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1. BCCI ropes in Adidas as new kit sponsor of Indian cricket team

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Adidas as the new kit sponsor of the Indian cricket team, replacing interim sponsor Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited.

An Overview of the News 

• Adidas is a German multinational corporation best known for the design and manufacture of athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment.

• It is the largest sportswear manufacturer globally and has a significant presence in cricket, serving as the kit sponsor for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA).

• The partnership with Adidas marks the commitment of a prestigious sponsor to support the athletes of the Indian Cricket Team.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI):

• It is the national governing body for cricket in India and is headquartered near the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

• The Headquarters serves as the administrative centre for the BCCI.

• The BCCI manages and oversees all cricket related activities in India and it formulates and implements policies and regulations for Indian cricket.

• The BCCI organises domestic and international cricket tournaments and series.

Establishment -December 1928

President - Roger Binny

CEO - Hemang Amin

2. IPL 2023 Schedule, Match Result, Time Table, Match List

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The Indian Premier League (IPL), alternatively known as the TATA IPL due to sponsorship arrangements, is a prestigious annual cricket tournament featuring ten city-based franchise teams battling it out in the thrilling Twenty20 (T20) format. The league, which was inaugurated in 2007, was the brainchild of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and has since established itself as a global sporting spectacle.

Typically, the IPL is held during the summer months between March and May each year, and the competition enjoys a unique window in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Future Tours Programme. This exclusive scheduling means that international cricket tours are less likely to occur during the IPL seasons, which allows the league to attract top talent from across the globe.

The IPL's format has been a massive hit with fans and players alike, with its fast-paced, high-octane action, and electrifying atmosphere setting the standard for T20 cricket worldwide. As a result, the IPL has become an essential part of the global cricketing calendar, attracting millions of viewers every year and providing a platform for new talent to showcase their skills on the world stage.

IPL Foundation 

On 13 September 2007, in the wake of India's triumphant performance at the 2007 T20 World Cup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made an announcement that set the cricketing world abuzz. The BCCI declared that a franchise-based Twenty20 cricket competition christened the Indian Premier League, would soon be launched. The IPL was slated to commence its inaugural season in April 2008 amidst great fanfare at a grand ceremony in the capital city of New Delhi.

Lalit Modi, the BCCI vice-president and chief architect of the IPL, revealed the tournament's format, prize money, franchise revenue system, and squad composition rules. He also divulged that a seven-member governing council, consisting of former India players and BCCI officials, would oversee the IPL's functioning. Furthermore, the top two teams in the IPL would earn a coveted spot in that year's Champions League Twenty20, adding to the tournament's prestige and allure. The IPL was thus poised to revolutionize the cricketing landscape with its innovative and glamorous approach.

IPL Franchises 2023

Refer to this table to know the homerounds and franchises:-

IPL 2023 Teams & Owners

There are ten teams who participating in the IPL 2023. The details of the team & their Owners are tabulated below:-

IPL 2023 Schedule 

A total of 70 matches are scheduled to be conducted during IPL 2023, the details for the same is tabulated below:-

IPL Players 2023 

IPL is huge cricket league and has millions of fan base. Here is a table that shows the team-wise and player-wise distribution of their sold-out price details in the IPL auction 2023.  

IPL Winner List 2008 to 2023

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FAQ’s Related To IPL 2023 

Who won the inaugural season of the IPL?

Ans. The inaugural IPL season was won by Rajasthan Royals. As of April 2023, there have been sixteen seasons of the IPL tournament. 

Who will win the IPL in 2023?

Ans. Still, the BCCCI hasn’t announced the winner of IPL 2023. 

Which IPL team is ranked first?

Ans. The only team in IPL history to place first in the points standings but never take home the championship is Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals). Three times, they have done it.

Who is the best captain in the IPL?

Ans. The most favoured IPL skipper in history is MS Dhoni. He has 115 victories in 195 IPL matches as captain.

Who is the IPL's most successful team?

Ans. In IPL history, Mumbai Indians have won the most matches. They are the most successful team in IPL history and have also won the most IPL championships.

Which chase in IPL history was the quickest?

Ans. The fastest chase in IPL history was against KKR at the Wankhede when they faltered for just 67 runs. With three wickets, Shaun Pollock led the MI hitting while DJ Bravo, Rohan Raje, and Dominic Thornley each took two each.

Which IPL team has the lowest run total?

Ans. In IPL history, the Bangalore team earned the lowest T20 score. On April 23, 2017, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the team scored just 49 runs in 9.4 overs against Kolkata.

3. First-ever Women's Premier League begin in Navi Mumbai

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The Women's Premier League (WPL 2023) with five teams begins on 4 March 2023 in Navi Mumbai.

An overview of the news

• After years of waiting and planning, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has launched a T20 franchise-based cricket league for women on the lines of the popular Indian Premier League.

• India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has been named as the MI skipper while opener Smriti Mandhana will captain the RCB women's team.

• Australia's successful skipper Meg Lanning will captain Delhi Capitals, while Beth Mooney has been named as the skipper of Gujarat Giants.

