Quick Bytes Jan-24

Quick Bytes

• Assam CM inaugurated Academic Blocks of Royal Global University.
• Savita Punia and Hardik Singh won Prestigious FIH Awards.
• Smriti Irani, kicks off the National Programme on Anganwadi-cum-Crèches in New Delhi.
• A 700 kWp solar power plant has been set up in Ahmedabad, under the Renewable Energy Service Company (RESCO) mode.
• Twinkle Khanna’s ‘Welcome to Paradise’ tops 2023 fiction book sales
• Anurag Thakur, announced the Parliament’s approval of the 2023 Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill.
• Sanjay Singh elected president of Wrestling Federation of India.
• Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita 2023 implements death penalty for mob lynching, replacing the Indian Penal Code1860.
• Central Railway introduced ‘Panic Button’ safety feature for women.
• Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd. (CGCEL) won the 2023 National Energy Conservation Award for its storage water heater, conferred by the President of India, Smt.Droupadi Murmu.
• Cadila Pharmaceuticals earned a spot in CII’s ‘Top 50 Innovative Companies in India’ 2023 for its dedication to innovation.
• INS Shivaji received ‘Vir Chakra’ of late Vice Adm. Benoy Chowdhury
• Razorpay, Cashfree secured RBI nod for payment aggregator business
• Central Goods and Services Tax 2nd Amendment Bill passed in Parliament
• Dr. Nitin Mohan Lal received prestigious International Doctorate
• IIIT-Lucknow, Bhatkhande University tie-up for research on Kathak
• Woods resort at Sasan grabbed IGBC Green Resorts Platinum Rating
• The Indian Air Force and USI jointly held the inaugural Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh Annual Lecture, honoring his achievements.
• National Health Family Survey 2019-21 report marked that the Stunting reduced from 38.4% to 35.5%, while Wasting reduced from 21.0% to 19.3%.
• To increase domestic mineral production and reducing import reliance, the National Geoscience Data Repository Portal has been launched.
• IREDA CMD Pradip Kumar Das bagged ‘CMD of the Year’ award
• NTPC Kanti received the 11th edition of the FICCI Water Award 2023 under the “Industrial Water Use Efficiency” category.
• International Gita Mahotsav commenced in Kurukshetra, Haryana
• Lok Sabha to consider the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Bill.
• Mazagon Dockyard Shipbuilders to make Offshore Patrol Vessels for ICG
• RBL Bank Introduces Electronic Bank Guarantee on NeSL Platform
• Rashmi Group to Inaugurate West Bengal’s First Private Coal Mine
• Abdel Fattah El Sisi won Egyptian Presidential Elections with 89% vote
• Rajya Sabha passed the Post Office Bill which repealed and replaced the Post Office Act of 1898.
• IPL Auction 2024: Mitchell Starc Smashes Record, Sold to KKR for Rs.25Cr
• Maharashtra leads with a GDP share of 15.7 percent of the country’s total GDP, Uttar Pradesh follows closely with a GDP share of 9.2 percent.
• Reliance General Insurance Company introduced “Reliance Health Global”, a healthcare policy enhancing access to global healthcare for Indians.
• Ex-CM Raman Singh elected speaker of Chhattisgarh assembly
• NSDC signs MoU with Saudi govt to protect rights of skilled labourers
• LIC to digitally transform with Kellton as its HRMS partner
• Andhra Pradesh has secured the first spot with a
• score of 94 in this year’s reform index released recently by the Aayog.
• GoI, ADB sign 37 bn Japanese Yen loan for Delhi- Meerut RRTS Corridor
• Kakrapar Atomic Power Project Unit-4 achieved fission chain reaction or ‘criticality’ on Dec 17, complying with AERB safety norms.
• Reliance Nippon Life Insurance won National Energy Conservation Awards
• Bangladesh Under-19 cricket team won the Under- 19 Asia Cup in Dubai, defeating UAE by 195 runs.
• Nagaland was formally recognised as a separate state on 1st December, 1963, with Kohima being declared as its capital.
• PM Narendra Modi launched the 10,000th Jan Aushadhi Kendra at AIIMS, Deoghar.
