DAILY DOSE 10TH DEC CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) 9th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo 2022 inaugurated in Goal
- It is being organized in Goa from 8 to 11 Dec 2022.
- It was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Tourism and Shipping, Ports and Waterways Shripad Naik, CM Pramod Sawant and Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha.
- It aims to showcase the efficacy and strength of the AYUSH systems of medicine at the Global level.
- PM Narendra Modi will attend the valedictory function of WAC on 11 December.
2) Know About: PM SVANidhi Scheme
- This was announced as a part of the Economic Stimulus-Il under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
- It has been implemented since 1st June 2020, for providing affordable working capital loans to street vendors to resume their livelihoods that have been adversely affected due to Covid-19 lockdowns.
- 42 lakh street vendors are to be provided benefits under PM SVANidhi Scheme by December 2024.
3) International Anti-Corruption Day: 9 December
- International Anti-Corruption Day is observed on 9 December every year to highlight how corruption affects health, education, justice, democracy, prosperity, and development.
- International Anti Corruption Day 2022 Theme is “UNCAC at 20: Uniting the World Against Corruption”
- The UNGA designated 9 December as International Anti-Corruption Day in 2005.
4) India ranked 87th in the world’s strongest passport list 2022
- India has ranked 87 in the world’s strongest passport list released on 7 December 2022 by Arton Capital.
- The UAE ranked first, it is followed by Germany, Sweden, Finland, Luxembourg, Spain France.
- While Afghanistan stood last, Pakistan stood at 94.
- Emirati passport holders can enter 121 countries without a visa, and get a visa on arrival in a further 59 states.
5) Falguni Nayar, Roshni Nadar in ‘World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ list
- Forbes’ annual list of ‘The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2022’ has been released on 7 December 2022.
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is ranked 36 while Roshni Nadar (rank: 53), SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch (rank: 54), and SAI Chairperson Soma Mondal (rank: 67).
- Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Nykaa founder Falguni Nayar is ranked 72 and 89 respectively.
6) PM SVANidhi Scheme Extended
- The Government of India has extended the PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme beyond March, 2022.
- ‘SVANidhi Se Samriddhi’ was launched in January 2021 to map the socio-economic profile of the PM SVANidhi beneficiaries and their families.
- 42 lakh street vendors are to be provided benefits under PM SVANidhi Scheme by December, 2024.
7) WMO releases Global Water Resources Report 2021
- World Meteorological Organization has released its first annual Global Water Resources Report 2021 in December 2022.
- Currently, 3.6 billion people face inadequate access to water and is expected to increase to more than 5 billion by 2050.
- The 1st edition of the report looks at the volume of water flowing through a river channel.
- WMO Secretary General: Petteri Taalas
8) New Nifty Bharat Bond Index launched by NSE
- Nifty Bharat Bond Index, April 2033, has been launched within the Nifty Bharat Bond Index series.
- The Bharat Bond Index series follows a target maturity date structure wherein each index in the series measures the performance of a portfolio of ‘AAA’ rated bonds issued by government owned entities maturing in a specific year.
9) Know About: World Meteorological Organization
- The World Meteorological Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations.
- It is responsible for promoting international cooperation in atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology, and geophysics.
- The WMO is made up of 193 countries and is governed by the World Meteorological Congress.
- HQ: Geneva
- Founded: 1950
- President: Gerhard Adrian
- Secretary General: Petteri Taalas
10) Know About: Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- The Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank that promotes Social and Economic Development
- The ADB was modeled closely on the World Bank and has a similar weighted voting system where votes are distributed in proportion to members’ capital subscriptions.
- It has 68 member nations.
- Headquarters: Manila, Philippines
- Founded: 1966
- President: Masatsugu Asakawa
11) ‘Maitiri Diwas’ celebrated on 6 December 2022
- The 51st anniversary of ‘Maitri Diwas’ marking the recognition granted to Bangladesh by India in 1971 was celebrated in Dhaka on 6 Dec’22.
- The event was organized by the Embassy of India in Dhaka.
- Minister for Liberation of Bangladesh A.K.M Haque was the Chief Guest on the occasion.
- The decision to observe Dec 6 as ‘Maitri Diwas’ was taken by the PMs of respective countries in Mar’21.
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