1.

AI Safety Summit 3023, world first Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit held in
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.
2. Booker Prize – Paul Lynch for his book ‘Prophet Song’.
3. Uttar Pradesh – First Prize for Best State for Inland Fisheries.
4. Nandini Das won – British Acedemy Book Prize.
5. Indira Gandhi Peace Prize jointly awarded to Indian Medical Association (IMA)
and Trained Nurses Association of India.
6. Miss Universe – Sheynnis Palcios (Country – Nicaragua)
7. Central Sector Scheme for providing drones to the Women’s 15,000 Self Help
Groups (SHGs).
8. COP28 summit in Dubai.
9. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojna (PMGKAY), which provides free rations
to poor people, extended for another 5 years.
10. Justice Fatima Bibi, first female Chief Justice of India passed away.
11. Joint Military Exercise of India and Australia - AUSTRAHIND-23 took place in
Perth, Australia.
12. Sheetal Mahajan becomes the first woman to skydive from 21,500 feet near Mount
Everest.
13. Bihar Assembly passed an unanimous amendment to increase reservation upto
75% in state govt job.
14. Bengaluru to get India’s largest Circular Railway, spanning 287 km.
15. Silkyara-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand, 41 laborers evacuated after 17 days. The
tunnel was being made by Hyderabad based Navayuga Engineering Company Ltd.
The tunnel was a part of Char-Dham project, a project to connect, Gangotri,
Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath.
16. Central Govt renamed Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centers to
Ayushman Arogya Mandir.
17. First ever Khelo India Para Games was launched in New Delhi. The official mascot
was ‘Ujjwala’, a sparrow.
18. India to chair International Sugar Association. Head Quarter is in London, United
Kingdom.
19. Ministry of Tourism, Govt of India, is set to host the 11th edition of the
International Tourism Mart in Shillong, Meghalaya.
20. PM Modi launched PM-PVTG Mission and Vikshit Bharat Sankalp Yatra on
Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas, on the birth anniversary of the tribal leader and freedom
fighter, Bhagwan Birsa Munda. PM-PVTG means Prime Minister - Particular
Vulnerable Tribal Group.
21. Kozhikode and Gwalior have joined UNESCO Creative Cities Network.
Kozhikode has become – The City of Literature and Gwalior has become – The
City of Music. UNESCO has given recognition to both of these 2 cities.
22. Govt launches ‘Bharat Atta’ initiative for Affordable Wheat Floor, at a price not
exceeding Rs. 27.5 per kg.
23. International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2023 started in Goa.
24. Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award – Michael Doughlas.
25. Prime Minister Narendra Modi got elected as the Chairman of Shree Somnath
Trust for 5 year term.
26. India flags off First International Cruise Liner in India from Mumbai, the Cruise
Liner is Vessel Costa Serena. It was launched by Sarbanand Sonowal, the Minister
of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
27. India is set to host the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly
(WTSA) in 2024, marking a significant step towards the advancement of 5G and
6G networks.
28. World Food India 2023 held in New Delhi.
29. Nepal has become the first South Asian nation to register Same-Sex Marriage.
30. Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau Volcano erupted recently.
31. Afganistan closes its’ embassy in India permanently.
32. UAE inaugurates World’s Largest Single-Site Solar Power plant..
33. ASEAN-India Millet Festival 2023 kicks off in South Jakarta, Indonesia.
34. Bhutan’s king Wangchuk visited India and met PM Modi.
35. IIT Madras sets its First International Campus on Zanzibar Island in Tanzania.
36. Pedro Sanchez re-elected as Spanish PM.
37. Luc Frieden assumed the position of PM of Luxembourg.
38. Anish Shah to assume presidency of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (FICCI).
39. India’s CAG Girish Chandra Murmu elected Vice-Chairman of UN external
auditor’s panel.
40. Alok Sharma became new Chief of Special Protection Group (SPG).
41. Mamta Bannerji named Sourav Ganguli, the cricketer as the Brand Ambassdor of
Bengal.
42. Heeralal Samariya appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC).
43. Hockey Punjab won 13th Hockey India Senior Men National Champioship.
44. India’s Women’s Hockey Team wins Gold at Asian Champions Trophey. Final
played at Ranchi. India defeated Japan. 4-0.
45. Sultan of Johor Cup 2023 – Champion – Germany.
46. Asian Para Games 2023 was held in Hangzhou, China. Feifei, a ‘Divine Bird’ is
the mascot of the game. China stood first. India stood fifth.
47. 37th National Games 2023 in Goa. Mascot named ‘Moga’ which represents Indian
bison. Rank 1 – Maharashtra.
48. Pankaj Advani wins World Billiard Championship 2023.
49. Australia won the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 defeating India. Man of the
Tournament was Virat Kohli.
