Zero To Hero CA - Jan To Sept 2023 English

Zero to Hero Current Affairs – January to September 2023 (English)
Zero to Hero – Current Affairs
January – September 2023
Topic-wise Current Affairs
(for CGL 2023 Mains)
English Medium
9 Months
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Most Important Topics
1. SPORTS
2. APPOINTMENTS
3. BOOKS & AUTHORS
4. AWARDS & PRIZES
5. MILITARY EXERCISE
6. GOVERNMENT SCHEMES
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1. SPORTS
➢Cricket
➢ Asia Cup 2023
• Host – Pakistan & Srilanka
• Winner – INDIA
• Runner up- Sri Lanka
• Most Runs - Shubham Gill (302 Runs)
• Most Wickets – Matheesha Pathirana (11 Wickets)
• Player of the match in Final – Mohammad Siraj
• Player of the Series – Kuldeep Yadav
➢ ICC Players of the Month :
Month Male Female
January 2023 Shubham Gill (India) Grace Scrivens (England)
February 2023 Harry Brook (England) Ashley Gardner (Australia)
March 2023 Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) Henriette Ishimwe (Rwanda)
April2023 Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) Narumol Chaiwai (Thailand)
May 2023 Harry Tector (Ireland) Thipatcha Putthawong (Thailand)
June 2023 Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) Ashleigh Gardner (Australia)
July 2023 Chris Woakes (England) Ashleigh Gardner (Australia)
August 2023 Babar Azam (Pakistan) Arlene Kelly (Ireland)
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➢ Asian Games – Women’s Cricket

Indian Women’s Cricket Team Wins Gold Medal by Defeating Sri Lanka by 19 Runs in
the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou. Bangladesh Claims Bronze by defeating Pakistan.
➢ The right-hand batter of Canada Danielle McGahey is set to become the first
transgender woman player to play in international cricket.
➢ Indian Star Virat Kohli, who was playing his 500th international match against West
Indies in Port of Spain, made the game more special for him by scoring his 29th Test
century on 21st July and made him equal to Sir Don Bradman’s record. Also, Kohli
surpassed South Africa’s Jacques Kallis to become the fifth-highest run-scorer in
international cricket history.
➢ England's Stuart Broad has become the second pace bowler to take 600 wickets in
Test cricket. England team-mate James Anderson is the only other quick bowler to
achieve the feat.
➢ Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan has been appointed as the brand ambassador of
ICC World Cup 2023. Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan launched the World Cup
2023 campaign 'It takes one day' .
➢ Young spin bowler Shreyanka Patil has made history by becoming the first Indian
cricketer to be signed for the Women's Caribbean Premier League (WCPL).
➢ 16th Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL) :

• Event- India
• Winner - Chennai Super Kings
• Runner up- Gujarat Titans
• Orange Cap (Most Runs) -Shubman Gill
• Purple Cap (Most Wickets)- Mohammed Shami
• Player of the match in Final -David Conway
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• Most Valuable Player - Shubman Gill

• Emerging Player -Yashasvi Jaiswal
• Fair Play Award -Delhi Capital
➢ 1st Women’s Premier League 2023 (WPL) :
• Event- Maharashtra
• Winner- Mumbai Indians
• Runner up- Delhi Capitals
• Purple Cup (Most wickets)- Hayley Mathews
• Orange Cup (Most runs) – Meg Lanning
• Emerging Player of the year- Yastika Bhatia
• Player of the year- Natalie Sciver Brunt
• Most Valuable Player- Hayley Matthews
➢ Tennis
➢ Grand Slam Tournaments 2023 : The Grand Slam tournaments, also called
majors, are the four most important annual tennis events.
▪ 4 Grand Slam Timing and Courts :
• Australian Open – Hard courts (Mid January)
• French Open (known as Roland Garros) – Clay Court (late May to early June)
• Wimbledon (also known as UK Open)- Grass Court (June–July)
• US Open- Hard court (August–September)
a) US Open : Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Women’s Singles Coco Gauff (USA)
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Men’s Singles Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)

b) Wimbledon Open : Women’s Singles Markéta Šimková (Czech)
c) French Open : Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Women’s Singles Iga Swiatek (Poland)
Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

d) Australian Open: Women’s Singles Arina Sabalenka (Belarus)
➢ Wimbledon 2023 men’s singles final in which Carlos Alcaraz beat four-time
defending champion Novak Djokovic to win his maiden title at The Championships.
➢ Italian open 2023
• Men’s Singles -Daniil Medvedev

• Women’s Singles -Elena Rybakina
➢ Madrid Open 2023
• Men’s Singles -Carlos Alcaraz

• Women’s Singles - A. Sabalenka
➢ Chess
➢ Chess Grandmasters (2023) :
• 78th Koustav Chatterjee (Kolkata)

• 79th Pranesh M (Tamil Nadu)
• 80th Vignesh NR (Chennai)
• 81st Sayantan Das (West Bengal)
• 82nd Vuppala Prraneeth (Telangana)
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➢ Chess World Cup Final 2023 - Host Country: Baku, Azerbaijan.
• Champion : Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

• Runner-up : R Praggnanandhaa (India)
➢ The 17-year-old chess prodigy, D. Gukesh, has dethroned Grandmaster Viswanathan

Anand as India’s top-ranked chess player in the live world rankings. Gukesh achieved
this feat by defeating Mistradin Iskandarov in the second round of the FIDE World
Cup.
➢ Aditya Samant becomes India’s 83rd Grandmaster at Biel Chess Festival.
➢ Divya Deshmukh Emerges Winner Of Tata Steel Chess India 2023 Tournament at
the National Library in Kolkata.
➢ India’s GrandMaster Praggnanandhaa wins Super GM chess tournament in

Hungary.
➢ Badminton:
➢ Kiran George, the Indian badminton player, clinched his second BWF World Tour
Super 100 badminton championship at the Indonesia Masters 2023, hosted in
North Sumatra.
➢ 2023 BWF World Championships

• Men’s Singles - Kunlavut Vitidsarn
• Women’s Singles - An Se-young
➢ Madrid Masters 2023
• Men’s Singles - Kenta Nishimoto

• Women’s Singles - Gregoria Mariska
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➢ Swiss Open 2023

• Men’s Singles - K. Watenbe
• Women’s Singles - P. Chongwang
➢ All England Open 2023

• Men’s Singles -Lai Xi Feng
• Women’s Singles -An Xi Yong
➢ Uber Cup
• Winner -South Korea Runner up – China
➢ Thomas Cup
• Winner – India Runner up- Indonesia
➢ Football
➢ India clinched the SAFF U16 championship title by defeating Bangladesh in the
final match of the SAFF U16 Championship Final held at Bhutan.
➢ Mohun Bagan Super Giant beat East Bengal (1-0) to win the Durand Cup 2023
(Football) trophy at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal.
➢ Spain secured their first ever Women’s World Cup title with a 1-0 win over England
at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup final in Sydney.
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➢ In the latest FIFA Men's World Rankings update, India has been ranked 99th,
showing progress in international football.
➢ The Indian men's football team emerged victorious in a thrilling penalty shootout
against Kuwait 5-4 in a thrilling penalty shootout, securing the SAFF Championship
2023 title.
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➢ Cristiano Ronaldo has received a Guinness World Record after reaching 200
international caps for Portugal.
➢ Santosh Trophy (Edition-76th, Venue-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

• Winner -Karnataka Runner up -Meghalaya
➢ Hero Super Cup 2023

• Winner - Odisha FC Runner up- Bengaluru FC
➢ FIFA World Cup 2022 (Venue - Doha, Qatar - 22nd edition)
• Winner- Argentina Runner up -France
➢ Winners of Formula One (F1) Grand Prix 2023
S.No Grand Prix Winner

