheme for the Government of Assam's employees,
pensioners and their dependents.

• 15. ASSAM CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launched "Ayushman Asom" Scheme under the Mukhya Mantri
Jan Arogya Yojana (MMJAY), aimed at promoting accessible and affordable healthcare across Assam.

• 16. Assam has launched the "Gajah Kotha" campaign to address the growing problem of Human-
Elephant Conflict (HEC).

• 17. Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel has launched the "Hamar Sughar Laik Abhiyan" to bring 1,800
malnourished children, identified through a survey, into the category of well-nourished children.

• 18. Delhi LG launches "100 Days to Beat Plastic" Campaign by MCD. He also unveiled the mascot of the
campaign "Nivaran Dadi".

• 19. Goa Government has launched the "Swayampurna e-bazaar" online platform to give market to
different kinds of products made by self-help groups and women.

• 20. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar announced the "Chatra Parivahan Suraksha" scheme, providing
costless transportation for village-based school students, and bettering education accessibility in rural
areas.

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• 21. Himachal Pradesh govt. has formulated the "Green Hydrogen" policy to promote the use of green
hydrogen and establish the state as a leading hub for its production.

• 22. Himachal Pradesh launches project "Sanjeevani" to empower dairy farmers.

• 23. Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh launched "HIMCARE" scheme & ISHTH Campaign for jail
inmates.

• 24. The Jharkhand government launched a special campaign called "Abua Bir Dishom Abhiyan" on
November 6 with the purpose of distributing land ownership documents to people and communities
under the Forest Rights Act.

• 25. Karnataka Launches "Dr Puneeth Rajkumar Hrudaya Jyoti Yojana" for Cardiac Emergencies.

• 26. Karnataka Govt. launches a free power scheme named "Gruha Jyothi scheme" for providing free
electricity up to 200 units a month.

• 27. Kerala Government launches "One Panchayat, One Playground" to Revive Sports Culture.

• 28. Kerala has launched the "Shubhayatra" scheme to support and facilitate overseas emigrants from
the state to enhance international migration.

• 29. Madhya Pradesh state cabinet has approved "Mukhyamantri Sikho Kamao Yojana" aimed at
providing opportunities for unemployed youth in the state.

• 30. MP Govt launch "Learn and Earn Scheme" to teach employable skills to the youth.

• 31. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched the "Ladli Bahna Yojana". Through this
scheme, ₹ 1000 per month will be given to the sisters of poor and middle-class families of Madhya
Pradesh.

• 32. Maharashtra govt. has launched the "Shasan Aplya Dari" (government at your doorstep) initiative
with an aim to provide benefits of government schemes at one place.

• 33. Maharashtra government launched "Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Yojana" under which more than
one crore farmers in the state will be paid 6,000 rupees annually.

• 34. Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma launched the "Water Smart Kid Meghalaya" campaign, an initiative
under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), which focuses on educating children about water conservation and
protection and aims to instill a sense of responsibility as Water Conservation Ambassadors.

• 35. Meghalaya Launches "Food Security" Campaign to Achieve Zero Hunger.

• 36. Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government has launched a new initiative, "Mo Ghara" (My Home) – a
credit-linked housing scheme for rural poor in the state to convert all kutcha houses into pucca ones.

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• 37. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched "Ama Pokhari Yojana" to rejuvenate water
bodies.

• 38. Naveen Patnaik-led Odisha government has approved "Mission Shakti Scooter Yojana" under which
interest subvention on bank loans up to Rs 1 lakh will be provided to beneficiaries to purchase a scooter.

• 39. CM Naveen Patnaik (Odisha) introduced the "Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana" with the
aim of improving the nutritional well-being of the state's populace and nurturing a healthier tomorrow.

• 40. Prem Singh Tamang, Chief Minister (CM) of Sikkim, launched the initiative, named "Mero Rukh Mero
Santati" (Plant a Tree, Leave a Legacy), under which 100 trees will be planted for every child born in
Sikkim.

• 41. Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao has introduced the "Geetha Karmikula Bhima" Insurance
scheme for toddy tappers.

• 42. Telangana launched “Telangana Cool Roof Policy 2023-2028” for all types of buildings to reduce
temperatures in Hyderabad and other urban areas in Telangana.

• 43. T Harish Rao, Telangana Health Minister, launched "Arogya Mahila" Health programme for women
under which tests would be conducted for women every Tuesday initially in 100 health centres and
medicines provided to them free of cost.

• 44. Telangana Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali launches “SAHAS” aimed at enhancing support
systems for women facing workplace sexual harassment.
• 45. Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao has launched the 2nd phase of the "Kanti Velugu" initiative in
Khammam district. It is considered to be the world's largest eye screening programme.

• 46. Tripura CM Manik Saha launched “Yuba Tripura, Natun Tripura, Atmanirbhar Tripura”, an initiative
of the Tripura Industries Development Corporation Limited (TIDCL) to encourage youth to set up
industrial and business units.

• 47. Ganesh Joshi, Agriculture Minister of Uttarakhand, launched "Resham Keet Bima" scheme, India’s
First programme to safeguard sericulturists.

• 48. Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister (CM) of Uttar Pradesh (UP), launched the “Aarohini Initiative Training
Programme” for the safety and security of girls in all 746 Kastuba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV) in UP.

• 49. UP Govt inaugurated an online education programme "Pahal" for Rural area students.

• 50. UP Govt launches "Mukhyamantri Swadeshi Gau Samvardhan Yojana". It provides milk producers
the facility of selling their milk at a reasonable price in villages through dairy cooperative societies.

• 51. The Uttar Pradesh government has launched the "Every Right for Every Child" campaign to ensure
equal opportunities for students.

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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• 1. Science Literature Festival "Vigyanika" event to be held in IISF, Bhopal.
• 2. Startup IG Drones develops India’s First 5G-enabled drone "Skyhawk".
• 3. Skyroot Aerospace has successfully fired an advanced fully 3D-printed cryogenic engine "Dhawan-II".
• 4. The Supercomputer "AIRAWAT" installed at C-DAC, Pune ranks 75th in Top 500 Supercomputing List.
• 5. Microsoft introduces "Bing Image Creator" powered by OpenAI’s DALL-E.
• 6. Microsoft launches "JUGALBANDI" a multilingual AI-chat bot for rural India.
• 7. Microsoft has launched the AI Powered Digital Assistant “Copilot ”
• 8. India’s First AI Chatbot powered by ChatGPT is "Lexi".
• 9. OpenAl launched "GPT-4" with higher accuracy.
• 10. Google introduced AI chatbot "Bard".
• 11. Artpark-IISc Join Hands with Google to Launch AI-Powered Project "Vaani".
• 12. Infosys launches "Topaz" an AI-First set of services, solutions, and platforms.
• 13. Russia's Sberbank has launched its own Al chatbot named "GigaChat" to compete with OpenAI's
ChatGPT.
• 14. Adobe has launched the generative “Sensei GenAI".
• 15. India welcomes its First regional Al News Anchor "Lisa".
• 16. India’s DRDO is set to develop a long-range surface-to-air missile (LR-SAM) system, similar to that of
Israel’s Iron Dome defence system under “Project Kusha”.
• 17. China Approves World’s First Passenger-Carrying Flying Taxi “Ehang’s EH216-S”.
• 18. Meta and IBM launched "AI Alliance" to promote open-source AI development.
• 19. Google launches its largest and most capable AI model "Gemini".
• 20. Indian Railways to Install AI-based Surveillance System "Gajraj System" to Prevent Elephant Deaths
on Tracks

APPOINTMENT

NATIONAL APPOINTMENTS
• 28th Director General of the Border Roads Organisation - Raghu Srinivasan
• Principal Director General of PIB - Manish Desai
• Director General of PIB - Rajesh Malhotra
• Chairman of Press Trust of India Board - N. Shanth Kumar
• CEO of NITI Aayog - BVR Subrahmanyam
• Principal DG Of Akashvani - Dr. Vasudha Gupta
• Secretary in the Department of Telecommunications - Neeraj Mittal
• Chairman of National Technical Research Organisation - Arun Sinha
• Director General of the National Testing Agency - Subodh Kumar Singh
• Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission - BARC Director Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty
• Chairman of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) - Dinesh Kumar Shukla
• Chairman of the National Green Tribunal - Justice Prakash Shrivastava

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• Chairman of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) - Deepak Mohanty
• CEO of the Unique Identification Authority of India - Amit Agrawal
• Drugs Controller General of India - Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi
• Chief Secretary of Jammu & Kashmir - Atal Dulloo
• Chief Secretary of Jharkhand - Lalbiaktluanga Khiangte
• Chief Secretary of Karnataka - Rajneesh Goel
• Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh - Veera Rana
• DGP of Jammu and Kashmir - R.R. Swain
• 1st Woman Chairperson to Head the Railway Board - Jaya Verma Sinha
• 1st Woman Chief Secretary of Telangana - IAS officer A Santhi Kumari
• First woman to chair the Rajya Sabha from Nagaland - Phangnon Konyak
• 1st Female IPS officer of Arunachal Pradesh - Tenzing Yangki
• Deputy Governor of RBI - Michael Debabrata Patra
• Deputy Governor of RBI - Swaminathan Janakiraman
• MD of SBI - Vinay M Tonse
• President of FICCI - Dr. Anish Shah
• 40th President of FICCI Ladies Organisation - Sudha Shivkumar
• Secretary General Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry - Shailesh Pathak
• President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) - Ajay Singh
• Chairperson of NASSCOM - Anant Maheshwari
• NASSCOM Vice-Chairperson - India’s Sindhu Gangadharan
• Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) - Ravneet Kaur
• President of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) for 2023-24 - R Dinesh
• President-Designate of CII for 2023-24 - Sanjiv Puri

CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR/CEO
• CEO of the Tata Trusts - Siddharth Sharma
• CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) - K. Krithivasan
• CFO of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) - Srikanth Venkatachari
• First woman to become CMD of India’s largest NBFC Power Finance Corporation - Parminder Chopra
• Chairman of Amul - Shamalbhai B Patel
• Independent Directors of NDTV - UK Sinha and Dipali Goenka
• CEO of BOAT - Sameer Mehta
• Chairman of BOAT - Vivek Gambhir
• CEO of Vodafone - Margherita Della Valle
• CEO of PayU India - Anirban Mukherjee
• Chairman of Mastercard India - Former SBI Chief Rajnish Kumar
• CEO of Starbucks - Laxman Narasimhan
• CEO of YouTube - Neil Mohan
• CEO of Twitter - Linda Yaccarino
• CEO of PayPal - Alex Chris

DEFENCE APPOINTMENTS

• Vice Chief of Army Staff - Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar

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• Vice Chief of Naval Staff - Dinesh Tripathi
• Deputy Chief of Naval Staff - Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti
• Deputy Chief of the Air Staff - Ashutosh Dixit
• Director General Naval Operations (DGNO) - Atul Anand
• Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal - Rashmi Shukla
• Engineer-in-Chief of Indian Army - Arvind Walia
• Director general of the Border Security Force - Nitin Agarwal
• 25th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) - Rakesh Pal
• Director of the Special Protection Group - Alok Sharma
• Chairman of Armed Forces Tribunal - Justice Rajendra Menon

CHIEF JUSTICE
• Chief Justice of J&K HC - Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh
• Chief Justice of Jharkhand HC - Chandrashekhar
• Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court - Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai
• Chief Justice of Madras HC - Sanjay V. Gangapurwala
• Chief Justice of Manipur High Court - Siddharth Mridul
• Chief Justice of Meghalaya - Hamarsan Singh Thangkhiew (Acting)
• Chief Justice of Odisha - Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi (Acting)
• Chief Justice of Patna HC - K. Vinod Chandran
• Chief Justice of Rajasthan - Augustine George Masih
• Chief Justice of Telangana High Court - Justice Alok Aradhe
• Chief Justice of Tripura HC - Aparesh Kumar Singh
• Chief Justice of Uttarakhand - Manoj Kumar Tiwari (Acting)

CHIEF MINISTER
• CM of Chhattisgarh - Vishnu Deo Sai
• CM of Madhya Pradesh - Mohan Yadav
• CM of Meghalaya - Conrad K Sangma
• CM of Mizoram - Lalduhoma
• CM of Nagaland - Neiphiu Rio
• CM of Rajasthan - Bhajan Lal Sharma
• CM of Telangana - Revanth Reddy
• CM of Tripura - Dr.Manik Saha
• CM of Karnataka – Siddaramaiah
• Deputy CM of Karnataka - DK Shivakumar
• Deputy CM of Maharashtra - Ajit Pawar

GOVERNORS
• Governor of Jharkhand - C P Radhakrishnan
• Governor of Maharashtra - Ramesh Bais
• Governor of Manipur - Anusuiya Uikye
• Governor of Meghalaya - Phagu Chauhan
• Governor of Nagaland - La. Ganesan

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• Governor of Odisha - Raghubar Das
• Governor of Sikkim - Lakshman Prasad Acharya
• Governor of Tripura - Indra Sena Reddy Nallu
• Lt. Governor of Ladakh - Brig B D Mishra (Retd)

INTERNATIONAL
• First Female Sikh judge in the US - Manpreet Monica Singh
• New Chief Economist of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development - Clare Lombardelli
• President of World Bank - Ajay Banga
• President of the World Meteorological Organization - Dr Abdulla Al Mandous
• India’s next Ambassador/Permanent Representative to the United Nations - Arindam Bagch

