Brief Current Affairs of January 2023

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Australian Open 2023

TitleWinnerRunner-up
Men's SinglesNovak Djokovic (Serbia)Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
Women's SinglesAryna Sabalenka(*)Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan)
Men's DoublesRinky Hijikata and Jason Kubier (Australia)Hugo Nys (Monaco) and Jan Zielinski (Poland)
Women's DoublesBarbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic)Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara (Japan)
Mixed's DoublesLuisa Stefani and Rafael Matos (Brazil)Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna (India)

Note: Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal both have the maximum number of Grand Slam Men's Singles titles i.e. 22.

*Aryna Sabalenka is a Belarusian player, but she participated in her individual capacity as Russian and Belarusian flags were banned from being displayed at the tournament.


ICC Awards 2022

Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy: Babar Azam (Pakistan)

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Nat Sciver (England)

Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year: Ben Stokes (England)

Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year: Babar Azam (Pakistan)

Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year: Nat Sciver (England)

Men’s T20 International Cricketer of the Year: Suryakumar Yadav (India)

Women’s T20 International Cricketer of the Year: Tahlia McGrath (Australia)

Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year: Marco Jansen (South Africa)

Women’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year: Renuka Singh (India)

Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year: Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia)

Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year: Esha Oza (UAE)

David Shepherd Trophy: Richard Illingworth (England)

Spirit of Cricket Award: Aasif Sheikh (Nepal)


Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2023

Institutional Category:

1. Odisha State Disaster Management Authority and

2. Lunglei Fire Station, Mizoram


India Open Badminton Tournament 2023

Venue: KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi

Winners of men's singles: Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)

Winners of women's singles: An Se-young (South Korea)


ICC U-19 Women's T20 World Cup 2023

Held: From 14 to 29 January 2023

Hosted by: South Africa

Winners: India

Runners-up: England

Player of the series: Grace Scrivens (England)

Most runs: Shweta Sehrawat (India)

Most wickets: Maggie Clark (Australia)

Captain of Indian team: Shafali Verma


2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup

Held from: 13 to 29 January 2023

Venues: Kalinga Stadium (Bhubaneswar) & Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium (Rourkela)

Winners: Germany (3rd title)

Runners-up: Belgium

Third position: Netherlands

Best Player: Niklas Wellen (Germany)

Best Goalkeeper: Vincent Vanasch (Belgium)

Fair Play Award: Belgium

Note: India and Argentina stood at 9th position


2023 Republic Day Awards

Chief Guest: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi

Best Marching Contingent among the three services - Punjab Regiment Centre Contingent

Best Marching Contingent among CAPF/other auxiliary forces - CRPF Marching Contingent

Best three Tableaux (States/UTs)

  1. Uttarakhand (Manaskhand)
  2. Maharashtra (Sade Tin Shaktipithe & Nari Shakti)
  3. Uttar Pradesh (Ayodhya Deepotsav)

Best Tableau (Ministries/Departments) - Ministry of Tribal Affairs (Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRSs))

Special Prize: Central Public Works Department (Biodiversity Conservation)

The online poll for the popular choice was conducted between January 25-28, 2023 on MyGov web page. The results are:

Best Marching Contingent among the three services - INDIAN AIR FORCE MARCHING CONTINGENT

Best Marching Contingent among CAPF/other auxiliary forces - CRPF MARCHING CONTINGENT

Best three Tableaux (States/UTs):

  1. Gujarat (Clean-Green energy efficient Gujarat)
  2. Uttar Pradesh (Ayodhya Deepotsava)
  3. Maharashtra (Sade tin Shaktipeeth and Nari Shakti)

Best Tableau (Central Ministries/Departments) - CAPF (Ministry of Home Affairs


80th Golden Globe Awards

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



MV Ganga Vilas

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.



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