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Most important Current affairs 2023
On February 6, two powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria. More than 50,000 people died in this accident. More than one lakh people were injured in 11 provinces of Turkey
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1: The earthquake affected 1.5 crore people and 40 lakh buildings.
The intensity of this earthquake that occurred in Turkey was 7.8 on the Richter scale. It was the most powerful earthquake to hit Turkey since 1939. Earlier in 1939, there was a dangerous earthquake in Turkey’s eastern city of Erzincan, in which about 33,000 people lost their lives. Even in 1999, 18,000 lives were lost in the earthquake.
2: 120 year old world heritage railway track washed away in Himachal
The 120-year-old Kalka-Shimla railway route was badly damaged due to heavy rains in the capital of Himachal Pradesh. Due to rain the railway track was hanging in the air. After this, the movement of trains on the Kalka-Shimla railway route was stopped. It took 15 years to build this railway line. Kalka-Shimla railway line was started on November 9, 1903. There are 18 stations on the 96 kilometer long railway line.
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This railway route was given the status of World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008. There were 130 landslides and 60 floods in Himachal in two months. About 346 people lost their lives due to landslides. 331 people were injured in the natural disaster.
3: Team India remained invincible for 10 matches, when Rohit cried the nation became emotional.
The final of the World Cup 2023 was played between India and Australia on 19 November. Australia became the World Cup winner for the sixth time. Team India was invincible in the first 10 matches of the tournament, hence people’s expectations were high, but after the defeat in the final, crores of countrymen including captain Rohit Sharma had tears in their eyes. This picture became a symbol of the country’s sorrow.
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About a month after the defeat, IPL franchise Mumbai Indians made Hardik Pandya the captain of the franchise in place of Rohit Sharma. This enraged Rohit’s fans and the Instagram handle of Mumbai Indians lost about 10 lakh followers.
4: ‘Melody’: Meloni-Modi’s selfie viewed more than 4.6 crore times
On December 2, 2023, former Italian Prime Minister Georgia Melani clicked a selfie with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the COP-28 summit in Dubai and shared it on social media.
Posted on media. He titled it #Melody. He wrote in the caption ‘Good friends at Cop-28.’ This picture was viewed by a record 4.6 crore users on X.
5: Imran reached the court wearing a bulletproof bucket on his head; now in jail
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan reached Lahore court on April 4 amid tight security. Before this, there had been assassination attempts on Imran Khan. Therefore, considering the security
Imran’s security personnel had carried bulletproof shoulders and Imran was also made to wear a bulletproof bucket. It had become difficult for him to see. Imran is currently in jail.
6: Natu-Natu and The Elephant Whispers get an Oscar
On March 12, 2023, the song ‘Natu-Natu’ from SS Rajamouli’s film ‘RRR’ won the Oscar. Made history. The song ‘Natu-Natu’ won the Best Song category at the Oscar Award. This is the first song from India to be shortlisted for Oscar. Composer of the song ‘Natu-Natu’ MM Keeravani and its writer Chandrabose were awarded Oscar. The song also won an award in the Best Original Song category at the 80th Golden Globe Awards. Earlier the song had also won the Critics’ Choice Award. When this song was performed at the 95th Academy Awards Ceremony, it received a standing ovation. This picture is of her dance performance at the Oscars. This was the viral song of the year 2023
- Chandrabose and M.M. on stage at the Dolby Theater in California. Keeravani received the award.
- Karthik Gonsalves and Guneet Monga received an Oscar for The Elephant Whispers.
Read: January Current affairs 2023
Those 10 incidents that happened for the first time 2023
1: India on the Moon… on the South Pole We are the first in the world to land
India’s Chandrayaan Mission
The lander module of Chandrayaan-3 landed on the south pole of the Moon at 6:04 pm on August 23. With this, India became the first country to land on this unknown surface of the Moon. Chandrayaan landed about 370 miles from the South Pole. Later the Pragyan rover came out of the Vikram lander and roamed around the rocks and craters on the lunar surface.
This year, Russia did not succeed in landing on the moon. Russia launched Luna 25 after 47 years, which was destroyed after hitting the Moon. Therefore our success is more important
Mission launched for the sun
ISRO successfully launched India’s first solar mission Aditya L-1 on September 2. Aditya-L-1, weighing approximately 1,480 kg, is the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun. The payload suit was launched on November 20, 2023, and the first live science images were taken on December 6, 2023. For this, 11 different types of filters were used. Aditya L-1 has taken this picture of the Sun.
ISRO Chairman S. Somnath remained in discussion in 2023. It was under his leadership that Chandrayaan-3 created history by reaching the surface of the moon. Along with being ISRO Chief, he is also the Secretary of the Department of Space and Chairman of the Space Commission.
2: Women now get 33% seats in Parliament Bill passed, this
In September, the government passed the Nari Shakti Vandan Act (128th Constitutional Amendment), a bill to reserve 33 percent seats for women in state assemblies and the Lok Sabha, in a special session of Parliament. This will also apply to seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies
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Now every third member of the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of the country will be a woman. After this law, at least 181 women MPs will be elected to the Lok Sabha, currently there are 82 women in the House. Currently women hold only 15 percent seats in the Lok Sabha and 13 percent seats in the Rajya Sabha.