1. Bahrain Grand Prix 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)
2. Australian Grand Prix 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)
3 Dutch Grand Prix 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)
4 Italian Grand Prix 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)
5 Miami Grand Prix 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)
6 Monaco Grand Prix 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)
7 Spanish Grand Prix 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)
8 Canadian Grand Prix 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)
9 Austrian Grand Prix 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)
10 British Grand Prix 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)
11 Hungarian Grand Prix 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)
12 Belgian Grand Prix 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)
13 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2023 Sergio Perez (Red Bull – Mexico)
14 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023 Sergio Perez (Red Bull – Mexico)
15. Singapore Grand Prix 2023 Carlos Sainz (Ferrari – Spain)
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➢ Shooting
➢ ISSF World Championship 2023 Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze
Host Country:- Baku, Azerbaijan

3 INDIA 6 0 8
Gold Medal Winners for India :
25 m standard Amanpreet Singh

pistol (Single)
50 m rifle team Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar, Akhil

(Men) Sheoran
25 m pistol team Rhythm Sangwan, Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker

(Women)
50 m pistol team Tiyana Tiyana, Sakshi Anil Suryavanshi, Kirandeep

(Women) Kaur
10 m air rifle Mehuli Ghosh, Tilottama Sen, Ramita Ramita

team (Women)
10 m air pistol Esha Singh, Shiva Narwal

team (Mixed)
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➢ MISCELLANEOUS :
➢ Indian Grand Prix 2023 Moto GP

In a thrilling race at the Buddh International Circuit, Italian rider Marco Bezzecchi,
representing the Mooney VR46 Racing Team, emerged victorious in the inaugural Indian
Grand Prix for the 2023 MotoGP season.
➢ 2023 Diamond League Final

Mondo Duplantis, the Swedish pole vault sensation and reigning world and Olympic
champion, won the 2023 Diamond League Final in Eugene on September 17th. Duplantis
cleared the bar at 6.23 meters with his first attempt, surpassing his own world record of
6.22 meters set in Clermont-Ferrand back in February.
Neeraj Chopra Finishes Second In Diamond League Final after a remarkable throw of
83.80 meters while the Champion (Winner) was Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic.
➢ Maharashtra Beats Karnataka to Win 5th National Wheelchair Rugby

Championship hosted at Pune.
➢ Prathamesh Jawkar, the Indian compound archer, secured a remarkable silver

medal finish in the 2023 Archery World Cup in Mexico. Denmark’s Mathias
Fullerton won the gold.
➢ In Hockey, India beat Pakistan in penalty shootout in the final to win the inaugural
Men’s Hockey 5s Asia Cup 2023 in Salalah, Oman.
➢ India won the inaugural Women’s Asian Hockey 5s World Cup Qualifier by
defeating Thailand 7-2 in the final.
➢ Neeraj Chopra made history by winning the Gold medal in the men's javelin throw
event at the World Athletics Championships held in Budapest, Hungary.
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➢ Anurag Thakur, the Minister of Sports, reveals the renaming of Khelo India Women’s
League to Asmita Women's League, aimed at fostering women's empowerment
within the sports arena.
➢ Raja Anirudh Sriram, a fourth-standard student hailing from Tirupati, has clinched
a silver medal at the prestigious Singapore International Math Olympiad
Challenge (SIMOC).
➢ Priya Malik secures the gold medal in the 76 kg category at the U20 World
Wrestling Championships in Jordan by defeating Germany's Laura Kuehn with a
commanding score of 5-0.
➢ India’s Anahat Singh clinched the gold medal in the U-17 category of the Asian
Junior Squash Individual Championships in China.
➢ India’s Mohit Kumar becomes U-20 World Champion in Men’s 61 kg Freestyle

category.
➢ Indian wrestlers win 11 medals at World U 17 championships including 1 Gold by

Savita in Women’s Freestyle (66kg).
➢ The Indian women’s compound archery team etched their names in history by
clinching a gold medal at the World Archery Championships held in Berlin,
Germany. The triumphant team comprised Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur,
and Aditi Gopichand Swami.
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➢ The Indian women’s hockey team wins the title of Torneo del Centernario 2023
by defeating hosts Spain 3-0 in Barcelona on 30th July.
➢ Asmita Dey from Tripura clinches the gold medal at the Junior Asian Judo
Championships 2023, which took place in Macau, China.
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➢ Shubhankar Sharma records best finish by an Indian in 2023 Open golf

Championship in England.
➢ India’s Anshuman Jhingran, an open sea swimmer, achieved the remarkable feat of
becoming the youngest person globally to successfully cross the North Channel.
➢ India’s Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy made history by establishing a Guinness world

record for the fastest hit of 565 km/h in badminton by a male player.
➢ The Indian team achieved a remarkable feat at the 25th Asian Athletics
Championship 2023 by securing 27 medals, the highest number ever won by the
country on foreign soil. Here is the list of Gold Medal Winners :
Sno Name Event Medal won
1 Jyothi Yarraji 100m hurdles Gold
2 Parul Chaudhary 3000m steeplechase Gold
3 Tajinderpal Singh Toor Shot put Gold
4 Abdulla Aboobacker Triple jump Gold
5 Ajay Kumar Saroj 1500m Gold
6 *Mixed Relay Team 4x400m Gold
➢ In the Para Athletics Championships held in Paris, Ajeet Singh emerged victorious,
securing the gold medal in the finals of the Men's javelin throw event.
➢ India won the 34th International Biology Olympiad by securing Four Gold Medals
at a 8-day event in UAE.
➢ Aadhav Arjuna has emerged victorious in the election held at Nehru Stadium and
secured the position of president of the Basketball Federation of India (BFI).
➢ Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra obtained the top spot in Lausanne Diamond
League 2023 with a best throw of 87.66 m.
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➢ India beat Iran 42-32 in the final of the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 at
Busan, Republic of Korea.
➢ Uma Kolkata team claimed the championship title against Punjab Panthers in the
India’s first-ever Historic Women’s Kabaddi League held in Dubai.
➢ Olympian 'C.A. Bhavani Devi' from Chennai created history by securing India's first-
ever medal i.e a bronze at the Asian fencing championships in China.
➢ Goa's Chief Minister Pramod Sawant launched mascot named 'Moga' which
represents an Indian bison, for the upcoming 37th National Games.
➢ India beat Lebanon 2-0 in the Intercontinental Cup final (football) at the Kalinga
Stadium.
➢ India’s Sunil Kumar wins decathlon gold at Asian U20 Athletics Championship.
➢ IBSA World Games 2023 -

Host: United Kingdom, Birmingham
Champion: Indian women’s blind cricket team
Runner-up: Australia
➢ World Athletics Championships 2023

Host Country: Budapest, Hungary
Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian athlete to win a World Athletics
Championships gold medal.
➢ Asian Champions Trophy 2023 (Hockey)

Host Country: Chennai, India
Champion: India Runners-up: Malaysia
Most successful team: India (4 Titles)
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➢ BWF World Badminton Championships 2023 –

Host Country: Denmark
Indian Winner - H S Prannoy secured a bronze medal in the men’s singles.
➢ U20 World Wrestling Championships

Host Country: Jordan
Indian Winner: Priya Malik (Gold Medal -76 KG Category)
➢ FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023

Host Country: Australia & New Zealand
Champion: Spain Runners-up: England
➢ 5th Khelo India Youth Games:

• Event: Madhya Pradesh
• Mascot : Asha (Cheetah)
• Theme: Hindustan ka dil dhadka do
• 1st- Maharashtra, 2nd – Haryana, 3rd – Madhya Pradesh
➢ Sports Venues (Upcoming):
33rd Summer Olympic Games (2024) Paris