• Australian wicket keeper and batsman Alyssa Healy is leading the UP Warriors in WPL 2023.

• First match between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants was played at DY Patil Stadium Navi Mumbai 4 March. 

• The tournament final will be played at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, on the 26 March. 

Five teams taking part in the inaugural edition of WPL

• Mumbai Indians (MI), 

• Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), 

• Delhi Capitals (DC), 

• UP Warriorz (UPW) 

• Gujarat Giants (GG) 

4. JP Nadda launches book 'Modi: Shaping a Global order in flux'

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BJP national president J P Nadda on 22 February launched a book "Modi: Shaping a Global Order in Flux" in Chanakyapuri, Delhi.

An overview of the news

• In this book, an attempt has been made to tell how PM Modi has taken such decisions which have changed the image of India around the world. 

• It is important to understand what was the image of India before Modiji came to power.

• The book has been forwarded by Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

• The editors are Sujan Chinoy, Vijay Chauthaiwala and Uttam Kumar Sinha.

5. Sansad Ratna award, 2023

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 names for the Sansad Ratna Awards 2023 were released on 21 February.

An overview of the news

• A total of thirteen Members of Parliament and two Parliamentary Committees have been honoured with this award.

• The Jury Committee  of eminent Parliamentarians and civil society, chaired by Arjun Ram Meghwal (State Minister of Parliamentary Affairs) and Co-Chaired by T S Krishnamurthy (Former Chief Election Commissioner of India) has nominated  eight  MPs from Lok Sabha and five from Rajya Sabha for the Sansad Ratna Awards 2023. 

• Prominent CPI-M leader T K Rangarajan nominated for the lifetime achievement award.

• These nominations are based on cumulative performance in questions, private members' bills and members' debates from the beginning of the 17th Lok Sabha till the end of the Winter Session 2022.

Sansad Ratna Awards 2023 from Lok Sabha

1. Bidyut Baran Mahato (BJP, Jharkhand), 

2. Dr. Sukanta Majumdar (BJP, West Bengal), 

3. Kuldeep Rai Sharma (INC, Andaman Nicobar Islands), 

4. Dr Heena Vijayakumar Gavit (BJP, Maharashtra), 

5. Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (INC, West Bengal), 

6. Gopal Chinayya Shetty (BJP, Maharashtra), 

7. Sudhir Gupta (BJP, Madhya Pradesh) and

8. Dr. Amol Ramsing Kolhe (NCP, Maharashtra)

Sansad Ratna Awards 2023 from Rajya Sabha

• Dr. John Brittas (CPI-M, Kerala), 

• Dr. Manoj Kumar Jha (RJD, Bihar), 

• Smt Fauzia Tahseen Ahmed Khan (NCP, Maharashtra)  Vishambhar Prasad Nishad (Samajwadi Party, UP) and

• Smt Chhaya Verma (INC, Chhattisgarh)

Two Parliamentary Committees of Lok Sabha nominated for Sansad Ratna Award 2023

1. Lok Sabha's Parliamentary Committee on Finance, chaired by Jayant Sinha 

2. Rajya Sabha's Standing Committee on Tourism, Transport, and Culture, chaired by Vijay Sai Reddy

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Lifetime Achievement Award - T K Rangarajan, (Former Rajya Sabha MP for two terms  and a Senior CPIM Leader).

About Sansad Ratna Award

• Sansad Ratna Awards were instituted on the suggestion of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam to honour top performing Parliamentarians.

• He himself inaugurated the first edition of the award ceremony in 2010 in Chennai.

• So far, 90 top performing parliamentarians have been honoured and all of them have received the award individually.

• The 13th edition of the award ceremony will be held on 25 March 2023 in New Delhi.

• K. Srinivasan is the Founder Chairman of the Sansad Ratna Award Committee and Ms. Priyadarshini Rahul is the Chairman.

6. Cabinet approves the extension of the term of the Twenty-second Law Commission of India

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The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of the tenure of the 22nd Law Commission of India which has been extended till August 31, 2024.

22nd Law Commission

• The Union ministry of Law and Justice constituted the 22nd Law Commission on 7 November 2022 and appointed former Karnataka High court chief justice Rituraj Awasthi as the chairperson of the Law Commission. 

• The five member 22nd Law Commission will have a term of three years.

• Justice BS Chauhan was the chairman of the 21st Law Commission whose term expired in August 2018.

Other members

• Former Kerala High Court judge Justice KT Sankaran, Prof. Anand Paliwal, Prof. DP Verma, Prof.(Dr) Raka Arya and  M Karunanithi have been appointed members of the Law Commission.

Law Commission of India

• Law commission is a non-statutory body which is set up by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice for suggesting reform in laws in India.

• Its recommendations are not binding on the government.

• The provision for the Law commission was made in the Charter act 1833 and the first Law commission was set up in 1834 under the chairmanship of Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay. 

• The Indian Penal Code 1860 is based on the recommendation of the Macaulay commission.

• The First Law commission in Independent India was set up in 1955 and M.C Setalvad who was also the first Attorney General of India was the chairman of the Law Commission.

