WORD OF THE YEAR 2023 BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY

* Oxford Names RIZZ Word Of The Year 2023. (meaning Charm, Attractive) 

EXERCISE IN DECEMBER 2023

* Indian Army' Conducted Table Top Exercise ( TTX) For The Women's Officers Of Association Of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) At Manekshaw New Delhi.

*  INDIAN Navy Conducted EXERCISE PRASTHAN To Evaluate Contingency Measure For Offshore Platform Off Mumbai Cost.

* The Three Days Strengthening And Cooperation Ties Between India And UAE Coast Guard Is Held At Port Mina Rashid, Dubai ( India's SAJAG Ship Participated) 

* The Joint Military Exercise Between India And Vietnam Armies VINBAX-2023 To Start In Hanoi, Vietnam. 

*  Indian Army Conducted An UN Peacekeeping Exercise With People Army Of Vietnam During The VINBAX Exercise 2023 At Hanoi.

*  INS SUMITRA Undertook Maritime Partnerships Exercise With The Republic Of Korea Navy Cruise Training Task Group At The Bay Of Bengal. 

BILL PASSED IN WINTER SESSION 2023

* The Jammu & Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill 2023 & The Jammu And Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill 2023 Passed By Lok Sabha. 

( Strength Of Legislative Assembly Increased From 83 To 90 In Jammu & 47 In Kashmir)

( 7 Seats Reserved For Scheduled Caste And 9 Seats For Reserved For STs) 

( Lieutenant Governor Can Nominate One Person From POJK) 

( LG Must Nominate 2 People From Kashmiri Migrant Community And 1 Of Them Should BE A Woman) 

( People Living In a Border Areas Declared Socially And Economically Backward) 

* Lok Sabha Passed The Central University (Amendment) Bill 2023.

* Lok Sabha Passed The Bill For Setting Up Of Central Tribal University In Telengana.

* Parliament Passed The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization (Amendment) Bill 2023 & Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Bill 2023.

* Rajya Sabha Passed The Chief Election Commissioner And Other Election Commissioner (Appointment, Condition Of Service And Term Of Office Bill) 2023.

*  The Rajya Sabha Passed The Repealing And Amending Bill 2023 To Repeal 76 Laws.

* Rajya Sabha Passed The Central University (Amendment) Bill 2023.

* Lok Sabha Passed The Post Office Bill, Which Replace The 1898 Act.

* Lok Sabha Passed The Central Goods And Service Tax 2nd Amendment Bill.

* The National Capital Territory Of Delhi Laws (Special Provision) 2nd Amendment Bill 2023 Passed By Rajya Sabha.

* The Three Criminal Law Bills - Passed By Lok Sabha. 

a) The Bharatiya Nyaya ( Second) Sanhita 2023

b) Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha (2nd) Sanhita 2023 

c) Bharatiya Sakshya ( Second) 

These Bills Will Replace Colonial Era Laws. 

*  Lok Sabha Passed The Telecommunication Bill 2023.

* Lok Sabha Passed The Press And Registration Of Periodical Bill.

* Lok Sabha Passed The Chief Election Commissioner And Other Election Commissioner (Appointment, Condition Of Service, And Term Of Office) Bill 2023.

*  Rajya Sabha Passed The New Telecommunication Bill 2023.

NEW UNESCO INTANGIBLE HERITAGE LIST OF INDIA 2023

* GARBA OF GUJARAT Is Inscribed In UNESCO's Representative List Of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Of Humanity. 

* UNESCO Has Awarded Rambagh Gate And Ramparts In Amritsar, Punjab.

DAYS & THEME DECEMBER 2023

* World AIDS Day - 1st December (Theme 2023 - Let Communities Lead) 

* Nagaland State Foundation Day - 1st December ( 61st) 

* BSF Raising  Day - 1st December ( 59th Raising Day) 

* International Day For Abolition Of Slavery - 2nd December (Theme 2023 - Fighting Slavery's Legacy Of Racism Through Transformative Education)

* National Pollution Control Day - 2nd December (Theme 2023 - Sustainable Development For a Clean And Healthy Planet)

* World Computer Literacy Day - 2nd December (Theme 2023 - Promoting Literacy For a World In Transition: Building The Foundation For Sustainable And Peaceful Societies) 

* International Day Of Person With Disabilities - 3rd December (Theme 2023 - United In Action To Rescue And Achieve The Sustainable Development Goals For With And By Persons With Disabilities) 

* Navy Day - 4th December (Theme 2023 - Operational Efficiency, Readiness And Mission Accomplishment In The Maritime Domain.) 

* International Cheetah Day - 4th December ( Observes Since 2010) 

* World Wildlife Conservation Day - 4th December 

* International Volunteer Day For Economic And Social Development - 5th December 

(Theme 2023 - The Power Of Collective Action : If Everyone Did)

* World Soil Day - 5th December(Theme 2023 - Soil And Water, a Source Of Life) 

* Armed Force Flag Day - 7th December 

* International Civil Aviation Day - - 7th December (Theme 2023 - Advancing Innovation For Global Aviation Development)

* International Anti Corruption Day - 9th December (Theme 2023 - Uniting The World Against Corruption) 

* Human Rights Day - 10th December ( 75TH Anniversary) (Theme 2023 - Freedom, Equality And Justice For All) 

* International Mountain Day - 11th December(Theme 2023 - Restoring Mountain Ecosystems) 

* UNICEF Day - 11th December (Theme 2023 - For Every Child, Every Right)

* Universal Health Coverage Day - 12th December(Theme 2023 - Health For All: Time For Action) 

* National Energy Conservation Day - 14th December 

* International Minorities Rights Day - 18th December (Theme 2023 - Celebrating Diversity And Inclusion) 

* 62nd Goa Liberation Day - 19th December

* International Human Solidarity Day - 20th December (Theme 2023 - To Promote Social Justice And Cultural Equality To Advance Human And Social Development, Particularly In Developing Nations.) 

* International Migrants Day - 18th December (Theme 2023 - Promoting Safe Migration) 

* 60th Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Raising Day - 20th December 

* National Mathematics Day - 22nd December (Birth Anniversary Of Ramanujan) 

* National Farmers Day - 23rd December ( Birth Anniversary Of Chaudhary Charan Singh) 

Theme 2023 - Cultivating The Future: Innovation And Sustainability In Agriculture 

* National Consumer Rights Day - 24th December(Theme 2023 - Empowering Consumers Through Clean Energy Transitions) 

* Good Governance Day- 25th December (Birth Anniversary Of Atal Bihari Vajpayee) 

* VEER BAAL DIWAS - 26th December ( MaRTYR Day Of Zorawar Singh And Fateh Singh) 

WILDLIFE, NATURE IN DECEMBER 2023

* Government Of India Has Approved a Proposal To Set Up Cheetah Conservation Breeding Center In Banni Grassland, Kutch, Gujarat.

*  Female Cheetah Veera Released In Nayagaon Forest Area In Kuno National Park.

* Maharashtra State Has Registered Highest Death Of Tigers (202) In 2023 Surpassing Madhya Pradesh.

AWARD - 

* Pilibhit Tiger Reserves Received The Kailash Sankhala Award For Transformative Sustainable Tourism  Potential.

At 6th Edition Of Tof Tigers India Wildlife Tourism AWARD.

* Bagh Mitra Application Was Launched With The Collaboration Of World Wildlife Foundation INDIA,.

GI TAG IN DECEMBER 2023

* Meghalaya States LAKADONG Turmeric Has Gets GI Tag.

* The Three Betel Varieties In Tamilnadu Gets Gi tag. ( Named Vetrilai In Tamil) 

SUMMIT/HOST IN DECEMBER 2023

*  The 28th Meeting Of Working Mechanism For Consultation And Coordination On India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) Held on 30th November.

* Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar Has Inaugurated 5th Edition Of Global Ayurveda Festival At Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 

( Theme 2023 - Emerging Challenges In Healthcare And a Resurgent Ayurveda) 

* The 8th Edition Of Global Technology Summit (GTS) Is Going To Held At Delhi From 4-6th December.

* The Indian And Australian High Commission In The UK Co-hosted Inaugural Indo Pacific Conference In London.

*  SBM- GOBARDHAN Bio Gas Summit Held At Delhi On 1st December 

* 13th International Sand Art Festival Begins At Konark, Puri Odisha.

*  Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Inaugurated 3rd Global Bio India At Bharat Mandapam. 

(Theme 2023 -  Bio-Innovation & Bio-Manufacturing ) 

* 11th Bangladesh Book Fair Kicked off In Kolkata.

* 5th NAGALAND Honey Bee Day Celebrated In Nagaland.

(Theme 2023 - Bee And Honey Trials).

*  8th India-Suriname Joint Commission Meeting On Bilateral Tie Held At Delhi.

* The 16th Edition Of India-Germany Military Cooperation Sub Group (MCSG) Meeting Held At Delhi.

* The Global Dialogue Cultural Economy Conclave Organised By INDIA THINK Council, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.

*  India To Host The 27th WAIPA World Investment Conference From 11-14th December 2023 Are Yashobhoomi, Delhi.

* 26th Meeting Of The Eastern Zonal Council, In Patna Bihar.

*  8th Edition Of Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival To Be Started At Guwahati From 14th To 17th December 2023.

* India Is Hosting The Annual Global Partnerships On Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit From 12-14th December 2023.

* 25th Meeting Of Eastern Zonal Council Is Going To Held At Kolkata on 17th December.

*  Ahmedabad, Gujarat Host The 6th Advancements In Endourology Conference.

* Union Minister Kirren Rijju Has Launched The First Indian Winter Arctic Expedition.

*  10th Vibrant Global Gujarat Summit Organized In Ahmedabad, Gujarat. 

( 47 MoU Signed In Day One With Investment Of 1,56 Lakh Crores) 

* Union Minister Piyush Goyal Chaired The 8th National StartUp Advisory Council

* 18th Toshali Craft Mela, Organized By Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

* Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel Attend The 29th Indian Plumbing Conference And Exhibition In Ahmedabad.

* The Center For Air Power Studies Conducted The 20th Subroto Mukherjee Seminar At Manekshaw In New Delhi.

* Ahmedabad Host The 20th Neurology Conference.

* Arunachal Pradesh State Governor Inaugurated The 26th National Integration And Youth Leadership Camp, At Itanagar.

*  Tribal People Of Nilgiri, Tamilnadu  Celebrates New Years Named- MODHWETH

* President Of India Droupadi Murmu Addressed The 9th Convocation Of The Institute Of Liver And Biliary Science ( ILBS) In New Delhi.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Chaired The 3rd National Conference Of Chief Secretaries In Delhi from 28-29th December.

* The 82nd Annual INDIAN History Congress Began At Kakatiya University, Warangal.

BANKING & FINANCE ( ECONOMY) IN DECEMBER 2023

* India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Has Increased 7.2% In July-September (Quarter 2) in 2023.

*  India Government Collected 1,67,929 Lakhs Crores GST On November 2023.

* Maharashtra State Topped With Collected 25,585 Crores.

* UPI Recorded 11.24 Billion Transaction In November 2023.

*  Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) Kept Remains Same For This Quarter. 6.25% Repo Rate, 6.76% For Bank Rate 

* Government Of India Has Banned Exports Of Onions Till March 2024.

*  Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) Has Increased The UPI Transaction Limit From 1Lakh To 5Lakh For Payment To Educational Institution And Hospitals.

* The Transaction Limit Increased From RS 15000 To Rs 1 Lakh For Recurring Payments Like Credit Card Repayment, Mutual Fund Subscription, Insurance Premium Payment.

* Union Cabinet Has Approved Extra Allocation Of 2500 Crores For The Continuation Of Pre & Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit Till 30th June 2024. 

* Indian Foreign Exchange Reserves Rise $6.1 billion To $604 billion. 

*  FIRST SWYP Credit Card Has Been Launched By IDFC First Bank.

* Atal Pension Yojana (APY) Crossed 6 Crores Mark,With 79 Lakhs Enrollment In This Financial Year.

* Center Has Approved The Financial Assistance Over 338 Crores Rupees To Gujarat, Where People Suffered Cyclone BIPARJOY.

* India Overtake Hong Kong As 7th Largest Stock Exchange In The World.

* Bank Of India Launched NARI SHAKTI SAVING Account.

*  India's November Overall Merchandise And Services Has Registered A Growth Of 1.2%.

* India Has Received A Record Of $125 Billion in Remittance In 2023. Report By World Bank 

(2nd Mexico With 67 Billion, 3rd China With 50 Billion) 

* The Gross Collection Of Direct Taxes For The Financial Year 2023-24 Has Registered A Growth Of Over 17%.

*  139 Lakhs Crores Transaction Has Been Registered Through UPI In India For Financial Year 2022-23.

* Japanese Lender Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Has Given Loan Of 120 Million To Air INDIA To Purchase Wide Body Aircraft Airbus.

*  INDIA Has Made Its First Ever Payment In Rupee For Crude Oil Purchase From UAE.

* India's Current Account Balanced Recorded A Deficit Of  US & 8.3 Billion in 2nd Quarter Of 2023-24.

* UPI Transactions Grows 118% in Rural And Semi Urban Regions In India. 

*  Indian Government Has Extended The Free Import Policy Of URAD Dal And Tur Dal For One Year To March 31st 2025.

*  Indusland Bank Has Launched eSvarna.

MOU SIGNED - 

*  Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) And Bank Of ENGLAND Has Signed MoU On Cooperation And Exchange  of Information Related To Clearing Corporation Of India Limited.

* An MoU Has Signed Between Bajaj Finserv And Education And Skill Development Of Government Of India To Provide Students Academic Credibility.

* Government Of India And ASIAN Development Bank (ADB) Has Signed 37 Billion Japanese Yen Loan For Delhi Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) Corridor.

*  ONDC And Meta Signed A Agreement To Help Small Business By Educating Them Through WhatsApp.

HOST - 

* Union Minister Piyush Goyal Addressed The 3rd Edition Of India Debt Capital Market Summit 2023.

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Jitesh John Has Been Appointed As The New Executive Director Of Insolvency And Bankruptcy Board Of India (IBBI).

* SEBI Approves Pramod Agarwal Appointment As BSE Chairman 

* C S Rajan Has Been Appointed As The Chairman Of Kotak Mahindra Bank.

AWARD - 

*  Employee's State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Has Bagged The International Social Security Association Vision Zero-2023 Award At 23rd World Congress On Safety And Health At Work, Held At Sydney, Australia.

* Nita Ambani, Chairperson Of Reliance Foundation Has Awarded At CII Scorecard Event 2023.

*  BCCI Secretary Jay Shah Won The Sports Business Leader 2023 Of The Year Award.

*  NABARD Bank Has Won The  The Game Changers In AAROHAN 2023 ( In The Category Of Project Presentation).

ISRO & SPACE CURRENT AFFAIRS IN DECEMBER 2023

AWARDS - 

* ISRO's Scientist VR Lalithambika Has Been Conferred With Coveted Legion d'honneur ( The Highest Civilian Award In France) 

( She Served As Director Of The Indian Space Research Organization's ) 

* Dr. Akshita Krishnamurthy Became The First Indian To Operate NASA MARS Rover Mission. 

* Indian Space Research Organization ( ISRO) Has Received The Prestigious 2023 Leif Erikson Lunar Prize ( Awarded By Iceland's Husavik Museum For Isro's Indomitable Lunar Exploration Chandrayaan 3. 