25th Winter Olympic Games (2026) Italy
23rd Commonwealth Games (2026) Victoria (Australia)
23rd FIFA (2026) USA, Mexico, Canada
8th Women’s T-20 World Cup South Africa
19th Asian Games (2023) Hagzhou, China
20th Asian Games (2026) Nagoya, Japan
• FIH’s President Award : V Karthikeyan Pandian
• Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award : Lionel Messi
• Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year Award- Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
• Asian Billiards 2023 – Pankaj Advani
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• BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2022- Beth Mead
• BBC Indian Sportswoman of the year 2022- Weightlifter Mirabai Chanu
• BCCI appointed Adidas as new kit sponsor of Indian cricket team.
• Neeraj Chopra secured number 1 ranking in Men’s javelin throw.
• India won three silver medals in Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023.
• Babar Azam became the fastest player to score 5000 ODIs runs.
• Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra won Doha Diamond League 2023.
• Kagiso Rabada became the fastest player to take 100 IPL wickets.
• India won four medals in the Archery World Cup 2023 held in Antalya, Turkey.
• FIFA rankings 2023, Argentina became the number one team.
• India reached 99th position in FIFA rankings 2023.
• England’s Sam Curran has become the most expensive player in the history of IPL.
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2. APPOINTMENTS
1. Chairman of CBIC – Sanjay Kumar Agarwal
2. National Icon for Voter awareness & Education for the Election Commission of India
– Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
3. Chairperson of National Green Tribunal – Justice Prakash Shrivastava
4. Solicitor General of India - Tushar Mehta
5. Deputy CM of Maharashtra - Ajit Pawar
6. MD of Life Insurance Corporation of India - R. Doraiswamy
7. 25th Director General of Coast Guard - Rakesh Pal
8. CMD of Tata Steel — TV Narendran
9. Chief Justices of Kerala Court - Justice Ashish Jitendra Desai
10. Chief Justice of Telangana Hight Court – Justice Alok Aradhe
11. Director General of Railway Protection Force - IPS officer Manoj Yadava
12. MD and CEO of Invest India - Ms. Nivruti Rai
13. President of Olympic Council of Asia – Sheikh Talal Fahad Al- Sabah
14. Chairman of GIFT City Ltd. – Hasmukh Adhia
15. CEO of UIDAI - Amit Agrawal
16. Director General of BSF – Nitin Agarwal
17. Director General of National Testing Agency – Subodh Kumar Singh
18. Director of Enforcement Directorate – Rahul Navin
19. Chairperson & Chief Executive Officer of the Railway Board – Jaya VermaSinha
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20. President of New Development Bank – Dilma Rousseff
21. Executive director of RBI - P. Vasudevan
22. Secretary General of FICCI - Shailesh Pathak
23. Director General of SSB – Rashmi Shukla
24. Vice Chief of Naval Staff – Sanjay Jasjit Singh
25. Vice Chief of Army Staff – Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar
26. President of FIFA – Gianni Infantio
27. Principal Director General of PIB – Rajesh Malhotra
28. CEO of Niti Aayog – BVR Subrahmanayam
29. National Security Advisor – Ajit Doval
30. Deputy National Security Advisor – Pankaj Kumar Singh
31. CEO of You Tube – Neal Mohan
32. Controller General of Accounts (CGA) – S.S. Dubey
33. National Ambassador of Children’s Rights – Ayushmann Khurana
34. Chief Economist of OECD – Clarie Lombardell
35. MD & CEO of Paytm Payment Bank – Surinder Chawla
36. Chairman of UPSC – Manoj Soni
37. Central Vigilance Commissioner – Praveen Kumar Srivastava
38. Chairman of NASSCOM – Rajesh Nambiar
39. Chairman of National Technical Research Organisation – Arun Sinha
40. Chairman of NABARD – Shaji K V
41. Chairperson of Law Commission – Rituraj Awasthi
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42. 50th Chief Justice of India – D.Y. Chandarchud
43. 10th Chairman of ISRO – S. Somnath
44. Chairman of DRDO – Samir V Kamet
45. Chief Election Commissioner of India – Rajiv Kumar
46. President of Financial Action Task Force – T Raja Kumar
47. 1st Woman Chairperson of SEBI – Madhabi Puri Buch
48. Chief of Defence Staff – Lt G Anil Chauhan
49. Attorney General of India – R. Venkataramani
50. Principal Scientist of Aditya L-1 Mission – Sankarasubramanian
51. President of Indian National Congress – Mallikarjun Kharge
52. Chief Economist of IMF – Pierre- Olivier Gourinches
53. G-20 Sherpa – Amitabh Kant
54. Chairman of C20 – Mata Amritanandamayi
55. Permanent Representative of India to the UN – Ruchira Kamboj
56. Chairman of NALSA – D.Y. Chandrachud
57. Chairman of National Highway Authority of India – Santosh Kumar Yadav
58. President of BCCI – Roger Binny
59. President of International Hockey Federation – Tayyb Ikram
60. 1st female President of Table Tennis Federation of India – Meghna Ahlawat
61. President of All India Football Federation- Kalyan Choubey
62. CEO of FSSAI – Ganji Kamala V Rao
63. CEO of Sansad TV – Ravi Capoor
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64. Chief Scientist of WHO – Jeremy Farrar
65. Director General of CRPF – Sujoy Lal Thaosen
66. Executive Director for India at IMF – K Subramanian
67. Director of NCERT – Dinesh Prasad Saklani
68. New CEO of IndiGo – Pieter Elbers
69. Chief Economic Advisor – V Anantha Nageswaran
70. MD of SBI – Abhijit Chakravorty
71. President of Hockey India – Dilip Tirkey
72. President of Badminton Association of India – Hemant Biswa Sharma
73. Chairman of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) – Shashi Sinha
74. Director of Intelligence Bureau – Tapan Kumar Deka
75. Chief of RAW – Ravi Sinha
76. Chairman of ICC – Greg Barclay
77. MD & CEO of Air India – Campbell Wilson
78. Chairman of CBDT – Nitin Gupta
79. MD & CEO of National Stock Exchange – Ashish Kumar Chauhan
80. Foreign Secretary of India – Vinay Kwatra
81. Chairman of IRDAI – Debasish Panda
82. Director General of International Labour Organisation- Gilbert Houngbo
83. Chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research – Raghuvendra Tanwar
84. Chief Economist of World Bank – Indermit Gill
85. Director General of Geological Survey of India – Janardan Prasad
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86. Brand Ambassador of Uttarakhand – Akshay Kumar
87. CEO of KVIC – Vinit Kumar
88. Chairman of Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) – Dileep Sanghani
89. Chairperson of CBSE – Nidhi Chibber
90. Director General of Civil Aviation- Vikram Dev Dutt
91. Drugs Controller General of India - Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi
92. President of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India

(ASSOCHAM) – Ajay Singh
93. Chairperson of Competition Commission of India – Ravneet Kaur
94. Chairman of SAIL – Amrendu Prakash
95. CEO of the Tata Trusts – Siddharth Sharma
96. MD & CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange – Sundararaman Ramamurthy
97. President of World Bank – Ajay Banga
98. CEO of Twitter – Linda Yaccarino
99. Chairman and MD of BPCL – G. Krishnakumar
100. CBI Director – Praveen Sood
101. Chairman of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board – Dinesh Kumar Shukla
102. Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission – Dr. Ajit Kumar Mohanty
103. Brand Ambassador of UNICEF India – Ayushman Khurana
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➢ New State Governors in 2023 :
• Andhra Pradesh :- Justice S. Abdul Nazeer

• Arunachal Pradesh :- Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik
• Assam :- Gulab Chand Kataria
• Bihar :- Rajendra Arlekar
• Chhattisgarh :- Biswabhusan Harichandan
• Himachal Pradesh :- Shiv Pratap Shukla
• Jharkhand :- C. P. Radhakrishnan
• Maharashtra. :- Ramesh Bais
• Manipur :- Anusuiya Uikey
• Meghalaya :- Phagu Chauhan
• Nagaland :- La. Ganesan
• Sikkim :- Lakshman Acharya
• Ladakh :- B. D. Mishra
➢ New Cheif Justices in 2023
• Allahabad High Court :- Pritinker Diwaker