PRESIDENT
• President of the Czech Republic - Petr Pavel
• 22nd President of Bangladesh - Mohammad Shahabuddin
• President of Nepal - Ram Chandra Paudel
• 39th President of Brazil - Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
• Vice President of UAE - Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• President of Nigeria - Bola Tinbhu
• President of Turkey - Recep Tayyip Erdogan
• President of Maldives - Mohamed Muizzu
• President of Argentina - Javier Milei
• President of Madagascar - Andry Rajoelina
• President of Egypt - Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil El-Sisi

PRIME MINISTERS
• PM of New Zealand - Christopher Luxon
• PM of Kuwait - Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al-Sabah
• PM of Slovakia - Robert Fico
• PM of Spain - Pedro Sánchez
• Prime Minister of Poland - Donald Tusk

BRAND AMBASSADORS
• Brand Ambassador of UNICEF India - Ayushmann Khurrana
• Brand Ambassador of World's First "Hand Ambassador" by Savlon Swasth India - Sachin Tendulkar
• India's Ambassador of 'She Changes Climate' - Shreya Ghodawat
• Brand Ambassador of Puma India - Harmanpreet Kaur
• Brand Ambassador of Star Sports - Rishabh Pant
• Brand Ambassador of JioCinema - India captain Rohit Sharma
• Brand Ambassador of Viacom18 - MS Dhoni
• Brand Ambassador of PepsiCo India - Ranveer Singh
• Brand Ambassador of Tripura Tourism - Sourav Ganguly
• Brand Ambassador of Gucci - Alia Bhatt

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• Uniqlo India’s Brand Ambassador - Katrina Kaif
• Brand Ambassador of Mobil - Hrithik Roshan
• Brand Ambassador of Women’s Fashion Brand W roped - Anushka Sharma
• Brand ambassador of Swaraj Tractors - MS Dhoni
• Brand Ambassador of SBI - Mahendra Singh Dhoni
• Brand Ambassador of Lay’s - Mahendra Singh Dhoni
• Brand Ambassdor of PUMA - Mohammed Shami
• Global Brand Ambassador of RADO - Katrina kaif
• UPI Safety Ambassador - Pankaj Tripathi
• Brand Ambassador of Bengal - Sourav Ganguly
• First ever Global Brand Ambassador Bisleri International Pvt Ltd - Deepika Padukone
• Brand Ambassador Sony Sports Network - Kartik Aaryan

SPORTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

ICC MALE T-20 WORLD CUP

• 2024=USA and West Indies
• 2026= India and Sri Lanka
• 2028=Australia and New Zealand
• 2030 =England, Ireland and Scotland

ICC MEN’S ODI WORLD CUP

• 2027= South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia
• 2031= India and Bangladesh

CHAMPIONS TROPHY
• 2025= Pakistan
• 2029= India

9TH ICC WOMEN’S T20 CRICKET WORLD CUP 2024

• Bangladesh

ICC WOMEN’S ODI CRICKET WORLD CUP 2025

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• India

FOOTBALL

23rd FIFA FOOTBALL WORLD CUP 2026

• USA, Mexico, Canada

FIFA WOMEN’S FOOTBALL WORLD CUP 2027

• Belgium, Germany, and Netherlands

FIFA U-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2024

• Dominican Republic

FIFA UNDER 20 MEN’S WORLD CUP 2025

• Chile

HOCKEY

FIRST HOCKEY FIVES WORLD CUP 2024 MEN’S AND WOMEN’S

• Oman

OLYMPICS

34 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES 2028

• Los Angeles

35th SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES 2032

• Brisbane (Australia)

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25th WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES 2026
• Milan and Cortana (Italy)

4th YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES 2026

• dekar(senegal)

COMMONWEALTH GAMES

23RD COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2026

• Victoria(Australia)

ASIAN GAMES

20TH ASIAN GAMES 2026

Nagoya (japan)

21ST ASIAN GAMES 2030

Doha(qatar)

22ND ASIAN GAMES 2034

Riyadh(Saudi arabia)

FIDE Chess Olympiad

• 44th - Chennai , India
• 45th - Budapest , Hungary
• 46th - Tashkent , Uzbekistan

National Games
• 36th - Gujarat
• 37th – Goa

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Khelo India Youth Games
• 4th - Panchkula, Haryana
• 5th - Madhya Pradesh

SPORT AWARD
• Asian Billiards 2023 Title - Pankaj Advani
• Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award - Lionel Messi
• Ballon d’Or award or Golden Ball Award 2023 - Lionel Messi
• Time Magazine "Athlete of the Year" 2023 - Lionel Messi
• Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023 - Shri Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty (Badminton) & Shri
Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj (Badminton)
• ITF World Champion Awards 2023 - Novak Djokovic (Men’s Singles) & Aryna Sabalenka (Women’s
Singles)

FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
• FIFA Club World Cup 2023 - Manchester City Defeats Fluminense
• Durand Cup Finals - Mohun Bagan SG defeats East Bengal
• SAFF Championship 2023 Final - India wins against Kuwait
• SAFF U-16 Championship Final - India defeated Bangladesh
• SAFF U-19 Championship Final - India defeated Pakistan at the Dashrath Rangasala Stadium in
• Kathmandu, Nepal.
• 76th National Football Championship also known as "Santosh Trophy" - Karnataka beat Meghalaya
• Carabao Cup Title 2023 - Manchester United defeated Newcastle

BADMINTON

India Open 2023

• Venue - New Delhi
• Men’s Single - Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand) defeated Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
• Women’s Single - An Se-young (S.Korea) defeated Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)

Malaysia Open Badminton Title 2023

• Men's Singles - Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) defeated Kodai Naraoka (Japan)
• Women's Singles - Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) defeated An Se-young (South Korea)

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YONEX Swiss Open 2023
• Men’s Singles - Koki Watanabe (Japan) defeated Chou Tien Chen (Chinese Taipei)
• Women’s Singles - Pornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand) defeated Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark)

US Open 2023
• Men’s Singles - Li Shi Feng (China) defeated Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
• Women’s Singles - Supanida Katethong (Thailand) defeated Gao Fang Jie (China)
• Women’s singles Title at the Madrid Spain Masters 2023 - Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia)
defeated PV Sindhu (India).
• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty becoming the First Indian Men's Doubles pair to win a Gold
Medal at the Badminton Asia Championships

TENNIS

1. Australian Open 2023

• Men’s Singles - Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)

• Women’s Singles - Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) defeated Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)

2. French Open 2023

• Men’s Singles - Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Casper Ruud (Norwegian)

• Women’s Singles - Iga Świątek (Poland) defeated Karolina Muchova (Czech)

3. Wimbledon 2023

• Men’s Singles - Carlos Alcaraz (Spanish) defeated Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

• Women’s Singles - Marketa Vondrousova (Czech) defeated Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)

4. US Open 2023

• Men’s Singles - Novak Djokovic (Serbia) defeated Daniil Medvedev (Russia)

• Women’s Singles - Coco Gauff (America) defeated Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)

5. Barcelona Open 2023

Men’s Singles - Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)

6. Madrid Open 2023

• Men's Single - Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)

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• Women's Single - Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)

7. Indonesia Open 2023

• Men’s Singles - Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) defeated Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia)
• Women’s Singles - Chen Yufei (China) defeated Carolina Marin (Spain)
• Men’s Doubles - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (India) defeated Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi
Yik(Malaysia)

8. Argentina Open 2023

Winner - Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) defeated Cameron Norrie (UK)

9. Davis Cup 2023 Title - Italy Defeats Australia

CHESS
• 83rd GM - Aditya Samant (Maharashtra)
• 84th GM - Vaishali Rameshbabu (T.Nadu)
• Magnus Carlsen defeated grandmaster R Praggnanandh & wins the Chess World Cup Final 2023.
• Tata Steel Chess India Women’s Rapid Tournament 2023 Winner - Divya Deshmukh
• India’s Raunak Sadhwani Wins World Junior Rapid Chess Championship 2023 Title.
• Vidit Gujrathi Wins FIDE Grand Swiss & Vaishali Wins FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss 2023.

HOCKEY

1.FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023

• Host - Bhubaneswar (India)
• Winner - Germany defeated Belgium
• Best Player - Niklas Wellen (Germany)
• Best Goalkeeper - Vincent Vanasch (Belgium)

• 2. India’s Hardik Singh and Savita won the 2023 FIH Hockey Star Awards.
• 3. 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2023 - MP defeated Maharashtra
• 4. 13th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship 2023 - MP defeated Chandigarh
• 5. National Ice Hockey Championship 2023 - ITBP defeated Ladakh Scouts
• 6. Men's Junior Asia Cup 2023 - Indian Junior Men's Hockey Team defeated Pakistan
• 7. Women’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 - India beats S.Korea to win maiden Title
• 8. Asian Champions Trophy - India beats Malaysia
• 9. Hockey India launched "Hockeyverse" becomes 1st National Sports Federation to Enter Metaverse
• 10. Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah, Oman - India beat Pakistan in penalty shootout.

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• 11. 2023 Women's Asian Champions Trophy - Indian Women’s Hockey Team defeated Japan
• 12. 13th Senior Men National Hockey Championship 2023 - Punjab defeated Haryana

CRICKET

1. ICC Women's T20 World Cup Trophy 2023

• Host - S.Africa
• Winner - Australia defeated South Africa
• Player of the series - Ashleigh Gardner (AUS)

2. Ranji Trophy 2022-23

• Winner - Saurashtra defeated Bengal
• Player of the series - Arpit Vasavada (Saurashtra)

3. Women's Premier League Title 2023

• Winner - Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals
• Mumbai Indians Captain - Harmanpreet Kaur
• Delhi Capitals Captain - Meg Lanning
• Player of the match - Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians)
• Catch of the season - Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians)
• Purple cap - Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians)
• Orange cap - Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals)
• Most valuable player - Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians)

4. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023

• CSK won their 5th title defeating Gujarat Titans
• Best Venues of the Season - Eden Gardens and Wankhede Stadium
• Orange Cap - Shubman Gill
• Purple Cap - Mohammad Shami
• Fairplay of the Season Award - Ajinkya Rahane
• Catch of the Season Award - Rashid Khan
• Most Valuable Player of the Season Award - Shubman Gill
• Dream11 Gamechanger of the Season Award - Shubman Gill
• Super Striker of the Season Award - Glenn Maxwell
• Emerging Player of the Year Award - Yashasvi Jaiswal
• Most Fours Award - Shubman Gill (84)
• Longest Six of the Season Award - Faf du Plessis (115m)

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5. Asia Cup 2023 Title
• India beats Sri Lanka by 10 wickets
• Player of the Tournament Title - Kuldeep Yadav
• Player of the Match or Man of the Match Title - Mohammad Siraj
• Most Runs- Shubham Gill (302)
• Most wickets- M Pathirana (11)

6. 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup

• Winner - Australia defeated India by 6 Wickets
• Player of the Match in the 2023 ODI World Cup final - Travis Head
• Player of Tournament - Virat Kohli
• Most Runs - Virat Kohli (765 Runs)
• Most Wickets - Mohammed Shami (24 wickets)
• The mascots are a Male and Female duo named "Tonk" and "Blaze"
• The Official Theme song - "Dil Jashn Bole

7. Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023-24 - Punjab Defeats Baroda

8. Irani Cup 2023 - Rest of India defeated Madhya Pradesh.
9. Women's U-19 T20 World Cup 2023 - India defeated England
10. Newzealand's Kim Cotton becomes 1st female to umpire in ICC Men's T20 Cricket.
11. Adani Group has launched a campaign called "Jeetenge Hum" to support the Indian cricket team in the
2023 Cricket World Cup.
12. Asia Cup 2023 to be held in Hybrid Model in Pakistan & Sri Lanka.
13. ICC confirms venues of 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup to be co-hosted by USA.
14. India’s Virat Kohli became the fastest batter to reach 13,000 ODI Runs.
15. McGahey to become First transgender to play international cricket.
16. Ajay Jadeja Appointed As Mentor For Afghanistan Cricket Team In ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
17. Amol Muzumdar appointed as Head coach of Indian women’s cricket.
18. 22-Feet Long Statue of Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar Unveiled at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
19. Virender Sehwag, Diana Edulji & Aravind D'Silva enter ICC's Hall of Fame.
20. Virat Kohli becomes First batter in the world to score 50 ODI centuries, breaks iconic Sachin Tendulkar's
record of 49 centuries.
21. Mohammed Shami becomes 1st India bowler to pick up 50 wickets in ODI World Cup.
22. Rohit Sharma Now First Batsman To Hit 50 Sixes In World Cup.
23. Diana Edulji has become the First Indian women's player to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.
24. Amazon acquires ICC cricket rights for Australia till 2027.

GRAND PRIXES

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• 1. Max Verstappen - Bahrain GP 2023 , Australian GP 2023 , Miami GP 2023 , Monaco GP 2023 , Austrian
GP 2023 , Spanish GP 2023 , Canadian GP 2023 , Dutch GP 2023 , Italian GP 2023 , Qatar GP 2023 , US GP
2023 , Mexico City GP 2023 , Sao Paulo GP 2023 , Abu Dhabi GP 2023 & Las Vegas GP 2023
• 2. Sergio Perez - Saudi Arabian GP 2023 , Azerbaijan GP 2023
• 3. Carlos Sainz - Singapore GP 2023.

