15 December 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 15th December
Important Current Affairs 15th December 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 15th December about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 15th December 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 15th December – National News
1. A joint statement on migration and mobility was signed by Finland and India.
◉ In order to reach a mutually advantageous agreement on migration and mobility between the two nations, India and Finland have signed a joint statement of intent.
◉ Students, professors, researchers, businesspeople, and professionals will be able to move about more easily thanks to this, which will also help stop irregular migration.
◉ V. Muraleedharan, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, and Ms. Tuula Haatainen, Finland’s Minister of Employment, both signed the proclamation.
2. The National Maternal Health Workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar.
◉ The National Maternal Health Workshop in New Delhi was opened by Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare.
◉ “Striving for zero preventable maternal death” was the workshop’s theme.
◉ India has made tremendous progress in lowering the maternal mortality ratio (MMR), which has dropped significantly from 130 per lakh live births in 2014–16 to 97 per lakh in 2018–20.
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International News
3. The world’s first law banning smoking for future generations was passed in New Zealand.
◉ A new anti-smoking law was adopted in New Zealand, making it illegal for the next generation to buy cigarettes.
◉ The new regulations also prohibit the sale of tobacco to anyone who was born on or after January 1, 2009; violators are subject to fines of up to NZ$150,000 ($95,910).
◉ A person will be subject to the prohibition for their entire life.
Banking
4. The majority ownership of Nainital Bank by the state-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) has been offered for sale.
◉ The bank’s board of directors has authorized the sale of the majority of its shares in Nainital Bank Limited (NBL) as well as the publishing of advertising requesting interested parties to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) through a Preliminary Information Memorandum (PIM) (IPs).
◉ Currently, the bank owns 98.57% of Nainital Bank Limited’s entire equity share capital.
5. WPI Inflation fell to 5.85%, a 21-month low. October 2022
◉ Data from the Commerce Ministry show that the Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) for November 2022 dropped to 5.85% from 8.39% in October 2022, a 21-month low.
◉ When compared to the same month last year, the prices of food items, basic metals, textiles, chemicals & chemical products, and paper & paper products all decreased. These price decreases were the main contributors to the rate of inflation in November 2022.
◉ Compared to the previous month, when food prices increased by 8.33 percent, inflation in November was only 1.07 percent.
Appointment
6. WHO names Jeremy Farrar as its new Chief Scientist
◉ The World Health Organization (WHO) has named Jeremy Farrar as its new Chief Scientist. He will start at WHO in the second quarter of 2023.
◉ Soumya Swaminathan, who held the position of Chief Scientist from 2019 to 2022, has been replaced.
◉ He currently holds the position of Director at the Wellcome Trust.
Awards
7. RRR, an Indian movie, receives two Golden Globe nominations.
◉ The historical drama “RRR,” directed by SS Rajamouli, has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards to be held in January 2023.
◉ RRR has received a nomination from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
◉ The movie is up for two awards: Best Non-English Language Film and Best Original Song for the song “Naatu-Naatu” from the movie.
◉ The New York Film Critics Circle Best Filmmaker Award was recently given to director SS Rajamouli for the movie.
Defense
8. Afghanistan-India joint military drill Beginning at Umroi, Meghalaya, KAZIND 2022
◉ The sixth installment of the joint training exercise “KAZIND-22” between India and Kazakhstan begins in Umroi, Meghalaya, from December 15 to December 28, 2022.
◉ Exercise Prabal Dostyk, a yearly joint training exercise with the Kazakhstan Army, was established in 2016. In 2018, it was raised to a company-level exercise and given the new name Ex Kazind.
◉ The drill will be attended by soldiers from the Kazakhstan Army, the South Korean Army, and the 11 Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army.
Sports
9. WTA Player of the Year for 2022 is Iga Swiatek.
◉ First, in the world For the first time in her career, Iga Swiatek of Poland was named the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Player of the Year in 2022.
◉ While Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic were voted the Doubles Team of the Year.
◉ In addition to winning the French and U.S. Opens, Swiatek also claimed victories in Doha, India Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, and San Diego during a remarkable 37-match winning streak.
After cracking the top 20, Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil has been voted the Most Improved Player of the Year.
10. At the FINA World Swimming Championship, Sridhar breaks the national record.
◉ At the Short Course World Championships in Melbourne, Indian swimmer Siva Sridhar broke the nation’s record in the men’s 200m individual medley heats.
◉ At the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Siva finished first in heat 1 with a time of 1:59.80 seconds.
11. After the Qatar FIFA 2022, Messi declared his retirement.
◉ Lionel Messi, a football player for Argentina, has declared his intention to retire following the December 18 FIFA World Cup 2022 championship game.
◉ In the most recent FIFA World Cup finals, he also set a new record for them in goals scored.
◉ The 35-year-old is participating in his fifth World Cup, surpassing Javier Mascherano and Diego Maradona’s four.
◉ Ever since Diego Maradona led La Albiceleste to victory in 1986, Argentina has not captured the World Cup.
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