50. Saudi Arabia to host 2034 FIFA World Cup.
2022 FIFA World Cup was hosted by Qatar.
2026 FIFA World Cup is to be hosted jointly by Canada, US, Mexico.
51. Operation Ajay is a mission launched by the Indian Govt to evacuate its’ citizen
from Israel during the ongoing conflict with the Hamas group in Gaza.
52. Former CM of Jharkhand, Shri Raghubar Das was elected as the new Governor of
Odisha.
53. Global Hunger Index 2023 – India’s rank 111 out of 125 countries.
54. Uttar Pradesh declares Gangetic Dolphin as the State Aquatic Animal. Govt of
India declared it as the National Aquatic Animal in 2009.
55. India’s first Semi-High Speed Regional Rail Service ‘Namo Bharat’. Earlier, its’
name was RapidX.
56. PM Modi inaugurated the country’s first high-tech sports training centre for
Divyangjan, in Gwalior, MP named after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
57. Chairman of SBI, Dinesh Khara extended.
58. India’s first solar roof cycling track ‘Healthway’ inaugurated in Hyderabad.
59. SAMPRITI-XI aims to enhance defense cooperation between India and
Bangladesh.
60. Irani Cup, Cricket won by Rest of India.
61. DR. Mohammed Muizzu wins Maldive’s President.
62. Gujrat’s Dhordo awarded UNWTO’s Best Tourism Village 2023.
63. Shantiniketan in West Bengal becomes India’s 41st World’s Heritage Site declared
by UNESCO. Hoysala Temple in Karnataka is 42nd World Heritage Site.
64. 106th Constitutional Amendment Bill, Women Reservation Bill 2023, also called
Nari Shakti Vandan Bill passed by parliament. 33% of seats are reserved for
women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies. It will be implemented only after
completion of new census and delimitation process. It will be valid for 15 years. It
is not being implemented in recent elections as well as in parliament election in
2024.
65. G-20 Summit held in Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The site is named as Bharat
Mandapam International Exhibition Convention Centre. Its’ theme was Vasudhaiva
Kutumbakam. Next G-20 summit will be held in Brazil.
African Union, which has 55 member states and HQ at Addis Ababa, the capital of
Ethopia, has been admitted as a full 55th member at the 18th summit of the G-20.
66. World’s tallest Natraja statue installed at G-20 summit venue.
67. India has built the world’s first portable disaster hospital, called the ‘Aarogya
Maitri Cube’.
68. India’s largest home-built nuclear plant starts operations. It is 700 MW nuclear
power plant situated in Kakrapar, Gujrat, has initiated operations at it’s full
capacity.
69. Shree Siddharoodha Swami Hubbali station of Karnataka is the World’s longest
platform.
70. PM Modi inaugurates Asia’s largest helicopter manufacturing facility in
Karnataka’s Tumakuru. It is Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. It is a helicopter
factory.
71. NISAR Mission is an earth-observing satellite planned to be launched in 2024. It
stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar.
72. European Space Agency’s ‘Juice Mission’ launches to search for life on Jupiter’s
moon.
73. Duran Cup 2023 won by Mohan Bagan.
74. Asia Cup Final 2023, India beats Sri Lanka.
Kuldeep Yadav won the player of the tournament title and Mohammed Siraj won Player
of the Match or Man of the Match.
75. World Athletics Championship 2023 held in Budapest, Hungary. India won 1 Gold
Medal for the first time and it was won by Neeraj Chopra in Javelline throw.
76. Ranji Trophy cricket tournament 2023 won by Saurashtra.
77. FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup won by Germany. It was held in Bhubaneshwar
and Rourkela.
78. India won the title by defeating Iran in Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023.
79. Australia’s Victoria state has withdrawn as the host of the 2026 Commonwealth
Games.
80. Titles achieved by the duo Satwik-Chirag. They won many titles in Tennis, viz.
Swiss Open, Asia Championship, Indonesia Open, Korea Open.
81. India won the football title of South Asian Football Federatoin (SAFF)
Championship 2023.
82. Grand Slam Tennis Men’s-
Australian Open – Novak Djokovic (Serbian).
French Open - Novak Djokovic (Serbian).
US Open - Novak Djokovic (Serbian).
Wimledon – Carlos Alcaraz (Spain).
83. Grand Slam Tennis Women’s-
Australian Open – Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus).
French Open – Iga Swiatek (Poland).
US Open - Coco Gauff (US).
Wimledon – Marketa Vondrousa (Czech).
84. Chess World Cup 2023 held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Won by Magnus Carlsen
(Norway).
85. World Archery Championship 2023 held in Berlin, Germany. India topped with 4
medal. Aditi Swami becomes India’s first ever Individual Gold Medalist.
86. FIFA Women’s World Cup won by Spain.
87. Squash World Cup won by Egypt.
88. KIIT (Odisha) hosted 1st Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav.
89. ICC World Cricket Test Championship – Australia won.
90. 3rd Khelo India University Games held in UP. Punjab University topped the medal
tally. It’s mascot was Jitu, Swamp Dear.
