12 December 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 12th December
Important Current Affairs 12th December 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 12th December including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 12th December 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 12th December – National News
1. UNICEF and India will jointly introduce the “Green Rising” program during the COP28 conference in Dubai.
◉ At the COP28 in Dubai, UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited and the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change will launch the “Green Rising” program.
◉ The “Green Rising India Alliance” and the global “Green Rising” program are the result of a partnership between UNICEF, Generation Unlimited, and a wide range of youth, public, and business partners.
◉ The primary objective is to inspire millions of youth across the globe to actively engage in green activities that address and mitigate the devastating effects of climate change on their local communities.
2. The initial ABP Delta Ranking was released by NITI Aayog.
◉ According to NITI Aayog, the Tiriyani Block in Kumuram Bheem Asifabad district, Telangana, has emerged victorious in the maiden delta rankings of the Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP).
◉ The Kaushambi block in the Uttar Pradesh district of Kaushambi took second place.
329 districts and 500 aspirational blocks from around the nation participated in a virtual event held at NITI Aayog to reveal the ranks.
◉ Based on the blocks’ performance and the advancement made in the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for June 2023, the blocks have been ranked.
3. Telangana launches a free bus pass program for women and transgender people.
◉ Women, girls, and transgender people can travel for free under the “Maha Lakshmi scheme,” which was introduced by the Congress-led Telangana administration.
◉ The Telangana government’s Transport Department has officially announced the start of the “6 Guarantees-Maha Lakshmi” program.
◉ On September 18, the Congress party unveiled the Maha Lakshmi project as part of its Telangana manifesto.
◉ The plan states that the Congress party will fund women’s bus travel in Telangana for free and that the Mahalaxmi Yojana will give women ₹2,500 per month.
4. The 27th World Investment Conference will be held in New Delhi by Invest India.
◉ The World Investment Conference’s 27th edition will be held in New Delhi by Invest India.
◉ The conference, with the topic “Empowering Investors: IPAs Pioneering Future Growth,” is expected to be the biggest ever, bringing together multiple multilateral organizations, 50 Investment ◉ Promotion organizations (IPAs), and over a thousand delegates.
◉ The conference will provide a forum for international investment promotion and innovation players. It is being organized by Invest India and is the premier event of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA).
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Banking
5. Launch of the “FIRST SWYP” credit card by IDFC FIRST Bank
◉ Together with Mastercard, IDFC FIRST Bank has launched the “FIRST SWYP” credit card, which is targeted at young people.
◉ This card offers carefully chosen features such as flexible bill repayments through installment payments, a generous referral program, and unique and pertinent merchant connections. It can also be used as a no-interest charge card.
◉ The card will meet the needs of modern consumers by combining perks with their preferred spending categories, lifestyle-related offers, and creative propositions, it continued.
◉ This new credit card is the Bank’s second youth-oriented offering. “FIRST Millennia Credit Cards” had been introduced earlier.
Appointment
6. Madhya Pradesh’s new chief minister is Mohan Yadav.
◉ Dr. Mohan Yadav has been chosen by the recently elected BJP MLAs in Madhya Pradesh to serve as the state’s new chief minister. The BJP won 166 seats in Madhya Pradesh earlier this month, handily winning the state.
◉ The deputy chief ministers are the departing finance minister and two-time Mandsaur MLA Jagdish Devda and the outgoing public relations minister and Rewa MLA Rajendra Shukla.
◉ A member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Mohan Yadav represents the Ujjain district’s Dakshin constituency.
◉ From the same constituency, he was initially elected as an MLA in 2013. From the same seat, he won the assembly elections in both 2018 and 2023.
7. From 2023 to 2024, Anish Shah will serve as the FICCI President.
◉ Anish Shah, the Managing Director of M&M and Group CEO of the Mahindra Group, has been elected as the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) President.
◉ At the just concluded 96th Annual Convention of the upper chamber in the nation’s capital, Shah took over as FICCI President from Subhrakant Panda.
◉ Shah received a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a Ph.D. from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.
◉ The managing director and vice chairman of Emami Limited, Harsha Vardhan Agarwal, has been elevated to senior vice president at FICCI.
Defence
8. Off the coast of Mumbai, the Indian Navy conducts Exercise “Prasthan.”
◉ The Indian Navy has concluded a two-phased exercise called “Prasthan” in the Offshore Development Area, off the coast of Mumbai, in collaboration with other defense state and private entities.
◉ The drill, which takes place every six months, took place on the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) R12A (Ratna) Platform, which is located around 83 kilometers from Mumbai Harbor.
◉ The purpose of the “Prasthan” is to verify protocols and procedures for handling different emergencies that could occur on oil production sites.
Sports
9. Women’s doubles champion Ashwini-Tanisha pair wins Guwahati Masters 2023
◉ At the Guwahati Masters 2023, Indian women’s doubles team Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa defeated Sung Shuo Yun and Yu Chien Hui of Chinese Taipei in straight games to win their second Super 100 title.
◉ In a 40-minute match, the world’s 81st-ranked combination was defeated 21-13 21-19 by the second-seeded Indian combination, who came in second at the Syed Modi International Super 300 competition in Lucknow.
◉ The Indian team, which had already won the Nates International Challenge and Abu Dhabi Masters Super 100 this year, was winning its third championship.
◉ Only in January did Ashwini, 34, and Tanisha, 20, begin playing together. They were members of India’s Asian Games team that participated in the September–October competition in Hangzhou, China.
10. In the WPL auction, Kashvi Gautam became the most expensive uncapped talent of all time.
◉ Ahead of the 2024 Women’s Premier League season, teenage starlet Kashvee Gautam of India made a sizable profit in the star auction (WPL 2024).
◉ In the Women’s Premier League, Kashvi rose to become the most valuable uncapped player of all time. The Gujarat Giants paid Rs 2 crore to buy the young star, who had a base price of Rs 10 lakh.
◉ Gujarat acquired the Chandigarh player following a competitive bidding battle with the UP Warriors. Gautham breaks Vrinda Dinesh’s record of Rs 1.3 crore in this auction alone in a matter of minutes.
Important Day
11. December 12 is International Day of Health Coverage.
◉ Every year on December 12, we mark Universal Health Coverage Day.
◉ WHO defines universal health coverage (UHC) as the ability for everyone to have unrestricted access to a full range of high-quality health services at any time and place, without having to worry about paying for them.
◉ 2023’s theme is “Health for All: Time for Action.”
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