Current affairs 10 January 2023

Khelo India National Women Kho Kho leagues set to take place in Punjab.

• The Khelo India Senior Women National Kho Kho league will be held at Chandigarh University, Punjab from January 10 to January 13, 2023.
• The league is being organized by the Kho Kho Federation of India.
• It will be held over three phases with full financial support from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
• The Kho Kho women's league for junior and sub-junior age groups is scheduled from January 16 to 19 at the Alberta Ekka Kho Kho stadium in Hotwar, Ranchi.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel inaugurates 2023 International Kite Festival.

• Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhupendra Patel has inaugurated the International Kite Festival 2023 in Ahemdabad, organised from the 8th to 14th January, 2023.
• The theme of this festival will be held with the theme of G20 - One Earth, One Family, One Future.
• The event is organized after a gap of two years due to the covid 19 pandemic.
• The delegates from G20 countries have been invited to the inauguration of the international kite festival 2023 to exchange their culture.

India surpasses Japan to become world's 3rd largest auto market.

• According to the Nikkei Asia report, India has surpassed Japan to become the third-largest auto market for the first time.
• As per the report, the India's sales of new vehicles totalled at least 4.25 million units, based on preliminary results, topping the 4.2 million sold in Japan.
• According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, New vehicles delivered in India totalled 4.13 million between January and November 2022.
• China has topped the list, followed by US

India's First Festival of Inclusion, Purple Fest kicks off.

• The India's first-of-its-kind inclusivity, Purple Fest: Celebrating Diversity has been started in Panjim, Goa from January 6–8, 2023.
• The event was attended by Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar; Goa CM, Dr Pramod Sawant; and Minister for Social Welfare, Goa government Subhash PhalDessai.
• Aim: To showcase how we can come together to create a welcoming and inclusive world for everyone.

Talcher fertilizer plant to be functional by Oct 2024.

• Union chemicals and fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya has informed that the Fertilizer projects in Odisha’s Talcher will be operational by October 2024.
• It will be the largest and first coal gasification plant in India.
• Talcher Fertilizers Ltd has been mandated by the government to revive the erstwhile Talcher plant of FCIL by setting up a new coal gasification-based urea plant with an installed capacity of 12.7 lakh tonne per annum (LMTPA).