- Arun Tadanki, the managing director for Yahoo India and South East Asia quit Yahoo .
- The Union Cabinet of India approved merger of Bharat Heavy Plate & Vessels Ltd. (BHPV) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL).
- Ratan Tata, the former head of Tata Group was awarded the life time achievement award 2012 by Ernst & Young .
- T. S. Vijayan, the former LIC chief took over as the Chairman of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA).
- The Kerala Govt. approved Kerala Abkari Act Amendment Ordinance 2013, thus raising age limit for buying or selling liquor from 18 to 21.
- Persistent Systems appointed Mritunjay Singh as the joint Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company.
- Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa was re-elected for a third term with more than 50 percent of the vote..
- The Romanian film Child’s Pose bagged the coveted Golden Bear prize for best film at the 63rd Berlin film festival.
- Asoke Kumar Mukerji was appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations.
- Serena Williams became the new World number one women’s tennis player after reaching Semifinals of Qatar Open Tennis Championship in Doha.
- The first India-Japan Maritime Affairs Dialogue was held in New Delhi.
- Y Bhaskar Rao, the former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, sworn in as the Lokayukta.
- The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee appointed Kalyan Kumar Chakravarty as the chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi.
- Pandit Ravi Shankar, the sitar legend was honoured with the posthumous Lifetime Achievement Grammy award. Anoushka Shankar accepted the award.
- Rajkeswur Purryag, President of Republic of Mauritius visited India from 3 Jan 2013 to 10 Jan 2013. He was honoured with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.
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