• Ministry of Jal Shakti conducted ‘Jal Itihas Utsav’ in Mehrauli, Delhi
• Foxconn’s $1.5 billion infusion sparks tech boom in India
• French literary honour conferred on Bengaluru author Arshia Sattar
• Top ISRO scientist V R Lalithambika conferred with highest civilian French honour for space cooperation initiatives.
• Surat Diamond Exchange – world’s largest office inaugurated by PM Modi
• National Highways Authority India has developed a Computer Aided Dispatch System to assist the 1033 call centre operators to locate the nearest available on-road unit ambulance, crane, patrol unit, etc.
• Israeli film ‘Children of Nobody’ won Best film award at KIFF Festival
• International Migrants Day: 18th December. Theme for 2023: “Act Today for a Better Tomorrow for All: Improving the Health of migrants to Unleash the Power of Migration.”
• Israel approved appointment of Reuven Azar as new Ambassador to India
• PM Modi launched world’s largest meditation centre Swarved Mahamandir. It is located in Umaraha area of Varanasi.
• Sourav Kothari of Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) won his maiden Senior National 15- Red snooker title, beating Paras Gupta of Uttar Pradesh 6-2 in the final.
• Ali Abu Awwad, Daniel Barenboim won Indira Gandhi Peace Prize.
• Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare inaugurated ASEAN-India Millet Festival at New Delhi.
• Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced plans to bolster CGHS Wellness Centres nationwide from 80 to 100, enhancing healthcare accessibility.
• A report by National Council of Applied Economic Research shows that India’s logistics costs are between 7.8-8.9% of the national GDP.
• Indian wrestler Antim Panghal was named the Rising Star of the Year among women by the United World Wrestling (UWW).
• BBG Foundation’s commitment to girls’ education earned it the title of Best Girl Child Empowerment Program – Initiative of the Year by the Telangana Business Awards.
• Kerala Blasters FC’s Vibin Mohanan earned the Emerging Player of the Month award for November 2023 in the Indian Super League following stellar performances.
• The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted an aerodrome license for the Ayodhya Airport, paving the way for its inaugural flight on December 30.
• ADB Allocates $200M To Improve Sanitation In 100 Cities And Boost Waste Management
• Zepto Founders Top Hurun India’s List Of ‘Top 100 Under 30’
• Prof. Savita Ladage Honored With Nyholm Prize For Chemistry Education Excellence
• HCCB Signs MoU With Gujarat Government For
• 3,000-Cr Juice & Aerated Beverages Facility In Rajkot
• Dept. of Atomic Energy and IDRS Labs to codevelop AKTOCYTE tablets
• Vishnu Deo Sai takes charge as fourth Chhattisgarh Chief Minister.
• Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), and the Government of Gujarat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, for a major investment of ₹3,000 crore.
• Representatives from 28 countries and the European Union adopted the “New Delhi Declaration” of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI).
• Mohammed Shami has been nominated for this year’s Arjuna Award, while Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were nominated for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.
• Olympic medallist and multiple Grand Slam champion Leander Paes, along with two-time Davis Cup finalist Vijay Amritraj, were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
• Founder and CEO: Bipin Chandra Bags Champion of Change Award
• Indian Navy has inducted Fast Attack Craft, INS Tarmugli in a commissioning ceremony at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
• Legislator Gaddam Prasad Kumar was elected unanimously as Speaker of the Telangana Assembly.
• A statue of Thiruvalluvar, regarded a cultural icon by Tamils, was inaugurated in the French town of Cergy.
• Hyderabad among India’s best cities: Mercer’s quality of living index
• BJP selected first-time MLA, Bhajan Lal Sharma, as the next Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three redrafted Bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the existing British-era criminal laws.
• Rajya Sabha passed the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Bill.
• Lok Sabha passed two Bills to extend the provisions of the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act.
• The Climate Centre for Cities (C-Cube) at the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) joined the Race to Resilience Campaign to mainstream the resilience in cities across India.  A Chinese company LandSpace Technology became the first in the world to launch satellites with rockets fuelled by methane and liquid oxygen.
• The Udaiti Foundation has launched “Close the Gender Gap (CGG)” Initiative to Lead a Shift in Gender Equality and Promote Inclusive Workplace Policies.
• NMCG launched Global River Cities Alliance at COP 28 Summit, Dubai.
• RITES signed pact with CFM Mozambique for 10 diesel locomotive supply
• Senior BJP leader Dr Mohan Yadav was unanimously elected as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister.
