22 December 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 22nd December
Important Current Affairs 22nd December 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 22nd December about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 22nd December 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 22nd December – National News
1. Modhera Sun Temple and Vadnagar Town Have Been Added to UNESCO’s Proposed List
◉ The provisional list of UNESCO world heritage sites now includes three additional cultural sites in India, including the landmark Sun Temple at Modhera, the medieval Vadnagar town in Gujarat, and the Unakoti rock-cut relief sculptures.
◉ A tentative list is an “inventory of those properties which each State Party plans to consider for nomination,” according to the UNESCO website.
◉ An old city with a rich architectural legacy, Vadnagar is located in Gujarat’s Mehsana district.
The list now includes the rock-cut sculptures and reliefs of Unakoti, Tripura.
2. Meeting of the Indo-India Business Forum takes place at Port Blair
◉ In order to improve infrastructure, tourism, trade, and connectivity and to find new areas of collaboration, the Joint Task Force Committee of the “India-Indonesia Investment and Business Forum” met in Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar.
◉ The Task Force Committee is currently meeting for the second time. The first meeting took place on November 25, 2019, in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
◉ Around 90 nautical miles separate the Andaman and Nicobar Islands from Aceh, Indonesia’s Sabang harbor. India is eager to increase its business and travel with Indonesia.
3. GAIL collaborated on an LNG carrier with Mitsui OSK of Japan.
◉ State-owned Gail India has joined forces with Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines to jointly control an existing LNG carrier and construct a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier.
◉ The ship will be constructed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea, with a charter beginning in 2023.
◉ The first vessel was the subject of a contract signed by the parties in 2019, and as of 2021, Gail has been renting it through a fully-owned MOL subsidiary.
4. Pre-lunch “mini snack” breaks will be introduced in Delhi government schools.
◉ The Delhi government has agreed to implement brief snack breaks and parent counseling sessions in all municipal schools to combat childhood malnutrition.
◉ A 10-minute mini snack break has been added to the school schedule, per a directive from the Directorate of Education (DoE).
◉ 2.5 hours before the lunch break should be the mini-break.
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Banking
5. Together with HDFC ERGO, Paytm has introduced digital transaction insurance.
◉ ‘Paytm Payment Protect’ is a group insurance program that Paytm has launched in collaboration with HDFC ERGO General Insurance.
◉ The insurance program, which is offered in conjunction with HDFC ERGO General Insurance, is designed to cover UPI transactions done through all apps and wallets.
◉ This solution is anticipated to improve trustworthy digital payments even more and promote their use in India.
Appointment
6. Elon Musk will no longer lead Twitter.
◉ Billionaire Elon Musk will leave his position as Twitter Inc.’s CEO once a replacement is found, although he will continue to oversee a number of important departments.
◉ Musk responded to his earlier poll on Twitter, in which he asked users if they thought he should step down as Twitter’s CEO.
◉ Additionally, he pledged to “abide by the findings” of the vote. According to the poll’s findings, 57.5% of participants supported Musk’s resignation.
◉ Musk has never before mentioned leaving his position as CEO of the social networking site.
7. PT Usha has been proposed for the Vice-Chairman panel in the Rajya Sabha.
◉ Former Olympian and MP PT Usha has been proposed by Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar for the position of Vice Chairperson in the Upper House.
◉ A nominated person has never before been appointed to the Vice Chairman panel. Along with her, YSRC MP Vijai Sai Reddy has received a nomination.
◉ In December 2022, she was chosen to serve as the Indian Olympic Association’s president.
Awards
8. The Rohini Nayyar Prize for Rural Development was given to Sethrichem Sangtam.
◉ Sethrichem Sangtam, the founder of the Better Life Foundation, received the inaugural Rohini Nayyar Award for Outstanding Contribution to Rural Development.
◉ To assist in the transformation of the 1,200 marginal farmers’ lives in Eastern Nagaland
Suman Bery, vice chairman of NITI Aayog, gave him the honor.
Sports
9. Morocco was chosen by FIFA to host the Club World Cup in February 2023.
◉ According to FIFA, Morocco will host the following Club World Cup of football.
◉ The competition will run from February 1–11, 2023.
◉ The most recent competition was held in the UAE in February 2022, and Chelsea, an English football team, took first place.
◉ Club World Cups were held in Morocco in 2013 and 2014, with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid taking home the titles, respectively.
◉ Since the Club World Cup was reinstated in 2005 under the current format, only European and South American sides have claimed victory.
Important day
10. National Mathematics Day is on December 22.
◉ Every year on December 22nd, National Mathematics Day is observed to commemorate the birthdate of Srinivasa Ramanujan, an Indian mathematician.
◉ Ramanujan credited his family goddess Namagiri Thayar, also known as Goddess Lakshmi, with inspiring his mathematical theories and answers.
◉ When Dr. Manmohan Singh, a former Indian prime minister, attended Ramanujan’s alma mater Madras University’s 125th birth anniversary celebration on December 26, 2011, he declared that day to be “National Mathematics Day.”
◉ 2012 saw the first commemoration of the day. To commemorate National Mathematics Day in 2012, the Indian government also released a postage stamp featuring Ramanujan’s likeness.
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