MOU SIGNED - 

* TATA Advanced Systems Limited ( TASL) Has Signed a Strategic Contract With SATELLOGIC INC To Build Low Earth Orbit Satellite In Karnataka. 

ESTABLISHED - 

* ISRO And Department Of Atomic Energy (DAE) Have Jointly Installed India's First Indigenous DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR At Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu.

LAUNCHED - 

*  India Set To Launch Its First X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite XpoSat From Satish Dhawan Space Center Sriharikota. ( ISRO) 

* ISRO To Launch 50 Foreign Satellites In 2024.

*  3 Indian Space Startup ( GalaxEye, Abyoym Spacetech, OrbitAid) Have Been Featured In Austria Based Startus Insight List Of 20 Spacetech.

RENAME/ NEW LOGO CHANGED IN DECEMBER 2023

* National Medical Commission (NMC) Has Changed The Logo And Added Image Of AYURVEDA GOD.

*  Indian Navy Has Unveiled The New Design Of Admirals Epaulettes.

* Firozabad District Of Uttar Pradesh Will Be Rename To Chandnagar.

*  Ayodhya Railway Station Name Has Been Changed To AYODHYA DHAM Junction.

* AYODHYA Airport Is Set To Rename As Maharshi Valmiki International Airport.

PORTAL,APP WEB SITE LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER 2023

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi With Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson , President Of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi And European Council President Charles Michel Launched The Web Portal Of Green Credits Programme COP 28  WORLD Climate Action Summit in UAE.

* Ministry Of Panchayat Raj Has Launched The The Geographic Information System Application GRAM MANCHITRA.

* Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma Has Launched A Portal To Start The Application Submission Process Of MUKHYAMANTRI ATMANIRBHOR ASOM 

* National Geoscience Data Repository Portal Has Been Launched By Union Minister Prahlad Joshi. 

* Namo App Survey The Jan Man The Grievance Section Updated By Government Of India.

* Ministry Of Textiles Launched PAAT MITRO Application For Jute Cultivation.

* Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav Launched National Transit Pass System (NTPS) - One Nation- One Pass To Seamless Transit Of Timber, Bamboo, Forest Products Across Country. 

FIRST IN INDIA - DECEMBER 2023

FIRST FEMALE - 

* Squadron Leader Manisha Padhi  ( Odisha) Becomes India's First Woman Aide-De-Camp. ( OF The Governor Of Mizoram) 

* Indian Navy Has Appointed PRERANA DEOSTHALE As The CO Of INS TRINKAT, First Woman To Take Charge).

* Captain GEETIKA KAUL, From Snow Leopard Brigade Has Became The First Woman Medical Officer Of Indian Army To Be Deployed At The World's Highest Battlefield Siachen 

* Baryl Vanneihsangi (32) Became The Youngest Woman MLA Of Mizoram ( Member Of ZPM).

* Dr. Akshita Krishnamurthy Became The First Indian To Operate NASA MARS Rover Mission. 

*  Captain Fatima Wasim, Of Siachen Warriors Became The First Woman Medical Officer To Be Deployed On An Operational Post On the Glacier Siachen.

* Dr Payal Chhabra First Woman Army Surgeon To Join Para Commando.

*  Uma Sekhar, India's FIRST Woman Selected As To Governing Council Of The International Institute Of The Unification Of Private Law  (UNIDROIT) Election Held In Rome, Italy.

* Col. Smitha Aiyappa Mandepanda Has Become The FIRST Woman Officer From The KODAVA Community  In Karnataka,To Be Promoted To The Col Rank.

* Dr Saveera Paraksah, First Hindu Woman ( PPP) Nominate Candidate For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa For General Election In Pakistan.

FIRST IN STATE - 

* India's First Nano Science Institute, The Institute Of Nano Science And Technology (INST) Inaugurated By Dr Jitendra Singh At Chandigarh, Mohali.

*  The World's First Portable Hospital AROGYA MAITRI AID CUBE Has Unveiled At Gurugram, Haryana.

* Uttarakhand Became The First State To Get 18 Geographical Indication Tag In A Single Day.

* Cabinet Approved The Surat Airport As International Airport.

* India's Fastest Solar Electric Boat Launched BARRACUDA, Built By Mazagon Shipbuilders.

*  Uttarakhand Tourism Gets India's First Gyrocopter. 

* Uttar Pradesh State's First Floating Restaurant In Prayagraj.

* Union Minister Kirren Rijju Has Launched The First Indian Winter Arctic Expedition.

* Gujarat State Has Added additional Text Books On Gita For 6-8 Classes.

* Mumbai University To Launch a Certificate Course on Temple Management In Collaboration With The Oxford Center For Hindu Studies.

*  The First Butterfly Park Is Set To Open In Coimbatore in Tamilnadu.

* Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Has Inaugurated First Intra District Chopper Service In Batheswar.

* Eminent Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik Has Made World Record 45 Feet Santa Clause At Puri, Odisha.

* Uttar Pradesh To Build India's First AI City In Lucknow. 

*  Darjeeling Zoo, West Bengal Gets India's First High Altitude Aquarium.

* Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Has Inaugurated States First Floating Restaurant.

FIRST IN - 

*  IIT Guwahati Has Launched FIRST Kind Of Three Months Certificate Course on Drone Technology.

*   In The 93rd Edition Of Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan A Resolution Was Passed To Get Classical Language Recognition To Marathi Language.

* The Hematology And Stem Cell Department At Army Hospital Achieved First Ever Matched Unrelated Donor (MUD) Bone Marrow Transplant In India.

* Indigo Became The First Indian Airline To Carry 100 Million Passengers In A Year (2023).

* India's FIRST AIRBUS  ( FOR AIR INDIA) A350-900 Have Arrived In New Delhi.

* Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Has Become The First Indian Company To Chemically Recycle Plastic Waste Based Pyrolysis Oil Into International Sustainability And Carbon Certification (ISCC) 

BANNED - 

* The Bihar State Religious Trust Board (BSRTB) Has Banned The Animals Sacrifice Rituals At Old Shyama Mai Temple, Darbhanga, Bihar.

FIRST IN WORLD - 

*  Roland Butcher, Became The First Black England Cricketer To Join England Cricket Board Member.

SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS DECEMBER 2023

CRICKET CURRENT AFFAIRS - 

* Uganda And Namibia Have Qualified For T20i World Cup 2024.

* Suzie, Bates Became The FIRST Woman Cricketer Of New Zealand To Play 300 International Cricket.

* Australian Spinner Nathan Lyon Completed 500 Test Wickets, Became The 8th Bowlers To Get, 4th Spinners To Achieved This Milestone.

* India Women Cricket Team Has Beaten England Woman In One Off Test By Margin Of 347 Runs ( Biggest Margin) At Mumbai. 

* Australian Fast Bowler Mitchell Starc Sold With Highest Bid At Rs 24 Crores In IPL Auction, Sold To Kolkata Knight Riders. 

* Pakistan Cricketer Shadhab Khan Get Honour With DSP Rank By Punjab District, Pakistan.

* Former Australian Cricketer Mike Hussey Inducted Into Australian Cricket Hall Of Fame. 

* Australian Captain Pat Cummins And Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli Nominated For Pubity Athlete Of The Year Award. 

* South African Pace Bowler Kagiso Rabada Completed 500 International Wickets At The Age Of 28 In Quickest In World. 

AWARD - 

* Indian Wrestler Antim Panghal Has Been Named Rising Star Of The Year In The United World Wrestling (UWW) Award 2023.

* Leander Paes And Vijay Amritraj Became First Asian To Elected As Tennis Hall Of Fame.

* Athletic Federation Of India Has Received The Best Sports Federation By The Confederation Of Indian Industry (CII).

* Debasish Sahu ( Tennis Player Of Odisha) Gets Eklavya Award.

* Former England Cricketer Stuart Broad Has Honoured With Commander Of Most Excellent Order Of The BRITISH Empire (CBE).

