| The former Minister of Law and Justice (1977 to 79) and advocate of Supreme Court, who passed away on 31 January 2023 | Shri Shanti Bhushan |
| The Minister of Health and Family Welfare of Odisha who was shot dead by a police sub-inspector on 29 January 2023 | Shri Naba Kishore Das |
| The inaugural edition of the bilateral air exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) held in Japan's Hyakuri air base from 12 to 26 January 2023 was named | Veer Guardian 2023 |
| The biennial Tri-Services Amphibious exercise conducted at Kakinada (A.P.) from 17 to 22 January 23 was named | AMPHEX 2023 |
| The first Indian architect to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize (2018) and also recipient of Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan who passed away on 24 January 2023 | Dr. Balkrishna Vithaldas Joshi |
| 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 Vision@2047" 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 |
| Title | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) |
| Women's Singles | Aryna Sabalenka(*) | Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) |
| Men's Doubles | Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubier (Australia) | Hugo Nys (Monaco) and Jan Zielinski (Poland) |
| Women's Doubles | Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) | Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara (Japan) |
| Mixed's Doubles | Luisa 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 displayed at the tournament.
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)
Institutional Category:
1. Odisha State Disaster Management Authority and
2. Lunglei Fire Station, Mizoram
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)
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
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
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)
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):
Best Tableau (Central Ministries/Departments) - CAPF (Ministry of Home Affairs
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.
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
Art : Shri Zakir Hussain
Architecture : Shri Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous)
Public Affairs :Shri S.M. Krishna
Medicine :Shri Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous)
Science & Engineering :Shri Srinivas Varadhan (USA)
Public Affairs :Shri Mulayam Singh (Posthumous)
Literature & Education : Shri SL Bhyrappa
Trade & Industry : Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla
Science & Engineering : Shri Deepak Dhar
Art : Ms. Vani Jairam
Others - Spiritualism : Swami Chinna Jeeyar
Art : Ms. Suman Kalyanpur
Literaure & Education : Shri Kapil Kapoor
Social Work : Shri Ms. Sudha Murty
Others - Spiritualism : Shri Kamlesh D Patel
Ambedkar: A Life by Dr. Shashi Tharoor