91. Tharman Shanmugaratnam wins Singapore Presidential election.
92. Operation Dost launched by Indian Govt to help Turkey and Syria both to help out
following earthquake.
93. IPL 2023 (Cricket) final – Chennai Super Kings won.
94. Women’s Premier League (Cricket) won by Mumbai Indians.
95. Santosh Trophy (Football) won by Karnataka.
96. Deakin University (Australia) has become the first foreign university to open
International Branch Campus in Gujarat.
97. Operation Cauvery is a codename for evacuation effort to bring back its citizen
from Sudan, afflicted by civil war.
98. Finland becomes 31st member of NATO in Brussels.
99. A deep sea submersible named Titan, operated by OceanGate Expeditions, met a
devastating end during its mission to explore the century old wreck of the Titanic
in Atlantic Ocean.
100. Establishment of Regional Office of Universal Postal Union is in Delhi.
101. Oman creates history as First Foreign govt to promote country through Yoga.
102. Turkey’s President Erdogan won Presidential election to enter 3rd decade in power.
103. Republic Day on 26 Jan. 2023 was 74th Republic Day. The theme was Jan
Bhagidari. Chief Guest was Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. In 2024, it
will be 75th Republic Day.
104. PM Modi flagged off the World’s Longest River Cruise MV Ganga Vilas in
Varanasi. It is world’s longest river cruise. It will pass from UP, Bihar, Jharkhand,
Kolkata, Dhaka, Assam.
105. Mumbai’s Churchgate Railway Station to be renamed after First Indian RBI
Governor C.D.Deshmukh.
106. The Cyclone Mocha affected parts of Bangladesh and Myanamar. India launches
‘Operation Karuna’ to assist cyclone-hit Myanamar.
107. Bengaluru becomes the First Indian City to join the World Cities Culture Forum.
108. PM lauds nation’s first Water Metro in Kochi.
109. PM inaugurates Sai Hira Global Convention Centre in Puttaparthi, Andhra
Pradesh.
110. India’s First Online Gaming Academy launched in Madhya Pradesh.
111. CERT-In issues alert on ‘Akira’ ransomware.
112. Lavasa, India’s First Private hill station (near Pune), sold to Darwin Platform
Infrastructure for Rs. 1,800 Crore.
113. Tamil Nadu govt launches India’s First ever night street racing circuit in Chennai.
114. New variety of lotus flower with 108 petals, named ‘Namoh 108’. It was developed
by Lucknow-based CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI).
115. India’s First 3D printed Post Office inaugurated in Bengaluru.
116. India’s First underwater metro successfully runs under Hooghly river, Kolkata.
117. Rahul Navin became Director, Enforcement Directorate.
118. R.Madhawan nominated as President of Film and Technology Institute of India
(FTII), Pune.
119. Jaya Verma Sinha 1st Woman Chairperson to head Railway Board.
120. P.K.Srivastava became the Central Vigilance Commissioner.
121. Ravneet Kaur became Chairperson of Competition Commission of India.
122. Manoj Soni – Chairman, UPSC.
123. Janardan Prasad became the Director General of India.
124. Ajay Banga of Indian origin has been selected as the new President of World Bank.
125. Praveen Sood – new Director of Central Bureau of Investigation.
126. New Development Bank (NDB) also known as BRICS Bank has announced that
former Brazilian President Dilma Vana Rousseff has been elected new President of
the Bank. She was President, Brazil.
127. Justice Prakash Shrivastava appointed as Chairperson of National Green Tribunal
(NGT).
128. Parminder Chopra appointed as Chairman cum Managing Director (CMD) of
Power Finance Corporation (PFC). She is the first woman to head the company.
129. BVR Subramaniam is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Niti Aayog. Shri
Suman Bery is the Vice Chaiman of Niti Aayog.
130. Chairman of SEBI – Madhabi Puri Buch.
131. 15th BRICS summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally, BRICS had 5
members Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Now, Egypt, Iran, Saudi
Arabia, UAE, Ethopia and Argentina also joined. Full membership will take effect
on 01 January 2024.
132. World Coffee Conference held in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
133. G20 Global Food Regulators Summit held in India for the first time and it was held
in New Delhi.
134. Indian Science Congress held in Nagpur.
135. Iran becomes 9th member of Sanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). India
hosted the summit as the current chair.
136. 3rd FIPIC summit, i.e. Forum on India-Pacific Islands Cooperation was held in
Papua New Guinea.
137. 42nd and 43rd ASEAN Summit was held in Indonesia.
138. Global Maritime Summit held in Mumbai.
139. ASEAN Summit – Indonesia.
140. G-7 Summit – Japan.
141. 1st Global AI Safety Summit held in United Kingdom.