*  The World Number One Para Archer Sheetal Devi Crowned As Para Women Archer Of The Year 2023. 

* Guillaume Has Crowned As PARA Men Archer Of The Year 2023. 

MISSLANEOUS - 

* Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Has Launched EC $2 Commemorative Bank Notes With A Portrait Of Veteran West Indies Cricket Legend Viv Richards On Their 40th Anniversary.

* Lionel Messi Became The TIMES 2023 Athlete Of The Year.

* PAKISTAN Cricketer Ashad Shafiq Has Announced Retirement From International Cricket.

*  Actor Amitabh Bacchan Has Signed a Partnerships With The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) The First Indian T10 Cricket League, As Owner Of Mumbai TEAM.

*  Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur And Tamilnadu Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin Inaugurated Khel India Youth Games At Chennai.

( Mascot - Veera Mangai ) 

* Wrestler Sakshi Maliick Announced Retirement From International Wrestling.

*  14 Years Old Maya Rajeshwaran, Hold The Longest Winning Streak in ITF World Tennis Tour Junior's in 2023 (She Win 25 Consecutive Matches) 

WINNERS - 

* Vaishali Rameshbabu Became The 84th Grandmaster Of India.

(3rd INDIAN Woman To Won GM Title).

*   Adelaide Strikes Wins The 9th Edition Of Women's Big Bash League Title.

* Ramkumar Wins The ITF M25 Kalaburagi Open 2023 Title.

* Jennifer Verghese And Divyanshi Bhowmik Have Won The Silver Medal At Under 15 World Table Tennis Youth Championship.

* NOZOMI OKUHARA Wins The Women's Single Title At Syed Modi India International 2023.

*  INDIAN Grappling Team Has Won 105 Medals Including 23 Gold At The World Grappling Championship 2023.

* East Zone Has Won The Senior's Women Inter Zonal T20 Trophy 2023.

* India Win 17 Medals At Junior World Boxing Championship 2023.

* India's Duo Tanisha And Ashwini Won The BWF Tour Super 100 At Guwahati Masters 2023. (WOMEN'S DOUBLES) 

*  Australian Cricketer Travis Head Won The ICC Player Of The Month Award For November 2023. 

* Vidit Gujrathi Has Crowned As Gashimov Memorial Champion.

* India Wins 9 Medal At ASIAN Youth Rapid Chess Championship At AlAin.

* Haryana Won The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2023 After Beating Rajasthan In The Final.

(Vijay Hazare Trophy Associated With Cricket) 

* Bangladesh Under 19 Clinched The Under 19 ASIA Cup By Beating UAE In The Final Of 2023. 

* Satish Kumar Karunakaran Has Won Men's Single Title At ODISHA MASTERS 100 In Odisha. 

* Haryana Topped The Medal Tally At First Ever Para Khelo India Games With 105 Medals Including 40 Gold, 39 Silver And 26 Bronze. 

( Uttar Pradesh 62 And Tamilnadu 42 Finished With 2nd And 3rd Respectively).

* Viktor Axelsen Wins The Men's Single Title Of HSBC World Tour Finals 2023.

* Indian Para Badminton Team Has Won 14 Medals Including 1 Gold, 5 Silver And 8 Bronze Medals At Dubai Para Badminton International 2023. 

* Indian ESports CODM Team Has Finished As Runners Up At The CODM World Championship 2023.

* Indian Para Badminton Women's Pair Manasi Joshi And Tulashimathi Murugesan Have Won The Women's Double Gold At 5th Faaza Para Badminton International 2023.

* Sourav Kothari, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) Won Maiden Senior National 15 Red Snooker Title 

* Aryaveer Dewan Has Been Crowned As BU 15  US Open Junior Championship.

* Grandmaster Gukesh Has Won The Chennai Grand Master Event.

* Arjun Eirigaisi Got Silver, P Harikrishna Got Bronze.

* Airport Authority Of India (AAI) Has Won 75th Inter State Zonal Badminton Championship.

* Koneru Humpy Won Silver At Women's World Rapid Chess Championship.

* Magnus Carlsen Wins The 2023 Open World Men's Rapid Chess Championship.

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Former South Africa Cricketer AB De villers Has Been Appointed As The Brand Ambassador Of SA T20 League.

*  Sports Philanthropist & Entrepreneur, Co-Owner Of Chennai FC Vita Dani Became The First Indian To Be Inducted As a Governing Board Member Of The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Foundation. 

INAUGURATION - 

* Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha Inaugurated The Khelo Tripura Para Games 2024.

AWARD - 

* Athlete Murali Sreesankar To Receive The Jimmy George Award.

*  Indian Women's Hockey Star Savita Punia Has Named FIH Goalkeeper Of The Year 2023.

* Anahat Singh Crowned As Under 19 Scottish Junior Open Championship.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN DECEMBER 2023

* Indian Railways Has Introduced A Cutting Edge Technology GAJRAJ To Prevent Elephant Accidents on Railway Track.

*  Union Territory Of Ladakh Has Introduced A New Technology Named LADAKH GREEN HOUSE To Cultivate Vegetables In Limited Quantities In Controlled Conditions Throughout The Year.

* Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Has Become The First Indian Company To Chemically Recycle Plastic Waste Based Pyrolysis Oil Into International Sustainability And Carbon Certification (ISCC) 

TECHNOLOGY - 

* Meta & IBM Launched A New Group Alliance Called AI ALLIANCE Which Advocate The Open Science Approach To AI.

* Google Launched Its Advanced AI Technology GEMINI 1.0

* The First Of It's Kind 1000 Qubit Quantum Chip Developed By IBM.

* IIT Madras Has Developed AMRIT For Removing Arsenic And Metal From Water.

* Researchers At IIT MADRAS Have Developed A 3D Printed Face Implants For Patients Affected By Black Fungus.

DISCOVERED/HISTORY - 

* Archaeologist In Pakistan Have Discovered 2000 Years Old Coins During Kushan Era In Mohenjo-Daro.

* Researchers Of Botanical Survey Of India (BSI) in Collaboration With Madras Christian College, Chennai Have Discovered a New Species Named IMPATIENS KARUPPUSAMYYI At Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserves, Tamilnadu.

* Scientist Have Discovered Giant Water Mass In Atlantic Ocean, Which Spread From The Tip Of Brazil To The Gulf Of Guinea, In West Africa.

*  Researchers From Indian Institute Of Science (IISc) Molecular Biophysics Unit Have Identified That Peptide (Short Protein) Produced From Budgett Frogs. (Which Can Combat Enzymes Of Disease Causing Pathogens).

*  Researchers At IIT Madras, Columbia University And Colorado State University In The US Have Developed A Technique To Merge Diverse Plastics Into Strong And Recyclable Materials.

* Researchers From Kerala University Has Discovered Melt Rocks In Luna, Gujarat.

* World's Smallest Species Of Fanged Frogs LIMNONECTES PHYLLOFOLIA Has Been Discovered From Sulawesi, Indonesia.

* Visva Bharati University Named A New Species Of Good Bacteria After Rabindra Nath Tagore.

Named PANTOEA TAGOREI 

* Namdapha Flying Squirrel Has Been Rescued After 42 Years In Arunachal Pradesh. 

*  16th Century Two Telugu Inscription have Been Found In Poleramma In Andhra Pradesh.

* Scientist Have Decoded The Mitochondrial Genome Of Lepidopyhopsis Typus, a Unique Freshwater Fish Species Of Western Ghat At Kerala's Periyar Tiger Reserves.

* INDIAN Scientists Have Indigenously Developed Organic-Inorganic Halide Perovskite Self Powered Broadband Photodetector.

SCHEMES LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER 2023

NATION WIDE - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launched DRONE DIDI Scheme ( Under This Scheme 15000 Drones Will Give To Selective Self Help Groups Women's Across Country). 