• Tata Power EV and IOCL to jointly set up over 500 charging points.
• Iga Swiatek becomes the first woman since Serena Williams to win WTA Player of the Year twice in a row.
• Poland’s Parliament Elects Donald Tusk As Prime Minister
• Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and 3 veteran diplomats were here honoured with the annual ‘Diwali Power of One Awards’.
• India is hosting the three-day annual Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit from 12th to 14th December 2023 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
• The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme.
• ‘NAMO Drone Didi’ Scheme: Drones For Women’s Self-Help Groups
• Veteran Actor Kabir Bedi Awarded Italy’s Civilian Honour ‘Order Of Merit’
• Donald Tusk elected as new Prime Minister of Poland
• Indian Scientist Dr. Hemachandran Ravikumar Receives Karmaveer Chakra Medal-2023
• Noted Hindi Writer Pushpa Bharati To Receive 33rd Vyas Samman
• Travis Head Wins ICC Men’s Player Of Month Award For November 2023
• Pak Cricketer Asad Shafiq Announces Retirement From All Forms Of Cricket
• Dr. Gao Yaojie, Renowed AIDS Activist Dies At 95.
• Indian sitarist Ravi Shankar, who was influential in stimulating Western appreciation of Indian music, died at age 92.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches ‘Viksit Bharat @2047: Voice of Youth’.
• Javier Milei was sworn in as Argentina’s President.
• National Basketball championship final: Railway women retain title after beating Kerala; Tamil Nadu men beat Railways.
• PM Inaugurates First Indian Art, Architecture & Design Biennale 2023 At Red Fort, Delhi
• Indian Army Organizes Table-Top Exercise To Empower ASEAN Women Officers
• Indian Naval Ship Sumedha Makes Inaugural Arrival At Port Lamu, Kenya
• Indian Navy Conducts Bi-Annual ‘Prasthan’ Exercise Off Mumbai Coast.
• Indian Army Organizes ‘Honour Run’ In Delhi To Commemorate Kargil War Victory
• China has launched the world’s first commercial operations of a fourth-generation gas-cooled nuclear reactor power plant in eastern Shandong province, the Shidao Bay plant.
• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 26th Eastern Zonal Meeting in Patna.
• Azentio Software, a Singapore-based tech firm, won two awards at the 5th IBS Intelligence Global FinTech Innovation Awards 2023.
• India to host four-day 27th WAIPA World Investment Conference in New Delhi from 11th December 2023.
• Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances DARPG has launched the scheme and web-portal for National Awards for e-Governance NAeG.
• Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI (YUVAi) is set to be featured in GPAI Summit 2023.
• Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah chairs the 26th meeting of Eastern Zonal Council in Patna.
• The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) and bank employee unions signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a 17 per cent increase in salary and allowances for five years.|
• National Asset Reconstruction Company (NARCL) has acquired two SREI companies under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).
• EU member states and lawmakers clinched a deal on how to draft historic rules regulating artificial intelligence models such as ChatGPT.
• Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur will inaugurate the Khelo India Para Games 2023 in New Delhi.
• Ankur Goel won the centre fire pistol gold in the 66th National shooting championship.
• Ministry of Defence inked contract worth Rs 588.68 Cr with Telecommunications Consultants India Limited for “Digital Coast Guard project.”
• EKI Energy Services and Indian Oil Corporation collaborated to promote ‘Surya Nutan’, a sustainable indoor solar cooking system.
• Union Bank of India collaborated with Accenture to develop a scalable data lake platform to enhance efficiency and customer services using predictive analytics and AI.
• India ranked 7th in this year’s Climate Change Performance Index, up one spot from the previous one, and also remained among the highest performers.
• Chief Justice of India, Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, inaugurated the new premises of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai Bench.
• Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Mizoram.
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) enhanced the UPI payment limits for healthcare and education to Rs.5 lakh from Rs.1 lakh.
• Bhutanese author Tshering Tashi was conferred the Premchand Fellowship of the Sahitya Akademi.
• Anumula Revanth Reddy was sworn in as the first Congress Chief Minister of Telangana.
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled the licence of ‘Urban Co-operative Bank, Uttar Pradesh.
• IDFC First Bank has introduced a UPI-based digital RuPay Credit Card for its customers.
