Daily Current Affairs 22-12-2022 1.Lance Naik Bhairon Singh Rathore, a BSF veteran and hero of the 1971 India-Pakistan War, passed away i...
Daily Current Affairs 22-12-2022
1.Lance Naik Bhairon Singh Rathore, a BSF veteran and hero of the 1971 India-Pakistan War, passed away in Jodhpur at the age of 81.
2.HDFC Securities Launched Investor Education Platform ‘Roots’ Stock brokerage firm HDFC Securities has launched Roots, a dedicated platform providing comprehensive investor education and market analysis.
3.Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurates Good Governance Week from 19 December to 25 December 2022.
4.A book titled, ‘The Indian Navy@75 Reminiscing the Voyage’ by Commodore Ranjit B Rai (Retd) and defence journalist Aritra Banerjee.
5.The Ministry of Ayush issued a notification regarding the status of the centres of excellence scheme ‘AYURSWASTHYA Yojana’.
6.Based on the SPI scores, states and districts have been ranked under six tiers of social progress.
7.Union Steel Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia has launched India’s first Green Steel Brand “KALYANI FeRRESTA” in New Delhi.
8.Gaya and Nalanda in Bihar has been included by the Government of India under the Swadesh Darshan 2.0 scheme.
9.Union Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions Jitendra Singh has inaugurated a nationwide campaign, Prashasan Gaon ki Ore.
10.National Miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) won the Institution of Engineers, India (IEI) Industry Excellence Award 2022 in Chennai.
11.Sri Lanka and India will start a passenger ferry service between Kankesanthurai port in Jaffna district and Karaikal ports in Pondicherry in January 2023.
12.The 11th Global Food Security Index shows a deterioration in the global food environment for the third year, threatening food security.
13.Google plans to collaborate with Indian Institute of Science (IISC) for project Vaani, Google for India announced on December 19, 2022.
14.Spanish tennis player, Rafael Nadal has won the Fan’ Favorite singles title at the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP Awards 2022.
15.Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) has won the title of Most Improved Player of the Year at the ATP awards 2022.
16.Meghalaya CM, Conrad K Sangmaat has inaugurated a football stadium at the P A Sangma Sports Complex, Dakopgre in Tura.
17.Indian Navy’s sailboat INSV Tarini has set sail for an expedition to Cape Town, South Africa for participating in the 50th edition of Cape to Rio Race 2023.
18.Jaipur Pink Panthers won the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 champions.
19.The 48th GST Council meeting was held in New Delhi. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the meeting.
20.To raise awareness about the importance of millet, the Agriculture Ministry is hosting a Millet food festival in Parliament for the members.
21.Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has nominated legendary former athlete PT Usha to the panel of vice-chairperson in the upper house of the Parliament.
22.On the celebrations of 50 years of operations of the Vainu Bappu 40-inch telescope, several stellar discoveries of the telescope were highlighted. The celebrations were held on the 15th and 16th of December 2022 in Kavalur, Tamil Nadu.
23.A first-of-its-kind Tribal Winter Festival was held in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir.
24.The Ministry of Ayush issued a notification regarding the status of the centres of excellence scheme ‘AYURSWASTHYA Yojana’.
25.Share buybacks through stock exchanges to be phased out under new SEBI rules.
26.CIBIL, SIDBI, Online PSB loans launch MSME rankings – model uses machine learning to predict the probability of MSME becoming a NPA.
27.Puducherry, Lakshadweep and Goa emerged as best-performing states on the Social Progress Index (SPI).
28.Fitch Ratings affirmed India’s long-term foreign currency issuer default rating at ‘BBB-‘ with a stable outlook.
29.Nepal blacklists 16 Indian pharma companies, including Baba Ramdev’s Pharmacy.
30.Taliban authorities ordered a nationwide ban on university education for girls.
31.Elon Musk will step down as the Twitter CEO; to quit after finding a replacement.
32.NASA’S Mars rover Perseverance to start dropping samples of rock on surface of Mars.
33.Indians can enjoy visa-free travel to 22 countries, according to Arton Capital Passport Index.
34.Parliamentary Standing Committee flags victimisation of SC/ST employees of PSUs..
35.The fifth Scorpene-class submarine, Vagir, was delivered to the Navy by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders; scheduled to be commissioned into service in January.
36.Bill seeking to amend the law on multi-State cooperative societies was referred to a joint committee of Parliament.
37.Reigning World champion Nikhat Zareen and World Championships bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur win on the opening day of National women’s boxing in Bhopal.
38.Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty reached a career-best world No. 5.
39.IDFC FIRST Bank launched ZERO Fee Banking savings accounts.
40.UAE to Host the 13th WTO Ministerial Meeting in 2024.
41.RBI GOVERNER-NEXT FINANCIAL CRISIS WILL COME FROM PRIVATE CRYPTO CURRENCIES.
42.PAKISTAN FORCES KILLED ALL HOSTAGE TAKERS OF TALIBAN IN PAKISTAN.
43.ROTTERDEM PORT- EUROPE'S BIGGEST PORT DROWNING IN COCAINE.
44.5 KILLED IN MALASIA FLOODS, 70000 EVACUATED.
45.MAHARASTRA AND KARNATAKA WATER DISPUTE- FOR KOYNA AND KRISHNA RIVER.
46.GOLDEN BALL AWARD WINNER AT FIFA 2022-LEONEL MESSI.
47.YOUNGER PLAYER AWARD AT FIFA 2022-ENJO FERNANDIZ.
48.Regulatory Framework for Distribution of Capital Market Products & Services.
49.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs starts ground survey of Pey Jal Survekshan under AMRUT 2.0.
50.Over 7.22 lakh kms road length constructed under PMGSY to date.
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