* Center Have Sanctioned 340 Sports Infrastructure Projects Across India Worth Rs 3566.68 Crores.

* Center Approved First Urban Flood Mitigation Project Of Rs 561.29 Crores For Chennai Basin Project.

* UGC Approved Draft Guidelines For The  Introduction Of Short Term Skill Development Courses In Higher Education Institutes.

* The Centre Has Banned The Use Of Sugarcane Juice And Sugar Syrup For Ethanol Production in 2023-24.

* Union Minister Narayan Rane Launched The Three Sub Schemes Under The RAMP Programme 

a) MSME Green Investment And Financing For Transformation Scheme ( MSE GIFT Scheme) 

b) MSE Scheme For Promotion And Investment In Circular Economy ( MSE SPICE Scheme) 

c) MSE Scheme On Online Dispute Resolution For Delayed Payments 

* KARMYOGI Bharat In Association With NITI AYOG Has Launched 6 SAMARTH Curated Training Program In The State Government Karmyogi Platform.

a) blocks b) Rajya c) Zila d) Rajya Sachiva e) Policy f) Procurement 

STATES - 

* Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma And Education Minister Ranoj Pegu Have Distributed Scooters To Students Who Got Above 60% &70% In Higher Education (Under PRAGYAN BHARATI SCHEME).

* Jharkhand Governor C P Radhakrishnan Has Approved The Jharkhand Competitive Examination ( Measure For Control And Prevention Of Unfair Means In Recruitment) Bill 2023.

* Assam State Cabinet Has Approved The Census Of Native Muslims.

* Telengana Government Has Announced Free Bus Service To Women From December 9. UNDER MAHALAXMI Scheme ( Where All Women & Third Gender Can Travel With Free Fair) 

* Thoothkudi District Of Tamilnadu To Launch Chief Minister MAKKALUDAN MUDHALVAR Scheme Incorporation Area For Speedy Redressal Of Public Grievance.

* Tamilnadu CM MK Stalin Distributed Rs 6000 To Each Family Who Have Affected By CYCLONE Michaung.

* The Justice Sandeep Sindhe Committee Has Been Set Up By Maharashtra State Government To Expedite Process Of Granting Reservation To Marathas.

*  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Distributed Tractors To 51 Farmers Under KRISHAK UPHAR Yojana On The Birth Anniversary Of Former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh.

*  Telengana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy Announced 5 Lakh Accident Policy To Cab Driver, Food Delivery Boy, Auto Drivers Under RAJIV AROGYASHRI Programme.

* The Union Cabinet Has Approved The Construction Of a New 4.56 km Long 6 Lane Bridge On The River Ganga, Connecting Digha And Sonepur In Bihar. 

*  Cabinet Approve The Improvement And Widening Of Two Lane With Paved Shoulder Of Khowai- Harina Road In Tripura. ( The Project Involves Investments Of Rs. 2486.78 Crores) Loan Borrowed From Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). 

*  Union Road And Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari Has Approved 1710 Crores For 29 Road Projects In Ladakh.

* India Launched Global River Cities Alliance (GRCA) At COP28, Dubai 

RANKING IN DECEMBER 2023

*  India Ranked 49th At World Digital Competitive Index 2023.

* 3 INDIAN PSUs HAL, BEL And MDL Ranked 41st, 63rd And 89th In World's Top 100 Arms Producing Companies in 2022 Respectively.

* Kolkata Has Made It To The Global List Of TOP 24 Emerging Tech Location Along With Trivandrum Published By BCI Global. 

* India Ranks 7th In Climate Change Performance Index In 2023

* India Ranks 18th In The Speedtest Global Index in 2023. 

*  India Has Became The 2nd Largest Steel Producer In World.

* National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Has Unveiled It's Annual Report Titled CRIME IN INDIA FOR 2022 

(Kolkata Declared As Safest City For Third Consecutive Year) 

(Pune And Hyderabad Secured 2nd And 3rd Position According To Safest City Respectively).

* According To Wizikey Report, Reliance Remains The India's Most Visible Corporate. 

* Hyderabad City Names As Best Indian City To Live In According To Mercer's Quality Of Living Survey For 2023.

* Kolkata City Has Been Declared As Safest City In India For The Third Consecutive Year By NCRB. 

* Actor Shah Rukh Khan Has Topped A UK List Of The Top 50 ASIAN Celebrities In The World.

*  Hyderabad Ranks First With Highest Numbers Of Food Adulteration Cases In India As Per NCRB.

* Star Shuttler PV Sindhu Ranked 16th In Forbes List Of World's Highest Paid Female Athlete In 2023.

PRODUCTION - 

* Uttar Pradesh State Has Registered Highest Production Of Sugarcane In 2023 (Produced 45.56% Of Country) in 2023.

*  India Recorded Highest % Rice Exports In Global By Exporting 23.0 MT For 2023-24. ( Thailand Hold 2nd Rank) 

*  Odisha Shares Most In India's Largest Coal Production In 2022-23 ( Produced 24.5%) Chhattisgarh Rank 2nd With 20.7%, Jharkhand Hold The Third Rank With 17.5%. 

India's Total Production 893.19 Millions In 2022-23. 

NORTH EAST CURRENT AFFAIRS

* A Peace Agreement Was Signed Between United National Liberated Fund (UNLF) And  Government Of India And Government Of Manipur To Marking The End Of 6 Decades Long Army Movement.

* Tata Plans To Invest Rs 40000 Crores For Chip Plant In Assam.

* North East's Mithun Gets Food Animals Tag.

NAMED ON - 

*  Indian Navy Commissioned INS IMPHAL (Named After North East City) (3rd Vishakapatanam Class Destroyer) In Naval Dockyard Mumbai.

FESTIVALS - 

* 5th NAGALAND Honey Bee Day Celebrated In Nagaland.(Theme 2023 - Bee And Honey Trials).

* 24TH Hornbill Festival Celebrated In Nagaland. 

*  8th Edition Of Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival To Be Started At Guwahati From 14th To 17th December 2023.

*  Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha Inaugurated The Agiye Chalo Sangh's 35th Sishu Mela.

Also Inaugurate The 37th Annual Conference Of Agartala Obstetrics And Gynaecology Society.

SCHEMES - 

* Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma And Education Minister Ranoj Pegu Have Distributed Scooters To Students Who Got Above 60% &70% In Higher Education (Under PRAGYAN BHARATI SCHEME).

* Assam State Cabinet Has Approved The Census Of Native Muslims.

* The Manipur Cabinet Approved The Establishment Of The Manipur State Beverage Corporation Limited (MSBCL) 

BOOKS & AUTHORS - 

* HIS MAJESTY's Head Hunter : The Siege Of Kohima That Shaped WORLD History Book Author - MMHONLUMO KIKON - 

The Book Is Launched By Chief Minister Of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio 

MOU SIGNED - 

* The Investment & Development Authority Of Nagaland ( IDAN) Signed MoU With State Bank Of India ( SBI) To Introduce The Nagaland Tourism Connect Scheme. 

* A Memorandum Of Settlement Has  Signed Between Government Of India And Assam State Government And Representative Of United Liberation Front Of Assam (ULFA) 

BILL PASSED - 

* Cabinet Approved The Captain Williamson Sangma State University Amendment ( Ordinance) Bill, Some UGC Norms Applicable To State University, Meghalaya. 

* Cabinet Has Approved The Amendment To The Meghalaya Public Service Commission (LOF) Regulations, 1972 Instruction Regarding Direct Recruitment Through The Public Service Commission. 

FIRST KIND OF - 

*  IIT Guwahati Has Launched FIRST Kind Of Three Months Certificate Course on Drone Technology.

ELECTED - 

* Former Team India Footballer Jeje Lalpekhlua Wins Mizoram's South Tuipui Seat.