19TH ASIAN GAMES 2023

• Venue :- Hangzhou, China
• Opening Ceremony Flag Bearers - Hockey Captain Harmanpreet Singh and Ace Boxer Lovlina Borgohain
• Closing Ceremony Flag Bearer - Hockey player P. R. Sreejesh
• China dominated the medal tally with 383 Medals Gold - 201, Silver - 111, Bronze - 71
• India wins 107 Medals Gold - 28 , Silver - 38, Bronze - 41

India's Gold Medal Winners

Shooting
• Men’s 10m Air Rifle Team - Rudrankksh Patil, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Divyansh Singh Panwar
• Men’s 50m Rifle 3 positions Team - Swapnil Kusale, Aishwarya Pratap and Akhil Sheoran
• Women’s 50m Rifle 3 positions - Sift Kaur Samra
• Women’s 10m Air Pistol - Palak Gulia
• Men’s 10m Air Pistol Team - Arjun Cheema, Sarabjot Singh, Shiva Narwal
• Women’s 25m Pistol Team - Manu Bhaker, Rhythm Sangwan, Esha Singh
• Men’s Trap Team - Kynan Chenai, Zoravar Singh Sandhu, Prithviraj Tondaiman

Athletics
• Men’s Javelin Throw - Neeraj Chopra
• Women’s Javelin Throw - Annu Rani
• Men’s 3000m steeplechase - Avinash Sable
• Men’s Shot put - Tajinderpal Singh Toor
• Women’s 5000m - Parul Chaudhary
• Men’s 4x400m Relay - Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, Rajesh
Ramesh

Archery
• Men’s compound Team - Abhishek Verma, Ojas Pravin Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar
• Women’s compound Team - Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami, Parneet Kaur
• Mixed team Compound - Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Ojas Pravin Deotale
• Men’s Compound Individual - Ojas Pravin Deotale
• Women’s Compound Individual - Jyothi Surekha Vennam

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Squash
• Men’s Squash Team - Saurav Ghosal, Abhay Singh, Harinder Pal Singh, Mahesh Mangaonkar
• Mixed Doubles - Dipika Pallikal, Harinder Pal Sandhu

Cricket
• Men’s Cricket Team
• Women’s T20 Cricket Team

Kabaddi
• Men’s kabaddi Team
• Women’s kabaddi Team

Badminton
• Men’s Doubles - Chirag Shetty, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy

Tennis
• Mixed Doubles Tennis Team - Rohan Bopanna, Rutuja Bhosale

Equestrian
• Equestrian Dressage Team - Hriday Chheda, Anush Agarwalla, Divyakriti Singh, Sudipti Hajela

Hockey
• Men’s Hockey Team

3rd Khelo India Winter Games 2023

• Venue - Gulmarg in J&K
• J&K Topped with 76 Medals

Khelo India Para Games 2023

• Venue - New Delhi
• Haryana Topped with 105 Medals

6th Khelo India Youth Games 2024

• Venue - Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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• Mascot - “Veera Mangai”
• Torch - “Thamizh”

ISSF World Cup 2023

• Rudrankksh Patil won Gold & Tilottama Sen won Bronze in 10m Air Rifle in Cairo, Egypt.
• Rudrankksh Patil won Bronze in 10m Air Rifle in Bhopal, India.
• Hriday Hazarika won Silver in 10m Air Rifle in Baku, Azerbaijan.
• Sarabjot Singh won Gold & Varun Tomar won Bronze in 10m Air Pistol in Bhopal, India.
• Varun Tomar won Bronze in 10m Air Pistol in Cairo, Egypt.
• Rhythm Sangwan won Bronze in 10m Air Pistol in Baku, Azerbaijan.
• Manu Bhaker won Bronze in 25m Pistol in Bhopal, India.
• Prithviraj Tondiman won the Bronze medal in Shotgun at Doha, Qatar.
• Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Ganemat Sekhon won gold in Shotgun in Egypt.
• Amanpreet Singh clinches gold in Men's 25 metre.

37th National Games of India

• Host City - Goa , India
• Motto - Get Set Goa
• Mascot - Moga "An Indian bison"
• Theme Song - "Khel Aisa, Khel Jaisa Koi Bhi Khela Na Ho"
• Raja Bhalindra Trophy - Maharashtra
• Best Male Athlete - Swimmer Srihari Nataraj (Karnataka)
• Best Female Athletes - Gymnasts Sanyukta Prasen Kale (Maharashtra) & Pranati Nayak (Odisha)
Top 3 Positions
• 1st - Maharashtra - 228 Medals (80 Gold, 69 Silver & 79 Broze)
• 2nd - Services - 126 Medals (66 Gold, 27 Silver & 33 Bronze)
• 3rd - Haryana - 192 Medals (62 Gold, 55 Silver & 75 Bronze)

Snooker World Championship Title 2023 - Luca Brecel (Belgium) defeated Mark Shelby (England)

National Beach Soccer Championship 2023 - Kerala Best goalkeeper of the tournament - Santhosh
Kasmeer.

INTERNATIONAL DAYS AND THEME

INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN DAY

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11 December 2023
Restoring Mountain Ecosystems.

WORLD COMPUTER LITERACY DAY

2 December 2023
Literacy for human-centred recovery narrowing the digital divide.

World AIDS day

1 December 2023
Let communities lead

WORLD DIABETES DAY

14 November 2023
Access to diabetes care

WORLD CITY DAY

31 October 2023
Financing sustainable urban future for all

WORLD POLIO DAY

24 October 2023
Theme: A healthier future for mothers and children

WORLD FOOD DAY

16 October 2023
Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave No One Behind

INTERNATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY

11 October 2023
Digital Generation. Our Generation.

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WORLD TOURISM DAY

27 September 2023
Tourism and green investment

WORLD OZONE DAY

16 September 2023
Montreal Protocol: fixing the ozone layer and reducing climate change

INTERNATIONAL LITERACY DAY

8 September 2023
Promoting literacy for a world in transition: Building the foundation for sustainable and peaceful societies

WORLD POPULATION DAY

11 July 2023
Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting

NATIONAL DOCTOR’S DAY

1 July 2023
Celebrating Resilience and Healing Hands

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA

21 June 2023
Yoga For Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

WORLD BLOOD DONATION DAY

14 June 2023
Give blood, give plasma, share life, share often.

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

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5 June 2023
Solutions to plastic pollution

WORLD ANTI-TOBACCO DAY

• 31 May 2023
• We need food, not tobacco.

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF BIO-DIVERSITY

• 22 May 2023
• From agreement to action: build back biodiversity.

INTERNATIONAL TEA DAY

21 May 2023
Bee engaged in pollinator-friendly agricultural production.

WORLD RED CROSS DAY

8 May 2023
Everything we do comes from the heart

WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY

3 May 2023
Shaping a future of rights: freedom of expression as a driver for all other human right

EARTH DAY

22 April 2023
Invest in our planet

WORLD HERITAGE DAY

18 April 2023
Heritage and climate

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WORLD HEALTH DAY

7 April 2023
Health for all.

WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY

24 March 2023
Yes! We can end TB.

WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY

23 March 2023
The future of weather, climate, and water across generations.

WORLD WATER DAY

22 March 2023
Accelerating change.

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS

21 March 2023
Forests and health.

NATIONAL VACCINATION DAY

16 March 2023
Vaccine prevents the unwanted

CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY

15 March 2023
Empowering consumers through clean energy transitions

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

8 March 2023
DigitALL: innovation and technology for gender equality

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WORLD WILDLIFE DAY

3 March 2023
Partnerships for wildlife conservation

WORLD RADIO DAY

13 February 2023
Radio and peace

WORLD CANCER DAY

4 February 2023
Close the care gap

WORLD WETLANDS DAY

2 February 2023
Its time for wetland restoration

PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS (17TH)

9 January 2023
Diaspora: reliable for india’s progress in amrit kaal

DEFENCE
• 1.The Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) "Kamla Devi," the Fifth and last vessel in the series of fast-patrol
vessels (FPVs), was commissioned in Kolkata, West Bengal.
• 2. INS Sindhukesari becomes the First Indian submarine to dock in Indonesia.
• 3. GRSE launched the Most Silent Ship - "INS Androth".
• 4. "INS Vagir" 5th Submrine Of The KalvariClass Built by MazgaonDock Ship Builders (Mumbai) under
Project75.
• 5. The Fourth Survey Vessel Large (SVL) of the Indian Navy, named "Sanshodhak" was launched at
Kattupalli, Chennai.
• 6. "INS Surat" Becomes The First Navy Warship To Be Named After A City In Gujarat. It is the 4th & last
ship being developed under Project 15B

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• 7. President Droupadi Murmu has launched "Vindhyagiri" an advanced stealth frigate, at Garden Reach
Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd's (GRSE) facility on the banks of Hooghly River, Kolkata.
• 8. Yard 12706 (Imphal), the third Stealth Destroyer of Project 15B Class Guided Missile Destroyer build
at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) was delivered to the Indian Navy(IN). The ship was
designed by the Indian Navy’s Warship Design Bureau (WDB).
• 9. India’s latest warship "Mahendragiri" will be launched at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, Mumbai.
• 10. INS Magar decommissioned after 36 years service to the country.
• 11. Indian Navy deploys INS Sumedha in Mozambique to boost interoperability.
• 12. Bharat Electronics Ltd To Manufacture Israel's "LORA" Ballistic Missile For Indian Tri-Services.
• 13. DRDO has successfully launched Short-Range Ballistic Missile "Prithvi-Il" from Chandipur, Odisha
coast. This missile has a range of around 350 km and can carry 500-1,000 kg of warheads.
• 14. The DRDO has organized an Anusandhaan Chintan Shivir in New Delhi aimed at promoting Defence
Research and Development in the industry and academia.
• 15. India's First long-range revolver "Prabal" launched.
• 16. Indian Army inducted the lighter and more compact version of the developed Weapon Locating Radar
(WLR-M) called "Swathi Mountains"
• 17. Indian Army Organises "Sainya Ranakshetram 2.0" - A Cyber Threat Seminar Cum Workshop.
• 18. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches "Soul of Steel" Alpine Challenge to Promote Tourism in
Border Areas.
• 19. India gifted the indigenously built in-service missile corvette INS Kirpan to Vietnam to enhance that
country’s naval capabilities.
• 20. World's Highest Fighter Airfield To Come Up In Ladakh's Nyoma.
• 21. IAF Receives First Dornier Do-228 Aircraft From HAL.
• 22. India's First C-295 aircraft formally inducted into IAF by Rajnath Singh.
• 23. Indian Air Force And Drone Federation Of India To Co-host Bharat Drone Shakti 2023.
• 24. The Indian Army won a gold medal at the Cambrian Patrol Competition 2023 International Military
Exercise in Wales, UK.
• 25. Indian Navy launched 25T Bollard Pull Tug, named "Mahabali" to provide assistance to naval ships
and submarines, offer firefighting support to ships, and conduct limited Search and Rescue Operations.
• 26. Indian Army’s First Vertical Wind Tunnel Installed at Special Forces Training School in
HimachalPradesh.
• 27. Indian Navy launched ‘Amini‘, the 4th in a series of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water
Crafts (ASW-SWC), at shipbuilding facility of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) in Kattupalli, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.It
is built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE).
• 28. Russia has signed a contract to supply Igla-S hand-held anti-aircraft missiles to India and allow
production of the Igla there under licence.
• 29. President of Russia, Vladimir Putin has unveiled two new nuclear-powered submarines "Krasnoyarsk
and Emperor Alexander".
• 30. Pakistan successfully tests medium-range "Ababeel Weapon System".
• 31. Japan Becomes First Nation To Launch An Electromagnetic Railgun From An Offshore Vessel.
• 32. Iran successfully launched ballistic Missile "Kheibar" with a range of around 2,000km.
• 33. Iran Unveils 1st Indigenously made Hypersonic Missile “Fattah”.
• 34. North Korea has tested a Nuclear-capable underwater Drone known as “Haeil,” (a Korean word for
tidal waves or tsunamis), the First weapon of its kind capable of generating a massive radioactive tsunami
that can destroy naval strike groups and ports.

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

BEST MARCHING CONTINGENTS & TABLEAUX OF REPUBLIC DAY PARADE 2023

• On the basis of the assessment of the Three Judges panels, the results are as under:-
• 1. Best Marching Contingent among the three services - Punjab Regiment Centre Contingent
• 2. Best Marching Contingent among CAPF/other auxiliary forces - CRPF Marching Contingent
• 3. Best three Tableaux (States/UTs)
• • First - Uttarakhand (Manaskhand)
• • Second - Maharashtra (Sade Tin Shaktipithe & Nari Shakti)
• • Third - Uttar Pradesh (Ayodhya Deepotsav)
• 4. Best Tableau (Ministries/Departments) - Ministry of Tribal Affairs (Eklavya Model Residential Schools
(EMRSs))
• 5. Special Prize Central Public Works Department (Biodiversity Conservation) Vande Bharatam (Dance
Group).
• 6. Gujarat’s Tableau emerged as the numero uno in the Popular Choice Segment.
• The online poll for the popular choice was conducted between January 25-28, 2023 on MyGov web
page.The results are :-
• 1. Best Marching Contingent among the three services - INDIAN AIR FORCE MARCHING CONTINGENT
• 2. Best Marching Contingent among CAPF/other auxiliary forces - CRPF MARCHING CONTINGENT
• 3. Best three Tableaux (States/UTs):
• • First - Gujarat (Clean-Green energy efficient Gujarat)
• • Second - Uttar Pradesh (Ayodhya Deepotsava)
• • Third - Maharashtra (Sade tin Shaktipeeth and Nari Shakti)
• 4. Best Tableau (Central Ministries/Departments) - CAPF (Ministry of Home Affairs)

FIFA Awards 2022

• 1) FIFA Men’s Player - Lionel Messi of Argentina
• 2) FIFA Women’s Player - Alexia Putellas of Spain
• 3) FIFA Men’s Coach - Lionel Scaloni of Argentina
• 4) FIFA Women’s Coach -Sarina Wiegman of England
• 5) FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper - Emiliano Martínez of Argentina
• 6) FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper - Mary Earps of England
• 7) FIFA Puskas Award for the most spectacular goal in -Marcin Oleksy of Poland
• 8) FIFA Fan Award - Argentinian fans
• 9) FIFA Fair Play Award - Luka Lochoshvili of Georgia

Porter Prize 2023

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• Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has received the Porter Prize 2023. It recognized the
government's strategy in managing COVID-19, also the approach, and involvement of various
stakeholders especially involvement of ASHA workers in the industry to create PPE Kits.

