National

Karbi Youth Festival

• President Droupadi Murmu will grace the golden jubilee celebrations of the Karbi Youth Festival at Taralangso near the Karbi Anglong district headquarters of Diphu in Assam.
• Karbi Youth Festival is the oldest and biggest ethnic festival of Northeast India, celebrated primarily by the Karbi and other ethnic communities inhabiting the areas administered by the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC).

National Conference on Fisheries Insurance

• Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala will chair the National Conference on Fisheries and Aquaculture Insurance in hybrid mode in New Delhi.
• The objective of the conference is to offer a platform to all stakeholders from the insurance sector to deliberate and discuss ways for enhancing access to insurance schemes and its benefits to fish farmers.

 Indian International Science Festival

• Minister of State for Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh will inaugurate the 9th Indian International Science Festival in Faridabad, Haryana.
• The primary objective of this festival is to commemorate the world of science, making it accessible to all.

India-International Ramayan Mela

• The 7th Edition of India- International Ramayan Mela will be celebrated at Purana Qila premises in New Delhi.
• The theme of this festival is based on 'Connecting the World through Ramayan'.

 Women Leadership Lounge

•  Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Hardeep Singh Puri inaugurated the Women Leadership or WeLead Lounge on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland.

 Economy

Fastest-Growing Economies

• Fitch Ratings has said that India is poised to remain one of fastest-growing economies in the world in next few years.
• The rating agency has also affirmed India's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB (minus)' with a stable outlook.

Yen Green Bonds issuance

• REC Limited has issued inaugural Yen denominated Green Bonds aggregating to 61.1 Billion Japanese Yen.
• It is the first Yen Green Bonds issuance by any Indian PSU.

 Defence

CAPSTAR

• Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan will inaugurate the prestigious ninth chapter of ‘Capsule on Science, Technology and Applied Research’ (CAPSTAR) at Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Pune.

  Sports

Australian Open

• Sumit Nagal has become the first Indian man in 35 Years to beat a seeded player at Australian Open.

 FIFA Player Award

• Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has once again bagged the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award.
• Spain and Barcelona striker Aitana Bonmati was bestowed with the Best FIFA Women's Player Award.

 Person in News

Saurabh Vatsa

• Nissan Motor India has named Saurabh Vatsa as Deputy MD.

 Gurcharan Singh

• Vice Admiral Gurcharan Singh assumed charge as the Controller Personnel Services (CPS).

 Awards & Honours

Awards for Excellence in Public Administration

• Government has launched the Scheme for Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2023 designed to acknowledge, recognize, reward exemplary work done by civil servants across the country.
• The Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2023 shall consist of a trophy, a scroll and an incentive of Rs. 20 lac to the awarded District/ Organization to be utilized for implementation of project/ program or bridging the resource gap in any area of public welfare.

 Miscellaneous

Thiruvalluvar Day

• The country is celebrating Thiruvalluvar Day in honour of the Tamil Saint Poet Thiruvalluvar.
• Thiruvalluvar Day is celebrated as part of Pongal to commemorate the Tamil sage for his contributions to literature.
• He had contributed the Tirukkural to the Sangam literature.