* Baryl Vanneihsangi (32) Became The Youngest Woman MLA Of Mizoram ( Member Of ZPM).

INAUGURATED - 

* Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha Unveiled The Statue Of Dr B R Ambedkar At Agartala.

* Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha Inaugurated The First Sanskriti Haat (Cultural Haat) Of Bangla Sanskriti Boloy in Agartala.

*  Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma Laid Foundation Stone For The Construction Of New Mini Stadium At Bongshar In Kamrup District.

PORTAL - 

* Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma Has Launched A Portal To Start The Application Submission Process Of MUKHYAMANTRI ATMANIRBHOR ASOM 

SPORTS - 

* Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha Inaugurated The Khelo Tripura Para Games 2024.

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ODISHA CURRENT AFFAIRS DECEMBER 2023

* Prominent English Professor And Famous Singer Anima Kar Has Passed Away. 

* Squadron Leader Manisha Padhi  ( Odisha) Becomes India's First Woman Aide-De-Camp. 

* Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Launched The New Book - The MAGIC MANTRA OF 5T - Author - Dr Ajit Kumar Mishra 

* Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Laid Foundation Stone Of Six Major Projects And Inaugurated the Kendriya Vidyalaya In Sundargarh District, Odisha.

* Odisha State Signed MoU With ARCELOR Mittal Nippon Steel AM/NS India To Establish Kho Kho High Performance Center. 

* Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Inaugurated 5th Edition Of Eco Retreat Konark, Sonapur And Bhitarkanika Odisha.

* 13th International Sand Art Festival Begins At Konark, Puri Odisha.

* Utkala UNIVERSITY Odisha Gets A++ Certified From NAAC.

*  Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Kicked Off The FOOTBALL FOR SCHOOL Program At Cuttack.

*  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Has Approved Construction Of a Utility Corridor Between Gopalpur Port And Tata Steel Industrial Park At Gopalpur, Ganjam At The Cost Of 128.88 Crores Of Investment. 

* Odisha State Government Has Sanctioned Rs. 65 Crores For Modernisation Of TUSRA Airstrip In Balangir District. 

*  IAS Officer N Thirumala Naik Has Been Appointed As Additional Chief Electoral Officer Of Odisha. 

AWARD - 

Odisha Bigyan Academy Announced Various Awards For The Years 2021 And 2022 

( Professor PRAVAT Kumar Mohapatra ( Sambalpur) & Professor Bidyut Kumar Das ( SCB Medical College Cuttack) Received BIJU PATTNAIK Award For Scientific Excellence For 2021 & 2022 Respectively. 

FOR 2021 - 

( SAMANTA CHANDRASEKHAR Award - Professor Hrudayanath Thatoi ( Life Science) 

( Dr. Bikash Kumar Jena - ( For Physical Science) 

( Dr. Ashok Kumar Sahu - ( For Engineering & Technology) 

( Dr. Narayan Prasad Padhy (  For Engineering & Technology)

(FOR 2022 - 

( Professor Ramesh Chandra Patra ( Life Science) 

( Dr. Bhagyadhara Bhoi ( For Engineering & Technology) 

( Professor Debi Prasanna Kanungo ( CSIR Roorkee) 

* Dr. Basudeb Kar, Dr. Swagatika Das And Dr. Bishnu Prasad Biswal - To Recieve Young Scientist Award Of The Year For 2021 

* Dr. Soumya Ranjan Jena, Dr. Uttam Kumar Panigrahi, Dr. Soumya Prakash Das And Dr. Rekha Biswal To Receive Young 

* Arun Kumar Patra, Dr. Asit Kumar Swain, To Get PRANAKRUSHNA PARIJA Popular Science Book Award 2021 

* Kartik Kumar Swain And Dr. Subhendu Patnaik To Receive For 2022 

* VEDANTA Aluminium. Jharsuguda District Of Odisha Has Bagged Best Exporter Award. 

* Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Laid Foundation For NARSEE MONJEE Institute Of Management Studies (NMIMS) At Infovalley In Bhubaneswar. 

* Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Has Inaugurated The First Odisha Concurs D'Elegance, The First Vintage And Classic Car Exhibition In Bhubaneswar.

DEVI AWARD - 

This Award Presented By IPS Officer Kiran Bedi 

1) Dr. Swati Nayak - ( An Agriculture Scientist, She Did Important Role In Engaging Farmers In Demand-Driven Rice Seed Systems) 

2) Dr. Mona Lisa Bal ( Chairperson, KIIT International School) - Exceptional Academic Leadership Qualities, Researchs. 

3) Sukanti Meher - ( 15 Years Experience In Weaving, Handloom, Tie And Dye, Block Printing And Screen Printing Designs) 

4) Pankaja Sethi - ( A textile Designer And Researcher, Entrepreneur, Who Has Been Working With Weavers And Dalit And Adivasi Women Artisans Of Odisha For 15 Years) 

5) Susmita Bagchi - ( A Novelist, Short Stories Writer, She Serving As The Chairperson Of The MO SCHOOL ABHIYAN, Odisha) 

6) Dr. Rosalin Patasani Mishra - ( Founder Of Parichay Foundation, Is An Non Profit Working For Women's Empowerment And Promotion Of Indian Art And Culture) 

7) Lipika Singh Darai - ( Film, Director, Editor) 

8) Ramita Singh - ( Master Craftsperson In Sabai Grass ) 

9) Aboli Sunil Naravane - ( Collectors Of Jharsuguda) 

10) Mrinalika & Akshita Bhanj Deo ( Director Of Belgadia Palace Of Mayurbhanj, Social Impact On Tourism) 

12) Dr. Gayatri Bala Panda - ( Eminent Representative Of  Contemporary Odia Literature, She Was Awarded With Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Puraskar In Odia In 2022) 

* Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Has Inaugurated EY India's Technology Hub In Bhubaneswar. 

*  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Has Inaugurated India's Largest State Of The Art Sports Science Center At Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.

*  Odisha State Government Has Signed Mou With Tata Steel To Established High Performance Centres In Olympic SPORTS Archery And Climbing.

*  The Odisha State Government Has Decided The State Food Security Scheme Will Extended Upto 2028.

ODISHA MASTERS 100 - 

First Edition Of Odisha Masters 100  Host -Cuttack, Odisha 2023 

MEN'S SINGLE - Satish Kumar Karunakaran Beat Ayush Shetty 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - Okuhara Nozomi (Japan)  Beat Lo Sin Yan Happy 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - Meilysa Trias Puspitasari & Rachel Allessya Rose Beat Ashwini Ponnappa & Tanisha Crasto 

MEN'S DOUBLE - Taipei Wei Bing Lin  & Ching Su Beat Krishna Prasad Garaga & K Sai Pratheek 

MIXED DOUBLES - Dhruv Kapila & Tanisha Crasto 

* Electronics & Information Technology Department, Odisha Has Received The Most Innovative Citizen Engagement Award For The Project MO SARKAR In The 12th Edition Of Digital Transformation Conclave 2023, Held At Ladakh. 

* World Odia Language Conference To Be Held In Bhubaneswar In February 2024. 

* Eminent Odia Poet Ashutos Parida Has Been Selected For Prestigious Sahitya Akademi Awards For 2023 ( For His APRASTUTA MRITYU) 

*  Paradip Port, Odisha Breaks Its Ow Record For Swifest Climbed To 100 MMT Cargo Handling Among Indian Major Ports. 

*  Odisha Shares Most In India's Largest Coal Production In 2022-23 ( Produced 24.5%) Chhattisgarh Rank 2nd With 20.7%, Jharkhand Hold The Third Rank With 17.5%. 

India's Total Production 893.19 Millions In 2022-23. 

* 18th Toshali Craft Mela, Organized By Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

* Resident Editor Of The New Indian Express, Odisha Siba Kumar Mohanty Was Conferred The Prestigious PRADYUMNA BAL PRATIBHA Samman 2023. 