OSCAR AWARDS 2023

• The 95th Academy Awards was a ceremony held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
(AMPAS) on March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, honoring films released in 2022.
• The event was televised in the U.S. by American Broadcasting Company and was produced by Ricky
Kirshner and Glenn Weiss (director).
• Comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel hosted the show for the third time, after the 89th
and 90th editions of the ceremony in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
• Best Picture - Everything Everywhere All At Once
• Best Actress - Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once)
• Best Actor - Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
• Best Director - Daniel Kwan and Daniel Schienert (Everything Everywhere All at Once)

India in Oscars

Year Category Winner Movie/Song/Others

1983 Best Costume Design Bhanu Athaiya Gandhi (1982)
1992 Honorary Award Satyajit Ray Director of Indian and Bengali
cinema
2009 Best Sound Mixing Resul Pookutty Slumdog Millionaire
(2008)
2009 Best Original Song Gulzar “Jai Ho”
Slumdog Millionaire
(2008)
2009 Best Original Score A R Rahman Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
and Best Original
Song
2023 Best Documentary Kartiki Gonsalves The Elephant Whisperers (2022)
Short
2023 Best Original Song MM Keeravani and “Nattu Nattu”
Chandrabose RRR (2022)

Padma Awards 2023

Padma Awards 2023
S.no Name Field State/Country
Padma Vibhushan (6)
1 Shri Balkrishna Doshi Others - Architecture Gujarat
(Posthumous)

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2 Shri Zakir Hussain Art Maharashtra
3 Shri S M Krishna Public Affairs Karnataka
4 Shri Dilip Mahalanabis Medicine West Bengal
(Posthumous)
5 Shri Srinivas Varadhan Science & Engineering United States of
America
6 Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav Public Affairs Uttar Pradesh
(Posthumous)
Padma Bhushan (9)
7 Shri S L Bhyrappa Literature & Education Karnataka
8 Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla Trade & Industry Maharashtra
9 Shri Deepak Dhar Science & Engineering Maharashtra
10 Ms. Vani Jairam Art Tamil Nadu
11 Swami Chinna Jeeyar Others - Spiritualism Telangana
12 Ms. Suman Kalyanpur Art Maharashtra
13 Shri Kapil Kapoor Literature & Education Delhi
14 Ms. Sudha Murty Social Work Karnataka
15 Shri Kamlesh D Patel Others - Spiritualism Telangana
Padma Shri (91)
16 Dr. Sukama Acharya Others - Spiritualism Haryana
17 Ms. Jodhaiyabai Baiga Art Madhya Pradesh
18 Shri Premjit Baria Art Dadra and Nagar
Haveli and Daman
and Diu
19 Ms. Usha Barle Art Chhattisgarh
20 Shri Munishwar Chanddawar Medicine Madhya Pradesh
21 Shri Hemant Chauhan Art Gujarat
22 Shri Bhanubhai Chitara Art Gujarat
23 Ms. Hemoprova Chutia Art Assam
24 Shri Narendra Chandra Debbarma Public Affairs Tripura
(Posthumous)
25 Ms. Subhadra Devi Art Bihar
26 Shri Khadar Valli Dudekula Science & Engineering Karnataka
27 Shri Hem Chandra Goswami Art Assam
28 Ms. Pritikana Goswami Art West Bengal
29 Shri Radha Charan Gupta Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh
30 Shri Modadugu Vijay Gupta Science & Engineering Telangana
31 Shri Ahmed Hussain & Shri Mohd Art Rajasthan
Hussain *(Duo)
32 Shri Dilshad Hussain Art Uttar Pradesh
33 Shri Bhiku Ramji Idate Social Work Maharashtra
34 Shri C I Issac Literature & Education Kerala
35 Shri Rattan Singh Jaggi Literature & Education Punjab
36 Shri Bikram Bahadur Jamatia Social Work Tripura
37 Shri Ramkuiwangbe Jene Social Work Assam
38 Shri Rakesh Radheshyam Trade & Industry Maharashtra
Jhunjhunwala (Posthumous)

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39 Shri Ratan Chandra Kar Medicine Andaman & Nicobar
Islands
40 Shri Mahipat Kavi Art Gujarat
41 Shri M M Keeravaani Art Andhra Pradesh
42 Shri Areez Khambatta Trade & Industry Gujarat
(Posthumous)
43 Shri Parshuram Komaji Khune Art Maharashtra
44 Shri Ganesh Nagappa Science & Engineering Andhra Pradesh
Krishnarajanagara
45 Shri Maguni Charan Kuanr Art Odisha
46 Shri Anand Kumar Literature & Education Bihar
47 Shri Arvind Kumar Science & Engineering Uttar Pradesh
48 Shri Domar Singh Kunvar Art Chhattisgarh
49 Shri Risingbor Kurkalang Art Meghalaya
50 Ms. Hirabai Lobi Social Work Gujarat
51 Shri Moolchand Lodha Social Work Rajasthan
52 Ms. Rani Machaiah Art Karnataka
53 Shri Ajay Kumar Mandavi Art Chhattisgarh
54 Shri Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande Literature & Education Maharashtra
55 Shri Gajanan Jagannath Mane Social Work Maharashtra
56 Shri Antaryami Mishra Literature & Education Odisha
57 Shri Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Art Karnataka
Munivenkatappa
58 Prof. (Dr.) Mahendra Pal Science & Engineering Gujarat
59 Shri Uma Shankar Pandey Social Work Uttar Pradesh
60 Shri Ramesh Parmar & Ms. Shanti Art Madhya Pradesh
Parmar *(Duo)
61 Dr. Nalini Parthasarathi Medicine Puducherry
62 Shri Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti Medicine Telangana
63 Shri Ramesh Patange Literature & Education Maharashtra
64 Ms. Krishna Patel Art Odisha
65 Shri K Kalyanasundaram Pillai Art Tamil Nadu
66 Shri V P Appukuttan Poduval Social Work Kerala
67 Shri Kapil Dev Prasad Art Bihar
68 Shri S R D Prasad Sports Kerala
69 Shri Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri Art Karnataka
70 Shri C V Raju Art Andhra Pradesh
71 Shri Bakshi Ram Science & Engineering Haryana
72 Shri Cheruvayal K Raman Others - Agriculture Kerala
73 Ms. Sujatha Ramdorai Science & Engineering Canada
74 Shri Abbareddy Nageswara Rao Science & Engineering Andhra Pradesh
75 Shri Pareshbhai Rathwa Art Gujarat
76 Shri B Ramakrishna Reddy Literature & Education Telangana
77 Shri Mangala Kanti Roy Art West Bengal
78 Ms. K C Runremsangi Art Mizoram
79 Shri Vadivel Gopal & Shri Masi Social Work Tamil Nadu
Sadaiyan *(Duo)
80 Shri Manoranjan Sahu Medicine Uttar Pradesh

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81 Shri Patayat Sahu Others - Agriculture Odisha
82 Shri Ritwik Sanyal Art Uttar Pradesh
83 Shri Kota Satchidananda Sastry Art Andhra Pradesh
84 Shri Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar Social Work Andhra Pradesh
85 Shri K Shanathoiba Sharma Sports Manipur
86 Shri Nekram Sharma Others - Agriculture Himachal Pradesh
87 Shri Gurcharan Singh Sports Delhi
88 Shri Laxman Singh Social Work Rajasthan
89 Shri Mohan Singh Literature & Education Jammu & Kashmir
90 Shri Thounaojam Chaoba Singh Public Affairs Manipur
91 Shri Prakash Chandra Sood Literature & Education Andhra Pradesh
92 Ms. Neihunuo Sorhie Art Nagaland
93 Dr. Janum Singh Soy Literature & Education Jharkhand
94 Shri Kushok Thiksey Nawang Others - Spiritualism Ladakh
Chamba Stanzin
95 Shri S Subbaraman Others - Archaeology Karnataka
96 Shri Moa Subong Art Nagaland
97 Shri Palam Kalyana Sundaram Social Work Tamil Nadu
98 Ms. Raveena Ravi Tandon Art Maharashtra
99 Shri Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh
100 Shri Dhaniram Toto Literature & Education West Bengal
101 Shri Tula Ram Upreti Others - Agriculture Sikkim
102 Dr. Gopalsamy Veluchamy Medicine Tamil Nadu
103 Dr. Ishwar Chander Verma Medicine Delhi
104 Ms. Coomi Nariman Wadia Art Maharashtra
105 Shri Karma Wangchu (Posthumous) Social Work Arunachal Pradesh
106 Shri Ghulam Muhammad Zaz Art Jammu & Kashmir

Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Award

• The Indian Women's Hockey Team midfielder Salima Tete was honoured with the AHF Emerging Player
of the Year Award for her spectacular performance in the year 2022.

Wildlife Conservation Award 2023

• Alia Mir has been honoured with the wildlife conservation award by Lt. Governor of the Jammu and
Kashmir Manoj Sinha, becoming the first woman in the Union Territory for her conservation efforts in
the region.

Global Pride Awards

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• The first edition of the Global Pride Awards, held in January 2023 at the Renaissance Bengaluru Race
Course Hotel.
• The Global Pride Awards, an initiative of the Global Pride Foundation, is set to recognize exceptional
achievers in all industries nationwide.
• Creative Business Award - Biswajit Baruah (Hive Sustainable Solutions)
• Best Pastry Chef Of The Year - Moksha (Moksha Patissier and Chocolatier)
• Architectural Firm of The Year - Sachin V Olety (Archedia)
• Emerging Fashion Talent Of The Year - Mohana Thangavel (Fashion Designer)
• Creative Designing Firm of the year - Haricharan KV (Hexin Designers)
• Excellence In Customer Service - Ramsudeer R (Ramji Cables & Networks)
• The Rising Star Of The Year - Soubir Bhatt (V & E Consulting Group)
• Young Dental Achiever Of The Year - Dr Izas Ahamed (Elil Dental Clinic).

Kiran Nadar conferred with France's highest civilian award

• Philanthropist and art collector Kiran Nadar was recently conferred "Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur"
(Knight of the Legion of Honour) by French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain.

International Prize in Statistics

• Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, a prominent Indian-American mathematician and statistician, will
receive the 2023 International Prize in Statistics, the equivalent to the Nobel Prize in the field, for his
monumental work 75 years ago that revolutionised statistical thinking.

Maharashtra Bhushan Awards 2023

• Maharashtra Bhushan is the highest award given by the “Government of Maharashtra”.
• The award was instituted in 1997.
• The amount of this award will be Rs.25 lakhs.
Awarded Individual Work Area Awarded Yearly
Dr. Appasaheb Dharmadhikari Samaj Seva (social activist) 2023

Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar Puraskar

• Legendary singer Asha Bhosle will be felicitated with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award.It is given
every year to an individual who has made a path-breaking contribution towards the nation, its people
and society.

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Vayu Seva Medal
• Wing Commander Deepika Misra has become the first woman Air Force officer to receive a gallantry
medal. President had conferred Vayu Seva Medal for gallantry on her at Independence Day last year and
she received the medal from Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari at an investiture
ceremony held in New Delhi.

Goldman environment prize

• Alessandra Korap Munduruku, who headed a campaign that led mining corporations to respect her
people's Indigenous territory in the Amazon rainforest, has been awarded the Goldman Environmental
Prize.

Australia's highest civilian honour

• Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, was conferred with Australia's highest civilian honour,
the Order of Australia, for his efforts in strengthening the India-Australia bilateral relations.

HUDCO Award
• Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) Uttar Pradesh had been awarded the country’s prestigious HUDCO
Award (2022-2023).