• Andhra Pradesh High Court :- Dhiraj Singh Thakur
• Bombay High Court :- Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya
• Calcutta High Court :- T. S. Sivagnanam
• Chhattisgarh High Court :- Ramesh Sinha
• Gauhati High Court :- Sandeep Mehta
• Gujarat High Court :- Sunita Agarwal
• Himachal Pradesh High Court :- M. S. Ramachandra Rao
• Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court :- N. Kotiswar Singh
• Jharkhand High Court :- Sanjaya Kumar Mishra
• Kerala High Court :- Ashish Jitendra Desai
• Madras High Court :- Sanjay V. Gangapurwala
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• Manipur High Court :- M. V. Muralidaran (Acting)

• Odisha High Court :- Subhasis Talapatra
• Patna High Court :- K. Vinod Chandran
• Rajasthan High Court :- Augustine George Masih
• Tripura High Court :- Aparesh Kumar Singh
• Telangana High Court : - Alok Aradhe
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3. BOOKS & AUTHORS
• Kathakali Dance Theatre: A Visual Narrative of Sacred Indian Mime – KK

Gopalakrishnan
• Nalanda - Abhay K
• Ajay to Yogi Adityanath- Shantanu Gupta
• A Life Well Spent – Four Decades in the Indian Foreign Service – Satish Chandra
• The Power of One Thought: Master Your Mind - B K Shivani
• Finance Ministers of India: From Independence to the Emergency (1947-1977)

- Journalist A.K. Bhattacharya
• Maya, Modi, Azad: Dalit Politics in the Time of Hindutva - Sudha Pai and Sajjan
Kumar
• Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-1977 - Abhishek Choudhary
• Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam: Memories Never Die - Dr. Nazema Maraikayar & Dr. Y.S.
Rajan
• India Rising Memoir of a Scientist - R. Chidambaram and Suresh Gangotra
• Through The Broken Glass (Autobiography) - T.N. Seshan
• Books on the speeches of PM Narendra Modi titled “Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka
Vishwas” Released by - Shivraj Singh & Anurag Thakur
• How Prime Ministers Decide - Neerja Chowdhury
• Kargil: Ek Yatri Ki Jubani - Rishi Raj
• Fire on the Ganges: Life Among the Dead in Banaras - Radhika Iyengar
• Pitchside: My Life in Indian Cricket (Autobiography) - Amrit Mathur
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• Heritage Trees of Goa’, ‘When Parallel Lines Meet’, and ‘Ente Priya Kavithakal‘ (‘My
Dear Poems’ a collection of poems) - PS Sreedharan Pillai
• Western Lane - Chetna Maroo
• e book titled “People’s G20” - Apurva Chandra
• G20 @ 2023: The Roadmap to Indian Presidency - V. Srinivas
• Drunk on Love: The Life, Vision and Songs of Kabir - Vipul Rikhi
• “Pandit. Deendayal Upadhyaya: Dispersions of Thought” and “Pandit Deendayal

Upadhyaya: Integral Humanism” - B. Dharmalingam
• A Matter of the Heart: Education in India - Anurag Behar
• As Good as My Word: A Memoir - K.M. Chandrasekhar
• Azaad - Dr Karan Singh
• Bipin: The Man Behind the Uniform - Rachna Biswat Rawat
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj - Shrimant Kokate
• Collective Spirit, Concrete Actions - Shashi Shekhar Vempati
• Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire - Nandini Das
• Crosscourt - Jaidip Mukerjea
• Gandhi: Siyasat aur Sampradaiykta - Piyush Babele
• India’s Struggle for Independence- The Gandhian Era: 1915- 1948 - Dr Justice P.
Jyothimani
• Just Aspire: Notes on Technology, Entrepreneurship and the Future – Ajai

Chowdhry
• Made In India: 75 Years of Business and Enterprise -Amitabh Kant
• Mundaka Upanishad: The Bridge to Immortality - Dr Karan Singh
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• My Life as a Comrade - K.K. Shailaja
• NTR-A Political Biography - Ramachandra Murthy Kondubhatla
• Partitioned Freedom - Ram Madhav
• Reflections - Narayanan Vaghul
• RINGSIDE – Up, Close, and Personal on India and Beyond - Dr Vijay Darda
• Sachin@50 – Celebrating a Maestro - Boria Majumdar
• Saurashtra-Tamil Sangamprashastih - Launched by Prime Minister Modi
• The Book of Bihari Literature - Abhay Kumar
• The Golden Years: The Many Joys of Living a Good Long Life -Ruskin Bond
• The Great Bank Robbery: NPAs, Scams and the Future of Regulation - Pattabhi
Ram & Sabyasachee Dash
• War and Women - Dr M. A. Hasan
• ‘Njaan Sakshi’ (me as the witness) - K.K. Abdul Gaffar
• Ambedkar: A Life -Shashi Tharoor
• Braving A Viral Storm - Aashish Chandorkar and Suraj Sudhir
• Breaking Barriers: The Story of a Dalit Chief Secretary - Kaki Madhava Rao
• Chronicle of Central Command – Savdhaan - Lt Gen Vivek Kashyap
• Come! Let’s Run - Ma. Subramanian
• Human Anatomy -Dr Ashvini Kumar Dwivedi
• India’s Knowledge Supremacy: The New Dawn - Dr Ashwin Fernandes
• Revolutionaries- The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom - Sanjeev Sanyal
• Spare – J. R. Moehringer
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• The Last Heroes – Foot Soldiers of Indian Freedom – Palagummi Sainath
• The Poverty of Political Economics: How Economics Abandoned the Poor -
Meghnad Desai
• The World: A Family History – Simon Sebag Montefiore
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4. AWARDS & PRIZES
1. 65th Ramon Magsaysay Awards 2023 - Ravi Kannan (India)
2. World Innovation Award at BRICS - Telangana’s 1st woman Chief Innovation

Officer (CIO) Shanta Thoutam
3. Green Railway Station Certification’ with Highest Platinum Rating - Vijayawada

Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh
4. 53rd Dada Saheb Phalke Award 53rd Dada Saheb Phalke Award - Waheeda Rehman
5. Norman E. Borlaug Award Agri Scientist - Swati Nayak (3rd Indian to receive)
6. Best Tourism Village of India 2023 - Kiriteshwari village (Murshidabad, West

Bengal) and Biswanath Ghat also known as Gupta Kashi (Sonitpur, Assam)
7. 2023 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize - Mathematician Ruixiang Zhang (Assistant

Professor at the University of California)
8. Lifetime Achievement Award -Academia Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Vice

