CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 7th JANUARY, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF  7^th JANUARY, 2023

1. Lionel Messi was chosen as the World’s Best Player for 2022 by International Football Federation History and Statistics (IFFHS). 
2. Union Minister Anurag Thakur launched the themes of the Y20 summit, logo, and website in New Delhi on 6 January 2023, in the curtain raiser event of Y20 Summit India.  
3. Bandhan Bank launched its integrated marketing campaign ‘Jahaan Bandhan, Wahaan Trust’ featuring the bank’s brand ambassador, cricketing legend Sourav Ganguly. 
4. The second phase of the Sari Festival ‘VIRAASAT’-celebrating 75 handwoven saris of India is being organised from 3 to 17 January, 2023 at Handloom Haat, Janpath, New Delhi. 
5. Senior Congress leader and five-time MLA from Bhatiyyat Kuldeep Singh Pathania is all set to be the next speaker of the Himachal Assembly.
6. Writer Ambikasuthan Mangad has been selected for Odakkuzhal Award 2022 for his collection of short stories titled ‘Pranavayu’. 
7. Kolkata will host the first Meeting of Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) Working Group of G20 from 9-11 January, 2023. 
8. Indian Railways’ Varanasi Cantt Railway Station has been awarded a 5-star ‘Eat Right Station’ certification for providing high-quality, nutritious food to passengers.
9. In a bid to upgrade Prasar Bharati’s broadcast infrastructure and network, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a scheme worth more than Rs 2,500 crore for Doordarshan and All India Radio. 
10. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 5 January inaugurated one of the largest hockey stadiums in India, Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium Complex in Rourkela.
11. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Madhya Pradesh Residential Land Rights scheme (Mukhyamantri Awasiya Bhu Adhikar Yojana) to distribute free leases of residential land to selected beneficiaries. 
12. Silent Valley National Park, located in Kerala, identified 141 species of birds of which 17 were new species of birds. 
13. YES BANK has partnered with Microsoft to introduce a next-generation mobile application (app) to provide customers with a personalized banking experience.
14. Cape Verde has become the first African country to name a stadium after Pele following a request by FIFA President Gianni Infantino. 
15. Space Kidz India, a Chennai-based space tech startup, will launch its satellite made by 750 girls studying in government schools across the country aboard an ISRO launch vehicle on 16 January, 2023. 
16. Grammy-winning American singer and songwriter Anita Marie Pointer Passed away at the age of 74 in Los Angeles.