* Eminent Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik Has Made World Record 45 Feet Santa Clause At Puri, Odisha.

* Former Odisha Governor M M Rajendran Passed Away. 

* Debasish Sahu ( Tennis Player Of Odisha) Gets Eklavya Award.

*  Chief Secretary Of Odisha Pradeep Jena Gets 6 Another Months Extension.

* 1990 Batch IPS Officer Arun Sarangi Has Been Appointed As The Additional DGP Of Odisha.

* Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Has Approved For Implementation Of LED Public Street Lighting Project Worth Rs 318.12 Crores.

* IAS Chavan Kunal Hatiram Has Been Appointed As The First ADM Of Padampur, Bargarh.

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DEFENSE CURRENT AFFAIRS DECEMBER 2023

HOST/SUMMIT - 

* Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Inaugurated The 40th Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Commander's Conference At Coast Guard HQ In New Delhi. 

* Inaugural Edition Of High level Virtual Interaction MAHASAGAR Maritime Heads For Active Security And Growth For All Region.

*  DRDO Is Going To Participate At EGYPT Defense Expo 2023.

*  Indian Army Idea And Innovation Competition And Seminar Titled INNO YODHA 2023 At Manekshaw Center, New Delhi.

* The Indian Coast Guard Is Organising 15th Edition Of Capacity Building Senior Officer's Meeting ( CBSOM-2023) To Strengthen International Cooperation.

* General Manoj Pande Presides The 2nd Mechanised Infantry MECHINF Commander's Conference.

Theme - The Way Ahead Road To 2032 

*  The Indian Army Conducted Millet March : Nourishing The Defenders Of The Nation By Rebooting Ration With Millets.

* Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Addresses The 212th Officers Course At The Airforce Academy In Dundigal, Telengana.

* 12th Edition Of Multinational Naval Exercise MILAN 2024 Planning Conference Held At Vishakapatanam. ( EXERCISE Will Held In February 2024) 

*  Indian Air Force (IAF) And United Service Institution Of India ( USI) Have Jointly Conducted The First Marshal Of Air Force Arjan Singh Annual Lecture At USI, Shankar Vihar. 

*  Indian Navy Deployed Indigenous Guided Missile Destroyer In Gulf Aden Region To Observes Recent Piracy Incident.

NAME - 

* Indian Navy Commissioned INS IMPHAL (Named After North East City) (3rd Vishakapatanam Class Destroyer) In Naval Dockyard Mumbai.

*  Indian Navy Has Unveiled The New Design Of Admirals Epaulettes.

FIRST IN - 

* The Hematology And Stem Cell Department At Army Hospital Achieved First Ever Matched Unrelated Donor (MUD) Bone Marrow Transplant In India.

*  Indian Navy Warships INS Kochi Helped Rescue A Crew Member From  The Hijacked Vessel MV Ruen In Somalia.

* To Commemorate The 2nd Death Anniversary Of Late General Bipin Rawat, The First CDS Of Indian Armed Force, a Memorial Seminar VISHWA-MITRA Series Conducted At Pune International Centre. 

LAUNCHED - 

*  SANDHAYAK, The First Of Four Indigenous Survey Vessel Ship Build By Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited, (GRSE) Kolkata Was Delivered To Indian Navy.

*  AGNI 1 Ballistic Missile Successfully Test Fired From Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.

* DRDO Successfully Carries Out Flight Trail Of AUTONOMOUS Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator UAV from Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga, Karnataka.

*  Indian Air Force (IAF) Has Successfully Carried Out The Firing Trials Of In House Developed SAMAR ( Surface-to-Air Missile For Assured Retaliation) SAM System During The Exercise ASTRA SHAKTI 2023. 

*  Indian Navy Has Installed The Port Propeller Of Decommissioned INS VIRAAT Aircraft Carrier at INS SHIVAJI, Maharashtra.

APPROVAL/SCHEME - 

* The Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) Have Approved Capital Acquisition Proposal Of Worth Rs 2.23 Lakh Crores To Enhanced The Operational Capabilities Of Armed Force.

* Indian Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar Has Released The Naval History Book In 10 Regional Language in Delhi.

* Defense Ministry Approved Rs 2800 Crores Rockets For PINAKA Weapon System

INAUGURATION - 

*  French Defense Major Thales Inaugurated The New Office At Bengaluru.

* Three Anti Submarine Warfare Ships (ASW) Shallow Water Crafts Build By Cochin Shipyard Limited Kerala Has Been Launched By Indian Navy.

* CDS General Anil Chauhan Has Inaugurated Tele MANAS Cell At Armed Forces Medical College In Pune.

* A 30 Feet Model Of India's Latest Indigenous Stealth Missile Guided Destroyer INS MORMUGAO Unveiled At Goa On 18th December 2023. 

* Defense Secretary Giridhar Aramane Inaugurated a New Design And Test Facility At Aero Engine Research And Development Centre ( AERDC) Of HAL In Bengaluru. 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Squadron Leader Manisha Padhi  ( Odisha) Becomes India's First Woman Aide-De-Camp. 

* Abhinav Kumar Has Took Charge Of New DGP Of Uttarakhand.

* Air Marshal Makarand Ranade Takes Over As Director General ( Inspection & Safety) At AIR HQ. 

* Rear Admiral Prakash Gopalan Assumed Charge As The Deputy Commandant And Chief Instructor Of INDIAN Naval Academy Goa.

* Air Marshal Praveen Keshav Vohra Has Took Charge As Senior Air Staff Officer Of Western Air Command Of IAF.

* Commander Prerana Deosthalee Will Become The FIRST Woman Officer Of INDIAN Navy To Command INDIAN Naval Warships.

* Indian Navy Has Appointed PRERANA DEOSTHALE As The CO Of INS TRINKAT, First Woman To Take Charge).

* Captain GEETIKA KAUL, From Snow Leopard Brigade Has Became The First Woman Medical Officer Of Indian Army To Be Deployed At The World's Highest Battlefield Siachen 

* Western Navy Commander Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi Has Been Appointed As The Next Vice Chief Of INDIAN Navy.

* Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh To Be The New Chief Of Material Of Indian Navy.

* Vice Admiral SJ Singh Will Be The Next Western Navy Commander 

* AIR MARSHAL Jeetendra Mishra VSM Has Assumed As Deputy Chief Of Integrated Defense Staff (OPS).

*  Captain Fatima Wasim, Of Siachen Warriors Became The First Woman Medical Officer To Be Deployed On An Operational Post On the Glacier Siachen.

* Dr Payal Chhabra First Woman Army Surgeon To Join Para Commando.

* Lt General RC Tiwari Has Been Appointed As The New Eastern Army Commander Into The Kumaon Regiment.

* Col. Smitha Aiyappa Mandepanda Has Become The FIRST Woman Officer From The KODAVA Community  In Karnataka,To Be Promoted To The Col Rank.

* Cmde Sarvpreet Singh Took Over As Chief Staff Officer ( Operations) Of Southern Naval Command. 

* Senior IPS Officer Maheswar Dayal Took Over The Director General Of Prisons.

* Cmde Pradeep Patel Took Charge As CO Of INS KALINGA.

*  IPS Anish Dayal Singh Has Been Appointed As The Director General Of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

* IPS Rahul Rasgotra Has Been Appointed As The Director General Of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

* IPS Nina Singh Has Been Appointed As The New Director General Of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

She Became The First Woman To Head The CISF.

* 1989 Batch IPS Vivek Srivastav Has Been Appointed As The Director General Of Fire Service.

*  Odisha Born Utkal Ranjan Sahu Is The New DGP Of Rajasthan.

MOU - 

* Ministry Of Defense Has Signed Contract With AGNI Semiconductor Private Limited For Design and development Of Advanced Galium Nitride Semiconductor. (Which Will Used As Wireless Transmitter) 

* Ministry Of Defense Has Signed Contract With Telecommunication Consultants India Limited For Digital Coast Guard Project Worth Rs 588.68 Crores.