Chancellor, Professor Najma Akhtar
9. The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
10. National Smart City Award 2022 - Indore
11. ET Leadership Excellence Awards - Parmeet Singh Sood
12. Global Leader Award 2023 - Jayesh Saini
13. Best Performing State Award 2023 - Tamil Nadu
14. Lokmanya Tilak National Award 2023 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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15. Diversity in Cinema Award at Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) - Actor
Mrunal Thakur
16. Maharashtra govt ‘Udyog Ratna’ award - Eminent industrialist Ratan Tata
17. Rising Global Superstar of Indian Cinema award Bollywood actor - Kartik Aaryan
18. The Rising Star Award 2023 - Coal India Limited (CIL)
19. Great Immigrants 2023 - Ajay Banga, Padma Shri awardee & the President of
the World Bank
20. PEN Pinter Prize 2023 - British Children’s Writer Michael Rosen
21. Global Indian Icon of 2023 - Boxer Mary Kom
22. UNESCO Asia Pacific Award 2022 - Mumbai’s 169 yr old Byculla Railway Station
23. National Geoscience Award for Lifetime Achievement - Professor (Dr.) Om Narain
Bhargava
24. SKOCH Award under “State of Governance India 2047” in Gold Category - UMEED
Programme of Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM)
25. The Grand Order of the Chain of the Yellow Star President - Droupadi Murmu
26. Governor of the Year at the Central Banking Awards 2023 in London - RBI Governor
Shaktikanta Das
27. 45th European Essay Prize for ‘Azadi’ - Writer Arundhati Roy
28. Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 - Gita Press, Gorakhpur
29. German Peace Prize 2023 - Author Salman Rushdie
39. Guinness World Record Award certificate - Cristiano Ronaldo
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40. Order of the Nile,’ Egypt’s highest honor, by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi - Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
41. Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023 - Indian writer Priya A S
➢ 68th Filmfare Awards 2023
Best Film Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Film (Critics) Badhaai Do
Best Actor (Male) Rajkummar Rao for Badhaai Do
Best Actor (Female) Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Actor (Critics) Sanjay Mishra for Vadh
Best Actress (Critics) Bhumi Pednekar for Badhaai Do &

Tabu for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2
Best Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Best Music Album Pritam for Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva
Lifetime Achievement Prem Chopra

Award
Best Debut (Male) Ankush Gedam for Jhund
Best Debut Female Andrea Kevichusa for Anek
Arijit Singh for Kesariya (Male)

Best Playback Singer
Kavita Seth for Rangisari (Female)
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➢ Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Awards 2023
Best Film The Kashmir Files
Film of the Year RRR
Best Actor Ranbir Kapoor for Brahamsatra
Best Actress Alia Bhatt for Gangubai Kathiawadi
Most Promising Actor Rishab Shetty for Kantara
Sachet Tandon for Maiya Menu

Best Playback Singer
Neeti Mohan for Meri Jaan
Outstanding Contribution Rekha

In The Film Industry
Best Web Series Rudra- The Edge of Darkness
Critics Best Actor Varun Dhawan for Bhediya
Best Director
R Balki for Chup- Revenge of The Artist
Television Series of Year Anupamaa
Most Versatile Actor Of Anupam Kher for The Kashmir Files

The Year
Best Actor In A Television Zain Imam for Fanaa- Ishq Mein Marjawaan
Series
Best Actress In A Tejasswi Prakash for Naagin

Television Series
Outstanding Contribution Hariharan

In The Music Industry
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➢ PADMA AWARDS 2023

Padma Vibhushan (6)
S.NO Name Field State/Country
1. Shri Balkrishna Doshi Architecture Gujarat

(Posthumous)
2. Shri Zakir Hussain Art Maharashtra
3. Shri S M Krishna Public Affairs Karnataka
4. Shri Dilip Mahalanabis Medicine West Bengal

(Posthumous)
5. Shri Srinivas Varadhan Science & Engineering United States of

America
6. Shri Mulayam Singh Public Affairs Uttar Pradesh

Yadav (Posthumous)
Padma Bhushan (9)
S. NO Name Field State/Country
1. Shri S L Bhyrappa Literature & Education Karnataka
2. Shri Kumar Mangalam Trade & Industry Maharashtra

Birla
3. Shri Deepak Dhar Science & Engineering Maharashtra
4. Ms. Vani Jairam Art Tamil Nadu
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5. Swami Chinna Jeeyar Others – Spiritualism Telangana
6. Ms. Suman Kalyanpur Art Maharashtra
7. Shri Kapil Kapoor Literature & Education Delhi
8. Ms. Sudha Murty Social Work Karnataka
9. Shri Kamlesh D Patel Others – Spiritualism Telangana
➢ Important Padma Shri Awards : (Total 91 Awardees)
• S R D Prasad :- Kalarippayattu coach
• K Shanathoiba Sharma :- Thang-Ta master
• Gurcharan Singh :- Cricketer
• Raveena Tandon :- Actress
• Mangala Kanti Roy :- Folk musicians Sarinda player
• Coomi Nariman Wadia :- India’s first female conductor of choral music
• Moa Subong :- Inventor of 2 musical instruments, Bamhum and Tikzik and a new
music genre Howey.
• Ritwik Sanyal :- Dhrupad Player
• Pareshbhai Rathwa :- Pithora painter
• Subhadra Devi :- Madhubani Painting
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➢ MISCELLANEOUS :
BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Meera Syal

Television Arts) Fellowship
Highest-paid athlete in the world in 2023 Cristiano Ronaldo
Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award Yogi Adityanath
Laureus World Sportsman Of The Year 2023 Lionel Messi
2023 Pulitzer Prize Associated Press
Highest French Civilian Honour- “Chevalier N Chandrasekaran - Tata Sons

de la Légion d’ Honneur“ Chairman
Best Long Documentary Award” Gauri
International Booker Prize 2023 Georgi Gospodinov
Power Grid Corporation of India

Global Gold Award
Ltd. (PGCIL)
Femina Miss India World 2023 Nandini Gupta
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman award Raj Subramaniam
Ramon Magsaysay Award Dalai Lama
Order of Australia Ratan Tata
Goldman Environmental Prize Alessandra Korap
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Wildlife Conservation Award 2023 Kashmir’s Aliya Mir
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur

SAARC literary award
Rahman
2023 Abel Prize Luis Caffarelli
Renowned Tamil Writer

Saraswati Samman 2022
Sivasankari
Governor of the Year” for 2023 by Central

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das
Banking
Vyas Samman 2022 Gyan Chaturvedi
Pritzker Architecture Prize 2023 Sir David Chipperfield
Lifetime Achievement National Photography

Ms Sipra Das
Award
BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year for

Mirabai Chanu
2022
Cleanest airport in the Asia Pacific region by Indira Gandhi International

international grouping ACI Airport (IGIA)
2023 PEN/Nabokov Lifetime Achievement

Vinod Kumar Shukla
Award
Best adventure tourism destination award Jammu and Kashmir
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2019 Prem Kumar Mallick
Marconi Prize 2023 Hari Balakrishnan
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Best Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2022 Sajjan Jindal
Best Actor award at the 76th BAFTA Awards Austin Butler
UNESCO Peace Prize in Ivory Coast Angela Merkel
Prestigious President’s Colour Award Haryana Police
Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Award Journalist A.B.K. Prasad
FIH President’s Award 2023 V Karthikeyan
Odisha State Disaster Management

Subhash Chandra Bose Disaster
Authority (OSDMA) and Lunglei Fire
Management Award 2023
Station (LFS) Mizoram
Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Total 11 children got this award
Number one police station ranking Aska police station, Ganjam district,
2022 Odisha
The most distinguished scientist of the

R Vishnu Prassad
year 2022
Best Sustainable Greenfield Airport

Goa Manohar International Airport
Award
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award 2023 Thiru Kumar Nadesan
Best Original Song Awards at Golden SS Rajamouli’s film RRR won Best
Globes Original Song for Naatu Naatu
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UN-Habitat’s World Habitat Awards

Odisha
2023
Jalna district police and Nagpur city

Best Police Unit award 2021
police in Maharashtra
Assam highest civilian award ‘Assam

Dr. Tapan Saikia
Baibhav’
Atal Samman Award Prabhu Chandra
Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna 2022 Sharath Kamal
Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement

Spanish Film Director Carlos Saura
Award 2022 at 53rd IFFI Goa
Bihari Puraskar Madhu Kankariya & Madhav Hada
West Bengal’s Lakshmir Bhandar

SKOCH Award
scheme
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5. MILITARY EXERCISES
Conducted
Exercise Name Location
by/Countries
Red Sea Coast of

Passage Exercise (PASSEX) India and Saudi Arabia
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Naval Exercise Zayed Talwar