• Cash-strapped Pakistan has secured a $658-million financing package, including an $300-million loan at market rates, from the Asian Development Bank.
• Training launch of SRBM ‘Agni-1’ was carried out successfully from APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.
• RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent in latest MPC meet
• The Government of India has decided to map and document all villages under Mera Gaon, Meri Dharohar Programme.
• Meta, IBM launched ‘AI Alliance’ to promote opensource AI development
• Movate – previously known as CSS Corp, a digital technology and CX services provider – has won the inaugural NASSCOM Digital Skills Award 2023.
• Lok Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
• Gujarat’s traditional dance form ‘Garba’ was included in the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
• Google unveils ‘Gemini,’ AI tech trained to behave like humans.
• U.S. and Sweden signed a first-ever defence cooperation agreement that will strengthen military ties and permit bilateral exercises.
• Samir Shah, a British-Indian has been picked by the U.K. government to head the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) as its next chair.
• Cricket: India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi rose to the top spot in the ICC T20I bowling chart.
• Lionel Messi has been named Time magazine’s ‘Athlete of the Year’ for 2023.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sanctioned an ambitious urban flood mitigation project for Chennai, with a budget allocation of Rs. 561.29 crore under the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF).
• India extended a $250 million Line of Credit for modernisation of agriculture in Kenya.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first Indian Art, Architecture & Design Biennale (IAADB) 2023 at Red Fort.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit 2023’ in Dehradun.
• Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways launched “HaritSagar” Green Port Guidelines to reduce carbon intensity at all Major ports.
• Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the fourth largest insurer in the world, S&P ranking.
• CBIC launched the India-Korea Electronic Origin Data Exchange System (EODES).
• Novak Djokovic earned the year-end No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for the eighth time.
• England midfielder Jude Bellingham created history, becoming the first Real Madrid player to win the Golden Boy award.
• Firozabad Municipal Corporation in Uttar Pradesh has approved the proposal to rename Firozabad as Chandra Nagar.
• Rajya Sabha passed the Post Office Bill, which repeals and replaces the Post Office Act of 1898.
• India became a member of the Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Consortium, an initiative led by The Global Leadership Council (GLC) of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP).
• JSW Infrastructure said it has signed an agreement with SP Port Maintenance, a Shapoorji Pallonji Group company, to acquire majority stake in PNP Maritime Services (PNP Port).
• ReNew inks initial pact with Asian Development Bank for USD 5.3 billion funding.
• India and the Maldives agreed to set up a core group to further deepen their partnership.
• Ministry of Tourism launches National Best Tourism Village and National Best Rural Homestays Competition 2024.
• After COVID break, Centre approves fourth phase roll-out of Global Initiative of Academic Networks (GIAN) scheme
• Germany won the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the first time following a 4-3 penalty shootout win over France.  AATCOC to Launch the first-ever Asian Hajj and Umrah Expo at Delhi
• Kanchan Devi became 1st woman officer to be appointed as DG of ICFRE
• India has been unanimously chosen as a member representing the Asian region in the Executive Committee of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) at its 46th meeting in Rome.
• R Praggnanandhaa and Vaishali Rameshbabu made history as the first brother-sister duo to hold the prestigious Grandmaster title in chess.
The Pharmacy Council of India is launching an enhanced “DIGI-PHARMed” application aimed at regulating pharmacy education across India.
• Ashwini Vaishnaw, Railway Minister, unveiled the AI-based ‘Gajraj System’, a novel initiative alerting train conductors about elephants on tracks, mitigating train-animal collisions, improving rail safety and wildlife preservation.
• India joined the Battery Energy Storage Systems Consortium at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) to help increase energy security & reliability.
• Artist-curator Bose Krishnamachari, co-founder of Kochi Biennale, has been named amongst the world’s most influential art personalities in the ‘Power 100’ list by Art Review, a renowned international magazine.
• Ruturaj Gaikwad became the fastest Indian to score 4000 runs in men’s T20 cricket, achieving the milestone during the 4th T20I against Australia.
• Assam Govt & NDDB signed MoU for holistic dairy development in state
• The Internet Governance Forum is holding its hybrid event, the India Internet Governance Forum 2023 in New Delhi.
• World’s 1st portable hospital ‘Aarogya Maitri Aid Cube’ opened
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address at COP- 28, offered to host the 33rd edition of the annual summit due in 2028 in India.
• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin unveiled a statue of late anti-caste activist Iyothee Thass Pandithar.
• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank of England (BoE) agree to exchange information on Clearing Corporation of India Ltd.
• India’s gross Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues grew 15.1% in November to hit nearly ₹1.68 lakh crore.
• World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 with the theme of “Let Communities Lead”.
• The UAE, host of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP-28), announced a $30-billion commitment to an investment fund called ALTÉRRA.
• Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea.
• R Vaishali becomes India’s third female chess Grandmaster, after Koneru Humpy and D Harika.
• Jaipal Singh knocked out Commonwealth Games silver medallist Sagar Ahlawat to claim the +92kg crown in the National boxing championships.
• The Union government approved defence acquisition projects at ₹2.23 lakh crore that included procurement of 97 Tejas light combat aircraft and 156 Prachand combat helicopters.
• Indian Space Research Organisation has announced a plan to launch its first X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat).
• Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, K P Singh, chairman emeritus at DLF, and Nikhil Kamath, cofounder of Zerodha, have been named on the 17th edition of Forbes Asia’s Heroes of Philanthropy list.
• Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the 5th edition of Global Ayurveda Festival in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
• India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at 7.6%in the July-September 2023 quarter, as per initial estimates from the National Statistical Office.
• Cab aggregator Uber announced the launch of its global flagship electric vehicle service Uber Green in Bengaluru.
• Ministry of Textiles will host the plenary meeting of the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) in Mumbai from December 2 to 5.
• Nepal becomes the first South Asian country to officially register same-sex marriage.
• Olympian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar has won the 35th Jimmy George Foundation award for the best sportsperson of Kerala.
• Cricket: Uganda qualifies for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
• The Cabinet has approved Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN).
• Union Cabinet took a formal decision to continue Free foodgrain scheme till January 1, 2024.
• Centre to provide drones to 15,000 women’s groups for use in agriculture.
• Union Cabinet approved the continuation of fast-track courts dedicated to dispensation of justice in cases of sexual offences for three years.
• Union Cabinet approved a special development mission for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) with a total outlay of over ₹24,104 crore over a three-year period.
• PLFS: The unemployment rate in urban areas of the country decreased from 7.2% in July-September 2022 to 6.6% in July–September 2023.
• Sri Lanka has reached an agreement with India and the Paris Club group of creditors, including Japan, on a debt treatment plan.
• Saudi Arabia extends term of USD 3 billion deposit to Pakistan.
• Tushar Shelke and Sangeeta claimed the recurve men and women titles in the National archery championships.
• Angadvir Singh Bajwa and Ganemat Sekhon won the mixed skeet gold for Punjab in the 66th National shooting championship.
• Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma received Guinness World Record certificates for Amrit Brikshya Andolan, an initiative planting over 1 crore seedlings in a day.
• Henry Kissinger, a diplomatic powerhouse had played role as a national security adviser and secretary of state under two presidents.
• Rural Marketing Association of India appoints Puneet Vidyarthi as Prez
• GoI and Government of Manipur signed a Peace Agreement with UNLF
• India would host an industry round-table on developing the country as a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) tourism destination.
• Bengaluru hosted the historic buffalo sport Kambala race event.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the crest of the guided missile destroyer Imphal.
• The government launched a national protocol to provide for training of anganwadi workers to track and help children with disabilities.
• Sri Lankan cabinet allows China’s energy major Sinopec to establish a new $4.5 billion petroleum refinery plant at the Hambantota port.
• Hockey: Punjab claims men’s title of 13th Senior National men’s championship title.
• The Ministry of Ayush has been awarded the Gold
• Medal by the ‘India Trade Promotion Organization’ for its excellent performance in the ‘Ministries and Departments’ category of the Indian International Trade Fair.
• WCD Minister launched ‘Anganwadi Protocol for Divyang Children’
• The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited Haridwar for procurement of 16 SRGM for Indian Navy at a cost of Rs.2956.89 Cr.
• Michael Douglas honored with Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the nomination of Rajat Kumar Jain as Part-time Chairman of Fino Payments Bank.
• Panchayat 2, the heartwarming Hindi comedy-drama series, clinched the OTT Award for Web Series at the 54th International Film Festival of India held in Goa.