7. Nitin Gadkari lays Foundation Stone of the world's largest and unique Divyang Park

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Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on 20 February laid the Foundation Stone of the world's largest and unique Divyang Park - Anubhuti Inclusive Park in Nagpur, Maharashtra. 

An overview of the news

• This park is being developed keeping in mind the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to build an inclusive society. 

• Instead of sympathy, this park will show empathy, hence this park has been named Anubhuti Divyang Park.

• In 2016, the central government passed the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act for the rights of persons with disabilities. 

• This law gives the disabled the right to live with dignity.

About Anubhuti Inclusive Park

• This park is being built for disabled children and common citizens in Pardi campus of Nagpur.

• Its purpose is to give the message of inclusion in the country and the whole world.

• It is the world's first inclusive disabled park.

• Nodal Ministry - Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

• The park will have adapted facilities for all 21 types of disabilities, including touch and smell gardens, hydrotherapy units, water therapy, independent rooms for mentally challenged children, etc.

8. Khajuraho Dance Festival begin in Madhya Pradesh

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The 49th Khajuraho Dance Festival began on February 20 in Khajuraho.

An overview of the news

• Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel inaugurated 'Khajuraho Dance Festival-2023'. The festival will end on February 26.

• Madhya Pradesh State Rupankar Art Award will be given at the function and an exhibition of artefacts has also been organised at the venue.

• Under the Department of Culture, this festival is being organised with the joint efforts of Ustad Alladin Khan Academy of Music and Arts, Department of Tourism, Archaeological Survey of India, World Dance Alliance and Chhatarpur District Administration.

• The first meeting of the Culture Working Group under the chairmanship of India in G-20 is also being held in Khajuraho from 23 to 25 February.

Other festivals of Madhya Pradesh

• Lokrang Festival, Bhopal

• Akhil Bhartiya Kalidas Samaroh, Ujjain

• Bhagoria Haat Festival, West Nimar (Khargon) and Jhabua

• Ujjain Kumbh Mela, Ujjain

• Malwa Utsav, Indore & Ujjain

• Chethiyagiri Vihara Festival, Sanchi

• Tansen Sangeet Samaroh, Gwalior

9. Ben Stokes breaks world record for smashing most sixes in Test cricket history

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England Test captain Ben Stokes on 18 February became the player to hit the most number of sixes in the history of Test cricket, surpassing England coach and former New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum in the match against New Zealand.

An overview of the news

• Stokes holds the world record for hitting two sixes in the second innings of the first Test between England and New Zealand at Mount Maunganui (New Zealand).

• Stokes played an innings of 31 runs in 33 balls, which included three fours and two sixes.

• Wicket-keeper Tom Blundell stumped him off the bowling of all-rounder Michael Bracewell.

• In 90 Test matches, Stokes scored a total of 5,652 runs at an average of 36.00 with 109 sixes and 12 centuries and 28 fifties.

• His individual best score in Tests is 258.

• McCullum has 107 sixes in 101 Tests. He scored 6,453 runs at an average of 38.64. He has 12 centuries and 31 fifties in Tests with a best score of 302.

Batsman who hit most sixes in test cricket

• Australia's Adam Gilchrist is third after Stokes (109) and McCullum (107) to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.

• Chris Gayle of West Indies is fourth in the list with 98 sixes and Jacques Kallis of South Africa is fifth with 97 sixes.

• India's Virender Sehwag is in sixth place, he has hit 91 sixes. Sehwag is the Indian to hit the most sixes in Tests.

10. Khalistan Tiger Force and Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force declared as terrorist organisations

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The central government on 17 February declared Khalistan Tiger Force, and Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force as terrorist organisations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). 

An overview of the news

• Apart from this, Punjab resident Harvinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda, the mastermind of the 2021 attack on the intelligence headquarters of Punjab Police, has been declared a terrorist.

• The government has so far designated 54 individuals as terrorists and 44 organisations as terrorist organisations.

Khalistan Tiger Force

• It came into existence in 2011 as an offshoot of terrorist organization Babbar Khalsa International.

• It is a banned organisation under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).

• It is a militant organization whose aim is to revive militancy in Punjab.

• This organisation is promoting various acts of terrorism including targeted killings in Punjab.

• Its agenda is the formation of a separate state of Khalistan.

Jammu and Kashmir Ghaznavi Force (JKGF)

• It has been formed with cadres of terrorist organisations like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed.

• It has been found involved in infiltration attempts, smuggling of narcotics and arms and carrying out terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.

• It draws its cadres from Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Jihad-e-Islami and various banned terrorist organisations.

Harvinder Singh Sandhu alias Rinda

• He hails from Lahore and is associated with the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), a terrorist-designated group.

• He is accused of masterminding the attack on the intelligence headquarters of the Punjab Police in 2021.

• He has direct links with Pakistan-based terrorist groups and is also involved in large-scale smuggling of drugs, arms, ammunition and militant hardware.

• He has been involved in various crimes like murder, attempt to murder, contract killing, dacoity and extortion in Punjab, Maharashtra, Haryana, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.

• He is the 54th person to be declared a terrorist by the government.

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