India & UAE Dubai
2023
India, Egypt, USA, Saudi Cairo (West) Air

Air Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23
Arabia, Greece, and Qatar Base
27th Malabar Naval Exercise India, Japan, US and East Coast of

2023 Australia Australia off Sydney
Maritime Exercise AUSINDEX

India and Australia Coast of Sydney
2023
India, France, United

Multilateral Air Exercise
Kingdom (UK), Australia, India
‘Tarang Shakti’
USA, and Japan
Kalaikunda,
Panagarh of West
Air Exercise Cope India-2023 India and USA
Bengal, and Agra,
Uttar Pradesh
Visakhapatnam,
Maritime Exercise JIMEX-23 Japan and India
Andhra Pradesh
Naval Exercise “SALVEX” India and USA Kochi, Kerala
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Coast of
Joint Maritime Partnership
India and France Visakhapatnam,
Exercise (MPX)
Andhra Pradesh
Joint Military Exercise Nomadic Ulaanbaatar,

India and Mongolia
Elephant-23 Mongolia
Exercise‘Operation Southern
Seychelles and India Seychelles
Readiness 2023
India, and United States,

Air exercise ‘Tarang Shakti’ United Kingdom, France, India (Host Country)
and Australia
Prayagraj, Uttar
Exercise “Ranvijay” Indian Air Force (IAF)
Pradesh (UP)
Agneyastra 1 Indian Army Eastern Ladakh
Multinational Joint
26 Countries including Ulaanbaatar,
Peacekeeping Exercise “Khaan
India, USA, Mongolia Mongolia
Quest 2023”
36 Countries including
Multilateral Navel Exercise USA, Australia, Brazil, Makassar, South
Komodo 2023 (MNEK 2023) Bangladesh, Canada, Sulawesi, Indonesia
China and India.
Bilateral Joint Military Exercise Kadhdhoo Island,

India and Maldives
Ekuverian (12th edition) Maldives
1st Trilateral Maritime India, France and United

Gulf of Oman
Partnership Exercise Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Naval Exercise Ekatha (6th

India and Maldives Maldives
edition)
South Western Command Rajasthan and

Sudarshan Shakti 2023
of India Army Punjab
Andravida Air Base

Multi-national Exercise
INIOCHOS-23 (Air exercise) in the western
hosted by the Greece
Peloponnese
ASEAN (Association of
India and ASEAN Changi Naval Base in
Southeast Asian Nations)-India
Countries Singapore
Maritime Exercise (AIME-23)
Mandala High
‘Buland Bharat’, an integrated
Conducted by Indian Altitude Firing
surveillance and firepower
Armed Forces Ranges in Arunachal
training Exercise
Pradesh
Conducted by civil and

A mutual firefighting Exercise
military agencies of Pune (Maharashtra)
named ‘Agni Daman-23’
firefighting
“Al Mohed Al Hindi 23“ (Naval Arabian Sea and Gulf

India and Saudi Arabia
Exercise) region
Samudra Shakti-23 (Naval

India and Indonesia Batam, Indonesia
Exercise)
International
35th Coordinated Patrol Maritime Boundary
India and Thailand
(CORPAT) Exercise Line (IMBL) in the
Andaman Sea
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Indian Armed forces

(Army, Navy, Air Force) Andaman and
Exercise KAVACH
and Indian Coast Guard Nicobar Islands
(ICG)
Naval Exercise SLINEX 2023

India and Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka
(10th Edition)
Offshore security exercise Mumbai,

Indian Navy
‘Prasthan’ Maharashtra
India, France, Germany,

Greece, Italy,
Multilateral Air Exercise – Netherlands, United Mont-de-Marsan
‘Exercise Orion’ Kingdom, Spain and the Airbase, France
United States of America
(USA)
Exercise RSRE (Regional Search Kakinada, Andhra

Indian Coast Guard
and Rescue exercise) Pradesh
Kalaikunda Airbase,
Cope India Exercise 2023 India and USA
West Bengal
Multi-national Air Exercise – Andravida Air Base,

India and Greece
INIOCHOS-23 Greece
Regional Pollution Response Kakinada, Andhra

Indian Coast Guard (ISG)
Exercise (RPREX-2023) Pradesh
Coastal Security Exercise “Sagar

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Coast of West Bengal
Kavach”
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Bilateral Exercise Ajeya India and United

Salisbury Plains, UK
Warrior 2023 Kingdom (Britain)
Joint Air Exercise Shinyuu

India and Japan Komatsu, Japan
Maitri
Joint Military Exercise FRINJEX- Pangode Military

India and France
23 Station, Kerala
International Maritime
Exercise/ Cutlass Express 2023 India and 50+ nations Gulf region
(IMX/CE-23)
TROPEX 2023 Indian Navy Arabian Sea
Maritime Partnership Exercise Eastern Indian

India and France
(MPX) Ocean
Exercise Chetak Chaukas Indian Army Punjab’s Bathinda
Multilateral exercise La India, France, Japan and

Indian Ocean Region
Perouse Australia
Exercise Bold Kurukshetra Jodhpur Military

India and Singapore
2023 Station, India
Joint exercise “Khanjar” 2023 India and Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
Indian Coast Guard and

Table top exercise 2023 Colombo Security Kolkata,West Bengal
Conclave
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Naval Exercise “Al-Mohed-Al

India and Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s Jubail
Hindi-23”
Exercise Sea Dragon 23 India and USA Guam Island
Field Training Exercise (Ex

Africa-India Pune,Maharashtra
AFINDEX-2023)
Bilateral maritime exercise India and United Konkan coast in the

“Konkan 2023” kingdom Arabian Sea
Line of Actual
Indian Army and the
Vayu Prahar Control (LAC) in
Indian Air force
eastern command
All Arms & services of

Trishakti Prahar North Bengal
the Indian Army
TARKASH India and USA Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Multilateral air exercise

of UAE, India, France,
United Arab
Desert Flag VIII Kuwait, Australia, UK,
Emirates (UAE)
Bahrain, Morocco, Spain,
the Republic of Korea,
and the USA
Pithoragarh,
DUSTLIK 2023 India and Uzbekistan
Uttarakhand
Camp Imazu in the

Dharma Guardian Indian and Japan Shiga province of
Japan
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Indian Army’s Exercise “Topchi Devlali, Nashik,

Indian Army
2023” Maharashtra
Air Exercise Veer Guardian- Hyakuri Air Base in

India and Japan
2023 Japan
Air bases in the

Air Exercise “Pralay” Indian Air Force (IAF)
northeast
Jaisalmer in
Army Exercise “Cyclone-I” India and Egypt
Rajasthan
Tri service exercise “AMPHEX Indian Army, Indian Navy Kakinada, Andhra
2023” and Indian Air Force Pradesh
Kutch district of
Border Security Force
“Ops Alert” exercise Gujarat and Barmer
(BSF)
in Rajasthan.
West Coast of United

Naval Exercise ‘Varuna 2023′ India and France
States
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6. GOVERNEMENT SCHEMES
➢ STATE-WISE :
State Scheme
1. Sanitation workers’ development programme
2. Pudhumai Penn’ Scheme
3. ‘TN REACH’ Initiative
Tamil Nadu 4. Anaivarukkum IITM (IIT-M for All)
5. Thiranari Thervu Thittam
6. Tamil Nadu become first state in India to provide free

breakfast to students in all government schools
7. Pengal Pathukaaptu Thittam Scheme
1. ‘Vanikaran’ project
2. One Panchayat, One Playground

Kerala
3. Technology Transfer Scheme
4. Shubhayatra
5. LEAP (Launch, Empower, Accelerate, Prosper)
1. Orunodoi 2.0 scheme
2. Ayushman Asom Scheme

