| The venue of India International Science Festival, IISF-2022 held from 21 to 24 January 2023 with the theme Marching towards Amrit Kaal with Science Technology and Innovation | Bhopal |
| The first ever joint exercise between the special forces of the Indian Army and the Egyptian Army held from 14 January 2023 in Jaisalmer is named | Exercise Cyclone-I |
| The renowned Assamese poet winner of Jnanpith Award for 2020 who passed away on 19 January 2023 | Shri Nilamani Phookan |
| The world's oldest person, a French nun aged 118 years, who passed away on 17 January 2023 | Ms. Lucile Randon |
| The district of Kerala which has become India's first constitution literate district as announced by the Chief Minister Shri P. Vijayan | Kollam |
| The state which has restored old pension scheme to all its present employees who are covered under the NPS | Himachal Pradesh |
| The 21st edition bilateral naval exercise held between the navies of India and France from 16 to 21 January 23 on the Western Seaboard is named | Exercise Varuna |
| The contestant from USA who has been crowned Miss Universe 2022 at the beauty pageant held in New Orleans, Louisiana | Ms. R'Bonney Gabriel |
| The venue of 26th National Youth Festival held from 12 to 16 January 2023 with the theme Viksit Yuva, Viksit Bharat | Hubbali (Karnataka) |
| The former Union Minister, seven times Member of Parliament and leader of Rashtriya Janata Dal who passed away on 12 January 23 | Shri Sharad Yadav |
| The name given to the new integrated food security scheme for providing free foodgrains to Antodaya Ann Yojna (AAY) & Primary Household (PHH) beneficiaries, rolled out from 1st January 2023 | Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) |
| The venue of 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention held from 08-10 January 2023 with the theme Diaspora: Reliable partners for India’s progress in Amrit Kaal | Indore |
| The renowned oncologist who has been chosen to be awarded the Asom Baibhav, (the highest civilian award by Govt of Assam) | Dr. Tapan Saikia |
| The chess player from Tamil Nadu who has become 79th Indian Grandmaster | M. Pranesh |
| The place in Odisha where a new stadium named Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium was inaugurated by its CM Shri Naveen Patnaik | Rourkela |
| The bowler from Saurashtra team who has made new Ranji Trophy record of becoming the first bowler to take a hat-trick in the opening over | Jaydev Unadkat |
| The place in Kerala at which world's first palm-leaf manuscript museum was inaugurated by the Kerala CM Shri P Vijayan | Thiruvananthapuram |
| The state which has been awarded the UN World Habitat Awards 2023 for its world's largest land titling and slum upgrading program Jaga Mission | Odisha |
| The place on the border between Sudan and South Sudan, where India has deployed its single largest platoon of UN women peacekeepers | Abyei |
| The venue of 1st All India Annual States' Ministers Conference on "Water [email protected]" held from 05 to 06 January 2023 | Bhopal |
| The member of European Union since 2013 which has adopted the EU currency from 01 Jan 2023 and become the 20th member of Eurozone | Croatia |
| The chess player from West Bengal who has become 78th Indian Grandmaster | Koustav Chatterjee |
| The greenfield international airport at Mopa, Goa has been renamed after the former Chief Minister of Goa as | Manohar International Airport |
| The venue of 108th Indian Science Congress held from 3rd January to 07 January with the theme Science and Technology for Sustainable Development with Women Empowerment | Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University |
| The former President of Brazil (from 2003 to 2011) and member of Workers' Party who has taken over as the 39th President of Brazil | Mr. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
Designated by: United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2019
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2019
Designated by : United Nations General Assembly
First Observed in: 2006
Designated by : World Health Organisation
Theme: Act Now. End Leprosy
Awarded by: Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
Ceremony held on: January 10, 2023
Ceremony held at: Beverly Hills, California
Best Motion Picture (Drama): The Fabelmans directed by Steven Spielberg
Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy): The Banshees of Inisherin directed by Martin McDonagh
Best Motion Picture (Animated): Pinocchio directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson
Best Motion Picture (Non-English): Argentina, 1985 directed by Santiago Mitre
Best Actor (Drama): Austin Butler for Elvis
Best Actress (Drama): Catherine Blanchett for Tar
Best Director: Steven Spielberg for The Fabelmans
Best Original Score: Justin Hurwitz for Babylon
Best Original Song: Naatu Naatu composed by MM Keeravani and written by Chandrabose
Most nominations were received for: The Banshees of Inisherin (8 nominations)
The Cecil B. DeMille Award for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment: Eddie Murphy
The Carol Burnett Award for outstanding and lasting contributions to television on or off the screen: Ryan Murphy
Longest River Cruise in the World
Journey from: Varanasi (U.P.)
Journey to: Dibrugarh (Assam)
Route across 27 river systems in India and Bangladesh
Duration of the trip: 51 days
Distance covered: 3,200 km
Features of the cruise ship: 3 decks, 18 suites with capacity of 36 tourists.
Ambedkar: A Life by Dr. Shashi Tharoor