• Safeena Husain, Founder, Educate Girls, has been awarded the prestigious WISE Prize for Education at the WISE 11 Summit (World Innovation Summit for Education).
• Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud launched ‘FASTER 2.0’ portal.
• The Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab launched the Mukhya Mantri Teerth Yatra scheme.
• National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned desilting and dredging activities in Rajasthan’s Bisalpur dam.
• Contract iPhone maker Foxconn, plans to expand its India footprint, with another $1.6 billion investment.
• S&P Global Ratings raised India’s growth forecast for the current financial year to 6.4% from 6%.
• Irish author Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize for fiction for his novel Prophet Song.
• Former airline boss Christopher Luxon formally took office as New Zealand’s Prime Minister.
• Italy won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1976 as Jannik Sinner defeated Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-0 to seal a 2-0 win over Australia.
• The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government declared November 25 as “no non-veg day” on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sadhu TL Vaswani.
• Indian firm Merlinhawk Aerospace signed a joint venture agreement with Italy’s Vega Composites to establish a manufacturing and design facility in the Tamil Nadu defence corridor.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the World Climate Action Summit (WCAS) in Dubai.
• Union Government has decided to rename the existing Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (ABHWCs) as ‘Ayushman Arogya Mandir’.
• Verstappen clinches 19th win of F1 season in the Abu Dhabi GP.
• Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur unveiled ‘Ujjwala’ – a sparrow, as the mascot for the Khelo India Para Games 2023.
• Ramkumar Ramanathan beats national champion Siddharth Vishwakarma in the final of the $25,000 ITF men’s tennis tournament.
• Badminton: Satwik-Chirag duo loses to Liang-Wang in China Masters 2023 final.
• Indian-Origin Ex-MP Dave Sharma Wins Australian Senate Seat
• IndiGo, India’s largest airline, announced on Monday the launch of its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered chat assistant named “6Eskai.”
• Col Sunita BS Appointed First Female Commanding
• Officer At Armed Forces Transfusion Centre
• Rajat Kumar Jain Xerox India And Walt Disney India’s Ex-MD Appointed As Fino Payments Bank Chairman
• HDFC Bank Appoints Former NABARD Chairman Harsh Kumar Bhanwala As Director
• The Book, Titled ‘Pranab, My Father: A Daughter Remembers’ By Sharmishtha Mukherjee
• Vidya Pillai Clinches 6-Red Snooker World Title
• Italy Defeat Australia To Win Davis Cup For First Time Since 1976
• Odisha to Host Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 from December 24, 2023
• C.K. Gopinathan, A Director On The Board Of Dhanlaxmi Bank Passed Away
• Angkor Wat, located in the heart of Cambodia, has recently earned the prestigious title of the 8th wonder of the world, surpassing Italy’s Pompeii.
• Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved a regulatory framework for Index Providers.
• Indian Immunologicals (IIL) has unveiled measles and rubella vaccine Mabella for children.
• President Droupadi Murmu Unveils Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s Statue At Supreme Court
• Hardeep Puri Inaugurates Second Floating CNG Station In Varanasi.
• Robert Shetkintong Appointed As The Next High Commissioner Of India To The Republic Of Mozambique
• NHPC Won Second Prize In The ‘Annual Report’ Category At The ‘PRSI National Awards 2023
• REC Receives ‘Best Employer In Diversity & Inclusion’ Award By Assocham
• Shubman Gill Takes The Helm As Gujarat Titans Captain For IPL 2024
• Anish Bhanwala Becomes First Indian Shooter To Win A Medal In 25m Rapid Fire At ISSF World Cup Final
• India and European Union sign pact to build semiconductor supply chain.
• North Korea successfully placed a military spy satellite “Malligyong-1” into orbit.
• India is set to take the helm as the chairman of the International Sugar Organisation (ISO) in 2024, marking a significant milestone for the country.
• Afghanistan Closes Its Embassy In India Permanently
• India And Nepal Convene For The 17th Edition Of Joint Military Exercise SURYA KIRAN
• Bandhan Bank Board Approves Reappointment Of Chandra Shekhar Ghosh As MD & CEO
• ‘AGNI’ Initiative To Promote Innovations By Ayurveda Practitioners
• The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), the country’s oldest and largest industry body, is set to welcome Anish Shah as its President-Elect.
• Imad Wasim Retires From International Cricket