World Radio Day is being celebrated across the Globe on 13th February. The day is observed every year to raise awareness among the public and the media about the importance of radio and to encourage access to information through radio.  The theme for the 12th edition of World Radio Day is 'Radio and Peace'. 

The digital economy working group meeting of G20 will be held in Lucknow.  This year the discussion will be held with representatives of all 20 countries on three defining areas; Digital public infrastructure, Cyber security and Digital skilling. Digital economy working group was first introduced to G20 in 2017.

The first meeting of the G20 Agriculture Working group will be held at Indore, in Madhya Pradesh. Around one hundred delegates from G20 member countries, guest countries and International Organizations are expected to participate in the meeting. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan will inaugurate the exhibition, focussing on millets.  

Khelo India Youth Games-2022 culminated in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. In these games, Maharashtra stood first in the medals table by winning 161 medals including 56 gold. Haryana came second with 128 medals including 41 gold and hosts Madhya Pradesh came third position with 96 medals including 39 gold.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 14th edition of Aero India shows in Bengaluru. The theme of five-day event is ‘The Runway to a Billion Opportunities’. It will showcase indigenous defence equipment, technologies and fighter aircraft. The event aims to promote the indigenous production and export of air platforms and attract foreign investment. 

The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, in partnership with the Government of Fiji, is organising the 12th World Hindi Conference from the 15th to 17th of February, 2023 in Fiji. The 11th World Hindi Conference was held in Mauritius in 2018.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the year-long celebrations commemorating the 200th birth anniversary of Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Delhi. He also released a logo for commemoration.  Born on 12th February 1824, Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati was a social reformer who founded Arya Samaj in 1875 to counter social inequities prevalent during the times. 

The annual meeting of the members of the River Cities Alliance (RCA), is being organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in association with National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) from 13th to 14th February in Pune.  The event has strong synergies with the Urban20 (U20) initiative under the ambit of India’s G20 Presidency. 

With an effort to further strengthen the sports infrastructure available at Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence in Lucknow, the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Anurag Singh Thakur inaugurated a 300-bedded hostel, an upgraded hall for wrestling with state-of-the-art facilities in line with international standards and a sports medicine centre.

India celebrates Sarojini Naidu’s birthday as National Women’s Day every year on February 13. She was born on February 13, 1879. She was famous for her nickname ‘Nightingale of India’ or ‘Bharat Kokila’ because of her poems. She has written several poems on themes like romance, patriotism, and tragedy.