Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 9th December to 17th December 2023

December Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 2

National News

• Kaspersky, IIT Delhi partner for cybersecurity talent development in India
• Wax statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar installed in Jaipur Wax Museum
• Defense Ministry partners with Indian School of Business (ISB) to offer scholarships for ex-servicemen
• EKI Energy, Indian Oil to jointly promote indoor solar cooking system
• PM Modi approves India’s first project to tackle urban floods
• India ranked 7th in Climate Change Performance Index 2023
• PM Modi addressed financial technology event “Infinity Forum 2.0”
• New branch of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Mumbai Bench inaugurated by CJI Chandrachud
• Telangana rolls out free bus travel scheme for women, transgenders
• NITI Aayog releases the 1st Delta Ranking of Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP)
• Invest India to host 27th World Investment Conference in New Delhi
• UNICEF in collaboration with India to launch “Green Rising” initiative at COP28 Summit in Dubai
• Loans worth Rs 9,790 crore disbursed under PM SVANidhi scheme: Govt
• PM launched ‘Viksit Bharat @2047: Voice of Youth’ Workshop
• Rays Power Infra to build 500 MW solar park in Uttarakhand
• Adani Green Energy ranked 2nd-largest solar PV developer: Mercom
• The Art of Living signed an MoU with the Govt of Maharashtra for a powerful resolution to the devastating water crises
• RITES Ltd signed pact with CFM Mozambique for 10 diesel locomotive supply
• Punjab govt launched “Bhagwant Mann Sarkar Tuhade Dwar” scheme
• Udaiti Foundation launched “Close the Gender Gap” initiative
• Madhya Pradesh govt to set up PM College of Excellence in all districts of the state
• Tata Power ties up with Indian Oil to set up over 500 EV charging stations
• India’s e-retail market estimated to reach over $160 bn by 2028: Report
• NHAI inks pact to develop multi-modal logistics park at Nagpur
• India’s plan for 50,000 e-buses on its roads gets US support
• Germany to give €500 mn for Bengaluru Metro expansion
• India, ADB sign $200 million loan agreement for Uttarakhand power system project
• Zepto founders, Kaivalya Vohra & Aadit Palicha top Hurun India’s list of ‘Top 100 under 30

International News

• Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts, ash up to 1,200m
• Sri Lanka to host Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conference in 2024
• Russia unveiled two new nuclear-powered submarines
• Hyderabad ranked as “most livable city in India” by Mercer
• Myanmar surpassed Afghanistan as world’s largest source of opium: UN report
• China launched the deepest lab on Earth
• Shah Rukh Khan tops UK’s 2023 South Asian celebrity list

Banking and Financial

• Union Bank collaborates with Accenture to boost operational efficiency
• SBI Card joins Bharat BillPay in the credit card category
• LIC fourth largest insurer in the world based on reserves: S&P Global study
• UPI transaction limit for medical, educational services to be hiked to ₹5 lakh
• India’s economy to grow at 6.8% in FY24, accelerate to 7% in FY25: CII
• RBI has canceled the license of Sitapur-based Urban Co-operative Bank
• IDFC FIRST Bank launches “FIRST SWYP” credit card
• U GRO Capital joined hands with Laghu Udyog Bharati to empower MSMEs
• Intellect signs ₹80-crore deal with Indian Bank to deploy cash management system
• Bank of India Unveils Nari Shakti Savings Account
• Retail inflation surged to 5.5% in November amid rising food prices
• Poonawalla Housing Finance rebrands as Grihum Housing Finance
• SBI signed 70-million-euro LoC with KfW for solar projects
• Reliance Industries partners with DBS Bank for financing programme
• IDFC FIRST Bank, LIC Cards, and Mastercard to co-launch Credit card
• ADB raises India FY24 growth forecast to 6.7%
• WPI inflation in Nov at 0.26%, returns to positive territory after 7 months