FILM AWARDS

76th BAFTA Awards

• Best Actor - Austin Butler
• Best Actress - Cate Blanchett
• Best Director - Edward Berger Oscars 2023
• Best Picture - Everything Everywhere All At Once
• Best Documentary Short Film - Elephant Whisperers
• Actor In A Leading Role - Brendan Fraser (The Whale)
• Actress In A Leading Role - Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once)
• Best Original Song Award - "Naatu Naatu" from the Indian film RRR

Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Awards 2023

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• Best Film - The Kashmir Files
• Film of The Year - RRR
• Best Web Series - Rudra 'The Edge of Darkness'
• Best Actor - Ranbir Kapoor for Brahmastra
• Best Actress - Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi
• Outstanding Contribution In The Film Industry - Rekha Lata

68th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2023

• Best Film - Gangubai Kathiawadi
• Best Film Critics - Badhaai Do
• Best Actor in a Leading Role - Rajkummar Rao (Badhaai Do)
• Best Actress in a Leading Role - Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawad)
• Best Director - Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Gangubai Kathiawadi
• Lifetime Achievement Award - Prem Chopra

IIFA Awards 2023

• Best Film - Drishyam 2
• Best Director - R Madhavan for "Rocketry"
• Best Actor - Hrithik Roshan for "Vikram Vedha"
• Best Actress - Alia Bhatt for "Gangubai Kathiawadi"
• Outstanding Achievement for Fashion in Cinema - Manish Malhotra
• Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema - Kamal Haasan

54th International Film Festival of India 2023

• Chairman of the Jury - Shekhar Kapur
• Golden Peacock Best Film - Endless Borders
• Special Jury Award - Rishab Shetty For ‘Kantara’
• Best Web Series - Panchayat Season 2
• Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award - Michael Douglas
• Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema - Madhuri Dixit

69th National Film Awards 2023

• Best Feature Film - Rocketry
• Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - RRR
• Nargis Dutt Award for Best Film on National Integration - The Kashmir Files
• Best Hindi Film - Sardar Udham Singh
• Best Film on Social Issues - Anunaad - The Resonance
• Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation - Aavasavyuham
• Best Director - Nikhil Mahajan, Godavari

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• Best Actor - Allu Arjun (Pushpa)
• Best Actress - Alia Bhatt (Gangubai Kathiawadi) & Kriti Sanon (Mimi)
• Best Child Artist - Bhavin Rabari (Chhello Show)

Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2023

• • Best Documentary - To Kill A Tiger
• • Best Indie Film - Agra
• • Best Performance in Film (Male) - Mohit Agarwal for Agra
• • Best Performance in a Film (Female) - Rani Mukerji for Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway
• • Best Director - Prithvi Konanur

Music Academy Awardees 2023

• • Sangita Kalanidhi 2023 - Bombay Jayashri (Vocalist)
• • Nritya Kalanidhi 2023 - Vasanthalakshmi Narasimhachari (Dance)
• • Sangita Kala Acharya 2023 - Palkulangara Ambika Devi (Vocalist) & K.S. Kalidas (Mridangam)
• • TTK Award 2023 - Thirunageswaram TR Subramaniam (Thavil) & Sargunanatha Odhuvar (Odhuvar)
• • Musicologist Award 2023 - Arimalam S. Padmanabhan (musicologist)

80th Golden Globe Awards 2023

• • Best Original Song - Naatu Naatu (RRR)

65th Grammy Awards 2023

• • Best Immersive Audio Album - Ricky Kej for "Divine Tides".
• • Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award - Waheeda Rehman
• • Deenanath Mangeshkar Award - Asha Bhosle
• • Gansamragini Lata Mangeshkar Award 2023 - Suresh Ishwar Wadkar
• • Malayalam film "2018" selected as India’s official entry for Oscars.

Green World Award

• The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has won the Green World Awards 2023, hosted in Miami, USA.

India Risk Management Awards 2022-23

• Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL), one of India's largest diversified agribusiness company, has been
recognized as the winner at the India Risk Management Awards 2022-23, presented by CNBC-TV18 and
ICICI Lombard.

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Shakira Is Billboard’s First-Ever ‘Latin Woman of the Year’

• Global superstar Shakira will be honored as Billboard’s Woman of the Year at the first-ever Mujeres
Latinas en la Música, or Latin Women in Music, gala.

ABSA 2023 - Lifetime Achievement Award

• Mandava Prabhakar Rao, Chairman and Managing Director of Nuziveedu Seeds Limited (NSL) Group,
had been conferred the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the Agri Business Summit and Award (ABSA)
for his ‘excellence and leadership in agriculture and allied sectors’.

'Audio Brand of the Year'

• India’s leading private radio and entertainment network, Red FM network was honoured with the
maximum number of awards and the Audio Brand of The Year at the 3rd edition of Media Brand Awards
2023.

Times Business Award

• PingPong India, a pioneer in cross-border payments had bagged this year’s Times Business Award. The
award was given to the company for excellence in cross-border payment solutions and helping Indian
companies establish themselves abroad.

Man of the Century

• Recognising his efforts as a socialist leader, former Lok Sabha MP Pandit Ramkishan was honoured with
the title of Shatabdi Purush (Man of the Century) in New Delhi.

UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize

• Niloofar Hamedi, Elaheh Mohammadi and Narges Mohammadi had been named as the laureates of the
2023 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, following the recommendation of an
International Jury of media professionals.

Leipzig Book Prize

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• Maria Stepanova, a powerful contemporary voice of Russian literature now living in exile in Berlin, has
been awarded the prestigious Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding in 2023.

Laureus global sports awards 2023

• Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award: Lionel Messi
• Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year award: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
• Laureus World Team of the Year award: Argentina men's football team
• Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award: Carlos Alcaraz
• Laureus World Comeback of the Year award: Christian Eriksen
• Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability award: Catherine Debrunner
• Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year award: Eileen Gu
• Laureus Sport for Good award: TeamUp (A programme for children displaced by war by Barcelona and
Poland striker Robert Lewandowski)

Pulitzer Prize winners

• The Pulitzer Prize is an award administered by Columbia University for achievements in newspaper,
magazine, online journalism, literature, and musical composition within the United States.
• It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a
newspaper publisher.
Category Winner Description
Public Service Associated Press, for Courageous reporting from the besieged city of
the work of Mstyslav Mariupol that bore witness to the slaughter of
Chernov, Evgeniy civilians in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Maloletka, Vasilisa
Stepanenko and Lori
Hinnant
Breaking News Staff of the Los Angeles For revealing a secretly recorded conversation
Reporting Times among city officials that included racist
comments, followed by coverage of the rapidly
resulting turmoil and deeply reported pieces
that delved further into the racial issues
affecting local politics.
Investigative Staff of The Wall Street For sharp accountability reporting on financial
Reporting Journal conflicts of interest among officials at 50
federal agencies, revealing those who bought
and sold stocks they regulated and other

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ethical violations by individuals charged with
safeguarding the public’s interest.
Explanatory Caitlin Dickerson of The For deeply reported and compelling accounting
Reporting Atlantic of the Trump administration policy that
forcefully separated migrant children from their
parents, resulting in abuses that have persisted
under the current administration.
Local Reporting Anna Wolfe of For reporting that revealed how a former
Mississippi Today, Mississippi governor used his office to steer
Ridgeland, Miss. millions of state welfare dollars to benefit his
family and friends, including NFL quarterback
Brett Favre. John Archibald, Ashley Remkus,
Ramsey Archibald and Challen Stephens of
AL.com, Birmingham For a series exposing how
the police force in the town of Brookside preyed
on residents to inflate revenue, coverage that
prompted the resignation of the police chief,
four new laws and a state audit.
National Caroline Kitchener of For unflinching reporting that captured the
Reporting The Washington Post complex consequences of life after Roe v.
Wade, including the story of a Texas teenager
who gave birth to twins after new restrictions
denied her an abortion.
International Staff of The New York For their unflinching coverage of Russia’s
Reporting Times invasion of Ukraine, including an eight-month
investigation into Ukrainian deaths in the town
of Bucha and the Russian unit responsible for
the killings.
Feature Writing Eli Saslow of The For evocative individual narratives about
Washington Post people struggling with the pandemic,
homelessness, addiction and inequality that
collectively form a sharply-observed portrait of
contemporary America.
Commentary Kyle Whitmire of For measured and persuasive columns that
AL.com, Birmingham document how Alabama’s Confederate heritage
still colors the present with racism and
exclusion, told through tours of its first capital,

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its mansions and monuments–and through the
history that has been omitted.
Criticism Andrea Long Chu of For book reviews that scrutinize authors as well
New York magazine as their works, using multiple cultural lenses to
explore some of society’s most fraught topics.
Editorial Writing Nancy Ancrum, Amy For a series of editorials on the failure of
Driscoll, Luisa Yanez, Florida public officials to deliver on many
Isadora Rangel and taxpayer-funded amenities and services
Lauren Costantino of promised to residents over decades.
the Miami Herald
Illustrated Mona Chalabi, For striking illustrations that combine statistical
Reporting and contributor, The New reporting with keen analysis to help readers
Commentary York Times understand the immense wealth and economic
power of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Breaking News Photography Staff of For unique and urgent images from the first
Photography Associated Press weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including
the devastation of Mariupol after other news
organizations left, victims of the targeting of
civilian infrastructure and the resilience of the
Ukrainian people who were able to flee.
Feature Christina House of the For an intimate look into the life of a pregnant
Photography Los Angeles Times 22-year-old woman living on the street in a
tent–images that show
Audio Reporting Staff of Gimlet Media, Whose investigation into her father’s troubled
notably Connie Walker past revealed a larger story of abuse of
hundreds of Indigenous children at an Indian
residential school in Canada, including other
members of Walker’s extended family, a
personal search for answers expertly blended
with rigorous investigative reporting.

GALLANTRY AWARDS 2023

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• President Droupadi Murmu conferred eight Kirti Chakras, including five posthumous, and 29 Shaurya
Chakras, including five posthumous, upon the personnel of the Armed Forces, Central Armed Police
Forces and State or Union Territory Police during Defence Investiture Ceremony (Phase-1) in New Delhi.
• The Gallantry awards were given to the personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable
courage and extreme devotion to duty.
• SHAURYA CHAKRA (Non Posthumous)
S. Name and Other Details Service
No.
1. Shri Amit Kumar, Assistant Commandant, CRPF MHA
2. Shri Satendra Singh, Assistant Commandant, 21 BN, CRPF MHA
3. 2693096F Havildar Ghanshyam (now Naib Subedar), The Army
Grenadiers, 55th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
4. (i) Shri Vikki Kumar Pandey, Deputy Commandant, 209 CoBRA, MHA (Act
CRPF performed
together)

(ii) Shri Vijay Oraon, Constable/GD, 209 CoBRA, CRPF

5. Lieutenant Commander Mritunjay Kumar (07456-W) Navy
6. IC-78962W Major Amit Dahiya, Sena Medal, 1st Battalion, The Army
Parachute Regiment (Special Forces)
7. (i) Shri Somay Vinayak Munde, IPS, Addl. Superintendent of MHA (Act
Police (now Superintendent of Police), Maharashtra Police performed
together)

(ii) Shri Ravindra Kashinath Naitam, Head Constable,

Maharashtra Police

(iii) Shri Tikaram Sampatrao Katenge, Police Naik, Maharashtra

Police
8. IC-72252H Major Nitin Dhaania, 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Army
Regiment (Special Forces)
9. 14941570X Lance Naik Raghvendra Singh, The Mechanised Army
Infantry, 9th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
10. IC-80532L Major Sandeep Kumar, The Grenadiers, 55th Army
Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
11. SS-47677W Major Abhishek Singh, The Mechanised Infantry, Army
50th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
12. (i) Squadron Leader Sandeep Kumar Jhajhria, (33270) Air Force
Accounts/Garud (Act
performed
together)
(ii) Corporal (now Sergeant) Anand Singh, (954576) Indian Air
Force (Garud)
13. IC-77164W Major Aditya Bhadauria, The Kumaon Regiment, 50th Army
Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
14. (i) Group Captain Yogeshwar Krishnarao Kandalkar, (27207) Air Force
Flying (Pilot) (Act
performed
together)
(ii) Flight Lieutenant Tejpal, (36539) Meteorology/Garud

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(iii) Leading Aircraftman Sunil Kumar, (990231) Indian Air Force

(Security)
15. SS-48529X Captain (now Major) Yudhvir Singh, The Mechanised Army
Infantry, 9th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
16. SS-48830N Captain Rakesh T R, 9th Battalion, The Parachute Army
Regiment (Special Forces)
17. 13779485Y Lance Naik Vikas Choudhary, The Jammu and Army
Kashmir Rifles, 3rd Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
18. SS-48517H Captain (now Major) Arun Kumar, The Kumaon Army
Regiment, 13th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles

SHAURYA CHAKRA (Posthumous)

S Name and Other Details Service
No
1. 9115892W Rifleman Aurangzab, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, Army
44th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
2. 3017767L Sepoy Karn Veer Singh, The Rajput Regiment, 44th Army
Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
3. 15240522P Gunner Jasbir Singh, The Regiment of Artillery, 19th Army
Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
4. 665/SPO Constable Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh, Jammu and Kashmir Army
Police (Baramulla)
5. 13773112P Naik Jasbir Singh, 6th Battalion, The Jammu and Kashmir Army
Rifles

KIRTI CHAKRA (Non Posthumous)

S. No Name and Other Details Service
1. 15486168N Naik Devendra Pratap Singh, The Armoured Army
Corps, 55th Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
2. SS-46926X Major Shubhang, The Dogra Regiment, 62nd Army
Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles
3. 3011334X Naik Jitendra Singh, The Rajput Regiment, 44th Army
Battalion, The Rashtriya Rifles

KIRTI CHAKRA (Posthumous)

S Name and Other Details Service
NO
1 Shri Sudip Sarkar, Constable/GD, BSF (Posthumous) MHA
2 MHA (Act
(i) Shri Deepak Bhardwaj, Sub Inspector, State
performed
Government of Chhattisgarh (Posthumous) together)

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(ii) Shri Sodhi Narayan, Head Constable, State

Government of Chhattisgarh (Posthumous)

(iii) Shri Shrawan Kashyap, Head Constable, State

Government of Chhattisgarh (Posthumous)
3 Shri Rohit Kumar, SG. Constable, J&K Police (Posthumous) MHA

Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement award

• Veteran astronomer Jayant Naralikar was conferred the first Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement
Award instituted by the Astronomical Society of India (ASI).

