{"id":128105,"date":"2023-01-10T13:17:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T07:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=128105"},"modified":"2023-01-10T13:17:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T07:47:41","slug":"daily-current-affairs-10-january-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/daily-current-affairs-10-january-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Affairs: 10 January 2023 | Gkseries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Current Affairs<\/strong>\u00a0is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That\u2019s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post,\u00a0Daily Current Affairs 10 January 2023<\/strong>, we have tried to cover each and every point and also included all important facts from National\/ International news that are useful for upcoming competitive examinations such as\u00a0UPSC, SSC, Railway, State Govt. etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current Affairs for Competitive Exam \u2013 10 January 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

India\u2019s First Festival of Inclusion, Purple Fest kicks off<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The India\u2019s first-of-its-kind inclusivity, \u2018Purple Fest:<\/strong> Celebrating Diversity\u2019 has been started in Panjim, Goa from January 6\u20138, 2023. The event was attended by Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar; Goa CM, Dr Pramod Sawant; and Minister for Social Welfare, Goa government Subhash PhalDessai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aim: To showcase how we can come together to create a welcoming and inclusive world for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar also visited an exhibition cum sale of products by Divyangjans and interacted with the participants. He was present to witness the grand opening of Purple Fest, India\u2019s first of its kind inclusivity festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival aims to showcase how we can come together to create a welcoming and inclusive world for everyone. Earlier, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar inaugurated a two day sensitization workshop on \u2018\u2019Issues relating to Empowerment of persons with Disabilities\u2019 in association with the Purple Festival in Goa. The objective of the workshop was to sensitize the Government, Non-Govt, Corporate Sector about their role to create an inclusive society and also to have a co-ordinated approach towards the empowerment of Divyangjan. Shri Subhash Phal Dessai, Minister for Social Welfare, River Navigation, Archives and Archeology, Government of Goa, Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of persons with Disabilities, Govt. of India were present on this occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CJI Chandrachud to be conferred with \u2018Award for Global Leadership\u2019<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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CJI Chandrachud to be conferred with \u2018Award for Global Leadership\u2019:<\/strong> The Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession has decided to confer Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud with the \u2018Center on the Legal Profession Award for Global Leadership\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reason: In recognition of his lifetime service to the legal profession in the country and around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award will be presented to him at an online event on January 11, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The release has quoted David Wilkins, CLP faculty director, saying: \u201cI know how much India, and indeed the world, need Justice Chandrachud\u2019s leadership, particularly on issues such as mental health and the well-being of lawyers, which he spoke about so eloquently at our conference in 2017 \u2013 long before the global pandemic placed this issue in the forefront of the profession\u2019s consciousness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He took over as the\u00a050th CJI\u00a0on November 9, 2022. He obtained an LL.M. degree and a Doctorate in Juridical Sciences (SJD) from the Harvard Law School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former West Bengal governor, Keshari Nath Tripathi passes away<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Former West Bengal governor, Keshari Nath Tripathi passes away:<\/strong> Senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former West Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi passed away at 88 at his home in Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Prayagraj during the wee hours on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On December 8, he had fractured his hand after falling in the washroom. He also had general weakness besides decreased oral intake and urine output and was admitted to the ICU of a private hospital on December 30. After undergoing treatment at the hospital for a week, Tripathi was brought home, where he passed away at around 5am, family members said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was a\u00a0governor of West Bengal from July 2014 to July 2019. He had also served as the\u00a0governor of Bihar, Meghalaya and Mizoram, and speaker of UP legislative assembly. He had also worked as a\u00a0senior advocate at the Allahabad High Court. He authored several\u00a0books such as\u00a0\u201cThe Age of Wings\u201d, \u201cSanchayita:Kesharinath Tripathi\u201d, \u201cDestination Jesus\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel inaugurates 2023 International Kite Festival<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel inaugurates 2023 International Kite Festival:<\/strong> Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel said on the occasion of the inauguration of International Kite Festival 2023 that the tradition of Kite Festival started by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has become a global identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the kite of development of Gujarat has been crossing new heights for two consecutive decades.  He further said that the Kite Festival is an opportunity to touch the sky and reach new heights. Kite is a symbol of progress, progress and flight and Gujarat\u2019s festivals like Kite Festival have become international attractions, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theme of this festival will be held with the theme of G20 \u2013 \u2018One Earth, One Family, One Future\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event is organized after a\u00a0gap of two years\u00a0due to the covid 19 pandemic. The delegates from\u00a0G20 countries have been invited\u00a0to the inauguration of the international kite festival 2023 to\u00a0exchange their culture.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DPIIT to Organize Startup India Innovation Week from 10th to 16th January 2023<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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DPIIT to Organize Startup India Innovation Week from 10th to 16th January 2023: <\/strong>To honour the Indian startup ecosystem and National Startup Day, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, is hosting Startup India Innovation Week from January 10 through January 16, 2023. (16th January 2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aim of Startup India Innovation Week 2023:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Startup India Innovation Week 2023 aims to engage startup ecosystem stakeholders across the nation during 10th January-16th January 2023 and spur the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More About This Development:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Startup India Innovation Week 2023 will include Knowledge Sharing Sessions for entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, and other enablers, involving relevant stakeholders from the startup ecosystem such as government officials, incubators, corporates and investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Wider Coverage:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, various startup related events are being organised in more than 75 places across the country to foster a spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation by involving the startup community across length and breadth of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These occasions include workshops specifically designed for women entrepreneurs, incubator training sessions, workshops on mentoring, stakeholder round tables, conferences, workshops on capacity building, and startup pitching sessions, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Startup Day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Startup Awards 2022 winners will be honoured in an event hosted by DPIIT on January 16, 2023, National Startup Day, a flagship programme of Startup India. The ceremony will recognise and reward the excellence exhibited by startups and ecosystem enablers across different sectors, sub-sectors, and categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It was also announced that\u00a016th\u00a0January (Startup India Initiative was launched on this day in 2016)\u00a0will be celebrated as\u00a0National Start-up Day,\u00a0to take the Startup culture to the far flung areas of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kerala University won \u2018Overall Championship\u2019 at youth festival<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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36th Inter University South Zone Youth Festival: <\/strong>At Padma Tarang, the 36th Inter University South Zone Youth Festival held at Sri Padmavati Mahila Viswa Vidyalayam (SPMVV) in Tirupati, University of Kerala won the \u201cOverall Championship.\u201d Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, came the runners-up. With more than 700 registered participants from universities across South India converging on the campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Championships were awarded in each of the five categories:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n