Appointment and Resignation

• World Radiocommunication Conference 2023 appoints UAE’s Mohammed Al Ramsi as Chairman
• Lalduhoma takes oath as Chief Minister of Mizoram
• Vishnu Deo Sai becomes the new CM of Chhattisgarh
• Anish Shah takes over as FICCI President for 2023-24
• Mohan Yadav becomes the new CM of Madhya Pradesh
• Donald Tusk elected as PM of Poland
• Bhajan Lal Sharma becomes CM of Rajasthan
• Tripura appoints Ganguly as its tourism brand ambassador
• Parama Sen appointed part-time member of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) board
• Sangram Singh appoints as CEO of Indifi Technologies
• Aditya Jairaj appoints as CEO and MD of Stellantis India
• India’s Uma Sekhar elected to Governing Council of International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)

Awards

• TIME ranks Sam Altman as CEO of the Year
• Bhutanese author Tshering Tashi conferred with Sahitya Akademi’s Premchand Fellowship
• Nikhil Dey named as International Anti-Corruption champion by US Govt.
• Kabir Bedi awarded Italy’s highest honour “Order of Merit of the Italian Republic”
• 33rd Vyas Samman to be conferred to Hindi writer Pushpa Bharati
• International Gender Equality Prize 2023 went to an Afghanistan NGO
• Javed Akhtar to be honoured at Ajanta-Ellora Film Festival
• Former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon honoured with Diwali ‘Power of One’ Awards2023
• Hemachandran Ravikumar honored with the Karmaveer Chakra Medal
• BBG Foundation becomes winner of Telangana Business Awards
• Ali Abu Awwad and Daniel Barenboim won Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
• Federal Bank as the top performer of the 2023 Climate Assessment for Financial Institutions (CAFI) Awards
• Bipin Chandra Bags Champion of Change Award

Defence

• Anil Chauhan inaugurated Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. Avionics Expo
• Indian Army conducted Table-top Exercise for Asean Women Peacekeepers
• Indian Navy Conducts Exercise ‘Prasthan’ Off Mumbai Coast
• 4th edition of the Joint Military Exercise VINBAX-2023 begins in Hanoi
• Indian Coast Guard held 15th Capacity Building Senior Officers’ Meet

Science

• Google launches its largest and ‘most capable’ AI model, Gemini
• China launched the world’s first Methane powered rocket “Zhuque 2”
• First Indian astronaut on moon by 2040: ISRO

Sports

• ICC launches new vibrant logo for Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
• Italy won Admiral’s Cup 2023 held at Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala
• Kashvi Gautam became most expensive uncapped star of all time in WPL auction
• Ashwini-Tanisha duo clinches women’s doubles title in Guwahati Masters 2023
• Asad Shafiq announces retirement from all forms of cricket
• Travis Head, Nahida Akter won ICC Player of the Month awards for November
• Leander Paes and Vijay Amritraj make it to the Tennis Hall of Fame

Book and Author

• Former President Ram Nath Kovind launches book “Naye Bharat ka Samveda”

Important day

• 9 December – International Anti-Corruption Day (Theme 2023 – UNCAC at 20: Uniting the World Against Corruption)
• 9 December – International Day of Commemoration of the Victims of Crime of Genocide (Theme 2023 – A Living Force in World Society: The Legacy of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.)
• 10 December – Human Rights Day (Theme 2023 – Freedom, Equality and Justice for All)
• 11 December – International Mountain Day (Theme 2023 – Restoring Mountain Ecosystems)
• 11 December – UNICEF Day
• 12 December – Universal Health Coverage Day (Theme for 2023 – Health For All: Time for Action)
• 12 December – International Day of Neutrality
• 14 December – National Energy Conservation Day

Obituary

• Naeem Sayyed aka Junior Mehmood passes away
• Former West Indies batter Joe Solomon passed away
• Exposed AIDS epidemic, Gao Yaojie passed away
• Singham actor Ravindra Berde passes away

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