Dylan Thomas Prize

• The Dylan Thomas Prize is a leading prize for young writers presented annually.
• 2023 - Arinze Ifeakandu for God’s Children Are Little Broken Things

Armory Square Prize

• Author and translator Musharraf Ali Farooqi, who translated Siddique Alam’s The Kettledrum and Other
Stories from Urdu to English, had won the inaugural edition of the Armory Square Prize for South Asian
Literature in Translation.

France's highest civilian award

• Tata Group Chairman N. Chandrasekaran had been given France's highest civilian award Chevalier de la
Legion d'honneur for his contributions to strengthen the trade relationship between India and France.

Fiji's highest honour

• Prime Minister Modi has been conferred the highest honour of Fiji by the PM Sitiveni Rabuka of Fiji:
Companion of the Order of Fiji in recognition of his global leadership.

Highest civilian award of Papua New Guinea

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• H.E. Sir Bob Dadae, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (PNG) conferred Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi with the Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu (GCL).

The International Booker Prize 2023

• Book - Time Shelter (Времеубежище) by Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov, translated by American
Angela Rodel and published in the UK by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

Skoch SILVER Award 2023

• The Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Chandigarh got Skoch SILVER Award 2023 for e-
Governance for computerisation of medical records of livestock being treated by the department.

Goa writer Damodar Mauzo got Jnanpith Award

• Goa writer Damodar Mauzo Goa has received the prestigious 57th Jnanpith Award, the country's highest
literary honour, from state Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai.

Greentech Safety Award 2023

• Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, (RINL) has bagged the prestigious "GreenTech Safety Award 2023" under
Safety Excellence Category for its outstanding contribution to improve workplace safety in the year 2022-
23.

President Murmu conferred with Suriname's highest civilian award

• President Droupadi Murmu was conferred with the highest civilian honour of Suriname ‘Grand Order of
the Chain of the Yellow Star’ by the President of Suriname at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace.

2023 Michel Batisse Award

• Jagdish Bakan, Wildlife Warden and District Forest Officer (DFO) of Ramanathapuram district, has won
the 2023 Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Management from the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).

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Spinoza Prize
• Indian-origin scientist Joyeeta Gupta has been awarded the Spinoza Prize, the highest distinction in
Dutch science which is also sometimes referred to as the ‘Dutch Nobel Prize’.

Iqbal Masih Award

• Chennai-based lawyer-activist Lalitha Natarajan has been awarded the 2023 Iqbal Masih Award for the
Elimination of Child Labour.

Governor of the Year award

• Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das, who was conferred the Governor of the Year Award
2023 by Central Banking, has highlighted how monetary authorities went well beyond their traditional
briefs in response to unprecedented challenges over the last few years.

National Water Awards

• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar conferred the fourth National Water Awards in New Delhi.

Gandhi Peace Prize 2021

• Ministry of Culture had conferred The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 to Gita Press, Gorakhpur one of the
largest publishers of religious texts such as the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana and the Upanishads, in
recognition of its "outstanding contribution towards social, economic and political transformation
through non-violent and other Gandhian methods".

International Flourish Award 2023

• The Goa Institute of Management (GIM) has emerged as the proud recipient of the highly coveted
International Flourish Award 2023 for their remarkable story on Sustainable Development Goal 10 (SDG
10).

Prof G Sankara Pillai Award 2022

• Prof G Sankara Pillai Award for 2022 will be given away to theatreperson Maya Tangeberg at
Rangaprabhath Theatre Complex, Alumthara, Venjaramoodu.

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German peace prize
• The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for 2023 has been awarded to British-American author
Salman Rushdie.

Best CRM Implementation Award

• Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (USFB) Limited, one of the leading small finance banks catering to the un-
served and under-served segments, won the 'Best CRM implementation' award.

Olympic Order
• The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, was presented
with the Olympic Order by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.

Prof. Jayashankar Award

• Eminent poet, literary critic and Sahitya Akademi Award recipient Acharya N. Gopi has been selected for
Prof. Kothapalli Jayashankar Award instituted by Bharat Jagruthi, a cultural organisation and extended
arm of Bharat Rashtra Samithi.

National Florence Nightingale Awards

• The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards for
the years 2022 and 2023 to the Nursing professionals at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023:

• It was established in the year 2010.
• Awardees are given an engraved copper plaque and a cheque of Rs 50,000 each.
• Important Awardees of Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023
• Renowned children’s author Sudha Murty is Among the selected awardees.
• She will be awarded for her collection of stories titled ‘Grandparents’ Bag of Stories’.
• Suryanath Singh has been selected for the Hindi language category.
• He will be awarded for his collection of short stories, ‘Kotuk App’.

Yuva Puraskar:
• It is a literary honour that Sahitya Akademi annually confers on young writers of outstanding works in
one of the 24 major Indian languages.
• It was Instituted in 2011, and recognises young writers under 35, to encourage and promote young
writers.

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• It comprises a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque.
• Important Awardees of Yuva Puraskar 2023
• Anirudh Kanisetti will be given the Yuva Puraskar for ‘Lords Of The Deccan: Southern India From
Chalukyas To Cholas’.
• Atul Kumar Rai will receive the Yuva Puraskar in the Hindi language category for his novel ‘Chandpur ki
Chanda’.

Order of the Nile Award

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the ‘Order of the Nile’ award, the country’s highest state honour,
from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

Honorary doctorate in UK
• Noted singer and music composer Shankar Mahadevan was conferred with an honorary doctorate by
Birmingham City University (BCU) in London, England, to celebrate his contribution to music and the
arts.

AVPN Constellation Award

• Maternal quality improvement and certification initiative from India 'Manyata' has won the prestigious
Constellation Award by Asia's leading social investors' network Asian Venture Philanthropy Network
(AVPN).

Global Partner of the Year Award

• Zafin, the leading provider of SaaS products and pricing platform solutions for banks, has won the 2023
Microsoft Financial Services Global Partner of the Year Award.

US Great Immigrants list of 2023

• Ajay Banga, the President of the World Bank, has been recognised on the Carnegie Corporation of New
York's annual "Great Immigrants" list. He is lauded for his contributions and efforts in enriching America
and its democracy.

Points of Light award

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• British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has honoured Rajindar Singh Dhatt, one of the last surviving Sikh
soldiers who fought in the Second World War with a Points of Light honour at a UK-India Week reception
at 10 Downing Street.

FTCCI Lifetime Achievement Award

• Padma Bhushan Awardee Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman and Managing Director of AIG Hospitals, has been
conferred with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ instituted by the Federation of Telangana Chambers
of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI).

environmental award to Indian conservationist

• Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla presented the coveted Elephant Family environmental
award to Indian conservationists — filmmaker Kartiki Gonsalves behind Oscar-winning documentary ‘The
Elephant Whisperers’ and the Real Elephant Collective (TREC) of 70 Adivasi artists.

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS

• Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, one of the leading private general insurers of India, hosted the first-ever
General Insurance Festival of India (GIFI) in Pune which officially set a new Guinness World Records
achievement for the Largest attendance for an insurance conference.

GeM Award
• NLC India Limited, a navratna company under the Ministry of Coal, bagged GeM award in the category
"Timely Payments (CPSEs)" for the year 2023 for its outstanding contribution in improving the reliability
of e-market practices in line with the vision of GeM.

‘International Sikh of the Year’ award

• Hardayal Singh, the Program Director of United Sikhs, has won the prestigious International Sikh of the
Year award at the 2nd British Sikh Awards 2023 function held in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Coal India receives 'The Rising Star Award' by GeM

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• Coal India Limited (CIL) is the recipient of the Rising Star Award in appreciation of its outstanding efforts
to enhance procurement through the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal in FY 2022–23.

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become the first Indian premier to have been conferred with the
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, France's highest civilian and military honour, by French President
Emmanuel Macron.

Bhoomi Samman 2023

• President Droupadi Murmu presented the Bhoomi Samman 2023 at a function in New Delhi.
• The awards were given to nine State Secretaries and 68 District Collectors along with their teams who
have excelled in achieving saturation of the core components of Digital India Land Records
Modernization Programme.

Chevalier award
• Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam and flautist Shashank Subramanyam were conferred with the prestigious
Chevalier award by the French government at a ceremony in Chennai.

“Best Engagement” Award

• Coal Ministry has successfully set new benchmarks in the e-procurement ecosystem, creating a level
playing field for stakeholders and fostering fair competition.
• The Ministry has performed consistently well on GeM platform for two financial years in a row.

First 'Udyog Ratna' award

• The Maharashtra government has decided to confer the first 'Udyog Ratna' award on veteran
industrialist and chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata.

PM conferred with Lokmanya Tilak National Award

• The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi was conferred with Lokmanya Tilak National Award in Pune,
Maharashtra.

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Greece awarded Order of Honour to Prime Minister

S.No Country Award Date Other

1 Greece Grand Cross of the 25-08-2023 Grand Cross, the highest class
Order of Honour of the order.
2 France Grand Cross of the 12-07-2023 Grand Cross, the highest
Legion of Honour civilian honour of France.
3 Egypt Order of the Nile 25-06-2023 Collar, the highest civilian
honour of Egypt.
4 Papua New Companion of the 22-05-2023 Grand Companion, the highest
Guinea Order of Logohu civilian honour of Papua New
Guinea.
5 Fiji Companion of the 22-05-2023 Companion, the highest civilian
Order of Fiji honour of Fiji.

National Awards for e-Governance

• Digital University Kerala has won the national award for e-governance for the AI-based Lucky Bill App it
developed for the Kerala GST Department that ensures tax compliance apart from promoting
transparency in financial transactions.
• The Panchayati Raj Ministry’s SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised
Technology in Village Areas) scheme won the National e-Governance Award 2023 (GOLD) for the
application of emerging technologies for the provision of on the citizen.

2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award

• The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former

Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's.

Awardee Name Country Contribution

Korvi Rakshand Bangladesh Developing inclusive education for the

underprivileged children in Bangladesh
Eugenio Lemos Timor-Leste Notable contributions to how young Timorese
views nature and their surroundings.
Miriam Coronel-Ferrer Philippines Unwavering belief in the transformative power of
non-violent strategies in peacebuilding
Dr Ravi Kannan R. India Strong devotion to his medical profession,
focusing on what medicine is truly for: pro-health
and people-centred treatment.

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World Innovation Award

• Telangana Chief Innovation Officer Shanta Thoutam has received the World Innovation Award at the
first BRICS innovation forum held at Moscow, Russia.

Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year 2023

• e-commerce technology landscape, N7 – The Nitrogen Platform's CEO Manoj Bubna had been conferred
the prestigious 'Entrepreneur of the Year 2023' award by the renowned 'Entrepreneur India' business
magazine.

National Diabetologist of the Year Award

• Dr Navneet Agrawal Chief Clinical Officer of BeatO, was awarded the ‘Diabetologist of the Year (National
Winner)-2023’ for his exceptional medical service and dedication to the cause of improving the lives of
people with diabetes.

Union Home Minister's Trophy 2021-22

• Assam Rifles Training Centre and School in Shokhuvi, Nagaland has been awarded the Union Home
Minister's Trophy 2021-22 for the best training institution.
• Brig Suresh Kumar Sheoran received the award on the institution's 53rd Foundation Day in New Delhi.

Venice Film Festival 2023

• The 80th annual Venice International Film Festival held at Venice Lido, in Italy was hosted by Caterina
Murino.
• The award was founded in 1932.
Category Winner
Golden Lion - Best Film Poor Things (Yorgos Lanthimos)
Grand Jury Prize Aku Wa Sonzai Shinai (Evil Does Not
Exist) (Ryûsuke Hamaguchi)
Special Jury Prize Green Border (Agnieszka Holland)
Silver Lion - Best Director Matteo Garrone (Io Capitano)
Volpi Cup for Best Actress Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla)
Volpi Cup for Best Actor Peter Sarsgaard (Memory)
Best Screenplay Guillermo Calderon and Pablo Larrain
(El Conde)

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Marcello Mastroianni Award for Seydou Sarr (Io Capitano)
Best New Talent

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize

• Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) faculty Rajnish Kumar has been recognised with the
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize.
• The Prize is bestowed on a person who has made outstanding contributions to human knowledge and
progress fundamental and applied in a particular field of their specialization.

essay prize for lifetime achievement

• Arundhati Roy had won the 45th Prix Européen de l’Essai (Charles-Veillon European Essay Prize) for
Lifetime Achievement award for her essays.

Chevalier Of The Order Of Arts And Letters

• French Ambassador to India, Emmanuel Lenain presented Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Chevalier Of
The Order Of Arts And Letters) to Rahul Mishra at a ceremony held in France.
• This Knight of the Orders of Arts and Letters award is bestowed on individuals for their contributions to
art and culture.