Assam
3. Digitising Asom, a community project
4. Mukhyamantri Jan Arogya Yojana
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5. MODI (Most Outstanding District Initiative) Scheme
6. Mukhyamantrir Atmanirbharshil Asom Abhiyan
1. Rythu Bandh (Phase 10)
2. Geeta Karmikula Bima Scheme
3. Cool Roof Policy 2023-2028

Telangana
4. Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme :- for the citizens belonging to SC, ST
& BC Category of citizens. This scheme offers the citizens to get
their own home and the government provides them financial
assistance of Rs 3 Lakh to each family.
1. “One District One Sport” scheme
2. Aarohini Initiative Training Programme
3. “One Family, One ID”

Uttar Pradesh
4. UP Global City campaign
5. Nand Baba Milk Mission” Scheme & Family ID Portal
6. Nandini Krishak Samriddhi Yojana
1. Mukhyamantri Krishak Byaaj Maafi Yojana-2023
2. ‘Mukhyamantri Sikho Kamao Yojana’

Madhya
Pradesh 3. Chief Minister’s Residential Land Rights scheme
(MukhyamantriAwasiya Bhu Adhikar Yojana)
4. Renamed Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Awas Yojana, to

Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Awas Yojana.
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1. Mukhya Mantri Sukh Aashray Scheme

Himachal
Pradesh
2. Project Sanjeevani
Andhra 1. Niramaya Health Insurance Scheme

Pradesh
2. Jagananna Amma Vodi Scheme
1. ‘Chief Minister’s Skill Upgradation and Global Employment

Scheme‘ (Mukhya Mantri Kaushal Unnayan aur Vaishavik
Rozgar Yojana)
2. A-HELP (Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of

Uttarakhand Livestock Production) Programme
3. ‘Resham Keet Bima’ scheme - India’s First Insurance

Scheme for Sericulture
5. CM Single Women Empowerment Self Employment Scheme
1. ‘Mo Ghara‘ Scheme

2. Ama Pokhari
3. Mo Jungle Jami Yojana
Odisha
4. Ama Odisha, Nabin Odisha’ Scheme
5. ‘Location Accessible Multi-modal Initiative (LAccMI)
6. AMLAN Programme (Anaemia Mukta Lakhya Abhiyan)
1. Heli-Tourism Service
Goa
2. Gramin Mitra
Sikkim
1. Mero Rukh Mero Santati (Plant a Tree, Leave a Legacy)
1. Namo Shetkari Mahasanman Yojana

Maharashtra 2. Bhagwan Birsa Munda Jodaraste Scheme
3. Asia’s largest cluster development scheme
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4. Shasan Aplya Dari (government at your doorstep) Scheme
1. Shared school bus system

Meghalaya 2. Prime tourism vehicles
3. Agriculture response vehicle scheme
1. Supersite Realtime Pollution Factors Gathering Mechanism

Delhi
2. ‘100 Days to Beat Plastic’ Campaign
Punjab 1. Schools of Eminence
1. Indira Gandhi Smart Phone Scheme

Rajasthan 2. Chief Minister Free Annapurna Food Packet Scheme
3. Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill 2023
1. ‘Gruha Jyoti’ scheme

Karnataka 2. Gruha Lakshmi Scheme
3. Shakti Scheme
1. Antyoday Shramik Suraksha Yojana

Gujarat 2. MISHTI (Mangrove Initiative for Shoreline Habitats &
Tangible Incomes) scheme
Chhattisgarh Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas NYAY Yojana
Jharkhand Panchayat level Medicine shop scheme
Arunachal
Mukhya Mantri Shramik Kalyan Yojana (MMSKY)
Pradesh
Bihar Har Ghar Gangajal project
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➢ CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SCHEMES :
• PM SVANidhi Mobile App -

The mobile app for street vendors under the PM SVANidhi scheme was launched
recently, providing vendors with a user-friendly platform to apply for loans
conveniently. PM SVANidhi scheme was launched by Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs on June 1, 2020. Its main objectives are:
• To facilitate working capital loan
• To incentivize regular repayment
• To reward digital transactions
• Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA)

Launched by Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan to Provide Financial
Support to States for Improving their Higher Education Systems.
• PM Vishwakarma Scheme
Launched by PM Modi to Provide Financial Support & Skill to Traditional Artisans
And Craftspeople of Rs 10,000 To Rs 10 Lakh.
• Amrit Bharat Stations Scheme

Launched by PM Narendra Modi on August 6, 2023 this scheme comes under
Railway Ministry in this 1309 Small Railway Stations will Be Renovated.
• Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban
Launched on 25th June 2015 implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs (MoHUA). Aim of this Yojana is to provide Housing for all in Urban Areas by
2024 {1st Target was 2022}. Recently, Govt has Increased Income threshold from Rs
3 lakh to Rs 6 Lakh for EWS Under this Yojana.
• Aswasanidhi Project
This project is initiated by the Women and Child Development department, has
provided interim financial relief totaling ₹10.17 crore to nearly 1,400 victims of sex
crimes and severe gender-based violence since its inception in 2018.
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• ’100 Days 100 Pays’ Campaign
Launched by RBI, under this campaign Banks will Trace & Settle their Top 100
Deposits In Every District.
• “75/25” Initiative
Launched by Health Ministry to provide Care To 75M People Suffering From
Hypertension (High BP) & Diabetes by 2025.
• New India Literacy Programme (NILP)

Approved by Ministry of Education (For 2022 To 2027) with total outlay of Rs.
1037 Cr. This is the Part of NEP 2020 .
Objectives of this scheme-

➢ It Will Cover 5Cr Non-literates (Age Group 15+)
➢ It Will Provide Foundational Literacy & Numeracy & Also Other Components
Like – Financial literacy, Digital literacy, Commercial skill etc
• PMGKAY (PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana)

Under this scheme New integrated food security scheme is started on 1st Jan 2023.
Its aim to provide 5 Kg free foodgrains to Antodaya Ann Yojna (AAY) & Primary
Household (PHH) Beneficiaries nearly 80 crore poor people and in this centre will
spend 2 Lakh crores.
• AI chatbot for Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has introduced an AI chatbot
integrated with the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. This
is developed in collaboration with the EkStep Foundation and Bhashini. Accessible
through the PM-KISAN mobile application, the AI chatbot is a tech marvel that offers
multilingual support. Currently available in English, Hindi, Bengali, Odia, and Tamil,
it is on track to become available in all 22 official languages of India.
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• Unified Registration Portal
Ministry of Jal Shakti has introduced a unified registration portal for

GOBARdhan. This initiative is set to streamline the registration process for
compressed bio-gas (CBG) and biogas plants across the country. Department of
Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) announced the launch of the unified
registration portal.
• MSME Competitive (LEAN) Scheme
➢ Launched by MSME Ministry. Through the LEAN scheme, MSMEs can reduce
wastage substantially, increase productivity, improve quality, work safely,
expand their markets, and finally become competitive and profitable.
➢ The government will contribute 90% of implementation cost for handholding and
consultancy fees.
➢ There will be an additional contribution of 5% for the MSMEs which are part of
SFURTI clusters, owned by Women/SC/ST and located in Northeast region.
➢ There will be an additional contribution of 5% for MSMEs which are registering
through Industry Associations/ Overall Equipment Manufacturing (OEM)
organizations after completing all levels.
➢ Principles of Lean Manufacturing are:

a) Identify Value
b) Map the Value Stream
c) Create Flow
d) Implement Pull
e) Strive for Perfection
• Meri LiFE, Mera Swachh Seher

