| 1. | Kollam becomes India’s first constitutionally literate district. |
| 2. | In the face of widespread protest, Peru declared a state of emergency. |
| 3. | Thiruvalluvar Day: January 15 or 16. |
| 4. | National Entrepreneurship Day 2023: January 16, 2023 |
| 5. | NTPC REL and the Government of Tripura signed an agreement to collaborate on renewable energy development. |
| 6. | A Think-20 meeting was held in Bhopal as part of the G-20. |
| 7. | The 21st edition of Exercise Varuna began on the western seaboard on January 16, 2023. |
| 8. | India’s overall exports are expected to increase by 16.11% from April to December 2022 compared to the same period last year. |
| 9. | The Padho Pardesh scheme has been discontinued by the Ministry of Minority Affairs (MoMA). |
| 10. | By 2025, the entire country will be covered by a Doppler weather radar network. |
| 11. | The last Nizam of Hyderabad died in Turkey. |
| 12. | RRR was named Best Foreign Language Film at the 28th Critics’ Choice Awards. |
| 13. | Rajasthan is the first state to implement a blindness control policy. |
| 14. | The Centre will launch a National Urban Technology Mission for municipal services and ULBs. |
| 15. | The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has issued an audit standard for sustainability information. |
| 16. | In December, wholesale inflation fell to 4.95%. |
| 17. | From April to December 2022, India’s imports from Russia would climb 400% (year on year) to $32.88 billion. |
| 18. | India’s goods exports fell to $34.48 billion in December 2022. |
| 19. | RBI issued the paper titled “State Finances: A Study of Budgets of 2022-23”. |
| 20. | FSIB has recommended Debadatta Chand for the position of MD & CEO at Bank of Baroda. |
| 21. | RBI issued directives on “Acquisition and Holding of Shares or Voting Rights in Banking Companies”. |
| 22. | Government incentives to banks for promoting RuPay debit cards and low-value BHIM-UPI transactions should not be subject to GST. |
