Current Affairs - February 2023 - Part 1

1. India's economy is estimated to grow by 6.5% in 2023-24 and 7% in this financial year as compared to 8.7% in 2021-22.

2. The economic survey is presented in Parliament a day before the presentation of the budget. Budget 2023 will be Nirmala Sitharaman's 5th consecutive budget as the Finance Minister.

3. President of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly Csaba Korosi visited India

4. Indian Oil Corporation exports aviation gas to Papua New Guinea for the first time

5. Visakhapatnam will be made the new capital of Andhra Pradesh

6. Under the budget-2023-24, the number of slabs in the personal income tax system has been reduced from 6 to 5. The current tax rate in the country is 42.74%, one of the highest in the world.

7. Indian Coast Guard celebrates 47th Raising Day

8. The biggest ever National Security Advisor (NSA) level meeting 'ICET' took place for the first time between India and the US.

9. 'Manuela Roca Botey' elected Equatorial Guinea's first female prime minister

10. World Economic Outlook 2023 was released by IMF. Global growth, which was estimated at 3.4% in 2022, is now projected to accelerate to 3.1% in 2024, after declining to 2.9% in 2023.

11. UNESCO lists Ukraine's 'Odesa city' as a World Heritage Site 'in danger

12. With the objective of making India a global hub for 'Shri Annat', Indian Millets Research Institute, Hyderabad will be promoted as a Center of Excellence so that the institute can share best practices, research and technologies at the international level.

India's proposal to observe the International Year of Millets (IYM) in the year 2023 was approved by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the year 2018 and the United Nations General Assembly has declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets.

13. According to the IIRF Rankings 2023, IIM Ahmedabad has been ranked 1st among the Top Government MBA Institutes in India, while XLRI Jamshedpur has been ranked 1st among the Top Private MBA Institutes in India.

14. Former PM Manmohan Singh was honoured with the 'Lifetime Achievement Honor Award' by NISAU-UK.

15. 'World Wetlands Day 2023' observed on 2 February with the theme 'It's Time for Wetlands Restoration

16. The Republic of the Congo becomes the new signatory country of the International Solar Alliance

17. Jupiter became the king of moons, 12 new moons were found around the largest planet of the solar system

18. India's first hydrogen train 'Vande Metro' is to be operated on heritage routes by December 2023.

19. For the first time in 73 years, on 4 February 2023, the foundation day of the Supreme Court has been celebrated.

20. 'World Cancer Day-2023' celebrated on 4th February by the Union for International Cancer Control

21. Yaya Tso Lake is declared as the first Biodiversity Heritage Site of Ladakh

22. 'Sai Sanjay' became the winner of the Indian National Car Racing Championship-2023

23. Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf passed away. He was 79 years old. Musharraf has been suffering from amyloidosis disease for a long time.

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January 2023 Current Affairs Part 1

January 2023 Current Affairs Part 2