Launched by Hardeep S. Puri {M/o Housing & Urban Affairs} for Sustainability
& Better LiFE. To Promote 3R Mantra – Reduce Reuse Recycle.
Under this scheme thousands Of RRR Centres will be Set Up for the LiFE
Campaign.
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• Sagar Samriddhi
This is an Online Dredging Monitoring System launched to Accelerate The ‘Waste

to Wealth’ Initiative. Its aim is to Promotes Effective Reuse Of Dredged Material.
This is Launched by M/o Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) & it is
developed by National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways & Coasts.
• Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development (BIND) :

By Ministry of Information & Broadcasting - The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs has recently approved Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network
Development (BIND) scheme, worth over ₹2,500 crore, will focus on expanding
and upgrading the infrastructure of Prasar Bharati, as well as improving the digital
content and distribution network.
• National Green Hydrogen Mission :-

The Union Cabinet, led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the
National Green Hydrogen Mission. The mission aims to make India a global hub for
the production, utilization, and export of green hydrogen and its derivatives. The
initial outlay for the mission will be Rs. 19,744 crore.
• Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) :

This is an integrated food security scheme launched by the Central Government of
India in January 2023.The program is operated by the Department of Food and
Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution. But the nodal ministry is Ministry of Finance.
• Womaniya Initiative :
The Government e Marketplace (GeM) has launched a new initiative called
“Womaniya on GeM” to empower women entrepreneurs and women self-help
groups (WSHGs) to sell their products directly to various government ministries,
departments, and institutions.
• PARAKH Initiative : By NCERT
Performance Assessment Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic

Development - The Government of India recently launched PARAKH to assess the
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performance of secondary and higher secondary students. PARAKH is a Part of

National Education Policy, 2020.
• PM PRANAM Scheme :
The government has launched the PM PRANAM Scheme, which is aimed at
reducing the use of chemical fertilizers and promoting alternatives to fertilizers.
It was launched under the GOBAR DHAN Scheme.
PRANAM - Programme for Restoration, Awareness, Nourishment, and

Amelioration of Mother Earth.
• Digital India Mobile Van :

The Digital India Mobile Van was launched by the Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology. The main objective of the mobile van is to spread
awareness of Digital India initiatives and also to spread the word about the G20
Digital Economy Working Group. Lucknow was the first destination of the mobile
van where the G20 DEWG’s first meet is held. The main purpose is “Jan Andolan".
• Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman: PM – VIKAS :

The scheme was announced by Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitaraman during
the Budget presentation.By this the Government of India is trying to boost its
economic status and keep the age-old arts and traditional crafts alive by different
means.
• NAMASTE Scheme : National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem

By Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) as a joint initiative of the
MoSJEand the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).In the Union Budget
2023, the Government of India allocated Rs 100 crores for the NAMASTE scheme.
The scheme aims to provide an alternate livelihood to sanitation workers.
• MISTHI Scheme : Launched to “preserve Mangrove forests”.

By Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
• Amrit Dharohar Scheme :The scheme will aim to conserve wetlands.The scheme
is to be implemented in the next three years.
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• Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 :

The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana runs under Skill Development Ministry
and is implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation. During this, the
GoI will open 30 Skill India International Centres.
• Jal Jan Abhiyan :

This will be implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Brahma Kumaris
organization. The main objective of the campaign is water conservation.
• Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) :

The Union Health Minister recently announced that 9,082 JanaushadhiKendras are
being operated under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya JanaushadhiPariyojana (PMBJP).
The target is to increase the numbers to 10,000 by December 2023. This was
launched in November 2008 to provide quality generic medicines at affordable
prices to everyone.
• VAIBHAV Fellowship Scheme : By Ministry of Science and Technology

This is launched in honor of National Science Day, which is celebrated on February
28th. The new initiative aims to enhance the research capability of India’s higher
education institutions by promoting academic and research collaborations with top-
performing institutions from around the world.
• Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) :

The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) has launched this scheme in 57
Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) throughout India. This flagship initiative is
launched under NEP 2020.
• Integrated Pensioners’ Portal :
Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State, Personnel, announced that the
Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare has decided to create a new
“Integrated Pensioners’ Portal” by combining all pension portals such as Pension
Disbursing Bank portals, ANUBHAV, CPENGRAMS, CGHS, etc. at the Bankers
Awareness Workshop in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
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• Har Payment Digital :

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a new mission called “Har Payment
Digital” as part of its efforts to make every Indian a user of digital payments.Also, the
central bank has started an initiative to adopt 75 villages and transform them into
digital payment-enabled villages.
• Vibrant Village program :

Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the Vibrant Village program at Kibithu, a remote
village near the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh. This program aims to
transform rural areas into self-sufficient and prosperous communities.It will cover
the border areas of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and
Ladakh.
• Smart Cities Mission :

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The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry has extended the deadline of its Smart
Cities Mission to June 2024.The Smart Cities Mission was began in 2015, chose 100
cities through a competitive process between January 2016 and June 2018. These
cities were given a five-year timeframe from the date of their selection to finish their
proposed projects.
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Zero to Hero Current Affairs – January to September 2023 (English)

Zero to Hero – Current Affairs

January – September 2023

Topic-wise Current Affairs

(for CGL 2023 Mains)

Gagan Pratap Sir

Most Important Topics

3. BOOKS & AUTHORS

4. AWARDS & PRIZES

(Approx 80% Current Affairs are asked from these 6 topics in

- Gagan Pratap Sir

Our BOOKs for SSC Exams…

• Host – Pakistan & Srilanka

• Runner up- Sri Lanka

• Most Runs - Shubham Gill (302 Runs)

• Most Wickets – Matheesha Pathirana (11 Wickets)

• Player of the match in Final – Mohammad Siraj

• Player of the Series – Kuldeep Yadav

➢ ICC Players of the Month :

Month Male Female

January 2023 Shubham Gill (India) Grace Scrivens (England)

February 2023 Harry Brook (England) Ashley Gardner (Australia)

March 2023 Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) Henriette Ishimwe (Rwanda)

April2023 Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) Narumol Chaiwai (Thailand)

May 2023 Harry Tector (Ireland) Thipatcha Putthawong (Thailand)

June 2023 Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) Ashleigh Gardner (Australia)

July 2023 Chris Woakes (England) Ashleigh Gardner (Australia)

August 2023 Babar Azam (Pakistan) Arlene Kelly (Ireland)

➢ Asian Games – Women’s Cricket

➢ 16th Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL) :

• Most Valuable Player - Shubman Gill

➢ 1st Women’s Premier League 2023 (WPL) :

▪ 4 Grand Slam Timing and Courts :

• Australian Open – Hard courts (Mid January)

• Wimbledon (also known as UK Open)- Grass Court (June–July)

• US Open- Hard court (August–September)

a) US Open : Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Men’s Singles Carlos Alcaraz (Spain)

c) French Open : Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

Men’s Singles Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

➢ Italian open 2023

• Men’s Singles -Daniil Medvedev

➢ Madrid Open 2023

• Men’s Singles -Carlos Alcaraz

• 78th Koustav Chatterjee (Kolkata)

➢ Chess World Cup Final 2023 - Host Country: Baku, Azerbaijan.

• Champion : Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

➢ The 17-year-old chess prodigy, D. Gukesh, has dethroned Grandmaster Viswanathan

➢ Aditya Samant becomes India’s 83rd Grandmaster at Biel Chess Festival.

➢ India’s GrandMaster Praggnanandhaa wins Super GM chess tournament in

➢ 2023 BWF World Championships

➢ Madrid Masters 2023

• Men’s Singles - Kenta Nishimoto

➢ Swiss Open 2023

➢ All England Open 2023

➢ Santosh Trophy (Edition-76th, Venue-Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

➢ Hero Super Cup 2023

➢ FIFA World Cup 2022 (Venue - Doha, Qatar - 22nd edition)

• Winner- Argentina Runner up -France

➢ Winners of Formula One (F1) Grand Prix 2023

S.No Grand Prix Winner

2. Australian Grand Prix 2023 Max Verstappen (Red Bull – Netherlands)