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1 World's longest river cruise from Kashi to Dibrugarh flagged off by PM modi.
2 Joshimath has been declared a ‘landslide-subsidence zone’. Located at a height of 6,000 feet in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, the town falls in high-risk seismic ‘Zone-V’.
3 The 160th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was observed on 12 January as
National Youth Day across the country.
4 SS Rajamouli’s Telugu-language epic action drama RRR has created history. The song Naatu Naatu has won Best Original Song at the 80th Golden Globe Awards - a first for any Asian song. The song is composed by music director MM Keeravaani, and sung by Kala Bhairava and Rahul Sipligunj, with lyrics by Chandrabose.
5 The Indian passport ranks 85th on the
Henley Passport Index for 2023 and allows visa-free entrance to 59 countries. Previously, in 2022, the country was rated 83rd.
6 According to new statistics from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi is the most polluted city in India in 2022, with PM 2.5 levels more than double the permissible limit and the third-highest average PM10 concentration.
7 Kerala has become the first state in the country to go totally digital in its banking services.
8 Skyhawk, India's first 5G-enabled drone capable of vertical take-off and landing, has been built by Noida-based IG Drones. Skyhawk can carry a 10kg payload, has a 5 hour endurance, and can function through satellites if an internet connection is absent.
9 AC Charania, an Indian-American, has been designated NASA's next Chief Technologist.
10 Star Indian batter Virat Kohli slammed his 45th ODI century in his home country, equalling the world record of Sachin Tendulkar of slamming the most tons in his home country.
11 Harnaaz Sandhu of India crowned R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States as Miss Universe 2022 which was the 71st Miss Universe pageant.
12 Gareth Bale, Wales' all-time greatest goalscorer and Real Madrid's five-time Champions League winner, has declared his retirement from football.
13 Professor Rehman Rahi, a well-known poet and the first Jnanpith awardee from Kashmir, passed away. In 2007, he got the top literary honor in the country, the Jnanpith award, for his collection 'Siyah Rood Jaeren Manz' (In Black Drizzle).
14 Anahat Singh, an Indian squash player on the rise, won the girl's under-15 title in the renowned British Junior Open in Birmingham. The 14-year-old was India's youngest participant at the Commonwealth Games last year.
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