Current Affairs

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January - 14

• European officials and Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf inaugurated the EU’s first mainland orbital launch complex.

• Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupendra Yadav inaugurated the Regional Office of Employees provident Fund Organization (EPFO) at Alwar, Rajasthan. 

• Mongeet is a festival of music, poetry, art, craft, food, culinary techniques, indigenous herbs, and culture celebrated in Majuli, Assam.

• In a major boost to the film and entertainment industry, PVR-Inox merger has been approved by the National Company Law Tribunal.

• Startup firm IG Drones, which was born out of the Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology (VSSUT) campus in Odisha’s Sambalpur has developed a 5G-enabled drone that is capable of vertical take-off and landing. 

• Airtel-backed OneWeb successfully launched and deployed 40 satellites onboard a SpaceX launcher.

• Falak Mumtaz, an 11-year-old girl from Jammu and Kashmir has bagged a gold medal in National Sqay Championship.

• Over 1,000 Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have been honoured with the prestigious UN medals at an award ceremony.

• Men’s Hockey World Cup, 2023 has began with a spectacular opening ceremony at the picturesque Barabati Stadium in Cuttack.

• Indian army day 2023 is celebrated on 15th January 2023 and it mark the 75th anniversary of the Indian army day.