Women also got these achievements for the first time
• The country’s first women commando team is being prepared in Uttar Pradesh ATS. This will be the first state where there will be women in the ATS commando team.
• For the first time in the Air Force, women command a combat unit. Shalija Dhami became the group captain.
• On September 1, Jaya Verma Sinha became the first woman chairperson of the Railway Board.
• Army Medical Corps officer Colonel Sunita BS on November 21 became the first woman commanding officer of the Armed Forces Blood Transfusion Centre.
3: The country got a new Parliament building amid the boycott of 20 opposition parties.
The new Parliament building was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 8 May 2023. 20 opposition parties boycotted the inauguration program
Sengol– Sengol in the new parliament
It was installed near the chair of the Lok Sabha Speaker in the new building. The first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru accepted Sengol as a symbol of the transfer of power from the hands of the priests on August 14, 1947.
4: 2023 to be Earth’s hottest year
The year 2023 has been the hottest year on Earth. This year the Earth made a new record of heat for six consecutive months.
5: India becomes the most populous country
According to the United Nations Population Fund’s The State of World Population report on July 1, India became the most populous country in the world, overtaking China by a margin of 29 lakh population. India’s population has reached 142 crore 86 lakh.
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More than half of India’s population is below 30 years of age, whose average age is only 28 years. The average age of the population of America and China is 38 years. In such a situation, India’s youth population is its biggest strength.
6: Microplastics found in clouds and even human hearts
Researchers from Japan have detected microplastics in clouds in their research
7: Virgin Galactic sent tourists into space
Virgin Galactic sent its first group of tourists to space in August. Three ticket holders, including a mother-daughter duo and an Olympian, were launched into space from New Mexico.
8: The world’s largest plane made the longest flight
9: First rocket to fly on methane launched
The methane-fueled Juk-2 rocket, built by China’s private space company Landspace, reached orbit in July. Methane is considered more environmentally friendly than ordinary fuels. It is used in most space flights. This was the second attempt to launch Juke-2. The first attempt was made in December last year.
10: Paralyzed patient started walking with the help of AI
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famous person in the world 2023
1. Ajay Banga: Ajay Banga, the first Indian of Indian origin to become the President of the World Bank, was elected the new President of the World Bank in the month of May. He is the first person of Indian origin to become the President.
2. Manoj Modi Ambani gifted a house worth Rs 1500 crore. Manoj Modi remained in the news for the gift. Mukesh Ambani gifted a house worth Rs 1500 crore to his classmate.
3. Linda Yaccarino becomes CEO of Twitter In June, micro-blogging website X (formerly Twitter) became the CEO. He got this post at a time when the company’s advertising had decreased by 59%.
4. Elon Musk changed the name of Twitter to ‘X’. He changed the name of Twitter to ‘X’ in July. In 2022, Twitter was bought for $44 billion.
5. Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, had to resign. The CEO of the largest crypto exchange Binance had to resign in November. He was found guilty of breaking American law.
6. Vivek Ramaswamy
Indian origin businessmen in race for US presidency
These American businessmen are in the news because they are becoming major candidates of the Republican Party for the presidential elections to be held in America in 2024.
7. Taylor Swift: Time’s Person of the Ever
Time magazine has declared him as Time Person of the Year. Swift is the first woman to appear on the Person of the Year cover twice. Earlier in 2017 also, she was featured on the cover of the magazine
Read : March Current Affairs 2023
Most important Sports Current affairs 2023
R Praggnananda: Chess World Cup
The second Indian to reach the finals, the 18-year-old Indian Grand Master reached the finals of the FIDE Chess World Cup tournament held in Azerbaijan in the month of August. He is the second Indian to do so.
Lionel Messi
Time declared Argentina’s football captain as Athlete of the Year. Argentina’s football captain was chosen as Athlete of the Year by Time magazine. He is the first footballer to receive this honour.
Carlos Alcaraz won the Wimbledon title at the age of just 20, defeating 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic to win Wimbledon. He accomplished this feat at just 20 years of age.
Pankaj Advani won the World Championship for a record 26th time. India’s star player has won the World Championship title for a record 26th time on 21 November. This is his 18th title.
Mary Kom chosen as Global Indian Icon Olympic medalist Mary Kom chosen as Global Indian Icon. This award was given at the UK-India Awards.
Read : May 2023 Current Affairs
famous people die 2023 in India
1. Satish Kaushik:
Film producer, director, Satish Kaushik, 66, died due to heart attack in Delhi on March 9.
2.Prakash Singh Badal: Former Chief Minister of Punjab
On April 25, former Chief Minister of Punjab and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Parkash Singh Badal passed away. He was 95 years old.
3. Charlie Manger: Partner with Warren Buffett
Charles alias Charlie Manger, who worked with veteran investor Warren Buffett for almost 60 years, died on November 29.
4. Subrata Roy: Sahara Group owner Sahara India Group chief Subrata Roy died at 10.30 pm on November 14 in a private hospital in Mumbai.
