CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 10th JANUARY, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF  10^th JANUARY, 2023

1. World Hindi Day or Vishwa Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 10 January every year to promote awareness about the language across the world. The theme of World Hindi day 2023 is “Hindi–Traditional Knowledge to Artificial Intelligence”. 
2. According to a survey by Avtar, a company that specializes in workplace inclusion, Chennai is India’s top city for women’s employment. Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Mumbai are the next best cities for women’s employment.
3. Axis Bank has partnered with OPEN to provide a fully native digital current account journey for its customers including SMEs (small and medium enterprises), freelancers, homepreneurs, influencers and more.
4. Noted economist and popular historian Sanjeev Sanyal released his new book ‘Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom’. 
5. Dr. Vinaya Prakash Singh, former Member (Personnel), Postal Services Board, has taken over as Secretary General of the Asian Pacific Postal Union (APPU) for a four year term. 
6. Indian Navy has announced a collaboration with Sagar Defence Engineering Private Limited for the development of armed autonomous boat swarms. 
7. Indian-origin Manpreet Monica Singh became the first female Sikh judge in the US on 6 January, 2023. 
8. The anthem, mascot and a ‘smart torch’ for the fifth edition of the Khelo India Youth Games were unveiled by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Union MoS for Sports Nisith Pramanik and state sports minister at a glittering event in Bhopal on 7 January, 2023.
9. The International Kite Festival 2023 officially started on 8 January in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with a theme centered around the G20 countries.
10. Indian squash prodigy Anahat Singh clinched the girls’ Under-15 squash title at the most prestigious British Open tournament in Birmingham on 8 January 2023.   
11. The Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession has decided to confer Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud with the ‘Award for Global Leadership’. 
12. Mysuru and Hampi are the two popular destinations in Karnataka to be promoted as a part of the new tourism policy, Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme, which focuses on reviving up destination tourism. 
13. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced to set up of Rs 101 crore CM’s Sukhashraya Sahayata Kosh for the destitute in the state. 
14. Indian Tennis player Sania Mirza (36-year-old), the former doubles World No. 1, has confirmed her retirement from professional Tennis. 
15. Adar Poonawalla, CEO of vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India has received Patangrao Kadam award for contribution in the fight against COVID-19.
16. Senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former West Bengal Governor, Keshari Nath Tripathi passed away aged 88 on 8 January, 2023.