33rd Ig Nobel prize

• The Ig Nobel Prize is a satiric prize awarded annually since 1991 to celebrate ten unusual or trivial
achievements in scientific research.
• Chemistry and Geology: Jan Zalasiewicz, for explaining why many scientists like to lick rocks.
• Literature: Chris Moulin, Nicole Bell, Merita Turunen, Arina Baharin, and Akira O'Connor, for studying
the sensations people feel "when they repeat a single word many, many, many, many, many, many,
many times."
• Nutrition: Homei Miyashita and Hiromi Nakamura, for experiments to determine how electrified
chopsticks and drinking straws can change the taste of food.
• Medicine: Christine Pham, Bobak Hedayati, Kiana Hashemi, Ella Csuka, Tiana Mamaghani, Margit
Juhasz, Jamie Wikenheiser, and Natasha Mesinkovska, for using cadavers to explore whether there is
an equal number of hairs in each of a person's two nostrils.
• Mechanical Engineering: Te Faye Yap, Zhen Liu, Anoop Rajappan (India), Trevor Shimokusu, and Daniel
Preston, for re-animating dead spiders to use as mechanical gripping tools from Rice University in USA.
• Public Health: Seung-min Park, for inventing the Stanford Toilet, a device that uses a variety of
technologies such as dipstick test strip for urine, a computer vision system for defecation analysis, an
anal-print sensor paired with an identification camera, and a telecommunications link that can analyze
the substances that humans excrete.
• Physics: Bieito Fernández Castro, Marian Peña, Enrique Nogueira, Miguel Gilcoto, Esperanza Broullón,
Antonio Comesaña, Damien Bouffard, Alberto C. Naveira Garabato, and Beatriz Mouriño-Carballido,
for measuring the extent to which ocean-water mixing is affected by the sexual activity of anchovy fishes.

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• Education: Katy Tam, Cyanea Poon, Victoria Hui, Wijnand van Tilburg, Christy Wong, Vivian Kwong,
Gigi Yuen, and Christian Chan, for carefully studying the boredom of teachers and students.
• Communication: María José Torres-Prioris, Diana López-Barroso, Estela Càmara, Sol Fittipaldi, Lucas
Sedeño, Agustín Ibáñez, Marcelo Berthier, and Adolfo García, for studying the mental activities of
people who are expert at speaking backward.
• Psychology: Stanley Milgram, Leonard Bickman, and Lawrence Berkowitz for experiments on a city
street to see how many passersby stop to look upward when they see strangers looking upward
immigrant experience.

Norman E Borlaug Award

• Dr Swati Nayak, an Indian scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), has been named
the 2023 recipient of the prestigious Norman E Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, with
the World Food Prize Foundation describing her as an "outstanding young scientist."

Arogya Manthan award

• Kerala has once again won the Arogya Manthan award 2023, for providing free medical care to the
maximum number of people.

Sastra Ramanujan Prize

• Ruixiang Zhang, Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley, USA will be awarded with the 2023
SASTRA Ramanujan Prize for his outstanding contributions in mathematics.

NOBEL PRIZE 2023

• 1. Physiology or Medicine :- Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman "For their pioneering work on mRNA
vaccines".
• 2. Physics :- Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz & Anne L’Huillier "For experimental methods that generate
attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter".
• 3. Chemistry :- Moungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus & Alexei I. Ekimov "For the discovery and synthesis of
quantum dots".
• 4. Literature :- Jon Fosse "For his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable".
• 5. Peace :- Narges Mohammadi "For her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to
promote human rights and freedom for all".
• 6. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences :- Claudia Goldin "For having advanced our
understanding of women’s labour market outcomes".

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Spinoza Prize
• Indian-origin professor Dr Joyeeta Gupta has received the Spinoza Prize, the highest distinction in Dutch
science for her work in the field of climate change at a ceremony in the Netherlands.

Tata Literature lifetime achievement award

• Tamil writer Ambai (C. S. Lakshmi) has been selected for the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement
Award that recognises and salutes sustained and outstanding contribution to writing and literature in
India.

The Prize in Economic Sciences 2023

• The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2023 was given to Claudia
Goldin of USA for her work identifying drivers of gender differences in the labour market.

PATA Gold Award

• Kerala Tourism has received the prestigious Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award in the
‘Marketing Campaign (State & city - Global)’ category, marking a sterling endorsement of the State’s
sustained efforts to devise innovative initiatives to attract visitors.

Honorary doctorate by JNU

• Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan was conferred an honorary doctorate by Jawaharlal Nehru
University becoming the first woman to be bestowed with the honour for her “pivotal role in fostering
stronger India-Tanzania relations, promoting economic diplomacy, and acheiving success in regional
integration and multilateralism”.

Petroleum Ministry’s innovation award

• Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has won the ‘Best Innovation in Refinery’ award from
the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Saraswati Samman 2022

• Noted author and activist Sivasankari was honoured with the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year
2022 for her memoir written in Tamil, Surya Vamsam, at the National Museum in Delhi.

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Best Tourism Village Award
• Ministry of Tourism had presented “Best Tourism Village of India 2023” to the Nawanpind Sardaran
village in Gurdaspur Tehsil in Gurdaspur District of Punjab for protecting and advancing Punjab’s cultural
heritage and sustainable development through tourism.

President’s Colour award

• The 3rd Battalion of the Naga Regiment (3 Naga) got the President’s Colour award from Army Chief Gen.
Manoj Pande.

Best Tourism Villages

• Dhordo village in Kutch district of Gujarat has gained global recognition as one of the Best Tourism
Villages awarded by the United Nations World Tourism Organization.

Golden Peacock Award

• Institute of Directors (IOD) had honoured REC Limited, the Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise
under the Ministry of Power with Golden Peacock Award for its exceptional performance in risk
management.

EU human rights prize

• Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in September 16 2022
in Iran, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, was awarded
the European Union’s top human rights prize.

ISAR Honours 2023

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India’s (ICAI) had bagged awarded the 6 th edition of ISAR
Honours 2023 by the UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) working group
on International Standards for Accounting and Reporting (ISAR) during the 8 th World Investment Forum
at Abu Dhabi.

'Durga Bharat' awards

• West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose had conferred the 'Durga Bharat Samman' on Hindustani
classical vocalist and composer Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty for his outstanding contribution to music, Visva-
Bharati for education, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for 'Chandrayaan' mission and the
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE).

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Assocham excellence award

• Kerala Gramin Bank has won four prestigious Assocham awards at the 18th Assocham Annual Summit &
Awards on Banking & Financial Sector Lending Companies namely “Bharat @ 100: Financial
Transformation in Amrit Kaal” held in Mumbai.

"Award for Global Leadership"

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud was felicitated with the "Award for Global Leadership" by the
Harvard Law School.

National Tobacco Control Programme

• Himachal Pradesh has been awarded for being the best-performing state under the National Tobacco
Control Programme.

‘Best Green Military Station’ Award 2023

• During the 2nd Army Commanders’ Conference held in New Delhi Chief of the Army Staff, General Manoj
Pande had conferred the ‘Best Green Military Station’ to Udhampur Military Station.

Mother Teresa award

• Jailed Iranian activist and Nobel Laureate 51 year old Narges Mohammadi has been named for this year's
Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice by Harmony Foundation, a voluntary group based in
Mumbai.

Maritime Excellence Achiever at GMIS 2023

• TCI Group, the leaders in logistics, have been recognized with the prestigious Maritime Excellence Award
in 'Shipping – Promoting Multimodality' category.

Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2023

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• PureSoftware, a leading global software products and digital services company, is proud to announce
that it has been honored with the esteemed "Best Digital Lending Solution" award at the prestigious
Global Retail Banking Innovation Awards 2023 by The Digital Banker.

USA highest scientific honour

• President Joe Biden honoured Two Indian-American scientists – Dr Ashok Gadgil and Dr Subra Suresh –
with the National Medals in the fields of science and technology. While Gadgil was conferred the
National Medal for Technology and Innovation, Suresh won the National Medal of Science.

Anubhav Award 2023

• The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare (DoPPW) has announced the ‘Anubhav Awards’ for
the year 2023 was presented by Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh.

Award at UMI Conference 2023

• The Delhi Metro and the Lucknow Metro have shared an excellence award in public transport on 16 th
Urban Mobility India Conference 2023.

Ballon d''Or Award

• Ballon d’Or - Lionel Messi (Inter Miami, Argentina)

• Ballon d’Or Feminin - Aitana Bonmatí (FC Barcelona Femení, Spain)

“Healthcare Personality of the Year 2023” Award

• Dr. Vikram Shah, Founder Chairman and Managing Director of Shalby Hospitals and the pioneer of knee
replacement in India, has been awarded the prestigious “Healthcare Personality of the Year 2023”
Award 2023 at the 15th Edition of FICCI Healthcare Excellence Awards.

'Best Station For Cleanliness' Award

• The garden at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) platform number 18 was declared the
“best kept garden” and the Wadi station of Solapur division was recognised as the “second best kept
garden” at the station shield awards held by Central Railway (CR).
• Similarly, the Thane station was honoured as the “best station for cleanliness” of CR under the non-
suburban grade (NSG) 1 to NSG 5 category stations.

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• Khadki station of the Pune division received the “best station for cleanliness” shield under NSG-5 to
NSG-6 and SG-1 to SG-3 category stations.

‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’

• Vihaan Talya Vikas, a remarkable 10-year-old from Bengaluru, had won the renowned Wildlife
Photographer of the Year (WPY).

Awards of Kerala
• Eminent writer T Padmanabhan has been awarded the prestigious Kerala Jyothi Award for his
remarkable contributions to literature
• Retired Justice M Fathima Beevi was selected for her contributions to social service and civil service and
Nataraja Krishnamoorthy (known as Surya Krishnamoorthy) was recognised for his accomplishments in
the field of arts, both received the Kerala Prabha Award.
• In the realm of social service, Punaloor Somarajan, in healthcare, Dr V P Gangadharan, in industry and
commerce, renowned publisher Ravi D C, in civil service, retired civil service officer K M Chandrasekhar,
and in the arts, musician Pandit Ramesh Narayan, were selected for the Kerala Shree Award.

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Awards

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the programme marking the culmination of Meri Maati
Mera Desh campaign’s Amrit Kalash Yatra at Kartavya Path in New Delhi.

British Academy Book Prize

• India-born author Nandini Das has been named the winner of the 2023 British Academy Book Prize for
Global Cultural Understanding, a leading international non-fiction prize, for her book ‘Courting India:
England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire'.

Second Annual Rohini Nayyar Prize

• Deenanath Rajput engineer-turned-social worker was awarded the second Rohini Nayyar Prize for an
Outstanding Contribution to Rural Development.

AFC ANNUAL AWARDS 2022

• The AFC Annual Awards are awards given by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to the most
outstanding performers of the Asian football season.
• AFC Annual Awards 2022 was took place at Doha,Qatar.
• AFC Player of the Year 2022: Salem Al Dawsari
• AFC Women's Player of the Year 2022: Samantha May Kerr (Australia)

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• AFC Futsal Player of the Year 2022: Moslem Oladghobad
• AFC Men's Coach of the Year 2022: Hajime Moriyasu (Japan)
• AFC Women’s Coach of the Year 2022: Shui Qingxia (China)
• AFC Asian International Player of the Year 2022: Kim Min-jae
• AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women) 2022: Maika Hamano
• AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men) 2022: Kuryu Matsuki
• AFC Diamond of Asia: late Saoud Al Mohannadi of Qatar

Businessline Changemaker Award

• The fifth edition of the event saw awards being given in six categories – digital transformation, social
transformation, financial transformation, young changemaker, iconic changemaker, and changemaker
of the year.
• Power Minister R.K. Singh presented businessline’s Changemaker of the Year award to the Reserve
Bank of India for steering the country through the turbulent period of the pandemic.
• The Amul was crowned Iconic Changemaker of the Year.
• The digital transformation winner was Stellapps Technologies, a start-up that works on digitising the
dairy sector.
• In social transformation there were two winners – HerKey, which aims to reverse the female brain drain
and Educate Girls, an NGO that aims to improve access and quality of education for girls.
• The award for financial transformation went to Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana.
• The Young Changemaker Award went to Shrinidhi R.S., creator of CherriLearn, an education app which
offers gamified lessons in regional languages to children of classes 1-5.

Global Responsible Tourism Award 2023

• Kerala bagged the prestigious Global Responsible Tourism Award 2023, for its sustainable and women-
inclusive initiatives successfully promoted by the state’s Responsible Tourism Mission.

Helen Keller Award

• The Deaf Enabled Foundation (DEF) presented the Helen Keller Award to teachers and students in a
move to honour achieve₹in the deaf community in Chennai.

‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’

• World-renowned author Salman Rushdie has been awarded the first-ever 'Lifetime Disturbing the Peace
Award' by the Vaclav Havel Center.

2023 Olympic Cup

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• The 2023 Olympic Cup has been awarded to the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) in
recognition of its long-term commitment to supporting refugee athletes and refugees worldwide
through taekwondo.

Maharashtra’s ‘Lata Mangeshkar Award’

• The Maharashtra government has selected veteran playback singer and National Award winner Suresh
Ishwar Wadkar for its prestigious ‘Gansamragini Lata Mangeshkar Award’ for 2023.

Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance – 2023

• HDFC Life had won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance for
the year 2023.

Kenneth Boulding Award

• Bina Agarwal, a professor at the University of Manchester, received the Kenneth Boulding Award in
Ecological Economics along with David Barkin in Colombia.