5.Parag Desai: Owner of Wagh Bakri Tea
On October 15, he was injured while trying to escape from a dog attack during a walk. Died on 23 October due to serious injury.
6.MS Swaminathan: Father of Green Revolution
Renowned agricultural scientist and key architect of India’s ‘Green Revolution’ Swaminathan passed away on September 28. He was 98 years old.
7. Nitin Desai: Art Director
Famous Bollywood art director Desai was found dead in ND Studios on August 2. He had a debt of Rs 250 crore.
8.Sharad Yadav: Politician
Former Union Minister and Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav died in a Gurugram hospital on January 12. He was 75 years old.
9. Pervez Musharraf:
Former President of Pakistan Former President of Pakistan and Army Chief died in a hospital in Dubai on 5 February. He was ill since a long time
10. Bindeshwar Pathak
Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh International Social Services, passed away on August 15. He breathed his last at AIIMS Delhi.
11. Oman Chandi
Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Kerala passed away on July 18. In 2022, he created the record of being the longest serving member of Congress in Kerala.
12. Bishan Singh Bedi
Cricketer Left-arm spinner and cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi passed away on October 23 after a prolonged illness. He was 77 years old.
13. Tariq Fateh
The Pakistani-origin writer died on April 24 in Toronto, Canada. 73 year old Fateh used to call himself the son of India and the lion of Punjab.
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Politics in 2023 :Current Affairs
Read about those big political and business events of 2023, which will go down in history.
Elections in 9 states: BJP, Congress government in 6 and others in 1
Now BJP government in these states
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Apart from this, BJP is also in government with its allies in Haryana, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. The year 2023 was good for the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Congress on its own in 3 states
The end of 2023 was not good for Congress. Currently, Congress is in power on its own in Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana. Congress is part of the ruling coalition in Bihar and Jharkhand. It is an ally of the DMK that rules Tamil Nadu. Although not part of the state government.
February, March- Elections in 3 northeastern states
Tripura: BJP alliance again wins majority
Assembly elections were held in 3 northeastern states in February-March. In this, BJP alliance got majority in Tripura and Nagaland. The BJP alliance got 37 seats in Nagaland and 33 seats in Tripura. BJP could not do any miracle in Meghalaya. It got only 2 seats. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s NPP became the largest party.
December- Assembly elections in 5 states
BJP formed government in three, Congress in one.
The results of assembly elections came in five states in the month of December. After much deliberation, BJP made Bhajan Lal Sharma the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Mohan Yadav of Madhya Pradesh and Vishnudev Sai of Chhattisgarh. A Revanth Reddy of Congress was made the Chief Minister of Telangana. Zoram People’s Party won for the first time in Mizoram.
December- Assembly elections in 5 states
BJP formed government in three, Congress formed government in one.
The results of assembly elections came in five states in the month of December. After much deliberation, BJP made Bhajan Lal Sharma the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Mohan Yadav of Madhya Pradesh and Vishnudev Sai of Chhattisgarh. A Revanth Reddy of Congress was made the Chief Minister of Telangana. Zoram People’s Party won for the first time in Mizoram.
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Sports Current affairs 2023
World Cup-2023
Virat Kohli highest 765 runs Virat Kohli scored his 50th ODI century in the World Cup semi-final match. He has become the batsman who has scored the most centuries in ODI cricket. He broke the record of Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored 49 centuries.
ODI World Cup 2023- ODI World Cup was organized in India after 12 years. This time the entire tournament was played for the first time on Indian soil. Before this, India had co-hosted three times. The Indian team performed brilliantly and won 10 consecutive matches.
However, India lost to Australia in the final. Most runs of the tournament were in the name of Virat Kohli (765) and most wickets were in the name of Mohammed Shami (24). Virat Kohli completed his 50 ODI centuries in his 279th
Major events throughout the year 2023
Best performance in Asiad, India won 107 medals
India performed best in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Won 107 medals including 28 gold. The Indian team finished fourth in the medal table. This is India’s best performance in Asiad since 1964.
Have better ranking. India also performed best in Para Games. For the first time in the history of Para Games, India won 111 medals. India finished fifth in the Para Games points table.
World Athletics Championship: Neeraj Chopra gives India its first gold in javelin throw
India, generally underestimated in athletics, got its first gold in the World Athletics Championship. Neeraj Chopra, who was satisfied with silver in 2022, gave India its first gold in javelin throw.
Shooting World Cup: Won a total of 11 medals including 3 gold.
India won a total of 11 medals in the Shooting World Cup.
These included 3 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze. This tournament takes place in different parts of the world. The tournament is played across 12 stages at various venues. Then the final tournament takes place.
World Shooting Championship: Won 6 gold and 8 bronze
India’s performance was good this year in the World Shooting Championship. The Indian team stood third in the medal table. Only China and Ukraine were above India. The Indian team had won 6 gold and 8 bronze.
Four gold in Women’s World Boxing Championship
India topped the medal tally with 4 gold. Neetu Ghanghas Minimum Weight, Nikhat Zareen Light Flyweight, Lovlina Borgohai Middleweight and Sweety Boora won gold in Light Heavyweight category.