Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 17 December to 23 December 2022

December Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 3

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Our weekly one-liner current affairs is basically a summary of the week’s most important news in one line.

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National News

• AIIMS Delhi campus declared ‘tobacco-free zone’
• Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kaam Karyakram (PMKKK) renamed as Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme
• 8th India International Science Festival 2022 to be held in Bhopal
• 48th GST Council meeting held in New Delhi
• Ministry of Culture organized Delhi International Arts Festival
• Hinduja group to invest Rs 35,000 crore in Maharashtra across 11 sectors
• PM Modi inaugurated projects worth Rs 6,800 crore in Tripura, Meghalaya
• India & Sri Lanka to launch ferry service between Kankesanthurai and Pondicherry in Jan 2023
• CSIR’s “One Week, One Lab” countrywide campaign from 6th Jan 2023
• 63rd session of the Indian Historical Records Committee (IHRC) inaugurated in Lucknow
• Hardeep Puri addressed 7th Petrochemical Conclave held in New Delhi
• Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated ‘Prashasan Gaon ki Ore’ campaign
• Meghalaya CM inaugurated PA Sangma football stadium
• Tamil Nadu government launched ‘Friends of Library’ programme
• India jumped from 7th to 3rd global ranking in scientific publications
• Madhya Pradesh government forms task force to prevent online gambling in state
• Nitin Gadkari launched Surety Bond Insurance product from Bajaj Allianz
• Government accords approval for setting up 21 Greenfield Airports
• Assam government launched Orunodoi 2.0 scheme
• Jyotiraditya Scindia launched India’s first Green Steel Brand
• Social Progress Index 2022: Puducherry best-performing States
• India–Indonesia Investment and Business Forum meeting held in Port Blair
• FuelBuddy partnered with Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL) for doorstep delivery of automotive lubricants
• GAIL partnered with Japan’s Mitsui OSK for liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier
• Vadnagar town, Modhera Sun Temple added to UNESCO’s tentative list
• Delhi government schools to introduce pre-lunch ‘mini snack’ break
• Paytm partnered with HDFC ERGO launches insurance for digital transactions
• NTPC Limited signed MoU with GE Power India Limited to reduce carbon intensity
• Kerala to host first Bekal International Beach Festival
• LG Manoj Sinha launched 3 New Schemes for J&K– Holistic Development of Agriculture & Allied Sectors, Aspirational Towns, and Aspirational Panchayat for J&K
• IFSCA signed MoU with Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) to cooperate on sustainable finance
• Odisha CM launched 24×7 ‘Drink from Tap’ project in 19 cities of state
• Shah Rukh Khan the only Indian to feature on Empire’s 50 Greatest Actors off All Time List

International News

• India announced candidature for UNSC membership for 2028-29 term
• UAE to host 13th WTO Ministerial Meeting in 2024
• Global Food Security Index (GFSI) 2022: India ranked 68th; topped by Finland

Banking and Financial

• TPG Capital to acquire Poonawalla housing finance
• AU Small Finance Bank joined hands with HDFC Life for bancassurance
• Indian Bank launched Ind Shakti 555 days
• HDFC Securities launched investor education platform ‘Roots’
• IDFC FIRST Bank launched ZERO Fee Banking savings accounts
• Bandhan Bank signed MoU with Defence Ministry for defence pensioners
• Gross Direct Tax Collections for FY 2022-23 register growth of 25.90%
• Note in circulation rise 8% annually to Rs 32 lakh crore: FM

Appointment and Resignation

• Rajeev Kumar Vishnoi appointed as CMD of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)
• Harvard University appointed Claudine Gay as first black president
• Leo Varadkar re-elected as Prime Minister of Ireland
• Major General Mohit Seth takes over as General Officer Commanding (GoC) Kilo Force
• Cindy Hook appointed as CEO of Olympic Organizing Committee
• Dinesh Kumar Shukla appointed as new Chief of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
• Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO
• PT Usha nominated to Vice-chairman panel in Rajya Sabha
• Hemant Gupta appointed as new Chief of New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC)
• Suhel Ajaz Khan appointed India’s new ambassador to Saudi Arabia
• Aloke Singh appointed as head of Air India’s low-cost airline business

Awards

• National Miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) won IEI Industry Excellence Award 2022
• India’s Sargam Koushal won Mrs World 2022 title
• Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs won Platinum Icon in Digital India Awards 2022
• Sethrichem Sangtam awarded Rohini Nayyar prize for rural development
• Sudeep & Shobhana won Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2021-22

Defence

• India successfully carried out trials of nuclear-capable ”Agni-5 missile”
• INSV Tarini to participate in 50th edition of Cape Town to Rio Race 2023
• Fifth Scorpene Submarine ‘Vagir’ delivered to Indian Navy

Science

• ISRO earned Rs 1,100 crore in five years from foreign launches
• India’s manned space flight ‘H1’ to launch in fourth quarter of 2024

Sports

• Neeraj Chopra becomes the most written-about athlete in 2022
• India won blind T20 cricket world cup for 3rd consecutive times
• Anurag Thakur unveiled Hockey World Cup trophy in New Delhi
• Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek crowned ITF World Champions 2022
• Argentina won FIFA World Cup 2022 championship
• Jaipur Pink Panthers won 9th Pro Kabaddi League title
• Indian women’s hockey team won FIH Nations Cup
• Chahat Arora sets national record in women’s 50m breaststroke
• Karim Benzema announces retirement from international football
• Rehan Ahmed becomes youngest to claim 5 wickets on Test Cricket debut
• FIFA picked Morocco to host Club World Cup in February 2023
• New Delhi to host the 36th Asian Wrestling Championships 2023
• Goa to host first ever World Table Tennis (WTT) Series event in India
• Viacom18 bagged Paris Olympics 2024 broadcasting rights

Book and Author

• A book ‘Fit At Any Age’ launched by Air Marshal PV lyer
• A book titled ‘The Indian Navy@75 Reminiscing the Voyage’ by Ranjit B Rai (Retd) and Aritra Banerjee released

Important day

• 18 December – Minority Rights Day (Theme 2022 – All in 4 Minority Rights)
• 18 December – International Migrants day
• 18 December – Arabic Language Day (Theme 2022 – The Contribution of the Arabic Language to Human Civilization and Culture)
• 19 December – Goa Liberation Day
• 20 December – International Human Solidarity Day
• 21 December – Winter Solstice Day
• 22 December – National Mathematics Day
• 23 December – National Farmers Day

Obituary

• Lance Naik Bhairon Singh Rathore passed away
• Former Pepsi chief Priya Mohan Sinha passed away

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