International 2023 Asian Oil and Gas Award

• ONGC’s Institute of Production Engineering and Ocean Technology (IPEOT) has been recognized with the
prestigious international 2023 Asian Oil and Gas Award for their exceptional “Offshore Initiative of the
Year” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

2023 International Emmy Award

• The 51st International Emmy Awards, presented by the International Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences (IATAS), honoured the best in international television programming in 2022.
• Best Actress: Karla Souza in La Caida (Dive)
• Best Actor: Martin Freeman in The Responder
• Best Comedy: Vir Das for Vir Das: Landing and Derry Girls season 3
• Best TV Movie/Mini-Series: La Caida [Dive]
• Best Non-Scripted Entertainment: A Ponte - The Bridge Brasil
• Best Short-Form Series: Des Gens Bien Ordinaires [A Very Ordinary World]
• Best Factual And Entertainment For Kids: Built To Survive
• Best Documentary: Mariupol: The People's Story
• Best Sports Documentary: Harley and Katya
• Best Arts Programming: Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
• Best Telenovela: Yargi [Family Secrets]
• Best Animation for Kids: The Smeds and The Smoos

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• International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS) – 1969 (Founded) – New York (HQ) -
Bruce L. Paisner (CEO and President)

Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace 2022

• The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, 2022, was awarded jointly to the
Indian Medical Association and the Trained Nurses Association of India as representatives of the Covid
warriors in the country.

BEAUTY AWARDS
• 1. 71st Miss Universe pageant - Miss USA R'Bonney Gabriel
• 2. Femina Miss India 2023 - Nandini Gupta
• 3. Miss Earth India 2023 - Priyan Sain
• 4. Miss International India 2023 - Praveena Anjana
• 5. Miss Earth India 2023 - Priyan Sain (Rajasthan)
• 6. 72nd Miss Universe 2023 - Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palcios
• 7. Miss Continental International Award 2023 - Aastha Rawa

Nasa Impact Planet Awards

• Dr Sujit Roy, Co-Founder, BrainAlive received NASA IMPACT Planet Award 2023 for his outstanding
contribution to the Geospatial AI Foundation Model project.

JCB Prize for Literature

• Tamil writer Perumal Murugan wins the coveted JCB Prize for Literature for his novel, Fire Bird, an
English translation of his Tamil novel Aalanda Patchi.

The Booker Prize 2023

• Prophet Song by Paul Lynch has been named the winner of the Booker Prize 2023.
• The author receives £50,000 and was presented with his trophy by Shehan Karunatilaka, the 2022
winner, at a ceremony held at Old Billingsgate, London.

NTPC Kanti won award for Best CSR Project for women development
• NTPC Kanti has been awarded the third prize for Best CSR Project for Women Development, in
recognition of its efforts to empower women in the region at the International Public Relations Festival
- 2023.

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Awards for Mangaluru International Airport

• Greentech Foundation, New Delhi, conferred Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) with the 23 rd
Greentech Environment Excellence Award 2023 at Sonmarg in Jammu and Kashmir.

President’s Colour
• The President of India, Droupadi Murmu presented the President’s Colour to Armed Forces Medical
College at Pune and also virtually inaugurated the Armed Forces Centre for Computational Medicine
‘Prajna’.

National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities

• The President of India, Droupadi Murmu presented the National Awards for the Empowerment of
Persons with Disabilities for the year 2023 in New Delhi on the occasion of the International Day of
Persons with Disabilities.
• The Awards is a commendable medium for empowerment of Divyangjan as recognizing individual and
institutional work encourages everyone.

SKOCH Gold Award For 2023

• The Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL), a Maharatna Central Public Sector Undertaking
(CPSU) under the Ministry of Power, has been awarded the coveted SKOCH Gold Award 2023 in
recognition of its performance in the power sector.

19th India Business Leader Awards (IBLA)

• India Business Leader Awards 2023 (IBLA203), the 19th edition of annual awards hosted by CNBC TV-18
held in Mumbai.
• ISRO and the Chandrayaan-3 team have been awarded "Outstanding Contribution to Brand India".
• The IBLA2023 award for Young Turk of the Year was presented to PhonePe.
• Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) bagged the Disruptor of the Year IBLA 2023, for
revolutionizing online shopping landscape of India.
• Persistent Systems was recognised as the Most Promising Company of the Year.
• Indian Cricketer Shubman Gill was awarded the Sports Leader of the Year title for his achievements in
the world of cricket.

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WISE Prize by Qatar Foundation
• Safeena Hussain, founder of 'Educate Girls,' has become the first Indian woman to bag the WISE Prize
worth 5 lakh USD for mobilising 14 lakh out of school girls in Indian villages to get back to mainstream
education.

Golden Boy Award'

• Star English Football player Jude Bellingham (20 years) has created a milestone by becoming the first
Real Madrid player to win the 'Golden Boy Award' in Turin.

‘ISSA Vision Zero 2023’ award

• The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has bagged ‘ISSA Vision Zero 2023’ award in the
recently held 23rd World Congress on ‘Safety and Health at Work’ in Sydney, Australia.

Time’s Magazine Person of the Year

• Sam Altman founder of The OpenAI was chosen by Time Magazine as "CEO of the year."
• Taylor Swift was named as the “2023 Person of the Year” (twice, first time in 2017).
• Lionel Messi is now “Athlete of the Year”.

National Award for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities-2023

• ‘Best Personality- Empowerment of Differently-abled’ was awarded to Prashant Agrawal, President of

Narayan Seva Sansthan, in recognition of his outstanding work in the field of empowerment of persons
with disabilities.
• ‘Best Employer for Persons with Disabilities’ was awarded to Dr. Apte Subhash as the Best Professional
in Rehabilitation and recognized Amazon India.

Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National Leadership Awards

• The President of India, Droupadi Murmu presented the Lakshmipat Singhania – IIM Lucknow National
Leadership Awards in New Delhi.

Brandon Hall Group’s Excellence in Technology Awards

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• NTPC, India’s largest integrated power company, has been declared as the winner at the Brandon Hall
Group’s Excellence in Technology Awards 2023 in an online broadcast in the Technology Awards
category.

Italy's Highest Civilian Honour

• International actor Kabir Bedi was awarded the “Order of Merit of the Italian Republic” (Ordine al Merito
della Repubblica Italiana), the most senior Italian civilian award in Mumbai.

The Power of One Award 2023 ceremony

• Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon was honoured with Lifetime Achievement
Award at The Power of One Award 2023 ceremony, organised by the Diwali Foundation USA.

2023 Climate Assessment for Financial Institutions (CAFI) Awards

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group has recognised Federal Bank as the top
performer of the 2023 Climate Assessment for Financial Institutions (CAFI) Awards for Climate Reporting.

2023 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development

• The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2023 has been jointly awarded
to Daniel Barenboim and Ali Abu Awwad for their efforts in bringing together the youth and peoples of
Israel and the Arab World for a non-violent resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

National Energy Conservation Awards 2023

• The President of India, Droupadi Murmu presented the National Energy Conservation Awards 2023 and
National Painting Competition on Energy Conservation prizes in New Delhi on the occasion of National
Energy Conservation Day.

Miss India USA 2023

• Rijul Maini, a medical student from Michigan, recently crowned Miss India USA 2023 in New Jersey.

'Golden Owl'

• All three Indian Armed Forces officers undergoing the Command and Staff Course at Defence Services
Command and Staff College (DSCSC) in Sri Lanka have been awarded the 'Golden Owl' for their
outstanding performance.

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Global Icon Award at G20 Initiative Summit
• Real Vision Homes Pvt Ltd is delighted to announce that its visionary Chairman and Managing Director,
Dr. Srinivas Naik Dharavath, has been awarded the prestigious Global Icon Award at the G20 Initiative
Summit held in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

National Order of Merit Gold Medal

• Retired Punjab cadre IAS officer of 1975 batch and WHO South-East Asia regional director Dr Poonam
Khetrapal Singh has been awarded Bhutan’s prestigious National Order of Merit Gold Medal for her
distinguished services to the country.

Central Energy Conservation Award

• The Malabar unit of the Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) has bagged the Central
Energy Conservation Award in Dairy Sector.

2023 Sahitya Akademi Awards

• Sahitya Akademi has announced its annual Sahitya Akademi Awards in 24 languages.
• 9 books of poetry, 6 of novel, 5 of short stories, 3 Essays and 1 Literary Study have won the Sahitya
Akademi Awards 2023.
• The Awards, recommended by distinguished Jury members were approved by the Executive Board of the
Sahitya Akademi which met under the Chairmanship of Madhav Kaushik, President, Sahitya Akademi.
Category Awardees
Poetry Vijay Verma (Dogri), Vinod Joshi (Gujarati), Manshoor Banihali
(Kashmiri), Sorokkhaibam Gambhini (Manipuri), Ashutosh Parida
(Odia), Swarnjit Savi (Punjabi), Gaje Singh Rajpurohit (Rajasthani),
Arun Ranjan Mishra (Sanskrit) and Vinod Asudani (Sindhi)
Novel Swapnamay Chakrabarti (Bengali), Neelum Saran Gour (English),
Sanjeev (Hindi), Krushnat Khot (Marathi), Rajasekaran (Devibharathi)
(Tamil) and Sadiqua Nawab Saher (Urdu)
Short Stories Pranavjyoti Deka (Assamese), Nandeswar Daimari (Bodo), Prakash S.
Parienkar (Konkani), Taraceen Baskey (Turia Chand Baskey) (Santali)
and T. Patanjali Sastry (Telugu)
Essays Lakshmisha Tolpadi (Kannada), Basukinath Jha (Maithili) and Judhabir
Rana (Nepali)
Literary Study E.V. Ramakrishnan (Malayalam)

National Sports Awards 2023

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2023

Name of the sportsperson Discipline
Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty Badminton

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Rankireddy Satwik Sai Raj Badminton

Arjuna Awards 2023

Name of the sportsperson Discipline
Ojas Pravin Deotale Archery
Aditi Gopichand Swami Archery
Sreeshankar M Athletics
Parul Chaudhary Athletics
Mohameed Hussamuddin Boxing
R Vaishali Chess
Mohammed Shami Cricket
Anush Agarwalla Equestrian
Divyakriti Singh Equestrian Dressage
Diksha Dagar Golf
Krishan Bahadur Pathak Hockey
Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu Hockey
Pawan Kumar Kabaddi
Ritu Negi Kabaddi
Nasreen Kho-Kho
Pinki Lawn Bowls
Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar Shooting
Esha Singh Shooting
Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu Squash
Ayhika Mukherjee Table Tennis
Sunil Kumar Wrestling
Antim Wrestling
Naorem Roshibina Devi Wushu
Sheetal Devi Para Archery
Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy Blind Cricket
Prachi Yadav Para Canoeing

Dronacharya Award 2023

Regular
Name of the Coach Discipline
Lalit Kumar Wrestling
R. B. Ramesh Chess
Mahaveer Prasad Saini Para Athletics
Shivendra Singh Hockey

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Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar Mallakhamb
Lifetime
Jaskirat Singh Grewal Golf
Bhaskaran E Kabbadi
Jayanta Kumar Pushilal Table Tennis

Dhyan Chand Award

Name of the sportsperson Discipline

Manjusha Kanwar Badminton
Vineet Kumar Sharma Hockey
Kavitha Selvaraj Kabaddi

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar Overall winner university
Lovely Professional University, Punjab 1st runner up University
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 2nd runner up University

ICC-XIII PSE Excellence Awards 2023

• REC Limited, a Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Power, has been conferred with three awards,
including winner in the CSR & Sustainability and runners-up in Operational Performance Excellence and
Corporate Governance categories by the Indian Chamber of Commerce during XIII PSE Excellence
Awards.

11th FICCI Water Award 2023

• NTPC Kanti has won the 11th Edition of the FICCI Water Award 2023 in the category “Industrial Water
Use Efficiency” was awarded by G Asok Kumar, Director General of the Government of India's National
Mission for Clean Ganga, and Naina Lal Kidwai, Chairperson of the FICCI Water Mission.

Leif Erikson Lunar Prize

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) clinched the prestigious 2023 Leif Erikson Lunar Prize, a
testament to its unwavering dedication to lunar exploration.

UNESCO awards Rambagh Gate & Ramparts in Punjab

• UNESCO has awarded the resilient urban revitalisation of Rambagh Gate and Ramparts in Punjab, as
well as the heritage conservation projects related to Haryana's Church of Epiphany and Delhi's Bikaner
House.

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• The Rambagh Gate and Ramparts project received the highest honor, the 'Award of Excellence,' for its
inclusivity and access to the broader community.
• Three projects, including the Church of Epiphany and Bikaner House, received an 'Award of Merit.'

FIH Hockey Star Awards 2023

• Indian hockey team midfielder Hardik Singh was named the men’s FIH Player of the Year at the FIH
Hockey Star Awards 2023.
• Indian women’s hockey team captain Savita Punia won the best goalkeeper of the year award.
• Dutch player Xan de Waard, won the FIH Women's Player of the Year.

Tagore Literary Prize

• The sixth edition of the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize was awarded to poet-critic Sukrita Paul
Kumar for her book, 'Salt & Pepper: Selected Poems'. An amount of $5,000, a Tagore statue and a
certificate for contribution to literature was given to Kumar at the award.

Man of the Year 2023' Award

• L.P. Hemanth K. Srinivasulu, the newly appointed Director of the Latin America and Caribbean Trade
Council, was honored with the prestigious "Man of the Year-2023" award by Amit Shah, the Home
Minister of India.

Kuvempu Award
• Shirshendhu Mukyopadhyaya, the renowned Bengali writer and novelist, is the recipient of the 2023
Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar.
• The award includes a cash prize of ₹5 lakh, a silver medal, and a citation.
• The Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Trust instituted this national annual literary award in 2013 to recognise
litterateurs who had contributed to any language recognised by the constitution of India.

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