* Ministry Of Defense Has Signed Contract With Bharat Electronics Limited For supply Of Electronic Fuze For Worth Rs 5336 Crores For Next 10 Years.

* Indian Coast Guard Has Partnerships With Uber To Define Maritime Mobility Solution, Delivering Efficient, Reliable And Secure Transportation

*  INDIAN Navy Has Signed MoU With IIT Kanpur For Technological Collaboration And Research And Development.

* Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) Has Signed a Contract With The Acquisition Wing Of The Ministry Of Defense For The Construction And Delivery Of Six Next Generation Offshore Patrols Vessels For Indian Coast Guard At a Cost Of Rs 1600 Crores. 

* Amazon And Indian Coast Guard Have Signed MoU To Provide Employment Opportunities For Veterans.

* Vizag Based KRASNY DEFENSE Has Bagged A 100 Crores Order From Russia's Largest Commercial Shipbuilders Yard, SSK Zvezda For Electrical Outfitting Of Two Ice Class LNG Tankers.

* BEL Has Bagged An order Of 2676 Crores GSL & GRSE For The Supply Of 14 Types of Sensors For Indian Navy Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel Project.

* Ministry Of Defense Has Give An Order To Cochin Shipyard Limited Worth Rs 488 Crores For The Repair And Maintenance Of The Equipment System Of Indian Navy Vessel.

* 138 MoU Signed Between Uttar Pradesh Defense Corridor With Investment Of 25000 Crores So Far.

* Godrej Aerospace Has Signed MoU With Hyderabad Based PANINIAN For Developing Small Indigenous Turbojet And Turbofans For Aerospace.

AWARD - 

* President Droupadi Murmu Presents President's Colour To Armed Forces Medical College In Pune, Maharashtra. 

* 3 INDIAN PSUs HAL, BEL And MDL Ranked 41st, 63rd And 89th In World's Top 100 Arms Producing Companies in 2022 Respectively.

*  Captain Hansja Sharma, Has Been Awarded With SILVER CHEETAH Award For Topping The Combat Aviators, She Became The First Woman To Do So.

*  Three Indian Officers Were Awarded The Prestigious Golden Owl Award By Srilanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe  At Colombo. ( Wg Commander Sumeet Mahajan ( IAF), Major Rohit ( Indian Army), And Lt Commander Sunny Sharma ( Indian Navy). 

* INS SHIVAJI, The Premier Training Establishment Of Indian Navy Received The VIR CHAKRA Awarded To Late Vice Admiral Benoy Roy. ( 1971 war) 

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INAUGURATION IN DECEMBER 2023

STATES - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The 10000 Jan Aushadhi Centres In Deoghar.

* Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav Has Inaugurated The DIXON Mobile Manufacturer Plant, In Noida Uttar Pradesh.

* Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Laid Foundation Stone Of Six Major Projects And Inaugurated the Kendriya Vidyalaya In Sundargarh District, Odisha.

* Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Inaugurated 5th Edition Of Eco Retreat Konark, Sonapur And Bhitarkanika Odisha.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Unveiled The Statue Of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj At Sindhudurg, Maharashtra On The Occasion Of Navy Day.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The Uttarakhand Global Investor Summit 2023.

* Prime Minister NARENDRA modi Launched The Brand House Of Himalayas In Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launched The India Art Architecture & Design Biennale (IADB) At Red Fort, New Delhi.

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Inaugurated The 69th Rasthriya ADHIVESHAN Of Akhil Bharatiya VIDYARTHI Parishad.

* Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha Inaugurated The First Sanskriti Haat (Cultural Haat) Of Bangla Sanskriti Boloy in Agartala.

* Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurated KRISHNAVENI SANGEETHA NEERAJANAM In Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. 

* Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Has Inaugurated An Airbus Helicopters - Indamer MRO Facility At Nagpur. 

* Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Has Inaugurated EY India's Technology Hub In Bhubaneswar. 

*  Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik Has Inaugurated India's Largest State Of The Art Sports Science Center At Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.

* Tamilnadu Governor RN Ravi Has Flagged Off First Train Of Kashi Tamil Sangamam From MGR Central Railway Station, Chennai.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated World's Largest And Modern Center For International Diamond And Jewellery Business At Surat Diamond Bourse. 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The Kashi Tamil Sangamam 2.0 At Namo Ghat Varanasi.

*  Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma Laid Foundation Stone For The Construction Of New Mini Stadium At Bongshar In Kamrup District.

* Manduri Airport, In Azamgarh Uttar Pradesh Gets Aerodromes Licence From DGCA, 12th Airport Of The State.

*  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Flagged Off 2nd Vande Bharat Express From Varanasi To New Delhi.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated World's Largest Meditation Centre SWARVED MAHAMANDIR, In Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The KASHI TAMIL Sangamam 2.0 

* launched The Multi Language And Braille Translation Of Thirukkural, Manimekalai And Other Classic Tamil Literature.

* Flagged Off The Kanyakumari- Varanasi Tamil Sangamam Train.

* Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami Inaugurated State Level Sports MAHAKUMBH 2023 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Laid Foundation Stone Of Various Development Projects, In Chandigarh, Punjab. Worth Rs 338 Crores. 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Unveiled The Statue Of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel In Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Also Inaugurate The Pansar Lake In Kalol, Gandhinagar.

* Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Has Inaugurated First Intra District Chopper Service In Batheswar.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Flagged Off Two New Amrit Bharat Train And Six New Vande Bharat Express in AYODHYA, Uttar Pradesh.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The Maharishi Valmiki International Airport, In AYODHYA Uttar Pradesh. And Also Inaugurated The AYODHYA Dham Railway Junction.

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Laid Foundation Stone Of Multiple Development Projects Worth Rs 15700 Crores in AYODHYA, Uttar Pradesh.

*  Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel Inaugurated The Vibrant Ahmedabad Flower Show 2024.

NATION - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launched VIKSIT BHARAT @ 2024 : Voice Of Youth. 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Inaugurated The Global Partnerships On Artificial Intelligence Summit 2023 )GPAI) At Delhi.

* Union Minister Darshana Jardosh Has Inaugurated The IRSE International Convention On Digital Transformation Of Railways 

* Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Released The Commemorative Postal Stamps On The Foundation Day Of All India Institute Of Ayurveda, Goa. 

*  Union Tribal Minister Arjun Munda Inaugurated The ADI VYAKHYAN a Two Day Tribal Orientation Programme 

* ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi To Unveiled the 11 Collected Works Of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya At New Delhi.

*  Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Virtually Launched MIDTECH MITRA: a Strategic Initiative To Empower 

* Union Minister Kirren Rijju Released Logo Of INDIAN Meteorological Department (IMD) To Commemorate 150 Years Celebration.

* Indian Railways Has Unveiled A New Train For The Aam Admi The Amrit Bharat Express.

RELEASED/UNVEILED - 

* Union Home Minister Amit Shah Released a Commemorative Postal Stamp To Mark 50 Years Of Pandit Jasraj Music Festival - PANDIT MOTIRAM, PANDIT MANIRAM Sangeet Samaroh in New Delhi.

* Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar Has Released The Postal cover On The Occasion Of 100th Birth Anniversary Of The Late Justice Konda Madhava Reddy At AV College In Hyderabad, Telengana.

* ) BJp President J P Nadda Released A Commemorative Stamp on 200 Years Of Arrivals Of Indian Origin In Tamil In Srilanka.

INTERNATIONAL - 

* Jean Paul Jeandon  Inaugurated The Statue Of Tamil Poet And Philosopher Tirouvallouvar In The Francois Mitterrand Park, France. 

* Actor Ranvir Singh Wax Statutes Unveiled At Madam Tussauds London.

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